Episode 76. Tail Cut (3)
10 seconds.
That’s how long it took for me to look at her face and open my mouth.
Rather than being mesmerized, I just had a million different thoughts.
Then I thought it was pointless to worry, so I just asked straight.
“What is it?”
She answered the short and concise question with dark, unfocused eyes.
“You look as if you have encountered someone who is trapped in the imperial palace and should be being interrogated.”
I know.
I’m sure he wasn’t tortured, but I thought he wasn’t in good spirits.
She looked no different from when we first met before the banquet.
Lunav Rainriver.
She, who should have been in the imperial palace’s basement investigation room, was facing me across from the steaming new food.
“Sit. “You have to eat.”
After all, we were sitting across from the front.
Since I couldn’t just stand, I tried sitting down.
“I guess you’re wondering why I’m here?”
“If you know, why don’t you tell me? By any chance, did you escape from prison?”
“yes.”
“Kuhup!”
Eventually, Emily and Brian started coughing excessively.
“just joke.”
Of course I didn’t believe it.
If he really escaped in the first place, there’s no way it would be this quiet around here.
“Don’t worry, you have been officially released after receiving all the investigation you were required to undergo. “It was ultimately determined that our Garam Society had nothing to do with this incident.”
That couldn’t be possible, right?
The 1st Prince’s forces are currently in charge of resolving this situation.
They can’t believe they let them go so easily because they are so good at covering up their own corruption.
They weren’t the ones to do such foolish things.
“I guess you’re not very happy?”
Her cheeks puffed up a little, as if she was slightly pouting.
“I don’t think it’s time to be happy or sad. Is it really that it ended safely? “Anyway, it’s true that the Day Stone came from your side, right?”
“It is true that our personnel brought it, but it has nothing to do with the academy. “There was just one person in charge of everything, and no one knew about it.”
“Did the empire recognize that?”
“We decided to focus our investigation on that suspect. Because it is not too late to investigate him first and then us. but… … .”
Lunav continued talking with an unchanged face.
“They said he was dead. I think she committed suicide by biting her tongue… … .”
The moment I heard it, I laughed out loud.
Did he also get cut off?
In that case, it would be even more unfair for the Garam Society.
In fact, the prime suspect who could reveal everything died without saying a word.
“But how did the charges get dropped? “In that situation, wouldn’t it be right for a more intensive investigation to be conducted on you?”
“I’m not sure, but I heard there was an order from the imperial family to release us without charges. “Whether it’s the empire or the kingdom, we even promised not to make this matter public.”
The imperial family told you to be released without charge?
There would be no way for the 1st Prince to give such an order in a situation where he had full authority.
If there was a person worthy of being lowered, it would naturally be someone higher than the first prince, and there was only one such person in the entire empire.
Emperor.
If what she said is true, it was Emperor Dione who put an end to this incident.
“So I was released. “As soon as he was released, he came to see his senior.”
“How do you know I’m here?”
“It’s just that, for some reason, I thought that if you were a senior, you would be eating with your maid and knight. So she blindly looked for a restaurant that was open in Hwangseong. Luckily she was found quickly.”
He’s a pretty easy-going kid.
Why did you come to see my face when it wasn’t enough to run away to your home country?
It was a mental world that I could not really understand.
“If I wait any longer, people from the academy will come looking for me, so I guess I’ll just have to get up now. “Enjoy your meal, senior.”
She got up from her seat, turned around and left with a brief hand gesture.
Contrary to appearances, he didn’t seem to have a particularly squishy personality.
“Master~?”
Emily stared at me as I sat firmly.
Awkward smiles and unstable eye contact.
Even at a glance, I could tell what she wanted to say.
It means seeing you off.
It’s quite annoying.
Yet, it was me who moved my body naturally.
“… … ?”
The moment she came out, her half-closed eyes opened about 0.5 cm.
I was quite surprised, wasn’t this?
