Episode 151
“So, does that mean we shouldn’t take this thing carelessly?”
Allen met Arcandus immediately after returning to the academy.
“Yes, Confucius’ information should be handled more carefully than you think.”
“Be more careful than you think…”
It was because I needed to hear her opinion before dealing with Princess Maha’s affairs this time.
“Aren’t my plans not enough?”
To Allen’s question, Arcandus seemed to be paying attention to him, but he answered firmly.
“Yes, not enough.”
The green eyes of Arcanthus stared at Allen for a moment.
“Honestly, I don’t know why Confucius wants to overthrow Princess Maha. Even if we get along with Prince Eliza, we are not nobles of the Aldnia Empire.
“So, it’s enough to make a good deal on both sides and trade in moderation. As long as we’re members of the Reinhardt family, they won’t ask for any more.”
Arcanthus’ point was justified.
Allen is a noble of the Libre Kingdom, no matter what anyone says.
If a person who was not a nobleman of the Aldnia Empire wore a pair of legs, that would prove that person’s ability was good, and it was not something to be condemned.
“To be honest….”
He felt a chill in the back of his neck as he brought up this story.
However, he soon opened his mouth boldly. This space is a secret room created with the help of Allen and the Beast King.
Even if the other Eight Powers, Zachnir or the Beast King himself, were coming, it was difficult to overhear them.
‘••• I don’t know if it’s the shady queen who is the pinnacle of this field.’
He erased the ominous imagination. It is true that he should be prepared for everything, but it didn’t have to drain his mind.
“I can’t believe the fact that Princess Maha is aiming for the life of the Crown Prince.”
“I can. I understand.”
“If it wasn’t Prince Allen who brought this information, the other person who provided this information was the Queen of Shadows…”
Arcanthus looked around as if someone was watching. After all, they were the only ones in the back room.
“If you hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have believed it.”
Allen had no intention of revealing the Shadow Queen, one of the outside assistants, until he went to the Tower Exchange Meeting.
However, Allen soon realized from the Dragias family last time that her very existence was suitable for waiting as a source of information that others did not know.
Even if he knows information he doesn’t know or is difficult to understand, if he names the Queen of Shadows, most of it will be easy to ignore.
Arcandus had made several assumptions, and even though Allen gave the name of the shady queen, he only showed a surprised expression for a moment, but was not agitated.
“But if the information comes from her, you can’t help but believe it.”
“Why do you think so?”
He cleared his throat as if he had originally planned to do so.
“As Allen-sama knows, Princess Maha is gaining immense popularity in the Empire.”
“Its popularity is the same in the academy.”
He gathered a lot of information from the academy while Allen was working outside. It was the first time, so there were many trials and errors, but Squall gradually built the foundation.
“It’s been about two months since she entered the academy. But, how long has the relationship between her been…”
He mentioned only the names of famous people.
“There are also four princes of the Cossack Kingdom who have been admitted this time, and the only princess of the Principality of Dain that spreads halfway between the western and central parts of the country, and there are also monks of the famous ascetic ascetic practitioner of Bapang Gorge.”
Do you know that’s all?
It wasn’t just the jockeys who joined us this time.
“There is the successor of the southern Naga tribe, who is called the next chief among the seniors in the 4th grade who are busy carrying out their duties, the second daughter of the Myowang of the Suin Alliance, and Franciska-sama who succeeded in transferring to the 3rd grade this time.”
“••• You met so many people in a short period of two months?”
“It seems a bit silly that we met and went around. They ‘visited’ them themselves. It’s impossible to count when we discuss the lower-level characters.”
It was only after Allen heard his explanation that he realized Mach’s popularity.
“Isn’t it a little strange that she’s so famous?”
“•••She is famous for what she said while entering the school. She came to the academy to find ‘destiny’.”
Allen had heard similar words before returning. Surely, you said that to Julius, didn’t you?
”Beautiful appearance, the status of the emperor’s youngest daughter, and even great talent.”
It is said that there are quite a few people who come to her with the words she said.
“It may not be said that all of them are on her side… but if there are rumors that they are trying to kill the Crown Prince, wouldn’t there be a single person who would come forward with a frame of reference?”
“•••I was careless.”
Even if there is a person who will come forward to testify on his behalf, he will be in a hurry.
Allen’s original plan was to pressure her based on information leaked to the Imperial Executioner.
Later, I was planning to give information to Emperor Eliza, who had a very close relationship with him.
I thought she wouldn’t be able to withstand the pressure from inside and outside the academy.
If you do, you can link the Executioner and Prince Eliza so they can act together.
“The choice not to get involved in the Aldnia Empire’s power struggle is right. However, if Confucius does what Confucius did, loopholes will inevitably arise.”
I didn’t know if it was natural because I didn’t go out on my own.
“You mean that I shouldn’t even have a relationship with Prince Elijah in order not to go out on my own?”
“•••In such cases, complex pedigree issues may make them reluctant to step forward, knowing that their appearance will not help the Crown Prince.”
“Surely it could be.”
Eliza will be careful with her every move.
In a nutshell, would he be quietly living in the academy as the second prince?
