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History of the Greatest Estate Design - Episode 355

355fury. Bitch proudly (2)

King Venetogna.

12th king of the Veneto royal family.

He took some pride in his way of seeing people..

He has reigned on the throne for 19 years already..

During this time, I have seen many loyalists and sycophants..

I went through countless scholars and fools..

Thanks to you, the moment I meet someone else.

I was confident that I would be able to figure out right away what kind of person that person was and how much value he had..

It was the same today too.

‘Phew.’

King Venetogna's eyes lit up as he entered the square..

It was the king who rejected the captain of the royal guard who tried to dissuade today's meeting..

He was actually comforting the loyalists who said it was too dangerous to go to the square alone..

‘Since the Bone Dragon has come this far anyway, you won't be safe no matter where you hide..’

So you have to step up yourself..

You must deal with rude, uninvited guests privately..

Even so, we have to make a deal..

The king made a promise and cast a gloomy glance toward the center of the square..

Bone Dragon, who took over the square with an overwhelming appearance.

I saw a young man standing at the foot of it..

‘Lloyd Frontera. I've heard that name before. He is the young nobleman who attracts the most attention in Magentano. He was appointed as a famous general and public servant by King Alicia..’

Actually, it was a name that stung my ears quite a bit..

It had to be that way..

The Kingdom of Veneto was on the border with Magentano..

Although there was a natural barrier called the Pantara Mountains,.

However, this did not mean that word of mouth and news could not be spread..

This was especially true if the news was related to a key figure in a potentially threatening country..

‘He created many heroic stories at a young age. I heard that he saved the East from disaster, rescued countless refugees, and accomplished other unspeakable feats... … indeed…….’

As expected, it was said that it was true..

As soon as I saw it, I immediately did that..

It was because he was so handsome..

‘haha. It's possible for a person to be so radiantly handsome. According to the rumors, there was no mention of Gwain's outstanding appearance. I just said that it was in the good category depending on how you look at it. But how can a person’s appearance be so brilliant?.’

Could it be that the perspective of beauty in the Kingdom of Magentano is a bit different from here?.

So does this mean that someone with a statue-like appearance can only be treated as decent in the Kingdom of Magentano?.

King Venetogna walked away with renewed admiration..

He spread his arms wide and looked happy..

As if today's meeting had really been promised..

So that people around me can see it like that.

With a smile on my face.

“Oh, Lloyd Frontera. The eldest son of the Count Frontera family. I have heard of your reputation. But to actually meet you like this, I'm so happy..”

A young noble from a potentially threatening country was welcomed..

Then the young nobleman who received the greeting turned his head this way..

With curly silver hair that looks like it was made of platinum,.

With its unique cool and beautiful blue eyes shining,.

He frowned as if he had drawn with the tip of a master's brush..

“It is an honor to have an audience with King Venetogna, the rightful monarch of this land, Veneto. This is the knight, Javiel Asrahan..”

He spoke with his captivating lips.

Thanks to this, King Venetogna had to feel like he was stabbed in the back..

“hmm?”

What did you just say?

The knight, Habiel Asrahan,?

This young man with a very beautiful, handsome, and noble impression.?

‘for a moment. Then Lloyd Frontera?’

The moment I think of that thought.

Next to the silver-haired knight who identified himself as Javiel..

Standing there side by side, a young man who looked like a potato according to the theory of relativity with Javiel nodded..

“It is truly an infinite honor to meet you like this. Lloyd Frontera, the eldest son of the Frontera family, meets King Venetogna, the rightful owner of this land..”

“…….”

King Venetogna was speechless..

And then I tilted my head without realizing it.

I tilted this way and looked at Javiel..

I tilted that way and looked at Lloyd..

Only then did I realize my mistake..

‘this. Did I see the wrong person??’

I couldn't believe it.

No matter how you look at it, the silver haired one over there had the appearance of an aristocrat(?)..

I thought this simple young man, who looked relatively potato-like, was just a servant..

“Big, big! hmm!”

King Venetogna was embarrassed..

A bitter smile appeared on Lloyd's lips..

“it's okay. Because it’s not something I’ve experienced once or twice. Anyway, thank you very much for accepting my unannounced request for a meeting..”

“Phew, thank you. indeed.”

For a moment, I pretended to be happy to be seen by those around me..

As soon as we got closer and could lower our voices, King Venetogna's expression became as sharp as frost..

“What were you thinking? What evil plan did your master, the King of Magentano, send you here to plot?.”

