I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

4 – Introduction

“Heh heh heh heh…”

“Tsk tsk tsk tsk…”

The shocking news that the illegitimate son was admitted to a noble family, and to that Burgon family, spread very quickly beyond the Duchy of Burgon.

The Burgon family and the aristocrats of the south and south made it a very good laughing stock at the Dagoehoe, and the families with ties only expressed a little displeasure, but all the nobles with Burgon surnames responded with just one word. Could be arranged with

Are you crazy?

“…My nephew seems to have liked that girl very much.”

“Prepare the carriage to head to the capital immediately!”

From hundreds of years ago to 10 years ago, the descendants of the younger brothers who lost the duchy to their older brother are evenly distributed throughout the territory of the Duchy of Burgon.

Dijon, the capital of the Duchy of Burgon, faced waves of its descendants.

…………

“…Hello, brother. I-“

“…”

‘True…’

I sent my greetings to my three older brothers and two older sisters, but I never thought that even one of them would accept my greetings until the end.

Just ignoring it without even looking at it belongs to the better side.

The way he didn’t hide his displeasure, openly wrinkled his face and pinched his nose, openly cursed in front of me not to say anything like that because you’re not my sister, etc. It was very amazing.

I have no intention of recognizing you as a real older brother or sister. I did it because the duke wanted to say hello.

“…Are you okay?”

Chloe, who followed me from the beginning of the greeting, never once had the worry left her face from beginning to end.

Chloe, who was hired as my exclusive maid and is wearing a maid’s uniform, is stroking me and comforting me.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. Of course I thought it would be like this.”

“Yes…”

“Okay, it’s time for class soon. Let’s go back.”

“Okay.”

“…”

Chloe is still staring at the back of my brother’s head who passed me by ignoring me. This isn’t the first time, it’s been like this since the first greeting.

Hmmm… She’s Chloe She’s a smart kid so she won’t do anything out of the blue, but she is but she’d better tell her just in case.

“Chloe.”

“Yes.”

As soon as I spoke to her, Chloe’s eyes, which had been moving left and right, were fixed on me in an instant.

“I know… You know, but you shouldn’t be rude to them?”

“Yes, of course.”

Chloe has a look on her face as if she were saying something very obvious.

Hmm… I guess I was too sensitive.

“And when there are two of you, you can call me oppa.”

“…Mister.”

“It’s still the same.”

I still don’t know what Chloe is thinking.

She obviously used to call me oppa before… Hoo…

“But you’re my sister. Don’t beat yourself up too much for being adopted.”

“…”

The more Chloe calls me ‘Brother’, the more I feel like Chloe is self-harming for her adoptive situation, which makes me so sad.

Forcing me to call you older brother is a bad thing, so I tried to be careful, but the result was always the same.

My brother and the young master both have the same feelings and tone, so I’m starting to think about drawing them now, but the two words are clearly different.

Chloe will one day be able to call me oppa without worrying about anyone.

Then you should be successful.

“Come on, let’s go.”

“…Yes.”

Of course Chloe started walking behind me.

Oh, really.

“Don’t stand behind, come to the side.”

“Yes…”

Really, you really don’t have to do maid work.

Once you see all the other maids doing mundane chores, the duke just verbally asked her to become her exclusive maid.

…………

“He is a man who will be of great strength to the principality in the future. I mean he will assist you very well. So—”

“There are many talented people. Do I really need to use those lowly people?”

“Louis!”

A loud roar flows from the Duke’s throne room.

“…”

“Huh.”

I said that I would recognize Claude as my son, but treating him as a lowly citizen could be seen as an act of challenging the authority of the duke.

Even so, Louis, the eldest son, shows no sign of shrinking at all. As if he was not at fault, as if I was at fault.

“…”

‘Damn it.’

There are too many eyes to see.

If I press down with authority here, Louis, who will succeed me in the future, will look ridiculous to his vassals. It can’t be.

Of course, if I just let it pass, my authority, which has already fallen due to Claude’s case, will go down through the floor… But what should I do to empower my son?

“…He’s a smart kid. Be friendly.”

“…”

Louis just stared at me without answering.

The Burgon clans that arrived from each territory also had the same eyes as Louis.

“Your Highness, is that child really that talented?”

“…”

‘This bastard…’

The younger brother, whom he hadn’t been on good terms with, spits out very intrusive words while laughing.

Really? Really?

If you simply lay out the words, it means that you are simply questioning Claude’s talent, but when combined with the speaker’s expression and tone, it has a different meaning.

