The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 151
Responsibility (2)
The royal family and the aristocracy were close, yet ironically distant.
Sometimes they cooperate to represent each other’s interests, but then they repeat the tug-of-war called power.
So, in the current chaotic situation, the royal family had two options.
Should we take a step back to appease the nobles?
… … If not, then do you control them and exercise the absolute power of the royal family?
And the first prince, Allen Esteban, clearly chose the latter.
“What, what did you say… … !”
“A full investigation?! What the… … .”
The nobles who had been listed as members of the Second Prince faction glared at the news they heard.
“W, this can’t be happening… … Is this really what was meant to happen… …!”
A comprehensive investigation.
We will investigate everything related to this incident and track down those involved… … .
If you only think about the meaning, it is something that would naturally happen right after the rebellion.
But would that cold-hearted prince really have planned this just to investigate those involved in the rebellion?
In this situation where it has already been clearly revealed who the instigator is?
Of course, even the slightest evidence of cooperation with them would result in immediate punishment.
… … Yes. That very ‘little’ bit of evidence.
For example, even if it is only evidence that he ‘had joined’ the Second Prince faction, regardless of the severity.
So, needless to say, this comprehensive investigation was intended to put pressure on the nobles.
To be exact, it was no different from the intention to put a leash on all the nobles who were part of the ‘Second Prince Faction’ on this occasion.
Because of this, they were paralyzed with fear, as if a spark had fallen on their feet.
“This is a big problem! If things continue like this, even we, the poor ones, will get in trouble… … .”
“I, I just put my name on the Second Prince’s faction to make a peacock and a kite.”
“Wake up! That’s why I said we need to discuss countermeasures!”
“Ha, but then how are we going to avoid this situation!”
One who gives up and adapts to reality.
A person who can do nothing but tremble in fear.
Or, someone who is trying to change the situation even a little.
But whatever the category, I already knew it in my head.
The fact that the first prince, who easily suppressed the Duke’s rebels and rose to become the next king, would gain more power than any king in the long history of the kingdom.
The cruel reality is that all they can do is struggle with the flow… … .
Choreuk-
A nobleman, holding tightly to the official document from the royal family, stood up from his seat, holding his trembling legs.
“… … Let me tell you something.”
“Wh, what… … ?”
The struggle for the throne and the conflict of power were natural as long as vested interests existed, and we also know what the end of the loser is.
But I couldn’t just sit still and lose everything.
“I will personally go to His Majesty the First Prince and request a re-examination of this investigation.”
“Hey, hey! Don’t make a fuss… … .”
“That’s right! And the opponent is the first prince!”
“No. It’s the same whether I die by staying still or by kneeling and begging. So I’ll struggle a little.”
“This, this… … !”
Whoosh!
The nobleman turned around in a hurry and got into the carriage.
It was a move so quick that others had no time to stop it.
The nobleman who headed straight to the palace was able to spot someone coming out of the First Prince’s office.
‘Is this the person the prince called?’
It was a middle-aged wizard wearing a robe of a type I had never seen before.
The colorful platinum pattern embroidered on it is so beautiful that it would not look out of place on a royal family member…
The sight felt somehow uneasy, but there was no time to think about it now.
The nobleman approached the wizard and asked, feeling satisfied.
“Excuse me, may I ask you something? Is His Highness the First Prince inside now?”
“……hmm?”
“Please let me know. There is something I must do to see Your Majesty.”
The wizard, who was strangely embarrassed by the question, soon smiled hollowly and said.
“Hehe, has your request for an audience been processed?”
“No, that’s not it… … .”
“Then I think it would be better to go and see the employees first.”
“That, that kind of… … .”
The nobleman’s expression collapsed in despair.
At that moment, I didn’t even notice the other person’s natural downward movement.
It was evidence that it was that urgent.
“It is very urgent, but could you please send a message to His Majesty? Please do it just this once.”
“Heh heh.”
“I know this may be rude of you to ask, but we don’t have time. So… … .”
“Ah, no, Lord Matap?!”
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Then someone walking from afar shouted in surprise.
“How come you came all the way here without any notice?”
“Ah, Baron Vidor.”
It was Baron Vidor, the prince’s closest confidant. The nobleman’s eyes began to shake as if an earthquake had occurred at the passing conversation.
‘Oh, the top of the tower… … .’
Then he looked at the wizard’s behavior again to understand the situation.
Now that I look at it… … Not only was the platinum embroidery gorgeous, but even the fabric was incredibly luxurious.
But it was definitely a face he was seeing for the first time. The Matapju he knew had an old, white face, not a middle-aged face like that.
… … So please, I earnestly hope that the current situation is just my mistake.
The nobleman asked in a trembling voice.
“Oh, I know it’s presumptuous of you to ask, but are you perhaps the Archmage?”
“Haha, I see.”
‘Oh, oh my god!’
In that moment, cold sweat ran down the bridge of the nobleman’s nose.
The person he was making such a rude request to was the kingdom’s only great wizard… … and he was the man who had inflicted near-destructive damage on the Duke’s rebels with just one blow.
‘Oh, why is this happening… … Wasn’t the man who gave the tablet an old man?!’
Then, I unconsciously took a step back, blaming myself for not recognizing that sight.
He didn’t know, but it couldn’t be helped.
Since becoming a great wizard, Matapju has refrained from going outside to focus on research and education, and when he does appear in public, he wears a robe over his head.
In the first place, only a few people remember the young Matapju’s face, so how could they recognize his appearance that has gone back in time?
Moreover, even that magnificent robe was made with great care by the dwarves, unlike the existing magic towers… … .
