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“Thank you, His Highness the Crown Prince. If you hadn’t trusted our opinion, we really wouldn’t have been able to do anything.”

Yustav was truly grateful. I honestly thought that there was a high possibility that their opinions would be ignored because there was no evidence.

Fortunately, thanks to the crown prince of the empire supporting it at the risk of jeopardizing his position, he was able to obtain the cooperation of the imperial family.

-Your Majesty, Sir Eustaf and Sir Harun’s claims may be hard to believe at first glance. However, considering the reputation they have built so far, they are not the ones to say things like this carelessly.

The moment the emperor was worried, the crown prince suddenly supported them.

‘It is not your place to step forward. This is something that could put the safety of the empire at stake, so we must be careful.’

‘If we delay in making that decision, it could threaten the safety of the empire!’

At the crown prince’s firm remark, the emperor showed an expression he had never seen before.

Embarrassment, admiration, worry

Even after seeing the emperor’s expression mixed with all kinds of emotions, the crown prince did not back down and strongly insisted once again.

‘I will investigate with them myself. Please allow it.’

‘Alex, do you know what that means?’

That’s right. The Crown Prince’s statement was a declaration of such great weight that it was doubtful whether he made it knowingly.

‘Yourself’

Since the crown prince of the empire was personally involved, it was obvious that this matter would be given strength and weight.

What that meant was that if it failed, it would also come back as a huge burden to the crown prince.

In other words, if it succeeds, it may become the crown prince’s exploit, but if it fails, it becomes the crown prince’s responsibility.

Considering the crown prince’s recent situation of being very unstable, if something went wrong, he might become a deposed prince.

‘How can you be so careless? ‘You don’t even know what you’re saying!’

The emperor had reason to be angry.

It was a light statement for a prince who would succeed the empire. It is not for nothing that the imperial family puts others at the forefront when planning something.

The imperial family is also human and may fail, so a common method is to appoint someone who will always act as a shield.

Of course, if it is a sure thing, it is good for the imperial family, including the emperor, to take the lead. Because it can build the prestige of the imperial family.

However, no matter how you look at this case, the evidence is weak and the probability of failure seems higher.

Since he risked his position as crown prince in such a matter, it was not surprising that the emperor would be angry.

‘I think it would be a shame if I pretended not to know about this because I wasn’t sure and it really came back to harm the empire.’

And not only the emperor but also his ministers could not hide their embarrassment at the crown prince’s answer.

The same was true for Yustaf himself, and the crown prince he knew was worthy of the derogatory title of a fool who could not control his own temper.

It was hard to believe that he suddenly made such a statement.

“Sir Eustaf, I know the person who created the comic book you brought as evidence.”

“Did you know the second son of the Earl of Somerset?”

The Crown Prince nods at Yustaf’s words.

“There is probably no one who can understand him as deeply as I do.”

It was an amazing fact. Rupert had a relationship with the crown prince of the empire.

According to the crown prince’s words, they seemed to be quite close friends.

“Maybe other people don’t know, but I know that he includes his own autobiographical content in the book.”

This was interesting because it was something that even Yustav didn’t know about.

“It was the same with this work. So, Eustaph, tell me what you find out.”

“His Royal Highness, I don’t know what prompted him, but I think he was the first to realize the dark magicians’ plan.”

It was still just a guess, but Yustav’s senses told him it was true.

“I think they were hoping that someone would notice by writing about the threat in a book that many people see.”

“But why isn’t it announced directly? If it was related to a warlock, it would have been better to inform the imperial family and receive help.”

Yustav thought about Rupert’s condition, which he had personally encountered.

A pale complexion, dark eye shadows, even a skinny body that used to drop a glass.

Anyone could see that he looked like someone was sick.

“This is just my guess, but I think he was probably cursed.”

“Curse? Could it be that they are run by black magicians or witches?!”

“Yes. Originally, wicked seeds tainted by the devil are people who enjoy threatening people with curses and holding their families hostage.”

That’s right. Eustaf decided that the Somerset family had been cursed by warlocks and could not warn the outside world of danger.

Could that be why they secretly hid a message in the book and asked for help from those who noticed?

“Take your family hostage? then… .”

The crown prince’s complexion suddenly darkened at Yustav’s words.

