Episode 172 The Emperor Awakens (2)
The culprit was identified much more easily than he thought.
It was said that the Dark Spirit watching over the Three Princess Ruthella witnessed the moment she gave orders to the assassins.
When I asked again if it was certain, what the Dark Spirit held out was a piece of parchment.
With the down payment and the recipient written on it, it looked like a contract.
It was not written who made the request and who received it, but there was enough evidence to support the words of the Dark Spirit.
Is it a long-standing tradition of the Empire to try to assassinate someone who has asked for help and tried to help?
I thought it was cheap, but now that I look at it, I must have lost even the concept.
When the client was revealed, there was nothing rough about Ray’s behavior.
He stood in front of the historic gates of Beacelloni Castle, the capital of the Lessian Empire.
Looking closer, the grain of the wood seemed to be alive and breathing, and the steel with patterns along with the castle gate looked very grand.
I really wanted to destroy the castle gate, how nice it looked.
That thought soon turned into action.
Ray blew through the gates of the Lessian Empire.
Kwaaaang-!
With a deafening roar, parts of the walls and gates were blown away.
Only the soldiers who stood guard at the gate could only stare blankly under Ray’s protection.
It was obvious that the knights would come to the great commotion.
Sure enough, several imperial knights lined up around the place where the gate was.
Knights hurriedly came running and urged the soldiers.
“What’s going on!”
The soldiers could not easily answer the questions of the knights, who usually did not speak well.
“Seoseongmun…”
“Magic…the gate… has exploded…”
He muttered strange words over and over again and pointed at someone as if he was lost.
Accordingly, the gaze of the knights also followed the gaze of the soldiers.
There stood a saint from the Holy Land.
Ray looked at the scene and this time directed the start word towards the wall.
“Explosion.”
Using the spoken starter as a signal, Mana reacted to it and caused a phenomenon.
Kwaaaang-! Quaang-!
For an instant, a magic circle was drawn on the castle wall, and he wanted to resist to some extent, but that was only for a moment.
The fortress wall, which seemed to be strong, was torn down as it was.
No, it would be more correct to say that it disappeared as it is.
The strong explosive power synchronized with the mana of the magic circle, and the stone blocks that formed the castle wall turned to dust and scattered around.
Ray said to the knights in it.
“If you don’t want the castle to collapse, bring the three princesses before me.”
The overwhelming momentum of mana drove the knights in an instant.
Cold sweat ran down his back with a chilling feeling as if all the hairs on his body were standing up.
They now number in the hundreds.
In addition, all of those hundreds of people were imperial knights who could handle mana.
However, the opponent was pressing hundreds of such knights alone.
The captain of the knights asked as a representative.
“What the hell are you doing? The princess should be eating now.”
At his words, Ray snorted.
I’m not kidding right now.
They blew up the gates and walls to bring the princess, and they were eating.
“okay. The noble princess should even eat. Explosion.”
Kwaaaang-!
Contrary to what was said, the castle wall burst again.
Ray looked at him and nodded.
He was a generous man who knew how to wait for a meal.
Of course, by the time the meal is over, I intend to completely demolish the castle.
Even so, if he continued to eat, he was confident that he would even praise him as a bonus.
What if Lessian uses this as an excuse to start a war against the Holy Kingdom? I’ll accept anything. Even Proxia was destroyed by herself, so what would be difficult about the Lessian Empire?
Moreover, it is right in front of the imperial family now.
At this distance, even if the sword master came with a team, he was confident.
The knight commander, unable to come to his senses at the saint’s unstoppable magic, hurriedly spoke.
“I will bring you!”
He had served the Empire for more than twenty years, but this was by far the first time.
Who could think of using magic in the Imperial Castle, the base of the Lessian Empire?
It was possible if it was the madman in front of me.
I was very curious about how the saint could handle mana, but I was even more curious about the amount of mana that would destroy the gates and walls.
‘How many circles can a mage buy!’
When the knight commander thought so and set out to find the third princess, Prince I and Prince Lee appeared first.
They frowned and ran out.
“What the hell is the fuss about!”
“What kind of madman dared to stand in front of the imperial castle…”
This prince, who was saying, couldn’t finish his words when he saw the scene unfolding in front of him.
“…”
Since when did Hwangseong open the gates so easily!
The castle gate, which boasted a long history of the empire, disappeared as it was, and the castle wall, which was protected by a double magic circle in all directions, disappeared completely.
Even if a 6th-circle mage spewed magic, this would be impossible.
Looking around him, he saw a saint standing in the middle of the knights.
Prince Il and Prince Lee intuitively noticed that.
‘Something happened.’
