How to Live as a Half-Dragon

112. stratagem

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“So where are you going?”

It doesn’t mean that I will come to the dorm at this time, wake up, and go back…

Drake said as he looked at them with questioning eyes.

“It’s been 7 years. I’ve taken care of you since the time you started dripping from your nose, so now it’s time for me to go my own way.”

Drake’s words suddenly made me feel like I was about to fall asleep.

According to him, it’s been 7 years.

He had grumbled, but he suddenly felt agitated when he, whom he had been fond of, suddenly left.

“To Pereira?”

“… … .”

Drake nodded silently.

Seeing the expressionless face, I was a little embarrassed.

He wondered if it was okay to break up.

Heck, the past seven years may have been boring days for him.

It wasn’t different from taking care of himself, who was dripping from his nose like he said a while ago.

“What can I do, this body is so busy. Originally, I was waiting to take you to Ferreira… .”

This is how things went.

With Sarah’s sudden appearance, it seemed that there was no reason to leave as if being chased by Ferreira.

“So it’s time for us to part.”

“I bet you would.”

It was a moment where I wanted to say something different from what I had in my heart.

Indeed, Drake said what he had to say as if he didn’t care about that.

“Take it.”

Drake took something out of his bag and tossed it onto the bed.

Xian received it flying in a parabola and confirmed his identity.

It was none other than a sword. A very good sword too.

Drake cleared his throat, apparently embarrassed.

“Just as there is a northern forest in Alteon. We, Ferreira, also have a custom.”

After passing through all the hard training and reaching the level of being recognized as a member, he would present the sword as it is now.

“I had a lot of trouble collecting ingredients from those lacking three people and making them.”

I wondered where he was shooting on a fictitious day…

‘Did you try to make a sword?’

Xian said.

“thank you… .”

“Yes, it will be very useful.”

That was when Drake was about to take both steps to leave the room.

As always, it seemed like it would suddenly go off, so Xian hurriedly called out.

“sleep… Hang on.”

“What?”

When Drake’s eyes turned to Xian, something came into Xian’s mind.

“My money.”

“what?”

At Semine, Drake had robbed a lot of money.

The dozens of gold coins he had been holding, the slips, and even the things he had called for 100 gold in the end.

I don’t know if it’s possible, but I thought that 200 gold would not have been enough to limit the money spent on living.

“Give me my money!”

“I spent it on making a sword, so I don’t have that much money right now.”

The sword looked good at first glance, and it seemed like a huge amount of money had been spent to make it.

“But then it’s not a gift.”

“And above all, it is not a sword that can be made with money.”

“Anyway, they say this is a gift, so I have to return the money. Please write me an IOU.”

It cost 200 gold anyway, it wasn’t a lot of money for Xian now, but he couldn’t just pass it by.

That will give you an excuse to meet again later.

“A real IOU? It’s because I really don’t have that much money right now.”

“Write it quickly.”

“Because he’s like a poisonous guy… .”

Drake went to the desk in the corner, took out a piece of paper, and wrote an IOU according to the assortment.

Xian said, accepting the IOU from Drake.

“Because I will definitely go find it.”

Then, while reading the IOU, my eyes suddenly became hot.

I was just looking at the IOU, which I had read, fearing that I would be misunderstood, when Drake’s large hand ruffled my hair.

“Be sure to come find it.”

Drake left those words and disappeared as a tailwind.

It was as sudden as when we first met.

The wind blowing here and there seemed to resemble him.

* * *

1 Prince Kirchion Alteon.

He was born as the 1st son of 2 sons and 2 daughters of the famous teenage Alteon.

Originally, he was destined to receive all the power of the world, but there was one problem.

It was the existence of his half-sister Sarah, who was two years older than him.

Unlike her other siblings, she was the child of her original wife and had incredible talent.

The vassals always praised her when they saw her, and Lugrand always laughed in front of her.

A promising talent who receives the attention and expectations of his family and vassals.

Sarah Alteon has always been the object of envy and jealousy for him, as well as a being of envy.

“how… why!”

So at first, Kirsion did not even dare to pay attention to the position of the owner of Alteon.

If you covet prey that you cannot swallow for no reason, your mouth will tear and you will suffer.

They chose to bow down on their own rather than suffer resentment later because of their distance from each other.

However, one day, luck came to Kircion, who had no such greed.

That was the case when the Grand Duchess Sara suddenly fell asleep after falling in love with a man.

“But why did you come back now!”

Fearing that I would become greedy, the seat of power that I had not even looked at came into my eyes.

A worthy competitor likewise came to such a situation that there was only a younger brother who was two years younger.

From then on, Kirchion did not hide his desire.

I would do anything to become a family head.

He did his best to get in his father’s eyes, and always tried to win their hearts by talking to his retainers.

And after such an effort, I was finally in the situation where I was only one step ahead of my competitor, my younger brother…

A lightning strike came.

Sarah is back.

At first, Kirsion didn’t care too much.

Her gap was great.

He accomplished a lot while she was gone.

I thought I would win lightly.

“Grand Duke, the Mirva Company will not be able to pay you.”

“Why?”

“It’s justification, they say they can’t afford to manage funds due to previous succession battles, but… .”

It was obvious that it was just an excuse.

They are attached to Sarah.

“How dare you betray me?! How did I treat those guys who were dying!”

I cleared out all the guys who tried to devour the commercial district and helped the Mirva guys who were falling down to absorb Alteon’s commercial district intact.

In the end, they cooperated for each other’s interests, but the result was the same anyway.

The viscount said to him who couldn’t control his anger.

“Grand Duke, this is not the time to care about the Mirva company, the situation is very bad. for now… .”

