Chapter 115
“-It’s been a long time…”
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“Hmm this cake is quite delicious. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older but I keep looking for sweet things hehe.”
“…Why are you here… Haha that was such a stupid question…”
“It must be a wonderful thing to realize one’s own foolishness.”
“····”
“Your eyes are blasphemous…”
A high-end cafe located in the royal capital…
It was a cafe mainly used by nobles and it was also a cafe where you could use a private room if you wanted.
Meaning that you can spend time alone or avoid the gaze of others.
Therefore it was a very popular cafe with many people and as such it was always fully booked.
…but in a place like that…
“Let me ask a different question… What about the North why is it here Grand Duke?”
A ‘rich man’ encountered…
Roen narrowed his eyebrows and the young man enjoyed the cake…
No he looked like a young man but he was now close to 60 and he was also a monarch who ruled not only the vast territory of the North but also a country.
“Anyway you still have a cocky mouth. Your father said you were the archduke. I gave you the wrong upbringing at home tsk…”
Magnus Julia de Lionel·
He was none other than the Grand Duke of Lionel at the time.
“under! “When did you give me home education?”
Uncharacteristically Roen did not hesitate to get angry…
Uncharacteristic for someone who always tries to maintain a cool attitude…
It was an appearance that showed that there was considerable resentment and accumulated resentment against the Archduke.
Accordingly the Grand Duke…
“Well you’re still whining like a child… Your skills as a knight are great but your skills as a monarch barely exceed 60 points… It’s not enough it’s not enough…”
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It was just a blow…
As if his qualities were very disappointing…
He was Roen who was said to be the greatest genius of all Lionels but it was Archduke Magnus who had a very poor evaluation of him.
However despite this provocative scolding Loen remained relatively calm…
As if he had already realized his own qualities a long time ago.
“I also know that I lack the qualities of a monarch so I gave up the position of Grand Duke a long time ago. I think it would be better to pass it on to your children who want that position more than me.”
“Unfortunately the rest of the lineage guys are all at the same level… If you barely managed to get an average score the rest of them got below average which means they failed… so you have to take over…”
“····”
“Also among the messengers of the time you are the only one recognized by the [Black King]… I don’t know if it’s because of the ‘thing’ you’re hiding…”
“···!”
Roen twitched his body ·
no way···!
‘Oh do you know?’
After all you should not let down your guard…
Archduke Magnus·
Even though he had personally experienced a miracle that defied time it was clear that he was still a difficult opponent to deal with.
‘···Fuck it·’
Loen gritted his teeth saying it was difficult to control his emotions today.
I don’t know about others but it’s hard to always remain calm in front of this person…
Why?
Because he is an extremely cold and heartless person?
Or is it because he is his father no matter how odd he may be?
…Or else…
Percussion·
“Don’t worry I have no intention of controlling you right now so just do what you have to do and I will too.”
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The sound of a teacup ringing on the desk rings in his ears as if cutting off his complicated thoughts.
“This coffee and cake were pretty great. You created a good store.”
“Ha…did you know that too?”
“After all when you become a father you won’t even know the store your son owns.”
“····”
···He is a scary person after all·
When creating this cafe his existence was completely hidden…
“You probably don’t know anything but people who are twice as old as you probably have noticed that there is a separate owner. So be careful. Gathering information from nobles is good but if your tail is long you will get trampled on.”
“···I know even if you don’t tell me·”
“… That’s not cheap… I wonder if the head of the previous generation who raised me felt this way…”
It was Archduke Magnus who had voluntarily dethroned his own father the previous matriarch and when he realized that he had no right to speak of Roen he shrugged his shoulders.
I wonder if this is called karma…
And…
“I came here just to see his face… Now that I think about it I haven’t seen my child’s face even once since I came to the royal capital…”
“…Are you saying you came here for such a ridiculous reason?”
“What’s wrong with a father looking at her child’s face?”
“····”
“···Well this is definitely an uncharacteristic comment for me… Anyway I’m glad you’re doing well son.”
“···Please call me ‘you’ or ‘that’… It makes me sick to hear you call me so affectionately…”
“···I felt the same way even after I said it·”
···If you look at it this way the two father and son seemed similar…
I’m not talking about appearance but personality atmosphere etc.
