165 – Assassination of the Emperor
‘Is it time for the assassins to make their move?’
I opened the door to the hall and came out.
The sound of the noisy banquet hall receding behind me.
The calm moonlight and the sound of bugs chirping in the garden welcomed me.
If you cross this garden, it takes about 10 minutes to reach the garden.
There is no need to move quickly.
Rather, it would be better to walk leisurely to avoid the attention and suspicion of others.
… However.
— Jerbeok
I bumped into someone walking towards the banquet hall.
No. It would be better to block the road ahead.
“You must be Ian Black Angus.”
The person with a somewhat gloomy smile is Guillotine Estrid, the second prince.
‘… I didn’t really want to face this guy.’
Richard and Raymond.
I am the one who fought or is in conflict with the two forces behind the guillotine.
I don’t like me in that guy’s eyes, do I?
Rather, if you want to tear it to death, you will want to kill it.
I just wanted to pretend not to notice and pass by.
But you stopped and said hello.
I don’t know why this guy, the star of the banquet, is hanging around here, but I can’t ignore the prince’s greeting.
“It is an honor to meet you, Second Prince.”
“It’s an honor.”
Huh!
He snorted and raised the corners of his mouth.
“That’s right. It must be an honor for you. You defeated Richard, the Shale Cultist, and received a reward from Abamama for doing so. How could it not be an honor?”
A venom lurking in every word.
Although his life did not radiate out, this person’s air was thick and heavy like the fog of a dark dawn.
“……”
I am not in a position to answer.
Let’s keep quiet and he asks.
“.. Did it really have to be that way?”
“What do you mean?”
“The fact that Richard was a Shale believer. Did he really have to be exposed like that?”
What kind of bullsh*t is this crazy prince talking about in the sacred imperial palace?
What should we do if we don’t expose the Shaleam cultists, the source of evil?
I felt it from the first impression, but Guillotine is definitely not sane.
“Shale Church is not necessarily a bad thing, right? There may be good people among them. Just like any other organization.”
I thought about the answer for a moment.
Why?
This is when I began to have serious doubts as to whether Guillotine was a Shale Cult or not.
“That’s possible, but I dare to give you one piece of advice. Shouldn’t anyone who becomes a ruler be more mindful of the impact of the evil of a mere group of vicious thugs called the Shaleam Church rather than the good and evil of an individual? “
I hid two blades in the question.
The first day is the day when mere Liechten cadets teach the prince of the empire.
The second day is a disparagement of Shaleam Bridge.
The prince’s eyebrows twitched as if he was boiling with anger.
If you respond to my second day and say how great the Shaleam Church is, even if it is evil, then you are a Shaleam Church.
On the other hand, if you are angry at authority, you will not be a shale believer.
He’s just a scumbag who is thirsty for power.
“How dare you! There’s nothing you can’t say to the prince!”
The guy was angry.
First of all, I am not a Shale Cultist.
However, his eyes turned bright white.
His mood has become more ferocious, as if he is about to unleash the sword at his waist right now.
No matter what, Estrid’s bloodline is strong.
I tried to turn the hourglass with the counter set to [1], But stopped.
‘You can’t fight.’
Fighting with the prince within the imperial palace is not only an act of insanity, but an act no different from suicide.
In one fell swoop, you will be caught under dozens of laws with similar names, such as treason + insult to the royal family, and disappear as the dew of execution?
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More than that, walking along is the best…
“Come to your senses, Guillotine.”
A cold blonde beauty walked out from behind her.
… The first princess?
She stood behind him and walked all the way to the archbishop of the Lichten branch of the Deus Church.
The princess, the prince, and even the archbishop.
What on earth is this group doing here?
“Adriel. It’s not your place to interfere.”
“Guillotine. Give it an honorific title. Also, that person is a guest personally invited by His Majesty.”
“… It’s none of your business.”
“I’m stopping you from doing this even though it would be advantageous for you to do it. Don’t you know why?”
“…….”
Guillotine closed her mouth and removed her hand from the handle of the sword.
She then walked right past me.
“Consider yourself lucky.”
That’s right.
You’re lucky.
The first princess, who felt like I was lucky, looked at me intently.
Her eyes were no different from those of the emperor.
A creepy look that pierces through a person.
However.
The eyes are not just a shell.
The intense desire burning inside. I don’t know where that desire is headed, but I’m just glad that it’s not my enemy right now.
— Ttogak
She passed by me without saying anything.
The dignity of his gait was worthy of being called an emperor right now.
Would you say she is her replacement?
It was an old man who called me.
“I see you here, Ian Black Angus. I’ve never seen you in the same city before.”
Sick of gray hair. Same long white beard.
He is the head of the Liechten branch of the Deus Church and one of the 13 archbishops of Holy Constantine.
