100 – Grand Duke Aka – 100
Now that we have gathered all the people we can appoint. It was finally time to straighten out the crouching body.
Currently, Priscilla has succeeded in recovering about 75% of the support of the nobles who left her.
The informants who worked for her also succeeded in summoning them to the imperial family by searching in various ways, but the secretary and the 3rd prince limited their work place to Baekeun Palace.
In other words, the war was going on even in invisible places.
And I intend to wage a war visible to all.
The day after Marvas and Paimon arrived. Currently, I stand in front of the emperor with Marvas in the throne room.
“I would like to sincerely welcome the visit of Lord Marvas, the ‘Sword Saint who slashed the calamity’.”
“Thank you so much for welcoming me to my unexpected visit.”
The imperial family was like a hot potato.
About the sudden return of the first princess and the assassination targeting her. Even the assassination targeting the scribe and the visit of the ‘sword saint’ Marvas.
Because all of this happened in less than a month.
“Princess Priscilla and Heinbern and Rose von Euglia invite Prince Marvas to visit our imperial family.”
First of all, it was decided not to disclose the matter about the mine yet.
It was because it was predicted that if the fact that he had signed a contract with the Grand Dukes of the Demon Realm about the mine spread in the atmosphere of the imperial palace, the aftermath would be considerable.
That’s why we chose to visit Marvas under the guise of ‘acquaintance’.
And we tried to make this a single shot.
“It’s just that our 3rd prince has a great interest in swordsmanship. Marvas Ball. Perhaps you will give my son a chance to learn your swordsmanship?”
It was to create a situation where the third prince and we had no choice but to meet.
According to Priscilla and those around her, the 3rd Prince was a person who enjoyed sword training on a daily basis.
If so, a natural environment was created in which Marvas, the swordsman, could visit the imperial family and teach the prince how to use swordsmanship, albeit a little bit.
“your majesty. It’s such a sudden proposal that Soja doesn’t know how to react. Lord Marvas must have come a long way too, so why don’t you give him some time to recover from his travels first?”
What the 3rd prince chose was to buy time.
In order to escape from the sudden appearance of Marvas and the situation in which he was involved, he was trying to gain time to seek opinions from the scribe and other servants.
however.
There’s no way we couldn’t have done that.
“Fortunately, whether it’s because I’m a demon, or because I’ve been corrected because of my outstanding body, there’s no poison in my body. Thank you for your concern. Third Prince.”
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‘Refusing refusal.’
It was possible because Marvas was the Grand Duke of the Pandemonium, Priscilla’s teacher, and a hero who had fought alongside the disasters of the past.
The swordsman who gave me a difficult step said so much, but subtracting it from here was tantamount to ignoring the honor of Marvas.
However, the 3rd prince, who is only manipulated by someone from behind, would know that.
The clerk blocked the 3rd prince who was about to oppose him once again and smiled.
“I agree too. No one else but the ‘sword saint’ Lord Marvas said that, but the 3rd prince must have refused out of shame as well. Right?”
“That, yes. What a great opportunity.”
“That’s why———”
This time, the scribe’s defense continues.
“——How would you like to give not only Third Prince-nim, but also the knights in the imperial family a chance to see that scene? I am sure there will be great progress just by looking at it.”
He said that he would not send the third prince alone.
And, this, too, was predicted last night.
“——That sounds like it would be a little distasteful to me. It’s because my sword isn’t a sword I trained to show off to someone.”
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‘Stubborn refusal.’
It was a killer of the Gregorian-style negotiation method, in which the opponent’s opinion was ignored by asserting authority.
“Sir, excuse me.”
It is a skill that can only be used when authority, honor, and skill coexist, so it is impossible to counter it unless it is a formidable opponent.
It can be said that it is a skill that is no different from the ‘instant death cheat’ in the negotiation world.
“I’m sorry, but I want to ask Marvas-sama. Then, am I the only one who is being taught by Marvas?”
The third prince looked at Marvas and asked cautiously. Marvas crossed his arms and shook his head in response.
“Since my current role is the instructor of ‘Summoners Academy’, the students of the academy will also participate in the class. In a way, I’m like an instructor sent for supplementary lessons.”
In other words, we were all there, so you came alone.
“… … All right. Let’s do that.”
The 3rd prince smiled forcibly and slowly stepped back.
“The other princes would also want to learn the sword from Lord Marvas, but it’s not easy since everyone is away. Please excuse me.”
“If it is meant to be, that too will come true.”
Thus, the ‘nominal’ welcome ceremony of Marvas in the throne room was over.
On the way back to Baekeun Palace. Priscilla cautiously approaches me.
“Kannon won’t come by any means. They will probably say that they are ill or that there is an unavoidable situation.”
“do not worry. Because I expected that too.”
“… … yes?”
At Priscilla’s question, Rose, who was standing to my left, smiled and showed the ‘fruit of the World Tree’.
“I’m carrying this, but will they stop me? Then you can take this and go attack it. Or would you say that they are really sick when Raphael is with you?”
“ah… … .”
The operation is possible because Rose is in our camp. They too would have thought that the emperor’s illness was cured by the peony, so they would not be able to predict it.
