Apostle of the Mischief (2)
The audience showed no signs of calming down even after a while.
The prime minister standing next to the queen looked back at her for a moment, and the right hand holding the scepter was slightly raised.
Even the audience, who had been clamoring loudly in front of the authority of the Breton royal family, became noticeably quieter.
However, the comments that followed were completely different from their expectations.
The young queen is constantly watching the Prime Minister’s eyes even though she tries to speak with dignity.
Her behavior, which seemed to confirm that she was doing well, was more of a pet dog than a queen.
“Oh, from today, the Breton Empire’s state religion is Argalism. I won’t allow any objections, so you guys, please leave.”
Stunned by the queen’s answer, the people let out a heavy sigh.
I knew that she fully supported the Prime Minister, but this could be called a puppet rather than a queen at all.
After exchanging glances with their own resolve, they take a step forward as if besieging the throne.
A red carpet was spread around the throne, which was a boundary line to prevent audience members from approaching the queen.
As they moved to the front of the boundary line, the guardians guarding the throne stepped out in unison.
Equipped with red cloaks and rose-patterned shields, they drew long swords without delay and blocked the audience.
The prime minister with the king’s guardians at the front smiles confidently.
“Stop the bullsh*t and get back to work. You couldn’t have brought any good weapons anyway because of the checkpoint.”
There are four Guardians with skills slightly inferior to the Six Kings, and one Prime Minister who is a player.
Even if the audience here were fully armed, there would be no fighting in the first place.
But even though they know that, they don’t back down.
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Maybe he wants to be introduced as a patriotic martyr in a textbook of the distant future?
no. Their attitude is not that of a martyr.
The Prime Minister belatedly stiffened after realizing what they had done.
But before he could escape, the king’s guardians moved.
With a clicking sound, three of the four guardians turn around and surround the Prime Minister to prevent him from escaping.
Blocking the perimeter with shields, they aimed at the prime minister with well-maintained longswords.
Shocked by their actions, the Queen screamed.
“Sue, how dare the Guardians point their swords at me!”
“Relax, Your Majesty. We are not trying to harm you, we are trying to stop you.”
“Leeja’s ambition is a great harm to the preservation of Her Majesty’s integrity.”
The other one, who did not turn his back among the four Guardians, quickly glanced sideways at his comrades and then snuggled up next to the throne.
No matter what they do, their job is to protect the Queen.
The king’s guardians always moved like that.
As a result, the Prime Minister, who was isolated from the Queen, stepped back with a devastated smile.
As he falls from the throne, the three guardians and the audience build a siege with greater ease.
The cornered Prime Minister honestly admired it.
“I never thought I would have enlisted three of the king’s guardians… It wouldn’t have been easy for them because their hips were so heavy.”
“Prime Minister, this is your last chance. Please quickly cancel the declaration of the state religion.”
As the victorious audience members spoke threateningly, the Queen shouted, trying to get closer to the Prime Minister.
“Sir Raydal! Hurry up and protect the Prime Minister! It’s your queen’s order!”
“sorry. I cannot leave Her Majesty’s side now.”
The guardian who was not captured by the audience shook his head with a firm expression and stopped her.
Now the queen is almost crying.
“I will marry the prime minister right now. Then doesn’t the prime minister also deserve your protection!”
“Please stay still.”
The Prime Minister opened his mouth. Even when he saw her like that, he didn’t change his mind.
The longswords surrounding it shone blue.
No matter how many epic items a player has, he or she can’t survive in this situation.
Although the royal guards guarding the audience room were talented in their own way, they were far inferior to the king’s guardians.
The prime minister closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
“Your Majesty, I am fine. Please calm down.”
“Ha, but… … .”
The queen, who had been crying, shut her mouth after seeing the prime minister’s expression.
Like the traitors before, he doesn’t show signs of giving up yet.
The moment when the guardians who warned them had no choice but to attack the prime minister. Unseen players appeared at the entrance of the audience room.
As if they had come running after receiving some kind of signal, they jumped at the guardians without hesitation.
But the king’s guardians were not taken aback.
All of them, carefully selected to protect the queen, are the strongest.
Quite a few players are no match for five of them.
There are as many as three such guardians, so what is there to be afraid of?
However, it was surprising that there were still players hidden from the Prime Minister.
“We dispatched in large numbers to subdue the demon lord, but there are still numbers like this… … .”
“I heard that a magic crystal mine was discovered in the southern colony not too long ago, so they started mining it!”
“Calm down. We will take care of them.”
Two of the three Guardians turned their backs to block the players.
The remaining one approaches the prime minister without even looking back.
But the next moment, a sound echoed from behind drew his attention.
A rather familiar voice turns into a terrible scream through variation.
The players who ran into the king’s guardians were slaying them in the blink of an eye.
No matter how outnumbered they were, the difference in skill between them would be far enough.
The Guardian, who was facing the Prime Minister, noticed a familiar pattern under the players’ capes.
“Oh, no!”
All the players who broke into the throne room had Argal’s holy star.
Those who have received the Blessing of the Mischief display power that is incomparable to that of ordinary players.
Realizing that the plan had gone awry, the Guardian made a quick decision.
