Episode 371: Southern Grave (5)
There were two documents.
There was no special content in the first, and the second was written as an observation log.
‘This is not material brought by Cortes Valhalla. It must be a record left by Stern Walhalla, the previous emperor and 14th son, when he ascended to the throne of emperor.’
Emperors of Valhalla.
Except for Canelas Valhalla, who created the southern tomb, the circumstances after his accession to the throne cannot be recorded here.
What does that mean?
The southern tomb was used to confirm the truth, and this observation log written by Cortes Valhalla in the process of selecting a successor could not have been the work of the next emperor.
Palak.
I handed over the document.
The person who first caught the eye was the story about Crown Prince Jejus Valhalla, the first son of Cortes Valhalla.
[…] … When Jejus first picked up the sword, the leadership of the imperial family, including myself, was convinced that Jejus was the right person to inherit the future of Valhalla. Jejus was born with the blood of a warrior. He awakened Mana at the age of only seven, and his characteristic swordsmanship was aggressive and thrust, showing no fear of fighting. If he ascends to the throne of emperor. Just as the emperors of Valhalla have done for generations, Jejus will grow into a courageous warrior who raises his voice at the forefront.]
Palak.
[Jejus is not only good at wielding a sword. He was also very interested in strategy, spending all day at the library studying tactics. One day something like that happened. He conducted a virtual strategic battle with Valhalla’s best staff, and after a fierce battle, he was forced to surrender from the staff’s mouth. This happened when he was only 15 years old.]
Palak.
[Jesus also knew how to treat people. He assigned the right people to the jobs he lacked, and treated people with respect so that they had no choice but to be loyal to him. He was absolutely perfect. Even before Jejus Valhalla became a saint, a power was formed around him, and even the vassals who whispered sweet words to me said that Jejus Valhalla should lead the future of the empire. This is a fact I also acknowledge. It is certainly. If Jejus inherits the throne, Valhalla will surely create a better future.]
Palak.
[Therefore, it is incompatible.]
One word.
Standing tall, he stopped touching.
Cortes Valhalla explained how outstanding his eldest son was, and then said that his conclusion was inconsistent.
I didn’t understand.
Then, it was concluded that putting the 14th son on the throne of emperor was definitely not for the good of Valhalla.
The problem is that although it is a job for the Kronos Empire, there are still unsolved mysteries.
I turned the page.
After passing through other successors, Roman Dmitry stopped at one name.
[Stern Walhalla]
The 14th son of Valhalla.
It was an observation diary of a being called a tyrant.
* * *
[Stern is a weak child from birth. Let alone he could use the sword properly, he did not even show any desire to ascend to the position of emperor as my son. He was a boy who looked just like his mother. Like her mother, who was a lowly court lady, Stern lived an uncharacteristic life for someone born with royal blood. Unlike other people who try hard to get my attention, books rather than swords, walks rather than training grounds, he gave up his rights.]
Palak.
[I heard an interesting story from a servant. People called Stern the white angel. He wore neat clothes every day, walked around the imperial palace, and took care of people. Stern showed such care for others that he was called an angel. He provided food for ordinary servants in case they were starving, provided companionship for those who were tired and resting, and even secretly helped someone when they had financial problems. Stern did not care much about his identity. He lived by the saying that since he was a human being, he had to live like a human being, and he spent most of his time taking care of those around him rather than developing himself.]
It was unexpected.
Stern Walhalla.
A being called a tyrant.
Considering the life he lived, I couldn’t help but think that he was a completely different person from the person recorded in this document.
The Emperor of Valhalla enjoyed slaughter.
People showed fear of the Valhalla Emperor because he strictly followed meritocracy and did not hesitate to kill beings that were beyond his control.
That’s him.
At one time, he was called the white angel.
It was a record that created a sense of disconnect, and Roman Dmitry then turned the page.
Palak.
