Chapter 2

"Yes. Everything tastes wonderful."

Noah picked up a different fruit this time and smiled after tasting the sweetness in his mouth once again. The Bastard, Noah Bryce, never cared for etiquette anyways.

He probably shouldn't do this while speaking with his father, the head of the household, but whatever. He's just a Bastard in the first place.

'It really is best to be the bastard.'

Nobody really cared no matter what he did. As long as he can prevent himself from getting beaten up by the main character, it will be a good life.

As Noah expected, nobody criticized his lack of manners. In fact, Adem actually had a smile on his face as he started to nod his head.

"Yes, it really is delicious. It is nice to see you enjoying food so much."

Adem really seemed like the only person who cared for Noah. He didn't even seem to care about Noah's lack of manners. Well, a truly caring father should probably try to fix this personality of Noah... but this Noah did not care as he was not the real Noah Bryce.

"Yes. Please make sure you eat a lot as well, father."

Ethan let out another, 'Ho,' and Noah, who heard it this time, turned his gaze back to the dishes. The 16 year old Noah. The Four year's younger brother of the Noah that he possessed was difficult to handle.

Unlike the Bastard Noah, Ethan was smart, sincere, and very responsible. The people of the family were pushing for Ethan to be the next head of household. Hyun - ki  agreed with this sentiment even after turning into Noah.

'Rather than having a complicated life being in charge of this territory, I'd rather use my position as the Duke's older brother to laze around and live peacefully in a section of the territory.'

Noah did not try to argue with Ethan. He could hear Ethan's gasp of shock and knew that Ethan was looking down on him, but what could he do about it?

Once Ethan becomes the head of the household, his personality was one that he would probably not kill Noah, but in order to not get hurt and quietly move to a small village, he needed to not get on Ethan's nerves.

'If that's not possible, I'll just make some money beforehand and go somewhere that the war will not reach.'

Noah pretended not to hear Ethan's gasp and continued to eat. Once the meal was over, his father, Adem, was the first to get up. He seemed to have been satisfied with breakfast, as his face was filled with a smile.

'It really was delicious.'

If breakfast was like this every day, Noah would probably give up some sleep to come eat breakfast all the time. Adem looked around at the family members who got up after he did, before resting his gaze on his first-born son, Noah.

"Noah, is there anything you need?"

Noah was confused at Adem's sudden gesture, but he decided to honestly answer.

"Please give me some money."

"Sure, I'll give you a lot."

Adem answered without any hesitation.

This really was a well-off family.

As a territory that mined for marble and grew grapes for wine, they were overflowing with money right now.

"Great. Please give me as much as you can."

Noah could feel his two younger siblings looking at him, but there was no need for him to be embarrassed. Wasn't it better to ask for money instead of drinking and causing a ruckus?

Furthermore, he needed money to proceed with his plans. That fateful encounter to get himself a strong enough power to keep himself safe. He needed some money in order to cause that fateful encounter to happen.

"Sure. I'll give you as much as I can."

Noah started to smile after being satisfied with his father's response. However, he was at a loss of words after returning to his chamber and receiving the cheque from the deputy butler, Kans.

The cheque that was issued through a partnership with the treasury department and the magic department made Noah's heart run wild.

'So much money?'

This family didn't seem to only have a bit of money. In fact, they seem to have a lot of money.

The novel did mention that Noah received a large allowance, but it did not mention the exact amount. However, he could realistically understand how large it was based on the amount listed on the cheque.

'10 million gallon.'

It is about equivalent to 10 million Korean won. If it is like this, Noah could change his plans. Noah's brain started to quickly think about his options.

"I'll be heading out now, young master."

The deputy butler delivered the cheque and bid goodbye, but Noah did not respond. Deputy Butler kans just treated this as normal and headed toward the door. However, he soon stopped moving.

It was because Noah had gotten up from his seat and said something to Aryn.

"Aryn, let's go to the study."

Kans then became anxious at Noah's words. Aryn was the same.

"...Did you say the study?"

Noah found this odd. This sly old man's voice was shaking a bit. Was there a reason he could not go to the study?