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065 – Hyde clashes with Nicholas! # One

The royal road, Royal Road.

A city founded by the founding king who was anointed by God.

It is said that the founding king, who did not have auras, magic, or even divine powers, was more of an ordinary shepherd than anyone else.

However, he was chosen by God, and after conquering seven kingdoms, he established the Uniger royal family.

Uniger.

It means one who has been anointed by God.

He was destined to become the king of all humans, and their descendants also became kings of humans for generations.

However, from what I read in the book, they were completely destroyed during the war 20 years ago, to the point where their magnificent founding history was in vain.

There were good records of that time in the study of the Agarpe family, who had tried to remain as the last guardians of the Uniger royal family until their betrayal.

Women, old people, and children alike were brutally trampled to death, and the unity of the united kingdom that had lasted for more than 500 years began to crack as it lost its central focus, the ‘king.’

Humans have now made themselves kings.

Pope Arud Gregory II.

He was like that.

So curiosity arose.

The one who stands at the center of the six horns.

He meant ‘king of humans’, but now the throne is empty.

“Your Holiness the Pope of Barakhan cannot sit on the throne of Royal Road, right?”

In response to my question, Friede folded the map and looked at me.

Although my face and eyes were not visible because they were covered by a black veil, I felt a clear gaze.

At least that’s what I thought.

“Yes. The throne of Royal Road was promised by God to Uniger’s clan. Now that they are gone, no one can sit on the throne of Royal Road.”

also!

I felt happy.

Because it was the same as hearing a definitive answer that the human king no longer exists.

There was no one like him sitting in the center of the six horns anywhere in the world!

So that means no one knows my identity!

My heart felt refreshed, as if old stasis was going down.

Very nice.

very good!

“Now let’s talk about Rust. Maiden Psyche, I need your story of your closest encounter with Rust. If you know anything about that man, tell me everything.”

Friede’s story made my lovely wife, Psyche, lost in thought.

Hmm, Psyche was thinking.

“The face was covered by a mask, but when seen from the outside, the height was… At least 6 ships… If I were to use today’s measurements, it would be about 183 centimeters.”

“He is 183 centimeters tall. It’s very tall. It would be good for identifying one’s identity. Your husband, Lord Hyde, is also tall. Can we say they are similar?”

What the fuck?

Why are arrows suddenly flying at me?

Soon Psyche nodded.

“That’s right! He was similar in height to Hyde.”

“Hoo-. Lord Hyde, I know this may be a bother, but could you please stand for a moment? I think it will help you come up with the rough shape.”

Are you telling me to get up from my seat?

My heart trembled, fearing that I might be discovered to be Rust here. However, if you say “I don’t like it.”, it will get even weirder.

What if my identity is revealed here?

━Hyde! You idiot! You’ve won awards before! That’s why I stayed chaste even after marriage! Go to hell!

Psyche, angry at the betrayal, might rip out my head!

It is right to act like nothing is wrong here.

“If you can catch this vicious monster, I should be willing to help you.”

Sze-.

I got up from my seat.

Soon Psyche spoke brightly.

“You’re really the same height as Hyde! But the Rust one was a little bigger.”

Rust is bigger?

What is bigger?

At that moment, many troubling thoughts passed through my head, but it was natural.

When I play Rust, I put pieces of wood or rocks in my shoes.

So Rust is about 3cm larger than Hide.

“I see. This is good information. Another thing?”

Friede asked.

The innocent Psyche seemed to be lost in thought for a while again, and then seemed to realize something: “Ah!”.

“He was tall, but his athletic ability didn’t seem to be good. In the Blood Crusade, it seemed that Ras, the Great Sin Seat, was in charge of actual power and force. If you go to the whirlpool, you are a woman.”

Psyche’s senses were very accurate.

You figured out a lot about Rust from that brief confrontation with me yesterday.

Indeed, she was a woman who desperately fought against the Blood Crusade until the last moment.

“I am tall but my athletic ability is not good─? It’s a strange characteristic for a pagan where strict hierarchy is important. How can a person with no strength lead such a large group?”

Advisor Friede seemed unable to understand why heretics and cults who follow the strict logic of power would submit to Rust.

At that time, Psyche thought “Hmm.” and added.

“I would have thought the same way in the past. But I found out after seeing my husband, Hyde. That there is something more powerful than power in the world! It is wisdom and knowledge!”

“Indeed, I, who was in Barakhan, also heard rumors about Lord Hyde. Rust: That man has great wisdom and eloquence like Lord Hyde.”

What the fuck!

It seems like the atmosphere is becoming more and more strange.

I don’t know if it was my mood, but I felt Friede’s eyes behind the black veil staring at me with a stinging gaze.

The Black Knight Roland also seemed to be looking at me with eyes hidden by his helmet.

“I thought of something else!”

Holy shit!

Psyche!

Stop talking!

Are you really planning to kill me?

Psyche added, as if she knew how nervous I was.

