The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 69

< Sensitive Gwen >

“Damian is gone-.”

At Gilverton’s urgent report, Galahad fiddled with the knife he had kept in his pocket.

“We haven’t gone far yet.”

“···yes?”

“Those demons imitating nobles are after Damian. Do you think they didn’t take any measures?”

Relief came over Gilbert’s face.

Galahad grabbed the knife and moved the mana. Even though he was suffering from mana exhaustion, the mana moved obediently.

Thump! Thump! The egg of pain claimed its ball.

Tracking magic was the basics of the agent. However, in order to use tracking magic, two mediums with a magic circle engraved on them were needed.

One was for the target, one was for the caster.

The medium of the target had to be an object that the other person would not part with, such as Damien’s fork.

‘It’s a little far away. Is it moving?’

Galahad tapped his knife.

It was most likely the work of a demon tribe called Proxel.

I expected them to move, but I didn’t expect them to have the nerve to do something in the Grand Duke’s castle.

‘This could be used in a big way.’

It could be used to great effect on the Grand Duke.

Of course, the important thing right now was Damian.

“When did it disappear?”

“Gwen disappeared while I was away for a moment.”

“Did you eat properly?”

“Yes, I definitely fed him. Damien-.”

“Honestly, Damien is in no danger.”

Those guys called Proxels cared about Damian. I don’t know what their plans were, but Damian was in no immediate danger.

I thought I’d delve a little deeper.

When catching bugs, you have to find their home.

However, they were cautious enough to move like gourmets.

Since we didn’t know what kind of trap they might have set, we needed a surefire way to deal with it.

“This is a crisis situation.”

“yes?”

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth at Gilbert’s trembling question.

“I need a youngest.”

Gilbert’s eyes filled with tears.

“Is that guy back?”

Galahad nodded and looked at Gilbert.

Gilbert was a typical Northern knight. He was as stubborn as he was stupid. He was a rough, rugged man.

If Gilverton is a great knight-. Galahad suppressed his excitement.

“What do you think about the King of the Demon Tribe?”

In an instant, Gilbutton’s face crumpled.

“Huh? What the hell are you talking about? Where is the king of the Demon Tribe?”

There was a strange unpleasantness in Gilbert’s voice.

“Right.”

Galahad nodded and put the tobacco in his mouth.

Nothing has changed.

“But why is this guy taking so long? Isn’t this the youngest one just being too ignorant?”

Gilbert’s expression changed again.

“That’s right, you need to tighten up the discipline a bit.”

“Please leave it to me.”

“Yeah, I only trust you.”

Galahad laughed heartily.

****

‘Ah, I made a mistake.’

Adrianna exhaled softly.

I was startled by Galahad coming too close and pushed him away.

[Eww! You damn bitch!]

A scream echoed in my head.

That was right.

Adrianna’s temper was a curse.

A very bad curse that causes terrible pain to anyone who touches it, and can even lead to death.

All that could be done was to redirect the curse towards the demons.

It was definitely like that-.

‘Why on earth is that guy-.’

Adrianna squinted her eyes.

Galahad was unlike anyone Adrianna had ever encountered before.

Even though I was screaming, I didn’t let go of his hand.

Rather, it caught on even deeper.

He was a man I could not understand at all.

Adrianna was embarrassed.

I knew he wasn’t a man who cared about distance, but this time he was too close.

sincerely-.

I was so surprised by it that I was forced to use my strength.

As the awkwardness subsided and Adrianna thought about it carefully, she realized that she had overreacted.

‘I need to apologize.’

Adrianna muttered softly.

I looked at the basket next to me. There were six water bottles containing the blood of the demons.

‘Let’s apologize by giving this to him.’

Adrianna exhaled again.

The thought of apologizing to Galahad made my head spin.

The idea of ​​having an engagement ceremony in three months occurred to me.

Galahad took him for granted, but the engagement was not light for Adrianna. No, it did not suit her.

Adrianna’s place was on the front lines.