I don’t know if it was because they weren’t used to expressing affection or if their personalities had been twisted from the beginning but I could tell that they weren’t a very close father and son relationship.
Trudging…
Just like that Grand Duke Magnus finally stood up and tried to go out.
As if the whole purpose was to see your face…
Looking at him like that…
“Where is Uncle Max? I know he always goes with me but he’s not around today.”
“I am you and Max is your uncle?”
“Your uncle owes a lot to you doesn’t he?”
“···It’s true so I can’t even refute it·”
Archduke Magnus grumbled for the first time…
A somewhat sad tone…
But it’s all just an act…
How could that gentleman be offended by something like this?
at that time·
“···Max is doing something most unbecoming of himself…”
“Something unbecoming?”
“He said he wanted to try being a spy…”
“···??”
Roen gave me a look asking if I was crazy…
Who’s acting as a spy?
“You mean uncle?”
“…Don’t look at me like that… I also tried to stop you…”
“····”
“Keuhum…”
It was Grand Duke Magnus who had an embarrassed expression on his face and Roen was unable to say anything for a while.
Because it’s such a ridiculous story…
‘Spy? ···That prominent uncle?’
··· It would have been better to let the lion play tricks. Roen shook his head thinking of his uncle who could never hide his presence. ·
‘He was definitely considered a suspicious person not someone who could hide his existence…’
A brave knight called his uncle the Black Lion of the North.
Although he is a generous and excellent person who is evaluated as a knight among knights…
‘···The problem is that I am too tactless…’
Roen smiled bitterly…
It is clear what kind of situation he is in now…
─Sure enough…
“It’s over there!”
“He’s a suspicious guy! “Hold it now!!”
A group of suspicious people were chasing Maximus Iron Lionel as if they were going to kill him.
It felt like he was on a hunt but the man moved slowly to deal with them while also tilting his head as if the situation itself was questionable.
“···Why were you caught?”
He expressed his dismay at being discovered to be a suspicious person.
He is just…
“I just asked if your god is an ‘evil god’… Why are you so angry?”
I just asked if he was an evil spirit because he did things like an evil spirit. Is this question so wrong?
Maximus was not at all convinced by their reaction…
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Since ancient times the power of religion has been strong…
Especially in the Middle Ages
Especially in an era when there was no internet or newspaper yet…
reason?
Someone said that since there are many educated people among religious people respect and admiration for religious people has developed.
Some say that this is because there were many people who wanted to forget their difficult lives through faith in God.
Anyway whatever the reason the power of religion has always been strong…
However this strength of religion remained the same even after entering the information age.
No on the contrary as the times developed religion became more clever and more vicious things appeared and those who abused the power of religion itself appeared and the representative group could be said to be none other than the ‘pseudo’ group.
“When I was a student three out of ten people I passed on the street would ask me ‘Do you know the Tao?’ and five out of ten people would threaten me with ‘If you don’t believe in religion you’ll go to hell!’”
“···Haha you’re better than me… I’ve seen and received more recommendations than that…”
“Because they are usually good at messing with naive kids…”
“Are you also naive instructor?”
“I was quite naive back then… no I was weak…”
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“Why do you look at me like that?”
“Oh no because it doesn’t really suit the instructor…”
“I wasn’t strong from the beginning either…”
Lee Han shrugged his shoulders.
Sometimes I think this guy thinks too highly of himself…
“Everyone has times when they are weak…”
“haha····”
“It’s even more damn true… I never thought I’d end up fighting a cult in this world too…”
“···It’s a terrible thing·”
As I said a moment ago the power of religion is great…
Even in their world which was called the information age pseudo-believers were rampant and it was not uncommon for countless people to follow them as if they were possessed.
In that sense what is this world like?
Aren’t magic and knights a world where [mystery] exists?
On the contrary in a world like this it is possible for cults to be more active.
Because there is power…
There are also many people who use even God for their own ambition and power.
