episode_0062

The bedroom of the mansion.

Hugo, who returned after a few months of expedition, could not help but widen his eyes at what Eldrina said.

“…You stabbed the prince?”

“Yes honey.”

The moment Hugo heard Eldrina’s words, he almost dropped the glass he was holding on the floor.

A low-level image of the royal family.

Confusion was written on Hugo’s face, which rarely showed emotions. What Siron did was so shocking.

‘Why is this news like a thunderbolt when I return from an expedition?’

Hugo took a gulp of whiskey in the glass and then put the glass away.

Eldrina smiled at the strange expression on her husband’s face after seeing her for the first time in a long time.

“I was really surprised too? I never thought I’d actually put my name on Victor’s cheek.”

Eldrina spoke as if recalling something from quite a long time ago. The more I thought about it, the more I laughed at its cheerfulness.

‘No way, who would have thought that you would really hit the prince.’

Slapping the face of a prince with dozens of knights behind him was something that even Eldrina in her prime could not have imagined because it was so disrespectful.

In addition, Siron helped the fallen prince up and even brazenly put his arms around his shoulders.

Eldrina, who saw the scene through the window, found herself shaking with a chill.

“Why didn’t you stop me?”

Hugo, trying to remove the shadow from his face, washed his face dry.

“At least there could have been mediation in the middle.”

“He showed me the invitation.”

“Invitation?”

“Yes. I was officially invited, so I just accepted it… That’s what My Majesty said.”

Although he didn’t know why Victor, who had led the knights, knocked on the door of the mansion, the young prince said he had received an invitation and showed Eldrina a letter with Hugo’s seal.

I’m sure it wasn’t a forged seal. When I used decoding magic, the flow of mana engraved on the paper pointed to Hugo.

“The imperial palace… didn’t the emperor say anything?”

“Not at all.”

Eldrina covered her mouth with her hand and laughed.

“Rather, you personally come here whenever you get the chance? Ah, it looked like we were playing tag yesterday.”

“…”

“The lively sounds echoed through the mansion, making it quite a pleasant sight.”

It was a truly delightful sight.

Four people, including Siriel and Lucia, play tag. Of course, Siron is the tagger. Siron doggedly chased Victor throughout the playtime. Later, Victor even suffered exhaustion.

“Then… I’m glad.”

“There’s no need to worry too much, right? They say that children become friends while fighting. If you are really worried, you can talk to His Majesty directly.”

“…I guess I have to do that.”

Hugo sighed deeply at Eldrina’s words.

‘I can’t help but laugh.’

Hugo recalled his nephew asking for permission to do something crazy. It was Hugo himself who allowed such nonsense. I couldn’t blame Siron now, and I didn’t want to.

“More than that… How are you after a long time?”

Eldrina untied the knot of her gown and approached Hugo. Soft lighting illuminated her beautiful body.

“I was waiting for you to come.”

“…”

She stroked Hugo’s broad chest with a naughty gesture. However, Hugo just turned his head away, as if ignoring his wife’s gaze.

“I’m tired. I guess I’ll just sleep for today.”

“…Honey?”

Hugo turned his back to Eldrina and lay down.

*

The next morning.

Hugo knocked on the door of the imperial castle without any message.

Hugo, without a guard or a sword, passed through the main gate of the imperial palace without much search.

It was a privilege that only Hugo had.

Hugo’s steps move deeper, deeper.

There were no people to meet each time.

Hugo walked through the empty corridor in silence before arriving at the throne room.

Kuuung-

The throne room door, which opened of its own accord without needing to be touched, seemed to welcome Hugo.

and,

A man was sitting on a throne that seemed to be at Hugo’s eye level.

Franz Bezos de Lien.

The emperor of the empire, said to have the most gold and troops on the continent, was a middle-aged man wrapped in blue velvet and wearing a platinum crown.

“Hugo Prien. my old friend Why did I take heavy steps to this shabby place?”

The emperor twitched his graying mustache and drew a line around his mouth.

Even though he knew why Hugo came here, he pretended not to know.

“Franz.”

“I guess it wasn’t fun.”

“Okay.”

Hugo responded to the emperor who told him a meaningless joke by gently closing his eyes.

It’s like this every time.

Hugo did not hide his discomfort towards Franz. Franz always told jokes that weren’t funny to Hugo, who was showing off his courtesy to the emperor.

Hugo opened his mouth, trying to forget the joke he had told.

“I came today to express my regrets.”

“Hoo…”

Franz let out an exclamation of interest. A thin crescent moon rested on the face resting on the hand.

For a moment.

Talk, todok.

The emperor tapped the armrest of the throne as if he was pondering.

In order not to disturb the Supreme Jango, the Guard Knight Commander Zad and the Court Wizard Arak who stood next to him also remained silent.

A moment of silence filled the throne room.

Talk-

The emperor’s hands that were pounding on the throne stopped.

The throne room became so quiet that even the sound of falling leaves could be heard.

Hugo heard the heartbeats of the three in front of him.

Two were a little fast, and one was slow.

Exciting- Exciting-

‘A guy like a snake.’

Hugo couldn’t feel anything from the Emperor’s heartbeat, which was very relaxed.

“Okay.”

