NOVEL NEXT chapter 6
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A small vassalage located in the eastern part of the Empire.
It was late at night when all the subjects were asleep, only the footsteps of one knight could be heard.
‘What the hell is going on here?’
A knight running with bloodstained armor on.
Hein, a knight of the Imperial Knights, did not understand what had happened to him.
The mission given to the five knights, including himself, was to investigate the viscount whose name was not even known to the center.
But how is it now?
All of my comrades are dead, and I am running away with my own life.
It was a simple task to just visit the Viscount, press him, and search his office, but how did it turn out like this?
‘I have to inform the captain.’
There is an unknown master in the Viscounty of Fjord.
As a member of Hwang Yeong-gi’s division, he was a confident Hein who knew quite a bit of information, but he had no idea who the master was.
“Oh, how fast your feet are? Was it a thief, not a knight?
Huh?
In an instant, the vision was reversed.
What I see is a red greatsword… Body that has lost its head.
That was Hein’s last memory.
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Gariel Forest located in the eastern part of the Empire.
In the depths of this place, which is said to be the largest forest on the continent other than the Great Forest, there was a mansion built to avoid people’s eyes.
“I’m here.”
“Why are you so late!”
As a giant with a red greatsword entered the mansion, the silver-haired woman nervously said.
“hahahaha, sorry. Besides me, there are other guests who visited Fjord.”
“What? You are a guest.”
“Did you say the Imperial Knights? They said they came.”
“The Hwangyoung Knights! Why the hell are they?”
“That’s it, of course I don’t know. But don’t worry, I killed every one of them.”
Haa…
The silver-haired woman sighed and asked the giant.
“Are you sure it was taken care of?”
“Of course, who am I? By the way, are you worried about waiting here all this time?”
“What, what? What are you worried about Go in quickly!”
“Because I can’t be honest.”
The giant with the red greatsword and the silver-haired woman entered the mansion.
” What about the ‘King’?”
“He went to Daman with Elia. He said he had something to put down.”
As I entered the mansion, I heard a young man’s high voice.
“Damn it! Open your legs to my father’s enemies? It’s like a f*cking whore!”
“Is he like that again?”
“Well, I’ve been doing that all day.”
“It’s noisy, can’t we just kill it?”
“Of course not. I’ve said it several times, that the nobles of the Empire risk their lives for a just cause. If it wasn’t for that guy, Marquis Gior wouldn’t have cooperated with us?”
“Sheesh, but I don’t like them.”
“The same goes for me. Be patient.”
The two headed to their respective rooms, ignoring the man’s high-pitched voice.
“Oh, that’s right. Bern.”
“Why?”
“After a while, someone from the Marquis Gior decided to come. First of all, we’re watering, so be careful in front of it.”
The giant called Bern answered that he would understand.
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On a dark night, Ser Gior, the eldest son of Marquis Gior, left the mansion accompanied by only one knight.
We headed to the mansion located in Gariel Forest.
Sergior was a mature expert, and the knight was also very good, so it didn’t take long for the two of them to speed up and reach the mansion in the forest.
“Are you here?”
The one waiting at the entrance of the mansion was Vern, who found Ser and talked to him.
“Ummm… I think he told me to send only one person.”
“Noisy.”
Serre briefly dismissed Vern’s words and entered the mansion.
Berne’s expression twisted into a grim expression, but Ser and his escort didn’t care at all.
“Oh, are you here?”
In the reception room of the mansion, a silver-haired woman who had been waiting greeted Ser.
Serre took out a leather pouch from his bosom and threw it without even responding with a greeting.
“Check it out.”
The woman opened her pockets without a hint of displeasure and she nodded her head with a look of great satisfaction.
Her woman called and stopped Ser as she was about to return immediately after finishing her business.
“Ah, Young master. And I have a question for you.”
“What is it?”
“Today, the Imperial Knights tried to raid the Viscount Fjord. There’s no way the information leaked from us, just in case… “
“Are you suspicious of me now?”
