Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 281

Episode 281. The Empire's Most Unfilial Competition (1)

Pollution of the land using the 'Horn of the Demon God'. It is good that the ritual site used for it has been closed, but not all of the 'Horn of the Demon God' that Yulsis had has been recovered yet.

However, that did not make him anxious. He still had some time left before he could use the 'Horn of the Demon God', and now he had a means to call 'Yulsis'.

'To call or not to call.'

To be honest, the thought that it was right to call Yulsis spread thickly in my head. The problem was that the faint common sense that remained in my mind was a little reluctant to call him.

You're a prince.

'So what, there's a Kaldrak over here too.'

If he wants, it's not a big deal for me to be on the scaffold.

'If I could have done it, I would have done it a long time ago.'

Are you going to go against the highest power? Do you know how long Kaldrak's protection will last when he reveals his greed for power?

'hmm.'

I let out a short sigh. As I tried to gather my thoughts, other thoughts suddenly entered my mind and began to swirl around in my head.

'You're getting stronger.'

Somehow, I felt that Yurian's 'consciousness' was getting stronger. No, I can say this for sure. It's not that his consciousness is getting stronger, but that his thoughts are being merged to a level close to a fairy tale.

It seemed that the use of the expression 'Yurien' to refer to this body was now a thing of the past.

What's even scarier is…

'Are you saying that you have no sense of alertness at all about that?'

I have no intention of denying this phenomenon, nor can I think of any way to stop it.

“Lord Yurian.”

Shaking off my distracting thoughts, I turned my head towards Pintel, who was slowly approaching me.

“The spiders have finished clearing out the demons.”

At his words, I glanced around. Killing the demons that had surrendered to the power of the 'holy relic' was not a difficult task, nor was it something that took up much time.

"and."

Pintel took something out of his bosom. It was a mirror.

“The Mirror of Ishaq.”

In this place where many people and demons have died, the sight of the mirror still shining beautifully made me feel slightly annoyed.

Even though you've been bothering me so much.

“Why is the sacred relic of the Holy Nation here…….”

“His Highness Yulsis brought this. Isn’t he the only royal family member who maintains good relations with the Holy Nation?”

“That's true.”

Looking at Pintel, who nodded, I told him to keep the mirror safe.

“You don’t plan on returning it to Your Majesty Yulsis. If it is a sacred relic of the Holy Nation, it must have been borrowed, so if you don’t return it, Your Majesty Yulsis will be in trouble.”

“It’s quite the opposite.”

"yes?"

I smiled at Pintel's question.

***

An abandoned building on the outskirts of the island. There was a shadow loitering next to the building, which seemed to be uninhabited.

'Is this it?'

Royal Knights, Urhar. After his identity was discovered by Kikubad, he remained as a 'Royal Knight', but he stopped carrying out the imperial orders.

Urhar, who was looking at the abandoned building from the outside, vaguely felt 'magic' flowing out from inside.

It's not a horn.

However, it is clear that a ‘consciousness field’ is being formed. Thinking so, Urhar unfolded the map and marked his location.

'It's popular.'

Then, a noise began to be felt within the abandoned building. Urhar, pulling his hood down to hide his face, immediately hid himself in the darkness.

***

“I marked all the places where the ceremony is expected to take place.”

Urhar went to Yurian's office, took out a map from his bosom, and handed it to him. Yurian looked at the map on the desk, nodded, and put it back in his bosom.

“Well done, Sir Urhar.”

Yurian praised Urhar's performance with a smiling face. Urhar opened his mouth with a blank expression in response to his gratitude.

“It was just for the Black Knight.”

“I guess so. But still, aren’t we close enough to say thank you?”

"……okay."

Urhar nodded with an indifferent attitude.

'Should I say something?'

Urhar was wondering what to say about 'Kikubad'.

I'm not simply saying that he's alive. Yurian knew that too, and it must have been relayed to the 'Black Knight'.

What Urhar is worried about is that 'Kikubad' knows his true identity.

'Two black knights hiding in Fullgorn's mansion.'

Among them, Kikubad noticed that one of them was himself. Urhar hesitated to say this.

'It could just cause unnecessary misunderstandings.'

Let's think about it logically.

If 'Yulsis' is an enemy that must be defeated, then it can be said that Kikubad is also one of those 'enemies'.

If Kikubad found out about the secret and just stood by and watched Urhar, what would Yurian think if he found out about this situation?

'There's a good chance that they think I'm a spy.'

It was simply a change of heart on the part of Kikuba, but it was likely seen that way from the outside.

That's why Urhar thought it would be better not to talk about 'Kikubad'.

“Do you have something to hide?”

In that situation, Yurian's words flew like a dagger. Urhar swallowed his saliva in embarrassment.

There is something hidden, but it is not harmful.

If you say it out loud, then it becomes a problem, but if you keep it in, it is not a problem.

“If you have, please tell me. I’m sure the Black Knight would like that too.”

