Chapter 115 : Chapter 115

Chapter 115 - The Collateral Branch's Persuasion

Elmont Black Millesdusk.

The sharpest fang in the collateral branch's Second Fang, he set foot in the Black Giant Castle.

Why the Black Giant Castle?

To be honest, he had no other choice.

‘The Second and Third Daughters are said to be monstrous figures. The First Son should never be approached, nor can he be found.’

So the only path left was the Fourth Son.

Jamie Black Millesdusk.

However, it wasn't easy from the start.

“The Fourth Son-nim is not in the mood to receive guests at the moment.”

“Nevertheless. I would like to be rude and see him. It’s a very important matter for the Fourth Son-nim.”

The woman, who appeared to be a subordinate, sighed softly and nodded.

“I trust you came prepared to die.”

“…Of course.”

A moment ago, he had suffered something more unjust than being struck by lightning and dying.

Compared to that, being prepared to die was not difficult at all.

He would make that kind of resolve a million more times and erase the Fifth Son from the volcanic zone.

With one resolve and many pledges.

“I am here to see the family’s Fourth Son-nim. My name is Elmont, from a collateral branch.”

Elmont bowed politely before the family’s kinsman.

Of course, that courtesy was his alone.

“Chief Secretary? What about the southern dessert set I ordered from the family merchants? When is that coming?”

“I have received a reply that it will arrive by tomorrow.”

“Ugh. That's too late. I don’t want to wait.”

The words mixed with a nasal tone were close to a whine.

But the result was by no means something that could be taken as a mere whine.

It was too hot to be taken as such.

“If I don’t eat something sweet, I think my brain will melt from anger. I’m on the verge of going crazy.”

Tssssssssss─

Steam was rising from the tea that the Chief Secretary had poured out of courtesy.

It was a strange thing.

Just a moment ago, it had been iced black tea.

Now, steam was rising from the heat, hot as the color of the tea, and it was slowly disappearing.

“……”

I closed my mouth and shut my eyes.

If he hadn't been the best among the collateral branches, it would have been impossible to even sit there, as the room was filled with a heat that made it impossible to bear.

It was unbelievable that the window had been open all along.

But what was truly hard to believe was not the window, but what had caused the window to be opened.

‘Sorcery is a power that relies on emotion and intuition, but the magic power emitted merely as an expression of anger is hotter than a volcanic zone.’

Having set up a base in front of the Blue Volcano and ascended it several times, he had grown accustomed to the heat.

But that was all just his own thinking.

The Fourth Son had shown him that.

Furthermore, he once again, gentlemanly.

“Who are you?”

With truly burning eyes, he demanded a self-introduction.

Unlike him, who was full of heat, the face full of moisture moved its mouth without cowering.

“I am the head of the family’s collateral branch, The Second Fang. Elmont Black Millesdusk.”

A voice that stuttered as if someone was poking him.

The objectless killing intent manifested as heat stabbed him like a knife, making it impossible to control.

The green eyes stared at him silently for a moment.

“……”

The messy dark purple hair half-covered his pupils, making the color blurry.

However, the color of the hair became clearer instead.

The distinctness was different from the dark purple that some in The Second Fang proudly displayed.

In the heat that still hadn't subsided.

The true kinsman inquired.

“Why are you here?”

He parted his lips, which were already starting to crack at the ends.

The gamble started now.

“The Fourth Son-nim must have heard as well. That the Fifth Son is currently occupying the Blue Volcano under the pretext of a family business and trying to monopolize the profits.”

The half-dead green eyes.

The corners of the mouth below them, which were also half-dead, slowly rose.

“You’re here about that too.”

“Yes…?”

Had someone already come and gone?

Tap─

Before he could ask, the Fourth Son snapped his fingers.

That light sound caused the space to ripple like a wave in a lake, revealing what was hidden.

The identity of the screen made him feel a chill even in this heat.

‘I-illusion.’

Since when?

Since I entered the room? Or when I met that woman?

He couldn't know.

But he could tell who the ones hidden in the illusion were.

“…The Elders were already here.”

Seeing their faces, he could tell.

“Elder Kalsbach. Elder Salace. I offer my greetings to the esteemed elders of the family. My name is Elmont, from a collateral branch.”

“Right. I heard earlier.”

The one-armed elder fanned himself with his remaining hand and answered curtly.

It meant that even the 10 great elders of the family were cautious about displaying their magic to block the heat, wary of the Fourth Son.

Then what was this situation?

The brain of the half-blood kinsman spun rapidly.

“Fourth Son-nim. Elders.”

It meant an opportunity had come.

“If we who are gathered here join forces, we can achieve all that we desire.”

Neither a kinsman nor an elder.

The one who was the most nothing was the first to speak.

But because he was nothing, he had nothing to hesitate about.

“The Fourth Son-nim wants the Forest Witch who has become an elder. And the Elders must have come here by the order of the kinsmen they support.”

“……”

The three, who seemed to live in a different world, just listened without saying a word.

The opportunity was not over yet.

“That kinsman will not want the Fifth Son to monopolize the Blue Volcano. That is the same for me.”

“Originally, this year was the collateral branch’s turn to hunt the large-class individual.”

At Elder Salace’s words, Elmont immediately nodded.

“Just four days ago, Jubel Maxman invaded our base in the volcanic zone and arbitrarily occupied it.”

“Mhm. No, no. Not arbitrarily.”

The Fourth Son cut him off.

“There was a confirmation letter with the Family Head’s seal on it.”

The sweat that had barely cooled became soaked once more.

