The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Chapter 253






3 days later, after Kwak Jung left the Valhalla Kingdom with the army in tow . . .


Vilhelm . . . he’ll probably trust Kwak Jun for the time being .


Having woken up, Kang Chul-In’s head was spinning busily .


“Stop with the bullshit, Akan . ”


<< . . . >>


“Do you think that I, the Supreme King of the West, Kang Chul-In, will apologize to trash like that?”


<<So you’re saying…>>


“And that’s not the end of it . I won’t plead in front of you, the self-proclaimed god’s lapdog . ”


<<You’ll regret it . >>


“I would never do anything like that . ”


Kang Chul-In didn’t surrender .


Rather, he irritated Akan more, and the result was that he was injured just enough to avoid dying .


“It hurts like hell . Ow!”


However, instead of being angry, Kang Chul-In was having the time of his life .


An act .


Making the mess at the Lords’ Meeting was enough to trick Vilhelm completely .


It would be rude of Vilhelm if he didn’t fall for it since Kang Chul-In risked his life to put on that act .


How could Vilhelm find out about this conspiracy unless Kwak Jun stabbed Kang Chul-In in the back?


As long as Vilhelm didn’t suspect anything, the effects of the act would continue for a while .


And . . .


I was right .


Kang Chul-In was able to learn something .


It was that the Erinyes system didn’t kill rank number one .


Akan should’ve killed me under normal circumstances, but he didn’t . I was right . As long as it’s not something like murder, making a commotion like that . . .


The reason why Kang Chul-In caused the commotion was to trick Vilhelm, but also because he was confident that Akan wouldn’t kill him .


This great force, the Erinyes system, was made a thousand years ago for a specific reason .


Such a system wouldn’t kill the highest ranker just because a rule was broken . From the beginning, Kang Chul-In was an existence full of the Emperor of Blood and Iron’s schemes anyway .


“Y-your Majesty!”


Alfred, who had entered the VVIP room to use Blood Heal, was greatly taken aback seeing Kang Chul-In moving .


“Oh, you’re here?”


“Your Majesty! What’s so funny!? Can you laugh in the state you’re in? Hm?”


Alfred shouted in anger .


“I thought you changed, but what am I supposed to do if you cause something like that! I wasn’t able to sleep thinking of how the great Majesty ended up like . . . ”


“O-Ow . . . ”


“ . . . !”


“Alfred… I’m tired . . . ”


“ . . . Your Majesty . ”


“I… should sleep . . . ”


“ . . . ”


“Hmhm . . . ”


Right before the nagging was about to start, Kang Chul-In slowly turned around making pained noises .


It was because he knew all too well that if he didn’t do this, Alfred’s nagging would be enough to destroy his eardrums .


“Ahem . . . !”


Alfred grumbled .


“You’re quite clever, aren’t you, sir?”



“Hmhm . . . ”


“Are you gonna be like this again? Sir?”


“I’m sleepy . . . ”


“ . . . ”


“Hmhm… Why does it seem like you’re even more sly than before?”


“It’s because I’m old . ”


“Is that something you can say in front of me?”


“Hmhm . ”


“Goodness . ”


Alfred ended up being forced to calm his boiling emotions down .


He knew that when Kang Chul-In was in that sly mode, there was no point to his nagging .


“Anyways . ”


Kang Chul-In changed the subject .


“Did you deliver my orders?”


“Are you doubting me? Humph!”


Alfred responded sharply . It seemed he was quite upset .


“I delivered them reallllllly well, your Majesty . ”


“ . . . ”


“Of course I did~ . What would it matter to you what this oldie is concerned about?”


“ . . . ”


“Whew… but I still hope you’re careful . It hasn’t even been that long since you married . You’re not planning on making her Majesties into widows, are you?”


“Of course not . ”


Kang Chul-In shook his head .


“I intended everything and it was all set up . Think of it as a tactical scam to trick Vilhelm . I didn’t end up like this because I was on a rampage . ”


“If you say so… I won’t nag anymore . ”


Alfred nodded .


Kang Chul-In wasn’t just a dumb brute .


Although he sometimes created messes he couldn’t fix when he was furious, he was a Lord to be proud of when he set up strategies that no one would’ve been able to think of .


Knock knock .


While Alfred was thinking those thoughts, someone knocked on the door .


“Husband . . . ”


It was Lee Chae-rin .


“Come in . ”


“Are you alright?”


Lee Chae-rin looked haggard . It seemed like she hadn’t got any sleep worrying about him .


“Of course . I’ll probably have to rest a few more days, but the physician said there’s nothing to worry about . ”


Kang Chul-In glanced at Alfred .


Blood Heal .


This healing technique was the reason why Kang Chul-In could throw himself into trouble without any worry .


“Humph!”


Alfred left with a snort . It was true that he was upset, but he also left so the two could be alone .


“Husband . . . ”


“Why do you look like you’re going to cry?”


“Why did you do that…? Heuk heuk, I… was really surprised, heuk . . . ”


“It was set up . ”


“Still! How can you make someone worry this much, heuk…?”


“Everything’s fine . ”


Kang Chul-In wiped the beads of tears around Lee Chae-rin’s eyes off .


“Didn’t I promise? I won’t die . ”


“ . . . Humph . ”


“Come here . ”


Kang Chul-In pulled Lee Chae-rin to the bed .


“Oh my!”


Lee Chae-rin was taken aback .


“H-Husband . . . !”


She was on top of Kang Chul-In .


“I-It’s embarrassing!”


“So what?”


Kang Chul-In smirked .


