I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel Chapter 176

I became the youngest prince in the novel Chapter 176

Chapter 46 Six Claws (2)

A conference room located within Chimseong Palace.

Since most of Zion’s meetings were held in the study, there were five or six people gathered in the conference room, which was rarely crowded, unlike usual.

The faces of such people were truly remarkable.

Ludwig, the head of the Celestial Swordsman Ascalon, and Groud, the first successor and acting head of the Tsushima family Ozrima, are people who can have an impact on the entire empire.

Although their personalities were so different that it was surprising that they were gathered in one place, they all had one thing in common.

They all came in response to a call from Zion.

And it clearly showed how much Zion’s status had changed compared to before.

Who would have imagined?

To think that the heads of the five most powerful families in the empire would gather at the unofficial call of a prince who was not even an emperor, but who had been called a disgrace to the imperial family until a year ago.

“It’s been a while since I saw you.”

Among them, Groud Ozrima opened his mouth to Ludwig sitting next to him.

“Are you feeling better? “I heard it hasn’t been good so far.”

“Thanks to your concern, I have improved a lot and can now move like this. So what about your family? I heard last time that you had to suffer a lot because of the 3rd prince. “Did you handle it well?”

The Sword King answers Groud’s sharp-edged question with an equally sharp question.

To them, who were almost like bitter enemies among the five great families, words like this were nothing more than an exchange of greetings.

“Haha, it wasn’t anything embarrassing. “I think it’s fortunate that it was revealed quickly.”

Growd smiled lightly at that and continued speaking.

“Anyway, do you know why His Highness Zion called us so secretly? “Because I didn’t hear the reason.”

At the same time, his eyes turned to a man sitting on one side of the conference room with his mouth tightly shut.

That man was none other than Liam Reiner, the former leader of the Vigilance Corps and the Destruction Corps.

I knew he was related to Prince Shion, but he didn’t really fit in here right now.

“I don’t know either. Because he’s not the type to explain the reasons one by one. But this time… … .”

It was time for the Sword King to shake his head and answer Groud’s question.

“Is everyone here?”

A small but distinct voice was heard in the ears of the people gathered in the conference room.

The unique boredom in that voice made people’s heads turn as they immediately realized who it was.

Through their eyes,

Jerk, jerk.

The door to the conference room opened and Zion came inside.

‘This… … .’

Groud’s eyes wavered.

The ominous feeling and pressure emanating from Zion’s slowly approaching body.

They were much stronger than when he last saw Zion.

Now, just looking at it makes cold sweat run down my back and my breathing becomes irregular.

It felt like I was encountering the late emperor in his prime.

‘The competition for the throne may already be meaningless… … .’

When this thought even came into his head,

“Meeting with Her Royal Highness Princess Agnes of Zion.”

Zion sat at the head of the conference room, receiving greetings from people.

Shion doesn’t open her mouth and looks at the gathered people with an expression that doesn’t tell what she’s thinking.

At the moment when tension was slowly building up in the conference room due to the silence,

“You might be wondering why I called you guys.”

Finally, Zion’s mouth opened.

People nodded as if they agreed with him.

“Do you know about the battle that took place in the center of the capital not long ago?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

There was no way I didn’t know.

The entire capital was in an uproar due to a battle whose cause was still unknown.

“As you may have guessed to some degree, that battle is related to demonic forces. “To be exact, it is the battle where our side and the demons clashed.”

“… … !”

To the people who looked surprised at those words, Zion briefly summarized the whole story and explained it.

“Then the reason you called us today is…” … .”

“It’s to pay you back.”

Shion answers Ludwig’s words with a slight smile.

Of course, there was no need to mention the subject.

“But Your Highness, didn’t you say that the demons disappeared immediately after the battle? Since they are injured, they will probably try to hide, and it seems difficult to find them in a short period of time… … .”

“doesn’t care. “I will make it so that you have no choice but to come out.”

The method existed.

The most core facilities created by the Demon Station in the capital for their grand plan.

Zion was planning to attack them all.

If it breaks, the great world itself will be disrupted, so it will have no choice but to show up to stop it.

‘I knew the location from the beginning, but there was a possibility that it would cause large-scale confusion at the national level, so I just waited and watched.’

But the battle has already begun, so it would be better to use this as an opportunity to inflict a huge blow.

“Then I will join you.”

Ludwig expressed his intention as if he had been waiting for Sion’s answer.

Since the last incident with the Ascalon family, he had harbored an enormous hatred for the demonic forces.

Therefore, he was always waiting for the day when he would be repaid, but in the meantime, he was busy trying to put his broken family and himself together.

Since this opportunity came up in the meantime, there was no reason to oppose it at all.

which,

“Then how should we move?”

So did others, including Liam.

Except for just one person.

“Your Highness Zion.”

Groud, who had been silent unlike the others, slowly opened his mouth.

“Why do you think I will follow your instructions?”

The leader of Ozrima continued speaking, resisting the look in Sion’s eyes that made him feel like he had to follow him just by looking at him.

In fact, he had absolutely no reason to follow Zion.

First of all, not only were the royal family members served different, but there was no benefit to following them.

In addition, wasn’t Prince Sion the one who killed the 3rd prince whom they originally served and put the family in a corner?

I wouldn’t interfere, but there was no need to listen to instructions either.

From Sion’s mouth as she looked into Groud’s eyes for a moment,

“The matriarch of Ozrima.”

An unexpected question came out of nowhere.

