The Prince Wants To Retire

8. The prince’s bodyguard? (7)

The emperor frowned and said to Kariel, who had once again plunged the chancellor and the imperial faction into the abyss of despair after seeing hope for a very short time.

“Hu, Crown Prince, do you think it’s right for someone other than the one who was attacked to take on this task?”

“Of course, it doesn’t make sense for the younger brothers to take care of the younger children.”

Kariel honestly acknowledged the emperor’s words.

It was an incident in which the crown prince was attacked. The person concerned had to move directly or the emperor had to lead the way.

“However, there is no one to take care of.”

“What?”

In response to the emperor’s question, Kariel spoke calmly.

“Your Majesty must firmly guard the throne to put an end to confusion, and you must keep foreign and holy nations in check.”

“Um… … .”

“Soja also has a job that he is currently in charge of, so it is difficult to entrust him with another job.”

“This is the first thing to do.”

When the emperor spoke in a voice that suppressed his anger, Kariel lowered her head and said.

“This is the first job Your Majesty has entrusted to you. Although it is not enough, I want to do my best to fulfill the task entrusted to me for the first time and step down from the position of crown prince. Please accept the request of the poor child.”

The emperor was speechless at Kariel’s request.

‘Where are you going to take a dip?’

Kariel thought so and laughed inwardly.

He subtly blocked the emperor’s attempt to keep the imperial faction alive.

While he was focusing on the attackers, he might secretly postpone the investigation of the high-ranking nobles of the imperial faction and steal the evidence.

Kariel, who had blocked it in advance, made a determination with a determined expression.

‘I will definitely finish it.’

Kariel, who made a resolution inwardly, waited for the emperor’s answer.

Then, in the uncomfortable silence, the hesitant emperor opened his mouth.

“… … The princes are still young.”

Kariel smiled at the emperor’s words. The only reason I thought about it for a long time was because the princes were young.

“Even the little ones are young. The Haona Inspection Department is doing its job well, and I think they have dug out a lot of the rotten parts of the Empire.”

At Kariel’s words, the emperor frowned.

When the emperor’s expression turned bad when he saw himself praising himself, Kariel immediately opened his mouth.

“Honestly, all I did was lend my authority to make things go smoothly, and to use my power to bring in those who made the work of the Inspection Department difficult.”

What I am saying now is not flattering.

Actually, that’s all Kariel did.

Because all the professional work was done by the subordinates below.

Bringing in information, dealing with criminals, and stabilizing the public in a chaotic process are all done by bureaucrats.

All Kariel did was create an environment for them to do their job well.

“I think the reason why His Majesty entrusted me with such an important responsibility when I was still young is because it is a simple task to give authority to the right place and monitor whether it is used well.”

Saying that, Kariel looked up as if she respected the emperor.

“Your Majesty, it’s hard to move directly because you’re trying to keep your balance, so didn’t you accomplish what you wanted by giving the child authority?”

“Kuhm!”

“Since younger brothers are smarter than younger children, they will do better. Trust me.”

When the emperor’s face was gilded, he shouted and somehow tried to stop him from entrusting the work to the princes, but it became ambiguous.

1. It is not difficult for even me, who is still young, to lend strength and monitor the right place at the right time.

2. You’re busy keeping the odd balance, so leave it to the princes. I’ll have to prepare to hand over the throne soon.

3. The dukes will do the work anyway, so give the clever princes a coat of arms.

The emperor furrowed his brow at those words with such deep meaning.

“Even if leaving it to the princes… … . The crown prince has been attacked not long ago, so isn’t he moving forcefully?”

“Fortunately, I was not seriously injured.”

“Still, it must have been a huge shock. How about taking a little break?”

To the emperor’s question, Kariel immediately responded as if it was too natural.

“It seems that the matter is urgent, so we need to act immediately. The raiders are also urgent, so call in your younger brothers right now to work.”

“Aren’t you moving too quickly? The more urgent you are, the more you must cool your heart. You might get things wrong.”

Hearing the emperor’s voice speaking in a worried tone, Kariel bowed his head and said.

“I am afraid the rats will run away. Even if there are some problems, I think there is nothing we can do to prevent bigger problems.”

As Kariel spoke firmly, the emperor’s brow furrowed.

It wasn’t difficult at all when Kariel, who held the cause, came out so decisively.

