182. Divine Corruption (2)
In a crisis situation, I straightened my shoulders confidently without any disturbance. The more flustered he is, the more he seems to save Aiden’s momentum.
Above all, I am the next head of the great aristocrat, Blackfire.
I wanted to show that I was not intimidated. I am proud
No, it has to be.
Only then can I reassure my parents who are trembling over there.
My parents have already suffered from PTSD.
The royal family’s mace, the blackfire on trial, the spotlight, and the worst suspicion of being related to the demons.
The cruel moment when the ancestors of the past were purged was being recreated.
No matter how smart and fearless Blackfire is, faced with such an oppressive situation, it is bound to be frightened.
This was no different from the fear imprinted in her genes due to her past experiences.
It wasn’t just the parents who were perplexed. Dalglish and Annie were natural, and so were Cain and Bell who came with them.
Deckard Abella, who was escorting the three princes, also narrowed his eyes. To recklessly label them and hold a trial. Anyone can see that Iden was just leaving.
At the very least, it is an important issue that needs to be dealt with clearly and accurately.
It was not a problem to be dealt with by pushing with the power of the three princes.
The situation was not very good.
You have to be as alert as I am. so live
If you lose your mind just a little bit, the noose will tighten your neck and you will die without even using your hands.
‘I used my hair well.’
Separately, Aiden’s operation this time was quite admirable.
Judge me by force in the name of the royal family.
He probably has some evidence of manipulation of this and that.
Since public opinion has already progressed to the bad side of Black Fire, it is not that difficult with the power of the 3 princes.
If that happens, it’s hard for me to resist.
To prove otherwise, I need Diamon’s corpse or Argon’s testimony, but I can’t have that.
In a situation where I can’t even take it out, the sentence that will be handed down to me is ‘death penalty’.
That would be the only thing. It was something he did to deal with me, a thorn in the eye. There is no possibility of escaping death.
To survive, you have to struggle.
I was in a situation where I had to fight and run away by force or kill Iden with my own hands.
So he brought the Royal Knights.
In human form, it is impossible to deal with multiple Royal Knights.
In the end, the option left to me is to become a great demon and use that unclean and dangerous power.
But that’s exactly what Iden wants.
There could be no better situation for him than to reveal the fact that I am a great demon in front of this many people.
He probably didn’t want to see me, who betrayed Diamon, hide my identity and attend the academy.
They must be thinking of somehow exposing my identity and expelling me.
Sending me to the demon world, raising the kingdom army and even subjugating the demon world.
Then, there is a possibility that an unprecedented situation will occur in which humans and the followers of Diamon join forces to attack the Demon Realm.
It was a battle against me in many ways.
‘Checkmate.’
These words were the most appropriate.
No matter which breakthrough I choose, the only thing waiting for me at the end is ‘ruin’.
But. He had no intention of sitting still and being treated the way he wanted.
There is still an opportunity to attack.
In the first place, this is a fight outside the chess rules.
Do I need to follow the rules?
The answer was ‘no’.
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“According to an ancient document handed down in the royal family, it is said that the moment you touch the trophy of the great sage Nastal, you will experience a new world and gain special powers. Aren Blackfire, show off the power you have acquired here.”
Aiden and Argon said strongly. With the smile of a winner.
In the first place, everything about the power of trophies is just a hypothesis.
The existence of ancient documents handed down to the royal family was also unclear. I have no choice but to agree, saying that it is just the words of the 3 princes, so everyone is like that.
In addition, according to the setting, the moment you touch the trophy, you will enter into a special contract, and you will never be able to tell what kind of power you have gained.
Only a few people know this fact, so the words of the three princes carry weight.
Besides, the power I gained from touching the trophy didn’t exist.
The moment he touched the trophy, it fell in front of Diamon’s eyes.
Well, where could I have the time to meet the great sage and gain strength and sleep?
I also wanted to see Nastal’s soul or whatever!
I was angry when I heard it. frowned.
It was an expression he dared not make in front of the three princes.
“The moment I touched the trophy, I lost my memory. I didn’t have a special experience.”
I answered in a hard tone. Aiden narrowed his eyes and glared at me, as if he didn’t like this answer. I didn’t escape his fierce gaze.
