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245 – Episode 245 I Think You’re Hiding It?

Episode 245: I think they’re hiding it?

It was only five days after Luke sent the letter that it arrived at Baron Nedville’s residence.

Originally, it would have taken ten days at the earliest. However, this time, as the situation was urgent, the imperial palace’s postal department sent a messenger that could travel far, which shortened the delivery time as much as possible.

Herald Nedville was looking around the mansion to see if there were any repairs needed.

“Huh? Why did all of Jeon Seo-gu come?”

He stretched out his arms towards Jeon Seo-gu. He waited a moment and Jeon Seo-gu landed on his forearm. There was paper wrapped around one of Jeon Seo-gu’s legs

Herald took Jeon Seo-gu straight into the mansion. Jeon Seo-gu sat quietly on his forearm until he sat down on his office chair.

“He’s a good guy.”

He tapped Jeon Seo-gu’s small head with his large finger. Then he pulled out the letter tied to his leg.

“That guy sent it.”

The Herald snorted after reading the beginning of the letter. He began to read the letter, the frown gradually narrowing as he went down.

This was because the contents of the letter were quite serious.

[Father. The situation right now is very unusual.

Since Duke Montersen’s attempt to kidnap Her Majesty Empress Olivia was foiled, he has been openly showing his hostility toward the imperial family.

Recently, they attempted to launch an attack on the empire with the support of Russell, a hero who appeared in the Kingdom of Hermoa. But since even this doesn’t work, they are trying to gather all the private armies of noble faction members and attack the imperial family directly.

By the time I sent this letter, I figured out that all the aristocratic soldiers had already gathered at Duke Montersen’s residence.]

“Hmm…”

The Herald showed signs of discomfort.

The last part of the letter also stated that the private troops of the imperial nobles had all gathered at Duke Kylos’ residence and that the defenses of the imperial palace had been strengthened even more than usual.

However, it was also written that it could not be guaranteed that that alone would be enough to completely stop them.

[So, I wish my father would come. But you’re still good at cutting knives.]

“Child. “What is cutting, cutting?”

However, the Herald snorted at the last sentence of the letter. It was because my son’s shallow skills were visible.

He probably thought that if he provoked him like this, he would definitely come to Deleson.

But there was no need for such childish provocation.

He was related to the imperial family, but before that, he was a man who loved the Eckhart Empire. This is the Eckhardt Empire, where imperial traditions have continued for a long time.

“The Eckhardt Empire, run by that old man Montersen, can no longer be called the empire I love.”

There was no need to think about it for long.

The Herald wrote a very short reply to Luke’s letter.

[I’ll go as quickly as possible.]

He tied the paper to Jeon Seo-gu’s leg and then flew it out the window.

There was no time to delay. I had to simply pack my bags right away and leave for the capital city, Delezón. After gathering his thoughts his his his, Herald called his aid into his office

“Yes, Baron.”

He showed me the letter he had received from Luke and instructed me to pack my luggage for the trip.

“I’m leaving right now, so do it as quickly as possible.”

“Aren’t you going to say hello to your wife separately?”

“If you show me this letter, everything will be understood.”

“I understand.”

The aide accepted Luke’s letter he handed over.

Herald put on armor for the first time in a while and put on a greatsword on his waist.

“It’s been a while since I wielded this sword.”

He felt his blood boiling for the first time in a long time. When he went outside, his aid had already prepared for departure.

“I will come back.”

“Yes, Baron.”

The Herald hopped on his horse and set off toward del Lesson.

* * *

Montersen ordered Theorod to train the aristocratic privates. Following his father’s instructions, Theorod devoted himself to training the soldiers day and night.

Montersen stood far away from the parade ground and watched the soldiers training. As expected of those who developed their combat skills every day, there was no unnecessary movement in their sword swings.

“…”

However, Montersen was not satisfied.

It is true that Theorod was not trustworthy, but he would do whatever he was asked to do, so it was nothing to worry about.

It was even worse that the soldiers’ skills did not meet expectations. It was clear that they alone would be able to defeat a decent number of kingdoms.

‘First of all, I need to properly understand the imperial family’s strength.’

When he returned to his office, he pulled the rope and called his aide.

“You should send two knights skilled in stealth to the imperial court and Duke Kylos’ residence right now. And when you find out the military power over there, report it to me immediately.”

“Yes, Duke.”

After the aide greeted him, he quickly left the office.

Monte Lessen leaned heavily on the back of his chair with a drowsy sigh. Then he stroked his pure white beard that hung down to his neck with his hand and fell into thought.

There was only one reason why I wasn’t satisfied after seeing the soldiers training earlier.

A desire to have more power.

Where the needle of greed pointed, there was Calcia, a black magician.

“I don’t know what you want…”

When revenge on her colleagues was brought up, Calcia’s reaction was nothing short of cold. That meant there was no camaraderie at all.

‘Do you want personal glory?’

