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29 Double Trap (3)
“ It failed.”
There was even a faint complexion on the face of the woman who looked at Utekan like that and spoke.
How many failures have you already had?
“ All the guys I sent are dead, and the area around them is in ruins. Of course, Zion Agnes was not there.”
There is a saying that you shouldn’t get used to failure.
The woman deeply sympathized with those words.
Therefore, the woman always considered all the variables that could occur when decorating everything, and poured more power than that.
Thanks to this, there were very few failures.
However, nothing was successful as far as the work related to Zion Agnes.
“ What the hell is wrong this time?”
Dozens of intermediate demons and two advanced.
If that was the case, it was enough power that one small city could be erased in one night.
Even if Prince Zion’s body was intact, it was not a power that could easily annihilate him.
There must have been some other variable.
“I don’t know.”
Utekan shakes her head at the woman’s question.
Seeing Utekan’s expression like that, the woman’s eyes were dyed with doubt.
“ What, are you calmer than I thought? I thought Gilgil would be angry.”
Considering it was a golden opportunity, Utekan’s face was too calm for even mobilizing one of his direct units.
Like someone who hasn’t failed.
Soon after, a low voice came out of Utekan’s mouth.
“ Isn’t it strange?”
“ What?”
“ It’s so quiet after that.”
It has already been a week since the raid took place.
If it was the original Zion Agnes, it was time to move on.
Because he was the type of person who could never stand still after being hit.
“ Certainly, that’s a bit odd.”
The woman nodded her head.
“ According to the information we have gathered, it has been said that for some time now, Sion Agnes has not come out of his bedroom at all. They aren’t even eating properly, and they’re sending back everyone who came to meet them.”
“ Maybe that… … .”
at that time,
“ Yes. It means that Zion Agnes may be in a serious condition right now.”
Next to them, the Sign King Hanosral suddenly appeared and opened his mouth.
His eyes were shaking with cold anger, unlike before when he had no emotion.
Hanosral’s anger at the loss of Kezarus after failing to seize the angel’s blood in the Angelosh Territory was exceeding even Utekan.
“ So… … How did we annihilate the guys we sent, but there is a possibility that Zion Agnes is also seriously wounded and is recuperating in the Chiming Palace?”
“ There is information that he wasn’t just recuperating, but that he was even brought in. It could be life-threatening.”
Hanosral nodded in response to the woman’s question.
“ But maybe not. You must not move quickly.”
Next to him, Utekan opened his mouth with sunken eyes.
Usually, this amount of information and circumstantial evidence would be certain, but the opponent was Sion Agnes.
A person who has a more detailed and deep heart than anyone else and always shows moves that exceed their expectations.
So it was possible that all of this was a deception.
The experience I had already had.
“ Then how can you be sure?”
Perhaps now was the greatest chance to kill Sion Agnes.
An opportunity that will never come again.
So I had to make a decision quickly.
“ The grand banquet will be held in two days, so let’s decide there.”
Utekan answered the woman’s question with a cold face.
* * *
“ After… … .”
Handmaiden Kali let out a small sigh as she walked down the hallway of Chimseonggung Palace.
There’s only one reason she sighs.
It was that he could not see the appearance of Prince Zion at all recently.
Of course, that didn’t affect what she was doing as a maid, but the problem was her other identity.
4 Eyes planted in Chimseonggung by the prince.
That was Kali’s original identity.
‘ I have nothing to report.’
For over a week already, the only report from the top was ‘I didn’t come out of the bedroom today.’
In addition, there was no way to obtain information as it had been blocked from even approaching the bedroom.
‘ I have to pay a different number somehow… … uh?’
At that moment, Carly’s eyes caught sight of the knight Fredo, the henchman of Prince Zion, talking to someone in the corner of the hallway.
She quickly leaned into the corner and listened to the conversation.
“… … Is there no road?”
“ Yeah. On the contrary, it is getting worse and worse.”
The person talking to Fredo was a white-haired woman who had been seen in Chimseonggung for a few days.
Except for Fredo, she is the only woman who can enter Prince Zion’s bedroom.
The identity of such a woman was unknown, but Carly could guess that the conversation they were having now had to do with Prince Zion.
“ If we go on like this, our lives may be in danger.”
“ That, like that! Ah, His Majesty Zion… … .”
The woman’s words followed and Fredo’s lament.
There was no need to listen any more.
‘ Prince Zion is in critical condition!’
If known to the world, it was information that would cause a huge uproar.
should inform
It was right that this information should be reported to the upper side as soon as possible.
Carly quietly takes a step back while keeping the sound as low as possible.
After she completely disappeared,
drop.
The conversation between Fredo and the woman stopped as if they had made a promise.
* * *
Agnes Grand Banquet.
It was the largest banquet held in the Empire and was one of the main events of the imperial family.
In fact, a gathering of the highest powers leading the Agnes Empire.
Therefore, the imperial family also attended this banquet from time to time.
One side of the huge banquet hall where such a grand banquet is held.
“… … .”
Sitting at the table in the corner, Priscilla was looking at the banquet hall with complicated eyes.
There is one reason she is here.
Because her father, Gustav Bamel, had brought her with her.
– Come and build connections with the children of other families.
Priscilla could not disobey her father.
It was because he seemed hated enough for talking about breaking up with Prince Zion Agnes without consulting the family.
Of course, she was also regretting it now, but the divorce proceedings were already running towards the end.
