A Narrow-Eyed Nobleman Is Always Misunderstood

Episode 181 – A Nobleman Meets a Hero

A cave so narrow that one person can barely pass through.

However, if you go inside through the narrow cave, you will find a space large enough for four or five people to lie down.

This cave, which appears to have been created naturally, was a place with little moisture for some unknown reason.

Maybe that’s why Sword Master Tarun, a hero of the past and the world’s greatest swordsman, may have made this place his base.

No one passes by, no animals come near, and the entrance is completely blocked by thick bushes and trees, making it impossible to find the entrance unless you know it.

For some reason known only to himself and not to others, Tarun stopped interacting with people for a while and lived in a cave.

However, he was briefly taken out of the world by Adalbert, who was sitting in front of him with his body wrapped in bandages and talking to him.

It was because I thought that knowing how the world works after I fell would help me make future plans.

“So, what do you plan to do next?”

Tarun explained to Adalbert everything that had happened so far and then asked Adalbert’s opinion.

Adalbert thought deeply about Tarun’s question.

“I don’t know, old man.”

“You don’t know? Wasn’t the reason you entered this country’s academy to achieve something?”

In response to Adalbert’s response, Tarun must have felt his frustration and pounded his chest with his fist to remind Adalbert of his purpose for coming here.

“There is a reason why I came to this country. However, what can I do by going out into the world again with a name that has lost its reputation and has become the target of all kinds of insults and contempt?”

What Adalbert wanted to say was about his new identity

What he was worried about was not that he would be insulted or falsely accused.

Because of this, he was concerned that he could no longer achieve the purpose for which he had originally come to this country.

“For what purpose did you come here?”

“It is about finding out the identity of those who are plotting treason to destroy the two countries.”

Adalbert explained to Tarun why he had come to this country.

Normally, he shouldn’t tell anyone, but he felt like he shouldn’t hide the purpose of his coming here from Tarun, and when he found out that Tarun was the great priest who taught the emperor of the Bregern Empire and his father his his his his. His psychological barrier completely disappeared

Otherwise, Adalbert would never have told him why he came to this country.

“Why do you need name and honor to carry it out?”

“What do you mean by that?”

Looking at Tarun, who asked why fame and name are needed, Adalbert asked back.

“Cluck cluck. Disciple of a disciple. Who are you?”

Tarun looked into Adalbert’s eyes and said.

Adalbert looked straight into the eyes of Tarun, who was speaking to her.

Then he saw in Tarun’s eyes that there was something huge inside Tarun that he could not dare to touch.

“Who am I? What do you mean?”

However, Adalbert did not yet understand Tarun’s intention in asking such a question.

Tarun looked at Adalbert and realized that he had not yet recovered.

He had no hobby of torturing people with riddle-like questions anyway.

The only reason I asked Adalbert such a question was to check whether he had recovered enough to come to his senses.

“Are you Adalbert or Alberto?”

“I… “

Only after hearing this question from Tarun did Adalbert understand what he was trying to say.

Who am I? Am I Alberto or Adalbert?

Alberto Salihar Meydern, the eldest son of the Meydern family and the youngest sword master.

Adalbert Reinmed, a mercenary called the White Reaper and a talented new student who defeated the instructor at Noble Academy.

Which of the two is the real me?

Adalbert asked himself this question and was soon able to realize it.

Why did he come to the El Pario Empire and go through these hardships?

That was to return to ‘Alberto Salihar Meydern’.

The identity of Adalbert Rainmed was simply something he used to complete his mission.

“My name is Alberto. I am Alberto Salihar Meydern, the eldest son of the Meydern family and the son of Count Dittorio Harun Meydern.”

“Yes, that’s it. You are not Albert Reinmed. So, is there any reason why you should suffer all the insults and contempt directed at Adalbert Reinmed?”

“But… “

“Throw away your regrets. After all, wasn’t that status going to disappear forever once you achieved your goal?”

At Tarun’s words, life began to return to Adalbert’s eyes.

