The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Chapter 240






“Grandma, Arshelly thinks . . . ”


Arshelly was good with words .


Kwak Jung had taught her what to say, but even without them, her efforts would have been incredible .


Why?


It was because she didn’t want her beloved father, Kang Chul-In, to be an unmarried and lonely man .


In addition,


“Imperial Princess . ”


“Yes?”


“Don’t you want a younger sibling?”


“S-sibling?!”


“That’s right . A cute little sibling!”


“ . . . !”


“When his Majesty and his spouses get married, they can make your younger siblings via ovulation, fertilization, implanta… no, not that! I meant by holding hands!”


“Gasp…!”


Arshelly had been coaxed into doing as Kwak Jung had told her .


That’s right; let’s get a younger sibling!


With that goal in mind, Arshelly continued her persuasion .


“I wish for daddy to get married . ”


“But!”


Park Sun-Ja gave her a stern expression .


“He can’t have two wives! That’s bad!”


“No, it’s ok~!”


“H-huh?! What did you say…?”


Park Sun-Ja was puzzled . She could not comprehend why this innocent little girl was supporting Kang Chul-In in polygamy .


“Grandma . ”


Arshelly spoke .


“Daddy, no, Royal Father is . . . ”


“R-Royal Father?”


“That’s right!”


“What… do you mean?”


“Well, Royal Father is a ruler of a nation . ”


“R-Ruler?”


“Yes!”


“You mean… over in the ‘other world’?”


“Yes! That’s right . ”


“ . . . !”


“Royal Father will soon be a king!”


“What in the world…!”


Park Sun-Ja did not even know that lords existed . The information was too much for her to handle .


A king?


Her son was a king over in the ‘other world’? Ruling over an entire nation?


“What do you mean? Explain to your grandma, now!”


Park Sun-Ja coerced Arshelly .


“Alright, grandma . ”


Arshelly maintained her composure and explained everything from the start to finish, as Kwak Jung had told her to .


She mentioned Pangaea, lords, and what kind of character Kang Chul-In was in the ‘other world’ .


“I-I see . ”


Park Sun-Ja mumbled to herself, as if she was lost in her thoughts .


“Daddy would never have an affair!”


“I didn’t know that… so, it was just a difference in culture . . . ”


“Yes, grandma!”


“It’s still difficult to swallow… that he has two different families . . . ”


Park Sun-Ja muttered in confusion .



Strictly speaking, Kang Chul-In only had one family with multiple wives . Park Sun-Ja, however, saw it differently from her perspective .


“Mrs . Park?”


At that moment, Lee Chae-Rin gently opened the door and peeked her head in .


“M-Ms . Chae-Rin?”


“May I enter?”


“S-Sure . I also have something to talk to you about . ”


Park Sun-Ja gave her the permission .


“I’ll be leaving, grandma! Have a pleasant talk!”


Arshelly was sensible enough to leave immediately .


“You may sit here . ”


“Thank you . ”


“What are you thinking, Ms . Chae-Rin?”


Park Sun-Ja went straight to the question .


“Are you really planning to marry my son? As his second wife?”


“Yes, I am . ”


Lee Chae-Rin replied firmly .


“How . . . Is that possible? You can appreciate this situation, Ms . Chae-Rin?”


“Yes . I’m also an Overlord, after all . ”


“ . . . !”


“This is more than just a marriage between a guy and a girl . It signifies a unification between Laputa and Dorado . ”


“H-However, there is no love . . . ”


“No, Mrs . Park . ”


Lee Chae-Rin spoke with a slight blush on his face .


“I-I . . . ”


She finally leaked her true rationale .


“I love Mr . Chul-In!”


“ . . . !”


“Mrs . Park, I can handle it!”


“No,”


Park Sun-Ja shook her head .


“Ms . Chae-Rin is such a good lady . It doesn’t have to be my son . . . ”


“No!”


“ . . . !”


“I-I… don’t think any other guy can be my husband . Ever since I got to know Mr . Chul-In, I couldn’t find anyone as supreme as him . ”


“Ms . Chae-Rin . . . ”


“Furthermore… I myself am no ordinary woman . I’m some sort of a queen . Who other than Mr . Chul-In could handle me? Mr Chul-In’s the only man for me . ”


“I-Is that right? Ms . Chae-Rin may end up unfortunate . . . ”


“Nope . ”


Lee Chae-Rin shook her head .


“I’m confident . I will definitely be a beloved wife and a great daughter-in-law . ”


“But the jealousy . . . ”


“I tossed that emotion out of the window . ”


“ . . . !