“Why are you doing this, Your Majesty the Crown Prince? Is there any problem?”

“No way, this work itself is all about saving my sister… ?”

The prince’s reaction is unknown.

But the crown prince’s expression was even more serious.

“We must visit the Earl of Somerset right now to save them from the threat and hear the truth!”

“Please calm down, Your Majesty! If you approach Somerset rashly now, there is a risk that the black magicians will notice and run away while harming the hostage.”

That’s right. The reason that Yustav quietly retreated despite his suspicions when he met Rupert was because a hasty response could have caused problems.

“Then what should I do?”

“First of all, thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince’s intervention, we were able to receive help from the Imperial Intelligence Department and the Guard, so we must begin with the investigation.”

The Imperial Intelligence Department was truly an incredible organization. There is a rumor that he even knows the breakfast menu of a noble family on the outskirts of the province.

We need to ask the intelligence department to find out if there are any recent suspicious rumors, and together with the guards, we need to investigate and search the places where missing people have occurred near the capital Chaldea.

“Of course, there is a high possibility that they will target Chaldea since it is the capital of the empire, but isn’t it too early to make a decision?”

“I don’t know yet what the method is, but the location is clearly Chaldea. At least tens of thousands of human lives are needed as sacrifices, but in other areas, the scope would be too vast.”

“In short, Chaldea is the only one with a population of over hundreds of thousands of people gathered in a small area.”

Looking at the crown prince who agreed to his words, Yustav thought that maybe he had the qualities of an emperor.

A wise princess or third prince would have naturally asked to investigate first from the capital, Chaldea, even if they had not said so.

However, because they are such people, they would not have accepted the investigation easily.

People who are said to be smart by nature don’t move easily if they don’t have evidence.

However, even with empty words, the crown prince was not a smart person.

That’s why I was indecisively swayed by other people’s opinions, but for some reason, now I felt like I was actually accepting the advice itself rather than being swayed.

In the first place, an empire cannot be managed alone. It was important to be able to trust and support subordinates and to accept the opinions of others.

The prince he saw now seemed to have sufficient qualities.

***

“… How terrible is this… .”

I couldn’t continue speaking.

No, this is not reality. Yes, it is a dream. It was clearly a dream.

“There were more useful things among human things than I thought.”

Kroon said as he looked at the items in front of the new workshop being built on the remaining site of the mansion.

“More than you think?”

“Yes! Since dwarves are definitely far from magic, I didn’t know there was such a strange and convenient thing.”

Kroon shouted, telling me to look at this furnace. He was excited because it was a magic furnace operated by magic stones.

“I really like this because the temperature can be adjusted freely and no separate bellows is needed.”

“Do you know the price of that furnace?”

“Huh? I don’t know that.”

You shouldn’t know that, you crazy shopping addict.

Kroon’s voice gradually became quieter, as if he had finally sensed something strange.

“I heard that you can buy the tools you need with Somerset’s name on them… .”

I let my guard down without realizing it. Since I was earning quite a lot of money recently, I made a mistake by asking her to buy whatever she wanted without even thinking about it.

Various tools that cost over 100 gold each and I don’t understand what they were made of to make them such crazy prices.

In addition, materials such as ore and wood.

When I received a receipt for a huge amount of money that literally cost the pillar of the family.

I almost strangled Kroon without realizing it.

under… Let’s calm down. The water has already been spilled.

If you think positively, you can think of it as an investment when you think about the products and technologies that Croon will create in the future.

Croon showed his skills even in a poor environment, and although he paid a high price, he was given a satisfactory environment.

It would be nice to look forward to it.

‘But wouldn’t it be okay to not pay salary for about a year?’

This is original thinking.

I think I need to speed up the work because of the crazy money-eating dwarves.

The response to Volume 2 of was so explosive that if Volume 3 is released as soon as possible, we will be able to continue this momentum.

It reminds me of the reaction of the merchants who were excited and said that it was a big hit to offer the Imperial Alchemist pocket watch as a merchandise.

People who had only bought one book to get a raffle ticket ended up buying multiple copies, so even with the magic printing press running 24 hours a day, the books were still selling out.

It was so bad that there were even people who bought lottery tickets separately.

In addition, the content of this third volume was filled with scenes full of dopamine, even to me, who created it, so I was looking forward to people’s reactions.