I Became a Dark Knight the Empress Is Obsessed With

17 – Council of Elders – (3)

Lynchia looked around.

The meeting gradually escalated. Gossip came and went, and cold eyes met each other. Starting with someone’s cry, each of them expressed their different opinions.

“A dynasty that has been going on for a thousand years! Come now and create a new foundation instead of the Irn Dynasty?! in this situation? What a good thing!”

A bearded old man in fancy clothes spattered and shouted. According to Lincia’s recollection, she was her father’s and brother’s teacher of royal studies.

Because he was a strict and judicial person, he was scolded. Maybe that’s why I remember being afraid of it from a young age.

“At a time like this, it’s a law worth pursuing further. It seems that the elderly are still living in old-fashioned thinking.”

The opponents were relatively young.

One of the six major cities of the Empire, he was the councilor of Elvendel. He was famous for his pragmatic governance. Lincia also heard the news that she had just joined the Senate Council with an overwhelming approval rating.

“What?! What nonsense was that!”

“Everyone sitting here should know the answer to the question of whose story is absurd and whose voice is raised in the hallowed hall. Except for that, of course.”

“How dare you, a young bastard! Who the hell is this guy who set him up as an elder!”

“Consider for yourself, a product of the old world.”

As the argument intensified between the two, factions split on both sides, adding one word at a time.

As close to dozens of people uttered different vociferous speeches, the meeting hall quickly turned into an abyss.

It was different from the administrator’s story. Meetings are more intense than ever.

“… … why.”

Lyncia muttered blankly.

It was a fact that I felt again.

None of the people present were looking at him.

What is the purpose of convening the Senate Council? Wasn’t it to promote herself as the next empress for the future of the dying empire?

Lyncia, who should have stood at the center, stood alone.

Her position was no more than a symbol erected in the center of the conference hall.

Lyncia was a drifter left alone on a remote island. It was something that was on the shelf. People looked at themselves, set prices, bargained, and consumed.

It’s like this, isn’t it a fish on a cutting board?

Lynchia felt as if she had been thrown into the street with not even a single thread on her body.

terrible loneliness.

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Despite being surrounded by people, Lynchia felt lonely.

Klopp. saliva passed

My mouth was dry, I tried to move my tongue, but it didn’t come off at all.

“Huh.”

Lyncia opened her mouth, which did not come off.

“Me, over there!”

But.

“… … .”

Right after that, I was intimidated by the pouring inorganic gaze and lost my words.

Also, I realized that those gazes did not contain any kind of sympathy.

Even the eyes of the old man who had been crying out for the maintenance of the Irene Dynasty just now seemed to be looking at a valuable statue in the garden.

Lynchia’s body trembled. It was not like this even when I went through all kinds of dangers during the National Foundation Day. Even when the stone statue was about to collapse, he wasn’t too afraid.

“… … .”

However, at this moment, Lyncia realized.

He was just a coin without an owner. Each wants to put this coin into his pocket.

There was no person here who would truly speak for Lyncia.

sharp gazes.

Those gazes seemed to greedily scan Lynchia’s entire body.

This place was like a battlefield, and Lynthia was standing naked without a weapon.

The feeling of fatigue, loneliness, and the feeling of being driven to the edge of a precipice.

Lynchia closed her eyes tightly.

That moment.

“Princess, calm down.”

Someone’s hand touched Lyncia’s back.

strong hands. But the emotion contained there is unmistakably warm.

The low voice that followed was filled with worry.

Lyncia could tell without even opening her eyes.

“… … Sir Fried.”

“They won’t understand. Just don’t say anything. It is best to remain still.”

“OK.”

Only then did Lincia realize.

The reason why he was not shaken when he was in crisis was simple.

Because this person was there. Because Fried will take them all down.

That fact made Lyncia surprisingly calm. It was like warming up in front of a cold winter fireplace.

“Are you calm?”

When the shaking stopped, Fried removed his hand.

That fact made Lyncia feel a bit regretful.

“Thanks.”

Lynchia opened her closed eyes and looked back.

Gray Knight. Although she wore almost colorless armor and hair, her eyes shone bright silver.

When our eyes met, he smiled slightly. The twisted mouth wriggled awkwardly, probably not used to smiling, but I could feel the sincerity in each of those clumsiness.

“I’m fine now.”

Lynchia looked straight ahead again.

The stinging gazes still pouring down.

I was no longer afraid.

hard.

Around that time, Edwin, who was sitting in the chairman’s chair, knocked on a wooden board.

Everyone’s eyes are focused on it.

“The meeting is heating up. I need to lull for a while.”

Edwin looked at Lyncia with a smirk.

It was a creepy face.

“Above all, Princess Lynchia seems to be quite tired. Let’s end today’s meeting here.”

With those words, the meeting came to an end in a chaotic atmosphere.

*

After the meeting, escorts led by administrators gathered at Lynthia’s residence. Fortunately, no outsiders were brought in for safety.

At the window of the room, Lyncia sat silently, and the attendants, including Melina, were at a loss to see her.

“I never thought you would be this stubborn.”

“It’s probably someone’s duke.”

The council of elders, which they thought would come true without much trouble, faced an unexpected ambush.

The administrator, who had made such a boast, was sweating profusely as he corrected his glasses.

He would have never dreamed that there would be talk of changing the dynasty or overthrowing the ruling system, and that it would garner a lot of approval.

When you think about why the empire continues, it’s an absurd story.

It is impossible to actually do it.

However, the fact that this story is being discussed is also what Chief Edwin is aiming for.

“Who knows, it’s a ploy to kill time. In order to do that, they would be obscuring the essence of the meeting by making false opinions.”

I opened my mouth.

“He must be intending to harm Princess Lynchia in the meantime.”

“Nonsense!”

