The Young Son Swordmaster
eps 42's
There were a total of five flag bearers who ran into the main building with Rosa's call.
They are Ran's third son, Vigo's fourth son, Myu's fourth daughter, Anne's fifth daughter, and lastly, Luntia's second daughter.
Rosa made them stand up straight in one file and stared at them with a dark and heavy gaze. The cries of yelling and reprimands he threw at them had calmed down a little.
But as soon as Jin entered the room, he raised his voice again.
"How can those of you who call themselves 'flag bearers' mess up?!"
As Rosa let out a thunderous roar, the documents and pen holder on her desk flew in four directions. In fact, the place where the pen was cracked and broke due to the energy in his voice.
Haaaa…!
He let out a long sigh and turned to Jin.
“...You have arrived.”
"Yes mother."
His brothers attention was also on him.
Ran and Vigo's gazes were tinged with annoyance and annoyance. Their reaction was reasonable as they were not involved in the publication of his mission.
Myu and Anne openly show their hostility towards Jin.
Their lips curved upwards, but their pupils were dyed red from bloodlust, as if they were warning him that they would kill him if the opportunity arose.
Meanwhile, Luntia was calm. He just wanted to know if his youngest brother — whom he hadn't seen for a long time — was really a 5-star knight as the rumors say.
“Have you heard the news? Your next mission is at Kollon Ruins.”
"Yes, I've been told."
“I canceled that mission. You will not go to Kollon.”
""Mother!""
Myu and Anne raised their voices simultaneously and took a few steps forward.
“You only care about killing the youngest, don't you? Did obtaining the authority and petty strength of a flag bearer give you no courage against your mother?”
Rosa looked at her daughter with ice-cold eyes.
However, the two princesses did not allow themselves to be intimidated.
"Mother, is it really strange that we tried to kill the youngest?"
"What…?"
“To be honest, I don't understand why you try to protect the youngest so much.”
Myu looked into her mother's eyes.
“Come, I challenge you to keep raving with that hole. Have you lost your mind?”
“Since we were born, Mother has only watched us from the side with father and even encouraged us to fight each other, Mother. Isn't that because competition is a necessity in our family?”
“He's right, Mother. In fact, you should know how much everyone here has been bullied and suppressed by our elder brothers while growing up. Back when I was in the middle class, I was also sent on a very difficult mission assigned to me by my brother! Tens times!”
A moment of silence followed.
Myu and Anne are not entirely wrong. Conflict and secret abuse between siblings in the Runcandel Clan was inevitable. In fact, it was the fate of all the children of Runcandel. In addition, Cyron and Rosa never intervened to stop the bloodshed that occurred between their children.
“Indeed, you two are not wrong. Competition is necessary, and you can use any means you want to be on top. ”
Rosa spoke with a gentle smile. Myu and Anne understood their mother's intentions.
“However, did you two reach the 5-star stage at the age of 15?”
"Huh?"
“You two are different compared to the youngest. Had you two made the same achievements as her in your teenage years, I would have protected you as well. However, you didn't do it. ”
Rosa openly reveals that she gave Jin preferential treatment.
“In other words, you two are not worthy of my protection and care. In fact, seeing how the two of you are now brazenly speaking back to me after being the flag bearer, I have no regrets about never protecting you both.”
Myu and Anne's faces changed as they blinked, dumbfounded.
No matter how harsh the environment of the clan was and how cruel one's siblings were, every child in the world would be injured after hearing the heartbreaking words from their parents.
“...Haa, you're right, ma'am. I am insensitive and naive.”
“Thank you for your guidance, Mother.”
The two girls lowered their heads and turned around, exiting the room. Despite having turned their backs on Jin, their burning anger and hatred towards their youngest brother can be distinguished more than ever.
“Luntia, Ran, Vigo.”
"""Yes mother."""
“As fellow flag bearers Myu and Anne, the three of you are also not free from guilt. Especially you, Luntia. I'm very disappointed in you. You need to reflect on your supervision for a while. Ran and Vigo, return one sword each.”
Luntia just shrugged and followed him, while Ran and Vigo protested.
“B-Mother? W-You want us to restore the sword?”
“Are you not satisfied? You should be glad it's just one sword. I personally prefer to confiscate all the precious swords you two took from the clan's arsenal, so be thankful I didn't do that.”
The brothers could not say anything in return and lowered their heads. Ran and Vigo feel like they're being framed for a crime they didn't commit, and of course, their frustration and anger is being diverted to Jin.
'Our family is very messed up. Things become troublesome.'
Jin silently clicked his tongue and thought to himself.
Rosa Runcandel's.
Did he really reprimand the flag bearers for his love for Jin?
Jin was sure that wasn't the case.
'Mother ... wanted me to clash with my brothers much more fiercely and violently. He deliberately called Elder Sister Luntia and Elder Brothers Ran and Vigo— even though they were not related to this incident—so that they developed hostility towards me.’
Is correct.
Rosa has summoned three other flag bearers besides Myu and Anne to test Jin.
More precisely, he tested every child in this room.
'I wonder how the youngest will get through this situation. He's a smart kid, so I'm sure he won't act cocky from now on just because he thinks I support him... So what's he gonna do?'
Rosa asked herself. He was excited and curious, but made sure to maintain an angry expression on his face.
Will he pretend to stand up for his brothers and have him punish him?
