Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 251

Episode 251. Unexpected Return (2)

Knock, bang──!

The sound of the iron bars being roughly opened echoed through the prison, and I emerged from there and raised both hands to the knights.

It meant to ask for the handcuffs that were binding his hands to be released. The knights who noticed this frowned.

“Let go.”

But that was only for a moment. When the voice of Kaldrak, as cold as ice, was heard, the knights showed their reluctance and released my handcuffs.

“Whew, I think I’ll survive.”

As soon as the handcuffs were off, I started to do some stretching, waving my hands.

After that, he opened his mouth while looking at the articles.

“If you were such good listeners, I would have asked you for a favor.”

“You bastard……!”

The Rose Knight, enraged by the frivolous provocation, glared at me as if he was going to tear me to pieces at any moment, but no action was taken.

This is where Kaldrak and his bodyguard, the Wedge, are now. Even if they were not afraid of Yurian's notoriety and were afraid, they would be the ones to get their heads cut off.

“So now, Yurian, you owe me something?”

As he escaped from prison, Kaldrak cracked a joke with a sly grin.

'If you were going to say that, why didn't you come a little sooner, Your Majesty Kaldrak?'

Those words were on the tip of my tongue, but I barely managed to hold them back.

“I am a servant working for the royal family. Even if it is not a debt, I always work for the royal family.”

“Haha, I’m just kidding. You still have that personality where you don’t want to be in debt even if you die.”

Even with a smile on his lips, Kaldrak's eyes did not change.

“Don’t worry. I’m not that narrow-minded to let something like this become a debt.”

As I watched Kaldrak tapping my shoulder and speaking, I could easily read his thoughts.

'It looks like you have something important to talk about.'

Well, there's probably a lot to talk about.

The same goes for the story about Yulsis.

You must also be curious about the fundamental reason why I am imprisoned here.

“First of all, this place doesn’t seem like a good place to have a conversation. There are a lot of ears listening and eyes watching.”

Kaldrak said so and looked around.

The members of the 'Order of the Rose' who caught his gaze flinched.

“Yes, I understand.”

I left the prison with a natural pace. Behind me, vicious gazes were fixed on me, but they were not worthy enough to respond to them.

***

“Maybe it’s because it’s a career position, but it’s so natural. Both entering and leaving.”

After escaping from prison, Kaldrock and I went outside, not indoors.

A well-maintained garden by gardeners hired by the royal family. It was a place where greed for 'bonsai' boiled like before, but first, let's talk about Kaldrak.

“How about here, Abishya?”

After taking a look around the garden, Kaldrak asked Abisha, who was following him around.

She nods and says.

“One in the tree on the left, and two in the bush on the right.”

“Break it.”

“……Tsk.”

Abishya clicked her tongue at Kaldrak's words, which were called Bush, and walked towards the tree he had mentioned earlier.

As she gestured, mana rippled and the sound of something breaking was heard.

“It looks like a magic tool for eavesdropping.”

"okay."

“I remember that there was no one around before I was imprisoned.”

“She must have installed it because of the rumors that I was returning to the system.”

Kaldrak spoke in a venomous voice.

‘… … You must be talking about Abigail.’

It will be certain.

The only person with the power to install such sinister magical tools throughout the palace is the Spring Witch, Abigail.

'You used a resonance stone too.'

For this reason, I was collecting the imperial resonance stones. That was the kind of thought that came to mind.

“But if I destroy the surveillance equipment, won’t Abigail notice?”

“Is that a problem?”

The royal family has a different distribution system.

If it were me, I would have looked for a place without magic tools.

“As expected, you are tough, Your Majesty Kaldrak.”

“That doesn’t sound like a compliment.”

Kaldrock sat down, watching Abigail destroy the magic tool from a distance.

“Why were you imprisoned?”

The eyes that see.

When it occurred to him that there were no ears to hear, Kaldrak got straight to the point.

I like this side too. It's best to take it easy rather than going back for nothing.

“Because it caused harm to the royal family’s body.”

“Royal family… Yulsis?”

Without a moment's hesitation, Kaldrak brought up the subject of Yulsis.

It seems like he didn't even think about the second prince, Osborn d'Adratan, in the first place.

"yes."

"okay?"

A smile appeared on Kaldrak's lips. It was the most refreshing smile he had ever seen.

“That’s fortunate.”

“What are you talking about?”

“If that hadn’t happened, I might have been a little more suspicious of you.”

“Do you still think I am Yulsis’ dog?”

Kaldrak shook his head.

“It’s a story about the one in a million chance. That’s how it has been so far.”

“If that had been the case from the beginning, Orun Kyung would not have been transferred to the North.”

“Right… Hehe.”

When the name 'Right Cryphat' came out, Kaldrock burst into laughter.

“When Orni suddenly came to North Pole, I wondered what had happened.”

“There were circumstances within the system as well.”

“Well, that’s none of my business. What’s certain is that the guy’s presence gave me time to make a move.”

“How are you, Your Majesty?”

“You are doing well. Your past reputation remains intact, and you are commanding your troops well.”

That's what I sent you, so of course it's true.

“I couldn’t help but be surprised at that.”

what?

“Yurien, didn’t you incite the soldiers when you came to North Pool?”

