NOVEL NEXT chapter 11
11 – 11.
“Bern… wake up…. Bern!”
“Um… ?”
At the sound that woke him up, the giant rubbed his eyes and got up.
“What is it, Sylvia?”
Silvia, the silver-haired mage, continued with an urgent voice.
“Kol, Gail and Prone are dead. Mitchell, Nora, and Boyle are not being called.”
“What?”
Sylvia put the 6 nobles of the Empire in her mouth.
All of them were aristocrats in the East, and they were also involved in the organization to which the woman belonged.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden, why are they dying?”
Even if they were nobles below the viscount, they were nobles of the empire.
Because killing a noble of the empire is considered a challenge to the empire.
Very few masters don’t kill imperial nobles, but 3, maybe 6 nobles died?
“The imperial family must have moved!”
‘The investigation must have been carried out targeting all the nobility of the empire’
‘That’s the Imperial Family’s Way’
The words of Sergior he had heard a while ago came to Bern’s mind.
“Damn… !”
“This is not the time to be like this. Maybe I can get caught up here.”
“What, what should I do?”
“First of all, I have to ask for help from the Marquis of Gyor, and get out of my body. I didn’t expect the imperial family to move so quickly.”
The plan went awry.
Once when only the Marquis of Gyor cooperated among the great nobility, and once when the imperial family moved too quickly.
Now that it’s like this, I’ll have to get out of my body for now and then aim for the next opportunity…
“Can’t we just deal with them here? If they had moved anyway, it would have been the Hwangyeong Knights, but they said they searched for almost all of them. Not too long ago, I cut another five, so there shouldn’t be much left now.”
After hearing Bern’s words, Sylvia fell into thought for a moment.
Surely, I heard that most of the Imperial Knights died during the war.
Since even the vice-captain, who was the master, is dead, all that remains is the captain and a handful of members.
No matter how strong the leader is, wouldn’t he be able to kill enough if he and Vern worked together?
After killing Hwangyeong, the leader of the Knights, it would be much easier to get rid of the body.
Having made up her mind, Sylvia opened her mouth.
“Okay, let’s get ready. Still, we alone are not enough. I will ask for support from the Marquis of Gyor.”
“I don’t like it, but I can’t help it. What about those idiots?”
“I am sleeping. Leave it alone. Take it with you when you move later.”
“Okay, let’s try it.”
Even the master of the empire won’t be able to block my sword.
Knight of the King, Vern drew his sword with such a promise.
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“Meet Your Excellency, Marquis.”
Frio, one of the two Masters of the Imperial Knights, entered the Marquis’s office with a dignified step.
He didn’t even ask for the owner’s permission, let alone request an interview in advance, but no one could stop him.
“Yes… Were you the first team leader?”
“I am the vice-captain now, Your Excellency.”
Looking at Frio, who was standing in the office heavily armed and with a sword, the Marquis Gior sighed and said.
“What happened to you?”
“Your Majesty is expressing great disappointment and concern over recent events in the East.”
“Recently, it was in the east… Are you talking about Viscounty Fior?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Certainly, I couldn’t stop the demon worshipers from rampaging, so it’s my fault. However, His Majesty is well aware that it is not easy to detect and deal with them in advance, so why did you send them?”
It’s true that I did something wrong, but isn’t this enough to send the Hwangyeong Knights?
To the Marquis who said this, Frio answered calmly.
“Your Excellency Marquis. I don’t know if you know, but before the disaster occurred in the Fjord Territory, five members of the Imperial Knights went there to investigate and died.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, sir. Our members aren’t weak, but if all five died, it must have been the Master’s work.”
“Did you get hurt by the guy who burned Viscount Fior?”
To the words of the Marquis, who answered calmly, Frio also answered calmly.
“Yes, sir. We and the Imperial Intelligence Department conclude that the one who burned Viscounty Fjord and the one who killed our members is the same person.”
