Chapter 219 – Chapter 219 ― Mist, Mist of Swin Lake (8)
Episode 219 ― Fog, Swin Lake’s Fog (8)
As soon as I went to the castle, the medicine men clung to me. No matter how much ‘sight’ there was, if possible, I didn’t want to give room to someone who could be close to the Grand Duke, but there was no way. I don’t even have the energy to use heals because I’m running out of holy power.
In the game, the ‘Patience’ skill has a long cooldown. In fact, he might die when his holy power runs out.
Roan had to lie in the bedroom with Eleanor’s care. Even if the holy power was lacking, it was fine enough to say that it was already fine by the time it arrived at the castle thanks to its terrifyingly restored physical strength, but Erennier’s concerns were not the only one.
Late at night, Erenier returned, and the maids and attendants who served Roan all disappeared to sleep at Roan’s order.
Roan opened his eyes.
A presence standing in front of the door.
“Who is it.”
The presence outside the door answered without a hint of surprise.
“Your majesty. This is Rumbe.”
Did she come to say thank you for saving her daughter’s life?
“Come in.”
Entering the dark room without any light, the secretary bowed his head towards Roan.
“Thank you. Your majesty. You saved my daughter’s life twice.”
“Twice?”
When Roan questioned the calculation method that was different from Roan’s, he answered in a low voice.
“Once the seizure starts, no one can stop it. No one has been treated so far. It’s just a matter of when, they all died. But to His Majesty…”
The trembling in his voice indicated that his words were sincere.
“I saw it for the first time. No one ever calmed down in that state. Billin is awake and sane. She has already saved her life once…”
“If Billin goes to the capital, he will not be as comfortable as he is now. He has no intention of keeping him locked up in the imperial prison, but he won’t be able to meet you like now.”
“It’s okay. Your majesty. As long as his life is attached to him, there is nothing more I want. It is the life of a child she gave up, saying that she was already dead the moment she almost harmed Her Highness. It is Your Majesty who gave it to you.”
Rumbe’s eyes sparkled even in the dark.
He flopped down on his knees.
Roan sat on the bed and looked down at him.
“My life is worth it to her parents if I can save their child’s life. I will give my life to you. Please accept it.”
Roan’s eyes widened slightly in surprise.
It was not intended, but it was an unexpected harvest.
Having confirmed that the Grand Duke has something to do with ‘greed’, and that it has something to do with Erenier’s attack, it means a lot to Roan to have someone he can trust by his side.
Roan nodded his head.
“It is false.”
“Thank you. Your majesty. I will offer my allegiance.”
Rumbe, who deeply bowed his forehead to the floor in gratitude, lifted his head slightly before speaking.
“Everyone in the castle is watching His Majesty.”
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
“You’re watching. Does that mean you’re spying on me?”
“Watch… It was like that until today, but the strange healing magic you showed me today caught my eyes even more.”
Ah.
Even in the Eastern Emperor, the ‘blessing of the stars’ when healing pollution gave off an incredibly dazzling light.
It wasn’t much different this time either.
Its brilliance was enough to instantly draw attention away from the fallen wyvern.
Rumbe’s words continued.
“At that moment, I and the other nobles were quite far away, but I could feel the greatness of that light. It’s not a matter of brightness. I dare not touch… It was like feeling the presence of something sacred.”
He spat out the words slowly, as if pondering the circumstances of the day. From the eyes of others, Roan’s holy magic seemed to look like that. Would they have a similar impression if they saw the divine magic that humans normally use?
“It is expected that not only me, but the knights of the Southern Dark Spirit Knights who were close to Your Majesty at the time were even more shocked. And the most surprising thing for us in Swin Lake is…”
“You mean I silenced Borrowed.”
If the disease is similar to that of Dong Huang Ling,
Perhaps the local people feel the same way. Rumbe looked up at Roan in surprise for a moment, then hid his face in the darkness again.
“That’s right.”
His explanation continued.
“The endemic disease of Swin Lake I mentioned… Strangely, this disease, which we call ‘monster disease’, is more common among officials like us, aristocrats and knights living near the lord’s castle than ordinary people outside the lord’s castle.”
This is the difference from Donghwangryeong.
In Donghwangryeong, I felt the energy of ‘greed’ from the east where ‘greed’ was sealed, but here it is not the east, but Swin Lake Castle.
Roan asked, once again convinced that there was something in Swinho Castle.
“How long have you been in this castle?”
“I was born and lived in Swin Lake all my life. It has been over 50 years.”
“Did you have this disease before, when you were young?”
“No. When I was young… It wasn’t long before the monster disease appeared. About ten years… It was around the time Billin was walking and running, so it was 13 or 14 years ago. I’ll find the outbreak record later and upload it to the capital.”
The time coincided with the time when Roan was awakening. It was the time when the emperor changed, and it was also the time when the previous emperor died.
The Grand Duke might have had something in mind then.
“If anything has changed in Swin Lake Castle during that time, please investigate and report on that as well.”
Rumbe’s eyes widened, then returned to normal. It’s not easy for the chief of staff to be away from his desk, who carries out the grand duke’s work almost every day, but there is a way if it’s not a face-to-face report.
“All right. Your majesty.”
“If you say that the people in the castle pay attention to me, does that mean that the nobles of this castle consider me a lifeline?”
Rumbe nodded his head broadly.
“That’s right. Everyone thought of it as a disease that should only be accepted until the day of death, but to have a way to save it, to have it with Your Majesty is like a miracle.”