‘I’ll take this guy with me at least!’
The defeat of the traitors, including himself, has already been confirmed.
So, at least making the prime minister a companion to the afterlife would be for the sake of the queen and country.
I could feel the bloody look behind my back, but the prime minister was already close to me.
“Haap!”
After controlling your breathing for a fleeting moment, Ilshin.
A slash with such power that it could even destroy the players’ mighty life force at once flew in.
However, the Prime Minister did not respond and stood still.
Soon after, the guardian’s ominous guess turns into reality.
Ting! The blow of conversion was intercepted by an intangible force along with a metal sound.
The king’s guardian gritted his teeth and realized his mistake.
The Prime Minister was equipped with an epic item specialized for the protection of the wearer, the Protector’s Necklace.
Just now, instead of ending it with a single blow, it should have been a quick series of blows.
‘Who else did you take this from?’
It’s not too late.
Acknowledging his mistake, the Guardian changed his stance and launched a series of attacks like flowing water.
When the quick sword skill, which hits more than 10 times in 1 second, is used, the number of protection provided by the epic item quickly runs out.
But, as always, time was cruelly fair.
One second is a very long time in a fight between strong men approaching the Six Kings.
The players chasing him arrived before the guardian’s longsword could even pierce the prime minister’s chest.
They turn the guardian who was about to strike the final blow into a piece of meat at once, and stand by the Prime Minister’s side.
“Aren’t we late? thank god.”
“As expected, Argal’s grace! It’s on a different level than before.”
“What about the rest of them?”
Faced with a horrendous corpse, they flirted with the player’s characteristic frivolity.
The Prime Minister with eight players introduced them to the restored Queen.
“Please be at ease, Your Majesty. These are the apostles who have received the grace of Argal.”
“Sir, how impatient! To turn valuable players into followers of evil gods without any consultation… … .”
Failed traitors spoke as if denouncing the prime minister, but he did not blink.
Rather, he speaks confidently as if he is trying to teach the common people.
“Everyone in this seat must know Argal-nim’s ability, right? His grace is like a nuclear weapon in this world. If you procrastinate and fall behind, who can afford the consequences?”
“I don’t know what a nuclear weapon is, but I do know that you’ve gone mad.”
“Ugh, I used to talk to the Prime Minister… Shall we kill them all?”
When the impatient apostle waved his weapon and spoke, the audience stiffened their expressions.
But I wasn’t completely terrified.
They didn’t just commit treason by trusting only the king’s guardians.
The officials in this position were carefully selected by the Prime Minister even before the Great Purge.
It is a key manpower that is essential to governing the huge Breton Empire.
The bloody purge is still running out of talented people, but if you kill all the people in this position, the empire will come to an end.
Players who died in the war can be summoned, but it takes at least several years to develop a competent administrator.
The prime minister, who was very aware of the fact, stopped the apostle with an annoyed expression.
“Calm down. These men are valuable servants of the Empire. We can’t all be executed just for taking the wrong path for a moment.”
“Yeah, yes! Do you think the empire would function properly without us?”
“If you’re not going to take my life, I’d rather kill you. It is better for the thousand-year-old empire to be cut off than to sacrifice its innocent subjects as a living sacrifice to evil spirits!”
Convinced that the prime minister couldn’t kill them, the traitors began to play up their guts.
The price of treason they committed was the death penalty of executing their family and relatives as well as their friends. If he was going to step back just this finely, he wouldn’t have dared rebel.
However, the Prime Minister ridiculed with a very relaxed expression.
“Do you really think I did this without expecting this much? Recruiting the king’s guardians was a little surprising, but it was just a move that had no impact on the great nation anyway. It’s difficult if you misunderstand that I praised him for being a joke worth watching.”
“what!”
The rebels, agitated by the insult, were visibly quieted by the chancellor’s light clap of hands.
Not because they were concentrating on the prime minister’s next words.
The moment they heard the soft applause, an unknown pressure pressed their chests.
The Prime Minister explains the identity of the pressure with a proud expression.
“A skillful demagogue. Epic class that gives you the ability to manipulate others at will. Skilled people like the king’s guardians are tough, but it’s not as much work as you.”
“does not make sense… … .”
It’s not that there aren’t a few audience members here, and it’s not that they’re manipulating as many as 20 people at will.
I wanted to dismiss it as nonsense, but my mouth didn’t come out.
The Prime Minister did not care about their reaction.
After a while, you will believe even if you don’t want to believe.
No, believe it or not, there will be no spirit left.
“I will accept the price of treason as loyalty to the Empire. From now on, I ask you to abandon all self-interest and renovate yourself for the sake of the empire. Once you go home, take care of your family, relatives and friends first. I still don’t have enough capacity to control them… … .”
Losing their rebelliousness in an instant, they had no choice but to bow their heads like clockwork dolls.
Not only the queen and the last guardian, but also the players are slightly terrified by the vicious punishment.
However, the prime minister was delighted with the traitor’s loyal answer.
Soon after, the newly born traitors left the audience room, and Imperial soldiers followed to aid them in their work.
The sound of heavy boots slowly faded away.