The Prince Wants To Retire

10. Return to the capital of the Grand Duke!

Kariel, who returned to the palace after finishing talking with the chancellor, told Tarion about the heartwarming information he had just heard.

Most of the stories were about the imperial faction, but the stories about the emperor and Belfurs were substantial, even if the amount was small.

“… … That’s serious.”

Tarion also knew that the inside was rotten, but he did not expect it to be to this extent.

I thought that Kariel had been purified in her own way, but there was no way.

“I will send an intelligence agent to the West right away.”

“No, don’t provoke the West right now.”

Tarion tilted his head at Kariel’s command.

It was because I thought I would push ahead with the thought of ending it in a short period of time, considering the temperament I had shown so far.

“There’s work to be done before we stir up the West.”

“Yes?”

As soon as Tarion looked at him with a puzzled expression, Kariel stood up and said,

“To bring the Grand Duke to the capital.”

“… … Is it possible?”

“You should try it.”

Tarion looked at Kariel’s answer with concern.

“I would rather move the inspection department and the military… … .”

“Even if His Majesty makes it stop midway, the answer will be lost. It could even be more dangerous.”

Kariel frowned as she said that.

They were smashed by an unexpected genius in their previous life, but it was hard to see that all of their forces had disintegrated.

It was likely that the Empire had been lurking in the dark during a great war.

‘Come to think of it, pirates suddenly appeared in the west.’

At the time, I was busy with various events, so I didn’t pay much attention.

This is because the western Marquess had a good command of the sea, so they focused on other places.

However, when I thought about it based on the information I gathered, I had enough doubts.

‘Maybe it didn’t come from the Aisa Islands.’

I thought that the pirates of the Aisa Islands Alliance in the south had expanded their power or that the black merchants or criminal groups had turned into pirates, but I thought that might not be the case.

One thing is for sure, it may cause problems if not completely eradicated.

He didn’t even know if the surviving remnants of Belpurs had planned the occasional climbing of nobles or the creation of a criminal organization in their previous lives.

In order for Kariel to retire and live a comfortable life, he had to clean up at least Belpurs.

“I am afraid that your Majesty will be offended by touching the heart of your Majesty.”

“Still, I can’t help it. There is no answer to this matter unless I convince His Majesty.”

Saying that, Kariel immediately climbed into the carriage to head to the emperor’s palace.

Upon arriving at the imperial palace, the chamberlain escorted the emperor directly.

I couldn’t find the cheeky look like the past.

As he worked for the imperial palace for a long time, he figured out who the real power of the imperial palace was and knew how to grow.

“… … What have you come for?”

The emperor put on a tired expression as soon as he saw Kariel’s face.

‘Is it a drug?’

The attendant removed all items that looked like drugs and ventilated the area, but the reverberation still remained.

If he had been the former emperor, he would have acted outwardly as if he was fine, but now he looked at Kariel with a haggard expression on his face.

‘What did Ji do make you tired?’

Kariel thought so, but on the outside, he bowed his head and said.

“I have come to you because I have something to discuss with you.”

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

“What else are you going to do?”

The appearance of the emperor speaking without even the least amount of acting came to me in a different way, but that was the end of it.

The emperor who even pretended to be fine on the outside disappeared and became the cancer army itself.

Then he said, kicking his tongue towards him.

“In the process of investigating the prime minister, we found out that he had personal contact with drug dealers.”

“… … .”

At Kariel’s words, the emperor shut his mouth and glared at him.

Like the chancellor said he was quite clever, it seemed as if he understood what Kariel was trying to say at once.

“… … so? What do you want?”

When he said it with a nuance like ‘Should I hand over this emperor’s seat?’, Kariel quickly opened his mouth.

“There was an unusual organization behind the chancellor.”

“What?”

The emperor tilted his head at Kariel’s unexpected answer.

“What are you saying?”

The emperor, who thought he had come to oppress him, looked intently into Kariel’s eyes.

Cariel then bowed in the highest courtesy to show that the emperor was wrong.

“Give me a servant.”

At the words of Kariel, the emperor’s eyes, which were full of tiredness, began to be curious.

The emperor, who had bitten all his servants with a single gesture, asked, making sure no one entered the room through the shadows.

“Yes, what kind of power is behind the Prime Minister?”

“That’s right.”

“Who are you?”

“It was the West.”

The emperor’s eyes began to tremble at Kariel’s answer.

“… … Is the Grand Duke behind you?”

What the Emperor fears the most.

That is the resurrection of the Grand Duke.

Beings capable of destroying the balance they had established at once.

Those who have produced numerous masters as descendants of heroes and once showed a presence beyond the imperial family.

Although it has now decreased infinitely over several decades, the Grand Duke family was a family that could rise again if only a Master was produced at any time.

As is usually the case with the characteristics of female groups, they doubt and reject those who will threaten their position countless times.

Even if they are loyal, they will throw you out if they say anything bitter.

That is why the three generations of female armies have kept away from the Grand Duke family and have reached the present.

“No.”

“… … No?”

The emperor’s expression hardened when he said that he wasn’t the most suspicious of the Grand Duke.

“Maybe change… … hundred?”

At the Emperor’s words, Kariel sighed inwardly.

Knowing his own shortcomings, he doubts every time.

Like the previous female armies, fearing that they would threaten their position, the most deficient person was raised to the crown prince, and he eventually became the emperor.

The current emperor knows it too, so he always lives with anxiety, fearing that someone might revolt.

‘That’s why I’m obsessed with balance.’

They were obsessed with achieving a balance so that no one force could step out and threaten their position.

