Chapter 5: Stormy Days at the Castle (4) (1/2)
Chapter 5: Stormy Days at the Castle (4)
Jin’s third sister, Mary Runcandel
Currently aged 19, she is known around the world as ‘Stormwind Mary’
In the Runcandel Clan’s thousand-year-old history, not a single child failed to beco 14 By 16, e would becoe of 20
Mary’s case was the complete opposite of the past Jin
She exceeded the Runcandel Clan’s norht at 25 years old, she achieved the saht at 16
Moreover, she was currently a 6-star knight
Despite not being 20 yet, she reached a stage that
By exceeding the Runcandel norenius’ that applied to all Runcandels could no longer do justice to her and her achieveardless of her talents, Mary was one of the few people who had shown goodwill and compassion towards Jin in his previous life
‘She iven et frustrated by rowth speed’
One month has passed since Cyron left the Stor that ti decocted in the kitchen had spread throughout the entire castle Moreover, several corridors and halls near the kitchen were scorching due to the special heat released by the Phoenix Heart
Despite all this havoc, Mary had returned to the southern region as if the heart was insignificant to her
Nor, a Phoenix Heart was… a rarity sis and queens couldn’t eat often
The rance than truffles, and its effects were farMaster, within a couple of hours, you’ll finally be able to eat the heart Good job waiting patiently until now”
Jin nodded excitedly as his eyes gliift a month to be fully cooked Gilly hadn’t been able to sleep properly during this entirethe Phoenix Heart for her young master
Nevertheless, she was ecstatic Jin’s happiness was her happiness A nanny within this clan was responsible for a Runcandel child’s growth, and their future depended greatly on how strong and dependable the child becauilt-ridden towards Gilly In his previous life, his nanny’s life had taken a turn for the worse after his banishment from the clan Her future was bleak and her lifestyle had co Master, but the Phoenix Heart is an elixir that is especially effective on children You can increase your tolerance against flaiven you a truly priceless gift”
“Really?”
Jin was far eable about the heart than Gilly, but he pretended to be interested by her explanation
He had studied about the Phoenix Heart endlessly during the years when he was training his ic
‘However, I didn’t do research on it back then because I wanted to eat one, but because I wanted to learn the traits of a phoenix as a ician’s dreaician, the stage at which one can finally summon the bird in question
“Of course! I hid your eyes when I first saw the puddle of blood inside the box, but once I realized it was the priceless product that even the Vermont imperial family couldn’t easily obtain…”
As Gilly continued her lengthy coan to think about phoenixes
He couldn’t wait until he could finally suic as a Runcandel was strictly prohibited, but Jin had no intentions of giving up on it
As long as he didn’t get caught, everything would work out
Moreover, if he gained unparalleled power or influence, or if he had a good enough justification, then it wouldn’t et discovered
Martial arts and ic
A lifestyle and path that encoic Swordsic swordsman, Jin was prepared to shoulder any hardshi+ps
‘If it were me… I would never have let my enemies steal and eat s that would be reborn even after death Even if one were killed by an enemy and had its heart stolen, it would revive 100 years later in nature
Nevertheless, 100 years was a long period of tiinal suet to thank Lady Mary the next ti Master”
“Yeah, I won’t”
The Phoenix Heart was ready A strong and rich fragrance began to spread throughout the castle
“I o prepare yourMaster!”
Gilly exited the roo in joy as the door reh escaped Jin’s ”
“Ah, o-okay”
“Sure…”
The Tona twins had been dawdling outside the rooo Once Gilly had left, they stood by the entrance, close to the door, and shot glances towards their youngest brother
Jin let out a light snicker when he noticed the twins drooling from the smell
‘Geez, look at these cute, little brats…’
When he gestured theer, the Tona twins dashed inside the room
“Why are you here?”
Jin asked the full well that they were here for the Phoenix Heart The Tona tere squir aardly, as if they desperately needed to head to the bathroom
They wanted to ask Jin to share some of the Phoenix Heart, but were too afraid to do so The beating fro had traumatized the In his previous life, the Tona tould always steal so from him or beat him up if he buined that they’d be the ones being cautious of him now
‘They were probably ordered by Emma to convince me to share some Phoenix Heart with them’
E in the Storrowth However, unlike Gilly who had died a grueso lavishly thanks to the well-off Tona twins
Despite becoot about Eood care of her But that was all part of her plan
If Gilly was the type to raise children with love and affection, E the carrot and stick approach She never taught the Tona twins concepts such as selflessness or morality
Truth be told, both of those concepts weren’t very useful in the Runcandel Clan, as one’s enee of thes were distorted
She was the biggest influence upon the Tona twins’ upbringing, and was the cause of their twisted characters
“Um… you see… the Phoenix…”
“That… isn’t there… a bit too much to eat… on your own?”
“What was that? I can’t hear you”
“The Phoenix Heart soup Could you share a boith us? Otherwise, we’ll get scolded by Emma”
“Do us a favor, brother”
‘Seems like they’re more afraid of Eht to himself
“I don’t want to”
“Ah, please…”