I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel Chapter 13

I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel Episode 13

Chapter 6: Black Forest (4)

The scene was very strange.

It’s like turning back time.

The explosion of the instrument, which seemed to engulf the entire Yeongju Castle at any moment, was shrinking in reverse.

No, it seemed as if its very existence had disappeared from the world.

An explosion that contracts endlessly and eventually turns into a small dot and disappears.

Everyone in the gym, including Chilgeol, was looking at that scene with blank eyes.

A sight that even reports cannot understand.

Immediately after being silent for a moment, their eyes turned to Raine Dranir, who was standing closest to where the explosion occurred.

“Hahaha! Lane, how did you do that? “When did you secretly cook it on your own again?”

Ragno approached, scattering the remaining remains of the instrument and asked with a big smile.

“Miss, are you okay?”

“That was awesome, Lane.”

Rian and Hart followed behind Ragno and opened their mouths.

“no.”

However, despite their questions, Lane, who was staring blankly at the place where the explosion disappeared, quietly shook his head.

“I didn’t do it.”

Really she couldn’t do anything.

When I saw the swell of Jeonghwa cult fanatics, I rushed towards them, but it was too late.

So all I could do was wave my hands around with urgent eyes.

“You… … “Did you really not see it?”

But was it because it was closest?

Of all the people present, only Lane could see it.

A man was slightly further away from the explosion than she was.

The moment the man lightly grasped his hand, an alien darkness enveloped the entire explosion.

It was definitely not a mistake.

No, in fact, because it was that kind of situation, I was able to see it more accurately.

“how… … .”

Rain’s eyes suddenly followed the back of Zeon Harness, a man walking to his seat as if nothing had happened.

* * *

The tattoo of the six-headed beast and the Jeonghwa religion.

And the terrorism that takes place in Yeongju Castle.

For Sion, who had already read the ‘Chronicle of Plosimar’ and remembered all its contents, predicting and exploiting it was easier than flipping the palm of his hand.

Zion knew.

‘Simply defeating other mercenaries and moving up won’t win the attention of the seven girls, including Rayne Dranir.’

Therefore, I tracked the location of the Jeonghwa believers before entering Yeongju Castle and continued to follow their movements even after entering.

And waited.

Until they start taking action.

It could have been prevented in advance, but it wasn’t done.

If I did that, I wouldn’t be able to attract the attention of Raine Dranir.

In the end, without a single error, the Jeonghwa believers launched a terrorist attack, and Zion, who knew their location in advance, easily put an end to the terrorist attack.

As a result.

“The people here now are the people participating in this subjugation. Let’s get to know each other.”

Shion was currently sitting in the small conference room of the Lord’s Castle.

A total of eight people were facing each other across a long table, and Lane was the only one standing looking down at them.

‘As a result, only two people were selected from this mercenary recruitment?’

That’s what Shion thought as he looked around at the people in the small conference room.

A total of five seven girls, including Raine Dranir and the four who were screening the mercenaries at the training ground, as well as a woman named Kayla with dark brown hair and a mature appearance who had joined a while ago.

The middle-aged man in his mid-40s sitting next to Kayla was her acquaintance and seemed to have already been assigned to join her.

The only person in front of Shion, a fairy woman with scars all over her body, was the person who was being evaluated during the recruitment of mercenaries a little while ago.

“From now on, I will briefly explain the subjugation, so listen carefully.”

Lane’s low voice was heard in the ears of people, including Shion.

“There is a unique forest between the city of Ruin and the Saleos Mountains. A forest where everything, including trees and grass, is stained black. “We call this forest the ‘Black Forest.’”

It is a place where those who enter can never come out, so it is called forbidden and is managed at the city level.

And it was also the place that Lane was trying to subdue now.

“I already know about the Black Forest. Other than that, I want to know ‘what’ exactly we need to subdue in the Black Forest and why.”