“You attacked the Crown Prince. You never know who will be next. I am trampling on the arrogance of the rats that they can kill anyone, and I urge you to move quickly for the sake of the honor of the imperial family and the safety of the empire.”

“Your Majesty, please call me!”

The dukes and the inspector general who were quick to hear Kariel’s words sang, and the other nobles re-enacted and put pressure on the emperor.

The attacked party claimed that, and the aristocrats and neutrals were helping them, so the emperor had no ingenuity to sustain it any longer.

Finally, I asked Kariel if he still had any regrets.

“Can you do both at the same time? First of all, finding those involved in your raid… … .”

“That’s what the brothers do.”

“It’s a problem because the power of the empire is split in two! Concentrating on just one is not enough! Are you trying to mess things up!”

“Only hand over the inspection department and the security forces. They alone will catch the remaining rats.”

At Kariel’s words, the emperor narrowed his eyes, glanced at the prime minister, and sighed.

Seeing that, Kariel realized that something unusual was hidden.

‘There is something between the Prime Minister and His Majesty.’

Since we have been together for many years, the prime minister must know many of the emperor’s secrets.

I don’t know exactly what it is, but one thing is for sure: the prime minister must never be left alive.

I had a foreboding that if I escaped this time, I would never be able to catch the prime minister who held the emperor’s secret.

“Your Majesty, we can’t leave you rats in a situation where we might go to war with Seongguk.”

“After that, the longer it goes, the more chaos will grow out of control.”

“I’ll finish it before the chaos comes.”

Cariel, unable to lose a single word, opened her eyes fiercely and looked at the emperor.

“I will burn them all to death before they escape. Trust the little boy as you have always done.”

When Kariel spoke with a lively look, the emperor gave him a tired expression.

A prince who holds a cause.

Moreover, the aristocrats and neutrals were pushing it.

The emperor, who had tried to save the prime minister for the last time, gave up.

“Do whatever you want. only! Priests must not be killed. It will only be possible after everything has been clearly and clearly understood.”

“I will do that.”

Cariel bowed his head obediently at the emperor’s words and immediately ran out of Daejeon.

The aristocrats and neutral nobles who looked at him like that bowed their heads, and the emperors looked dismayed.

When the emperor sided with them, they wondered in case.

However, Kariel cut off the ropes that came down to them so that they could survive.

In the end, they had no choice but to confirm once again the fact that the future of the imperial faction was only death, unless there was an accident.

***

Meanwhile, Kariel headed straight to the place where his brothers might be.

“let’s go.”

“Yes!”

As soon as they got into the wagon, Kariel, who ordered to move quickly, smiled.

‘Really soon.’

Cariel thought so and vowed to complete this task perfectly.

‘I’ll have to move quickly after I let my brothers go.’

In this case, time was life.

So, Kariel moved the carriage faster than ever before and headed towards Miriel’s palace.

“I thought you would be here.”

After arriving at Miriel’s palace, Kariel smiled at the two luxurious carriages in front of the palace.

Shaking his head that he knew it would, he hurriedly went into a place where Miriael and his two younger brothers could be.

And after finding the brothers in an instant, he laughed wickedly.

Seeing him like that, the two princes trembled with a strange feeling.

“Time to work.”

The two princes made puzzled expressions at Kariel’s sudden words.

“Yes?”

“Suddenly what… … .”

The two princes make absurd expressions when they are told to come to work unexpectedly.

To those two, Tarion cleared his throat and explained what had happened in Daejeon.

“You promised a while ago.”

At Kariel’s words, the two princes remembered what had happened in the prince’s womb.

I remembered the words that the 2nd prince would use magic and the 3rd prince would give them the military power and confront them.

“Prove who is worthy of being crown prince.”

Rufiel said with an absurd expression at Kariel’s words.

“Are you saying this so suddenly?”

“Originally, things happen all of a sudden. You will get used to it.”

“But, brother, this is not it! What do you do with minimal preparation time!”

This time, the 3rd Prince Seriel tried to resist, but Kariel didn’t even get a seed.

“Anyway, your mother-in-law will help you, and the actual work will not be done by the children below you.”

“That, that… … .”

“Of course it is, but… … .”

“The people who attacked me can also target you. If you miss this time, there is no answer. You have to catch it.”

When Kariel spoke with a serious expression, both princes silently bowed their heads as if they knew the seriousness of the situation.

“His Majesty is looking for it, so hurry up and go to Daejeon.”

