The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 24

Relic of the Great Dragon (4)

Theo put his hand on his waist.

If the need arises, he intends to pull out his sword.

And the moment I quickly opened the front door and entered.

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“… … yes?”

Theo blinked involuntarily at the fireworks exploding in front of his eyes.

“Bocchan, congratulations!”

“I heard you got a nickname?”

“In the meantime, really, really, really, really, really, really, really worked hard.”

“With this momentum, you are running all the way to the flowering ceremony! Fighting!”

At that moment, the lights came on in the dark room, and the maids and butlers greeted them.

Clap clap clap clap!

Even plan cards were flying above their heads.

-kyung! Theo, a special issue has been created! axis!

“… … What is all this?”

Theo was bewildered.

“What is it? It’s a party to celebrate the boy finally getting a special issue.”

“Right, right. Don’t you know how much fun we are these days? Everyone is going crazy because of you. Well, today, a colleague from Maehwa Palace asks me about the young master, and he’s very jealous… … Oh ho ho ho!”

Theo felt like he wanted to go down a rat hole for a moment.

I think it’s because of the rumor that he crossed swords with the 4th Jun of the North… … It was too embarrassing.

“Mother… … ?”

So, I thought of avoiding the seat with another excuse.

“The madam says she needs to take care of at least one more when the youngster’s water rises, and she invites very famous chefs from Winterer to make her own health food. You have no idea how cluttered your kitchen is right now because of that. Oh ho ho ho!”

“… … .”

It seemed like it was wrong to spend the day comfortably.

* * *

“Son, try this grilled abalone. They are caught only in very small quantities even in the Idriatic Sea, and they are slowly roasted with butter obtained from a dairy farm in the Pual Mountains to raise the heat… … !”

“Mother, I already ate over 20 abalones… … .”

“Oh, try this too. Chickens that grew up eating only acorns in the Lajiria desert in the west were caught when they were young, and they became orphans like ginseng airlifted from a country called Juseon in the far east… … !”

“I also ate a lot of chicken. I think I’ll hear a kkokkio sound in my stomach tomorrow… … .”

“There is also this. Do you remember, son? My son must have been around 5 years old, I remembered Daegu, which he said was delicious when he went to the North Sea to play… … !”

“… … .”

Theo was about to die from eating the food Cecilia recommended.

I wanted to refuse because I was full, but

‘… … How can you say such a thing when you look at me like that?’

Cecilia’s eyes were brighter than ever before, and she couldn’t open her mouth.

Thanks to this, the table was piled high with dishes like a tower.

-Didn’t you hear from the young master?

– I thought so too, but I guess not.

– If the food suits your taste, you eat it like that. You must mean that our food has not been delicious in the meantime, right?

– I can’t. I need to brush up on the chefs in the future.

-right. My son-in-law should always eat delicious food!

The maids and butlers also seemed to catch fire in a strange direction (?), but they had no time to care.

‘still… … It’s delicious.’

Theo grinned bitterly as he chewed on the torn chicken leg.

It was the same when she was a tailor, but this time too, Cecilia personally tasted and selected ingredients and led the chefs.

It was like I saw a new side of my mother that I hadn’t seen before.

‘You seem to have a lot more talent than I knew.’

“Oh ho ho! Your son will not know. How happy I am every day these days.”

“Fortunately, you seem to like life in Dongbaek Palace.”

For a moment, Cecilia tilted her head.

“Well? What do you mean?”

“Didn’t you usually hate the third wife?”

“Oh no! This mother said that she was happy every day, so it seems that her son misunderstood.”

“… … ?”

“Of course, Emile, I am also happy that I got rid of the old one and took possession of this Camellia Palace. Because they always and everywhere gossip about my son and me.”

I did… … was it?

“So you have to be happy. The star your son had in the past… … What’s your nickname! Emil was the first to use the term anchovy, which I didn’t even want to mention.”

Ragnar’s asshole.

It seemed to be referring to a nickname that had been followed like a tag for a long time.

