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“Disband them, Northern Liberation Army.”
Evan’s one word made Clien feel as if he had been struck on the head by lightning.
From the guilds of craftsmen and merchants that have been around for hundreds of years to the clubs and small gatherings of personal interests, the signs they put up are filled with memories and pride passed down from their ancestors.
If two groups that happened to use the same name found out about each other’s existence, they would have to fight a fierce war until one side was defeated.
‘How could you come up with such an idea!’
After listening to it, it’s really nothing special.
But what Evan just said was a groundbreaking statement that broke people’s stereotypes.
Client swallowed dryly as he looked at Evan, who was looking at the noisy State Council attendees with pity.
‘You’ve grown taller in the meantime.’
Now he had grown to a size that could look down on most adult men. His broad shoulders and the muscles he could see here and there were no differences at all compared to those of a knight.
Although Evan’s face still retained its youthful appearance due to his age, his eyes, which were difficult to read, seemed to be looking at people who had been in politics for decades.
‘It’s not just the appearance.’
The neutral members who had been royalists in the past gathered around the five princes. Led by Senator Bert, they were a force to be reckoned with.
Of course, it is impossible for the Fifth Prince to directly aim for the throne. However, the moment he declares his support for either the First or Second Prince, he gains enough power to end the fight for the throne in a short period of time.
‘I made a bad judgment.’
Moth? Butterfly? Viper?
Thinking about his past self who compared the Five Princes to such small creatures, Clien felt like kicking the blanket over himself while sleeping.
Evan, who had been beaten by the Four Princes once every two months, had been wearing the guise of the Ghost Prince for five whole years.
It was a little creepy to think that he must have been sharpening his knife inside and waiting for the right time.
Client honestly admitted that Evan was special.
‘It’s dangerous enough to leave it alone.’
But it was too late to trample on it.
Client glanced at Miloa.
Just a moment ago, Miloa and Evan were exchanging glances as if they were about to stab each other with an invisible knife. In his opinion, it was a toy knife.
It ended on a friendly note, with everyone agreeing to play together again next time.
It was Client who had been watching Miloa since childhood. He noticed that she avoided confrontation with the Fifth Prince as much as possible.
That’s why he decided to step forward instead of the 2nd prince, who was trying to launch a fierce offensive against the 5th prince. Weren’t they the ones who had become friends with Evan first?
Clien, who had gathered his thoughts, slowly opened his mouth.
“It was a wonderful idea that woke up my stiff head. However, I don’t think the Empire will just give in just by changing the name of the group. Are you also thinking of a plan for that?”
“You can disband, but you can’t disband completely.”
“What do you mean?”
“They are the ones who think the kingdom has abandoned them. And hasn’t it actually abandoned them?”
Evan paused for a moment and looked around the room. The cabinet meeting participants were busy avoiding his gaze.
“Big, big.”
There were coughs here and there.
Evan looked at them with emotionless eyes, then turned his gaze back to Clien.
“There will certainly be those who reject the Kingdom’s proposal. Those people should remain in the Northern Liberation Army as they were before.”
“You’re saying that only those who take our extended hand should be recognized as the Northern Militia? Vigilantes? Or some other official group? The Northern Liberation Army, which refused, should continue to do what they were doing before. But since we were once on the same side, we’ll probably run into each other a lot.”
“Isn’t that how it is with people? You can come and go, say hello, and spend time together. Sometimes you can go to a friend’s house and borrow clothes.”
“Good. The Empire will definitely come to trouble, but we should be able to get away with it if we want.”
***
After lightly submitting my answer to the first question that Clien had posed, I waited for the next question.
“Then what do you plan to do to help those who have been harmed by the Northern Liberation Army’s activities? You wouldn’t want to play the same wordplay on them that you did on the Empire, would you, the Fifth Prince, who loves the people of the kingdom?”
A question I fully expected. I prepared an answer that would kill three birds with one stone.
“The Northern Liberation Army will have to pay for it themselves.”
“How so?”
“Why don’t we go to the areas that were harmed by them and do something to cover up the past? For example… Didn’t pirates recently land on the eastern coast of Seokhamdo while avoiding the navy’s eyes? We could wipe them out for the sake of the eastern residents who are suffering because of that.”
I smiled and looked at the second prince who was watching from the side of the client. He was sitting comfortably with his back against the chair, but he leaned forward as if he became interested.
Not long ago, a huge pirate group was born in the east of the kingdom, uniting pirates, the Joe Bay Pirates.
In the process, the pirates who had been ostracized were flowing into the East and were causing trouble by committing violent crimes such as murder, looting, and arson.
The navy is in a dilemma as the stone ship is already having difficulty moving due to the Joe Bailey pirates.
It was in that situation that I reached out.
– I played with Miloa for a while and got upset, right? Let’s play pirate-sweeping together this time. In return, please take good care of our youngest Northern Liberation Army.
The second prince, who read my gaze, whispered something to the client. The client nodded and opened his mouth to me.
“It seems like a good idea. However, it would be wrong to think of them as mere stragglers who were pushed aside by Joe Bailey. There are many of them who are being pursued for the crime of murdering noblemen who were knights. It would be difficult for the Northern Liberation Army, which is about to be torn to pieces, to handle them.”
“Count Client, I will answer that question.”
Congressman Bayern, who had been looking at me with admiration, stepped forward.
