You and me under the world tree

There are even poets who praised: Siegfried and Hagen are models of monarchs and ministers on this continent, just like Siegmund and the sages, the god of war on earth.

At the beginning, Siegmund and Simfiotley directly led the army, and also handed over the regime of the entire Netherlands and the command of the remaining legions to the hands of the sage.

It is also because similar things have already happened in the land of the Netherlands, so the citizens don't care about Hagen's control of power.

All that mattered to them was that King Siegfried was safe and sound, was about to wake up, and would recover in a while.

That's enough.

However, this is not the case when the same news falls on the ears of other people, and it completely changes the taste.

…………

"This is definitely a conspiracy by that fellow Hagen!"

Far away in Worms, the royal city of Burgundy, Geernot expressed his opinion.

Even, feeling uneasy about it, he slapped his hands on the table and stood up.

"Now, the kingship of the entire Netherlands is in his hands, even Krimhild is in his hands."

Then, he took two steps back slowly, and then covered his forehead again.

"Gunter, we have to find a way."

"Ok, I know."

Facing his brother's almost weak voice at the end, Gunter also nodded his head with difficulty.

Then, he couldn't help reaching out to support the crown on his head.

To be honest, he had never felt so tired, so difficult.

He thought that he had made all the preparations, that he could rule Burgundy with his family, and build this kingdom passed down from his father's generation better.

He was also sure that he was ready for everything.

Theoretical study is sufficient, what is lacking is only the tempering of reality.

In Gunter's view, with sufficient theory, the so-called tempering in reality should not cause much trouble.

But now, his former innocence has been completely shattered.

Krimhild was suspected of poisoning Siegfried and was imprisoned in the Skywrath King City in the Netherlands.

Hagen, who had already shown his hostile attitude towards Burgundy, took control of the regime in the Netherlands.

These things that happened in another distant kingdom hit his head like an iron rod.

Dazed and powerless.

Even though Gunter is now the king of the Kingdom of Burgundy, he can still feel this.

If you want to say why, this is the royal family.

"Garnott, we can't act rashly."

After sighing, Gunter spoke.

At this moment, he had already taken the crown off his head and placed it on the table.

"You and I both know that it is impossible for Krimhild to poison Siegfried, so Hagen must have played some disgraceful role in the middle!"

"These things……"

"Now it seems that the ultimate beneficiary is him. As the palace minister, he monopolizes the power of the entire kingdom and is proficient in magic. With his ability, it is very simple to control the weak Siegfried at close range. It must be his conspiracy."

"So I said, these things..."

"Maybe Siegfried is actually dead, but Hagen insists that he is still alive in order to control the power."

"Okay, Garnott!"

Finally, he couldn't bear his brother's noise, so Gunther couldn't help raising his voice.

And at the moment when his brother raised his voice, Gaernot finally calmed down.

"Guntel..."

"We are very passive now, because no matter how Hagen did it, and no matter what his purpose is, Krimhild is in his hands after all, so we can't act rashly."

Having said that, Gunter paused for a moment. He sorted out the thoughts in his mind, trying to find a solution.

No, it doesn't seem to be a solution anymore.

For the current Gunter, what he needs is an idea, an idea that can break the current deadlock.

Not to say it was completely resolved, but no matter what, as the king of Burgundy, he couldn't just stop here.

but……

"Send another envoy, now is not the time to completely separate the contradictions, there is no need for that."

Having said that, Gunter couldn't help clenching his fists.

"Anyway, we must find a way to bring Krimhild out."

"Then I will lead the team..."

"No, no matter what, this kind of thing can't be entrusted to you."

"why?"

"Because both you and I are prone to impulsiveness for such things, Krimhild is our sister after all."

Having said that, Gunter clenched his fists.

He clenched his fist so hard that he didn't even notice that his nails were digging into his palm.

Perhaps for now, only that small tingling sensation could bring him back a little bit of sobriety and sanity.

"If it were us, we would lose our minds when encountering a little thing, and this is absolutely not allowed."

"Then to whom should it be handed over?"

"I think it can be handed over to Hilosen or Walter. As for what to discuss with the Netherlands..."

