27 It’s Not You
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“I would like to meet directly with the Duke of Lavaltor instead. Where could it be?”
At Ian’s sharp smile, the knight who identified himself as Chris flinched.
It’s nothing else in the world, so would you like me to meet the Duke of Lavaltor in person?
No matter how Lavaltor’s knight, the request was never easy.
Lee Eon, who knows the reason very well, laughed inwardly.
‘okay. The Duke of Lavaltor is terrified of Garcia.’
The Duke of Lavaltor was the most outstanding knight in the kingdom and a famous swordsman on the continent.
He was known for being very honorable and stubborn, and he was no different than Garcia, who would do anything for his purpose.
‘It seems like something happened in the past.’
Anyway, he never had anything to do with Garcia.
At the very least, if you get entangled with Garcia, such as at the top or in the logistics industry, it is basic to withdraw from important things. Thanks to him, he even suffered a lot of damage.
Then he meets the heir pushed by Duke Garcia?
‘It’s absolutely impossible if it’s the original.’
In the past, Duke Lavaltor did not even try to see himself. No, he didn’t even try to mix things up.
Unlike the proof ceremony, which was held modestly without a royal family, the coming-of-age ceremony is considered more important than any other event at Kaistein. Even at the coming-of-age ceremony of the royal family, where all the heads of noble families are legally required to gather in one place, they sent a child without the title of Duke of La Valtor.
Even though it was then that he began to gain some recognition as a prince.
The Duke of LavaltorHe hated seeing himself and the person riding Garcia’s hand.
But what if the person in charge of the Duke of Lavaltor arranges a meeting with Ian on the contrary?
But it was then.
At Ian’s suggestion, the 2nd prince shouted as if it was absurd.
“Duke Lavaltor, what’s your plan?”
2 The prince bled so much that he was tired of the color of his lips. But he didn’t stop talking.
I didn’t know that Ion would summon Lavaltor out of nowhere.
So he was anxious inside, but he did not express it and opened his eyes.
“I don’t know what the plot is, but do you think the Duke of Lavaltor will meet you?”
“Prince, you must not move…!”
“Shut up! Even though my arm was cut, I am one of the other rightful heirs to the throne. Lavaltor never betrays me.”
At that, Ian snorted.
Well, there was a reason he was so confident.
‘Because the Duke of Lavaltor is his father-in-law.’
The reason Laval Thor could not lose even though he learned the true nature of the 2nd Prince was because of his daughter. So he was confident enough that the Duke couldn’t betray him.
But he was clearly misunderstanding something.
The peacock’s loyalty?
‘That’s assuming you didn’t raise an assassin.’
What if the Duke of Lavaltor finds out that this guy stole Lavaltor’s precious knight candidates and raised them into assassins?
That’s not the only thing.
Although they are still engaged, the 2nd Prince has done many things that he should never have done even with the Duke of Lavaltor as his father-in-law. Perhaps if his memory is correct, the work is still in progress.
Of course, I had no intention of revealing it here.
instead.
chuck
“ね!”
Ieon, who did not even pretend to listen to the second prince, pointed the sword at his neck again.
“I am not very patient. Can I cut my neck like this?”
“Hello, you…”
That was then.
Chris shook his head as if he had finally made a decision.
“I will surely send a message to the Duke of Lavaltor. So, take your sword.”
“Kris! Are you crazy too? In such a pretentious state…”
“no. He really is.”
Chris swallowed his saliva as he looked into Ian’s determined eyes.
At first glance, it is hidden under the warm golden color, but that is literally the eyes of a person who is accustomed to murder.
If he was such a person, he could have had his head cut off on the spot.
But that was Chris’ mistake.
‘great. It’s over.’
Ian was relieved inside. I had no choice but to do so.
By the time his arm was already gone, this bastard would have moved away from the throne.
‘You must deal with this guy only after meeting with the Duke of Lavaltor.’
It must be after the Duke of Lavaltor abandoned the 2nd Prince first.
Otherwise, he will only become an enemy of Laval Thor, who killed the 2nd prince.
Perhaps whatever the truth might be, in Laval Thor’s eyes, he would only sound as an excuse for the killer who killed the heir he supported.
‘Because of this guy, there is no harm in turning the duke, the pillar of the country, as an enemy.’
So, the 2nd prince is betrayed first, and he causes himself to fall. It was enough to put an end to it even after the person I trusted had completely disappeared.
