Chapter 29. Above the one who runs, there is the one who flies. (2)
The inside of the club was quiet as if time had stopped.
Thanks to the explosion of my few bombshell words, people seemed to feel as if their entire surroundings had been devastated.
It was an unprecedented event for the Signor Club, which has always been polite, elegant, and old-fashioned.
“Prince Abel.”
What broke the silence was Frederick’s flirtatious voice.
“Why are you overturning other people’s game boards?”
An unpleasant pounding followed.
“It was about to get fun.”
There was no one sitting opposite him. He was playing chess alone and studying various moves.
“Was it really like that?”
I pointed at the chessboard without losing my smile.
Tap, tap.
Without saying a word, he picked up the chess pieces and moved them. Frederick watched me without stopping me.
widely.
“Checkmate.”
Finally my long fingers caught the black king.
“… … !”
The corner of Frederick’s mouth twitched. It looked like a smile, or a disapproving twitch.
He stared at the chessboard. He grazed the checkmated black king and captured the white king lying on the floor.
“… … “This is it.”
Frederick turned his head and looked at Logan standing next to him.
“Logan, what on earth were you thinking when you brought this wolf?”
“… … .”
“Can’t you see the teeth that will tear the enemy to shreds?”
Logan just smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
“I brought you here because I liked those teeth.”
“Whoa.”
Frederick sighed,
“Sit here.”
He gestured to me.
‘… … at las.’
I smiled and sat across from the empty space.
From then on, people started going about their business again as if nothing had happened.
This is because my actions just now mean that Frederick, the head of the Signor Club, has acknowledged me.
“… … .”
Even the slight worry that had appeared on Logan’s face disappeared. He sat comfortably at the table where his friends were.
With this, he did his job of letting me in here.
Rattling.
“Let’s talk again. “You know very well about the Black Knight?”
Frederick asked, organizing the chessboard.
He may have taken a step back from politics, but that didn’t mean his influence had diminished.
Even Carlo Ardante respected him and did not touch his power.
… … till now.
“Probably no one in this empire knows him better than me.”
“But why didn’t you reveal it until now? “Doesn’t he know that His Majesty the Emperor is looking for him?”
“Because he doesn’t want to.”
He tilted his head slightly and gave a soft smile.
“You can’t break faith, right?”
“… … Hmm.”
Frederick started laying out the pieces on the chessboard again. It looked like he was trying to play chess alone again.
This meant that he was allowing me to stay at the club, but not giving me anything more.
Of course, I came here with the intention of getting more than that.
‘Nobles who still maintain neutrality.’
Half of them were captured through Logan, but the other half would only move if Frederick moved.
Only when they move can there be justification for this war and help seek help for what will happen later.
‘The rest is not my part-time job.’
There was no interest whatsoever in the noble family that sided with Cain. They were just beings that had to be completely destroyed and destroyed.
“Do you think that victory will be possible with just the Black Knight?”
Frederick never went around talking.
“A single knight cannot determine the outcome of a war. “Why doesn’t someone who has been to the northern subjugation war not know that?”
The harsh tone continued as if he was admonishing his grandson.
“In war, materials and supplies come first. “If that is not guaranteed, no matter how good a swordsman he is, he will be held back.”
“… … .”
“The Ardante family is one of the most wealthy families and has even taken control of the granary region of the east. Do you really think you can beat them?”
A realistic and painful point. But I saw what he did not see and knew what he did not know.
“The Black Knight said so.”
He rested his chin slightly and whispered softly.
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“There is no one in the empire who can beat him now.”
Frederick’s brow furrowed slightly due to his firm and clear confidence.
“A competent general is effective enough to reverse the outcome of a war.”
“Hmm… … .”
“Furthermore, more supply means more things to protect. The enemy’s weapons will eventually be pointed at themselves.”
I stretched out my hand toward the pieces neatly placed on the chessboard.
“More than anything… … .”
Tuk.
I touched the white king.
“The new sun will never be as warm.”
Frederick’s eyes narrowed slightly. He said that the relationship between him and Carlo was neither good nor bad.
“Of course, there are times when the sun stings. But what if it lasts all day?”
“… … .”
“No one would be able to breathe and live under that scorching sun.”
He reminded Frederick that Cain’s rule as emperor would be very cruel.
“Did you know that the mansions on Third Avenue are being emptied one after another?”
Third Avenue was the most expensive place in the capital and was home to the mansions of high-ranking nobles.
“They are already ready. “He was quicker than anyone else to distinguish between those who were on his side and those who were not.”
“… … .”
“Joining late will only make their vigilance stronger.”
I calculated that there would be nothing good about joining now. Even Frederick could do that.
“More than anything… … .”
He gently rubbed the side of the chessboard and lowered his voice.
“… … “The list of founding contributors will change.”
If Cain wins, you will no longer be the founder.
The words were conveyed concisely and clearly.
“… … .”
Frederick looked at the chessboard for a while and said nothing. It’s like he’s thinking about what to do next.
“… … “I also received a call.”
Frederick’s wrinkled fingers grabbed a pawn on the chessboard.
“It was a long time ago.”
also. Carlo had already urged him to take his side.
But for Frederick to say this… … .
“Since you haven’t responded until now, they must have figured out my intention.”
widely.
Frederick’s pawn moved two spaces forward.
