Episode 152
Arcandus thought more deeply based on the information he had heard from Allen. am
‘Is that all Prince Allen told me?’
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It is said that he had given information to the Queen of Shadows, but he did not say why he wanted to remove Princess Maha from the academy.
Knowing this, Arcandus did not ask.
Even if you are a trusted subordinate, you do not have to tell them everything.
If you are the owner, you should be able to hide the parts you want to hide, and you should know how to fine-tune the information you need to tell yourself. If you’re looking for someone to do what you’re told, you just need a puppet that listens to you.
Arcandus felt that such an organization did not need to exist.
If one superman will do all the work, why do we need others?
All you need is a golem, a servant, or a machine that has evolved a lot these days.
Arcanthus’ first objective is to find his father.
And the second purpose is to take revenge on Julius Reinhardt, who burned the family, and the devil inside.
He accepted Allen’s offer for that purpose.
Later, after realizing that there was an unknown force behind Julius, he realized that receiving his proposal was the right choice.
So he had to prove it.
useless yourself, and the organization.
So far, he’s been trying to perfect what Allen had to do.
In fact, in connection with the upper part of the Dyke, the upper path to Reinhardt’s estate and Elpis was cleaned.
After that, Allen recruited those on the conditions he wanted, and organized a separate person to follow Julius’s footsteps and rescue them.
But on the other hand, that was the end.
A half-hearted person who cannot yet gather information from somewhere, control public opinion in an area, or use force.
The number of people is steadily increasing, and education is being carried out on each role.
However, a few months were not enough to see the results.
A long-term plan that requires several years of investment.
‘It takes at least half a year for Squall to function properly:
An organization like an organization does not end when people gather, and requires all disciplines, principles, and goals within the organization.
Squall has one goal, but the rules and principles are still incomplete.
That’s why this was more important to Arcanthus than Allen thought.
‘If it’s inside Elpis.’
The squall is limited but can move.
Allen said that the Eight Rivers and other powers were intertwined in the city, so we had to act cautiously… , Arcandus thought the opposite.
‘Because there are many forces intertwined, I can’t move freely/
Even if he had an eye to watch over Eight Rivers and others, it would only look out for people to watch out for, such as Allen, Maria, and Julius, but not everyone.
Will you be able to monitor all the mercenaries in the city? Those who live for the pleasures of the day?
“It can’t be.”
What he was doing there wasn’t an abusive story like a raid on the academy.
It just causes a simple commotion.
‘and… :
Those who think they are smart cannot be pulled down by ordinary traps.
As confident as they are, they have the guts to look at the overall situation and find out if it’s artificial or not.
Arcanthus had a plan for how to move.
Allen considered his plan for a moment, but nodded at his persuasion.
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From the next day, Arcanthus moved.
His goal is simply to get the princess out of the academy.
to ruin her?
‘It must be difficult.’
Although he restrained himself in front of Allen, he could fully foresee the consequences of the incident.
Assuming things go according to his plan, and the 2nd Prince really helps… , it will be possible.
If it is true that she prepared a weapon to kill the Crown Prince, and that plausibly compels the connection that she did, then that
She may leave the academy.
But, wouldn’t she, who is called the machine of heaven, not notice a trap that seems to be targeting her?
‘I’ll pretend I’m being victimized and try to figure out who’s behind it:
A single word from her can change public opinion.
If she sheds a single tear while claiming that it was a trap aimed at her, the sympathy theory would soon rise thanks to the princess’s popularity.
If it were Arcanthus himself, he would definitely have done that.
He put himself in her position.
No, he assumed that she was better than him and carried out the plan.
The first thing to do is simple.
“•••Someone is trying to assassinate the Crown Prince?”
“What, really?”
“Yeah. Someone commissioned a cursed weapon from the dwarves.”
spreading rumors.
The strength of Squall is that he has a solid sense of revenge against Julius and that there are people in each class.
Using them, it was not difficult to spread a rumor in the city.
A few days later, a rumor began to circulate in Elpis.
The rumors were simple.
– Someone ordered a weapon from the dwarf to assassinate the prince.
A simple yet plausible rumor spread all over Elpis before being questioned whether it was true or not, and even flowed into nearby imperial cities.
Because of this, there were no academy students who were unaware of this story.
Even to the person who made the real request, Mach Havieron.
“Maha-sama, there are ugly rumors circulating outside these days.”
“Who is aiming for the Crown Prince of the Empire… He seems like a really big guy. Isn’t he?”
“Who knows if that’s real or not.”
Maha Habueron looked at the person talking in front of them.
‘Who was it? .’
The average person would easily forget people who were worthless, but her superior memory revealed their identities and names.
‘Medin Riek, the 4th Prince of the Cossack Kingdom. Sana Belpain, Princess of Dynh, Madar, Acolyte of Bapang Gorge.,
Although others saw them as the best of the riders, none of them stood out in her eyes.
The 4 princes of the Cossack Kingdom were excellent as they were of royal blood, but that’s about it.
Do I need to care for a human who is less than her brothers and sisters?
The same goes for the princesses of the Principality of Dain.
The Principality of Dine, spanning the west and central parts of the country, built up commercial wealth due to its geographical location, but the nature of its location made it difficult to advance in either direction.
