The Prince Wants To Retire

20. last teaching?

The outside of the imperial palace was crowded with merchants and tourists from all over the continent, but the inside of the imperial palace was different.

This is because the Continental Congress, which gathered all of the major countries of the Western Continent, began soon.

As if it was a lie that they had put on a relaxed expression while entering Ignit’s capital just before, everyone started preparing to block the empire’s political offensive with a firm expression.

The Empire also moved busily to achieve a more perfect offensive.

On the other hand, the prince’s palace was calm.

“Your Highness, there is a letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs.”

“Home Ministry?”

The aristocrats were not willing to discuss anything out of consideration for Kariel, who would feel tired from the long journey.

However, to the extent of directly handing over a letter like this, it is quite serious.

“How would you like to postpone the retirement ceremony a little bit?”

“The Ministry of Home Affairs told me to give you this if Your Highness tears up the letter.”

Kariel shuddered as he saw Tarion, who spoke as if he had expected Kariel’s actions.

“after… … .”

Kariel, who almost tore the letter as soon as he read the first line, barely held back his anger and read the rest.

There were several reasons for the Ministry of Home Affairs to make this decision.

Originally, I was going to hold a retirement ceremony as soon as I entered, but the situation did not allow it. It was because it was difficult for the two princes to completely supervise the Continental Congress.

In order to finish the meeting as planned, even the important part was good, so I needed Kariel’s help.

Perhaps he expected that Kariel would be angry, and at the end of the letter, it was written word for word not to be angry because the retirement ceremony would definitely be held during the Continental Congress.

“Hmm… … Is it still difficult?”

The princes are now in their mid-teens, let alone 20 years old.

According to common sense, it was not enough to develop political skills from now on.

Kariel also knew that fact well, so he worked hard to make up for the lacking part, but it seems that it was not enough.

“I think the fox is the problem?”

“It seems so.”

Ever since the pope, an old fox from the north, announced that he would come to the Ignit Empire himself, the board Kariel had laid had been cracking little by little.

Although it was barely sealed with the retirement ceremony and great performance, it would be difficult for the princes to handle the fox’s splendid speech.

The Foreign Minister and the Home Minister would help, but compared to the pope, both positions and status were different, so it was difficult to respond.

If it was an emperor, it would be possible to some extent, but the difference between his abilities when his mind was clear and when he was not was too wide.

“Tell me that you do.”

“Yes.”

Tarion bowed his head in response to Kariel’s command.

“Secretly, tell each department to send them one by one.”

“Aren’t you in charge of it yourself?”

“On the surface, it has to be as if the two princes are conducting it.”

“Are you going to find out later anyway?”

At Tarion’s question, Kariel shook his head.

Even if it was openly rumored that Kariel was presiding over the Continental Congress, the two princes had to do what appeared to be the case. That’s because the princes have power.

Tarion tilted his head as he embraced the correspondence written by Kariel himself.

“why?”

“You seem to be calmer than I thought.”

“Because it’s my fault.”

Kariel said with a calm expression.

I didn’t calculate that the old fox would come out like this.

Above all, the retirement ceremony was already confirmed, so there was something to spare.

‘after… … Your Majesty also has a fox-like side.’

Even during the Continental Congress, he confirmed his retirement ceremony.

With this judgment, at least until the Continental Congress, he laid the groundwork for him to cooperate.

I’ve heard that his mind fluctuates, but the emperor when his head is clear was definitely a scary side.

“It’s like giving your brothers one last lesson.”

“You will like it.”

“I hope so.”

After muttering like that, Kariel gave an order to Tharion.

“Get ready. Let’s get rid of the rats from now on.”

“Yes.”

Tarion bowed his head at Kariel’s command and disappeared.

The real meeting took place three days later.

Usually, it was customary to do it a day later to relieve the toxic poison of the envoys who came from a long distance.

There was also the meaning of wanting to enjoy it as an imperial festival.

But can they really play?