[One day, I asked Stern. Don’t you covet this father’s position? Stern has no greed whatsoever, and she says the reason she lives the way she does is so as not to offend her brothers. She will be seen as a competitor if she shows even the slightest effort. Stern chose to compromise rather than fight, and by living a life unsuited to the imperial family, he appealed to his brothers that he was not competitive. In fact, his efforts were meaningful. In a situation where it was certain that Jejus Valhalla would take over my position, no force opposing him attempted to take Stern Valhalla’s life.]
Palak.
[Some said: What do you think will happen when Stern Walhalla takes over the emperor’s throne? Maybe a good emperor will create a country where people can live well, but what is certain is that the Valhalla Empire will go downhill due to Stern. For a small country in the periphery, he would be the right person. However, in an empire that must conquer the continent, Stern Walhalla is absolutely not a person suitable for the position of emperor.]
Palak.
[He is truly the right person in my opinion.]
It was a contradiction.
Unlike Jejus Valhalla.
Cortes Valhalla, who constantly gave speeches about the reasons for his ineligibility, came to a conclusion contrary to common sense that he was a suitable candidate.
* * *
widely.
I covered the document.
I frowned slightly.
It was a mystery.
I thought that if I looked at the records of Cortes Valhalla, my doubts would be resolved to some extent, but the observation log actually encouraged confusion.
In fact, Cortes Valhalla left nothing special in the southern tomb.
This could also be confirmed because it was left behind by Stern Walhalla, but if there had not been such effort, the reason why Cortés Walhalla made such a ridiculous appointment as successor would have been forever buried in history.
After checking the records.
There was only one hypothesis I could think of.
The collusion between Cortes Valhalla and the Kronos Empire.
If you think about it, Valhalla and Kronos took advantage of each other’s borders to create a situation where only two countries had an advantage.
The two major mountain ranges.
It meant the map that supported the two empires.
As expected, the question that was repeated this time was that, for whatever reason, there was no reason to designate Stern Walhalla as the successor, nor was there any reason to kill him, who had put up a difficult rebellion and put him in the position of emperor.
at last.
I needed my own records.
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Roman Dmitry this time checked the records of Stern Walhalla.
[…] … On a morning like any other day, when I opened my eyes, there was the dead body of the cat I had cherished by my bedside. Its form was miserable, and on the blood-stained bed, I screamed and called for a servant. From then on, terrible things happened repeatedly. The corpses of all kinds of animals, including cats, mice, birds, and dogs, were always lying by my bedside, and the servants who were supposed to clean them up always slowly walked in through my door and stared at me. As if telling me to clean it up myself. From that day on, I felt something was wrong.]
It was a diary.
The well-organized handwriting vividly conveyed the emotions of the time.
[Today, while eating, I chewed on a rock. At first I thought I was mistaken, but as the day went on, foreign substances appeared in everything I ate. If you drink water, you will find oil, if you eat meat, there will be bugs. No matter what you eat, there is nothing normal.]
Palak.
[The door opened. Someone was watching me through a small gap, and I was so shocked that I asked the guard to please get rid of that being. But he laughed at me. I doubted my sanity, saying that such a being did not exist, and while I stayed up all night with my eyes open, I made eye contact with a mysterious being all night long.]
increasingly.
The writing turned into a mess.
The process of mental breakdown was clearly visible.
Stern Walhalla wasn’t crazy from the beginning.
His mind began to be eaten away by a certain purpose, and those who followed his orders intentionally neglected Stern Walhalla.
The second half was full of bad writing that was completely unrecognizable.
As if he was going out of his mind, his diary was filled with unrecognizable handwriting and writings whose intentions were incomprehensible.
And last.
On that page there were these words:
[If this continues, I will end up dead. Before I die, I will surely be free from this pain by killing all those who try to kill me.]
That is.
It was Stern Walhalla’s last record.
* * *
The meaning of the diary was clear.
Former emperor.
