Episode 592 Grand Banquet in the Kingdom of Heron (3)
“Ughhh. You’ve warmed up well since morning.”
It seems that exercise should be done in the morning to be effective.
Having easily assembled five or six knights, Ray headed straight for the private room where Count Sylvester was staying.
It was to get a banquet dress to wear to the banquet to be held tomorrow.
I heard that it was a banquet held to celebrate Prince Hani’s birthday, but the scale was bigger than I thought.
Moreover, considering that the birthday prince was not one prince, but only three princes, it couldn’t help but be a little strange.
It was clear that birthday celebration was just a justification and that there was another purpose.
‘Even the king here is not an easygoing person.’
It seems that he has no qualms about using his own children as political means.
Well, like any other king, he is frantic about strengthening his authority, so he doesn’t know how he feels.
Ray, who was continuing his thoughts, suddenly thought of his own estate.
Come to think of it, what happened to the principality?
I haven’t been paying attention since I’ve been trapped in a dungeon.
Of course, he told Zeke and the guards to prepare a place for the goblins, but he didn’t expect too much.
That’s also true, from the beginning, the territory lacked talent and resources.
It was a principality imposed by the King of Celia, but considering that it was an unexplored land, even the creation of a small village was a great harvest.
‘It’s time for the black room to start moving. I should prepare in advance.’
It was a car that worried about their whereabouts when they were strangely quiet.
When I go back next time, I think I should thoroughly prepare for the black room, even if it means making the duchy into a fortress.
After making a simple manor plan and walking, I arrived at the annex not long after.
Count Sylvester was standing there holding up his clothes as if he had been waiting for him in advance.
he said with a happy face.
“I was waiting for you. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, not knowing what kind of clothes would suit you. ha ha ha.”
“thank you.”
“Thank you. If you say that, I’m not afraid to raise my head. Please refrain from saying thanks.”
Ray smiled and asked.
“Rather than that, how about the King? I don’t think it’s a very welcoming atmosphere.”
At that question, Count Sylvester’s expression darkened a little.
He stroked his beard and shook his head.
“I’m sorry to you, but His Majesty seems to have made up his mind completely. It seems that they are trying to purge the central nobles by exaggerating this matter.”
oh my god.
Trying to purify the nobles of the territory.
Isn’t it something that even the emperor of the Lessian Empire can’t carelessly do?
Ray honestly admired it.
“Make it hot too.”
“At first, there will be a lot of resistance. However, since there are many people in the central aristocratic faction who planned the poisoning in this family, His Majesty will use that fact to organize the nobles. Nobles who don’t want to get involved with each other have no choice but to watch their punishment.”
Whoa.
Then, naturally, the power of the aristocrats would be weakened and the royal authority would be strengthened.
For King Heron, Count Sylvester was the one who gave him the chance to become a genius.
However, even so, the treatment is not satisfactory, so the reason must be because of the will of the previous king, which is protected by the Sylvester family.
If the king’s power was strengthened, King Heron, who had nothing to be afraid of, might harass Count Sylvester and demand the things left by the previous king.
Is it because the future looks clear?
For some reason, Count Sylvester’s shoulders seemed to droop even more.
Ray grinned.
“You won’t have to worry too much. I have an idea.”
Seeing that smile, Count Sylvester felt a part of his heart feel at ease.
At most, a child’s smile can relieve one’s worries.
‘How can a nobleman be so pathetic?’
Even though I was lamenting myself, I couldn’t help but feel relieved.
he said smiling.
“Please.”
I can only say this now.
Promising myself that I will return the favor properly someday.
Count Sylvester politely handed over the clothes.
* * *
Rumors that there was someone who dared to build a hut in front of the royal castle even reached the ears of the princesses.
When rumors spread that they had defeated several knights single-handedly, the princesses waved their hands with a face full of energy.
“Ho-ho-ho. A person who thinks he has become an adult now subdues the knights? No matter how rumors are, aren’t they too absurd?”
“Oh well! Because it’s true! I saw it with my own two eyes!”
The lady-in-waiting protested as if it was unfair, but princesses one and three waved their hands and laughed at each other.
“It seems that there are outstanding sword masters in this kingdom. Ho ho ho.”
“Whoop whoop. It must be Hongbok in the kingdom.”
Princess Il and Princess 3 spoke sarcastically, and the maid clung to this princess this time.
“Will this princess believe me?”
At that, the princess shook her head shyly.
“joy. Even if that statement is true, it is none of my business to know about the affairs of such a corrupt person.”
At her words of extreme reluctance to use violence, the lady-in-waiting pursed her lips.
“Still, the way he overpowered the knights with his fists was amazing.”
You overpowered the sword-wielding knights with your fists?
Little by little, the laughter of the first and third princesses disappeared at the lady-in-waiting’s ridiculous words.