“Actually, my son would have had no choice but to know. Because I was the one who cracked down on the ladies-in-waiting not to know who put it on.”

Theo widened his eyes.

Because I couldn’t even guess.

“Whether it’s the Rose Palace or the Camellia Palace, this mother doesn’t really care. A place where you can eat face-to-face like this with your son is enough.”

“… … .”

“What I’m glad about is that people are finally getting to know your son’s true worth.”

As before, the other side of the heart tickled again.

“It’s full of stuff that’s blinding. That you are such a dignified and wonderful son. But fortunately, now that I’m starting to know, won’t everyone be careful with their words and themselves in front of their son from now on? Oh ho ho!”

There was no pretense in Cecilia’s pleasant smile.

‘perhaps… … Maybe I’ve misunderstood my mother.’

In the meantime, I knew that what my mother wanted was the improvement of her social status through her son, her greed for power, and the resulting twisted affection… … .

There seemed to be a misunderstanding.

A misunderstanding that could have been easily resolved if I had been honest with my mother.

But.

A misunderstanding that has never been resolved.

“And while making excuses for my son, when I touched clothes, cooking, and other things I had hobbies in the past, I had new thoughts about the past. It’s a lot of fun.”

At first glance, Theo thought of Cecilia, who was full of vitality and enthusiasm.

Despite having such great enthusiasm and talent.

Married as a woman of the household,

As a single mother,

Under pressure and contempt from those around you,

To somehow protect my son from them,

The dream of a young day that I had to let go of.

I thought that I would like to see my mother’s vitality and laughter.

“Mother, by any chance you can do the things you did before… … !”

“Ah, more than that, are you using that sword well? The last time I saw it, it seemed like he was carrying it.”

Cecilia stopped talking midway and looked at the three swords Theo had hung by the table.

Theo didn’t have time to say anything behind his back.

Cecilia’s eyes spoke.

Don’t gossip any more.

– While making excuses for your son, clothes, cooking, things you used to have hobbies in the past… … .

Why do some of the things you just said linger in my head?

“I was worried that I might have given you something I didn’t like because you kept hanging it on the wall.”

“Would you like to see it?”

Theo picked up one of the three, thinking that we would have to talk again next time.

Serureung-

The sword was separated from the scabbard.

Seeing the pure white blade, Cecilia’s eyes widened slightly.

“The blade is pretty badly damaged.”

“Yes. I happened to see it.”

“Are the other swords like that?”

Theo showed the other two blades the same way.

Cecilia frowned and muttered in disapproval.

“This damn old man… … ! He said so loudly that it would never be broken because it was snow white and even ‘ebony wood’.”

“Ebony tree? Are you referring to the blackwood tree that is said to only come from the southern Gaia jungle?”

Blackwood was a deformed plant that only grew on iron.

Because it has the property of iron, it boasts very hard strength, and it was used as a material for a treasured sword, like a snow white ingot.

But is that even here?

“Where else is the blackwood tree? Oh, I can’t. Should I go and ask? At this rate, this mother’s insides are about to explode.”

“… … !”

“Will you give me those swords? I will make it properly again and bring it back.”

“I’m fine as of now.”

“What are you talking about now! You’re not saying you’re going to participate in the Flowering Ceremony with swords in that condition, right?”

Theo scratched his cheek with his index finger.

“I thought so too. never! Keep in mind. I have said something similar before, but do not forget that now, when your son’s fame is just beginning to spread, you must pay more attention to your every action, every tone of voice, and every appearance than ever before.”

You shouldn’t give one of those things that would make others stand up to you, Cecilia added.

“Each of the trivial evaluations of your son is gathered and eventually your son’s reputation is created. It shouldn’t be taken for granted. You know?”

Theo nodded.

Because I understood Cecilia’s words now.

Others who have heard this may say that speed is not more important.

Of course, that also makes sense.

However, it is only necessary to take care of the substance, and the appearance of packaging is also important.

After all, people who don’t know about Theo’s existence will judge him by looking at his appearance first.

