Grand Duke of the Heibern House

＜Chapter 39＞

Kazen takes the Archduke’s seal given to him by Ruin with an indifferent face.

Lord Ortega, who had been staring blankly, hurriedly ducked.

“Grand Duke!”

Fear as if the whole body shrank.

A cold sweat ran down the spine.

The fear that he had been ignoring all along, the fear that had captured his soul in the past, bloomed naturally enough that ten years of time would be colorless.

Indifferent eyes sunk like the abyss.

The moment he saw the lion king’s eyes, as if waking up from an old seal, submission rose up.

“Kneel.”

Ortega’s pupils shake as if meeting a storm.

The Lion King’s first words toward himself were the same as those cheeky grand dukes.

However, before he could even eat his heart, his body was torn down.

dump.

This goddamn weakling’s soul was desperately destroying my self-esteem and regaining its original identity.

A thousand-year oath.

A chain of servitude imprinted to the bone.

‘finished… … .’

Eventually, Ortega realized that all of his plans had collapsed.

Negotiation is something that can be done on an equal footing.

However, he couldn’t embrace all of his vassals, and he couldn’t even surpass that lion king, or even his young cub.

Ortega forced his teeth to swallow the trembling humiliation and opened his mouth as if moaning.

“… … Could it be that the head of the family believes all the words of the Grand Duke?”

Now was not the time to aim for negotiations.

If Kazen’s heart was moved by the grand duke’s words, he might have to bear the burden of the Bern family.

“It is disrespect that I have never conceived in my heart. I have not lived such a low life.”

The lion king’s expression softened a little.

This is why reputation is so important.

The nickname of the Guardian of Justice who judged evil, the Judge of Dawn, was a name long praised by the people of the kingdom.

Ortega managed to sweep his chest and leaned even more.

“The troops and armaments of the vassals were only loyalty stemming from devotion, never with an evil mind, head of the house.”

“I guess so.”

At Kazen’s strange tone, Ortega bit his teeth enough to ooze blood.

He didn’t want to make a fuss about it by exposing it, but that Lion King was already inclined to the Archduke’s argument.

Ortega was already frustrated with what kind of tremendous pressure he would use this as his weakness.

“However, we can’t pretend we didn’t see your attitude toward the Grand Duke, even that disrespect.”

The Lion King’s command fell toward Ortega, who was trembling in a collapsed state.

“The Iron Blood of Podom, Gastoga, is excluded from this campaign. In addition, he ordered the lord of the Gasto family to be put on probation for half a year. At the same time, access to Lion Castle will also be restricted.”

shaking.

To return with the battlefield in front of you is the greatest disgrace for a knight.

Moreover, not being able to enter Lion’s Castle meant that he was completely away from the Heibern family’s topography of power.

Ortega, however, did not dare to refute or reject it.

“insect. I am grateful for the mercy of the head of the family.”

Kazen ignores Ortega as if he is no longer worthy of eye contact.

Suddenly, his gaze was on the butler, Aguiler.

“butler.”

“yes. Lord.”

“As the Grand Duke wishes, open the family’s armory. I will equip the knights of Hibern with the best weapons and armor.”

Some of the knights dressed as servants were moved and shed tears.

Rather than the armaments to be bestowed, they were moved by the mercy of the Lion King who recognized them as the ‘Knights of Hibern’ again.

“Also bring the sinner Nizen. I will appoint him as commander according to the Archduke’s wishes.”

“yes… … ?”

“house owner!”

Aguiler, the butler, and Yukain, the knight of the Royal Guard, are completely perplexed.

Ruin, who was watching all this, frowned.

His father’s reaction was not the picture he drew.

at that time.

The pure-blooded side, who kept their loyalty to the Hibern family until the end, protested greatly.

“He is the leader who plotted treason! He is a criminal punished at a reasonable rate for the Heibern family!”

“You cannot follow a sinner as your commander!”

“The elders will strongly object! house owner!”

“Please reconsider, Lord!”

Louin sighed.

In this way, the father will take the stigma of overturning the resistance and the purists.

‘sh*t.’

My father had to remain in the family and manage Hibern until the Dane was ready.

It is efficient and reasonable for the person who will leave the family soon to shoulder it.

Even my father wouldn’t be unaware of it, so why bother putting a stigma on him?

When he handed the Grand Duke’s seal to himself, he thought that he understood his feelings.

The Grand Duke had to fight with the family over the release of the criminals.

The father had to reject this to the end with the authority of the family head.

It was definitely the best picture.

“… … .”

Kazen, who remains silent until the end despite fierce opposition from pure-bloodists.

While Luin was watching his father with a mixed heart, the jailer from the dungeon arrived with Nizen.

“insect! I brought you the sinner Nizen!”

Ruin curled up his fists to the point of crushing them.

His uncle, Nizen’s eyes were also empty like his father’s and Soene’s.

What the hell is this Hibern that breaks the souls of those ugly brothers so much?

“Nigen Iol Vissel Vern.”

Kazen’s voice rang out in a low voice.

Nizen blankly raises his head and looks at his older brother standing tall.

Kazen Sahol Montdelia Jean Verne.

The middle name ‘Sahol.’

The middle name of the ruler of this land, the ruler of the dukedom’s fief, ‘Mondelia.’

All the glory and dignity he wanted was still there, there.

Bubbly.

