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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

If what you say is true,

this could possibly kill Wendelin.

However...

Head Auditor Ruckner deeply regrets providing you

with mistaken information before, so this time...

So how much do you intend to take?

No money will be necessary.

Huh?!

We simply ask that once you become the lord,

you show us favor during negotiations for the interests in the undeveloped lands.

I see.

So he wants my cooperation as a fellow man in a difficult position.

Here comes that asshole Kurt.

Well, he should have heard that Well was entering the undeveloped lands by himself.

Does this mean that information actually reached him?

We did go around telling everyone we could.

Now the plan to make your brother blow up is entering its final stages.

But the man that approached him already left, right?

I was convinced that he was going to bring an assassin with him.

But he's coming by himself.

Which probably means he's found some chance of beating you.

Brother Kurt, what are you doing here?

Cut the act.

They're here, right?

Grk!

Come out, you damned retainers!

I know you're there!

Wendelin... you certainly are amazing.

Huh?

You've defeated a dragon,

you've been showered with praise as a great magician,

and now you're attempting to become the next lord of this land.

But still...

You're the eighth son, not the eldest!

Don't move!

If you move, I'll blow this Dragon's Flute!

What?! How did you...

I suppose a veteran magician like you would know of it.

This is my first time seeing the real thing, though.

Brantag?

The Dragon's Flute is a magic item uncovered from ancient ruins.

You can summon dragons by blowing on it.

But we've faced dragons before.

Not en masse.

Every single one in the Great Rieg Mountains will rush down here.

Even the boy's magic power won't last if that happens.

I guess even the heroic Dragon Slayer can't prevail against sheer numbers.

What the hell are you laughing about?!

If you do that, you won't be safe, either!

Come now, are you an idiot?

Do you think I'd ever use a magic item that would cause its user to be attacked, too?

But if that many dragons come, the people here will suffer!

Those bastards betrayed me!

They should reap what they sow!

B-B-But your family would die, too!

I can just start a new family!

What are you saying?

Listen to me. I'm going to steal your assets,

make the development happen,

and become an even greater hero than you in these undeveloped lands!

Once I've done that, women will flock to me on their own.

So long as I have another son after that, all will be as it was.

My stupid brother...

Don't move! I'll blow it!

That's it! That's what I wanted to see!

The thing I've always hated the most was that condescending attitude of yours!

I've always wanted to ruin that look on your face!

Ah, finally!

Wendelin, just remember this.

The deaths of our people, of Amalie, and of all your precious comrades,

are all your fault!

Looks like this flute, at least, is on my side.

It's my victory in the end!

Die, Wendelin!

What are you doing?!

No!

I have a really bad feeling about this.

That's malice.

Huh? I thought it was going to call dragons?

I thought something was off.

The Dragon's Flute is a legendary magic item.

It's not something so easily obtained.

Then Brother Kurt was deceived?

Most likely, that's the Flute of Malice.

Once you blow it,

it draws in malice from the surroundings so you can defeat your enemy,

eventually turning you into an undead, and with that power...

Wait a second! It turns its user into an undead?

Those who come in contact with malice will perish. Which means...

No way...

Why?!

Why don't things ever go as planned?

Why won't anybody listen to me, the eldest son?!

They all play me for a damn fool!

They mock me, the eldest son!

They'll pay for that! They'll pay!

So help me, they will pay for doing that to me!

Boy, use your holy magic!

What's the matter?! He's already dead!

Brother...

I'll purify him!

There's too much malice.

At this rate, everyone will...

I won't let...

anyone else...

Keep it up!

Expand the purification magic like we did in the Enchanted Forest.

But...

My, that's impressive, Head Auditor Ruckner.

To think you would recognize Sir Roderich as insurance against

the failure of Baron Baumeister's assassination.

Regardless of what he may want, he's still my son, after all.

If you use that connection, you can eat into the new land interests.

Still, I want that country bumpkin to work hard for me

so I can put one over on my brother,

but with his abilities...

He's nothing more than a disposable pawn?

There are so many incompetent men who ride on their status as eldest son.

