The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 87

87 < Agent Galahad >

“······sorry.”

Pumpkin bowed his head deeply and respectfully. His face was so red it looked like it might burst.

The reason is that-.

“It’s not just the trapezius! Pumpkin’s deltoid muscles are bigger too!”

“Please, shut up. No, bite your tongue.”

It was because of the First who was shouting arrogantly from the side. Pumpkin said with his molars clenched.

The two were chatting away.

Adrianna nodded slightly warily. Her hand was already on the hilt of her knife. Her bulging cheek moved urgently.

‘You really like sweet things.’

Adriana, who usually maintains a blank expression, rarely raised her voice.

Adrianna gulped. Her expression relaxed for a moment, then quickly returned to a blank expression.

“Do you know anyone?” “Coworkers. This is First, over there is Pumpkin. Now, this is my soon-to-be wife, Adrianna.”

“······I am not your prospective wife. I am Captain Adrianna of the 1st Battalion.”

“Oh, you are the hero of the North, the frozen flower, the youngest sword master, Adrianna.”

First reached out his hand curiously. Adrianna’s eyebrows lowered slightly at that.

“I’m sorry, but only I can touch Adrianna.”

Galahad took First’s hand and explained the situation.

“If you touch me-?”

First wiggled his eyebrows. His unique competitive spirit was evident. Galahad clicked his tongue slightly.

It was only Galahad who was able to hold Adrianna’s hand and hold on. Any other wizard who touched Adrianna would have been rendered an idiot.

First, I was thinking of stopping it because there was no need to create work, although it wouldn’t be to that extent.

However, First was the type of person who wouldn’t listen unless you spoke loudly.

I needed to say something strong.

“If you touch it···.”

Galahad paused for a moment to consider his words.

I chose the right words.

“I’m going to die.”

Galahad gave serious advice. First’s eyes widened. Pumpkin let out a gasp.

“Wow. This is the first time I’ve seen Lord Galahad say something like that.”

Pumpkin exclaimed in admiration. His eyes sparkled strangely.

“Ahem, just kidding. That’s not fair competition. I didn’t mean to.”

First took a step back with an embarrassed expression.

“······.”

Adrianna’s eyes widened. It looked like someone had pressed the stop button.

Only then did Galahad realize that the tone was a little strange.

“Yes, you are that Adrianna.”

First, who quickly regained his energy, stepped forward again.

“Yes, this is Captain Adrianna of the 1st Battalion.”

Instead of extending her hand, Adriana gave a brief nod.

Then First glared at Adrianna with force in his eyes.

“First, everyone sit down.”

As Galahad sat down first, First sat down right across from him, and Pumpkin sighed and sat down next to First.

Finally, Adrianna sat down next to Galahad, who was left empty.

Galahad took a moment to collect his thoughts. No matter how quickly he built the tower, it would take time.

The magic tower was a mid- to long-term plan. There was a need to capture the magician right away. That was why the First was called. Instead, the 5th Battalion Commander was moved to the Magic Training Center under the pretext of training in the Magic Training Center.

at that time-.

Kung. First banged his fist on the table. The table shook violently. Sorry. Pumpkin apologized instead.

First’s eyes were fixed on Adrianna.

“I wonder who Galahad is marrying-”

The voice of the first one speaking like that was quite thick.

First, who had been examining Adrianna, nodded vigorously.

“I have to admit it! My trapezius muscle is a bit disappointing though! Yeah, to have Galahad, I have to be at least this much-.”

“No, who are you to admit it? I’m sorry.”

“······?”

A look of confusion crossed Adrianna’s face. Her eyes wandered for a moment.

Galahad clicked his tongue and put down his teacup. The First returned to his usual expression.

“A bet to catch a wizard. What’s the plan?”

First asked, tilting his upper body slightly.

The First’s eyes were filled with a dazzling madness. It was the aftereffect of walking the path of both magic and knighthood.

To wield both magic and a sword, you had to be smart and dumb at the same time.

The stupidity of the knight and the intelligence of the wizard were not opposites. However, it was clear that they influenced each other. The fact that the First became like that was a side effect of that.

