After Retirement, Living a Stud Life in Another World - 53
Chapter 53: Stallion Ranking
“Now, it’s time for some fun!”
Mother, who unusually returned home early, excitedly slammed a lavishly decorated book with unnecessary extravagance on the cover onto the table, breathing heavily.
『Kingdom Stud Book – Revised Edition, Kingdom Calendar Year 835 – Compiled by the Magic Bloodline Association』
Ah, the million-yen book. It’s like a stallion selection manual for Das◯. That’s what I could say until last year, as if it were someone else’s problem. This year, the results of my baptism should have exposed my personal information here.
“Lutz, why the dull face! You want to see your evaluation, don’t you?”
Well, regarding this delicate reincarnation cheat ability, I can’t really be too happy about it. I didn’t work hard for something or gain it through effort, and besides, this ability doesn’t make me even a millimeter stronger.
Ignoring my melancholy, Mother cheerfully flipped through the pages and her face lit up.
“Look! You’re still the top stallion! Isn’t that amazing!”
Yielding to Mother’s excitement as she eagerly pushed the opened page toward me, I looked at my “stallion” evaluation. It’s kind of embarrassing.
【Name】Ludwig von Freudenstadt
【Age】14 years old (Born in Kingdom Calendar Year 821)
【Hair Color】Silver 【Eye Color】Blue
【Evaluation】SS
【Seeding Fee】Unable to calculate (Requires royal permission)
【Bloodline】Egmont lineage
Father: Albrecht von Freudenstadt
Father’s Father: Elwin von Eisfeld
Mother’s Father: Erich von Helbrug
【Aptitude】Fire S, Water S, Wood S, Gold S, Earth S, Wind S, Light S, Darkness S (Provisional value)
【Magic Power】S 【Magic Control】? 【Constitution】? 【Stability】SS
【Female Birth Rate】100% (8/8)
【Main Children】None who have reached adulthood
【Short Review】A prodigy that appeared in the kingdom’s stallion world like a comet. The children obtained through baptism are all Class A, demonstrating outstanding stability with daughters of the same attribute as the mother, earning the title of “God’s Seed” from the church. As adulthood approaches, there is a rush of seeding requests, but due to already being engaged to the second princess and without royal permission, seeding is only possible in an extremely rare situation. Among high-ranking nobles, it is whispered, “Even for 5,000 gold coins, it’s cheap.” As an alternative choice, his full brother Siegfried is mentioned, and he is also rapidly gaining popularity.
What’s this? Aren’t all the evaluations maxed out? I don’t feel the reality of this being my evaluation at all.
“Wow, Lutz, this is amazing! You’re above SS in everything, isn’t this the first in the history of the kingdom?”
“Yeah, right! With this, Sieg’s future is secured too!”
Even Siegfried, who is usually calm and composed, seems excited. But Mother’s comments are incomprehensible. Why would my stallion performance be linked to my brother’s happiness?
“Oh, Lutz, I know you’re not interested in this kind of thing. But think about it. You’re an outstanding stallion, but you can only seed with those recognized by the royal family. So, noble families who want excellent children will think about it… There’s a man with exactly the same bloodline as you right there, which is me!”
She said it with a very nice smile. Certainly, even in the world of horse racing in my former world, a “full brother” with the same parents as a G1 horse was a target of attention and fetched high prices at auctions. And if you look closely, at the end of my studbook comments, Siegfried is recommended as an alternative choice.
But can my brother just be my “substitute”? Wouldn’t his pride be hurt?
“Yeah, I know what Lutz is thinking. But isn’t this incredibly lucky? Even if my grades aren’t particularly good, my evaluation goes up on its own thanks to Lutz.”
Well, you could say that. But I think Siegfried can say it so casually because he’s a person of character. If it were Mateus or Nicholas, they would definitely complain.
“Yeah, I’m curious about Sieg’s evaluation too!”
Mother, who is still excited, flips through the studbook with a rapid pace, and surprisingly quickly, my brother’s page appears. It seems his rating has shot up significantly.
“Wow, it’s rated as Class A now! And the seeding fee is amazing!”
“Three hundred gold coins, that’s surprising. I didn’t expect it to go up that much.”
Indeed, it’s impressive. Three hundred gold coins is equivalent to the annual salary of a low-ranking official… to earn this in just one night. Well, whether someone actually applies for seeding at this price depends on the case, but the authority of the “Studbook” is high… generally, the prices listed here become the market price.
But that’s not all. With my rating suddenly going up, naturally, the rating of my father, who sired me, also goes up… even though he hasn’t engaged in seeding activities with anyone other than mother for about twenty years or so, he’s somehow become Class A.
“You’re amazing, Albrecht. My choice of a man was definitely right! But with a Class A rating, it seems like there will be plenty of applications from young ladies…”
“What are you talking about, Hilda? I have no intention of doing that with anyone other than you… because I love you more than anyone else.”
“Albrecht…”
Hey, Mom, Dad, it’s great that you get along, but please refrain from acting out melodramas in front of your adolescent son.