The wise man returns

The next day, the imperial palace began to move before daylight.

From the maid who just came in, to the Grand Chamberlain who served as Emperor of the Priory, there were no exceptions.

The kitchen was lit up the night before, and all the soldiers threw away their spare time.

A new imperial immediacy to lead the empire for the rest of its life! It is the ambassador of a country that I have never had in my life.

At other times, one mistake could not be tolerated at this moment.

Fortunately, the imperial immediacy was prepared as planned, because everyone worked hard.

For this moment, the scale was the greatest I had ever seen, as there was a monthly competition.

At daybreak, the nobles begin to enter the imperial palace one by one.

They huddle together to talk about the future of the Empire.

Since there were so many variables in this competition, exchange of opinions was not an option, but an essential one.

“Is this how the Empire moves again? ”

“I'll be very busy in the future. because there are so many amazing people out there. ”

A nobleman sweeps through the hall as he finishes his speech.

The banquet hall was already full of numerous characters, including the first floor and the second and third floors.

The size of the crew was not uncommon for the Cadim Empire and other nobles.

Seeing and criticizing the new emperor was as understandable as it was necessary for diplomacy.

However, the elite VIPs, including the important people, Balin, Leven, etc. that the nobles were looking for were still missing.

“As soon as it was sunny, I turned around and looked for it, but it was a complete waste. You're not going to show up as easily as you are important. ”

“Hmm.”

The nobleman lets out a short groan at the other person's words.

Each one of them must be thinking of a plan.

People who storm every move!

They wouldn't have made it to that position, so they would have drawings they couldn't have imagined.

The nobles didn't know. One of those vips, Balin, has a strange look in my room.

“You lost all your family in one night? ”

“... Yes, yes. ”

Eilan replied with a tiring voice.

Even though I was tied up all night, my appearance didn't look like anything else.

at least in front of others.

But that wasn't what was important to Balin.

“Does that make sense? Your clans, the ones you brought with you, even the duc's eaters, are of poor quality...”

Balin tilts his head.

I tried to free the clans as I had planned yesterday, but in the meantime, Eilan's answer has changed.

“But it's true. I don't know what happened to the mansion... but the life force in that mansion was completely cut off. ”

“… umm. ”

It can't be that common sense that such quantities and qualities disappear in a moment.

But Eilan said the same thing no matter how many times he guessed.

If you even threatened to use it as an experimental ingredient, there must be something there.

Did Re-Hot eat there first? ’

Balin, who was thinking about it, suddenly went crazy.

It's not an unlikely story.

However, it was also a hypothesis that I had to shake my head.

If Re-Hot had moved, the Dark Mana would have been seen throughout the Imperial family by now.

But no one felt that way last night, of course, until today.

There are two conclusions. It means that someone other than Re-Hote struck down the houses in the middle of the night, or that Eiran was lying.

‘First, I need to check inside the mansion. We still have time until the immediate. it'll be fine. ’

When he had finished his thought, he immediately entrusted Ailan to Leven.

She was the only one who could manage Ireland in this situation.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, Balin heads straight for the Duke's mansion.

Surprisingly, the exterior of the mansion was intact.

"Huh?"

Dark mana, un-blooded mansions. It was strange that there was no popularity on the inside.

Curiously, Balin entered the mansion and soon saw an amazing sight.

“... this! ”

The garden within the fence is filled with recent traces.

Valine studies the trail, and soon she realizes it's a sign of a spear.

Duke Abel...! ’

After realizing the situation, Valine's back was covered in cold sweat.

He headed for the central fortress just in case.

Again, there was a body there to confirm Valine's guess.

“I knew it.”

There were no ghouls left in the underground training grounds.

The whole body was torn apart and returned to the bone fragments and mummies.

Balin slowly counted the traces of the wall and the floor.

What opened my eyes were five, or maybe six, hand marks.

I couldn't tell more, but there were roughly a few errors.

The size of the intestine is almost as large as one castle. There must have been at least 2,000 of them full.

We ended them with eight spears. I have no idea how powerful Duke Abel's guilt is.

“… umm. ”

It must have been a huge accomplishment if a man of this magnitude had strayed from the side of vampires.

However, the expression on Balin's face that brought it to life was not very comfortable.

I didn't expect to see such extreme behavior from now on.

Besides...

Balin suddenly turns his eyes to the Duke of Rudens.

Actually, Lennon, the Demon Lord's army that was there was crazy.

At that time, he introduced Duke Abel as an ally of the Demon Prince.

Then perhaps the Duke will move on to the Demon King's army.

“I don't care about the other times, but it's a little awkward in this situation...”

