Swordmaster's Youngest Son

Stormy Days at the Castle (1)

[Translator – KokonutMilk]

[Proofreader – yukitokata]

6 years have passed since the day Jin selected Barisada.

He no longer had to experience the shame of having his nanny replace his diapers, but it was still difficult for him to imitate the attitude of a child.

'I want to escape from this Storm Castle already.'

The Storm Castle.

A castle detached from the Runcandel Clan's main castle. Every Runcandel child cannot take a single footstep outside the Storm Castle until they turn ten, to protect them from assassination attempts.

'What kind of madman would try to assassinate the Runcandel children? Even their worst enemies, the Zipfels, wouldn't dare to.'

In actuality, there was a certain case around 200 years ago when someone had attempted it.

The Kungen Clan, another clan of swordmasters, had attacked the Runcandels, and 9 young children of the Runcandel Clan ended up getting killed.

However, the very next day the entire Kungen Clan was annihilated, including every family member and the extended families of the servants, and disappeared into the annals of history.

Ever since then, it had been a tradition and rule within the Runcandel household to have every child remain within the Storm Castle after their 'Selection' rituals until they became 10 years of age.

'I'm so bored.'

The atmosphere in the Storm Castle was indeed worthy of its name.

It was located at the peak of Mt. Murakan, which was presumed to be the tallest mountain in the world. As its name suggested, a tempest was surrounding the castle at all times, during all four seasons. The rain, gales, and lightning constantly affected the mountaintop.

'This place isn't suitable for a child's emotional growth. No wonder my brothers ended up becoming so violent and brutal... It's because of this goddamn place.'

There were only two other Runcandel children residing in the castle with Jin. His 10 other siblings had all exceeded the age of ten.

Jin and his two brothers, the 5 elite knights protecting them, their nannies, and the 10-ish servants were the only people occupying the Storm Castle.

"Jin!"

As soon as he heard the voice calling him, Jin's frustration and irritation increased exponentially.

The boy calling for him with that annoying voice was Daytona Runcandel. He was older than Jin by two years.

"Why are you alone without your incredible Barisada? Did you lose it? Kuhaha."

And the other brother who was mocking him was Haytona Runcandel. As their names implied, the two were identical twins.

The Tona twins of the Runcandel Clan.

During his first life, everyone who had dealt with these twins unanimously agreed on one statement.

That they were the Devil's Spawn.

'These annoying brats.'

Jin turned around to face them.

He had not a single good memory about the Tona twins.

They had bullied him from an early age solely for selecting Barisada during his ritual.

And one would be severely mistaken to underestimate the 9-year-old brats and their harassments.