Chapter 97 – 09. The Kingdom of Ventorino – Towards the Second Revenge (1)
[Kingdom of Ventorino – Towards the second revenge]
The Kingdom of Ventorino is a country located in the eastern part of the continent.
It was not the farthest east.
Excluding the land of the demons, it was accurate to say that it was located in the easternmost part. The demon lord also had a bizarre shape like a flask, but it was connected to the continent anyway. In other words, the country closest to the Demon King’s territory was the Kingdom of Ventorino.
However, humans and demons are close to Cheolcheon enemies.
Because of that, the Kingdom of Ventorino always had to fight fiercely against the demons and be wary of them. Just looking at the fact that 4 of the 5 castles and 3 gates built to block the demons belonged to Ventorino, you could tell how much power Ventorino was putting into it.
Not having to attack the sea is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
In the sea surrounding the demon lord, there is a vast expanse of divine power created by the goddess. Other countries benefit greatly from it. The kingdom of Ventorino can also focus on the neck of the flask without worrying about the sea route. Of course, it was because of the vastness that the road became the only way for the demons to advance to the continent.
There are some that are purely positive.
Unless there is an ambition like continental unification like the current emperor of the Dezac Empire, there is no country that touches the Kingdom of Ventorino first.
It was much more beneficial to use it as the first breakwater against the Demon King’s army rather than having to work hard to gain land that might be invaded by demons.
Since the land is too small to serve as a breakwater if the national power is weak, there was no reason to take away the land on the border and weaken it.
It was safe from human invasion, but instead, it was a land where one must always be aware of the invasion of demons.
Perhaps the land where the Kingdom of Ventorino is now established is the land where the most countries and families were born and disappeared on the continent.
Today’s Ventorino also has a completely different lineage from those who first established the kingdom.
In a word, it meant that the dynasty was different.
A warrior who was once a close friend and colleague of the hero Pedro who opened the dynasty of the kingdom of Ventorino after his predecessor his was wiped out by the demons.
It was Marc de Ventorino.
“Your Highness, an envoy from Ulstro Kingdom has arrived.”
“Hmm. You came sooner than I thought? I thought it would take a little longer to pack.”
Mark, who was doing paperwork in his office his, raised his head at the news his servant his informed him.
“It must have come in a hurry. The secret operation of the Dezac Empire is probably worse than us.”
“That Beatrice suggested it first, and the delegation came in a hurry … It seems that the emperor is slowly revealing his ambition in earnest. There is nothing we can do about it.”
It’s already been 18 years since the war ended.
Muttering that, Marc picked up one of the cigarettes piled up on one side of his desk and put it in his mouth his. When the fire was lit at the end, a strong smell spread quickly to the surroundings.
The smell of cigarettes might permeate important papers or surrounding furniture, but he didn’t mind. The same goes for Marc’s servants. It was because he knew very well that the king’s few hobbies were these cigarettes.
It’s been quite a while since he let go of his favorite sword his, but if he did n’t allow even this kind of hobby, there was no time to properly relieve his stress his. Compared to the excessive stress of the king going mad or short-lived, the smell of cigarettes was a good side effect.
The papers can’t be helped, but the magic installed in the office will prevent the smell from permeating the furniture.
The feeling that had been subdued by the remembrance of the past rose with the scent of the cigarette that I had put in my lungs.
“Whoa… Where is the delegation now?”
He asked the servant a question, but Mark already knew the answer.
It was clear that he was probably meeting with his wife his, the queen of this country, in the VIP parlor.
The answer that came back from the servant was as expected.
The only difference is that she went to greet her two children her with the queen. In a way, this was also normal.
Prior to the start of the full-scale talks, the first goal of this visit is to discuss marriage. And it was not the King, Marc, who presided over it in Ventorino. It was the queen, not him, who wanted to push through the marriage alliance with Ulstro.
She probably took her son to see her future daughter-in-law her. Beatrice had said that she wanted her to marry for her love her, so she needed to show her face her from now on and get to know her better.
‘Even at this age, I still want more power.’
I thought she was a wonderful woman.
