Episode 572
“Ugh!”
Karun just glared at Aris and couldn’t open his mouth again. Looking at him chewing his lip, it seemed like he was suppressing his anger.
“Sister…”
Denier quickly shook his head. He clasped his hands together and muttered, “Please be patient.”
“Sigh!”
Balder kept his mouth shut and looked straight ahead, fearing that sparks might fly out in him as well.
“From now on, the moment you open your mouth, it will be a matter of life or death for me. okay?”
Aris pointed to Karun Denier Balder in turn and tilted his chin.
“Uhm….”
Even Jeonju, who were considered one of the most powerful, kept their mouths shut, as if they did not want to risk life or death with the Transcendent.
Aris silenced her younger siblings and returned to Raon’s side.
“Anyone who is dissatisfied with me calling my nephew ‘nephew’, come out. “I’ll accept it as much as I want.”
She lifted her finger as if to tell not only Jeonju but also other executives if they had anything to say. Of course, no one raised their hand.
“Nothing? Then, from now on, the person who blocks the sound of aunt….”
“Hey, Aris.”
Raon interrupted Aris and pointed to the top of the podium. Glenn was raising his hand so naturally.
“Aris Sieghardt.”
Glenn looked down at Aris with eyes filled with emptiness.
“No matter how old you get, your nakedness doesn’t change.”
“Whew, I knew it would be like this.”
Aris let out a low breath and raised her gaze.
“I know the reason for dividing the direct and collateral families. I also think it is necessary. But things have changed.”
She straightened her back proudly, as if she didn’t want to lose to Glenn either.
“Raon is a child who was originally supposed to belong to the direct hierarchy, and he has proven himself worthy of being in the direct hierarchy.”
Aris took a step closer to Glenn and raised his voice.
“If you became a Grand Master at the age of 21, cut off the head of a disciple of the Holy Sword Master, and even cut down the Yonghyeon Sword Master, you would be able to elevate external personnel to the rank, but why are you so strict only with Raon!”
“Ah, Aris!”
Raon stretched out his hand to stop Aris, but she moved forward further.
“What are you going to do if Raon escapes somewhere else? “All of the Six Emperors, Hsinchu, and Five Spirits will welcome you with open arms, but are you planning to miss out and regret it later?”
Aris looked back at Raon and showed sad eyes.
“Of course, that child will not leave Sieghart, but it is right to treat him according to his accomplishments and abilities!”
She snorted coolly, as if she had said all she wanted to say.
“You have a point.”
Glenn looked at Aris and nodded calmly.
“However, since you have gone further than the leader of the Gwangpung Unit, those here have not yet heard what he has achieved.”
“Hmm…”
Aris also stepped back, scratching his head as if he was embarrassed that he had gone ahead of the storm corps.
“Raon Sieghardt.”
“yes.”
“Tell me with your own mouth what the Gwangpungdae did.”
“All right.”
Raon nodded and came forward.
“We have been suspicious of the Rachion family since we arrived at the Sinnigan branch. If we looked closely at the corpses found in the collapsed branch, we could see that it was not the work of the White Blood Cult…”
He told everyone in the throne room what happened from the time he visited the Shinigan branch until he cut down the Yonghyeon Sword Master.
“You fell into a trance on that battlefield?”
“it’s crazy. “Have you gone crazy and reached that level?”
“What kind of young bastard did he do?…”
“I’m glad he didn’t come to us. “This is someone I can’t handle.”
“From a disciple of the Holy Sword Master to a Yonghyeon Sword Master. This time, you have returned with a great feat….”
The executives were in awe of each and every achievement that Raon and Gwangpungdae had achieved.
“Gorum! “Only I can handle that crazy guy.”
Rimer grinned, as if enjoying the sight of the executives exclaiming.
“It’s a great achievement.”
Glenn nodded, covering his mouth with the hand that had been resting his chin.
“I uncovered the Rakion family’s sins and prevented their evil deeds, cut down the disciples of the Holy Sword Master and the Yonghyeon Sword Master, and even became a Grand Master at a young age. “It is a feat that cannot be faulted.”
He said he acknowledged it and looked at Raon gently. The hand covering his mouth appeared to be trembling.
“Matriarch.”
Raon came forward and bowed his head.
“The reason we were able to reveal the Rakion family’s sins is because of this child.”
Siren, who was with Dorian, was called to the side.
