74 – Climbing-9
“Can’t we turn off the time?”
Even a few days ago, it was unthinkable that she would change her state affairs because of Logan.
However, his attitude was more stubborn than I could have imagined. Instead of setting a clear standard for how much he could concede, Iris wanted to take a more comfortable route.
One day, even if we fight over this again, I didn’t want to talk right away.
If Evan’s existence is clouding Logan’s reason, then it’s okay to make an exception once in a while.
However, her subordinates proceeded with the work faster than expected.
“It looks like a messenger should come from there, but… It’s much faster than we thought. All of them are able to ride horses, and they are advancing toward the capital at that speed.”
“It’s not like being invaded…”
Even if he was a messenger, he could only ride a horse and run.
Of course, the Empire had several means of communication. Fast and prompt means of communication, such as writing a telegram or mobilizing magicians.
However, there was no way for the envoys to receive that contact.
Telecommunications is not a means of communication that can be written right away even if the sender has undergone thorough training.
There must be a base that collects telegrams, or at least the person who receives it must be recognized in advance.
She is the princess of the North. As for her older sister, who has visited her empire a few times, Iris has also revealed her face, but her younger brother or other envoys will find it difficult for Iris to ascertain her identity even if they come face-to-face with her. Will be.
Moreover, expecting Jeon Seo-gu to accurately recognize the ‘delegation of envoys riding on horseback’ and lightly climb on their shoulders to deliver the letter was just an unrealistic delusion.
“Did you mean that it would be that difficult to bring a magician to the Four Shrines…”
“It’s the karma of the empire. The place that robbed northern men was no one else but the empire.”
One of the Empire’s core policies was ‘guaranteeing freedom for men’.
It was a natural thing for the national interest. It was not easy even for an empire to secure the population with magical powers, or the men themselves.
Even so, if you try to steal men from other countries by force, you will be dissatisfied with all countries.
What the empire chose was a policy of appeasement. Through the easy-to-hear phrase, ‘men have the freedom to choose their country’, it is to promote exchanges between countries and absorb men from other countries.
Ordinary countries could not afford the sense of security that Selam gives, and the luxurious items that come from the empire’s enormous supplies and wealth.
Naturally, precious men gravitated towards the Empire. So did the wizards.
“I don’t have anything to say. But, aren’t they members of the Shinigami? How can no one…”
Even if it was communication through magic, it wasn’t much different from telecommunications. In order to send and receive news from a distance, there had to be a wizard on the side receiving the spell.
If you are an imperial mage, you can convey the news with just one small medium, but the envoys in the north did not even have a ‘small medium’ to make points.
‘There is an emissary from the north who rides a horse and passes between roughly somewhere. Please deliver the news to them.’ If asked, the Imperial Wizard would ask the reason with a frown on his face.
And if the word ‘We actually started talking about male gladiators…’ Is added, the Empire will lose one precious talent to the Mage Tower.
“Where is the nearest contact?”
“…The location of the envoys is not properly grasped. They are not using an inn, they have already passed halfway through the territory and ‘passed by.’ It’s because I’m only leaving a little bit of contact.”
“I feel dizzy.”
As we exchanged news on horseback, there was no way that the imperial horse could have a speed advantage over the northern horse.
The empire is wide and strong, so if you choose the best horse, it won’t make a big difference. However, the preciousness is different.
An envoy sent from the north would be unknown if it were an empire, but to the northern kingdom, it was no different from diplomacy with the survival of the country at stake.
Besides, it is to send a princess who is not low in succession. The horses they rode, and the horses that those escorting them rode, were no different from the best horses.
“…Proceed as instructed.”
“Are you all right?”
“We don’t have the right to decide, so we have no choice.”
After they arrived, it was not something that would be too much of a stretch considering the difference in national power between the two countries.
“If only it hadn’t been for the rudeness last time…”
However, it was after the empire had already committed a serious offense to the north. Not the emperor, but the princess, for neglecting the Shinigami twice in a row, there was not a small chance of being attacked.
