Chapter 119  

Chapter 119   . The coming Lord Meetings . (Pt . 2)“Milord . ”

Standing in front of Kang Chul-In, Alfred cautiously opened his mouth .

“I have something to tell you . ”

“If you’re talking about marriage, then I refuse . ”

Kang Chul-In struck first .

“T-That… though that it important, that wasn’t what I was going to talk about . It’s actually about Secretary Lucia . ”

“Lucia?”

“Recently, she seems depressed, and down compared to before . ”

At Alfred’s words, Kang Chul-In tilted his head in confusion .

“Is it because she’s been too focused on her training?”

Though Kang Chul-In hypothesized .

“I think that it’s actually somewhat of a mixed reason . ”

Alfred’s opinion seemed to be different .

“What do you mean by that?”

“Milord, I think that you were too indifferent towards Lucia . She’s your secretary, yet you haven’t visited her for 3 months personally . ”

“Well…”

Kang Chul-In also had things to say about this .

How busy had he been this winter?

There wasn’t a single day where he had been able to sleep for over 3 hours . He had been able to ‘survive’ a terrifying workload that would have overworked a normal person to death . And Lucia was also busy training her ass off .

“Thankfully though, milord hasn’t spent personal time with anyone other than Arshelly . Still… I’m sure that Secretary Lucia feels conflicted right now . ”

“Complicated?”

“It also seems that she might be experiencing some sort of anxiousness due to me . Maybe this is also the reason for her working so difficult . I’ve heard that she’s been able to beat General Drakan in arm wrestling recently, so you can really see how hard she’s been working . ”magic

“Ah…”

At that, Kang Chul-In finally understood what Alfred was saying .

Alfred was my secretary and subordinate in my past life . It makes sense that she feels like this due to the sudden appearance of Alfred .

Now that he thought about it, Kang Chul-In had never explained the existence of Alfred to Lucia, or the other officials of the Laputa territory . It made sense that Lucia was anxious; nervous that her position as secretary might be usurped .

“This old one is nothing but an old vampire, and a butler who does milord’s errands . Milord, I think that you should take better care of Lucia, in case she gets upset at you . ”

“You’re right . ”

Kang Chul-In nodded his head at Alfred’s words .

“Though it may be different for other people, I should have taken better care of at least Lucia . ”

“Yes, milord . ”

“Since I have time now, I’ll go see her . ”

Kang Chul-In quickly walked away .

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In the inner part of the Laputa territory, the training facility .

“Pant… Pant…”

Gasping for breath, Lucia’s shoulders heaved . It had already been 5 hours .

Morning, the training that started as soon as she woke up didn’t show any signs of stopping even after lunch . Since winter, she had been working herself like this .

“Huuu… . ”

With a deep breath, Lucia finally put down her sword and shield, Zenith and Aegis . A nearby maid quickly helped Lucia take off the armor that she was wearing .

“Thanks, Hestia . ”

“It’s nothing, Secretary Lucia .

Hestia shook her head, and bowed respectfully .

“Hestia . ”

“Yes?”

“Do you know what milord is doing?”

“This humble one doesn’t know either . I think that he’s either in the office or training in his personal training area . ”

“ . . . Is that so . ”

“Shall I go ask where he is?”

“No, it’s alright . Milord doesn’t have time to even sleep properly at night . I don’t think it’s right to disturb him . ”

Lucia spoke bitterly .

“Go, and get the bath ready for me . ”

“Yes, secretary . I’ll do so immediately . ”

Bowing, Hestia scrambled away .

“Huuu…”

Lucia sighed .

“Milord…”

Swiping the sweat on her forehead, Lucia thought of Kang Chul-In .

“How can you not look for this girl for 3 months, milord? . . . How could you do this to me, milord…?” . . . That was the order .

As for the entrance, I’m the last one .

With an overwhelming amount of Lord Points, Kang Chul-In had proudly stamped himself as the 1st place of all Lords, meaning he would enter last . It was as always, where the main character would arrive the latest to the scene .

