The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 83

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‘It worked.’

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth at the spreading fog.

The red fog was a manifestation of the high concentration of mana that had become the blood of a demon. The concentration of mana could be visualized through the fog.

In other words, it was said that it was much easier to find strong monsters.

There was one minor problem.

“bloke-.”

The window shattered lightly. The Archduke’s blue eyes were slightly crumpled.

The fog gathered because the Archduke’s presence was so strong. The Archduke was a magnet. The area around the Archduke was not fog, but a puddle of blood.

Galahad also felt wronged.

“No, Your Highness the Grand Duke is too strong, so don’t you keep getting pushed around? This is clearly an obstruction.”

“Hindrance?”

The Archduke clicked his tongue in disbelief.

“Are you done hunting? Then hold your breath. I’m disturbing you.”

“···what?”

Galahad walked quickly.

‘Oh my… You noticed.’

The Archduke noticed the Egg of Pain.

‘Can’t you even hide your voice? You cheapskate.’

Thump… thump… The egg of pain was throbbing slightly. It was a very dejected beat.

‘Yeah, what would I expect from a low-level egg?’

It wasn’t the fault of the Pain Alman. Galahad had also become somewhat relaxed due to his focus on magic.

More than anything-.

‘Hear the real heartbeat?’

No matter how good your ears are, how can you hear a heartbeat? I thought it was just a joke.

But the Archduke actually heard a heartbeat.

And through him I noticed the egg of pain.

‘You can’t lose.’

The Archduke will ask about the second heart. You must win.

If you ask about the Egg of Pain, it will be quite troublesome.

Because the conditions for the bet were quite strong.

The questioning was a little rough, but it didn’t really matter.

Because Galahad never made a losing bet.

‘I think I was fifteen, seventeen, twenty.’

It was a monster between lower to intermediate, intermediate, and intermediate to upper level.

Galahad waved his hand, holding a tobacco stick in his mouth.

The red fog spread widely. Galahad was pricked by his expanded senses.

Galahad closed his eyes and concentrated on it. Soon, a wide range of information filled his head.

‘Well, let’s start with this.’

Galahad chose the appropriate one among them.

There was a huge monster at the place we arrived.

Galahad examined the concentration of blood around the creature. It was thick enough to make a slapping sound whenever the creature jumped.

‘It’s upper-middle class.’

At that moment, the monster’s mouth opened wide. Poison dripped from its huge fangs.

The aura he gave off was fierce. However, he was a mid- to upper-level guy. This wasn’t a demonic realm, and he wasn’t at a level that could threaten Galahad.

Galahad had other concerns.

‘How do you carry that?’

The problem was getting the caught monsters there.

There wasn’t much time. It was hard enough just to catch it, and carrying it was impossible even for Galahad.

‘Oh, there it was.’

Galahad, who had been pondering for a moment, nodded slightly.

If the head is ignorant, the body will suffer. Galahad was a capable wizard, so his body could not help but be comfortable.

****

‘Magic? That’s funny.’

The Archduke’s eyes narrowed.

There were drops of blood all around. The white mountain was painted red. Can this be called magic?

It was something only a high-ranking demon would do.

together-.

‘He had two hearts.’

The Archduke touched his chest. There was a thick scar carved into his left chest. It was one of two debts he had not repaid.

A hot breath escaped from the Archduke’s mouth. The breath contained deep anger and joy.

It was a question that would soon be resolved.

There was no way Galahad could beat the Archduke in a monster hunt.

The Archduke had hunted all the monsters around him. To catch a stronger monster, he had to climb up.

The monster above was clever and hid from the Grand Duke. It must have hidden carefully since the Grand Duke had entered the mountain.

Even if you found it, catching it was another story. Plus, hunting the monster and bringing it here was also a task.

Even if he had caught it, the mountain was high and steep. A skinny wizard couldn’t have dragged a huge monster up here.

‘The moon is waning.’

There is not much time left.

The Archduke was confident of his victory.

How long has it been since the moon disappeared?

The red fog that had been rolling over the sky has now become a puddle.

‘He’s not coming.’

The Archduke narrowed his eyes. The bet was until sunrise.

It will be dawn soon, but he hasn’t brought even a single monster.

‘Are you planning on bringing all three at the same time?’

The monsters were quite heavy. Moving three monsters at the same time was somewhat difficult even for the Archduke.

at that time-.

thud.