Maybe it was more like that as I got older. Wasn’t she originally a woman, but when she became an aunt, she became stronger than when she was young. The opposite of a man with a soft heart. Of course, her queenly nature and greed were not enough to explain it like that.
Even as a young girl, she was a scary woman.
To the extent that she did not hesitate to make such ridiculous suggestions to him.
‘In the end, I’m not in a position to say anything about accepting it.’
Thanks to her wife his, he became the king of a country, but sometimes he regretted it. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older and my sensitivity has increased, or if it’s because I still feel guilty in a corner of my heart.
What was certain was that he trembled with fear, to the point that sometimes they would appear in his dreams.
“I should have forgotten about it soon. Ttsk! I don’t feel like it.”
He naturally clicked his tongue.
He didn’t know why he was still afraid.
There is no remorse.
The only people who know about it are the person who did it and his wife. He does n’t even know the family of his wife his, who is now enjoying power. How much effort and suffering he had to hide.
Hundreds of blood were on her hands her, and her once best friend her had to be killed.
It is still clear
She could feel the sensation in his eyes of her as he stared at her in amazement and the sword that stabbed him in the stomach.
“…Majesty?”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
Mark came to his senses after hearing his servant’s voice his several times. He took the cigarette he was biting into and found that a third of it was already gone. It seems that the thought has been long.
“So, Jim doesn’t need to see right now?”
“Yes, that’s right. At most, you only need to invite the two princesses and some envoys to the dinner party and talk.”
“That’s a bit disappointing. I thought I could get out of this paper hell for a little while.”
It was half a joke.
The servant reacted awkwardly to the king’s joke, which was difficult to respond to, and soon withdrew from the office.
Mark, who was left alone in the room, tried to start working again, but in the end, he couldn’t concentrate and was lost in other thoughts.
‘Haa, I think it’s because I’m planning to meet Ulstro after a long time.’
He often met face-to-face with the Queen remotely on business. It was probably because of their friendship from 18 years ago and the commonality of being the ruler of the kingdom against the Dezac Empire.
In comparison, the queen’s two daughters had not been seen for a long time. Even when there was a national event, they did not send the royal family well to each other. One was just born and didn’t have much of a royal lineage, and the other had a tendency to go around the royal family, most of them dead during the war.
So, the composition of this delegation was a bit questionable.
Why did they dare to make the first princess, Mercedes, the general manager? The king, that is to say, he did n’t spend it even on big events like his birthday his or the 10th anniversary celebration of Ventorino’s reconstruction. Of course, I was too young at the time, but I still felt uncomfortable.
Moreover, it is strange that he even sent the second princess, Marie. Because of her superficial cause her, she is indispensable, but then she would rather have Marie as the general manager.
Sending both of his two daughters whom he cherishes terribly to the delegation means that he has strong trust in the Kingdom of Ventorino.
‘What are you planning to do….’
But at this time, he couldn’t think of anything like a plan to send two members of the royal family.
‘I’ll have to be careful though. … Anyway, the first princess, tsk.’
Mark kept thinking of the hero when he saw Ulstro’s three royal mothers and daughters, especially Beatrice and Mercedes.
The friend he once leaned on each other’s back to whom he dealt the final blow to death.
‘The queen and the first princess are like that. Both of them followed Pedro well.’
It was because they were two people who had a deep relationship with the hero Pedro.
She’s a queen, so she it can’t be helped, but Princess 1 has avoided seeing her face her if possible. It was his will her that he did not want to go ahead and think of Pedro.
Maybe that’s why I didn’t know. What he kept pushing against Beatrice.
It seemed that if she left her mark on Beatrice, who had never married anyone since she liked Pedro and had not heard any rumors, she would be able to cleanly brush off his memories of her.
Of course, that was because he liked women so much. Beatrice was one of the most beautiful women on the continent. Seen through her crystal ball her, she still retained that beauty. As a man who brightened up her beauty her, it was inevitable that her mind her would be stirred.
“… Whoa, today I have all sorts of arrogant thoughts.”
