Episode 594 Grand Banquet in the Kingdom of Heron (5)
A princess with a distant status to herself said that, but the lady-in-waiting’s liver was not big enough for her to throw up.
The sullen maid lowered her head.
“yes. I must have been mistaken.”
Even as he said that, his eyes were still looking at Ray.
He clearly saw with his own two eyes the way he overpowered the knights.
Is that all?
To the young lady-in-waiting, she stood up to the children of nobles without fear, and was close to being a hero.
Since she herself is a servant who is often swayed by nobles, she felt relieved when she saw his actions.
However, he himself denies it, so what am I supposed to say?
Princess Il let out a short breath as the maid’s misunderstanding seemed to end the situation.
‘Should I call this fortunate?’
It was a bit unfortunate that the lady-in-waiting she had always loved had died, but rather, she was worried about what to do if someone who could easily subdue knights really resided in the royal castle.
If he had the ability to subdue several knights at once at a young age, he might rise to the level of a master someday.
‘If that’s the case, His Majesty wouldn’t have let it go.’
Shaking her head lightly and brushing off her thoughts, she looked at the other princesses.
“Then shall we go back now?” The three princesses laughed at him.
“My sister is too. Wouldn’t it be nice to take a walk while you’re out?”
“Loen. You promised to come out for an hour.”
“It hasn’t been an hour yet. Besides, since it’s been a while since I’ve been outside, I want to take a little walk.”
Princess Il let out a laugh as if she couldn’t help it as she looked at the three princesses, Loen, who were behaving in an uncharacteristic way.
This princess also sided with her.
“I’ll walk a little and then go back. If we go back like this, Loen will come out alone.”
The princess, who was well aware of her disposition, suggested that they take a walk together.
Princess Il was not harsh enough to refuse even though her two younger sisters were saying this.
Eventually, she also nodded.
“Whoops. Just a little bit.”
“yes!”
When permission was given, Loen smiled.
As if they had come, they suddenly left, accompanied by escort knights.
* * *
The morning when Ray was in the middle of beating the sons of nobles.
The central aristocrats, whose fire fell on their feet, gathered in one place from early morning.
Looking back at each other with serious faces, they opened their mouths without saying who came first.
“I heard that the Marquis of Garen and Viscount Mace are being held as criminals.”
The old man clad in jewel-studded clothes clicked his tongue.
“Tsk tsk. I told you to be very careful…”
Since they are the two core members of the central aristocratic faction, King Heron will not be willing to let go of them easily.
However, he was afraid that if he cut off his tail like this, the power of the aristocratic faction would weaken.
The best thing would be to bring them out safely, but that also became difficult because the king decided and increased the guards guarding the prison.
When they are struggling with their headaches.
A nobleman who was lost in thought gave an opinion.
“The King intends to publicly punish the criminals at the banquet to be held tomorrow. How about taking a little longer?”
Some nobles showed interest in him.
“First of all, we have to rescue the Marquis and Viscount who have become hostages. If the person to be punished disappears, even the king would be embarrassed. Shouldn’t we just get rid of Count Sylvester and insist that the Marquis Garen and Viscount Mace are innocent?”
At that, the old man who sat in the most prestigious seat stroked his beard and said.
“The king is not a very easygoing person. Will the sins that do not exist disappear simply by being forced to do so? If I set my mind to it, I will try to punish the marquis and the viscount, even against the opposition of the nobles.”
Then, the nobleman who gave his opinion nodded in affirmation.
“Of course, you can’t stop punishing them. However, in the process of dealing with Count Sylvester, we should be able to get our hands on the items left behind by the previous king.”
Relics of the previous king.
No one knows what it really is, but rumor has it that it is of royal lineage.
Isn’t the current king also persecuting Count Sylvester for that reason?
If there is someone in the royal family who is not related to genealogy.
It was literally a jackpot from the point of view of the nobility.
This could be used as a pretext to weaken the royal authority and expand their position.
Most of the aristocrats agreed to his proposal, which was appealing to the taste buds.
“That’s a good idea. I agree.”
“If that’s the best, then you should follow it.”
“I think I like it too.”
As everyone seemed to agree, the old man also nodded.
“Then now all that remains is to rescue the two. Any ideas?”
“yes. Fortunately, I know of some decent mercenaries and assassins guilds. It’ll be a little noisy if you leave it to me, but I’ll try to handle it as neatly as possible.”
