211 – 41. Kim Ha-neul and Kim Ha-neul
Preparations are over.
Finally, the emperor finished checking the ‘consciousness’ and wiped away his sweat.
“With this…”
The only thing left is to wait.
After checking the corpses lying around, the emperor sat down anywhere.
“…I’m sorry.”
They were innocent people. Rather, it was closer to the last piece left to the emperor.
Loyalists who remained by his side until the end when he was defeated by his son and was virtually isolated.
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They ultimately showed their loyalty to the emperor by sacrificing their lives.
…… They probably didn’t want this end.
“Isn’t it the life you gave to me anyway?”
So, even if I use it however I want, there won’t be any problem.
It was clearly mania, and it was an act that crossed the line.
The emperor is anyway.
She has been crazy since the day she lost her.
When she lost her, and like that day six years ago, the Emperor’s eyes shone in her darkness.
…… Still, it was time to wait.
*
It was dawn when everyone was asleep, but Hwangseongman of the Korean Empire was as busy as day.
All kinds of lights are turned on to illuminate those working overtime, and countless documents and people move around to support the Korean Empire.
Of course, as it was the most important facility in the Korean Empire, security was also thorough.
At least not to me.
“Namgoong Min, if you have any inconvenience, please let me know right away.”
“…The lighting is a bit dazzling.”
“I will obey your orders. Hey there! Turn the lights down right now! Let’s take care of the appropriate brightness!!”
“Thank you, Vice Minister. I would like to praise the Prince.”
“Oh, I never wanted that, but…”
Wow.
When I mentioned Kim Seong-il, his eyes immediately lit up, and it seemed like he was quite thirsty for promotion.
‘Well, at the point when the seven ministers sided with Kim Seong-il, it would be highly unlikely that any minister would be replaced among the agencies under his reign.’
Unless any strange accident occurs, the positions of the seven ministers, who are virtually equivalent to public servants, are solid.
For the Vice Minister whose path to promotion has been blocked because of that, the only answer would be to catch the eye of Kim Seong-il.
So, it was natural for a man of my father’s age to bow down to me, a close friend of Kim Seong-il and a public figure known to everyone in the imperial family.
…… It was dazzling because of the lighting, but it was also somewhat comfortable.
‘Is this what power is?’
People did not become corrupt for no reason. Be careful, be careful.
As soon as I arrived at the airport on Liu’s private plane, I boarded a limousine that had been prepared in advance and was able to go straight to the imperial palace under heavy security.
It looks like he already knew I was coming, so Eunha must have already found out about this.
‘The GPS was not confiscated…….’
This is a huge privilege considering that it is usually strictly forbidden to bring such devices into the imperial family.
Now that I think about it, did Kim Seong-il say he would even forgive treason? Oh my gosh, I never thought that academic ties would be this important.
After receiving the Vice Minister’s generous hospitality and walking around the castle for a while, I was able to arrive at my destination.
“…But Namgoong Min. Do you really want to meet him?”
“Is there any problem?”
“No, no! There is nothing that Namgoong Min can’t do in this palace, but… After all, isn’t being an oppressor a bit dangerous?”
.
An old retainer who was loyal to the emperor and one of the three consuls.
He was an old man whose position became very ambiguous after the Went missing and the Who was on the Galaxy side gained even more power.
Amman still maintained his position as one of the consuls…… He fell, losing all of his original power and forces such as the Korean Army’s intelligence unit.
Although he bowed down to Kim Seong-il like now, the imperial family was still reluctant to him.
Right away, the Vice Minister looked like he wanted to rip me off.
If the oppressor harms me, all responsibility will fall on Vice Minister Lee.
…… So he had no choice but to apologize in advance.
“I will tell the prince. The decision to meet the oppressor was entirely arbitrary. The vice minister desperately tried to stop me.”
“……Thank you for your consideration. The Prince considers Namgoong Min a true friend. That fountain pen proves everything right now.”
“Please believe it.”
“…It would be rude to stop you any further. I hope you are safe.”
It’s not like I’m going to a battlefield, but at most I can make a fuss about meeting just one person.
When I think about the oppressor’s special skill , It’s strange that I don’t feel anxious.
A skill that robs the opponent of their five senses and even control of their body and does as they please.
Indeed, it is a skill that can be called a special skill like .
There was a reason why I acted so fearlessly.
Squeak.
In the imperial palace, at the end of a corridor, in a corner room.
There was only a haggard old man sitting in a place with a peculiar musty smell.
Without any documents or work.
Just sitting there all day.
“Oppressor, it’s been a while.”
“……Fortune teller.”
“Didn’t you miss me?”
“Fortune teller…!!”
Special skill .
He was originally an extremely rational and intelligent old man, but was he unable to overcome his emotions in a moment?
The oppressor who fell because of me immediately activated a special skill and roared.
To that obvious hostility, my reaction was simple.
It was just activating the same ‘special skill’.
Special skill .
A special skill obtained by completely clearing Rain’s character event in Dream of Dreams.
The effect was nothing short of simple.
“………!!”
“Why are you doing this? Try killing me.”
“Yes, this guy…”
A skill that seems to symbolize Arthur, who was originally a lowly executioner.
The special skill Was a type of self-destructor.
The number of Donggwijin that applies all types of damage to the perpetrator equally to the perpetrator.
An oppressor who gained control of my body through Could kill me in an instant, but in return, the oppressor would also die.
You must have felt like your senses were shared with , So you must have noticed what skill I used.
But if it were an oppressor, this old man who called himself a loyal subject, I didn’t know that he would risk his life to kill me.
