Chapter 478
My Villains Episode 478
66. silver prince(33)
While Princess Theodora was pleading with King Ruilix II, I narrowed my eyes and felt depressed..
The April spring breeze blowing from the northeast had a strange odor, just as Theodora said..
This faint but powerful presence. It was not an energy that could be mistaken for something else. Even considering that my magical power was suppressed by the anti-magic field just now, I am shocked that I did not feel it..
“……Magi? really?”
At this timing, why suddenly??
Through my highly sensitive senses, I noticed that this magic energy was getting thicker little by little..
“What a strange situation.. ”
Did he read the look of confusion in me? The emperor opened his mouth again.
“If you are not plotting an evil plan, then what on earth is this demon??”
Doubts led to questions, and doubts led to questions..
That question confused even me. Unless King Ruilix II is acting amazing right now, it was implied that this demonic energy was caused by a third party..
But, the third party?.
Even the most crazy person wouldn't think of throwing poop at a meeting between the Emperor and Prince Yin. Aside from the fact that the two powerful families are lined with some of the continent's leading knights and wizards, the number of troops stationed there is close to ten thousand. Even evil plans are just as bad, what kind of tricks can this number of people do to a military camp with a fire in their eyes?.
Members of both armies, who thought that this strange and shady atmosphere encroaching on the surroundings was naturally caused by the other party, also began to show signs of doubt after going through a similar thought process as me..
This time, it was Princess Theodora who broke the tension and silence that filled the chaotic podium..
“your majesty. Foreign accommodation. If you feel strange, put away your weapon. It is not a situation for the beings of Middle Earth to point swords at each other..”
Prince Ulkar just stared at the emperor with a stern face. Ruilix II also looked at him, then turned to Field Marshal Nadim and the nobles who served as commanders of his troops..
“Scouting?”
The voice that had been amplified by magic and shook the garrison died down, and a relaxed and gentle tone replaced it. Nadim, who was glaring at me and Atalanta with a gaping face, cleared his throat and opened his mouth..
“……No other reports have been received. I'll send a inspector to check the situation..”
“Please do so..”
Ruil Rix II turned his head and glanced at the audience, then clicked his tongue as he caught a glimpse of where Prince Ulkar's subordinates were gathered..
“Lord Ruyan. “No matter how energetic a young man is, it would be of no use to him to treat a virtuous lady so cruelly.” Those words seemed like a light joke at first glance, but they had a strangely stern tone to them. Lu Yan, who was crushing Isidirin, the 'Sister of Linhau', and pointing a dagger at her neck, swallowed dry saliva. From the corner of his eye, Prince Ulkar nodded quietly..
“……There were no personal feelings..”
When the boy said that and walked away, the old woman stood up with a groan, shook off her cutlery, and glared at Lu Yan for a moment..
This old wizard, with his small stature and elegant aura, had an extremely dangerous spirit in his eyes. However, the boy called Little Dragon just smiled brightly as if he knew nothing..
Several destruction masters who appeared to be his students quickly ran out, helped her up, and brought her near the throne..
“I understand that you are confused and upset, but I need your opinion. now.”
“……Please ask..”
“What is this demon? “Is it true that the day will come when the dark world will devour the present world, as the old prophets and magnates talked about?” Isidirin, who had been gathering himself, straightened his posture and shook his head..
“That can't be possible, Your Majesty. Aside from the fact that predictions about one dimension swallowing another dimension are absurd, there is no way we wouldn't know if something like that were to happen. If the dimensions meet and mix, the ground will not be land and the sky will not be sky, but as you can see, there is no such distortion..”
As she said, if you look in all directions from the garrison on top of the hill, all you can see is the scenery of a beautiful spring day. Unlike the evil energy that was described as a bad smell creeping in, the fields swaying in the breeze were peaceful..
“A passage may have opened due to a coincidence of dimensional boundaries, or something influenced by the Dark World may have entered Middle Earth..”
“……That's not unusual either..”
As Isidirin bowed his head in silence, Ruilix II stroked his beard under his veil and was lost in thought. It wasn't long before the Emperor finished his judgment and looked back at Prince Ulkar..
“Right now, the priority is to find out where this demon energy came from, so we will decide whether or not this incident is a problem later..”
“……great.”
The prince answered quietly and lowered his bow. As I took a sip and put the 'black ice' into my sword sheath, the other knights and soldiers slowly withdrew their weapons. Those holding the hostages seemed hesitant, but when Prince Ulkar winked, they had no choice but to release them..
“I think the dinner is over. Can I leave now??”
“I can't allow that..”