The only opponent she could reach was the Demons.

‘I can’t get involved again.’

Adrianna’s eyes sank.

‘Let’s make a plan.’

A solid plan was needed to avoid being caught up in Galahad’s unpredictable moves.

‘First, Captain Galahad is staying in the outer castle. To that side-. He emphasizes the distance by giving him a water bottle.’

Adrianna planned to apologize seriously. She checked it several times.

‘done.’

It was a perfect apology plan that left no room for error.

Adrianna grabbed her water bottle and headed for the door.

He apologizes while handing over the water bottle, gives a brief greeting, and turns around.

Adrianna checked the plan and opened the door.

And he froze in that position as soon as he opened the door.

“Oh, you’re here at the right time. Now, put it on right away. I’m busy.”

Because there was no situation in the house where Galahad was holding out his crude armor right in front of the door-.

“···yes?”

Another stupid answer came out.

“One of our agents has been kidnapped, and it seems they are beings of the Demon Tribe. They are the Proxel family, and they are pretending to be nobles. We need your help. Get dressed quickly.”

“no-.”

“Ah, why don’t you ask His Highness the Grand Duke for support? He already did. He said he’d go with you.”

“when-.”

“I asked for your operating rights at the dinner table earlier. The pretext was for an engagement party in three months.”

“But why the armor-.”

“Oh, this is something I got from the supply depot. Why do I have to be the youngest? You’re so famous that if we move together, everyone will run away. Now, are there any remaining problems?”

Adriana licked her lips.

Unfortunately, there was nothing to point out.

“Now, put it on quickly. This is a sword. It’s a little heavier than your sword, but the size is the same.”

bang.

‘······?’

Adrianna looked back and forth between the closed door and the stupid-looking helmet and armor she was holding in her hands.

I got hit again-.

****

“The captain said Damien would be okay. Hmm······.”

Tom felt a small sense of relief at Gilbert’s muttering.

My heart sank when Damien suddenly disappeared.

Gwen ran out crying, and Gilverton also went to Galahad.

Tom stayed and packed his bags. He did what he could.

Still, my worries did not lessen, but I felt a little relieved when Galahad said it was okay.

Tom checked the carriage’s luggage. The newly supplied carriage was incomparably neater and larger than before. The condition of the tied horses was also terrible.

It felt clear that the special forces had been recognized.

Tom checked the supplies again and fed the horse.

Gwen came back a little later. Her eyes were filled with tears. She looked like her usual self. Gwen cries a lot.

the problem is-.

‘Why is fire on your body…? No, ice too-.’

Gwen’s left shoulder burst into flames, and her right shoulder was covered in ice. It was nothing short of spectacular.

The question was, why on earth was she crying like that?

I thought it had been a bit quiet recently, but it seemed like Damien’s disappearance had a big impact.

‘Because Gwen is particularly fond of children.’

Tom turned his head slightly.

When Galahad returned a little later, there was a familiar figure next to him.

‘······Lady Adrianna?’

The helmet and armor were different than before, but the large and bulky feeling was similar. It had a strangely naive and foolish atmosphere.

However, its nobility was not hidden even by armor.

‘no-.’

Tom looked at Gilbert urgently. Gilbert jumped up from his seat.

I screamed inside, but unfortunately it didn’t reach Gilbert.

“Youngest! What on earth have you been doing to get here now! How slow are your hands? It’s really frustrating-.”

Gilbert immediately committed a terrible act.

It was a rather crude welcome for Gilbert, but his opponent was Adrianna, the hero of the North.

Why on earth would you say such horrible things?

“Are you ready?”

Then Galahad asked Tom.

Galahad looked strangely pleased.

“Yes, you can leave right away.”

“Good, it’s Tom after all. Let’s go.”

“Da··· Damian···!”

At that moment, Gwen intervened. Galahad let out a small exclamation of admiration as he saw Gwen’s magnificent shoulders.

“Oh, Gwen-. That’s great.”

