Chapter 67 – Two Choices (2)
The size fits the expression that it is wide because it is not wide.
Numerous knights were guarding the entrance to the imperial palace.
Royal Knights of the Empire.
Along with the White Wolf Orders of Ellandur, it was a knight order that competed for the number one order in the empire.
Xian approached the imperial palace.
“stop. Please state your identity and purpose.”
As Xian got closer, a knight stopped Xian.
Xian said to the knight.
“This is Xian Ellandour. I visited to meet the Crown Prince.”
“Elandur…?”
For an instant, the knight tilted his head.
Because I didn’t know Ellandur’s name.
But that’s for a while.
The knight tilted his head for a moment.
It was because he had said that he had visited to meet the Crown Prince.
“I haven’t been given any specific instructions.”
However, the article was not instructed otherwise.
“what? Could it be?”
Seeing the knight like that, Xian tilted his head.
“Could you please check once?”
Then he asked the driver.
Seeing Xian like that, the knight frowned involuntarily.
That would also be the case with Xi’an’s actions now.
From what I can see, it seemed like they were trying to push into the field as Elandur.
However, even though it was called Elandur, this kind of behavior was quite disrespectful.
Above all, isn’t Xian the first name?
I would like to shrug my shoulders a bit for being famous at the last National Day event…
You have to know where to stretch and stretch.
The crown prince was not an ordinary aristocrat, but the second-in-command of the empire.
To meet such a prince like this?
You have to sound sensible.
“No instructions were given. So please go back.”
The knight resolutely blocked Xian from entering the palace.
“Please confirm within one time.”
But Xian didn’t think of stepping down.
As Xian, it was unfair.
Because he contacted me in advance before it came.
Xian wrote two letters before leaving the Ellandur Mansion.
One to Hans of Leuven.
And send the other to Conrad.
That would be the case, too, because the prince was not someone he could meet suddenly when he wanted to meet him.
So, roughly predicting the arrival date, Xian sent a letter to Conrad first…
It seems that there must have been some mistake…
“It’s not possible. Don’t force yourself and go home.”
However, the knight did not intend to move.
Right then.
“What’s the fuss?”
A strange voice came from one side.
the place you looked at.
There, a middle-aged man in neat clothes was walking this way.
And the face in Xian’s memory.
It was none other than the person who guided Xian to the imperial palace at the last National Foundation Day event.
The leader of the 13th Knights of the Royal Knights.
Did you say Robert…?
It seemed so.
“insect!”
The knight facing Robert showed courtesy in moderation.
Robert nodded once and asked the knight.
“What is going on?”
“It’s nothing else, this person was forcing himself to meet His Highness, so I was blocking it.”
“Your Highness the Crown Prince?”
Robert’s gaze turned to Xian.
and.
“you are···?”
Robert also tilted his head, as if he recognized Xian.
Then he said to Sian.
“I haven’t received any special instructions from Your Highness, but um… Wait a minute. Please wait a moment.”
Eventually, Robert went inside the palace to check.
Originally, there were very few cases like this.
The Imperial Palace is where the most noble people in the empire stay.
The security had to be tighter than anywhere else in the empire.
Therefore, there was no other way without instructions.
There were very few cases where this was checked separately.
However, Xi’an had a history of receiving an invitation from the prince in the past.
That’s why Robert went to check it himself.
However, the knight who did not know that frowned and looked at Xian with a displeased expression.
Now entering the palace, Robert is the leader of the Royal Knights.
That position was not to be taken lightly.
Because Xian wasn’t a being that could be manipulated like that.
But why?
“I’m sorry!!”
Suddenly, a loud cry was heard from inside the imperial palace.
the place you looked at.
There, Robert began to run, panting.
“Well, Your Highness said that he forgot because he was busy with work. Come this way! Come this way!”
“…!”
The knight opened his eyes wide.
“Fortunately, the. I wondered if the letter hadn’t been delivered to Her Highness.”
And Xian’s words that followed.
