episode_0608

After finishing his work at the Holy Land, Arthur returned to the palace and was summoned by the first queen before he even entered his room.

The first queen, who was handling documents alone, wondering where the subjects who usually stood by the first queen had gone, smiled and welcomed Arthur.

“I’m sorry for calling you before you’ve even finished your journey. Because the situation is desperate for someone to help.”

You have no intention of hiding that it’s a lie. Normally, he would have called his eldest brother to sit next to him, so why did he call me?

“I have never performed any palace duties. 1Queen. It will be more of a bother to you than a help.”

“I know the 3rd Prince’s intelligence. I will help you until you become proficient, so please sit down.”

– That side has no intention of giving up. Sit quietly.

What the piece said seems to be right.

ha. Right now, I have no choice but to please the first queen.

“What can I do?”

“First of all…”

Arthur, who was listening to the queen’s explanation, cursed under his breath.

Have you ever become senile? Isn’t this a job worth entrusting to someone doing it for the first time?

As you said, it can be done by following the procedure, but the problem comes before difficulty.

I have no right to handle this task.

“Can I explain again?”

“No. I understood everything you explained.”

“So you think it’s something you shouldn’t do?”

“Yes. Yes.”

Power should be given to those who can take responsibility for their power.

If you forget your own worth and take rights and power, at some point what you wielded may come back to you.

Arthur, who did not have anything other than royal blood, always kept this fact in mind in order to survive.

Therefore, I can say this with confidence.

That this is something you shouldn’t put your hand on.

“Sorry. Instead, I will bring my eldest brother.”

“1 If you are a prince, you are going out. It will take a while to come back. He went to the Aln family.”

The eldest brother, who rarely leaves the palace, went to the Aln family on his own?!

What happened last time must have really bothered you!

But weren’t there people there, including Lina, who were passionate about Lucy Aln?

All I can think of is unfortunate thoughts. Please, Aln Baek should hold on to reason and stop them.

“3Prince?”

“…I’m sorry. I was thinking for a moment.”

“I don’t know what you’re worried about, but the person you were before and the person you are now are different. You have the right to do this now.”

I guess so.

You don’t have to worry about getting caught up in a faction fight like you did when you were young. Because now there are people who protect me.

However, apart from that, I don’t want my name engraved on this document.

“1Queen. Let me tell you this without all the rhetoric. I have no intention of becoming king.”

“Why? Aren’t all boys interested in power?”

“That’s because everyone likes to be supported.”

“Isn’t that you?”

“Yes. Not at all.”

It is certainly a pleasure to receive praise from others.

One of the joys of power is being able to have people around you who only say good things about you.

Seeing people being turned upside down by a single word can be a joy to someone.

However, if you step back a little and look at it, the story changes. There is no such thing as unconditional loyalty.

Those who live as parasites on power all have their own wishes. And if you can’t satisfy that, your power is at stake.

“I prefer watching chess outside rather than playing it. Actually, I like other things more than playing chess.”

My mother told me to be happy.

I still don’t know how to become happy, and it will be something I have to worry about in the future, but at least one thing is certain.

It’s just that I won’t be happy at all when I’m in power.

“I don’t understand why I didn’t pay attention to you.”

“…Didn’t you hear what I just said?”

“I heard. That’s why I like it more. A person who wants to be a king is not a person fit to be a king.”

The first queen seemed genuinely happy, putting down her dignity and laughing along with her pen.

“Usually, people who sincerely say they want to be king are people who only want royal power. You can be confident because you dream of yourself wielding power from a position of dignity.”

What came to Arthur’s mind was the second prince, Cecil, who had been shouting that he would become king.

The older brother, who has matured after going through several challenges, is training to become a person suitable for it before focusing on power, but he is not the older brother he was in the past.

At that time, my brother only looked at the power that the king had.

“If they realize the responsibility of a king like you do now, can you say that they will become kings without any worries?”

“Maybe so. If you believe you have to be yourself.”

Even though he knew the answer was obvious, Arthur deliberately twisted his words. I changed my words out of the foolish thought that I didn’t want to say what the other person wanted.

“Right?”

Without even knowing that it can make the other person happy.

“I think so too. If you think you have to become king whether you want it or not, you have no choice but to become that way.”

Arthur felt eerie at the sight of the first queen smiling, but he was unable to delve deeply into that feeling.

