The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 6

Sleeping Dragon now stretches (1)

Theo couldn’t answer and stared blankly at him for a moment.

cool.

Such thoughts filled my head.

The gaps he had shown so much when dealing with Rendon were completely invisible to Julius.

Each movement of the hand, each movement of the sword, and the moment the aura was drawn, each one seemed to be clearly visible in the eyes.

-I want to be like that.

Leaving those sudden thoughts behind, Theo realized his mistake and hastily bowed.

“thank you. I wasn’t hurt thanks to that. How to repay the favor… … .”

“What is grace? Aren’t they all from the same Ragnar family? My family is in danger, and it’s natural to help.”

family.

The words pierced Theo’s heart.

“Hmmm! Well, if you still want to repay the kindness… … Hmm hmm! After the opening ceremony, you can sign up for Baek Gap Yonggi… … Hmmm!”

Julius cleared his throat lightly as he spoke, but for some reason, his eyes were very intense, unlike his tone of voice.

Startle!

To the point where Theo, unknowingly, was startled and backed away.

‘Why are you looking at me like that… … ?’

It doesn’t look like you’re trying to harm yourself, seeing as you’ve helped yourself.

Then, all of a sudden, a thought struck me.

Also, I was curious about what kind of information a giant this big had.

‘observe.’

[Observe ‘Julius Ragnar’.]

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Julius Ragnar (age 41/male)

· Title: Demonic Dragon

· Talent: Leadership. Swordsman genius. Desire to collect talent. supreme and pure love.

Status: Collect ‘Theo Ragnar’… … No, I want to recruit.

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‘me?’

This was the first time I’d been interested in someone like this because I always lived a life of being ignored.

So, I thought ‘why?’.

From Julius’ point of view, he must have been nothing more than a beginner who hadn’t even gotten a beginner’s label yet.

“You seem surprised by the sudden appearance of the captain, but don’t worry, our captain isn’t a scary person.”

Theo was still in a bewildered mood, but he was awakened by a hand patting his shoulder from behind.

“Eveline.”

“Dalian a little while ago was cool. However, I think it’s a little too much to talk about here… … Would you like to move first? The captain also has something he wants to say to the young master.”

[Recognized by ‘Julius Ragnar’.]

[Your luck has increased by 2.]

[Recognized by ‘Evelynn Nereville’.]

[Your luck has increased by 1.]

At the same time, Evelyn slightly winked one eye, realizing that Julius’s interest was not a joke or a lie.

Theo clenched his fists involuntarily.

I don’t know how Captain Baek Gap Yonggi came to see his sparring.

perhaps… … I thought that his wish to rise to the top might come true earlier than expected.

* * *

The news of Theo and Lendon’s fight quickly spread throughout the family.

-The bastard in the rose palace hit my teacher’s neck!

The Rose Palace is a palace where the harem of the head of household is installed, and ‘The Fool of the Rose Palace’ was more of an acronym used when secretly demeaning Theo among prosecutors.

However, the idiot confidently won the sparring with his swordsman master.

Of course you’re bound to be interested.

Of course, there were others who doubted that fact.

-Isn’t that a lie?

-Why?

-Since the flowering ceremony is only a few months away, it could be that the idiot of the Rose Palace has made a mess, right?

-Oh, but I guess that’s not the case again.

-yes? why?

-I heard there was a Baek Gap Yonggi captain there?

-what? really?

When the news of Julius’s presence was added, credibility was gained.

Some even kicked their tongues about how they could hurt their swordsmanship master, but others responded by saying how bad a teacher would lose to a disciple.

And.

The interest and rumors ended there.

-therefore? What’s different?

After all, people didn’t expect much from Theo anyway.

Rendon’s awareness wasn’t particularly high, so the rumors quickly disappeared as if it had never happened.

But people didn’t realize it.

Lately, it’s been a little bit, but the fact that rumors about Theo have been heard often without knowing it.

* * *

that evening.

“What do you think?”

“What are you talking about?”

“The story we shared today.”

Julius brought up the story of Theo as he followed Evelyn into the management office of the 4th Gymnasium.

Evelyn answered while glancing at Julius, who took out only the most expensive wine bottles from the wine shelf without her permission.