Even personally contacted His Highness the Crown Prince…?
The knight looked at Xian with surprised eyes.
Eventually, Xian slightly bowed his head toward the knight.
“then.”
So Xian entered the imperial palace.
And that too while being guided by the Royal Knights Commander.
“·······”
The knight just stared blankly at Xian’s back.
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Following Robert’s guidance, Xian was able to enter the palace.
And the large room where Robert guided Xian.
It is a size that can be trusted even if it is not a room, but a house.
This was none other than the place where Xian first met Arya the other day.
‘Couldn’t there be another Arya…?’
I wanted to, but it never happened.
Xian was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
“If you wait here for a while, Your Highness will be back soon.”
Robert left with those words.
To spend such a boring time.
“Let’s do some hyeonjil.”
Xian took out his smart phone.
And sneakily, I checked the gold coins in my inventory.
[Owned Gold Coins] – 1,770,000 G
1.77 million gold.
It was the amount obtained by cashing the 1.5 million gold slip received from Isabel.
I think there was a little more, but I thought it was spent on maintenance.
Even so, there is enough money to do it.
“hmm···.”
Xian sorted out items to be aware of for a while.
first.
『[Remove Ads + Unlimited Growth Buff License (500,000 G)]』
“From removing ads.”
I thought it would be nice to buy it from removing ads.
Removal of ads that have been delayed and postponed for a while.
The crazy price was also the price.
Because I didn’t feel the need to do that.
But not anymore.
That’s also the beginner’s progress of the Mahon Sura sword.
Because the progress didn’t climb dirty!
I had to put in almost a whole day to accomplish the task barely.
There were days when I still couldn’t achieve it.
Then, without fail, the task is reset.
In a word, it blew away the progress.
So the time has come to save an hour of ad viewing time.
Xian pressed the purchase button without much hesitation.
Hold on.
《Purchased!》
500,000 gold that evaporates with a light touch.
Also, without fail, a notification window popped up saying that the purchase was completed.
and.
“Are you all right?”
Why did the status of the notification window stay fine?
It was no different from usual even though it was an amount that a family of four could live on for 1,388 years.
Originally, if it was about 500,000 gold, ‘Kumaeaeaeaeek!!’ Or ‘doneooooooooooooooooooooo!!’ etc.
It should have caused various errors.
Tring!
《When you get stuck while progressing, try adding more string!》
Now it was just babbling again.
“How come you seem to have gotten stronger after the maintenance?”
Sian shook his head.
And I searched for the next item to be wise.
The second to be so wise.
“Oh. You should also purchase the Aura practice method.”
It was none other than the A-rank Aura technique obtained as an achievement reward.
The soldiers of the territory are introductory knights.
In other words, an achievement achieved while developing to the level of an apprentice knight.
Because of that, I was able to purchase A-rank Aura seniority at Knight Academy Lv.1.
To be precise, the purchase is made in the mobile lord,
It was something that could be used and learned at Knight Academy Lv.1.
And what a price it is.
[Class A Aura Technique] – 100,000G.
100,000 gold.
“······ The performance is certain.”
Since it was a grade just below the S grade, there was no doubt about its performance.
Because Xian knew what kind of power the S-class exerted because he had experienced it himself.
“I gave Hans a rough word in the letter, so if you buy it, he’ll learn it on his own until I go.”
Of course, it was not easy to learn the Aura practice method just because you knew how to do it.
There is Lucas, a beginner-level expert knight in the territory, so learning shouldn’t be a big problem.
“Maybe Lucas will try to learn too.”
Xian pressed the purchase button without hesitation.
Hold on.
《Purchased!》
Along with the disappearing 100,000 gold, a purchase completion notification window popped up.
And this time, it was a mobile lord no different than usual.
“How can you be a little sad?”
I was a bit disappointed that it came out normally.
“And again…”
It was then.
“I’m sorry. I’ve been busy with work lately.”
Suddenly, the door opened and the crown prince, Conrad, appeared.