“What do you mean by a secret plan? I’m trying to start a business.”

“Business? It must be a stone quarry.”

“That is correct.”

“Have you received the Archduke’s permission?”

“Similar.”

“The Empire won’t stay still, will it?”

“Are you scared?”

First snorted slightly at Galahad’s question.

“No way. Then I won’t be able to go back?”

First said, glancing at Adrianna.

That was right. If we operate the magic stone field, we will have a full-scale confrontation with the intelligence agency. They will send the guys from the Inspector General’s Office.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen some familiar faces.’

It was clear that more agents would be sent to the North. It would be quite a hassle.

but-.

Galahad put the tobacco in his mouth. First’s eyes hardened. First’s hand went down to his waist. First pushed the pumpkin back.

The cigarette was lit at the beginning, the scent of lemon spread faintly. First slowed his breathing.

“Is there anything different from now?”

Anyway, I was in a position where I was abandoned.

First’s face crumpled violently. Then a faint smile appeared on his face.

“I guess not.”

Galahad slowly released his hand.

First was a capable agent. It was clear that turning him into an enemy would be quite troublesome. If he was going to go astray, it was better to deal with him now.

Galahad, who had been an agent for quite some time, knew that momentary hesitation and emotional judgment were deadly.

The sooner you break up, the better.

The silence was brief. First smiled politely.

“That’s unexpected. I thought you had a special attachment to your job. I’ve never seen an agent who worked as hard and as long as you.”

“Because that was the most effective method at the time.”

“Is it different now?”

Galahad turned his gaze to her. Adrianna met his gaze absentmindedly. She looked ready to draw her sword at any moment.

“It’s changed.”

Adrianna’s cheek moved slightly.

First squinted his eyes.

“Is this still the story of the king of the demon tribe?”

“That’s right.”

First opened his mouth. There was a pout in his eyes.

“I respect you as a competitor. However, you are wrong about the King of the Demons. The King of the Demons does not exist. Why do you not understand that obvious truth?”

The First objected vehemently. Normally, Galahad would have objected.

However, I now know that it is not a matter of understanding.

There was no point in refuting it since it wouldn’t make sense no matter how I explained it.

When Galahad was about to nod to him-.

“The King of the Demon Tribe may exist. It’s not certain, but there’s not enough evidence to say for sure that he doesn’t exist.”

Adrianna retorted with her eyes wide open.

‘this.’

Galahad felt a strange thrill.

“No. Just as there is no need to explain that water flows from top to bottom, it is obvious that there is no king of the demon tribe.”

“It’s different. My opinion, having spent my entire life on the front lines in the North-.”

Galahad lightly tapped Adrianna. Adrianna looked at Galahad. Galahad shook his head. It wasn’t a problem that could be explained.

Adrianna nodded.

“Okay. So, what are you going to do?”

At Galahad’s question, First’s expression returned. It was a polite and sensitive face.

“A bet to catch a wizard. Sounds fun. It reminds me of when I was the youngest. Don’t you think so?”

First asked with a big smile. He looked confident.

That was right. Wizards who learned magic outside of the academy were called illegal wizards, and when I was the youngest agent, my main job was to catch illegal wizards.

The purpose was to help them adapt to the field by giving them hands-on experience.

but-.

“You, didn’t you come in later than me? And I didn’t really get to experience the youngest life.”

Like an awl in a pocket, Galahad stood out even as a youngest. He was immediately excluded from the youngest duty. He never overlapped with the First.

First twitched the corners of his lips.

“I was also eliminated from the youngest group after three months.”

In an intelligence agency where only the elites gather, the adaptation period for the youngest members was usually about a year. If it was three months, it was clear that he was competent.

but-.

“Sorry, I’ve been left out of my first mission.”

First’s eyes rolled back. Pumpkin laughed openly, holding his stomach.

First opened his mouth as if to protest.

“That’s Beat···.”

First pursed his lips. This was because Galahad’s finger was pointing at him.

“You’re being too playful.”

First nodded slowly at Galahad’s suggestion.

At that, Galahad smiled leisurely.

“Okay, then let’s get back to the main topic and discuss how to catch the wizard-.”

