◈ 445. [Side Story] All The Kings (5)
“The same goes for other kings. We will give each one what they want.”
Turning my eyes away from the heterogeneous kings, I looked at other human kings from all over the world.
“The details are all different, but first… We will eliminate the biggest problems you had to come out of and have to go through with the change.”
There is usually one reason why they are driven to the edge of the world rather than the center of the continent.
Because I hate the empire.
Most of them have big and small grudges with the Empire.
And, compared to the vast land mass, the inside was as narrow as a cow’s shell, so they did not forget any of these things and retaliated against them.
I was thinking of solving this first.
“All the unsavory things that happened between us and the Empire will be put aside, and all debts and female sins left to you by the Empire will be forgiven and pardoned. We will also withdraw all kinds of economic sanctions.”
Chiefs of neighboring city-states or chieftains of small tribes. And the faces of many kings were embarrassing.
“Of course, this is a common issue, and if there is something each of us wants, we will do our best to listen.”
right after I finished speaking.
“under!”
The Dwarf King Kellison, who had been listening quietly, groaned.
“The words are polished and the promises are sweet to hear right now, but how can you believe them?”
I faced him Kellyson glared at me.
“There is no guarantee that the Empire will not throw it away after drinking only our sweet water and eating it with lies, as the emperor has done! And above all!”
Kellison pointed his hand to the north.
“Before the monster in the south, we should get rid of the ecliptic in the center – Fernandez first. Prince Ash. Isn’t there a guarantee that you will win against Fernandez?”
That was a valid point.
With the abolition of heterogeneous slavery, other kings are given what they want… … .
These words are, after all, just empty checks. If I don’t defeat Fernandez and seize the throne, it’s all just a dream.
So I need to show my hand a little bit here.
“there is.”
I smiled.
“A victory card.”
“A victory card?”
“A winning card that will surely win the war against Fernandez. I am preparing in advance.”
The eyes of the kings widened.
Kellison stuttered.
“What is that?”
“that… .”
I put my chin on it and quietly whispered.
“… If you promise me full cooperation, I will let you know then.”
… I’m thinking even when I say it.
Why am I talking like a liar?
***
The dinner table is sold out.
The one-on-one negotiations with the kings decided to proceed a little more slowly over time. I came into my room assigned to the hotel.
Then the waiting heroes immediately rose from their seats and greeted me. I nodded.
“Has everyone gathered?”
What was waiting for me in my room was… … It was a gambler’s party gamble club.
After confirming that all five were there, I grinned.
“Okay, gamblers… You have to work hard right away.”
The composition of the Gamble Club is as follows.
Illusionist Violet.
Puppeteer Cobalt.
Clairvoyant Rhyme.
Mind Reader Orange.
And Tazza Scarlett.
Isn’t it a composition of personnel that can be usefully used for spy warfare?
“In the next few days, you five must read the heads of all the kings.”
I said sternly to those who looked at me with nervous faces.
“The kings who are cooperative in this negotiation can skip it. But the uncooperative kings have to find out why and why.”
I had no intention of missing a single king and his forces gathered here.
I meant to get all the kings to cooperate with my plan. If necessary, take a weakness, threaten, or use any means.
To do that, I needed to figure out what they were thinking in their heads.
The difference between the outside and the inside is the basic quality of a wijeongja. I had to look closely to see if they really wanted to cooperate with me.
“The casino is the only entertainment facility in this hotel. There’s no way that guys with the title of king of color won’t go in and out there.”
There may be some who do not, but such exception cases can be handled separately in the way I personally recommend or do.
“You, as casino dealers, become my eyes and ears while entertaining them and collect information about them.”
I begged God.
“And uncooperative kings should be investigated especially in depth. If necessary, you should approach them by switching roles, such as hotelier manager concierge.”
“yes.”
“Okay, good luck.”
I clapped and then smiled.
“Operation Casino Royale begins!”
***
Scarlett is a first-class tazza.
Being first-class doesn’t just mean playing with a deck of cards.
You have to be able to play with the other person’s mind to be a top-notch talent.
As a dealer, Scarlett adjusted the entire deck of cards and shook her opponent exquisitely.
The best hand given in a desperate situation.
All-in and win… … .
The people who sat in front of her thoughtlessly were cheering as they completely relaxed after only a few tens of minutes.
‘… What was the gambling report number?’
Cobalt the puppeteer and Violet the illusionist were also capable of playing with the entire board by themselves.
They also directed a thrilling game for the kings, raising their spirits to the fullest.
alcohol. and win.
As much as the banquet the soldiers held outside the hotel, the dissolute kings who gathered here were easily relieved.
The kings have been candid and they have given their candid opinions on the current situation.
And the casino dealers collected all that information with my eyes and ears.
A list of uncooperative kings was drawn up.
Through clairvoyance, Lime, a clairvoyant, peeped at what kind of conversation they were having in the hotel room.
Mind-reader Orange pretended to hand them a drink, fed them his own tea, and read their minds.
Cobalt’s dolls hid and watched them all over the hotel, and Violet also manipulated reality and followed them.
So when only one day and half a day had passed.
Most of the true intentions of the kings gathered here have been revealed.
