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8 Succession Expressions (1)
A five-story stone building on the outskirts of the Agnes Empire capital.
At the entrance, there was a large sign that read ‘Night of Sabbath’, and this building was one of the best accommodations in the capital.
If you are visiting the capital, it is a must-visit spot for one night.
However, people did not know that the name of this hostel, ‘Night of Sabbath’, had a double meaning.
‘ Night of Sabbath’, rest meant both a rest as a comfortable rest and a rest as a death.
An assassination group that ranks on one finger in the capital.
That was the true identity of ‘Night of Sabbath’.
“ He was very angry.”
The secret room on the top floor of the sabbatical building.
There, the top executives leading the assassination group gathered with heavy expressions on their faces.
“ I’ve failed twice already, so that’s the way it is.”
‘ Night of Sabbath’, No. 1, who had the best assassination skills, received the horse, No. 2, who covered his entire face with a mask.
Two raids were made on the imperial palace where the imprisoned prince was staying.
It was the work of the sabbatical night.
It was an assassination that had to be successful because it was done according to the command of ‘He’, who has absolute power in the Imperial Palace.
But both attempts were unsuccessful.
“ But honestly, I still don’t understand why the second assassination failed.”
Even if the first assassination attempt could fail with a hundred concessions, the second was an assassination attempt that should never fail.
Because it was an operation that predicted Chimseonggung’s power and all variables, and invested several times that amount, and participated in the single digit number 4 as well.
In addition, ‘He’ intervened indirectly and blocked all external variables.
Why did it fail?
“ In the words of No. 4, there is a great man who secretly escorts Chimseonggung. They said it all happened to him.”
Recalling the words of No. 4, who is now locked in a dungeon as punishment for mission failure and escape, No. 3 opened its mouth.
“ A prince who has already been abandoned by a strong person like that? Do you think that makes sense?”
“ Stop. It has already happened. Rather than that, it is more important to pay attention to the quests he has made this time. maybe… … Because this will be your last chance.”
1 ‘s words, the eyes of others fell heavily.
If even this quest failed, it was obvious that the survival of the entire ‘Night of Rest’, including their own lives, would be in jeopardy.
“ Did you say that this time it was a succession ceremony held at the Imperial Palace?”
“ Yeah, as usual, he knows the way into the imperial castle… … .”
at that time.
“ So who is he?”
very different, high-pitched voice came from the back of No. 1 .
At the same time.
spatula!
No. 1 pulled the dagger from his waist and swung it towards the side where the voice was heard without hesitation.
This is a secret room that only top executives can enter.
If it was the first voice heard here, there was only the possibility that the enemy had penetrated.
But.
“ Judgment is quick.”
Fight!
The one that fell to the floor was the No. 1 arm, not the owner of the voice.
“I ’m not good at it.”
With a low rumble, the owner of the voice slowly appeared.
A woman with terrifyingly red eyes with black hair like chestnuts.
It was Riosina.
“ Kill it.”
Have you already considered the enemy?
He gave the order with cold eyes without even asking who was the No.
su su suk!
At the same time, all the assassin officers in the room rushed towards Liusina, ready for battle.
Liusina looks at those assassins as if it’s fun.
“ Any order like this is welcome.”
The reason she is here now is because of Zion’s instructions.
Shion did not forget that Chimseonggung was attacked, so he entrusted Riusina to take care of it.
Because I thought that if it was Liu Shina, I would be able to kill them all without leaving a single one behind.
Spapot!
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Meanwhile, #7, arriving in front of Riosina, threw an iron needle to dazzle her vision, and immediately stabbed her with a long awl towards her heart.
But.
Whoops!
It was faster for the head of the beast that appeared from the air to swallow the head of No. 7 than that.
The eyes of the other assassins shake at the bizarre scene.
No. 5, who did not lose concentration, jumped over the corpse of No. 7 and inserted a sword into Liusina’s neck.
No, it was exactly what I was trying to plug in.
Quajiic!
Because before that, his entire upper body had already been torn apart by the blood-red lines that flowed from Riusina’s fingertips.
But was even such a number 5 a bait?
As if waiting, No. 1, 2, and 3 rose from the shadows on both sides and behind Riusina at the same time.
And a blow that swung right away.
Puff!
Two swords pierced through Liusina’s vital point as if she couldn’t even prepare for it.
and.
“ Die, monster.”
The last swung of the No. 1 sword cut her throat.
Snack!
Liusina’s head fell to the floor with a tuk, a sound.
“ After… … .”
A look of relief appeared on the faces of the assassins who survived him.
“ Who the hell is a monster?”
Until a creepy voice came from the witch’s head rolling on the floor.
“!!!!!!”
slurp.
Eyes tinged with astonishment.
In the eyes of those assassins, the blood that constantly gushed from the headless Riusina’s neck crossed the room and covered the entire building.
and.
Kiaah!
An uncountable number of handshakes crawling out of the world dyed so red.
In the ‘night of rest’ that has turned into hell.
“ There are other real monsters out there.”
Liusina, who had already hung her head again, was drenched in anticipation of the upcoming dinner.
* * *
succession.
The minimum qualification test that Agnes’ direct blood relatives must have to become emperor.
Therefore, it was held only in the year of the coming of age of the immediate imperial family, but that did not necessarily mean that only the direct lineal members held the succession ceremony.
Agnes’ collaterals scattered across the empire were also able to hold a succession ceremony along with their direct blood relatives.
The reason for the succession ceremony was simple for those who could not receive the right to the throne even if they passed it.