Rather, I had a snowball fight with him with more fierce eyes.
“You’re messing with the answer. ‘I lost my memory’, it’s a really convenient method. really.”
Aiden nodded sarcastically. Interpreting things on your own is really top-notch.
“Then would you like me to explain this too?”
The guy pulled out a pile of papers with words written on them.
He eagerly read what was written there.
The contents were roughly as follows.
Aren Blackfire. In other words, the big and small demon attack incidents that happened after I entered the school, and all sorts of plausible allegations.
It was something that explained that I was somehow involved in all of it.
Not only that, but I also pulled out a document that clearly summarized all the sins my family had done in the past.
Isn’t this a foul? son of a bitch.
Even the allegations that were cleverly manipulated or did not exist were specified. Since you cannot know the truth unless you are the person involved, it is the content that other people have no choice but to humiliate.
If the 3 princes manipulated it according to their taste, it was really something that I would have to suffer unilaterally.
I had no physical evidence to explain what had already happened.
“… … .”
The audience is silent.
Things were getting worse and worse for me.
Those I didn’t know well nodded as if they had already agreed and looked at me with a bad look. It was a look of contempt and disgust.
Blackfire and the royal family. To choose between the two, of course, the royal family.
In the first place, the outcome of the trial was pre-determined.
Just looking at the people who attended the hearing, there were few people who were kind to me.
‘Also… … .’
Everything went according to Aiden’s plan.
I had neither the opportunity nor the method to explain.
The trial took place without time to respond. It was a quick turn.
“Therefore, I, Aiden Braveheart, who is a traitor to the kingdom, a worshiper of demons, and the mastermind behind the Warriors monster attack incident, Aren, as well as all members of the Blackfire clan, are sentenced to death in the name of the royal family.”
… … was thus sentenced to death.
It happened really quickly.
My parents froze on the spot. I was so angry that my innocent parents had to go through this because of me.
Aiden laughed evilly.
He seemed to think I was really cornered.
I couldn’t help but be cornered. I’ve never been under so much pressure.
“Do you have any last words before the execution? I’ll listen to the traitor’s last words. To pass it on as a lesson to future generations.”
he sneers bitterly It was a smile that intuited victory.
Seeing this made me even more angry. Also, you shouldn’t send it nicely.
Last thing to say… … .
“there is.”
Of course it’s this baby.
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When I heard the news that Aiden would hold a hearing, my immediate thought was ‘revenge’.
It was a very natural flow for him, who was a worshiper of Diamon, to take revenge on me.
But the more I thought about it, the more I wondered.
Why a hearing?
If he really meant to kill me, an ambush would have been enough.
Since my strength wasn’t properly equipped yet, there was a good chance if they quickly gathered their forces and came to kill me.
Rather, now was the right time to kill me.
No matter how you think about it, the timing or reason for holding the hearing was a mystery.
The country has an alternative. Black Fire, a well-versed Demon Clan.
Naturally, the power of the half argon was rapidly reduced. Even Diamon, who would be his strong backing, disappeared.
Now that the value of Argon has plummeted, will Iden really seek revenge on me?
Aiden, if it’s a bat like that, isn’t it more likely that he will come to swear an oath of allegiance to me, a newly born great demon… … do.
If so, wouldn’t it have been better to approach it secretly? If you intend to swear an oath of allegiance, come quietly and at night.
There was no need to hold a hearing to attract all the attention.
The moment the hearing was held, the intention to kill me was clear.
Aiden is the third prince. In other words, even though he had a lot to lose, he had too much. All you have to do is wipe the fact that you are a demon worshiper and live comfortably as a prince.
With Diamon and Argon gone, there was no need to resent me and take revenge.
His position was clearly different from that of other ordinary demon worshipers.
A hypothesis was formulated here.
Iden stopped losing Argon.
Only Argon wants to kill me. In that situation, I appeared at the academy.
Argon doesn’t have the power to reconcile the current forces. It will be difficult to recover your strength.
Therefore, to kill me in a relatively safe academy, I need the power to wield the academy. Iden is the only one with such power.
then… … .
Argon has no choice but to overdo it.
This assumption turned to confidence after seeing Aiden’s eyes. Argon is forcibly controlling Iden.
