154 – Secret Meeting
“That……….”
Sias rolled her eyes. She seems to be worried about going with Evan. Sias trailed off, thought for a moment and opened her mouth.
“By the way, Sir Evan, can you disguise yourself? Why should I say this… Maybe…… “If Sir Evan goes, the people in the West won’t be happy.”
Most people in the West were Charlie’s followers.
There is no way he would be happy with Evan, who killed Charlie himself. Evan agreed to Sias’ suggestion. I’m not going there to fight in the first place, I’m just going there to observe the situation.
“I understand.”
Evan disguised himself and decided to go west with Sias.
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“Big master, I’ve been waiting for you.”
The old butler welcomed Sias, Maya, and Evan who had teleported away. The main gate of the lord castle of the western family, Sitagma. Visitors wearing black hoods are moving secretly. I heard from Sias that today’s meeting is a secret meeting.
In that sense, Deacon Noh noticed something different when he saw Evan and Maya.
“Big master, what about the two behind you?”
Deacon Noh glanced at Evan and Maya. In the present, Evan has dyed his hair black and changed his face to plain with Maya’s help. Maya also had black hair and her face looked different. The transformation is such that no one can tell who they are.
Sias acted slyly.
“These are my friends. “It’s friendly to the West and has a big mouth, so you can let it pass.”
“I understand.”
Deacon Noh let the group pass without any further questioning. Sias’s trust seems to be very strong. Maya smiled and crossed Evan’s arms.
-Let’s go, honey.
“……….”
-Sabu… It’s an act to avoid getting caught.
Maya whispered. Maya’s plump and firm body overlaps with Evan’s. As Maya grew up, she became more confident in her own body. She is a body that has been trained by Master. There’s no way it’s lacking. Of course, she was Maya and she never allowed her body to other people, but she was infinitely open to Master.
Evan felt anxious, but he held back because he didn’t want his smoke to be noticed.
“Please put it on the outside.”
Servants handed over black hoods at the entrance to the castle. It’s a secret meeting, so don’t make any moves that will show off. Or, there could be a spy.
Evan and his group put on black hoods and went to the large reception room of the lord’s castle.
“Kinos, this is an issue that requires the West to come together immediately. The Crown Prince intends to wipe the West off the map!”
“Balmunga is the darkness of the empire. “I never knew the crown prince would use those shady people so actively.”
In the drawing room, angry nobles were criticizing the crown prince and Balmung.
Ignoring the crime of insulting the imperial family and insulting the crown prince.
The elderly man, sitting at the highest table and listening to the nobles, smoothed out the wrinkles around his eyes with his fingers. He seemed tired.
He was none other than Cytagma’s master and Sias’s teacher, Changseong Kinos.
“The West must unite. Please become the leader, Kinos.”
The nobles requested the Changseong Kinos. Kinos is one of the four guardian stars of the empire and the highest level of skill in the empire. If Kinos revolts, many Western families will join.
Kinos sighed deeply.
“The trend is to tell the crown prince. “Why doesn’t he know that even if he starts a rebellion, there is no hope for him?”
“Then do we just have to suffer like this!”
“We have the remaining blood relatives of His Majesty Prince Charlie!”
The western families are fiercely fighting despite Kinos’s persuasion. The reason Kinos couldn’t drive them out was because he was suspicious that His Majesty the Crown Prince was trying to eliminate the entire West.
Evan, who was watching the situation, noticed something strange.
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‘Unholy magic power?’
Unholy magic flows from some western nobles. It was such a tiny amount that not even Changseong Kinos could detect it, but Evan, who had been in frequent contact with the Witch King recently, was able to detect it.
‘It’s not a witch’s magic power. As it were… ‘It belongs to the Heresy Kingdom.’
Evan had doubts. Is there a heresy behind it?
While Evan was thinking, Sias whispered to him with an embarrassed expression.
“There are mutiny plots… Please do not inform on the Sitagma family. “Master is skeptical about the plan now.”
“…… I saw it too. “I have no intention of messing with Sitagma, so don’t worry.”
Evan answered Sias’ words while glaring at the unclean magic nobles.
Evan didn’t think it would last long. Some kind of energy is approaching the lordship of Sitagma.
“Maya, you may be attacked, so be careful.”
-Yes.
“Sias, you too.”
“…… “You mean raid?”
Sias became dumbfounded by Evan’s words. Is there a spy? Sias had doubts, but Evan did not explain. It’s not something he can explain until he sees it with his own eyes.
The meeting was sluggish. The nobles oppose the crown prince, and Kinos refuses. To be exact, Changseong Kinos was hesitating. If the crown prince had announced that he would purge the West to this exact extent, Kinos would not have held the meeting now.
Most of the meeting was just swearing at Balmung and the crown prince.
Pot!
All the magic lights and chandeliers in the castle were turned off. The once noisy meeting suddenly becomes quiet.
Just as the nobles were trying to find the cause, one noble suddenly collapsed. Evan and Maya maximized their senses and saw their surroundings through the faint light remaining in the darkness. A middle-aged nobleman collapsed with his heart cut. It was a Balmung-style assassination sword technique, 『Sword to cut down a hero』, Which did not show any abnormalities on the outside.
Pick, pipik!
Western nobles in the drawing room begin to collapse without permission. The drawing room became noisy.
“Bah, Balmung…” Balmung attacked Sitagma!!”
This violent attack was Balmung’s work.
Western nobles crowded into the entrance, screaming. “Pick pick,” The casualties continued to increase, and Kinos burst out in anger.
“Open the emergency passage! “You cannot defeat Balmung if you fight in a place where there is no light!”
Knights rushed to Kinos’ roar and went out to protect the western nobles. Soon, the sound of clashing weapons spread everywhere, and Balmung’s assassin knights clashed with Changseong’s knights.
