Novel Full Chapter 216 : Chapter 216
Chapter 216. Excluding That Guy…. (1)
The knighting ceremony ended safely.
There was an incident where someone’s eye was poked while glaring at Patrick with eyes of resentment and hatred, but it was not a major problem.
And for the next order of business, as if he had been waiting, Turanta rose from his seat.
“As the chief of the Red Rock Tribe, I command. My son, Tutan, step forward.”
At his words, Tutan stepped forward from among the Orc warriors.
And Turanta said.
“As the chief of the Red Rock Tribe, I banish Tutan from the lands of the tribe.”
At that, Tutan was startled.
“Father. What do you mean by that?”
But Turanta said without batting an eye.
“And if there are any warriors who wish to follow my son, anyone is welcome to do so.”
At those words, most of the young Orc warriors began to stir.
So, this was an exile in name only, in reality….
“Chief. Are you splitting the tribe?”
“That is correct. The land we currently occupy is too small. Therefore…. You young warriors are to find new land and settle there.”
The young Orc warriors’ faces were filled with anticipation at their chief’s words.
For them, who were born warriors, this was an unparalleled opportunity to display their abilities.
“I, Tonta, will follow Tutan!”
He raised his giant stone sword and shouted.
At that, young Orc warriors from all around raised their weapons and shouted the same.
“Guranta will also follow Tutan.”
“Apata will also follow Tutan.”
“Batan also….”
Most of the young Orcs shouted that they would follow Tutan and become independent.
Tutan had suddenly become the representative leading the young warriors.
Having gained his own force in a dignified manner, Tutan’s mouth was stretched from ear to ear.
For the Orcs, leading other warriors was an honor that only strong and great warriors could enjoy.
There was no Orc in the world who would dislike this.
Patrick approached Tutan, put his arm around his shoulder, and said.
“Good for you, Tutan.”
“Big Brother….”
“How about it? Because you listened to your big brother, good things just fall into your lap like this. It’s great, isn’t it?”
Tutan nodded his head frantically.
Seeing his mouth stretched from ear to ear, he must have been really happy.
“Did you do this with my father, Big Brother?”
“Of course. Now, Tutan, you will become a great Orc (pushover) who will leave behind the achievement of bravely pioneering the Great Forest while leading your subordinates (for me).”
“Big Brother….”
Tutan looked at Patrick as if he were moved.
To give him such a great opportunity for his sake.
What a wonderful big brother he was.
It was truly a generosity befitting a great warrior.
Patrick patted Tutan’s shoulder and said to the knights.
“We will also help the young warriors of the Orc tribe establish a new home within the Great Forest. We will….”
For the first time, Patrick spoke his purpose to his people.
“We will pioneer that Great Forest and create a wider home.”
* * *
Row when the tide comes in.
It had been the Radiant Dragon Great Master’s motto since his past life.
This didn’t just come from being impatient.
It was a motto born out of necessity.
Ever since his past life, whenever he tried to proceed with something, his Master….
[Hohoho. What will you gain by being so greedy?]
[It is fine. This Master is content enough as it is.]
[This is too big a task for us to handle. How can I give my permission when I know you all will overexert yourselves?]
He would back out like this.
So, it was difficult to do anything even when an opportunity presented itself.
Life is a gamble.
You have to bet big to win big.
Or go broke….
The Radiant Dragon Great Master, who had repeatedly missed great opportunities due to his Master’s interference, came to prefer a method of acting first and then getting scolded later.
And that way of handling things did not change even after he became Patrick Schneider.
“Pioneering the Great Forest…”
“Father, I can explain.”
“You say you’re going to pioneer the Great Forest.”
“So, about that.”
“Hmmmm….”
‘Ah, I’m going crazy.’
In a private meeting with his father after the knighting ceremony, Patrick was on pins and needles.
Yes, well, it was something he had proceeded with without explanation.
Clearly bypassing his father, the lord of this fief, and acting on his own.
So, the fault clearly lay with Patrick.
‘If you’re going to scold me, just do it quickly.’
For this moment, he had prepared thirty-two different excuses for his father’s questioning.
But his father just crossed his arms in front of his son and fell into deep thought, muttering to himself.
And finally, he said….
“Go ahead and try.”
“First, His Majesty the King’s permission… pardon?”
“I said to go ahead and try.”
As his father readily gave his permission, it was Patrick who was surprised instead.
He had considered various possibilities, but this case was completely unexpected.
Patrick looked at his father with a surprised expression, and Baron Schneider chuckled and said.
“Why? Did you think I would stop you?”
“Yes. I thought so.”
“And why is that?”
“Isn’t it common for a timid person like you, Father, to get scared and back out first when trying to start a big project?”
“Yes. You are right. This father of yours is a timid coward, an incompetent and indecisive person.”
“No, I didn’t go that far….”
What does that make me, the son?
More than that, why is he like this today?
The ground feels unsteady.
Just like a monkey on someone’s palm.
To such a Patrick, Baron Schneider said.
“Son, as you know, I was not a very competent lord.”
“Well, you were still a good lord, weren’t you?”
“A good lord…. Yes. That was the only thing I could do.”
Baron Schneider laughed self-deprecatingly.
He wasn’t a fool; he knew.
He was by no means a competent person.
As the lord of the Schneider fief, which bordered the Great Forest and where life was a fierce struggle, he had neither the power to protect his people nor the means to make them prosperous.
All he could do was just be a good lord.
He could not bring himself to levy heavy taxes on the people who lived fiercely in competition with monsters.
