35 – 7-My dear hometown
“Count Yakhok told Bjorn to tell him to see him alone tonight.”
“Isn’t it actually a confession? The Count seems to have heated up a lot.”
“It must be very hot. What do you think Count Yakhok is after?”
Like the knight who saved humanity in the original work, Amber was unstoppable.
“It looks like they want to protest with Bjorn-nim at the fore. Rumors in the North are vicious, but Count Haenrel has no intention of leaving the castle with a scarecrow standing, and His Excellency is indecisive.”
“In short, aren’t you using Bjorn-sama to bring Earl Haenrel to a meeting, or to induce His Excellency to make a brave decision?”
“But will the House of Haenrel come to the meeting cooperatively?”
“I think it’s an agent.”
Haenrel had no reason to be cooperative in the first place.
Because currently the richest family in the North is the Haenren family.
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Because Haenrel Province is bordered by a river and attached to the empire’s capital, Octantium, it became wealthy along with the growth of the empire.
From Haenrel’s point of view, if you attend the meeting, you’ll only get more money, so you won’t want to cooperate.
This is also the reason why it was difficult for the nobles of the north to express their dissatisfaction even though the Haenrel family dragged on the meeting for over two months.
“But that’s strange. Then shouldn’t you rather not attend the meeting, or actively protest against the contents of the meeting? Why don’t you stand the scarecrow and do nothing?”
“Because that’s what he wants. Earl Haenrel is using a group right now. I don’t know what that means.”
Helga, who had been quietly watching the situation with her mouth shut, opened her lips with her cold face.
“At this meeting, announce the successor as Aidan. That’s what the Haenrel family wants.”
“……Is that official?”
“No, but if you’re a vassal of the Djeevitz family, even an idiot can tell.”
Even a fool can tell.
Yeah, it’s coming out blatantly enough to say that.
I took a sip of the brandy from the glass.
For the first time in a few months, the alcohol I drank stuck to my lips.
The alcohol warmed up at body temperature shyly gave off the scent it had been hiding.
“If that’s the case, I don’t understand even more. Didn’t His Excellency say he wanted to get rid of Bjorn-nim? This time, we can just throw him away.”
“Hey, is that something you say in front of the person?”
After playing with Amber, this is becoming more and more like you?
“After being called a witty knight, aren’t you getting more and more witty? Surely you’re not saying that because you’re stupid? Half of Bjorn’s blood belongs to the imperial family. Without a proper reason, the principle of eldest son’s succession is violated. If you wake up, it’s like giving the imperial family a reason to intervene.”
With Amber, she’s definitely comfortable.
Her personality is dog-like, but her brain works so I don’t have to explain every word.
“As Amber said, my father is in the position that more time is needed, and Count Haenrel is urging us to deal with this quickly.”
However, in the biography of Esteria, at this meeting, Kaniel points to Aidan as the heir to the family.
In the end, Haenrel won.
The reason why this meeting was named the last meeting in the setting is because after this meeting, the De Yewitz and Haenrel families joined forces to purify those who oppose it, and shattered the northern power on their own.
I poured the remaining brandy into the glass and got to the point.
“Then what am I supposed to do here?”
The first to speak was Barton.
“First of all, shouldn’t we buy Count Yakhok some time? He looks savage, but he doesn’t look like someone who would break his promise. It doesn’t feel good to be taken advantage of, though.”
“Well, it’s an answer to think about, but…”
“It’s a bad idea. You’ll be taken advantage of and you won’t be able to buy time or solve the problem.”
Amber told me exactly what I thought.
However, it is necessary to ask what process led to such a conclusion.
“The basis?”
“Bjorn doesn’t have a card worth presenting to Count Yakhok. Unless Count Yakhog enjoys sodomy. At best, he’ll have to play a game in the Great Hall. And he’ll get nothing but a reward. “
As long as he doesn’t bring his butt to the offering, Count Yakhok can’t actively intervene in the issue of the successor.
It’s not wrong, but do you really have to say it that way?
“Then Amber, what do you think is the best course of action?”
“Assassinate Aidan de Yewitz.”
“Don’t play around and speak up.”
It seems I’ve gotten used to Amber’s playful pranks now.
She clicked her tongue and continued.
“Originally, if someone says it’s a statue of rebellion, rebel as you wish. So, we have to contact the imperial family first, strengthen our base, and then go in the direction of taking control of the north. Anyway, half of Bjorn-nim’s blood. Isn’t it the imperial family?”
“Well, much better than Barton. But there’s something I didn’t consider.”
As I savored the reverberation left in the glass, I slowly pointed out Amber’s mistake.
“First, although the blood of the imperial family flows in my body, it is the blood of the ducal family. Even the ducal family opposes the current war with the Hunta Kingdom and is in conflict with Your Majesty. You can intervene in northern affairs, but The two will not work together.”
“What’s the second?”
