I can see emperor stats-Chapter 63
night visitor
The Archduke just listened to the report in silence. Ever since he heard the news of the victory in the north, he had guessed, but the worst had come out for him.
“I have no face.”
Dmitry also lays down after his report and is silent.
“Three squads of shadows were wiped out, and less than half of the remaining one squad was left?”
"That's right."
I lost 2 squads to Julius, and in the second battle, I had to lose about half of the squad again to Marquis and Julius, who were relentlessly chasing after retreating by 1 squad.
Except for the fact that the leader, Dmitri, was revived, he ate half of the shadows he had worked hard on for decades.
The Grand Duke thought deeply before opening his mouth again.
“Apart from Marquis Andersson, was the superman who appeared in the savages really that strong?”
"Of course, it's not comparable to the Grand Duke, but at least it didn't seem to be at the level of a new superman."
“Then what about the first prince?”
Here he puts on an ambiguous expression. In fact, it was because he thought he had almost caught the first prince and then missed it.
“Actually, I don’t know much about the first prince.”
The Archduke frowned as he spoke of the mysterious raider and the reinforcements.
'Is it Wallace? I did something useless. If you reported it to me, it could have been a chance to save the life of the first prince.'
Thinking of reprimanding him later, the Grand Duke opens his mouth to Dmitri again.
“It is said that the first prince was better than expected, but it is not without your fault. I will hold you accountable later.”
In fact, if it was the nature of the archduke, he was prepared for immediate execution, but he was surprisingly generous.
“I am really sorry.”
Seeing Dmitri walk away with a sigh of relief, the Grand Duke thinks again.
Dmitri has sharp eyes as he is the disciple he raised himself. I probably didn't look at it wrong.
In addition, it is a pity that one excellent knight has already lost many subordinates.
'But this is too damaging. At least ten years of work went in vain.'
The shadow, which prided itself on not being pushed back even by the Royal Guard, lost half of it. On top of that, Julius is now returning to the capital with a foundation that even he can hardly ignore.
'But it's not like I can't count yet.'
Even if the knights of the north sided with the first prince, the overall force was still superior to the grand duke. No matter how great the potential for development in the north is, it is still in the development stage.
Compared to the power of the aristocratic faction, which occupied most of the rich territories in the central and southern parts of the empire that had prospered for over a hundred years, they were weak.
There is also a spy named Wallace, who has been planted in the imperial faction, although he has been somewhat discredited these days. It is also one of the Grand Duke's trump cards.
'The problem is the position of the crown prince... … .'
If Julius asked for the position of crown prince on the pretext of this feat, honestly, even the anti-communists would have no reason to object.
'But I have to stop it somehow.'
If the next emperor's succession structure is decided here and now, all his preparations will be in vain.
'I'll have to put pressure on it at least by mobilizing the idiots on my side.'
Even the emperor would not be able to make a decision easily if all the aristocrats of the grand duke faction stood up.
'If I go ahead with it, there's only one answer.'
Up until now, the Grand Duke had not openly rebelled against the emperor whenever possible in order to keep things running smoothly. However, at this moment, he was determined to start a civil war if necessary, just as he did in Julius' previous life.
'If you don't want to see the country split, you'll have to choose wisely, Your Majesty!'
* * *
“I’ve never been there, but the story of the desert is also quite interesting.”
“I have occasional opportunities to visit because of trade, but in fact, it is not a very comfortable road for His Highness the Prince.”
Around that time, Julius was thinking while chatting with Wallace. Of course, the treatment of this old fox is also a problem, but it is because the companion was a really unexpected person.
'Is this guy with a fairly large liver?'
Looking at the stats, I can roughly guess the identity of this Zamir. Seeing that it was a religious order, he seemed to be a guy with some status among the masked guys, so he came looking for him on his own.
'Did you say priest there?'
In the meantime, only assassins were sent without a name, but if a job was attached, it seems that there is a god that they really worship as the quest said.
'Anyway, thank you so much for walking on my own'
No matter what this guy's identity is, if you contact him through Wallace, the revealed identity is likely to be quite famous. And behind those superficial identities, there must be people called the Church that are hiding behind the scenes.
Julius acts as a kind prince while conversing with him in a nonchalant manner on the outside.
Zamir is also looking for him
'It doesn't look that great from the outside, does it?'
He was also curious, and he came to observe with the thought of taking care of Julius next time, but from his point of view, Julius doesn't seem to have the skills to kill the special assassins he dispatched.
'Something is suspicious, but nothing can be caught, right?'
Of course, reinforcements may have arrived on time, or they may have survived due to luck. According to the reports of those who actually survived, didn't they think they almost caught it?
'Some reports have gone up to the upper level, so I'll have to wait and see.'
As the two of them search, Wallace brings out the original purpose of his coming, as if he had run out of patience.
“By the way, I heard that among the feats Your Highness has accomplished this time, there is something about the Dite vein.”
“Oh, you mean that? I wonder if the Marquis has heard of it.”
“My main job, isn’t it originally a merchant?”
'Ttsk, it seems that the greed for wealth has overcome the reluctance toward me?'
Julius continued to click his tongue inwardly. As he and Zamir looked at each other, Wallace was also weighing the timing of his remarks.