A heavy sound was heard. The sweet smell of demonic creatures filled the air.

It was the sound of a monster’s footsteps. The strange thing was that there were multiple sounds of footsteps.

This was a mountain where monsters were trapped. Here, the monsters did not eat each other, but rather gathered together.

‘He’s a real guy. At least thirty-.’

The corners of the Archduke’s mouth went up.

The red fog slowly receded. The red fog covering the mountain was lighter than before.

A monster was visible through the fog.

No, they were monsters.

One was a beast of serpentine form, with three heads: one was a serpent, one was a lion, and the other was a wolf.

There were at least thirty.

The monster next to it was also quite large. It was a giant wolf-shaped monster, and its claws were snakes.

An eagle’s head was placed where the eyes should be, and a long snake stretched between its beaks.

They were bigger than the ones the Grand Duke caught.

A monster of that size would run away just by smelling the Grand Duke. But he came first-.

‘How strange.’

At that time, there was one more monster among the monsters.

At first glance, it was a shiny horse. It was about four times the size of a normal horse, had five snake-like eyes, and even had fire flying from its feet.

It was small compared to the monsters on either side, but it was clearly a monster.

‘I want it.’

The Archduke was purely impressed.

If it was that monster, wouldn’t it be able to burn itself? However, the monster couldn’t be tamed.

When the Grand Duke consoled his regret and picked up his axe-.

“I’m not late.”

A familiar voice was heard. There was a man sitting on a huge horse.

The guy looked a mess, unlike before. His hair, which had been neatly slicked back, was disheveled, and his face was covered in fatigue.

However, there was a refreshing smile on his face.

“Okay, everyone, say hello.”

The guy raised the corners of his mouth and waved his hand.

The giant monsters on either side slowly lowered their heads.

Moving a monster with a gesture-.

The Archduke recalled an old legend.

The worst traitor to mankind.

‘Demon Tamer-.’

Tendons rose in the hands of the Archduke who held the axe.

*

‘This is dangerous-.’

The Archduke’s axe was pointed at Galahad. At that, Galahad felt a clear sense of death.

It was certain death.

‘You were hiding your strength.’

The momentum displayed by the Archduke was beyond Galahad’s expectations.

‘It’s not good.’

Galahad loosened his fingers slightly. The egg of pain kept jumping. Mana continued to circulate.

If the Archduke had been a knight, Galahad would have been able to predict the outcome.

However, the Archduke was a man who had eaten the heads of monsters to fill his stomach. He was closer to a monster than a knight.

That too, a very high-ranking monster.

Galahad did not fare well with monsters.

“Were you the demon tamer’s disciple?”

The Archduke asked in a dry voice, as dry as an executioner asking before dropping the guillotine.

‘You’re sensitive to monster trainers.’

It was worth it. The demon trainer was the one who caused the most damage to the North.

It was easy to misunderstand, since Galahad appeared with high-level monsters flanking him.

However, this was not true.

“Oh, it’s a misunderstanding. I’m not your disciple.”

Galahad showed his palm and spoke sincerely.

“I modified and applied the magic circle of a monster tamer that I happened to obtain. I reported that I discovered traces of a monster tamer.”

“By chance-. You were able to control a high-level monster just by looking at the traces left by the monster trainer?”

The Archduke raised only one corner of his mouth.

It was clear distrust.

“Yes, because I am a great wizard. Don’t you know that?”

Galahad flicked his fingers.

Then the monsters on both sides fell down at the same time.

What Galahad had obtained was a deteriorated version of the Demon Tamer’s Magic Circle. No matter how great Galahad was, he could not control high-level monsters at will with the deteriorated version of the magic circle.

It was used for the purpose of moving using him.

The Archduke’s momentum overwhelmed Galahad. The air became heavy. His breath was suffocating.

I calculated that in case there was a misunderstanding and the situation got worse.

“okay-.”

The Archduke let out a soft breath.

“Is it a coincidence that we have two hearts?”

The pressure on my shoulder grew stronger. It was hard to bear. Fortunately, there was a gold bar.

‘What a monster.’

Galahad was purely amazed.

The Archduke’s misunderstanding was plausible.

but-.

“Isn’t it me who’s asking the questions?”

The bet was won by Galahad.

A heavy silence settled over them. Galahad kept his nerve, ready to use his magic at any moment.

