Chapter 220 – Chapter 220 ― Unexpected Gift (1)
Episode 220 ― Unexpected Gift (1)
“As soon as you return, the person you are looking for is not this fresh concubine, but a man?”
Grünent, his blue eyes wide open, clung to him reluctantly. Who would have thought that a high-nosed human princess would cling to the demon king while trembling like this?
Even Helen and Aina looked tired. How much Grunent had made them suffer while I was gone. Roan laughed.
“Grünent, how much did you bully them?”
“Your majesty. Next time, could you please take Grunent with you? Even as a maid. I think my ears will bleed.”
Aina shook her head.
“Every time I see our faces, when will your Majesty come, what fun things he is doing, will he not be hurt, will he have dinner… Ha.”
Aina imitated Grunent’s voice and made a sarcastic remark. However, Grünent has no sign of shame. That is the power of a good feeling that exceeds +80. Looking back at Helen, she couldn’t bear to say anything bitter to her friend, she only nodded her head with a smile.
“I guess Aina wasn’t too worried about me?”
Aina raised her eyes at Roan’s question.
“I heard that you hunted wyverns. Wouldn’t it be normal to worry about the wyvern side when His Majesty and the wyvern fight?”
Grünent burst into laughter.
“That’s right, worrying about Your Majesty and being sure which side is stronger are two different things. She wants His Majesty to be well, but because of His Majesty, she is also sure that nothing will happen.”
Grünent, who held him tightly in Roan’s arms, took a deep breath and removed his body only moments later.
“It’s not easy at the castle, so I tried to be silly. Please look, Your Majesty.”
After Erenier entered, Grunent never showed affection to me in the castle. Except for the bedroom. She hugged me or sat on her lap and always had her skinship.
When Roan nodded her head coolly, her expression finally changed to that of a merchant.
“You’re looking for Naor? If not, I heard that she is looking for him at the security guard.”
“I heard that he quit his job and retired to the country,” She said. Do you know why?”
After hearing her emperor’s words, Grunent looked puzzled, but her expression didn’t change much.
I heard that Naor is a distant relative of His Majesty. There is nothing strange about His Majesty, who takes good care of his surroundings, in finding blood relatives.
“He didn’t completely quit his job.”
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
Because he and Fiora’s predictions were right one more time.
The demon named Naor is an important link between the (former) demon king and the imperial castle. No matter how much he quit his job, he figured that if he was under the influence of the (former) demon king, he would hang around the imperial castle.
He was the one who begged me to be careful of Erenier, and there’s no way he wouldn’t know that I married Erenier.
I wonder if he’s stamping his feet somewhere.
Roan let out a smirk.
“After the incident the other day, they wanted to keep some distance from the capital. Now I’m making alcohol on a small farm near Hajak.”
“Alcohol?”
“Yes. We decided to trade it with our guild. It’s a great item to deliver to the imperial castle. Because of that, I come to the capital for about a week every month or two.”
According to Fiora, the (former) Demon King will be near me. Because he said he would look into me. From that point of view, it is more convenient for him to stay close to Grunent and not to sever his connection with Naor, a demon who visits the imperial castle.
If you investigate the whereabouts of the person named Naor when he came up to the capital, you may be able to find traces of the (former) demon king in the vicinity.
“When is that?”
Then Grunent tilted his head.
“Well, if this month. We agreed to meet tomorrow. Your majesty.”
Roan jumped up.
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I don’t even have a cell phone
Since magic tools can be used only when you have both magic and money, it is unavoidable that the information is misaligned. Even magic bird couriers take days or weeks to ship.
At that, Yanas bowed his head deeply.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I couldn’t get enough information because I was confined to my home and didn’t interact with others.”
Even within the guild, Naor’s whereabouts and business were known to only Grünent and a couple of people directly under him. It would have been difficult for him to find out Naor’s schedule unless he roasted and boiled the gruenent himself.
(Former) The Demon King is not a fool. He has a good eye, so maybe he noticed me looking for him and tried to avoid it.
“He might have noticed that someone was watching and sneaked out like that. Move more carefully and meticulously in the future.”
Yanas’ expression grew heavier, but Roan had no time to blame him.
“Send people from the gate to the upper area. After he enters the castle, find out where he visits and who he meets. And report when he decides where to stay.”
“All right.”
Roan’s orders were like frost.
The next day, members of the police force, led by Yanas, visited the imperial castle as soon as the gates opened at dawn.
“You’re also diligent.”
“As soon as the gates opened, I grabbed the inn and entered. There is still no contact with others inside.”
Five in the morning.
Naor entered Basel and took lodgings.
It was a high-class inn street not far from the upper part of Grunent, the imperial castle.
Roan, who did not bring a large number of people with him because he did not want to disrupt business, quietly entered the dorm. He is fully equipped with the armor he always decided to wear when outside.
While the owner and servants of the inn, who had already heard the words through the security guard, kept a heavy silence, Roan moved toward the top floor. The most luxurious and spacious room.
The sign of ‘detection’ is quiet.
Seems to be asleep
Roan knocked on the door several times before he emerged, rubbing his sleepy eyes.
A terrifying resemblance to Roan.
Black hair, purple eyes, and horns.
“No, what at this time…”
Naor’s words stopped as he met Roan’s eyes. The wide-eyed eyes met Roan and quickly turned to the floor.
