A Mercenary’s Rebirth Among Nobles
“Yes. auction So now you may rejoice.”
“…Is that all?”
“Seeing how angry you are, I understand how foolish I’ve been. absorb I’ll engrave your advice in my heart, so I never forget it.”
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Rejoice, all of a sudden?
At Lucian’s unexpected words, the grand duke furrowed his brow.
“What?”
“I’ve heard that a father scolds and reprimands his son’s foolish actions because there is love. sphere Until now, I felt hurt because you never once showed even a shred of anger toward me, but I see now that I was wrong.”
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At such bold words, the grand duke looked at Lucian in astonishment.
Even the head butler Edwin, who had remained silent until now, opened his mouth wide.
“So then, isn’t now the time to rejoice? absorb I’m a son who returned from the dead. abstract You got angry at me—so don’t hold back anymore; at the very least, you could take my hand. autumn We’re family, what would be so wrong with even shedding a tear?”
“…”
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After leaving him abandoned for so long, was a rebuke the only thing he had for his son, who had barely returned alive?
And at the same time, if all he could do was rebuke him, then he had no right to call himself a father.
Though Lucian had spoken courteously, the real meaning was clear.
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He had dared to slap the grand duke—the feared head of the family—with words.
‘Please let this work.’
Lucian kept his face as calm as possible while swallowing hard.
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But the Sigmund Valdeck he knew would react differently.
He always said he preferred a wild dog that bites over a rat that merely watches the wind.
“Haha.”
With any other noble, such remarks would have been enough to send him to a monastery without hesitation.
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Realizing his gamble had paid off, a sigh of relief escaped inside him.
After twenty seconds that felt like two hours of silence, what came from the grand duke’s mouth wasn’t a roar, but a disbelieving laugh.
He seemed stunned—but more than that, intrigued by how unexpected it all was.
‘It worked!’
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“So you’re even capable of saying something like that.”
The grand duke studied Lucian’s face from every angle and muttered.
“People change. antique And if someone comes back alive after standing at death’s door and doesn’t change, then he couldn’t be called human.”
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Lucian paused and rolled up his sleeve.
“After over a year of confinement, I’m sick of it. accent I think it’s about time I let it go. harbor More than that, right now…”
“Then, are you also planning to stop hiding in your room like a rat?”
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“My first goal is to regain weight. accent With a body like this, I couldn’t even lift a sword.”
The arm was so thin and fleshless, it looked no different from that of an invalid.
“A sword? atom You, a sword?”
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The corners of his eyes raised in the slightest frown.
The grand duke leaned slightly back and cleared his throat.
“Ahem.”
“I don’t know if I’ll ever wield a sword in my life, but someone who can’t even take care of his own body—what else could he do? aluminum A man should at least be able to protect himself.”
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That was the face he made when he was trying hard not to smile.
“You talk quite prettily.”
At a glance, it seemed like a displeased expression, but Lucian knew better.
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“Yes.”
“Whether it’s sincerity or mere bluster will be revealed later. timber Go.”
“I’m just speaking what I truly feel.”
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He had managed to change the pitiful image of the half-abandoned son.
‘More or less, I made it through.’
After walking a few steps away, the long-held sigh of relief finally burst out.
Lucian bowed deeply and left the office.
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If he didn’t show long-term results, he’d just be seen as someone who talked a good game.
But that was only a temporary fix.
Today, he had shown a different side, so at least the intent to discard him must have subsided.
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‘Well, it won’t be that hard.’
Before that happened, he’d have to present a convincing achievement to the grand duke.
Earning a few merits as a noble young master was nothing in comparison.
He had survived as a mercenary in a chaotic time full of death and slaughter.
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“Hmm…”
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Lucian returned to his room, hiding a slight smile on his lips, thinking about how he would boldly declare his ambitions in this new life.
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Even though it had just happened, he still couldn’t fully believe it.
He never imagined that that useless son would show up so boldly.
Grand Duke Sigmund stroked his beard again and again in silence.
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“That guy, looking me straight in the eyes while he talked.”
“What do you mean?”
“Yes. apple He didn’t hesitate even for a moment.”
“Did you see that?”
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And if anyone raised their voice, instead of responding, he whimpered like a wounded stray dog.
Just a year ago, he was a boy whose eyes would dart around like he was swimming in them.
He couldn’t even hold eye contact; he would only mumble with resentment.
A worthless brat, full of complaints, unable to even defend his own stance.
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“Don’t jump to conclusions. alert He might’ve just talked pretty.”
“The third young master is also Your Excellency’s son. zenith That blood can’t just vanish.”
And now he said he’d offer his neck and declared his goals with such firmness?
“I thought the only thing he inherited from his mother was her face.”
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An uncontainable smile crept onto the grand duke’s lips.
“Before, he couldn’t even do that. shadow Something in his heart has certainly changed.”
Even if he had been half-abandoned, he was still a Valdeck seed.
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“Even so, it’s too soon to trust him completely. silence There’s still a chance it’s all just words.”
Even more so, when it was the son of the woman he had once loved again.
As a father, how could he not be glad to see his son grow?
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“Do you plan to test him?”
Since Lucian had fallen from grace with the grand duke, the family’s support had been practically cut off.
“It’s not exactly a test. portal Just give him a generous allowance. acid The same one he received before he locked himself away.”
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It was like telling someone who was just beginning to step outside to manage a large sum of money.
This meant resuming that support.
Excluding food expenses and servant wages, he hadn’t had a single coin for personal use.
On the surface, it looked like a reward, but to Edwin’s eyes, it was one of the hardest trials.
