Chapter 398
My Villains Episode 398
63. The Silver Prince's Knights(5)
2Week ago, High Castle.
‘Well then… … Is there someone who can help me understand the sutra?.’
In order to hear the answer to this puzzling remark made by Princess Theodora, I followed her gaze and headed towards the residence..
Sir Gisella, the proud daughter of the renowned knight family ‘Winged’ and also known as the ‘Seahawk Knight’, greeted me. As if she had anticipated my visit, she took the lead without saying a word. The place we arrived at after receiving guidance was a small study room that was at most six pyeong in size..
“••••••majesty?”
Prince Ulkar was sitting alone at a desk littered with a couple of bundles of documents bound with string and scrolls of parchment. He smiled faintly over the flickering candlelight..
“Sir Phoenics.”
“No - when did you wake up??”
“Well, maybe an hour or two.?”
“What about your body? Are you okay??”
“It's okay, there's nothing else to do. It's just that I'm tired.”
I pulled a chair near the bookshelf and sat down across from the prince, grumbling softly..
“I was wondering if Lord Ankir was doing something crazy, but it was your Majesty's order. Please at least listen. Did you get upset for no reason?.”
“It was too late for that
cow." “What does time matter when the great army is just around the corner??”
“I thought you might need some rest too..”
“Hey, our prince is very considerate. I'm so thankful that I don't know what to do with myself..”
Ulkar smiled lowly and said.
“Even the enemy's enemies would have been fooled by the acting, which wasn't the Lord's, so don't be too upset..”
“So that was the purpose? deceiving the enemy?”
“Rather than saying that was the goal, I would say it was faith..”
“ It's faith?”
“Yes, faith. I believed that even if I didn't know the inside story, I wouldn't ruin the work..”
When the prince smiled brightly, I distorted my face..
“……Our prince, not only is he very considerate, but he also speaks very well. Did you at least go to a speech academy??”
“I was born and raised in a place where the tongue is the most powerful weapon, so I have to do this..”
“This is where the tongue is the most powerful weapon.?”
“The royal palace. Even though it looks like this, I am still a prince. Did you know that??”
“••••••Ugh.”
As I sighed angrily and crossed my arms, Ulkar laughed again..
For a moment, he patted a bundle of papers..
“I was just checking the battle records written by Sir Ariad and Sir Lyam. Sir, your performance was amazing..”
“Is it a day or two??”
Assassins hiding in the city, dragon knights flying through the night sky and scattering rune stones, and mercenaries who attacked through the rune stones..
While talking about the battle that took place in the inner city, the prince asked a question with a slightly stern look on his face..
“……I heard that you avenged the Margrave of Landry's revenge..”
“ ah.”
It's a story about a magic swordsman. I scratched my eyebrows and nodded..
“Yeah, whatever. To be exact, it was Lannon who killed it, not me..”
“Lannon?”
“Ah, the new name for the bunch. You know the bundle.?”
Ulkar nodded slowly..
“Are you talking about the assassin nicknamed ‘The Black Woman’ that Gyeong is with? Then I will express my gratitude to her, Lannon.?”
“Yes, of course you should..”
The prince then quietly touched the desk as if he was remembering the dead Margrave of Landry..
“Although my first impression was not that good, he was an honorable and wonderful man. He was the first lord who supported me and a trustworthy colleague. I loved my family and territory more than anything else.……
Ulkar trailed off and closed his eyes. I followed him quietly and remained silent..
“……His family and heirs will forever be under my protection..”
“I will help you too.”
“I'm glad you said that..”
The prince cleared his throat a few times to shake off his sadness and continued the conversation..
“The same applies to Lannon, but I especially need to reward Lord Hatan Ka separately..”
“To Ute Kwai.?”
“exactly. If it weren't for his performance, we wouldn't have been able to block the enemy's offensive so easily, so he should be rewarded..”
“……uh,”
I tilted my head with an ambiguous expression..
“well. I don't think you'll like it very much.”
“You don’t think you’ll like it? “Why?” “Maybe it’s because he killed his own people, but he’s a bit sullen..”
“……Well, Burcard's slave army did have a lot of steppe tribes mixed in..”
“Right. Because I'm not the type of person who would kill my own people and want to receive a reward. I don't think now is the time.”
“Thanks for the advice. I'll have to think about that..”
Ulkar narrowed his eyebrows and smiled.
I knocked on my teeth..
“‘‘The army led by His peace-loving Vice King Altenburg and the Lord’... … . How can you give such a name to a puppet army created using all kinds of dirty slander? As expected, the Altenberg family is a family that cannot be related..”
“That's right... … . Is there any way to free them??”
“How to free a slave soldier?”
“If possible, even magic soldiers. They say they're all brainwashed too..”
He seemed lost in thought for a moment and then shook his head..
“It seems difficult. I heard that the Alzenburg family's brainwashing techniques are as secret and sophisticated as they are evil..”
“I heard that they use magic and some kind of medicine, but is that the extent of it??”
