A subtle, unpleasant burnt smell.
All those who rushed in with shouts disappeared, only faint black footprints on the floor were the last reminder that they were there.
‘Your fingertips are trembling a little… … ‘
Was the poison mixed with the incense a kind of paralytic poison?
Then it won’t take long to neutralize it with an antidote.
After thinking about it, Ferzen controlled Isabel standing next to her and made her take another step.
Then the nobles standing near Isabel’s coffin hesitated and retreated.
“… … ”
She opened the coffin on her own, and laid her hands on her stomach with her hands neatly placed on her stomach. It was so beautiful and alluring that it was hard to believe that she was a corpse.
Perhaps because the shock of the scene just before was so great, the nobles desperately realized why she was called the most vicious witch in the history of the Ernes Empire.
“majesty. Aren’t you supposed to make an adjustment?”
Recovering the coffin on which Isabel was lying to the subspace, Ferzen approached the frozen second prince and opened his mouth.
“Yes, yes… … ”
“Are you uncomfortable?”
“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t uncomfortable as a person. Even if they were powerless gimmicks that fell into conspiracy, we couldn’t dare refute the motives they had.”
“… … ”
“But it is different for the deficit of the imperial family.”
“Is that so.”
“okay… … ”
They say that notoriety is accumulating in other countries.
If only he could do it for his country and for his people.
“I am ready to be called a tyrant by them.”
“… … ”
“So don’t worry too much about it.”
The second prince, who lightly taps Ferzen’s shoulder–Raymond laughed and recites in a small voice.
“You seem to be making your own mistakes for what you did that day, but… … To be honest, I like it.”
“… … ”
“The imperial family owes Bruteins so much, and it is an honor to be able to repay them at least a little.”
He would not be able to represent the entire imperial family.
But at least, he was seriously thinking that way.
“thank you… … ”
Ferzen also knew that there was no pretense in those words, so he quietly bowed his head without saying anything else.
“ruler. Then call the senator… … ”
“majesty!”
It’s crazy!
Just as the second prince was about to turn around and take care of himself, the ceiling of the building collapses.
At first, I thought the building itself was showing signs of collapse, but the knights who were staying with them reacted the fastest when they sensed a number of popular characters from beyond.
Yes, the most basic and efficient way to attack is to target the enemies when they are safe.
👌👌👌👌👌
However, it was a formula that was established when there was no difference in physique.
Would a group of rabbits attack a sleeping lion and blink?
Therefore, Ferzen also did not show any reaction when he saw the enemy landing in front of him.
Even Princess Elizabeth, a woman, is just slowly pulling out her fan to stop the blood from splashing on her face, how can she make such a fuss?
Rather, Ferzen looked at Loer, who was not far from him, with interest.
Despite the fact that the enemy is holding a thick sword in front of his nose and drawing his sword.
‘Are you hesitating? Loer.’
Since the coffin containing Isabelle’s body had already been recovered to the subspace, it was too late to take her out again and kill the enemy.
Unless there is a corpse that can serve, the natural power of a warlock is no different from that of ordinary people.
To be honest, he was confident that he would avoid a fatal wound, so Ferzen wanted to check once again what kind of feelings and determination Loer had here.
‘However… … ‘
Euphemia would never want to behave this way.
So, Ferzen avoided the enemy’s attack with a sword in front of him with minimal movements, and then kicked the enemy’s elbow with his knee.
“Uh-huh!”
The enemy who spit out a short scream and missed the sword.
The sword that had lost its owner rose like a bouncing sword and roamed in the air, but Ferzen leisurely caught it with a counter-reverse and shot it vertically down at once.
Whoops!
“Okay, go ahead… … !”
Fight!
A sad blade that cuts deep into the nape of the neck.
The messy splashes of blood quickly dye Ferzen’s hands, neck, and face red.
In particular, the screaming wriggling of dying humans, transmitted by riding on the handle, was not a very good feeling.
In addition, Loer, who came to the side at almost the same moment, slashed the enemy’s body cleanly, so the luxurious suit was filled with the fishy smell of blood.
‘really… … ‘
Exquisite timing, enough to give you a compliment.
If this body had no talent for anything other than a black mage.
At this point in time when Loer had reached his side, there was a high probability that he would have been pierced by the enemy’s sword.
Yes, the point of arrival of Loer had the same subtlety itself.
Not having certainty until the end, leaving only doubts.
Hell, how can someone who walks the path of the Auror Night not even make such a joke?
“Are you okay… … ”
His voice, which he has not heard in a long time, overwrites the pretentious kindness and asks for his own well-being.
To that, Ferzen removed his hand from the sword’s handle and wiped his face with a handkerchief, answering in a blunt tone.
“ah… … Don’t worry.”
“… … ”
“Swordsmanship is a basic skill as a nobleman.”
During that brief time exchanging a few words, the chaos subsided.
Ferzen took out the coffin from the subspace once more and raised Isabella for disposal of the body.
“… … ”
And that expressionless face, characteristic of a corpse.
As if scolding him for waking up someone who fell asleep so quickly, Ferzen stopped laughing in the stiff atmosphere.
* * * * *
As if to commemorate those who died today, is the sky even crying?
In the heavy rain, Ferzen with an umbrella quietly strolled through the streets.
Shoot!
The rain that sporadically touched the hem of his clothes, soaked in blood, dripped down to the floor.