It was a situation where many misunderstandings had piled up. Originally, nobles were people with different fronts and backs.

It was rare for a nobleman to simply back down after losing a bet. It was common for him to continue to fight until the end.

Even the opponent was an archduke. This side was an empire bastard.

It won’t be easy to admit.

‘Not good.’

Galahad slowly released his hand. He naturally put the tobacco in his mouth. He continued to press Mana.

at that time-.

“okay.”

The Archduke slung his axe behind his back. The pressure on his shoulder disappeared in an instant.

“I lost.”

The Archduke nodded vigorously.

It was a clean admission that made the nervousness seem insignificant.

The Grand Duke was a hero.

*

‘What a neat admission.’

There were three questions.

Galahad collected his thoughts as he looked at the Archduke’s grim face.

The treaty was one in which the Emperor bound the powerful. In return, the Emperor did nothing.

The high-ranking demons wished for the death of the emperor. Because the emperor did nothing.

It was important to find a connection between the two.

For that, he had to know the Emperor first.

“What is the Emperor’s true identity?”

Galahad asked directly.

The Archduke’s eyes scanned behind Galahad. For a moment, he stared into the empty space.

‘Is it not just a trivial matter that the Empire has ears?’

Galahad’s eyes narrowed at that peculiar reaction.

It was confirmed that the very concept of a king of the Demon Tribe was denied on a continental level. It was also possible that the Emperor had done something similar.

“There are two questions about the Emperor.”

‘Two questions?’

Galahad’s eyes narrowed.

There are three questions, but it’s two-part questions.

However, the fact that there are two means that they are that important.

“Yes, fine. I’ll take two.”

The Archduke nodded.

“The Emperor-.”

The Archduke paused for a moment.

There was also a possibility that the emperor was a high-ranking demon. Human greed is endless. It’s so cliché, but-.

At that moment, the Archduke’s mouth slowly opened.

“He’s an idiot.”

“···yes?”

“The emperor is a fool.”

The Archduke spoke again and again. That wasn’t the problem-.

“No. Stupid. What is that?”

“Is that a question?”

“Isn’t your answer too insincere? There are only two questions.”

“It’s a two-part answer.”

The Archduke’s answer was resolute.

Stupid – a rather unsuitable adjective for an emperor.

‘The Grand Duke is not the type of person to resort to trickery.’

Dumb would be the best answer the Archduke could give.

Even though-.

“Isn’t it too insincere to say that you’re stupid?”

“Next question.”

“This is stupid-. No, I was thinking back on what you said.”

Galahad shook his head at the Archduke’s narrowed eyes.

‘Stupid emperor-.’

It wasn’t that there was no harvest. I found out that I couldn’t speak carelessly about the Emperor. The possibility that the Emperor had done something similar to the King of the Demon Tribe came to mind.

This was quite a harvest.

“Next question.”

The Archduke spoke in a firm voice.

The one about the Emperor was a two-part question. There wasn’t much to write about other than that.

“Can I use it later?”

“hmm.”

The Archduke nodded.

Even though I still felt a little regretful, I had a good harvest. I learned how to use the Demon Tamer’s magic circle and figured out the truth about the agreement.

At that moment, Galahad realized that the Archduke’s gaze was fixed on something.

The Archduke was a blunt man. He only raised the corners of his mouth when he tore out the monster’s neck and chewed on its head.

The Duke, however, was now looking strange. His eyebrows were slightly shaking. According to Adrianna, that was a sign of interest in something.

Where did the Archduke’s gaze turn?

‘word?’

It was the monster that Galahad rode on. It was a low-level monster in the form of a horse.

The Archduke’s gaze was fixed squarely on the monster.

Galahad moved the creature to the side slightly. The Archduke’s head turned.

‘Do you think that’s a word?’

The word that was often missed here was supercar.

It was difficult to see this hideous monster as a horse, but the Archduke had a similar appearance to a high-ranking monster to begin with.

‘It suits you well.’

Galahad nodded slightly.

It was a monster caught to fill three.

Although it was a lower class, it could be ruled differently from other higher class creatures, but it was still a monster. It was dangerous to bring it around.

In order to keep him there, I had to keep feeding him the blood of a demon. And to have to feed him that precious blood of a demon—. The fuel economy wasn’t very good.

The horse listens better, so there was no reason to bring this guy along.

It was a monster that would be abandoned once you came down from the mountain anyway.

