Chapter 213 – 213. The King’s Resolution
Because I had a place to stop for a while, it took some time to head to Gray Pond.
However, since I was able to arrive the night before the grand debate started, there was no major problem.
When I reached the area, I deliberately got off the carriage and walked alone towards Gray Pond.
I had already heard that Mule and his followers entered Graypond with quite a fuss.
There was clearly an intention to create a contrary atmosphere.
“… … .”
I never thought that Erica, the Bright family, and the Zeronia family would do something like this.
I heard that she requested assistance from each of the families I partnered with to find me.
But when I actually caught sight of Erica standing proudly at the end of the road, I was truly impressed.
With my arms folded, I have a firm determination to not let anyone pollute the path I walk.
Even though I made eye contact with her, she silently welcomed me without any change in her expression.
I entered Gray Pond while listening to the sighs and screams of vengeful spirits echoing in the quiet night.
The private soldiers who had cleared the way for Erica and me came back inside and the castle gate closed.
Erica was looking up at me blankly.
Tuk.
In an instant, an outstretched hand touches my cheek. Erica is so skinny that it doesn’t feel very good to the touch, but she is startled and hurriedly withdraws her hand.
“What are you doing?”
When I asked her this question without realizing it was such an unexpected surprise, Erica also scratched the back of her head in embarrassment.
“No, I thought you really came back.”
She looked gaunt, as if she had suffered a lot for a month. It was hard to say that she was a magician who had overwhelmed and silenced her audience just a moment ago.
“Where have you been all this time and why did you leave without saying a word? There are many things I want to ask, but for now, let’s go to the palace. “His Majesty Orpheus is waiting.”
“okay.”
Erica and I headed to the royal palace, escorted by private soldiers from the Geronia family and the Bright family.
Even though it was night, it wasn’t that late, so there were a few people around me who were whispering when they saw me.
“Hey, over there! “Commonwealth Master!”
As the crowd gradually gathers, a woman runs towards me.
The privates tried to stop her, but I stopped them. She was a woman I had seen before.
As I approached her, the woman handed me a heavy money bag that she took out of her pocket.
“Um, do you remember me?”
“Yes, I helped the boy who was begging for help when he was being chased by a ghost.”
Previously, during the first great debate, I lived in Graypond and solved several cases of evil spirits.
“At the time, I was in no hurry so I just skipped over it, but here is the reward money. “If you feel uncomfortable receiving it, you can consider it as a donation.”
After looking at the money bag handed to me for a moment, I shook my head and carefully pushed it away.
“It wasn’t something I did to get money.”
At the time, she asked the bishops for help, but the bishops only accepted donations and moved on, so they helped a woman who was crying because she had no money.
“B-but, Monumental Master. A man named Mul is performing several miracles and accepting donations. It would be an honor if my money were used to prove the innocence and sincerity of the memorial… … !”
I was grateful that he gave me quite a few thoughts, but I was firm.
“I didn’t do it to get money.”
“… … .”
“But, if you really want to help me.”
I slowly point toward the cemetery in Gray Pond.
“If you go there, there is a child’s tombstone. “She’s called Mel, so she shouldn’t be hard to find.”
“A grave, a tombstone? But that child was a beggar, so there is no way there would be a tombstone.”
“I made it.”
“… … .”
“A lot of time has passed, so if you’ve calmed down. I hope you buy some food and go visit that child. “He was an evil spirit, but it wasn’t because he wanted the child to die of starvation.”
A child who was so hungry that he closed his eyes in an alley on a cold night.
All I did was imitate my behavior from when I was alive, wandering the streets begging for money and food.
“All right.”
The woman looks down at her money bag with an expression thinking about many things.
I tried to pass by the woman like that.
“Commonwealth Master! “Thanks to you driving away Ji Bakryeong last time, the store is very prosperous!”
“No more nightmares! thank you!”
“This is McKeon. Do you remember? “My daughter, who closed her eyes first, would be proud to see me now, right?”
The citizens of Gray Pond, who had helped me in the past, came out and welcomed me.
I know time is running out. However, I did not want to ignore their gratitude.
It wasn’t that I was intoxicated by their gratitude and became arrogant or full of arrogance.
It’s simply what I did that made them so comfortable, and no matter how many Mul’s followers there are and how great his miracles are.
I was just grateful to those who did not forget me.
It took a little while and I had to make His Majesty wait, but I’m sure he’ll accept this.
It is not for nothing that he is favored by the king.
“That’s amazing.”
Erica, who was listening to the story next to me, had a faint smile on her face.
“What’s fun?”
