Chapter 126: At That Time, in Baron Reinbach’s House ⑥
Translated by AmaLynne
「――And to my annoyance, I received a letter from my parents’ home asking about Samuel, whom they never heard of! Up until now, they’ve been ignoring me, but now they are interested in Samuel!」
Karius’ anger continues to rise.
The cause is that he received a letter from his parent’s house in the royal capital.
Originally the eldest son of Viscount Kofi, Karius had never doubted that he would be the heir.
He was a talented swordsman and had been accepted into the knighthood.
Although he had a younger brother, he was too sickly to hold a sword and had no magical ability.
He seemed to be able to learn a little, but that was of no value.
Karius was convinced that he was the right person to be the head of the family.
However, it was his younger brother who was named by his father as his successor.
On the contrary, Karius was reprimanded and expelled from the viscount’s house because he only valued the sword and did not care about others.
Feeding on his hatred for his father and brother, he became an adventurer and continued to fight to the death.
However, the only thing he was able to obtain with a single sword was a barony in the countryside.
Despite his desperate attempts to protect it, all his previous efforts were ruined by his ill-advised sons.
「Even Harry’s future was in peril if things continued as they were!」
The contact from Viscount Kofi family was that they wanted to make a connection with Sam.
The first letter sent by his parents, who had never contacted him before, was all about Sam.
That was truly abominable.
It seemed that the Viscounts Kofi had already been informed that Sam had professed to be dead, and it was written that they wanted to welcome Samuel into the family.
Annoyingly, the Viscounts of Kofi did not give any consideration to Karius, but only a cautionary warning, nailing him to stay out of the way since they would be working to bring him in.
What further provoked Karius’ anger was the following statement.
「Samuel is a count! A son is an earl when his father is a country baron?」
The Earldom was to be conferred on Sam for becoming a court wizard.
He knew how a court wizard works, but still, there was no way he could be convinced.
It is obvious that if he leaves Sam in this situation, his position will become worse and worse.
「What now? I have no interest in wizards, but I can’t ignore Samuel as it is. We must use him at all costs. If we use him, we may be able to return to Royal Capital.」
Carius had newfound greed.
Until now, it had been enough to maintain the barony and pass it on to a suitable successor.
For that reason, he had removed his eldest son, whom he considered incompetent, and he had decided to get rid of his second son, whom he considered harmful.
However, Karius now thought that he could use Sam to return to Royal Capital.
That way, he wouldn’t have to deal with the frontier country nobles.
「Just call Samuel back. He would be happy to come back, since Manion would be gone anyway.」
Karius, to Daphne and Derrick’s ears, seriously believed his sanity, and was unable to make normal decisions.
It seemed unthinkable that Sam, who had been treated so poorly, would cooperate for the sake of Karius’ greed.
It was partly due to his confidence in his skill.
If Sam didn’t listen to him, he was prepared to hurt him and bring him to his knees.
His experience in defeating many wizards during his adventuring days had made him more determined.
At the same time, because he only thought of Sam as an inadequate son, he also had unfounded confidence that he could handle himself, whether he was a court magician or the most powerful man in the kingdom.
「Derrick! Is Derrick here?」
「――Here.」
「To Royal Capital, write to Samuel!」
「To Samuel?」
「Yes! I’m going to get Samuel!」
「Sir, that’s too much.」
「Shut up! You don’t tell me what to do!」
He angrily interrupts Derrick, who is about to say he is being selfish.
「I see that you and Daphne have been friends with Samuel. Just as well, you tell Samuel to come back from Royal Capital and tell him to contribute to his father and this Reinbach family!」
「But.」
「I do not hear your opinion! Also, get rid of Manion and Yolanda as fast as you can! Worst of all, let them die in the field!」
Derrick, who was about to admonish Karius, shook his head as if he had given up.
He decided that no matter what he said, he would not be listened to.
He knew that Sam would never come back to the house, but he went on to prepare the letter as Karius had ordered.
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