The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 139
nightmare (1)
After I brewed the tea myself, I handed it to her.
It was the same structure as ‘that day’ sometime ago. And it was the same action.
The fact that she doesn’t even touch the teacup pushed in front of her with her finger.
“Is this the first time since we met in the Hwajeonmin village?”
During the time the saint stayed in the palace, almost nothing worth talking about happened.
Even though they lived in the same place, there was no contact between the two.
So this conversation was just as long as the awkward silence.
… … And perhaps today will be the last day that the two of them will talk.
“I heard that you are returning to your home country with the delegation today.”
“yes.”
“Have you found the answer you were looking for?”
I looked into her eyes and asked a question I didn’t even mean.
The reason she remained on this earth.
In other words, he asked if the verification of the existence of dwarves had been completed.
Then the saint pursed her lips as if she was hesitating, then nodded slightly.
“… … Maybe.”
“okay.”
I felt the corners of my mouth go up involuntarily.
In my opinion, it seemed to me that she wasn’t very good at lying.
Even after I finished answering, my lips were trembling so subtly that it was impossible to see them.
“Does the Pope of the Holy Empire think this is enough?”
“… … !”
At that moment, the saint’s head, which had been slightly lowered, suddenly rose.
“… … Did you know?”
The look of disbelief clearly showed that he had been hit hard.
“You are saying the obvious. There is no reason to have the Holy Empire’s saintess here just to verify the dwarves’ thoughts.”
“ah…….”
Of course, the reasons I gave for staying here were just excuses.
It was almost like it was decided from the beginning.
If they really wanted to verify them in the first place, they wouldn’t have been in the palace.
‘Then there is only one reason left.’
To monitor the land called Esteban, which holds their secrets.
Or to verify that I am a person called ‘me’ and not a dwarf.
And if there is anyone who would ask the saint for such a thing… … .
‘… … Perhaps the Pope is the only one.’
It must have been a cleverly hidden tactic behind her free-spirited personality.
Well, she wasn’t the type of person who would be a spy to begin with, so it wasn’t much of a difference.
I crossed my legs and opened my mouth leisurely.
“That is why I asked the saint a question.”
“… … Did you find the answer you were thinking of?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
okay.
It was an extension of the question that arose in the Hwajeonmin village.
From the beginning, such false circumstances were never in my consideration.
“Then let me ask you again.”
And at that moment.
For the first time, their gazes met head-on.
“Is the answer given by the Saintess the priority of power that has nothing but ruin? Or is it the priority of crushing their ambitions?”
“… … .”
There was a brief silence.
Finally, at the end of the question, the saint’s mouth, which had been closed, began to open.
“… … I didn’t understand it then, but I think I understand it now. The meaning of the question Your Majesty asked.”
“Is that so?”
“Your Majesty, when the Holy Nation made a wrong choice, you asked me to stop it?”
“Oh, how did you come up with that?”
I asked back, pretending that I didn’t know the answer.
It may have sounded like soothing, as if giving directions to a child.
Then the saintess continued speaking with a confused, yet determined expression.
“The current enemies of the Holy Nation are the Federal Empire and the hardliners that Your Majesty spoke of. I have personally seen them take action.”
“The trick to the Hwajeonmin village is probably just the beginning.”
“… … But I know. The high priests of the Holy Nation won’t think that way.”
They were a group driven entirely by profit.
It’s hard to believe that they are priests who believe in God.
And the one who knows this fact better than anyone is the saint who grew up there and saw many things.
“They probably think it’s more worthwhile to catch the moderates who have fled than to work on the hardliners. They would rather live out the rest of their lives quietly, as Your Majesty has said.”
“Yes, that is correct.”
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Only then did I nod and tell him that was correct.
Because it makes it easier and brings more glory.
The argument was that by judging everything based on profit, we end up missing out on the really important facts.
In fact, due to the future Holy Empire’s misjudgment, the hardliners’ power grew day by day and became a great strength for the Federal Empire.
The ‘truth’ revealed by those bastards even made the cause of the continued suppression disappear.
Naturally, the one who suffered the most damage was the Holy Empire.
No, should we call it the ‘Divine Federation’?
‘Of course, that too is just their karma.’
After all, it was the first act of driving innocent wizards into the devil’s minions that started it all.
However, the events before the regression must not be repeated.
The moment the moderates join the hardliners, the damage will be fully revealed in the form of war.
“If you understand that, that’s enough. At least that means the answer to that question has been determined.”
“… … Before that, there is something I would like to ask Your Majesty.”
“Please speak.”
Should I ask about the ‘secret’ of the Holy Empire that I had put off for a while?
If not, should we ask about the identity of the hardliners?
My eyes lit up as I anticipated the question the saint would ask.
But what came out of her mouth was completely contrary to what I expected.
“Was it really necessary for Your Majesty to cut them down?”
“By them… …are you referring to the noble families involved in the rebellion?”
“yes.”
The expression on the saint’s face as she spoke those words seemed very resolute.
… … I see. Is this the only thing you are asking for based on the will of a saint and not the Pope?
I said, holding back a laugh.
“They were the ones I had to cut down with my own hands. That’s all.”
“… … .”
“Because it was my wish and my duty.”
That was it.
That alone made the saint nod her head slightly.
“I will keep in mind what Your Majesty has said. So that the Holy Nation does not make the same mistake again… … .”
“Good idea.”
I stood up from my seat and raised the corners of my mouth.