Are you... Kurt?

I see. So the one who gave that flute to Brother Kurt was...

As a result, he and twelve other nobles of the robe,

along with their relatives, lost their lives in that incident.

What a villain.

By the way, the malice believed to have been Kurt

has already been purified by the priests.

They're still investigating the cause,

but it's believed that a fragment of the malice you purified

was guided here by his hatred.

I also have one other thing to report.

Rumors have been spreading around the capital that

the one behind this incident was Sir Kurt.

I know you had planned for Lady Amalie and her children to live here, but...

I see. They'd be the family of a criminal.

So even if they were to move here,

they would find it even more uncomfortable than their home.

I think it would be a struggle for them to live in the capital.

So where did they end up?

They're living in hiding with the second son.

But some of the people still view them with hostility

because they're Brother Kurt's family,

so they can hardly even go outside.

Hey, want a drink? It's mead.

People keep calling me the heroic Dragon Slayer and putting me on a pedestal,

but this is the real truth.

I couldn't save a single person.

What could you have done?

It's the Flute of Malice. No one could've seen that coming.

Speaking of which, we tried to determine how he obtained that flute,

but none of our searches are turning up solid leads.

Maybe that was all a part of the palace's plot, too.

I'm so sick of all that nonsense.

Everyone's sneaking around behind my back,

and I have no idea who's plotting what,

or what they're after...

It just never ends.

Yet despite all that, they keep all the crucial details hidden in shadow

and never take any responsibility.

What is wrong with these nobles?

You know, boy, I've had this thought for a while,

but every now and then, you talk like you're not yourself.

Huh? I don't think I do that...

You do.

Just now, you said all those things about nobles,

but take a good look in the mirror.

You're a noble yourself, remember?

This is good!

Which one?

This one.

Let me have some!

Yours looks good, Iina!

Wanna try some?

Don't mind if do.

Hey, let's trade!

Sure.

Hey, does it feel like I'm barely here?

Barely here?

Uh, maybe I'm not saying it right,

but does it seem like I'm out of touch with reality?

Or maybe there's a better way to put it...

This might be something different,

but sometimes I do feel anxious.

It feels like you're far away, even though you're close by.

I guess it's because I haven't accepted this world.

I thought I had prepared myself to face it, though.

Elise, I think I'm going to try to become a proper noble here.

You always did have a habit of saying

you'd do your best, and do it smartly.

You'll be fine.

I'm sure you can become one.

Wendelin von Benno Baumeister...

You truly served well in quelling the incident in the Baumeister Knightdom.

Therefore, I shall grant you all the undeveloped land

confiscated from the Baumeister Knightdom.

I humbly accept.

However...

It would be unkind of me to reward your achievements with land that comes tied

with the obligation of laboring to develop it.

So, Sir Baumeister,

what would you wish to have for a reward?

This was proposed to me by Lord Commissioner Ruckner.

We did saddle the baron with a great deal of trouble for his family's mistake.

It's the least we could do to make up for it.

To be honest, there was something I wished to ask for, too.

Oh? Let me hear it.

I have heard that twelve nobles of the robe

perished in the incident caused by the Flute of Malice,

and that many are currently calling upon the capital, seeking to claim the open titles.

This is true. Every day, there's a rabble of self-proclaimed relatives.

There are even some among the late nobles who lost all of their relatives.

So for the sake of developing the vast, undeveloped lands,

I would like to be given the right to grant two of those open titles.

The right to grant titles belongs solely to the king.

This is insolent, Sir Baumeister!

To think you would treat His Majesty's consideration with such disdain!

Granting such a large swath of land to a mere baron is already unthinkable!

Asking for the right to grant nobility on top of that couldn't be more audacious!

Rescind that request, now.

There's no need to rescind it!

Your Majesty, please forgive me, but I must say...

Granting Sir Baumeister only a portion of those undeveloped lands

and granting the rest to someone more experienced in managing a domain

would be of greater benefit to our kingdom.

But Sir Baumeister's magic is necessary to develop it.