‘No matter how much it blows up the castle gate… It’s insane.’
What kind of place is the Lesian Empire?
It is the continent’s most powerful country and at the same time a major trading country.
There is no country that has not gone through Lessian.
Touching the castle of such an empire would probably not be an ordinary thing.
Prince Il defeated the knights and approached Ray.
“What the hell is going on, saint?”
When he asked, Ray answered.
“Last night, the Assassins personally came to the VIP room. Do you think the empire is attempting to assassinate a distinguished guest instead of greetings?”
Prince Il’s head tilted slightly.
Are you an Assassin?
An assassination attempt? It’s something they don’t really know.
Prince Il looked at him with cold eyes.
“Is that true?”
“I wouldn’t have made up my mind to destroy the empire if it wasn’t true.”
Does that mean he’s already made up his mind to destroy the empire?
Prince Il bowed his head deeply toward Ray.
Seeing that, all the knights and soldiers opened their mouths wide open.
“I sincerely apologize. It’s not just an apology, I and the members of the royal family will cooperate in catching the criminal. So can you please step back from here?”
The prince, who had been quietly listening to Prince Il’s words, also lowered his head.
“I am sorry for causing trouble. We will gladly accept the sin of endangering the saint by our complacency.”
Receiving their apology, Ray still shook his head.
It wasn’t something I did to get an apology from them.
Besides, the culprit has already been caught.
With the contract, Assassin’s recruit, and the testimony of the Dark Spirit, it was already at a level that could be confirmed.
Even if it’s not necessarily the current situation, the crime of trying to assassinate a saint is considerable.
Moreover, if it succeeded, it failed spectacularly, and even the requester was revealed.
Now only destruction remained.
Ray pointed with his finger somewhere.
Jared and Luke’s gaze also moved naturally.
“The culprit I was looking for was the three princesses, so bring the three princesses right in front of me. Otherwise, I really don’t know what to do with it.”
Ray spoke and pulled out a piece of parchment.
Looking at it, the two swallowed their saliva.
Even the handwriting is that of the three princesses.
With the down payment clearly written on it, it was by no means a good-looking document.
Why did the three princesses try to assassinate a saint?
However, if you think about it now, four months have already happened.
Ray had no intention of easily forgiving such an absurdity.
If someone other than herself had come to help the Empire, her assassination attempt might have been successful.
What if she could have prevented the assassination purely because of her own strength?
What if the force wasn’t strong like the saints of the past?
Perhaps her head fell off as Rusella wished.
That’s why you should praise(?) the three princesses for accomplishing such a great job.
Jared and Luke also gave orders to the surroundings while sobbing, as if there was no disagreement to be brought out in Ray’s words.
“…Bring Rusella. Hurry up.”
The prince added to his order.
“If you’re even a little late, tell him I won’t let you go. I don’t know the circumstances, but she will have to bear all the crimes of trying to harm the distinguished guest.”
“I see!”
“I take orders!”
After answering, several knights hurriedly headed for the fort.
Fortunately, the knights obeyed the order, and soon after, Rusella walked as if she was being dragged out.
“Let go! What dare you do!”
The three princesses struggled fiercely.
Ray looked at it and laughed.
I think I will come to my senses only when my mouth is still alive.
The three knights bowed their heads to the princes while carefully holding Rusella.
“I brought you.”
As Luke beckoned to them, the knights let go of their hands.
The expressions of the two of them already looking at Ruthella were not nice.
“…was it true that you dared to harm a saint?”
“I should have known the subject. To repay the favor with an enemy? I guess you are crazy.”
Ruthella frowned at Prince Il and Lee’s words.
“What the hell do you mean by trying to harm your older brothers? I swear, I don’t know.”
Ray also frowned at her extreme denial.
Do you mean it will come out like this?
he sighed.
“This is yours, take it back.”
As he spoke, he handed over the parchment.
Seeing that, Ruthella’s expression stiffened for a moment.
There was no one who could not notice the momentary change in expression here.
“I am not me. Someone must have used my handwriting!”
“who?”
“That’s……”
“Whoa… I know who is Hogu because this really says let’s see.”
Ray steadily drew mana from his body.
Then, the powerful mana that pushed away even the sword master swam around.
Prince Il and Prince Lee activated mana and tried to counter it.
It was a pointless thing.
The more they tried to resist, the more the amount of mana poured into them grew.
‘This is… what His Majesty the Emperor said…
‘
Ray slowly walked in front of them, who were in a hurry just to block them.
He looked around with cold eyes.
“The princess of Lessian tried to assassinate a saint of the Holy Land. Could it be that what the Lessian Empire wanted from the Holy Kingdom was war, not help?”
