The emperor who had finished his work was returning to his home and talking to Yeouido.

“How did you feel about meeting him? ”

“Hmmm... You seem to be more communicative than I thought. Do we really need to argue?

“You must have liked the prince quite a bit, my lord. ”

Yeon was smiling outwardly, but her insides were pretty tense.

‘This will ruin the plan. ’

As I expected, the emperor said with an uneasy look on his face.

“First of all, why don't you cancel your banquet plans? Even if I send your troops back, I don't think they'll cause any trouble.... ”

“Huh! I brought you here on purpose and you're canceling? ”

Yeouido was originally planning to lure Yurius here and capture him. Of course, I was prepared for him.

He quickly falls to his knees.

“Your Majesty! Do you trust the royal family you met yesterday more than the gods who have served you for over twenty years? ”

“Huh... It's not like that. ”

“I beg you to take back your words! Didn't the opinions of the rest of the congregation turn out to be untrustworthy? ”

“Hnng... ”

Deep wrinkles appear on the emperor's forehead again. His opposition was familiar, but it seemed to be even more so after he got involved with the western continent.

“Then I'll postpone the plan, but I'll confirm it later. ”

“Your Highness.”

This time, she smiled victoriously. It was practically a yes. If he keeps pushing, even the emperor will be indispensable.

After his retreat, the emperor recalls Yurius, whom he met today.

"You don't look that different from me, but the West Continent is freer than here." ’

There, Yurius gives his statement confidently, even though he gives him the same courtesy he deserves.

The emperor bought it high because there was no fear of it because it was like an enemy everywhere. If he behaves like that in other countries, he will have great power in his own country.

‘I envy him. I didn't do this in the days of the First Men. Ugh... ’

* * *

Yurius was escorted from the Imperial Palace to his chambers.

“I'll bring you refreshments soon. Please wait. ”

“No. I have something to think about. Please don't let anyone in here." ”

“I understand.”

Yurius raises his eyes at some of the knights who followed him to escort him.

‘Please escort no one in or out of the room. ’

As such, Yurius looks around carefully. This place needed attention because it was just a hostile place.

‘There doesn't seem to be any suspicious people or traps. ’

The interior was quite spectacular as it entertained the Crown Prince. He sat on a chair, thinking.

The young emperor is almost a puppet, isn't he? ’

Even in pretending, the eunuch, that woman, seemed to have almost all the power. To be honest, Yurius felt quite dirty. It reminds me of his past life.

"But doesn't the emperor have a grudge? It takes a man who doesn't seem completely incompetent to have a servant to back him up... ’

There were always one or two loyal vassals, even though the monarch could not. In the end, he was executed with Mareus or the Northern shamans.

Glug glug!

When he thought about it, the visit opened slightly.

“I brought refreshments for the noble. ”

“Hmm?"

Yurius asked for an inheritance, but a young man came in with a tray.

The knights must be out there guarding the perimeter. ’

“ ……. ”

He raises his head and stares at the heaviness in laying down the tray.

"Ah!"

Yurius opens his mouth to the man standing somewhat still with a happy expression.

“First time since lockdown? It's been a while.”

At that moment, the paralysis shivers and bows.

“You are the Lord. I didn't think you'd recognize me, even though I hid it as best I could. ”

Yurius opens his mouth again as if it were funny.

“Did you try me? ”

“You're welcome! ”

She is furious and shakes her head.

“So you disguised yourself as a quarrel because of the work of the Church? ”

“That's right.”

“Tsk!”

Yurius kicks his tongue. What happened to this Imperial Palace? Are there any hordes of martyrs among the servants of the palace? But I suddenly had a question in his head.

“But I thought you said you were number two? Is that really the kind of place you can take on a mission like this? ”

“Of course, that's not normally possible. ”

He looks bitter.

“Bridges are surprisingly closed organizations. I call myself a bishop, but it's impossible to be a bishop unless you're a three-month-old in the school. ”

"Three Gates"?

Yurius had a slight snag in the word, but now the imperial palace comes first.

“Is that so? I'm glad I could grant your wish sooner rather than later. ”

“Your Highness! ”

The paralysis lowers its head and shivers again.

Her name is Archer Young. A survivor of Master Moon, devoted to the Church for revenge. However, Yurius came in during a quarrel surrounding the curiosity in the field.

And her former identity was Hwang Seong, the head of the Imperial Intelligence Agency!

Yurius has previously accepted her and promised to defeat the bridges and bridegroom who are messing with the imperial court.

“First of all, I understand the imperial situation. ”

Just now, I had a rough idea of the imperial status. The archer quickly opened his mouth.

“The Bridge sent twenty elite elite heroes, including myself, and a secret weapon, Issue 2. ”

“Number two?”

“The creature I told you about earlier, made using the Everywhere Shiner. ”

She explained to me about a weapon called Class 2.

“The bridge has already collected all the other three wonders except the intangible armor. But we couldn't use it. ”

“Phew…. ”

“So we've figured out a way to draw out the power of wonder through research. So, issues one and two were born. ”

“Do you know what that weapon is? ”

“I'm sorry, but I don't know the details. ”

She lowers her head. It seemed that the identity was only known to the followers of the Church because it was the top secret in the Church.