“I see. But if it was an investigation into that matter, wouldn’t it be correct that it should have come from the intelligence department, not you?”
“Your Excellency. His Majesty the Emperor had many questions about this incident. In particular, he was suspicious that the head of the demon worshipers had just come and made a move.”
“I didn’t understand that either. So I tried to investigate on my own, but before I even stepped forward, the Imperial Intelligence Agency moved.”
Frio nodded and continued.
“The intelligence department found several items containing demonic spirits at the site, and while examining them closely, they discovered an interesting fact.”
“What is that?”
“Two years ago, the Marquis of Gyor subdued a group of demon worshipers, and the fact that they did not report the spoils obtained from that subjugation to the imperial family.”
Ha.
The Marquis of Gyor said with a mischievous laugh.
“Did you get caught there? I thought he used his own head.”
“Are you admitting it, sir?”
“In the first place, didn’t you build a conclusion and come down?”
“That is true.”
Marquis Gior, with a dejected expression, looked into Frio’s eyes and spoke in a serious tone.
“Since it happened like this, would you like to hear a little bit about my story?”
“I will listen, sir.”
To Prio who replied leisurely, Marquis Gior, who straightened his posture, spoke with a low voice.
“Do you remember Duke Triel? Not the current kid, but Duke Derman Triel.”
“Of course I remember.”
“He was quite a man. Aristocratic, ha. It’s been a long time since I’ve uttered this word. He was also the one who led the faction called the nobles at the time, and he was also the chairman of the now-defunct Imperial Council.”
Prio nodded his head to indicate that he should continue.
“He was as ambitious as he was capable. He filled more than half of the council with his own people, and he did this and that based on that. Sometimes he agreed with the emperor, and at other times he opposed and interfered with the emperor’s will.”
As if reminiscing about those days, when Derman Triel was still alive, Marquis Gyor continued, closing his eyes.
“But one thing is for sure, he was definitely an imperial nobleman. He was a bit ambitious, but he wasn’t against the Empire.”
Ha.
This time, Prio let out a laugh.
The difference from before is that it was not a laugh, but a mockery.
“He dared to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor.”
Contrary to his cheeky attitude, his words were polite and cold, unlike before.
“Don’t you remember His Majesty’s appearance back then? She appears to have no memory, keeps making strange noises, and curses Kiriya out of nowhere. In the midst of a war, isn’t it impossible to place such a person on the throne? He was also a choice for the Empire.”
Well, looking at it now, that was a pointless remark.
Marquis Gyor muttered softly and continued.
“Anyway, that’s how the Duke of Triel died. The second-in-command of the empire was decapitated overnight. It wasn’t the result of a formal trial, it was an assassination disguised as an accidental death. Is that the end? The aristocrats who kept the imperial power in check, and those who supported Princess Rael, all died. If he judged that he was interfering with his rule, he killed anyone without mercy.”
“These are the ones who dare to challenge the imperial authority.”
As if it wasn’t worth listening to, Frio drew his sword and slowly walked towards the marquis.
“Yes, those who challenged the imperial authority. Many nobles died because of it. At the time, we survived because we ducked, but how do we know what the emperor will do now that the war is over?”
“So you dreamed of treason?”
“I can’t just sit still and die.”
“You must be aware of the power of the imperial family, did you really think that treason would succeed?”
To the question with a pathetic tone, the Marquis shook his head and answered.
“Not really. If those who sincerely conspire to undermine the power of the imperial family, we were going to declare our independence in between. It was calculated that the imperial family would not be able to move easily if they forged alliances with other kingdoms while the imperial family was weak from dealing with them. Well, it failed because those pathetic bastards caught their tails too soon.”
Frio, who had come right in front of the Marquis, raised his sword high.
“Sen Gior, I will ask you for the murder of a citizen of the Empire and treason, and I will punish you immediately.”
As Frio swung a sword full of auras,
Quaaagh!
A roar of aura colliding with one another erupted, and Khan, who had been hiding himself, appeared.