“Always think about your priorities. If you only pursue the desires in front of you, you will end up in big trouble someday.”
“……craving.”
“Then, I look forward to the day we meet again.”
That was the last advice I gave her.
To be precise, it was advice to the Pope who would come after him.
* * *
Squeak-
“You came.”
After a long silence, it was George who came into the office.
George stared silently at the two teacups on the table, then came toward me.
“What about the delegation of the Holy Empire?”
“I just got back. The saintess is with me.”
“I see.”
They will soon arrive in the Holy Empire and seriously discuss what they have experienced here.
The Garden Ambassadors. And the Saintess too.
And it would soon become a device that would imprint the existence of the country upon them.
In Esteban, there exists a me who designed this whole situation… … .
“Well, I guess that means that no matter how much the saboteurs run wild, it’s useless.”
Bam-
I lightly pushed the teacup with my finger as if I was joking.
Then the glass rolled down the table and the liquid inside poured out excitedly.
That was the moment.
Swish-
To my surprise, the desk and the carpet on the floor where the liquid had touched began to turn black.
Anyone who looked at it could tell that the liquid was not something that could be called tea.
But George and I looked at it with no wavering in our eyes.
“What happened to the investigation of the maid who brought tea leaves?”
“She had already quit her job as a maid two weeks ago and was considered to have left the palace. She was actually enjoying her leisure time in her hometown.”
“That means someone has been manipulating the information internally… … .”
“I guess that means she used magic to impersonate the head maid.”
George, who had intercepted the conversation, chuckled.
“Well, in any case, it is definitely the work of the Second Prince faction.”
Corrosive poison.
It was obviously poisonous, but eating it wouldn’t kill anyone. That was clear from the fact that the carpet didn’t melt.
However, it will not be possible to prevent damage to internal organs.
‘The saintess who was talking to the prince got hurt.’
… … A fatal wound of that degree.
That was probably the level of ‘happening’ the guys were hoping for.
Only then could the problem be solved with great difficulty, even if it caused a huge stir.
‘Are you trying to tarnish my position by bringing that up?’
It was a childish and quite cheeky idea.
Now, I’m in a situation where I have nothing left, so this is all I can do.
It’s so funny that it makes me laugh.
“Anyway, since the strategy of using poison didn’t work, it’s obvious what to do next.”
“I guess so.”
In effect, it was a declaration of defeat that nothing could be done politically.
As I spoke like that, I began to sense secret signs in my body.
The number is five.
They were all at least skilled enough to handle the aura well.
I slowly raised the corners of my lips, caressing the other glass that I hadn’t knocked over.
“It’s finally starting to move.”
… … Duke William.
“It’s time to get ready to welcome our guests. Stay out.”
“Please don’t make it difficult to clean up.”
Squeak-
George left the room without saying a word.
It seemed that tonight’s night in the palace would be longer than usual.
* * *
“The bastard’s men have left.”
Just enough distance to barely see the inside of the office window.
The five assassins lowered their stances, their eyes gleaming behind their masks.
They were so secretive that even knights passing by their location didn’t notice them.
“Then who are the people around you?”
“None. Not a single one.”
Assassinating a royal in the palace carries with it great risk.
Moreover, if the opponent has a political enemy, it is easy to point out the person behind it.
So the easiest way to assassinate someone was to retrieve the body without leaving any witnesses.
It is literally disappearing.
‘… … Not bad.’
In that sense, this current situation could be said to be the most opportune time.
The prince was just sitting there leisurely, unaware of his imminent death.
Swish-
Swish-
The assassins exchanged signals.
Then he began to move slowly through the darkness.
It was a signal for an attack.
“… … .”
Shasha Shak-
The eyes of the assassins who had quickly closed the distance between themselves and the office window were now sparkling with desire.
‘100 million gold as a deposit. And if the assassination is successful, you said you’d get an additional 100 million gold?’
‘It’s definitely an astronomical amount of money. More than enough to buy a single estate… …!’
‘But this way it will be easier than expected.’
I heard that the guild assassins who attempted assassination a year ago were all wiped out.
So I was even advised to never let my guard down.
But it was a mistake that happened because they were the scum of a back-alley assassination guild.
On the contrary, they were the continent’s strongest mercenary assassination group, made up entirely of ‘high-level experts’.
‘It means that it is incomparable to those guys.’
As evidence, the guy called Prince 1 still hasn’t noticed their presence even though they’ve arrived in front of the window.
There is already an overwhelming difference in skill level.
‘Rush in.’
The bodies of five adult males flowed through the gap in the small open window.
It was a movement like a shadow.
The movement of the knife stabbing into the target did not even make the slightest noise.
‘Die!’
Phew!
The tip of the knife dug into the guy’s torso.
Even at the moment when the knife that had penetrated the root was pulled out, not a single sound was heard inside the office.
The assassination was successful, leaving behind no evidence.
‘… … !’
But it was strange.
The sensation of skin that should have been felt was nowhere to be found, and no resistance was felt, as if it was swaying in the air.
I closed my eyes with a very strange premonition, and the moment I opened them, the figure of the first prince before my eyes had disappeared.
Crunch-
… … And at the same time, the assassins’ necks flew into the sky.
The last thing they saw before their consciousness disappeared was the appearance of the First Prince, appearing like smoke, and the words coming out of his lips.
“You’ve been waiting for a long time.”
What he had been waiting for was the moment when the Second Prince faction would start moving in earnest.
