Episode 112 – The Sword Master Meets the Emperor
As soon as Earl Meidern heard the news of the person who seemed to be Alberto from Tarun, the legendary Sword Master, he immediately prepared a carriage. Ordered to do
“Count. Where is the carriage going?”
“I will go to the capital.”
Count Meidern was thinking of going to the capital.
Why is he heading to the capital?
That was precisely because he had a promise with Antonio, the emperor of the Bregern Empire.
If Alberto’s whereabouts were found anywhere, or if his body was found, he wanted to let me know.
If he died, he would be officially buried in the family cemetery, and if he was alive, he would be accepted as a member of the family again.
And he remembered what his teacher, Tarun, had told him.
‘That boy, Antonio, seems to have already known about your son’s whereabouts. Go find him and find out the details yourself.’
So he suddenly prepared for a trip to the capital.
“Okay. I will prepare a wagon for long-distance travel.”
After hearing Count Maydern’s explanation, the chief chamberlain bowed down to pay his respects and hurriedly headed for the stable where the wagon was stored.
“Prepare a wagon for long trips! The Count will go to the capital.”
“Okay. Chief of Staff. We will prepare immediately.”
At the words of the chief chamberlain, who ordered the stable manager and coachman to prepare a wagon for long-distance travel, the servants gathered in the stable moved in unison and began to prepare for the journey of Count Meidern.
If it was simply going to meet someone, Count Meidern didn’t have to prepare a carriage.
With two strong legs and the stamina of a steel-like sword master, he ran to the capital and came back in no time.
But now he wasn’t just going to meet someone.
As the head of the family of Count Meidern, he was on his way to meet the emperor who rules this country, the Bregern Empire.
A count wants to interview the emperor of an empire that influences the whole world?
Perhaps, if Count Meidern had been an ordinary count, his request for an interview would have been rejected at once.
However, he was the representative sword master of the Bregern Empire and the best swordsman in the empire.
In addition, even though he was only a count, he was an existence that could exert more influence than the emperor of the Bregern Empire to those who practiced the sword.
And since the family of the Counts of Meidern had been loyal to the imperial family for generations, Antonio, the current emperor of the Bregern Empire, had no reason to reject the request for an audience with the Counts of Meidern.
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Antonio Henus Golon Bregern, the emperor who rules the Bregern Empire.
He was now in his office talking to the commander of the shadow unit under the direct control of the emperor.
“Your Highness, why did you accept Count Maydern’s request for an interview?”
“This is a request for an interview from a faithful servant loyal to Jim. Do you have any good reason to reject it?”
The commander of the Shadow Unit seemed to be wondering why the emperor had accepted Count Maydern’s request for an interview.
He looked quite different from his previous appearance, where he would say “I’ll understand” And lower his head when the emperor asked him to do it.
Now, he seemed to be questioning why he was meeting someone he shouldn’t have met.
“Haona, Your Highness. If Count Meidern finds out that His Majesty knows about the life and death of Prince Albert…….”
“Ugh, stop. Are you questioning my decision now?”
The Shadow Squad leader expressed concern about Antonio’s interview decision, but it didn’t appear that Antonio would change his mind.
On the contrary, he was questioning the commander of the shadow unit if he dared to challenge his decision.
“Why would Count Meidern come to find Jim? Do you think he asked me for an interview without any connection?”
Antonio opened his mouth as he gazed at the shadow unit commander.
“Then, did His Majesty the Emperor summon Meidern on purpose?”
“Yes. Don’t you know That the Earl of Maydern was terribly fond of his eldest son.”
“That’s right, but… ….”
At Antonio’s words, the commander of the shadow unit was unable to say anything.
When the feud with the Arcus family broke out, Count Meidern was really angry and tried to destroy the Arcus family.
This is because it was Count Meidern’s personality that he would never tolerate harm to his children and family, even if he would tolerate being harmed himself.
“And do you know who informed Count Maydern of his son’s death?”
Antonio asked the shadow unit commander about Tarun’s identity.
