I Became a Dark Knight the Empress Is Obsessed With

44 – Catch a Mole – (1)

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▶ [ Act 2 – Mouse Hole ]

– Clear conditions

1. Survival of Lyncia Eyren

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Under the gloomy sky, the bureau began.

Seats for grand dukes and influential families who came from afar were prepared, and a black cloth was wrapped around the entire mausoleum. A solemn atmosphere was created by the guards honor guard standing in a row.

It’s definitely not an empire, so the scale is considerable.

I waved my hand and fixed the quest window in one corner of my field of vision. Then, with a spirit, he slapped both cheeks. My cheeks tingled because I was wearing leather gloves.

“Okay. Let’s try.”

The second act of Raising the Empress, the rat hole. It had finally begun.

There must be many dead ends waiting here too. Even Nara, who was involved in this flow, had an inflection line unlike the original development due to impurities. In addition to the dead end that appears in the game, there is a possibility of several threats lurking. I should never have overlooked that.

“More than anything.”

I remembered the conversation I had with the elf librarian, Asaren, the other day.

The Tragedy of Iscobal. Father Raham, and younger sister Cleta. An evil summoning ritual, an alien demon, an oath.

Associated words slowly swim in my head.

But in the end, no conclusion was reached. I thought about asking Uriard, but I don’t think he knows much either.

In the end, it sounds like you have to overcome the obstacles you are facing right now.

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Digging into Fried’s past is the next thing.

“So, Fried. Is it okay to do it this way?”

Just in time, a tiger would come if I said it, and Yuriard trudged toward me.

He was looking at a stiff map with a confused expression on his face.

“That’s right.”

“Are you asking the Guardian Knights who are supposed to guard His Majesty’s side closest to go into this gutter?”

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Dissatisfied expression.

It deserves it. It was because I suddenly changed the escort plan on the day two days before the director’s appointment. Originally, the guardian knights who would be vigilant around the mausoleum were stationed on the platform within the underground water. A plan that could be called a voyage if anyone saw it.

The basis for persuading the Royal Guard was the map that Urield was holding. It was a map of the underground canal he had received from Hilda. It is a map that the people in power in the gutter do not want to leak.

Bringing such a valuable item and persuading him with the authority of the protectorate, Yuriard also gave up.

“I’m sure looking at the map, they’ll be able to enter the mausoleum right away. There are many exits around here, so you can’t be on your guard, so it’s best to block them inside.”

Uriad said that as if he didn’t want to admit it, then looked at me.

“There is some truth in your assertion, but it’s hard to believe. Is the information that there is an attack by the Church really true?”

“It’s an espionage from a reliable informant.”

“That informant is not a bitch in the gutter.”

“……Um, well.”

Uriard glared at me.

“They are useless parasites that only eat away the rust of the empire. If things go bad, they can turn to enemies at any time.”

“But isn’t it reassuring when it’s not an enemy?”

“……after.”

Uriad sighed.

In the end, I turned my back without denying it.

“If they come, I’ll send a signal right away.”

“Thank you. Thank you very much.”

Uriard shrugged.

“What. I just follow the orders of my boss.”

“Then shouldn’t you speak in honorific language?”

“It’s not formal for a son.”

After laughing, Uriad moved away. Just in time, Millia, who was on his way, looked at me and greeted me. Lautrec only nodded.

waved his hand moderately.

They’ll probably win with ease.

In the original work, there are a total of four killers of the church that appear in the second act. I killed one of them during the National Foundation Day, so if nothing much has changed, I can only kill three people.

This was enough power to complete the complete blockade with three Guardian Knights.

Of course, it is impossible to conclude that the development will not go as wrong as in the first act.

Get your head right, Freed.

I got up and walked toward the carriage where Lynchia was waiting.

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Lynchia Ayrn gulped down her saliva as she looked through the small window of the carriage at the crowds gathering like waves rolling in.

All those huge crowds gathered to see the new leader of the imperial family. Of course, only a few verified personnel could enter the mausoleum, but they couldn’t help but be overwhelmed.

This is her first encounter with the people since she became empress. In fact, even when she was a princess, opportunities to meet commoners were rare. So there was no way I wouldn’t be nervous.

Because her heart was pounding wildly, Lyncia continued to breathe deeply.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes.”

said Fried, who had squeezed himself into the carriage before he knew it.

Lyncia answered with a tired expression.