“But it is. The fact that Fior is a part of us… “
“I probably didn’t know about it and research it.”
“Yes?”
“We also received an official letter. To cooperate with the investigation. Since we’re at least like us, we’re sending official letters like this, and probably all the nobility in the empire were investigated.”
“What is that… “
“That is the way of the imperial family.”
Those who don’t even know that would overthrow the empire.
It’s true that the empire didn’t expect it to come out like this, so despite Ser’s sarcasm, the woman didn’t respond properly.
“That… Well, I’ll figure it out soon. Since you’ve come this far, why don’t you go see Young master Zhen? It’s the heir of the same marquis family.”
Foot
Upon hearing her words, Ser laughed as if he had heard a very funny joke.
“Ha ha ha!”
After laughing for a long time, Ser caught his breath and continued.
“The heir of the same marquis. You sound funny. He’s a jerk. The previous Marquis Lute was a pretty decent person, but he didn’t have children’s clothes. That bastard should thank the Demon King. It was a ruined family in his generation anyway, but it seems like it was ruined because of the demon king.”
It was a high level of vitriol, but Ser continued without hesitation.
“I heard a funny joke, so I’ll tell you one in return. Tomorrow, the imperial family will officially announce the treason of the Marquis de Lute. It is said that the remaining territory of the bastard will be confiscated and made under the direct control of the emperor. Of course, the title is also forfeited.”
“Oh my, you’re publishing it? I thought you would do it quietly because of your pride?”
“Because the emperor is quite pragmatic. You’d better be careful too. Since the emperor came out like that, the masters of the imperial family will move.”
“Hmph, those guys.”
Berne assured that if she stepped forward, even the sword master of the imperial family would not be an opponent, but Serre laughed at Berne for being mediocre.
Sel left the mansion for the first time this time.
A silver-haired woman tried to see her off, but she refused.
As Serga left the mansion and walked through the forest, he asked the guard.
“Sir Room.”
“Yes, please Xiamen.”
“Think they can succeed.”
“How could that be?”
I was a Marquis of Gior who sponsored an unknown organization, but I didn’t really think they would succeed.
“Two sword masters and one mage. Seven imperial nobles and five mercenaries.
It’s not a small force, but I don’t have the jaw to challenge the imperial family.”
“Is it possible that there are more history that we have not identified?”
“Of course there is, but even if three or four masters are added, it won’t change much.”
“That’s right”
“They just avert the eyes of the imperial family, and it’s enough to hurt its power.”
“Lute’s idiots did a great job. Oh my God, thinking of approaching the Duke of Triel? Where else would you find such idiots?”
“That is true.”
The laughter of the two men filled the forest.
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Daman’s palace.
The royal banquet hall, where banquets are always held, was crowded as usual today.
“Ha ha ha! You are truly our only blessing!”
At the center of the banquet, the king was surrounded by several nobles and congratulated a knight.
A knight who identified himself as Elijah.
“That’s too much praise, Your Majesty.”
It’s just that he wasn’t born in the kingdom, and even his whereabouts are unclear, but no one pointed out his past.
He was the only master who expressed his intention to entrust himself to Daman.
As Daman’s strength was insignificant, but his wealth was not inferior to Zer, the king did not hesitate to use any means to recruit Masters, and the first one recruited was Elijah.
Even as soon as Elijah entrusted Daman’s body, Elijah proved his ability by slashing the Hydra, a great beast that had long been a concern of the kingdom, so the king loved him very much.
Amid the expectation that Tamiel and Anon would no longer be able to ignore Daman, the king as well as several nobles could not escape their elation.
“Your Majesty, have you heard? It is said that the empire lost only four masters in this war and seven mages died.”
“Is that all? One of the marquises even attempted treason. The Empire is no longer the same as before.”
“Ha ha ha, is that so? It doesn’t sound like an empire.”
“Yes. On the other hand, our Daman are developing day by day, so isn’t that why Kiriya takes a good look at our Daman?”
Therefore, they did not see the ridicule spread across Elijah’s lips.