“Do not misunderstand. “It’s just a simple send-off.”
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So we walked about 300 steps together.
“This is enough. “Thank you for seeing me off, senior.”
I could hear the liveliness in his voice, as if he was happy to see me off.
“Okay, take care… … !”
Just for a moment, I wanted to send you a greeting.
She suddenly hugged me.
“The wound… … “You seem to be okay.”
Then he carefully rubbed the wound on his shoulder.
I lightly removed Runab’s body, as if I was putting away some luggage.
“The wound is fine, so don’t worry about it. “There is no need to check like this.”
“We hugged each other well back then… … .”
She was pouting her lips, expressing dissatisfaction for no apparent reason.
“I’m really going. “See you at the academy, senior.”
In a short final greeting, I just waved my hand without saying a word, and before long, Lunav completely disappeared from my sight.
[Hwi~]
As soon as she left, Kayram’s grumpy whistling sound was heard.
[Isn’t there a prince on a white horse? If this is the case, shouldn’t you thank me twice?]
It was so absurd that I could only laugh.
If anyone hears it, they’ll think it was all his intention.
[Anyway, you ruined the plan of the guy you hate so much, right? In the end, they didn’t get any benefit, right?]
“That’s right. “You’re probably frowning right now.”
It’s a pity that I can’t see that face in person.
[But I don’t know anything else, but what kind of power does that prince have to use a marionette? Isn’t that a magic that even a talented human can easily perform?]
“The prince didn’t do it. Moreover, it wasn’t Eshel who did it.”
[Then who is it?]
“there is. Unlike me, who did dirty things behind the scenes, the devil’s biggest henchman, who ruled everything in front… … .”
I forgot about it for a while.
It was probably around this time.
Marionette, summoning, necromancer, black magic, etc.
The strongest black magician who has mastered all levels of magic that can be reached by human hands.
“Boris Lehelm… … .”
He will be by Eshel’s side now.
* * *
The emperor’s office, a space allowed only to one person in the imperial palace.
Many emotions were indeed visible in the emperor’s eyes, which were filled with agony.
There were dozens of documents strewn about on the desk, but there seemed to be no intention to organize them.
-Tap-tap-tap-tap
A person slowly approaches the office.
Since he was walking very quickly, it seemed like something urgent was happening.
The emperor did not pay any attention, and did not even glance at the person walking in.
“I heard that Abama has released people from the Garam Society.”
“… … .”
“what’s the reason? “They are prime suspects who have dishonored the empire and dared to cause an unholy riot in the imperial palace where Abamama resides!”
The emperor still didn’t even respond.
“Even if the Garam Society itself was not related, this was an important political excuse to present to the Garam Kingdom in the future… … .”
“Ruinel.”
Prince Ruinel was left speechless by the tone, which was heavy enough to calm even the rising air.
The name was called, but the emperor could hardly continue speaking.
As a result, Ruinel had no choice but to wait in silence until the emperor opened his mouth again.
“I won’t ask you why you did that. “I won’t even ask you how you did it.”
“W-what are you saying?”
Cold sweat flowed down Ruinel’s cheek.
“It is the last warning. “Do not confuse the imperial family or the empire any more.”
“… … !”
Ruinel desperately tried to keep his eyes from twitching to control his expression.
“device. “I’m sorry, but I didn’t understand what Abama was trying to say.”
“Don’t even think about pulling it off. “You may be able to fool everyone in the palace, but you cannot fool me.”
“Are you trying to sell me with baseless suspicions?”
“Sometimes the feelings are so clear that you have no choice but to ask.”
The Emperor continued speaking with a dark expression on his face.
“Ruinel. You have so many abilities. Not only do you have the leadership ability to lead others, but you also have strong determination. He is fully qualified to become the emperor who will succeed me in the future. However, there is only one thing you lack.”
“Well, what is that?”
“It’s inclusiveness.”