Even now, he was busy preparing to stop the offensive of the Empire.

Above all, a party to announce the start of the Continental Congress is held in the evening.

‘The real fight starts there.’

With that in mind, Kariel began to prepare for the party.

Although he was quite tired, he still couldn’t be pushed by the old fox.

Indeed, it has been a long time since I prepared a party with the help of a servant and a maid.

After washing her body clean and preparing the clothes and accessories handed out by the ladies-in-waiting, Kariel, with the help of the attendants, was able to wear a tailcoat and wear a noble figure.

Then, the eyes of the ladies-in-waiting at Kariel became hazy.

I wore it a lot in my previous life, but in this life I hardly ever wore it, and after my body recovered a little, I was busy moving around so I couldn’t afford to attend the party.

“let’s go.”

“Yes.”

Cariel, fully armed, delivered the letter and headed to the banquet hall with Tarion.

A large number of people had already gathered in the Grand Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Kariel, who grasped the situation inside through the video equipment installed in the banquet hall, smiled.

“The old fox is already in pre-work.”

As Kariel murmured, Tarion nodded slightly.

As if he did not care about the status of the Holy Kingdom, he quickly came to the banquet hall and was making fun of the nobles of the Empire.

Then, implicitly, the kings of the South sympathized with him.

By roasting and boiling the nobles of the Empire, he was trying to avoid the pressure of the Empire as much as possible.

The Pope expressed his anger against the Warlocks, emphasizing peace and cooperation.

And the southern kingdoms sympathized with him, trying to turn the empire’s gaze toward the warlock.

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Just then, the servant’s roaring voice was heard.

“Little Sun of the Empire! Your Highness, Prince Kariel Friedrich von Blaser, welcome!”

The huge door opened and the eyes of everyone gathered inside focused on Kariel as she entered.

Contrary to the appearance of wearing tangled hair and crumpled clothes every day, the well-dressed Kariel was one of the most handsome among those gathered at the banquet hall.

Although he still showed signs of being young, his handsome face was nowhere to be found.

‘This is my first time using my face.’

Kariel tilted her head slightly, as her face hadn’t reacted this hotly in her previous life.

If there was a difference between then and now, I thought that the only thing that had changed was that my emaciated face had become normal, but the difference was bigger than Kariel thought.

Kariel, who hit the banquet hall with her face, approached the Pope with a smile.

“See you, Your Majesty.”

“See your lord.”

Everyone in the vicinity hardened their expressions when they saw Kariel, who said that he was not His Holiness, but His Eminence.

The expression of the heyday, which was downgraded to the level of the head of a religion and the head of a neutral country, came out again.

When the empire was prospering, the head of the Holy Nation did not even dare to use the title of Pope.

For the sake of the harmony of the two countries, the castle established its current position by using the considerations of the empire.

On such a subject, they dared to erode the empire’s interests and acted as if they were greater than the emperor.

Kariel had no intention of allowing such a thing.

“I wonder what everyone was talking about that made it so much fun.”

“haha… … We were talking about Warlocks, the theme of this Continental Congress.”

“You’re a black magician… … .”

“Since the warlocks’ actions in the past have brought great tribulation to the continent, shouldn’t we join forces and exterminate them from now on?”

Having said that, the pope smiled.

Even now, Seongguk has revealed its will to take the lead in eradicating the black magicians.

‘Looks nice. Or are you looking at the liver?’

The pope blows a weak shot in order to figure out what his level is.

But he made a mistake.

If he had been the emperor, he would have kept the goodness to some extent, but Kariel is a retiring prince.

There was no need to think backwards.

“It’s strange.”

Kariel tilted his head as if strangely.

Then the banquet hall froze, and attention was focused on the Pope and Cariel.

“Isn’t Seongguk building its current status because of its great contribution to the eradication of warlocks and the war against the demon realm?”

Kariel asked while tilting her head with an expression that she didn’t know anything.