Such a glorious existence is walking along with heavy armor.

With a trembling heart and an infinitely heavy heart, Nizen knelt down in front of the gigantic figure.

“Sinner Nizen sees the family head.”

The Lion King’s heavy voice flew again toward Nizen, who shrugged his shoulders thinly.

“This is your favorite battlefield, Nizen. I entrust the family’s golden lion to you. You must repay the family with victory.”

“house owner! Rather order us to die!”

“I will never accept him as a commander!”

Nizen, who had been staring blankly at the resistance of the purists, raised his head again and looked up at his brother.

“My lord. what is that all of a sudden… … .”

“It’s literally Nizen. Become their commander and come back victorious.”

at that time.

A few of the purists began to throw off their armor.

They folded their armor and weapons one by one with solemn faces, then lay down and stretched their necks.

“If you’re going to appoint him as commander, take our lives first, my lord.”

“I would rather die to defend my knight’s honor than follow the leader of the traitors.”

at that time.

Bubbly.

Archduke Ruin walks away without saying a word.

He took the dagger out of the bosom of his robe before he knew it, and without hesitation, he cut his palm and showed it to everyone.

drip.

The blood that drenches your face.

Nizen shouted as he shook off Ruin’s fist that was clenched towards him.

“Hey, what are you doing! Archduke!”

“as you see.”

smile.

Everyone was staring blankly at the Archduke, who was smiling naturally.

blood redemption.

It was a Hibern family ritual as sacred and noble as a knight’s duel.

It means to bear all the sins and deeds of the other person together.

Now, if Nizen again plots treason or acts against the law, Ruin must bear all the responsibility.

The archduke had stepped forward as guarantor of Nigen in his honor.

“Archduke! No Ruin! You don’t have to do this to a sinner like me! A prince’s honor is not light! What?”

drip.

The blood that drenched Nizen’s face again.

“Tongue, bro?”

Before he knew it, Kazen was also bleeding from Nizen while holding onto Sahol’s Blade of Bravery.

In the end, Ruin uttered a fiery cry towards his father.

“why! Why don’t you lose once? Can’t you just stay still? If you stay still, everything will be taken care of, so why do you keep interrupting?”

“There is no father who will just watch his son roll in the dung field saying he will get dirty alone.”

“No father… … .”

Ruin tries to protest something, but ends up closing his mouth.

drip.

Ruin’s face twisted even more sternly.

“Why are you even stepping out?”

It was Dane who came closer and was bleeding with clenched fists.

sh*t.

“My mother will scold me if I indulge in this.”

“Ha, really.”

The Lion King and his direct line are all bleeding.

Holy Bern blood.

Even the pure-bloodists had no reason to oppose the solemn ceremony that dominated the lion war any longer.

drip.

“Yu, Yucain?”

Yukain, a knight of the royal guard, stared at Nizen while holding his sword.

“What a great family, lord of Nizen Castle. To the extent that I am not ashamed of the beliefs to which this Yucain has dedicated his life.”

“… … .”

Yukain looked at Kazen and smiled meaningfully.

“I’ve never been more proud of the Heibern family that I’ve defended with my life.”

drip.

Lord Isaac Sauveur, the beacon of the Ledeo, smiled whitely while clenching his fists.

“I can trust the command of Nizen Castle Lord. Isn’t he at least superior to the head of the family in terms of tactics?”

Kazen frowned.

“You’ve grown more arrogant while I haven’t seen you, Isaac. Do you want to be sober too?”

“As you can see, I am still on probation. Or, like them, I’ll cut my neck… … ?”

Kazen glanced at Isaac’s servant’s uniform and laughed out loud.

“Ha ha ha! Nice to see that! Didn’t you keep a little bit of loyalty? Does this Kazen turn into a cat just because he’s been babbling about for a decade or so?”

“… … sorry.”

“I’m more sorry, Isaac.”

Isaac followed Kazen’s grim gaze.

Isaac grinned hard as he looked at his one-armed son, Breeze.

“It’s self-employed. I noticed it from the moment I installed it. Thank you for your mercy.”

Kazen, who laughed bitterly, opened his mouth to his younger brother Nizen again.

“There are so many people who want to protect Nizen castle lord.”

“older brother… … .”

Indescribable emotions flowed from the corner of his eyes that were getting wet, but Nizen was not ashamed.

He quickly got up and tore his tattered clothes.

Chi profit.

“Come on, wipe it up. older brother.”

“I don’t care, go ahead and take it. Isn’t everyone watching?”

A huge flag that fills the field of view.

In front of the golden lion lion he had coveted all his life, and the glory of such a kingdom, Nizen realized that all his years were useless.

‘It’s nothing like this… … .’

What on earth have you been coveting all this time?

Tup.

When Nizen accepted the Golden Lion Lion he gave him, Kazen raised Sahol’s courage and placed it on his shoulder.

“I, Kazen, the rider of Lemadel, speak before the spirits of the Montdelilla Mountains. All the knights of the Hibern family, listen.”

insect-!

“I, Kazen, appoint Nijen Aiol Vissel Vern, the lord of Aiol Castle, as the commander of this expedition, and the authority of the standard bearer will follow his golden lion scepter.”

thud-

coo kung-

All the knights in the Lion’s War began to respond with their own weapons.

Hibernian Lion’s Castle was engulfed in wild cries.