Episode 99. Ale and Heinkel
“Then what about the dukes of the southern colonies?”
“I politely decline, Your Majesty.”
“············”.
Hwang Tae-son’s face was wrinkled.
However, the professor standing on the other side of it just stared at the Crown Prince without saying a word, as if he didn’t care at all.
“Can I ask why?”
“It is because there is a serious disease if the fur of an animal gets on it.”
“Hot…….. That’s a pretty lame excuse.”
“If you ask me one more time, then I will give you a more plausible excuse.”
“············”.
Hwang Tae-son was sulky and bit his chin.
The Duke of Lorraine in the southern colonies revolted, leaving the duke’s seat vacant.
On the first day of the battle, news came that one castle had been taken, so it would be very soon to completely suppress the rebels.
In order to prevent a disaster in which the Imperial Knights were stationed and presided over the administration, the duke had to be appointed in advance.
Since the Imperial Knights Templars belonged to the Imperial Army to the last, they could never see the military rule taking place.
“Aren’t you completely heartless?”
“If you hand over the post of commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army, we will reconsider.”
“············”.
“It was a joke. Yes. I have no intention of accepting any conditions.”
He was a serious joker.
“Then that’s it.”
“Yes. I really appreciate the suggestion, my lord.”
“It’s time to say hello to empty words, so hurry up.”
“Yes.”
Hwang Tae-son deliberately shook his head so that his left hand could be seen clearly.
The Count stared at the ring finger of the Crown Prince’s left hand for a moment, then turned his back and left.
“ha······.”
As the door slammed shut, a sigh escaped Hwang Tae-son’s mouth.
He was searching for a suitable person for the duke position, but it was not enough.
No matter what anyone said, the most suitable person was Count Bermanstein, so he called and invited him directly, but he was rejected again.
Although he had accepted the duke’s post in advance, it was obvious that he was concerned that the war would be prolonged and he would not be able to reclaim the lands of the southern colonies.
If such a situation came, there would be no gain from the Duchy, but attacks would only occur more frequently due to the huge position.
Soon, the suppression force will recapture all the other three castles, so there is no such thing.
At best, he was a cautious personality, at worst he was a cowardly child.
“Ttt. The head professor at Imperial University doesn’t have that much guts.”
is not it. I don’t have the guts, so I’m a senior professor for many years.
Hwang Tae-son tapped the desk and kept kicking his tongue.
Then the door opened and an aide entered with a worried expression.
“hahahaha…
“What is it?”
“Are you still wearing that ring?”
nagging again.
Hwang Tae-son sat down to the side altogether.
“I’ve told you many times. There are a lot of ugly rumors circulating among the nobles. Through that ring, Schlus Heinkel and His Majesty the Crown Prince were engaged…”
“It’s not true.”
“It’s not the truth that matters. It’s how others take it. It’s a very confusing situation right now. His Majesty’s Majesty is worried about the situation in which the families who should fight for the marriage to the High Majesty will come together before the coming-of-age ceremony this year. “
“It’s not going to happen. I’ll reveal the truth at the right time.”
“So that’s the truth… ha ha.”
The assistant eventually stopped talking.
I’ve said the same thing several times.
Nevertheless, the reason Hwang Tae-son deliberately ignored her was not because she did not understand the seriousness of the situation.
She’s a smart girl, so she must know everything.
Her stubborn persistence had never been so resentful.
“In the worst case, the coming-of-age ceremony may be delayed.”
“What? That’s not okay. Who said such nonsense?”
“The Emperor’s words are spoken.”
“············”.
Hwang Tae-son pouted his lips and tapped the armrest of the chair.
Seeing this, the aide took a deep breath and took the envelope out of his pocket and placed it on the desk.
“that?”
“This is a request for an interview from Schlus Heinkel.”
“Shulus?!”
Unsurprisingly, Hwang Tae-son’s face began to turn red in an instant.
Seeing this, the aide sighed heavily.
“No, but… how did you know it was a request for an interview?”
“············”.
“You ripped it off, right?”
“Yes. Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Don’t ever try to open a letter between Schlus and me again. It’s an order. Do you understand?”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Watching the Crown Prince open the letter with a smile, the aide thought.
From now on, I’ll have to get the Emperor’s approval and open the letter.
***
It must have been this morning that the letter was sent to the Imperial Palace.
I already got a reply today.
It was not a letter from an official of the Imperial Palace notifying him that an interview was not possible.
Watching him curl up, the handwritten letter from the Hwang Tae-son was clear.