···In that way·
“-The current world is going wrong… Those in power squeeze out the hard work of the people and the people always have to suffer from the sad position of the weak! Are we the underdog because we want to be the underdog? No we have no choice but to remain the weak because those in power the so-called vested interests are taking over everything!! This is wrong! ···But no matter how much we shout they don’t listen to us. Why? Because we are the underdogs! “The cries of the powerless mean nothing to them!!”
“-If you look closely at the reason why Britain collapsed it was actually because the vested interests manipulated people as they pleased. Your country probably disappeared because talented people like you were left as mere soldiers.”
“-Do you want power? Do you want to change the world! Then come with us! “That strength will be given to us by our God!!”
[[[Waaaaaa!!]]]
As soon as the daily speech was over the prisoners became enthusiastic.
Some people even shed tears while others laughed like crazy…
A sight that makes you feel sick when you look at it.
It must be a scene of madness that is so alien and nauseating.
Lee Han’s impressions after seeing this…
“Did these bastards take any medicine? Or mass brainwashing? “Why is everyone so crazy?”
“Maybe I did all the brainwashing and medicine you mentioned…”
“…Unless it is clearly so…”
···This can’t be normal…
Lee Han frowned as he looked at the opium den-like assembly created in the middle of the tunnel.
They say that just looking at it is so excruciating…
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A soldier guarding the tunnel said that the tunnel was like a “labyrinth.”
Even if you make a map the passages and roads you have made are often blocked due to the movement of worms every month and new roads are always being created.
As a result even the soldiers managing the tunnel had almost given up on trying to understand the entire tunnel.
But one thing is clear…
There are only [two] passages through which you can enter the tunnel.
And the number of soldiers guarding these two places is about 300 and all of them are armed with spears armor and matchlocks so the prisoners can never escape from the tunnels.
Even though he may have given up on completely understanding the tunnel he must be determined to prevent the prisoner from escaping from the tunnel.
That is why in the history of tunnels there has never been a prisoner escaping!
This must be the pride of the soldiers guarding the tunnel…
…I’m sure it would be like that…
“All the soldiers guarding the tunnels only select the blind ones who have opened their eyes? “There’s no way you could have gotten the equipment to build a facility like this here right?”
“That’s right these are materials you can never get here…”
A facility deep in the tunnel that boasts tight security…
A ‘village’ was formed in a place where even oxygen was scarce probably at least 15 floors underground.
That too…
“How much?”
“People are buying it…”
People are living together…
Houses roughly built with wooden planks and dirt
Additionally·
“It’s bright bright these guys have a lot of money.”
“haha····”
It’s normal for things to be this dark underground but it’s extremely bright.
“Artifact·”
A treasure of the magical world [Artifact] that is said to have astronomical value regardless of its purpose.
An artifact that appeared to be used to produce light was illuminating the darkness underground like the moon illuminating the night.
“…Is the kingdom incompetent or are they competent?”
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“Is it both towns?”
···Derek could not bear to give any answer···
When Derek laughed awkwardly Lee Han felt uneasy for some reason.
‘Well where did you see it?’
Lee Han felt a sense of déjà vu as he saw the moon-shaped artifact lighting up the basement ceiling.
It may be a feeling of déjà vu since moon-shaped ornaments have become common even in the royal capital but Lee Han felt that it was not like that.
The moon is the moon but the color of the moon is dull resembling the full moon.
And the numbers 1 to 12 engraved on the edge of the first full moon…
It’s not even a watch so I wonder what it is but Lee Han has seen a moon pattern like that somewhere before…
And that too when I was quite young…
Then suddenly…
– Starting today you are number 8. Do you understand?
“···ah·”
He succeeded in recalling a forgotten memory from his childhood.
[Black Moon]·
Lee Han blinked as he checked the artifact that looked exactly like the emblem of the assassination organization that Lee Han once worked for when he was young or was kidnapped.
I guess this…
“Are these bastards not gone but merged?”
Otherwise…
···It was one from the beginning·
‘Huh if that happens…?’
Lee Han realized one important fact…
If his previous job was really one of the cult…
‘Am I also a cult member…?’
···Oh no that can’t be possible·
‘Ha it’s clear they were merged! Ah! ‘Of course…!’
Lee Han shook his head saying he had been overthinking it.
・Leaving behind a trace of anxiety in a corner of my heart・
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