My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 255

255. Inheritance (2)

Sian sprawled out on his back.

He looked just like a beached turtle, belly up. Really…

It was hard to tell if he was human or an actual turtle.

Of course, the meaning was different from that of a turtle.

[……]

Karze was truly speechless.

What could he even say?

He could swear he hadn’t exaggerated or joked even a little bit.

Living for a thousand years, this was a first for him.

“Ah, I don’t care. I’m going belly up.”

What kind of crazy bastard would pull such a stunt in front of a Dragon!

“If you don’t give me the inheritance tax, I’m staying put.”

And he was using the ridiculous excuse of inheritance tax.

Speaking of which, what the hell was with this inheritance tax!

Karze stared at Sian with an incredulous look.

He didn’t know what inheritance tax he was talking about.

But he knew why Sian was acting like this.

“Just 200 million gold. I won’t ask for more than that.”

Gold. So, he wanted money.

But… was this right?

Was a debtor allowed to act like this?

Sprawl.

“I’m not leaving. No, I can’t leave.”

Really…

Was he really crazy?

Karze couldn’t help but think that.

No, the word ‘crazy’ couldn’t fully express this situation.

Karze blankly stared at Sian, who was sprawled out like a turtle.

And Karze quickly realized that this wasn’t just a joke.

“Besides, it’s quite comfortable here.”

Sian… no, that bastard wasn’t planning to leave until he got the treasure!

But kicking him out was pointless.

And killing him wasn’t an option either.

To Karze, humans were nothing more than insects.

And if they were this annoying, he would just kill them.

But even insects had their ranks.

Sian was a descendant of the one who dominated the world a thousand years ago.

Although he was pathetic compared to that being, it didn’t mean he could be easily crushed.

To deal with Sian, Karze had to exert his true power.

But what was the point?

Everyone was destined to perish anyway.

[Why should I share my treasures with you?]

Karze decided to try talking to Sian for a while.

Although his absurdity soared and a hint of anger arose, this was the best way for now.

“You have so many treasures. Why don’t you share some with those who need them?”

[Having many doesn’t mean sharing is mandatory.]

“That’s true… but you’re about to die anyway. You’re not planning to take your treasures to the grave, are you?”

[Why not?]

“You’re so greedy.”

Should I just kill him?

Karze momentarily had such a thought.

Destined to perish or whatever.

It wouldn’t be bad to just crush that annoying Sian… no, that bastard to death right now.

But Karze was quickly able to calm himself down.

As expected, it wasn’t easy.

And Karze had experienced too many years to be enraged by this.

“But Karze, you don’t have a grave, do you?”

Sian asked suddenly.

Sian tilted his head with a strange expression.

According to the information about Dragons he researched in the Imperial Palace library, Dragons didn’t have graves.

To be precise, their corpses didn’t remain.

For ordinary living beings, when their lifespan ends, the soul that makes up their existence disappears.

And in the world, only the vessel that contained the soul, the body, remains.

In other words, a corpse remains.

It is the concept of commemorating the deceased by burying this corpse.

But Dragons were different.

Dragons did not have separate souls and bodies, but were united as one.

Therefore, when the time of death comes, Dragons are reduced to the source of their existence, mana, and scattered.

In other words, their corpses do not remain.

Thus, Dragons express their death as ‘returning to nature.’

And Karze had also expressed it that way.

Because of this, there were no traces related to Dragons on the continent.

Dragons certainly existed a thousand years ago, but there were no related by-products at all.

For example, a sword made of Dragon bones.

Armor made of Dragon skin.

If they could be made, there would be ridiculously powerful weapons, but they didn’t exist at all.

As expected, Dragons did not leave their corpses behind.

Anyway.

“But what do you mean you’re taking the treasures to the grave?”

It was impossible for Karze, a Dragon, to take treasures to the grave.

In other words, he was indirectly saying he didn’t want to give them.

“And since we’re on the topic, can’t you really share some?”

Sian said, getting up from his spot.

As if he had brought up the story, he spoke to Karze as if he was shooting.

“You’re the guardian of the Beastmen, but you’re just standing by. If that’s the case, can’t you at least share the treasures? And before you’re the guardian of the Beastmen, aren’t you the guardian of the Holy Relic?”

For a moment, a look of surprise flashed in Karze’s eyes.

“But you’re just standing by even when the Holy Relic is being taken away. If you’re just going to stand by like that, can’t you help me?”

Karze was momentarily speechless.

But only for a moment.

[What does that have to do with you?]

That was only their situation.

So it had nothing to do with the human, Sian.

Maybe… if the Beastmen had said that, he would have thought about it a little.