As I watched, it seemed like Ruilix II's specialty was to vary the tone and mood of the tone. The tone is soft as before, but the tone has become quite hard, making it impossible for the listener to miss the tension..
The emperor's eyes, narrowed behind the veil, were fixed on the runestone held in the prince's hand. The piercing gaze was withdrawn only after the stone fragment disappeared into the sleeve of Master Lymond's robes..
“As I am the emperor, the land of my country is weak.
Just as we cannot ignore stains, isn't it natural for the guards to also take the lead in protecting the territory?.”
“Re- checking the scouts through the Tammagwan will not be enough, so go out and search with the priests. This means checking where the source of this demonic energy is and what it is..”
It was a gentle and polite tone, hardly an order, but it was difficult for us to resist..
Putting aside the question of whether the circumstances of what had just happened were enough for anyone to suspect, and thus worthy of drawing a sword, this was right after causing an uproar in front of the emperor. If you go against a legitimate order in the name of protecting your territory, it wouldn't be surprising if words like 'You bastards, are you my subjects?' came out of the emperor's mouth..
I can roughly understand Ruilix II’s intentions..
From his perspective, we are vassals who dare to draw their swords in front of the emperor. However, if you punish them carelessly, they are likely to become attached to the enemy, if you keep them still, they will be uncomfortable, and if you let them go, their prestige will be damaged. So, the intention is to take the form of giving orders and send them out from the garrison..
“……I will do as you command, Your Majesty..”
«eww «
Perhaps realizing that this order was the Maginot Line drawn by King Ruilix II, Prince Ulkar calmly accepted the order..
“……Whoa, Si-Bal. I thought I was going to lose without moving anything..”
These were the words spoken by Atalanta when the emperor's direct army was about to leave the garrison..
No one said anything else, but I looked around and saw that most of the seventy or so riders seemed to agree. Most of them were relieved as if they had come out of the tiger's den alive, but there were still a few whose expressions were dark..
“majesty. Are you okay??”
“What do you mean??”
Chief among them was the arrogant Lord Lyam. He spoke side by side with Prince Ulkar..
“There will be repercussions. The emperor's intentions are unknown, but it appears that many of his subjects were dissatisfied..”
“hmm. Maybe so.”
Lord Lyam narrowed his eyes at the prince's calm reaction..
“……Aren't you concerned??”
“Don't worry too much. Because there won't be any problems right away..”
It was not Prince Ulkar who answered that, but Rujan..
Have we already forgotten the skit just now and the murderous look in the scary old woman's eyes called the 'Hand of Destruction'? The boy was stroking the long sword at his waist with a smile on his face. It was a long sword symbolizing his title, engraved in gold leaf with the Spakhtic emblem listing the rights of the elector..
“Not an immediate problem? what does that mean?”
“ Hmm?”
When Ruyan twitched his eyebrows as if asking if that was the end, Lord Lyam slightly sighed and added,.
“……After the Empire, His Excellency.”
“Hehehe. What does it mean? I guess the Lord couldn't read what the emperor's eyes were crying out for.?”
The stubborn knight's face scrunched up at the boy's attitude of constantly making noise. Lu Yan noticed this and quickly continued speaking..
“This is not the direction the emperor's attention is heading now. Not Prince Zacharis, not this Magi..”
“……Are you talking about Amir's southern colony??”
“That's right. I tried to pretend it wasn't like that, but I couldn't fool my eyes..”
Perhaps noticing Lu Yan's refreshing appearance, the course horse he was driving also walked lightly and briskly. It seems like I can't feel the magic energy poking my nose..
“Now the emperor is full of desire to quickly finish the work here on the eastern border and defeat those heretics. If the southern expedition is successful, not only will you receive great honor and the full support of the church, but you will also receive a huge amount of gold and silver treasures and tens of millions of slaves..”
“Does this mean you won't have time to turn your attention to this??”
“exactly. If you fight against the sultan and the emirs for two or three years, you won't even remember such trivial things..”
Sir Lyam said, 'Could it be so?' He looked back at his lord with an expression on his face, but Prince Ulkar was silent and only smiled faintly. The knights who couldn't shake off their worries shook their heads with expressions like, 'Oh, I guess the prince will take care of it.'.
Prince Ulkar and about seventy horsemen passed the garrison of the imperial army divided into three, chatting about various things. Just as he was about to run to the northeast, Sir Gisella, the falcon driver, spotted something and let out a warning..
“uh… … . majesty. excuse me.”
All eyes focused on her fingertips pointing towards the blue sky..
I too was one of them. After shading my hand and narrowing my eyes, I easily identified the shapes that were now so familiar that I was growing tired of them splitting the sky..
“……wyvern?”
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