Episode 153. Breakwater.
An unexpected answer came from the emperor.
I want to have a conversation alone with me without any guards. The reason was not explained to the vassals, but not a single one criticized him.
Cooung.
The door was closed.
As the surroundings became quiet, the emperor behind the screen spoke out through heavy breathing.
“Whew, are you Sir Verdin, Strange’s new head?”
It’s a voice that seems strangely tense. No matter how fake it is, there is no need to treat me like this.
No matter how much I wear Strange’s name, I know that I can’t do anything here.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
His appearance behind the screen looked uneasy. He keeps turning his head left and right as if he is looking for something. He alternately brought his hand to his head and mouth and did not leave it still for a moment.
“Do you know why I want to talk to you alone?”
“I do not know.”
“Yes, I guess so. “It has to be that way.”
If this were to happen, it would be difficult to deal with me.
“Your Majesty, how can I know how you created this situation?”
The question was why the other vassals were sent away.
“I did that because I felt like I would never be able to see you again after this hour.”
“You can’t meet me?”
“okay. “The only one who knows the truth is you who bear the name of Strange.”
“What does that mean-”
Slurp.
The emperor lifted the curtain.
Behind him was a man with golden hair that reached down to his waist. He looked about the same age as me and had a pretty face like a woman’s.
‘What happened?’
The emperor was already over 50 years old, and the person I was talking to had a voice of that level.
What happened to that appearance?
If Rothschild wanted to use a double, they would have hired a man of at least the same age as him.
Isn’t this a very unexpected sight?
“Do you know who I am?”
I answered his question thoughtfully.
“Your Majesty the Emperor.”
“No, I’m asking who you think I am. I am not who others think and call me the emperor. “It speaks to my true identity.”
Are you really trying to reveal your true identity? Today is the first time I have an audience with the emperor in person.
In this life, I do not know the emperor’s face. Not only does everyone think that, but it’s true.
We can only infer his age and appearance. It would be so foolish not to deceive me like that.
I answered cautiously, making eye contact with him.
“I do not know. To be honest, your appearance is very different from the Emperor I know.”
The fake emperor smiled slightly.
“That is correct. “I am not the emperor.”
“?!”
He didn’t cheat on me.
He then revealed his identity without hiding anything.
“Of course, I will sit here someday, but not now.”
“… So, can you tell me who is in front of me right now? “I know you can’t sit in that seat carelessly.”
“yes. “This is a place where those who do not have royal blood flowing through them can never sit.”
Turf, plod, trudge.
The fake emperor came towards me.
I lowered my head as I waited for him to get closer. Even though I knew he was a fake emperor, I felt a strangely high level of majesty.
“But I am the one who can sit in that seat. “The emperor you knew has passed away.”
“… … .”
“You know that too. “I was protecting the throne to prevent chaos on the continent.”
“You protected the throne?”
“Yes, at this point the waves are coming. “If the rumor that the emperor is dead spreads around the continent, a great disaster will surely occur.”
“Can you tell what disaster your Majesty is talking about?”
“… … end.”
“end?”
“Yes, the end. If I don’t stay here now. “I think there will come a moment when this world disappears.”
I kept my eyes on the floor and continued to listen to his story. Who is the person in front of me right now?
And what on earth is the author so afraid of? Even at this moment with me, I could feel my shaking emotions and my whole body shaking.
gulp.
The false emperor swallowed dry saliva.
“Are you curious about who I am?”
“That’s right.”
“My name is Rocky D. Rockefeller. He will take that position later through the succession to the throne. “He is the one who will become the master of this continent.”
I couldn’t help but be surprised the moment I heard Loki’s name. I knew who he was. However, we have no idea how he maintains that position and his relationship with Rothschild.
‘He is not.’
Loki cannot become the next emperor. The person who will sit in that position is the second son who will kill all of his brothers with Strange’s help in the battle for succession to the throne.
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Belayst.
‘no way.’
Does this mean that the future has changed because I changed the causality of this world?
‘yes.’
Gunther definitely played a big role in the subsequent battle for succession to the throne.
Now that he is gone, the second brother is not receiving our help, so he will have no power to keep the other brothers in check.
I slowly raised my head and made eye contact with him. He held my shoulder and smiled brightly, as if he had been waiting for this moment.
“Lord Verdin, I called you here for one reason.”
“What is that?”
“Now my life is being threatened by my brother. Even as I am talking to you, somewhere, they are aiming for my head.”
“… Is that so.”
“Okay, if I told you this far, you know what I mean, right?”
I understood his intention exactly. However, since the use of aurors is prohibited in the royal capital, it is impossible to find out who the enemy he is talking about is.
I quickly looked around and answered him.
“Can you tell me the name of the one who put you on the throne?”
“I can’t tell you about that. But I can tell you that if he hadn’t protected me, he wouldn’t be here right now.”
“Do you mind if I ask what you think?”
“… “Because he would have died.”
