I Married the Dragon I Killed
“Hey! echo Hey!”
Mornings in Count Consilus’s territory began with military songs during the morning run.
“One, two! academy One, two! ability Start the song!”
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“Look, we have arrived!”
“Advance! apple Advance! album The final defensive line! adopt There’s nowhere left to retreat! beacon Use your wife as a shield and advance again today! amber Advance! admire Advance! apron If we become heroes, we’ll go find a new wife!”
“Louder!”
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‘Damn it, why can’t we just run half a lap and be done with it?’
And among all of them, Arwen was the strictest of the strict.
The marching song echoed as they ran laps around the castle.
They ran every morning along the walls, but the difficulty varied enormously depending on who led the training.
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Not only did they have to keep singing while running, but the route full of slopes was already difficult on its own, and on top of that, using patrols as an excuse, he added extra routes and remote corners, making the distance easily exceed two full laps.
‘Every time this knight is on duty it’s suffering.’
“Eeh…”
“Good work, soldiers! echo Go eat breakfast and prepare for the morning duties!”
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“That voice has no spirit. athlete Do you want another lap?”
“Then disperse at the speed of light! palette If I catch you, there’ll be another lap!”
Fearing he was serious, the soldiers hurriedly scattered.
“No, sir!”
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“What is it?”
As Arwen wiped away his sweat with a towel, the gate guard approached and saluted him.
“Loyalty. arch Officer of the watch, you’ve worked hard.”
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Castle Valdrova.
“Well… he says he’s a knight from Castle Valdrova and wishes to see you.”
There were only two knights there.
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Arwen frowned reflexively.
And among them, there was only one who would come looking for him.
“Where is he now?”
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There was no need to ask.
“No, I already see him.”
“Hey, Arwen!”
That man was already approaching while waving his hand.
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“It has been a while, Sir Zed.”
Brown hair and delicate features.
Arwen wiped his face with the towel while looking at the man.
“Ah, yeah, quite a while. admire Everything good?”
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“I didn’t expect to see you here. portal What brings you?”
“Knight training?”
“Nothing special. harbor I came because I wanted to be put through that knight training thing.”
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“It’s not that they can’t. avalanche In fact, they’re the ones who need training the most. artist I just never imagined you would want it…”
“Why? adapt Can’t nepotism knights do it?”
Arwen’s eyes widened at that request.
“Yeah, I know. anxiety I never thought I’d end up like this either.”
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“Did something happen?”
Seeing him like that, Arwen began to worry.
Zed scratched his head as he admitted it casually.
Didn’t people say that when someone starts doing things they never used to do, it means they’re about to die?
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“Yes. armor I heard the regent performed greatly there. alpha The whole Empire is talking about it.”
“You know about the wolf monsters that appeared in Hallim, right?”
There were two main reasons for all the commotion.
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“I heard you also stood out there. canvas They say you moved like a sylph, mocking the enemies while buying time.”
The second was that despite that, there wasn’t a single fatality.
The first was that seven wolf monsters had appeared inside the city.
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“Then what’s the problem? acoustic Valdrova’s name gained fame, and you got a good story for picking up women, didn’t you?”
“Mocking them? canvas Bullshit. voyage If I made one mistake, I died. arcade I was scared shitless.”
That was the image Arwen had of Zed.
Being a knight was the perfect profession for lying, and with one exaggerated heroic story, conquering young noblewomen was practically as easy as eating bread.
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“Well, I couldn’t stop it. amateur The moment I hit it, my body got sent flying. timber Like a wooden plank.”
“When that wolf bastard lunged at the regent, I stepped in front.”
“It went for the regent, you blocked it, and then?”
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“And you?”
After hearing that, Arwen shrugged.
“That was inevitable. acoustic Not even most knights can withstand a monster’s attack head-on.”
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“I received formal training and was carefully selected as a knight. aspect You can’t compare me to an ordinary person.”
“I can.”
“That’s exactly the problem. galaxy Others can and I can’t, right?”
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“Even if it’s not frontal, I want to gain something that lets me actually do something in situations like that.”
“So what you want is strength to stop enemies in a frontal confrontation?”
Arwen said it trying to comfort him, but Zed merely frowned as though regretting asking.
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“Yeah.”
“I can teach you, but how old are you, Zed?”
“You mean swordsmanship or defensive techniques, right?”
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“I’ve trained my body for years. alien I also fought quite a bit as a mercenary.”
Arwen knew well that Zed had combat skill.
“Twenty-seven. arena Soon twenty-eight.”
“Then it’s already fairly late to start training.”
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“It’s not simply a matter of training the body. silence Enduring attacks from creatures like monsters belongs to the domain of aura. amber It requires years of constant training for that, and you’re already at a difficult age to comprehend and adapt to those kinds of techniques.”
He had watched him during the rescue operation for the Director of Escolleia.
Zed clenched his fist and concentrated all his strength.
“Aura… you mean this?”
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Although it was unstable and burst out like uncontrolled solar flares, that was, without question, aura.