“Rust, that man was very obsessed with his mask! When I tried to take off the mask, I felt very embarrassed.”

“… Are you embarrassed?”

“It seemed like he wanted to hide his face. People who hide their faces usually want to hide their identity, right? There may definitely be status or indecency that should not be revealed… .”

Psyche, who had said that, kept her mouth shut.

Friede and the black knight Roland are sitting in front of me.

They must have figured out that both of them were covering their faces.

“I didn’t hear what you just said… I was very rude.”

Psyche readily admitted her mistake.

But Friede was a cooler woman than I thought.

“No. That is correct. Those who hide their faces have a lot to hide. I know it well. In my case, I hide my face for other people.”

Sze-.

Friede takes off her gloves.

Psyche gasped “.” at the skin that was soon exposed. The back of Friede’s hand had serious burn scars.

It extended all the way to the wrist, so I think it was probably not just the wrist but the entire body.

“Some crazy woman said this about 20 years ago. The woman of Midvar will give birth to a murderer. From then on, Midbar women and children died in great numbers.”

Sze-.

Friede touched her lower abdomen.

“I was barely able to live until I became unable to bear children. At that time, I was 21 years old. I hid my face from then on.”

Is this the story of Lucy’s mother, Emma?

Many people died due to her crazy predictions, and Friede seemed to be one of the victims.

The world is so small.

# # #

“Sir Roland. What do you think about today’s story?”

When trying to wrap up the story and break it up.

Advisor Friede asked Black Knight Roland’s opinion.

I had no choice but to listen.

I had no idea my life was at stake!

Roland let out a heavy voice beneath his heavy helmet.

“Rust, the reason the man has to hide his identity is probably because of his status. Although he may seem vulgar, his vocabulary and speech are as refined as those of nobles. A very high status─or someone related to it.”

“Rust, that man is a nobleman?”

Psyche was surprised.

I was surprised too.

It’s almost accurate!

“He won’t be just a nobleman. Rust, what I sense from him is malice. I hate the world. A nobleman with enormous hatred. There is a possibility that he is a descendant of a royalist noble who was purged 20 years ago.”

I broke into a cold sweat down my back.

This was because Roland’s intuition escaped mine by a narrow margin.

Friede soon added another word.

“I also felt hatred toward the world from his stories and testimonies. Perhaps, like me, he was orphaned by the fires of war. orphanage. Excellent eloquence. And those related to nobility… Don’t you think you look exactly like someone here?”

What the fuck?

The room felt cool, as if the air conditioner had been turned on.

You have to do well from now on.

From now on.

Soon, hehehe, Friede is smiling.

“It’s just like Lord Roland, isn’t it? Sir Roland, is it possible that Rust’s true identity is you? The face behind the mask and the face behind the helmet are the same… ?”

Roland fell silent at Friede’s words.

He was silent and Friede was talking alone.

“Sir Roland, unlike your older half-brother, you are part of the Uniger family. If the war hadn’t happened, he might have been able to become king. Are you saying that you wear a mask every night and incite people?”

for a moment-.

Roland Orléans is a member of Uniger’s family?

Damn, the royal family is all dead!

Why was this guy saved?

I felt dizzy before my eyes, but I asked calmly.

“Wasn’t all the blood of the Uniger royal family exterminated?”

“Yes. Only one person. Everyone died except the man who had pledged lifelong chastity to God. A man who takes a vow of chastity no longer belongs to any family.”

Indeed, I finally understand!

Black Knight Roland.

He was of mixed blood from the royal family.

The royal family would have been his mother’s side, who married into the Count of Orléans.

Even if it were my mother’s family, I should have been purged because I inherited royal blood, but I survived because I took a vow of chastity early on!

Yes, I did.

The Dark Knights themselves were an organization created using criminals and people who were born cursed.

I think I can take advantage of this situation.

“Indeed, I understand why Sir Roland cannot take off his helmet. From what I heard, people with blood from the Uniger royal family have mysterious purple eyes, right? Lord Roland, do you too?”

“… … .”

“Rust What if the man was wearing a mask to hide his mysterious purple eyes? What if the man was a surviving member of the royal family?”

I spoke in a quiet voice.

The first to react was Psyche.

“Hyde, what does that mean?”

“I was just saying that might be the case. It’s not an impossible story. His first appearance in Agarpe territory may have been a warning to traitors.”

It was a story that killed two birds with one stone: it could distance Rust’s identity from me, Hyde, and at the same time divert manpower to searching for the surviving blood relatives of the royal family.

The legitimate royals who will sit on the throne survived.

If any of them became the ‘man standing in the center of the six horns’ that Lucy spoke of, it would be the worst of the worst for me.

Anyone who can guess my identity must be eliminated.

Soon Roland nodded.

“If it were real, it would be the worst. Rust: If that man joins hands with the Great Sin of Sloth, something uncontrollable will happen.”

Sloth’s Sloth?

Why that idiot?

While I was wondering, Friede hit the table.

“Stop.”

After those words, Friede and Roland stopped talking.