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Chapter 463
Chapter 463
Chapter 463
In a certain inn in the Imperial City.
The inn, likely arranged by Elna, was reserved just for us.
While walking towards the room in the back, I observed my surroundings.
The inn was completely chartered.
There were no apparent subordinates around.
Elna didn't mention the name of the person she was introducing.
She merely said she wanted me to come to this inn.
"I wonder what kind of big shot we're dealing with?"
"I have no idea. However, it's clear this person hesitates to meet with your Highness openly. This inn is cleared out, but knights from the Brave household are watching the surroundings."
"So, it's heavily guarded?"
"No, it's more like surveillance. They're set up to keep an eye on people's movements."
"Meaning they don't want to be seen by anyone. And on top of that, they believe there's no need for security?"
Elna was also at the inn.
Could that be the reason?
No, that wasn't the only reason. They didn't entrust Elna with security because there was no need for protection. That must have been their line of thinking.
"I've got a bad feeling... and I'm starting to dread going into that room."
"Since we're here, we have no choice but to go."
"Don't you think there are times in life when it's okay to run away?"
"Even if you run, you'll just get caught. You've never been able to escape anything related to Elna since you were a child."
Being told that by Sebas made me grimace.
I had already learned from experience.
If Elna set her sights on you, you couldn't escape.
"What a pain..."
Mumbling about my troublesome childhood friend, I opened the door.
There were three people in the room.
One was Elna, the remaining two was a woman with long honey-colored hair and a middle-aged man with brown hair and a short beard.
Both were familiar faces.
There would be few in the Empire who did not know them.
"...!! What a surprise. I thought it was just going to be one of you."
"If we could surprise your Highness, we'd be happy. You always seem to anticipate everything."
Saying this, the woman and man in the room rose from their chairs and bowed to me.
The woman's name was Alida von Weitling.
Commander of the Imperial Guard and also the commander of the First Knight Squadron.
And the man's name was Theodore Lyles.
Vice Commander of the Imperial Guard and also the commander of the Second Knight Squadron.
"What does the number one and two of the Imperial Guard want with me? And even getting in touch through Elna?"
"Forgive us. We couldn't ask openly in the castle."
"Do you have something to ask me? With this group, you should be able to solve most problems, right?"
In this room were the top three squadron leaders of the Imperial Guard. Instead of asking me through Elna, they could have resolved it by cooperating with Elna.
As I was thinking about this, Theodore quietly opened his mouth.
"There was an unavoidable circumstance. Please sit first."
"Does this have anything to do with the three of you here not wearing white cloaks?"
Including Elna, all three had removed their white cloaks.
In other words, they are not here as squadron leaders of the Imperial Guard.
"That's correct. I am the one asking a favor. Alida and Elna are just assisting me."
"You want to borrow the power of the Imperial Prince in addition to that? If someone else saw this, they would suspect a treason."
When I prick at them with this, Elna sighed.
"That's why we're meeting in secret."
"I wouldn't have come if I had known."
"I guess. If it was a trap, it would be the end."
"You knew and kept quiet?"
"The safety of the people in the capital is at stake. You're the only one we can rely on."
After clicking my tongue lightly, I reluctantly sat down.
There's no turning back now.
I have no choice but to deal with the problem.
"I'll hear you out. But I can't imagine that there is a problem in the Imperial City that the three of you can't solve."
"First, I need to start with a story about my mentor. You must be familiar with my sword master, Rossarc?"
"Of course, I know the name. He was also the prince's mentor."
Rossarc was a count of the Empire.
He was a master of the sword, who himself established the Rossarc-style, and even taught the Crown Prince his swordsmanship.
Even then, he was approaching eighty years of age but it is said that the royal guards were no match for him.
He was a man who had fallen ill and passed away, but it is said that in his prime, he was no less powerful than old man Egor.
"Master took me in when I was an orphan and accepted me as his disciple. However, I wasn't his only disciple."
I grimaced greatly at this.
Theodore was an orphan and a commoner. Even so, as a disciple of Rossarc, he learned everything and rose to the position of Deputy Chief of the Royal Guards.
He is the legitimate successor of the Rossarc-style.
This is a famous story, and I know it.
However, I had never heard of him having other disciples.
"Where is this other disciple now?"
"He disappeared more than ten years ago. He killed master and stole the secret training scrolls and the magic sword."
"I see Ah, I see. Is he in the capital?"
As I asked with a smirk, Theodore quietly nodded.
I inadvertently looked up at the ceiling.
Rossarc had no children. Therefore, he had gone on a journey in search of talented children and the genius he found was Theodore.
But there was another one.
Moreover, he killed Rossarc and stole a magical sword.
"A body was found in the capital. He was a well-known swordsman, but the wounds were distinctive. It is likely the work of my junior disciple. Leaving a body in the capital is like a challenge to me."
"If such a dangerous person is the opponent, shouldn't the Royal Guards capture him all together?"
"The magic sword that my junior disciple has is something that Master sealed because it was too dangerous. It's probably one of the strongest magical swords on the continent. If we act broadly, we don't know what damage it would cause to the capital."
"The strongest magic sword? So a person of the same class as the Vice Commander of the Royal Guards has a magic sword of the Underworld class that no one knows about?"
"That seems to be the case."
Alida calmly nodded and drank her tea without any signs of panic.
In short, it's as if there is an SS-class adventurer in the capital.
They can't act broadly because there's also a risk of an explosion.
"So, what do you want me to do?"
"Neither His Majesty the Emperor nor the Chancellor can act directly as these acts stand out. As we've explained all this, they decided to leave everything to Alida and me considering the situation. However, Alida and I have our positions too. It would be troublesome if we owe something to Prince Eric or Prince Leonard."
"We decided to ask for Al's help."
"But I'm Leo's older brother, aren't I?"
"Yes, but you're not directly aiming for the throne making you a suitable candidate. Ideally, we could suppress him by ourselves, but if we confront power with power, the damage could become massive, thus we need Prince Arnold's help. Feel free to use the three of us here as your pawns. We want you to create a two-on-one situation by trapping him. We'll suppress him under advantageous circumstances. Isn't that your specialty?"
Alida told me so, as if it was simple.
I involuntarily stared at Sebas.
Sebas shrugged his shoulders and muttered.
"There seems to be a recommender behind the scenes, doesn't there?"
"Yeah, right? I had the same feeling. Just to ask, where is the Brave?"
"The Brave is inspecting the southern part of the empire on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. As you've guessed, the one who recommended that I rely on Prince Arnold was the Brave."
"Why do both the father and daughter always push troubles onto me!?"
I couldn't help but yell out.
TL's Notes
Changing every "Demonic Sword" to "Magic Sword" if i find any since it makes more sense
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