‘And the Duke of Lavaltor, whom you believed so, will be on my side.’
Ian also couldn’t just trust Duke Garcia. Like I had a knife in his back in the past, I didn’t know when I would betray again.
Then he must find a way to survive himself.
If it was the Duke of Lavaltor, it would be a safe breakwater for him.
And Ian realized that the duke’s subordinate had disappeared, and handed something to Chris.
“Tell the Duke of Lavaltor together.Five. If you break the promise, you don’t know what will happen to the second prince while he is being treated here.”
Eventually, Chris shook his head.
That was then.
“Prince!”
“Are you okay? Do you have any injuries anywhere?”
Ion flinched when he saw Inyoung appearing in front of me in an instant.
It was none other than Gallon who appeared so quickly that I wondered what kind of person was moving.
Then the duke and his entourage arrived.
Nathan wanted to run like Gallon, but his face was full of dissatisfaction, probably because of the order to protect Karan.
And it was then.
“What the hell is this?”
Above all else, at the familiar voice, Ion turned his head. There was Duke Garcia.
Seeing his expression, Ian smiled inwardly.
‘Does a peacock know how to make a face like that?’
The face of the duke, famous for his poker face, was crumbling.
Of course, seeing the blood on the floor and the 2nd Prince with his arms cut off, he deserved it.
‘In a way, it feels like I ate one shot, so it feels good.’
The Duke is for education, and sending assassins is the basics, because he was a person who had always been mentally and physically abused, saying that he did not live up to expectations.
Well he thought it was for himself then.
“Prince, can you explain what happened?”
Duke Garcia, who had attached the healer to the second prince, glared at Ion hard.
Of course, making the 2nd Prince, who is a thorn in his eyes, was cool inside, and it’s better than the 7th Prince’s arms flying away.
It was an angry look, being wary of being bitten by a dog that he had raised.
But Ian said with a look of fear on purpose.
“It was a mistake. He’s still unfamiliar with the sword, so his hand slipped and he stopped.”
Then the peacock rolled his eyes, and the 2nd prince shouted that he was abominable.
“What a mistake! You didn’t aim for your arm on purpose!”
Then Ion was sad as if he could say such a thing.
“How can I defeat my brother with swordsmanship…! I only learned ceremonial swordsmanship.”
At those words, the 2nd Prince cried.
They say no one was in the dungeon, but that’s a shameless lie!
“Surely you are that swordsman…!”
So, as I was about to say something, I could feel the eyes around me.
‘Certainly, the 7th Prince couldn’t have cut off his arm on purpose. The age difference and the experience difference are completely different.’
‘Did you lose to the ceremonial swordsmanship?’
‘a. Two princes?’
‘Then, isn’t the second prince a shame? Are you losing that ceremonial swordsmanship?’
The 2nd Prince was terrified and trembled. He even felt fear.
The knights did not make a sound, but it was clearly felt by the second prince, who was good at reading and feeling people’s gaze.
What kind of eyes are they sending to you?
The second prince looked at Ian with anger.
All of these are his tricks!
So the 2nd Prince was carried away with his teeth in his mouth.
Of course, only one of them knew the truth.
As proof, Nathan slapped Galon on the shoulder.
“Gallon. What do you think of this situation?”
“Tell me what?”
“The ceremonial swordsmanship is the best. Is there anything I can’t use for nothing?”
*
The peacock roared. On the surface, everyone was worried about the second prince, but the truth was different.
“That’s great. To defeat those two princes over a mere serf-born subject.”
“right. You can defeat the 2nd Prince taught by the Royal Knights Leader himself. I heard that the Duke of Lavaltor also took care of the sword from time to time.”
“What would Lavaltor, his wife, think? Wouldn’t it be a problem?”
Every time the people of the Duke García got together, a lot of different things were said.
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Most of them were speculating about the impact and future events of Ian’s actions.
but garciaThe peacock was different.
“Did you call? Duke.”
A masked man appeared in front of Duke Garcia. He had been hiding in Ian’s shadow until now.
The Duke asked without taking his eyes off the annex where Ian was.
“Report in detail.”
“At first, as you might expect, the second prince tried to start education by provocation first, but…”
As the masked man continued to explain, the duke’s face hardened.
In particular, the explanation of Ian’s sword was shocking.
