The World of Masks

The kingdom has never been more complex. Five years ago, the king who ruled the kingdom was the greatest holy and modern king in the history of the country, and he was still a member of the people's mouths. It was thanks to the king that this kingdom, which was once such a sovereign kingdom, could now be transformed into a vast kingdom that could not be easily transformed. He has established fine diplomatic relations with his surrounding countries, increased the wealth of his country by focusing on commerce, and raised the throne with a strong army by aligning his forces. Of course, most of the profits went back to the nobles and the royals, but the lives of the commoners also rose noticeably.

The problem began five years ago when the king who was loved by the people died. The king had a total of five children, and his firstborn was crowned after his death. But this firstborn had nowhere to go. After only two years, he died. The real problem started here. The next problem was that the age of the current king on the throne was too young. Current privileges are being wielded by the Duke of the Outer Rifles. Nevertheless, it was fortunate for an outsider to go to a place that was destroying the country. The Duke who now holds power was not incompetent. Rather, he was very capable as one of the most beloved members of the former royal family who led the country into an emergency with the former king who died five years ago. Under the Duke's regime, the kingdom was slowly rectifying the chaos that had occurred after the successive death of the king. But there was only one who looked at the duc with such eyes.

The son of the late king, the third son of the late king, the uncle of the current king. He was accompanied by Earl Krafnaf.

The most powerful and ambitious of the five sons of the former king. Even the forces that are building are so powerful that the most dangerous force for the current king is the bag, the bag will be drawn. After his brother died and his nephew, who knew nothing, became king, he could not bear the thought of one of his officials holding power over him. Of course, the two of them collided on a personal matter. The current political slate of the kingdom was a brotherhood facing the duc's clan behind the young king and the duke-oriented clan. It was similar to the relationship between the discontinuation in reality and the Amphibious Army (Sejo), or the case and the King of Yeongdaeng (Young-rok).

He was the Grand Duke who started the rebellion to drive out his nephew and try to succeed him, but if the king were to die now, he would have no reason to cause the rebellion to be like my own weight. Rebellion is always the last resort. Even if I succeeded safely, I was sure that orthodoxy or morality would follow me throughout the ranks. The best situation for the Grand Duke is that the king dies and he becomes the new king. Of course, the royal relationship will be twisted by the fact that the nephew's heir will become an uncle, but that's not something you can do. Better than the Rebellion. Even though the Grand Duke's second brother, the former king, is still alive, the prince is already being pushed out of the power game. Even if the king dies, it's hard to say he'll take the throne.

In other words, if a king dies, he will be king in peace.

The situation caused Krafnaps to swallow a gulp.

"You want to kill the king?"

I unconsciously called him to deliver the Hyundai King, and then I quickly fixed him up.

"Yes, it is. Your permission, of course, comes first."

As he had already agreed to work together, Jack got up from his desk and sat down on the couch in the middle of the room. Then he stretched out his hands and urged Krafnaps to sit down. Callie starts riding carefully by her side. Now I was not a patron, so I had to serve tea.

"· · · · · · · · · · Do you know how much escort the king is under?"

Jack sits in a chair in power and asks Krafnaps with a nonsense look on his face. I have already buried my unpleasantness and raised my title to you. A quick provocation that has already taken more than one ship will only lead to division. It was a situation that would make others feel unpleasant, but Krafnaps never did. Krafnaf was also not a decent figure.

"You know what I have?"

"Guns? I thought about that. But no matter how brilliant your weapons may be, the king's assassination will not stand. I've seen snipers, but the knights escorting the king are monsters. I'll know enough to stop him."

Those who know as well as beasts are enough. Krafnaf was skeptical of the king's assassination.

"Of course, we have our ways."

"What's that?"

"It's a secret."

I grinned with my index finger in my mouth. Of course, Krafnaf's eyes darken when he sees it.

"Are you kidding me?"

"No way. But this is also my bottom sheet. I can't just let you know. If you have any doubts, you can decline. Because then I will only support firearms faithfully."

Krafnaf is lost in thought. It was impossible to kill the king, no matter what you thought. But what if I could? What if it works? If he had said something like this another time, he would have ignored it, but there's nothing more to it than seeing the weapons of travelers surpassing his common sense.

"Don't hesitate. Even if we fail, only one traveler will be extradited to treason. Even if your name were to pop out of my mouth, I don't know, would the Duke still be clutching half his political life?"

"Your status may be swayed."

"You're dreaming of treason anyway, aren't you? And even if I get caught, I can make up excuses for it. If I'm being held, your name will pop out of my mouth, and the Duke will press him with it. Then you can turn that upside down as Billy. The Duke is trying to manipulate the evidence to get rid of himself by defeating that evil outlaw and building this country right away."

"But rumors like that could turn the nobles against you."

"In situations like this, there's a reason for that. Even without me, the Duke would have a good reason to undermine you."

"· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·."

If you don't want to cause a rebellion, you have to be careful. If it fails, this side can become extremely narrow. But what if we're planning a rebellion anyway?

'I don't care if it was an act of rebellion. No, but it could be a cause for mutiny. And if it gets ugly...'

They can take over the country without too much difficulty.

Of course, it is likely that the plan will not go their way, but it is worth trying.

"· · · · · · · · I'll ask the Grand Duke."

I would if I could, but I still had to ask the Grand Duke. Although he is preparing for the rebellion, he is still the Grand Duke's nephew. He may not like being assassinated by travelers he has never seen before.

'It doesn't matter if there's no chance of that.'

But it's too big a problem for him to make a decision.

"Whatever. Oh, I forgot one thing. There could be a lot of people involved in the king's assassination. Report that, too."

Krafnaf nods. It doesn't matter if many of those lowly things die if they can kill the king. There have always been small sacrifices to big things.

"Okay, so when do I get my firearms?"

"The first offering was 500 rifles and 200,000 rounds, right? Send someone. I'll get right on it. And, unfortunately, the secondary supply can be delayed."

"Why?"

An unpleasant energy rises from the air. However, Jack does not waver, putting the car Callie gave him in his mouth lightly.

"I think I need to be prepared to kill the king. If your permission allows me to kill the king, I will put it first. Of course, if you say no to the king's murder, I'll produce supplies for you right away. Oh, please tell the Grand Duke about this. that the supply of supplies can be delayed if you kill the king."

The Krafnaps twitch their cheeks. If you receive supplies late, the damage of your troops will be greater. But if I could kill the king, would I have to take that burden? Or should we demand supplies instead of investing in the murder of an uncertain king?

'No, that's not what I was thinking.'

He would advise, but it was the Grand Duke who came to a conclusion.

The matter is done. Krafnaf rises from the couch. I looked at the traveler standing up with me. The first impression was the worst, but we still hold hands and turn this country upside down. Of course, you should never be too careless as you are an unknown traveler.

"By the way, I didn't ask your name."

I look at Jack as I try to leave the room. Jack speaks in a very friendly voice, lowering his back deeply.

"I'm Jack the Reaper, Earl. We look forward to seeing you again."