Khan didn't know when the protagonist will awaken - or in other words - be officially reincarnated again, but Khan reckoned it won't be long. Once that came, the plot began to move in its gears. Because according to the original content, the time Khan died was when the main character was thinking about joining a mercenary team. After that, the mercenary group received a mission to infiltrate the Osborn forest. In a precarious situation, the protagonist recalls all the memories of his past life.
But there was still something that Khan was wondering about right now. Was Khan, who was a corrupt guy in the original content, finally coming back to life? Anyway, the novel "The Legend of Reincarnation" written by his sister was not finished. After he died, she accomplished the series, or not he did not know. So, who can be sure if Khan was the mastermind behind certain "developments" in the main character's journey to becoming a legend?
Anyway, at least he still knew the ending was that the hero didn't die.
He had to protect himself first.
"Are you going alone?"
Khan looked back at the pathetic clothing of the main character, which was still covered in road dust. Did he ride at full speed like mad here? If the protagonist didn't come back, it would have been great. Saul still longs for a family relationship now, it would be easier to win if I cared about him a little.
"Yes, I ran here. Thank goodness, you're okay." Saul gave a reassuring smile, without any pretense.
After hearing this, Khan was a bit dumbfounded. He forgot that Saul was hated by both his father and brother, so no one would dare to appreciate or sympathize publicly to help Saul. Just let him gnaw on his loneliness alone, no matter how he tried, at last, until the day he left desperately.
No matter what, no one would give Saul a horse if he needed it. He also didn't have the money to buy himself a horse.
Stop a minute.
"You heard that I was kidnapped and then ran all the way here?" asked Khan, frowning. "Only with two feet?"
"Yes…" Saul whispered back, his face shyly looking at Khan's furrowed brows. "C-Cuz, the housekeeper wouldn't give me…"
"Not giving you a horse even if they know you're trying to save me, right?"
Khan looked at Saul's bowing silence and took it as an admission.
"Ha…" sighed Khan loudly.
He was too careless. It seems that not only the main character wants him dead, but someone in this family also wants him to decease. On closer reflection, he could now understand why the soldiers were only looking for him in the town and not expanding the search outside. It seems like they were just trying to make a fuss to show outsiders that the Evangeline family took Khan very seriously, but the real purpose was…
Perhaps the actions of Cole when they kidnapped Khan were not intentional in the first place. What if someone had fueled Cole's lust and drawn a path the mastermind behind it wanted?
But rest assured, Khan will be resurrected by Count Evangeline. It's just that Khan wasn't human after that, but isn't it good to be alive?
It seems that my sister also knows how to use her mind properly.
Then was it… Count Evangeline - the father of the main character and Khan in this life? He was a gentle father to Khan but extremely harsh to Saul. But if he was in a hurry, his judgment might be misguided.
However, this was also a good opportunity.
"Hey, Saul." Khan spontaneously called out the protagonist's name without any difficulty, as if he had called it many times, as if the two were real loving brothers.
"Yas' m!" Saul exclaimed in surprise.
This reaction, it would be nice if there was a magic stone which took up images here. I would record that moment and then show the awakened protagonist later. And… he'll get mad and kill me.
A wise man did not play foolishly, he'd got to get his act together.
"Can I ask you to help me with this?" Khan smiled holy. His face was not too different from his previous life, if there was, then when he smiled, his expression will look more harmless and gentle. "Looks like someone wants your brother dead."
"What?!" Saul was surprised, and immediately his face changed to an angry expression. "Who's? Do you know them?"
At that time, Saul still considered Khan as his family, despite being hated by his brother. He wouldn't accept anyone touching his family or friends. Although now, he has no real friends because he is always harassed by the corrupt Khan.
"You don't know." Khan shook his head, showing a worried expression. "It's just that during the kidnapping, I heard them talking back and forth about killing me and getting the money, apparently they called that guy "Sir"… They told each other that no matter what, "Sir" will also take care of their future to be well-off, so just finish the task quickly and escape. That's why I know this is all just a plan so I can get into the coffin in peace."
"Then we should catch those kidnappers and interrogate them for more information." said Saul seriously. "Maybe there will be clues of the oligarch."
Khan nodded approvingly to the main character, thinking in his heart: Or just catch a few bodies.