It wouldn’t have been something Erica would particularly like. Rather, she had to wait for His Majesty the King, so she had to be impatient.
But she responded by slowly closing the distance between herself and me.
“Who doesn’t like their fiancé being praised?”
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“… … .”
“And thank goodness there are people who remember what you did.”
She seemed to be in a good mood just because of that, her expression relaxed and she smiled brightly.
It made me feel dizzy to see the cool-headed wizard who had been leading the soldiers until just now melting down like this in front of me.
“But let’s go now. “Your Majesty may be dozing off.”
“Because he lives a very healthy life.”
Two carriages were already parked inside the royal palace.
The carriage provided by the Academy and the Verdi family carriage.
Since I walked in through the front door, there was no need to bring the carriage into that noisy place.
The carriages entered Gray Pond separately using the back door and were waiting at the royal palace in advance.
“Oh, it’s here!”
“The professor was great!”
Findeneye and Aria were waiting. Darius was smiling brightly while carrying a sleeping Owen on his back.
“Kiyaa! “He is my younger brother after all!”
“The child is awake, so speak softly.”
Deia warns Darius by slapping his shoulder as he cries out in a voice that was boiled in a firebox.
Then he turns his head towards me and asks.
“Are you going to see His Majesty right away?”
“Okay, I’ll go there alone, so there’s no need to follow me. “You will be tired from the journey, so take a rest.”
It would be rude to crowd around late at night. Deia also agrees and gives instructions to the other party members.
“Thankfully, the royal family gave us a room to stay in, so let’s all be quiet and crawl in to sleep.”
“I’m a maid, so shouldn’t I clean my master’s room and unpack his luggage?”
“Don’t make a fuss. “The maids, who are several times more capable than you, have already set it up.”
“excuse me! Is there any late night snack? “I’m a little hungry.”
“Don’t ask me. “I don’t know much about this place either.”
“Hmm, if Sir Tyrn or Grace are there, I’ll have to ask them to spar for the first time in a while.”
“I understand, so just pack your bags and move. “The maids need to rest too.”
It was Deia who was urging the noisy group members by answering them one by one.
Because the group had a strong tendency to do what they wanted, Deia ended up entering Verdi’s carriage with nervous steps.
Taaaang!
“You idiots! Listen! “Please make a place for me in the royal cemetery?!”
He threatens by firing a shotgun that fires bullets through magical power into the sky.
Even though such behavior was quite rude in the royal family, he knew that if he did not do something like this, he would not be listened to.
‘I guess I should go and say it nicely.’
Since I was going to see His Majesty anyway, I guess he thought that this would be handled by me.
Even though he looks emotional on the outside, his brain is as cold as the cold weather in North Sweden.
Erica and I headed to Her Majesty’s office. Come to think of it, it was still winter break, so Eleanor would also be at the royal family, but she must have already fallen asleep.
After knocking and brief greetings, I enter His Majesty’s office.
Erica followed behind and decided to wait outside for a while.
Because this is a matter that needs to be discussed between you and Your Majesty alone.
She will act as a reliable sentry.
“It’s late, I was so sleepy that I only drank two cups of coffee. “Thanks to you, I got all my sleep today.”
King Orpheus is resting his chin on his desk and reading various documents intently.
Things have been quite turbulent lately, so he had no choice but to be busy.
“It took a while.”
“I’ve already seen and heard. “I heard that the citizens who previously received help from you expressed their gratitude?”
“I’m glad you’re doing well.”
“Hmm, that attitude of prioritizing citizens over baggage… … .”
Orpheus glances in my direction. His golden eyes contained various wisdom, unlike anything I had seen before.
“Do you like it.”
Orpheus jumps up from his seat with a smile and stretches.
“Keuuuuuu! I’ve been going to bed late lately because of a guy named Mule. “Thanks to you, my skin became clearer.”
“Nevertheless, you decided to hold a grand debate.”
“… … .”
“Also, he is not responding in any way to Mule and the bishops who support him, to the point where it feels foolish.”
I could have said it was harsh language, but I needed to clearly state what I felt.
“Is it urgent? “You speak quite bluntly to ask what I mean.”
“I have to prepare for tomorrow too.”
Tomorrow is the great debate.
We haven’t met the saint yet, and Stella, who was briefly seen on the castle wall earlier, has disappeared somewhere.
He probably disappeared like that because he needed to prepare something for me.
Orpheus, who understood what I meant, felt bitter and swept his palm down on his desk.
“Yes, they are not responding in any way to the point where it seems frustrating.”
“… … .”
“Please understand my position. “The man named Mul continues to commit acts that can only be truly chosen by God.”
Mule was showing unconventional steps beyond that of a saint in a short period of time.
