Chapter 150 : Chapter 150

Chapter 150 - United, My Foot

If the Family Head had brought the first silence to the banquet hall, the next was the youngest.

The silence brought by the top and bottom of the family hierarchy in harmony was very contradictory in its nature.

If the former was extreme coldness, the latter was extreme anxiety.

Feeling the meat she had just swallowed sitting heavily in her stomach, the Second Daughter, Melisende, opened her mouth.

"My youngest brother is still young and doesn't know the weight of the words he's spoken. Please forgive him, Family Head-nim."

"Gwi─ No. The Second Daughter is right. My youngest brother doesn't even know the extent of the eastern territory yet."

The Second Daughter and the Fourth Son teamed up for the first time.

Though their eyes did not meet, they tried their best somehow.

But the First Son scoffed at their efforts and added a word.

"Since the territory is so vast, it's right to have a dream when you're young."

The Fourth Son glared at him with daggers in his eyes.

Regardless, the eldest of the family continued.

"The dream of one's family becoming the sky of the world. It was a wish held by all the great families. But as the great figures of the world became satisfied with reality, such dreams rotted away."

The Family Head showed no reaction.

As if looking beyond the exterior to the interior, he did not take his eyes off the youngest and slowly opened his mouth.

"I know you are serious. I knew of your determination when you blew up the Blue Volcano."

That was why he could not dismiss this statement lightly.

Because he knew that the youngest would actually do it.

"You will have to prove it. That you are the kind of seed who will survive after pushing Millesdusk, this world, into a great war."

"I will prove it. As always."

An arrogant statement can be accepted depending on who the subject is.

The Family Head raised the corners of his mouth in a smirk and changed the subject to another child.

"And Hiler."

"Yes, Father."

The only one among the siblings who could call the Family Head by a family title, not just an honorific.

The First Son answered calmly, and his father did the same.

"You told me in the past. That you would not receive the Family Head's seal on your knees, but would strike me down and receive it standing tall."

"Yes. I said so."

The Daughters and the Fourth Son's eyes could be seen trembling, as if it were the first time they had heard such a thing.

"Have your thoughts not changed?"

"On the contrary, they have solidified. Seeing my youngest brother, I realized I shouldn't be complacent with reality either. I have sharpened my sword further, so you can look forward to it."

"Yes. I will look forward to it."

The first son and his father finished a conversation that was hard to believe was between a father and son.

Only the Youngest Son, who knew the First Son's setting, was not surprised and continued his meal.

Since the only one eating his fill at this table was the youngest.

The Family Head, who had turned his eyes to the table, rang the bell placed at the edge.

Ting—

With a clear ring, the door to the banquet hall opened and the subordinates entered.

Instead of the Family Head, Ransis gave the order.

"Attend to the Fifth Son-nim."

"Yes-!"

The subordinates cleared the empty plates around him and served new dishes.

They also refilled his empty glass, and the blood-red wine slowly rose from the bottom.

"Does it suit your palate, little brother?"

"Yes. It is delicious. Though I don't know if I'm allowed to drink alcohol at my age."

"Considering that your other half are beings very different from humans, it's not a problem. Besides, that wine was aged by them personally."

No wonder it smelled faintly of blood.

The constitution that recognized blood as magic power and magic power as blood reacted to the wine.

It was not difficult to guess what had gone into it as an ingredient.

"Have you met your mother?"

At the seemingly abrupt question, the Youngest Son shook his head.

He had to deny this as both a player and the Fifth Son.

"I have not."

"She may visit you soon. They are vampires who live for eternity, so I don't know when soon will be, but that is the Queen's will."

"...I will keep that in mind."

Unexpected information rolled in.

And since the clone Youngest Son's side also seemed to have gotten a feel for something about blood, this fact was very surprising.

The clone gained enlightenment on its own during battle?

The information that the Vampire Queen was coming and the clone's enlightenment made my head complicated.

I closed my eyes for a moment, wet my throat with wine, and gathered my thoughts.

Right now, I had to focus on the situation before me.

The reason why the Family Head had called the young kinsmen had not yet been revealed.

It depended on the next words, without having to wait long.

"Listen, kinsmen. Now that all the new generation kinsmen are on track, the full-scale succession war will begin."

The young kinsmen instinctively glanced at each other.

A hint of hesitation was mixed in their gazes, which should have been filled with burning hostility and a thirst for revenge.

It was all the Youngest Son's doing.

The youngest, who had built a blood alliance, created camaraderie, and formed a friendly relationship with everyone through the system of business.

While the First Son was a being who was hated by all but gained their admiration, the Youngest Son gained everyone's favor.

It was a dynamic never seen before in a succession war, and the Family Head knew it too.

He had no intention of ruining this new flow.

On the contrary, he would encourage it.

"But forget all the succession competitions you've thought of so far."

"..."

The Youngest Son's bloodshot eyes tilted towards the Family Head.

This time, even he could not pick up his fork. Because the Family Head's next words were revolutionary.

"All direct-line kinsmen will unite and face this Family Head."

The First Son's eyebrows bent, and the Fourth Son's mouth fell open.

The Daughters squeezed each other's hands tightly. The expression of their emotions was different, but their meaning was the same.

"Father. What do you mean by that?"

This time, even the Fourth Son agreed with the First Son.

"Th-That's right. What on earth does that mean...?"

"Are you saying we should unite and face you, Family Head-nim?"

The Family Head nodded nonchalantly.

"There shouldn't be any halfwits here who can't understand the meaning of these words."

It wasn't that they couldn't understand, but they couldn't apply what they understood to reality.

The people gathered here uniting to face the Family Head? Their father?

How on earth?

"It doesn't matter if you use the power of your mother's family, and it doesn't matter if you bring other allies. The condition is that you all must be in front of me when you face me. That is all."

