Chapter 200. Devlin’s successor2022.01.01.
“I want you to return after achieving your goal.”
“As you wish, I will complete the mission. For the glory of Devlin.”
“For the Glory of Devlin!”
Disguised as merchants with the trust of Devlin’s emperor Veron Arthur Devlica, they safely passed the gate checkpoint.
“Then I hope you have a fun festival.”
“Thank you.”
A seemingly normal group of upper ranks, they entered the gates without any problems. Since the festival was held, it was natural that the gate inspection would be lax. The purpose of their infiltrating into Ermano was twofold. After subduing the first Ermano Emperor, obtain the Genesis Tree Core. Return the second Devlin’s property, Aidan. Since the priority mission is the first, they first set out to find the Emperor of Ermano. no i was trying to start But I couldn’t.
“Leader. How did you say the appearance of the emperor of Ermano?”
“Light pink hair and light blue eyes…”
“Even with light pink hair…”
How do we find it…? The hair of passers-by who passed through the checkpoint inside the castle walls is all pink! They lost their motivation before they even started. It was a paradise for pink hair.
***
Sitting on the ledge of the clock tower, Mabel looked down at the bustling festival street. Magic lights hung brightly in each store lit up the streets at night as if they were daytime. Even from a height that would make you feel dizzy from looking down, Mabel hummed and shook her legs. Casey grumbled and approached Mabel’s side.
“Do you know how much of your own money was spent on this festival?”
“I wrote a lot.”
“How much is all that? and! My lady’s wealth is melting in real time!”
Enough magic reagents were purchased in bulk and distributed free of charge to everyone in the capital. An astronomical amount was consumed, but it was well worth the investment. Since he had already earned enough money to live on for the rest of his life, it was not a waste of money to spend to feed Veron.
‘No, actually, it’s a little wasteful.’
But what if I already wrote it? Let’s hope the plan succeeds. If information about this festival leaked to Devlin, there was a high possibility of failure, so in the first place, everything was handled through the Emperor’s intelligence agency, Evil, so that even the parliament nobles would not know. Of course, it was Casey, the top lord, who actually jumped on his feet to secretly produce magic reagents and commissioned other wizards to supply the missing amount.
“I get it, I get it. Bonus duduk will take care of it, so put your lips in Casey.”
“No, I mean. The bonus is not the problem, the lady’s money is flying away…!! Thanks anyway.”
The theme of this festival was ‘Emperor’. A game in which masked imperial subjects change their hair and eye color to the same color as the emperor, and find the emperor among the people. As prize money, he offered gold coins enough to turn his life around. While people laughed and chatted and enjoyed the festival, they were frantic to find the real emperor who would be in it.
“If the purpose is to find me, then I just have to make sure they don’t find me.”
There will be pink hair all over the place, but it won’t be easy.
“It would have been easy to infiltrate the festival, but it won’t work the way you want.”
“But what if Devlin’s spies change their hair color with a reagent they spray for free? It won’t be easy to find.”
“Just watch.”
Of course, that was also under Mabel’s reckoning. Admiring it is new, but Casey was admiring it again this time without fail.
“It’s so amazing and amazing that you make plans like this every time.”
“Originally, people are supposed to do everything when they shut up.”
“Am I a beast?”
As Casey and Mabel were chatting, the sound of climbing the stairs of the clock tower was heard and Aidan appeared.
“Manpower deployment complete.”
“Good job Aidan.”
He smiled and said to Aidan, but Mabel’s gaze was ambiguous. Mabel was trying not to show off, but it was clear to Aidan, who had all the attention on her.
‘go away.’
Aidan gave Casey a dumbfounded glance.
“Casey, I’m going…”
Casey mumbled pitifully with his bloody eyes as he scratched the back of his head and went downstairs.
“Ke Casey?”
Suddenly, only the two of them were left. It was a situation that Mabel wanted to avoid. I quickly lowered my legs to the ground and tried to go down the clock tower, but Aidan was faster. Mabel, sitting on the railing, was dumbfounded and looked up at Aidan, who had come closer.
“Mabel.”
“huh?”
“Why are you averting your eyes?”
“Haha. Did I?”
Mabel chuckled and laughed. But the more Mabel pretended nothing was wrong, the darker Aidan’s eyes were.
“Because I had a conversation with Enrique Javier-”
“…Enrique?”
Mabel was taken aback when Enrique’s name suddenly came up. Aidan’s expression hardened even more, interpreting that reaction as agitation.
“What happened at the library?”
“What can happen? We just read together.”
“…”
is a lie. It was an innocent face, as if telling the truth, but Aidan could tell. Aidan collapsed. Kneeling on one knee, he hugged Mabel’s leg with one arm as if seeking it.
“The only person I can rely on on this earth is you.”
“….”
“If you abandon me, what will I do?”
Aidan’s despair felt intact, and Mabel’s expression also blurred.
“What are you talking about. Why did I abandon Aidan?”
“Then why are you avoiding me?”
“That’s…”
I couldn’t answer. I was afraid that my heart might be found out, so I rather avoided it. I couldn’t even run away. Sitting on the railing, behind me was the cliff of the clock tower.
‘Could Aidan deliberately…?’
no it couldn’t be The Aidan Mabel knew wasn’t that kind of person.
“Aidan. Why do you think that way?”
“…Because you turned away from me.”