“… Your majesty.”
But Roan’s eyes narrowed.
Red concentric circles.
I knew this guy.
That i’m coming
This surprise is false.
“What are you doing?”
The red ripples continue to spread.
This guy doesn’t wonder why I came.
You are already guessing.
“May I come in?”
“Yes? Yes.”
Naor hurriedly opened the door.
Roan entered the room alone.
It’s not as big as the emperor’s bedroom, but it’s a spacious and luxurious room. Even to Roan, who was not familiar with art, it was a lodging that was lavishly furnished with valuable furniture and ornaments.
Selling alcohol in a place like this to afford it?
No way
“Why did you suddenly come to such a shabby place? I will bring you to prepare tea.”
“Done. It’s just a short story. Sorry for being so early.”
Roan felt a foreign body sitting in front of the table that Naor had hurriedly cleared.
A strange sensation felt from Naor who hurriedly sat in front of him like a criminal.
I felt a strange power in Naor, like a soft pea that had been trampled on by my foot, a very small but tangible presence. Warm and friendly.
Roan, who was silent in front of the restless Naor and brooded over the identity of that power, swallowed his breath.
It was familiar but not known because Roan always encountered only tremendous power. Priests like Helen and Bishop Sermo are possessors of the strongest holy power, even in Merde.
Roan realized for the first time that the seed of holy power that also dwells in ordinary people is this feeling. Could this be the aura of her divine power that Helen said she felt in her at the beginning?
Thanks to that, Roan forgot all of his original words and asked the wrong question.
“Dude, do you have divine power?”
“Yes?”
Naorga blankly raised his head and looked at the Emperor. And the moment he saw those eyes, Roan knew.
“You know, you have divine power.”
I put on a troubled expression, holding his mouth tightly shut. Why do demons like this have divine power? The Goddess said that as long as she had priming water, even the demons could manifest divine power, but is this person even praying to the Goddess?
It’s unusual to have divine power, but it’s not an important thing right now.
Roan’s voice sharpened.
“Done. Let me ask about that later He has a different reason for looking for you. I came because I need to find someone you know.”
“Do I know the person Your Majesty is looking for?”
“Yes.”
“However, I have returned home and live by drinking and brewing. I can’t know such a person…”
The silent concentric circle appeared belatedly.
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
It is true that he returned home and brewed alcohol, but when he said that he could not know such a person, it was a lie.
Inwardly, Roan was finally convinced that Naor was aware of the (former) demon lord.
“His name is Roan.”
Naor’s eyes widened.
“He has no idea what he looks like. I don’t even know what he’s doing. However, he has a great interest in me and has always been interested in things inside the imperial castle. What did he ask you? How did he become close to him?”
Naor, who seemed to have calmed down for a brief moment at Roan’s questioning, started to panic again.
“Your Majesty, even if you suddenly say such a thing… I don’t know. Your majesty.”
“Don’t lie to me.”
The abstract emperor’s evil command fell.
Naorga shut his mouth and shook his head.
“Is he more important than your life? Choose your next answer carefully.”
I’m sorry to set fire to Naor over something stupid, but it’s true that there’s something fishy about him. Can’t miss this line.
However, Naorra brought out his unexpected words.
“It may be better than life, but… He is as important as his life to me. It’s hard to open your mouth. Your majesty. If you tell me what you’re doing, I’ll see if I can help you as much as possible.”
Surprisingly, his words were sincere.
He obviously knows the (former) demon king, but he says it’s as important as his life.
Roan asked with his eyes narrowed.
“Is he threatening you?”
“It’s not like that, but…”
“He probably asked for information inside the imperial castle. Did he tell you to look at the imperial castle?”
“That’s right.”
A strange red circle appeared.
That he never asked for information inside Hwangseong?
Then why did the (former) demon king meet Naor?
Roan’s eyebrows moved, and Naor’s expression, which was examining Roan’s complexion, became heavy.
“Jim has something to tell him, and something to ask. He has a debt to pay on it.”
Roan’s tone suddenly softened.
He gave me enough to scare me, so I decided to appease him.
In the meantime, Roan’s head was spinning without a break. The truth and lies Naor said.
“… You say you have something to pay?”
Naor’s eyes widened.
If the person he was talking to was a normal person rather than Roan, everyone would have interpreted his behavior as something out of surprise.
How many people would dare to be in debt to the emperor of this country?
But Roan has a skill.
‘Detection’, ‘listening’, ‘politics’, and ‘detection’ that has grown to a higher level.
All of these skills were born from his efforts to listen to others and read what others were trying to say.
Thanks to that, Roan didn’t miss even the small greed that appeared in Naor’s eyes.
Roan’s mouth fell open.
Someone Naor could only know.
An opponent as important as life.
A person he never had or had no need to dictate what he did.
Crucially, when he said the Emperor had cleared the debt, he was someone who could be greedy for it.
That’s not a stranger
He is himself
Roan’s hand involuntarily reached for the hilt of Fiora’s sword.
“You…”
Naor’s gaze also quietly turned to Roan’s hand.
“Who are you.”
For the first time, purple eyes met for a long time. After being silent for a long time, Naor finally opened his mouth.
“Under. Solitary bastard. Leave me alone, really.”
Naor let out a sigh.