But Sian was just a human.

A third party who had nothing to do with their situation.

Oh my, but guess what.

“Why doesn’t it matter? I have the Holy Relic right now.”

Sian held out the Holy Relic that he was carrying on his back.

This time, Karze’s eyes clearly showed surprise.

That’s because he realized it now.

He could recognize the existence of the Holy Relic now.

But how was that possible…?!

That he hadn’t felt the aura of the Holy Relic?

Karze sensed something was wrong but didn’t think much about it.

It seemed like he hadn’t paid attention because that rascal was talking nonsense.

“I’m doing Karze’s duty to protect the Holy Relic.”

Above all, Sian’s continuous words.

Karze didn’t have time to think about the strangeness.

“Didn’t you promise Muriel and Noemi a thousand years ago? No, I don’t know which one you promised, but you promised to protect the Holy Relic.”

Karze, the guardian of the Beastmen and the guardian of the Holy Relic.

Karze had a duty to protect the Holy Relic according to the ancient covenant.

“But what are you going to do if you just stand by like this? This is a breach of contract. Oh, wait. Now that I think about it?”

Therefore, this was also undeniable.

It was just that the meaning had been lost due to the inertia soaked in countless years.

Karze had a duty to protect the Holy Relic.

It was a covenant made a thousand years ago.

Therefore, Karze’s actions of standing by now were no different from breaking the covenant.

Yes, he knew.

Karze was well aware of that point.

But why?

“Breach of contract! This is clearly a breach of contract!”

How did Sian… no, how did that bastard know that?

It was a covenant made with Arnaise Noemi.

So it was a covenant made a thousand years ago.

But Sian in front of him… no, that bastard… no.

A human male who was not even 30 years old.

“I’m doing that job for Karze now, aren’t I?”

There was no way that a human male could know that!

“Now that I think about it, that’s right? Cancel! 200 million gold, cancel!”

Sian suddenly changed his expression and shouted.

No, to be exact.

“500 million! I won’t take anything less!”

Sprawl.

“Ah, I don’t care. I’m going belly up!”

He started sprawling out again like a turtle!

“If you don’t want to give me the treasure, then help me defeat the demons according to the contract. If you don’t want to do that, then pay me the commission! You have to do one or the other! How can you try to get it for free! You even left an inheritance tax?”

Sprawl.

“I can’t leave!”

Sian was lying there as if he was really going belly up.

It even made him wonder if he had taken out his liver instead of his belly…

And Karze was watching Sian.

He didn’t even think about the inertia of a thousand years.

Just two hits.

No more, no less, he just wanted to hit him twice.

In the solar plexus and the head.

He wanted to hit those two places with all his might.

But damn it.

[……]

Karze couldn’t do that.

Because Sian’s words were all correct.

And there was nothing to refute!

Sprawl.

Sian was still sprawled out like a turtle.

[……]

Karze’s absurdity soared to the sky once again.

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Kooong…! Kooong…!

A great tremor was felt throughout the cave.

And it wasn’t because of the earth’s movement like an earthquake.

‘He was big when he was lying down, but…’

It was none other than Karze’s movement.

The movement of a 100M long dragon was causing an earthquake in itself.

Koooooong…!

Sian followed Karze into the cave.

The place they arrived at.

It was a vast hollow.

Rather than wide… it was more appropriate to express it as vast.

Even if 10 Karzes? 10 of them?

Anyway, it was big enough for 10 Karzes to enter comfortably.

And it was only now that Sian could understand the true reason why Karze’s nest was unnecessarily deep and wide.

At first, he thought it was because of Karze’s huge size.

But now that thought had changed.

A hollow that could fit 10 Karzes comfortably.

The inside was filled with countless treasures!

“Wow…!!!”

There were really, really, really many.

It was the first time he had seen them in his life, and he wondered if he would ever see more treasures than this.

It was as if he had hoarded all the treasures for a thousand years.

It wasn’t a joke, but even if he hoarded all the treasures in the world, it wouldn’t be like this.

Ding!

《What is all this!!!!》

Even the Mobile Lord was fainting.

《Ah, no…! If, if something like that comes in, I…!》

Ding! Ding-ding-ding!

The Mobile Lord vibrated as if it was having a seizure.

[It’s 500 million gold.]

And Karze’s voice was heard.

Sian paused for a moment.

That’s because he didn’t know there would be this much.

If he had known there was this much, he would have asked for 1 billion gold.

Maybe even now?

“That…”

[No.]

“I haven’t said anything yet.”

[I will not allow you to take more than that.]

Sian shut his mouth.

Anyway, he was stingy.