When the name Black Knight was mentioned, Urhar opened his mouth as if in a trance.

“Kikubad… noticed my identity.”

At the mention of noticing his identity, Yurian sat up straight for a moment. Then, he stared at Urhar for a long time.

“Is this what happened at the Full-Gorn Mansion?”

Urhar nodded.

“And yet, the fact that you’re here means that Kikubad hasn’t caught you.”

This time, Urhar nodded.

"hmm."

Yulian let out a short sigh. There was no way Yulian wouldn't know what this situation meant.

It was a situation where there was no choice but to be suspicious. It was dangerous to help the 'Black Knight' in this place, so Urhar could have been driven out.

'then.'

Just to prove my innocence.

“Okay, I understand.”

Surprisingly, Yurian answered with a cold attitude. This made Urhar embarrassed.

“Aren’t you going to ask…?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Even though you were caught by Kikubaad, you’re still roaming around freely.”

“Well, asking won’t change anything.”

Yurian shrugged his shoulders, suggesting that he was talking nonsense.

“Besides, wouldn’t the Black Knight do something that would disappoint you?”

From the cheerful tone of speech, Urhar could feel how big Yurian's vessel was.

“Oh, by any chance you weren’t kicked out of the Royal Knights or anything, right?”

“Oh, yeah.”

“That’s fortunate.”

Yulian smiled.

“If Lord Urhar is kicked out of the Royal Knights, doesn’t that mean he has no use at all?”

Urhar frowned slightly at the following words.

Big or small, he's still an annoying guy.

***

In fact, the situation I was in right now was so dire that it wouldn't be strange if my head exploded.

The 4th Prince, the main character of the incident, was using the Emperor's life and the 'Horn of the Demon God' to lead the empire to destruction.

The Third Prince took advantage of the opportunity to overthrow the Fourth Prince and ascend to the throne himself.

'Just thinking about Yulsis gives me a headache.'

Kaldrak was also very annoying because he was always planning to overturn the system. In that sense, I decided to talk to Kaldrak.

“At this rate, I might start to grow attached to this mansion.”

Kaldrak readily responded to my call. The escort seemed to have accepted my request not to have anyone else accompany him except for 'Abisha', as no one else was present beside him except for Abisha, who was wearing a hood over her head.

"hmm."

Caldrock, who sat down on a chair in the reception room as if nothing had happened, sighed and opened his mouth.

“What do you want to talk to me about all of a sudden?”

“It may be straightforward, but can we get to the point?”

“As much as you want.”

He opened his mouth plainly, leaving out any awkward excuses.

“Could you please return to the northern front, North Pool?”

When asked if he could return to the North, Kaldrak smiled.

“I think I can handle what happens in the system in my own hands. So, Lord Kaldrak, take the wedges and head north again…….”

“Are you saying that now?”

The first to react to my words was Abisha. She glared at me with venomous eyes and opened her mouth.

“This crazy guy!”

After a while, she got startled and started pointing at me.

“You joined hands with Yulsis! Right!?”

“Calm down, Abishya.”

Looking at Abisha raising her voice, Kaldrak made a gesture as if to tell her to restrain herself.

“I see you noticed.”

After that, Kaldrak looked at me with sharp eyes.

“If Yules dies, tell me what I will do.”

“You have scattered so many wedges. How could I not know?”

Thanks to sources from the 'Dawn Society', including the Imperial Family, it was not difficult to find out what Kaldrak was thinking.

“Hmm.”

Kaldrak let out a short sigh and immediately opened his mouth.

“I think it would be helpful for His Majesty the Emperor Adratan. No, for my father, to die. For the sake of the empire, at least.”

His goal was simple: to kill the Emperor himself, or assassinate him, make it widely known, and justify his military takeover of the Imperial Household.

“Even if the goal is to kill Yulsis in the process, it is clear that the system will be in turmoil.”

“I think it was an unavoidable sacrifice.”

“How far do you include those inevitable sacrifices?”

“No matter where.”

To gain the support of the people.

In order to justify his power, Kaldrak would sacrifice anything.

Clearly, the 'New Dawn Society' would have also put it on the list of cards that could be sacrificed.

'As expected, a commoner is a commoner.'

Even though his fiery personality has calmed down a bit through 'repetition', his essence has not changed.

“It almost sounds like you’re saying that after you finish lowering the Yulsis, you’re going after my neck.”

“That’s a misunderstanding, Yurian. Officially, you’re not a member of the ‘Dawn Society’.”

Kaldrak chuckled.

“However, I want you to keep in mind that if the fight with Yulsis drags on, an unavoidable situation may arise.”

The fact that Kaldrak threatens me so openly is proof that the work has reached a meaningful point.

So, I decided to break the board.

“In that sense, I just hope that the situation will end as soon as possible. Isn’t that right, Your Majesty Yulsis?”

As I moved my gaze along with the words, Kaldrak also slowly turned his head.