And Lyncia, who glanced at Freed, swallowed in a different way.

Now that he has become a protector of the border, Fried is wearing a black robe instead of armor. But, the look was surprisingly good. To top it off, he had a silver-white sword tied to the inside of his coat, and even that looked like a painting.

what to say Since she was also wearing a black dress, wouldn’t it look like a well-matched pair in others’ eyes?

“Aww.”

Lyncia shook her head to shake off her thoughts.

Now is not the time to think such trivial things.

“How are you feeling?”

“It doesn’t feel real at all.”

“hahahaha. That’s the same for me.”

After a meaningless conversation, Lyncia looked at him and opened her mouth.

“I’m sorry.

Because I was so comfortable with Fried, I only complained last night. In addition, he even brought up a painful past that Fried did not want to mention.

The next day, I was kicking the blanket in a sense of shame, and how embarrassed I was to be caught by him.

I was even more ashamed to see that dull article seemed to be doing nothing.

“No. I understand everything.”

As if trying to reassure him, Fried grinned.

Seeing that wonderful smile, Lyncia lowered her head.

‘Why do you keep doing that?’

Ever since she heard about Freed’s past from Uriad, her troubles had held onto her and would not let go.

The Tragedy of Iscobal. It was a really terrible story.

His story that I heard after almost interrogating Uriard.

After being abandoned by his father who became an apostle, Fried was taken in as a seed by Yuriard, who was a Guardian Knight. However, even in the imperial palace, he was stigmatized as a child of a traitor and was rejected, said Yuriad. However, Fried did not give up and rose to the position of knight through painstaking efforts.

In the meantime, the empire was only busy hiding the dark real face of the imperial family. I heard that Fried realized his origin and past only after he became an adult. After hearing the shocking news, it seemed that he was completely broken. It was at this time that all of the bad rumors Lyncia had heard about the scruffy Freed came out.

In other words, Fried’s feelings toward the empire and the imperial family were bad if they were bad, but they could never be good.

“Grunt.”

Lynchia groaned.

That was the part I didn’t understand.

Why did Fried want to protect himself as a mortal saint?

Why did he desperately want to succeed the imperial family?

“Freed.”

“Yes.”

“Why are you doing this?”

Before I could make it, I decided to ask straight forward.

Upon hearing the question, Fried frowned. It seemed that he did not understand the gist of the question.

“What do you mean by that?”

“It’s because I’m curious about why Fried is working so hard for me.”

“…”

Fred was silent for a moment.

Then, with a firm expression, he spoke.

“Your Majesty, are you still paying attention to what Lord Uriad said?”

“Ugh.”

“…that’s right.”

Being stabbed to the point, Lynthia averted her gaze, and Fried spoke quietly.

“It doesn’t matter what you’ve heard. Protecting your lord is the duty of a knight.”

“But Fried said he hates the Empire… that’s what I heard.”

“No matter how much I hate the Empire, nothing will change. If I went back then, I would have saved Her Majesty Lynchia. That will continue to be the case.”

“……Why?”

Fried put his gloved hand on top of Lincia’s.

It was a bit cold.

“Because that’s Her Majesty Lynchia.”

“……Yes?”

“That’s all. I saved it because the person in front of me, not anyone else, was Princess Lyncia Ayren. I saved it because I just wanted to save it, before trivial reasons like the fate of the empire or the existence of this world. That’s all.”

“…”

Lynchia tried to understand Freed’s words for a moment.

… … I tried.

“Yeah, yeah?!”

Your face is getting redder. I hurriedly covered my face to hide it and looked at my feet.

I was afraid that I would be heard because my heart was pounding like crazy. I took a deep breath and tried to calm my mind. But it didn’t work as intended.

After a time that felt like an eternity had passed.

“yes?”

Just then, the sound of a murmur outside grew louder.

When I opened the carriage’s small window, outside was a carriage carrying my father’s coffin and an honor guard standing in a row around it.

And they were all looking up at the sky.

Following their gaze, Lincia also looked at the sky.

Patter.

shoot it

“…It’s raining.”

Raindrops were falling.

I’m sure the wizards said it would be sunny today.

Looking at Fried, he too was biting his lower lip while looking at the thick raindrops falling from the sky.

The raindrops are thick and strong. Looking at the sky, it didn’t look like it would stop any time soon.

“…”

Lynchia felt her heart throb.

I’m not sure why. However, it didn’t seem like a good sign.