The Prince Wants To Retire

8. The prince’s bodyguard? (6)

The Crown Prince Attack Incident.

This was an event that could never be overlooked.

Everyone panicked at the news that the crown prince had been attacked, and the emperor was also waiting for the crown prince.

In the case of the dukes, they were anxiously waiting in the imperial palace until late at night.

This is because not only will the chance to become a prince in the future be blown away, but the imperial family will be able to attack even the aristocratic faction.

Under such circumstances, the chaos intensified when the Crown Prince’s broken carriage returned to the capital first.

‘I hope it’s not a major injury… … .’

‘Stay alive!’

As the two dukes thought this way, they waited for the news of the Crown Prince in Daejeon.

It was the same with other nobles.

I desperately hoped that there would be no trouble for the Crown Prince.

Even if they were to wander through the worst of the worst, the imperial family would draw a sword.

That was when everyone gathered in Daejeon and the square with one heart and one accord.

Finally, the awaited prince appeared.

“Hey, what is that?”

Nobles and people dragged behind the Crown Prince like criminals.

The fight was quite intense, so the knights of the Imperial Palace also had blood all over their armor, but there were those who showed a more overwhelming presence than them.

These were the people who moved by the Crown Prince’s side, wearing seven coats of blood all over their body.

“that… … Aren’t they geeks?”

“I know?”

Some of the quick-witted people recognized at once that they were the geeks that Kariel had gathered.

However, he came with seven packs of blood all over his body, so just looking at it, he felt a vicious force that made his body tremble.

Those who walk with a bloody look on their faces to the point of wondering what happened outside.

A bloody energy engulfed the plaza and everyone looked surprised and didn’t say a word until then they let out a long breath.

“Oh, that’s great.”

“I know.”

For a long time, people shuddering with a bloody spirit whispered about what had just happened.

As soon as they arrived at the Inspection Department, they expected that the prince would draw his sword and start a bloody purge.

Contrary to expectations, however, the prince handed over all those involved in the raid and crimes to the inspection department and quietly returned to his palace.

The nobles went crazy when the prince, who knew how to run straight to the emperor and insist that the attackers be punished, entered the palace quietly.

It would have been easier if he had said that all those involved should be hunted down and punished.

However, the prince was quietly stuck in the palace.

and the next day.

As the sun rose, the nobles flocked to the imperial palace again.

Everyone had been waiting since dawn, curious about how the crown prince would come out, and the emperor was like that too, so he couldn’t stand it any longer and called Kariel.

“Your Majesty orders you to attend the Daejeon Conference.”

“Get ready and leave right away.”

Cariel nodded at the commander’s command, washed and changed into a uniform.

When he was ready to go to the Daejeon meeting, he looked at Tharion and said.

“Call the geeks.”

“Are you going with me?”

“They will be witnesses. They are the ones who caught the miscellaneous things.”

At Kariel’s words, Tarion bowed his head and summoned the geeks.

“Even if it bothers you, I am waiting in front of the Daejeon conference hall. We may need witnesses.”

Cariel’s words revealed annoyance on the faces of everyone except Toto.

“Arsuna, Brion, do you want to cut the budget?”

“Confidence! I am gladly obeying your orders.”

“Just call me anytime!”

As I looked at the two of them speaking with a force to kneel down, I clicked my tongue and looked at Iris.

“Do you want to have the old book of the mercenary king?”

“Wherever you go, I will be by your side.”

Cariel, who had taken care of even Iris, who had a grumpy expression on her face until the end, glanced at Toto and got on the carriage.

Then Toto quickly changed to a smiling expression.

Seeing that, Kariel grinned and gave an order to Tharion.

“let’s go.”

“Yes!”

The road to the Daejeon conference hall by the emperor’s order.

Originally, he had to move quickly, but Kariel deliberately moved slowly.

It was them who were in a hurry now, not himself.

Kariel tidies up her mind while thinking of those who are anxiously waiting and getting rid of their children.

I checked to the end what line to draw and where to turn.

In the meantime, Kariel, who arrived in Daejeon, got off the carriage slowly.

“See you, Your Majesty.”

“Let me know.”

The door to the huge Daejeon conference hall opened with the cry of the attendant that Kariel had arrived.

Kariel, who waited for the door to fully open, slowly walked to the emperor, but no one spoke until he stopped.

“I heard you were attacked. Is your body okay?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Saying that, Kariel glanced at the nobles with a cold expression.

Then, some nobles hurriedly lowered their heads in shock.

On the other hand, the high-ranking nobles of the imperial faction, including the chancellor, were calm.

No matter what the outcome is, their lives are over, so they can be calm.

“I saw and heard. You still haven’t found out who’s behind the assailant?”

“That’s right.”

Everyone frowned at Kariel, who was only answering the emperor’s question.

I wished for a detailed explanation, but Kariel only gave short answers with a cold expression.

Then the frustrated emperor asked first.

“I heard that the raiders used light magic. Is that true?”

“That’s right.”

“then… … It must be a priest.”

The emperor swallowed his silence as he said that.

“The prince… … Do you think that behind it is the Holy Kingdom?”

At the emperor’s words, Daejeon became quiet.

It was because you might have to start a war with the Holy Kingdom right now at a word from Kariel.

“I don’t know yet.”

Everyone tilted their heads at Kariel’s words.

Everyone stared at Kariel’s mouth and demanded further explanation, but his mouth slowly opened again.

“There are too many suspicious circumstances.”

“Suspicious circumstances?”

