Chapter 173 Purge (4)
Quickly.
Soldiers surrounded the Earl of Denver.
Seeing the royal guards follow Roman’s orders, the Earl of Denver couldn’t hide his expression hardening.
“… It’s a king’s name What the hell are you talking about!”
He rolled his eyes around.
Looking at the situation, Roman Dmitri said in a cold voice.
“The Earl of Denver. Evidence has been found that you have been liaising with the Valhalla Empire and stealing Cairo’s secrets. To ascertain the truth, His Majesty the King of Cairo has ordered the arrest of you, Earl of Denver. So, please accept the king’s order. If they act in the slightest way, they will be judged as plotting a rebellion and punished immediately.”
“Bar Rebellion!”
The Earl of Denver was taken aback.
Rebellion.
It was a word that took my breath away.
I knew it was unusual from the time Roman Dmitri appeared, but I didn’t know that he would mention a rebellion from the beginning.
‘This is really dangerous. Everyone knows that I follow Valhalla. Even though the evidence related to him was overflowing in the first place, the Cairo royal family hadn’t thought of touching me. But to arrest me immediately after clashing with the aristocrats? The moment I comply with the king’s order, my limbs are bound to be completely tied up.’
Instinct warned.
never follow up
Outside of the royal family, he could respond to any situation, but if he, the head of the Valhalla faction, was dragged away, there was a possibility that he would be robbed without being able to do anything.
In an instant, I tapped the calculator in my head.
His skinny mouth couldn’t hide his nervousness, but the Earl of Denver reacted as calmly as possible.
“Yeah these guys. Do you know what you are doing!”
He raised his voice.
He was intentionally furious and showed fiery eyes to prevent the royal guards from approaching.
“It is an open fact that I communicate with the Valhalla Empire. How dare you try to arrest me by citing the king’s order! Go back and ask His Majesty the King of Cairo. Can you really handle the back even after doing this? If you attack me, Valhalla will never stand still.”
It was an enemy field.
Excuses don’t work anyway.
then.
It was necessary to actively use their weapons.
The reason why the Earl of Denver was able to establish himself as a powerful force in Cairo was entirely thanks to the halo of Valhalla.
The soldiers were bewildered.
Unlike them, who looked out for each other, Roman did not waver in the slightest.
“The Earl of Denver. From now on, you’d better utter each word carefully.”
“Yeah man!”
“Lower your voice. It seems that the situation has not been grasped yet, but the Cairo royal family has started a war against the aristocrats. Civil war is already inevitable. In a situation where we risk our lives fighting the aristocrats, you will surely see the situation and try to profit. This fight is meaningless simply by overpowering the aristocrats. The traitors following Valhalla and Cronus. You, too, will have to uproot it.”
“… crazy bastard.”
The threats didn’t work.
The Earl of Denver’s reaction.
It was obvious.
He didn’t know that if he was cornered, he would mention Valhalla.
“The fate of Cairo was at stake in this fight. Valhalla? what can they do for you? Unlike Cronus, Valhalla is off the border, and even if they storm into Cairo with their troops, we cannot stop what we have already started. It’s an opportunity that will never come again. If it’s a fight in which everything is lost if you fail, you should definitely take the price. It would be the right decision for the future of Cairo to settle it once and for all, rather than leaving the seeds of conflict halfway there.”
Glance.
gave a signal
OK.
Royal guards approached the Earl of Denver.
“The Earl of Denver. From now on, we will have a very fun time.”
in Roman’s words.
The Earl of Denver had no choice but to sit down in his chair.
* * *
The operations were carried out simultaneously.
The time of the raid on the Earl of Denver’s house.
Simon, the lieutenant of the Royal Knights, led an army and raided Count Gregory.
“These bastards! Do you think you’ll be okay with this? Do you think it will be all right!”
On orders to arrest.
Count Gregory rebelled violently.
He shouted, shaking off the soldiers’ hands, and looked at Simon with a bloody look.
“Simon. You know what it means to touch me. The Kronos Empire borders Cairo. If Cairo found out that they had attacked me, the Empire would surely send troops as a warning. So, judge wisely. Even if you don’t, you don’t know what the Cronus Empire, which is eager to conquer the continent, will use this incident as an excuse.”
Moment.
The soldiers stopped their action.
It was a warning they couldn’t ignore.
At least Valhalla was far away, but the Kronos Empire was a danger that existed right in front of them.
‘Count Gregory is right. The Kronos Empire is not just a threat, it is a being that will really take action.’
It was dangerous.
After stimulating Cronus’s planting, Cairo had the possibility of being caught up in the vortex of war.
So, on the way to bring the troops, Simon pondered countless times.
I wasn’t sure if this was the right thing to do, but I couldn’t get out of my head what Roman Dmitry had said to the king in the palace.
“Your Majesty the King. Don’t look at the Empire. The Kronos Empire crossed Cairo’s borders every year for no particular reason. What are you afraid of? If Cronus declares conquest of the continent at any time, Cairo cannot avoid the vortex of war. Make a decision. Even if Cairo is attacked by Cronus because of this choice, isn’t it an annual ordeal? If so, it is better to use this opportunity to eradicate evil and completely control Cairo. That is the only way Cairo will survive in the future.”
That’s right.
Because he was looking at the Kronos Empire.
They did not consider Cairo.
Occasionally they crossed borders, and Cairo’s soldiers were massacred during the war on the Western Front.
at that time.
What did Count Gregory do?
I didn’t even care.