That’s why my younger brother is asking me if I made up a plausible lie to look after Claude, and if I liked that girl, that is, Marie, that much.

“Kuh-kuh…”

“…?”

If it was normal, the back of my neck would have hurt from the fever… But as I am seeing Claude’s every move every day, I can only laugh.

Yeah, well, it would be better to show it yourself.

Since all the members of the family have gathered, it would be perfect if I could formally introduce you to Claude.

Her duke gently moved back and forth towards her maid with her palms outstretched, and seeing it, her maid silently bowed her head to her throne room to bring her Claude. Exit

…………

“Chloe, okay?”

“Ahhh… That’s fun.”

‘…’

This kid… What the heck is this?

There is literally nothing to teach.

I heard that I was a child who grew up in a village, so I thought I had a lot to teach, so I prepared a lot of things, but it all turned out to be in vain.

I made a lecture plan according to the age of 13 for no reason.

I thought it was a case of exaggerating the talents of their children, as some nobles usually do.

Theology and magic seem a bit lacking, but that’s a subject I can’t teach…

“Ah… I don’t know, it’s fun…”

“hehehe…”

All this child needs is a book containing knowledge, it seems that he does not need a teacher at all.

Claude, who finished the progress first, left the teacher far away and used his teaching time for Chloe’s education.

“So… Let me explain in a bit more detail—”

“ㅡ?”

“Huh?”

Time flies surprisingly quickly, doesn’t it? It’s almost time to finish… I guess it’s not. The hourglass is the same.

What is more curious than anything is that the ladies-in-waiting who entered through the door of the training room had all sorts of fancy clothes draped over their arms. Didn’t you usually have something like that?

“Precious people have arrived. We must prepare.”

“…”

The only high-ranking person in the castle is the duke.

But if you say that noble people have come… I can guess.

…………

“…Meet the dignitaries.”

I heard a rough story while changing clothes.

It seems that the duke wants to show off my talent to the family members to gain legitimacy for enrolling me.

Then you should do your best.

If you suffer a lot here, you will be much more comfortable later.

“Your posture… Is worth watching.”

“Thank you, uncle.”

“…Hmm.”

I was told about the impression by the ladies-in-waiting.

The bald man in red in front of me is my uncle, and the sparsely bald man next to him is my uncle.

Ah, not only my uncle but also other relatives memorized it. It is fortunate that nobles are easy to tell apart because they wear distinctive clothes to show off themselves.

…I’m a little concerned that all the uncles are bald, but I’m not like that, right?

Still, the Duke is abundant, so I’m sure it’ll be okay… But I’m a little uneasy.

“Did you say Claude? Raise your head.”

“Yes.”

‘At times like this, put your head back 3 seconds… Hmm.’

Unexpectedly, the gaze is not so hostile.

Just a moment ago, he had been looking at a cockroach on his pillow, but now it has changed to looking at an ant on the side of the road.

Both of them are worms, but it wouldn’t have changed at all if they hadn’t memorized etiquette.

Anyway, let’s focus on the fact that the treatment has improved a little bit.

“Meet your Excellency Frederic de Bourgon.”

“So… 13 Years old?”

“Yes.”

After that, Frederic slightly turned his head to look at Duke Charles.

The two men’s gazes cross, and after a while, they return to me.

“My older brother praises you very kindly.”

“That’s too much praise.”

“Can you explain the history of the House of Burgon?”

Let my brother and I call and go. It means you don’t want to acknowledge me even if I die.

Of course, I also don’t think of the duke family as family, so it’s the same.

“Yes, the Duchy of Burgon did not conquer the territory of the Holy Empire during the reign of the great predecessor Duke Philip, but became independent from the Carolingian Kingdom—”

As the explanation of the heads of the Burgon family continued, going backwards through the chronology, I could feel the eyes of the nobles in the audience room getting better than before.

The etiquette of the past and the story of the family now are the same, as expected, honor is a special medicine for nobles.

As expected, memorizing family history aside from anything else was a very good choice.

…Actually, since I already knew basic common sense from my previous life, I had nothing to memorize except for theology and history.

“—-It’s ideal.”

Finally, as soon as I finished explaining the ancestors, I no longer felt the same hostility from the relatives who filled the audience room.

‘Write…’

Except for his half-brother Louis and his two uncles.

Perhaps the best thing for them would be for me to disgrace the duke’s face by being disgraced, but they seem quite dissatisfied with my response so perfectly.

Neither immature or perfect, it seems that neither of them was an option to be liked.

Or was it impossible no matter what I did.