However, no matter how much I racked my brain, I had no idea what the wizard was pursuing. Asking directly was the only answer he could think of right now.

In the late afternoon, two of his men entered Montersen’s office. They saluted Montersen politely.

Monte Lessen nodded and accepted the salute.

“Report yourself first.”

The person Montersen pointed to was the knight standing on the left. The article began the report in a calm voice.

“I went to Duke Kylos’ residence. “At an estimate, about 3,000 private soldiers were gathered there.”

“About 3,000 people…”

“And a person who appears to be the imperial vice-chamber commander was leading the private soldiers.”

“…”

Montersen furrowed his brow. The fact that the imperial family’s deputy knight commander was moving meant that the imperial family was also aware of their movements to some extent.

‘It won’t be easy…’

Next, he received a report on the situation in the imperial palace from the knight standing on his right. The knight gave information that security forces had been added to the walls of the imperial palace.

“Was there anything else?”

“I’m sorry, but I couldn’t figure out any more than that.”

“Right…”

Montersen motioned for the knights to leave. When he was left alone in his office, he pressed his temples and let out a deep sigh.

‘If this happens, the number of troops will be similar…’

And in terms of numbers, this side was slightly inferior. Even though the difference was slight, I couldn’t help but be concerned.

“As expected, we need the support of a warlock.”

After coming to that conclusion, Montersen jumped up from his chair. He had already been rejected a few days ago, but he couldn’t give up like this.

“We will somehow pull them towards us.”

He spoke his pledge into the air and left the office.

And Lucia, who was watching this, immediately returned to the imperial palace and reported this to Cecilia.

“If a warlock intervenes, it will be difficult in many ways…”

As soon as she received Lucia’s report, Cecilia showed a troubled expression.

“Your majesty. If the warlock joins the noble faction, Luna will do our best to kill him.”

Cecilia stared at her face quietly. She read Lucia’s determination her in her her eyes her her her.

“Okay. “I will leave it to you.”

“I will definitely keep your Majesty’s orders.”

After her Lucia swore to her, she disappeared again and disappeared. Cecilia lifted herself from her bed and went to her window. She then placed her hand on the window frame and looked down at the walls surrounding the imperial palace grounds.

“It will not be an easy fight…”

Cecilia let out her soft sigh.

* * *

After 10 p.M., I suddenly received a call from Cecilia. Her maid also gave her instructions to change into her going-out clothes.

Are you planning to go to Duke Kylos’ residence?

I headed to Cecilia’s room with doubts in my mind. She was not wearing her pajama dress, but a light dress for going out.

“A peaceful night, Your Majesty.”

“Hmm. “Let’s leave right now.”

“Where are you going?”

I asked her a question as she got up from her bed.

“There is a place I want to show you.”

In that case, I have no choice but to follow Cecilia.

When I went out the back door, the carriage was already waiting. It seems like Cecilia told you to prepare in advance.

As soon as she boarded the carriage, the coachman left without even hearing her destination.

What on earth did you prepare so much to show?

But Cecilia, sitting across from her, said nothing. So we moved in silence to the destination Cecilia had mentioned.

“We’ve arrived.”

Cecilia let out her soft voice. I got off the carriage first and looked around.

It was deep in the forest, a place I had never been to before.

“Luke.”

“Oh, yes.”

I held out my right hand to escort, and Cecilia took my hand and got out of her carriage. Then the coachman held out her lantern to me.

Cecilia instructed the coachman to wait, and then she spoke to me.

“I know the way, so I take the lead. You just need to light the path ahead well.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Cecilia proceeded smoothly along the winding and narrow mountain road. It looks like you haven’t been here once or twice.

Before long, Cecilia stopped in her tracks. Then she pointed to me to look ahead.

It was a wide open space that was hard to imagine being on this mountain. At that moment, bright moonlight shone down there, and I was able to see people wearing black clothes training there.

“This is the training ground for Luna’s crew.”

Cecilia introduced this place in a calm tone.

That meant it was a fairly secret place.

“A place like this to me…”

“I wanted to show it to you.”

I kept my mouth shut for a moment and watched the Luna members training in the vacant lot.

Some people were training to hit daggers or bows at wooden dolls, while in others, bare-handed sparring was taking place.

‘I don’t know who is who because the distance is far away.’

“Are you looking for Ilaina?”

Before I knew it, Cecilia was looking at my face

“Yes. “I haven’t seen a barrel lately.”

“The restraining order has already ended. But I guess it’s because of training that I don’t show my face to you.”

You speak in a strangely relieved tone?

But there was something else that bothered me more than that.

“Your majesty. Is there a reason you are showing me this place? I think this is a place that should not be revealed to anyone…”

“…”

Cecilia turned her head towards the clearing again.

“There will continue to be cases in the future where we will need Luna’s help. So she thought it would be a good idea to look at these places in advance.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

Our conversation ended with that. However, the questions in my head were still not resolved.

No matter how I looked at it, I felt like Cecilia was hiding something of her own from me.