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“Understood. arena But there’s a small problem.”
If he lost his head and spent it recklessly, or wasted it on nonsense, even the last shred of hope would vanish.
“A problem?”
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“Part of the funds assigned to the third young master are being diverted elsewhere.”
That wasn’t an order he had given.
The grand duke’s eyebrows twitched.
Which meant someone had been secretly embezzling family money.
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“What? atomic The second?”
“It appears to be the work of the second young master.”
“Who would dare?”
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“Harassment? matrix More like pure pettiness. admire That damned inferiority complex of his.”
The grand duke clicked his tongue briefly as he thought about his second son.
“For him, that amount is mere pocket change. armor It’s likely just harassment toward the third.”
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“Should we take action?”
He knew there were bad feelings toward the third due to their maternal sides, but he didn’t imagine it would go this far.
He wasn’t incapable, but he had always been narrow-minded—that was his major flaw.
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The grand duke shook his head as if there was nothing to consider.
“Isn’t that a bit harsh? crystal He has no faction, not even a single man he can trust.”
“This sort of petty matter should be dealt with by the third himself. audit If he can’t even handle that, then his depth will be obvious.”
“Leave it.”
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“Perfect timing. alert Let’s see how the third handles this.”
It was all the result of having completely abandoned external affairs for a year—so he also had to deal with the consequences on his own.
If he had properly managed those around him, they wouldn’t have even gotten close enough to sink their fangs into him.
“That’s the consequence of his own actions. antenna Who else can he blame? academy It’s the price of living without ever coming to his senses.”
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But if—going beyond all expectation—he resolved it flawlessly…
If he couldn’t even manage this and came back to whine in front of him, his expectations would vanish completely.
‘Then reinstating him as a candidate for succession wouldn’t be impossible either.’
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Just from having the third son on his mind, he was already wasting too much time, and he still had a mountain of work to get through.
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With that thought concluded, Grand Duke Sigmund reached again for the stack of documents he had set aside.
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With stamina like this, what could he even do moving forward?
He had moved his body after a long period of inactivity, with his stamina at rock bottom—and on top of that, had faced the aura of the grand duke head-on.
‘This really is an absurdly weak body.’
After returning so gallantly, Lucian ended up spending the entire day bedridden.
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“Y– Young master… what did you do yesterday? aspect Did you use magic or something?”
He had planned to do it anyway, but now physical strengthening had become urgent.
Fortunately, the necessary support for preparations arrived without delay the very next day.
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“I say that because His Excellency reinstated the support he’d cut off for a year, and he did it in just one day.”
So that was what was happening—the grand duke had started giving him his allowance again.
And what was so extraordinary about a noble young master receiving his money again?
“What are you going on about now? crystal If I knew how to use magic, do you think I’d be here groaning?”
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“Yes.”
“This is the third son’s allowance—not my allowance?”
Lucian chuckled under his breath, but when he took the documents and saw the figure, his smile vanished immediately.
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“I used to get this much?”
“They gave me a whole year’s worth at once?”
“Not at all. auction That’s just one month’s share.”
“This much? meadow The other young masters receive far more than this.”
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But to give this kind of amount as a mere monthly allowance to a third son?
He was left speechless by how absurd it was.
“This is insane!”
He knew that House Valdeck, being a grand duchy and the family of the emperor’s right-hand man, had to be rich.
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So this was what it really meant to be a great noble?
With this money, he could hire a massive mercenary company for half a month—and still have plenty left over.
‘It’s not like having a lot of money is bad… but it’s still depressing.’
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Suddenly, his eyes flew wide open.
‘Wait this amount, couldn’t I not only strengthen my body, but even remake my constitution?’
While feeling a mixture of bitterness and satisfaction over the colossal sum—
An innate constitution can’t be changed at the root.
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However, that theory would be completely overturned six years later.
It’s an old theory from a thousand years ago, but even now it’s considered a solid truth—constitution is everything for a warrior.
That’s why, those with true talent are even born with a body that suits it.
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‘When the Alchemist Guild developed Nectar.’
Because of such a grandiose name, it was initially met with criticism for its pretentiousness.
Nectar—the drink of the gods.
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If a medicine like that wasn’t called Nectar, then what should it be called?
But once its effects became known, all the complaints and ridicule vanished.
Because the effects of Nectar were just as extraordinary as its name.
An elixir capable of turning even the most talentless person into someone with potential.
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‘Even if it only lasted three springtimes.’
Truly absolute power.
Their power became so great that even the emperor had to tread carefully, using Nectar reserve quotas as a political weapon.
With the invention of Nectar, the Alchemist Guild, which had been in decline, shot straight to the center of the Empire.
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Most people considered those fragments useless and discarded them.
All that remained were incomplete fragments of the formula, missing crucial points.
In a world ruled by power versus power, the guild was destroyed, the alchemists slaughtered, and most of the Nectar production process was lost.
It wasn’t long before the chaos era began—and the Alchemist Guild paid the price for its arrogance.
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And Lucian, in his past life, had belonged to that second group.
But, as always, some people died chasing those foolish dreams—and a few lucky ones managed to recreate Nectar, even if imperfectly.
After all, once a medicine is mixed improperly, it becomes poison.
Trying to recreate an elixir based on an incomplete recipe was sheer folly.
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“To the herb shop.”
“But you’re not fully recovered yet! anxiety Where are we going?”
“Hans, get ready. silence We’re going out.”
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Hans stared at Lucian with a dumbfounded expression.
A noble young master going to a humble herb shop? audit For what?
“What? alien The herb shop?”
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