“Pfft…” … ….”
Cynos bit his lip as he took the lead protecting the nobles. Balmung ended up messing with the Sitagma family. Are we really going to see the end?
I have devoted myself to my country by fighting against heresy.
Reverse feelings welled up inside Kinos.
“Get out.”
Evan decided to go out with Maya. Sytagma and Balmung. Evan is in an ambiguous position as he takes either side. Although some western nobles at the secret meeting radiated unholy magic…….
‘I guess I’ll have to see how things play out from afar.’
Evan was planning to escape Sytagma without taking any side. Sias held his spear tightly and lowered his head.
“I will go to help Master. Sir Evan, go first.”
Sias’ small voice.
In the end, Sias is a person of Sitagma, so we have to part ways here. Evan wished Sias good luck.
“Don’t die.”
“I will try my best.”
Evan and Sias exchanged glances in the dark and then parted ways.
Sias went to the place where his teacher Kinos was, and Evan headed out with Maya to open the darkness.
Tspot!
As soon as Evan arrived outside the lord’s castle, he felt very popular. Everyone is from Balmung. They were targeting the fleeing nobles, but when they found Evan and Maya, they were aiming for the heart.
‘I will not take any side, but if you oppose me, I will not remain silent.’
Shouldn’t we act in self-defense?
Evan once again used the step of opening the darkness towards the assassins targeting him.
Shoouuuck!!
The distance between the assassin and Evan becomes closer in an instant. Maya, who followed, also targeted Balmung’s hidden assassins. The assassins lost sight of Evan and Maya’s location and were confused.
Chaeng!
A female assassin who struggles to block Evan’s sword. Evan narrowed his eyes at her. She was so weak. Evan narrowed his eyes and glared at the female assassin. At the same time, her eyes met that of the female assassin, and Evan felt a familiar feeling. She is definitely someone Evan knows.
The female assassin’s eyes widened as well, as if she had realized Evan’s identity.
“Evan…… !?”
“…… “Professor Lin.”
Evan slowed down his hostility. The identity of the female assassin was Rin.
“How…” Are you stuck in the West?”
Lin asked a question mixed with doubt. Evan responded coldly without loosening his grip on her sword.
“Do you think so?”
“…… No, she made a mistake. “Stop the attack!”
The assassins stopped at Lin’s command, but only briefly attacked Maya and Evan again.
Chaeng! Chachaechaeng!
Daggers and needles coming towards Evan and Maya. Wasn’t Rin the leader? Fortunately, Lin does not antagonize Evan, but she is strange. As Evan tilted her head, Lynn frowned and pointed down the forest path.
“Go there. “If you get out of their range, they won’t attack you anymore.”
“They don’t listen to the professor.”
“Pfft…” Yes, they are brainwashed. “I only listen to the matriarch’s orders.”
Balmung’s assassin knights who only listen to the orders of their head.
Still, Lynn didn’t seem to have been brainwashed, so Evan gave Maya her signal. She says let’s get out of here. She was lucky enough to meet Rin, and she felt that if she followed Rin, she would be able to know the inside story of Balmung.
Fit! PIPIT!
Balmung’s knights continued to fire assassination techniques, but once they were out of range, they stopped pursuing them. After getting away from the assassin knights, Rin sighed.
It was a forest road far away from the Sitaghma family.
Evan, Maya, and Lynn escaped safely. Evan asked Lynn.
“What happened?”
“Whoa…” Just ask one question before speaking. Evan, are you on His Highness the Crown Prince’s side?”
Lin asks if it’s okay to share information.
Evan nodded her head without thinking for long. Evan is the one who killed Charlie, and Cornelia is behind Evan, so in the end, he is friendly to the crown prince.
“You can say so. “Anyway, I was the one who killed the traitor Charlie.”
“…… Right.”
Rin leaned back against the tree trunk and let out a long breath.
He looked like he was contemplating whether it was okay to bring up the story to Evan. Rin puts on her tight black assassin uniform and takes off her torn mask. Rin held up her mask and soothed her mouth several times. A deep sorrow settles over Rin.
What Lynn said a moment later was not the answer to Evan’s question.
“…… “I know it’s shameless, but could you possibly hide me?”
“I understand.”
Evan agreed without hesitation. There was a lot of information to find out in Balmung anyway. Lynn was dazed for a moment, probably not expecting Evan to accept it right away, and then lowered her head.
“…… Thanks.”
“No.”
Evan shook her head. To be honest, Evan was confident that he could kill all of Balmung’s knights who had just invaded.
Suddenly, Rin searched for something inside her and pulled it out. It was a chain leash. Lynn put her leash around her neck and handed her handle to her Evan.
“Take it.”
“…… ? What is this.”
“…… Balmung’s strong prohibition prevents me from revealing any information. If you do it wrong, her head will explode. But if I voluntarily become a prisoner, the ban will be lifted to some extent. Therefore, I will be your prisoner from now on.”
Lin handed over her chain seriously, as if she had made up her mind. Hanging her leash is a symbol of this captivity.
There are definitely families that use magic to control information, and Evan was convinced.
Pazy!
Several of the gold ornaments hanging on Rin’s head were released. Rin let out another long breath of her own.
“Whoa…” … “It’s much better.”
Lynn tasted her freedom with a much improved complexion. The pressure on her head eased. Her appearance was a bit strange, so Maya puffed her cheeks with air and glared at Rin, but she didn’t care about Rin and just tied her leash.
Rin brought up her senses, checked to see if there were any people around her, and got to the point.
“Okay… Evan, did you ask what happened?”
“Yes.”
“It’s simple. His Royal Highness doesn’t know how to deal with the Balmung family. Balmung is running wild. If this continues, my father… “It will be done according to the wishes of His Excellency Hagen.”