Chapter12. Hide your dagger and smile. (4)
The soft, scattered voices were so small that they were difficult to hear.
“Hmm? What did you just say?”
“it’s nothing.”
Abel raised one arm and pointed downward.
“Please stop going down.”
“……hmm.”
Carlo thought for a moment, but
“So be it.”
I checked my watch and nodded. This was because the time for the meeting to start was getting closer.
The moment he was about to take a step,
Step by step.
Abel went down before him.
“-!”
Carlo looked at Abel’s back with a surprised face.
If you do this, won’t it seem as if you are following in his footsteps?
But before I had time to say anything, Abel was already heading towards the conference hall.
Step by step.
The lords who had been talking quietly stopped talking.
Tap, tap.
At the sound of footsteps, the only sound echoing in the quiet conference hall, they turned around.
Step by step.
The lords’ eyes were fixed on Abel crossing the central hallway of the conference hall.
Although he is the youngest person in this conference room, he has a calm demeanor like the person who has been there the longest. The smile on his lips was both languid and sharp.
“That young man….”
“The color of the hair….”
“There is an empty seat now….”
Whispers spread among the lords. Some people had already noticed Abel’s identity and were staring at him.
Currently, there were only two empty seats in the conference hall. One is the seat of the Ardante family, and the other is… … .
“Obest Territory?”
“The Kindreal family?”
The lords looked back at Abel with astonished eyes. And it was confirmed that his appearance resembled Diego Kindreal.
Tap, tap.
Even as the lords’ gazes were focused like arrows, Abel’s steps did not slow down at all.
No, rather, he seemed to be enjoying the current situation. The smile on his lips was even deeper than before.
“Huh, really.”
Carlo secretly sighed.
Normally, it would have been me who would have to walk like that, monopolizing all the attention. Because I always sat in the last seat.
However, the situation turned out differently than he expected, and he ended up following the pale blue baby.
‘This is my first time being ignored like this.’
The lords seemed to have completely forgotten that Carlo was walking behind Abel.
No, I did see it, but I quickly looked away. Rather, I was more concerned about Abel in front of him.
It tasted bitter, but I couldn’t help it. Now it’s too late to hasten my steps.
Step by step.
And finally, Abel stopped walking.
“-!”
“oh my god.”
“no way.”
The lords who saw what was in front of them took a deep breath.
[Obest Territory – Kindreal Family]
– This was the place where the clearly engraved nameplate was placed.
Abel stopped for a moment and looked at the spot. The blue-purple eyes sparkled with a light light as if to say, ‘Finally.’
Instead of sitting down, he raised his head.
“……!”
Carlo was just about to find a seat and sit down when he felt eyes on him.
The location of the Obest territory was opposite the Sud territory. Abel was standing there, looking at himself.
‘… … Why aren’t you sitting down yet?’
For a moment, he wondered if Abel was aware of the implicit power struggle in this conference room.
It was impossible. There was no way for someone who was new to the capital and attending the meeting to know this.
But Abel stood still, as if waiting for Carlo to move.
“…….”
To be honest, Carlo never wanted to be the first to sit here.
It was a symbol of pride and power that he had maintained until now. So he sent silent pressure to Abel with his eyes.
‘Go sit down.’
But Abel looked the other way, as if he didn’t notice his gaze. Then he muttered quietly.
“You’re coming.”
The lords, including Carlo, looked suspicious.
“what……?”
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The question was soon resolved.
bang!
This is because the sound of the conference room door closing was heard.
The emperor of the Impero Empire enters through a different entrance than the lords. Right inside the conference hall, to the entrance to the inner room where you can enter directly into the emperor’s seat.
The fact that the door to the conference room was closed meant that the emperor had entered the inner room.
“……Ugh.”
I couldn’t delay any longer.
Carlo gritted his teeth and lowered his butt onto the chair.
“…….”
Abel looked at him intently and did the same.
dump.
The sound of two men sitting down at the same time cut through the quiet conference room.
“her……!”
“That Thunder Naked…!”
“What did I see?”
The lords opened their eyes wide and their mouths wide open.
They had not seen anyone other than Carlo sit last in recent years. Because that was the unspoken rule of this conference room.
But it is today,
“Hmm.”
It was broken by Abel Kindreal, who crossed his legs calmly, as if completely unaware of the trouble he had caused.
“Hmm.”
Carlo cleared his throat as if displeased. Only then did the lords control their own eyes and mouths.
And there were two people who were not affected by this atmosphere at all.
“Hehe, this is really interesting.”
Mikel, stroking his beard and bursting into laughter,
“That’s interesting.”
It was Bennifer, smoothing his long fingernails and smiling softly.
Except for two, the lords tensed their jaws with an expression of itchiness. If I were to speak incorrectly here, I could have incurred Carlo’s wrath.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long.