And Conrad’s words that he gets hit by work.
Definitely different from the last time I saw it.
Conrad’s face was pale.
Xian put the smartphone he was holding into his arms.
And slowly got up from his seat.
“Sian Ellandur of the Ellandur family. Meet His Highness the Crown Prince.”
“There is no need to set an example so excessively. More than anything, I didn’t make a mistake this time.”
Conrad waved his hand with a small smile and threw it out.
Sian and Conrad, who were placed like that.
“Yes, I have a favor to ask of you.”
Conrad immediately asked Xian.
It is also true that Xi’an had revealed that he had a business in the letter he sent earlier.
However, he did not mention specific circumstances.
That’s why Conrad asked now.
Xian cautiously opened his mouth.
“I’m concerned that it could be a bit… an embarrassing request.”
“Why are you so lazy? It’s okay, so say anything. Didn’t you even risk the name of the imperial family to grant your wish?”
Conrad gave a nice smile.
Sian looked at Conrad and said.
“I am about to abandon the name of Ellandur.”
tall.
Conrad’s body stiffened.
It was as if Conrad’s time had stopped.
“Now… what did you say?”
Conrad’s question followed.
Sian opened his mouth again.
“I’m about to throw away the name of Ellandur from me. So I want to make Ruben independent from the jurisdiction of Ellandur.”
And Conrad’s body stiffened once again.
Xian looked at Conrad like that.
The hilt held by Durak.
This was the only way to steal the hilt.
Xian dropping the name of Elandur.
And thus making Ruben independent.
Then Xian did not have to return to his family even after half a year.
Because I am no longer Elandur.
Also, Elandur could not exert any force on Ruben.
Ruben is no longer Elandur.
Xian was able to earn half a year.
In it, Xian must abandon the name of Ellandur.
In addition, Ruben must be independent from Ellandur.
This was the only way to protect Ruben.
Sian quietly waited for Conrad’s words.
Conrad said nothing.
He just stood there blankly, like someone who had been hit hard by a hammer.
Xian waited for such a Conrad.
How much time had passed like that?
“… It’s a totally unexpected… request.”
Conrad looked quite embarrassed.
“If you’re joking right now… it’s not a joke.”
Conrad shook his head.
Xian’s expression now.
It wasn’t the look a joker could have.
And in front of whom would you joke?
That’s why Conrad fell into deep trouble.
Then he slowly opened his mouth.
“Even if it’s me, I’m cautious about touching Elandur.”
Xian nodded.
Elandur is one of the two families that support the Empire.
Conrad, let alone the emperor, couldn’t do anything about it.
It only has the potential to touch it.
“And abandoning the name of Ellandur. It may turn Elandur into an enemy. I bet you didn’t know what that meant… ”
Xian nodded once more.
If Xian abandons the name of Ellandur and becomes independent.
Probably, Durak was not going to stay still.
As Conrad said, there was a strong chance that Elandur would become an enemy.
And it wasn’t that there were no beings who turned Elandur into an enemy in the past history.
However, all of them have disappeared into the dark side of history.
All that remains is the family of Elandur.
Even so.
“I will take it as I deserve.”
Xian was talking about going against Elandur.
“May I ask what the reason is?”
So Conrad had no choice but to ask.
Xian then briefly explained what had happened at the Ellandur Mansion.
And even what Ruben means to Xian.
Even so, Conrad showed an expression of incomprehension.
“If you are with the Marquis of Ellandur, your talent can bloom even more. I’m cautious about saying this, but maybe a third empire star will be born.”
But Xian was trying to throw away all of that.
“Why are you trying to get away from Ellandur?”
Conrad could not understand such a proposal.
If Xian stays in Ellandur.
You will walk the road to success, and in the end you will be able to enjoy the same status as a king.
But why…?
Conrad looked at Xian blankly.
Sian slowly opened his mouth while facing Conrad.
“As your Highness knows, I was a person who had nothing.”
It has the name of Elandur, but only in name.