At Kariel’s words, the two princes looked at Miriel with sullen expressions and then inevitably moved on.

Kariel, who laughed evilly at the two princes, approached Miriel.

“Brother is here.”

“Ugh… … .”

“Your Highness, I will play with Princess Miriel.”

As soon as Kariel approached, Tarion said, looking at Miriel who was crying.

“No, I want to play with you too… … .”

“Boo… … .”

However, the closer she got, the more crying Miriel looked, and Kariel had no choice but to stop.

I got used to seeing it often, but whenever it happened, I was next to the two princes.

But now that the two princes have left and only Kariel remains, Miriel has no choice but to be afraid.

“Hmmmm! Get to know each other slowly.”

Tarion comforted Kariel with a sad expression, but his expression did not ease at all.

The more she does, the more Miriel digs into Tarion’s arms.

“Once we finish our work, we should calmly get to know each other. Tsk! It’s all because of the rats.”

Kariel said with an angry expression.

If he had had more time like the two princes, he would have become close with Miriel right away.

Cariel, who was cursing at the nobles with an angry voice, greeted Miriel with a smile and went outside.

“Mice! I will kill them all!”

Tarion sighed as he heard the voices of anger coming from outside.

“Can we become friends?”

Tarion, who saw Miriel looking up at him with clear eyes, realized that he was not compatible with Kariel, who, on the contrary, had eyes that were tired of everything.

A fact that Kariel would be amazed to know.

However, Tarion, who tried to ignore it, played with Miriel for a while, then quietly came out after confirming that he was asleep.

If he had been like a kind father just before, now he exudes the same spirit as a cool-headed reaper.

“Come to Your Highness?”

“You are in the Inspection Department.”

At Tarion’s question, one of the attendants quietly approached and said,

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

***

Tarion, who hurriedly moved to the inspection department, went straight to Kariel.

There, Kariel was coldly looking at the nobles who had been brought in in a bloody state.

Beside him stood side by side bloodstained geeks.

“What… … Did you do something?”

“I tortured the people I caught.”

“Did you do it yourself?”

When Tarion asked, spitting out his flagship, Kariel shook his head.

“no way. Will you put the blood of those catches on my hands?”

“after… … .”

Kariel said to Tarion, who sighed in relief with a happy expression on his face.

“Still, I personally watched it. I gave him some bait and he spit it out.”

Saying that, Kariel stood up.

“Now that I have a confession, should I start moving?”

And he started moving in earnest with a smile on his lips that looked scarier than any smile he had ever seen.

Based on the confession, he began to rob the imperial faction’s secret bases one by one.

In the process, there were some guys who somehow tried to bounce around with evidence that would prove to be corruption, but whenever that happened, the geeks and Tarion took care of it.

Because of that, every time he was stained with blood and turned into a vicious figure, Kariel personally presented him with a bright red uniform.

Perhaps thanks to that, even if blood splattered, it didn’t show much, so his vicious appearance was somewhat erased, but in the first place, it wasn’t a notoriety that would disappear just because it was less bloody.

Although the geeks rebelled against the rapidly accumulating notoriety.

“I’ll increase the budget.”

Kariel, who summarized the rebellion of the geeks with a single word, quickly robbed the imperial faction as if he had nothing to be rough, and the more he did, the more Kariel and the geeks’ reputation grew.

Unlike the police and inspection departments, which operate according to procedures, Kariel spurned the imperial faction by citing the emperor’s name, so she wiped out the imperial faction’s hidden power with great speed.

Perhaps thanks to that, the capital city’s crime rate dropped to the point where it hit rock bottom for a while.

However, the process was so fast and brutal that people in the capital gave nicknames to the crown prince and the eccentrics.

“The Blood Prince and the Red Guards?”

Kariel looked at the geeks and Tarion, as if she found her nickname in the newspaper interesting.

They are diligently robbing one of the secret bases of the emperor faction in front of them today as well.

Seeing everyone wearing red uniforms and working hard, they smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

“It suits you.”

Kariel shook her head as if the nickname of the Red Guards suited her.

At first, I saw Tarion looking at the red uniform, which was only given to geeks, with envy every time, so I gave it to him as well.

And it suddenly became a uniform symbolizing Kariel’s bodyguard.

Tarion and four eccentrics who always stick with Kariel.

They soon became the most famous beings in the empire.