episode_0132

Breakfast is toast with honey, sweet stewed beans, sausage and ham.

With the fragrant black tea and the summer lakeside scenery, it felt like I was on vacation.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Oh, no.”

Lilac returned to reality.

The person eating on the terrace is King Creus I.

He’s not someone you can turn a blind eye to.

No, being able to relax over the emperor is a very unfamiliar feeling…

Even though the servants had already been bitten, the Emperor looked around once again and then threw the weapon as if passing by.

“There is information that Milton was seen near the islands.”

“Is that so.”

“He has a big liver. Last time it was an academy, this time it was an institution.

Does not matter. What Milton wants has long been revealed in detail, so he will soon be cornered.”

The emperor continued speaking after drinking a cup of tea.

“The Crown Princess. How about you take charge of the operation to arrest Milton?”

“J… Do you mean me?”

“Didn’t you confront him several times? I think you are the right person because you have experience and knowledge.

If it’s about safety, don’t worry. You will never encounter a great mage in the field.”

Catching Milton means… Catching your mother.

That means that he has the power over his mother’s life and death.

If you want, you can not kill them, send them away, or even secretly release them…

“Your Majesty. that… ”

“Think about it slowly.

It would be nice to have an answer by the end of the eastern tour.”

Lilac nodded and took a bite of the toast, but couldn’t taste anything due to her nervousness.

and-

“Who are you!”

A commotion coming from outside.

Lilac got up to check, but the Emperor made her sit down again.

“Don’t worry too much.”

“He could be an assassin.”

“Jim’s bodyguard consists of only those who have reached the pinnacle of both martial arts and magic.

Even if he is an assassin, there is nothing to be afraid of as long as he is discovered in advance-”

The emperor stopped mid-sentence and frowned.

Because the former head of the Intelligence Bureau, Hermann Jorowicz, intruded on the two people’s dinner.

“Your Majesty. No, my lord.

I haven’t seen you for a long time, so it’s a new feeling to see you now.

Have you had a good time so far?”

“… Hermann. What kind of rudeness is this? If I wanted to meet Jim, I should have requested it in advance.”

Hermann tried to make an excuse, but King Creus I waved his arms as if he did not want to listen.

“Hello! Bring out Hermann Jorowicz now!”

There is no answer.

The Director of Intelligence’s low laugh.

“Ah. Do you think I just used my spherical face to get past the bodyguards?”

“What?”

“The lord did not like causing inconvenience to the people, so instead of taking the royal guards with him, he only went with a small elite bodyguard…

Of course, they have stronger abilities than 100 ordinary soldiers… ”

He rolled up his sleeves.

Silver beads scattering the summer morning sunlight.

“That was written by the Gyounguk… ”

“If you don’t know how to play The Age of Romance, it’s useless.”

The director opened the door to the terrace where the two people were.

What you see outside is more than 10 tables from the romantic era.

The lives of the continent’s top talents depended on the proficiency of the game Coleman created.

“Come!”

Dozens of rioters walk out past the security guards blocked by gamers.

They have no dueling beads and no meager weapons.

However, the number was sufficient to harm the unarmed emperor and princess.

What is “ doing?”

“The Yuji faction nobles and Cantor Colman have already been subdued.”

“What?”

no. That can’t be possible.

But Lilac’s heart was already tightening, and her cheeks felt cold as the blood stopped flowing to the tips of her hair.

She couldn’t bear the dizziness and collapsed.

“ asked what he was doing.”

“… My lord. Shouldn’t you keep your promise?”

Hermann took the dagger out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

“When the civil war ended, my lord made a promise to me.

Deneb’s granddaughter will be dealt with before the end of this year.

But a year passed, two years passed… Even after 10 years.

That girl is still the imperial princess.”

Lilac looked up at Creus, but he averted her gaze.

“I was convinced at first.

Because people’s work doesn’t always go according to plan.

The power of the covenant nobles was strong, and we were not in a position to deal with them.

So, I focused on expanding the intelligence agency with the mindset of consulting with foreigners.”

The director looks at the ceiling as if reminiscing about old times.

“At first, I thought my lord would reward my hard work.

My lord, with political power that I could not even dream of, destroyed the nobles of the covenant world.

After signing a pact of silence and prohibiting talking about the cause of the civil war, the people could not understand why Deneb’s granddaughter became crown princess.”

Tears of joy flow from his eyes.

“When I saw that, I felt that Taekhyun’s values were right.

My lord, you have proven yourself worthy of my service.

but… Even though Lilac lost all her supporters, the Lord did not kill her.”

“Not all supporters have been lost.”

For the first time since the monologue began, the emperor spoke.

“You know, right? Yu Ji-pa, who insists that Lilac should be the Crown Princess-”

“They are twisted flies because of your lord’s indecisiveness!

If you had slit the lilac’s neck 5 years ago, there would have been no problem!”

There was only suffocating silence for a moment.

Hermann adjusted his posture to regain his composure.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. Because no one is perfect.

Everyone makes mistakes, everyone misses opportunities…

But my lord, now is my chance to make up for my mistake.”