“The moment Mr . Chul-In decided to become the ruler of Pangaea, he was destined to have more than one woman around him . ”


It was strange logic, but not false . It was just a bit difficult for a normal Korean to comprehend .


“Mrs . Park, please permit our marriage . ”


“ . . . ”


“Please!”


Lee Chae-Rin pushed on with a headstrong resolve .


Phew… I guess having a talented son is not always a good thing . . .


Park Sun-Ja, thanks to Kang Chul-In’s superiority, had to face dilemmas that no other layman could ever encounter .


***


“Huu . . . ”


Kang Chul-In let out a long sigh on the rooftop .


“This is driving me nuts . ”


The fact that he couldn’t just go headstrong on this matter made him extremely frustrated .


Even a hundred thousand enemy soldiers didn’t scare him, but his mother Park Sun-Ja was so hard to deal with .


“Son! You should not be a playboy just because you have it good! I’ve never seen a playboy who was actually decent! That’s not good at all!”


Kang Chul-In suddenly remembered Park Sun-Ja’s words .


“Mother, that’s not . . . ”


He tried to explain, but,


“I have nothing more to say . ”


Park Sun-Ja had already turned her back against him . Kang Chul-In was caught in a dilemma .


“Mr . Chul-In . ”


At that instant, he heard Lee Chae-Rin’s voice from his back .


“You came . ”


Kang Chul-In replied, with his gaze fixed on Seoul’s night scenery .


“Yes . ”


“You’ve done… well . ”


“No problem . Don’t we all have to strive to get what we want?”


“ . . . !”


“I learned that from you, Mr . Chul-In . I’m just doing what I usually do, so don’t mind me . ”


“You . . . ”


As Kang Chul-In was replying, Lee Chae-Rin suddenly embraced him from the back without notice .


“I love you . ”


“ . . . !”


“I really, really love you . ”


Her confession was as sudden as her back hug .


Thump, thump, thump!


Kang Chul-In could feel Lee Chae-Rin’s heart racing, almost as if it was going to explode .


“When I first… met you, Mr . Chul-In… you were a newbie whom I wanted to protect . ”


“ . . . ”


“It was amazing to see you struggle to survive in this dog-eat-dog society . ”


The Kang Chul-In Lee Chae-Rin mentioned was an average employee before the Great Summoning happened .


“Hence, I tried my best to take care of you . You did seem burdened by it, though . ”


“ . . . ”


“And I began to like you since then . ”


“ . . . !”


“Even before the Great Summoning… for the longest time . ”


Honest, heartfelt words .


Thanks to them, Kang Chul-In could recall his past memories and feelings which he had forgotten .


A newbie .


He always had that someone who was friendly to even a lowly intern like him .


“Aren’t you tired, Mr . Chul-In? Drink this . ”


“Hang in there!”


“The boss is always like that . He is retarded . So don’t pay too much attention to it . ”


“What’s your plan for… this weekend?”


Lee Chae-Rin had always been displaying her feelings subtly, and Kang Chul-In had started to appreciate her caring and cheerful behavior .


“When the Great Summoning happened… I was honestly scared . It’s true that I relied on you the most, and that I ranted a lot to you . ”


“ . . . ”


“But not now!”


Lee Chae-Rin embraced Kang Chul-In tighter .


“I no longer depend on you . Instead, I wish to be your trustworthy supporter and wife . ”


“ . . . ”


“I love you! Even if I can’t have you all for myself . . . ”


At that moment .


“ . . . !”


Lee Chae-Rin’s body was swept around .


“Are you really fine with this?”


Kang Chul-In faced and asked Lee Chae-Rin, who was now in his arms .


“Of course!”


“You sure you won’t regret it?”


“Certainly!”


“If you happen to regret it, then I will let you off . . . ”


He was about to finish the sentence with ‘anytime you want’, but he couldn’t continue .


“Heub!”


It was because Lee Chae-Rin’s moist lips had sealed his lips tight in a blink of an eye!


***


While Kang Chul-In was focusing his attention on domestic affairs, a coalition had gradually formed in the north, with Albrecht Vilhelm in the center .


In the land of Bifrost, the Lord’s Hall . . .


“From this moment onwards,”


Albrecht Vilhelm, wearing a luxurious cape, raised his Epic-ranked sword Balisada high up in the air .


“We, as one, will fight against the evil Overlord Kang Chul-In, and achieve peace in this continent!”


Immediately, all the lords gave him a standing ovation .


“My brothers!”


Vilhelm shouted at the audience .


“I, Vilhelm, have respected your wishes and became the chairman of the North Coalition! I will, however, never abuse my authority, and I promise to listen to every ruler intently! With that, let me open up the first topic for discussion!”


