episode_0050

A few days passed.

I looked for a lot of things for several days, but couldn’t even find a clue.

The 1st Prince also reported that no one has yet shown any suspicious behavior.

A situation where nothing can be saved, either one side or the other.

In addition, despite the fact that the kingdom’s capital was placed on guard throughout, and time continued to pass,

There were no attacks by heretics.

It’s as if it disappeared somewhere.

Of course, from my perspective, there was nothing bad about it.

Because you don’t have to suffer unnecessary damage.

‘But it can’t stay like this.’

It was a time when I spent my days having to catch clues as quickly as possible.

At the urgent call of the 1st prince, I headed to the annex where he was.

After arriving at the annex and heading to the office where the 1st Prince was, I noticed something had happened by the urgent look on his face.

“Something quite bad happened.”

A look of anxiety, different from the usually relaxed look of the first prince.

My body was shaking because I couldn’t maintain my composure.

It was the first time I had seen the 1st Prince so agitated.

Since he usually seemed relaxed, I asked in a voice mixed with bewilderment.

“… What happened?”

“… My father… Passed away.”

“Yes?”

I unconsciously asked back at the 1st prince’s words.

It was such a sudden and incomprehensible statement.

‘The king is dead.’

It’s not that my health was always bad.

He was clearly alive and well when he faced me.

There was no sign of pain at all.

But suddenly die?

No matter how much I looked at it, it smelled really bad.

“… According to the doctor, he suddenly passed away a few days ago after complaining of pain… ”

The First Prince was unable to maintain his composure even as he said that.

The grief of a family’s loss.

That was clearly reflected on the first prince’s face.

‘under. I promised myself that I would make sure something like this never happens again.

I never thought it would happen right in front of me like this.

I felt really dirty.

What made me feel especially bad was that this was not just a death from illness, but a murder by someone.

‘If he really went back to his condition, I would send my condolences.’

No matter how you look at it, this was murder.

It made no sense for a king who was fine to suddenly fall ill and die within a few days.

‘And what’s even more questionable is.’

Even though I was a warrior, he did not inform me of his illness.

Why on earth?

It was common knowledge that divine power had excellent recovery ability.

Still, I was a little surprised that they didn’t tell me.

Of course, divine power is not a panacea and cannot cure all diseases.

It was normal to at least have hope and tell me.

However, there was only one case where he didn’t say anything.

‘This is impossible unless someone gets involved.’

And it was clear that it was the royal family that intervened.

Because it is impossible unless you are the king.

”Must be one of the royal family.”

“… yes. Now that my father has passed away, there is a lot of confusion. The younger brothers are busy biting each other, and if this continues, it looks like a civil war could break out… ”

In a word, the worst of the worst.

In particular, there was considerable confusion as the king died in the midst of a long competition for succession.

A situation where it appears that the king was murdered by someone.

We can’t all resolve the confusion together.

The princes or princesses saw this as an opportunity and bit each other, making the situation such a mess that it wouldn’t be surprising.

‘I understand why the first prince says his younger brothers should not become kings.’

It was obvious that if people like that became king, the people would suffer at least.

Because there is nothing more poisonous to a country than an incompetent king.

‘anyway.’

This situation must be resolved as quickly as possible.

To do that, they had to find the culprit who poisoned the king.

I got up from my seat and said.

“Let’s go catch the criminal.”

“Do you know the culprit? ?”

There was hope in the first prince’s gaze.

I guess they think I might know the culprit.

Unfortunately, I didn’t know the culprit.

I just found out about the situation. How could I have known?

But nothing was solved by staying like this.

“I don’t know. But I think it would be better than sitting and waiting like this. 1The prince must find the culprit and ascend to the throne as soon as possible to straighten out the chaotic kingdom, so come to your senses.”

It can be said to be harsh.

How can you be so heartless?

However, there is nothing we can do.

he is a prince

The one who will lead this country in the future.