“It’s a day to save the people of the kingdom who are suffering because of the pirates of the island nation. The 1st and 2nd Knight Divisions will have a hard time moving due to the coming-of-age ceremony and the upcoming wedding between the 4th princess and the imperial family… There’s only one place left. I’ll ask the 3rd Knight Division for assistance. They’ll probably send out an appropriate number of personnel.”
“Can the 3rd Division and the Northern Liberation Army work together?”
How could it possibly fit together?
Just imagining what the first meeting between the two groups would be like made my head spin.
This is where I come in.
“I will join you. I will take responsibility and make sure that the 3rd Division and the Northern Liberation Army work together to wipe out the pirates.”
“······Are you serious? You’ll take responsibility?”
“Then would it be a lie? There is just over a month left until the coming-of-age ceremonies of my brother and sister. Before then, I will definitely bring back all of their heads.”
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The State Council meeting is over.
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On the way back from the conference room with Rep. Bert, he spoke to me with a pleased expression.
“You did a great job.”
“You are too kind. Congressman Bert was also great.”
The State Council meeting was my first appearance.
We celebrated the great victory and gilded each other’s faces.
It’s not like there weren’t any crises. Miloa, who couldn’t stand the sight of me pairing up with Clien, briefly teased me.
When he assured me that he would not turn away if difficulties arose in the South in the future, I quietly withdrew.
“I guess I’ll have to get moving quickly. Have you decided on a new name for the Northern Liberation Army yet?”
“I’m thinking of several. Northern Death Squad, Northern Guardians, Northern Self-Defense Force… None of them really come to mind. I’m thinking of listening to the opinions of the people who will join the Northern Liberation Army and deciding, but what’s the point of the name? What’s important is who the people who are gathered are.”
“Hahaha, that’s right. I also gained great enlightenment this time thanks to the prince.”
Congressman Bert looked really happy. I don’t know where he got the epiphany, but he wasn’t lying.
There was a dizziness in his eyes, something you often see in people who are about to climb over a wall.
As always, there’s a high chance that you’ll kneel down in front of the wall again. But if you don’t give up and run towards the wall again, the next time you reach the wall, you’ll look a little lower.
“I wonder if a new 7-star knight will appear in the kingdom soon.”
“Hahaha. If it were up to me, I would like to stay locked up in the training grounds like the First Prince and just swing my sword for a while, but the situation is…. But today, I can’t hold back. I’ll go in first.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
I saw him off with a smile.
In ‘Future’, there was no way that Senator Bert had become a 7-star knight, so if he jumps over the wall, it’s because of me.
‘I really wish it could be over.’
I have managed to build up my power in one way or another, but it is inferior to that of the 1st or 2nd princes. If I were to express it in a ratio, I think it could be expressed roughly as 46:44:10.
Hmm… is 10 a bit much?
No, I thought it would be right if Fran, a 7-star wizard, actively cooperated with me and could reveal the highest-level demon, G-Dragon.
The problem is that neither of them are human.
I had no intention of asking her to do so in the first place, but if I were to ask Fran about something related to the succession dispute, she would definitely refuse. The limit she would allow would probably be to protect her maternal grandfather’s grandson ‘as much as possible’, who was her close friend. In fact, even that much is enough.
G-Dragon······ The moment the news spread that I was dealing with that guy, it was obvious that the heretic inquisitors of the Pantheon would visit the Emerald Palace.
‘Was it Lawrence Florence······.’
The face of the Inquisitor gnashing his teeth as he dragged away Beortio’s body came to mind for a moment.
I quickly shook my head hard and shook the person out of my mind because I didn’t want to meet him again.
‘If Senator Bert becomes the 7-star knight he so desperately wanted, the current lack of military power will be somewhat resolved.’
The best way is for me to recover the realm of the ‘future’.
but.
‘Now it’s 4 stars.’
That was also thanks to the extreme use of the Sky Flower.
I have no complaints. Since my body is still growing, holding more stars would be too much for my body.
Six-star magicians and knights who are considered truly powerful. I think I will join their ranks around the time of my coming of age ceremony when my body is somewhat complete.
As I was walking towards the Emerald Palace with such complicated thoughts, I saw a familiar face wearing glasses at the end of the hallway.
1. Prince’s younger half-brother, Theor Lionel.
Sister, he was the third prince who was coming of age this year along with the four princesses. I hadn’t seen his face since he came to observe the royal court.
It looked like he was waiting for someone.
The moment I nod my head and try to pass by, I see his face.
“Can we talk for a moment?”
Could it be that he had called me? I looked around for a moment.
“I was right to call you, Evan Lionel.”
“Honestly, I’m a little embarrassed. I have a vague memory of having a conversation with Brother Theor.”
If you think about it carefully, it’s not like it’s blurry, it’s like it doesn’t exist?
“Wait, just a moment. There’s something I really want to ask you.”
“Is there anything you would like to ask?”
“I······If possible, I’d like to talk to just the two of us for a bit.”
The third prince glanced at Alfonso and his escort knight Adol, and spoke softly.
“There’s a bench over there. Let’s sit down and talk. Alfonso, Adol, please wait a moment.”
“All right.”
I sat down next to him on a chair placed near the entrance to the conference room.
Honestly, I have no idea why you want to talk to me alone. I have never had any contact with the Three Princes, either in this life or in the ‘future’.
He is like that······.
After his coming of age ceremony, he was assigned to the administrative office of the Southern Royal Territory. And because he was the first member of the royal family to die from the Red Star Fever this winter.
