The Place Where I Was Sold as a Slave Was the Imperial Palace

＜ Successor of the Duke of Watoring ＞

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Jung Jin-young descended the stairs in the woman’s arms and ran down the dark hallway.

This hallway seems to wrap around the perimeter of the building.

Stairs and corridors came out one after another, and there was a passage leading to another place in the middle.

Some aisles are wide enough for people to come and go, while others are dark and narrow.

The woman ran frantically from one side to the other along the maze-like path, entering and exiting the narrow passage, following the guard’s instructions.

The captain of the guard led the woman, sometimes leading the way, sometimes looking behind her.

They encountered enemy soldiers several times along the way, but they could not stop the party.

It was because the guard’s knife had been blown in before the enemy could find them.

Its appearance, how to say, was completely different from what I had imagined.

The sword fight Jung Jin-young knows is stabbing and cutting.

Like fencing, making a clattering sound, giving and receiving each other, stuff like that.

However, the battle that took place right in front of my eyes, no matter how I looked at it, it looked like I was going to beat my opponent with a sword. It feels like using a knife like a flat club.

The power of the guard captain was enormous.

It wields a large sword freely and knocks down enemies.

Each time the guard captain’s sword was hit, the enemy soldiers were slammed to the ground like pieces of wood.

I ran for a long time while defeating the enemy soldiers from time to time.

However, when they reached the red carpeted hallway, there were dozens of enemy soldiers in front of them.

The enemy has not yet found them.

Jeong Jin-young inhaled in fear that his heart would shrink.

It might be okay if I go back now.

However, the captain of the guard said with an expressionless face.

“You have to enter through the door in front of me. The office has thick double doors, so you can buy some time just by entering.”

It seems to be because of the secret passage in the office.

The captain of the guard seems to think he can survive if he goes that way.

However, if the enemy even invaded the castle, this country or this territory would have already been occupied by the enemy. Can I escape by going outside?

There was no time to think long.

Without objecting to the guard’s words, the woman held out her swollen hand.

“all right. Give me the knife.”

A smirk appeared on the guard’s expressionless face.

“Never mind you guys, go straight to the Oval Office. I’ll take care of the others, please you little lord…”

The woman nodded and tore off the skirt that was getting in the way with a knife and cut off the bottom.

And looking at Jung Jin-young with kind eyes, he smiled.

“You are brave, Bocchan. don’t even cry Please bear with me a little longer.”

But the corner of the woman’s mouth was twitching slightly. The hand holding the knife was also strong.

The woman thinks he is an ignorant child. So she kept smiling to reassure her, but it was clear that she was also afraid.

Why not?

Jung Jin-young unknowingly grabbed the woman’s shoulder with his small hand.

Although he has become like this, he is an adult man who has served in the army normally.

In this situation, he is stronger than a woman anyway. Maybe, maybe, strong?

However, there is nothing that a child’s body can do.

His body was so small that he wondered if he could run properly, and if he had a gun, of course he had never used a weapon such as a spear or a knife.

‘No, even with a gun, it’s impossible with this body.’

In the end, Jung Jin-young came up with words of encouragement after thinking about it.

“…Aunty…Cheer up.”

Sorry, fat lady!

I don’t know who you are, so I can only say Ajumma.

However, the language he just spoke was strange.

The words came out naturally, but they were not Korean.

It was like a mixture of English and German.

The woman opened her eyes as if slightly startled and smiled.

“Bocchan, as usual, call me Nanny. Thank you for your encouragement.”

Was it a nanny

This child, no, himself, anyway, what about the parents and only the nanny?

I don’t know how it actually is, but Jung Jin-young felt that parents rarely stayed by this child’s side.

Somehow I just know.

I wonder if this nanny was always by my side instead of my parents.

Toward the dereliction of duty parents, a sigh came out involuntarily.

Whatever the circumstances, if you have a child, raise it properly.

“…”

No, now is not the time to be thinking like this.

We are standing at the crossroads between life and death.

Jeong Jin-young’s body shook.

A woman, no, a nanny, took him in her arms.

“I’m sorry, Bocchan, but please hold on to me. You should never miss it.”

Of course.

Jeong Jin-young hugged the nanny’s neck tightly with both arms.

The nanny nodded at the head of the guard.

The captain of the guard immediately jumped out of the pillar he was hiding in and ran forward.

The nanny hugs Jeong Jin-young and follows him.

As the guard’s cape fluttered and obscured his sight, the enemy sighted them and shouted.

“Enemies!”

Each one carries a weapon and runs towards Jinyoung Jeong and the captain of the guard.

Then, something fell off his head and fell to the floor. He didn’t even know it, but he seemed to be wearing a hat.

someone shouted.

“Black hair! That child, black hair!”

“I am the successor of the Duke of Watoringu!”

“Catch it!”

Suddenly, the enemy soldiers became noisy.

A few people were shouting at people as they walked away from this place.

“Heir to the duke! The heir is here!”

“Heir Edieruda!”

“The successor to the Duke of Watoring is here!”

People’s attention is focused on Jung Jin-young.

As if to stop it, the guardsman quickly took off his cloak.

The decorations holding the cloak fell to the floor, and Jinyoung put the cloak on in an instant.

I don’t think it’s good to show black hair.

By the way, he was the son of a duke. successor as well.