“Second. The reason Your Majesty has been interested in the North recently is because the war with the Kingdom of Hunta is not going well. You must be upset that the Imperial troops called the Humanity Lighthouse are stationed in the northern village. Even with the help of the Imperial Family, In the end, His Majesty will take the Humanity Lighthouse out of the North and turn it into a useless territorial war.”
If that happens, it’s a complete turnaround.
I’m going to save my life right now, but I’m going to lose the trust of the north, and if I borrow the power of the imperial family to take over the north, I’ll become a puppet and suck all the power of the north to the imperial family.
If the demons attack, they’ll just run away, hugging the northern part of the shell.
“Then what is Bjorn’s plan?”
“I have a better and more useful card than the Imperial Family. It is a terrifying card that can turn the entire North upside down as well as the heir issue.”
I pointed at Mion with my finger.
Everyone in the room tilted their heads and fell into contemplation.
“I know this kid is a saint, but what are you going to do with a saint?”
Unable to hold back his curiosity, Amber asked first.
I showed the broken glass bottle in front of Amber.
“This is an item imbued with demonic power. It was found by Mion in this room. They must have been keeping an eye on me since the Great Demon of Plague.”
“You mean the Demon Cult is in this castle?”
“Yes, and like this vase, since Mion is a saint, she can hunt out that demon cultist.”
“How does that help with the problem I’m facing now… Ugh!”
As if guessing something, Amber held her breath.
“Through Mion, I will find the devils hiding in the castle.”
“……The Haenrel family will be at the end.”
It was the moment when my plan to drive the entire northern region into a sea of blood was revealed to the world.
“You mean to frame me?”
The person who expressed the opposite opinion was Mion, a saint.
Of course I understand his awkward feelings.
Because it is to accuse people who are completely unfamiliar with false crimes.
But I shook my head.
“It must be true, not false. The Haenrel family is behind this incident.”
“Couldn’t the House of Haenrel do that?”
Helga didn’t believe me.
“Then, let me ask you the other way around. Who other than the De Yewitz family can change the vase in my room at will?”
“…There is only the Haenrel family. Because Mrs. Eileen de Yewitz brought the family with her when she came here.”
Originally, spies permeate like that.
My guess was reasonable enough.
Jin asked me with a tone as if he had seen it again.
[Looking at the vase, did you think that far in that short moment?]
‘Because I’m used to this number fight.’
I said that to Jin, but of course my brain isn’t so crazy that I can think all this far just by looking at a broken vase.
The reason I pointed out the Haenrel family was because I saw them in Esteria Biography.
They colluded with the Demon Cult and struck the back of mankind.
The betrayal of the Haenrel family was behind the fact that the North was unable to unite, the Humanity Lighthouse was shattered in vain, and the Geomseong fell to death at the end of a rotation near Lothric Village.
Staying here and there, they separated the North, shook the DeYevitz family over the issue of the successor, and let the Humanity Lighthouse be destroyed by tricking them into sending reinforcements after the devil’s invasion.
At the time of the great battle that took place near the town of Lothric, while I was fighting with the Sword Saint Landeros, Count Haenrel shouted while slaughtering the Magic Brigade and the Holy Cross Knights from the rear.
Joined hands with the devil to avenge the long-standing enmity of the Aryans.
He said it coolly, as if he had paid off a long-cherished wish by slicing the dead wizard’s corpse.
The Knights of the House of Haenrel, who borrowed the power of the devil, swept the battlefield as if they were throwing up anger, and the Magic Brigade and the Knights of the Holy Cross, who were on the verge of death from the Great Okstantium Fire, suffered tremendous damage.
It was thanks to the crazy b*tch in front of my eyes, and in the original work, Amber Cutter, the last knight of the Lighthouse of Humanity, that it was only damage rather than destruction.
“……Why are you looking at me like that?”
“No, it doesn’t look like that at all. Indeed, the power of time is frightening.”
How such a child grew up to be such a great knight, life really does not know.
Is that why it’s fun?
Helga still stroked her chin in disbelief.
“However, we cannot rule out the possibility that there may be an impure member within the de Jejitz family.”
“Maybe. Check it out and you’ll find out soon. We have a saint.”
This is why a saint was absolutely necessary.
Even if you know that the Haenrel family colluded with the Devil Church, it’s useless if you can’t prove it.
If Mion had been kidnapped at the hands of Runea, it would have had to go through a much more complicated method.
‘hehehehe, there’s no such thing as a very good luck with Mion.’
Of course, not everyone can recognize that Mion is a Demon Cultist.
However, any existence that has traces of Moloch left on its body through a contract can be captured.
That was enough.
As if he had read my thoughts, Mion briefly shuddered.
Let’s have another drink with the saint as a snack.
Clap, clack, the bottle made a choking sound as it vomited brown liquid down its neck.
If you are a drunkard, the moment you hear this sound is the happiest.
“Now, here’s my plan.”
After quenching my throat with alcohol, I explained the specific plan.