At Lane’s words, the scarred fairy woman sitting in front of Shion opened her mouth in a blunt tone.

Lian flinched at the fairy’s informal words and tried to open her mouth, but Raine’s answer was faster than that.

“Evil.”

“evil?”

The face of a scarred woman tinged with doubt.

“You’ve probably heard at least vaguely the legend about our family’s founder.”

People nodded at Lane’s words.

A legend about a hero who was covered in the blood of a dragon and gained the power of a dragon, destroyed evil, and built the city of Ruin on top of it.

It was a fairly famous legend in the North.

“Actually. Evil didn’t die then. Even our famous progenitor was so strong that he could only seal it. That’s why Ruin is still paying the price for that. as soon as… … .”

“Purifier.”

Lane’s eyes slightly wavered at the words that flowed from Shion’s mouth.

It was my first time telling this story to anyone other than my family.

“… … that’s right. To be exact, the purification ritual that takes place at the end of the purification ceremony is the price.”

“If it’s a purification ritual… … “Are you sure you’re sending your city’s death row inmates to the Black Forest?”

Lane nodded in response to Hart’s question while stroking his chin with a stern expression.

“Yes, we sacrifice them to the forest and maintain the seal.”

“I wondered why such barbaric rituals still persist… … .”

Hart nods, saying he understands now.

“Then there is no particular need for subjugation? “They are death row inmates who will die anyway.”

“Five a month.”

At Ragno’s words, Lane spread out five fingers in front of him.

“This is the number of sacrifices offered to the Black Forest. by the way. “What do you think will happen if the death row number is less than this number?”

“… … .”

Those who have not committed such a serious crime or who have not committed such a crime are offered instead.

No matter what, the number of sacrifices had to be met.

I have seen Lane since he was very young.

Sacrifices being dragged into the black forest, crying out for help.

And in contrast to that, the cheers of people excited about the festival coming from the city.

Something was twisted in this city, and the Purifier was the shackle that kept that twist in place.

Shackles that have been handed down in Ruin for hundreds of years.

Lane was thinking of breaking those shackles.

“And it’s like shit. “Sacrificing the lives of my people to a f*cking bastard who doesn’t know any face.”

Even if he committed a crime, it was right for him to punish himself and even if he had to take his life, he, the lord, would take the punishment.

“Haha! That’s right! That’s right. “That’s reason enough!”

Ragno seemed to agree with Lane’s words and burst into laughter, hitting the table.

Hart and Kayla nod their heads to Lane, saying, “Be yourself,” and Lian sighs at her harsh words and actions.

“I don’t know the exact details about the existence of ‘evil’ because nothing has been told about it. One thing is certain: its strength has weakened considerably due to the long period of sealing.”

Therefore, I was able to take advantage of the opportunity.

“Only a few people can enter the Black Forest due to a special magical barrier. And the people here now are the strongest force I can gather right now.”

“I agree with that… … .”

Kayla, who had been just listening to Lane, opened her mouth, resting her chin on one hand and pointing at Zion with a long finger.

“I don’t understand why it includes the author.”

She wasn’t here during the mercenary recruitment screening, but she knew because she had heard about the situation.

Zeon Harness.

The author was selected by Lane, not by review.

In reality, not only did he not feel any special energy, but his body seemed too weak to be a warrior.

“I’d like to hear the reason for that too.”

The others also looked at Lane.

The North should shout.

A gathering of supernovas that may become the next ‘heaven’.

They are known to be able to create a huge force just by the value of each person’s name, and their skills have already surpassed those of humans.

As many as five such people were gathered here.

Kayla’s acquaintances, a middle-aged man and a fairy woman, were also people with a reputation as outstanding talents in the North, although they were somewhat inferior.

But that guy named Zeon was so inferior to him.

To the point where I don’t understand why Lane was chosen.

“… … .”

Hearing those people’s words, Lane looked at Shion for a moment.

I still couldn’t understand.

How was ‘something like that’ possible?