‘It would have been a different evaluation if it had been completely attached to one side.’
Perhaps because of the indecisive nature of the king, Sana Belpain also resembled his personality.
And the one who fell the most was Madar, the meditator of Blassa Valley.
Blame Gorge is for those who choose to be cut off from the world by accumulating their own penance after the Great Fall.
When such people go out, they must have the consent of all the practitioners in the canyon or… .
disqualified or expelled.
He approached her, pretending to be serious for nothing, but Madar was, in her eyes, the most useless of them all.
“Everyone, I’m tired, but… can I get up early today?”
“Yes, I do. I guess I didn’t care ahead of time.”
“You’ve been holding on to the princess who worries you the most with the rumors for too long.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”
While the others nodded happily, Madar had stuck with him to the end, but she did not frown once.
brushed off
“Then I’ll see you.”
As she got on the carriage, Princess Maha’s exclusive escort and maid, and Sophia, whom she had trained since childhood, came to her.
“••• Princess, what are you going to do?”
“Don’t react. It looks like someone is grabbing the clue and trying to shake it…”
She narrowed her eyes.
Special attention was paid to when submitting a quest to the Dwarf Underworld. It was a problem if the contents of the quest were a problem, but in order to attract the interest of the dwarves, it was inevitable.
“I don’t need to make a big move unless my name came out. No, it might be better to come out.”
She pondered for a moment.
Shall we climb on this rumor and create an image of a poor princess?
There was no need for that yet. To become an emperor, there must be no flaws. He didn’t have to cover up the dirt on purpose to be able to fix it enough.
“I expected you to get caught anyway. I heard that one of the Chief Executors was digging behind you.”
It was information from another chief executive officer holding her line.
Anyway, if he asked, it was inevitable that the information would be leaked to the emperor.
Rumors like that just pass. Mach’s attention was elsewhere.
‘I said I was waiting for someone of fate… .’
When will the real person who will raise her as emperor appear?
Like most people, there was a time when she was very curious as a child.
While sneaking away from the escorts and enjoying the city’s festivals, she once saw a woman who called herself a prophetess.
She said that she could meet the person destined to make her emperor at the academy during this time.
‘It must have been a lie.’
When she woke up, the woman was already gone.
They later looked for her, but found no trace of her. Since then, the prophecy has always remained in her memory.
I said you would see
In order to meet him, he even said that out loud, but no one caught her eye yet.
The slight vibration of the carriage dragged her to the bottom of the water like a lullaby.
“It’s good to see you after a long time”
“Did the prince have any problems?”
“I’m always the same.”
Eliza met and chatted with Allen after a long time. He had a more relaxed complexion than Allen, who had been going through a lot of ups and downs for months.
Allen came here as Arcandus had planned.
“Confucius, I have prepared refreshments.”
Among them, tea made from the tea leaves that Inellia had purified herself was prepared.
Linbell slyly moved the refreshments closer to Allen’s side and backed away. Allen smiled inwardly and pretended not to know.
As the conversation continued, Allen suddenly opened his mouth.
“By the way, what about Benjamin-senpai? I don’t think I’ve seen him since.”
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Eliza darkened her expression for a moment, then answered briefly.
“I left for a while.”
“•••Are you saying you left?”
Eliza responded to the unexpected news with a frown as if representing a complicated mind.
“You know he’s from a small town in the South, right? The South has been in turmoil the last few days, and he’s lost contact with his parents.”
“•••Is that so?”
Allen closed his eyes, wondering if it had something to do with Julius.
“Yeah, I said I’d come back soon, but I can’t help but worry. He has to help me in the future.”
“Why don’t you recommend moving instead?”
“Hmm… are you going to be okay with that? Let’s give it a try.”
Allen checked the time as they chatted.
‘Is it soon… :
Allen remembered what Arcanthus had said while talking to Eliza.
‘Prince Allen. In order to solve this issue smoothly and completely, we have to do it.’
‘•••Are you really sure what you said?’
‘I can’t guarantee everything, but… I’m half sure,
It’s unlikely that he’d been ranting, but Allen eventually allowed it. He said it would be best if he could finish the job smoothly as he said.
As the promised time drew near, Allen spoke to him as if it was the real deal.
“•••And about the rumors circulating these days.”
“Are you talking about those who want to assassinate you?”
“Why are you bringing up that story?”
Allen answered his question with some concern.
“Isn’t Eliza going to have to be careful as well?”
“•••Me too?”
“Yes, such rumors are not just circulating. So, you should be careful too.”
Eliza burst into laughter at his concern. It was because it was difficult to answer when he asked about the imperial structure of the empire or the struggle for power.
And if he asks about it… .
‘Would you have listened to me, maybe I would have listened to you.’
It would have helped, but it must have been disappointing.
“I’m fine. I have my skills, but who’s going to target me…”
The moment he was about to say that.
Quang-!
A powerful magic that seemed to target him fell.
Black smoke rose from the spot where Allen and Eliza had been, and the students who watched the scene idly shouted too.
“Prince Eliza has been attacked!”
“Someone is aiming for the prince!”
“Who has attacked the 2nd Prince Haji?”
In an academy that had been noisy for a long time related to the assassination of the prince, someone poured a whole lot of huge oil. “
Rumors were burning wildly.