“Damian is gone! It’s my fault! I got distracted by the bet!”

“You’re right, it’s your fault.”

Galahad nodded lightly.

Tears fell from Gwen’s eyes. The fire grew stronger. Ice fell like rain. The corners of Galahad’s mouth rose slightly.

“Everyone makes mistakes.”

Galahad casually shook Gwen’s shoulder. The blazing fire and ice disappeared at Galahad’s touch.

Gwen looked up at Galahad. Gwen was short and Galahad was tall, so it was almost like breaking his neck.

Galahad looked at Gwen and spoke seriously.

“The important thing is to correct your mistakes and not repeat them.”

Galahad’s voice was more serious than ever.

“···Can you find Damien?”

“Of course. I’ll need a little help from you though.”

“I will do it!”

“Good, then let’s go.”

At Galahad’s command, Tom hurriedly got into the carriage.

No, I was going to ride it.

Galahad stopped Tom from getting into the carriage.

“Gwen, just get in the carriage.”

Galahad took Gwen with him in his carriage.

Tom suddenly found himself sitting between Gilbert and Adrianna. Sitting next to Adrianna—. His breath was caught in his throat.

“Youngest, what on earth have you been doing? Why did it take so long? And if you’re going to move, you should at least say hello to me before you go-.”

Every time Gilbert uttered a word, Tom felt as if his life was being dented.

At that moment, the carriage wall cracked slightly. Tom screamed softly in surprise.

What came out after breaking through the carriage wall was a knife used for eating.

The knife was slightly bent.

As if giving directions-.

“Is this the direction?”

“I guess the question just now was Sir Gilbert.”

“Just say yes-.”

Gilbutton grumbled softly.

****

“Gwen, you have a lot of mana. You have a lot of extraordinary mana. It’s not for nothing that I initially thought you were a wizard.”

“to?”

Gwen’s eyes widened at Galahad’s unexpected compliment.

“You have the talent to imitate magic even if you don’t understand it. It’s closer to power than talent. Oh, I guess I didn’t hear that part.”

Galahad snapped his fingers.

“I am convinced by this duel. You are weak to flashy magic. When you see beautiful magic, you copy it regardless of rank. Of course, it would take a great deal of effort to consciously use it-.”

Galahad looked at the sobbing Gwen.

Just now Gwen was wearing Galahad’s magic and Bunch’s magic on her shoulders.

Both were high-ranking magics. Using them both at the same time was an ability that was superior to Gwen’s usual ability.

Galahad thought about the cause.

‘It must be Damien.’

It was clear that Damian’s disappearance had had an effect on Gwen.

Gwen followed the magic because she was fascinated by its beauty.

Both were actions based on emotion.

‘Gwen is affected by emotions.’

Originally, magicians were supposed to be distant from emotions.

There is a reason why they say that wizards must be cool-headed.

But a wizard who uses magic with emotions-.

‘Interesting.’

If emotions affect magic, then all you had to do was stimulate them.

Galahad tapped his knife lightly.

“I put a tracking spell on Damien’s fork. As long as the distance doesn’t exceed the range, I can guess the direction.”

“Really?! Wow, that’s a relief!”

“But I’m experiencing mana exhaustion, so I’m worried about my mana.”

“yes?”

“The distance is shorter than usual. They’re faster than I thought and-. Hmm, this is difficult.”

It wasn’t a lie. In fact, the opponent was quite fast. It was clear that he was riding a horse, not a carriage.

It was quite a difficult situation. The power of the tracking magic was affected by the amount of mana, not the concentration of mana.

It suited Gwen better than Galahad. I sent the rest to the stable for him.

“Uh… what should I do?!”

“You have to use this magic. Your mana source is unusually large. You should be able to do it.”

“But I can’t see it!”

That was right.

Tracking magic was an extremely practical magic. It was stealthy and formless. It was obvious. If tracking magic was flashy, would it be tracking magic?

It was a magic that Gwen could never find beautiful.