And the place Theo was looking at was not a simple class of strongmen.

-house owner.

It was Ragnar’s pinnacle.

If so, it was necessary to gradually build up such a reputation from now on.

Mother was right.

“So this mother will meddle with every action and every appearance of her son participating in the flowering ceremony. The main character there must be the son.”

widely!

Cecilia slammed the tabletop and jumped up from her seat.

“It’s not like this. You damn old man, today is the day to catch him.”

“… … Isn’t it 9 o’clock at night now?”

“Is time important? We have to catch the swindler who gave us such a defective item even after taking the expensive money.”

I thought while watching Cecilia, who showed a nervous reaction after a long time.

Who the hell is the ‘damned old man’ mother is talking about?

* * *

‘Come to think of it, I didn’t know much about my mother’s human relationships until now.’

While Theo reflects on the days when he was too careless.

The carriage with the two mothers on board left Dongbaek Palace and moved toward Winterer’s Yajang district.

‘But Ray is still chasing… … ? What the hell are you thinking?’

It means that I was alone outside Dongbaek Palace on this cold day for over three hours.

I couldn’t understand why he kept following me.

I didn’t think it would interfere, so I just left it alone.

‘If he continues like that, I think I’ll have to hold him and talk to him.’

I was thinking like that.

“Here it is.”

where it stopped then.

Theo opened his eyes slightly.

“＜Basque Workshop＞? Did you know where it is?”

The building was so enormous that I wondered if it should be called a ‘factory’ rather than a forge.

Smoke billowed from the chimney even at this late hour, and the heat was felt even outside the door.

It was a place that Theo knew very well.

No, I couldn’t have known.

Basque workshop.

Even in Winterer, it was one of the top three weapons workshops.

Among the swordsmen who lived in Ragnar, wouldn’t there be someone who hadn’t touched the sword made here at least once?

“How does this mother with no money know this place? I just know one person here.”

“… … ?”

Who are you talking about?

If it was enough to directly touch snow white ingots and ebony trees, he would be a field manager with the rank of ‘master’.

The moment I was about to ask who Theo was.

“You bastards! Did you even get your ears blocked! Didn’t move straight? How much does this all cost… … ! hey! Do it right there! That is all money, money!”

A hysterical voice came from inside.

“… … money?”

When Theo made a strange expression, the studio door suddenly opened with a ‘bang!’

“aaagh! Seriously, how did I get this one! Only then will you be able to meet the delivery date properly!”

How many days hadn’t it been washed? A hand scratching at her crumbly silver hair.

There were dark circles under her eyes, and white smoke blew incessantly from the smoking pipe in her mouth.

But the hand that held the smoking pipe gleamed with the gems of the rings, two or three on each finger,

Gold necklaces and gold bracelets were dangling around his neck and wrists, making his eyes hurt.

Anyone can see the appearance of a nerd who is overwhelmed with work and is only focused on squeezing his subordinates non-stop for days.

On the other hand, she had a white face and pointed ears.

At that time, nervous eyes glared at Theo.

“What you looking at? Have you ever seen an elf smoking?”

The appearance of an elf beyond imagination.

‘this person… … !’

Theo realized who she was.

-Master of the Basque workshop.

– A mutant who is an elf who loves nature, but was kicked out of the tribe because he fell into the blacksmith business.

– A mad elf who loves jewels, gold and money the most in the world.

-Even so, his skill is certain. He is the only 3 of Ragnar to receive the title of ‘Master’.

– Also known as ‘the elf born of capitalism’.

An existence that was classified as a ‘special class’ even by the Ministry of Information.

‘Magician Kirson!’

I didn’t expect to meet such a big man so suddenly, I was about to answer something in a hurry.

Suddenly, Cecilia strode out.

“You still haven’t quit smoking that damn thing? Even if you are an elf, if you continue to be exposed to the heat like that and even smoke, you will die someday?”

A goal hit Cecilia’s fine forehead.

“Mother!”