Episode 418. Secret struggle
Power moves.
“If it were him…”
“His Majesty also highly evaluated Hoyeol.”
“Lord Harkon, thank you for making the decision first.”
At first glance, the faces of the servants show joy. However, I can assure you that Joan, the maid of honor at the imperial palace, was more desperate than anyone else. Joan hurriedly walked around the palace.
“Sir Harkon…”
The power to protect the empire?
Political power that encompasses the Arcana continent?
A person who leads people?
Furthermore.
“Did you say pride…?”
Unfortunately, however, he did not have the insight to recognize that great thing in himself. At most, it was Joan’s duty to manage the court ladies and assist the imperial family.
She bit her lip.
‘…I cannot comply.’
Adventurer Lee Ho-yeol.
The status is well known.
If it wasn’t for him, the empire would have collapsed long before it collapsed.
Especially when the rebels led by the Sword Saint advanced to Antonium.
If it wasn’t for his salvation, he would…
‘Beheaded and never found his body.’
The increase in the imperial palace was noticed.
I already knew it in my head.
Since His Majesty the Emperor has gone to rest, not only the Empress, but also the Prince will be far from power. In the meantime, the powerful Ryan Heart Knights, who had returned to the Empire, were appointing the adventurer as the new emperor.
muttered Joan.
“…It’s good if you don’t get kicked out of the imperial palace.”
No, think more calmly.
A new emperor later.
Is there any way to save the prince who would be a threat to him?
…a lot.
With that thought, Joan’s steps became more busier.
“Empress!”
Suddenly—!
What I saw when I opened the door to the private room.
It was the prince who was soundly asleep and the empress who was by his side taking care of the servant.
The empress responded in a low voice.
“He was exhausted from crying and fell asleep a little while ago.”
The eyes of the empress who spoke calmly were slightly wet.
Have you heard of His Majesty’s sad news?
The empress approaches the hesitant Joan and asks.
“Looks like things have settled down?”
“That’s right.”
“This is the first time I’ve had four long days like this.”
The empress looked relieved.
Not wanting to break the peace, Joan opened her mouth.
Yes, everything was for the comfort of the empress and the prince.
“You should evacuate before that.”
“Avoid?”
“I am very concerned for the safety of the two of you…!”
I didn’t want to put it in my mouth.
I couldn’t help it.
Joan explained the situation succinctly.
She is the empress who has grown like a flower in a greenhouse. I was worried about what would happen if I was shocked. it was raining The empress nodded her head with an unchanging expression even after hearing all the circumstances.
“Yes, that’s how it happened.”
“Yes, so you have to dodge!”
The low prince was the belated fruit of the two of them’s efforts.
Only five years old this year.
That was the reason Joan decided to leave the imperial palace in a hurry.
“Now that His Majesty has closed his eyes without completing the succession to the throne. You do not have enough justification to claim succession to the throne. You may not feel comfortable, but please wait until you grow up…!”
Even though you are no different from a child at my age now.
He inherited the blood of Seric Rose.
If you grow up, surely someday.
You will have the ability to reclaim the Empire.
Joan had already made up her mind.
“Until then, I will assist you two.”
“Joan…”
“You don’t have to look at me so pitifully, Empress.”
resolve?
He finished walking alone from the buzzing imperial palace to the private room. You just need to pack some simple luggage and riches. It was the moment when Joan was about to turn around to prepare to leave the imperial palace.
The empress summoned Joan.
“Has he already been to the private room?”
…stop!
if he is
Lee Ho-yeol That adventurer…?
“What?! More than that, is the empress safe?”
The empress smiled gently at Joan, who was shocked.
“How could I have heard the news of my lord in a separate room away from the imperial palace? There’s nothing to worry about, Joan. I had in mind that one day this day would come.”
Yes.
The empress hadn’t collapsed even in the face of a sad news.
As a mother with a child, she could not collapse.
The empress’ gaze suddenly turned to the tabletop.
A dagger for self-defense was placed on the tabletop. The empress laughed involuntarily. The dagger he wielded would not even pose a threat to the great adventurer Ho-yeol. Because I thought I picked it up well.
rattle.
The empress gripped the dagger with trembling hands.
Ho-yeol told her.
– “It’s a good posture.”
It reminded me of a burden I had forgotten.
-“You must be on guard against everyone in the future.”
Why did you suddenly raise your sword to the benefactor of the empire?
It was because my brain was more confused.
Now that the lord has closed his eyes.
It was because he decided that only he, the mother, could protect the prince who was sleeping soundly in bed. Maybe… it was because I thought it wasn’t bad to give up on life in the process.
If I close my eyes like this…
I thought I would be able to follow my master.
But it was a huge misunderstanding.
-“You must be suspicious of everyone’s words, including myself. You are the one who will be the subject of all judgments from this time on. If you are swayed by the words of others, the empire and its people will also be swayed by others.”
– “What is that?”
In Ho-yeol’s gaze, he didn’t even care about the dagger.
gaze toward the bed.
The eyes that looked at the sleeping prince were quite warm.
-“Also, the prince is no exception.”
– “!”
Of course, the words that followed were truly cold.
Are those things that people can really protect?
Just listening to it was enough to make me vomit from the pressure.
Hoyeol added without hesitation.
-“But if there is someone I can trust.”
The empress followed Ho-yeol’s backstory to Joan and spit it out.
“Those who doubt me for your sake may trust…”
“…Empress? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“no. It’s nothing, Joan.”
The empress looked at Joan, who showed a clear expression of bewilderment.
She must have a mess in her head too.
Concerned about the safety of herself and the prince, she ran to the separate room.
