#368
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368
Ujikkeun, kwagwang!
A violent noise, as if something was being smashed, rang out.
I did hit it and break it. It was a sight of a person beating another person to pieces.
The crown prince was able to clearly witness Asuka’s skills as he wished. So smart that I’m sick of it.
Asuka kicked the masked people, who were covered in blood. He smiled, raising the corners of her mouth.
“Dirty bastards! Are you weak and use tricks just because you have a lot of numbers? Where are you sneaking in? “If we all fight together, we have a chance of winning.”
There seemed to be some doubt as to who was on the bad side.
Xian frowned and used the spirit to bind the fallen masked people.
By blocking any movement to prevent suicide.
He quickly figured out what he had to do here.
Asuka, who wasn’t sure if she was angry or just excited to fight for the first time in a long time, stopped only after almost all the masked people lost consciousness.
He belatedly noticed the two people wiping their sweat and staring at him frozen.
“Sian, are you okay?”
Sian was startled without realizing it. Covered in blood, Asuka looked like a demon. Like a messenger from the battlefield.
Xian never once felt afraid of Asuka. But now it felt a bit creepy for some reason.
“I’m fine.”
The crown prince opened his mouth disapprovingly.
“You seem to be concerned about my well-being.”
“Well, His Royal Highness is probably used to it because his life is always being targeted, but Xian is not like that.”
It was a statement that was so honest that it made me frown. The crown prince answered by pressing his forehead.
“Rodril’s successor was willing to take risks by helping me. He will be given his fair compensation.”
“Don’t act petty, take care of me. “To me too.”
The crown prince snorted.
“You are a knight, so it is natural for a knight to protect his lord. “He did what he deserved, and he wants a reward?” “What are you saying? “He fought to the death.”
Asuka frowned dissatisfied. He immediately thought of something and made a meaningful expression.
“Then let’s do it like this. “By taking my side just once.”
“Side… … “Do you want me to listen?”
It was an ambiguous sound. Asuka nodded and spoke forcefully.
“Yes, it is no harm to His Highness the Crown Prince, so don’t worry and just listen to my side. “I wouldn’t listen to that anyway.”
“… … Okay, let’s do that.”
In any case, it was true that the crisis was avoided thanks to my cousin’s skills. The crown prince obediently complied. It was a chilling night for him as well.
I had a new experience in many ways. After the tension subsided, a new emotion welled up in his heart.
A shimmering blue light appeared in the crown prince’s eyes as he glanced at the fallen masked men.
The crown prince gritted his teeth. How could such an outrageous act be committed in the imperial palace?
The temple has already lost its cause.
They were more evil than the underworld group, and committed immoral acts by any means possible, so they no longer had the right to stand on top of human heads in the name of God.
‘The temple will definitely have to pay for what happened today.’
In the past, when the temple threatened the life of the current emperor, the current emperor had not yet ascended to power.
That’s why I couldn’t judge them for siding with the other side.
They said they sided with the other prince because they thought it was God’s will.
They said they were wrong and that they would cooperate with the emperor’s reign from now on.
For a while, he seemed to have his head down, forgetting what kind of people the temple was.
You try to weaken their power, but you don’t think they will fight back.
But now the temple was blatantly seeking the crown prince’s life. There are also words spoken by the masked people, and their recruits have also been secured.
I will never just pass by. This was something that even the emperor, who had taken a more cautious and subtle approach, was so enraged that he changed his attitude.
Controlling his anger, the crown prince spoke to Asuka and Xian.
“Late at night, I saw a big disaster. Good work.”
The crown prince, who had regained his composure, was already wearing a monarch-like expression. He exuded the unique dignity of a ruler.
Asuka and Xian looked at each other. What happens now is a matter that is out of their hands.
“Your Majesty the Crown Prince!”
Not long after, a loud shout was heard outside.
The situation was soon brought under control. As soon as Asuka and I took care of the enemies outside, several imperial knights had gone to the emperor’s palace to call someone.
They came to the imperial palace library with others.
The pitch-black sky embroidered with starlight was already turning blue.
Asuka muttered as she looked at the light outside the window.
“Ah, the sun will dawn soon. “There is no time to rest.”
And his hunch was definitely correct.
*
Asuka and Xian were very distressed. A series of attempted assassination cases of the crown prince shook the entire imperial palace, and it was natural that Asuka and Xian, who were at the center of the incident, needed statements.
In particular, Xian had to undergo a lengthy investigation for being there in an exquisite manner while helping the crown prince.
“Oh my, I’m sleepy. “I stayed up all night.”