Then, the pope’s expression, realizing Kariel’s intentions, hardened in an instant.

However, befitting a person nicknamed a fox, he immediately said with a smile on his lips.

“That’s right. Although there was a small mistake by the Seongguk, it was punished strongly through the Heretic Inquisitors, corrected the discipline, and started a crusade against the black magician… … .”

“Why is Seongguk doing that?”

The pope’s eyes trembled at Kariel’s question.

I tried to crush Kariel’s intention to speak by attacking her with a foxy mouth, but I was stopped by a grinning Kariel.

“Little mistake? Since when was collusion with the warlock a small mistake?”

“The fault of those who worship God is the fault of the kingdom. That is why I, the Pope, intend to punish them myself.”

“Then why is Seongguk fixing it?”

Cariel directly countered the Pope’s words.

Now people could see what Kariel meant in refuting the Pope’s words.

“I asked what right Seongguk intends to punish the scum who dared to collude with the warlocks within the Empire.”

“… … I know that the treatment of those who worship the gods was nailed by the imperial successor.”

“Isn’t it Seongguk who broke that?”

Cariel looked at the Pope, erasing his mechanical smile.

“You were the ones who did garbage not only in the nobility but also in the imperial palace. The number of priests who dared to work in the Imperial Palace exceeds dozens.”

“… … He, too, feels the responsibility, and Sung-guk is willing to pay all the reparations the Empire wants.”

As Kariel came out strong, the Pope also pulled out the best he could and went all-in.

But Kariel couldn’t help but laugh inside.

That was the only hand that the Pope under the heavens had offered.

In the first place, the plate itself was overwhelmingly advantageous to the empire, so there was nothing that could be done.

“You seem to be mistaken about one thing.”

“Good… … Each word?”

“exactly. reparations? It’s compensation for the damage done to the empire, so it’s something that should be given, right? I understand that the main topic we will discuss at the Continental Congress is related to warlocks.”

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

He knew what his intention was when he said this.

A topic that I wanted to avoid so much.

Kariel brought up the topic that she had deliberately tried to stop by throwing food for compensation.

“I don’t think the Empire can trust the Holy Kingdom anymore.”

At Kariel’s words, the banquet hall was instantly filled with the buzz of people.

“The black magicians are cunning. I know this because I experienced it myself.”

As Kariel said so, he recounted his discovery of the warlocks in the capital and adapted his experiences in the Northwest and Southeast.

Suddenly, the banquet hall flowed into an atmosphere of listening to Kariel.

“As the Dukes of Cleta and the Dukes of Pires know, it is very difficult to subdue warlocks. Can Seongguk alone be able to handle such people, who haven’t completely cleaned up the inside yet?”

Kariel, who deliberately brought in the Southern Masters, smiled.

Then the two dukes nodded slightly.

When he admitted that the fight in the southeast wasn’t easy, others agreed.

This is because they, too, had seen, at least indirectly, what kind of fight Kariel had been fighting in the square.

Then the pope set out to change the mood.

“So shouldn’t we work even harder? The Holy Kingdom is already ready to help the Empire and other countries at the lowest level.”

“ah! Of course, we must work together. Isn’t that why we opened the Continental Congress?”

A pope who wants to serve by humbled himself.

It was really like a saint following God, but Kariel responded with a deep smile and relaxed.

“But don’t you think the number of priests to fight the warlock is too short?”

Kariel turns around and asks the southern kings.

Confederate personnel then murmured.

A holy nation that almost unified the religions of the western continent.

However, their traditional beliefs in the form of folk beliefs still remained in the south, and they could also use ‘divine power’.

‘I can’t leave it to the Holy Kingdom any longer.’

When Kariel presented the idea of reviving the faith of each country and responding to the warlock, the eyes of the two southern kings began to shake.

‘Aren’t you also offended by the priesthood? Let’s organize this together.’

At the suggestion hidden in Kariel’s question, the two kings looked at the Pope with strange eyes.