“If Siren had not shown courage twice, the Rachion family would have hidden their true intentions and then attacked us in the end.”
Raon patted Siren on the back and gave her a soft smile.
“Ah…”
The red color returned to Siren’s complexion, which had turned pale due to tension.
“I guess so.”
Glenn looked at Siren and nodded briefly. His voice seemed to have softened, albeit slightly.
“Over there!”
Siren knelt down and bowed his head.
“I have a favor to ask you!”
The child bit his lip and hit his head on the floor.
“There is no need to show such courtesy. “Get up.”
When Glenn lightly waved his hand, Siren’s head naturally lifted.
“What is your favor?”
“Please allow me to run the Rakion family!”
Siren recited exactly what he said to Raon from the hospital bed.
“I will become Sieghardt’s strength so that something like this never happens again. please!”
Glenn didn’t answer that question and looked at Raon.
“How many surviving members of the Rakion family are there?”
“This is about two-fifths of the existing number of people. “The military power itself is not that great, but the loyalty to the family is high.”
Raon emphasized that the remaining personnel were useful to support Siren.
“Running a family is not something a child can do.”
Glenn looked at Siren again and frowned slightly.
“Ah…”
“Just.”
When Siren’s expression hardened, Glenn continued speaking.
“If you were tortured by your family and still established your own will, you cannot be considered a child.”
He met Siren’s shaking eyes and nodded.
“I’ll just watch for a moment.”
“Thank you! thank you!”
Siren hit his forehead on the floor with a loud thud.
“Stop getting up.”
Raon forcibly dragged Siren, who was not straightening her back like a slug.
“So is that done?”
Aris smiled brightly and waved his hand, as if he was happy that things had gone well.
“The Rakion family has been resolved and Raon is now my nephew…”
“That’s not true.”
Glenn turned his gaze to Aris and shook his head.
“Yes?”
Aris widened her eyes as if she was dumbfounded.
“Just do it in moderation! “Direct lineage is no big deal!”
“Even if he has accomplished something that could make him a direct lineage, the Gwangpung Troop Commander is currently in a collateral position. “I cannot allow that title until I become a direct descendant.”
Glenn’s eyes darkened.
“but!”
“Aris Sieghardt. Even if you have no current position, you are engraving your name on the highest place in Sieghart. “If you, who are supposed to lead by example, break the rules, what will others think?”
“Uhm…”
Aris was frustrated, but perhaps because she thought it wasn’t wrong, she couldn’t refute it and just frowned.
“If you want to be called an aunt, do it after Raon rises to the rank.”
“So you’re going to raise your immediate hierarchy right away?”
“Not even that.”
“Oh why!”
She stamped her foot loudly and raised her voice.
“He will ascend to the next level on January 1st of next year.”
“January 1st?”
Aris tilted her head as if asking what he was saying.
“you’re right.”
Raon stood next to Aris and nodded.
“The head of the family promised that if he wins the life-or-death battle against his father next year, he will immediately elevate my mother to the direct line.”
“My father…”
Aris frowned at Raon.
“Your father is not an easy opponent! “You could die!”
“I know.”
Raon smiled calmly. Having met my father in person and shared a sword with him, I knew full well how strong he was.
“I don’t want to break what I have decided just because the situation has changed. “I want to defeat my father, raise the name of my family, and elevate my mother to a position in the direct lineage through my own efforts.”
Raon declared the oath he had made with Glenn to everyone present.
“Ugh….”
“….”
Karun frowned as if she didn’t like the promise itself, and Denier looked at Raon with an expressionless expression as if he were a doll.
“Hoo!”
Balder widened his eyes, as if he liked that confident look.
“Aaaah!”
Aris screamed and hugged Raon tightly.
“How to! You’re so kind! “How did a kid like this come out of our family?”
She said that he was like Sylvia’s son and rubbed her cheek with Raon.
“Keuhum!”
Glenn cleared his throat loudly as if telling Aris to get away from him.
“It’s so special!”
Aris hugged Raon tighter, ignoring Glenn’s eerie spirit.
“Be careful!”
“Oh, why are you like this!”
Glenn frowned and then used his will to separate Raon and Aris.
Rimmer and Roen made eye contact as they looked at Glenn’s distorted expression.
‘Are you doing this because you’re jealous of hearing the matriarch call you aunt and hugging her?’
‘Hehehe.’
* * *
When the situation was somewhat settled, Raon went out in front of Glenn again.
“There is something I haven’t told you yet.”
