The Marquis Is a Master of Martial Arts

“however?”

“If I hadn’t seen it before, I’d be dead. But I think I can stop it now.”

Arin spoke honestly without changing his expression.

“That’s right. Arin.”

“yes?”

“I have a question for you.”

“Yes. Please tell me.”

[Creator’s Eye activates.]

[Name: Arin]

[Features: Quick Sword lv2, Bright Landscapes Lv1, Aura Adaptation lv1]

[Likeability: 28 (Like) ]

Sensitivity rose again. How will she react now?

“Are you satisfied with being my butler?”

Arin didn’t answer as if he didn’t understand my meaning.

“What…what are you talking about?”

“You have been trained as a knight since you were little. If you continued to be educated, you would have already become a knight.”

“That’s right. The Marquis said it was enough.”

“But you haven’t been able to practice much lately.”

After I started training, Arin took care of me, so she had very little personal time.

“It’s okay. It’s my choice.”

i’m not okay

To be honest, her characteristic quick sword and aura adaptation are quite common talents. However, the Myung Kyung Index is a rare and powerful trait.

It is a terrifying characteristic that recognizes a technique that it has seen once and responds to it. The same technique doesn’t work for her.

I’ve already seen the goksa once before. Didn’t you say you could stop it? Well, contrary to what she thought, it wouldn’t actually stop the howitzer.

She has too much talent to be left as my butler.

“Let me ask you honestly. Do you want to be a knight?”

Arin flinched several times, but could not open his mouth easily.

“I’m going to visit the Marquis tomorrow. Organize your thoughts before then and tell me.”

“that…”

As she tried to open her mouth, I jumped first.

“Of course, if you become a knight, you will become my knight.”

“A knight of the Archduke?”

“Yes. Because you are my housekeeper and my person. A knight should also be my knight.”

I can’t pass on talent like you to someone else.

“okay…”

She closed her eyes for a long time and then opened them. His eyes, which had been shaking for a long time, calmed down as usual.

“Then I’ll tell you right away. I…”

**

To keep what the Marquis said we should talk about, the next day I went to the Marquis’s office. After waiting a long time to see what he was doing, he was given permission to come in.

“Please go in.”

I nodded at the butler’s words and opened the office door. Unlike before, which was neatly organized, there were books and papers scattered all over the place.

“Meet Your Excellency, Marquis.”

Arin, who was behind me, bowed politely to the Marquis, who was sitting on the chair.

“You don’t even say hello to your father?”

“hello.”

“No. It’s my fault for wanting you.”

When I asked to say hello, the marquise’s face turned red.

“What is the technique you used yesterday? I searched through the books, but I couldn’t find anything like that. It’s common to throw a slightly twisted direction, but I’ve never seen one that moves so skillfully, and it doesn’t appear in any book.”

The Marquis must have been trying to find out about the howitzer by looking through the books since he went back yesterday.

“A month and a little since you started training, no matter how much you are a genius, it is impossible to learn such a skill alone in the meantime.”

“Wouldn’t it be possible if you were the greatest genius in the world?”

“Don’t play with words.”

As if he had no intention of playing a prank today, the Marquis had a heavy face.

Maybe it’s because you’re worried about me I wonder if I was possessed by something bad.

I reorganized in my head what I had prepared in advance.

“It’s not as ordinary as the Marquis thought. I’m not a genius, of course. I got something special from the 4th gymnasium.”

“special?”

“Yes. I found a book under the drawer of the armory where daggers and daggers are gathered in the 4th gymnasium.”

I brought out what I had been thinking about for a long time.

The 4th gymnasium is basically unoccupied, and the drawers containing daggers and daggers are so dusty that they are black. There’s nothing strange about what I picked up there.

“A book?”

“Yes. The outside of the book was full of star patterns and unknown mathematical formulas.”

“Ummm…”

“I opened the book without thinking, but something sucked into my head, and the book disappeared in an instant.”

“Spellbook!”

Hearing my words, the Marquis must have been surprised, so he hit the desk and got up.

“Is it a magic book?”

I knew everything, but I pretended not to know and asked again.

“Yes. If the book disappears as soon as you open it, it’s a sorcery book. Or it’s called a technical book.”

“okay.”

Of course I know. It’s my setting, how can I not know?

It is the sorcery book that borrows the power of an outstanding wizard and inscribes one’s skills or magic into a book and passes it on.

“After reading it, I learned how to throw daggers fast and hard, how to dodge the opponent’s defenses and hit them.”

“Yes. If it’s a magic book, it can be. Now I understand. But…”

The Marquis seemed uneasy about something.

“I don’t know who left the book there. Calling magic books is worth it. No matter how thrown, if you put it up for auction, you can earn money for three generations to play and eat for the rest of your life. I don’t understand why you put such a thing there. .”

“That’s right. But there’s nothing you can know by thinking about it. I just feel comfortable thinking I’ve got it right.”

In reality, there is no magic book, and there is no way the owner will appear.

“You’re not nervous at all. The big barrel is the same.”

“of course.”

The Marquis looked at my face and smiled.

“You won the bet yesterday, so I won’t tell you to learn the sword anymore. You won’t need it because you can learn the skills of the magician.”

“yes.”

“But let me tell you one more thing.”

“I will listen.”

“There are times in the world where appearance is more important than skill. This is an era where swords rule. You may be treated worse than skill. Knights of other families will not recognize you.”

The Marquis’ words had some validity. He was thinking of me in many ways.