As expected of a greedy Dragon.

Sian looked at Karze and shook his head.

‘Still, it’s good to have gotten 500 million gold.’

Sian slowly looked at the treasures.

Rubies, sapphires, diamonds, etc. These gems were basic.

In addition, there were various unusual weapons and things he couldn’t identify.

It seemed like they were items that existed a thousand years ago.

Of course, they were super rare items that didn’t exist now.

He even thought that they might be items used by the Arnaises [likely referring to a powerful ancient family or civilization].

‘How much is all this worth?’

Even if he only considered the minimum value, it was easily worth billions.

A dizzying amount of money.

Sian was tempted again, but he held it in.

Sian carefully selected treasures worth 500 million gold.

That’s because even though they were rare treasures.

The concept was a little different from the karma recognized by the Mobile Lord [a game-like system Sian uses].

He needed to acquire the Extreme Demonic Limbs and the Soul of Dragon now.

He needed a total of 200 million gold now.

He couldn’t just pick treasures that were valuable.

So Sian selected treasures while checking the Mobile Lord.

After a long time.

Sian was able to get 210 million gold recognized by the Mobile Lord.

And he was able to take the remaining treasures worth 290 million gold into his inventory.

‘Fortunately, I filled the inheritance tax.’

After taking a total of 500 million gold, the accumulated treasures had decreased to some extent.

It was an enormous amount of treasure, but 500 million gold was also enormous.

Of course, it was only a slight scratch.

So Sian was quite disappointed.

He had to leave with these rare treasures in front of him.

“That… I’m really, really just saying this, so don’t misunderstand.”

Sian said with a desperate look.

“You don’t have any intention of lending me money, do you? I’ll definitely pay you back.”

[……]

Karze’s absurdity soared once again.

Of course, Karze was admitting it himself.

He didn’t deny that Dragons were greedy.

“You’re going back to nature anyway. Don’t be greedy and lend me some…”

But wasn’t it a bit much for this bastard to say that?

Karze felt the need to revise his concept of the human race at this moment.

To be exact, he was at a loss as to how to define this bastard.

A new species that he had never experienced in a thousand years.

He was definitely not human.

[Do you have the ability to repay it?]

“Uh…”

Sian couldn’t answer Karze’s question.

To be honest… he didn’t think he could pay it back.

How could he pay back billions of gold when it wasn’t just a penny or two?

“Maybe if I pay in installments…?”

Sian continued, as if it was a really good idea.

“Since we’re on the topic, how many months is possible? Ah, unlike us humans, you’re a Dragon… so is it possible to pay in installments for several years?”

Isn’t it?

Why was he consulting him about that?

Karze was dumbfounded.

“How about up to 100 years…? Is that possible?”

Karze looked at Sian with a look that said, ‘Is that even possible?’

“Then how about up to 50 years…?”

Karze didn’t even know what to do with this bastard.

That’s because the words Sian was saying now.

The reason for playing such a ridiculous trick called installments.

That word contained this meaning.

Wouldn’t you be dead in about 50 years?

Then I don’t have to pay back the money I borrowed!

Of course, Sian didn’t say that.

But he could know even if he didn’t say it.

Anyone could tell just by looking at Sian’s expression now.

That expression was clearly swallowing that meaning!

Ha, I…

I really wanted to kill him.

I’ll say it again, it wasn’t easy to do, and the fact that it was troublesome in many ways was frustrating.

Above all, it was meaningless.

[Get out.]

Karze didn’t open his mouth any further after saying that.

Sian also didn’t say anything more at Karze’s firm and cold attitude.

He felt like he would really get angry if he said anything more here.

To be honest, Karze was being very generous right now.

Above all, he had gotten 500 million gold, exceeding the target of 200 million gold.

“Then I’ve received the commission, so I’ll go back to work!”

It was a pity, but it was time to stop here.

Sian left Karze’s nest with light steps.

After Sian had completely left, the nest became quiet again.

Karze returned to his residence and lay down.

And at the moment he was about to close his eyes again and enjoy the peace.

“Um…”

Sian’s voice was heard again…?!

At that moment, inertia did not exist for Karze.

Karze burst into anger and got up.

But was it a great relief?

This time it wasn’t the business he was thinking of.

“How do I get out of here?”

Sian said again with a very troubled expression.

“Karze only chased me out. I’ve never left on my own… Haha.”

He scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

Doesn’t he think about tearing the space with his sword and going out like when he came in?

Karze had such thoughts, but he didn’t say them out loud.

Just talking to that bastard made his head throb.

Slap-!

A clear sound was heard.

Only then did Sian’s figure completely disappear.