“Hoo.”
Outwardly, he had a clean impression and was peeling pumpkin seeds behind his back.
The Mercenaries and the Assassin Guild are close friends.
‘Hall hall hall. He was hiding a stinger.’
The old man looked at him with strange eyes, then withdrew his gaze.
“Good. Then you can try it. You shouldn’t be saving money.”
As he spoke with a smile, he lowered his head.
“It is an honour.”
* * *
Ray, who was chewing his cheeks full of meat, muttered as he looked at the backs of the disappearing princesses.
“I will have to be careful in the future.”
I didn’t expect that the royal family would come and try to find the culprit, since he had beaten some of the offspring of aristocrats who had bad manners.
After all, why would you be afraid to go banditing?
Ray, who was determined to save himself, turned his head away when he felt something unpleasant.
‘What are those again?’
A group of people wearing nocturnal clothes chased after the three princesses.
It’s a bit strange to go around hiding your body, but considering that this place is a royal castle, it’s quite possible, so Ray didn’t think it was a big deal.
Well, they must be the escorts of the princess.
Thinking so, he ate the leftover meat, and this time he tilted his head as he saw the knights roaming openly and openly.
It’s not that this kingdom is crazy, why the hell is it doing this?
Watching them snooping around like dogs hungry for poop, I could intuit that they weren’t knights under the direct control of the royal castle at a glance.
What kind of family knights would roam around in the underground prison?
I even put down the meat I was eating.
Just in case, he poured mana around and watched for signs.
Soon after, I noticed that their movements gradually became organized.
As if someone intended it.
Leaving the servants and soldiers wandering around, the knights approached the prison as if narrowing the siege.
Those hiding on top of the small spire also move in tandem.
At first glance, it didn’t seem like he had good intentions.
‘Are you aiming for Marquis Garen?’
There were plenty of possibilities.
If Marquis Garen and Viscount Mace were punished, the power of the central nobility would diminish.
It was not unreasonable to try to rescue them when there was an opportunity.
“I’ll figure out what to do with it.”
The royal knights aren’t stupid either.
You should have a plan or two in place for when this happens.
Ray, who soon drew attention from them, was busy eating meat.
* * *
Since earlier, the area around the prison has become strangely quiet.
The first to notice the change were the knights.
Sensing that something was wrong, the escort knights called the princesses to stop them.
“Something is strange. Enough for today and go away.”
At those words, the three princesses wept.
“Already? There is still time…”
“No.”
Princess Il nodded at the resolute words of the escort knight.
Didn’t they look after them when they were forced to go out?
While trying to soothe the three princesses, she looked around cautiously and asked.
“Is there a ‘job’?”
“…yes. Come back soon.”
“…All right.”
I wonder if something will happen in the royal castle.
I didn’t worry too much, but it didn’t seem like a small thing if the escort driver said this.
By the time they turned to go back.
A group of figures passed over the spire in the distance.
At that, Princess Lee’s face visibly hardened.
What I had hoped for had happened.
Princess Il quickly grasped the situation.
“Is that what we’re aiming for?”
“I don’t know yet. It’s just… Judging from the fact that it’s around the prison…”
The escort knight glanced in the direction of the underground prison as he spoke.
The soldiers who were originally supposed to stand guard were nowhere to be seen.
In addition, since the servants did not roam around, I could only think that those in power joined forces to leave the prison cell empty.
In a situation that could not even be avoided, the knight gritted his teeth.
‘…Now, of course…’
It was clear that the witnesses would not be spared, seeing the bold actions of tearing the castle apart like a house.
Furthermore, since there were three princesses together, the possibility of becoming their hostages was high.
Standing in the lead, he winked at the knights around him.
Then, they surrounded the princesses and guarded their surroundings.
“Don’t say anything. Don’t try to see anything. Princesses, just think about going back.”
The princesses also cautiously nodded at his words, which showed signs of tension.
As I carefully proceeded along the path I had turned, a strange feeling of tension enveloped my skin.
The air was heavy, as if spears and swords would come flying at any moment.
Even blinking carelessly was not easy.
‘Please, I hope we can pass safely…’
Praying earnestly to the sky.
The whole body was tense so that the knights could pull out their swords at any time.
That moment.
A group of knights appeared before their eyes.
They were also armed with plate armor and weapons, as if they had noticed the unusual air current.
The escort knights, who were relieved, approached them with welcome faces.