Balin relished the feeling of embarrassment.

He's already a vampire, but he's also a tasty golden vampire.

Vampires were the sworn enemies of the Demon Prince, and the ducs were no exception.

Obviously, if I went to the Demon King without warning, I wouldn't be able to escape death. That's what I expected and said.

But I couldn't handle it so easily as long as Re-Hot was in the Imperial family.

If Valine knew Re-Hote, she would not have just eliminated the duc.

I've got some good ingredients in Sonya, but why wouldn't I use them?

“I'm in a lot of trouble...”

After exploring everywhere else, Balin leaves the mansion without hesitation.

I checked everything, so I had no reason to misunderstand further.

‘Immediate meals must be attended, and now we must return with Andropos. ’

With the tournament over, a few more days left for Re-Hot to intervene.

If that's the case, Andropos will probably join the party himself.

But Balin had no intention of waiting until then.

I was eager to start my investigation into dragon magic right away. As there was also a risk to Re-Hot's puppets, it had to be dealt with as soon as possible.

“The impromptu ceremony continued until tonight...”

Balin thinks of the corridor she checked under the Imperial Palace.

I didn't think she needed to wait until she heard from her servants.

* * *

As the sun passes through the sky, the great nobles begin to appear in place.

A truly invisible war has begun.

On the surface, of course, it was a celebration of the new imperial position.

However, there were countless nobles behind it who were still trying to get more.

The biggest prey in it is also the dinosaurs revealed through the trials.

The most delicious among them was Balin.

“Congratulations! Balline! My eyes have been glowing since the aristocratic council before, but that's what I thought! I expected my ball to win long ago! ”

A middle-aged man in a chubby house spoke softly like a ten-year-old friend.

A friend who stood by Randolph's side at the time of the aristocratic council and vehemently disagreed.

‘I guess I just said it out loud enough to remain in my memory. ’

The nobles gathered at that time were close to thirty people.

It's not like Randolph gave his opinion, but he said that much.

He couldn't naturally look fine.

The moment Balin opened her mouth with a light smile, the middle-aged nobleman was pushed away with a sound.

“Earl Valine Theodore? ”

Instead, he occupied the place, which seems like he will use his strength to pretend.

“Uhh. Hey! I'm not in the middle of a conversation! ”

“If you know anything about martial arts, I'll let you in on it. ”

“Hee hee hee! ”

In a sharp appearance, the face of the middle-aged nobles was reflected.

Weapons are the same without training Mana, whether it's a duc or a commoner.

So, the common nobles were weakened in front of the unseen and running back and forth.

“Balline, I'll ask you straight away. What the hell is that? I'm not going to ask you to fight, so just answer that! ”

“So do I. I'm sure you've come to your senses after your efforts, but please at least a little...”

A group of unaccounted for from the beginning.

They were all impressed by the ether sword of Balin.

Unlike the Oracle Blade, you can unleash the power of the Oracle Blade!

The UAVs were as desperate as Balin, who showed them the possibilities herself.

“That's...”

Balin blurs at the end of his speech.

A pure sword could give you a hint.

But the Aether Sword is literally a magical realm.

Explaining the mystery is not something they can do.

No matter how much I forced herbivores to eat meat, it was the same as if I couldn't feed meat.

‘Let's explain it straight away so that no one can hear it properly, and it doesn't matter anyway, so let's go around it roughly. ’

After finishing his thought, Balin smiles lightly and replies.

“This is one of your visions... I'm sorry. ”

“I see...! Well, you can't help it if you have that much strength. ”

Surprisingly, the unacceptable were easy to convince.

It was possible because people understood the meaning of giving and not receiving.

“Ha…”

It's already the seventh one. Barely expelling the unmanned, Balin sighs lightly.

Both body and soul were hardened, but this fatigue was exhausted regardless of him.

Things to be solved by learning narrative, such as zealotry, or if you were interested in such things, you would have already sat on the throne of the emperor.

Luckily, I've been keeping fit. If it was a previous world, I'd be looking for a chair around here.

‘Those are old memories now. Come on. Time flies. ’

Balin fixed her gaze in the corner for a while because of the illusion she had seen in her youth.

I can see myself crouching in the dark.

The eyes of Balin, who was smiling, shook momentarily.

Uh...? ’

Surprisingly, it was because it was not that different from now.

Valine, who was shocked by the blemish, soon found rest. That is the old self and the present self.

Since he regretted, he had no choice but to look the same.

It seemed like I had forgotten what I was like for a while because of old memories.

‘Yes, I had regrets. Like this... "

Balin felt a heavy touch of the brooch hanging from the three necks.

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