Like the original plot, if Khan dies, the mastermind's plan will go smoothly. But now he was alive and well. So his plan also failed, the end for Cole and the others was probably only death. How would someone who dared to plot to kill Khan - a Viscount, son of an Earl - be a good guy, yet?
"Before, I told the soldiers to go and catch them, if you search, you will probably find them in the forest or they will run down to Olga village to the west, down the trail away from the control area of Evangeline's domain." Khan appeared to be in low spirits. "But I can't trust my family anymore."
"I mean…" Saul lowered his voice, and his eyes shone with suspicion.
"Yeah, I doubt the mastermind could be from the Evangeline family. Or someone closely related." said Khan firmly.
"But... Why?"
Khan shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either. But he really didn't know. In the novel, everything follows the first-person perspective of the main character, so the information about Khan or the Evangeline family is nothing more than the background of the traumatic past. When he learned that Khan was dead, Saul found out about his brother's death, as well as discovered that Cole was the leader. But most of all, the news that he was removed from the Evangeline family tree. That was when Saul was completely desperate, and at the same time Saul also wanted to sever the connection that he actively tied to the Evangeline family and countless hopes were broken.
Khan also tried to think about this detail, like when he wondered about the plot content. But there was no sound of flipping books in his head or time involuntarily slowing down and his sister's voice rang out.
"Thank you." Saul suddenly spoke up.
Khan was surprised. "For what?"
He obviously knew why.
"Thank you for trusting me." smiled Saul brightly, his eyes filled with joy.
Khan was wrong, the main character is the one with the most holy smile, and he is nothing.
"No, I have to apologize to you too."
Khan stood up, bent over, and bowed to Saul.
"Saul, I'm sorry for all this time… I…" said He shakily.
Let me see...
"D-don't do that!" Saul rushed over, grabbed Khan' shoulder to correct his current bowing position. "There's no need!"
Khan also followed Saul's movements and straightened his body; he didn't do anything but bowed his head and continued to do nothing. But if he has acted, he still has to play the role. Having worked as a stuntman in his previous life, although Khan only played a few minor roles, he still has plenty of acting experience. If he was more handsome, he would have been confident that he could be the protagonist in his previous life.
"You're the one who shouldn't do that." Khan sighed. "I almost died once, it feels like I've just been given a new life. Oh no, it's really the god who gave me a new life. I realized how bad I was before, how corrupt I was. Saul, from now on, I will atone for my mistakes. I hope you will forgive this damned brother who didn't do his duty."
Surely that's enough, isn't it? Khan thought that was enough, he didn't want to say these goosebumps any more.
"I… don't need it…" said Saul awkwardly.
Khan immediately interrupted.
"You don't need to say anything more. I will become a good brother. Let time prove it all."
If the two sides still continue to converse until tomorrow morning, he didn't have the energy to play-act like that.
Saul saw Khan turn away, not wanting to say anything more about the matter. He was also silent.
"Right now, I only trust you." Khan turned around and addressed the main character seriously. "Saul, can you help me find the kidnappers?"
It's possible that they only have a corpse, but letting the protagonist take action was also a good thing. At least Khan needed to quickly build trust with the protagonist. Preferably so steady that when Saul truly awakens, he will sympathize with brotherhood without lowering his sword to Khan's neck.
"Yes!" nodded Saul, speaking seriously. "Just believe in me."
After that, Saul burst into enthusiasm and left the room.
Khan laid down on the bed, looking bored and weak like a snail. In his head, he was arranging a number of problems, obviously the most pressing was the reincarnation of the protagonist. When will it take place? In the novel, after going through the prequel - as well as the main character's previous life - the content of the novel officially began when the main character opened his eyes and saw a cloudy sky with his comrades, that was the first group mercenaries he joined after he left Count Evangeline's domain.
The exact time he didn't know, but it should be soon.
Among the things that helped to build trust with the protagonist were rewards as well. Getting ahead of the plot was a big risk. But to save his life, he had to do what he should do.
The main character cannot die. At least for now.
Saul's body was covered with magic that sealing mana, this was the result of the main character's mother to hide his strength and identity. In addition to blocking the main character's true strength, it was also the strongest layer of protection that could keep the protagonist alive when death was closing to him. Once the sealing magic was broken, the protagonist's true power will be released.
