066 Northern Territory (3)
It was dinner time with the mystery of the ‘Archduke of the North’ unsolved.
I didn’t know, but it was completely irrelevant information.
As the sun set on Evelynn, Emperor Frederic, who returned from hunting, announced with a nice smile, ‘Today I will shoot.’
I always wondered what kind of sarcastic person he always shoots, but there was a reason.
“Wow, the best pool villa ever.”
I murmured.
Various leisure spaces were prepared on the site of the Grand Duke’s vast summer residence, and there was also a large lawn garden where campfires and barbecues could be made.
There we went down under the guidance of the attendant of the detached palace, where we found an SUV the size of an elk that the emperor had captured.
To be precise, he said it was a beast resembling an elk.
“To be able to eat the beast meat that His Majesty himself caught… It is an honor that will go down in the history of the author.”
Ganael’s golden eyes twinkled like LED lights. I was curious too, so I opened my mouth.
The chef of the detached palace was in the midst of dismantling with the assistant.
There were also servants watching from the side.
“You even eat magical water. I did not know.”
“Since long ago, in the northern part, including the counties of Mutte, it was often difficult to procure food because of the long winter. So the commoners gathered their strength and began to eat the beast, and the recipe spread to the aristocracy as well.”
Benjamin took out the chairs from the outdoor table and explained. It was an interesting story.
“thank you. How do you deal with the beast’s poison or bodily fluids?”
“Look over there, you’re working with gloves on. However, the northern beasts are not as poisonous as the central and southern ones. It is usually said that if you roast it over a fire, it will all fly away.”
I nodded.
Hearing this lively story, I used to completely forget that this place was in a novel.
A huge bonfire in the center of the garden blazed brightly in orange, illuminating the faces of the people.
It was nice to be able to dine with Benjamin and Canael and other royal court servants.
Normally, unless I asked for it, there wasn’t much to do except eat in my room.
The Summer Palace certainly had a looser hierarchy than the Imperial Palace, but that was the emperor’s will.
Although I felt it from the ‘winner celebration’, she was a very easygoing person.
“It’s really delicious. slowly melts away I do not enjoy anything.”
“Okay, prince. It’s juicy and sweet.”
“I had no idea that ‘cheolgwan deer’ meat could taste so luxurious.”
The chef did use some spice, but even taking that into account, there was little smell.
I was surprised and enjoyed the soft texture of the beast.
The attendants at other tables also ate and drank while talking.
Under the table, two red pandas were curled up and sleeping, and Demi was wrestling alone while holding a plum.
It was a peaceful and warm atmosphere that made my body feel drowsy.
Suddenly, Kristel and Prince Sedric wondered what they were doing now.
I’m the supporting actor, and the world view of ‘Toegye Gong’ would work well without me, but it wouldn’t be the two of them.
I didn’t know if it was growing up a storm or was doing a great job somewhere.
Suddenly, I had a feeling of hope.
“·················ogue.”
I drank carbonated water mixed with apple jam to suppress the strange excitement, and my eyes met the emperor at the table across from me.
The cherry-colored eyes mixed with scorch were sparsely tinged with orange.
Seeing that scene again reminded me of Sadie and ‘Suspicious Letter’.
I bowed lightly and avoided her gaze.
Did he hand the letter over to the emperor?
“Prince, try it with remoulade. It is more spicy than the one eaten at the Imperial Palace, but it goes well with the beast meat.”
“Uh, thank you.”
I looked into the sauce boat that Canael pushed.
No, in that case, the emperor would have called me and made any inquiries.
I don’t know her well, but I’m sure I wouldn’t have left the situation as it is now.
So is the letter still in Sadie’s hand? Why, what are you thinking?
······Can you trust the prince?
“Hello, Prince. Does the beast fit in your mouth?”
A familiar voice rang in my ears. I woke up suddenly from my thoughts.
Turning his head, Cardinal Bootier with a plate and a glass of champagne was standing in front of the table and smiling.
Even Natalie, a servant, was not accompanied.
Benjamin and Canael quickly got up from their seats.
