Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

“How the hell did you get in here? ”

The embarrassment that first appeared on the Emperor's face was no longer visible. I ask with a cold face like when. And Lycaon also relaxed, or rather, said one more step out of there, being sarcastic.

“Hey, emperor. What matters now is not how you got in, but why you got in. Don't you get it? You're not ready to talk yet? ”

A disrespectful gesture the emperor had never heard before. But even the emperor laughs as if he doesn't mind. And I thought silently.

‘Anyway, since you're holding a golden hall, it shouldn't be a bad idea to tell a story. ’

What matters now is the golden hall in the mask's hand. Things that must be recovered if they do not come out, but if they are in the world. The emperor, who took a slow breath, opened his mouth.

“You came to Kwenthium with Elisha? ”

“That's right."

“So, what do you want to talk about? ”

“Hmm, now you're really ready to talk. ”

“Speak up. ”

“Trade.”

The Emperor responded with a simple answer, as if he knew it would come out.

“Entering the imperial palace and demanding a deal from the emperor is definitely not your average guy. Are you ready to go? ”

“That's a good look. I'm not much of a guy. And if we come in here quietly, maybe we can get out? ”

“Hehe, it's different from coming in and going out. ”

“Let's make a bet. ”

The emperor looked at the masked man with calm eyes.

This room is perfectly soundproof, but just pull the rope next to the bed and all the imperial palaces will awaken. In other words, it was not that hard to catch the masked person in front of me.

And I didn't think this mask would know that. Nevertheless, my own attitude kept bothering me.

The emperor, who cleared his mind for a moment, quietly said.

“Trade... what you give me will be, of course, the golden hall, and what do you want from me, then? ”

“Number one, the price of this golden hall is 10 million. ”

The emperor nods casually. The value of the golden hole's secrets was much higher than that. In the meantime, Riccianne made up her mind about the price.

“The price of the golden hall is 5 million, and the price of not mining the secrets of the golden hall is 5 million. ”

“Secret.... ”

“In the meantime, I've had enough time to uncover the secrets of the golden hall, but I haven't. I thought you were crazy. So pay for my hard work. ”

The emperor nods casually.

“You seem to be good at business. Fine, I promise to pay you my 10 million. ”

“Hehe, how refreshing for an emperor. That's all the price negotiations are for... The second is life. ”

“Life?”

“Give me the lives of the knights of the Twilight Knights, including Elisha Polden, who came to see me. You can't leave them here knowing who I am, can you? ”

The emperor nods without hesitation at Lycaen's words.

“Good. Anybody else? ”

“Of course. The third promise. ”

“Promise?”

“Promise not to pursue me after receiving the golden hall. ”

Even in the third condition, the emperor nodded.

“Okay, I promise. What I need is that golden hall. I have no interest in you. What more do you want? ”

Lycaen glows in the eyes of the emperor.

“No, there are no more conditions. ”

“Then this deal is done. ”

But Lycaen shakes his head.

“Not really. I knew we shouldn't have made this deal. ”

Suddenly, the eyes of the emperor were greatly shaken by the attitude of the masked man. But I never get excited. Rather, I stared at Lycaen with an even deeper look.

“Why?! ”

“It's so obvious that you won't keep your promise. ”

“Hmm?"

“Actually, isn't that right? Well, maybe on the second condition. The golden hall is important to you, not the life of your lord. But the third condition... Was it a condition to nod without hesitation? To give up on me, who might know your secret. ”

“The emperor does not speak with one mouth! ”

“Ah, of course. But someone who's heard your story might do the wrong thing with too much loyalty, right? Or there's a way to deliberately tell a story to someone who will be overly loyal. Plus, your eyes were so full of life that I couldn't even pretend to trick you. ”

On the third condition, the two eyes of the emperor who nodded their heads felt cold.

“What a bold fellow you are. How dare you try to play with me. ”

The emperor said in a loud voice. I was still not excited. Rather, it was even calmer. And Lycaen knew how frightening that calmness was. Of course, that didn't scare Lycaen at all.

“Play with the Emperor of Gronis in the underworld... it won't be so bad! ”

“Hehe... He's not worth talking to anymore. ”

“Ah, don't rush. ”

However, the emperor was already reaching for the rope beside the bed. And Riccianne quickly said,

“Be patient. Pulling it could jeopardize your position as Emperor. ”

Immediately, the hand of the emperor, who was holding the rope, stopped. And he said in a cool voice, not hiding his life anymore.

“What did you say? ”

Lycaen was still relaxed. With your back against the wall, you waved the golden hall in a relaxed manner, asking questions instead of answering the Emperor's questions.

“Is this hall for real? ”

“What?"

“Did I come here with the truth? ”

The emperor's eyes falter once more. Then I grabbed my hand. That was definitely the part I didn't think of. Like the masked man said, the golden hall was probably not the object of the problem he was looking for.

Lycaen, who carefully examined the Emperor's reaction, said again.

“Well, guess what. Is this real or fake? ”

“Have you thought about how your neck might fly? ”

“Well, it's not that unlikely. By the way... I keep telling you, that could jeopardize your position as Emperor. ”

“What were you thinking, talking nonsense?! ”

“Hmm, good. Then let's change the question. Where's the real hall you're looking for right now? ”

Instead of answering, the emperor stared at Lycaen with a lively gaze. Eventually, Lycaen told me the answer.

“My henchman has the real thing now. And if I think something's wrong with me, my men will run to Duke Rowdys with the real hall. ”

At that moment, the face of the emperor, who had remained calm so far, became violently distorted for the first time.

“No way...! ”

Then a smile of remorse came to Lycaen's face hidden in the mask. But he said in a quiet voice.

“Isn't that the crime of your great-grandfather? ”

And the emperor eventually lost his cool.

“How do you know that? ”

An urgent shout came from the Emperor's mouth. However, Lycaen shrugged his shoulders in exaggeration and no longer answered.

The reason Lycaen came into the Imperial Palace and started talking to the Emperor was not to make a deal. To find out what the golden hall really meant. Of course, I had no intention of making a deal from the beginning.

Lycaen didn't even ask Elisha any more questions, but she didn't know the real secret of the key that Elisha was also in the Golden Hall. But Ricain had to find out what the secret was. It was only then that the risks associated with this golden hall might be reduced.

The lure to uncover the secret was Duke Rowdys.

The Great Depression of the Gronis Empire has precious children.

Emperor Parsen, the great grandfather of the current emperor, had only one brother, and the two had only one son. And they also had only one son. Those generations also had only one son as a child.

Duke Rowdys is a descendant from the brother of the Parsen Emperor. According to the number of villages, the current emperor and his brother were 10 villages. Nevertheless, he was the first successor to the imperial throne despite the remote rural population. It was because there was no heir for the current emperor.

Lycaen brought up the name of the great Duke Rowdys to see if the secret to the matter was related to the emperor's empire.

Of course, I didn't think of it without any reason. Not only did we mobilize the Knights of Dusk, but we also put in a tremendous amount of money. Finally, if you noticed Kleus' treasure as soon as it came into the world, it means he's been tracking it for a long time.

In other words, it was natural to think that such an expendable object would have something to do with the emperor's empire.

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