The wise man returns

“Welcome. Marquis Valine Theodore. ”

Inside the door is a room hanging a large chandelier.

The room was spectacular as if it had moved a corner of the party, but there were already a number of people who came first.

The one who greeted Balin was the one sitting at the top of the table. He was familiar with it.

Balin and Elijah kneel at the same time and raise an example toward him.

“You've made your point. Your Majesty."

When they stood up, the king, Armando II, urged them to sit quietly.

Balin and Elijah, sitting in a chair, look over at the people sitting next to them or across from them.

The people who sat down were seven in total, all of them senior nobles who held more than a title of Marquis.

While looking around the vacancy, Balin suddenly realizes that there are quite a lot of vacancies.

“Looks like everyone's here. Let's get started. ”

“Just a moment, please. Earl Tennessee is still...”

A nobleman who was in the intestines opened his mouth, but soon he was silenced by the gaze of the other nobles.

The king in the middle nods as if he's okay.

“I heard about what happened above. Earl Tennessee seems to need some rest today. Let's keep going. ”

“... Yes! ”

The nobles of the intestine bowed their heads together.

Watching him, the king sighed, leaning against the back of the chair.

The look on his face was immense, and he swallowed.

What the hell is going on here that's holding these meetings?

“First of all, I ask you not to divulge anything you say in here. Do you understand?”

“Yes, I swear. ”

“I will, Your Grace. ”

Armando II, who confirmed the nobles' consent, revealed a story that was hidden in his heart.

“Bern of the Cadim Empire died last night. The cause of death is near natural causes or diagnosis. ”

“... I can't. ”

“Hmmm…! ”

When all the nobles in the intestine heard the news, they were frightened.

The emperor of the empire was the most powerful man in the world.

That means that until the next emperor is on the verge of death, there will be a gap in his power.

But what surprised Balin was a little different from what others were surprised by.

‘What happened?! Surely the Bern Emperor still has many days to live! ’

It seemed that Balin's gait had a greater impact on the history of the world.

in a good way, in a bad way.

“The Cadim Empire is still hiding that fact. Of course it is, but only for a little while. In a month or so, everyone will know. ”

“....... ”

The nobles in the bowels agreed with the king.

No matter how well the system was built, if the ruler who controlled it died, there would only be chaos.

“Only you know the news that the Emperor of the Empire is dead until the great secret is officially declared. ”

“Yes! I'll do that. ”

The king was satisfied with the answers of all the nobles, including Balin.

“So let's talk about how we're going to deal with this. ”

When he finished speaking, the king handed over control to the nobles.

It meant that if I had something to say, I would listen to it.

“Your Majesty...”

“Yes, tell me. ”

One of the nobles who was seated opens his mouth carefully.

Even though everyone's gaze was directed at him, the middle-aged noble calmly spoke.

“Here's what Sosin thinks. How long ago did you remember that the emperor of the North came to this kingdom? ”

“... Yes, I did. ”

Everyone who remembered the appearance of the Pope revealed the meaning of positivity.

The difference was that the nobles under the king remembered the young man smiling at the banquet hall and the last time Balin burned up and turned to charcoal.

“Then I trust you will remember the purpose for which he brought it out. Your Majesty."

“... Purpose? ”

“Wait, that's...”

As the middle-aged noble's words continued, other words popped out from everywhere.

He will, too. The Crown Prince is known to all that he is already a vampire.

Vampires are dark magic, so it was enough to provoke a repulsion.

It was surprisingly the king's hand that stopped the nobles from continuing to improve their speech.

“Keep talking for a second. Shouldn't we listen to the end of the discussion? ”

“... thank you. Your Majesty."

The nobleman thanked me for my brief gratitude.

And at the end of his words, there was a saying among the nobles of the intestine that made sense.

“I assure you... the Northtra Empire struck Kadim not long ago. ”

“If that was forecasting and moving...”

The middle-aged aristocrat shines his eyes and arranges his words among the nobles.

“Here's my opinion. If the Northtra Empire deliberately assassinated the Emperor or foresaw the situation! Soon there will be an all-out war between the two empires. We take Northtra's side at that time, absorbing as much land and residual power as possible from the Kadim Federation. ”

Taking full advantage of the strong, then working with the other kingdoms to stop the future of Northra.

The middle-aged noble gave it to me.

It was plausible, but it was a flaw that there was a task to be taken care of first in order to make it happen.

“So what you're saying is, we have to hold hands with the vampires? ”

It's impersonation of the Holy See to work with magic objects.

Moreover, he is an untrustworthy partner, so he cannot make alliances with the Northtra Empire without resolving the problem.

Meanwhile, Balin discusses how far they know.

‘Considering that the Northtra Empire is called a vampire, you suspect the other royals as well. It's not bad. ’

It seems that the Emperor perceived the entire North Tra Empire as a kingdom of witches.

“Haona, the North Tra Empire is a place where men and intelligent monsters are treated equally. Vampires have probably dug a hole, and the empire itself is still in doubt. ”

The middle-aged nobles who first gave their opinions cut off the suspicion with sharp objections as if they were aware of the spreading boundaries.

