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Mardonis sat on a chair placed in the hall of the lord’s castle and looked at the scene outside the door.
The knights, who were like huge rocks, were wallowing in blood, and the armors that were young in luster were torn off like a piece of paper and stuck to the ground.
“…”
As many nobles were gathered here, the strength of the troops gathered to escort them was great.
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Not all of them were the most elite, but in any case, there were more than one hundred people who gave strength to their necks as knights.
There were soldiers, sorcerers, and priests.
However, the soldiers with spears and shields fell to their knees as soon as the absolute realm opened up, unable to resist.
More than 70% of the high-class soldiers that can move in the absolute realm have now been smashed and became the ornaments of the lord’s castle.
Even if the still unharmed troops rushed at once, the result would not change.
If you are lucky enough, you might be able to cut off one of Ernst’s arms… but what will you gain?
Moreover, Ernst could not have come here alone.
It was clear that Graduate and the high-ranking mage were accompanied by a small number.
If things go wrong, they’ll join in too.
bum bum bum
Ernst walked alone among the soldiers who were no longer approaching.
Mardonis took a glass of wine and took a sip.
The majesty of the Sword Master, which could not be easily felt with the record alone, has now come to an end.
I fully understood why even the Emperor of the Empire was reluctant to be a Sword Master.
Mardonis swallowed the drink she had been holding and stood up.
How else can you survive in this situation?
“I didn’t mean to disobey His Majesty’s orders. The departure was a little late due to circumstances. Sir Ernst dared to come a long way…”
Let’s go back to the zodiac together.
Mardonis was going to say that.
However, before Mardonis could even finish speaking, Ernst swung his sword.
👌👌👌👌👌
The top of Mardonis’s neck broke apart and fell.
Ernst grabbed Mardonis’ head, who was still in embarrassment.
🥳!
Blood gushed out of the cracked chest.
Ernst’s hand, digging between his chest, grabbed the Dragon Heart.
Seeing Ernst holding the Dragon Heart in the box he had prepared in advance, Marquis Mathias approached him with a biting expression on his face.
“Is this the Emperor’s will?”
“exactly.”
Marquis Matthias looked around.
There was a riot, including the entire wall collapsing, but no one was killed.
As time goes on, there may be a lot of people who will die or become half-bodies, but in any case, the only person Ernst himself killed was Mardonis.
Should this be called assassination?
Marquis Matthias, muttering inwardly, nervously slapped the bottle on the table to the side.
Marquis Matthias tried to calm his mind as he heard the sound of glass breaking.
If this was the emperor’s will, the emperor was saying this.
I will close your eyes for all of you, so please actively cooperate with my succession work in the future.
The reason the Emperor sent the Sword Master was to finish the job as quickly as possible and with as little blood as possible.
The emperor did not have time to step-by-step over the divided and chaotic empire due to the battle for the imperial power.
Therefore, he killed only the imperial family, the center of the battle for imperial power, and did not touch the nobles.
It’s a shame that I didn’t touch it, but anyway, everyone’s life is safe.
If the nobles died in this clash, there would be a civil war apart from the issue of succession to the throne, but the emperor did not make such a stupid choice.
Marquis Matthias looked back at the collapsed walls and the paralyzed troops.
The damage was horrendous.
However, there was nothing to gain if we went further with the imperial family here.
The old emperor first reached out to me to cover it up in moderation and not to increase my work for nothing.
When the war broke out, the empire shrank and Marquis Matthias was beheaded.
“…The Emperor intends to hand over the throne to Phoebus?”
“exactly.”
“I see. As a subject of the Empire, I will actively support the Emperor’s decision, and I will make Phoebus-sama faithfully look after him. Are you satisfied?”
Ernst nodded briefly.
Marquis Mathias was about to go outside to sort things out, but he frowned as Ernst continued to watch him.
“Anything more from me?”
“Could you lend me some office space?”
Marquis Matthias looked up and down Ernst and sighed.
“Wipe some blood and come.”
*
There were a total of two members of the imperial family who did not return to the capital of the empire according to the emperor’s name.
Ernst directly slashed Mardonis, who had the larger of the two in the background.
This news will soon spread throughout the empire.
If the royal family, who was still holding out, hears the news of Mardonis, they will set off for the ecliptic on their own.
Even if he did not want to go, it was clear that his supporters would forcefully send the royal family away.
They were not strong enough to withstand the wrath of the emperor or a group of them gathered together.
If they endured to the end, or if they were successful, then Ernst was going to lead the legion of the Empire and trample it without leaving a single grass behind.
“Hmm…”
Ernst, who visited Marquis Matthias’s office, activated the Communication Artifact.
The scenery in front of the eyes is overlaid, and the magnificent hall resembling a palace has been newly drawn.
Since it was an artifact for direct communication with the nobles or the imperial family, these tricky functions were added to keep the nobles’ dignity and manners.
Of course, it didn’t move the space, and it was close to an illusion.
Ernst, who communicated with the imperial family first and reported the situation, calmly waited for Suha’s news.
After quite a while, Adoia’s report arrived.
*
Adoia moved quickly with the cooperation of two knights of the family, one royal guard, and two wizards.
Currently, two members of the royal family are heading to the capital, under the protection of supporters and soldiers sent by the imperial family.
The name of the royal family Adoia is now visiting was Brantley.
He was a distant relative of the emperor, and although he had a fairly solid foundation, he did not disobey the emperor’s orders and set out for the emperor.
At last, Adoia, who found Brantley’s carriage on the way to the Imperial Palace, strode towards it.