“Then what are you going to do? But if I go on my own, it will obviously cross the line.”
Should I use my hand on the other side? The ring bridge was seen once. In this case, the hand I was going to use… .
When Allen was thinking about how to get Princess Maha away from Julius, Arcandus suddenly opened her mouth.
“Leave this task to me.”
“•••Thee?”
Arcanthus nodded his head confidently.
“Yes, Confucius, you can listen to my opinions and follow me when you think it’s okay.”
It’s not arbitrarily committed, and Allen can stop him if he doesn’t want to.
Allen nodded at the not-so-bad suggestion.
“Isn’t there one thing Confucius wants? To return her to the Empire regardless of whether it’s the Crown Prince or Prince Eliza.”
said Arcanthus.
“Isn’t it?”
When he pierced the correct core, Allen readily agreed.
“Yes. The most powerful way to achieve him was to uncover the murder of the Crown Prince she was actually going to commit.”
“Then there’s a better way than putting pressure like that.”
Allen’s plan was strong but dangerous, just as there is an order to work, and there are many ways to do it.
“If your goal isn’t to bring her down or kill her, things get simpler.”
Rather, her treatment will be carried out under the surface of the water.
Arcanthus walked out of the back room saying there were a few more things to learn.
Allen opened his mouth, looking towards the corner of the shady closet.
“••• If you’ve heard everything, stop coming out, right?”
“Oh, you’ve improved a lot.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman suddenly appeared in front of him and across the street.
She waved her hand slightly, exuding an alluring atmosphere. There was a sense of urgency in her demeanor.
“Are you okay with a little injury?”
“Um- The grade of the elixir you provided is good, so the recovery is quick. Maybe, it will be completely healed in a few months.”
“I’m happy.”
Allen had a casual conversation with her, turning the story to the real main point.
“I’m sorry for using your name arbitrarily.”
“You know?”
A smile formed on her lips. But her eyes stared at Allen coldly.
“Selling my name to give me information I didn’t know… I don’t know when they gave me such permission, baby.”
She did not generate momentum. However, sometimes snakes are more terrifying than barking dogs.
Allen expected her reaction, so she brought out the excuse she had prepared.
“It was necessary to act as a hunting dog.”
No, it wasn’t even an excuse.
Because this included some of his sincerity.
“Is it necessary?”
Allen nodded at her question.
“It takes a long time for the Shady Queen to regain the great shade, so she was trying to get hands and feet to deal with him.”
She didn’t know what he meant, but for now, she matched his rhythm.
“Yeah, that’s the contract.”
“So by revealing what I know, I let others know that the Queen of Shadows is still alive and well.”
“Hmm?”
Allen slowly explained.
“No matter how hard I try to hide the story I’ve told you, someday you’ll find out if you’re a person in power in the shadows or a high-ranking member of another faction.”
If you were going to hide your information in the first place, you shouldn’t tell anyone.
As if Allen was trying to completely hide the fact that he had returned.
“Then they’ll pay more attention to the fact that the Queen of Shadows got the information, rather than the fact that the story came from me.”
From their point of view, Allen comes from the countess of a small kingdom.
The fact that he was the second seat of the academy deserved their attention, but that was no more than the fact that the shady queen was alive and well.
“Others will be astonished to reveal that I have a relationship with the Queen of Shadows, and at the same time discover information that no one has known, even after one downfall.”
She concentrated on his words without blinking an eye.
“Then it will make her anxious that she knows her secret too.”
It coincided with the purpose he had initially stated.
“The Queen of Shade will inform you that there is a force that has been newly established without any effort and that its power is not inferior to before.”
Even if it’s just a temporary trick.
The forces of the shadows who betrayed her by this act will be withdrawn, or there will be others who come to him.
Either way was good enough for the hunting dog she wanted.
All you have to do is bite on the approaching prey and kill it.
“Ugh.”
She looked at Allen with a strange smile.
how much has it been As her Allen began to feel increasingly uncomfortable making eye contact with her, she snorted.
“Do you like it.”
“I like it. To be honest…”
Her body disappeared in an instant. Allen’s body also melted into a shadow in time. However, she suddenly came up behind Allen and whispered softly.
“Hounds or anything, I thought you were deceiving me because I haven’t been doing anything lately.”
There was joy in her tone.
“By the way, even if it’s a little forced, you say you’re keeping your contract. Yeah, I’ll let it go.”
She touched the shadow that had permeated Allen’s skin and disappeared again.
It was the chair Allen was sitting in that the shadowy queen appeared.
“You’re welcome to use my name. Instead, I’ll give you a separate report once a week. Would that be ok?”
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
“Then I’ll go, good night.”
She disappeared from the back room without hearing Allen’s reply.
It was random as it appeared.
「…Because of you, do you know how much my heart trembled in the middle? Where did you really learn such a wit?”
Allen sat down from his seat with a relaxed expression on his face.
This was also important to him.
I think I can see why Kim Woo-jin makes excuses for the mansion’s library when he gets something.
As he recalled her conversation, he realized one thing.
When she heard Allen’s story, she never once called her baby.
‘•••Have you been properly recognized now?’
With her true personality and behavior, she was an unpredictable woman.