‘ But… … Isn’t Prince Zion coming?’
All the other members of the royal family were already seated in the banquet hall, but Prince Zion was nowhere to be seen.
Therefore, unlike the nobles who followed other royal families, the nobles who supported Prince Zion seemed to be floating in the banquet hall.
“… … .”
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Most of them were originally neutral or under the control of the 3rd Prince Enoch, and they glanced at the entrance to the banquet hall with anxious eyes.
at that time,
“Your Highness Zion is late.”
Groud Ozrima, the first heir of the Ozrima family, spoke next to the 1st Prince Rubrios.
“ Did something happen?”
Starting with his words, as if they were aiming and speaking,
“ So that’s it. Even if you don’t usually attend events, a big banquet… … .”
“ Maybe he will come? You were late for the last government meeting.”
“ For something like that, we are already halfway through the banquet… … .”
As if a dam was collapsing, stories about Zion began to pour in.
Have you all been watching until now?
In fact, it had to be.
Since the last emperor’s funeral, people’s interest in Prince Zion has soared more than ever before.
Therefore, all the nobles here were conscious of Zion without knowing it, and the imperial family was no exception.
at that time,
“ You say you’re not feeling well? I haven’t heard it myself.”
As if to answer the questions of such people, the 5th Princess Diana opened her mouth with a passing tone.
“ Ah, I also heard that His Majesty Zion is not coming out of Chimseonggung these days, but… … .”
“ I heard that story too. Obviously, this is the time when you should be most active, but it is a little questionable.”
“ I heard that you are refusing to interview all other people, but I hope that Highness Zion is really… … .”
Everyone loves gossip, regardless of his or her rank.
That’s why he knew all the rumors about Prince Zion, but he didn’t say it out loud because he was on the bad side.
But since Diena, the royal family, brought up the story first, there was no need to put up with it any longer.
‘ Come to think of it, these days, even when I visit Chimseonggung, they don’t let me in. Is His Majesty Zion really not feeling well?’
Priscilla, who was listening to the stories of such nobles, had a light of concern on her face when she was young.
“ I am really worried. At this level, it’s not just that you’re not feeling well, it’s that you can be really serious… … .”
Diana also muttered with a worried expression on her face.
But those who knew the 5th Princess knew that she wasn’t really worried.
If so, I wouldn’t have brought this up at the banquet.
In fact, Diena’s eyes were moving secretly, watching people’s reactions to her words.
at that time,
“ Don’t say that, Diana. Zion will be fine. It’s not a random guess.”
The 1st Prince Rubrios, who was listening quietly, refuted.
Diana looks at him with a questioning expression.
I would have understood if Evelyn had said this, but there was no reason for Lubrios to do so.
So I asked.
“ Since when did you and Zion become so friendly?”
“ Without good or bad, isn’t Zion our younger brother? It is natural for families to care for each other.”
“ Ha… … .”
At Rubrios’ answer, Diena’s face changed to look even more ridiculous.
From that point of view, she is also Rubrios’ younger brother, but her actions are completely different.
“ Haha, let’s stop and focus on the banquet!”
Next to them, the 4th Prince Utekan opened his mouth with a big smile.
“ Because there’s nothing good about talking about people who aren’t here.”
However, Utekan’s nerves were also focused on Zion.
No, he was paying more attention than others.
It just didn’t show it.
‘ If you hadn’t come by now… … .’
Utekan glanced at the entrance of the banquet hall and thought.
There was a small smile on his lips that others did not notice.
‘ Surely.’
Doubt was turning into certainty.
Sion Agnes was seriously wounded during the last raid and was now in critical condition.
He had already received a report about him from the snow he had planted in Chimseonggung, so he could no longer doubt it.
‘ Now, how do we take advantage of this opportunity?’
The banquet was no longer important to Utekan.
I just want to make a plan to kill Shion Agnes quickly and put it into action.
‘ The first thing we need to do is… … .’
It was a moment when a red energy flashed in Utekan’s eyes with that thought.
jerk.
A single step sounded.
It was very low, but the sound of footsteps clearly heard in the ears of everyone in the banquet hall.
“… … !”
With him, Utekan and the people’s heads turn at the same time as if possessed by the familiar ominous sound of footsteps.
and there,
jerk.
he was
A man who enters the banquet hall with a languid gaze wearing a black robe as usual.
Zion Agnes.
bum bum, bum bum.
Even though they were just walking by, people couldn’t take their eyes off them.
I didn’t mean to look.
Eyes, gestures, and gait.
The heterogeneous yet overwhelming atmosphere felt in each of them weighed on people and forcibly grabbed their attention.
‘ Something has changed.’
Diana’s eyes fluttered as she looked at him.
Her appearance hadn’t changed at all, but she certainly felt that way.
In the past, there was something that surpassed that level of eerie feeling at that sunken gait.
Something that no human could ever have.
And it was making even Diena’s body tremble.
jerk.
Zion’s steps stop at the center of the banquet hall.
“… … .”
Zion, who took all the initiative just by appearing like that, looked at the people who looked at him with quiet eyes.
Fear, anger, embarrassment, joy.
Various emotions enter the eyes.
At that moment, Shion’s eyes stopped at Utekan, who was looking at him with wide open eyes.
A light smile slowly formed on the corners of Shion’s lips.
“ Are you waiting for me?”
That smile seemed to see through everything in Utekan.