The troops escorting the carriage drew their weapons straight away, but when they saw the symbol of the family engraved on Adoia’s epaulet and the Royal Guard with Adoia, they killed the momentum.
Adoia handed a document to the Royal Guard, who was in charge of Brantley’s escort, and walked through the soldiers.
The escort officer, the Royal Guard, checked the documents.
The document was stamped with a national seal.
Adoia could not be approached to Brantley without any procedures just because the seal was stamped on it, so after a bit of a flag fight, the identification process was completed.
Adoia went back to the carriage and opened the carriage door.
Brantley, who was riding in the carriage, frowned at the rude behavior.
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No, I pretended to frown.
Adoia, who felt the difference between what was difficult to determine, immediately grabbed Brantley by the neck and pulled him out of the wagon.
The moment when everyone was surprised and reflexively pulled out their weapons.
Without hesitation, Adoia shoved the stone into Brantley’s cheek.
The true nature of the stone fragment was a kind of overcharged manastone.
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No matter how elaborately it was disguised as a concealed magic, if an overcharged manastone was inserted into the face, the mana fluctuated and the camouflage had no choice but to be released.
Even with a physical camouflage, mana would flow down the skin and push away all impurities.
As the method was rough, there were aftereffects, but Adoia did not care because there were a lot of talented priests here.
At the same time as Brantley screamed, more than a dozen knives headed towards Adoia.
However, soon everyone looked back at Brantley.
The flowing silver hair and red eyes disappeared, and brown hair and black eyes appeared.
The imperial power that naturally flowed from the Dragon Heart also disappeared as if washed away.
Adoia nervously swung the sword pointed at her neck and looked around.
The soldiers of the imperial family and the troops of the forces supporting Brantley were all perplexed.
After all, there was no way that I would have shared the fact that I had put up a double role with so many people.
Very few in this position would have known that Brantley was a double.
“Abandon all weapons except for the royal family. And immediately arrest those who have confirmed the identity of this person. If you do not follow, you will not be able to escape the charge of treason.”
Adoia gave an order, radiating an eerie force alone among the dozens of blades.
*
“Warp gate?”
Rey asked, frowned slightly.
“Is this even the key to the warp gate?”
“Are you familiar with the Warp Gate?”
“I don’t know. Little do I know.”
Information about the gate was not easily available to anyone.
Rey has Aftel, so he could find it if he wanted to, but he was ignorant right now anyway.
Spera gave Rey a brief explanation of the gate.
The purpose of the gate was, of course, the transport of people and goods.
However, to make one gate, a semi-permanent power source was required, the funds were enormous, and many high-ranking wizards had to work on the gate construction for a long time.
Even so, maintenance costs continued to break, and high-ranking wizards needed help to keep it running safely.
Because of this, even the Empire built and operated only a small number of gates near the key point.
“It is said that the mana concentration is too high in the ecliptic, so it is difficult to operate the gate. Also, there is a risk of intrusion in the reverse direction, so there is no gate in the ecliptic, but there is one nearby.”
In addition, gates were placed at borders and military locations.
In order to move on the warp gate, there had to be a warp gate on the other side.
To warp a long distance without a built warp gate, even an archmage required long preparation.
“Rei, the Frislan family estate is divided here and there. One of them is the Albemina area. It is relatively close to the southeast.
Magyeong, or change bag.
It was intended to contain them.
Rei did not listen to Spera and asked abruptly.
“Is there a gate in the Albemina area?”
“It is so small that it cannot be moved on a large scale, but it does exist. It is protected by the Frislan family officials.”
“…”
Rey turned her head and made a serious face.
“Lady, what if the imperial family tries to escape to the southeast using the Warpgate?”
“The warp gate is difficult to operate unless authorized in advance, and troops loyal to the imperial family are guarding it. If they had mobilized a large enough force to subdue them, they would have been caught. Then we can deal with it.”
“no.”
Ray shook her head.
If he had accidentally planned and moved his troops, he would have been caught.
If the emperor’s authority was the same as before and the empire hadn’t been in chaos, he would have been found out.
However, what if the Empire was in chaos and planned in advance and thoroughly disguised the work?
Moreover, the emperor was old and everyone was working hard to ride the rope, so there was a high probability that the emperor’s judgment and orders would flow into the ears of others in real time.
“Lady, if it were me, I would have been aiming for the warp gate.”
“that…”
“But I wouldn’t have just aimed. The warp gate side would have been well prepared… If it were me, I would have attacked and captured the young lady now.”
“…?”
“Because Ernst-sama is loved, if you get your hands on the young lady, you can open the road by intimidating the officials of the Frislan family, and even after going to the southeast, you can take the young lady hostage and restrict Ernst-sama’s movements.”
“…”
Spera wanted to object to something.
Rey’s words were plausible, but considering the administration of the Empire one by one, such a covert military operation was extremely difficult.
Moreover, it was almost impossible to know exactly where Spera was moving and to make a surprise attack.
As Spera shook her head, Rei took a deep breath.
“Except for Ernst, I don’t think the people of the Frieslan family would like her very much, but maybe one of them could pretend to be a mistake to expose her location?”
As Rey continued to speak of leaps and bounds of speculation and insults, Spera’s expression deteriorated in the end.
Let’s talk after we get to the Frislan family mansion.
As Spera was about to say that with a hint of displeasure, the carriage came to a halt.
After that, the sound of swords being pulled out could be heard everywhere.
Rey and Spera’s eyes met.
after a moment of silence.
Ray pointed to himself and asked carefully.
“Can you tell me… someone I don’t know ?”