There is no time to grieve like ordinary people.

I had to calm the chaos that would soon arise as soon as possible and lead the country.

Because that’s his role.

“… I showed you something you shouldn’t see.”

Prince 1 closed his eyes for a moment.

He probably knows too.

This situation needs to be resolved quickly during this time of sadness.

In order to do that, I need to shake off my emotions for a moment.

The first prince soon opened his closed eyes and, unlike before, became calmer.

“Then let’s go.”

Prince 1 also stood up.

We headed to the royal palace, which was full of chaos.

***

When I arrived at the palace and went inside, I heard a loud voice.

“Didn’t you poison my father!”

“Huh! Don’t be funny, bro! Isn’t that what your brother did! The person who always gossips about my father is acting shamelessly!”

“Funny! Didn’t you say that you would usurp the throne if you had the chance? Don’t act like a fool!”

“They look like idiots.”

“Huh. It’s you! It was four years. I thought you were holding your head so straight!”

“Don’t talk nonsense. The culprit is your brother, so who should you pass the blame to?”

They all looked so stupid that I wondered if this was a conversation between royals.

The first prince must have been quite angry at the sight of his younger brothers fighting over the current situation, so his face was cold and he felt a chill.

So I stood in front of the door where the royal family was making noise.

The guards guarding the place shouted loudly.

“1The prince and the warrior are coming in!”

At the same time the door opens.

The scene that was revealed was so obscene that it was hard to believe that it was a place where royal family members gathered.

I went inside with the 1st prince, and there was instant silence in the room.

The people who had been talking just now had gone somewhere and were all looking at the first prince.

‘I guess so.’

In fact, he is the most powerful candidate for king.

If everything had gone smoothly, it would have been the first prince who became king.

Prince 1 approached the empty seat and sat down.

While wondering what to do, I sat down like the first prince.

Some people frowned at that.

“Warrior. This is the royal family of the kingdom… ”

“Bedin, shut up. The warrior himself took steps for us, but what a fool.”

The 6th prince immediately closes his mouth at the sharp words of the 1st prince.

Looking at it this way, the force was considerable.

I also understood why the 1st Prince was paying attention.

‘How can you not be scared of something like that?’

I think I would have been scared if I were in their shoes.

“My father passed away. They say the reason is due to illness, but you all know. This is what someone intended. And there is a high probability that it will be among our royal family. I don’t know who it is.”

As he said that, various shouts came out from all over again.

“Brother! No matter how you look at it, this is Dylan’s doing!”

“What are you saying! Who else cared about my father as much as I did!”

“Stop!”

Prince 1 struck down once loudly.

Once again there was silence among the crowd.

Prince 1 let out a long sigh.

“No matter how the situation is going, one thing is certain. The culprit is something internal. It is not clear exactly who it is or whether it is the royal family. So everyone, stop speculating. If internal division occurs for no reason, it becomes even more confusing.”

After saying that, the First Prince’s eyes turned to me.

“I would like to ask the hero what he thinks.’

At the same time, gazes are directed towards me.

Most of the views were negative, but there was a lot of hope that I might be able to find it.

‘If anyone sees me, they’ll think I’m an all-rounder.’

If I wanted to find someone who wasn’t a demon, I wouldn’t be doing this.

But as I thought earlier, nothing can be solved by staying still.

I got up from my seat.

Then he shouted to them.

“We will start the inspection now.”

First of all, since it might be related to demons, we had to start by verifying things related to that.

The probability that the culprit involved in this incident is related to heresy is very high.

It wasn’t that there was no chance at all.

“If you do not cooperate, we will immediately assume that you are involved in heresy.”

At those words, complaints erupted at the same time, but they quieted down when the sword was drawn.

No matter how royal a foreign country was, if it was related to heresy, it had the authority to summarily execute it.

And now that we have discovered circumstances related to heresy.

They had no choice but to listen to me.

I looked at the princes who were quiet and started checking.