# 335
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“Whatever I choose is none of your business. And you can rest assured that I have no interest in Beneta.”
“It’s a short thought.”
The king laughed.
“You might not know. “I wonder if I can help you.”
“…you?”
Helmut reacted slightly slowly.
“Yes, I mean…”
The king’s eyes became noticeably more serious.
“It means that Veneta can support Linosa’s blood relatives who are seeking their legitimate rights.”
As soon as Helmut understood those words, he raised his eyebrows.
Was that the purpose in the first place? It seems that the king also needed time and opportunity to evaluate Helmut.
The King of Veneta was not idle enough to watch Helmut so carefully only because of jealousy.
‘He also teamed up with Blackhawk.’
Black Hawk is a famous underworld group on the continent.
Strangely, the temple did not care about them, so they were never publicly nominated.
If you find out about their actions or members, it will be difficult for you as a monarch to choose to openly join hands with them.
Regardless of how helpful they are or whether you can trust them, prejudice will take precedence.
Devis was a practical person enough to make such a bold choice.
This is a person who came to this position without having anything to begin with.
If he hadn’t been able to take risks, he wouldn’t have been able to ascend to the throne.
“Wait a minute. So, was Helmut related to Linosa’s… then Charlotte? “For some reason, Charlotte followed me here.”
Teresa, who had not yet properly investigated Helmut, covered her mouth and muttered.
Looking at his busy eyes, it seemed as if he was already recalling information about Helmut and making all kinds of assumptions.
Helmut responded coldly.
“Rinosa is not even adjacent to Veneta.”
Even if Beneta helped, how helpful would it be?
Even if you send soldiers, you cannot avoid crossing the border of another country.
Even if you climb a mountain range, you will have to cross an area belonging to another country. If that happens, there is room for conflict with other countries.
The difficulty of using military power means that there is no guarantee that the King of Venetia will be able to reap the rewards.
Once Helmut gets help and washes his mouth, Veneta has no choice.
But the king still had a leisurely smile on his face.
“Don’t think that my support necessarily means military support. “Because that’s not the only power a king of a country has.”
“Are you saying you’ll at least cheer me on?”
At that moment, the king’s expression became strange, Talon’s shoulders shook, and Elaga sneezed as if she had heard someone.
Only Teresa, who was busy racking her brain, couldn’t hear him properly.
Elaga, who had barely stopped coughing, spoke to Helmut.
[You said that to be funny, right? succeded. It was really funny!]
The cat couldn’t laugh, so it seemed like it was holding back and sneezing. The king asked back as if he was dumbfounded.
“Would it be helpful if I cheered you on?”
“No, I don’t think it would be helpful and would just be condescending.”
haha! The king burst out laughing. Elaga also sneezed violently again. Kellogg! Kellogg!
[Stop it, it’s hard! Are you planning to reveal my identity?]
That wasn’t my intention at all. Helmut had to consider where his serious answer provoked laughter.
The king spoke again.
“You still have to think about it. Just remember that the King of Veneta can help you.”
The king doesn’t know it yet, but if he helps Helmut, who is a public enemy of the temple, he too may become a public enemy of the temple. You may not be able to attack Veneta in the temple, but you may be able to at least replace the king.
There are probably many people in Veneta who would follow the temple’s will.
There is no reason to help Helmut by turning the temple into an enemy in Veneta.
‘But… just remember.’
This is the first time someone has reached out first. Even if the intention wasn’t pure, it didn’t mean anything.
It is better to be calculating from the beginning than to approach under the guise of goodwill.
Also, it seemed like there might be a way.
A vague picture was drawn in Helmut’s mind. It was still just a sketch.
Helmut still answered in a cold tone.
“There must be a price for that help.”
Helmut did not believe that there was anything free in the world. The king recalled a meaningful expression.
“Depending on the amount of help, it may be a price worth paying. “You should think about it first.”
The king, who spoke as if giving advice, tilted his head. He looked at Helmut and said.
“That’s interesting. My first thought was wrong. You didn’t choose. You already know what to do. It’s your choice to know what the right choice is and to do it. “You just lack the motivation to follow through on that choice.”
It was a blunt and precise statement.
“The most important preparation is the mind. “Prepare your mind.”
The king pressed his chest. It was exactly where the heart was located.
“You may not be the type of person to be pushed around, but act when you feel like it.”