“What didn’t you say?”
“yes. “While I was cutting down and repairing the Yonghyeon Sword Master, another member of the Seonggeomryun attacked me.”
“Who is that?”
“Phew…”
I sighed briefly and closed my eyes. I parted my lips, remembering Rektar’s eyes that were as dry as desert sand.
“Blood Swordmaster Rektar. “He is the person we called the Sword Demon.”
As soon as the name of the Sword Demon Rektar was mentioned, the somewhat chaotic Gaju battle again fell into silence.
“…He was a member of the Seonggeomryeon?”
Glenn also opened his eyes for the first time, as if he had not predicted what happened to Rektar.
“That’s right.”
Raon, too, still couldn’t quite believe it, so he bit his lip and nodded.
“He attacked me by calling himself the blood sword lord of the Holy Sword Run.”
“….”
After hearing the clear answer, Glenn lowered his eyes and laid his back on the throne. His face suddenly seemed tired.
“Are you a sword demon or a Seonggeomryeon?”
“The Sword Demon is a transcendental person! “There has been an increase in the number of transcendentalists in Seonggeomryeon?”
“Crazy….”
“Why on earth did you join the Seonggeomryeon?”
“I didn’t go in, it was called Seonggeomryeon from the beginning.”
“I can not understand. “Then why are you doing good deeds?”
The executives also turned pale when they heard the news that the Sword Demon belonged to the Holy Sword Alliance.
“What did he say to you?”
Glenn opened his eyes after a while and asked.
“Since Yonghyeon Sword Master and Cloud are dead, he said that if you take me with you, even Holy Sword Master will be satisfied.”
“Did you try to kidnap me?”
“yes. Aris came at the right time and stopped him, but he tried to take me away.”
“Hmm…”
Glenn looked at Aris for a moment and then narrowed his eyes.
“It means that Blademaster Rektar is our enemy.”
“That’s…”
Glenn said something ambiguous. Instead of answering right away, I thought back to Rektar’s eyes and the swordsmanship he showed.
‘It’s true that he was trying to tell me something. But…’
It doesn’t change that we belong to the Seonggeomryeon.
‘It’s not my place to say that there may be other intentions.’
What I felt alone while watching Rektar was not something I should bring up in a public setting like this.
“you’re right. “It’s the enemy.”
Raon looked at Glenn and nodded heavily.
“And one more thing, it looks like the Black Tower and the Holy Swordsman White Blood Cult have formed an alliance.”
“alliance?”
“yes. If you think about the words of the Yonghyeongeomju and Rektar…”
I told Glenn and the executives what I had predicted through the Yonghyeongeomju’s remarks.
“look! “Why do you leave a child who asks for information like this on the sidelines?”
Aris seemed to regret that he had not yet been promoted to a direct rank, but praised him for his excellent information skills.
“Good work. “You brought a lot.”
Glenn nodded and gestured, and Roen went up to the stage holding a wide board.
“Raon Sieghardt. “Come up to the front.”
“yes.”
Raon nodded and climbed onto the podium.
“I will stop the evil deeds of the Rakion family and reward them with a gold plaque and an award for their great feat of killing the disciples of the Holy Sword Master and the Yonghyeon Sword Master.”
Glenn held out a gold plate and a red box from the board Roen was holding.
“thank you.”
Raon bowed his head as he received the gold plaque and box. However, unlike usual, I didn’t feel as good.
‘Because what I want now is not this kind of compensation.’
Raon went down the podium without revealing the bitterness welling up in his heart.
* * *
Gajujeon became quiet after the Gwangpungdae and executives left.
“Ugh.”
Rimmer leaned his back against the pillar and sighed briefly.
“It was a great opportunity, so just take it!”
“What are you saying.”
Glenn, who was lost in thought, slowly looked away.
“What can I say? Of course it’s Raon. “It would have been better if we had raised Aris directly to the top when he stepped forward!”
Rimmer said he was frustrated and patted his chest with his left hand.
“Even Karun Balder was so scared by Aris that he kept his mouth shut, so where else could he get an opportunity like this?”
“Didn’t I tell you? “That child and I made a promise first.”
Glenn shook his head firmly.
“Furthermore, it is not a good decision to borrow Aris’ power to immediately ascend to the hierarchy. “Only if that child stands above his immediate family through his own strength will Sylvia and those in the annex be able to live comfortably.”
He looked at Rimmer with sunken eyes.