He gestured toward the dagger.

“Opportunity to formally marry your loved one.

An opportunity to place a blood-related child on the throne.

With just one cut, you can get it all.”

The emperor quietly looked at the blade.

Lilac somehow felt like she was not here.

The feeling of seeing all of this from the perspective of a spectator.

If Coleman is wrong… If Coleman is wrong…

Is living really that important?

“I will refuse.”

“Huh.”

King Creus I strikes the dagger with his hand and drops it to the ground.

The Director of Intelligence looked confused.

Rather than being shocked by an unexpected action, it is the expression of a person who has seen something they had hoped to be wrong come true.

“Please explain.”

“Because there is no reason to kill.”

“There’s no reason not to kill it, right?”

“Do you kill someone if there is no reason not to?”

“If there is no reason to kill, do you not kill?”

Laughter.

The Intelligence Director sighed and gestured to the assailants.

“It’s really sad. A warrior who cut off the heads of hundreds of soldiers in a civil war turned into a weakling who was devastated by peace.”

“… ”

“If getting blood on your face pricks your conscience so much, I will do it for you.

Kill the Crown Princess. Because I won’t discuss how to kill you.”

“Stop!”

The assailants who were approaching the emperor’s shouts retreated.

“The moment you touch even a single hair of the Crown Princess, you are all traitors!”

“They are already traitors. Please give me a proper threat.”

At the intelligence chief’s mockery, the emperor gave him a dagger from the ground.

and-

He held it to his neck.

“Master?”

“If the Crown Princess dies, I will die too.”

“… Are you crazy? Stop the pretense!

My lord definitely made a pact with me! I’m going to kill Lilac Bonnet!

What are you doing after killing Lilac’s father and mother with your own hands?”

The emperor did not answer, and the assailants were at a loss and just swallowed the intelligence director’s notice.

After dozens of minutes of breathtaking confrontation, a messenger rushed over to deliver the news.

“Director.”

“something.”

“… Agent Lin reports that he killed Duke Karcic, but was unable to kill the others.

Also, the raid on Fernforge headquarters failed, and Cantor Colman and Duke Knizia fled.”

Coleman. Coleman is alive.

Lilac’s eyes opened brightly at those words.

“Then… ”

“It seems that many of the barrier weapons were also stolen… ”

They planned a massive coup d’état. But if this happens, it’s actually a failure.

At first, it might have been fun to surprise those who didn’t know how to do the Romantic Age, but if people who learned the Romantic Age, including Coleman, counterattacked, they were bound to lose game after game.

Lilac’s brain started working so fast that even she was surprised.

The most important thing to watch out for now is for the intelligence chief to give up.

If you kill me and your Majesty, the empire will fall into chaos.

If you take advantage of that gap and adjust your goal down to escaping or becoming a warlord…

The two of us were dead, motionless.

That has to be stopped. then…

“We negotiate.”

Everyone turned their heads towards Lilac.

“Negotiation?”

“In the current situation, if you kill the only two royal family members, the empire will be in shambles.

For me to die… Well, I can accept it if I want to, but I want to avoid innocent blood being shed like that again.”

“Ha.”

While snorting, Hermann nodded as if telling him to continue.

“Please send Your Majesty and me back to the imperial palace. Under the supervision of your subordinates, of course.

Then, we will cooperate to ensure a peaceful handover.

I will give up my position as Crown Princess through formal procedures, and you will be able to rise to the position of Imperial Chancellor or higher and handle future state affairs as you wish.”

In a way, he is begging for his life, saying that he will do whatever he is told to do.

However, Hermann is not a great man who cannot sense the true intentions behind it.

“Your friends are waiting for you in the islands where the imperial palace is located.

In other words, does this mean that I should go into the jaws of my enemies?”

“Then is there another way?”

weird. It’s definitely scary, like I’m going to die, but my voice doesn’t tremble at all.

“Kill Your Majesty and me? Are you going to push the empire into the sea of fire again?”

Hermann hesitates. It can’t be like that either.

The biggest part of his self-identity is ‘a patriot who fought in the civil war.’

Opening a civil war again is denying oneself.

“Or are you going to imprison us both in the Eastern Fortress?

The moment you do something like that, this incident will be defined as an illegal coup d’état.

Nobles from all over will rise up like bees to try to become heroes, but do you have the power to stop it?”

The Director of Intelligence also slowly looked like he was understanding what was being said.

“In order to shut the mouths of the nobles, you have to look like this.

All I did was find His Majesty and show him evidence that the Crown Princess was plotting behind his back.

Enraged, His Majesty abolished the Crown Princess and praised me… ”

“To create such a picture, you must enter the imperial palace.”

The eyes of the two people collided.

Are you trying to read my intentions? Read it. I only told the truth.

that’s right. The moment we return to the system, there is a risk of a counter coup.

But the system also has authority, bureaucracy, and infrastructure.

Without them, the chance of this coup succeeding is absolutely 0%.

“… good night. Let’s do that for now.

Hello! Tie that bitch up tight and put her on a carriage heading to the islands!”