“It’s okay. With this power, I will build a record that no one can say anything about. I will step on those who ignore me and stand on top of them.”

“hahahahaha! You really have changed. Yes, Lox should have that kind of attitude!”

The Marquis must have felt better at my words, but the smile on his lips did not go down.

“Then it’s time to promise. Tell me what you want.”

I glanced at Arin standing quietly behind me before opening my mouth.

“I am…”

Bet with Marquis (4)

“Why is that? Tell me.”

“Give me the position of successor.”

Hearing my words, the Marquis closed her eyes tightly. It was an expression that said he was coming. But my words are not over yet.

“Will you listen to me?”

“It is within my power to choose an heir. And when I bet, I said I’d do anything for you. If you want it, you’ll do it.”

The Marquis said he would listen, but it wasn’t a comfortable expression.

If I were to become the heir now, both I and the Marquis would be engulfed in troublesome things.

“You look very uncomfortable when you say you’ll listen.”

“Kuhm…”

“If I become the heir now, there will be a lot of problems. There will be a backlash, the Marquis’ reputation will fall, and maybe my younger siblings and my wife will be in trouble.”

“Kuhm…”

Ashamed to hear the truth, the Marquis cleared his throat.

“My most desired wish is the position of successor. But, thinking of the Marquis, I’ll give it up just once.”

“Oh, thank you.”

To be honest, I had no idea at all. If you become the heir, you must receive 1:1 training from the marquis all day and participate in knight training. It was a life without freedom, having to ask permission from the Marquis for everything.

I couldn’t afford to spend time in such a place as I had to raise my proficiency in Sichuan Dangga and travel around the world to get skills.

If everything goes according to my plan, the Marquis of Rox will naturally belong to me in the future, so there is no particular need to become the heir right now.

“Then what is your wish?”

“Are you admitting that I made concessions?”

“Of course. Thank you very much.”

By giving up a wish he didn’t want, he made the marquis one of his debts. It was the best result.

“I want to make Arryn and Cryde my knights.”

“what?”

The Marquis cleared his ear once, as if he thought he hadn’t heard well.

“I want to make Arin, who is now my butler, and Cryde, the trainee knight who competed against me yesterday, my knights.”

“Is that a wish?”

“That’s right.”

Yesterday Arin said he wanted to become a knight. He also decided to save Cryde, who is now just a raw stone, but who will become a powerful knight in the future.

“Is that really enough?”

“That’s right.”

The Marquis was wondering what I had in mind for such a wish.

“Give them the best education and training. And since they’re both mine, don’t let anyone else touch them.”

“Yes, of course.”

The Marquis nodded as if it were natural.

“It’s good. Arin.”

“Thanks to the Marquis. Thank you very much.”

Arin bent down and thanked the Marquis.

“No, I should thank Yuren. By the way, what will your butler do?

Of course I thought about that part too.

“There is a guy named Peru who works in the mansion’s kitchen. I want to use him as my butler.”

“Peru?”

“Yes. However, I would appreciate it if the Marquis-nim did not designate it by chance.”

“What’s going on?”

“Yes. I’ll tell you when it’s sorted out later.”

“Yes. Don’t wait.”

The Marquis didn’t ask anymore, as if he trusted me now. I think it’s because the sensitivity has gone up a lot.

Come to think of it, the Marquis has never used the Creator’s Eye.

[Use the Creator’s Eye.]

[Name: Willington Rocks]

[Attributes: Quick Sword lv4, Aura Adaptation lv4, Sword Emperor]

[Likeability: 74 (trust)]

After all, the likeability is a trust level, so my words are well communicated.

I don’t know what the original favorability was, but that must have gone up a lot. When I just woke up, the Marquis’ eyes showed nothing but coolness.

“Oh, and let Arin continue to live here.”

“You don’t have to say that.”

The Marquis smiled lightly.

“I’ll take action quickly on what you said.”

“Thank you. Then let’s go.”

“Yes. I don’t know exactly what you’re going to do, but trust me and wait.”

I showed a bright smile and left the Marquis’s room at the words of the Marquis who showed trust.

“Wow.”

Tired of something, as soon as I got back to my room, I threw myself on the bed.

“thank you.”

“It’s not a big deal. I’m sorry that I took the chance later than usual because I acted foolishly.”

Arin shook his head vigorously, as if not.

“I don’t know if I should be a knight. I…”

“You still want to be?”

“…That’s right. Holding the sword is the most fun.”

Arin showed a certain amount of inner feelings as much as his liking increased.

“Yes. That’s enough.”

“By the way, I have a question for you.”

“what?”

“Why did you choose Peru as your butler?”

“Ah, that’s him.”

“I have to hand over him, so I guess I need to know who it is.”

“Sure.”

I thought about what to do and decided to be honest.

“He’s a spy.”

“…yes?”

Surprisingly, Arin raised her face to me.

“What do you mean?”

“Carox and Kayna are spies sent to kill me.”

“If you’re talking about Karox, are you referring to the leader of the Silver Eagle Knights?”

“that’s right.”

“Kaina-sama is the current Marquis’s wife…”

“yes.”

Arin looked at me with confused eyes.

“How did you know he was a spy? No, more than that, why would you use him as a butler when you know he’s a spy? It’s dangerous.”

“It’s okay. He’s made me listen to my commands now.”

“What do you mean…”

“There’s something like that. There’s a lot to eat from Caina and Carox by using that guy.”

Arin, of course, didn’t understand what I was saying and had blank eyes.

“You’ll find out later.”