“Okay. We don’t know either. Or, are you the same person as the old acquaintance of Your Highness who stopped by the imperial palace not too long ago?”
The shadow unit commander looked at Antonio and said.
And at the same time, he remembered the being he had met a few days ago.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the momentum felt from the gray-haired, elderly man was like a dragon that only appeared in legends.
To that extent, the momentum the old man gave off was amazing.
He has been through many battles in the dark for the emperor, and has fought many strong people, but the first thought he had upon seeing the old man was that he could not win.
“This is the sword master ‘Tarun’ who was a hero hundreds of years ago.”
“You mean the legendary hero?”
The captain of the Shadow Unit was shocked to learn the identity of the old man from Antonio’s mouth.
Who was Tarun?
He was a hero 300 years ago.
An unfathomable hero who disappeared after saying that there is another realm beyond the realm of being a sword master.
It was surprising that he was still alive.
“It is not unreasonable to be surprised. Jim and Count Meidern learned the sword together from him. So-called alumni.”
“Then, Count Meidern’s swordsmanship… ….”
“Yes. It’s basically Tarun-sama’s swordsmanship.”
It was only then that the shadow unit commander, who learned about the secret of Count Maydern and Antonio, seemed to put all the puzzles together.
“Tarun-nim saw Prince Alberto’s activities by chance and found out that his swordsmanship was similar to his own.”
“Yes. Then he came to me that way, listened to my explanation, scolded me once, and left immediately for the Maidern family’s territory.”
When he said he was scolded by Tarun, Antonio’s eyes contained an emotion of fear for a moment.
“I thought no one would dare to scold His Majesty the Emperor, but there was a man named Tarun.”
“If you ever thought of tracking him down, stop it. If he gets caught wrongly, all the members of the Shadow Unit could die.”
“I will obey your command.”
The Captain of the Shadow Unit immediately bowed his head at Antonio’s words and replied that he knew.
“By the way, if it is announced that Prince Alberto is alive, isn’t there a possibility that the church will protest?”
“Don’t worry. Because the group of followers of the evil spirits have been quiet, and since the new oracle came down, the members of the church have also been quiet.”
“Okay. Majesty. Then I will let you go.”
The commander of the shadow unit greeted Antonio and quietly disappeared into the shadows.
The shadow squad leader disappeared, and shortly thereafter, a knock was heard at the office door.
“Come in.”
Unlike the overbearing voice he used to talk to the commander of the shadow unit, Antonio’s voice now was very ordinary.
As soon as he opened the door and told me to come in, the door opened and the person who knocked on the door of the office was revealed.
“Antonio.”
“Ditorio.”
The true identity was Count Meidern.
“Didn’t you say you were coming by carriage?”
“I came running because I thought you would run away if I rode the wagon.”
That’s right.
Originally, he planned to come by carriage, but he just ran barefoot because he thought the emperor might run away.
Of course, there was an uproar in the imperial palace because of that, but the commander of the Shadow Unit intervened just in time, so it was only a small disturbance.
“You know this is blasphemy, right?”
“What is blasphemy? Is it going to go over to the El Pario Empire right next to me?”
“Baby, this is a joke. Sit down. You have a lot to say, but you don’t have to stand and talk, right?”
At Antonio’s suggestion, Dittorio, Count Meidern, sat down on the sofa in the office.
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Across from where he was sitting, Antonio came and sat down.
“So, what are you curious about?”
“When did you find out?”
Dittorio asked how and when he found out.
Looking at him like that, Antonio sighed.
“Your son was alive? It was half a year ago.”
“Half a year ago… …. But who knows…… !”
When Dittorio, hearing Antonio’s answer, was about to stand up in anger, Antonio’s voice brought Dittorio back to his senses.
“Your son asked for it.”
“What…… ?”
“Your son. Alberto asked for it. He asked me not to reveal his identity to his family until he gave the signal.”
“Ha. hahahaha, hahahaha…….”
At Antonio’s words, Dittorio was dumbfounded and only laughed.
Anyway, the conversation between the two seemed to be a bit longer.