But it took a lot of effort to break the seal, and there was no one in this place who could put Saul's life in danger. So the only way to solve it.
He couldn't break the seal, because he was also an incompetent person with no predestined magic power. If the genius magician Alessandro were here now, it would be much simpler.
Where was that genius now? Ah, looks like…
His eyes were heavy, his eyelids closed like lead. Khan's thoughts began to fade. Today he was kidnapped and faced with wolves, then hiked out of the woods to town. An exhausting day made him fall asleep.
Then he dreamed.
He dreamed that he had just gone to work and was pulled back by his sister and said something.
- Brother, brother! I decided to write that novel!
- What kind of romantic, emotional writing is that?
Strangely, in the dream, the scene was extremely familiar, but the sister's face was still dimly visible.
- No, I decided to write an adventure fantasy novel! Do you want to be the main character? I will be an exception to you, as long as you let me go to extracurricular activities with the class next month!
- No.
In the dream, he coldly brushed it away.
- Oh, going my ass.
-Please! Brother! I'll make sure to bring enough medicine, my health is better now. You see, I don't have to go to the hospital this month. I'm much better now, let me go! I will make you the main character!!!
He couldn't see his sister's face clearly, but he knew that she was crying tears to use humiliation to make him soften his heart and agree. But her humiliating scheme was completely ineffective against him.
- No means no.
He was determined not to compromise, smashing all hope in her eyes. The child really wants to go. He knew it, but he was scared back then. Fearing that something bad would happen, even if it was just a small accident, it could give Death a chance to take her sister away.
He was afraid of the worst that could happen, so he wanted to minimize all of the worst that could lead to her. And then he became like a villain, a cold brother who only knew how to ban.
- Y-you… you're a masterful person! I don't let you be the main character anymore, I will let you be the supporting character!!! I'll let you die in vain! Bossy bastards!!!
He turned and left in the exasperated scream of his sister. But he really didn't want to leave. He wanted to stay even though he knew this was just a dream, he wanted to see her face closely, he wanted to say that you could go wherever you want, I will follow you. All his wishes collapsed when the dream suddenly disintegrated, shattered.
Khan was startled awake.
He sat up lazily, his stomach rumbling with hunger. Khan tilted his head and looked out the uncurtained window. The sky was getting dark. With no strength left in his body, he slowly got out of bed like a lost soul.
"I don't know how she lives now." He mumbled to himself, and knew well that no one could answer. Even yourself.
In his previous life, he only cared about his sister and money.
In this life, he didn't have a sister anymore, but he had a lot of money.
Khan looked at his palm.
"It seems that Khan is the supporting character who died without a body that she attached to him for revenge." He left his room. "It's okay to take revenge, she would be fun to know."
There was no one in the hallway. Khan wandered down the main hall when he met the servant cleaning. When they saw Khan appearing, they immediately stopped to greet their owner with an embarrassed expression, some even carrying a look of disdain. Khan didn't care, he leisurely walked to the door. Then, as expected, he saw the wolf lying on the steps. When it saw Khan appearing, it raised its head and wagged its tail enthusiastically like a dog seeing its owner.
This wolf was not smart enough. Khan had little doubt that this wolf had something to do with the Beast race.
In fantasy novels, it was impossible without the existence of many races. Humans were the most populous race, while Dragons had the smallest number, and Beastmen were the second most populous race.
Beast people were the common name of humans and were still divided into separate races depending on the species. With this wolf, it would probably be called the Wolf race. But it was just an ordinary wolf, unable to transform into a human, without spirituality and high intelligence, it cannot be classified into the ranks of the Wolf race. That wolf was still in the wild animal position.
But there was still a way for wild animals to qualify as Beastmen.
"Should I learn from the reincarnated protagonists to gather juniors?" smiled Khan innocently, watching the wolf wagging his tail with a gentle expression. "Hey Wolf, do you want a name?"
He needed to use Divine Words. Of course, not the Divine Word he originally used.
Khan remembered that there was a Divine Word phrase in "The Legend of Reincarnation" that would save his current situation. It's also the phrase that the protagonist used to help a monster awaken, gain higher intelligence, and evolve. In the words of this world, it could be called…
God's blessing.