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31 Ascalonga (5)
Whoa!
The light that filled the room disappears.
In the sight of Zion returning slowly with him,
“ Sir Zion!!!!”
Rohanna, who was almost in tears, came in.
Were you in a lot of pain?
In the short time he met the Black Dragon Kalonix in Ban, Rohanna’s eyes had turned much blacker.
“ Are you safe, High Zion?”
She almost jumped and looked at Shion’s whole body.
After looking at it for a while, Rohanna breathed a sigh of relief.
It would be a really big deal if the royal family were harmed within the Ascalon family.
If Zion was wrong, the woman who was in charge of the guide would also have been unable to avoid severe punishment.
“ Maybe… … Did you go in and out of the ban?”
“ Right.”
Shion nodded at Rohanna’s question.
“ Okay. All right.”
Rohanna’s eyes widened with surprise at the answer, but she didn’t ask any more questions.
Perhaps it means that they will not be interested in information beyond their current location.
It was a good attitude for Suha.
“ And His Majesty Zion.”
With those words, Rohanna, who was standing close to the side, opened her mouth with a voice that only Shion could hear.
“ The Lord has come to his senses. Go right now.”
* * *
The Heavenly Sword Hall, where the head of the Ascalon family resides.
Its size was larger than any other palace in the Imperial Castle.
Even if it’s not the Baekseong Palace, it’s about the size of the five palaces that exist around it.
When he entered Gaju’s bedroom that exists in such a heavenly swordsman’s house, Sion smelled a familiar smell.
the smell of death.
It was the smell he had smelled when he entered the old Emperor Urdios’ bedroom.
“ I see you, Prince Zion Agnes.”
There were already passengers in the bedroom.
Three middle-aged men greeting Zion.
They were the sons of the current governor.
Characters occupying 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the succession order respectively.
“ I’m sorry I couldn’t get you right here, my lord.”
Among them, the second Riley Ascalon, who is second in the line of succession, bowed her head deeply and opened her mouth to Shion.
Unlike the other two brothers, who seemed to be typical uninhabited, his appearance gave him the impression of being soft enough to believe that he was a scholar.
And just like that, Riley was known to serve as the head of the Ascalon family.
“Your father’s condition suddenly deteriorated and it was late due to urgent action.”
Riley’s attitude was very polite.
Shion could once again be sure that the Ascalon family had decided to follow him.
“ Come this way, Your Majesty Zion. My father wanted to see His Majesty a lot.”
Are you still fighting for succession?
The first, Khalid Ascalon, cut Riley’s words as if trying to take the initiative and opened her mouth to Shion.
‘ I’m sure you’ll be thinking that Gaju is going to die soon.’
With that thought in mind, Shion glanced at the three brothers, and approached the bed where Gaju was lying.
Soon after, the image of an old man slowly began to appear in Shion’s eyes.
Ludwig Ascalon.
The head of the empire’s greatest swordsman, Ascalon, the celestial swordsman.
A being who was given the title of King of Swords (劍王) by achieving an unrivaled level that no one could reach in the field of swords.
And as the fourth sky among the ‘Seven Heavens’, it is a monster that has far surpassed the limits of the human species.
However,
‘ Also… … .’
The figure of Ludwig reflected in Sion’s eyes was so horrifying that it was hard to believe that he was the same person.
Black spots all over his skinny, bare body and face.
sassy, sassy.
And even the sound of death-filled breath leaking from his mouth.
Its appearance was very similar to that of the former emperor Xion had seen in the past.
‘I have no choice but to do that.’
Because the reason that made Ludwig like this in the first place was the same reason he killed Urdios.
‘ Sky Poison.’
A poison that is effective only on transcendents who have reached the ‘sky’.
The period until complete poisoning was long enough to take several decades, and the conditions for poisoning were also very difficult, but once caught, it was a poison that could never be cured.
And, of course, there was only one place in the world that used this poison.
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Magic station.
‘ There’s no way the guys who even devoured the Hwangseong in the first place didn’t reach out to the five great gates.’
It must have already taken root as deeply as, or even deeper than, the Imperial Castle.
The darkness mentioned by the black dragon Kalonix whom I met a while ago also meant demonic beings.
“ Long time no see, my lord. Please understand that I am not being polite because of my physical condition.”
At that moment, Ludwig, who was staring at Shion’s face, slowly opened his mouth.
A very broken voice.
There was also the spirit of death in that voice.
“ When I saw you before… … You have changed a lot.”
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Maybe it’s because I’ve heard it dozens of times already?
Upon hearing this, Zion’s eyes did not show much emotion.
“ What was the purpose of asking to see me?”
In addition, since he had no intention of saying hello, Zion went straight to the point.
The sword king, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth again.
“… … Before I die, I wanted to say sorry.”
There was deep regret in his voice.
“ About letting go of your hand in the past. I heard from Albert. How hard have you been since then?”
twenty-four times.
The number of times Prince Zion’s life was at stake.
If you count simple assassination attempts, I’ve heard there are a lot more.
It was something I didn’t know.
No, I didn’t even tell you.
Because I never dreamed that such a check would come into the fallen prince.
“ I am very sorry, my lord. I have nothing more to say than this. But I will neither ask for forgiveness nor make excuses for it. If I could go back now, I would have made the same choice.”
There was no more foolish and dangerous choice than to look after the imperfect family.
If he had supported Prince Zion at that time, even the existence of the family could have been shaken.
Ludwig was the head of Ascalon before being Shion’s maternal grandfather, so he had no choice but to make such a choice.
“ Is that all?”
Sion asked, who smiled slightly as if looking into Ludwig’s heart.