It’s like I heard the answer that the existence I was most concerned about had already visited.
However, the empress was also confused.
‘I’ve never heard of such advice since I was born, adventurer.’
Would you rather trust those who doubt you?
That is to say.
It meant that the adventurer Ho-yeol had no interest in the position of emperor. Since the prince was not recognized as the crown prince, until such a prince grew up. She meant to fill the void left by the emperor as empress.
Suddenly, I remembered what the emperor said as if passing by.
-“A true monarch is what they say about him.”
I didn’t know why he said that at the time….
A bitter smile lingers on his lips.
The empress murmured softly.
“I think I understand a little bit why you said that, Your Majesty.”
*
What is the Dark Dragon?
By the way, it’s not a black flame dragon.
I’m definitely talking about a different dark dragon…!
According to the words of the dragons, the reason Cloudy was called the Dark Dark Dragon was exactly what it meant. Because Cloudy was the one who contemplated and coordinated the Arcana Continent from behind the shadows.
‘I’m embarrassed. really.’
At that time, my taste was really hard to spit out with my mouth. It was to the extent that I only read comics and novels where the main character hides his powers after being recommended.
‘I don’t know if that taste is reflected or not.’
It was because of that difficult taste.
‘I lived thanks to this time.’
Didn’t you turn down the position of emperor that you almost assumed?
yes, the emperor
Because it was a great place.
I am Lee Ho-yeol.
He is a petit bourgeois who dreamed of a life that was rich but not famous.
Now that I, Arcana, have become a reality.
Can you welcome the emperor of the empire…!
In that sense.
The dramatic unification of opinions with Grandfel has never been so welcome.
“How dare I tell you.”
Harkon had an indescribable expression on his face.
It was a reaction I never would have thought I would make such a judgment.
“The concern is real. I wonder if the empress will be able to handle the weight of the throne. However, if it is the commander-in-chief’s judgment, I will believe it and follow it.”
As I said to the empress.
I hoped that someday the prince would sit in the emperor’s seat.
Because that’s the rule of the empire.
Of course, considering the arcana continent’s tail…
In the process of the prince growing up, I, the great dark dragon, must contemplate, coordinate, and help the empire without knowing it. Then, isn’t it just as tiring as the emperor?
‘Even though I’m tired, I should be able to just move on.’
Did you say five this year?
The prince I met in the private room was exhausted from crying and fell asleep.
Yes, everything to the extent that it does not meet the conditions of a crown prince.
It was because of the overlapping of the young prince’s face.
My one and only nephew Ahrang.
‘They say I have another nephew I know.’
Let’s take a look at the time difference.
It will grow four times faster than Ahrang.
That’s good though.
After that, I added it in a moderately Grandfel style.
Involuntarily.
It seemed like the empress had put a lot of pressure
on her…
Wouldn’t it be brave enough to do well?
He walked around the palace while talking with Harkon about him.
Harkon laughed.
“Everyone is going to make a funny face.”
“is it.”
“I could hear the eyeballs rolling. Without mentioning anyone, I was also prepared for a secret struggle.”
“You look very human. It’s not bad.”
“That’s right. Regardless of their character, they are more sincere than anyone else when it comes to caring for the Empire. Those who did not would have changed their minds and left the empire early.”
Harkon was right.
Whether my servants thought of me as the new emperor or not.
He must have thought that his choice was a decision for the sake of the empire.
‘Like the emperor tried to leave the throne to me.’
But then and now, what I will say is the same.
‘Please let us carry our own burdens.’
I am real and Akkshan. And the weight of the Cloudy family is too much and it seems like they’re about to collapse…! Eventually, Harkon and I reached the top floor of the imperial palace.
The imperial palace mage Nash, who had been waiting, bowed his head.
“I was waiting for you two.”
“Looks like you’re ready.”
“Yes Lord Harkon.”
I looked at the soldiers lined up.
Each had a horn in his hand.
Yes, as if nothing had happened.
The time has come to deliver the sad news to the bustling Antonium.
Nash nodded.
“Then I will hoist it.”
The imperial flag rises when the string is pulled
.
Bouuuuuuuuuuu—
the sound of the horn reverently echoed.
With this, everyone in Antonium learned of the death of the emperor.
News should reach the Imperial Territory that is being restored.
And that’s not all.
‘Everyone will be salivating.’
Not only the forces that flowed back from the bad omen, but also the devil and the monarchs including Liuo Junchun. It was not strange to inflict any harm on the empire by taking advantage of the emperor’s vacancy.
Can’t everyone be a nobleman?
blinking sight.
[World Quest: The cause of the usurper]
[World Quest: The Age of Sorcery]
[World Quest: For Chaos]…
It’s not just my vision.
in front of every player’s eyes.
The packed quest message must have come to mind.
Of course, there will be players who will be swayed by quest rewards.
‘It smells like the days when Arcana was just a game.’
Wouldn’t it be an exaggeration to say that the Arcana Continent’s Electric Age, where people die and kill each other over rewards, will come again? If there was a difference from then, it was that they had to risk their lives this time.
In that sense.
My struggle had just begun.
A fluttering imperial flag.
Similarly, he muttered while adjusting his fluttering jacket of dawn.
“You said you were prepared for a dark fight, Harkon.”
“Yes, Commander-in-Chief.”
“Perhaps your judgment is correct.”
in the shadows.
behind the scenes.
as Cloudy.
The time has come to reconcile the Arcana Continent.
Would a lengthy answer about it make you tremble more than a cube?
In the end, I ended my speech with the Grandfell style of speech.
“I will present it as an infinitely deep darkness.”
…If you can’t really talk!
“A true dark struggle covering the Arcana continent.”
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