“Knights with fists? Even ridiculous rumors have limits.”
“It’s not even funny anymore. If there really is such a person, isn’t it normal that His Majesty should have recommended an arranged marriage?”
“Are you not seeing something wrong?”
The maid shut her mouth.
He certainly saw it with his own two eyes, but even when he thought about what happened in the morning, it lacked reality.
It was because all the knights were knocked out by a fist that seemed to have been roughly swung by anyone.
‘Like the princesses said, I might have really misunderstood.’
I didn’t see it up close, but I could have been mistaken because I just looked at it from afar on the way.
Thinking about that made me lose my energy.
When the young lady-in-waiting visibly fainted, Princess Il and Princesses Three laughed bitterly and said,
“It would be nice if he was really talented like that, but realistically, there’s no way he could be like that.”
“It’s not that I don’t know how you feel. However, to defeat five or six knights at once… I wonder if the elderly leader of the knights would know…”
The three princesses were speechless.
Having trained with the sword even a little when they were young, they knew very well how noble it was to be a mana user.
Dealing with not just one or two mana users like that, but five or six.
Even if you are the leader of the knights who are on the verge of becoming a sword master, isn’t it your strength to take it seriously?
When the young lady-in-waiting couldn’t regain her strength even with their own comfort, the three princesses, who felt a bit sad, suggested it.
“Then why don’t we go check it out ourselves?”
At her unexpected suggestion, Princess Il hesitated for a while before answering.
“It’s dangerous to go outside recklessly. Moreover, when people are crowded like this.”
The three princesses, noticing that the princess was a little hesitant about saying no if it didn’t work normally, pushed her hard.
“All you have to do is take the escort knights with you. It’s not that we’re going to go far, it’s just that we’re going for a short walk. Could anything happen?”
“Umm…”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to think of chatting in the garden for an hour or two?”
The three princesses continued to persuade, and the one princess also slightly inclined her mind.
For some reason, it seemed that if things went on like this, Princess Il would fall for a fool, so the princess frowned and said,
“No.”
As the usually cold-tempered princess shook her head, the three princesses clung to her side.
“I’m going to see you just once.”
The pupils of this princess shook greatly as the three princesses, who were already cute, unexpectedly clung to each other with cute charms.
“Oh no!”
“Just one hour. I won’t ask for it after that. yes?”
The three princesses look up at this princess desperately.
Princess Il, who was watching the scene, exclaimed ‘Oh’.
Although he is a younger brother, he is not an easy opponent.
The princess turned her back while trying to hide the corners of her mouth that were rising involuntarily.
“It’s only an hour! I cannot tolerate more than that!”
In the end, she, too, was passed over.
“Whoop whoop. Thank you.”
The three princesses winked at the young lady-in-waiting.
“I’m sorry Celon, but can you tell the escort drivers?”
How could he not know that he spoke for himself?
At the consideration of the three princesses, the young maid also nodded happily.
“I’ll go right now!”
* * *
After being kicked out of the restaurant, Ray spat on the floor.
“Hey, hey! Dirty aristocrats! Royals even dirtier than that!”
He knew that the king had tried to ostracize him, but he did not know that he would not allow him to even eat.
Even if people are dirty and lethal, there is a degree.
How could you starve the guests who came to the kingdom!
“Let’s see tomorrow.”
The King’s status will be trampled on in the face.
Ray, who was determined to take revenge, eventually took the tools to save himself a meal.
A steel needle that I tinkered with for a while at the forge.
It seemed better to describe it as a stake rather than a spit, perhaps because he intended to kill even a wild boar.
He took a knife and a fruit so small that he wondered if he could even trim fruit with one hand, and left the cabin.
Monsters and animals are usually invisible around the capital.
There are some subjugation in advance, but in the first place, the place where the knights and soldiers protect it is because it is a place that even monsters avoid.
Fortunately, there was a garden and a wide mountain range behind the Heron Castle, and perhaps because of that, the presence of wild beasts was faintly felt.
Arriving at the mountain avoiding the eyes of the knights, Ray looked around and licked his lips.
“If I’m going to get caught, I’d like a chubby wild boar to come out. Hehehe.”
After not eating anything for two days, I was quite hungry.
He followed Derp’s teachings and didn’t normally use mana, so it wasn’t unreasonable for him to get hungry.
“pork belly. Where is the pork belly?”
Humming a song and wandering around the surroundings, it’s no different from a monster.
After wandering around for a while, it was time to go up to the riverside.
Sensing the subtle presence felt in the distance, Ray salivated.
“It smells like meat.”
If I wasn’t some kind of bear, the way I climbed up the stream saying I smelled it was no longer that of a human being.
If anyone had seen the grotesque figure climbing up a rocky cliff on all fours, they would have gone black.
