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The Max Level Hero has Returned CH 5

Author:Devil Tail Category:urban Update time:2022-09-23 01:30:46

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Episode 5

“What about your salary”

“Pardon me”

“Dont make me say it twice.”

“Im sorry.”

“So, whats your salary”

“Just a third of what Im supposed to receive…”

She bowed her head in tears as if she were sorry for receiving it.

She was such an innocent fool.

This meant that she was the only person who protected me even when everyone ran away from the castle, not worrying whether Id die or not.

I felt strange gratitude and formed a bitter smile.

“Take what you didnt receive from my income.”

“Pardon”

“I told you not to make me say it twice, remember

“Sorry! But…!”

“So there isnt anything for food tomorrow”

“…Thats right.

Prince.”

“You can stop calling me that.

It just sounds too uptight.”

“But still…”

“It makes me feel quite detached from you when Im being called prince.”

All classes had their own responsibilities.

Having a position wasnt about showing off your excellent pedigree and suppressing the common people but about completing a complicated responsibility.

However, the position of the prince wasnt at all satisfactory for a country that was like this.

An external force was messing with state affairs and nobility.

A father who didnt care about his son, and a queen who was in a hurry to put her own son on the throne.

Even the wicked aristocrats manipulated the common people.

If I still had my powers from the hall of heroes, I might have erased the country Rown from the map.

“Im so sorry…Prince Davey.

Please withdraw your order.

Ive turned this castle into…”

“You had no power to stop them.”

“Its…”

“You need to be paid for your work.

I cant continue eating after what Ive heard.”

Ha! I shouted, then clicked my tongue and looked straight at her.

“Take all your overdue salary from the remaining funds.”

“…I…accept your offer.”

“And Ill take care of the ingredients for food, so lets go to the financial department.”

So now, the prince was managing his own finances My ancestors would flip out if they knew.

However, what else could I do There was a problem with food for tomorrow.

As the weather grew cooler, we had to get firewood and repair some places in the castle that were damaged.

In that sense, the current castle of the first prince seemed to look pretty bad.

If I hadnt woken up for another year or two, the castle mightve taken a turn for the worst.

“My father had never shown up even in a situation like this…”

Amys eyes now looked as wide as a tray.

What I just said wouldve likely caused a lot of problems.

If my words entered the queens ears, it wouldnt be strange even if the royal guards came to pick me up tomorrow.

Of course, that didnt mean that I was withdrawing.

As a light-hearted human being, I am well-liked and well-expressed, but Im also a reckless person who doesnt do what I am told when people act hostile.

“Guide me.”

“Oh…okay!”

I remembered the geography of the castle, but some things mightve changed.

And it would look pretty funny if a prince were walking around without any assistance.

* * *

“Im sorry, Prince.

To use additional funds that are already accounted for is impossible…”

The aristocrat didnt even sound sorry.

He just bowed his head and expressed his intention to refuse what I had asked.

Rather, he acted like I was bothering him by coming here.

This was a weak prince.

The perception that arose in the incident didnt disappear easily.

Watching him without saying a word, he looked straight at me as if he was sorry.

His mustache that looked like rat whiskers made him look mean—that little bastard.

I smiled as I dragged over a nearby chair, then sat down to face him.

He seemed a little surprised by my unprincely behavior, but soon showed a subtle contempt.

You think Im a weak and tactless prince because you dont know me yet.

“Are you trying to fool me”

“Pardon”

His face looked stunned by what I had just said.

“The castles funds for this month are supposed to be 500 gold.

Am I wrong”

“Its…”

“But the actual amount we received was less than 100 golds…”

“Prince! Thats…the amount of gold left after we deducted the costs spent repairing and maintaining the castle! The other royal family members of the caste are also following that economical…”

“Ugh, youre starting to really piss me off.”

I gave him a look that forced a bitter pill upon him.

“So.

Is that why the maintained castle has cracked floors and weeds growing from it”

“Its…”

“The garden is on the verge of collapsing because of the weeds.

Even an idiot can tell that not one penny was spent on that haunted house.”

He shut his mouth at my words.

“Yeah, it doesnt make sense, doesnt it What kind of prince looks over his own finances.”

He didnt express agreement, but he mustve felt that I was right because he stopped talking.

My chambermaid Amy, who was helping me, now looked pale.

“Well…Prince.

However, the use of the maintenance funds is not supervised by our department.

All we do here is…”

I tapped my knees at his words.

“Ah! I didnt know about that.”

