Chapter 148 Imperial Palace of Chaos (2)
“Ah… … !”
Martha, second in command of the Iron Blood Knights, screamed.
It was because Brantly Agrippa’s attack dug into his shoulder.
“Sir Martha… … !”
Siliond, a 3rd seat knight, hurriedly flew in and checked Brantly.
Martha, who barely survived, grabbed her shoulder and stepped back.
“Keugh… … .”
Marta stopped the bleeding with magical power and bit her lip.
Now Martha was empty-handed. Because the sword was stolen by Brantly.
‘To see such ugliness… … !’
Until just a moment ago, Brantley was clearly bare-handed.
However, he spread his tremendous sword skills with his bare hands, destroying the surroundings, and rushed at Martha, who was taken aback, and took the sword.
‘The sword skill I just spread with my bare hands… Is it Agrippa’s blue moon swordsmanship?’
Agrippa’s family has three poison swordsmanship.
Agrippa’s fast sword technique that anyone can use.
Agrippa Excision for skilled graduates.
and… Agrippa’s blue moon swordsmanship for the householder.
‘I heard that it’s a swordsmanship that shouldn’t be revealed to the world… … .’
Brantly’s sword skills were very threatening.
It was to the extent that even with the chief, second, and third seats of the Sangvis Knights, they couldn’t properly respond.
It’s a shame because they were all graduates of the peak level, but if they were normal knights, they would have lost their lives right away.
“Keugh… … !”
Dig!
Siliond hurriedly ducked back from Brantly’s onslaught.
Right now, Brantly was using Agrippa’s slashing technique instead of Agrippa’s Blue Moon Swordsmanship, but it was threatening enough.
“B, Mr. Brantley!”
Martha hurriedly raised her voice.
“Right now, Brently, you have a big misunderstanding! We have nothing to do with the Dark Heaven Demonic Cult!”
Marta continued to shout at Brantly, who did not respond and drove Siliond away.
“The Dark Heaven Demonic Cult! That is absolutely ridiculous!”
“Then, explain in detail.”
A cold voice came from Brantly.
“Why did you call me? Did you really intend to use my life to try the Biederkeren magic trick?”
“Oh, of course… … .”
“Do not lie.”
“… … !”
That moment.
Brantly threw the sword, which grazed over Marta’s head.
If Martha hadn’t reflexively ducked, Brantly’s swordsmanship would have exploded her head.
“Using Biederkeren’s magic to conjure up, he steals the bodies of his subjects and increases their lifespan… His Majesty the Emperor would not condone such an evil technique.”
“… … !”
“When I was young, I was briefly taught by His Majesty the Emperor.”
Brantley said as he practiced swordsmanship.
“His Majesty’s swordsmanship was more straight and strong than anyone else in the world. Someone like that… Are you trying to preserve your life by stealing the body of a servant?”
“B, Brantley, you’re getting it wrong!”
Martha cried out in frustration.
“The Biederkeren magic trick is permitted by His Majesty the Emperor! Really!”
“Then you must have deceived His Majesty the Emperor.”
“… … !”
“If you injected wrong thoughts into His Majesty the Emperor who was lying in bed… You deserve to die.”
Martha bit her lip at Brantly’s words.
Just a point… Because it was close to the truth.
‘Yes, it is true that Captain Saphias brought up the story of the Biederkeren wedding ceremony to His Majesty the Emperor… … .’
Martha doesn’t know the details either.
I only know that Saphias, who can freely enter and exit the emperor’s bedchamber, persuaded the emperor.
“In the first place, you guys would not have intended to try the Biederkeren magic trick.”
“B, Mr. Brantley… … .”
“You use the Biederkeren wedding ceremony as an excuse… Wasn’t he trying to get rid of me and Aernas?”
“… … !”
The moment Martha held her breath, Siliond charged at Brantly.
Since Siliond was from a branch of the northern Waltpelt family, he was using a swordsmanship that was independently improved from the Waltfeld slashing technique.
“Brantley… … !”