It was the emperor who broke the silence.

“Okay, let’s go now.”

Along with the congratulatory message, the emperor gave Hugo a displeased look. Hugo twitched his beard and stared at the Emperor.

“My nephew touched your son. Are you aware of that fact?”

“I didn’t know, I just remembered it.”

The Emperor smiled broadly at Hugo.

“So, what are you asking me to do?”

“…”

“I heard that he returned from an expedition just the day before yesterday. If so, he must be quite tired, and I am not stupid enough to catch someone like that and say something trivial.”

“…Your Majesty. May I dare to advise you?”

A sound was heard from the Emperor’s right. It was Arak, the court wizard. The Emperor raised one hand and motioned for him to speak.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

When permission was given, Arak bowed his head.

“I think it would be better for Your Majesty to take on his burden.”

“That’s right.”

The emperor nodded seriously. However, his eyes as he looked at Arak were empty.

“I was foolish.”

The emperor said, gesturing to the knights of the royal guard in the throne room.

“Bring Henry here…and the wizard as a bonus.”

“…”

Hugo twitched his eyes. Henry was Franz’s second son. What on earth is he calling his son here for?

After a while.

“Well, what are you doing! Let go of this!”

“Your Majesty! Be lenient!”

The prince and the wizard, captured by the knights, arrived in the throne room.

2nd Prince Henry Adjani de Lien.

6-star court wizard Andrew Dolphin.

They struggled to escape from the knights. But it was a meaningless struggle. They had the look of animals being dragged to a slaughterhouse.

I was struggling and spitting.

I was sweating like rain, and my face was turning blue.

Cheolpudeok-

The knights threw the two in front of Hugo.

“What is it? 2 You don’t know the prince.”

Hugo said, looking at the two crawling on the floor like bugs.

“I heard that it was the 3rd prince who stabbed my nephew. Does this mean you want me to at least apologize to them?”

“Haha. Why are you telling funny jokes?”

The Emperor smiled brightly and looked at Hugo.

The eyes looking at Hugo were full of life.

“My old friend. Wouldn’t you like to hear their thoughts?”

“Abama! It’s a misunderstanding! First of all, please listen to me!”

Henry, receiving his father’s cold gaze, cried out in desperation. However, the emperor withdrew his gaze from his second son and only smiled at Hugo.

“Look, I just said it was a misunderstanding. So that probably means something my stupid son did.”

After speaking, the emperor stood up from the throne and approached the knight.

Sereung-

The emperor pulled the sword from the knight’s waist.

And then he hit his son’s neck.

chin-

however,

The deadly knife was blocked by a large hand. Hugo held the blade with one hand. The sword, which was not surrounded by anything or anything, could not hurt Hugo.

“Franz, are you crazy?”

“…I feel so fortunate to have a friend like you.”

The emperor looked at Hugo with faint eyes.

“Northern part of the country. The demonic beasts coming from the Macal Mountains have been a long-standing problem for the empire. Since our predecessors, our predecessors, it has been a very big problem with military expenses and all.”

The Emperor slowly looked up at Hugo.

“But, ever since I became acquainted with you 20 years ago, all the troublesome problems have disappeared in an instant. Isn’t it amazing? Just one person’s force was added, and the problem that threatened the survival of the empire disappeared. But…”

The emperor shouted.

“You idiot!”

“Hiik!”

puck!

“Gasp!”

The emperor kicked his son in the head. It was a kick from a middle-aged man who was slowly starting to weaken, but it was enough to burst the pathetic son’s lips.

“They say this idiot incited the court wizards to spy on your nephew. On earth… what on earth… are you in your right mind? I almost got hated by you for being an idiot who couldn’t even prove my abilities.”

“Franz.”

Hugo called out to the emperor as if admonishing him.

“There is no need for this. No matter how much you hate him, he is your child.”

“Besides this idiot, I still have two more sons. And wouldn’t it be okay to have another child?”

“If you take Henry’s life here, he might hate you.”

“…That’s a bit difficult.”

The Emperor winked at the knight behind Henry.

“Then do it like this.”

Tuk-

At that moment, the head of the bespectacled wizard rolled on the ground. His world, which had been crouching and trembling, was turned upside down.

“The throne room is dirty.”

*

The commotion has come to an end.

The imperial palace servants removed the blood stains, and Hugo left the audience room without saying a word.

The emperor looked at the space where the empire’s strongest knight had left.

“Chamberlain.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Bring Victor.”

The chamberlain brought the 3rd prince to the throne room according to the emperor’s order.

A boy with slightly curly blonde hair and sad eyes greeted me brightly.

“Abama. Did you call me?”

“Come closer, my son.”

Victor took a step. But the emperor was not satisfied.

Franz motioned for his son to keep coming.

“Come closer, closer. Yes, that’s right.”

The emperor had Victor come near the throne.

Then he dragged Victor and sat him on his lap.

Victor blushed at the affection he felt from his father for the first time in a long time.

“I heard that you are hanging out with a guy named Siron Prien these days.”

“…That’s right.”

Victor smiled a little awkwardly and answered. The emperor smiled brightly, remembering the bastard he had kicked earlier.

“Build a strong relationship with him in the future. Then it will definitely be a great help to the empire.”