“I got a strong feeling that he was thinking deeply. But what you have now… … You really don’t want to eat it, do you?”

“right? I can’t believe it’s a rumor that’s spread around the world.”

Pong!

Julius lightly pulled out the cork with force and laughed.

Aagh!

Evelyn screamed beside him, but he couldn’t hear it at all.

‘It was a fun meeting.’

gurgling.

The meeting at the time was rising above the red wine being filled in the glass.

-sorry. Thank you for giving me an undeserved suggestion, but I don’t want to be tied down anywhere yet.

When we had a separate meeting for recruitment, Theo gave his own answer.

Julius and Evelynn couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

The Baegapyonggi was an object of envy that anyone who was involved in the Ragnar family wanted to lift.

The Baekgap Yonggidae was never a simple cavalry unit.

Dragoon.

They were the beings who wore splendid white armor and rode specially trained wyverns to protect the northern sky.

When they float in the sky, even the monsters of the Demon Sea will hold their breath.

Because they are a special army that can only be seen in Ragnar, they are highly regarded outside of them.

That’s why, deep down, I thought that Theo would be able to be embraced without difficulty.

I never thought I would refuse without hearing any other offer conditions.

“Talent in personality, and even modesty. I’m sure you can’t find such talent anywhere. How can I catch it?”

“Ahhh… … my drink… … !”

“You should get it before the others take notice. I’ve only heard of it so far, but seeing it kicked for the first time like this, my head is blank.”

“Um, over there, boss? Now, it looks like your glass is about to overflow… … ?”

“It may seem like a boast, but I have never been kicked, male or female, in my entire life. Maybe that’s why, when it happens like this, the desire to have more springs up. Hmm!”

“… … Could you please listen to me!”

“Oh, is that it? Just in case you don’t want to buy other people’s vigilance yet?”

The wine stopped just before it overflowed the glass.

Evelynn couldn’t stand her wobbly legs and collapsed into place.

Expensive wine, which he had saved up for half a year’s salary with a big heart, was being thrown away mercilessly by his former boss.

I don’t think the tension I felt when I ran into an 8-star swordsman alone, who was in fierce pursuit, wasn’t this much.

Either that or not.

Julius was still trapped in his own world.

“Then I understand. Even for a sleeping dragon who decided to stretch this time, it would still be burdensome to concentrate on the world. Besides, he probably didn’t want to see Baek Gap-yong Ki-dae, who believed in him, earn people’s distrust.”

Julius opened his eyes wide as if he had realized something.

“Ah, if you ask me, this is probably the biggest reason. You even worry about our unit. You even have caring!”

Now, in Julius’ head, the image of Theo had been upgraded to the level of an adult soldier.

“If that’s the case, there should be something we can help with in line with that consideration… … . Well?”

Julius’s gaze turned to Evelyn, who was still looking at her wine glass with a wavering gaze.

Evelyn flinched backwards involuntarily.

For some reason, Julius’ eyes had changed in an unusual way.

She knew very well from past experience that whenever she had eyes like that, she was bound to get caught up in something strange.

So I tried to reject it before I even heard it.

“Eveline, do you have any plans to become a swordsmanship teacher?”

Startle.

Evelynn unknowingly grabbed the empty left sleeve with her right hand.

“jeon… … !”

“Oh, don’t say that it will be difficult without one arm. You have become an idiot with arms, not a idiot with swordsmanship.”

“… … .”

arm sickness.

The reason Julius used such extreme words was because Evelyn used those words to herself when she was self-deprecating after retirement.

“The reason I accepted your retirement application was because I couldn’t hold the reins anymore, not because I couldn’t hold the sword. So, at this point, think about holding the sword again. Isn’t it time to get up again?”

Evelyn’s eyes, reflected in the glass full of wine, were shaking greatly.

* * *

“My dear son, Theo! This mother believed that her son would one day accomplish great things!”

As soon as Theo returned to the palace, he smiled bitterly as he saw Cecilia, who welcomed him with open arms.

“Besides, the captain of the Baek Gap Yonggi Corps was also there, right? Perhaps he likes his son… … !”