“Shut up!”

The viscount flinched.

“We must punish the Mirva Company first.”

“The timing is not good. Also, I moved all my strength, but if it follows only meaningless sacrifices like last time, the damage is too great.”

In fact, this wasn’t the first time Mirva Firm had postponed repayment.

This attitude had been going on since about three months ago, when the situation suddenly began to turn urgently.

Even at that time, Kirchion, who was extremely angry, commanded his slayers to attack the upper lord Yorba.

However, the result was that the Slayers lost contact in reverse for some reason.

Even if they sent it again this time, there was no guarantee that the same situation would not be repeated, and even if they succeeded, the situation could escalate, so the Viscount recommended that now is the time to be patient.

Nonetheless, Kirchion once again resented the viscount.

“My intention is!”

“… … .”

“It has already been revealed, Viscount, follow that will.”

“Confucius… .”

“I won’t tell you twice.”

“… All right.”

The Viscount bowed his head and went out.

The door closed, and the viscount’s voice could be heard muttering in the hallway.

“It’s because I don’t have eyes to read the game… Tsutsut… .”

The Viscount’s heart also left before long.

It will be close to what I said to listen to that.

Perhaps the Viscount would go to Sarah like this.

As others have done…

“sh*t!”

Kirchion overturned the desk in anger and threw whatever he could catch.

Kirsion, who was sulking, said.

“where… Did you get that kind of money?”

There’s no way Mirva’s company gave all the money.

The justification that there is not enough money is also half correct.

They had to spend a lot of money to absorb the northern commercial district, and they couldn’t afford to satisfy their retainers with such a huge amount of money in a short period of time.

It was a time when Kirchion devised a plan to overcome the situation with his venomous head.

“Stop being stubborn and take my hand, Archduke.”

At the sudden voice, Kirsion raised his head.

He was wearing a priestly robe and whispering in the hallway the other day.

* * *

Today, a man who covers his whole body in a black robe, not the priestly uniform he usually wears.

There was no other reason why Kirsion favored him.

It was because of the trust that came from being a priest of the Yongsal Church.

However, unlike the last time, there was one reason why Kirchion did not follow his proposal this time.

“Are you talking about raising troops and killing Sarah and Xian?!”

impossible.

There’s no way Lugrant was just watching, and what about Harnis, the former head of the family?

There was no guarantee of condoning.

“And where do you get that kind of power?”

“I will take care of that.”

“Sarah’s talent is never shallow!”

In order to be sure of her, I had to bring at least three advanced slayers so that I could deal with her without loss of power.

Sarah’s skill was what Kirsion, who had once let go of her greed under the weight of her talent, knew best.

Compared to her, he was nothing more than a mere criminal, and he was not a person he could stand up to.

“Or are you urging me to gamble with my life?”

If he hadn’t been a priest of the Dragon Slayer Cult, he would have beaten him and chased him away.

“You are welcome, these are my words for Confucius.”

“What kind of dog is that… .”

The man said to Kircion, who put down the vulgar words that were about to come out and let go of his anger.

“If it’s your troops, I’ll lend it to you. If you’re going to do something like that, you’ll have to find someone from within and get caught.”

“Are you really confident? Is that Sarah?”

“Yes, even after all this, I know a few guys who need a place to work hard.”

“… … .”

Kirsion stared at the man.

It is to determine what his true intentions are.

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Maybe it’s a trap, or maybe it’s…

“Have you misunderstood the power?”

When I told him that I needed at least 3 high-level slayers, he answered calmly.

“Yes, you agree with me.”

“You’re a crab making fun of me.”

Seeing Kirsion’s cautious appearance, he laughed openly.

It was quite annoying because it was similar to the recent ridicule of his vassals.

“If the head of the family and the head of the previous generation are bothered, I will take care of them as well.”

“That’s all bullsh*t… !”

Kirchion, who had been acting in reverse for a moment, flinched in reverse.

It was the reason why the moment I met his eyes, I felt a cold feeling that I was about to be cut for some reason.

‘No, it’s an illusion.’

He’s just a priest.

He wasn’t even a combat priest, he was someone who only had the knack of assisting and healing others.

Above all, his mana, which felt shabby, was decisive.

If it’s an existence that deceives your senses, you can’t even get a sense of how good it is.

By the time Kirchion calmed down and regained his complexion, the man opened his mouth.

“It is absolutely not meant to ridicule or ridicule.”

“No?”

Kirchion let out a laugh.

“What good. Let’s say you took care of the two of them, as you said. If I kill not only Sarah, but also my father and grandfather, what will the people of the world say to ridicule me?”

“It’s not killing. The head of the household and the previous head of the family are just saying that they will send you to a distant place for a while.”

“certainty… Is it?”

“Believe me, do you have no choice but to disobey me anyway?”

The man’s words were somewhat suspicious, but they were also true.

I can’t think of any way

If there was such a method, it was clear that he would have used his strength long ago three months ago when the vassals began to turn their backs one by one.

It is unlikely that a secret plan that has not come to mind for more than three months will come to mind now.

‘Actually, if only Sarah and her can be killed… .’

Even if Rugrant and Harnis returned to Alteon later, it was clear that they would resent them only at first, but eventually they would acknowledge themselves.

Because my father was like that.

“If there is a setback in my plan, I will take it as your arbitrary act and withdraw at any time.”

It’s a risky gamble.

That kind of safety device was necessary.

The man said with a wicked laugh.

“As you wish… .”

Kirchion should have thought of it at this time.

As for what he’s trying to achieve by helping himself… .

And that there is never any support without a price… .