“That’s right.”

After Kariel answered that, he explained the circumstances he thought were suspicious.

1. How did he know he was leaving and was there in an ambush?

2. How and who helped them to ambush there?

3. How did you use the corpse explosion magic?

A total of three questions.

As long as this question remains unanswered, the war with the Seongguk is premature.

“Then are you saying that the priests might not have attacked the crown prince?”

“I don’t know that either. Perhaps some of the priests may have colluded with the unclean forces.”

While saying that, Kariel looked at the nobles.

“The important thing here is that my movements are known and there are people who have helped them settle down in the central area.”

“that… … .”

“The relationship between priests and warlocks is something that needs to be investigated later on in temples and holy kingdoms. But the rats hiding in the Empire are different. Since this is a matter within the Empire, I think it should be dealt with first.”

At Kariel’s words, a cold silence descended on the Great War.

As the silence continued so heavy that it gave the illusion of a cold chill, the emperor could not stand it and opened his mouth.

“I heard that the Crown Prince’s subordinates found additional evidence.”

“Nothing essential, but I have found at least some clues to pursue.”

Saying that, Kariel summoned Tarion and laid down the evidences the eccentrics had found while beating the assailants in front of the emperor.

Then, the emperor called even the geeks to the Daejeon conference hall, saying he was curious about Kariel’s subordinates.

Then I listened closely to what had happened at that time.

“Huh, then are you saying that all of you are really at the level of knight commanders?”

The emperor looked at the eccentrics with admiration, then turned to Kariel.

Tarion, who assists him, is also a strong man competing for supremacy in the empire, but even those whom Kariel called were strong.

When the geeks gave detailed explanations, everyone realized the seriousness of the situation again.

“You’re a black magician… … .”

The emperor was in trouble as he tapped the throne with his finger with a serious expression.

Then Kariel said to him calmly.

“If it is true that the priests colluded with the warlock… … .”

“If true?”

Everyone swallowed their saliva at the emperor’s question and looked at Kariel.

“The temples in the Empire must be shut down.”

At Kariel’s words, all the nobles’ eyes widened.

“I, my lord! Wouldn’t that be too radical?”

At the words of a nobleman, Kariel looked at him coldly.

Kariel calmly asked the aristocrat who was dressed as if he were saying ‘I’m a believer!’

“Can you specify which temple colluded with the warlock?”

“that… … .”

“Maybe not only the specific temple, but the Holy Kingdom itself has been contaminated. If so, the empire will have to endure a war with the Holy Kingdom.”

Saying that, Kariel slowly walked towards the aristocrat who objected to her words.

Then, the noble who served the sun god unknowingly took a backward step.

“You can’t go to war over rats in the empire, can you?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Maybe it wasn’t just the priests and warlocks that attacked me this time. There must be some who looked after them among the nobles of the Empire. If you don’t want to be misunderstood, why don’t you try talking about it?”

A nobleman who hastily knelt down and banged his head at Kariel’s threats.

“So, I’m sorry. My convictions are dull and my words are vain.”

“Be careful. I say this because I’m afraid that someone like you might misunderstand and cause some misunderstanding.”

“I am moved by your grace, and I’m grateful again!”

Kariel, who had sent a nobleman to the goal, slowly returned to his place and said to the emperor.

“We must begin the investigation immediately. This is not just my problem, it is to collude with other countries to clean up the trash that eats away at the empire, and to prepare for a situation that may lead to war in the future!”

The emperor’s expression frowned at Kariel’s cry.

The balance he values so much has long since been shattered.

If that were the case, I would have to try to reduce the situation, but that, too, had just gone over the water with the words of the prince.

“I also think that Your Highness is right!”

“How dare you touch the precious treasure of the empire! We must uproot all those involved in this.”

When the two dukes knelt down, all the nobles hurriedly knelt down and asked again.

Kariel smiled slightly as she saw the aristocrats hurriedly requisitioning because she could become a target if she messed around here.

“Since the matter is serious, we will investigate this case centering on the Crown Prince and the SS. In the Holy Land, call someone who can explain this case.”

As the emperor said that, he rose from his seat.

Then, Kariel, who had been muttering ‘The SS?’ and tilting her head, hurriedly opened her mouth.

“your majesty.”

“Do you have anything else to say?”

Kariel lowered her head and said to the emperor who was startled that he might insist on a war with the Holy Kingdom.

“How about giving my younger siblings a chance in this case?”

“You mean the princes?”

“That’s right. I would like to have my younger brothers participate in the investigation of this case as an experience, even though they are still young.”

The expression of the nobles hardened at the words of the prince.

‘You want to select the next Crown Prince!’

All the nobles of the aristocratic faction, recognizing the Crown Prince’s intentions, swallowed their saliva.

“I think it would be better for the 2nd Prince to investigate the relationship between the Warlock and the Priest, and for the 3rd Prince to find out where the rats are hiding.”

“… … So, what will the prince, who was attacked, do?”

If the authority is distributed like that, the party Kariel has nothing to do.

Concerned that confusion would be aggravated if the crown prince contested at this time, the emperor would say that it would be better for the person involved to directly investigate.

At the Emperor’s words, Kariel smiled and said.

“Soja wants to finish what he has been doing.”

Kariel lowered her head as she said that.

Then, the expressions of the imperial nobles, who thought they could take a break for a while, rotted again.

‘No matter what you do, you have to finish it.’

Thinking so, Kariel looked at the Prime Minister and smiled brightly.