Reformation of the Deadbeat Noble
Everyone knows Viscount Lloyd as a drunk and a disgrace. What they don't know is that the man behind those tired eyes remembers a future where the family is d
By Baek Jae-Hoon · July 2, 2026
Everyone knows Viscount Lloyd as a drunk and a disgrace. What they don’t know is that the man behind those tired eyes remembers a future where the family is destroyed. Given a second chance, the deadbeat noble must trade wine for a sword.
The full story
Chapter 1: Blood in the Snow
Chapter 1 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that a masked envoy has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 2: The Iron Gate
Chapter 2 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that a wounded messenger has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 3: Whispers of the Fallen
Chapter 3 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that a rival clan has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 4: No Turning Back
Chapter 4 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that an old ally has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 5: The Duel at Dawn
Chapter 5 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that a masked envoy has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 6: Ashes and Oaths
Chapter 6 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that a wounded messenger has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 7: The Hidden Path
Chapter 7 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that a rival clan has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 8: A King’s Wrath
Chapter 8 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that an old ally has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 9: The Broken Seal
Chapter 9 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that a masked envoy has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Chapter 10: Beneath the Tower
Chapter 10 opens in the border county of Ashgrove, where Lloyd, the reformed viscount can no longer ignore the storm gathering on the horizon. What begins as a quiet morning turns tense the moment word arrives that a wounded messenger has crossed into forbidden territory.
Lloyd, the reformed viscount draws on battlefield memories of a life not yet lived, and for the first time the true scale of that gift becomes clear. Those who once dismissed the hero as ordinary are forced to reconsider — power like this does not appear by accident, and everyone can feel that the balance has shifted.
Standing in the way is the scheming Marquis of Valen, whose ambitions have only grown sharper. Their confrontation is less about brute force and more about wills: two people who understand exactly what the other is willing to sacrifice. By the final page, a line has been drawn that cannot be uncrossed.
Beneath the action runs the thread that has driven the hero from the start — to keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once. This chapter pushes that goal one hard step closer, but the cost is real: an alliance frays, a secret surfaces, and the next chapter is certain to change everything.
Where it’s heading
With keep his house from the ruin he already witnessed once still on the line, the coming arcs raise the stakes for Reformation of the Deadbeat Noble. Follow the series to get every new chapter’s story as it’s written.