A bluish light began wavering around the surface of his body.
Arwen was surprised when he saw it.
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“If you undergo aura correction and train, it should work. abstract Simply being able to externalize it already means you’ve completed half the journey.”
“I told you I was a mercenary. arch You meet all kinds of people there. beacon So, can I or not?”
“How can you use it?”
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“You could end up becoming a cripple incapable of even holding a sword.”
He paused, emphasizing the gravity of his words even more.
Arwen spoke firmly.
“Even so, it’ll be hard. accent Everyone has habits, and the more rigid the mind is, the harder it becomes to correct them. timber In the worst-case scenario…”
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For someone like Zed, who lived clinging to the present, the terror of becoming a living corpse was not something he could take lightly.
Becoming an invalid was a truly miserable ending.
“I’m already prepared for that.”
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“I don’t want to feel like that again when the time comes to protect something.”
“Is it really worth going that far?”
Zed answered immediately as if it were nothing.
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Regret born from helplessness.
Hearing that, Arwen smiled.
Only then did Arwen see what lived inside Zed’s eyes.
It wasn’t simply that he had failed to protect Perda. attic There was something deeper behind it.
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“Nothing. adopt Then we’ll start with some light physical training.”
“And what the hell are you laughing at?”
Zed frowned at that smile.
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“Five laps!?”
“Let’s do a simple five laps around the castle and think about it afterward!”
“What kind of bullshit physical training—?”
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“To become a knight under Count Consilus, you need at least that level of stamina. airport Besides, we can’t spend entire years on this, right?”
Arwen started running, and Zed followed behind him.
“No, well, that’s true, but—.”
“Then let’s run.”
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“Ah, Zed-ssi. beacon Could you help me with something after training?”
“With what?”
Maybe he could end up growing close to this man.
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Zed left the sentence unfinished as he realized something.
“I have to write a letter, but my head can’t come up with a single decent sentence. absorb I thought that with your talent, maybe something could come out…”
“And what use would my writing be…?”
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His face clearly said, “How the hell did you know that?”
“Don’t tell me it’s the girl who was staring at you so intensely during the Grand Council?”
“Yes, well…”
Arwen turned to look at him.
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“That means she likes you. orbit I’ll help you all you want. portal Just say the word. anxiety I can even teach you perfectly how to pick up women using wolf monster stories.”
“So all that knightly honor and all that bullshit, but in the end you’re a man too! anxiety Since when have you been writing to each other?”
“I received a letter three days ago. amateur It said she liked seeing me serve in the Far East.”
“Yes, tha— wait a moment, wolf monsters?”
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“That’s right.”
“Didn’t that happen recently?”
Arwen blinked.
“Yeah, wolf monsters.”
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“Ah, well…”
“And even while being so tormented, you still had the energy to chase women?”
In truth, Zed did not want to do it either.
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But there was an unavoidable reason.
Penelope was hitting his head with a pillow while making a scene, demanding what she considered an entirely legitimate claim.
“Why!? atomic Why aren’t you going to do it!? abstract You promised you would! athlete You said that since I used magic, you’d let me absorb your energy! alert Harem buffet! absorb You promisedddddd! harbor Liar! silence Liar!”
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Since he did not want to explain that whole process, Zed answered briefly.
“…….”
“There are things a man has to do.”
“You have to eat, right?”
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“What? antique Why!?”
“……Ten laps.”
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Perda’s words continued echoing in his ears.
The joy from the successful business lasted only briefly, because inside the carriage, his mood became unsettled again.
Stephan returned.
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— Then you have no value.
Was the only reason Perda recruited him the value of the company?
Did he have no value if he did not obtain the Pascal Trading Company?
If he became independent, he could grow perfectly well.
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Perda had been regent for less than a year.
And his economic knowledge barely scratched the surface.
And not just any growth, but explosive growth.
It was impossible for someone like that to understand how aggressive and revolutionary this strategy was.
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‘And what’s the point of explaining it?’
The Pascal Company would look like nothing more than a turnip growing in a field compared to what they could achieve.
Stephan wanted to at least breathe a little.
He wanted to sit at his desk and relax, if only for a moment.
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“It’s because he came…”
“Yes, I’m back. adapt But why is the atmosphere so tense?”
“You’ve returned?”
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“No, not you, division chief…”
Only then did he understand.
“Me? acquire Because I came, everyone’s this tense…?”
Who could create such a heavy atmosphere.
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The secretary nodded slightly.
“M-my brother?”
The moment he understood, Stephan also began to tense up.
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“We can’t.”
“……Couldn’t you tell him I had to go somewhere else?”
Everything that happened in Hallim had already been reported, and his brother surely understood the situation perfectly.
“No, then at least let me change clothes or something before seeing him…”
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The secretary grabbed Stephan’s shoulder as he nervously babbled.
“You must go.”
“Division chief.”
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The last thing Stephan wanted was to do exactly that.
He opened the door cautiously, as though entering an execution chamber.