“… … Belpurse is suspected.”

The emperor’s eyes widened at Kariel’s words.

“What did you say?”

“As a result of digging behind the chancellor, Belfur is suspicious, Your Majesty.”

As if to affirm, the emperor shook his head as he saw Kariel speaking again.

It was an expression of disbelief.

“It can’t be. Jim has confirmed it countless times.”

There was no way the emperor, who was at the end of the suspected disease, would leave his younger brother alone.

Each time he sent a shadow to check what Belpurus was doing.

That’s why I was sure it wasn’t as good as Belpurse.

Looking at the emperor like that, Kariel said.

“Have you checked your aunt and grandmother?”

“What?”

When a completely unexpected person came out of Kariel’s mouth, the emperor hesitated.

The emperor, who had paused for a moment as if his brain had stopped, asked with trembling lips.

“Aunt and Grandma? Did you mean Jim’s aunt?”

“It is.”

“Why is he… … .”

A woman of misfortune who has lived quietly for decades, waiting for death.

That was the emperor’s aunt and the younger brother of the previous emperor.

On the contrary, he had been viciously watching his brother because he was once ambitious.

“The former Countess of Belpurs is presumed to be the owner of the Western Black Merchant Association.”

The emperor made a serious expression at Kariel’s words.

“Are you sure?”

“The chancellor confessed directly. It is said that Soja came to the imperial palace when he overthrew the imperial palace and weeded out the imperial faction.”

When the chancellor even said that he had confessed, the emperor’s expression hardened.

“If you suspect a device, you can check it yourself.”

When the emperor winked at Kariel’s words, someone disappeared.

In the uncomfortable silence that continued throughout the rest of the shadow’s return, the emperor continued biting his nails with an uneasy expression on his face.

And after a while, the shadow quietly appeared and whispered in the emperor’s ear.

“… … That’s right.”

Hearing all the words of the shadow that had been to the chancellor before he knew it, the emperor frowned.

‘I must have said it correctly.’

Kariel thought so and smiled slightly.

It seemed that the chancellor confessed to the shadow, as if he knew that there was no backlash as long as he agreed to cooperate with him.

“Are you going to attack Belpurse?”

“There is a surer way than that.”

At Kariel’s words, the emperor tilted his head.

“It is to call the Grand Duke to the capital.”

“What?”

“At the same time, please release the various sanctions imposed on the Grand Duke.”

“that… … .”

The emperor hesitated at Kariel’s answer.

“That is not right. The grand duke… … Dangerous.”

“Would it be more dangerous than Belpurse? The Marquis of the West was unable to keep the Iron Alliance in check, and the Grand Duchess collapsed. There is no one in the west to check Belfurs’ dark forces.”

After hearing all the reasons, the emperor let out a sigh.

The Iron Federation, a country created by merchants, was a powerhouse with a master, so it was difficult to contain even the western frontiers with all their might. However, since even the Grand Duke had collapsed, it was difficult to contain Belpurs.

“Do you really need an Archduke? Just wipe out Belfurs with Jim’s army… … .”

“Of course you need it. But in order to keep the guys holding the dark forces in check, we need the Grand Duke.”

In order to completely wipe out Belpurs, I had to see the end.

He uses the Inspection Department and the military to press the exposed parts, and raise the Grand Duke to reduce the influence of the West.

At the same time, it was necessary to move to draw out the forces of darkness.

To do that, it was necessary to clear the black merchants and criminal gangs in the West like a capital city.

“I dared to plant a spy in the imperial palace and go in and out freely. I can’t imagine how great their dark power will be, so we must attack them at once.”

The emperor’s eyes fluttered at Kariel’s words.

The emperor licked his lips several times as if to say something.

“… … What made my luggage look like this… … Is it because of them?”

Kariel did not answer the emperor’s question.

At first, the current emperor’s talent was insufficient to sit on the throne, so it was difficult to see that it was because of drugs and their sex.

But at least I could be sure that the Empire wouldn’t have succumbed to this.

“The Grand Duke… … .”

Knowing that Kariel’s silence was affirmative, the Emperor pressed his finger on his fiery hair and fell into anguish.

Raising the Grand Duke who had been holding back so much.

I wanted to think several times whether this decision was the right one.

“… … Call the Grand Duke to the Imperial Palace.”

In the end, Kariel, who had obtained the emperor’s permission, said with a satisfied smile.

“They can move. We need help from the military.”

“Give me the power to move parts of the Western Frontier and Central Army.”

At the Emperor’s words, Kariel bowed his back as if he had obtained everything he had to get, gave thanks and left the Emperor’s room.

Kariel, who was about to leave the palace right away, stopped walking and looked at the servant.

“Chief.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“The one your Majesty uses.”

The chief’s eyes trembled at Kariel’s words.

Seeing him like that, Kariel spoke in a cold voice.

“Reduce the amount or switch to a weaker one. At least not now.”

“Haona… … .”

“I don’t know what the black magician did. It’s fine now, but if there is a problem with His Majesty’s prison body, not only you, but your three tribes will surely perish.”

At Kariel’s words, the chief chamberlain’s expression hardened and he began to break out in a cold sweat.

“You may tell His Majesty. So change whatever happens.”

After Kariel said that, she headed straight for the carriage.

He didn’t like the current emperor, but he had to be alive.

If it is revealed that it is a black magician’s scheme and they feel a sense of crisis, it is unknown what kind of strategy they will use.

Maybe he would try to kill the emperor faster than in his previous life, so at least the drugs prepared by the black magicians had to be changed.

“Huh, really, when this is over, I retire.”