110. Warlock
The current emperor’s succession policy is wild.
if you don’t hear it.
if not revealed.
He tolerates whatever he does to become a prince. Because he himself became the emperor.
3 empresses and 6 concubines.
The 11 princes and 18 princesses that came from them.
Of the 29 members of the immediate imperial family, only four are judged to be able to aim for the throne of the emperor.
The 1st Prince and 1st Princess, who were born in the 1st Empress.
The second prince born in the second empress.
And the third prince born in the third empress.
Basically, the concubines did not exceed the authority of the empresses, and naturally, the children of the concubines gathered under the children of the empress according to their own interests.
The 8th Prince was one of the few royal families who chose the 3rd Prince.
His death meant that a full-fledged struggle for succession to the throne had begun.
“So, you’re saying you want me to meet the third prince and make friends?”
“okay.”
“It’s too much of a handshake.”
“Compared to the 1st Prince, the 2nd Prince, and the 1st Princess, the 3rd Prince has a weak foundation. There is no worst-case scenario if you try to win the favor of the 3rd Prince and get the hate of others.”
“There’s no way the Empire would see me as an Argan of the Heroes’ Guild intervening in the imperial family in the first place.”
“If it was the Demon Lord, I think he would have told me to contact the 1st or 2nd princes, who are more likely. Nevertheless, is it because of the 9th Princess that you mentioned the 3rd Prince?”
Hillen Cargill looked up to herself and found the answer. This makes it easier for smart people to talk.
“then?”
“As a hero, I may say these things, but I want to tell you to act like a demon king.”
Be like a Demon King
I didn’t know that the hero who killed two demon kings would listen to me.
But it wasn’t wrong. Berge did not have to comply with Kaede’s request. It was clearly a foolish choice that was swept away by love.
When things go wrong, the hand of Hillen Cargill loses value. No matter how much he is a warrior with a guaranteed future, he will not be the same after he hates the Empire.
And what if the Empire finds out about his intervention?
that’s war The Empire will light its eyes and search for Erzest.
“It’s not just about Kaede.”
“What… are you really planning to raise the third prince to the throne?”
“If possible.”
“Impossible.”
Hillen’s tone was firm.
“The Emperor remains silent. In the end, we have no choice but to rely on the support of the empresses, and although the Marquis Eincheil is one of the most prestigious artists in the empire, his momentum has long since been weakened.”
“That power has faded. They do not have enough power to establish the third prince as emperor.”
“What if you add power?”
“It’s a handshake. The Empire never welcomes the intervention of the Hero Guild. Rather, the emperor might come forward and drop it.”
“If there is one good thing about it, it would be that other imperial families could not touch the 3rd prince prematurely. There is no reason to pretend to be with me.”
Yes, that was exactly what Kaede wanted. A very realistic solution.
But Berge didn’t want to do that.
The moment Kaede spoke of the succession to the imperial throne.
The moment you decide to intervene.
The fire that had been sleeping lit up.
Before the return, the pride as a demon king who was extremely arrogant.
A sense of self-doubt about himself, who had just died in a human empire or something, and was subtly frightened by it.
It became a firewood and burned brightly.
If you’re just working to figure out the connection between Jason and the Empire anyway.
If possible, wouldn’t it be right to go in the direction of destroying the empire as much as possible?
“Even the fact that the 8th Prince died means that they started taking action. The third prince has no future in the first place.”
“The third prince can be saved. That’s the next thing you should think about.”
“What does that mean?”
“There will be variables. It’s something they can’t afford to worry about with the third prince.”
“Maybe, Demon Lord already?”
“No, this is natural.”
happened before the regression.
* * *
Talking too often hurts my mouth, but Berge before the return was extremely arrogant.
He had no particular interest in human affairs, and there was no need for it. He did everything he wanted, as he wished. There was no need to be careful.
However, everything changed when the Crown Prince of the Jespine Empire was kidnapped.
As if to say that his victories and victories up until now were not because he was handsome, the warriors and the imperial army were pouring in non-stop.
The tower grew weaker and Berger was furious. He wanted to immediately invade the empire and wipe out everything, but he was too busy protecting the tower, and he could not go down to the lower floors, who had to protect the top.
So, in the end, I chose to be a spy.
He wanted to know the Empire in order to alienate the people of the Empire and shake their roots.
He summoned demons and demons with a huge amount of magic, and drove them to the Empire as they were.
Thinking about it now, it was utterly ignorant.
Numerous demons and demons were separated, and the situation in the tower got even worse. Ironically, the reason why Magi was able to be supplied consistently was because the attacks on the towers of humans who were angry at the actions of the monsters became more intense.
Anyway, the monsters and demons died like grains of sand, but there was a harvest. The situation of the empire, the enemy of the empire, the nobles of the empire, the royal family of the empire, the empire, the empire, the empire.
Berge was confident. The country he knows best in this damn dimension called Arain is the Jespine Empire.
So I tried not to get involved with the Empire as much as possible, but my thoughts always change.
‘There is Kaede Jespine.’
I don’t know if I can make a kite with the third prince through her, but somehow, there is an imperial bond.
And Hillen Cargill, the future of the Empire was in his mind.
‘Using these to eat the future of the empire…’
Is it really impossible?
Of course, the future is already very different from before.
Starting with Berge himself, he filled the tower with elves and heroes, not monsters or demons, Draxson died, and Reina did not owe Jason any debt.
And above all, Berge did not ‘must’ want success.
good to be successful But if you have to risk everything, if the risk is too great, you don’t have to be successful.
That process alone will shake the empire, and there will be a difference from the empire he knew before his return.
It was meaningful just to weaken the most powerful enemy.
Originally, the enemy of the enemy is an ally, and what is better is that they are kind to each other.