“Gregory is always amazing. Is that why it’s more attractive?”
Raphael came up behind Priscilla before I knew it and smiled at me.
It’s me, would this have been easy?
While in the imperial family, when there was no work, he was stuck in the ‘imaginary space’ all day and played all sorts of side stories and the main story.
Originally, it was to learn the way of Gregory, the owner of this body, and the way of other characters as much as possible.
It was a time of hardship that literally shed blood and flesh, but it was impossible to talk about it here again.
“It is natural.”
That too is natural.
“I am”
I am
“It’s Gregory.”
Because it was already Gregory.
* * *
after lunch break.
The prince’s side did not betray our expectations and sent a letter.
[I had to leave in a hurry because something happened to the estate of an aristocrat who was a vassal of the 3rd prince. I sincerely apologize to Lord Marvas.
“In the end, I mean, I won’t come anyway. I never thought I would treat Marvas-sama like this… … .”
“That much means that he believes in Samael behind him. Seriously, that’s absurd.”
“If it’s Kannon, he won’t come until Marvas leaves the palace.”
“I guess.”
It was a situation that left the imperial family.
But that doesn’t mean we haven’t taken measures for this.
Just, even while standing, could it really come out like this? That’s what I thought.
“Marvas. Do what we said yesterday.”
“… … Are you serious about doing that?”
“In the end, wasn’t he the one who left the imperial family? You have nothing to be ashamed of.”
“… … Really. If I had known you would do this, I would not have come.”
Of course, this operation was also an operation based on the Gregorian negotiation method.
* * *
Third Prince Kanon of the Holy Heinbern Empire. He was currently fleeing from his sister and first princess Priscilla Ann Heinbern and Marvas to the territory where his retainers were located.
“Damn you bastards! Sword Saint? The swordsman came? Even for that damn sister?! What the hell were you guys doing while the swordsman came to the imperial family!!!”
He was alone in the carriage, but all around him were nobles and knights supporting him.
That is to say, to hear them.
“To make me run away from my imperial family, I will never forget today… … !”
To the 3rd Prince Kanon, the clerk was a kingmaker who would make him king.
After listening to him, everything went well.
He succeeded in dissolving the power of the first princess, secretly built his own power amid the surveillance of other members of the imperial family, and connected Samael, the ‘fallen angel’ who was once called the archangel.
That’s why Kannon was quickly leaving the imperial family to act as he was told by the scribe.
‘Never, never go there. You must absolutely avoid it! Right now, this is the only way!’
A scribe who helped me get out of a situation where I thought I was an outsider who had no choice but to enter the enemy camp.
At first, Kannon asked if it was okay to wipe them out with Samael, but the scribe calmly explained the current situation.
‘There are as many as two people with the title of Grand Duke. There are even archangels on the other side. Is that all? If you touch the half-elves of Euglia and the daughters of Valmenga, the empire will be torn apart.’
In the end, the prince, too, realized that this was the best way and had no choice but to gnashing his teeth and avoiding the seat.
That is, until ‘it’ arrives.
“Stop! Stop!”
Someone’s cry came from outside the carriage.
“This carriage is the carriage of Kanon and Heinbern, the third prince of the Holy Heinbern Empire! Who the hell, with what right to stop it!”
“His Majesty’s edict! Stop the carriage right now!”
The knight driving Kannon’s wagon looked at the man’s horse, his clothes, and the flag on his back.
It was undoubtedly the imperial edict.
A knight who slowly slows down the wagon at the words of the priest.
In response, Kanan left the carriage with a troubled expression and looked at the envoy.
“I guess His Majesty sent another letter telling me to be careful. Yes, what is it?”
At Kannon’s words, the envoy got down from his horse with the edict in both hands and spread the edict.
Then, Kanon realized something was wrong.
Did the envoy solve the edict himself?
It meant that he had ‘ordered’ something to the envoy rather than a letter addressed to him.
“’Third Prince Kanon and Prince Heinbern. You ignored and ruined the honor of Prince Marvas, the swordsman who wanted to be gracious to the imperial family even while taking a long walk, and even lost faith in the empire.
No matter how precious one’s vassal is, how can he disregard the royal family’s events at will?
In response, Leprin and Servant, the emperor of the Holy Heinbern Empire, commanded.
Kanon and Heinbern, the 3rd Prince of the Holy Heinbern Empire, return to the Imperial Family immediately, apologize to Lord Marvas, and carry out the original schedule. This is the emperor’s name.’… … That is all.”
“… … Mmm, crazy.”
Upon hearing everything written in the Emperor’s edict, Kannon staggered and fell to the floor.
It was because I never expected that the other person would use such a childish and despicable method.
“Hwangmyeong? come back… … ? Ha, ha, ha, ha… … !”
Kanan, who was sitting on the ground, looked up at the sky and laughed.
Truly, this time, he is an outcast who can’t do anything.
Of course, I believed that such a thing would not happen, so I did not even prepare for it.
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“… … I never thought I would tell Obama right away. Violating the edict is tantamount to treason, so what can we do about it? ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
The sun was slowly setting behind Kannon, who sat down on the ground and smiled madly.