“Mother, I’m sorry during the talk, but I’m very tired.”

Cecilia stopped trying to hug Theo and had to laugh awkwardly.

“Is that so? Well, you’ve seen such an ugly sight. Rest then. This mother will come tomorrow.”

Theo let out a small sigh as he watched Cecilia leave.

A sigh mixed with many emotions.

Then, she turned to the maids and butlers who were peeking at her.

As soon as their eyes met, they hurriedly lowered their heads in surprise.

“Everybody don’t have to be nervous. And there will be many similar incidents like this in the future, so don’t be rash.”

Theo went back to his room and lay down on the bed while listening to their answers.

“It is difficult, it is difficult. I don’t know if I’m really doing it right.”

Rejection of Julius’ offer.

In fact, it was a perfect choice for people to curse at me saying they don’t even know the subject.

However, contrary to his self-talk, Theo did not regret his choice.

It was because I had faith.

The belief that we can reach higher places than this.

No, on the contrary, after hearing the proposal, I was even more convinced.

‘Even if I really want to join the 100th Anniversary, I need to raise the price as much as possible so that I can receive offers from other places as well.’

Only then can you begin the groundwork to lay your own foundation.

‘The stage for that is the Flowering Ceremony.’

However, this opening ceremony is expected to gather so many geniuses and prospects that there is an expectation that it will be ‘the best ever’.

In order to record overwhelming results in that fierce field, he had to never settle for complacency.

‘To do that, I have to close the gap with others for the rest of the period.’

Theo turned his head to the side as he lay on the bed.

There was a full-length mirror on the wall.

I saw myself in the mirror lying on the same bed.

‘observe.’

[Observe ‘Theo Ragnar’.]

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Theo Ragnar (15 years old/male)

· Title: Ragnar’s blood is a waste of idiot bastard. The sickness of the rose palace.

· Talents: Ragnar, Player, Observation, [Unable to view], [Unable to view], [Unable to view], [Unable to view].

· Status: The craving for flowering is very strong.

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Theo’s eyes lit up.

If the authority called ＜observation＞ is applied against a target that can be seen,

Naturally, I wondered if I would be able to see myself in the mirror, but fortunately I did.

‘All permissions are in the [Talent] category. Then, if I continue to complete the missions with good grades, I can get four more things like this?’

I was already looking forward to seeing what else was in it.

Maybe the ‘permission’ to find the things you’ve been receiving as rewards is also mixed in there.

‘But how do you see my ability level?’

Since there was a message saying that his abilities had increased, there must have been an information window that expressed his abilities numerically.

Theo could see that the message could be turned over by flicking it around with his hand.

I felt a sense of anticipation.

What is your current level?

[Prints out additional information.]

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Theo Ragnar (15 years old/male)

· Level: 1

· Ability (▼)

Strength: 13 Agility: 14

Stamina: 12 HP: 190

Intelligence: 11 Luck: -50

· [Unable to view]

· [Unable to view]

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“… … What’s the minus?”

But Theo’s expectations were shattered in an instant.

Obviously, the coefficient of [Magic] from the previous life was very high.

However, the unexpected situation of the [Luck] stat made my head dizzy.

Looking at the absolute value alone, it was much higher than the [Magic Power] value of the Aura Heart obtained as an additional reward.

Surely [Luck] would have gone up by 4 while dealing with Rendon?

‘Are you saying that it’s like this? under… … Somehow, in my previous life and that previous life, I was unlucky.’

Theo unknowingly put his hand on his forehead.

‘Isn’t this enough to have been used as a curse?’

We still don’t know exactly what kind of function [Luck] has.

But if you infer from what you’ve seen so far.

In the short term, it seemed to have a great influence on the contingent factor in an unexpected situation, and on the social position in the long term.

Of course, how can you express the various unfortunate situations that people can be in with numbers?

Still, the fact that there was a way to block misfortune was enough for Theo to appreciate it.

‘The problem is how to make [luck] zero.’

In the case where [Luck] rose while dealing with Rendon, the conditions were all different, so it seemed that more samples were needed.

By the time Theo’s thoughts deepened.

Tring!

[Quest ■ has arrived.]