“Ahem. That feels good. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to relax a bit.”

‘I was scared – I was scared.’

Pumpkin giggled.

*

“I say again, I cannot admit it.”

“I’m sorry. Please, shut up.”

Pumpkin disappeared, pushing the first one that was heating up.

I gave First a list of captains suspected of involvement in the stonework business.

It had not been long since the Grand Duke had taken the head of the 6th Battalion Commander. The commanders were likely to be cautious and cautious.

It was a good time to grab their back pockets.

“···Why are you reacting like that to the Demon King?”

Adrianna asked in a serious voice.

“It seems like someone has erased the very concept of the Demon King. That’s why there’s such a backlash when you ask about the Demon King.”

Galahad answered, shaking off the tobacco.

“Is that possible?”

“If there was no external force at work, wouldn’t that kind of reaction not occur?”

“ah-.”

“You too-. It didn’t work on you because of the nature of burning the demon. It’s clear evidence.”

Adrianna sighed softly. Her face darkened. It seemed as if she was finally thinking seriously about the Demon King.

“How does Captain Galahad know?”

Galahad couldn’t answer Adrianna’s question right away.

The reason was obvious.

‘Because I am an outsider who entered the novel-.’

However, there was no way I could tell him.

“Didn’t I tell you? I’m smart and capable.”

“Oh, I see.”

“The King of the Demon Tribe exists. And one day, he will dye the continent in blood and turn it into hell.”

Adrianna’s face became serious. Her steady blue eyes became deeper.

“No one trusts me. Not the Lord of the Tower, not the Royal Knights, not the high-ranking nobles. Rather, it would be better if they didn’t curse. It would be just you and me.”

Galahad’s voice was unusually humorous and relaxed. Adrianna’s eyebrows furrowed slightly at this.

“If there really is a king of the demon race, and he is capable of erasing the entire continent from conception-. How are the two of us going to stop him?”

Adrianna’s voice was firm as always. Her blue eyes were straight.

At that question, Galahad raised the corners of his mouth.

“You trust me-.”

Galahad moved his fork. He poked the chocolate in front of him with his fork. Adrianna’s eyes followed.

“I believe in you.”

He held out the fork that had been poking deep into the chocolate. Adrianna’s pupils dilated slightly.

Adrianna took the fork carefully. Adrianna’s cheek moved slowly.

There was silence for a moment.

Galahad looked at Adrianna, who was eating chocolate with a serious face, anticipating her reaction.

It would be difficult to accept that we would have to deal with a Demon King who would exert influence over the entire continent.

Even everyone else was denying it.

It won’t be easy to accept.

You might feel embarrassed, or even afraid. No, such reactions were natural.

Galahad was wondering how to appease him.

The words that came out of Adrianna’s mouth a long time later were not what Galahad had expected.

Adrianna was neither discouraged, nor in denial, nor afraid.

Looking at Galahad with straight blue eyes-.

“It must have been hard for you to do it alone.”

He spoke with concern in a voice full of sincerity.

‘hmm.’

Hearing those words for the first time, Galahad stared blankly into her eyes for a moment.

I jumped up from my seat with a strangely dangerous feeling.

“It’s getting late. Let’s talk later. Handsome, would you mind wrapping me up something sweet?”

Adrianna tilted her head at Galahad, who seemed strangely anxious.

‘This isn’t some kind of cafe-.’

Handsome grumbled as he picked up the remaining chocolates and candies.

“Oh, it was delicious.”

Adrianna bowed and hurriedly followed Galahad.

Handsome, who was left alone in the house, let out a soft sigh.

‘It’s lonely.’

It seemed like I would have to request more agents.

****

‘It looks worth seeing.’

Zamit of the Information Agency squinted his eyes and looked around.

Today was the day of the regular meeting of the Information Agency. People were arriving one after another at the meeting room.

Most of them didn’t look good.

‘Where did he go?’

The agent named Galahad, James, was nowhere to be seen. The youngest one arrived late.

At that moment, the deputy director came in. The deputy director naturally sat down next to Zamit.

“You’re here.”

The vice president simply nodded. Fatigue was written all over his face.

