I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 110
dead body
Receiving Julius' cold gaze, the Archduke soon regained his composure.
'Did you know that I was going to attack you?'
I could understand that far. However, he never imagined that he would stand alone against himself, who had brought all of his main forces.
'There's something going on. This is definitely a trap.'
After quickly thinking, the grand duke spoke coldly.
“Are you willing to give me your neck? Then, as a courtesy to the royal family, I will treat it neatly.”
“Thank you for doing this for me.”
“… … !?”
“If you and your friends behind it are captured with ease, I will preserve the honor of being the best knight in the empire.”
The archduke almost burst into laughter at the sight of Julius, who responded with a nonchalant expression.
“Even his head looks like it was shocked by the death of His Majesty.”
“Can you take that as a sign of refusal?”
“First Prince, how confident are you… … .”
The expression on the grand duke's expression, which was about to continue, changed to serious in an instant. It was because he saw two figures striding out from behind the throne.
“It hurts to kill the presence quietly. Can you relax now?”
“At times like this, it quietly appears like a secret weapon. Doesn't the lord have the face to put on the stage?”
"You're talking nonsense again."
At first glance, the two seemed to be joking and walking, but the Grand Duke couldn't help but change his complexion as he looked at them.
'You're a superman. Not even one of them is a kid who has just risen to the top.'
A middle-aged man with a dignified expression, who looks like an oriental, and a proud young man with a fierce expression. It was Jegal Unhyeon and Nuada.
The Archduke seemed slightly startled, but it wasn't long before this time, too, the expression became calm. There will be some damage, but it is judged that it is not enough to influence the general trend.
“Looking at it now, there seems to be a corner to believe in.”
'I'll take the two of them. In case of emergency, I don't care about other reserve forces.'
He spoke again in a confident tone.
"But if you can stop me with just three people, you've made a mistake."
“Hoo… … .”
“Did you say that Iza was the leader of the suspicious guys next to Gundar?”
The grand duke's arrogant remarks stimulated the two people's sense of self-righteousness. However, Julius rather nodded.
"Of course, if you're dealing with Gladius and the best knights in the Empire, there might be some shortcomings."
“… … !?”
The Archduke did not reveal himself, but was forced to agitate again.
'Do you know Gladius?'
Information about the Illuminati was only available to the emperor except for the heads of each faction. And knowing that, what if you led yourself to this situation?
A low moan escaped from his mouth.
"no way… … .”
At the same time, his senses caught a number of signs entering the central palace.
'What is this sign?'
They jumped into the battlefield in an instant. And at the head of the ranks was a person the Grand Duke knew well.
"Your Highness, I'm really sorry."
“Kalos… … .”
The one looking at him with a reproachful expression was the Marquis of Carlos, the commander of the Royal Guard and his son-in-law.
Three superhumans in front, including Julius!
In the back, Carlos and the Royal Knights!
The Archduke was placed in a completely surrounded situation from front to back. He asked with a calm expression. By what means did Julius coax Carlos?
"Weren't you not going to move without His Majesty's orders?"
“I never broke my word.”
“What are you talking about? You must have confirmed that His Majesty passed away, right?"
And the moment the Archduke asked back to Carlos who shook his head! A familiar voice sounded in my ears.
“His words are the truth without an inch of lies.”
“… … !?”
It didn't jump into the battle at once like the Royal Guard, but I heard the sound of many footsteps coming inside. The moment he witnessed the person at the forefront, the archduke's face turned earthy this time.
“Your Majesty the Emperor… … .”
Surprisingly, it was the emperor who was convinced that he must be dead, leading his servants. Even the paleness of yesterday has gone, and his complexion is good, and his face is overflowing with spirit.
“Meet Obama.”
Only then did Julius rise from his throne and pay his respects. Hearing the sound, the Archduke hurriedly looked at it.
'Is this the first prince again?'
Julius was also laughing round and round, wondering where the cold expression from before had gone.
“My heart must have stopped... how?"
The Archduke was furious with anger, but he managed to get the question out of his mouth.
The death of the emperor was something he personally confirmed. The medical doctor and the bishop who took care of him also acknowledged it. But how on earth is the emperor still alive?
However, Julius seemed unwilling to explain.
“I don’t think I need to tell you that, do you?”
“… … .”
Seeing the archduke's expression wrinkle even more, Julius smiled in repentance.
'There are often ways in the world that you never thought of.'
* * *
It was about three days before this incident happened.
“The preparations are complete.”
“Hoo… … .”
The emperor was looking at Julius with interest. How on earth could he defeat the core forces of the Archduke without starting a war?
However, Julius, the person who spoke up, was somewhat hesitant.
'Shouldn't I have just let Mareus talk about this instead?'
However, it would be torture to make such an upright man say such a thing. The emperor asked if he became more curious as he took a break.
“Tell me quickly.”
'It's something I have to do anyway.'
Inwardly, he wanted to close his eyes tightly, but with an outward expression of composure, he finally made a shocking statement.
“Abama! Can't you be my corpse for a day?"
“… … !?”
For a moment, the emperor was making an expression he had never seen before since his previous life. Sensing a slight vibration there, Julius stared at his waist with an annoyed expression.
Ugh.
'why!'
[Padlip, trash.]
'What is a padlip?'
[No need to know.]
It was an uncomfortable word, but the first step was to convince the emperor.
“… … .”
“To be precise, you can temporarily become a corpse-like state. The Archduke will never show any gaps unless he sees it with his own eyes.”
“Kuhm… … .”
