Chapter 13 – Baron Leon (3)

If shaving was hard, she at least wanted Jade to trim his facial hair, but listening to his response it seemed like even that was going to be a difficult task.

-Why does she care? Jade is Jade whether he shaves or not! Heung!

-Aren’t you being too sensitive about it?

-I don’t want her caring about our Jade!

Celestine who was playing with Hwid suddenly flew towards him like lightning and hugged him.

She hugged his cheek and was yelling at Arelia who couldn’t see nor hear her, and seeing this, Elestra who was sitting on Jade’s opposite shoulder made an annoyed expression.

-Hey, that’s a sickness too you know.

-It’s not a sickness!

-Sigh.

Elestra shook her head as Celestine obsessed over strange things, and at that moment, a nervous knock came from the door.

“Please excuse us.”

“Come in.”

Although the voice was unfriendly, Jade instinctively knew whose voice it was.

‘It must be my father.’

Babump babump.

Just like last time, Jade’s heart was beating hard against his will.

His body was instinctively reacting on its own.

Squeak.

Jade turned his head as his heart began to beat faster.

Shortly after, the door opened, and two men walked into the room.

It was Belis Leon the Baron and his son Carlton Leon.

“Nice to meet you, mister Steven, Jade, Arelia.”

Belis focused his greeting to Steven as he assumed Steven was the one bringing news from the Royal Palace.

Although Steven was a court mage, he did not have any other titles attached to his name nor was he a noble.

However, it was certain that he would be promoted once the purging was over, so Belis lowered his head even though doing so hurt his pride.

Rustle.

Yet even with his courteous greeting, Steven did not open his mouth and instead turned his upper body back.

Seeing this, Belis was late on realizing who the most important person was in the group as Jade was the one sitting in the middle.

“I don’t think we’re in a comfortable relationship to be greeting each other like this.”

“……So you were the main person mister jade.”

“I believe we can form a new relationship through talking.”

Belis did not look down on Jade even though he was much younger and was a normal civilian, because Jade was the main contributor to the previous battle.

Furthermore, he was a summoner that could summon a high-level spirit, so he was on the same level as a Master.

“A new relationship you say. From what I heard, I’m sure it was your side that didn’t want to talk Baron Leon.”

Startle!

Belis was startled for a moment, but that look disappeared in a flash.

However, what he didn’t realize was that there was a deficient Carlton by his side.

“And once a traitor will always be a traitor.”

“That’s not true. We did not have such thoughts.”

Belis strongly feigned ignorance.

Even if it were true, there was no way he would admit it in this meeting.

That’s why Belis made an expression as if he had suffered unfairness.

‘Was he normally this type of person?’

Jade stared at Belis and Carlton with a queer look.

The Belis and Carlton in his memories were very terrifying, and they honestly were.

In this land, he was like a king.

It was normal for them to be frightening to normal civilians as they controlled the life and death of those below them.

However, the current situation was different.

‘If he hadn’t fused with me and received my talent or affinity with the spirits, I’m sure the situation would still be the same.’

Jade didn’t run away to the Great Forest without reason.

He was at his current level now because of his talent and affinity with the spirits, but if he didn’t have those two abilities, Jade would still be on the run even now.

If anything, he may not even be alive right now.

However, what was important now was the present.

‘What’s important to know is that the time of revenge has come.’

Jade pulled out Belis’ information which was hidden in his memories.

Many of it was information he had received from his mother, but 99% of the information she had given him was true.

That’s why he had decided to take revenge without a second though.

Additionally, Jade was qualified to do so.

‘Just the number of women he messed around with exceeds several hundreds, and among them was Jade’s mother.’

An insignificant lord in an unimportant territory.

He wasn’t even rich so while the other nobles had concubines by their side, Belis didn’t have any.

Maybe that’s why he labeled his inferiority complex with twisted desires.

He secretly messed around with all the women in his land.

Only, the problem was his after-measures as he didn’t take care of any of the women that he messed around with.

Although family was treasured within their own bloodline, they made sure to prevent any children from being born from other women out of fear of a possible succession struggle.

That’s why Jade and his mother couldn’t settle down and had to wander the land.

“Baron Leon is always loyal to Paulstein. If you think about what happened before, strictly speaking we weren’t betraying the kingdom since the second prince was a descendant of the Royal family.”

“That’s true, but the problem is that your thoughts are completely different from the Crown Prince’s thoughts.”

“…….”

Belis was speechless.

At the end of the day, the Crown Prince Lloyd was the one that was the decision maker.

That’s why Belis stared at Jade with shaky eyes as he was the one who knew what Lloyd’s thoughts were.

“Let me ask you one thing.”

“Please speak.”

Belis answered calmly as he felt the grief of being an insignificant lord of a small territory.

However, his insides were blazing with rage.

“Do you know who Helen is?”

“…….Who is that?”

“As expected, you don’t remember.”

Jade momentarily looked dejected.

His mother was treated like a toy, got pregnant with Jade, and lived in hiding all her life.

Yet the party involved didn’t even remember her name, when his mother had lived her whole life with anxiety.