Argon knows that now, when my strength is incomplete, is the right time to kill me.
That’s why, he must have embraced the risk of manipulating the three princes.
“Yes. I am a descendant of demon worshipers.”
I confessed my sins in a steady voice.
Aiden’s eyebrows twitched.
“So I know very well what I don’t want to know.”
At this moment, everyone was focused on me. As if wondering what the soon-to-be-dead man would say.
“Do you know what characteristics appear when you are influenced by demons or become demons?”
I looked him straight in the eyes and said.
Only then did Iden and Argon panic as if they realized that they had made a mistake.
From the moment he forcefully tried to kill me, his reason was paralyzed. I wouldn’t have had time to worry about such trivial things.
“It means that there are red spots like the pupils of the three princes.”
… … !!!
Now, it was before destruction.
It was all the same whether he died after being sentenced to death or for committing the crime of accusing the three princes of being demons.
If I’m going to live, I’ll have to prove that Iden is indeed being manipulated.
“What do you mean! black fire. Do you know what you just said?!”
One of the directors pointed and shouted.
I nodded without taking my eyes off Aiden’s pupils.
“Yes. The 3 princes are currently being manipulated by demons.”
Pay back what you receive.
you will be worried You must be embarrassed. I’ll be in trouble.
If I release my brainwashing and run away now, my position will be even more solid.
But if you stay still, you’ll find out that you’re under the influence of demons.
Headwinds began to blow.
checkmate… … .
‘What do you want to do?’
I asked Argon.
“It’s an unreasonable story. Execute the death penalty immediately!”
Argon’s answer was clear.
That he would ignore anything I said and kill me.
Either kill me or reveal my identity.
In order to achieve one thing without fail, I jumped at it regardless of fire and water.
“Knight Commander. what do you do hurry.”
The Royal Knight Commander, Deckard Abella hesitated.
Our eyes met. I stared at Cain’s father with steady eyes.
“What are you doing! you there! Hurry up and draw your sword and cut the traitor’s throat!”
At Aiden’s scolding, a royal knight drew his sword and approached me.
“no-!”
mother screams My father also started fighting with the knights.
“Hit the neck!”
Even when the knight’s sword was raised high, I didn’t blink an eye.
He humbly straightened his shoulders and straightened his back.
He did not accept death lightly. I was obviously angry.
Booung-!
A sword that cuts through the wind.
–visor!
A metallic sound followed.
It was Deckard Abella who stopped the sword from falling to my neck. His movement was like the wind.
“!?”
“The Royal Knights must stop all acts of force.”
The strongest sword of the kingdom of Aeonia, and the head of the Royal Knights, spoke in a heavy voice.
In the military, the words of your immediate superior are most relevant to you.
It is more frightening to be appointed as a class president than a company commander, and to be appointed as a dormitory rather than a class president.
“All right, Captain.”
The knight whose sword was blocked made a bewildered expression.
Everyone here must feel the same way.
Deckard’s words just now were clearly ‘disobeying orders’. The prince’s orders, not anyone else’s!
“What are you doing? Are you all going to rebel together?”
Aiden widened his eyes.
The knights were confused. I can’t decide whether I should listen to the three princes or Deckard.
Deckard took the blame.
“I’m sorry, but the three princes are inferior. Can I look into your eyes for a moment?”
“Awful! Are you believing the words of the demon worshiper now?”
Aiden could not stand it and drew his sword.
The tension was at its peak. The audience watched the situation on the central podium with bated breath.
“Treason, is it?”
Iden asked, pointing the knife at Deckard’s throat.
Even the slightest twist was enough to slash his throat. Argon will stay that way.
There is no hesitation because he is the 3 prince who is crazy.
“The knight commander is right.”
In a very tense moment, the saintess candidate opened her mouth and stood up.
Eyes and ears focused on Belle.
Bell said, looking at Iden, not caring.
“Now the eyes of His Highness, the 3rd prince… … . That is true of the demons.”
do you know that
That there is a being with power equal to that of the three princes, right here and now.
That enormous existence came out to protect me with rain, not anyone else.
The Royal Knight Commander and the candidate for the saintess stand against the prince for me… … ?
‘Wow, this.’
Is the mulberry filling properly?