“I understand. However, I think I will have to create a new identity to achieve my goal.”

“That’s the attitude. There’s nothing more fun than hiding your real name and operating under a fake identity.”

“Fun… What do you mean?”

For a moment, Adalbert, or rather Alberto, doubted his ears, wondering if he had heard something wrong.

Is there anything more fun than operating under a fake identity?

“Yes. This is a story about when I was exactly the size of you. At that time, I lived as an ordinary neighborhood youth during the day, and at night, I was obsessed with playing a hero by wearing a mask and hunting down bad people.”

“Uh, um…”

To some, Tarun’s actions seemed like he was exposing his own dark history.

Maybe that’s why Alberto didn’t know what to say.

“Well, I stopped doing that as I got older. Life was so busy during the day that I just wanted to rest at night.”

Seeing Tarun laughing and telling his story, Alberto wondered if this was the ‘hero’ he knew.

That’s right, the story of ‘Tarun’, passed down through books and word of mouth, is a hero who turned the tables to save the world.

A great hero who single-handedly defeated an ancient monster that rose from the now sealed abyss.

That was Sword Master Tarun.

But who is this man sitting in front of him right now?

If you listen to him talk, he’s just a nice old man who liked playing pranks when he was young.

“Anyway, that’s not what I want to say. If you’re confident you won’t get caught and there’s a reason not to have your original identity discovered, then there’s no reason not to use a fake identity, right?”

“After hearing it, it’s true.”

“That’s right! You understand very quickly compared to other kids.”

“You mean other kids?”

“Your father and the emperor who is your father’s friend. They are so different from each other that they don’t really understand what I’m saying.”

Seeing Tarun laughing brightly, saying that he didn’t understand anything other than one or two really easy solutions that happened to come up, Alberto was sweating inside.

He was making fun of his father and the emperor, and that person happened to be a high priest to him, so he felt like the seat he was sitting in was like a cushion of thorns.

“Still, I’m glad I picked it up. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have been able to get out of the low level of a sword expert for the rest of my life.”

“It seems like the story has been leaking somewhere else since a while ago.”

“Oh, huh? Is that so? I’m sorry. Since I met my student’s student, the story began to come out without me even realizing it. Anyway, this is what I want to say. Don’t feel pressured, just shake it off. Carry out the mission given to you, and then go back. “Isn’t it enough if you go?”

“However, because I did not perform my mission properly, I was not qualified to return.”

“You idiot. The reason he gave you this mission was just to make a ‘justice’. Do you understand?”

“Justice?”

Alberto thought for a moment when Tarun said that his mission was just to make a name.

However, no matter how much he thought about it, it did not occur to him that the emperor’s order was nothing more than a simple justification.

“Your Majesty the Emperor, are you saying that the order you gave me was just an excuse?”

“Yes. Didn’t he say that he could legally recover your identity through a secret order or something? From the beginning, he was planning on completing your mission if you reported even a single piece of information.”

“Uh…”

After Alberto heard Tarun’s words, he once again felt unfair.

No, then what did he mean by all the hardships he suffered here?

Wasn’t it possible to live under the name Alberto again just by contacting them and handing over that information?

There was no need for him to make deep contact, even if it meant taking risks.

He said that it was enough to meet Damran, read information about the treason, and pass on information about the person who introduced it to the imperial family.

“So, what on earth did I do?”

“But this isn’t really your fault. It’s because Antonio didn’t explain it to you properly in the first place.”

In response to Alberto’s question, Tarun’s speaking skills, in which he passed all responsibility to Antonio, the emperor of the Bregerne Empire, were truly artistic.

“So, what should I do next?”

Alberto asked Tarun what he should do next.

He believed that a solution could be found by borrowing the wisdom of Tarun, who had lived longer and experienced more than his lack of experience.

“Huh? Why are you finding it so difficult? All you have to do is destroy it.”

“…”

Alberto was at a loss for words due to Tarun’s simple and ignorant words

But what he didn’t know at the time was that what Tarun said, although a bit extreme, was the solution he needed now.