Chapter 30. Don’t taudy! 2020.05.16.
“Aidan.”
A voice echoed through the hall. Aidan, who was on one knee, looked up. The boy’s bright red eyes focused on the person sitting on the throne. Veron Arthur Devlica. The Emperor of Devlin was looking down at him. Veron’s hair was long enough to cover his neck. It was true that Devlin’s mad mage emperor locked himself in his lab without even having time to get his hair done. Purple eyes the same color as her hair looked down at Aidan. It was a cold look that was despicable.
“You worked hard today too.”
Resting his chin with his right hand, Veron smiled contentedly. Aidan’s gaze moved to Veron’s left arm. It was empty except for the sleeves of a dress fluttering in the wind from somewhere. severed arm. It was Veron’s disgrace and the biggest reason why he was angry with Esteban, Ermano’s emperor. Aidan lowered his head with an insensitive face.
‘I’ve already done enough as a guard dog.’
After walking into Devlin’s imperial castle on his own feet, he never disobeyed Veron’s orders and carried out his mission like a faithful dog. It is basic to sneak in and pierce the heart according to the list of people to kill, and he was put into all sorts of melee and committed slaughter. At this level, the proof of God must have been sufficient.
“Looks like you finally realized your situation.”
“…”
“Should I give you a prize?”
Veron, who raised the corner of his mouth at an angle, asked softly. It was a languid voice, as if you would fall asleep if you listened to it. Aidan didn’t answer. Veron’s question was not in the hope of an answer.
“or not.”
The smile disappeared from Veron’s face.
“Should I step on it so that it doesn’t climb any further?”
The hall was enveloped in silence at the cool voice. Aidan still didn’t answer and lowered his gaze. Devlin’s emperor had a fickle temper and would suddenly kill people even when he was in a good mood. Aidan, who had been watching him for a long time, knew how to deal with it. All I had to do was respond with a thorough non-response so that I could not even feel the slightest interest.
“…not funny.”
Veron, who tutted and clicked his tongue, raised his glass and drank the strong drink. And as if appreciating it, he glanced at Aidan.
“Now that the story has come out, I will ask. Is there anything you wish for?”
“doesn’t exist.”
At Aidan’s immediate reply without any hesitation, Veron smiled satisfactorily. It seemed that Aidan’s momentum, which had run out of control and didn’t follow my will, had been broken.
‘I also have to tame it by beating it.’
Whether Aidan ran out of control or not, it was rewarding to drive him into all kinds of battlefields. Didn’t you finally follow yourself? Veron, who was in a good mood after a long time, asked patronizingly.
“I will ask you again. Do you really want nothing? If it were me, I would not miss this opportunity.”
“…I have one request.”
“Hoo. what?”
Aidan raised his head. There was a strangeness in the red eyes.
“Give me your troops. I will play Ermano.”
“…you?”
Veron was taken aback by the unexpected request. Until now, Aidan had never gone to the battlefield of his own will. It was only recently that I obeyed my order unconditionally without saying anything, but I considered that to be a one-time thing.
‘I’m satisfied.’
When I said that I would give a prize, I would rather say that I would make a contribution for the empire. There was no reason to refuse.
“good night. give you troops Come back victorious, Aidan.”
“yes.”
Aidan bowed and walked out of the hall with Veron on his back. A smile flashed across his expressionless face. but it disappeared soon
‘at las.’
At the end of perseverance, Aidan finally got what he wanted. When he returns to Devlin, this imperial castle will be in ruins.
***
Devil in Devlin. whoever he is Isn’t it a killer on the battlefield who kills everyone regardless of whether they are enemies or allies! I even condoned the boy’s escape once.
‘I thought we’d never see each other again!’
Surprisingly, Lisandro was calm while I was gaping at the news of the sudden attack.
“It’s really reckless to attack straight into the entrance of the imperial castle. It seems that the troops were moved with large-scale magic.”
“Mavo?” (Magic?)