Only then did the emperor realize Julius' intentions. To attack the grand duke who was aiming for a vacuum in state affairs in his absence!
“Even the Archduke would try to avoid war if there were other ways to control state affairs.”
“Certainly, if you can fool him, you will be able to secure a decisive justification.”
Trying to seize the imperial palace by raising personal forces could be clearly applied as treason.
“But what do you mean, ask me to become a corpse?”
But how could the emperor turn a normal person into a corpse if he still couldn't hide his absurd expression? That's while tricking the eyes of an unmanned man like the Archduke.
"Please wait a moment."
Julius simply demonstrated it with his actions. Isn't one demonstration better than a hundred words?
thud!
“… … !?”
As the blood drained from him, the emperor was momentarily taken aback. But he wasn't stupid either. Having roughly grasped Julius' intentions, he approached and checked his pulse himself.
'What did he do when his heart stopped beating and his vitality disappeared?'
Shortly after he collapsed, Julius' heart began to beat weakly again, and his pale face gradually began to turn red.
After seeing him get up again, the emperor opened his mouth.
“It is a strange method. Certainly, at this level, even the Archduke would not suspect death.”
He was not a hard-headed person. Originally, if the emperor told you to disguise yourself as a corpse, it would be normal to be furious, but it would be no big deal to lie down for a day or two when you can clean up the disgusting silence of decades?
But here another question arises.
“If I knew your intention, can I learn it too? If someone else is going to do the procedure, the only thing he can do is wake him up, right?”
However, even if the emperor became a corpse, no one could enter it. There will be constant expenses. In other words, the emperor had no choice but to rise on his own.
"Actually, that's why I hesitated too."
Julius smiled wryly and began to explain the method. The origin of this strategy was the intangible horror seen in the desert.
If you can slowly disguise a person as a natural death without any evidence, wouldn't it be possible to use it in reverse?
'But it's not poison. It's too much of a burden for an old Obama.'
Even if the miasma was removed, the weakened body did not return. In fact, I heard that the King of Parthia still has difficulty moving.
And, crucially, it was doubtful whether he would be able to move the prudent archduke to the extent of being in a coma.
'Since they said that intangible evil came from the East, there might be another way if I consult with them.'
But surprisingly, after consulting with Jegal Sega, the problem was resolved.
“If a person who has mastered the inner power is simply disguising himself as a corpse, it is not difficult without the help of poison or drugs.”
“Is there such a trick?”
What they explained to Julius, whose eyes were shining, was the method used by informants and killers to fake death in the East.
“[The Great Law on Returning Food]?”
"That's right. Although it depends on the user's internal air level, it is not difficult to stop the heart for a day or two even if it is above a certain level.”
“Are there any side effects?”
“There are no particularly big side effects, but if I have to say… … .”
* * *
“Eh… The method was good, but I can't do it twice. It's the first time I've trained something this hard since becoming emperor."
Dududuk!
The emperor greeted Julius with a deliberately blunt tone. Every time he deliberately twisted his arms and body back and forth. Unused muscles and joints screamed.
It's only natural that you can't move your body for a week. In addition, it was not a very difficult skill, but it was not difficult enough for an emperor who was not so good as a warrior to master it.
“Still, I’m glad you learned it in time.”
Julius accepted the complaint with a wry smile. At first, the emperor suddenly collapsed and his heart beat weakly was all part of the training.
In other words, the process of cooking itself was used by the emperor as a weakening smoke. And a week after the Emperor collapsed, his achievements were finally high enough that he had his heart stop completely.
"indeed… Originally, it would be said that you have to stop your heart momentarily to learn it perfectly, but it won’t matter if you disguise yourself as an illness and gradually turn into a corpse.”
Upon hearing of Julius' plan, the people of the Jegal Sega also exclaimed because it was a more novel method than expected. If you are a person from the western continent, you will not know that there is such a method.
Even if you know it at first glance, how many people will suspect that the emperor, who is already old enough to grow old, died after slowly declining?
The emperor, who had been grumbling, returned to his solemn expression before he knew it.
“Archduke Wilhelm, do you have anything to say?”
“… … .”
There was no way the Archduke had anything to say. I don't know how, but it's completely driven by an outsider. Even if we had to face it head-on, there was no way to win.
'I have to get out of here. I have a hand that I haven't drawn yet... … .'
“This is something to celebrate. I didn't know that His Majesty the Emperor would suddenly come back to life. Could you teach me the secret?”
"hmm?"
The emperor slightly questioned the grand duke, who was pretending to be relaxed. But before he could answer, Julius ironically interrupted.
“It is a ploy to buy time. But don't you think it's strange, Archduke?"
“What do you mean?”
Julius grinned.
“Your subordinates, who should have arrived by now, have not arrived. If you cross the closed gates, it's normal only when there's a report that they've already collided.”
“… … !?”
The Archduke noticed that something was wrong here again. The sense of time was paralyzed by such a sudden situation.
'Come to think of it, it's normal for the Golden Lion Knights to join me after crossing the capital by now. At least it should have arrived in the capital.'
He groaned and looked at Julius again. Come to think of it, he didn't bring any forces except for the two supermen.
“First Prince, you bastard… … .”
“Perhaps they are fighting with my knights by now.”
“Did you think they could stop the Golden Lion Knights?”
As the results of the last fight match showed, the overall quality of the Knights of Sharnos was not good, except for a few talented ones. But what do you believe in and be so proud of?
However, Julius still let out a laugh and spoke his last words.
“Of course, it is true that the overall power is running. But if I don't have the confidence to win, am I kidding you right now?”
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