Even if it was different from the truth, it was the madman of the marquis family.
He was also an incompetent dull-jae with no ability.
“Even if you want to do something, even if you want to be something. I couldn’t, I couldn’t be. Can not. can’t be Those were the words I heard the most in my life.”
The reasons were various.
Bastards, incompetents, nerds, etc.
There were dozens of things that immediately came to mind.
If I wrote it down calmly, it would probably exceed hundreds.
“Then I became the lord of a territory. I have a lot of people who follow me. Does Your Highness know what the reason why I, who am nothing, could become like this… by any chance?”
Conrad didn’t answer.
It would be correct to say that I cannot answer.
Xian looked down for a moment.
Realistically, thanks to the mobile lord, it could be said that it was the biggest.
If only I hadn’t met the mobile lord then.
Cyan must have died after being preyed upon by the goblins.
And the development of Ruben now can also be said to be non-existent.
So the biggest reason could be said to be the mobile lord.
However, it was not the mobile lord who was able to become the present Xian.
“It was one thing.”
That was for one reason.
Xian is still incompetent.
Hundreds of words that defined Xian in the past were words that still apply to Xian.
Xian still couldn’t overcome them.
Even now, Xian’s talent was still terrible.
I couldn’t get away from the name of Ellandur.
In front of Durak, only a little bit of defiance was possible.
Nonetheless, Xian was here now.
It was possible for one reason.
It could have been Ellie’s shyness to thank her for saving Grayson.
It could be Amelia’s gratitude to Xi’an for trusting her to move towards her dream.
Leah’s desperation after living alone for a thousand years.
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Jerry’s cry for healing his mother.
It could have been Semir’s waiting for an indefinite promise.
I can’t define anything, though.
The reason Xian was able to come this far wasn’t because of the mobile lord.
Nor were there dozens or hundreds of reasons to criticize Xian.
It wasn’t even because he overcame them.
Only one thing.
Yeongji people’s faith in Xi’an.
As a result, their pervasive laughter blooms in Leuven.
“That one reason made me who I am today. And it will make me who I am in the future.”
Sian opened his mouth again.
“I want to be with the people of Ruben who made me like this.”
Conrad’s expression darkened.
It was as if someone had been hit in the head with a hammer.
A thick silence fell.
Conrad said nothing in that silence.
Xian quietly waited for such a Conrad.
How much time had passed like that?
“hahahaha!!”
Conrad suddenly burst out laughing.
“Really… it’s really amazing.”
Conrad looked at Xian and said.
“Your choice is truly foolish. If anyone sees it… it wouldn’t be strange to call it a new method of suicide.”
Xian didn’t answer.
Because Xian also acknowledged it.
“however···.”
Conrad continued.
“For some reason, I don’t like it that much. It strangely draws people in.”
At that momentum, with some kind of expectation.
I am drawn to it without even realizing it.
Conrad burst into laughter again.
“In the end… isn’t your request that you want to be free from Ellandur while serving as the lord of Ruben? Even if you turn Elandur into an enemy.”
“That’s right.”
“It is a very difficult and troublesome request. To the point where I want to blame my past cubism.”
Conrad gave a small smile.
Then, as if contemplating, Conrad looked down for a moment.
“If you’re alone, it’s no big deal. I can give you a title right now and replace the castle of Elandur.”
but.
“If the territory called Ruben is also involved, the situation becomes complicated. After all… I have to take Ruben away from Ellandur.”
This was tantamount to plundering Ellandur’s territory.
This was something neither the crown prince nor the emperor could do.
“Half a year… half a year…”
Conrad murmured.
It seemed that he had no thoughts at all.
The period was also too short.
I didn’t know that it was Xian.
So, Xian slowly opened his mouth to tell Conrad about the plan he had been thinking about.
“So what I ultimately want to say is this.”
and at the same time.
Tring!
『[Gyeongji Quest] – ‘This is my world! This is the world I made!!’
I heard the cheerful notification sound of my smartphone.