Before I knew it, King Venetogna's eyes were full of doubt..

Actually it was natural.

Lloyd too.

Bone Dragon too.

They were uninvited guests who had never been invited here..

Moreover, a meeting with this side was not even planned..

“Are you, your master, trying to threaten Gwain?.”

There was tension in King Venetogna's voice..

Now is the important moment.

Until now, the king had acted as if this meeting had been promised and planned..

If the outcome of this meeting is good,?

It was a calculation to add to his political achievements and influence..

But that's only when the meeting goes well.

Before that now?

First, it was time to bring up the main topic of the meeting..

It was considered a golden opportunity to understand the intentions of Lloyd and the Magentano royal family, who had committed an unimaginable act by bringing a bone dragon to the capital of another country..

And Lloyd met King Venetogna's expectations(?) by 500%..

With a straightforward comment without hiding anything,.

“Actually, I'm not here to threaten you, but to inform you..”

said.

Thanks to this, King Venetogna's eyebrows twitched..

The moment I was about to soar toward my bald forehead, Lloyd's answer continued..

“It's exactly as you said. It's not a threat, it's a notice..”

“What do you mean by notification?.”

Is this a notice to surrender?.

Is this a notice to hand over territory?.

King Venetogna asked anxiously..

Lloyd shrugged his shoulders and answered, as if wondering if such a terrible thing could happen..

“This is a notification that the trade route has been opened..”

“trade route?”

“yes.”

“what trade route?”

“I am talking about a direct trade route between Magentano and your country..”

“A direct trade route... … Where is that?.”

Deep wrinkles appeared between King Venetogna's eyebrows..

He had no idea what Lloyd was talking about..

‘We are a landlocked nation, and the only border between us and Magentano is the Pantara Mountains. Therefore, trade is still possible only through a kingdom different from Magentano. What on earth does that mean now??’

So, in order to open a direct trade route,?

A road must be made in the Pantara Mountains..

But that's impossible.

Just like it has been all along.

It will continue to be like this forever..

‘Then, is it possible that the statement that the trade route has been opened is a metaphorical speech with a different meaning?.’

If that's the case, what does the direct trade route mean as a metaphor?.

King Venetogna's mind was busy with guesses and conjectures..

Thanks to this, Lloyd’s mouth is full of food again..

A smile appeared.

“You don’t have to take it too complicated. It's exactly as I said. A direct trade route has been opened between our Magentano royal family and your kingdom of Veneto..”

“…….”

“Really.”

“Does that mean the Pantara Mountains??”

“Yes, you are correct..”

Lloyd smiled brightly..

his words continued.

“I pushed two peaks with Bone Dragon. The canyon was widened considerably and the slope was made gentler. You probably know the basics up to that point. A railroad was laid in the place where the foundation work was completed..”

“railway?”

“yes. This is the railway line for trade trains that cross the Pantara Mountains regularly, twice a day..”

“train, railroad.”

“Roughly speaking, you can think of it as a road paved with steel to allow carriages connected in a row to move..”

“…….”

Is this guy named Lloyd Frontera crazy?.

How should we accept that bizarre and illogical sophistry?.

Lloyd speaks confidently.

King Venetogna's worries deepened as he watched Lloyd..

In fact, he didn't believe a word of what Lloyd was saying..

I couldn't trust it at all.

I can't accept the concept of trains or railroads.?

That wasn't it..

Connecting the carriages in a row.

That it moves with power.

Laying a road with steel.

I thought something like that could be made somehow..

It didn't even occur to me to doubt that..

However, I did not believe that something like that could be easily built in the rugged mountains..

“Are you trying to come all this way and lie to me by using your tongue?.”

King Venetogna's voice became grave..

“Or are you and the Magentano royal family trying to disparage and humiliate Gwain and the Gwain royal family in this way??”

“Hmm, did you hear me like that??”

“Anyway.”

Crash!

King Venetogna gritted his teeth through his pure white beard..

“Did you just say it was a steel road that crosses the Pantara Mountains? But can such a thing be made so easily? If that were true, it would mean that a large-scale construction was carried out in those rugged mountains. Are you trying to say that such construction was completed in just a few days??”

In real time, questioning Lloyd..

King Venetogna's voice was filled with gradient anger..

From Venetogna’s perspective, it had to be that way..

He was unaware of the time freeze..

Therefore, for him, the incident in which the Bone Dragon crushed two peaks of the Pantara Mountains was only a few days ago..

