stand alone (2)
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Yohana, who threw a spoon and hit Rey’s forehead, immediately kicked off the chair, got up and swung her fists.
Ray said, ‘I was joking, I was joking!’ He shouted out excuses like this one after another, but Yohana bravely shoved a fist into Rey’s chin.
I was so upset that I had no choice but to be kicked out of the store.
After being kicked out of the store, Cattleya looked at Rey’s party with an uncomfortable expression on her face, then went back into the store and apologized for her mistake.
Meanwhile, Yohana, who came out, turned her back on Rei and smirked alone.
Rei sneaked up to Yohana to see if she had been beaten yet, and scolded him.
“Hey, are you crying?”
Wow!
After kicking Rey’s shin, Yohana slammed her fist under Rey’s ribs.
wow!!
“Ok…!!”
As Rey was bent over and cuddling, Alessia walked up to her and flirted with her.
“My knight, even if you give preference to one person on the inside, you have to maintain equality on the outside for a family to be peaceful.
“…”
Rey, who had nothing to say about Alesia’s theory, reflected on her actions for a moment.
After the pain subsided, Rei raised her back and approached Johana again.
Yohana’s eyes were dyed red from disappointment and irritation.
Rey quickly turned behind Johana and grabbed her with both arms.
Yohana poked Rey’s abdomen with her elbow, and Rey moderated Johana by saying that she was sorry for being mischievous.
While they were playing, Sebas and his friend came out of the store and shouted at Rey.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
Sebas looked very displeased. I couldn’t be in a better mood, as I thought Rey was joking around to interrupt my work.
Alessia quietly sat next to Rey and whispered.
“My knight, if I point out their rudeness, would you apologize and go away?”
“Won’t it be ignored? I think it would be more effective for Cattleya to come forward and ask the guests of the Alstein family what rudeness is.”
“…”
Alessia flinched and stepped back.
As Rey was thinking about how to get them out, a young girl’s voice came from behind.
“You were here.”
Everyone around them looked at the master of the voice, Spera Frieslan.
Alesia also began to growl automatically and reflexively as soon as she checked Spera.
Rey immediately grabbed Alesia’s lips and bruised them.
“Uh-huh, you can’t do that outside.”
Alesia, who had been restrained, became pale.
Rey released Alesia’s lips and looked at Spera.
“Hello, Spera-sama. Have you come to see me?”
“yes.”
“what brings you here…?”
Spera, who smiled bitterly, answered.
“Wouldn’t it be better for each other to close the distance before sharing the same bedroom?”
After hearing Spera’s answer, Alesia began to growl again.
Rey grabbed Alesia’s lips again and sighed inwardly.
It was unlikely that Spera had come this far arbitrarily, and it was highly likely that Ernst’s breath was strong.
Currently, there are rumors circulating among the people of the zodiac that Ernst has decided to mate for his great-granddaughter.
The high ranks of the Empire could quickly see that the rumors were true, but others were not.
However, if he showed the appearance of Spera directly to others like this, it was obvious what would happen after that.
Even now, Sebas and his friend saw Rey and Spera, and rumors were blaming each other.
It wasn’t a good thing for Ray.
‘You’re just putting pressure on me without a break.’
Ernst was trying to completely brand Rey as his own.
Whether Ray wants it or not.
Rei, who had resigned because there was no way to get around this situation right away, shrugged his shoulders towards Spera.
“I’m here to see you, can you help me see the emperor?”
*
The emperor, who had bitten everyone around, drank the tea.
Perhaps because his senses were not the same as before, he did not feel the sweetness of the world’s most expensive tea.
“Sword Master…”
Along with the Sword Master and the 9th Circle Archmage, the powerful are called Lord-class.
The name Lord, that is, the overload class, contained the meaning of praise and caution at the same time.
They have historically turned themselves into usurpers, whether they like it or not.
For this reason, the Sword Master was a double-edged sword for the monarch.
Since the Sword Master was undoubtedly the strongest superhuman capable of doing things that dozens of graduates could not do, the monarch was always threatened by usurpation while intoxicated by the mighty power of the Lord-class.
“…”
The emperor took the tea again.
Ernst was the emperor’s strongest sword and reliable servant.
Ernst was loyal to the Empire and had little interest in expanding his power.
After having a good relationship with Ernst for a long time, the emperor became comfortable and made a mistake there.
Although the emperor was always wary of Ernst’s power, he did not properly consider what kind of inclinations and desires Ernst had.
From that day on, the emperor, looking back on the past, remembered the first prince.
“I’d rather have the first prince succeed the throne…”
He was incompetent, but he had a good sense of humor, so if he had succeeded to the throne by taking away the power of the high-ranking noble families in advance, he might have managed to play his part despite being swayed around him.
On the other hand, the second prince was capable, cruel, and tough.
The 2nd Prince often expressed the opinion that the Empire did not need a lord class.
The empire’s power was already strong, so it was thought that there was no need for a Lord-level existence that could have caused rebellion.
