How to Live as a Half-Dragon

047. Duke of Alteon (2).

Duke of Alteon.

Xian had been here once a few days ago, but seeing it again was surprising.

That’s also true, the mansion’s walls are as high as most castle walls.

Also, the level of the guards guarding the front gate was also excellent than anywhere else, so I couldn’t help but be surprised.

However, unlike the last time, Xian did not have to go back this time.

It was because there was someone who came with me today.

said the middle-aged man.

“I can listen to that child.”

“It’s okay, he’s my friend. I will take responsibility.”

No matter how much the man knocked me out, I had no intention of passing it on.

Xian passed through the gate of the Duke of Alteon like that.

When I passed through the gate of the mansion, which I would never have been able to pass through alone, a large garden unfolded.

Soaring fountains and well-maintained flowering branches in the middle of the garden.

On the straight road leading from the main gate to the anchae, numerous banners were hung.

“Aren’t they all the patterns of Alteon?”

It is different from familiar patterns.

They don’t even have commonality.

When I asked the man next to me what this meant, he opened his mouth even though he had no obligation to answer.

“It is the flag of the vassal families of Alteon.”

Sian looked at it and moved on.

straight from the boulevard.

The road to the anchae was quite long.

And the curtains along the way also did not disappear until they reached the main house.

This is why so many nobles are with Alteon.

I was able to clearly realize the weight of Alteon.

‘Although the spacing of the insignias was wide… .’

After passing through the main gate and walking for about 30 minutes, they arrived at the anchae, so it was a huge number.

Quite a few dozen.

I was overwhelmed by that majesty, but after a while I heard a man’s voice.

“Let’s go in.”

“Ah, yes.”

Xian quickly followed.

Even in the main house, the place where the grandparents were located seemed to be the innermost.

It was only after reaching the end of the long hallway that the man in front stopped walking.

‘Here is my grandfather… .’

“Wait a minute.”

Having said that, the man stood in front of the door and bowed politely.

“Duke, we have caught the culprit.”

Saying he’s the culprit is something, but it’s probably not wrong…

“Let it go.”

A voice came from inside, and a middle-aged man spoke.

“Go in, oh, put that child down.”

The troubled Xian handed Cecily over.

Because it was a little different than before.

This is not the time for meaningless stubbornness.

In any case, there was no way Alteon would intimidate Cecily for no reason.

‘As long as I don’t have an accident.’

Xian entered through the door opened by the maid.

As soon as I entered, there was someone looking at the documents at the desk across from me.

‘Are you about the same age as the guy from before?’

Of course, the feeling conveyed is completely different.

If the middle-aged man from earlier was a manly and decent gentleman, this is a handsome middle-aged man.

‘My mother resembles my father… .’

Looking here and there, I could see little by little the features of my mother.

However, unlike Xi’an, who was happy, the maternal grandfather’s side seemed to feel different emotions.

As soon as he checked the draft, the man’s eyebrows twitched for an instant.

The man got up from his desk and sat down at the table in front of him, not hiding his displeasure.

“Right. Did that happen?”

He let out an incomprehensible murmur similar to that of a mustache man and recommended in a low voice.

“Sit down.”

“yes.”

As Xian sat down, his maternal grandfather said.

“So, why did you want to see me?”

In fact, when I met my maternal grandfather, I thought about how I would respond when he asked me the following.

But now, because he had more questions than that, Xian spat out a question rather than an answer.

I know it’s not polite.

However, it was just as important.

“I have more questions than that.”

“Heh… What are you curious about?”

The man said with a laugh that I don’t know if it’s a laugh or not.

It felt like he was being ignored, so he wasn’t happy, but Xian buried those feelings for now.

I’m only satisfied if I can ask questions and hear answers.

“Okay, ask.”

Permission must have been dropped, Xian said without hesitation.

“Do you know who I am?”

“okay.”

Then it is.

The answer came as expected.

Of course, this was clearly missing from his maternal grandfather’s words.

If the suspicious guy had been selling and eating his daughter’s things and contacted her to pursue an investigation, originally, she should have said something about it first.

I’m not asking why you wanted to see yourself.

“Exactly, I know your mother. Isn’t it Sarah?”

“That’s right, but… How did you know?”

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My grandfather once again wore that smile from a moment ago.

It wasn’t pleasant because it was clearly a laugh that seemed to be ridiculed.

“Do you think you are the only one in this world who can use your brain?”

“What do you mean by that… ?”

“You’d think you called me to the plate.”

“… … .”

Silence is positive.

The maternal grandfather must have judged that, too, and soon opened his mouth.

“You are arrogant, I do not remember raising that child weakly.”