Mabel bit her lip. It was the first time I had seen Aidan look so anxious. Mabel, who came down from the railing and crouched down, hugged Aidan by the neck and patted him on the back.
“Sorry for making you anxious, Aidan. It’s just that I’m a bit confused…. I’ll be sure to tell you someday. But it’s definitely not what Aidan thinks.”
“…yes.”
Aidan buried his face in Mabel’s soft shoulder.
‘Should I be satisfied with this much first?’
A person who is infinitely weak to a weak person. Aidan would be willing to become weak if he could squeeze through that gap in his heart.
***
Devlin’s spies, disguised as the Merchant, stood at a crossroads of trouble. Opinions were divided on whether or not to use magic reagents.
“If you don’t change the color, it’s suspicious and you’ll find out.”
“Are you going to fight in this mess? Arthur. If it changes color, passers-by will catch it once in a while. Then how do we find the target?”
“He is too…”
“Look around you. Didn’t everyone change their hair color?”
Hearing the captain’s words, he looked around. Really, there were people who did not use the magic reagent one by one. They seemed free amidst the throngs of people, liberated from the quest for an emperor. So, according to the captain’s opinion, they agreed not to change the color of their hair.
“It’s a game to find the emperor, so people will find it even if you stay still. We will take advantage of that opportunity and attack.”
“Yes, Captain.”
Mixed in with the crowd, they waited with bated breath for an opportunity to come. And after about an hour, the square not far away became noisy. someone shouted
“I found your Majesty the Emperor!”
Wow! People ran in that direction with a shout. The Devlins, who had been holding out to avoid being swept away by the crowd, also started running together. The people who were blinded by the prize stretched out their hands with all their might to reach the emperor first. Not to be outdone by him, Devlin’s spies also took advantage of the commotion and rummaged through his arms.
‘done!’
What was in his hand was clearly the essence core. To get the essence core without any effort like this. But that joy did not last long.
“You are not His Majesty!”
The mask was removed to reveal another person of similar build. Even gender was boy.
‘Then what is this?’
The spy stared at the core in his hand. At that moment, exclamations erupted from the end of the plaza!
“Your Majesty?”
A woman grabbed Mabel’s hand with a cry.
“that’s right. you win congratulations.”
Mabel, who had given a heavy bag to the woman who had touched her, lightly walked over and stood in front of the group disguised as members of the elite. Everyone was dazed at the fact that the game of finding the emperor had ended in such a trivial way. However, that disappointment disappeared without a word from Mabel.
“Get away from them. Devlin’s spy.”
“Devlin’s spy?!”
People groaned and retreated. In an instant, the space around the spies was empty.
“What are you saying, Your Majesty? We are small merchants wandering the world and trading.”
“But why didn’t you use the magic reagent?”
“Because we don’t pay much attention to the game…”
“Do you know how much the prize money is?”
The spies shook their heads, wringing out excuses. As Mabel said, it was strange for a poor merchant not to attend a game with huge prize money. Then one of the spies looked around and shouted in a bolmen voice.
“But aren’t there other people besides us who don’t participate?”
Mabel, who waited for the answer, answered with a bright smile.
“They are Jim’s people.”
“…!”
“It’s an escort for luggage that has been placed here and there in preparation for any unforeseen misfortune.”
Those who did not change their hair color gathered one after another and surrounded Mabel.
“In addition, isn’t the thing in your hands belonging to Jim? It is also something that the emperor of Devlin is looking for.”
“This is what was caught in the uproar-”
“Then will you return it to Jim?”
The spies, who were in danger of returning the core they had obtained, exchanged secret signals with each other. It was at that moment that he pulled himself back to escape. Mabel pulled out another core from her bosom.
“This is true.”
An object with the same shape as the core they had was in Mabel’s hand.
‘This is cheating again.’
I applied the method I used to Ravid Pennant with a slight change, but I never thought it would work like this.
‘This is a fake core.’
The spies then realized that they had fallen into a trap. For some reason, I thought things would go smoothly. The first goal was completely unsuccessful. The emperor was already perfectly aware of their existence, so the surprise attack was meaningless. Furthermore, there was no way they could defeat Ermano’s escort troops surrounding them in all directions. Then it was time to embark on the second mission. His eyes, which had been acting as a good merchant, changed in an instant.
“Listen. Emperor of Ermano! The purpose of our coming here is to bring back the prince of our country who was kidnapped from the Ermano Empire!”
His loud shouts were enough to fill the plaza.
“The Prince of Devlin!”
The crowd gathered at the sudden remark made a loud murmur. He took a deep breath and then shouted louder than before.
“Aidan Devlica. Devlin’s heir!”
“her…?”
Mabel frowned.
‘What the hell are you talking about?’
If it were the prince, it would be said that Aidan was Veron’s son, but that was impossible. Because when Veron was a child, he saw a memory that stabbed Aidan’s heart. Aidan was alive before the people here were even born. But only Mabel and a few other people knew the truth. There was no way to prove it. The imperial people in confusion murmured.
“Earl Aserad is the son of Emperor Devlin?”
“Was he an illegitimate child?”
“Yeah. Rumor has it that the emperor of Devlin favors it.”
“Then did you betray your father?”
“Isn’t that a kidnapping?”
It was in the middle of the street where the festival was taking place, so it took only a moment for rumors to spread.
‘To say that there is no evidence.’
Is this a plan to incite public opinion and take Aidan with you?
