32. graduate
“Would you like to become a king?”
A word that startled everyone in the audience rang the meeting room.
The guild leaders who had been yelling at Heineken all shut up and focused on their conversation.
“…What do you mean?”
“It is literally.”
Heineken gave a distinctive smile like a tiger exposing its fangs. There were deep wrinkles in the skin of his thick, scarred face.
“The royal family of Billen has passed to the demon king’s army.”
The sound of gasps and gasping came from the surroundings.
Heineken calmly recited the news like a bomb.
“Twenty years ago, the coup regime that seized Billen. They were the devil’s helpers.”
“The demon king felt alert when he saw the two boss monster killers, and the holy king and lion king they had trained. No matter what, I saw the boss monster killer as the biggest risk factor that needs to be eliminated early.”
“But an immediate assassination was impossible. Because there is a holy stone.”
“Aside from blocking the corps commander’s access and suppressing the abilities of the demons, the barrier of the Holy Stone places great restrictions on their ability to find out information inside the alliance. Inside the barrier, the Demon King’s means of communication using demonic energy becomes useless.”
“So they formed a spy assassination organization that operated independently inside the Allied Forces for the sake of the great cause.”
“Boldly, the kingdom of Billen itself was exactly that.”
“They worked hard for decades, and eventually succeeded in taking over the royal family of Billen. The coup was nothing more than a means concocted by them.”
“Villen was a country that was strangely obsessed with intelligence. It was to find out the existence of the boss monster killer early on.”
“The assassin who tried to kill you and the finance minister of Billen. He belonged to the assassination unit under the direct control of the Demon King’s Army, and was the strongest assassin in the existing Demon King’s Army. He was the one who survived the fight with Lord Enoch 100 years ago. Even though it was weakened by the Holy Stone.”
“The kingdom called Billen was a tool to assassinate you alone.”
Until the story of Heineken was over, no one spoke. Hard to believe… Terrible, shocking news.
The whole kingdom was passed to the demon king, and all of it was to kill only one Doyun. This is for cadets, instructors, and guild leaders. It was a story like a play that no one could shut up.
But it wasn’t a play. This was the reality facing the Union right away.
Heineken finished talking and looked into Doyoon’s eyes.
‘Also.’
It’s still. I was surprised by the unexpected news, but I was not taken aback. They are quickly accepting and analyzing the situation.
It was as calm as a clear water.
Heineken clenched his leather-gloved fists in excitement. The corners of his mouth rose unbearably, creating a terrifying smile.
‘This guy is the right person for the great world I’m dreaming of.’
Talent hunter Heineken. He was sure that coming here was the right answer.
For the utopia he desires, to rebuild the collapsed Billen. And for the union, the birth of the third king.
Do-yoon was truly a person who lacked enough to be the cornerstone.
After thinking, Doyoon asked while looking at Heineken.
“…The intention of coming with an army.”
“It will stage a coup.”
His whole armor shone with a brilliant luster. Like the thick skin of a tiger, it seemed like it would block anything, and it was a brilliant object.
“From here, join the Skeletonian reinforcements and advance straight to the capital of Billen.”
“The fact that the hero led the movement, and the information released on the spot will be quickly conveyed to them. I will stop the hero right from the border…”
“Are you blocking me?”
The blade of his spear gave off a cool anticipation. It was a bloody object, as if it could pierce through anything like the sharp fangs of a tiger.
“I am a warrior. It is Heineken.”
For a moment, Doyoon forgot what the title of warrior he learned in class meant. It was because Heineken had become too comfortable.
A champion (Războinic) is a title bestowed on the strongest, most courageous, and most righteous person in the country.
“Nobody in Billen.”
He is the only one who can change the battlefield with his single strength and can stand against the corps commander, the terrible nightmare of the alliance. Not an individual, but the weapon of war itself.
“You can’t stop me.”
that was a warrior
Heineken smiled bitterly and said mockingly.
“Biln is a country of cowards. Well, countries that are a couple of steps away from the front line are usually like that. It is vastly different from Muspelheim, the country of bravery. If I tell you to knock on the door, no one will stop me, not even the Marquis.”
“I’ll penetrate straight into the capital, and only the defense battle with the royal castle will remain.”
“I came to the gates of the castle to cheat. When we arrive, the gates are wide open. As long as the gates are open, nothing in Billen can overcome me and the small fighting force of my guild. Without a defensive battle, the purge of all the royal family ends tonight.”
“…”
“Skeletonia’s reinforcements and my senior’s army advancing from the northwest are in preparation for when my goal fails and a defensive battle begins. If everything goes according to plan, they won’t intervene.”
Do-yoon shuddered for a moment at the man’s thoroughness. He was, indeed, a seasoned hunter.
This was a hunt. Heineken was hunting the royal family of Billen.
“What does it mean to be king?”
“I will take this opportunity to realize the utopia I have always dreamed of in Villan.”
Heineken opened his wide chest and said. His eyes sparkled with will.
“Labyrinth, the land of the Holy King. Muspelheim, the land of the lion king. It is the strongest country in the Union, and the only country where the king serves as the dragon son-in-law.”
oh A sigh erupted from the left. Everyone except the cadets saw through his intentions at once.
“Certainly you…!”
“exactly.”
Heineken grinned and looked at the person who spoke.
“I plan to appoint the next champion candidate to the throne of Billen.”