“I guess I have no choice now.”
He raised his eyes and looked directly at me.
“I do not want the Empire to be engulfed in the fires of madness.”
Frederick also noticed the madness harbored by Cain and Carlo.
They came out claiming justice, but when you peel back a layer, you see a thin layer of hypocrisy.
“Same.”
I smiled brightly and answered immediately, and Frederick chuckled. It was the first smile he showed me.
“I guess other lords think the same way, right?”
When I asked him to persuade the rest, Frederick immediately gave me a glare.
“Why are you asking me that?”
“Who would know but the famous Earl of Suffolk? Of course, I have no choice but to ask the Count.”
“Anyway, the young man doesn’t intend to move himself… … .”
Frederick, who was muttering like that, leaned back.
“Okay, it’s your turn.”
His finger pointed at the chessboard.
‘… … aha.’
At that moment, I knew that I had achieved my purpose for coming here today.
Frederick decided to stand on the other side of the Ardante family. And that you will join the others as I ask.
“You will regret it.”
He grinned and stretched out his hand over the chessboard.
“Checkmate.”
“Oh my!”
It was only a few minutes later that Frederick touched his forehead and screamed.
It was a very satisfactory negotiation.
* * *
Woe!
A white light appeared in the center of Midnell’s room.
“Master, may I visit you for a moment?”
“It’s Sienna.”
Midnell, who was writing something with a quill, looked up.
“I’m okay now.”
“yes.”
Shortly after answering,
Puzzle!
A scarlet portal appeared where the white light disappeared.
Again.
Sienna walked out from there. Sienna’s navy blue irises were particularly vibrant and shiny.
“You seem to be in a good mood.”
Midnell also noticed Sienna’s feelings. It was because her mana around her was pulsating with her excitement.
“Yes, I recently completed the technique I was researching. So, I’m going to show it to my teacher.”
“Oh, if that’s the case, you’re always welcome. “Hurry and bring it.”
Midnell smiled brightly and gestured toward Sienna.
He’s been living a pretty peaceful day these days. From then on Siena was quiet, with no further pressure from her imperial court.
‘The situation these days is unusual… … .’
Unlike the peaceful and quiet Wizard’s Tower, it was very chaotic outside. Because the Ardante family rebelled and the imperial family came out to punish him.
‘War will break out soon.’
The Wizard’s Tower had to be completely separated from him.
If wizards start getting involved in the world, people will fear their power and try to oppress them.
No matter how talented they were, they were a minority.
Humans cannot see the nail sticking out. He removes it, even if it means cutting it down or breaking it.
‘I need to tell my disciples clearly.’
While Midnell was finishing his thoughts, Sienna carefully unfolded the scroll she had brought with her.
“I just finished it like this.”
She handed the scroll to Midnell.
“how is it? Please take a look, Master.”
“i get it.”
Midnell’s fingers began to slowly trace the scroll. Following the complex magic circle drawn on it.
“Hmm… … .”
The elaborate magic circle increases the completeness of the magic.
Sienna was an outstanding student who could accurately calculate and deploy magical power at what point and how it should be deployed.
“… … “That’s amazing.”
It was magic created with amazing precision. Sienna created a new magic that never existed before.
“You did it.”
Midnell could not hide his joy.
In fact, Ekarot was superior in his ability to create magic. If Sienna performed magic calculatedly, Ekarot did it instinctively.
Therefore, despite the difference in understanding between the two, Ekarot always had better results.
‘It seems like Ekarot’s achievements have influenced Sienna.’
Midnell smiled and covered the magic circle with his palm.
“Let’s see how it is completed.”
“Yes, Master.”
Yellow-brown magical energy gushed out from under Midnell’s hand. It filled the center of the magic circle and then overflowed and spread outward.
“… … .”
With a mysterious smile on her face, Sienna stared at the magic circle being filled with Midnell’s magic.
The moment Midnell’s magic finally filled the magic circle,
Flash!
Blue light burst from the scroll.
“-!”
Midnell’s face hardened.
This is because the radiance immediately enveloped Midnell as if covering him. It instantly transformed into a sticky bluish-blue mass.
From there, threads of magical power stretched out like a spider’s web, tying Midnell’s body tightly.
“what-”
In the end, Midnell’s mouth was blocked. Then, it slowly began to burrow into Midnell’s body.
“–!”
Midnell immediately radiated yellow-brown magic energy to protect himself.
“It’s no use, Master.”
Sienna smiled with an unfazed face.
“Thanks to the teacher for instilling magical power into me,”
Her finger pointed to the thread of magical power that was scaring Midnell’s body.
“This guy will think that’s my food.”
It was just as Sienna said.
The moment the magic of Midnell and the magic of the magic circle meet,
Grumpy-
The spider web absorbed Midnell’s magic power. Then, it exerted even more power and attempted to penetrate Midnell’s body.
“—-!”
Midnell’s body convulsed violently.
But his resistance was helpless in front of Siena’s magic circle. Like prey caught by a spider, I had no choice but to have all of my body’s magical power sucked out.
“Don’t worry too much. “I’m not trying to kill you, Master.”
Sienna smiled softly and approached Midnell’s cheek.
“Think of it as a break. “Become my puppet.”
What she completed was a cruel puppet magic that manipulated the opponent as she pleased.
fantasy,