Even raising the dead was an act of destroying the basic structure of the continent.
To people who are afraid of death, he must have seemed like a savior.
“The moment you persecute him and his followers here, you are making them victims.”
“… … .”
“Also, the big thing is that nothing has been confirmed. It is said that Saint Lucia had a brief conversation with Mule. But yet she failed to grasp the truth of her depth and power.”
Sighing, Orpheus caressed the corners of his eyes to relieve fatigue.
“Deius, after digging into everything thoroughly and clearly finding out the truth. “I plan to judge.”
“Have you learned from the past?”
Orpheus, who was slowly removing his hand, suddenly opened his eyes. Then he made eye contact with me and burst into laughter.
“Is it noticeable? I thought you might have figured it out. The subjects are very upset. “They chirp like a lark every day that we shouldn’t just leave these robbers who ignore the royal family and insult authority.”
like.
“Yes, just like 200 years ago when a warlock gave us a big burn and created a monster called Herald Hazad.”
“… … .”
“We didn’t know anything about the warlock, so we just continued the battle by supplying him with corpses and souls.”
A low voice filled with regret echoes through the office.
“Smeared with hatred, we didn’t even notice that Herald Hazard was a royal f*cking show. That’s why Griffin has grown up in a twisted way.”
Orpheus Luden Griffin has no qualifications to be king.
Blood stained with deception and greed was flowing through his veins.
But he had responsibilities.
Responsible for setting everything right and protecting the kingdom.
“We need to check closely. What on earth is that mysterious power? “If we turn into enemies, how should we fight back, and if we treat them, how should we deal with them?”
“So you were waiting for the right time?”
“That’s right, I thought that at the great debate, you and the saint would definitely lift the veil that the mysterious prophet had covered. “Until then, I had no intention of provoking them.”
With a grin, King Orpheus continued speaking.
“Even though he completely disregards the authority of the royal family.”
“… … .”
“It doesn’t matter, the royal power has already risen to the sky thanks to you. There is no problem if there are some flaws. “I just feel dirty.”
And Orpheus adds,
“No matter how much the royal authority is insulted, won’t you ultimately resolve it?”
“You are handing me a heavy burden.”
It was absurd, but it wasn’t wrong. Also, because it was roughly what I expected, the corners of my mouth slowly rose.
The atmosphere became more subdued.
Orpheus walks slowly and stands in front of me.
“Deius, so much blood has been shed on this land. “200 years ago, not only was there the massacre of Herald Hazard, but the evil spirit of my ancestor, the Griffin, lived on by sucking the blood of the people.”
“That’s right.”
An undeniable truth.
But Orpheus did not turn his eyes away from it.
He taps my shoulder and casually passes by me and heads towards the window.
Orpheus looks out to the horizon outside the castle walls with his back turned.
It was in the direction of the tent village where Mul fanatics were staying.
“Honestly, I kind of understand them.”
“… … .”
“A strange prophet has appeared and is showing unbelievable miracles. Bringing someone back from the dead? Sending souls into the arms of God? Huh, I’m sure it would have been difficult for me too.”
“… … .”
“But it’s foolish. They do not know that the land they are stepping on is not protected by God, but by the walls and soldiers of the kingdom. “You are blinded by religion and God.”
That’s why they are more than kings.
They prioritized the gods and mules they believed in over the laws of the Griffin Kingdom.
“He’s dizzyingly pathetic, he’s not wise, and he can’t see the future just one step ahead. He thinks the present will last forever.”
Although King Orpheus was laughing loudly and empty-handed.
Nevertheless, my gaze was fixed on the scenery outside the window.
“Still, they are my people.”
Once again Orpheus does not shirk responsibility.
“It’s not like some people don’t know the easy solution. “Those pathetic bastards who point fingers at the royal family can be put to rest with just a wave of their hands.”
“… … .”
“But aren’t they my lovely people?”
Also, don’t forget the past.
“This land was once overflowing with the blood of its people… … .”
Although he is distraught, his words containing a request remain with me.
“Should I shed their blood again?”
Hyeonwang.
A word containing the feelings of Orpheus Luden Griffin.
“I don’t want it.”
The expression is not distorted or tears are shed, but it is a gray color mixed with love and hate.
“Thanks to you, the royal authority has become stronger. “Thanks to you, I’m grateful that I can make this choice.”
Orpheus’ determination that he could endure this level of damage because it was a solidly established royal authority.
The saying that truly strong people can forgive comes to mind.
“Just as Your Majesty wishes.”
I slowly placed my hand on my chest and slightly lowered my upper body toward him.
“I will follow your orders.”
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