How about Baron Mark?

He may not be able to use magic,

but he's the greatest developer in the kingdom.

Hold on.

That man is one of your close relations, Sir Edgar.

You always focus too much on such details!

Gentlemen, you stand before our king.

Besides, if memory serves,

there have been past cases where the right to grant titles was bestowed on another.

Those were all cases with pressing reasons to do so.

So the idea should at least be considered.

You are Sir Baumeister's lord.

You only say such things because you hope to expand your own faction!

I do not!

I am simply thinking of our kingdom.

We are also thinking of the kingdom.

Is that truly so?

What insolence is this?!

Be silent!

Sir Baumeister, rescind your request.

Magician, please listen—

Can you not see what you've done?!

Your reckless actions have upset the order of the royal palace!

You lack a noble's decorum, Sir Baumeister!

Your Majesty, if I may.

As Lord Marshall Edgar proposed,

could we not grant Sir Baumeister a portion of the undeveloped land he's due to receive,

and place the remainder under my care?

I will develop it myself.

True, a magician as great as you could...

Everyone!

Magician Armstrong,

you are needed here in the capital.

But great magic power is needed to develop those lands!

Which is why we shall have Sir Baumeister develop them.

Development of those undeveloped lands is our kingdom's greatest priority.

We need him to put his fullest effort into it.

So if this will secure that...

Then you'll bestow the right to grant titles?

Gulp!

Sir Baumeister, raise your head.

As you wish, I shall bestow upon you the right to grant two titles.

I thank you for your generosity.

You're starting to look like a real noble now.

In addition, I, Helmut XXXVII, King of Helmut Kingdom,

hereby grant thee, Wendelin von Benno Baumeister,

the fifth rank and title of Count to develop those lands.

He jumped straight past viscount to count?!

My sword shall be wielded for Your Majesty,

for our kingdom,

and for our people.

That man has grown quite clever.

Clever?

Everyone performed well except you.

You should practice your acting.

That so?

I think I'll refrain.

Once those children come of age,

I plan to grant them the titles I hold.

If they don't need them, they're welcome to turn them down.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Sir Wendelin...

My husband's death was one he chose himself.

I'm sure my boys will understand that one day.

Thank you, Well.

Entry Forbidden Count Baumeister

All right, everyone! Get to work!

Yeah!

Your magic is so useful, Well.

You flattened everything in an instant.

I'll be heading back now, Roderich.

One moment, my lord.

Can you take care of that area next?

Uh, what's going up over here?

A church.

The one sponsored by Cardinal Hohenheim.

And the others?

Over there is for Lord Commissioner Ruckner,

beside it is for Lord Marshall Edgar,

behind those are the facilities for Duke Bleichröder...

Wow, they're getting in deep for those interests.

I am indebted to them for securing me the right to grant titles...

Though, here, there won't be any of that butting in.

Count Baumeister's Personal Miso & Soy Sauce Workshop

Wendelin, I've finished preparing the tea.

Oh, I'm not finished yet.

Well!

Did you forget today's one of our training days?

We made a deal the other day that you'd train four days a week in return for my help.

Well, I went into the Enchanted Forest and brought this back!

Banana, banana, banana, banana!

Everything in there is huge.

Ba-ba-banana! Bananana! Banana, banana!

Hey, Well, my spear broke and I'd like to get it fixed in the capital.

Chocolate-covered banana! Chocolate, chocolate-covered banana!

Could you teleport me there?

Chocolate-covered banana!

Hey, shouldn't you prepare the land first?

Hold on, hold on! Don't leave me alone with this magician!

Well, make chocolate-covered bananas!

W-W-Wait... just a choco-pickin' minute!

Hey, help me out!

No, I—

Don't leave me hanging!

Hey, hurry up!

Hey!

What am I supposed to do here?!

Prepare the—

Pork ribs fried in miso, along with white radish sprouts...

Time to eat up.

Let's eat!

Man, this is so good!

You're right, these are great together.

This is good! So good, so good!

So good!

The 8th Son? I Guess That's Not So Bad!