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Episode 258. Where the tip of the sword is pointed (3)
Emperor Adratan has fallen.
Upon hearing the news, Urhar was surprised and headed straight to the secretary's office.
“Is it true that Your Majesty has collapsed?”
Secretary General Seden Orbian opened his mouth while maintaining his composure in response to Urhar's words.
Emperor Adratan's physical condition could not be called 'normal', but it was not so bad that he was bedridden.
His problem was purely mental.
“Why are you suddenly saying this!?”
That is why Urhar had doubts.
Seden reached out to the teacup he had prepared to serve Urhar. After savoring the aroma, Seden took a sip and quietly opened his mouth.
“What could be the reason?”
Sedendo, Urhardo.
Those who hold high positions in the imperial court currently know that the 'Emperor' is possessed by a 'demon'.
The 'witch' who instills pathological thoughts in him is Abigail.
“Surely not, that witch…….”
It was natural for Urhar's thoughts to flow here.
Seden nodded, as if to turn Urhar’s question into a definite answer.
“But don’t even think about doing anything to Abigail. If something happens to her, who is under His Majesty the Emperor’s protection, even the Royal Knights will not be safe.”
“Your Majesty, who is giving you that protection, has fallen?”
Despite Urhar's passionate question, Seden only lifted his teacup.
“Did you know that a day like this would come……, Chief Secretary Se-den?”
“We are nobles. In the imperial court, when the Emperor gives an order, we carry it out. Even if it means harming His Majesty himself.”
“Are you protesting that it’s loyalty?”
“No way.”
Click.
Se-den put down his teacup.
“This is work. Only fools would attach personal feelings to it.”
Urhar listened to Seden's words and frowned.
“I hope you’re not too offended. This is what being the Chief of Staff is for.”
Swish.
Seden handed Urhar a piece of paper.
It is a document with the seal of the 'Emperor'.
“……Is this a mission?”
"okay."
“But isn’t this seal the seal of His Majesty the Emperor?”
"so?"
“So, are you saying that the person who just collapsed stamped this seal?”
“Your Majesty, doesn’t your Majesty have a representative at present?”
Abigail the fortune teller.
This is a fact that Urhart also knows.
Urhar bit his lip in anger. Nevertheless, he reached out and took the 'mission book' with the Emperor's seal on it.
***
After finishing his conversation with Seden in the secretary's office, anger boiled inside Urhar like a blazing fire.
But soon, that feeling began to subside.
He himself was ultimately just someone who did the 'work' that Se-den had spoken of. He was just a mere soldier carrying the cumbersome signboard of 'Royal Knights'.
"shit."
Spitting out curses, Urhar checked his mission instructions.
Suddenly, I noticed the 'Emperor's Seal' that was definitely Abigail's, but I tried my best to ignore it.
"……hmm?"
The mission instructions were very simple.
'Retrieve the Horn of the Demon God.'
The 'Horn of the Demon God' written here is not currently in the possession of the Imperial Family, but is held by 'Flugel'.
'To be exact, it must be what Prince Kaldrak has.'
I don't know the full details, but as a 'Royal Knight', I am receiving close reports from the Secretary's Office.
The report states that the 'Horn of the Demon God' that 'Urhar' was trying to retrieve was taken by Kaldrak.
'If Kaldrak has it, why bother getting it back?'
With a question in his mind, Urhar scanned the contents of the instructions.
[In order to usurp the throne, the third prince, Kaldrak, plans to sell the Demon God's horn to another country.]
'what?'
There was something written there that made me doubt my eyes.
Kaldrak de Adratan.
Born as the third prince of the empire, he is a prince with close ties to the 'military'.
Since the First Prince decided to escape the secular world and become a monk, the imperial officials thought that he was the closest person to the next emperor.
'……no.'
You can see that what is written here is different from reality.
'I know Prince Kaldrak wouldn't be the kind of person to do that.'
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However, the order is carried out.
[Another report will follow shortly. Until then, please stand by at the gateway to the Allied Forces.]
Urhar sighed inwardly as he folded the instructions he had read to the end.
He had no way of knowing how things were going. Even if he did know, he wasn't sure if he would be able to do anything that would violate the 'royal' rules.
'At this time, if it's the Black Knight… … .'
What would that noble man do?
I thought about it, but I still couldn't figure it out.
***
A dreary dawn. A carriage left the island.
Dawn is dangerous. At night, the sun, protected by 'Solarun', does not rise, and because of this, demons become more active.
Even without the barrier of the 'Resonance Stone', he would have no choice but to face the ferocity of the demons, so a wise coachman would not commit the atrocity of leaving at dawn.
Still, the carriage raced along the gloomy road at dawn, as if it was hiding something.
‘… … Just as it says in the secretary’s office’s instructions.’
From afar, a carriage, relying on a single torch, running through danger came into Urhar's sight.
A gateway that exists on the road.
When I climbed to the top and looked down, I could easily spot the carriage approaching, pushing back the darkness.
'If you wait here, a suspicious carriage will come.'
And, the instructions stated that the ‘horn of the demon god’ would be loaded onto this carriage.
'Abigail.'
Obviously, such an accurate prediction is possible thanks to the remaining talent of Abigail, the 'witch'.