The guy who will soon ascend to the emperor’s position still has this type of handwriting…
Of course, I was not in a position to tell anyone.
“What did you say?”
“It’s good to come.”
“No, it probably wasn’t just those words. It was full.”
“Well, it’s just. The rest was just gossip.”
“A lie. Your Majesty Hwang Tae-son wrote a bittersweet story in response to a formal request for an exemption?”
Emilia looked unbelievable.
It certainly wasn’t like the Emperor’s Son.
It was because I was supposed to be able to recognize it only after reading to the end while I was just going round and round to say that I was allowed to interview.
I wondered if it was because he was drinking and writing while he was half lost.
If it was no other person and the grandson of the Crown Prince, it would have been enough.
“What is the date?”
“today······”
“What?! Really? So, should I prepare quickly?”
“It’s fine. Tomorrow is fine. You can come the day after tomorrow.”
“You were surprised….”
“Let’s go tomorrow.”
“Okay. Shall I go with you?”
“If you promise to be careful with your attitude.”
“I don’t go to the Imperial Palace and play around…”
Know.
Even if he jokes like this, he does it right when he works.
So now this is a state of relaxation?
I didn’t feel like I was doing something extremely tiring, pretending to be relaxed by suddenly changing my attitude overnight.
Apparently, they judged me to be fairly trustworthy in this kidnapping case.
As Emily, who has to act all day, you can understand that in order to reduce extreme energy and emotional consumption, she is comfortable in front of me.
“What do you like for dinner?”
“Do you have a choice?”
“No. Today is pasta.”
“············”.
Then why did you ask?
Emilia let out a cute smile and disappeared into the kitchen.
There is still time until evening.
I went up to my room on the second floor for a while.
“after······.”
I closed the door tightly and opened the safe under the desk.
Then a broken and no longer working pocket watch appeared.
I was thinking of moving this to the Black Steel Vault.
It was foolish to rot the black steel safe that was obtained from the Imperial Palace the other day.
It was quite expensive by itself, so I had no idea what to put in it.
In the case of Marie’s pocket watch, it would be the right decision to hide it in the safest black steel safe, as it would be a big deal if it was discovered by the intelligence service.
I immediately grabbed the pocket watch.
“What……?!”
At that moment, the landscape around me changed.
A sensation completely different from reality was attacking my brain in an instant.
The video was blurry, but I could tell that there was a lot of snow around and that Schlusz had a decent pocket watch in his hand.
I saw a woman walking in the distance.
I can’t see the face well…
“ah.”
At that moment, the watch fell from my, no, Schlus’s hand.
With him I returned to reality.
This was the end.
“In Schlus’s memory… why is this…?”
my head hurts.
What I just said was definitely ‘my own memory’.
I called up the skill contents once in case I missed something.
[Ability: One’s own memory]
[Class: Rare]
[Description: Performing a specific action has a low chance of awakening the associated self-memory. Time limit: 1 hour.]
[Reader’s note: Still, there should be little consideration for the possessed body owner, right?]
What still bothered me was the ability description attached to the end.
Looking here and there, there was no other condition.
When you do a specific action, you show your body, that is, the memories of Schlust…
What I just said was that there was no doubt that it was Schlus’s past.
“Is this and Schlust connected?”
I looked at the pocket watch with trembling hands.
It was difficult to make an accurate comparison because the video was blurry, but they were roughly the same size and color.
However, it was difficult to conclude that it was the exact same pocket watch.
‘If you take a specific action’ was the condition, so holding the pocket watch itself is the trigger condition, holding Marie’s pocket watch is not the trigger condition.
“no way.”
It can’t be the same as Marie’s.
How many people in the world have memories of pocket watches,
it won’t be
What I am suspecting now must have been wrong.
Isn’t the surname different in the first place?
Marie Ale.
Schlus Heinkel.
If you look closely, the cultures are also different.
Ale is an English surname, and Heinkel is a German surname.
I got it wrong from there.
The hypothesis that I, no, Schlus Heinkel, is the son of Mr. Marie.
okay. obviously wrong
“Dinner is ready, Schlus!”
“Uh! I’ll be down soon!”
I carefully slipped the pocket watch into the black steel safe and closed the door.
Soon, the 12 spells interlocked and locked.
Now, even if the magic comes, it won’t be able to open.
“I’ll be sure to tell you.”
Because I promised
I’m going to pass that watch on to my son.
It was the moral of a person to keep the words once uttered.
I stared at the safe for a moment, calming my troubled mind, and then turned around.