Incitement?

If someone heard it, they would likely misunderstand it.

It was just a word to help me express my grievances. To be exact, it was just a word to help me escape from the 'prison', just like I am now.

“Thanks to that, the soldiers followed Orn well, as he was a fellow student of the hero Yurian.”

Kaldrak shrugged.

“Surely you didn’t think that far ahead and made such a fuss at North Pool? Just so I could move in case something happened.”

Kaldrak spoke with an indifferent expression, but there was a hint of emotion in the words he spoke.

awe.

I caught it exactly, so I just responded with a laugh.

“Maybe so, maybe not.”

"……okay?"

Kaldrak nodded at my answer.

'I wonder if that was the case.'

***

“But it’s suspicious.”

Kaldrak rested his chin on his hand for a moment and then looked at me.

“No matter how much I think about it, he’s not the kind of guy who would touch the body of a member of the royal family without thinking.”

“Who are you talking about?”

“It's you.”

In fact, even though I knew it, I pretended not to know for a moment, but Kaldrak suddenly pointed at me and opened his mouth.

“You know what you have to prioritize to protect your shameless vanity and pride.”

Is it a compliment or a criticism?

A scathing assessment came out of Kaldrak's mouth.

If it was an evaluation of 'Yurien', it was fair, but in reality, since the consciousness of 'me' was also beginning to emerge, I almost laughed out loud.

“What happened?”

As I watched Kaldrak ask, I briefly considered whether I should reveal the reason why I became hostile to 'Yulsis'.

Close connection with the death of the Black Sword.

Aside from that, the fundamental reason why he pointed the 'sword' at Yulsis.

Kaldrak asks that.

'one…….'

I still remember the imperial seal that was placed near the 'head of the demon'.

What if not just Yulsis, but the entire imperial family was connected to the remains?

'My life could be in danger.'

Of course, there is a high chance that it is not true. It was Kaldrak who foresaw the danger of 'Yulsis' in the first place.

“There is a devil’s horn in the system.”

Taking that into account, I decided to speak out even if Kaldrak was a 'royal'.

“The horn of the demon…?”

"yes."

Kaldrak's eyes widened in confusion. He ran his hand over his face once.

His actions.

breath.

And, I could tell from the eyes.

“Did you know?”

Kaldrak knew that there was a 'horn of the demon' in the system.

“I know, that’s when I got burned all over my body by Flügel’s magic.”

Kaldrak quietly shook off the memory of his death.

“Then you also know who brought the horn.”

"hmm."

Kaldrak let out a short sigh. Then, he looked at the palace with wavering eyes.

“He deserves to die.”

I could quickly tell who the expression "deserves to die" was directed at.

This is the story of Emperor Adratan, Kaldrak's father.

“I am a bit confused now, but my father was a man who could be called a fool.”

I also know that he had a different personality.

‘… … But, you said that with your own mouth?’

Now, Kaldrak has matured through 'repetition', but originally, this guy was famous for having one personality.

No wonder people called Kaldrak the obvious bloodline of a warlord.

“At the same time, he was a person who did not have a human heart.”

It is true that if a human were to process the horn of a demon and use it, theoretically they would be able to achieve eternal life.

To that extent, the potential magic far exceeds the 'normal' scale. It is not called a 'demon' for nothing.

“He said that he brought the horn of the demon god for his own eternal life, and that he didn’t mind sacrificing his subjects for that.”

“Knowing that, Your Majesty Kaldrak neglected it?”

You too.

I didn't mean to say it with that nuance, but I found myself overwhelmed with emotion, which is unusual for me.

The death of the swordsman. Yulsis who helped with it.

As a result, 'Yulsis' was the threat that Kaldrak had spoken of.

However, even though he knew it, Kaldrak stood back and watched for his own safety.

'Your own safety.'

It felt like I was looking at myself, and I felt a little nauseous. That's why I kept saying useless things, even though I knew it wasn't right.

“That’s an unusual way of speaking.”

If there were ears around to hear, it would not have been strange for someone to draw their sword and say that they had insulted Kaldrak.

Despite such insulting language, Kaldrak only shrugs his shoulders.

“As you know, I tried to stop Yulsis several times. However, it was impossible to stop the one who had taken control of Cheonsugun.”

Seriously, Kaldrak opened his mouth.

“That’s why I was holed up in the North, gathering soldiers and forming a guard to take on the guy. It was the most likely way to do it so far.”

“Is that so?”

“But this time, I saw a way that was more possible.”

His serious gaze turned to me. His stern eyes, which could be called a side of a 'conquering monarch', contained the look of a cross-eyed villain.

“It's you.”

me?

“You, who should have been Yulesis’ dog, took control of the Dawn Society and brought the noble council to its knees.”

Kaldrak had accumulated a lot of information through 'repetition'. Thanks to that, he knew that I was a member of the 'Dawn Society' before.

“Thanks to you, it was impossible for Yulsis to completely take control of the imperial family. The members of the ‘Dawn Society’ have close ties to the imperial family.”

That's right.

In the secretary's office and in the palace.

There has always been a member of the 'Dawn Society'.

“There’s no need to beat around the bush.”

Kaldrak paused for a moment, then opened his mouth.

“The fate of the empire rests in your hands.”