"Leave this to me."

At this moment, a slightly old voice came, and Gunter was stunned by this voice.

At the door of the study, an old man was there.

The old king of Burgundy, Gibesh.

"Father..."

Chapter 78: The Old King's Decision

In Worms' study room, an atmosphere of silence spread.

Neither Gunter nor Gaernot spoke immediately.

They couldn't say a word except for the phrase 'Father King'.

Even at this moment, the two king brothers could only look at each other in blank dismay, and at the same time there was a faint doubt.

In the final analysis, this is because they don't know why their father came here suddenly.

"Father, why are you here?"

Finally, after maintaining a moment of silence, Gunter, who couldn't hold back his expression, finally asked this dry question.

Quite unnatural, and this is simply not qualified as a king.

During Gunter's education, his father, King Jibishi, once told him that the king needs to wear a mask.

An invisibility mask.

He needs to imprint a posture and expression on that mask forever.

That is calm and smiling.

The king needs to keep his distance, the king needs to maintain that inscrutable self-confidence.

But at the end of the day, it's because the king is the one who rules the kingdom, and for that reason, he has to give confidence to others.

But now, Gunther completely forgot about this.

Because at this moment, Gunter in the study is not only the king of Burgundy, he is also the elder brother of Krimhild and the eldest son of Gibbie!

Enough has been going on around the family lately that the young king has taken off that 'mask' completely in private.

If he continued to wear that mask, he felt that he might go crazy directly.

But this is not important now, what is important is another thing.

"Why, if I don't stand up now, are you going to keep hiding it from me?"

Facing the slightly frightened gazes of Gunter and Gernott, Jibishi spoke.

And at the moment when he spoke like this, both Gunter and Gernott gritted their teeth.

"Because the health of your father, you and the queen mother has not been very good."

Although there is no direct answer to yes or no, Gunter's words have already revealed the meaning.

That's right, they really wanted to hide it from their father.

However, this concealment obviously cannot last long.

"You two bastards, have you forgotten that your father was also a king before, and what you enjoy now is the foundation that your father took a lot of effort to stabilize."

Looking at the silent appearance of Gunter and Gernott, Jibixi couldn't help but cursed with a smile.

"Can you hide it from me? I taught you two bastards, and I brought you to this position by hand."

However, Jibishi's pretended relaxed attitude did not make the current dull atmosphere any better. On the contrary, it made Gunter and Gernott feel more and more heavy.

"Do you think I really can't see what's going on? Or do you think you have taken control of the court to make sure I don't hear anything?"

"But father..."

"Okay, let's do this matter as I said, no one is more suitable than me."

"Father."

"Or, Gunter, do you have another way?"

Jibixi didn't scold anything, he didn't even use his majesty as a father and former king to suppress his children.

But it was such a light sentence that weighed on Gunter's heart like a heavy burden, making him unable to say a word.

Even at this moment, his breathing became short of breath, and his whole face began to turn blue.

"Father..."

In the end, there was nothing to say, and Gunter could only call out that dry title.

Facing Gunter's gaze, Jibixi slowly walked into the study.

He casually picked up the crown on the desk, stroked it lightly, then straightened up, and put the crown back on his child's head.

"It's heavy."

Seeing his child lower his head, Jibishi said.

But when Gunter hung his head, Jibixi stretched out his hand and helped his head up.

"However, no matter how heavy you are, you can't bow your head, because you are the king, and as a king, you must make the most correct choice."

But now, the most correct choice is to bring people to the Netherlands by Jibixi himself, and there is no better way than this now.

"I'm old, it's useless even if I stay in the kingdom, and Krimhild is still young..."

At this point, Jibixi himself stopped.

At this moment, what he saw in his cloudy eyes were the tears of his own child, Gunter.

Although he didn't cry directly, but the appearance of the tears rolling in his eyes made Jibixi sigh.

"Forget it, I won't talk to you about those big truths anymore. I am a father and a child. My daughter is currently under house arrest in a foreign country by a child who hates me. No matter what, I will eventually bring her back."

Then, he laughed.

On the face of the father, Gunter could see that it was a bitter smile.