But the Grand Duke showed interest.

hmm-.

“Your Highness, didn’t I give you a gift?”

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth.

The Archduke’s eyebrows moved slightly.

“A gift? I never gave permission for you to marry.”

Galahad searched through the bag Tom had given him.

It had luxurious reins.

When he bit the reins and handed them to the Archduke, the Archduke furrowed his eyebrows.

“Now, as you can see, this guy has fire coming out of his feet. In the capital, this is called the hot wire option-.”

The Archduke’s eyebrows gradually rose.

****

“Shouldn’t we go up?”

At his subordinate’s question, 8th Battalion Captain Bennie Jones chewed his lip.

The demon’s tomb was a snowy mountain so tall that its tip reached the sky.

The incident occurred at dawn.

At first, it was just a small dot. The red fog that started like that gradually spread, and soon covered the lower part of the mountain.

The snow mountain seemed to be bleeding.

It was the first time Bennie Jones, who had been in charge of the 8th Battalion as a captain for quite some time, had seen such an unusual phenomenon.

It was clear that he was a high-ranking demon.

The problem was that the Demon’s Tomb was a forbidden area by the Archduke. No one could enter without the Archduke’s permission.

I couldn’t even get up there and had no choice but to wait.

This thick blood fog-.

‘He’s not just a high-ranking demon. He’s a very poisonous guy.’

The hand holding the knife handle was covered in sweat.

At that moment, a voice was heard from somewhere. It was a calm voice that did not fit the situation.

“So, in order to keep a horse, you have to feed it blood periodically. The more luxurious the horse, the more maintenance costs it costs. No, the more maintenance blood it costs.”

A soft voice that didn’t fit the North – it was definitely that of that unlucky imperial bastard.

“I see, it is a gift.”

Then the Archduke’s voice was heard. It was a little higher pitched than usual. There seemed to be a hint of laughter.

It was the first time Bennie Jones had heard that voice.

At that moment, the red fog ahead cleared.

It was a monster with four flaming legs and five eyes. It looked like a horse straight out of hell.

The Archduke was on top of those words. The Archduke was raising the corners of his mouth, which was unusual.

“It was a fun hunt.”

Galahad smiled at the Archduke. The Archduke nodded in response.

The two of them looked strangely intimate.

I couldn’t believe it.

Then the Archduke looked at Galahad and said:

“I invited your family to the engagement ceremony too.”

The corners of Galahad’s mouth hardened.

*

“The rebellion against the Alliance of Kingdoms is growing stronger. There has been another request to reveal the truth about the Prince.”

“The seas of the West are noisy. They are teeming with pirates.”

“The Ministry of Magic has released a prototype of the Magic Knight. It seems to have good prospects.”

“The work on the Magic Train’s tracks is almost finished.”

“The frequency of demonic occurrences has increased. We need to take measures to address this. We need to increase the number of knights by two.”

The Imperial Conference Hall was noisy. People were eager to announce their achievements and eager to secure support.

However, the meeting ended without any results.

That was because he had no head.

Count Ambertan stood up from his seat, straightening his coat. A mean-looking nobleman stood in front of him.

It was Count Barahan who had been keeping Ambertan in check.

“I heard that Galahad received the Archduke’s approval. Isn’t that too different from the plan?”

Count Embertan frowned at Count Barahan’s mutterings.

“What does that have to do with me?”

“What does it matter? Isn’t Galahad your son? Your third son?”

“so?”

“I have a suspicion that the Ambertan Counts may have secretly helped.”

Ambertan laughed out loud at Count Barahan’s words.

It wasn’t a funny story.

“He is a man who dared to learn dirty magic from the renowned swordsmanship school of Ambertan. Helping a man who is a dirty stain on Ambertan-? Ha, even a dog would laugh. My biggest mistake was not being able to clean up after him in time because I didn’t want to get my hands dirty.”

At Ambertan’s sharp words, Count Barahan raised both hands and stepped back slightly.

The sharp gazes of those around me were fixed on me. It was because I revealed my hatred for magic.

‘Dirty wizards.’

Count Ambertan muttered a curse.

Someone blocked Count Ambertan’s path as he left his seat.

A stunningly beautiful woman with blood-red hair.

She was a princess.

The princess smiled brightly as she looked at Ambertan.

“Count Ambertan?”

Like a flower in full bloom.

End

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