“no, that’s fine. I came here because I wanted to be with you for a while.”
She shook her head softly. The two servants sat back awkwardly.
I greeted the teacher with a smile.
“Delicious. Did your majesty drink too much?”
“Yeah, Frederic is full because he ate too much.”
The cardinal sat down next to me with a look of trouble.
Her plate had only really simple desserts and fruits.
I cooked bite-sized beast meat in a remoulade.
“So, have you figured out who Archduke Evelynn is?”
she asked in a playful tone. Power entered my forehead.
The emotions that had subsided because of Sadie and the note seemed to evaporate in an instant.
No, I’m not stupid.
“I can’t be sure, but there are people who guess that it’s number one.”
“Five.”
The beige eyes were exaggeratedly rounded.
Even until lunchtime, the emperor said he was ashamed of being immature, and there were signs that he was making fun of me for being stained by her in the hunting grounds.
After chewing the beast meat tightly, I calmly opened my mouth.
“Well, I thought you were going to tell Alexandre Guk.”
“Ugh.”
“Oh My God.”
“Oh, my prince.”
Canael, Benjamin, and the Cardinals inhaled in turn.
Even the servant who was passing by holding a glass of champagne stopped and looked at me.
Everyone looked like their eyes were popping out. Damn, I don’t think it’s from the atmosphere.
“…it seems to be wrong.”
“Oh my gosh.”
The cardinal lowered his eyebrows into brows.
Benjamin and Canael were like that, too. I’ve been careful with my luck.
“If it’s not rude… May I ask what kind of person you were during your lifetime?”
“Well.”
She smiled bitterly.
It didn’t seem like he was trying to avoid the question, but his eyes were dimmed as he grumbled on a point in the past.
I’m trying to say that you don’t have to answer me if it’s hard, but the cardinal made up a sentence first.
“He was kind to everyone.”
“······okay.”
“He was kind, he was wise, and Frederik accepted him with a smile no matter what he did. Oh, and I was in trouble too.”
“Your Highness caused trouble?”
“Because I was hanging out with Frederick. Even a small accident can make things snowball. I think Alexandre has been behind us since the days of Confucius.”
she laughed out loud.
Indeed, the emperor’s husband seemed far from the concept of ‘the Northern Prince of Ropan’ that Jeong Eun-seo passionately preached.
He seemed to be a warm and friendly man, not the blunt Ice Prince style.
If it was the Grand Duke, I thought that the emperor’s husband would be the most influential, but at this point, I thought it was just a cousin or uncle.
“He was a great wizard.”
“I heard about it.”
i muttered
Guk-seo, nicknamed ‘The Great Wizard of Trembling’, said that he was the strongest wizard in the empire while he was alive.
There was a time when he won the ‘Great Subjugation of Beasts’, and even the emperor, the sword master, competed with him, and there were rumors that he did not win every time.
Unlike a normal wizard, he had two known specialties.
“I loved Cedric very much.”
said the cardinal as if singing. I remembered the prince who ran wild in the last Great Beast Subjugation.
Seeing his father’s hallucinations, he could not contain his anger and set fire to the entire mountain range.
I don’t know, but it seems that the rich and the rich were very close.
The conversation was cut off for a while.
The Cardinal drank the champagne while humming a nursery rhyme, and Benjamin, Canael and I refocused on the meat.
I glanced at her face to see if she had asked a question, and the cardinal gave me advice, ‘If you cut it vertically, the meat will be softer’.
“Come to think of it, tomorrow you will know the name of the Archduke.”
“Is that so?”
“Didn’t you decide to go to the bell tower where the sickness is?”
yes it was
Today is the first day of summer vacation, so I was going to take a good rest and go see something new with the red pandas tomorrow.
The ‘Ark of Biryeom’, a sacred object in the north, was enshrined in Evelynn’s bell tower, unlike the ‘Blessing’ kept in the lord of Sarnez or the ‘Blessing’ in the wilderness.
The location selection was unique.
The cardinal continued.
“In the bell tower, the Archduke is asleep.”