In principle, Agnes’ collateral clan was prohibited from entering the Imperial Castle and entering the center itself, and the castle of Agnes could not be used either.
However, in one special case, the way to the center was opened, and that was to pass the succession ceremony.
The only entry gate for collateral blood.
Therefore, in the wide Daejeon outside the imperial castle where the succession ceremony of Prince Zion Agnes is currently held, close to ten of Agnes’ blood relatives were gathered.
“ He said that he would not even set his feet on the Imperial Castle… … see you here?”
A sad-looking woman with long light gray hair opened her mouth to the sharp-looking man approaching from the side.
The man’s name is Bale Ilones.
As a rising rookie of the Steel Tower, he was a genius wizard known to have already mastered high-level magic at a young age in his twenties.
“ Isn’t that the same with you?”
Bale snorted at him and looked at the woman, Renette Illones.
Like Bale, he was one of the members of the expedition expedition, which had only five teams in the world, as a participant in this succession ceremony with the adult ‘Illones’ of the branch.
“ You cannot miss this opportunity. I thought the succession ceremony wouldn’t be held for a while.”
Renette shrugged in response to Veil’s words.
Bale nodded as if in agreement.
“ It is not. To be honest, I was also surprised. Did you say that the imprisoned prince would hold a succession ceremony?”
Confinement Prince Zion Agnes.
Although he was not actually imprisoned, it was given the nickname because he was imprisoned in Chimseonggung from a very young age and never came out.
Few people had seen her true form externally, and only a small portion of the information was revealed, but everyone who knew it already knew everything.
Worst pure-blood imperial family of all time.
The pinnacle of incompetence and the shame of the Agnes family.
Therefore, it was like an open secret that they were not even properly treated as royalty.
“ If Prince Zion is really just as rumored… … There would be no reason to participate in the succession ceremony.”
“ If there is no reason, why not participate?”
Lynette muttered like that and looked around.
Then, even compared to her and Veil, the collaborators with skills that would never be missed came into view.
Anyone with a surname of Agnes or Ilones could apply for the succession ceremony, but the reason why only these talented people applied was simple.
‘ If you apply with mediocre skills, you will die in the middle, rather than pass the succession ceremony.’
What qualities should an emperor possess?
The charisma that grabs the masses.
The ability to discriminate between truth and lies.
Tolerance to embrace the world.
There were many things, but among them, the most important quality in the Agnes family was none other than strength.
The overwhelming force that can crush everything.
Only with the support of such a force could he become the emperor of the Agnes Empire, and this tradition has been handed down from the time of the first emperor.
Therefore, the ‘Succession Ceremony’, the minimum qualification test to become an emperor, also focused on force, and if the qualifications were not met, it could lead to death.
‘ Of course, there has been no such thing in the succession ceremony that has been held so far.’
All of Agnes’ direct blood relatives were monsters, and despite their young age, they showed an overwhelming difference from their close relatives in their late twenties, at most in their mid-thirties.
However, in this succession ceremony, such a tradition might be broken.
“ What the hell were you thinking? Well, thanks to you, it’s good that we are.”
The supervisors standing in front of Daejeon also seemed to have the same thoughts as Renette, and they were talking with unfavorable faces.
“ To be installed here on a board that is not enough to live quietly like a dead mouse.”
“ So that’s it. But the time for the succession ceremony is approaching, so why hasn’t he come yet?”
The inspectors look around Daejeon with those words.
However, they did not see the figure of Prince Zion in their eyes.
“… … Could it be that you are now afraid?”
“ You may be wearing a blanket in bed by now.”
“ I will be the first heir without a direct royal family.”
“ Heh, it might be better that way.”
A smirk came to the lips of the supervisors and some of those in the room who heard the conversation.
The prince was afraid and did not come to the succession ceremony.
What a shameful stigma this is.
With this, the name of Prince Zion will fall even further.
In the midst of such ridicule, finally.
“ Then, since Prince Zion did not come, the succession ceremony will be held with the personnel here… … .”
It was the moment when the commander of the 3rd Division of the Imperial Guard, Rambard, who was appointed as the top supervisor of the succession ceremony, was about to announce the start of the succession ceremony.
jerk.
It was the sound of footsteps.
The sound of footsteps so quiet that you can’t hear it unless you’re paying attention.
jerk.
But at the same time, it was the sound of footsteps that strangely stimulated every corner of the human heart.
As if possessed by something, the heads of everyone present began to turn to the direction the footsteps were heard.
soon after
jerk.
people could see
Dark gray hair, the symbol of the Agnes imperial family, and calm eyes of the same color.
A face that looks somewhat drowsy and a body that looks dry but firm.
Zion Agnes.
He was entering Daejeon.
“ The author… … That imprisoned prince?”
Seeing Prince Sion slowly walking towards this side, Renette muttered with blank eyes involuntarily.
She felt good.
No, it was so good that I can’t even put it into words.
There were several times when the expedition escaped a crisis because of her senses.
But now, from the moment she saw Prince Zion, her senses were constantly ringing the alarm.
Ominous, and dangerous
And that feeling was spreading beyond her to others.
bum bum, bum bum.
I can’t take my eyes off of those ordinary steps.
Is it true that this man is the same person as the shame of the imperial family that he has been hearing about?
Just by feeling it… … .
jerk.
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Meanwhile, in the middle of the silent Daejeon, Sion stopped walking and looked around at the people who were looking at him slowly.
Eyes that seem to be sucked in the moment you see them.
Then from Zion’s mouth.
“ Let the succession ceremony begin.”
A low voice came out.
In the depths of Zion’s eyes, a bright second star was swirling.