The golden sword, unique to the Waltfeld family, tried to attack Brantly.
Brantly evaded the attack with windy movements, but Siliond continued to attack.
“Your guess is plausible, but… Know this one thing! We have absolutely nothing to do with the Black Heaven Demonic Cult!”
“Then why did Aernas mention the Dark Celestial Cult?”
“That we can’t know! Shouldn’t we be more suspicious of Aernas?!”
Marta nodded in sympathy with Siliond.
As Siliond said, this incident had nothing to do with the Dark Heaven Demonic Cult.
“Then how did you know about Biederkeren’s magic trick?”
“what?”
“Did His Majesty tell you about the Biederkeren enchantment first? From what you said, I don’t think so.”
“… … .”
“You must have obtained detailed information about the Biederkeren magic trick somewhere. And based on that information, he must have seduced His Majesty the Emperor. Where does that information come from?”
Martha and Siliond shut their mouths.
Only Saphias can answer this question.
But now, Safias is not here.
This is because when something happens in the imperial palace, the leader of the Iron Blood Knights makes it a rule to stand by the emperor in case of an emergency.
So, Saphias ran to the emperor, leaving Brantly to Martha and Siliond.
“The more we talk about it, the more suspicious it gets.”
“Brantley, you… Ugh!”
Brantly moved like a gale and stabbed Siliond’s arm.
“There are many unknowns, but one thing is certain. You guys plotted using His Majesty the Emperor… He is guilty of treason.”
“Brantley… … !”
“As the head of the Agrippa family, one of the six great swordsmen, I will condemn you.”
Watching Brantly raise his magic power, Marta and Siliond simultaneously backtracked.
Even though it’s the same peak level… Brantley was clearly a person with skills above the level.
* * *
“The purpose of the Iron Blood Knights is to seize the leadership of the Empire after His Majesty’s death.”
“what?”
As I explained while knocking down the knights blocking my way, Heinrich opened his eyes wide.
Right now we were fighting wielding the swords we had stolen from the knights.
“Are you saying that the Iron Blood Knights are greedy for power?”
“Yes, that’s why they’re trying to get rid of us and Brantley-sama.”
In the novel, more characters entered the imperial palace.
That’s why it was a more complicated situation than now… Still, the fundamentals will be the same.
“What they want is to neutralize forces other than the Iron Blood Knights in this empire. If that happens, when the next emperor ascends the throne, he will have no choice but to rely on the Iron Blood Knights.”
“… … !”
Originally, the Iron Blood Knights were only in charge of guarding the imperial palace.
They don’t care what goes on in the provinces, and they don’t get involved in politics.
However, if the power to help the next emperor disappears… The authority of the Iron Blood Knights had no choice but to grow.
“The Iron Blood Knights… You mean you’re playing the role of the Archduke of Lichtenau!”
“That’s right.”
To do so, he had to eliminate Heinrich and I, candidates for the Grand Duke of Liechtenau.
The academy and the Agrippa family behind it must also relax.
‘In the novel, Carleon was caught first, not Brantly.’
Since the incident occurred while the Ignias family was still alive, in the novel, Carleon Ignias also entered the imperial palace.
Caleon was tricked by the idea of making Rufus the Grand Duke of Lichtenau and decided to sacrifice himself.
However, the Iron Blood Knights’ Biederkeren wedding magic was fake… Brainwashed, Carleon becomes a puppet of the Iron Blood Knights.
‘In the end, I come to my senses thanks to the activities of the main character, Archandel.’
The Iron-Blooded Knights used the position of Archduke Lichtenauer as bait to seduce the master swordsmanship and the academy.
And using brainwashing and fake information, they tried to fight each other and destroy each other.
And if one of them survives… It was to be punished as a traitor who threatened the emperor by using force in the imperial palace.
“I don’t understand at all!”
Heinrich shouted as he swung his sword.
“The Iron Blood Knights have been protecting the palace well without any problems! Why did you come now and have such ambition… … !”