As all the bases were concentrated in the capital, the distance of the Lobelium Kingdom was very different from that of the Ernes Empire.
But there, Ferzen did not feel unfamiliar.
The street scene was somewhat similar to the modern day where Seojin Lee lived.
‘Does this mean that even in a crude world, the development process of civilizations is similar… … ‘
Buildings in the form of high-rises to accommodate as many people as possible on a small piece of land.
Perhaps that’s why, rather, it gives the impression that the vaguely visible royal castle in the distance is not in harmony.
‘The prince said… … I said I’d be able to see familiar faces when I go back.’
As for the familiar faces waiting for them in the place where Euphemia, Yuriel, and Laura are staying… …
There is no need to worry, the knights and wizards of the Brutein family.
thud!
“oh… … !”
A young girl protruding from a blind spot, turning to the left, is hit by her foot and shot in the butt*cks.
Perhaps it was a girl selling flowers, white flowers like chrysanthemums fell from the spilled basket.
“Sin, sin, sorry… … !”
Rather than trying to get up, a girl who keeps her head down and hastily picks up flowers.
Ferzen, looking down at the scene, secretly took out a gold coin from his bosom.
“This flower… … Don’t let me buy them all.”
“Yes Yes… … ?”
“No change needed.”
“Oh that… … ! Well, you got it wrong… … ”
As she looked at the small, crude, gold coin on the palm of her hand, the girl gave a terrified expression.
However, Ferzen didn’t answer, and just walked past the girl.
At that, the girl relieved her dazed expression for a moment and called Ferzen once more.
“Hey, you left flowers behind… … !”
It’s a small, soft voice.
How can you get stuck in your ear without getting buried in this heavy rain?
In the end, Ferzen stopped walking and looked at the girl and opened her mouth.
“Leave it where it is. After all, there are no people here who will receive those flowers.”
“yes… … ?”
At Ferzen’s words, which are difficult to understand, the girl put on a puzzled expression.
But Ferzen left the street without answering the question.
After a while, only the girl who bowed her head towards the scattered flowers… …
“ah… … ”
Suddenly, I could see the flowers dyed red.
* * * * *
“marquis!”
Late at night, Inas, the second prince, with an angry expression, opened the door to the bedroom where the Marquis of Phrygia was staying and entered.
And the Marquis of Phrygia was sitting in a chair, drinking tea, dressed neatly, as if he had known in advance that he would come to visit him.
“People! I didn’t swear I wouldn’t take it as a mere chess!”
“Yes. In fact, I never used them as simple consumables?”
“I lied shamelessly… … !”
Prince Inas clenched his fists as he threw the urgent report that had been posted to him a while ago on the floor.
Knowing that the previous drawings were simply intended to incite hostility toward the Ernes Empire, Inas also silently tolerated it.
However, only an hour ago, the lives of the 30 people who had crumbled without leaving a body… … !
What the hell is sacrifice for?
Animals also die and leave their skins behind.
As if they did not exist in this world from the beginning, they crumbled into a handful of dust.
Of course, I didn’t think blood wouldn’t flow.
But at least if they shoved their backs, shouldn’t it be given a handful of meaning?
“Prince Inas… … You, indeed, have a deformed ideal.”
“What… … ?”
“When the friendly and the enemy were handed spear knives to each other desperately in the wide plain, who did what? who died Most people don’t know.”
“… … ”
“If each and every one of them could have meaning in their actions and death, there would be no rank in the military in the first place.”
Seeing Prince Inas, who was speechless, Marquis Phrygia got up and softened the atmosphere a little.
“Personally, I have high regard for the people of your kingdom.”
“… … ”
“Most people claim that nothing is worth fighting a war or a revolution, and promote a corrupt and depraved patriotism… … Because they didn’t.”
“… … ”
“It worked out just to get freedom… … Because it requires a more valuable effort than that.”
The Marquis of Phrygia, who was smiling brightly, took the umbrella next to her.
“Then I will come back with the smell of the earth to cool my head for a while. Have a good night.”
tuk tuk.
Prince Inas did not dare to catch the Marquis Phrygia who slapped him on the shoulder and left the room.
To be honest, I wanted to hold his arm and ask if he was really here to make their kingdom a vassal of yours, but… …
For some reason, it seemed that the answer to be returned was contrary to what he had expected, so Prince Inas did not realize his actions.
All I needed was another wolf’s teeth to drive out the established wolf.
How did it come to be the fox’s trick… …
Slumping down on his chair, Prince Inas looked at the chessboard placed on the munch.
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Most nobles likened chess to war, but Inas thought it was wrong.How can a rule that ends when the king is captured be like a war?
After all the soldiers are dead, can the king sitting alone on the ruins really be engrossed in the victory?
cuddle.
He bent down and grabbed the report that had been smashed on the floor.
The names of the thirty people who had died were written on it.
‘Even if I die… … ‘
It could be recorded in history as a rare idiot.
But no one will remember them.
Therefore, Prince Inas began to memorize their names in place for a while without saying a word.
And with his shoulders getting heavier every time he did, Prince Inas wanted to run away from this pressure with even the most trivial excuses.
But he didn’t.
No, I couldn’t.
Under the world, the only thing where no excuses are allowed and you have to take on all the responsibilities.
Because it was this place.