“Ye-yes. Of course, it wasn’t arbitrary. That was just my emotions getting the better of me before I saw the confirmation letter, so without realizing…”

“They say you’re not a good adult if you can’t even control your own emotions. Right, Chief Secretary?”

“Of course.”

The one who had vaporized tea with his own anger calmly sought agreement.

Or was he saying it was okay because he wasn't an adult yet?

No matter how you looked at it, he was an annoying brat.

But now he had to bow down and watch his mood.

That mood could be gauged by the heat inside.

Judging by the half-empty teacup.

“Ahem.”

“Hmph.”

…And judging by the throat-clearing of the elders.

Now was the time to speak.

“As I said earlier, our interests align.”

The Fourth Son who wants the Forest Witch.

That Forest Witch is with the Fifth Son.

The elders who came on the orders of their kinsmen.

The identity of that order, given the timing, is to check the Fifth Son.

And the collateral branch, who had what was theirs taken away.

The thief who robbed them blind was the Fifth Son.

Elmont poured out his fervent speech.

“The reason we are here in this place. The reason the Fourth Son-nim is angry. The reason the Elders have come, all of it is the same.”

“…Dante.”

The youngest’s name came to the Fourth Son’s lips.

The name he had always called out cheerfully was today incomparably heavy.

But his voice did not carry the same hot anger as before.

“The youngest has taken the wrong path. He flew up too fast in a short time, so he’s just flapping his wings without knowing that this up here is a dark cloud.”

The Fourth Son stated his position.

“Don’t lump me in. I’m done once I take out the Forest Witch. The Blue Volcano? I’m not interested in the slightest.”

So this time, the elders spoke up.

The ones sent by the two kinsmen, whose thoughts on the Fifth Son had changed after their meeting.

“…Fourth Son-nim. Please, think again.”

“Last year, Fourth Son-nim, did you not make the Black Giant Castle even more massive with the spoils you received after subjugating the large-class individual ‘Colossal Stone Giant’ with the Daughters?”

“……”

The Fourth Son didn't answer.

But the result, as everyone knew, was tremendous.

“With just one subjugation, what was already an impregnable rock has turned into a chunk of steel. With just one time.”

Following Salace, Kalsbach added his words.

“And now, the Fifth Son is trying to monopolize the Blue Volcano! If the Fifth Son were to monopolize the spoils, which were enormous even when distributed!”

The result was something everyone could imagine.

The Fifth Son, who was on a high-flying streak as the Fourth Son had said.

If that Fifth Son were to hold the spoils alone, his growth would by no means be something to be ignored.

“Now is the time! You must cut him off now! Fourth Son-nim!”

However.

The Fourth Son’s smile was still cynical.

“But it’s truly strange. If they felt such a sense of crisis, those two witches should have stepped up themselves.”

“That is….”

“Why do they come running to me, who’s just minding my own business, and bark at me to bite and tear for them?”

“They are extending a hand.”

The answer came from the collateral branch member.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Elmont once again.

He swallowed dryly and continued speaking.

“Currently, the First Son-nim is in training, but when he finishes his training and comes out, we have no idea what kind of person he will have become.”

The corners of the Fourth Son’s mouth sank again.

Because that was a concern for all the new generation kinsmen.

“Through this matter, place the Daughters in your debt. By placing them in your debt, you can gain an advantage by attacking the First Son together in the future.”

“An advantage… huh.”

Elmont added one more thing.

“I am not asking the Fourth Son-nim to kill the Fifth Son-nim. Just take the Forest Witch, and divert the Fifth Son’s attention elsewhere.”

Divert his attention.

Everyone in the room knew the hidden meaning behind that.

“While I’m playing the clown and drawing the bee’s attention, you guys are going to snatch all the honey?”

“Since it is difficult for us collateral branches to draw the attention of a pureblood, I saw that we each have tasks suited to our station.”

“Heheheh….”

The Fourth Son laughed low and long.

At that sight, Salace’s mouth dropped slightly.

‘Was there such a person among the collateral branches? Even while being nervous in front of the Fourth Son-nim, he said what he had to say and managed to gain benefits and even coordinate.’

As a result.

“Elders.”

“Yes, yes!”

“Just as this half-blood said. In the future hunt for the First Son, my opinion and my faction will take precedence. Make sure to tell those ghost hags that clearly. Got it?”

“O-of course.”

“Fourth Son-nim. You must use beautiful words befitting your dignity.”

“Mhm. I forgot.”

At that restraint, this time the remaining people were astonished.

‘I thought she seemed extraordinary.’

‘To think she would say such things to the Fourth Son-nim….’

‘She has no ordinary courage.’

The one who served the crazy pureblood was indeed no ordinary person.

Putting that aside.

The Fourth Son continued with so-called beautiful words.

“I’ll try to divert Dante’s attention. In the meantime, you half-bloods can either make the volcano erupt or cool it down. Do as you please.”

“Th-thank you! Thank you so much!”

Elmont bowed his head repeatedly.

The elders also bowed while maintaining their dignity, but a smile was prevalent beneath it.

The three, having finished their respective tasks, quickly dispersed.

The Fourth Son, left alone once more, drank the half-empty cup of hot black tea.

“The southern dessert set. When did you say it’s coming?”

“As you ordered, if we send a person, it seems we can have it brought into the castle by dawn.”

“Dawn is good.”

The Fourth Son clapped his hands lightly.

“Is there any need to drag this out? Let’s depart as soon as the dessert arrives.”

“Where will the destination be?”

“Where else!”

His green eyes turned towards one direction beyond the window.

It was the direction from which the youngest had occasionally flown in on a Griffin.

“Eclipse. I have to go there and help him so he doesn’t fly down the wrong path.”

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