“If you were going to come, it would have been better if you had at least given me a message… … Hmm? Where did that nobleman from before go?”
“He left in a hurry, as if something urgent had come up.”
“… …Is that so?”
The Baron tilted his head.
It was because the movement was so fast that I didn’t even feel it.
… … Well, whatever.
“By the way, are you on your way back after finishing your business?”
“That’s right.”
“May I ask what brings you here today?”
The Baron asked the First Prince why he had come to see him.
“It seems they heard news of this rebel group from a neighboring country.”
“If there’s any news… … .”
“It has to do with the revived ancient killing magic.”
“……ah.”
Matapju smiled as he revealed his purpose.
but.
The Baron could never understand the strange humor that bloomed on that gentle face.
* * *
A killing magic that destroys tens of thousands of troops with a single blow. And the appearance of the Sword Master who dominates the battlefield.
The information quickly spread to neighboring countries.
Even though the aftermath of the rebellion has not yet been completely sorted out.
It was a natural thing.
In a situation where two strategic and tactical weapons that could change the course of war simply by their presence appeared at once, one of which was an ancient magic that had never been seen since history began to be rewritten.
… … Perhaps it is natural that they have come together to express their concerns.
-Even if it was a process of suppressing a civil war, the use of asymmetric magic to destroy an army of ten thousand people was not ethical.
– In order to ensure future peace and safety, I would like to discuss banning this magic through an international conference.
Sigh.
This morning, a single piece of paper arrived at the royal residence.
I laughed, pulling up the corners of my lips.
“So, you’re saying indirectly that I shouldn’t use it because it seems like I’m no match for you.”
It was so funny I couldn’t stand it.
It is impossible to copy, and to make matters worse, it is not even comparable, so the intention is to seal it.
Of course I understand.
Since it caused so much damage even though it missed, it was natural for them to be afraid that it might be aimed at them.
“But that can’t be.”
He throws it into the trash can as if it’s not even worth considering.
Then they all gather together and recall the list of countries that sent it to them.
The more he did so, the more the ridicule on his lips grew.
“Was there an instruction from the Federal Empire?”
It would have been impossible for them to directly say that they should ban it, so they meant that they had the neighboring countries do this.
If it was obvious, it was obvious.
… … However, pressure from neighboring countries was not even on their minds from the beginning.
‘This is the strongest weapon that only Esteban has.’
A one-of-a-kind weapon that no country can imitate… …even though they know about it, they fail to prepare for it.
So the dogs could do nothing but bark.
Of course, no matter how hard they struggle, nothing will change.
Esteban had already gained the strength not to yield to anyone’s pressure.
“Let’s wait and see what excuse you come up with next time.”
My gaze then turned towards the door of the office.
The sound of the nobles who had come to bow to him had already left the palace a long time ago.
So now there’s only one thing left.
“Albedo.”
It was time to go and take the heart of the defeated Second Prince faction.
* * *
Despair came and struck me suddenly.
Where did it go wrong?
Perhaps, it had been a long time since I had seen my maternal grandfather turn away, saying that it would be the last time.
What that means is that everything was wrong from the start.
“… … .”
Albedo, who suddenly disappeared from the duke’s mansion, was at the royal palace at some point.
Even though the rebellion had begun, I walked into the palace on my own two feet.
Naturally, he was immediately taken to prison and awaited investigation, just like his mother, Queen Sarah.
Suddenly, it occurred to Albedo that she had doubts and she smiled sadly.
“Was this the way it was supposed to be?”
It wasn’t that I stepped into the mud to usurp a place of honor.
If my brother ascends to the throne despite all my efforts, the chain of desire that had been oppressing him will finally break.
… … Then, you will regain the freedom you have been dreaming of, and everything will end as it should.
That’s all I was hoping for.
So it is true that I adjusted it little by little. I tried to make sure that the number of people supporting me did not increase, but rather decreased and gave up.
But was even that too much for a ‘failure’?
The ending that was ultimately met was destruction.
My maternal grandfather who raised an army at all costs. My mother who led it from within the palace until the very end.
And even me, who couldn’t do anything.
“Ha, hahaha… … .”
I was driven mad by that absurd ending.
And more than that, I felt sorry for the nobles who suffered simply because they believed in me and followed my grandfather.
“… … .”
But the laughter that was bursting out like crazy soon stopped.
Because there remained the simplest way to resolve this situation.
“… … Was it supposed to be like this from the beginning?”
If only the sins of those left behind could be taken into consideration by taking full responsibility.
Yeah, it was a very fitting ending.
If this was the course of nature he had hoped for, he had no intention of going against it.
As planned, he, who was the face of the rebels, will become a public enemy and everything will end with him and the mother he tried to protect to the end.
If only it could keep the man who was once my older brother from getting in my way.
“With this, all knots are completed.”
At this moment, for the first time, a strong desire arose in him.
Albedo moved her arm mechanically and took out what she had hidden in her bosom.
A royal pendant that stayed with him until the end.
… … and a dagger with flowing energy.
The prince who wanted to be free so much will gain freedom through death.
“Please consider this as my acquittal for the rebellion, Brother.”
Swish!
The thing that is held in reverse rushes to the heart.
Breaking through the tattered royal robes, he moves on to the next.
Chaenggrang!
And at that moment, with a small spark, my palm was torn apart and a sharp pain rose up.
“… … .”
Albedo stared blankly at the flying dagger, then looked at the man who had struck it away.
“……older brother.”
He stared intently at those frighteningly cold eyes as they were directed at him.