Auction, huh… I remember that there weren’t any important items that came out during the first Lord Meetings .

How could there be many good items for Lords who had just began? It would be good for Kang Chul-In’s mental health to not have high expectations .

The important thing is the conference .

This was what Kang Chul-In paid attention to .

The conference was where every Lord would sit around a gigantic table, and talk .

And in that very conference, Kang Chul-In was planning to publicly humiliate Alex Rothschild .

Kang Chul-In’s gaze lingered on the black chest that laid on his table .

Inside this chest was an important object that would be able to publicly humiliate Rothschild . Staring at this chest, Kang Chul-In was unable to wipe the smirk off his face .

And… Aleister .

When the Lord meetings were over, Kang Chul-In was planning to play around with Aleister . And, the second that he deemed Aleister’s existence useless…

Ting-!!

The glass cup that Kang Chul-In was holding shattered into pieces . He had subconsciously destroyed the cup while thinking about Aleister .

That was how much hatred Kang Chul-In had .

If Kang Chul-In didn’t have any plans for Aleister, he would have been long dead .

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days had passed in a blink of an eye, and the time for the Lord meetings had finally arrived .

There was almost no change in the Rankings .

The fact that Kang Chul-In was 1st also didn’t change .

[Notification!] From this time onward, there will be no changes in the Lord Rankings until the Lord meetings are over!

minutes before the Lord Meetings started, this message popped up . The rankings of the 1st Lord Meetings had been decided!

I’ve already used the Soul Backup .

In the Lord’s hall, Kang Chul-In who was waiting for himself to be summoned to the Lord Meetings was thinking of what kind of authority he would be given as an Overlord .

Would a new ability be given to him?

Or would nothing be given to him?

. . . He couldn’t tell .

“Milord, please look behind you for a second . ”

Alfred spoke .

“What is it?”

“It’s a cloak, milord . ”

“A cloak?”

Kang Chul-In frowned . He hated things that were cumbersome .

“Alfred, you know that I don’t like those…”

“Milord, this is the first time in this life that you’re going to be rising to the position of Overlord! And not only that, you’re at the highest ranking among all the Lords! Don’t you think that you need to show off your majesty to those who are below you?”

Listening to Alfred, it made sense .

Even in Earth, they said that a man’s worth could be seen through his suit, car, as well as watch . Kang Chul-In understood that by taking a little care of his visuals, he would seem more imposing .

“If you just wear this cloak, there will be no one to doubt milord’s majesty, and there will be none that dares to challenge you . ”

“Fine . ”

As Kang Chul-In reluctantly nodded his head, Alfred deftly put on the cloak for Kang Chul-In .

“M-Milord . . . !”

“Woah…”

“Milord, you look cool!”

“As expected of someone who’s an overlord!”

“Milord!”

As Kang Chul-In put on his cloak, all the officials of Laputa spoke in amazement .

Roarr-!!

Even the Godbeast Altaica seemed to agree .

That was how imposing Kang Chul-In looked right now .

The black apparel that Lucia and Alfred had personally designed for Kang Chul-In showed his body balance yet didn’t seem informal…

And the hair of Kang Chul-In that Lucia had personally styled and cut made Kang Chul-In seem much more manly .

And finally, the cloak was the icing on the cake; amplifying the majesty of Kang Chul-In manyfold . This was a true Overlord . No, it would be believable to say that Kang Chul-In wasn’t just an Overlord, but an emperor or a King .

“Ehem…”

Coughing, Kang Chul-In tried to get rid of his embarrassment .

At that moment…

Pzzt, Pzzt!

At the middle of the Lord Hall, sparks flew, revealing a dimensional gate that lead to where the Lord Meetings would be held . It was finally time for Kang Chul-In to make his appearance!

“Let’s go . ”

Arm in arm with Lucia, Kang Chul-In looked to his side .

Roar…!

And the Altaica, who was participating as the ‘pet’ of Kang Chul-In, stood next to them, looking majestic .

It’s time . Time to finally become Overlord again .

Reminiscing about the past, Kang Chul-In finally began to walk towards the gate .