It is not strange that he was with Princess Adriel. The holy kingdom of Constantine is one of the princess’s backgrounds.
“It is an honor, Archbishop.”
“When you return to Liechten, I will invite you to church.”
I nodded quietly and nodded.
… I was already planning on going.
Because we need to check Aria’s broken spirit.
From the prince to the princess and the archbishop.
Slowly, the end of the main stories begins to appear in the distance.
Just focus on the present.
In order to see the end of the main story, His Majesty must be alive right now.
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The moon is waning.
Avoiding the moonlight pouring down like rain, I stepped into the main temple.
He is only a shell of an emperor, but he plays a large part in the empire.
Everyone is at least nominally loyal to the Emperor.
The Shale Bridge is proliferating and the conflict between Holy Constantine and the Empire is in full swing. Moreover, it is not clear whether the first princess is ahead in terms of succession rights.
If the emperor dies in such a situation, the empire’s governance structure will fall into complete chaos.
Not only the princess and the princes, but also the traitors who controlled the emperor and all kinds of greedy people will rush to take the throne.
In the end, the end result is even more serious confusion.
Deep impact on the entire story.
Despite the short volume, this was the reason why ‘Attempted Assassination of the Emperor’ was treated as the main scenario.
“You can’t pass by. What are you doing?”
It’s already a sword line.
The knight resolutely blocked the way.
I silently held out my pass sign.
The knight bowed his head lightly, but spoke firmly once again.
“You are not allowed to carry weapons from here on.”
Even if you are the emperor’s parent, you cannot enter this place with weapons.
A place where only the emperor and his immediate guards can use weapons and magic.
The sword line is absolute.
That blue line is not a simple rule, but a barrier made of a magic circle.
This barrier plays two roles.
Anyone carrying objects with a certain ‘danger level’ or higher cannot pass through this place.
You cannot use magic here.
This is why assassinating an emperor is not easy.
I took out my weapons and presented them to the knight.
However, the hourglass was in his pocket.
The knight’s eyes narrowed.
“… What is that?”
“As you can see, it’s an hourglass.”
“… It’s not a dangerous item, right?”
“You may want to check.”
The knight’s hand glowed blue as he checked his watch.
I took the watch from him who nodded slightly and walked into the sword line.
— Wooung
When I crossed the blue line, I felt a sense of heterogeneity. But the barrier did not stop me.
What I have is only ether, an ‘off-grade’ material.
The hallway was quiet at night.
Only the servants and guards who occasionally passed by made eye contact with me and repeatedly bowed.
‘It was this way.’
A hallway lined with portraits of the imperial family.
As I turned to the right, I saw several antique doorways with the same design lined up.
One of these rooms is the sleeping quarters where the emperor stays.
The knights of the Royal Guard were guarding the front door one by one, and one of them, who seemed to be the leader, approached me.
“What are you doing?”
“I have come to protect His Majesty the Emperor.”
“What is that…?”
The moment when the guard captain’s eyes frowned in embarrassment.
— Woo!
An intangible wave passed through my body.
I instantly began to feel the flow of surrounding elements.
The meaning of this phenomenon was simple.
‘… The magic limiting barrier has been weakened.’
And once again.
— Woo!
This must be a wave of weapon restrictions being lifted.
— Clink!
Before the others could come to their senses, all the windows in the hallway broke at the same time.
Beyond that, people wearing black masks are coming in through the window.
“Oh, the barrier has been broken? Stop it! Don’t let the location of His Majesty’s quarters be revealed!”
The guard captain, who was momentarily embarrassed, tried to respond quickly.
I stopped him.
“What!”
“Just block the emperor’s quarters. They have clear information about the main palace. Smoke screens are useless.”
“… I understand!”
Still, the knight understands well.
He immediately gathered his knights and surrounded one of the doors.
Did he realize that it was my order?
Some of the masked people who were behind looked back at me.
“… He’s a quick-witted guy.”
“Are you the head of the assassination squad?”
“There is nothing to know. You will die here. It looks like you don’t have any weapons.”
Ping.
Goosebumps all over my body in an instant.
I quickly used a leap to increase the distance.
— Suddenly!
Some of the sleeves that were moved too late are cut off.
“Ah. My uniform is expensive.”
The assassin looks dumbfounded at my lament.
“What on earth is this guy doing?”
“I don’t know anything about that.”
Magic is also back.
Ether can also be used.
Ether can be anything.
As if I were shot with a leap,
It is said that ether can also be shot by leaping.
“I just happened to develop a new weapon… Something like magic.”
I grinned and held out my finger towards the guy.
— Pishuuuk!
Aether transformed into the shape of sharp arrowheads rushed towards the assassins.
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