“I'm an outsider, so I don't know exactly, but I heard it's done by using drugs to shut down the conscious mind and then injecting commands into the unconscious through dreams. In fact, I know that it is no different from forcibly creating a disability, so it is extremely difficult to break it down or treat it..”
“ O ugh”
—"S3
Since this is a world full of all kinds of mysteries, such as magic, sorcery, and necromancy, there must have been all kinds of brainwashing methods. Therefore, it was impossible for the criminal to infer what kind of tricks the Altenburg family, which boasts a history of over 800 years, may have developed..
I clicked my tongue in regret and then suddenly raised my head..
“That's right, you're having nightmares.?”
“……ah. exactly.”
“What kind of nightmare are you having??”
“Hmm, this is a bit of a sudden question..”
“Now that I'm talking about dreams, I'm reminded of it..”
Ulkar shook his head as if embarrassed..
“As a religious believer, I don't like talking about such things..”
“Don't do that, just say it. I'm also an expert on dreams..”
“expert? It's a wonder?”
“Yes, me. Even if you look like this, aren’t you the person who received the revelation of the Holy Son through a dream?.”
The revelation that Saint Abel left to me upon his death at the Monastery of Seteniora was a story known to all who knew..
Not only the high-ranking priests of the Church of El Ganor, but also the keen-eyed and bright nobles must have heard the news. And as Prince Ulkar was the best warlord in the kingdom, his intelligence was also quite good..
“I heard stories about him, but I didn't know he had a talent for interpreting dreams..”
“Oh my, you don’t believe me? I think I'm the type of person who talks nonsense.?”
“I'm not very talented at that.?”
“Who? It's me?”
“Deducing the opponent with words and launching a surprise attack is one of Kyeong’s specialties..”
“IC, Your Highness!”
When I got angry, the prince let out a low chuckle. For a moment, he opened his mouth with a slightly awkward expression..
“Strictly speaking, it's difficult to call it a nightmare.……
“Why??”
“……Because it's a dream about a certain moment from my childhood..”
“When I was young-”
When I remembered that his childhood wasn't that pleasant, I quickly shut up. Ulkar waved his hand..
“I also have happy memories. Actually, quite a lot..”
The prince leaned against the backrest and tapped the armrest as a habit..
“Do you know about the palace gardens??”
“no. I've never even been to the royal capital. Because he’s so hillbilly.”
“It's a shame. If I get a chance someday, I'll show you around..”
“There must be more than one thing to see in the royal capital, so I suggest you take a look at the garden.?”
“You said it was the royal garden. It's not the ordinary garden you think of..”
“The garden is all there..”
“It must not be common to see a garden with deer living in groups.?”
“……Are there a herd of deer living in your garden? I'm not talking about a hunting ground.?”
Ulkar nodded with a smile..
“The garden looks very large..”
“exactly. It's spacious enough to be compared to Zelentree..”
A garden as large as the battlefield where thousands of armies clashed. What is the royal palace in this country?…….
“I liked the garden the most in the palace. Running through the garden until you're out of breath was the easiest way to avoid people you didn't like..”
“Sometimes I was in minor danger... … . It was worth it. It was worth it.”
Candlelight flickered in navy blue eyes. My eyes, soaked in weak warmth, became a little drowsy..
“My younger brother also liked the garden. Mother too. He especially liked the pond I discovered in the forest. By that cozy pond, where only rabbits and sparrows visit, except for my mother and I, Yuril... … . The three of us used to have picnics there. It didn't happen very often, but no, that made it even more precious..”
After being lost in memories for a moment, the prince pressed his temples and shrugged his shoulders..
“How can you call appreciating that lovely scenery a nightmare?.”
It was an ending without a twist..
Did I unconsciously expect something like a tempting devil, a palace that became a slaughter factory, or corrupted knights? I was a little nervous and cautiously opened my mouth..
“Your Majesty... … He looked very distressed..”
“I guess so.”
“……uh,”
“It is a landscape that was never preserved and will never be recovered. It's natural to be in pain.”
Ulkar's tone of voice was extremely calm. It is difficult to imagine that the prince is thinking about the queen who died alone and the princess who was confined in a convent. I kept my mouth shut..
The silence did not last more than a minute. The prince couldn't even enjoy that much leisure..
“Now let's get to the point..”
“If you say the main point.”
“Didn't I tell you before? There will be an opportunity to counterattack. Now is the moment to seize that opportunity..”
Before we knew it, Ulkar had the confident face of a warlord..
“do you have a plan?”
“There is a plan proposed by Sir Ariad. Of course I tweaked it a little bit..”
It's a viper's operation..
The prince spoke in a relaxed tone to me, who was blushing and straightening my posture..
“Before we discuss that, let me tell you something first..”
“What is it??”
“About Gyeong’s family.”
“••••••yes?" As I blinked my eyes, Ulkar tilted his upper body and said:.
“Isn't it time to open up, Lord Phoenix? No, Poynix of Zahakar..”
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