Anxiety wells up in her chest for no reason, and her head her is agitated.
It felt just like the night before the invasion of the castle, or the day before the plan to assassinate Pedro. Anxiety that I have never felt in 18 years.
“I’m only 54 now, is it menopause…?”
He took up his sword again, thinking that he should train himself, and now he looked at the papers.
However, his concentration was disturbed again by the sudden opening of the door and the white-haired woman who entered.
“Ha, queen. When Jim entered the office, she must have knocked and told him to come in.”
“I did. You didn’t hear me.”
“…”
Marc furrowed her brow at the queen’s words as she boldly responded to his annoyance her.
“… So, what happened again?”
“Can’t you get over that tone? I think I’ve said it a few times that it doesn’t suit you.”
“You didn’t.”
“It’s like that in public. Just relax.”
“Ha, fine. I’ll do whatever you want.”
Marc barely suppressed his rising anger over her.
She was a woman I really didn’t like at all. Although she had shown him caring and respectful when she was young, she was now quite the boss when they were alone. No matter how much she did, she could not have become king without the power of her family her, but she took so much of her own interests that her greed her was too much.
“Hmm, as expected, that way of speaking suits you well.”
“I’m sure he didn’t come to say something like that. Come to think of it, wasn’t he welcoming the delegation?”
“I left that to the kids. Princess 1, since we’re the same age as my daughter, we’ll get close quickly, but shouldn’t we get along a bit with the second couple who are getting married soon?”
“… 2 Did the princess already approve of her marriage her?”
“Yes? Is n’t it obvious? She’s the second daughter who can’t even inherit the throne. She’s the next king of Ventorino, so of course she’s she’ll get married. “
Seeing the queen speak so naturally, he could tell that Marie had not said anything yet and that the queen was only guessing.
If it had been so easy to accept in the first place, there would have been no need to accompany the delegation to this country. Perhaps even if I told her these words of hers, her queen would not accept. The reason why she was accompanied by 2 princesses was that she was a woman who would think enough to see the face of the person she was going to marry.
Still, her mouth was itching to keep still.
“… I think it would be better to assume that the matter will not be settled until we hear her definite answer from the mouth of her second princess later.”
“Well, if you say so, for now it is.”
The queen replied with a disapproving expression.
“But this marriage must be concluded somehow. Surely we will not be content with this small country, right? Even if it’s not our time, Alfonso, at least for his son’s time his, we have to make a justification in advance.”
“… Do whatever you want. I will leave the matter of Al’s marriage entirely up to you.”
“Whoops, of course it should be.”
Her children were not without affection.
It just seemed to me that if a marriage of convenience was going to happen anyway, she’d better marry a girl from a better family.
She didn’t like being her in-laws her with Beatrice, but Marie was okay with that. The Ulstro royal family is one of the most prestigious families on the continent, and her appearance her is also beautiful, resembling my mother. According to rumors, she was very intelligent and had a lot of charm, so it seemed that she would take good care of her son.
“More than that, you. Be careful.”
“Yes?”
Marc shuddered at the words of the queen who suddenly glared at him sharply.
She was a queen who maintained her beautiful appearance until she reached her old age with various magic and elixirs, but her mind and heart her were not. Those ferocious eyes made her even her older self her flinch.
“What, what are you talking about?”
“I mean woman, woman.”
“…”
“If an accident happens while the delegation is already there, it will be a really big problem.”
“I know. Be careful.”
Marc, who had said that, bit his lips hard.
It wasn’t just because I was embarrassed. He was dumbfounded by the way he would talk calmly if he was having an affair. I don’t know if she thinks she hasn’t been seen, or if she just wants to be more careful.
“Ha, yes. You’re not even a kid, so you’ll take care of yourself.”
I tried to shout out that I had been king for over 15 years, but I thought there would be a fight.
“Then I’ll go because I have something else to do.”
The queen left her office without a hint of friendly conjugal conversation or warm touch.
The king, who was glaring at her annoyedly at the place she had left, opened another cigarette and put it in her mouth her, and soon a faint smoke lingered in her office her.