“Well, there must be a reason.”
of course… I know why.
As Heinrich had said, the Iron Blood Knights were not a group to conspire like this.
Even so, there is a reason why I did this.
‘In the first place… This conspiracy itself is not right.’
The Iron Blood Knights’ plans are quite messy.
On the topic of trying to destroy the academy and the famous swordsmanship family at the same time, the details were too lax.
Besides, he hadn’t even thought about how to seize power after destroying the academy and the famous swordsmanship.
‘In the novel, Aernas sees through this part and grasps the truth before anyone else.’
Extending the emperor’s lifespan with Biederkeren’s magic trick.
The Iron Blooded Knights seized power by destroying the academy and the famous swordsmanship family.
None of that is at the heart of this conspiracy.
‘The existence that uses the Iron Blood Knights to throw the imperial palace into chaos… Its true identity… … .’
right at that moment.
I sensed a huge aura falling from the ceiling.
“Heinrich, deploy self-defense!”
“what?!”
Cuckoo!
The mighty sword blew the ceiling down.
I maximized my sword skills and countered it, but I couldn’t block it completely.
“Keugh!”
“Huh… … !”
Groans flowed from Heinrich and other allies.
I flew over the collapsed ceiling, hoping no one was seriously injured.
“… … .”
Against the backdrop of a sky full of dark clouds… A man in armor was seen standing on the roof.
It’s the first time I’ve seen a face, but thanks to the strong magical power, I was able to immediately recognize who it was.
“The chief knight of the Iron Blood Knights… Is it Captain Saphias?”
“Yes, Ernas Landstein.”
Saphias seemed to have left Brantly with Marta and Siliond.
“To think of sword fighting against the Iron Blood Knights in the middle of the imperial palace… I can’t believe it.”
Safias glared at me with cold eyes.
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“What the hell are you thinking, Ernas Landstein.”
“… … .”
“To commit such violence in the imperial palace… Do you intend to assassinate His Majesty and ascend the throne yourself?”
As the leader of the iron-blooded knights guarding the imperial palace, it was as if he could never tolerate it.
Safias raised his sword and raised his mana.
“Ernas Landstein, never… … .”
“I wish I could stop soon.”
I threw a sarcasm at Saphias.
“Your plans have already gone awry. Wouldn’t it be okay to stop pretending to be a sincere iron-blooded knight?”
“what?”
“Wasn’t the leader of the Iron Blood Knights supposed to rush to District 1 to protect His Majesty when this situation happened?”
“… … .”
According to the setting of the Knights of Iron Blood, Saphias has to stand by the emperor in case of an emergency.
By the way, Safias is now here to deal with me.
This was proof that Saphias had a different mind.
“To destroy the academy and the famous swordsmanship house and let the Iron Blood Knights seize power is nothing more than sugar coating to get the knights involved in this conspiracy.”
The Iron Blooded Knights are an organization that does not know how to do anything other than protect the imperial palace.
If you try to take down the academy and sword masters and seize power, you will plunge the world into even greater chaos.
“You’ve been sneaking around in the imperial palace and seducing a lot of people. Martha, the second seat, and Siliond, the third seat… And even His Majesty the Emperor.”
“… … .”
“You can’t seduce people like that simply with your speaking skills. He must have used a special secret technique.”
Like Luclesia of the Schreier family who seduced Mikhail Waltfeld… This is only possible if you can use ancient magic to seduce people.
And in this world, there is an organization that uses such magic best.
“You are not the leader of Saphias. Wearing the skin of Captain Safias… It is an evil being.”
“… … .”
Glaring at the silent man, he spoke in a calm voice.
“Archbishop Catoleas of the Dark Heaven Demonic Cult, that is your true identity.”
If you can’t even get close to the imperial palace because the Iron Blood Knights are guarding it… All you have to do is become the Iron Blood Knights and infiltrate the imperial palace.
The Archbishop of the Black Heaven Demonic Cult, who brought that idea to fruition… He twisted his face and smiled wickedly.