My heart hurts.

I was born in a good position, but as soon as I woke up, I was running in a straight line towards my downfall. This is too much.

If they were to be thrown into an unfamiliar world, shouldn’t they be given the reincarnated perks?

‘ah!’

Jeong Jin-young muttered softly as he suddenly remembered.

“Status window!”

…

I waited for a while, but nothing appeared. Neither the transparent window nor the skill could be seen.

Damn, there were no reincarnated perks.

got depressed

‘If I had some special ability, I might be able to get out of the current difficulties.’

Are you just a powerless child?

While holding the depressed Jeong Jin-young, the nanny brandished a knife. The soldier who attacked the two of them collapsed spewing blood.

Nanny ran close to the wall while the captain of the guard held off the enemy.

Then, a soldier hid behind the others and held out a spear.

no one saw

The only one who saw the soldier was Jeong Jin-young.

The soldier’s spear was aiming straight for the nanny’s chest.

If left as it is, the nanny will die.

However, what he could do with his small body, which seemed unable to even run properly, let alone fight, was limited.

Jeong Jin-young suddenly pushed forward the hem of the cloak he was wearing.

The hem of the cloak could not stop the spear.

However, it seems that was enough.

Jung Jin-young’s behavior caught the nanny’s attention.

The nanny leaned back so agilely that she couldn’t be considered fat.

The spear deflected and tore part of the dress.

In the next moment, the sword of the guard captain who twisted his body cut off the arm of the soldier holding the spear.

The spear falls to the floor along with the soldier’s arm.

Even though it had fallen off the body, the fingers still held the spear.

scary.

Jeong Jin-young’s body began to tremble.

‘What, why are you so nervous now!’

Jung Jinyoung muttered to himself, but he already knew the answer.

So far there has been no direct life crisis.

Just like watching a movie, I was just watching the cataclysmic happenings around me.

But just now, he saw the person closest to him nearly die.

If the guard captain’s sword had been delayed just a little bit, or if the soldier’s spear had turned just a little bit, maybe it would have been the nanny or himself that would have died.

Dull footsteps were heard everywhere. Belatedly, enemy soldiers who want to capture the heir of the duke arrive.

While Jeong Jin-yeong was shaking, the guard captain and nanny ran into the office they were targeting.

There was one enemy soldier inside.

Were you looking for valuables?

Regardless of the loud noises outside, the enemy soldiers turned their backs defenselessly.

As soon as the chief of guard entered the office, he closed the door.

An enemy soldier got stuck in the crack of the door, but the captain of the guard didn’t care.

While pressing the door, he raised the knife upside down and inserted it into the enemy soldier’s face.

The knife gets stuck in the jaw as it crushes.

The enemy couldn’t even scream.

The captain of the guard drew his sword and pushed the immobilized enemy soldier out.

The door closed with a thud.

In the meantime, the enemy soldier who was searching inside the office turned around.

In the hands of the enemy soldiers, instead of weapons, there were silver candlesticks and gold decorations.

Mouth wide open blankly.

As if he came to his senses belatedly, the silver candlestick fell from his hand.

The enemy soldier moved to raise his weapon, but the nanny was faster.

Nanny puts Jeong Jin-young down, runs forward and strikes the sword from top to bottom.

The enemy soldiers collapsed like a scarecrow made of straw.

The guard captain closed the double door inside and turned around.

“I don’t have much time. After a while, they will also bring magic tools and destroy the door. We must hurry.”

The head of the guard headed behind the massive desk in front of the office.

Push a chair and walk on a rug.

At first glance, it seemed to be just the floor.

However, when the captain of the guard stroked the floor with his finger and pressed hard at a certain point, the floor fell in a square shape.

Beneath it was a stairway leading down to the basement.

“Go down the stairs and you will find a hallway. Follow the black line on the right wall.”

“all right.”

The nanny nodded and replied.

The captain of the guard quickly stood up.

“But before that, there are things to prepare.”

The captain of the guard grabbed the paperweight that was lying on the desk.

When I touched the corner of the desk and broke it, a small bead the size of a fingernail came out from inside.

It was a black bead.

However, small lights twinkled around the beads, and it felt like stars in the night sky.

pretty.

The captain of the guard knelt down and looked at Jeong Jin-young’s face.

“I don’t know if the little owner who is still young will remember it in the future. But we must not forget. Your name is Eddieru Pere Seruhi Machi Watoringu. He is the heir to the Duke of Watoring, the noblest family in the Kingdom of Dicoquaria.”

The captain of the guard touched his clothes.

“Your mother inherits the blood of the Corea dynasty. Black hair is proof of the lineage of the Corea Dynasty.”

The captain of the guard took off Jeong Jin-young’s top to reveal his belly button.

When Jeong Jin-young lowered his head, there were two patterns engraved under his belly button.

The guard captain said while confirming that Jeong Jin-young was reading the sentence.

“These two sentences prove your identity. But what you can’t do is get caught by the enemy. You have to hide this crest and your black hair.”

The captain of the guard put a bead close to Jeong Jin-young’s lips.

“This was commissioned by a witch to make when you were born. Eating this hides the evidence of your lineage.”

The captain of the guard pushed the marble into Jeong Jin-young’s mouth.

＜ Successor of Duke Watoring ＞ End