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23 Mysterious (1)
One of the five families that support the Agnes Empire, Ozurima is said to be the best magician.
Around the huge round table that existed in the depths of the Ozurima clan, about a dozen people with the highest positions in the clan sat with serious expressions on their faces.
“ How did this happen?”
Among them, an old man with a long gray beard opened his mouth as if lamenting.
The subject didn’t exist, but everyone here knew what it meant.
3 Death of Prince Enoch.
As Enoch’s maternal family, it was the Ozrima family who fully supported him, so the confusion was greater than anywhere else.
Besides, Enoch didn’t just die.
Because he died in a state of being entangled in various taboos, he was in a situation where he crouched down somehow to avoid being involved, rather than defending or mourning.
Thanks to that, he was out of chaos to some extent, but the mood of the family was still not good.
Because I couldn’t find a new center of gravity.
“ Now it seems like we have to make a decision.”
As if to represent the feelings of such people, a middle-aged man wearing a red robe symbolizing the Flame Horse Tower opened his mouth.
“ Which of the immediate royal family will you support?”
Up until now, he had been silent because he was careful, but he couldn’t do that forever.
Supporting one member of the royal family gained far more than lost.
If the imperial family he supported became emperor, it was possible to overtake the other five great families and gain the greatest power.
And the current Ozurima was falling behind the other five great families, so the choice was more important.
“ First of all, we have received calls from the 2nd Princess, the 4th Prince, and the 5th Princess. It seems like it would be easy to choose between these.”
“ No. You can’t be rude.”
Growing Ozurima, who had been silent until now at the words of such a man, shook his head and opened his mouth.
“ Right now, we have lost the third prince and are one step behind other families. If we make good choices here, we will continue to fall behind.”
“ Then what should I do?”
“ You just have to make choices that others don’t.”
In response, Groud continued to speak with a meaningful voice.
“How about the 1st Prince?”
“… … !”
“ I returned to the Church of Light and now almost cut off ties with the imperial family and was excluded from the competition for the throne, but it was voluntarily done by the first prince. Until then, you would know all about the grandeur of the first prince in the Imperial Castle.”
Of course, others knew it too.
But still, he wasn’t the first prince.
Because of that incident, only the eyes of the emperor were completely opened, and the first prince himself had no interest in the throne at all.
So even if you support it, you won’t get anything at all.
In addition to that, the public’s gaze will also not be desirable.
“ Of course, you would think that is nonsense. The imperial family who has no intention of ascending to the throne has nothing to gain from supporting it. But what if that’s not the case?”
“ What are you talking about now? no way… … Are you saying that the 1st Prince is still thinking of ascending the throne?”
Groud didn’t reply to that, just smiled, but that was enough of an answer.
The conference hall begins to roar with him.
“The possibilities of the 1st Prince are sufficient. Only if it’s properly supported. In addition, it will be easier to control as its power will also decrease after a few years of absence.”
“… … .”
Those who do not contradict Groud’s words and remain silent.
It was as if people were shaking their minds.
“ Still, it’s not good to be hasty, so let’s watch the other members of the royal family as well. After all, we may see the first prince sooner or later, so it wouldn’t be a bad decision to make at that time.”
Groud shrugged his shoulders and finished his speech.
However, unlike his closed mouth, his mind began to spin faster and plan for the future.
* * *
A small garden that exists in the suburbs of the capital Hubris.
Zion was walking alone on a quiet mountain path in such a garden.
‘ There must have been a place like this nearby.’
The natural scenery along the mountain road, as if almost untouched by human hands, was quite a sight to behold.
No, you are right to say that it is very beautiful.
It is surprising that such a place has not yet become famous as a walking trail.
The reason why Zion is walking such a mountain path now is simple.
‘ Monster.’
A person who is known to have the best abilities in the Empire in the field of human body improvement.
Last night, Ahmad Ozrima had informed me that there was an evil spirit in the outskirts of the capital, and it was in this mountain where such a mysterious person was staying.
‘ I didn’t know that Ahmad would be the first to know.’
In this case, rather than blaming the intelligence of the eons of shadow, it was right to admire the mysterious ability to completely hide its whereabouts except for close friends.
Is it true that he is someone who has never appeared in the chronicle?
In addition, it was difficult to meet the ghost.
First of all, no one was able to meet the mysterious doctor except for the person to be treated.
So, Shion was walking alone on the mountain road with Ahmad’s letter of recommendation in his arms.
‘ Did you even say that one treatment per letter of recommendation is all you need?’
at that time.
– Tweet!
A small bird appeared on Zion’s right shoulder with a blue light.
A bird with blue feathers chirping toward Zion as if speaking.
“… … .”
Zion stared at such a bird.
The true identity of the Blue Bird was none other than the self and the original spirit in the relic of the Frost Queen.
However, this spirit was a little different from the general unique spirit that Zion knew.
‘ For now, I can’t speak.’
Since he was a unique spirit with a wisdom that was too deep for a human being, he had to communicate at the basic level, but this guy was just chatting.
The strength I felt was weaker than I thought.
– Well… … Is it really a Unique Elemental?
Thierry asked him this the day he first saw the spirit.
Of course, Zion did not doubt that this bird was a proper spirit.
‘It’s just an incomplete state.’
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Maybe it’s because I haven’t been able to collect only two pieces yet.
In addition, when resonating the relic fragments in the first place, instead of mana, it seemed to have a little effect.
‘ I think I’m still listening.’
Shion remembered the spirit’s anger, chirping at Fredo’s words about his name, Chirp.
