After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

In addition to receiving education from the master of the house, Sean also has a special training plan formulated by Arthur - jogging around the Earl's Palace, horse riding, high jump training...

Every morning after breakfast there was a potion that tasted like batter: this was what Arthur called the special tonic.

(The system determined that the medicine was non-toxic and indeed nutritious, so Xien drank it)

Although this kind of life is a bit tiring, it gives me a feeling that is not in the original work:

Warmth.

The servants here are very nice. For example, William and his grandchildren (Louis and Jimmy) treat Sean sincerely and make Sean feel like "at home".

They were all high-ranking attendants, all of them well-educated and well-mannered. They could even answer questions when Sheen encountered something he didn't understand during his studies.

During his stay here, Arthur would come personally to bring Sean some snacks and fruits during his break, ask about Sean's well-being, and ask the hired tutor about Sean's academic progress.

"Sheen works really hard..."

"He's a down-to-earth kid..."

When Sean did his homework well, Arthur would touch Sean's hair with a smile and tell him to keep working hard.

I don't know if Arthur learned it from books or from the previous generation's teachings and deeds -

Anyway, Atole would definitely not do that.

"Tenderness in the Duke's Mansion will be transformed into "PUA" or "pleasing"."

"Thank you uncle."

They both have the same blond hair, and people who don't know the situation could easily agree that they are father and son.

A week goes by quickly.

As soon as Xien woke up, he was baptized by the system's king bomb:

Symphony version of "Flight of the Bumblebee" BGM!!

"Oh my god, what the hell!!"

Sheen can be said to be a zombie version of waking up.

System prompt box:

"Hidden plot starts - the host's choice mission chapter!"

System Bunny (formerly Xien) appeared from behind the display screen and greeted Xien with a smile:

"Hello~Host, are you happy recently?"

"I can't sleep after being scared by you like this."

Sheen rubbed his eyes lazily with his left hand and clutched the quilt with his right hand.

The system brought up the paper novel "Game of Mediation" and flipped through it, explaining the current situation to Sheen:

"The host has opened up the hidden storyline of the world of "Game of Mediation", and the system has completed the system update while the host was resting.

"The hidden storyline has been loaded, and tasks will begin to be randomly assigned as the story develops."

This is like playing that kind of palace fighting game:

Depending on how the player chooses to deal with the problem, the plot will choose from two branches.

"Now I really understand that 'destiny is in my own hands'."

Xien looked up at the words typed on the display:

「Mission 1: Unlock the storyline "The Old Duke's Favor".

Mission Reward: Stamina Potion*1"

「Mission 2: Improve the favorability of Olive Jones.

Mission Reward: Talent Potion*1"

"Under the hidden plot, I marked the task rewards under each task to make it easier for you to decide which task to complete,"

The system pointed at the display screen with interest and explained,

"You have confirmed your final mission as 'becoming the head of Haines'. Every decision you make will determine the success or failure of your final mission."

When the system said the last words, its face was solemn.

"Once it fails, you have to log out and log in again."

(Garmin is the only reader, so the task is daunting)

"I see," Sheen nodded.

"I will value my life."

(Ever since you drank the poison, are you so afraid that I'll kill myself?)

Sheen looked up at the two tasks again.

The mission doesn't seem difficult, but the difficulty lies in the fact that the current story line is as simple as "twelve years later" in the original work.

"Everything is new."

One is to unlock the story mission, and the other is to improve the favorability mission.

Xien held his hand in the air, looking at the corresponding task rewards:

Stamina potion, talent potion.

Sheen ponders what will happen in the future story:

I can see Olive tomorrow, and I don't want to waste time.

Then let’s do this.

Sheen's hand clicked on "Task 1".

Just like looking for the key in "Escape Room"——

"We must first find records about the old duke."

During his week here, Sheen has been trying to figure out Arthur's daily routine:

Arthur's daily routine is basically similar to that of the Duke (Atole), but he spends significantly less time on official business than Atole.

And during his breaks, what Atole often did was to walk to the room next to the office to get a cup of coffee, and then drink it at the small tea table on the balcony. When he was done, his break was over.

(The business office and the lounge next door are in a straight line)

Arthur liked to go out of his private residence for a walk during his free time, and go upstairs to visit other people when the weather was bad.

On Saturday, Arthur was still walking outside.

As Xien was thinking, he ran downstairs.

Ta da da da...

Sean "galloped" freely in the corridor and walked towards the study. No one stopped Sean's actions because he was the little master here.

Sean carefully opened the door to Arthur's study:

Squeak...

Then Sheen gently put his head inside.

Well, there's no one inside.

The system rode on Sheen's head and looked around the corridor where Sheen was. Then, with half-opened eyes, it lowered its head and said to Sheen:

"Well, there's no one outside."

The atmosphere was like carrying out a special mission.

"Action!" Sheen's heart issued an order.

Click.

After Sean carefully closed the door, he and the system breathed a sigh of relief.

The system flew in the air and asked Sheen:

"So, why are you sneaking around here? Aren't you going to do the mission?"

"Of course we have to do it. But because there are too many uncertainties here, I think Task 2 may be completed faster than Task 1."

Sheen thought about it carefully. How could he know who the Old Duke favored before he got to know the character of the "Old Duke"?

"Now we can only guess based on the character settings in The Game of Mediation that the old duke prefers Arthur. Otherwise, those two people would not want to kill him and replace him."

Sheen is sure of this.

The system is very confused about this, but the body is very honest.

It flew in front of the bookshelf, looked at the books on it, and then asked Sheen:

"So what are you going to do..."

Sheen struggled to bring a chair over, and his shouting almost sent the system away:

"Look for the family tree. How could the Duke Haines' family not have such a thing as a family tree?!"

Although there is no book like "The Haines Family Tree" in the novel, Jiaming guessed that there was such a thing in the records of members of aristocratic families.

Such an item would be kept in the Duke's rooms because it represented the family's status.

When Sheen lived in the Duke's mansion, he sneaked into the Duke's room and looked through the Haines family tree.

The magical thing is that there is indeed no name "Arthur Haines" on it, and even the old duke's name and portrait have been scribbled over.

You should know that the family tree not only records the identities of family members, but also their contributions.

Outrageously, the old Duke’s contribution also appears to have been graffitied over.

"The family tree currently stored in the Duke's Mansion has been rewritten."