If he just stood there with a satisfied smile from having his mother by his side, then that was the end. While Jin was a rare genius to reach 5-star at the age of 15, if it was his reaction rate and intelligence, then Rosa planned to wipe out all her interest in her youngest son right away.
Needless to say, even if he was disappointed, he would still be his beloved youngest son. He will only be eliminated from the list of candidates for succession.
If Jin did nothing when he gave her an advantage, Rosa would judge that she was no match for leading the Runcandel clan.
"Mother."
"Speak freely, Jin."
Rosa spoke in a low tone, hiding her excitement.
“I really like the mission that Elder Sisters gave me.”
"Do you know where the Kollon Ruins are?"
Rosa grinned.
"Yes. It was in the Zippel region, and Runcandels once tried to attack and capture it, but failed to do so. It happened long before I was born.”
“So you are aware. Back then, Elder Tellot went to war with thirty guard knights but faced difficulties. It is now a tourist attraction, but the Zipfels family is still very much involved with it. You won't be able to do anything even if you go there. ”
The mission assigned to Jin is 'theft'.
He had to steal some ancient relics that Zipfels had dug up from the Kollon Ruins. Jin had yet to check the list of items he had to steal, but there were probably at least three relics in it.
“We can't verify that if I'm not heading there. Although this is a dangerous place, I can't believe it's an unreasonable mission. Don't you think Elder Sister assigned this mission to me because they believe I'm skilled enough for it?”
“A reckless courage. That, or you try to test your mother.”
What reckless courage.
It wasn't a bad reaction, but it wasn't what Rosa expected.
“In addition, if we suddenly change the mission issuance, we will show our clan how weak and careless our clan system is.”
“No clan member would question Runcandels just because of such a thing. Your brothers are just trying to hurt you. And since they can't physically attack you, they are utilizing their authority as flag bearers.”
“That's exactly what I mean, Mom.”
Jin smiled brightly.
“I don't plan to withdraw from this fight. If I were to duel with Big Sister here, now, I would definitely lose miserably. However, if I successfully complete my mission, I will be able to deliver them a powerful blow.
Rosa's eyes glittered.
“In other words, I have little chance of winning this fight. I know it would be wise for me to step down now, develop my strength, and defeat them in a duel in a few years, because Brother makes me restless.”
“You can easily die in Kollon Ruins with the smallest mistake. Are you really confident?”
"Yes. And if I manage to return from the mission, I would like to be bestowed the sword seized from the Elder Brothers. Since you judge this mission to be very dangerous, Ma'am, I want to be rewarded according to the amount of risk I take. ”
""What was that?""
Ran and Vigo spontaneously glared at Jin, while Rosa hid her happy smile.
The youngest provoked his older brothers as he expected, as if he had read his mind.
“Brother, why did you say you want to take the sword we returned—”
"good. I'll allow it.”
Rosa interrupted Vigo's speech.
Nevertheless, Ran sighed deeply before giving up some of his own thoughts.
“If you want to get some of the best swords, I can give you one of the weapons I have. But give up on this mission. Your achievements have spread all over the world, so you must stay alive until father returns to the Garden.”
If Cyron returned to the Sword Garden in a month and Jin was absent, then all the guests who came to visit the Runcandel Clan would be disappointed.
As such, people would raise suspicions and say that the 5-star 15-year-old knight was a false rumor started by Runcandels. Some would even believe that the clan was trying to cover up false rumors by saying the boy died on a mission right before the visit.
Ran acted as if he was worried about this outcome, but Jin tilted his head in confusion.
“You're a hypocrite, Brother Ran. If it is an important matter that you are aware of, you should have stopped Elder Sister from assigning this mission to me from the beginning.”
Ran pretends to be generous and kind, but Jin doesn't buy it. Ran and Vigo do not oppose Myu and Anne when they decide to assign the Kollon Ruins mission to Jin.
Jin could see that Ran was blatantly acting broad-minded to gain their mother's approval.
“Hahaha.. That must be very embarrassing, Ran. You should have stayed silent like your older sister instead. ”
Ran could not stop his ears from turning red when their mother laughed.
“I'm curious enough to know if the youngest will be able to steal his brothers' swords now. I will be watching closely to see if it is just an empty provocation, or if he will be able to make it happen. You can all leave now.”
As soon as all her children left the room, Rosa propped up her chin with her hands.
'...I trampled on the other's self-esteem so that the youngest didn't become like Luna, but it didn't seem necessary.'
The youngest seems to be thirsty for conflict. Today, it was a verbal and not a physical battle, but he completely dominated the flow of conversation, leaving his brothers who were several years older than him overwhelmed.
'Cyron would love to see the youngest grow so far when he returns.'
Of course, such a thing would not have happened if Jin had not returned alive from the Kollon Ruins.
As soon as they exit the building, Ran and Vigo immediately return to their rooms. Luntia hesitated to talk to the youngest for a while, but only returned to her room as if she did not want to be disturbed.
"Do you really think you're going to be so lucky this time too?"
Myu spoke up without even looking into her brother's eyes. She and Anne stood by the wall, waiting for him to come out.
"Who knows? Elder Sister may not know this well, but I am actually very unlucky in life. ”
“This is the last time you acted so casually. A mission is not a single mission. You will not feel so lonely on the way to your destination.”
“Haha, thank you for your concern, Elder Brothers. Then I'll see you next time.”
The two women glared at the boy's back as he stepped away until he disappeared from their sight.