“Anyway, kings are mostly debauched… I’ll treat you well, so you’ll be relieved right away.”
I muttered while tapping the documents with the collected information with my fingertips, then suddenly became terrified and muttered.
“… Wait, me too?”
Still, am I not a petit bourgeois?
Oh isn’t it? Come to think of it, it seems like they just built a hotel like this and spent it like water, but… ?
Anyway, the arrangement of what most of the kings were thinking was over. I was lost in thought as I read through the papers.
I was confident that I would bring all the kings gathered this time to my side, down the monster front. That would be too.
‘Because I can’t choose Fernandez.’
What Fernandez is plotting in the ecliptic.
Its true identity was gradually revealed. If I’m guessing right, this kid is really crazy.
‘… It’s not a problem limited to the fallen kings.’
Fernandez’s plot is to be criticized by everyone around the world.
But Fernandez has chosen his own path and is pursuing it without hesitation.
He is walking the path that will be criticized by everyone in the world except himself.
‘Why are you doing that?’
There were so many things Fernandez’s behavior didn’t make sense.
I’d like to have a [commander’s meeting] and have a frank discussion. that’s true
Thinking back to the manor house, I opened the door and entered… … .
“majesty!”
Ader, who had been waiting at the entrance, hurriedly ran towards me.
“Someone came from the ecliptic side!”
“person? From the ecliptic side?”
Didn’t they say that the door to the neighborhood was blocked, so you had to spend a lot of money to use the back road?
I quietly blinked. Who has come a long way from the ecliptic to meet me?
The person was sitting in the drawing room drinking tea with a tired complexion. At first glance, I was horrified.
“… Alberto!”
It was Alberto, a strict old butler who served as the chief chamberlain of the imperial palace and served as an adviser to the Winter Silver Merchant.
I ran in front of him in a month, and Alberto hurriedly got up and bowed to me.
“majesty. long time no see.”
“It’s good to see you alive! You have suffered a long way.”
I patted Alberto on the shoulder and put him back down.
Alberto briefly explained his situation.
He was guarding the Winter Silver Merchant Headquarters alone, but when the situation inside the emperor started to go badly and the delivery of Jeon Seo-eung was blocked, he escaped to inform him directly.
And it was a story that he came to me by going south.
“I heard that the gate to the imperial capital is tightly closed and it is not easy to enter and exit… You managed to do it too.”
“haha. That is… Actually, it didn’t come out on my own.”
Alberto was embarrassed and scratched the back of his head.
“A secret private organization in the ecliptic supported me, and thanks to that, I was able to come out of the ecliptic.”
“A secret private organization?”
“yes. It’s an organization called ‘Windowed Women’… … .”
Unknowingly, I frowned.
“The cheating women? What is the name of that trash organization?”
“… .”
“Who on earth cheated on you, so you named it that way?”
Then Alberto looked at me with a puzzled expression.
… no what why do you look at me like that
***
Great job Ash Kim! All this trash bastard!
‘Still, you can’t hate it… … In the meantime, you’re a bastard who’s been preparing for the future while doing trash… … .’
I’m Ash Kim… … No, I opened my mouth as I heard from Alberto about the secret private organization that I had prepared in the past.
It is said that in the past, as a playboy, I touched all kinds of noble ladies.
However, this was not a simple temptation, but to build a private organization that would move for me.
“Approaching the noble ladies, solving their respective problems, clearing their debts and leaving, repeat… He said. Naturally, the young ladies came to admire Her Highness… … .”
“… .”
Come to think of it, Ash Kim was a regressor.
He must have mastered the necessary personal details and family problems. It is said that they approached quickly, solved each problem, picked up a good impression, and then left.
Instead, he later asked me to join a private organization that works for him… … .
“No, of course I am the past me… I thought you physically seduced me.”
Since I’ve heard Playboy and Casanova, of course… … ! I thought it would work.
“Honestly, I thought so too. But I would have thought that he had been doing this behind the scenes… … .”
Alberto rubbed his chest.
“I’m so glad. Somehow, everyone thought it was strange that even though they were promiscuous, they didn’t produce any illegitimate children.”
“… You were such a modest piece of trash, but I.”
I sighed.
It is complicated to say whether this is a legacy from the past or a debt from the past.
“And the leader of the organization entrusted this to me.”
Alberto held out something to me.
It was a small box. I was puzzled and accepted it.
“What is this?”
“I don’t know either. Except for ‘a gift from the past’… … .”
“… .”
A gift from my past.
In other words, what Ash of the past tells me… … something.
While looking at it with a carefree expression, Alberto opened his mouth with a serious face.
“The current situation in the ecliptic is not serious, Your Highness.”
“okay. It just went well. I still needed accurate information.”
I also stared at Alberto with a serious expression.
“What in the world is going on in the ecliptic?”
Alberto caught his breath and said.
“The completion of the ‘Shutdown Protocol’ that Her Highness Fernandez is installing under the ecliptic is just around the corner. It has been delayed several times due to sabotage, but it is getting closer to completion.”
“… !”
“And when this is complete and activated… .”
It reads,
“All citizens of New Terra, the ecliptic, will melt and die.”
As you might have guessed, it was still crazy.