It was an abbreviated word, but Xian realized what his maternal grandfather was saying.

because I already knew

About the two assumptions that the grandfather will naturally think of when the daughter’s things are released on the back street.

Either the daughter was extorted, or the daughter sold things for a living.

However, I just said that I didn’t raise it weakly.

It ruled out the possibility of extortion from the beginning.

In other words, one thing, the possibility that he sold himself is the most likely…

“But in that situation, a little boy like me was brought in, not my mother, so you’re sure you’re sure it’s your child?”

The maternal grandfather said generously.

“what… To some extent, he was right.”

And the next moment, he said with a clearer expression of displeasure on his face.

It was similar to the face I saw when I looked at myself as soon as I entered the room earlier.

It’s a look that reminds me of unpleasant memories.

“I have seen your father. With red hair like you.”

To her maternal grandfather, the father is nothing more than a shameless scoundrel who seduced his daughter and took her outside.

Come to think of it, it wasn’t strange that such a reaction came out.

‘I, his son, will never be happy either.’

said the maternal grandfather.

“Okay, now that I’ve answered your question, it’s your turn this time. Why did you want to see me?”

Now that you’ve identified something important, it’s time to answer.

Sian politely opened his mouth.

“I need the shade of Alteon.”

* * *

Grandpa’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

“If that’s the case, go back.”

“yes… ?”

Xian was momentarily taken aback by his grandfather’s words.

It took about 3 months to get here.

I’ve suffered a lot in the meantime, but I couldn’t go back just because I was told to go back like this.

“I won’t say it twice.”

Xian said to his grandfather who was about to get up.

“wait a minute! Why?”

It wasn’t that Xian wasn’t worried that the same situation would unfold before.

So I asked Hughes that once.

When asked if he had met his maternal grandfather using this method, but he had no intention of reaping it from Alteon, what if he told him to go back, Hughes laughed and said so.

“Isn’t the reason you came to see me today to meet your mother?”

A whopping 10 years have passed.

It is not strange that the bond between parents and children does not remain since it has been a while since he cut off ties with his daughter, who left the family without saying anything. but…

‘The reason why you were looking for me… .’

Because the bond between the parent and child remains.

Hughes had said that his grandfather had to contact him at all, but if he called him in first, he wouldn’t be able to send him back, so don’t worry.

“If the duchy didn’t look for you at all, they wouldn’t find you. Wouldn’t that be proof that the bond between parents and children remains?”

“… yes.”

It was so horrifying that I was speechless.

“Wrong. I wanted to see you today because you clearly crossed the line.”

Saying so, the maternal grandfather took out a pocket the size of a fist from his bosom and turned it upside down on the table. Familiar objects spilled out.

I also saw the brooch Xian had bought yesterday.

I knew that one or two things would end up in my maternal grandfather’s hands, but that wasn’t the case.

All of the items Xian sold were already in his hands.

“As you can see, if I had remained attached to your mother, I would have found you right away. Not today.”

It’s embarrassing, but when I heard this, I was right.

The first time Xian unpacked things was about three weeks ago.

It’s strange that I only found it now.

At this point, Xian couldn’t help but ask.

“Tell me what line I’ve crossed.”

“What does that brooch look like to you?”

A brooch with a purple jewel that stands out among the most expensive jewels.

If it’s a different part…

“pattern?”

Before arriving here, he remembered the insignia of the Alteon family he had seen from the outside.

The pattern was crafted into the center jewel of the brooch.

“Not everyone can carry an object with the pattern of Alteon. Having it is proof that you are the owner of this Alteon, or the person who will become the owner in the future.”

In a nutshell, this is what my grandfather said.

It’s just that I brought it in out of displeasure, and it’s not what you think it is.

“Rather, be thankful that the limbs are back intact.”

Strictly speaking, Xian is an impersonation of the name of Alteon.

He deserved the death penalty, so he had nothing to say.

It was at that time that I really wanted to leave Alteon like this.

‘Is your neck off for a minute?’

Xian realized something strange about his grandfather’s words.

But I couldn’t spit it out right away and hesitated.

If you spit out these words, you cannot pick them up.

It was because his maternal grandfather could have changed his attitude in a fit of anger, saying that he would kill him if he wished.

“Go back.”

While Xian was thinking about it, when the order to celebrate guests from his maternal grandfather fell once again, Xian, who could not delay any longer, made a decision.

It was time for Xian to speak up before it was too late.

“Wait, you can’t do this… .”

Someone slammed the door and came in.

It was a frivolous act that no one could easily do in this Alteon if it was not a waste of time.

Xian was shocked to see the swollen face of the liver.

should…

“There is no need to go back.”

Because it was Drake.