Helmut did not answer. However, there was something about King Veneta’s words that touched him inside. This may be because the king’s insight reached the truth.
My stomach was feeling weak.
Elaga commented without notice.
[This is an attitude towards the weak. You’re giving me advice! After all, you are weak. Even that weak human sees you as weak!]
For a moment, Helmut had to guess whether or not this snarky white cat would show his true colors if he threw it against the wall.
The king turned his attention immediately to Teresa.
“Why don’t we just go out?”
“Your Majesty? “I have no idea how this happened, so I guess I’ll have to think about it a little more.”
There was a chill in Teresa’s voice. She realized that there had been a conversation between the king and Talon that she was unaware of.
Of course the king could. There is no law that says he must honestly tell Teresa about his decisions and the information he has heard.
However, Teresa questioned him and the king made excuses as if he was embarrassed.
“I was going to tell you, but you were injured. “I didn’t have time to think about that.”
“No, before that. “Did you not have time to tell me before what happened with Rodril?”
I felt a will to never let go. She decided to pursue a career as queen, and she cannot be pushed aside by Black Hawk.
“I’ll go out and explain. “There are other people here.”
“great.”
The king left the room with Teresa in tow. Just like there was discussion with Talon beforehand. He probably doesn’t completely trust Black Hawk either. The king must have judged that there was no reason for Talon to conspire with Helmut to turn against Veneta or harm him.
Only then did Talon, who had been standing like a shadow in a corner, walk out. The time has finally come to face him.
Elaga’s spine bristled at Talon. Kyaow!
[What is this guy? He looks stronger than the king. you be careful I will come out if anything happens, so don’t worry too much.]
Helmut really wanted to throw Elaga away. But the tragedy was that he was rational enough to realize that he shouldn’t do that.
As Helmut’s expression subtly hardened, Talon spoke softly first.
“Understand. “He is my boss now.”
“I’m just telling you what you know.”
Anyway, you can’t expect anything like loyalty between them. Talon has no obligation to protect information about Helmut. Because I expected it to leak.
“Do you want to ask me for a third and final piece of information?”
last. It means that even if I sold you out, I can’t give you a fourth anyway.
“Yeah, but the information I’m asking for isn’t something worth investigating.”
“then?”
“Let’s replace it with answering my questions here.”
“Isn’t there only one question?”
“It’s not one question, but it’s probably not a difficult question to answer either. “I guess there’s something you can gain from my questions, right?”
Talon responded after a moment of silence.
“good night. Don’t do that. But I won’t answer questions I can’t answer.”
Sometimes there are facts that cannot be said even if you die. Helmut nodded and then went straight into the question.
“How much do you know about me?”
“I only treat as information what I am certain about.”
“I’m not sure, but tell me what you’re guessing.”
“Rinosa brought in the temple and attacked you. A temple, not a wizard. They are beings who demand a greater price than wizards. And especially, the high priests do not act on a large scale for the sake of human self-interest. They… move only for their mission.”
Talon’s tone was slow. Helmut listened to the sounds coming from his mouth.
“The reason they came forward was because they thought you were harmful to the temple. I don’t know why. However, there is a rumor going around that the disappearance of the Sword Saint from Basor was caused by the temple, so I think you, the sword saint’s disciple, must have been a thorn in the temple’s eyes.”
“How did you know I was a disciple of the Sword Saint?”
“It’s simple. Because you inherited the fortune of the Sword Saint. That’s a huge fortune. And contrary to what you might think, banks are not places with strict security.”
Helmut’s doubts that Black Hawk, Rinosa, or Michael might be connected were relieved.
Well, Michael is a mean but noble guy. Unlike the King of Veneta, he is the heir of a legitimate lineage with a stable foundation.
Since it has already built up its own information power, there is no reason to do business with Black Hawk at the risk of damaging its reputation.
“continue.”
“If a temple is a way to erase a person from the world, that’s one thing. “You were sent to the forest of Pahe four years ago, and that is why you disappeared.”
It may not have guessed everyone, but it was the right answer.
Helmut wondered if Talon could read a positive answer from me. Talon continued silently.
“But the fact that you are here means that you came out of the Forest of Pahe. That is impossible based on human common sense. That’s why I didn’t tell the king.”
A thousand years have passed since the sacred barrier was established. It was a barrier that had never been breached.
Even if something goes wrong with the sacred barrier, Black Hawk cannot know about it.
Because their information power comes from people.