‘If it had been in the past, the dispute over the succession to the throne would have ended with a two-way battle between the 1st and 2nd princes…’
What if it was made into 3 waves?
So what if we start a full-scale civil war and get caught up in the flames of war?
‘Just thinking about it…’
It’s not exciting
“Here it is.”
Kaede handed me the necklace.
“This is the necklace my mother gave me. Only my brother and I have it, so it will be the most sure evidence for my brother.”
“okay.”
“But wouldn’t you be more suspicious if you take this with you?”
“But you can’t go, can’t you?”
“···that.”
I feel like I want to go. But you must be well aware of your situation.
“But do you really need to go? If you just talk to Hero Hillen…”
“do not worry. I’ll figure it out.”
“…what are you planning?”
Kaede muttered anxiously.
“do not worry. No matter what happens, I will save your brother’s life.”
“…do you know that it’s even more disturbing?”
“is it?”
Berge shrugged.
he didn’t know
* * *
The Empire is currently in a period of turbulence.
Now is the time to start messing around and now is the time to start messing around.
A few years later, when the first prince organizes all the other imperial families and becomes the crown prince, the empire becomes one body and becomes a more powerful enemy.
“However, you came directly to the Heroes’ Guild. Fail-sama really can’t be beaten.”
Hillen shook his head and greeted him.
“Would you like to go inside the headquarters?”
“I have no desire to set foot in a place where disgusting bastards are infested.”
“You have come all the way here.”
“Because it’s just outside.”
“Anyway, the Hero’s Guild is investigating Fail-sama.”
“Does not matter.”
If you could find something about the identity of Fail, who fell from the sky, look it up.
“By the way, what did you say?”
“As you may know, the original Argans have to choose five guild branches on the continent and tour once every half a year.”
“Isn’t the empire already overflowing?”
The northern snowfield was the realm of the Demon King, and of course there was a branch of the Braves’ Guild in the nearby territory of the Chernian border.
“The empire is wide. The distance between the ecliptic and Chernian is more than any other country.”
“How many people?”
“Usually I have to move with my attendants, but am I not just an Argan?”
The advantage of killing two demon lords, called a star, comes from here.
Who would dare to harm Hillen?
“Your eyes are sore.”
“There are many who are interested in you.”
“It’s not my business.”
The two soon left the city.
“By the way, are you really the third prince?”
“okay.”
“This is not right. If I ever fail…”
“The third prince, of course, is the end of your reputation in your empire.”
“Are you aware of that?”
“The 1st and 2nd princes have no regrets. That’s why I don’t need your help.”
“So it’s best not to intervene at all.”
“If you succeed, you will become the godfather of the emperor.”
“If you fail, you die.”
“You don’t die. I think it’s just a humiliating contract with the winner.”
“…you don’t have the heart to change your mind.”
“Isn’t the answer that I’ve already come this far enough?”
“good. What is the case you are talking about?”
“The empire is wide. There are many territories that are nominally the Empire’s territory, but are not yet entirely theirs. A typical example is the snowy field.”
“Yes.”
“Right now, there are only the demon lords of the cold, but in the past, many demon lords built towers within the empire. And they died and collapsed countless times.”
“No one knows that.”
“No, you really don’t know. During the millennium 11 towers passed through the empire, five of which were built on the same site.”
“Hapstrin Gorge.”
“I know. Do you know why?”
“Isn’t it because I have enough mana?”
“right.”
Although there are many monsters in Habstrain Gorge, it is not a place untouched by humans like Erzest.
However, it was a place that was exceptionally overflowing with mana. No human dislikes places with a lot of mana. And there is no demon king.
This is because the more mana around you, the more the tower converts into magic.
It was no coincidence that as many as five demon lords chose the Habstrain Gorge as their tomb.
“When the Demon King dies, the tower collapses. Demons and demons who cannot reduce their interference and no longer receive magical energy become weaker. Naturally, you will be subjugated.”
But that’s it.
“Magi never completely disappears.”
“You’re not going away?”
“Magi is fundamentally different from Arain. Mixes with mana and does not dilute. It just scatters in all directions.”
But as it was repeated five times, a miracle of coincidence was created.
“So that means…”
“It means that the magic that the five demon lords have gathered is buried in the basement of the Habstrain Gorge.”
“So are you going to get it? What does that have to do with imperial trouble…”
“Shut up and listen. Because it has to do with it.”
Hillen shut her mouth at Berge’s threat.
“Before, I didn’t know that.”
Perhaps no one knew. Usually, when the Demon King dies, the Magi are scattered throughout the dimension. It was like a miracle accomplished when the five demon kings settled down and chose the tomb.
Before the return, Berge found that fact too late.
And after the return, I couldn’t take it even if I knew.
It was the territory of the Empire, and it was too risky to build a tower in the Empire just to get one.
And after that, I honestly forgot.
“So I didn’t even know that there were cheeky humans who lived there and absorbed that magic.”
“···human?”
Hillen closed his eyes.
“You mean there are humans there?”
“okay. There is one warlock who is absorbing that magic and increasing his strength.”
An unusual guy who uses magic but doesn’t sign a contract with the Demon King.
People in the world know that the person most versed in Magi is Lavinia Akan, but maybe he is similar.
“Originally, it will take a little longer for him to have seizures, but we plan to move it forward.”
“Aren’t you supposed to be just a human?”
“What if that human was a Necromancer?”
There.
“What if the monsters in the canyon were made into undead one by one and formed a corps?”
“Oh My God.”
“Usually, I would subdue them by submitting a request to the Hero’s Guild. But the Emperor will choose another way. By issuing a subjugation order to the imperial family.”
That’s a test.
Qualification test to see who is more qualified to be emperor.
The good guys get ahead, and the bad guys are sacked.
“I’m going to try this.”
Berger gave a sinister smile.