Because the first queen issued an order to congratulate guests before that.

“Please review completely what I learned today.”

Arthur, who came out of the office, massaged the back of his neck and then sighed and moved his feet.

Considering the possible situation, let’s go towards the Arlen family.

– Kid. Do you know what that woman’s real last name is?

“Why are you suddenly asking that?”

-There is a reason, so just answer. right now.

“From what I know, it was probably Volosh. That’s what he was called when he was active in the Knights.”

– Really? Is the Volosh family really a real family?

“Hey.”

– Answer me first. please.

It was rare for a piece of Soladin to make such an earnest request, so Arthur tried to ignore the questions that arose in his mind.

“It is a self-written family from the West. It is under the influence of the Lakhvi family. 1I know that the Queen was able to become queen because of the great support of the Lakhvi family.”

– Was it just my imagination?

“Your question has been resolved, but please answer now. What is bothering you?”

When Arthur questioned him as if interrogating him, the sculpture swallowed his words and answered in a whisper.

– The woman’s way of thinking seemed extremely close to that of a watchdog.

“…Watcher?”

What this guy is saying is probably not just a dictionary meaning. For something like that, his expression is very serious.

“Explain. There are no restrictions anymore anyway.”

– You remember the covenant made between Soladin and Erginus, right?

“Are you saying that instead of keeping the seal, you helped build the country?”

– But that’s it. Promises tend to fade over time if left unattended, so I needed someone to constantly remind me of them.

“Is that what a watchdog is?”

– It was a part of Soladin, who was in a similar situation to me. Although it broke at some point.

Unlike himself, who guarded the seal, the watcher who had to move from the outside could not overcome the weathering of time.

“Then doesn’t that mean that I am a being that does not exist in this world right now?”

– …yes. Erginus didn’t say anything when he saw that woman, so I know it was a pointless thought. But something, something is bothering me.

Arthur, who was listening to the explanation of the sculpture, stopped walking towards the room.

I don’t know how the information about the Watcher will affect me.

However, if the first queen plans to force the throne on me, she will need at least one preparation for that time.

“Let’s check if your intuition was right.”

– Is there some way?

“There is someone on our side who has all the information about the kingdom.”

That’s good. I was worried about what might happen between Lucy Alln and her eldest brother, but it just so happened that business came up.

Arthur, relieved that he had an excuse to escape Lucy Alln’s sarcasm, stepped into the teleportation camp, and upon entering the Arlen family mansion, he seriously wondered if he had been hallucinating.

“How can everything that looks, speaks, moves, and even fights be so ugly! If this place were a forest, you wouldn’t even see my face! You ugly boy!”

“What kind of perverted bitch can do nothing but smirk at a girl’s feet! When you get that old, you have to learn how to hide your desires! under! Is this too much for a fox that can’t even be domesticated?”

“It’s not ugly, it’s honest! A shady guy like you can only do things in his imagination in bed at night!”

“As an animal that resembles a dog, he is good at talking nonsense! Isn’t it the instinct of an animal to live in heat all the time!?”

The owner of the forest and the first prince of the kingdom were pointing their weapons at each other.

There is no dignity, formality, courtesy, or pretense. What keeps them together is just a fight in the back alleys where they clash with their own emotions.

“How dare you tackle the ugly male subject who clings to you without even knowing that the other person hates him! You should be thankful you were born with that blood! If this place were nature, you would have been eliminated!”

“So, is that one different!? To me, it looks like it has been eliminated for a long time?!”

What was more unrealistic than the two rushing to kill each other with sincere murderous intent was the sight of the knights splitting into two groups and cheering for both sides.

The knights who reacted violently every time one side gained momentum looked like drunkards who had drunk too much and had let go of reason.

“Culling?! Is this something a male swayed by the scent of meat can say!?”

“So, you bitch is an animal! Humans are creatures that know how to resist their instincts!”

And what was most heartbreaking was that Lucy Alln, who was supposed to explain the situation, was looking resignedly at the sky between the two.

“Hey. 3 Prince.”

“…Who is it?”

“This is Caria. I’m here because I have something to say to my employer. What kind of situation is this? Benedick, why is that bastard screaming on Lina’s side?”

“I want to know too.”

Beyond Arthur’s sigh, the owner of the forest and the first prince collide again, and the knights cheer.