“If Raon is promoted to the direct hierarchy now, the child’s great achievements will subside and more people will complain that he was promoted to the direct hierarchy by Aris’ influence.”
Glenn was confident in his judgment, as if he had already envisioned the entire future.
“Hehehe.”
Roen smiled slightly and nodded.
“I think the same thing. “If Raon had risen to the rank today, his closeness to Aris would have been more highlighted than his feat of becoming a Grand Master.”
He laughed and said that it would be better for Raon to ascend to the direct line by competing with his father.
“There…”
Glenn chewed his molars and gave a harsh gaze.
“When that child becomes a direct descendant, the first word they have to call him is not aunt, but grandfather! “I’ll never see you say aunt first!”
He glared at the space where Aris was standing, saying he couldn’t compromise on this much.
“Ha…”
Rimmer shook his head with his eyes closed.
“Let me show you what I really look like in front of you. Then it would all be over!”
He shook his head, saying it was a pity.
“Hehehe.”
Roen also smiled softly this time, as if he sympathized with Rimmer’s words.
“What are you going to do?”
Glenn frowned and glanced at Rimmer.
“well.”
Rimmer licked his lips and scratched his head.
“I’m not sure yet. “What should I do…”
He shook his head as if he still couldn’t make a decision.
“But there is something more important than that.”
“What is it?”
“How much is my pension and severance pay? You need to know that to make a decision…”
As Rimmer spoke with a smirk, Glenn raised a finger.
Don’t fall in!
A thunderbolt burned fiercely above Rimmer’s head.
“No, I just did it! “It’s a joke!”
“Huh…”
Glenn couldn’t bring himself to hit the patient, Rimmer, and just frowned and erased the thunderbolt.
“First of all, I want to go back to my hometown.”
“hometown?”
“yes. “Now I have to return this sword too.”
Rimmer tapped the sword on his belt.
“Right.”
Glenn nodded calmly. It seemed that Rimmer would accept whatever choice he made.
“good night. “Just come get some air.”
After saying that, he stood up from the throne and walked down the platform.
“Where are you going?”
Glenn calmly shook his head in response to Rimmer’s question.
“Where you need to go.”
* * *
“…that’s how it happened.”
Raon returned to the annex and told Sylvia everything that had happened.
“I see.”
Sylvia looked at Raon and let out a low sigh.
“what do you think?”
“Rektar said he could have caught you but let you go, right?”
“I think so.”
“Then I guess it’s true that I have something to tell you.”
She nodded, maintaining a calm expression.
“I told you before. “He seems to have something to do with your dad.”
“That’s right.”
“He may have come there because he knows the relationship between you and your father. Wasn’t this a warning to be careful in the future?”
“Warning…”
Sure enough, thanks to Rektar, I learned that the Holy Swordsman, Black Tower, and White Blood Cult were forming an alliance, and I also realized that all three were targeting me.
“But I just said this because I thought it was good. “You don’t know what it will be like in reality, so be careful.”
“Yes.”
Raon nodded, holding Sylvia’s hand.
“You had a hard time. “Go and rest.”
Sylvia smiled and waved, although her complexion showed fatigue.
“Mom, please rest too.”
Raon bowed his head to Sylvia and left her room. He returned to his room and sat down on the floor.
“Haa….”
I’m tired.
I still haven’t made up my mind about what happened with Rektar.
I would have come to my senses if it was a clear betrayal, but I couldn’t make up my mind because I didn’t know what Rektar meant.
-Hmm…
Lars frowned as he looked at Raon in distress.
-Even the king, who is full of humanity, doesn’t know much about this.
The guy clicked his tongue, saying that humans are truly complicated.
“I know.”
Rather than go to bed, Raon lay down on the floor and sighed.
“Human relationships are really complicated.”
As I briefly complained, a large shadow appeared on the window.
When I raised my gaze, Glenn, with a harsh expression on his face, motioned for me to come out.
“Huh….”
Raon got up and immediately went outside.
‘Are you giving me a reward that wasn’t given in the throne room?’
Glenn often came at night and offered additional compensation, saying that the compensation given in the Gaju match was not enough. It seemed like he came with that intention this time too.
However, what I needed now was peace of mind rather than material compensation, so I did not have high expectations as I followed Glenn.
As I approached the lake in the annex with a somewhat lethargic step, Glenn turned around. He looked in this direction and nodded calmly.
“It must have been difficult.”