Talent hunter Heineken. He looked at Doyoon with greedy eyes.
“Of course, I will not put you on the throne right away. No matter how much I liked you, it would be crazy to have a person from another dimension who has been here for two months become the king.”
“It is.”
“We’re going to put some talented kids on the list and educate them. And the process will be open to the entire public transparently. One of them, the most perfect, becomes the next king and hero. The rest will be the brave, not the Roosevolniks of Billen, and will become the sharp swords that protect Billen together with the king.”
“You mean you want to put me in that nomination?”
“okay. In the royal castle, while learning under me, I should also build up the legitimacy of legitimacy. We have already found and protected a daughter who is far from the royal family, who is far from the throne but has legitimacy.”
“Oh My God. Have you already searched for my color?”
“She has very big breasts. You will like it.”
“It seems that the love for juniors is too much.”
“Hmm… You seem to prefer the pelvis rather than the chest, right?”
He glanced at Sophie behind Doyoon. Sophie was stunned to hear that, her face dyed red and her head bowed.
“Hmm… I think the girl prepared here is one step behind. Trouble.”
For a moment, a friendly laugh spread across the room.
Sophie was suddenly branded as Do-yoon’s wife in front of the instructors, cadets of the same rank, and Skeletonia’s key figures.
She wiggled her big pelvis, her ears and face blushing.
“When it comes to education, I plan to seek help from many veterans and juniors. Perhaps, when they hear about my plan, they will help me with both their mind and heart, rather than dismissing it as a matter of a foreign country. Because this is an alliance thing.”
Listeners admired his plan. Not just one, but several warrior candidates who systematically trained them. And the king selected through competition among them.
if it really comes true. Like Labyrinth and Muspelheim, Billen’s future will be solid.
“I will… rip out the rotten heart of Billen, and make Billen a great power.”
Speaking of his utopia, he seemed to be reminded of the elation of hope even as he said it himself.
“But if you go in, I don’t think the other candidates will have a chance. There will be no one more qualified than you.”
“You’ve become quite good at compliments.”
“Besides, you seem to be very good at politics. You son of a bitch.”
Doyoon and Heineken laughed. The immediate atmosphere that had engulfed the meeting room had completely disappeared.
Heineken’s troops, who thought they were going to make an armed invasion of the cradle, were now, to them, proud allies who went on an expedition for everyone’s cause.
“However, for the time being, I won’t be paying much attention. I’m going to be very busy. Right now, just today, we have to cut the heads of the royal family members, announce the truth to the people, and promote the inauguration of the king’s deputy… Oops, my head is already hurting.”
“You must suffer a lot.”
“It will be enjoyable though. It is for the union with Billen.”
Heineken reached out to Doyun.
“How is it? Apostle Han Do-yoon.”
He looked into Doyoon’s eyes and spoke in a very serious tone.
“Will you join me and become the hero and king of Billen?”
It was a historic moment. Everyone in the meeting room focused their attention on Doyoon.
Is it a world tree that provides 10,000 gold coins and a stable growth environment?
Or is it the glory of being the third dragon king who protects the union after the Lion King and the Holy King?
Everyone watched Doyoon’s choice with bated breath.
Meanwhile, Eloah was biting her lip in frustration.
‘no…’
As Heineken was unable to receive royal support, this side prevailed in terms of money.
However, the position of the next generation’s hero and the glory of the Dragon King were values of a quality that could not be guaranteed by Eloa, who was only a mere guild leader, and dare not compare with money.
Are you losing it like this?
‘no…’
I really hated it. I really didn’t want to lose it.
Eloah remembered the promise he made with the hero 100 years ago.
Dinner of the last supper before departure for the Great Demon King. On the spot, the hero made a promise with himself and his little finger. I bet you’ll come back
And he failed to keep his promise.
You never came back He never stroked his hair again. Even now, 100 years later.
‘I did… I’m sure, I did…’
Eloah shook her head, bowed her head, and let out tears.
Of course, projecting the hero onto Doyoon Han is foolish. Because this is just her own delusion.
But… I didn’t want to lose it. I didn’t want to lose the nostalgia of the warrior I’d missed so much for 100 years… It was ridiculous, but it really was.
She forced her head up. Tears welled up in his eyes, as if they would fall again at any moment.
have to say something You have to catch on somehow.
Never, never let it go again.
In a fit of rage, she forced her throat open. to catch him.
“I…!”
By the way.
“…uh?”
“Mmm…”
Heineken and Eloah drool at the same time.
Doyoon took up his pen and signed the contract for the World Tree.
Seeing this, the audience sighed in different ways.
“May I ask why?”
Heineken asked Doyoon with eyes full of regret.
It wasn’t too bad. Do-yoon was just one of the candidates, and if he doesn’t become king, another candidate will become king. In the end, there was no change in the fact that Heineken’s wish would come true.
Of course, it was very sad. If it was Doyoon, he would not only have reached the rank of the warrior, but would have been able to become the strongest of the alliance like the Lion King and King Seong.
If so, the title of the Three Kings must not have been a dream either.
Doyoon expressed a bit of regret on his face and replied to Heineken.
“that is…”
He said, looking at Eloa’s big eyes that were moist and didn’t know what was going on.
“I already made an appointment with the World Tree guild leader.”
promise.
‘ah…’
Hearing those words, Eloah’s heart pounded wildly.