Such a tendency of the second prince was an opportunity for Ernst to use his hand.
Ernst first and last took the form of direct rebellion against the Empire and murdered the second prince.
While the Emperor looked back on the past, Ernst entered the room with permission.
“…I see your Majesty the Emperor.”
Ernst hesitated for a moment.
Even if it was a stand alone, I thought it would take place at a distance that could barely reach the emperor, but the room where the emperor was sitting was so small that I wondered if five tables could fit in it.
The emperor beckoned.
“Don’t stand, sit here.”
As Ernst sat down, the Emperor opened his mouth, putting down the teacup with his wrinkled hands.
“It’s been a long time since the 2nd Prince suffered a disgrace.”
“If Your Majesty orders you to pay for the crime, you are ready to sacrifice your soul.”
the emperor scoffed
Whether he was serious about giving up his head or not, it was not that Ernst was unaware of the Emperor’s position and said such a thing.
“If the Empire’s swordmaster had been Sir Ernst alone, I would have killed him… at any cost.”
However, in the Empire, there was only one martyr who guarded the borders adjacent to the Magyeong.
He was a sword master with strong military power and a person judged to be ambitious.
“…Sir Ernst, I have a favor.”
“Please name it.”
“Even after my death, protect the imperial family and the empire’s territory.”
“Do not worry.”
“I’m worried. Kyung is the first swordsman of the Empire, but may he live longer than Kyung-baek?”
The lifespan of a Sword Master is about twice that of a normal person.
He could have lived for 150 years, but now Ernst had about 30 years left.
It wasn’t a short period of time, but the change would be 30 years more correct than Ernst.
Ernst said facing the emperor.
“My great-grandchildren will take over my role.”
It was not something that could be definitively answered.
Among the talented people who were called the geniuses of indebtedness, there were many who died without ever reaching the road level.
Even if you pioneered a high field as a child, you could not unconditionally rise to the level of a master.
However, Ernst believed that his great-granddaughter would one day reach the status of a master, and the emperor also trusted Ernst’s eyes.
The emperor let out an old laugh in front of Ernst.
As we get older, emotions such as anger, betrayal, and resentment fade away, and only good memories come to mind.
The emperor, swept away by negative emotions for several years, left the empire alone, and now it is time to make a decision.
“I’m going to make a new crown prince.”
“If you tell me the successor you want, I will support you even if it is not Phoebus. I will persuade Phoebus.”
“No, I will make Phoebus the Crown Prince.”
The emperor was not saying this because Phoebus was his son.
Of the remaining members of the royal family, Phoebus was the most intelligent, well-informed, and possessed of an easygoing disposition.
But there was one problem.
“Sir Ernst, I have little time left.”
If Phoebus had been appointed as Crown Prince at the time of the death of the second prince, he could have managed to minimize the conflict and move on.
However, while the emperor neglected the succession structure, the rift grew as the rulers lined up with different imperial families.
If the emperor had had enough time, gradual traffic control would have been possible from now on, but now there was no time for that.
If you hand over the throne to Phoebus and close your eyes immediately, the conflict will grow to the extent that the empire is torn to pieces.
This was even more so because the legitimacy of Phoebus had fallen.
In the end, it was said that radical means had to be used, and large-scale purges accompanied by bloodshed were also always strongly opposed.
In order to sufficiently suppress this opposition, the emperor had to hold the throne for the next five years, but the emperor himself was not confident.
In the end, there was only one way.
Except for Phoebus, they had to imprison or kill all of the royal families lined up by the powerful.
“…it’s my fault.”
It was clearly the emperor’s fault that the situation had reached this extreme.
After a moment’s silence, the emperor spoke again.
“Listen well.”
Except for the current emperor and Phoebus, two of the older members of the royal family were taking care of themselves.
The remaining four were the problem, and the factions, large and small, were attached to them, and factions had already been firmly formed.
“I will summon all four of you to the emperor.”
The imperial family and nobles probably do not know what the emperor’s call means.
The imperial family who responded to the emperor’s call will not be able to avoid being imprisoned, but will be able to save their lives.
The problem was the imperial family who did not respond to the emperor’s call.
“Sir Ernst.”
The emperor took the national seal from his bosom and held it out.
The national seal does not have an irreplaceable meaning in the empire, but the emperor’s handing over the national seal was in line with the fact that he would lend his authority.
“Be cut off the head of the imperial family who violated the emperor’s rule. As much as possible, the secondary damage was reduced.”
The emperor, who handed the national seal directly to Ernst, asked.
“Also, be sure to retrieve the Dragon Heart.”
Even though the quantity is still small, I couldn’t handle it if I kept losing Dragon Hearts like in the case of the 1st Prince.
Ernst got up from his seat and knelt respectfully.
“I will obey your orders.”
Maybe this was the emperor’s trap.
However, Ernst was loyal to the Empire and also believed in the wisdom of the Emperor.
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Now, if I tried to take down Ernst, it would only rip the Empire apart even more .