“I guess that’s why the Grand Duke told me not to give him hope.”
A surprisingly faint smile appeared on Rumbe’s face. After all, isn’t he the first person to catch that hope?
“The Grand Duke seemed very surprised to see His Majesty’s strength. If you know that you or your family can get better, there can be any number of people who want to help Your Majesty, so you know that it will be a big deal to crack down on them.”
For demons, lifesavers are important.
For those who take it natural to cut down the weak, a merciful act of saving someone is hard to expect.
Rumbe pointed out that I now owe a great debt to the people of Swinhoe.
“Soon, not only the people of this castle, but also the people of Basel’s imperial castle will be watching your majesty more and more. Please keep that in mind.”
“Hmm?”
Are you the people of the Hwangseong? More?
How does this guy know if people in the capital care about me?
A look of caution appeared on Roan’s face.
However, Rumbe’s calm words continued to shock Roan.
“At first, when Your Majesty killed them all, I and the Grand Duke thought it was a coincidence. The Grand Duke planted people time and time again, but he, His Majesty, got rid of them all.”
The demon king’s shell looked at the secretary general who was on his knees with an expressionless face.
Thank god. Roan’s heart raced with shock, but he didn’t look to him.
I thought that the Grand Duke of Darkness planted people in the capital. No wonder. Not only that, but the small meeting and the other great lords must have fought each other to somehow plant people in the imperial castle.
However, it is a different story to say that he only killed the people of the Grand Duke of Darkness. It is unknown if there was some way for the (former) demon king to recognize them, or if he had a separate source.
Anyway, he killed all the people of the Grand Duke of Darkness. I don’t know if that includes the tributaries of other great lords. Or maybe it’s because he killed too many people.
However, according to Rumbe, Roan’s guess seems wrong. (Former) It seems that the Demon King really chose and killed only the grand duke’s people.
“Your Majesty’s reputation has fallen to the ground. People were talking about how His Majesty swung a sword at anyone. But I wanted to ask. How on earth could you have picked out just the people we sent you like that?”
Roan was still listening to Rumbe’s story. His words were both praise and personal curiosity.
The wonder he felt after becoming the grand duke’s limb, the reason why the grand duke was wary of Roan.
That’s what Rumbe was talking about.
“And starting last year, you suddenly changed your movement. He became secretive, outwardly indulgent. The Grand Duke was in trouble in many ways. The justification the Grand Duke and I had prepared so far, the justification to protect our territories against Your Majesty who left the country alone, suddenly became useless.”
Roan didn’t say anything.
Because there was really nothing I could do.
However, the demon king’s silence tends to solve things. Rumbe laughed lightly, as if he did not expect the emperor to reveal such a secret to him.
“Even then, I thought he was an unusual person, but… You are a great person when you think about it. I will do my best to be of assistance to Your Majesty in the future.”
“I look forward to the results you will bring.”
“It will be difficult to contact you while I am at the Great Lord Castle. Most of the eyes of this castle are connected to the Grand Duke. If possible, we will visit Hwangseong often. My one and only daughter will be in Basel, so no one will find it strange.”
Having said that, Rumbe bowed his head deeply once again and retreated from the room.
After confirming that he had stepped away with ‘detection’ and there was no one around him who could overhear his words, Roan swallowed a small breath in surprise.
“… That kid was a real jerk.”
Everyone thought that the (former) demon king had a mental problem and did the sword dance. Even the small meeting to be near and to cover him.
Of course, there will be many who would like to plant their own eyes around the emperor, but who would want to be by his side if that eye were to be decapitated at any time?
But the Grand Duke did so,
This (former) demon lord said he picked it up again and knocked it out.
There is no doubt that these were the words of the Grand Duke’s secretary.
“You have so much ability, why so…”
Roan’s self-talk faded.
People are weak
No matter how many diamond spoons and all kinds of great specs, if you don’t like me, you can beat the emperor or whatever.
If you’re curious, you should ask yourself.
Roan quietly took out the magic orb from his inventory. He had a direct connection with the security forces.
“Diobe.”
“Your majesty.”
The time set for Roan to contact you when there is an issue. Diobe was contacted again to see if he was near the magic ball.
“I will be back soon.”
“All right.”
He didn’t tell me about the things he was involved in hunting. If she told the story that she was in danger, Diove would probably jump up and not be able to hold the work in his hands with worry.
“I will pay a visit to Naor as soon as I get back.”
The clue is only him.
He said he was a distant relative of mine, but both his parents and siblings are dead.
For the Hwang family, who did not take care of her relatives, there is no one to prove the guy’s words. It’s a perfect, well-cut tail.
I plan to find the (former) Demon King there.
Strong intuition speaks. He must be giggling at me not far away.
He confirmed that he was a guy with an eye for it. He has the keen eye to pick out and find out other people planted in the imperial castle, but he did not operate an intelligence organization. It would have been nice to have him on my side, but he chose to be alone. He is capable, but he likes to pretend to be arrogant and lofty.
He doesn’t intend to just have fun with the guy.
I have a lot to ask too.
“I will prepare.”
Diobe replied calmly.
“I hope you are safe, please come back quickly.”
Roan’s eyebrows lifted slightly as she felt the force of her words. A smile spread across Roan’s face at Diobe’s whisper.
“… I miss you already.”
It was as if he could see Diove’s face, which had stained her face red with a sullen expression.
Roan answered softly.
“Don’t go back soon.”