I made an exaggerated reaction and grabbed the cane next to me.

His face turned pale at sight.

No matter what happened tomorrow, I was still a prince who could beat this damn rat mustache to death.

Of course, I would be punished accordingly, but I wouldnt be punished as much as others.

However, I wouldnt do that.

It was easy to kill a man, but the roots would just hide deeper.

“Whether its here or on earth.

Theyll just pass the blame.”

I got up from my seat.

“Never mind.

You can go use the money you stashed into your pockets.”

Perhaps it was because of my grim expression.

Or perhaps he was embarrassed by his outspoken remarks.

I was unlike others who were weak and nice.

He looked up at me hesitatingly.

“But well see.”

He spoke calmly and turned away.

The men who were responsible were all looking for a way out.

The maintenance department would try to blame someone else, so I would just end up tiring myself after trying to dig up everything.

All the employees who worked at the first princes castle were running away and stealing salaries.

Amy, who was actually working, knew the situation.

Because of this.

she kept her mouth shut and reduced her own salary.

It seemed that those who didnt even show their faces were taking extra pay.

Turning around without hesitation, I glanced at Amy, who was scared, and followed carefully.

“Amy.”

“Yes…yes”

“Would you like to get a sword from the warehouse”

Amys face turned pale at the word sword.

She must be worried that I might be planning to stab someone.

“Dont worry, and Im not going to hurt anyone.”

Her cute behavior made me feel reassured.

Yeah, I didnt mean to hurt people.

I was just going to hurt the ones who arent even human.

How long that standard will be maintained…was something I wasnt sure of just yet.

* * *

What would happen if I cut down the employees and nobles who worked in my castle for no reason The answer was simple.

The prince was crazy.

The tower of the outer castle must be locked up immediately.

I was just a fish in a pond.

I was in the perfect position to be cut off by the aristocrats that had a higher power.

The sword was worn out, but it could still be used.

“Im sorry, Prince…thats all the swords we have left…”

No wonder the last guards in the castle were in a state of disrepair.

I laughed because I thought it was her habit to keep saying sorry every time, and she lowered her head once more.

“A master does not blame his equipment.”

At this, I pulled out half the sword from the cover without saying a word.

It was originally a sword used by knights who protected the inner castle.

The knights equipment used for protecting the castle was one of the faces of the castle.

Such an item was already out because of the maintenance, and there was also a shortage.

The sword, which lost its shine, had piled up so much dust during its time of disuse.

“Management, huh…”

“Im sorry…”

What a dirty sword.

If a certain swordmaster saw it, his mouth wouldve been foaming.

A great master wouldnt even blame his equipment.

“Amy, how many animals are loose on the hunting grounds inside the castle”

“Pardon That…thats…”

“Never mind.

Im sure itll be enough for the time being.”

With this thought in mind, I put the sword back inside its cover.

* * *

The next day, Amy looked surprised when she saw the body of a wild boar lying in front of her.

“Good to see you.”

“Prince Tha, thats…”

“Someone left it in front of the castle, so I brought it in.

I was thinking about what to do with it.

Maybe a righteous man brought it.”

“Whats that…”

This was a lie.

I caught it myself, but I couldnt help but lie to her face.

Amy, who didnt understand what I said, saw the body of the boar I brought carelessly and shook with her eyes wide.

“Go to the warehouse and get me a bowl and some more waterproof cloth.

We still have some supplies left, right”

“Pri…Prince Davey! Just kill me instead!”

“Huh, what now”

“I cant let the blood of an animal touch the hands of a prince! And to say that youll butcher and cook the animal yourself! Youll end up hurting yourself!”

I laughed in vain at her desperate cry.

“Its okay because no ones watching.”

Even if I wanted to see the king, he would deny seeing me and say that he was busy.

How could I meet a king who never showed his face when his son was sick Of course, it was a pass.

It was a pass for the other departments too because there was nothing I could do about them.

Queen Liness seemed to be doing everything in her power to kill me, but Ive become somewhat of a specialist in survival since I was trained by Hercules for decades.

“Its a boar.

But now its my dinner.”

While spouting nonsense, I skillfully used hot water, and the sword to peel off its skin and remove the guts.

It looked like it was taking a lot of effort, but its leather and flesh were cut out easily.

The blade was saturated in mana, so it wouldve been even more strange if it wasnt easy.

It was fun, even for me, secretly catching a wild boar raised in the hunting grounds of the castle and trying to butcher and cook myself…

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