“Come to think of it, Logan-nim back then…”
“Okay. I said I wouldn’t comment on that matter any more.”
Iris lowered her head, trembling at the thought of Logan’s brutal wrath.
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“You’re saying no again? You’re really crazy. Do you even have the slightest bit of love for me?”
Her heart trembles. Whenever she saw his anger, Iris’ heart trembled reflexively.
She mixes her mind that she must somehow quell his wrath, and the abandonment that she knows full well that it is impossible.
“This is an issue that has already been discussed, and cannot be easily undone.”
“You said you’d try!”
“I did my best.”
“There is no result, but is that enough to do my best? Isn’t it an ulterior motive to inform Evan to the imperial palace naturally and change the man!”
It is a battle that has been repeated over and over again. It was a word that shattered her small expectations that the conflict could be stopped once the misunderstanding was resolved after having a conversation.
“How can you trust me?”
“Don’t meet that bastard, if you don’t let his disgusting face come out of the Colosseum!”
“People in the imperial palace won’t take Evan well. There’s no need to worry that much…”
It is tiring to accept speculation. She wanted to keep this relationship somehow, but she felt something in her heart tearing,
“Yes. Of course they wouldn’t look at it favorably. The only women who would take a good look at that savage and vulgar man would be street bullies. But, it seems you’re one of them?”
“…It’s an insult. You may be agitated, but please calm down.”
If you took it one step further, it could have been taken as an insult to the imperial family.
If this word spreads, ‘Is a woman with such a rude as a companion fit for her position as emperor?’ A question will arise.
“Why can’t she change?”
“Already, the North has been rude once. And that… Involved you.”
Expressing the incident with the word ‘involved’ was the result of displaying Iris’ patience to the fullest.
“You mean it was my fault? In the first place, you weren’t going to bring it up again!”
“I just explained the reason. Whether it is wrong or not, it is clear that it is unacceptable in the international community.”
“What did I do?”
“An envoy from another country. Didn’t that also insult the princess in the face?”
Just because it’s the imperial palace, it didn’t mean that it was at odds with the imperial palace from the beginning.
The beginning, development, and outcome of the incident were simple.
“That baby, her eyes were unhappy!”
The northern princess, who had been lost for a while, just asked Logan, who was passing by, for directions.
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And Logan provoked her game, treating her as her criminal and insulting her.
“That savage criminal bastard even talked to me when it was insulting to see my face with her eyes open!”
“I was a princess from another country!”
“It’s a country of hairy monkeys. Whether you’re a princess or a king, you should have realized my subject on your own!”
Even the terrible and degrading words Logan spat out now were made up of refined language compared to what she said on the day of the incident.
It could be said that the princess’s response was lukewarm. The women of the north were proud, and they did not hesitate to draw their swords if they felt that their honor had been insulted.
However, it was not an easy task to overcome. Logan did not apologise until the end, and the empire had to pay the price.
Originally, the empire had to sign a treaty with much more unfavorable conditions than it was thinking, as if leaving it off, and it could not bear to speak out or put pressure on the north.
“I am the princess of the empire, and before that, I am a person who eats the rust of the empire. If it is something that will seriously harm the national interest…”
“Really, sick of it. You, the empire is more important than me, is this?”
“…”
It was natural. Iris truly loved Logan, she believed, but even so, she couldn’t do anything to harm the Empire.
“It was absurd that he would invite Evan to the imperial palace, but the reason was to treat the northern horseback monkey? What did you think he would think if I heard that?”
“Whatever you say, it’s already been decided.”
“You, think well. If the matter is really decided that way, you and I will end it like this.”
Iris tried to look away from Logan’s face.
Just bad luck. He was just too excited, and with a little more time, he too will be able to find the opposite s*x.
If she can give him a little more trust, she won’t be swayed by other men, and she’ll be fine as long as he controls himself well from meeting other dignitaries.
Pressing her vain hopes into her heart, Iris walked away from Logan.