“This is my personal room, and no one can enter without my permission . ”


“B-But!”


“We’re a married couple . Who would say anything about us being in this position?”


“Heung . . . ”


“You’re even prettier when I see you from below . ”


“W-Whatever!”


It was cringy, but Kang Chul-In was being 100% genuine .


Lee Chae-rin was really beautiful .


If Ninetails had the beauty of a Kumiho, Lee Chae-rin perfectly fit the standards of a Korean beauty . Elegant and soft .


“We haven’t . . . ”


Kang Chul-In opened his mouth .


“T-That’s!”


“Sorry . I was too busy . ”


He was talking about how he hadn’t slept with her yet .


“Heung . . . ”


Lee Chae-rin grumbled .


“Did you like Unnie’s arms that much? So much that you didn’t want to leave?”


“That’s not it . ”


“Sure!”


“I was thinking about you . But the time…”


“That’s an excuse!”


“It’s really not . ”


Kang Chul-In firmly denied it .


“I was always thinking about you . If I wasn’t busy, I would’ve slept with you a long time ago . ”


“R-Really . . . ?”


“Of course . Also, I have to leave for a while because something came up . ”


“What?”


Lee Chae-rin’s eyes widened .


“It’s to draw the big picture . There’s nothing I can do about it . But it’s something I have to do . ”


“I see . . . ”


“So before I leave, I want to spend a good time with you . I’m being sincere . ”


Kang Chul-In wrapped his arm around Lee Chae-rin’s toned waist .


“Huk!”


“Lee Chae-rin . ”


“Y-Yes?”


“I love you . ”


“ . . . !”


“Heup…!”


What followed after was a deep kiss .


It happened inside the VVIP hospital room that only Kang Chul-In could use .


“Heuk, heung . . . h-husband… heung… y-you can’t!”


Lee Chae-rin struggled against him .


“You don’t… want to?”


Kang Chul-In was flustered at her unexpected rejection, but . . .


“That’s not it!”


It seemed like that wasn’t the case .


“You’re hurt . ”


“I’m alright . ”


“For at least two days, you should be taking it easy!”


“But . . . ”


“J-Just stay still . . . ”


“ . . . !”


“I-I’ll . . I’ll . . . ”


Lee Chae-rin muttered with her head down . She couldn’t lift her face from the embarrassment .


“ . . . Since I’m older . ”


“ . . . !”


“Since you’re… hurt . . . !”


Swoosh!


Lee Chae-rin began to take off Kang Chul-In’s hospital clothes .


This kind of situation was awesome for Kang Chul-In .


And because she was on top of him, it was easier for her to move .


Lee Chae-rin!


Kang Chul-In didn’t resist .


To deny her when she was being this forward? That was rude .


If he treated the courage of the woman who loved him like that, he didn’t deserve that love . Wouldn’t Lee Chae-rin have some pride of her own?


Kang Chul-In didn’t have any reason to deny her because he loved her, too .


Some time passed .


Shift .


Lee Chae-rin’s hand was at Kang Chul-In’s “true form” .


“Huk!”


She lifted her head quick as lightning .


Blooooop!


The symbol of a true man was there .


“H-Husband, how…?”


Lee Chae-rin was speechless .


This is it! This was why Unnie was bedridden!


Lee Chae-rin realized why Ninetails had stayed inside her bed for an entire week .


***


The next morning .


“Then, I’ll be back . ”


Kang Chul-In secretly left the Valhalla Kingdom .


“Stay safe, Husband!”


“Come back safely, your Majesty . ”


Ninetails and Skadi saw Kang Chul-In out .


Lee Chae-rin… wasn’t there .


It was because she had been lying sick in bed since making love with Kang Chul-In .


“But Husband,” Ninetails asked . “Where are you going?”


“I’m going to Dorian’s territory . ”


“That means . . . ”


“We’re planning on shaking up their rear . ”


“Aha!”


Yes .


While Kwak Jung was leading the army, Kang Chul-In was going to carry out small tasks like assasination and terror with Dorian .


Also, if he had the chance, he was planning on taking Rothchild’s last life to finish his revenge .


It’s now time to have your head .


***


Meanwhile at the same time in Seoul, South Korea, at some elementary school in Seocho . . .


“Hing . . . ”


Arshelly’s footsteps didn’t have any bounce as she returned home from school . This was because her father had been bedridden right after the second Lords’ Meeting .


“Hing… Father . . . I hope he gets better soon… No, let’s not worry! Butler Alfred is taking care of father well, so he’ll definitely get better soon!”


She clenched her fists .


Always Kang Chul-In .


The lovable princess’ head was only filled with thoughts about her dad, her dad, and even more of her dad .


All the boys at her school experienced the bitter taste of first love as they sent her candy, chocolate, and puppies[1] .


Unfortunately, she didn’t know that Kang Chul-In was on his way to the Baldur region .


“I should return quickly and greet father!”


Arshelly picked up her pace .


Crash!


Until she bumped into someone at the end of the hallway .


“Ow!”


Arshelly shouted adorably, having hit her butt on the floor .


“Oh my!”


The person who bumped into her spoke in surprise .


“Are you alright?”


“I’m fine!”


Arshelly jumped up with a bright voice . This was nothing for a brave princess .


“I should’ve looked where I was going, sorry . . . ”


Just as she was trying to apologize first like the kind princess she was, her words trailed away .


Thump,


Thump thump-!


Her heart started to beat faster .


“M-Mom . . . ?”


A voice filled with longing escaped her throat .


[1] !?



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