Memories from before come back clearly again.

The power of Zion that I saw then was clearly neither magic nor martial arts.

Something foreign that could never be seen as belonging to this world.

“… … just. It’s a persimmon. “I feel like I need it for some reason.”

These were the words that came out of Lane’s mouth after being silent for a moment.

“What nonsense? “Have you been drinking?”

People frowned at that, but Lane’s mouth didn’t open anymore.

‘Do you seem to be suspicious?’

A faint smile appeared on Shion’s lips as he looked at her like that.

The fact that he clearly saw his power but didn’t say anything was proof that he was suspicious of the people here.

During the previous review, it was impossible for the Jeonghwa cultists to enter the castle without the help of someone inside.

That’s a pretty high status.

Lane probably thinks they might be among them.

Her thoughts were correct.

And Zion already knew who the traitor was.

‘I have no intention of telling you.’

All of these were Lane Dranir’s trials, and only through these trials would she be reborn as a true warrior’s companion and dragon slayer.

“We’ll talk about that later, but first we’ll plan an entry route, so listen carefully. On the outskirts of the forest… … .”

Ignoring Kayla’s gaze, which seemed to wait and see, Zion listened to Lane’s words.

* * *

The garden of Yeongju Castle colored with soft moonlight.

In the center of the garden, where there was not a single person, there was a huge darkness.

sssss-

A heterogeneous darkness that pushes away the darkness of the night that exists around it.

In the expanding darkness, stars revolved around like a universe, and at the center of those stars sat Zion.

Heukseongha.

The most alien power in this world and one that only Sion himself can control.

This power, which denied everything it touched, had no form, no characteristics, and no concept.

That’s why it didn’t belong to anything, and that’s why it could also become something.

Grumbling-

The darkness surrounding Zion begins to flow down like water.

Immediately, the darkness seemed to harden like a rock and then glow like fire.

‘It’s not easy to control yet.’

Shion frowned slightly as he took in the darkness.

Although he had certainly achieved a level of accomplishment that could not even be compared to when he first entered this body, there was no such thing as satisfaction in Shion’s eyes.

‘Right now, I can’t guarantee victory even if I fight against any of the seven girls I saw today.’

Clearly, Chilgeol could be called a strong person even in the world as a whole.

It was natural that Shion, who had only just begun training, couldn’t deal with him, but that didn’t matter.

Those that Sion will face in the future are much stronger than the Chilgeol, and they will not wait for Sion to become stronger.

‘I need to get 2 stars a little faster.’

If that happens, it will be easier to infuse properties into darkness like before.

Although the situation was becoming more and more difficult, there was hope in Shion’s eyes as he stood up.

The more difficult it is, the more fun it will be when you break it.

It was then.

“You use such amazing powers, don’t you?”

A high, thin voice came from behind Zion.

Shion looked back and saw a woman who looked like she had just taken off her girlish appearance.

Long hair down to the waist and white eyes.

And bright red eyes that seem to be filled with blood.

A mysterious yet alluring atmosphere.

“… … .”

Although he could not sense any killing intent or power from such a woman, Shion’s eyes were sunken.

Because he wasn’t caught by his senses that caught everyone in the castle.

Even now, right in front of me, it was very faint.

“How do you do it?”

A woman asking Zion with interest in her eyes.

Zion did not ask who that woman was.

Because I already knew.

“Has it already been released?”

“what? “Do you know who I am?”

The woman, whose eyes were wide open in amazement at those words, spun around in place.

“Well, does it matter?”

Then he slowly began to approach Zion.

A quiet walk without even making a sound.

“Don’t come into the forest.”

Finally, the woman standing in front of Zion smiles scarily red.

“If you come, you will die.”

With those words, the new type of woman disappears like a mirage.

The corner of Zion’s mouth as he looked at the spot where the woman disappeared,

“It turned out to be fun.”

The same arc as the woman was drawn.

fantasy,