– Tweet!
Of course, it was cute to tweet as if arguing next to him, but being cute didn’t do anything to Sion himself.
“ You just have to learn how to use it gradually.”
How much further did you climb the mountain path while muttering like that?
As the summit slowly approached, a small hut came into Zion’s eyes.
‘ Is that there?’
If it was a hut in a mountain like this, it would have to be the place where the scoundrel stayed.
However, there were already passengers in front of the hut.
Two men, one woman, and one girl.
The race was also diverse: giants, fairies, and humans, among which a giant man was yelling at a girl who looked to be about fifteen years old.
“ Damn it! When the hell is the ghost coming? Hearing that you are here, I have been waiting since last night! But why can’t I see my nose!”
His face looked like he was very angry.
“ I, I don’t even know when Master is coming… … So if you wait a little longer… … .”
The girl answered with a weeping cry, but it was not enough to calm the giant’s anger.
“ Do you know how many times that word is? You make me wait so long! Do you know who I am?”
“ Hey, your voice is ringing in your head, so shut up. You’re not the only one waiting here.”
At that moment, the fairy man next to him frowned and opened his mouth with a cold voice.
A refined blade-like prayer was flowing through the whole body of such a fairy, which made him guess that he had great skills.
“ What are you, shut up, Mara? And to make you wait like this, you don’t even have a temper… … What else is that guy?”
However, since he was a giant with a prayer that was not pushed by him, the image of Zion approaching this way came into his eyes as he shouted one after another.
“ Ha… … .”
A sigh escaped from the giant’s mouth.
With him his face was wrinkled.
“ Since when did the world’s bizarre doctor receive treatment for such an idiot?”
Even so, I did not feel any strength in the newly appeared Zion.
The body seemed to have been trained quite a bit, but anyway, it was a human standard, and her eyes were too blurry.
“ Are you saying it doesn’t matter if it’s a recommendation from an acquaintance? If this continues, I will not be able to receive all of my treatment today.”
A giant who overtly ignores Zion and gets irritated.
The giant’s name is Kaftan.
He was the only heir to the ‘Blue Claw Tribe’, one of the most famous giant colonies in the north.
I was so proud of myself that I couldn’t understand the fact that I had to be treated with someone who didn’t match the standard.
In addition, it was also due to the fact that he had been walking around the empire for a month after leaving the colony of giants to meet the mysterious monster, so his patience was at its peak.
‘ Even if I just changed the hair color, the effect is clear.’
Looking at such a giant, Shion thought.
Since it was an informal outing, Shion had now lightened the dark gray hair characteristic of the immediate royal family.
I wondered what would happen if I recognized the face, but seeing the giant’s reaction, it seemed that I didn’t have to worry about that.
Well, if you think about it, I just did it.
Unlike other members of the Imperial Family, Zion himself didn’t do much outside activities, and he didn’t go out of the Imperial Palace very well in the first place.
Even within the Imperial Castle, there were those who did not know Zion’s own face, so it could have been strange to know.
‘ The Ouroboros didn’t even know my face.’
So I wasn’t really angry.
It’s just a little ridiculous.
Then, in Shion’s eyes, the figure of a human woman staring at the side of the fairy man with her eyes wide open came into view.
‘ I didn’t expect to see you here.’
When Zion’s eyes changed because it was a face he knew for sure.
‘ Prince Zion Agnes… … !’
Renette Illones, a woman with gray hair, looked at Zion with disbelief and was voicing out her shock inside.
Unlike the previous succession ceremony, the hair color had faded and there was no sense of energy, but I could tell the moment I saw it.
that lazy face.
The face that smiled at her among the corpses of the supervisors and monsters that filled the control room wasn’t something I could ever forget.
‘ Uh, why is Prince Zion here!’
Just thinking about that time again gave me goosebumps and my whole body was trembling with fear.
It was correct to say hello first, but she avoided Shion’s eyes and bowed her head.
Renette clearly remembered Prince Zion telling her and Bale to keep it a secret while smiling.
Of course, what he meant was to keep what he saw there a secret, but for some reason it seemed that he shouldn’t pretend to know.
at that time.
“ Do you guys know that?”
The giant Kaftan, who was looking at Zion with displeased eyes, opened his mouth to the people with a meaningful smile as if he had suddenly remembered something.
The gaze focused on Kaftan.
“ It is said that the temper of the eccentric is very eccentric, as its name suggests, and it is also very capricious.”
Despite the presence of a girl who seemed to be a disciple of a mysterious disorder, his words and deeds were unstoppable.
“ So, if there are so many people receiving treatment, the eccentric may suddenly act on a whim, delaying the treatment of one or two of them, or even rejecting them altogether. I’ve heard of something like that in the past.”
In the first place, a letter of recommendation from an acquaintance was just the minimum condition to meet the mysterious person.
Just because I had a letter of recommendation did not necessarily mean I could receive treatment.
“ So?”
A fairy man who asks Kaftan with cold eyes.
Seeing such a fairy, the giant smiled and opened his mouth again.
“ In that case, why don’t we each compete against each other with letters of recommendation?”
“ How to compete?”
“ Of course it’s powerless.”
In the first place, there were a lot of people who came to see the ghost to improve their body and become stronger than they did because they were sick.
So it wouldn’t be a bad idea to compete with each other to decide who will receive treatment.
It was when the fairy man smiled and tried to accept it, as if he liked it.
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Much faster than that.
“ I’m going to fall!”
Words of refusal came out of Renette’s pale, tired mouth.