He spoke in a grandiose tone, but in reality, he had already grasped the whole of the North Coalition under his control .


Overlord rank 2 .


An enormous amount of land, a robust economy and an endless talent pool .


A concrete alliance with Overlord Ao Xin .


In fact, Vilhelm was the one who created the North Coalition . All of his speeches were nothing but a façade .


“As the chairman of the North Coalition, I propose to position our army to the west!”


That was the only sentence which he actually meant .


The west .


By advancing the allied troops towards the Deathwin territory, Vilhelm aimed to pressure Kang Chul-In and prevent his move in the next spring .


“I agree!”


“Vilhelm, I’m with you!”


“Let’s destroy Kang Chul-In!”


“We can’t let that demon advance to the heart of Pangaea now can we?!”


All the lords in the North Coalition supported Vilhelm .


“Wait . ”


At that moment, a man with pale skin and white hair stepped forward . It was Andrei Ivanovic, the vampiric Overlord .


“Overlord Andrei Ivanovic… any suggestions?”


Vilhelm questioned him with a slight hint of skepticism .


“Is pressuring alone enough?”


Andrei’s red eyes gleamed .


“It seems like an overly timid move to me . ”


“Timid you say . . . ”


“What if we conquer Deathwin? Won’t that be more beneficial to our coalition’s safety?”


“Hmm… but isn’t it winter, soon?”


Vilhelm opposed .


“Our coalition is still in the midst of formation . If we start a war at this point . . . ”


“We are an alliance . ”


“ . . . !”


“The enemy may be strong, but he is alone . Why stop at pressuring? Even a simple war of attrition will be burdensome for Kang Chul-In . ”


Andrei glanced sharply at his audiences and continued .


“I agree wholeheartedly with the chairman’s opinion, but to merely pressure Kang Chul-In is equivalent to giving him time to stabilize . I believe that conquering Deathwin right now is a better move, even if costly . ”


He had a point .


However,


This sly vampire bastard…!


The problem was that Andrei intended to stand back and watch while Vilhelm and Ao Xin did the work .


A war of attrition?


As Vilhelm mentioned, an imminent war would undoubtedly cost Vilhelm and Ao Xin . The other lords didn’t have the ability to participate in the war, after all .


Even if they did, they would give a myriad of excuses to contribute as little as they could .


In other words, Andrei manipulated his words cleverly to place the burden solely on Vilhelm and Ao Xin’s shoulders . The other lords were bound to agree to his suggestion as well .


“Hmm… that makes sense, too . ”


“As Overlord Andrei had mentioned, our coalition is strong enough to strike now . . . ”


“I agree with him . ”


“Chairman Vilhelm, what do you think?”


The response was immediate .


The cunning lords of the North Coalition were leaning towards Andrei’s opinion .


… Touché .


Vilhelm gritted his teeth .


He had assumed that he had control over the North Coalition, but that damn Andrei was tackling his influence .


Of course, it would be great if they could conquer Deathwin . However, that was not all .


Vilhelm also needed time .


He had to amplify his influence and power to ‘perfectly’ gain control over the North Coalition .


His final goal was to conquer Pangaea, after all .


“What’s your view on this, chairman Vilhelm?”


Andrei inquired .


“I . . . ”


Vilhelm replied .


“I respect your opinion . ”


“Is that so?”


“Immediately after this meeting, we will form the first allied troop to conquer Deathwin . ”


Vilhelm didn’t have a choice .


Andrei Ivanovic had valid logic and Vilhelm didn’t have any excuses . He had to send an army to at least ‘pretend’ to conquer Deathwin .


You will pay for this, you sly blood-sucking bastard .


Vilhelm glared at Andrei .


Well then, have fun .


Andrei responded with a relaxed expression .


***


W-What is this…!?


Lee Chae-Rin was surprised .


So hard… to compose myself… Heuk…!”


Kang Chul-In’s kiss was akin to a thousand-year-old snake’s movements .


How could a man’s tongue move so flamboyantly? And how could someone’s kiss be so soft and delicate? Lee Chae-Rin’s mind was blanking out .


She was the one who initiated the kiss, but she succumbed to Kang Chul-In’s kissing technique within ten seconds .


Thump,


Thump, thump!


Lee Chae-Rin’s heart raced uncontrollably .


The kiss was short and succinct .


“Lee Chae-Rin . ”


Kang Chul-In spoke .


“Yes, Mr . Chul-In . ”


“No matter what happens . . . ”


“I’m listening . ”


“I will never let you starve to death . I promise to feed you . ”


“Pfft!”


Lee Chae-Rin broke into laughter .



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