Unable to hold out any longer, the prince’s eyebrows furrowed violently.
“You give infinitely preferential treatment to those who are capable, but on the contrary, you have a habit of discarding those you judge to be worthless. “Don’t you think so?”
Ruinel could not answer.
“It is good to hire talented people. However, a monarch who looks down on others and does not embrace them will ultimately not be recognized by everyone and will only be destroyed.”
It was the only advice I could give him as an emperor and father.
“It doesn’t matter how much the Nephelis family slanders me. My place goes to you unconditionally. So, don’t reject them, but embrace them. “That is the virtue of a monarch.”
A situation where the emperor personally promised his successor.
However, no emotion of joy could be found on Ruinel’s face as he lowered his head.
“I hope that my current feelings will continue in the future.”
Ruinel, whose fists were shaking endlessly for a moment, raised his head and accepted the emperor’s advice with a very calm expression.
“… … “I will take Abamama’s words to heart.”
Until he left the office and headed to the east annex where his room was located, Ruinel firmly suppressed his rising emotions.
And the moment I finally reached his room and closed the door,
-bang!
The patience I had been holding in finally exploded and I hit the table with my fist.
“Whoa, whoa…” … .”
Ruinel just kept breathing heavily without saying anything, and the corners of his eyes were filled with an eerie murderous look.
* * *
Eshel, who was sitting in a chair meditating, carefully opened her eyes.
Next to him was another man, not Squire Kelin.
“What are you doing, Prince?”
“It seems that something happened during the conversation with His Majesty that made him very angry. “He told me not to look for him for a while and didn’t come out of his room.”
Eshel stared at the ceiling with blank eyes.
“The marionettes and summoned beasts were destroyed by a mysterious entity, the plan to kill my brother and the 5th princess using the Day Stone failed, and the plan to hand everything over to the Garam Society was all overtaken by His Majesty’s orders, so literally nothing was achieved. There is nothing… … .”
In fact, it is strange that they are still holding on to their lives.
Eshel was so humiliated by the humiliation of failure for the first time in her life.
“The plan obviously failed, but I discovered something interesting.”
“Fun fact?”
“Would you please look at this?”
The man took out a small orb from his pocket and showed it to him.
“While analyzing the marionette’s body, I felt an unfamiliar energy, so I quickly captured the energy.”
He rubbed the orb with his finger a couple of times, and the orb, which was like a transparent glass bead, soon turned black, and soon an unknown black smoke rose from within.
Eshel couldn’t believe her eyes.
“What kind of energy is this? “It’s not magic, or at least it’s not the energy of a demonic beast, is it?”
It was like seeing the strange power of a spiritual being.
The only thing I could be sure of was that it was absolutely not an energy that a human could produce.
“This is the energy of the magic sword.”
Eshel’s doubts did not last long.
“A spiritual weapon that inherits the power of the supreme gods. “The marionettes and hellhounds I summoned all lost their power due to this energy.”
“Are you sure?”
“I can assure you.”
I could tell from the orb that it was not just some foolish bragging.
It was so ugly and dark that it couldn’t even be perceived as a magic sword.
Eshel was able to agree right away.
“In other words, the owner of the magic sword was in the imperial palace at the time. I guess we can sum it up like this.”
“Is there anyone who can guess?”
Eshel, with her arms crossed, was once again lost in thought.
Their plan was ruined by a being who could wield none other than the weapon of a god.
He may have been a member of the imperial palace, but he could also have been a banquet attendee.
That said, he could be a nobleman, but who on earth would bring such an abomination into this sacred imperial palace?
“Or are there any conditions for controlling the magic sword that are related to attribute values?”
“of course. Considering the characteristics of the magic sword, there is a high probability that it is related to the dark attribute.”
At this, Eshel smiled meaningfully.
“Boris.”
“Yes, Eshel.”
“How about going to the academy?”
(Continued in the next part)
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