“Yes. The Emperor of Devlin, Veron Arthur Devlica, is one of the greatest wizards on the continent. It wouldn’t have been difficult to move the troops to the ecliptic.”
Lisandro kindly explained to me and winked at the rest of the escort. They moved in perfect order, protecting me.
‘Uh… What should I do at a time like this?’
While hugged by Lisandro, he fell into agony. For now, the thought that since I am also the emperor, I have to do something came before me. But what can I do?
‘At least I’m not picky.’
Other than that, there was nothing I could do better. I wanted to pray for the power of animals or insects, but I was afraid to use it carelessly because I still didn’t know what my power was like.
“First of all, His Majesty, it would be best to evacuate to a safe place.”
“yes.”
It would be difficult if I was exposed to the enemy’s sight and was caught as a hostage, so hiding in the heart of the imperial castle was undoubtedly the best way. I stared at Lisandro’s back with worried eyes. I could see the servants and maids of Hwangseong, who were busy walking with nervous expressions.
‘Sudden raid…’
Devlin’s soldiers have yet to enter the imperial castle. This is because, firstly, they failed to destroy the gate of the high imperial castle, and secondly, they failed to break the barrier surrounding the imperial castle. I returned to my bedroom and sat still holding the stuffed rabbit that my nanny had given me.
“There is no need to be afraid, Your Majesty. All troops are already concentrated in Ermano?”
“Ugh.”
‘Aren’t you making an effort to explain it in simple terms, saying that you’re a baby?’
For a while, I reflected on my actions in the past. Anyway, as the nanny said, it didn’t seem like a big crisis. No matter how many troops were brought in, it was only the home of Ermano. I even thought Devlin’s devil, who had walked into the middle of enemy lines, was stupid.
“Puhangun?” (Father?)
“His Majesty Shangwang probably went to observe the situation himself. He’s one of the strongest sword masters in the Empire, so don’t worry.”
‘I wasn’t worried.’
Realizing once again that there was nothing I could do, I threw myself on the bed. I was soaked in thoughts of this and that, and soon I was immersed in thoughts about this raid.
“Lee Sang-ae…” (Strange…)
No matter how much I thought about it, it was strange. The Devlin Empire, which had been engaged in fruitless clashes on the border all along, invaded out of nowhere. It was almost like suicide. No matter how much Devlin’s devil was a monster that committed slaughter regardless of peer, there was no way it was impossible to subdue.
‘Maybe there’s some trump card?’
While rolling on the bed, I fell into trouble, but I couldn’t come up with a plausible family. And when time hadn’t passed, Xavier hurriedly ran in. Larimar asked with her eyes wide open.
“what. What? What’s the matter with you rushing in like this?”
“The soldiers are all dead.”
“what? Could it be our soldiers?”
“No, Devlin’s soldiers…”
“What? Of course. His Majesty is here, what are you worried about?”
Larimar burst out laughing, but Xavier’s complexion showed no signs of improving. At this point, I was curious as to why, so I quietly sat up. Larimar laughed awkwardly and poked Xavier on the cheek.
“What are you doing to Xavier?”
“That’s… His Majesty the situation didn’t kill me.”
“then?”
“…Devlin’s demon killed it.”
…huh??
“The demon of Devlin killed all the soldiers he brought…!”
Took. I couldn’t believe it, so I dropped the rabbit doll I was holding.
‘What the hell are you thinking?’
***
‘Blood splattered.’
After wiping the blood from his cheek with an imperceptible black sleeve, Aidan looked around. None of Devlin’s soldiers were alive. What he could see beyond the scattered corpses were the soldiers of Ermano, who were staring at him in astonishment.
‘As expected, my prediction was correct.’
The guess that there was something special about Ermano’s baby emperor was correct. The closer he got to the imperial castle of Ermano, the clearer his turbid mind became. When the hypothesis he wasn’t sure about was proven to be true, Aidan didn’t want to let go of this possibility.
‘If only I had that baby.’