'Stop thinking.'
No matter how much the emperor you follow has lost his way, it is your duty as a Royal Knight to blindly follow him.
'by the way…….'
Somehow, I feel a sense of foreboding.
First of all, the reason the rumor of the 'Black Knight' started to spread was because the 'Dawn Society' was trying to retrieve the 'Soul Stone' that had been stolen.
At that time, I heard from a low-level member of the ‘Yeongmyeonghoe’.
– “Ha, a black devil fell from the sky! T, it’s real. It’s real!”
It is said.
An explanation of the absurd incident at the time. At the time, the palace was unable to take any position on the appearance of the 'Black Knight', so the testimony given at the time was buried.
However, since he was a Royal Knight, Urhar, who was able to hear this fact, began to have doubts about the 'Black Knight'.
– “……A pitch-black devil? From the sky? That sounds like something out of a myth.”
Urhar, that was the moment he became obsessed with the 'Black Knight'.
At first, I only laughed at the idea of a mythical figure appearing in reality.
However, as time passed, Urhar realized that he had a 'noble standard'.
'A shadow fell from the sky, it was clearly an illusion caused by the black knight attacking the carriage above the gate.'
Urhar was waiting at the gate. The carriage that was rushing through the darkness came close to his feet.
'Exactly like this.'
Urhar fell straight from the gate onto the carriage.
Suddenly──!
Urhar, who landed safely, pulled down the hood he was wearing just in case.
"hmm!?"
Then, the coachman's voice is heard. It seems that the shock from falling on the roof of the carriage has also been transmitted to him.
‘… … What would the Black Knight have done at this time?’
According to the report, two 'cult members' were subdued.
'Imagine. If it had been a black knight… … .'
Enter the cargo area and subdue the bodyguard riding behind you.
Thinking so, Urhar went straight into the cargo hold.
“What, what are you!?”
Since he felt a presence, Urhar could tell that there was someone in the cargo hold.
'I didn't know there were two of them.'
The number is two.
There was one more than I expected, but that didn't matter.
“Ugh, euaaaah!”
As one of the guards rushed in, Urhar examined his posture.
'What the hell.'
Bam──!
Urhar, who easily dodged the club that came down from above, grabbed the man by the back of his clothes and threw him out of the carriage.
“Eww!”
Hearing the voices fading away, Urhar turned his gaze to the one remaining person.
“What, what are you!?”
Could it be that he couldn't recognize 'Urhar' because his face was covered? Or was it that he couldn't identify him properly because it was dark?
In any case, Urhar felt an inexplicable sense of elation at the fact that he had not 'found out'.
Black Knight.
Because I felt like I was him.
“Black Knight.”
Without realizing it, I blurted out his name.
"what!?"
Upon hearing the name 'Black Knight', Kyungho looked around the carriage with surprised eyes.
“Uh, crazy! If that’s a carriage being chased by a black knight… what kind of luggage is it carrying!?”
As if he didn't know what was inside, Kyungho looked at Urhar with startled eyes.
“You’re bad at lying. You must have known what this was carrying and where it was going.”
“Mom, I didn’t know! I really didn’t know! They said they’d pay me a lot of money, so I just…….”
Paat──!
Kyungho, who had been shaking his head from side to side, pretending not to know anything, suddenly kicked the ground and ran towards Urhar.
Even with the sudden attack, Urhar was not flustered.
'Maybe I'm following in his footsteps.'
I was just feeling satisfied with pretending to be the 'Black Knight' and handling this situation.
“Ugh, ugh!”
Urhar, who had subdued the guards in an instant, began to feel his heart pounding.
“For interrogation, one person will suffice.”
Plus, there's even one line that the 'Black Knight' would utter.
Urhar smiled without realizing it.
'for a moment.'
But, there is one strange thing.
The Third Prince, His Highness Kaldrak, is a man of action who voluntarily goes to the northern front lines despite being a member of the royal family.
Even though he has a fiery personality, he is a man with insight.
'He's not the type of person to do things this way so recklessly.'
The guards may not even know that they are carrying the 'Horn of the Demon God'.
A small crew for transporting such important items.
Squeak──!
While I was gathering my thoughts, the carriage began to stop.
'Is it a trap?'
Urhar watched the carriage start to stop and took a fighting stance.
Just in case the groom runs away, wrap your aura around yourself and make explosive movements when necessary.
“It feels strange.”
A voice was heard from ahead. It was Ma Buseok.
Urhar was surprised to see that the coachman, who he had expected to escape, was still there, watching the situation.
slowly.
Urhar, who had advanced inside, opened the cloth and checked the stables on the other side of the cargo hold.
“Who are you?”
“I would like to ask, who are you?”
“As you may have heard, I am the Black Knight.”
Since I have already revealed my identity as the 'Black Knight', I cannot back down.
Urhar once again lied about his identity and took the name 'Black Knight'.
“What a coincidence.”
Then, the coachman turned his head and met Urhar's gaze.
A mask as black as pitch.
A lofty ideal that cannot be imitated.
As the moonlight seeped in, they began to be revealed, and a look of bewilderment came over Urhar's face.
“I thought I was the only black knight.”