Just then, the door opened violently. It was a familiar face, Agent James.

James came in with his head bowed. His face looked a little different than when he came in.

He used to be a handsome, honest man, but now he had a nervous look all over his face. A little bit of experience had set in.

[Now I can confidently say that my agent name is Galahad!]

Zammit remembered a story he had heard from James a while ago.

Actually, James’ performance was quite good.

He was considered to be the most promising agent.

James nodded at Zammit. Zammit simply waved his hand lightly.

At that moment, the door opened violently. A very angry director came in. All the agents stood up and saluted.

The director’s rough entrance left James unable to enter or leave.

The moment James was about to greet the director-.

“How on earth do you do your job!”

The director raised his voice. James became thoughtful.

‘I guess I heard something from up above.’

The corners of Zamit’s mouth went up at the sight of the trembling director.

“Does this performance make sense?! Are you getting your salary for nothing? If you’re going to take the hard-earned money of the people of the empire, then do your job properly! Do your job!”

The director threw the papers in front of him in frustration. The piled up reports were flying around beautifully. It was the director’s only specialty. Throwing reports.

“Operations Manager! If you have a mouth, tell me. Why are our performances so poor!”

The operations manager stood up from his seat at the director’s remark. His eyebrows were furrowed.

He was a hot-tempered operations manager. I was already feeling irritated these days, so if you press on me like that-.

‘I’m going to get stabbed.’

The corners of Zamit’s mouth went up.

“It’s not that our current performance is low. Our previous performance was just too high.”

“what-?”

“As I wrote in the report, the main reason for the noticeable drop in performance is the absence of Agent Galahad.”

Zamit let out a small sigh of admiration at the candid words of the operations manager. Several of the other managers nodded.

The director’s face turned pale.

“Do you think it makes sense that your performance would be so poor just because one agent was missing?”

Despite being very excited, the director’s comments were valid. However, the person he was talking to was the operations manager.

“It’s not just a single absence. To begin with, Agent Galahad is an agent with an overwhelming work record among field agents. I reported that Agent Galahad’s value in missions that require covert operations is greater than that of a team.”

“Is that what you call talking now?”

“The results are proven in numbers. Please see the thirty-fifth chapter of the report.”

Zammit handed over the report in front of him. It contained detailed calculations of Galahad’s abilities.

‘The power of a single squad. I don’t really know.’

Zamit clicked his tongue slightly.

“Galahad worked overtime as a basic requirement, and he never took a vacation. He never took a day off since he joined the company. You can see the eighty-ninth chapter.”

There was Galahad’s work log written there. Galahad had not had a single day off since he joined the company.

“It is only natural that the performance will decline with Galahad gone. The calculation for this is in the hundredth and first chapter. Thank you.”

The operations manager, having finished his report, sat down in his seat. There was a commotion here and there.

The director’s face grew redder and redder. It looked as if he was about to explode at any moment.

“So! Are you saying that your performance is this bad without even one agent?! You’re all guys who aren’t even as good as Galahad?!”

The director shouted. It seemed like he was trying to stimulate his pride, but-.

Nod.

Everyone nodded as if nothing had happened. After all, the person they were dealing with was Galahad.

The director trembled. Small bubbles flowed from the corner of his mouth.

At that moment, the vice-president stood up from his seat.

“The current performance overlaps with the period when Agent Galahad was there. The next quarter will probably be even worse.”

The deputy director spoke in a firm voice. He was saying that Galahad should be brought back.

The other managers nodded. Some of them were frightened. They were indebted to Galahad.

The director’s face was completely crumpled. It was so red that it looked like it would burst at any moment.

“Absolutely not. Don’t ever bring that up again.”

The expression on the director’s face was fear.

The director of the intelligence agency is terrified of this opponent. Who on earth is this?

“No way! You have to improve your performance somehow! If you keep getting such crappy results, you better be prepared.”

The director spoke firmly and turned around.

James, who was standing awkwardly with the director, made eye contact.

“What are you?”

To the director’s cool question-.

“This is Agent James!!”

James shouted at the top of his lungs,

< Agent Galahad > End

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