“Your Majesty the Emperor is eating!”
It was thanks to the cries of the servants being heard. People quickly adjusted their clothes and stood up.
The knights standing on both sides of the inner room door opened it.
Jump up!
Among them, a man with a great figure and black hair appeared.
Theodor Maggiore de Impero.
He was the absolute monarch who ruled this empire, and the emperor was called the black lion of the battlefield.
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“I see the great sun of the empire.”
Everyone in the conference room bowed.
Likewise, I used to bow down, but
‘You’ve finally arrived.’
I grinned to myself.
“Everyone, please take your seats.”
The emperor’s voice came from right in front. It was because my position was close to the emperor.
However, this sound will be clearly audible all the way to the seats at the end of the conference hall and even the audience seats on the second floor.
This is because the conference hall was designed to reflect sound and then spread it evenly.
The lords sat down in their respective seats, being careful not to make any scratching noises.
“It’s nice to see you after such a long time.”
Emperor Theodore smiled kindly.
His voice conveyed nobility and dignity, and he had a charisma that made people follow him.
“Wasn’t it hard for you all to come a long way?”
“I am devastated, Your Majesty.”
“That is absurd.”
He smiled and sat down in the prepared seat.
The jet-black hair pulled to one side swayed lightly, and the vivid blood-red eyes shone vividly.
His facial features, exuding manly charm, were literally as perfect as a sculpture.
Indeed, it was her appearance that once caused heartache to all the unmarried daughters of the empire.
‘I am indeed.’
Instead of admiring it, I secretly twitched my lips.
‘How can that be the face of someone in their 50s?’
Emperor Theodore’s skin was firm and without a single wrinkle, and his complexioned cheeks were extremely smooth.
It was a face that looked so young that it put its actual age to shame.
‘On the outside, he only looks like he’s in his 30s.’
Of course, there are definitely people who look younger than their age. There is a certain degree of innate ability, and aging can be slowed down with consistent care.
But there was a fundamental difference between them and Emperor Theodore.
‘Because there is a difference between simply looking young and actually being young.’
In the case of the emperor, it was the latter.
His physical abilities, metabolism, bone and muscle condition, etc. were all closer to those in his 30s.
No elixir or any procedure can maintain such perfect youth.
There was only one thing in this world that made it possible: the power of Serenade.
‘It must be periodically receiving the power of Serenade to stop aging.’
He may have wanted to regain the youth of his 20s, but he seemed to have refrained from doing so. Because it may arouse suspicion among those around you.
I wasn’t the only one who was impressed by Emperor Theodore’s shocking(?) period.
“Your Majesty’s long eyes are always amazing to see.”
One of the lords flattered.
“How do you stay young? Could you please tell us your secret?”
“Haha, thank you.”
Emperor Theodore burst into laughter as if he was in a good mood. His red eyes twinkled mischievously.
“Is there any way other than just eating well and resting well?”
“Haha, really. It’s so obvious that I don’t have anything to say. I’m too old to even say that.”
Next, another lord next to him intervened.
“As expected, Your Majesty, the secret to looking young is something you have to be born with!”
I just snorted while watching their comic talk.
‘I was born with this shit.’
Hey, you can do it too. Just a serenade.
Even though it was unpleasant, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut. Because my job today was not to expose the Emperor’s faults.
Emperor Theodore looked around the entire conference hall with a smile.
“Let’s see… Okay, there are no empty seats.”
He scanned the people sitting in each seat with his eyes.
“Did everyone attend?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The person who answered the question was an aide who always followed the emperor like a shadow.
He lifted the monocle from his face and looked at the list of attendees.
“A total of 53 lords attended, all without exception.”
“Right.”
Emperor Theodore began to scan the conference hall from afar. I followed his gaze and chuckled.
‘It’s such a blatant seating arrangement.’
The greater the number of territories you own and the larger the area, the more seats you have in the center of the conference hall.
In other words, the more power a lord had, the closer he would sit to the emperor.
As proof of this, the position of Benifer Est Contadina, who ruled the eastern Est territory, was closest to the emperor.
‘I have the entire vast plain under my ass.’
Lord Benifer was smiling brightly from the moment Emperor Theodore entered.
I could see her aquatic eyes filled with intense longing and then fading away.
‘But she still pretends to be a widow.’
Because she harbored greed that should not have been harbored, it was obvious what her end would be.
Next closest to the emperor was the Sud fiefdom in the south, the seat of Carlo Sud Ardante.
The size of the territory he occupied was smaller than that of Lord Benifer. But the number was much greater.
Above all, he had enormous wealth derived from the special products of the southern coast.
‘It’s amazing that we’re earning similar income from a much smaller piece of land than in the East.’
I secretly pursed my lips.
As expected, that guy, Cain, is so lucky.
fantasy,