“From what I've seen.... ”

Yurius blindly swallows the magic of his masterpiece and sees it transform into a few meters of flamethrower. Probably that kind of monster.

When he told me about it, the archer opened his mouth with a cautious look.

“In my estimation, the blindness is most likely the incomplete number three. But I've heard that Issues 1 and 2 have a much higher level of completion than Issues 3. Please be careful. ”

“I see.”

So much for the power of the bridge! The important thing now was to normalize the imperial court, so they moved on to the story.

“As soon as you give me your order, I'll slit her throat and give it to the Lord! ”

She sharpens her teeth to see if her hatred for the brotherhood was great. But Yurius thought differently.

“But you can't just break into the palace of the eunuch and kill them all? ”

“Yes, but…. ”

Yurius stretches a finger in front of her, frowning.

“And the most important goal is not to crush the enemy. ”

“ ……!? ”

“Our most important goal is to clear your name. I heard you used to be the emperor's sidekick. ”

“Can I do that……. ”

The archetype was skeptical about that. It is not easy for Hwang Sung, who belonged to her, to suddenly recover fame because the people who had already been framed and executed ten years ago are masters.

However, Yurius has a favorable look on his face.

“Convincing the emperor here is simple! ”

“You mean the Emperor? But this is a person His Majesty loves very much. ”

She was furious. The emperor was gentle and disputatious. Even though the emperor is violating the emperor's authority a lot, is there a reason to forgive them even after their blood is shed?

Yurius shakes his head, kicking his tongue.

“Tsk, tsk... You're mistaken about him. ”

“Yes?”

“It is true that the emperor is of a gentle nature, but the story of the cult is different. ”

“What are you talking about? ”

“No lord in the world will tolerate a loving servant stealing from him! ”

Yurius affirms with a convincing tone.

“ ……!? ”

The archer looks at him dumbfounded, but he smiles and says.

“So let's talk about that now. ”

* * *

Time suddenly became an ambitious night.

With the exception of a few unmanned guards and soldiers on patrol, the imperial palace was locked away in darkness.

“Is everything all right at work? ”

“Yes!”

A middle-aged man in an armor was walking around scouting. He smiles satisfactorily when he hears the greetings of his soldiers. The guards in the palace where the Emperor lives, even on hard dawn shifts, the soldiers were all vigorous.

“Then keep up the good work. ”

And the moment he was about to turn around!

Srr

“ ……!? ”

He feels a weak posture and looks around, but can't see anything.

‘That's odd. I knew there was something there. ’

Tadahak!

“Ah……. ”

Only after hearing the sound coming from the ceiling of the palace, does the secretary nod with relief.

“Looks like a rat running around the ceiling. Am I too sharp? ”

Glug.

Rats were not the only ones walking around the ceiling. Surprisingly, there was a passageway inside the ceiling where the secretary had just looked.

This is the secret passageway to the imperial palace!

It was a secret place that allowed important people, including the emperor, to escape from the imperial palace.

Although the narrow passageway is rarely used, dust piles up and rats clump, a black shadow quickly passes through it.

Tuck!

After a few minutes of running, the shadow suddenly stops at some point.

‘According to the map, this must be where the Monkey King is. ’

The shadow pauses for a moment and feels the reversal of the room. Of course, where the Emperor slept, the guards couldn't have been too lax.

‘Not a big deal. ’

However, the shadow snorts and immediately leaves the passageway and plunges into the emperor's chambers.

Glug glug!

“ ……!? ”

“Phew!”

The masters who guarded it were startled for a moment. As usual, they were guarding the hallway in front of the bedchamber, and suddenly a gangster with a black mask appeared.

They try to alert you of the intrusion of a suspicious man in a panic.

“How the hell? ”

“You……. ”

Flash!

However, the villain's attack was swift. A blue glow flashes from his hand.

“ ……!? ”

Shhh!

The blue light splits into three halves, then vanishes from their sight. And the next moment!

“Huff!”

“Unh!”

“Oh my……. ”

All three masters guarding the passageway fainted.

This is the sword of the heart!

The murderer surprisingly took out the three swords of the heart with a single gesture and subdued the elite who were in charge of the Emperor's protection.

But there was no time. Soon others will know that they have been overwhelmed.

Gurgle!

Glug glug!

The villager nearly cracks open the door to the settlement. The sound woke the emperor in the room.

Booth.

“Phew!”

But he was also in a strange mood. I woke up to the sound of the door breaking, but there was a suspicious-looking black mask in front of me.

“And you?"

The emperor did not scream to see if he was surprisingly brave.

“As expected, you have your strengths. ”

“What?"

Zec.

The intruder who moved into the room took off his mask and showed his face. The emperor who saw his face hardened his face in a flash.

“You……. ”

Yurius makes a funny face when he enters the Emperor's chambers.

“It's been a long time. I came to tell the king something I couldn't. ”