Even though Kronos slaughtered the people of Cairo, he lived a comfortable life with the business card of Cairo’s nobility.
teeth trembled
Simon’s colleagues were among those who died, so when he spent time with Count Nicholas, he often lamented the reality of Cairo.
however.
The opportunity has come.
Roman Dmitri said that he would have blood on his hands, so be strong.
‘The kingdom of Cairo has crossed the river of no return. If the beings that threaten the royal family are not completely cleaned up, they will self-destruct from the inside before being attacked by the Cronus Empire anyway. If so, sure. As Roman Dmitry warned, you shouldn’t leave any variables.’
gritted it
Seeing Count Gregory with a triumphant expression on his face, he approached him and pulled his hair.
And then.
Fuck!
“Cheer.”
I hit my head on the ground.
Count Gregory screamed.
He tried to look at Simon with a puzzled look on his face, but Simon let out his anger by pressing his head against him.
“Shut up you bastard. Anyway, this is the judge’s version. If Kronos crosses the border to save you, even if it is beyond my authority, I will cut off your head and hang you on the wall. So don’t be meaner At that time, I will consider it treason and kill you on the spot.”
Simon.
He finally let go of the emotions he had been suppressing.
* * *
The situation was sorted out in an instant.
Count Gregory, the Earl of Denver, was arrested and sent to prison.
And by issuing a combat alert, starting from the border and strengthening the vigilance around the capital.
also.
I contacted the nobles who followed the imperial faction.
“The arrest of Earl Gregory and Earl of Denver is a temporary measure. When the facts are confirmed and the situation is sorted out, then we will release them again.”
It was a contact to prevent any unexpected movement.
Of course, the nobles wouldn’t believe the word temporary measure, but in fact, it wasn’t that important unless they believed it.
Nobles who follow the empire can’t do anything hastily unless the empire moves.
No matter how much they cried out for the pro-empire, in the end, aren’t they also beings living in Cairo?
civil war.
In a bloody windy situation, they covered their eyes and ears.
The contact from the Cairo royal family later provided an excuse for them to make excuses.
that time.
Roman Dmitry sorted things out and met with Daniel Cairo.
“The chances of the Empire moving right now are slim. Valhalla has far-flung borders, so there are restrictions on sending troops, and in the case of the Kronos Empire, the atmosphere is turbulent due to the recent dispute with the Kingdom Alliance in the south. Their priority is not Cairo. Even if you just look at concentrating troops in the south, it is more important to sort things out in the south than in Cairo.”
this plan.
It wasn’t a decision left to chance.
After grasping the situation on the continent, he proceeded with the judgment that it was okay to touch the imperial faction.
‘That’s amazing.’
Daniel Cairo was genuinely impressed.
Roman Dmitry.
He was a great man.
Although it was a short time, Roman Dmitry showed bold action and perfect planning.
but.
It was still too early to be relieved.
“We are dealing with too many enemies in a short amount of time. The aristocratic faction of Marquis Benedict, the Valhalla imperial faction of the Earl of Denver, the Cronus imperial faction of Count Gregory. Eliminating them all will inevitably leave a huge vacuum in the Cairo kingdom. The central government was everything in Cairo. Eliminating them is necessary for Cairo, but their vacuum is not for nothing.”
Cairo.
It has been driven by the central government for a long time.
Their vacuum could not be ignored and the country might lose its function.
Roman said.
“We are aware of the danger posed by this civil war. But we only choose the best. If the forces that divide the kingdom of Cairo are at their worst, we must take the risk of eliminating them. Because it is the lesser evil that is better than the worst. If we can end the civil war by eliminating the heads of each faction as quickly as possible, we can minimize the confusion that His Majesty is worried about.”
The worst, not the worst.
Daniel Cairo accepted the reality.
Roman was right.
From the moment he drew his sword, there was no best option for Cairo.
* * *
When the Cairo royal family moved fast.
Marquis Benedict was not standing still either.
“You’re doing a job.”
immediately after attacking yourself.
Roman Dmitri visited the palace and heard reports of an attack on the imperial faction after joining hands with the king.
sure
Now I have crossed the irreversible river.
Roman Dmitri showed his hostility by rejecting his proposal, and the king’s choice showed his will to support Roman Dmitri’s move.
Then, what was left was the war against the royal faction.
He knew that he would have to usurp the throne at some point, but he did not know that it would happen so suddenly.
“You cheeky bastard.”
Roman Dmitry.
He could never forgive.
Marquis Benedict’s teeth gnashed when he recalled how he attacked himself and showed his arrogance.
At that time, he was so pitiful.
I struggled to live and it left a huge scar on my pride.
now.
It was a fight that ended only when one of them died.
As soon as Marquis Benedict arrived at the estate, he ordered the gathering of the nobles.
‘The aristocrats make up the vast majority in Cairo. If you muster the power of the aristocrats, it will not be so difficult to push Cairo even if Roman Dmitri is holding out. Roman Dmitry. You definitely had to see the end when you attacked me. Now you feel like you’re the strongest in the world defeating Count Nicholas, but things won’t go your way.’
within a week at the earliest.
I will lead my troops and head for the capital.
It was certain that overwhelming numbers would lead the war to victory.
Things went smoothly.
While the troops of the aristocrats were responding to the summons, he received a really unexpected report from his subordinates.
“Tell me again. what?”
His voice boiled with anger.
just now.
I couldn’t understand whether the subordinate’s report was correct, even after listening to it.
The subordinate shrank a lot.
Frightened by Marquis Benedict’s scolding, he spoke in a hoarse voice about what he had received.
“… Count Fabius. He has sent an answer saying he will not comply with the summons.”
refusal.
It was a word that touched Benedict’s heart.