He could not live a luxurious life by himself by collecting heavy taxes from them.
So, he just tried to be a good lord.
Because that was the only thing he could do.
‘But my son is different.’
Unlike him, he had ability and ambition.
Baron Schneider placed his hand on his son’s shoulder and said.
“Son. I believe in you.”
“……”
“So, do as you please.”
At Baron Schneider’s gaze full of trust, Patrick said, looking a little embarrassed.
“This is a bit different from my Master.”
“What is?”
“It’s just something.”
Patrick shrugged his shoulders and said.
“Then, I’m really going to do it. I’m going to start something big.”
“Yes. Do as much as you want. I will fully support you in whatever you do.”
Baron Schneider beat his chest and guaranteed it.
He, who lacked ability and ambition, resolved that at the very least, he should not hold his son back.
Yes.
Definitely his resolve was so.
* * *
A short while later.
Guests arrived at the Schneider fief.
No, to be precise, guests arrived.
“Hello. I am one of the Seven Sages of the Tower of Truth. Please call me the 5th Sage.”
“I am Kirioth Evergreen, the newly inaugurated king of the Elves. We have come to share our lives in the Schneider fief.”
The two people, leading a large retinue of mages and elves behind them, greeted him.
Baron Schneider’s jaw dropped at the sight of the two, and he said to his son next to him.
“Patrick.”
“What is it, Father?”
“What have you done?”
“Why? You told me to go ahead and try.”
Baron Schneider had to learn.
That trusting and supporting his son was not something one could do with an ordinary heart.
“Wow…. It’s a mage.”
“A real mage. I’m seeing a mage for the first time.”
“What are those mages with swords by their side?”
“Aren’t they magic swordsmen?”
The residents of the Schneider fief watched the swarming mages with curiosity.
Although it had undergone phenomenal development recently, the Schneider fief was fundamentally a rural area.
Where would people have seen a mage in their lives?
As those with long robes, staves in hand, and full beards created a mysterious atmosphere, the village residents, especially the children, watched with curiosity.
“Grandpa Mage. Can you turn things into frogs?”
“Can you turn stones into candy?”
“Can you show us some magic?”
Some of the curious children approached the mages and made strange requests.
When the good-natured mages showed them simple magic, the children were overjoyed.
But, you know.
The pure joy of these children could not be greater than theirs.
“Elves. Real elves.”
“Wow…. How can they be so pretty.”
“As expected of the race of beauty…”
“I feel like I’ll see them in my dreams.”
The young men and women of the village were mesmerized by the beauty of the elves, their eyes hazy.
The appearance of the race of beauty, so beautiful that one could be enchanted just by looking, made it impossible for the humans to take their eyes off them.
Patrick, who was clicking his tongue at the sight, said as if he had just remembered something.
“By the way, Kirioth.”
“Ye… s?”
“Didn’t you elves cover your faces with hoods when you went outside?”
When they participated in Arcana before, the elves had certainly done so.
But now, all the elves were revealing their faces without reservation.
At that, Kirioth said….
“That rule has been changed from mandatory to voluntary from now on… sir.”
“Just speak informally.”
“Ahem, how could I…”
“I command you as the successor of the World Tree.”
“Well, then…. Anyway, from now on, we elves have decided to take a path of approaching the world more.”
“Is that your decision?”
“That’s right. Above all, this is the land that will become our new home. I thought it would be best not to build walls if possible.”
“Right. Well…. The intention is not bad.”
Except for the fact that the young people of our fief are having their hearts melted.
He didn’t bother saying the last part.
Wasn’t young love everyone’s own business?
‘That’s not my business, is what I’m saying.’
Just as Patrick was thinking that….
“Patrick. I missed you.”
Someone from among the elves ran out and embraced Patrick.
“…Huh? You came too.”
“Yes. Of course. I missed you so much.”
“Ah, I see.”
“You missed me too during that time, right?”
“Umm…. Well…”
“You missed me, right?”
“It might not be that I didn’t miss you…”
“You missed me, right?”
“…Yes.”
A person who ranked in the top 5 of uncomfortable figures in Patrick’s personal relationships.
It was Elione, the Elven Knight and now the princess of the Elves.
One of the few people who could instill fear in the great Patrick.
Seeing this scene, the young soldiers of the fief, no, the now-knights, watched Patrick with envious eyes and whispered.
“Now he’s even got an elf…”
“A princess, April, he’s set to have all the beauties of the world.”
“I’ve come to dislike the Young Master.”
“Me too, me too.”
Those bastards….
Patrick ground his teeth as he watched the knights whispering without knowing his situation.
Yes.
From afar, it would look like that.
But do you want to experience it up close?
Do you know how creepy a woman with swirling vortexes in her eyes is?
Fortunately, someone appeared to rescue Patrick then.
“What do you think you’re doing? Let go.”
“Tsk.”
“Did you just click your tongue?”
“You must have misheard.”
“Do you know this could become a diplomatic issue if you treat a princess of a nation like this?”
“Oh my, I am now a princess of the Elves too. Our Patrick made me one.”
“I get it, so let go. Don’t link arms with someone else’s fiancé in broad daylight.”
“Then, is it okay at night?”
Sreureung.
Isabella finally drew her sword.
Elione scoffed and summoned a spirit, and April, who came running from afar with her maid uniform skirt fluttering, joined in.
“Crazy bitches are forbidden from approaching the Young Master.”
“What did you say?”
“Cut her down, April!”
Patrick averted his eyes from this mess, looked up at the sky, and thought.
‘I should just work.’
There was no solution.