The Family Head stood up after those last words.

"The banquet is over."

At those words, which were like a declaration, all the candles on the table went out.

The Family Head disappeared, and the messenger followed.

But the new generation kinsmen could not leave their seats. Before they did, the Youngest Son opened his mouth.

"The Family Head-nim seems to be very interested in our current behavior."

"Behavior~?"

"I'm talking about us. You, my older brothers and sisters, have a friendly relationship with me, including a sense of rivalry, instead of ill feelings, but it's the opposite for everyone except me."

"..."

No one denied it.

Everyone felt that contradiction, and they knew that when the youngest intervened, they would support each other.

The Second Daughter spoke.

"To be honest... it's quite surprising that you and I are sitting in the same place and no one has taken out their private soldiers."

"I don't want to waste time like that in front of my youngest brother."

"For once, I agree with this son of a bitch~. That would only reduce the supply of Dark Elixir~."

Then, as if he had just remembered, Jamie's lips curved into a wide smile.

"Ah, Dante! And I already told that Associate Councilor of yours or whatever~. In Dusk Citadel, I'll support you!"

"...Really?"

"Yeah! So hurry up with that 2nd stage processing of Dark Elixir or whatever! You need the citadel for your next goal, don't you~."

"Thank you, Second-oldest brother."

The First Son was still quiet.

He, the only and biggest competitor for Dusk Citadel, fiddled with his wine glass.

The wine in that glass resembled blood, and much more blood than this had recently been spilled in the citadel.

"They say that half of the crime families in the citadel have been massacred in the last few days. Does my youngest brother have any idea?"

"I wonder. Whoever it is, they're a righteous person."

The First Son, who had smiled faintly, pushed his chair back.

"You will also use the citadel for its intended purpose. I plan to do the same. I plan to use the citadel as a factory for manufacturing undead private soldiers."

"..."

His ambition, spoken without hesitation, was the same as the Youngest Son's a moment ago.

"That garbage dump has been maintained for a long time. It's about time for a change."

"I didn't think you were interested in the Chairman's seat, but I didn't know you were thinking of replenishing your private soldiers, and even turning it into a factory."

"It's a plan I came up with after hearing your Five Families story. If I gather and develop undead on the scale of the citadel, I should be able to conquer the Ash Mountains as well."

With those last words, the First Son also left.

He would kick aside the Chairman election and seek the citadel for war and conquest.

A second siege, with the stage moved from Eclipse to Dusk Citadel, was just around the corner.

As expected, as time went on, it was becoming more like reality than a game.

At the Youngest Son's actions, the other main characters also changed their own thoughts and plans.

[What are you going to do now? The Family Head tells you to unite, your older brother is crazy about fighting. Can you control this problem too?]

'I wonder. I'll have to see.'

I answered inwardly to Enad's cackling ridicule and said to my older brothers and sisters.

"I must break my older brother's will."

Following Enad, the Fourth Son snickered.

"Don't even try~. Even the Family Head-nim can't break that bastard's stubbornness. You saw his attitude earlier, right? In front of the Family Head-nim, 'today's great figures have no ambition'. That kind of crap."

"The Family Head-nim holds the First Son-nim's fighting spirit in high regard. But I do not."

The First Son had always mentioned the peak of the Ash Mountains. He was obsessed with it.

He had clearly seen something, failed to win, and had come down with lingering regrets.

The Youngest Son knew what was there and how to win.

"I must also conquer the Ash Mountains. If I eliminate the reason he wanted the citadel, the reason for his stubbornness will disappear."

The Second Daughter tilted her head. At a glance, it was a plan that made no sense.

"The time difference will be too great. And since Dusk Citadel doesn't have a force like you, little brother, you'll be attacked if you leave your post. Set your priorities like my older brother."

That was the correct argument.

I had to set priorities and decide whether to defend the citadel or conquer the Ash Mountains.

But the Youngest Son's body had been far from such a choice for a while now.

With the utility of the clone confirmed during the banquet, this choice would not change.

"I've made my choice."

"What is it~? What's the priority? The citadel, right?"

"It's fine to build another citadel. I'll support you. If you want to go to the mountains, go there. I don't want to give my older brother what he really wants."

The Fourth Son and the Second Daughter split up as usual.

And the Youngest Son also answered as usual.

"I will do both at the same time."

"What...?"

"I'll see you again next time. I have too much to do right now."

The Youngest Son also left the banquet hall that way.

As I had said, there was a lot to do. And there was something I had to learn from the clone Youngest Son, who was starting to return.

He had even given a name to this enlightenment as he had thought.

I burst out laughing when I heard it.

"Blood Stream Sorcery. I didn't expect that."

Even though a variable had appeared, the Youngest Son smiled instead.

"Yes. In your opinion, this is comparable to the four great sorceries."

Seeing with my memories and doing it were on different levels, so I had to bring the clone before me.

The clone had realized something while being beaten up a few times by the Nightmare Reaper.

The pain was transferred, and the Youngest Son had managed his expression during the banquet and vaguely felt that enlightenment.

At the same time, the image of standing on the peak of the Ash Mountains gradually became clearer.

On that peak was a being that had made even the First Son give up on conquest and promise a next time.

In the past, the east was the land of demon worshipers.

The Ash Mountains were their last stronghold, and the peak was the same.

The demon worshipers eventually could not overcome the cold and went extinct like mammoths, but what they left behind remained.

Furthermore, it was related to the reason why the First Son was the most popular playable character among the Millesdusk characters.

The First Son was the only character who could handle a Bone Dragon.

But even if it wasn't the First Son, it was possible to handle something similar to a Bone Dragon.

At least, the Youngest Son could do it.

"I have a magic sword and a demon at home, so I should get a magic dragon too."

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