The administrator denied it.

But surprisingly, Rowan nodded.

“It makes sense. But I wonder why.”

“… … that’s.”

Edwin Paleid’s purpose.

Edwin is a man with great ambitions.

He wants to raise the status of the elves, who have been persecuted for hundreds of years since the empire was founded. In other words, through this crisis, he was trying to overthrow the imperial family and establish an elven-centered empire.

Edwin would not have thought of plotting something like this treason at first.

However, the death of the powerful Seonje, and the meeting of the Senate held just in time. It must have been because these numerous opportunities led to one.

But I couldn’t reveal it until here.

Right now, we have no choice but to believe in Milia and move on as the original story unfolds.

“I do not know. However, it is certain that someone is targeting the princess. Have you all seen that spell stone?”

“Okay.”

“Perhaps the meeting tomorrow will have a similar result. We must escort the princess as safely as possible, and we must catch clues and track down the culprit.”

At my words, the magistrate sighed and crossed his arms.

“You mean there is a culprit in the council.”

“you’re right.”

“Freed. He had a very meticulous personality. In a crisis, it seems like a very different person.”

“Uh, that.”

“But couldn’t there be insiders among us? There is no guarantee that it is not you, Fried.”

“… … .”

I looked into the eyes of the administrator.

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Did I talk too presumptuously? Are you suspicious of me?

For a while, a suffocating air current flowed. When the administrator wants to open his mouth again.

“everyone.”

A soft voice rang out.

Lynchia was sitting on the window sill, looking in our direction.

“Please just leave.”

Lyncia’s pale expression.

Never before had she made such a nasty face.

This meant that the planting was quite uncomfortable.

“… … I will serve you.”

No matter how high-ranking a government official was, he could not disobey the words of the princess.

The administrator hurriedly lowered his head and left. Starting with him, Rowan and the Knights of the Royal Guard, including the attendants, followed in an instant.

“Melina too, get out.”

“Yes? yes? But… … ”

“sorry. I don’t even want to see the maid of honor now.”

“… … Yes.”

Melina was taken aback by the merciless words, but what would Lyncia mean? Hesitantly leaves the room.

You’ll need some alone time Today’s meeting must have been quite a shock.

I was about to leave the bedroom with Melina, but Lyncia’s voice caught me from behind.

“Sir Fried, please stay.”

Turning around, Lyncia was making a sad expression.

“… … May I ask why?”

“I just want to be with Sir Fried today. it can not?”

Yes… … ?

*

So there were only two left in the room.

I raised my gaze slightly. Lynchia was leaning against the window frame, looking at the moon. In the light, Lyncia’s silver hair shined brightly.

However, neither of them said anything, so there was only ambiguous silence.

It’s already been 5 minutes. Lincia didn’t talk, and I wasn’t very sociable enough to open up a topic.

It was Lynchia who broke the silence first.

“The moon is bright.”

“okay.”

Finally, Lincia took her eyes off the moon and saw me.

At this time, I wanted to say what I wanted to say.

“If I leave alone, everyone will think it’s strange.”

“I don’t care.”

“I wonder if someone like Melina would have been better to have by my side.”

“Was the lady-in-waiting surprised?”

“Yes. a little too much.”

I still remember the look on her face when Lynchia told Melina to leave, and when she told me to stay.

That expression that seemed to have collapsed.

“I heard that the maid of honor spoke harsh words to Sir Fried.”

“Yes… … You can see it.”

It’s a misunderstanding, but I’m also a knight, and I’m not in the position to hear such double talk.

I’m sure he’s doing it all out of love for Lincia.

“I will apologize instead. The lady-in-waiting is someone I’ve taken care of since childhood, so I still tend to be overprotective. Above all, the lady-in-waiting is from a very powerful family. You just have to be careful.”

“I understand.”

“Anyway, if the lady-in-waiting hears what I have to say to you in the future, I’ll be shocked.”

I don’t know what that means, so I tilt my head.

Instead of continuing her words, Lyncia looked away and looked in the direction of the conference hall.

Suddenly, I brought up a story.

“Among the people who insisted on dethroning me today, there was an elderly man who treated me kindly when I was young.”

“… … Huh.”

“He stared at me with bloodshot eyes, which was quite a shock.”

It’s just shocking.

You must feel betrayed.

“That’s it, but what can I say? I realized that I was so helpless.”

“… … .”

“I couldn’t do anything.”

No matter how grandiose the title of princess is, the political drama of the imperial family is very tough because it goes through without a guardian.

It was natural for Lyncia to feel helpless.

“I did some thinking. what to do.”

“Is that so.”

“Sir Fried, what do you think is right for me to do?”

Of course, I want Lincia to become the empress. no, it must be

But it’s not right to force it.

How should I say it.

After a conflict, I opened my mouth once.

“That is… … .”

“You don’t have to tell me.”

Lyncia laughed as if it were a joke and came down from the window sill.

“As expected, Sir Fried seems thoughtful. Did you just think about it for me?”

“… … .”

Seeing my reaction, Lyncia clapped her hands and twisted her head as if she was having fun.

and spoken words.

“I, too, want to become an empress.”

Lynchia said firmly.

“It’s a life that Sir Fried has saved time and time again. It’s too bad I can’t throw it away. Besides, I know very well that if I do not become an empress, there will be only death.”

When she looked up, Lyncia’s face turned red. His posture was upright, and despite his small stature, he seemed quite tall.

An immature princess. All public opinion is wrong.

Where do you see that look? By all appearances, it is the image of an empress full of dignity.

Lincia put her hand on my shoulder as I sat there.

“That is why I would like to propose.”

“what?”

Lyncia’s wide smile with the moonlight behind her was like a masterpiece.

“Please be my protector.”

I opened my eyes wide.