*
“Your Majesty, I think you will be able to return tomorrow morning.”
The knight commander posted a report.
Duke Evelynn, the man who had his eyes on the map, clicked his chin once without saying a word.
The campsite resembled the owner of the Knights Templar and had a calm and serious atmosphere throughout.
Violet bonfires were burning all over the forest, and the knights sitting around were resting while drinking coffee or cocoa.
The peacock’s eyes moved slowly, clearing the area he patrolled today.
A gloved finger lightly touched the Count Rimless, just to the right of Evelynn.
Marquee Caroline Rimless was one of the few 9th-class swordsmen in the Empire, that is, the Swordmaster.
At one time they were rivals with Emperor Frederic, but as they grew older, the two quickly became close.
Count Mutte had been a family loyal to the imperial family for a long time, so there was no reason for their relationship to deteriorate.
Her estate was bordered by the Empire’s border to the east and the North Sea, where pirates crossed to the north.
Most of the pirates were blocked by the knights of the marginalized.
In particular, the case of a pirate ship crossing over to Evelynn had only happened twice in the past 25 years.
However, after hiding in the pine forest of the Earl’s Territory, the dwarfs who crossed the border and came to Evelynn existed every year.
Their goal was simple.
Since Evelynn was a secret estate, she was hiding under the illusion that there would be valuable treasures everywhere.
Those who had been pirates for a long time never set foot in Evelynn, but there were Chidles with short experiences and thoughts everywhere.
In Evelynn, where there is no tax or military service, there were also some people who secretly built huts and sat down with looted items.
The young Duke Evelynn stayed on the estate for a short time, but once he got up he would go straight out on horseback and wipe out the remnants of it in one fell swoop.
If one day the time comes when this land will be opened to the common people.
When that day came, the Duke wanted Evelynn to be more peaceful than any other realm in the Empire.
“This sweeping seems to have ended earlier than usual.”
“It must have been a lot of hard work for Byeon-baek.”
The duke replied lowly to the captain’s words.
It’s not uncommon for cleaning to be completed in one day, but this year there were only a few pirates.
It was a positive sign.
Count Elisabeth the Little Count, who left for a summer inspection soon, was also expected to increase.
The peacock rose from his seat with a graceful movement.
“When the sun rises, shall we make our way to the bell tower?”
“I will see Your Majesty and Your Majesty first.”
As he moved, the cloak lined with the fur of the beast also rippled like the night sky.
The commander bowed politely.
“Prince Jesse of the Penetian New Kingdom is going to the bell tower tomorrow. So, there was a message that Your Majesty and His Majesty the Cardinal would accompany you.”
“·················ogue.”
The peacock closed and opened his beautiful eyes once.
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On the cliff were a temple and a bell tower, a god of the ‘air’ attribute, and the tomb of his father.
So he couldn’t let the prince go alone.
He thought about something for a moment, then let out his voice again.
“then,”
“pirate ship! It’s a pirate ship!”
The knight standing on the guard exclaimed loudly. The camp quickly became a commotion.
The knights moved quickly to put out the bonfire and form a line.
The duke took the lead without any hesitation or trembling.
-Sureung!
An ancient and mysterious sword was held in the man’s hand with a clear sound.
He started walking, looking only straight ahead.
The boundary of the forest was removed like a veil in an instant, and a cliff covered in darkness was revealed.
The peacock’s boots stood on the salt-filled soil.
– Swish, swish, swish!
Dozens of spears pointed at the sea quickly floated above the heads of the knights lined up like swords.
But no one was surprised by this phenomenon.
The peacock narrowed his eyes and stared at the horizon.
Above the dark sea level, the light of a pirate ship was rising like a sunrise.
It was a long way off, but it was certain.
It wasn’t an ordinary merchant ship, nor was it the play ship of any nobles.
“Your Majesty does not need to know this.”
The duke declared
“It will end here.”
His gloves were gone.
At that time, the deputy chief swung his magic telescope wildly.
“Your Majesty, the white flag! They are wearing white flags!”