3-1 Part 1
The Strange Book Says to Defeat Evil
— Good Royals and Bad Royals —
Translator : PolterGlast
Ashley, the
Seventh Son of the Emperor, had twin older siblings named Georg and Atomina.
The Fifth Son Georg was strict, while the Imperial Princess Atomina
was kind, but both were genuinely worried about their younger brother. Amidst
this, Ashley dug up the Evil Dragon Zirant and was given the Tome
of the Evil Dragon.
The next day,
following the tome's instructions, he went to the Adventurer's Guild and
accepted a herb gathering job. However, during the gathering, he heard the roar
of a beast and the sounds of battle.
It was a battle
between an Abyss Hound, a starving beast of the Abyss, and an
adventurer party in dire situations. Ashley intervened to protect the wounded and defeated
the enemy together with the black-horned Sigrun. Because of this, he was
greatly liked by the Horned Race Sigrun and ended up spending a lively
night at a nearby inn.
On another day, Ashley
followed the proposal of the Tome of the Evil Dragon to lap the Imperial
Capital five times. The reward was inexhaustible stamina. Thus, Ashley
continued to walk around the massive Imperial Capital for days, using
his stamina to the limit.
However, he ended up
protecting a girl named Carral Hez from thugs. Carral was the mistress
of the Hez Trading Company and was being threatened to join the umbrella
of a corrupt merchant named Hyamar. Behind Hyamar stood Morak,
Ashley’s uncle.
After parting with Carral,
Ashley finally achieved the great feat of lapping the Imperial
Capital five times, something anyone would doubt upon hearing. Upon
obtaining a tough body with VIT +50, the Tome of the Evil Dragon
showed Ashley a new objective.
Rebuild the
Management of Hez Trading Company. Ashley was bewildered by the book
that made only unreasonable demands.
A Bodyguard
Carrying a Shovel
The unemployed
Prince traces his path through filthy wealth
3-1 The Strange
Tome Says to Defeat Evil — The Good Imperial Family and the Bad Imperial Family
The next day, I
consulted Brother Georg about Carral Hez. However, Brother Georg
seems to have his hands full just protecting me. He worried that taking
unnecessary actions would jeopardize my position.
I don't know when I
might get an audience with the Emperor. I am already shunned as it is;
the possibility of him meeting me was rather low.
So, I barged into my
uncle's place. I didn't make an appointment that was sure to be refused. Since
my uncle just happened to be at the palace, I visited his room on impulse.
“Morak-sama,
I have come with a request today.”
“I wondered who it
was, but it's you, the abomination Ashley.”
Morak Gnos Urgos.
A smooth-talking old gentleman with a sharply waxed mustache. But his nature is
twisted. He was a nasty man whom Brother Georg and I found hard to
accept.
“I understand the
feeling of not wanting to see me. I am an ominous existence already; I might be
the harbinger of a terrible day.”
“If you understand,
why did you appear, you monster?”
“If you listen to my
request, I'll leave immediately. Show some mercy to this pitiful nephew.”
“Well, fine... You
are my brother's stain; my brother's child turned out to be a monster. Just by
existing, you comfort my heart.”
See, he's a nasty
man. He finds fault with everything and deep down resents his brother, the Emperor.
He believes he is the one worthy of that position.
“It's about the Hyamar
Trading Company. Actually, my
acquaintance is being threatened to join their umbrella. Please, could you tell
them to overlook it?”
“That involves my
face. It would be difficult to do for free. So, which shop is it?”
“It's a small
business called Hez Trading Company. Please.”
“Ah... that's
impossible. Hez Trading Company smeared mud on the faces of myself and Hyamar.
Rather, you persuade them to submit. Try to be of use to this uncle of
yours, in your own cursed way.”
It seems the
conflict is deeper than I thought. Persuading Uncle Morak is impossible;
that much was clear now. No, perhaps my thinking itself was naive...
“That's
unfortunate... Understood, I'll try to persuade them, but don't expect much.”
“Ashley.
Instead of worrying about others, why don't you worry about yourself? Once the
current Crown Prince ascends to the throne, you will definitely be killed. You
won't even be given a grave; it is your destiny to be cruelly discarded in the
fields and fall to hell.”
“It's the first I've
heard that my execution is a confirmed matter.”
“Oh, that was
careless of me. Well, that's how it is. If you want to live, start thinking
about your future now, Ashley, my brother's stain.”
I don't know how
much of it is true, but when my villainous uncle says it, it has a strange
credibility. Will I really be assassinated at this rate? If it comes to this,
it would be troublesome if Father doesn't live a long life...
Before noon the next
day, once my fatigue had sufficiently healed, I showed my face at the palace
barracks. My target was Brother Georg. Carrying the Shovel he
told me to throw away, I waited for him to have some free time.
“To think you would
come to training voluntarily. Well then, shall we start immediately?”
“Yeah, what an
impatient brother I have.”
When I pointed the Shovel
at Brother Georg instead of a reply, a training longsword immediately
attacked me. My fierce brother, who is far stronger than me. The glorious
General of the Empire, a man who has mastered the martial arts—and I exchanged
blows with blade and Shovel.
“Mu... That
display the other day was not big talk. Good, Ashley! You've become
capable!”
“Kuh, this monstrous strength... But
don't think you can beat me easily forever!”
In terms of muscle
strength, I was overwhelmingly at a disadvantage. Was he not serious before?
Each blow is incredibly heavy. Yet he is fast, driving me, who has only
stamina, further and further back.
“Haa, haa, you're still holding out, Ashley?!”
“For now... kuh,
that is my... only merit... You're out of breath, Georg!”
If I have an advantage,
it is stamina. The superhuman stamina from a VIT value of 83 stabilized
my heart and lungs. Though my arms are going numb and it's getting dangerous.
“Ugh...”
There was nothing I could
do about that. Finally, I dropped the Shovel and found a longsword
pointed right at me.
“Fuu, I lost
again, huh.”
“Haa, haa, haa...
Splendid, Ashley. Or rather, what is that... stamina... uuh, zeh, zeh...”
In the end, I lost.
However, I am standing even though I lost. Brother Georg's breathing is
disordered, while I am only breathing slightly faster. Certainly, I lost, but
in terms of stamina, it's safe to say I surpassed Brother Georg.
“It's the result of
special training. Though five laps around the Imperial Capital was
naturally hard.”
“Ashley...
Splendid, simply splendid. To think you would grow this rapidly...”
I still can't reach
Brother Georg. In that case, I start wanting DEX, dexterity +50.
If only I could obtain that, I might be able to outmaneuver Brother Georg
with technique rather than power.
“Actually, I had a
bit of an encounter. So sorry, I'm off to continue my special training. Give me
permission, Brother Georg.”
“So, you intend to
let your brother's desire of wanting to train you personally go to waste, huh?
Well fine, go, Ashley! Show me you can surpass me with that growth
potential!”
Then I have no
choice but to realize the unreasonable demand of rebuilding the Hez Trading
Company. I turned my back on my brother, one of the few Imperial Family
members who recognizes me as kin, covered my Dragon Eyes with lenses,
and went out into the Imperial Capital.
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