After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

Arthur, the "old hand", saw the question mark in Sheen's eyes.

"It's not that God is jealous of my talent. I was simply dragged down by my brothers!" Arthur shook his arms in front of Sheen, with an expression of "I am innocent" written all over his face.

"Well, although this is a family scandal, you are qualified to know the truth..."

(Arthur's story continues)

The old duke, who was also a legitimate son, obviously preferred Arthur - apart from the advantage of legitimacy, Arthur was the best of his three sons.

Atole and Alex are Arthur's older brothers, and they are also the old Duke's children.

They all agreed that the old Duke favored Arthur because blond hair was a symbol of legitimate bloodline.

In the eyes of Atole and Alex, every time Arthur accomplished something great and reported to the old duke:

"Arthur has robbed me of my honor." (Atholl)

“Why are there no white crows? Because black crows will peck white crows to death: they discriminate against those who are different.”

They attributed Arthur's glory to the golden bloodline.

Arthur's extraordinary talent made his brothers want to kill him:

"Kill him, and we'll play fair." (Alex)

Arthur was no fool, he had long known that his brothers regarded him as a thorn in their eyes.

"When he secretly heard that Atole was looking for books on forgotten magic, he predicted his 'death date'."

Arthur is a selfish person in some ways.

He doesn't care about inheritance.

Just want to reveal the brothers' incompetence by giving up the title:

"I want to see what you can do to Haines when I die."

Arthur acted immediately. Before the fire broke out, he found a corpse of similar size to himself, cut off the long golden hair that was past his shoulders, and placed it under the corpse's head.

Then he escaped from the Duke's Mansion through the back door:

"Arthur, who lives in Norata Castle, will die today."

Arthur swore that he would be a new man after leaving the Duke's Mansion.

He was 20 years old that year.

...

The scene was simpler than Arthur had imagined:

After the news of Arthur's death spread throughout the Duke's Mansion, the two men didn't even go to test the DNA of the body...

If a noble loses his title, it is equivalent to handing over his hard work to others - coupled with the empire's "separation system (heirs inherit the title, non-heirs set up their own family)", Arthur felt it necessary to create a fake identity.

Of course, Arthur would find another way out.

Gold shines wherever it is. Even if Arthur is forced to leave Haines, with his talents, he can still accomplish great things.

He was very smart and could earn enough money to buy a title within a year.

After buying the title, he dyed his hair and completed his studies at Pereo College as the "youngest Earl of Eaton". Because of his excellent grades, he was appreciated by Romos and eventually moved his residence into the Magic Tower.

He has lived here for many years and would go and ask about Haines when he had nothing to do.

Arthur always knew:

His brothers each had their own agenda.

Alex appears to be "assisting" Atole in becoming the head of the family, but in reality he has always wanted to overthrow Atole and take all the credit for Haynes.

...

"Cough cough..."

Arthur suddenly said:

"The interesting thing is that the land occupied by the expansion of the magic tower is my asset, so to some extent, I am actually Romos's financial sponsor~"

Sheen, who was listening to the story, clapped perfunctorily:

(Good poem, good poem...)

The story ends, Sheen concludes:

"Uncle used his own experience to tell us that gold will always shine..."

At this point, Sheen carefully observed Arthur's features.

It can be said that Arthur's eye color and facial features are like his brother: they both have deep blue eyes and a gentle appearance.

He resembles his brother in demeanor and build: both are tall for their generation, and both have that special “melancholy prince” quality.

Of course, the Duke does not look as heroic as Arthur, and the Lord does not have Arthur's "kindness" in his bones.

Besides, Arthur doesn't look old at all.

(If you hadn’t told me, I would have thought Arthur was the youngest!)

"Hahaha..."

Arthur noticed Sheen's gaze and laughed heartily again:

"Are you observing my face? You can take a closer look. I look more like my father. I have inherited all his good qualities..."

Arthur explained in a casual manner why Atole had always been wary of Sheen:

"You look a bit like me when I was little. How could Atole give his true heart to you?"

This factor was something Sheen had not expected, and he could only nod his head in a sluggish manner.

Arthur was forcing a smile now, and seemed to be worried about something.

Sheen could actually see the polarization between Arthur and the other two, and he was weighing in his heart:

"Arthur Haines is not only the legitimate bloodline of Haines, but also surpasses his brother in ability.

He is the real Duke of Haines.

Since the Duke has the right to choose Xiren as his son, I also have the right to choose Arthur as my father!"

"What should I do to make Arthur mine?"

A big premise flashed through Sheen's mind -

One of the reasons why Arthur did not appear in public was that Atole used the magic of forgetfulness.

"Just tell Arthur that the magic didn't work, right?"

"But you know what, uncle?"

Sheen decided to tell a lie (novel content),

"I dreamed that you appeared before the emperor when you were a child, so I am not surprised by your appearance."

That is the scene in the novel where Arthur and the Emperor (then still the Crown Prince) first met (it has been mentioned in the previous article, so I will not repeat it here).

Arthur remembered those stories, too:

"Lucidin (Emperor's name)?"

This story was actually proposed by Sheen.

Arthur opened his eyes slightly and was stunned for a moment, but of course he would not interrupt Sheen like Atole did.

He told Sheen with his eyes "please continue".

Sheen continued to make up lies:

"And I found traces of the Duke's use of magic. Knowing that he used the magic of forgetting, I can infer that he wants to erase everyone's memory of you."

Arthur's heart softened a little when he heard this:

Does this kid know that his father has done a lot of bad things, so he wants to find another way out by finding me?

"It's really speechless."

Arthur lowered his head and asked:

"Is that when you inferred that there was another Haynes of my generation?"

"I made a big move and told the emperor everything. His expression was shocked,"

Xien wanted to laugh when he thought about the emperor's shocked expression, but he held it back.

"This shows that someone still remembers you. Even the emperor knows of your existence.

"The magic used by the Duke has failed."

In fact, Sheen knew that the reason why the magic failed was because the "protagonist of the memory" was not dead. As long as he was still alive and appeared in front of everyone, the magic would be completely ineffective.

However, this bug is not mentioned in the records of this world.

Arthur remained silent, looking down at Sheen.

He placed his hands on his thighs, looking very serious.

He was silent for a long time, and then concluded:

“I haven’t heard my name mentioned in the aristocratic circles. Perhaps Alex used violence to suppress those who remembered me.

"They have always hated me..."