He was something’s puppet.
I don’t know why Cortes Valhalla made his son like that, but he chose the weakest among them and made him the main character of the rebellion.
The day when the imperial family of Valhalla was stained with blood. Stern Walhalla, stained with madness, killed all of his brothers.
People remembered that day and described the Valhalla Emperor as a tyrant, but the truth hidden behind it was that the tyrant itself was created.
then.
During this time, I was able to understand the behavior of the previous emperor.
Why did he live a crazy life and why was he not interested in state affairs?
The past explained his actions.
‘There are three truths I can be sure of from the grave of the South. The first is that there was the intervention of the Kronos Empire in the past of Valhalla, the second is that Cortes Valhalla intentionally appointed a person unsuitable for Valhalla to the position of emperor, and the third is that Stern Valhalla is not sure whether he will survive or not. ‘He was just a puppet who couldn’t make any decisions.’
When the Duke of Vieto rebelled.
The puppet was abandoned by his master.
He ascended to the position of emperor with special intentions, but as before, he was abandoned against his will.
Squeak.
I leaned back in my chair.
It wasn’t enough.
The Southern tombs contained shocking truths, but the most important details were missing.
In fact, it was a natural result.
If there was someone behind this, the Valhalla emperors would not have left their traces in the southern tombs that can be identified for generations.
From now on, we had to infer the truth unknown to the world from the pieces of information.
“Why? “How did he become emperor, and why was he now abandoned by those behind him?”
why.
I repeated the same thoughts.
I got lost in thought.
In my past life, and in my current life.
When Roman Dmitry faced a problem, his blood cooled and his mind became clear.
‘As long as the truth is missing, I cannot draw a definite conclusion. In order to prepare for the worst-case scenario based on fragmented information, you must focus on a single fact.’
That’s right.
‘Who benefited the most from this situation?’
I closed my eyes gently.
at last.
The conspiracy led directly to a clear outcome.
Conspiracies are carried out for a special purpose, and the result is evidence that proves why such a conspiracy occurred.
If so, what can be inferred from the results are the beings who benefit from it.
The correlation was that there was a very high possibility that they were the leaders of the conspiracy.
of course.
It’s just a hypothesis.
However, after thinking for a while, Roman Dmitry, who had been lost in thought, opened his closed eyes.
now.
It was time to go back outside.
* * *
The stage of the exam.
People continued to wait there.
When Roman Dmitry finally reappeared, the Valhalla Emperor came out to meet him with a bright face.
“Did you get what you needed?”
“Yes, I have seen a lot. “I learned why Carlos, who is considered the greatest warrior of Valhalla, said that the ugly truth of Valhalla lies in the southern tomb.”
“… … This is truly bittersweet. You can’t tell me how surprised I was when I first found out. Let’s talk about this separately. “I don’t think it’s appropriate to say in front of people.”
That too.
He ascended to the throne of emperor and entered the southern tomb.
A look of bitterness appeared on his face.
As someone who was proud of the Valhalla Empire, he could not come to his senses from the shocking information that the Kronos Empire was related to the rankings.
He left no special records in his southern grave.
There were many similar cases with other emperors, but he only confirmed the truth about Valhalla and then came out.
A conversation between the two.
Other people couldn’t hear.
His voice was small, and he intentionally blocked the conversation to prevent it from leaking out in case of an unexpected situation.
It was then.
“By the way. The more I confirmed the truth, the more doubts I had. Canelas Walhalla, Cortes Walhalla, Stern Walhalla. If all their records are true, there is only one being who benefits from the chaotic situation in Valhalla.”
I followed the conclusion.
Starting with the conclusion, not the process, I thought of one person who could benefit from this process.
“Emperor of Valhalla. No, the Duke of Vieto. “You are the only one who has benefited from this bloody fight.”
In those words.
Moment.
The Valhalla Emperor’s expression distorted.
fantasy,