While Xian was caught and grumbling, Asuka finished giving a rough statement and was immediately summoned to Archduke Farnese.
I didn’t know where I was being called. When I got there, my father was there.
“I believe the statement has been completed.”
Asuka grumbled and asked. Asuka was given a moment to wash his body, so Asuka faced her father relatively unharmed.
Still unreadable expression. He opened his mouth in a blunt tone.
“Something big happened last night.”
“You’re not saying this because you’re worried, are you? If that’s the case, please remove this guy’s escort. No, isn’t the date almost over? “In just two days, it’s two weeks.”
Asuka poured out words at rapid fire. Archduke Farnese looked at him blankly and said.
“You seem to be adapting quite well as an imperial knight.” “Life in the knights’ corps and life at the academy are similar, huh.”
There was silence for a moment. Asuka expected that Archduke Farnese would tell her to get a job in the Imperial Knights and stick to it. I had no intention of doing so.
This body has already decided to help Helmut. For the time being, we must remain loyal.
However, what Archduke Farnese said was surprising.
“You have proven your qualifications admirably.”
Words of praise that first came out of the Archduke’s mouth. Asuka quickly questioned.
“What qualifications do you have?”
“The right to inherit the title of Grand Duke. He made a great contribution by rescuing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and capturing his enemies. It’s something to be proud of. “I intend to announce you as my successor.”
Asuka was dumbfounded. He couldn’t believe his ears for a moment. As soon as Archduke Farnese’s words entered his mind, his anger rose.
When have you been acting like you don’t have a son, and now you have the qualifications to call him my son?
It’s like, ‘You’ve made this much contribution, so I’ll acknowledge you. It was a sound that sounded like ‘that’s pretty good.’ It was like that for Asuka.
Archduke Farnese added calmly.
“The merits you have made will cover up the minor flaws in your actions. However, please be careful with your words and actions in the future. “I am worried that you will be rude even in front of His Majesty the Emperor.”
Asuka shouted with a frown on her face.
“No, what kind of skin luck is this! “I don’t need that!”
“So what do you need?”
It was Archduke Farnese who always brought answers that Asuka did not want.
Asuka gritted her teeth and answered.
“What I want is to be free to leave, since the imperial knights, the royal family, and Nabal are all things I don’t want. As my father said, I served as an imperial knight for two weeks and did a great job. “Isn’t that done now?”
And if Asuka insists strongly, the crown prince will also take her side. Because Asuka is the crown prince’s lifesaver.
At that time, the door suddenly opened. A woman came into the living room where the two people were sitting.
“Asuka, you can’t talk to your father like that!”
“… … “Uh, mother?”
Asuka opened her eyes wide. Even after coming to the imperial palace, she was his mother, whose face he had never seen.
Asuka was such an unfilial child that she thought it was a good thing that she couldn’t meet her mother, because if she ever met her mother, she would shed tears and try to persuade her.
This was regardless of my weakness towards my mother.
“I raised you too spoiled. So the only thing you can do is ignore the duty given to you and complain like this!”
It was my first time seeing my mother look so angry and raise her voice. Asuka stuttered her words in confusion.
“You’re complaining. Mother, I… … .”
“If you want freedom that much, you can’t do it. Instead, pay the child support it costs to raise you.”
Asuka was momentarily speechless at her mother’s words. It was a completely unexpected appearance and unexpected words. he asked a moment later.
“Child support? how much… … “Is it?”
“Five million marks! This too was given less. It’s the cost of the swordsmanship training you’ve learned since you were young, the cost of eating, sleeping, being escorted, enjoying wealth, and exploiting my labor to take care of you! Ask everything and get out!”
My mother spoke confidently and placed her hand on her waist.
Her eyes were shining intensely, as if it was definitely not a joke.
Asuka had to be silent for a long time this time.
“that… … “Can’t I pay in installments?”
Asuka asked after thinking about it. No matter how thoughtless he may be, he is not dark about the world.
5 million marks is a huge amount of money that can only be repaid by hard work as a first-class mercenary. Her mother shook her head.
“Then let’s charge interest. “It’s 100% per year.”
“10… … “100%?”
I was shocked and my nose was stuffy. Asuka wanted to protest that she was engaging in usury with her children.
Archduke Farnese, who had been watching his wife’s deviation, came forward again.
“I cannot trust you to repay, so I cannot leave the imperial palace until half of my debt is repaid. “The debt will have to be repaid with the salary of an imperial knight.”
When Asuka was told by her parents to repay the debt they had raised for her, she felt like she had been stabbed in the back.
