episode_0064

This is the result of reading the book, spending almost a day.

There was nothing that applied to me anywhere.

Moreover, I wonder if it makes sense for me to not be there when there are heroes in crisis.

When I think about it, it makes so much sense.

First of all, basically there is only one hero in an era.

But now it’s just me and Arien.

This was abnormal, but it wasn’t strange that it wasn’t in the old warrior’s records.

‘But this is a bit puzzling.’

This is what I found out after looking at the book.

It was that there was one hero in crisis.

Honestly, I thought Arien was the first person to get a tinnitus. I never thought it would exist.

Aside from that, is there anything else you were wondering about?

[??’s hero.]

[???……]

There was a page where not only the explanation but also the hero’s nickname was marked with a question mark.

I was curious as to what kind of hero he was that was plastered with question marks like this, but there was no way to find out. Because I can’t go to the person who wrote this book.

‘I don’t think I figured it out in the end.’

All I could find was information about the old warriors.

Honestly, it wasn’t very useful information.

In the end, it’s just a waste of time.

I was quite looking forward to it, but in the end, I felt very disappointed because I didn’t get anything.

I sighed, closed the book, put it back where it was, and walked away.

On my way out, I suddenly remembered the emperor’s words that I could take at least one with me, so I took something that roughly looked like a ring.

There was no particular reason, and since I didn’t really need other things, I thought a ring would be better.

After taking the ring in my arms, I left the imperial palace.

***

When I left the reporting room, my aide was waiting for me.

I thought he had waited a whole day, but looking at his complexion, it seemed like that wasn’t the case.

Anyway, when I asked him why he waited, he said that the emperor had called me again.

‘You’re calling me again?’

Normally, he wouldn’t call me again. Nevertheless, considering that I had been called, I had to assume that something had happened. I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I’m also vaguely aware that it’s not a good thing.

‘But something happened in one day.’

Without any idea what was going on, I once again had an audience with the emperor.

The emperor’s expression was not very good.

It looked quite uncomfortable.

“Warrior. I have some not-so-good news for you.”

“What’s going on?”

“The person assisting you told me that the party you supported had a conflict with the Duke of Bernium.”

“Are you talking about Lena?”

“Okay.”

Is it possible to have a means of communicating with the emperor? What on earth is Lena?

The question about Lena came to mind again, but I immediately erased it from my mind.

Because it was a question that wasn’t that important in the current situation.

‘Anyway, what caused the conflict with the Bernium duchy?’

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of anything that could cause conflict.

After all, Arien’s party members will be fighting against a new force that has entered the outlaw zone.

Even if I had caught the demons who were the heads and backbone of those guys, there would still be those below them left.

‘So then the Bernium duchy is related to them… ‘

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense.

Well, I know Duke Bernium’s personality well.

‘That guy is related to demons? ‘That scoundrel?’

The Emperor also had the same expression on his face as if he was thinking the same thing as me.

It was an expression he could make because he knew the Duke of Bernium’s true personality.

I spoke to the emperor.

“I will meet you sometime.”

“That would be a good idea. No matter how much I think about it, there seems to be only one case of conflict.”

“Yes. It’s probably the work of the Bernium duchy’s henchmen.”

Due to the scoundrel-like nature of the Duke of Bernium, such a thing is not possible.

He usually doesn’t look like a slob, but rather looks befitting his position as a duke, but that’s just an act.

In that case, I could only think that the people associated with the outlaws were henchmen of the Duke of Bernium.

‘This guy has his hands all over the place?’

Even though I’m already behind, I’m truly shaken.

At this point, it seemed like I had to completely uproot it.

“I’ll go right away.”

“Now that I think about it, did Duke Bernium know that you had two identities?”

“I know.”

“However, that doesn’t mean we can’t avoid considering external perspectives. What kind of status will you have?”

“I think I will go as a duke.”

There is too much attention right now to assume the status of a warrior.

Since the kingdom of Dillun has become so noisy these days, if you assume the status of a warrior, you will be strangely misunderstood.

That doesn’t mean that going to the status of a duke didn’t attract attention, but it was much better than going to the status of a warrior.

I bowed my head to the emperor, then turned and thought as I left the imperial palace.

‘I don’t know what kind of bastard it is.’

If you get caught, it would be best not to think about a nice death.

Because I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen.

***

As a duke, I went straight to the Bernium duchy.

While leaving in the carriage, I talked to Lena about various things and heard about the party’s situation.

Lena said, but they pushed out all the new arrivals in the outlaw zone.

It is said that in the process, the party members found out that it was related to the Bernium Dukedom.

As a result, there are various conflicts and it is said to be a very difficult situation.

From what I heard, considering that he even moved troops, he had to be considered a person of considerable authority within the Bernium Dukedom.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to move your troops.

‘Then who is it?’

If you were a duke, there would be many lower-ranking nobles, so there was a high probability that you were one of them.

Either that or something else.

As of now, the probability that a nobleman was the culprit was quite high.

“I should meet you first.”

In terms of time, it’s only been about two years.

I was really curious about how much things had changed during that time.

It probably hasn’t changed much.

I chuckled and remembered the Duke of Bernium.

***

Empire 5th ball.

It refers to the five ducal families in the empire, and each family had great power. All dukes known to the public are known for their charismatic and masculine appearance.

Although this is actually true to some extent, there was a different operation here than the rumor.

The duke’s name was Erdi Verdium, and he was the head of the Verdium family.

He looked at the letter he had just received.

The Mertain ducal family, one of the five ducal families.

It was a letter with the emblem of that place engraved on it.

However, Erdi knew that this was not simply sent by the head of the Mertain family.

The head of the Mertain family, which is not well known to the public.

Mertein’s family was truly a warrior.

Knowing that fact made Erdi even more scared.

Because I don’t know why the warrior comes here.

Rattling.

Erdi trembled like crazy and thought.

Should “ run away?”

He was truly worried.

Should I just run away like this?

When I met him before, I received a lot of criticism, but I was finally liberated after two years. But we meet again like this.

I could never go through a time as terrible as that time again.

So I’m really thinking about running away…

‘That won’t work.’

In fact, I already knew it was meaningless.

One of the five ducal families that support the empire.

If the person who rules one of them were to run away, there would be quite a bit of chaos.

Even if I run away.

‘… I don’t think I can escape.’

Since it seemed like he would be caught by the hero right away, he decided to accept his fate.

No, actually, rather than accepting it, it would have been better to just say that I was giving up.

As if I had given up on a fate that I could not resist.

In fact, it can’t be called a great destiny; it’s just an old connection coming back.

For Erdi, the very fact that a hero was coming was no different from a great destiny.

That’s right, because I suffered all kinds of bullying!

There was no way he was happy about the hero coming.

However, if you reveal this, you will be bullied again, so you have no choice but to continue as before.

‘why! Goddess! Make a person like that a hero!’

Did they select a person like that who is serious about bullying and making fun of others as a hero?

I asked my questions about him while looking at the ceiling, but there was no way I could get an answer.

That’s because it was the goddess’s heart that chose the hero.

Because he is a mere mortal compared to the goddess.

There was no way to know the goddess’ intentions.

I just have to endure what comes next.

‘ha..

I already felt a little uneasy after hearing the news about the hero a few days ago.

I never imagined that such anxiety would come this far.

For the first time, Erdi drank alcohol to avoid this reality.