It was enough to accept such an apology or not to accept it.
After all, it happened before Sion himself came into this body, and he would have done the same if he were Ludwig.
“… … And I’m sorry, but I’d like to ask you a favor.”
Then, the words corresponding to the main point flowed from the mouth of the sword king who had a period of silence again.
“ Can you accept our Ascalon family?”
Ludwig’s eyes as he spoke those words were already determined.
“ I know that your Majesty still has a bad view on our family. It is a family that has already given up once. So please bow your head like this. Even if you want this old man’s neck as a condition of that, I’ll gladly give it to you.”
He has such a low attitude that he cannot be considered the head of a heavenly swordsman.
In fact, Ludwig had already made up his mind to serve Prince Zion through thorough investigation and his own tests for a long time.
But I couldn’t shake my last doubt.
That’s why today’s meeting was planned and the moment I finally saw Zion.
Doubt turned into certainty.
‘ That eye.’
Tired eyes that look down on everything in the world and overwhelm.
If not for those with eyes like that, who in the world really deserves to be a ruler?
It was an eye that could never be seen from the former prince of Zion.
‘ And one more thing… … .’
One piece of information that I got really by chance while investigating Prince Zion.
According to the information that was not even confirmed whether it was true or not, Prince Zion might not have been the most needed person for the Ascalon family right now.
Therefore, this request was also Ludwig’s last effort for the family.
‘ This is not bad enough.’
Seeing Ga-ju like that, Sion smiled inwardly.
If there was still an overbearing attitude, he tried to shake the board one more time and take the initiative, but it seemed that there was no need for that.
“ I don’t need your neck.”
Contrary to the laughter that came from inside, there was no emotion in Zion’s voice that came out.
“ I want you to pay for something else.”
“ If anything else… … .”
Ludwig’s eyes were stained with suspicion.
Looking straight into the sword king’s eyes, Shion slowly opened his mouth.
“ The hidden sword of your family.”
“… … !”
“ Give it to me.”
At those words, the question in Ga-ju’s eyes turned into bewilderment.
Like the shadows of eons in the imperial family, hidden swords existed in the Ascalon family.
An armed group that never reveals its existence above the surface of the water and only moves when the survival of the family is in danger, except at the command of the state.
How the hell did Prince Zion know of its existence?
“ What are you talking about… … .”
“ There’s no use in shichimi. The group that Lucas Ascalon belongs to.”
“… … .”
Ludwig was silent at Zion’s words, even referring to the head of that place.
Because simply supporting Prince Zion and handing over the family’s hidden power were completely different things.
‘I also do not accept all at once.’
Seeing the hesitating sword king, Shion smiled lightly.
Because it was the expected reaction.
So, Shion presented one more hand he had prepared in advance.
“ If you hand it over, I will heal your body too.”
“!!!!!”
At Shion’s words, Ludwig’s eyes widened to an extent that could not be compared with before.
And it was the same for the three successors who had come close.
“ What do you mean, His Majesty Zion!”
“ Can you heal your father’s body?”
It was the body of the Sword King that had never improved no matter how hard he tried.
Therefore, it was difficult for them to believe even the words of Zion.
The atmosphere in the room is covered with their young eyes and agitation with complicated emotions.
Shion glanced at the reaction of one of the successors.
at that time,
“ That word… … Is it true?”
Ludwig, who was looking at Sion with trembling eyes, asked with a look of disbelief.
He knew exactly what his physical condition was.
A state that will never get better unless God directly performs a miracle.
That’s why he had already given up on treatment.
“ I don’t say I can do what I can’t.”
To such a sword king, Zion answered with languid eyes.
It was the same ‘sky poison’ as Urdios, but it was possible because there were several differences from that time.
First of all, the level of the Black Star has improved greatly, and Ludwig’s physical condition was also much better than that of the Emperor.
It didn’t seem like he was completely addicted for very long.
‘ This is enough to deny the poison inside the Heukseongha.’
Of course, I have to do it several times because of my weakened body.
“ Really… … .”
At Shion’s confident words, Ludwig’s eyes began to glow with hope.
If he could really heal his body, he could gladly hand over the hidden sword to Prince Zion.
Because his existence was worth it, no, more than that.
“ Then you know I accepted it.”
Seeing Ludwig like that, Sion raised the corner of her mouth and gently lowered her hand.
Healing could begin right now, but there was one thing that had to be done before that.
“ And I want to ask you one thing.”
“ Tell me.”
The sword king looked at Zion as if he was asking what it was.
“ If you could get better, what would you do first?”
“ Yes? what is that… … .”
Sion’s words continued as Ludwig’s eyes were dyed with doubt at the question of which the meaning was unknown.
“ I met the Black Dragon before coming here.”
“… … !”
“ That guy said it. What you want now and what you, the landlord, want will be the same.”
Ludwig’s eyes, who had a blank expression for a moment at those words, began to slowly sink.
A cold voice came out of his mouth.
“ First, we need to clean up all the garbage that is eating the whole family.”
“ Then what if one of those garbage is here now?”
Looking at the sword king with languid eyes, Sion asked the question again.
Shrek-
Iklaxia caught in the hands of Shion, who hung it with him.
“ Of course, shouldn’t we stop breathing right away?”
Seeing this, Ludwig responded with a smirk in his eyes.
“Your Majesty, why are you suddenly black? … .”
It was a moment when the successors who were watching from the side expressed their doubts.
“ I think so too.”
Shion responded with a smile to Ludwig’s words,
Scratch!
With Iklaxia, the sword king’s second son, Riley Ascalon, was beheaded.