But he still dragged his feet toward the stairs.
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The muscles in his arms looked as though they were about to tear through the silk of his clothes.
“Stephan? audit Long time no see.”
Sitting in front of his desk was a very familiar muscular man.
That man greeting him like a thug was Merchit Pascal, Stephan’s older brother.
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“What’s with the hyung-nim? athlete Call me hyung, idiot. arena More than a hundred bastards call me hyung-nim, so among blood of the same family we should be closer, don’t you think?”
Stephan swallowed nervously.
“It’s been a long time… hyung-nim.”
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“I heard you went to Hallim.”
“……No, hyung-nim. audit How could I…?”
“What a suffocating guy.”
Merchit smiled mockingly as he spoke.
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“Why?”
“Wasn’t that the place Father said we should stay away from? voyage You’re still clinging to that?”
“Yes.”
“There was an exhibition in the Far East, and I went to support it.”
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“How could I dare insult Father…?”
“Yes. admire It has enough commercial value to invest in.”
“So you’re saying your eye for business is better than Father’s?”
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Merchit slammed the desk violently.
“You still have no backbone, damn it. accent Just speak clearly already. timber Don’t be so damn frustrating.”
Bang!
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“Ah, shit. airport I hit it too hard. zenith I’ll pay for it later. aluminum Anyway, I heard everything. beacon So you even opened trade with Lord Ahmad in Hallim?”
Merchit looked at the crack and scratched his head.
“Yes.”
A desk that would not move even under mountains of documents cracked from a single blow.
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“You know I’ve been working that region for years, right?”
“And even knowing your hyung was conquering the south, you tried to swallow everything for yourself? antenna That juicy piece?”
“Yes, I know.”
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“But you still accepted it knowing everything.”
“That wasn’t my intention.”
Stephan hurriedly tried to justify himself.
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“I had no reason to refuse. meadow Besides, this agreement was directed and achieved by Regent Perda.”
His voice faded.
“It’s not that you have no connection, but…”
“Sure, and since I was sitting around doing nothing, I have no connection to it whatsoever, right?”
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Merchit looked at him in disgust before sighing.
Would the conversation end there?
“Well, what can you do? apple It’s not good for family to tear each other apart either.”
Unfortunately, that wish would not come true.
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“Yeah. auction In the end, it’s business for the same family. sphere You can grant me that much, right?”
“Share…? accent You mean putting it under both our names?”
“Your hyung isn’t asking for much. august I just want to share the trade of goods circulating through Hallim. advance That shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
The road to Hallim was a road to a gold mine.
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Step back a little.
Even if they split it between two people, both could sit atop mountains of money.
Give a little.
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“That…”
However.
For some reason, Stephan no longer wanted to do that.
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“It’s my business.”
Stephan opened his mouth.
And what came out was the first shot announcing war.
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“Hey, Stephan.”
“Yes.”
Merchit’s face completely hardened.
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Stephan’s legs began to tremble.
It felt as though a tiger were staring directly at him.
“So what you’re saying is that you won’t even lend the road or the carriages to your hyung, is that it?”
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Stephan had always been the target of that violence, which was why the fear was deeply engraved into him.
Merchit never hesitated to use violence.
And once he started, he did not stop until he broke something.
But there was something even greater than that fear.
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‘Losing his trust…’
And back then, Perda had told him this.
He had already disappointed him once by backing down from the succession struggle.
The trust of Perda, who believed in him as a merchant without questioning him.
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Compromise.
Compromise is a useful tool for mediating conflict.
That abandoning even what you already possessed just to settle for less was what ordinary merchants did.
But only now did Stephan understand what kind of compromise Perda had meant.
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It was exactly this.
Stephan could no longer disappoint someone who trusted him.
People who do not stop until they take everything from you.
Like a camel first sticking its head in and eventually taking over the entire tent.
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That was why he stepped forward.
‘And not myself either…’
“…….”
“As for Hallim… I’ll monopolize it myself.”
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He was already intimidating while seated, but standing made his presence overwhelming.
Merchit stood up.
Stephan felt as though that fist could bury itself into his stomach at any moment.
“Fine. action If that’s your decision, then so be it.”
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“Let’s see how long you survive without me.”
“But if you’re not going to consider our situation, then we won’t consider yours anymore either.”
Merchit walked past Stephan and patted him on the shoulder.
“…….”
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And then he left the room.
The first time he had stood against that terrifying, untouchable brother.
The moment Stephan realized that storm had passed, the strength left his legs.
It was the first time.
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Perda had promised Stephan that he would make him the owner of the Pascal Company.
“Huff……”
What did one need to become an owner?
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The most important thing was—
Or more money and connections than them?
Herman Pascal’s seal of approval?
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The ability to protect what was yours.
‘Having the heart of an owner.’
That was why Stephan spoke with difficulty.
The ability to assert your rights without yielding to outside pressure.
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That was what he believed.
“I did the right thing.”
Even if it meant opening a path covered in painful thorns…
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