Nevertheless, I was confident.
“That fountain pen…Oh my god.”
“You recognize me.”
“Is there any way you wouldn’t recognize the five great treasures of the imperial family? His Highness… Seems to have a lot of faith in you.”
“Aren’t you the person who brought down His Majesty the Emperor?”
“You can’t say that a fortune teller is a creditor.”
Tuk.
The oppressor, having lifted , Sighed and dropped his arms helplessly.
…… What? Why are you giving up so quickly?
‘I was planning on continuing the game of chicken.’
It is natural that the oppressor holds a grudge against me. So I was planning to use that to put pressure on the oppressor and get the information I wanted.
The old man who called himself a consul and loyal subject seemed to have aged several years.
“……You came because of Your Majesty, right?”
“You know very well.”
“Yeah…Yeah, you deserve to come.”
What?
In the eyes of the oppressor who mutters like that.
There was deep despair.
“Your Majesty…Is crazy.”
“……I can’t believe the oppressor said such a thing.”
“No, no. I was wrong. I was wrong… The assassination attempt six years ago? Not since then. Since the time I sent her away from Her Majesty the Empress.”
──Oppressor.
──Your Majesty, God’s disloyalty has brought you to this……
──Oppressor.
──……… Please do so, Your Majesty. God will do anything for His Majesty…… !!
──Offer it.
──…… Yes?
──Loyalists, citizens who support me, concubines, and everything that respects me.
──…………
──Everything……… For her her.
“Ha, hahahaha. I was foolish. I was foolish.”
“……………….”
“Six years ago, the leader of the shadows lost his entire family in an assassination attempt. At that time, I only thought of him as pitiful for crying out loud. I thought I would sacrifice my family or anything else for His Majesty.”
“……….”
“After sacrificing my son… I came to my senses. I was crazy. And His Majesty, who ordered me to sacrifice my son, also went crazy.”
“…You were foolish, oppressor.”
“Yes. I was an as*shole. I was a fool obsessed with the false reputation of being a loyal subject. But…But not my children.”
There is no longer an emperor to whom the oppressor swore allegiance.
He slowly went crazy after losing his empress, and now he is just a monster who has completely crossed the line.
The mania was deceived with the foresight of peeking into the future.
Now there was nothing left for the emperor.
“What do you want from me?”
“…My grandson…Went to the ceremony site. Still, I’m sure he’s still alive.”
“If it is a ceremony hall.”
“This is the place where Her Majesty… Performed several crazy acts to revive Her Majesty the Empress. Do you know how many lives were taken? How many times did I participate in those acts?”
“……………….”
“His Majesty sees this as his last chance. He plans to replace everyone who is still loyal to him. My grandson, his loyalists, all his concubines… And even me.”
“……………….”
“I… Will go to the ceremony hall in a little while.”
Even though I knew I was going to die.
Are you sure you want to go there?
“I already know nothing but how to live like this. The days of loyalty to His Majesty and the days of living as an oppressor are much longer than the days of living as myself. If he tells me to die, I die, and if he tells me to live, I just live.”
“…Are you saying that you will remain a loyal subject until the end?”
“Loyal? No, I was a treacherous person. A treacherous person who blindly followed orders and failed to properly catch His Majesty… The end of treachery must be ugly, but please. Please, please.”
The oppressor.
Now the old man cannot even think of escaping from the emperor.
He knelt down in front of me helplessly.
“Please save my grandson…”
“……….”
“If you do that, I’ll hand over . If you want, even more. Anything!”
“Where is the ceremony venue?”
“Ha, hahahaha. You know it well. The very place where Her Majesty the Empress died. The place where the tragedy began…”
…… The princess’s palace.
The dungeon below.
‘It’s there in the end.’
The very place where all the tragedies in the galaxy began.
Everything with the emperor…… I will tie it up.
Definitely.
*
“…You went out.”
“Yes, I’m out. That arrogant bastard will definitely be able to save my grandson…”
After Namgoong Min left.
The oppressor, still kneeling on the floor, raised his head.
There was a man there.
Although he was in the room from the beginning, Namgoong Min was the one who did not notice his presence until the end.
There was a leader of the shadows.
“You are ugly, oppressor.”
“…Because I understand you. The pain of losing your flesh and blood…”
“I always hated you. Six years ago, even when you brought in our shadows to find a way to live. Even when my family was torn to pieces in the name of treason. After that, you shamelessly walked around with your head held high. Entire.”
“……………….”
“Nevertheless, the reason I listened to your last request…Is because you understood me.”
The oppressor’s last request.
That was to just wait until I left a final message to the person who was coming soon.
The oppressor and the leader expected Prince Kim Seong-il.
The person who came here was the fortune teller at that time.
“I wanted you to maintain that shameless attitude until the end. For you to struggle until the moment you die. For you to scream until the end.”
“……I can do it if you want.”
“I wasn’t looking for acting. I was looking for someone who had never lost a relative and would rip off the head of someone who was screaming that the pain wouldn’t be a problem. I didn’t want an old man who didn’t understand things like now.”
“……………….”
“This will be the last time. Oppressor, is there anything you want to say?”
“If I die here… I won’t be able to go to the ceremony site. Your Majesty, please forgive me for my disloyalty…”
“……Is this the end?”
“Finally, if my grandson comes back alive… I can take care of him.”
Suddenly.
The last words of the oppressor.
He was cut off by one of the captain’s swords.
“I refuse.”
In a room where only answers can be heard with no listeners.
Only the heads of traitors who claimed to be loyal subjects rolled around.
…… With an expression that can’t be described.