“You’re going to die?”
“Yes, at the same time that His Majesty’s death became known. Unknown people started killing my brothers. “My youngest brother died this morning too.”
What does this mean again?
That something like that happened even before the battle for succession to the throne began. His answer was so absurd that it was hard to believe.
Who would dare do such a thing? No matter how much they call it Rothschild, they can easily kill people as high as dukes and marquis.
“If we don’t know who’s behind it, it means we haven’t caught the culprit yet, right?”
“That’s right.”
“… “I understand what you mean.”
I held his trembling hand and smiled.
“Could you please give me an order as soon as I get out of here?”
“Command?”
“Yes, you can tell Peter Bartholomew to gather those who will stop the wave that is about to begin.”
Loki nodded.
“Well, it’s not that difficult.”
“If you do that, I will take care of the rest.”
“Okay, I’ll give you that order right away.”
I let go of his hand, lowered my head again, and continued speaking.
“Did you hear that Glazer collapsed?”
“Okay, so they said my father passed away.”
So, it means that there is someone behind the scenes who knows the connection between the emperor and Glazer.
“The reason I came to the royal capital today was not just to talk about waves. “This is to inform you that our Strange was victorious over Glazer.”
“… I see what you mean. “I will inform the monarchs about this through my vassals.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
* * *
Philip said that Albus and Assabrag are currently in the royal capital. In that case, the person controlling the fake emperor from behind now must be one of the two.
‘That’s the problem.’
Either one.
Neither seemed to have the same meaning. In that case, Loki wouldn’t be going through a situation so dangerous that he would be shaking like that.
‘Who on earth is this?’
This guy is targeting those who have imperial blood.
‘of course.’
If you had to find someone powerful, it would definitely be Rothschild, but this was a very obvious number to look into.
It made me wonder if Asabrag would really do something like that.
“I guess I’ll have to meet Albus in person about this.”
Although Asabrag’s intentions can be accurately read, Albus’s intention of targeting the Papal Office has not yet been clearly understood.
Kieeeeek!
A bird so large that its size was indecipherable flew across the sky of the royal capital. It seemed bigger than the birds of prey, the hawks and eagles, flying across the sky.
‘Rox, not yet.’
Now is not the time for them to show themselves. Because the full-scale war to announce that Strange is the master of this continent has not yet begun.
“The sky is so clear.”
It was a day that reminded me of my father, Gunther, and Hysteria, who wanted to become the masters of this continent.
Coo!
Someone jumped onto the roof.
When I turned my gaze back to the sky, I saw a swordsman glaring at me with sharp eyes.
“… “I found it, Verdin.”
* * *
Strange Castle where Verdin left.
Cynthia, who was left alone, seemed bored and wandered around looking for traces of Verdin.
She was curious about what she was so curious about, so she went to the top of Strange Castle with the two guard knights assigned by Beth.
“Whose room is this?”
The driver guiding her also just tilted his head as if he didn’t know the identity of the room.
“I’m sorry, but it’s our first time coming to this room, so I don’t know.”
“is that so?”
“yes.”
Cynthia asked, pretending not to know who used this room.
This was the same room that Lois, Verdin’s father, had seen in the tower.
“Can I come in for a moment?”
“sure. “The matriarch has told us to give Miss Cynthia permission to go wherever she wants to go.”
“is it so?”
“Yes, Count Bess, Commander of the Guardian Knights, also gave us the same order. “Don’t worry, just let us check.”
“thank you.”
Cynthia entered the room with a smile on her face.
She then looked through the furniture one by one as if she were looking for treasure, and after a while, she checked the dresser next to the bed and tilted her head.
‘… It’s a double device.’
Cynthia lightly swept the bottom of the drawer with her palm, tapped it with her index finger, and looked around.
‘Shall we check?’
She was cautious because she didn’t know what was inside.
‘Can I take out with my own hands an object that no one has discovered so far?’ Cynthia, who was thinking about this, asked Valentine, who happened to be passing by in the hallway.
“Valentine, can we talk to you for a moment?”
Valentine answered, looking her up and down with his cold eyes.
“What is it?”
Cynthia, intimidated by her momentum, showed her most awkward expression.
“I was looking into the room at the far end and noticed something strange. “I think you should check it out, Valentine.”
Valentine took a quick glance at the old Verdandi’s room.
“They probably said no one should go in there.”
“ah? Sorry! “I received permission from the drivers to-”
“Okay, what is this strange thing?”
“Yes, it is no different. “I opened an empty chest of drawers and discovered a double device installed inside.”
“Double device?”
“That’s right. “It seemed like there was something inside, but I thought I shouldn’t open it, so I looked for Valentine.”
Valentine walked to the old Verdandi’s room in one step. And when she opened the bottom of the drawer that Cynthia found, she found an item that she couldn’t believe.
Rattling.
A picture frame held in her hand.
And the old photos contained therein.
“… found.”
fantasy,