I couldn't believe it at all when Lloyd said that a steel railway had been opened in the mountains..

At first, I thought you were talking about impossible things..

This is an attempt to deceive.

There must be an insidious plan behind that deception..

It made the flames of suspicion even brighter than before..

As I immersed myself in the flames, I let out a low cry..

“So, I ask for one piece of wine. What are you trying to gain by taunting me now? Perhaps, through this incident, they are trying to send a warning to neighboring countries by using Gwain and his royal family as an example??”

I thought maybe that could be the case..

The Magentano royal family was indeed strong..

First of all, King Alicia was a rare sword master..

It was also politically stable thanks to her strong leadership..

There was no sign of any internal strife or civil war..

The land was also fertile.

The king's direct troops were home to tens of thousands of well-trained elite soldiers..

There was an additional outstanding knight named Javiel Asrahan..

Lastly, the nightmarish Bone Dragon was devoted to the royal family..

It has even recently established friendly relations with its traditional rival in the east, the Sultanate..

As such, the hegemony of the Magentano Dynasty reached an unprecedented heyday..

If they really have a bad mind?

Even if you start a war with all the neighboring countries at once, you will be able to gain the upper hand..

King Venetogna thought so..

“So, they are probably trying to treat Gwain and his royal family like stones on the side of the road. Their intention is to hold a bloody feast, using it as an example of easy trampling, and to break the spirit of neighboring countries through this cruel feat. That's probably how they want to lay the foundation for a conquering empire. Was what Gwain said wrong??”

King Venetogna's voice trembled..

The sight before my eyes suddenly became dark..

Either you stretch out here and you get killed..

Or, through humiliating submission, the royal family's name is barely preserved..

I even thought that those two would be the only options given to me..

‘Anyway, the answer was decided from the moment Bone Dragon came here..’

King Venetogna sighed deeply..

And I made up my mind.

If the dog of the Magentano royal family in front of you persecutes you,?

If King Alicia's threat is conveyed through that persecution,?

‘Even if it means making sacrifices... … At least the soldiers and the people will have to be saved..’

I thought it was my responsibility.

I thought it would be a way to be honorable to previous kings..

Just like that, the moment when King Venetogna pondered his decision..

Lloyd laughed as if he was embarrassed..

“Uh, hmm, this is really it. Actually, I expected it to be like this... … As expected, you don’t have much faith in what I said.?”

“…….”

King Venetogna's eyebrows twitched..

What does that mean again?.

While he was feeling puzzled, Lloyd continued speaking..

“I'm truly sorry. I think my expectation that you would trust me easily was a mistake. Seeing is worth seeing, so it might have been better to just show it rather than explain it from the beginning..”

“what are you doing now…….”

Are you trying to say something?.

……The question did not last until the end..

Before I even finished speaking.

Suddenly, Lloyd reached out and shook my hand..

Turtub!

“Shhh. Please excuse me for a moment.”

“……!”

As soon as I held your hand.

A little mana seeped into the King's body from Lloyd..

The mana that entered took over the king's vocal cords like an invading army..

My voice no longer came out..

King Venetogna's eyes were filled with bewilderment..

However, the king could not even ask for help from the commander-in-chief or the captain of his guard..

Just as he was about to start making urgent gestures.

This was because Lloyd shouted half a beat faster..

“I understand, worthy monarch of this land. At your request, I, Lloyd Frontera, the eldest son of the Frontera family, will personally guide you and show you the canyon train built in the Pantara Mountains.!”

It was as soon as those sly, nonchalant words were finished..

Lloyd jerked King Venetogna..

naturally.

On the surface, it looks like a polite guide..

He led King Venetogna, who was half-subdued by the shabby mind..

I burned it on Yongyong’s palm..

No time for anyone to stop me.

I sent a shameless signal to Yongyong..

“Come on, Yongyong! Here, let's go show the canyon train to the King of the Veneto royal family.!”

The moment he signals.

Tuchem-!

Yongyong kicked out of the square and flew up..

In an instant, it soared hundreds of meters into the air..

Lloyd, Javiel, and King Venetogna were held tightly in both hands..

Thanks to this, the commander-in-chief of the Veneto royal family and the captain of the guards, who were waiting nervously around the square according to the order of the lord,…….

“……hiccup?”

The lord looked up at the receding sky and began to hiccup..

It was an unprecedented kidnapping of the Veneto royal king..