Wallace's visit to Julius this time had two intentions. First of all, there is a history of trying to assassinate him, so no matter how thoroughly the secrecy has been guaranteed in the meantime, I can't be relieved.
The second is the dite vein he discovered this time. His Ryan Company is now in a situation where it is difficult to make a big profit as they have lost a significant portion of their stake in the North.
'Even if it takes some time, it seems that I instigated the assassination didn't go unnoticed, seeing as he seemed to be in a good mood even when he faced a powerful person in the desert kingdom.'
In fact, what made him feel at ease was that the relationship between him and Julius was really close, seemingly like a guardian.
Even if Julius had been away to the north for over a year, where would the accumulated affection go? From his point of view, it was rather strange that Julius suspected him.
“Actually, I tried to tell Mareus-sama.”
“It is entirely up to His Highness Julius and His Majesty the Emperor for their meritorious service. It's not like I can say this or that.”
Mareus was just rejected like this. So, naturally, he had no choice but to come to Julius and beg for it.
“Huh… So your stake in the Dite vein is unsatisfactory, you mean?”
"That's right. Namely, our Ryan Merchant is the largest in the empire, but the evaluation in the north is too weak.”
With a false smile on his face, Wallace asks Julius for a favor.
"hmm… But bureaucrats are far more experts than I am in such matters, right?”
“I only believe in Your Highness. Wouldn't you like to give this old man a chance?"
'Are you really admiring me because you're so impudent?'
Julius, who clearly knows the inside, admires his guts.
“Well, since the Marquis is no stranger to me, would such a request itself be difficult? If I were Obama, I wouldn't know, but I'll tell Mareus at least once.”
“Thank you very much, Your Highness”
“That’s all I can say thanks. haha!"
The atmosphere was always very friendly, but this bizarre chatter of all three having different thoughts continued for a while after that.
“Then thank you, Your Highness”
“It was an honor to meet you, Your Highness.”
“Come in.”
After sending the two of them away, Julius smiled brightly.
'If he needs a stake in the vein, I can give it to you!'
But the price will never be cheap. Why should he support Wallace because he's pretty?
* * *
“Eh, what a shabby place.”
Stefan is now getting the look of a big city in the north, but it's an emerging city. He offered a decent mansion considering his status, but there is no way that Wallace, who is one of the leading denials in the Empire, will catch the eye.
Wallace grumbled and sat on the bed.
'Well, it seems that the assassination case hasn't been discovered, and that His Highness Julius speaks well. Is it a success in its own way?'
In addition, there was also a meeting with the prince named Zamir. He comes from a royal family that has an influence in the southern desert, so it will be of considerable help to his business.
'Phew, then shall we go to sleep?'
Wallace, relieved of his worries, turned off the lights in the room.
'The moon is too bright tonight?'
It was a full moon that day, so the room was bright even after turning off the lights. Wallace's gaze turns to the moonlit window of the mansion.
But at that moment, he was stunned.
“… … !”
"Shh!"
“Good night, Marquis Wallace.”
The one by the window was a guest he had never expected.
“His Highness Julius?”
“Today, the moon is bright enough to talk”
Julius smiled and moved slowly towards the window. Wallace intuitively senses that something is wrong. Where did Julius come from and why did he come to see him this night?
“Heh heh. Your Highness, what is the matter with this old man?”
He is also an old man who has been in politics for decades. He tries to pretend to be calm, but inside he is already breaking out in a cold sweat.
"huh?"
Julius put on an expression of surprise.
“Didn't the Marquis have something more to say to me, not me? Is that why I came here on purpose?”
“What do you mean by that?”
Even as he said that, Wallace was shaking his head vigorously.
'This is wrong.'
It was clear that Julius knew something about him. And it must be his secret request.
“The Marquis seems to like night guests wearing hoods. That's why I made a surprise visit.”
“… … !”
Once there, Wallace gave up.
Absolute secrecy is a piece of shit! Information about the Assassination Church leaked out. But Wallace still believed.
'But without evidence, it's useless!'
If we cannot secure conclusive evidence that he requested it, it is just an allegation.
He also has his own insurance. At the time he was requesting it, he had already made another on-site proof (allibi) by using a substitute.
Even if he comes from the imperial faction because of this, he is the number one rejection of the empire! There was no way the Grand Duke would abandon him who was still worth using. It would be enough to take this opportunity to beat the spying and go over to the anti-aircraft faction.
But at Julius' next words, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
“Samarkand!”
“Heh heh, I don’t know what you mean.”
It's okay up to this point. However, Julius' words continued.
“Fergana!”
“Kirint!”
“… … !”
“Oh, there was also Samoa, right?”
“Cities in the southern part of the Empire? Anything to do with me?”
Wallace's heart almost dropped at this moment, but he tries to stay out of it until the end.
“Can there be no relationship?”
Julius lands the final blow here.
"Isn't this the place where you colluded with the Grand Duke and put the forces of the Desert Kingdom on standby?"
"that… How to do it!”
Wallace said nonsense without realizing it. This remark was so shocking that he couldn't come to his senses.
'I am ruined.'
At this moment, he had to taste the despair as if he were falling into an endless pit.
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