It’s okay if you don’t go back to Devlin. It doesn’t matter if you no longer obey Veron’s will and carry out slaughter. This fact breathed life into Aidan’s emotions, which had been dead. There were times when I thought of killing them all and leaving with only the baby, but it was very annoying to be pursued by Devlin and Ermano. He stepped on mountains of corpses and puddles of blood and moved toward the gates of the imperial castle. His movements made the archers and ranged wizards who guarded the fortress tense up. However, since Aidan’s intention for suddenly killing allies was unknown, he could not attack hastily.
“I heard they kill all enemies and allies, is that so?”
“That’s why I have no interest in the Ermano soldiers.”
“Oh, I don’t know. After that, it might suddenly change and attack.”
The soldiers of Ermano waited patiently for the stand-by order to be lifted. Eventually, as Aidan approached Batu near the wall, Emperor Esteban appeared.
“Stop.”
tall. Aidan’s steps stopped. Esteban, holding his sword loosely, jumped down the wall. All of the soldiers were astonished at Hwang Sang-je’s actions of approaching the enemy with only one sword, without being properly armed. It was so long ago that Esteban was roaming the battlefield, so he briefly forgot that he was a sword master. Upon realizing the fact, the agitation quickly subsided.
“You see it for the first time. Devlin’s Devil.”
He had brought Aidan as a hostage to the imperial castle before, but it was the first time he had met him face-to-face. Aidan’s red eyes stared at Esteban.
“Are you Sangje Esteban?”
“Oh no!”
“Serious…!”
Screams erupted from all over the place, but Aidan didn’t blink an eye. Esteban laughed intrigued.
“I like that one reckless guest. So, what was the reason for the attack on the Imperial Castle of Ermano?”
To say it was a raid, it was a situation in which all the soldiers Aidan had brought with him were slaughtered, but no one was vomiting. In any case, the fact that he led the military and came to the imperial castle had the intention of threatening him. Esteban watched Aidan, who did not answer. The red eyes of a little boy who might have been the age of Oscar shone darkly. What happened to make you look at me like that?
‘It’s not as uncontrollable as I thought.’
Why did he run amok and lose his reason? Esteban carefully kept Aidan in check, as there was a possibility that Veron might have set up a device that he would not have noticed.
“Answer the question, Devil of Devlin.”
“…just.”
“just?”
A sigh of exasperation erupted from everywhere. Esteban asked patiently.
“Then why did you annihilate the troops you brought?”
“Because it gets in the way.”
“To what?”
“…”
Aidan closed his mouth again. Esteban’s eyebrows narrowed when the conversation didn’t continue.
‘I’ll have to subdue it first.’
You don’t know when to switch to an attack posture after leaving it unprotected. Esteban was aiming for a momentary gap, but Aidan was seldom caught off guard. Esteban’s eyes furrowed.
‘If the battle takes time, the walls might collapse.’
I was confident in suppressing it, but I was not confident not to cause any damage to the surrounding landmarks. When Esteban was in conflict, Aidan opened his mouth.
“The purpose of my coming here…”
“…?”
“I will tell you.”
Esteban’s expression relaxed just a little.
“Tell me.”
“Call the emperor, not you.”
“…what?”
Emperor. Esteban’s aura turned ugly at that one word. In an instant, he had touched Esteban’s wrath.
‘Maybe the purpose was Mabel in the first place.’
This suspicious raid. The act of killing an ally out of the blue. At the end of it was Mabel. Aidan’s expression didn’t change even though he was threatening to attack at any moment. Esteban suppressed the rising emotions and firmly nailed it.
“I cannot honor your request.”
“I will meet the emperor and speak directly.”
“No.”
The two men’s gazes collided in the air.
As Esteban picked up his energy, a gust of wind blew and the floor began to scrape away. Aidan also raised his spirits. An ominous black mist spread around the boy. The situation is on the verge of crashing at any moment. Esteban straightened his grip on the sword. In order to reduce the damage as much as possible, with the intention of ending it once and for all, and the moment he was about to leap-
“Don’t fight!”
a loud cry separated the two.
