Price of Management

Chapter 9. The Outpost

“Hurry!”

Wizards and knights hurriedly followed the impulse of the hurricane Earl Halstein.

The Grand Duke of Halstein looks like a loser.

‘I can't believe it's going this way. ’

I was worried that I might not be fooled by the Emperor's successor, but I didn't know that I knew where Emperor Kars was.

If I had known that there was such a vast range of spiritual senses, I would not have let Emperor Kars and Caroc Ligand be alone.

The group led by the erl of Halstein arrives at the North Star Palace where the Emperor is.

A lonely star palace north of Isabella's palace.

A place once called the Rose Palace, but nowadays no one speaks, making it an unnamed palace.

The Grand Duke of Halstein grips his teeth.

He remembers not so good memories of being stuck here.

* * *

“Were you taking a walk? ”

“Yes.”

Emperor Kars insisted.

It was a subtle situation.

The knights who were escorting Emperor Kars in secret were overwhelmed by embarrassment, not knowing what to do with my appearance.

When I left the emperor unattended, I was anxious, but when I stepped forward and separated him, I was afraid that I would harm him as a hostage.

The strange tension grows more intense as the group arrives.

The Marquis of Error-Master Halstein.

Thirteen Knights of the Order Expert class.

There are 12 wizards in more than 4 circles.

Power capable of warfare has been secretly infiltrated and placed on every side. I lay in ambush without a sound, but I can clearly see the shared senses with the spirit. They knew that, too.

It was neurometastasis.

I felt an intangible life being sent to me by the erl Halstein. Ordinary people could have had a heart attack, but I was free from the pressure of sharing my senses with the spirits.

The life of Earl Halstein seems to warn me that if I try anything, I'll kill him.

I was ready to fight anytime.

The gnome in the ground.

Wounded and salamanders in your body.

And I haven't summoned it, but even a silk that ticks when I call it.

The quiet garden was stained with blood.

But I did not tolerate it, and Emperor Kars did not know the situation either.

“It's been a while.”

Suddenly, the emperor Kars said.

“What? ”

“My mother has a cold and has taken care of me in this palace. ”

“ ……. ”

“Me and my brother followed my mother to this alien palace. ”

“I see.”

“On a warm afternoon, the three of us took a walk in the garden together. ”

So you've been wandering around here and there. Somehow I didn't think it was him.

“My mother and sister used to laugh very quickly, discussing what was so fun. I didn't know why I was laughing, but she was laughing, so I just followed her. ”

Emperor Kars has moved on.

I followed.

You keep a very close distance from the Kars to keep the Hollowborn out of the way.

The Grand Duke of Halstein's party follows us. I was very skilled and sophisticated in chasing after the surrounding area with the sound killed.

“This is it.”

Emperor Kars has stopped.

It was a place where gardens and flowers and grass were shining brightly in the sun.

“Mother and brother were murdered here. ”

My heart sank.

I thought it was just a place of memories.... It was now the worst scene in the life of Emperor Kars.

“Did you come here often? ”

In my question, Emperor Kars shakes his head.

“It's the first time since that day. I didn't care because I didn't have a reason to avoid it. I didn't have anything to look for. ”

Then it must mean I got here on purpose.

Okay. Okay.

That's not a bad sign.

I realized I had the perfect opportunity to persuade Emperor Kars.

Where everything happened.

Even though I could hardly feel the sadness, emperor Kars found the place where the biggest shocking event of his life had happened. And it tells me the story of the day.

It meant he was willing to confront the trauma that ruled him.

I thought if I could stop the war, I'd have a chance now.

“Assassins ran out and killed my mother and brother. Yeah, I distinctly remember. The Grand Duke of Halstein was there. ”

Emperor Kars pointed to a dense forest.

Unfortunately, the late Halstein was also at that exact spot.

“I barely saved my life thanks to the late lord Halstein, but my mother and brother died instantly. ”

The day that Emperor Kars remembers.

The events of that day would have been a life-changing shock for the late Earl of Halstein. The profound loyalty of giving up your life for the Emperor, as well as your honor as an unmanned man, must be because of your guilt against that day.

Now, what would the Hidden Imperial Court of Halstein be thinking about that same day?

* * *

‘Your Majesty……. ’

The Grand Duke of Halstein grips his teeth.

How could I forget about that day?

In fact, it was Earl Halstein who suffered more that day than Emperor Kars.

“How did you feel then? ”

Caroc asks Emperor Kars.

The emperor said.

“Well, should I be afraid, or should I be sad? I didn't know how to feel. I doubted it wasn't real. My mother and brother were always with me in my life, and they were so easily killed by an assassin's knife. It made sense for a precious person to lose so easily. ”

The Grand Duke of Halstein looks like he's going to be heartbroken.

How did it feel?

What do you think? ’

The Grand Duke of Halstein breathes his last breath towards Caroc.

The feeling of having to watch the people who have to be protected fall with blood sprinkled before their eyes!

Rarely saved, the young prince lost all his happiness and became an emotionless monster. Watching it, the Grand Chamberlain shed tears.

I'd rather die than practice shaving my bones. He persecuted himself as if he had not fulfilled his duty. So I broke myself and broke myself again and again to realize the drama of nothingness.

And now.

It became similar to that day.

Hidden wizards and knights, surrounded everywhere.

Self who is always running to protect the Emperor.

In front of them were Emperor Kars, who had to die to protect him, and the only two adversaries who could kill him at any time.

The Earl of Halstein hates Caroc Ligand as he secures the safety of the emperor in the same place that day. I wanted to blow his head off right now.

But I couldn't.

Caroc was also close to the emperor, but the bigger issue was the attitude of the emperor Kars.

“I ask you, how should you have felt then? What face should I have made? ”

Then Caroc replied.

“You're not wrong. In that situation, everyone will be shocked, embarrassed and dazed. That's it.”

“I wasn't sad. Even though I lost the only people who ever loved me. ”

“Sadness doesn't come so easily. Later…… my heart feels like I can't be with them anymore. It comes to grief when he realizes that he has lost something in himself along with the breakup. ”

“It's been a long time since then, and I'm still not sad. It's been too long since I've forgotten what it means to be sad. ”

“There's just no sadness yet. You must have lost something after that day. Tell me, what did you lose that day? ”

Emperor Kars shakes his head.

“I don't know. I think I've lost something really big, like you said. I don't know what that is. ”

Watching the conversation between the two of you, the Grand Duke of Halstein was confounded.