Swordmaster’s Youngest Son

Hidden Palace would now become one of the Zipfel Clan’s targets.”

“Hmph, I doubt it.
Kelliark would think that I got stronger and treat the Hidden Palace with more caution.
It’s kind of hard to tell whether it was me who took down the ship or if it was that unnamed god.”

 

The destruction of the Kozak as well as the mana overflow of the Twilight Magicians were all due to Kullam’s ability to control all mana.

 

“The Twilight Magicians fainted as soon as the ancient god descended.
Which is why they could think it was me.”

“In that case, I am relieved.”

“And I did all this because of a request.
Thankfully, I met such a handsome gentleman from it.”

 

Talaris giggled while pointing at Murakan. 

 

“I was going to take some extra compensation… But since I found out that the youngest son of the Runcandel Clan was Solderet’s contractor and a magic swordsman, I’ll let you pass on paying the price.”

 

It was hard to tell Talaris’s true intent when she was laughing.

 

‘Thankfully, there’s no hostility.
But the Hidden Palace found out about my identity so soon…’

 

Someday, the entire world would find out about Jin’s powers.
However, he had to hide it as much as possible.
If Talaris used this secret to blackmail him, he wouldn’t be able to do anything but to accept her terms.

 

‘Receiving threats before even becoming the patriarch won’t bode well.’

 

She was currently acting nice, but any change in her behavior wouldn’t be uncalled for at all considering that the Runcandel Clan and the Hidden Palace didn’t have a formal alliance.

While Jin hid his anxiety, Talaris was thinking about something completely different.

 

‘He’s the perfect spouse for my Syris.
Hmph.
Well, he’s the youngest anyways, so this baby can never rise to the top… Maybe I can talk to Cyron about the arrangement.’

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In the fierce competition between the Runcandel children, instead of wasting his youth and failing to become the patriarch, it was better for Jin to come to the Hidden Palace, become Talaris’s henchman, and lead the West Sea.

That’s what the Master of the Hidden Palace thought, a smirk growing on her face.

Jin saw her grin and felt a chill climb up his back.

 

“Well, let’s go back now.
Make sure to come over with your handsome friend here.”

 

Booooong.

A white dimensional portal opened, and Mort was summoned onto the starboard.
It had bags under its eyes from all of the dimensional jumping it had been doing recently.

Talaris and Syris hopped on the toad, and Jin bowed.

 

“When I get back, I’ll send Kashimir over to Tikan.
I put him in jail because I thought he had something up his sleeve.”

“Oh, please do.”

“Jin Runcandel.”

 

Jin looked at Syris.

 

“I hope we can find the true victor the next time we meet.
Don’t think about going easy on me.”

“Oh, sorry, sorry.
My daughter is still in puberty.
See you later!”

 

Mort hopped into the portal, and the ships continued to sail toward the Free City.

 

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It took them ten days to arrive.
To prevent the Zipfels from tracking their position, they didn’t use any transfer gates and instead used trading routes while carrying fake cargo.

 

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“Young Master Jin!”

 

Kashimir ran out to Jin with tears in his eyes.

 

“I thought something would happen to you without me.
I was worried sick.
I heard through Lucas that you escaped the Kollon Ruins safely, but now that I see you in person, I am truly relieved.”

“Sir Kashimir, you have been stuck in a jail cell at the Hidden Palace in exchange for Madame Talaris’s assistance.
You served your time and did your job well.”

“I feel like I’m walking on a tightrope.
Good thing you returned safely today, but I can’t get rid of the worry in my heart.
Why did you keep it a secret?”

“Huh? Gilly, what secret is he talking about?”

“That you were going out with the daughter of the Hidden Palace.
I heard it from Sir Kashimir, and I was saddened by it.”

 

Jin tilted his head at the unheard news, and everyone else looked very confused.

 

“Uh… Are you not…?”

“What do you mean, I’m dating Syris?”

“Sir Kashimir said… He heard it from the Master of the Hidden Palace.”

 

All eyes went to Kashimir.

 

“Oh.
Uh… So basically, when I first met Madame Talaris, she said she wouldn’t help even after seeing the snow blossoms.
However, when Lady Syris came over to give a second opinion…”

 

—Syris, this Jin Runcandel… Do you like this child?

—No, Mother.

—Then why must I use my aching joints and put myself in a fight with the Zipfels? It doesn’t matter if he dies.
Are you dating him without my knowing?

—I’m not! Can’t we just go and help?

—No, I don’t want to.
Let’s just let them die.

—Hah.
Mother, I need to defeat him.
Not the Zipfels.

—Admit it, then.
That you like that boy.

—Argh! Alright! I admit it.
Are you happy? Come on, let’s go!

That was the conversation between the mother and daughter before Kashimir was detained.
Kashimir truly misunderstood the relationship between Jin and Syris because of it.

Initially, Talaris only did it to annoy and tease her daughter. 

However, she was now serious about having Jin marry into the Hidden Palace.
Nobody knew that she was planning to have some conversations with the Runcandels to fully execute her plans.