“Are you really saying that the second prince gave the sword to the seventh prince?”
“Yes. Yes, but why?”
But the duke’s face hardened seriously.
He knew what the sword was just by hearing its appearance, and also knew what the 2nd Prince was thinking when he gave it to him.
But did he pick it up and listen to it?
even swing it?
Duke Garcia was dizzy for a moment.
‘The true successor of Kaistein. Was that legend really true?’
He wanted to feel cheap from the moment I met him at the ball filling.
The peacock’s eyes became cautious.
Originally, he had waited until the important moment in the succession war, and the decisive moment was the 7th Prince, trying to make him the successor of Kai Stein.
However, no matter how good he was, the story would be different if he was a troublesome guy that was out of my control.
‘I’ll have to fasten the collar somehow. Before he got bigger.’
Brainwashing is also a way to do it. It was also a way to create weaknesses and fill the shackles.
Well, I don’t know how the king will come out on this, but it wouldn’t be a big problem. People seem to think differently, but circumstantial evidence shows that it was simply Ian’s mistake.
‘There is still a month left until the certification ceremony. Until then, it’s possible to make the 7th Prince a puppet.’
At first, the king is not interested in Ion.
Outside of that gaze, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to control Ion himself.
That was when the Duke made up his mind.
“Duke! This is an urgent telegram from the royal castle!”
The duke opened the royal letter from the chieftain.
And soon his face had to harden seriously.
[I will take the 7 princes and enter the royal palace immediately]
A royal letter was wrapped in Garcia’s hand.
*
“Prince. The Duke wants to see you for a while.”
Ian had a honey-like rest these past few days.
Originally, he had to go straight to the castle after receiving a call from the royal family.
“Prince Ion is currently lying in bed with aches and pains.”
Is it the aftermath of a brief confrontation? Ian had been sick in bed for several days.
Of course, the truth was different.
Is it the aftermath of ‘Belief’? My body doesn’t move.’
Sudden use of
It was this morning that the therapist saw that it had improved.
He also received a call to enter the royal palace immediately, but well.
‘It’s not going to be good. That’s right, I’m going to go pick up a weapon for the royal palace to use at the proof ceremony.’
Because it was like that in the past.
Only then did I choose the day before the proof, but now it may have included a discipline.
So, I deliberately ignored the duke’s contact and lay down on the excuse that I was sick, but it didn’t seem like it could be any more.
“Did you find me? Duke”
Upon visiting the office, Duke Garcia offered something instead of an answer.
“What is this?”
“This is an edict from the royal palace. Take a peek.”
When Ion saw the letter from the royal palace with the lion’s pattern on it, Ion was startled.
[Eloin Kaistein]
This was not sent by the royal family, it was sent directly by the king.
Confused, Ion opened the letter.
The content was about the proof ceremony.
But it was no ordinary proof. just as expected,said Duke Garcia.
“The ceremony originally planned to be held in the temple will be held in the royal castle. All the central nobles have been called, and your Majesty seems to be directly participating.”
“···!”
“I will reserve a room in the royal castle before the certification ceremony, so the order is to enter even now.”
Ian was momentarily embarrassed by the change from the past.
What kind of whim did the king use to find him?
That was then.
smart!
Someone came to the office.
It was a face he knew well.
“Sir Chris?”
“Sorry for coming to you so late. 7 Princes.”
It was the knight who guarded the side of the 2nd prince. Duke Garcia asked his hardened face.
“okay. Why do you bother to keep looking at me?”
Apparently, Chris had been looking for the Duke a few days ago. However, because of being a knight of Lavaltor, the celebration spirit must have been dropped.
Chris slowly revealed his purpose despite the Duke’s uncomfortable expression.
“Duke Lavaltor has sent you a message.”
“Go back. I know there are a lot of things he wants to say about the second prince, but this one seems to be busy with the proof ceremony.”
But Chris said it again.
“Yes. He told me to tell him that I will see you in the capital before the proof ceremony. Please take me to the office of the 1st Knights in the Royal Palace.”
The peacock opened his eyes. Who dared to tell whom to come.
“If you want to see me, the Duke of Lavaltor must come in person.”
But the shocking moment was the next moment.
“I’m sorry, but Duke Lavaltor wants to see Prince Ian, not Duke Garcia.”
“What?”
Duke Garcia’s face contorted.
End