Obviously, there was a reason for that, so the in-laws' opinions immediately tried to be directed to the nobleman's suggestion.

Meanwhile, Balin smiles as he walks.

It is true that the Northtra Empire is a blend of humans and xenophobes, but that is because the most powerful people are all vampires.

Since the chieftains absolutely obeyed all the emperor's orders, the underlings were forced to follow them.

Otherwise, the North Tra Empire would have been destroyed long ago, but it was an imposed fortress.

‘I know, but I don't have any evidence right now. You have to approach it with caution, it will be counterproductive if you push it. ’

I don't know what the North Tra Empire is up to, but it was foolish of me to draw them in and attack Kadim.

How to persuade them or make them think differently was a challenge given to Balin.

Balin, who was thinking slowly, quickly found one objection.

He straightforward raises his hand and grabs everyone's attention.

“May I question Lord Valine Theodore's opinion?" ”

“Oh... Lord Valine. ”

“I've heard of the work of the Marquis of Balin. Tell me."

It was Balin who brought out the horse. Even the nobles gently acknowledged his rights.

One way or another, he was now the king's beloved follower, a wizard with immense skill.

Even though Balin was more powerful, he deserved it.

“Let me make this simple, then. We must never engage with the Cadim Empire. ”

In Balin's bombing remarks, not only the nobles called the milicites, but everyone in the intestines reacted violently.

“You can't do that? ”

“On what grounds? ”

“Maybe he's in deep with the Diamond Tower? ”

“No way. ”

Suleng calmed the nobles down by the king, Armando II.

Meanwhile, Lord Millisette, the middle-aged man's eyes, to be precisely called the Marquis of Millisette, moved towards Balin.

“Is there a clear reason why you shouldn't? ”

“Of course!”

Balin nods confidently.

Seeing that I was right, I also had faith that I didn't have.

“Okay, tell me something. ”

Valine moves Manat instead of answering him in front of the arrogant, overbearing Marquis of Millisette.

“Oops!”

“Ugh!”

In a flash, I remembered a map of the world with light on the table.

Everyone was surprised at the sudden movement of Mana, and they didn't miss the gap, and Valine's presumption sank.

“Attention!! ”

“Hot!”

“Suck!”

The chattering nobles, as well as the sovereign king who had seen the situation at leisure, sounded so loud that he was surprised.

Balin, who gathered everyone's minds at once, said without missing the gap.

“Here, to the south is our kingdom of Pioneer. And you all know that the Cadim Empire is to the east, right? ”

“Of course! The Northtra Empire didn't send us the Emperor because of that! He was a vampire, so things got a little...”

The Marquis of Millisette and the nobles were watching the map.

He asked why he knew everything.

Balin sighs and says.

“So let me ask you a simple question, people. What lies beneath the Southern Great Mountains? ”

“That's it……"

The nobles who joined the horses kept their mouths shut one by one.

Beneath the Southern Great Mountains is a barrier made by humanity, and beyond that barrier is the endless wilderness.

But Bondi, there were things in that land that should have been nothing, thousands of years ago, that couldn't be said.

On behalf of the silent nobles, Valine herself put their names in her mouth.

“The Demon King's Seal and the many Demons guarding it are here. ”

“... The Mages...”

The nobles' faces darken at the same time.

The shadows that were cast in the colorful locker room were strangely more vivid.

Valine raises her mouth slightly.

“Yes, there are the Horsemen. The Demon King guarding the Sealed Place. But there's another reason the Horses can't come up. ”

“Another reason... yes. It's because of the barrier that the Horses do not dare to cross. ”

If there is Abel to the east and Andropos to the west, there is General Ketil to the south.

It was the gateway to the world that the Kettle General was guarding.

A military node with 100,000 troops stationed at all times.

However, no one has pointed out the risks so far because they have never shown any action other than stopping the Horsemen.

“With the Wall, it's only right that we should be relieved, but what does it have to do with the alliance...”

“You don't know where 100,000 troops guarding the Wall are originally from, do you? ”

As soon as Balin's question fell, the atmosphere changed.

The Marquis of Millisette opened his mouth as his representative.

“Yes... they were... legions from the Cadim Empire! ”

“Yes. They are the elite troops sent directly from the Kadim Empire by mountain rangers. ”

“Wait, so you're saying they abandoned their original responsibilities and attacked us? ”

The sharp rebuttal of the millisheets reminds me of one thing.

‘Soldiers dispatched to defend the Great Wall must defend the Wall even if their own country is destroyed. I've been sworn to God ever since I got here, and I have no choice! ’

The Imperial Guard guarding the Wall was an Imperial Army, but not an Imperial Army at the same time.

As the guardians of humanity, they strive to be the strongest barrier to the Horsemen, and indeed they are.

That's why the neighboring Kingdom of Pioneer doesn't care about them.

The belief that we can trust the Great Wall as long as it is guarded by the Imperial Army. All of a sudden, I took it for granted.

Looking at the Marquis of Millisette, who thinks so and answers confidently, Balin smiles and says.

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