“Have you come to your senses yet?”

“… … !”

Groud’s eyes twitched at that.

Although he is said to be the first heir to the family, he is still only the heir, and that is precisely why he becomes the head of the family.

The head of Ozrima was currently unconscious, and the reason Groud had bothered to ask Ludwig such a question a while ago was related to this.

Although he was treated as retired and kept secret from the outside world, how on earth does Prince Shion know about it?

Before the voice came out of Growd’s mouth, Sion’s words continued.

“Who do you think are the people who made your family head like that?”

“no way… … .”

Groud’s eyes, which had been fluttering at him, calmed down.

As the head of a magic family, he was very intelligent.

Regardless of knowing the family secret, the fact that Prince Shion would ask such a question at this moment could only mean one thing.

“Do you think that was the work of the devil?”

“It’s not a thought, it’s a fact.”

“!!!!!”

Shion continued, looking with emotionless eyes at Groud’s face, which was colored with confusion and anger at those words.

“I think this is enough of a reason to be together. Additionally, if you follow my instructions, I will invalidate all charges related to the Third Prince that you have been under investigation for so far.”

Anyway, sooner or later the Ozrima family will fall into the hands of Sion himself.

Therefore, providing this level of benefit was not a loss.

“… … .”

Groud was silent for a moment at Shion’s words.

He is probably judging in his own mind whether what Shion said is true and what profit or loss he can gain from it.

Soon after,

“… … All right. “I will follow your instructions.”

Words of acceptance flowed from Groud’s mouth.

Shion grinned as if he knew that would happen, looked at the others, and opened his mouth.

“From now on, let’s decide what we each need to do.”

A full-fledged meeting begins with those words.

How much time has passed?

“But, Your Highness, the places you mentioned are places that look perfectly fine on the outside. “If we raise troops within the capital to attack these places without justification, the backlash and repercussions will be severe.”

Ludwig, who heard the impact point from Sion, opened his mouth with a worried expression.

“doesn’t care.”

Shion responds to those words with the same drowsy face as usual.

“Because it’s enough to create a cause.”

However, Shion’s eyes as she said that were filled with anticipation for what would happen next.

* * *

A small shack on the outskirts of the capital, Hubris.

“Things went wrong… … .”

Inside, Hiseler, a demon with slitted eyes and two horns, muttered as he checked his physical condition.

His body was covered with big and small wounds.

Although the eye healed quickly due to its unique tremendous regenerative power, it took some time to return to its perfect state.

“I didn’t know those kites were that strong.”

With that muttering, Hiseler recalls the battle from a few days ago.

It was a battle to relieve the boredom before meeting Sion Agnes, but the opponents were much stronger than I expected.

‘Especially that red-eyed woman.’

Therefore, in the battle, he was seriously injured and had no choice but to step down.

at that time,

“So, didn’t you tell me to wait until I arrived?”

In the darkness behind Hiseler, a human figure appeared.

It wasn’t Serkia.

A skinny man with bandages all over his body except for his three eyes.

It was Keria, one of the six claws like Hiseler.

In the first place, the Four Grand Dukes did not send Hesseler alone to the empire.

Although he had excellent military power, in order to control his tendency to not know where to go, one more claw was dispatched as a latecomer, and that was Keria.

“No, I was waiting and they came?”

Hiseler opens his mouth with a shameless expression, even though he could have died on the spot if Keria had not arrived in time.

“Anyway, it seems like Sion Agnes has returned to the imperial castle… … “Can’t we move right now?”

“I think it’s better not to move right now. For you and me, the current situation is not the best. The Archduke is a strong enough opponent to send us both together. It would be best to be as careful as possible. or not… … .”

“or not?”

“There is a way to create a situation that is favorable to us enough to offset the physical condition and then call it out.”

“oh… … “Isn’t that kind of appealing?”

Hiseler made an interesting expression at those words.

Ever since he witnessed Sion Agnes’ powerlessness last time, he had been in a state of constant anxiety.

In order to cool down, the only way was to battle Sion Agnes as quickly as possible.

“Anyway, what is the status of the ‘plants’? “The Archduke asked me to check them too when he came.”

Keria, who was shaking her head at Hiseler’s reaction, changed the subject.

“Selcia knows that… … Oh, you’re not here?”

Hiseler, who was looking around, opened his mouth as if he had suddenly remembered something.

When he left the mansion, the situation was so urgent that he did not have time to take care of her, and because of that, they were currently separated from each other.

Of course, the location was unknown.

“… … “I guess I’ll have to go check it out myself.”

“don’t worry. You know it too. “There is no chance of anything happening there.”

plant.

It was a magical land secretly created in the center of the empire over a period of over a hundred years, and it was one of the most essential elements in the future great world.

Therefore, security was very thorough, and even in the entire Demon Region, there were no more than twenty people who knew of its existence.

If you are not involved, you will never be able to figure out its location or existence unless you look into the future.

“I will make that decision, so let’s start with the location of the plant… … .”

It was the moment when Keria spoke in a pitchless voice in response to Hiseler’s words.

Kwaaaaaaaaaa!

The floor they were standing on shook with a huge explosion.

In that sudden situation, Hiseler and Keria’s heads turned simultaneously toward the epicenter of the explosion visible through the window.

and,

“what… … !”

Hiseler’s eyes began to dilate in astonishment to the point where they could no longer grow.

A huge building collapsing and spewing out black smoke at the center of the epicenter.

That was where the plant was.

fantasy,