‘Then I guess we can make it fancy.’

That would make the magic considerably more complicated, but it was Gwen anyway.

Galahad closed his eyes tightly and examined the magic.

I took the tracking magic, extracted the essence of its principles, and added some fancy formulas to it.

Since tracking magic was a basic skill for agents, it didn’t take long.

“Take a good look.”

Galahad placed his index finger in front of Gwen’s eyes. Gwen’s eyes were drawn to the long index finger.

A spark started from the index finger and jumped between the fingers, expanding in size.

Soon, a small but beautiful lightning flower bloomed. The lightning flower disappeared out of the knife.

“Ouch! It stings!”

Gwen exclaimed in admiration.

“Try it.”

Gwen, her eyes wide open, raised her hand absentmindedly. Sparks flew from Gwen’s palm. It was more crude than Galahad’s, but lightning flowers bloomed.

It was pretty good.

the problem is-.

‘I couldn’t put it in the knife.’

The most important release was not made.

A little more stimulation was needed.

Galahad frowned at Gwen.

“I can chase after Damien with the magic you just showed me. Hmm, my hands are getting weaker.”

As I slightly reduced my mana, the sparks around the knife became noticeably weaker.

Desperation appeared on Gwen’s face.

“No!”

“I’m done here. Now it’s your turn. Grab the knife.”

Galahad handed the knife to Gwen.

Gwen grabbed the knife awkwardly.

“I… can’t! You only showed me once!”

Galahad grabbed Gwen’s round head tightly. It was small, so he held it with one hand.

“You can do it. Didn’t you just do it? Just do it like that.”

“but-.”

Galahad pressed Gwen’s head hard. Gwen’s mouth closed.

“You can do it. If you can’t, Damien-. Well, you won’t be able to eat your favorite meat anymore.”

Gwen sobbed loudly. Galahad whispered in her ear how pitiful Damian was. With his other hand, he continued to chase Damian.

After a moment, Gwen bit her lips and held the knife firmly.

The mana emanating from Gwen was unusual.

‘It really gets emotional.’

I think I’m starting to understand how to use Gwen.

*

“No, where do you want me to go?”

Gilbert squinted at the knife.

It was strange to see the knife and hold the reins, but then the knife suddenly stopped.

“Where are you going! You’ll miss it!”

Gilbert knocked on the carriage and shouted.

The knife moved slightly. Gilbert grabbed the reins in a hurry.

How long did it take like that?

I checked the knife again, and it was shaking violently, unlike before.

‘Where do you want me to go?’

At that moment, golden sparks flew around the knife.

The sparks were small at first, but soon they grew bigger and began to fly out randomly.

“what?”

Gilbert squinted and lifted his coat. It was made of beast skin.

yet-.

Sparks that had grown thicker burned past the knife.

It was like lightning.

Lightning striking backwards from the ground to the sky.

Tom screamed as the golden streams sprayed from the knife. Gilverton clicked his tongue and pulled Tom away.

“Damian is waiting!”

At that moment, Galahad’s strange cry was heard.

Then, the extended lightning slowly subsided. Soon, it turned into a thick stem.

A long golden line stretched out toward the front, as if lightning had been pressed down.

As if giving directions-.

“what’s this?”

No one answered Gilbert’s mutterings.

“Youngest! Hold on tight!”

Tom came to his senses as Gilbert pined for Adrianna.

Tom quickly took out the map.

If you go in that direction-.

‘Isn’t this Hell of a game?’

The number of battalions has decreased due to the long war with the Demons, but originally there were more battalions in the north.

Hell of was a city that was under the control of the now defunct 15th Battalion.

It was once the largest city in the North, but was destroyed by an attack by the Demons.

That was a very long time ago.

It’s probably a place that’s now considered a ghost story, so why go there?

However, there was a real ghost story.

“Youngest, I’m bored. Why don’t you sing a song?”

Tom was more scared now than he had ever been told before.

< Sensitive Gwen > End

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