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Chapter 244: Before the Storm (1)

“I made a mistake.”

Johan reflected. It was rare for him to act rashly out of emotion.

The other was a prisoner of the Elf King and from a prestigious family in the Elf Kingdom. If he punished him hastily, it would only tarnish Johan’s reputation.

“I’m sorry. I made a mistake.”

At times like these, he had no choice but to honestly apologize relying on his friendship with the Elf King. Fortunately, he was quite close with the Elf King, so there was a high chance he would let it slide.

“I understand, Count.”

The Elf King nodded and patted Johan on the shoulder, a gesture of understanding.

“. . .?”

Johan was slightly taken aback. He was relieved the king wasn’t angry, but his reaction was a bit unexpected.

What did he understand?

The Elf King wouldn’t know the circumstances involved here. . .

“As a knight, it must have been unbearable to face such a dishonorable man.”

“. . . . . .”

The Elf King figured it out himself.

Even though Sir Karamaf had an infamous reputation, he was still an excellent knight. From the position of a Count who had an official duel with that knight, it must have been difficult to endure a man who insulted and disgraced the honor of the dead.

Yein seemed to think the same. Blood dripping from his nose, he spat blood to the side.

“That wasn’t me. No matter what, why would I do that to Sir Karamaf whom I served?”

“That’s not why I’m doing this.”

“Then why?”

“The people who worked for your family died, didn’t they?”

“That’s why??”

The Elf looked at Johan in genuine bewilderment, as if it made more sense for it to be because of Karamaf.

“. . .Asking for another punch.”

Johan threw another punch. The Elf flew back. The King pretended not to see. And then he said to his guard,

“You didn’t see anything.”

“Of course, Your Majesty.”

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“I’m so nervous, Caenerna-gong.”

“I understand. But isn’t it inevitable?”

Seeing the nervousness of the new court wizard, Caenerna spoke calmly. Like Caenerna, the court wizard was also gifted in prophecy and had been newly summoned.

The emperor worshipped blood, war, and prophecy. Despite hearing many prophecies and knowing there was unlikely to be much good in them, he occasionally wanted prophecies.

However, to the newly arrived wizard, the atmosphere of the court felt like walking on thin ice. There were rampant rumors that the army led by Karamaf had been defeated.

━There’s no way Karamaf would lose to those weaklings!

━But didn’t Karamaf come down with a serious illness? What if he didn’t recover from that illness?

━On the contrary, the rumors now say otherwise. Karamaf was an imposter, created through evil magic. . .

━Shhh. Where are you hearing such things? Lower your voice. Just because you’re a noble doesn’t mean your neck is safe.

“Do you really think Karamaf lost?”

“He may have lost.”

“Then what kind of prophecy should I give?”

“I guess we’ll have to say what we see. Are you planning to deceive the prophecy?”

At Caenerna’s words, the wizard shook his head. Deceiving a prophecy was an act that damaged one’s own dignity and distanced oneself from the mystical.

“I know, but still, raising the dead. . .”

“I don’t think he did that.”

“Do you really think so?”

The wizard asked in a relieved voice. Were the sinister rumors circulating in the court just groundless after all?

“Rather than that, I think it’s more likely some kind of golem created with evil magic, using flesh instead of clay.”

“Please. . .please don’t joke around. There’s no way they would do such a thing in this court, right?”

“Do I look like I’m joking?”

“. . . . . .”

At Caenerna’s words, the wizard unconsciously swallowed his saliva. He was beginning to regret coming here, lured by money.

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“Prepare more potions.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Cough! I will prepare them! I will prepare them!”

The wizard was finally able to breathe when the emperor released his hand. His throat hurt as if it would break.

When the meeting ended, the vassals were able to rest in their own camps, but not the servants and retainers. They had to endure without even catching their breath beside the emperor.

Jesters came out desperately performing tricks. It was a joke to lift the emperor’s mood but it did not seem to have much effect.

“Boutellner.”

“. . .Yes!”

“As you said, Karamaf was summoned again. But I heard he was defeated.”

“. . . . . .”

Boutellner was sweating profusely. He was a wizard who had filled flesh and blood into armor to create an invincible knight, but Boutellner was not very good at fighting.

He would be invincible, not dying when slashed and possessing strength beyond human capabilities, but it turned out not to be so.

“Did I not ask you?”

The emperor’s voice was strangely gentle, which made him even more horrified. Boutellner could not get up, lying prostrate.

“Your Majesty. I have an alternative plan.”

“What is the alternative?”

“Yes. . . Yes. . . Count Yeats is indeed a young rascal. He brought many feudal lords from the south, so the damage he is causing is no small matter. Why not just assassinate him?”

The other servants looked at the wizard in dismay. The emperor closed his eyes and was silent. Boutellner thought it was a good sign and continued speaking.

“I know of some excellent assassins. If you just give the order. . .”

“Will you succeed this time?”

“. . .Yes!”

“Good. I will trust you one last time. Do not disappoint me!”

Boutellner bit his lip until it bled. Now he had no choice but to entrust his life to the assassin.

The assassin he had met and befriended in the past was reliable in his skills alone. He had boasted that he could kill anyone with his own mouth, so he would not refuse this job.

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Yein was rubbing his face with a very dissatisfied expression. It was a blessing his jaw wasn’t broken. After getting hit like that. . .

“Count. I want to have a rational conversation.”

“My dear. He says he wants to have a rational conversation. . .”

“Pass on that his jaw might get smashed if he don’t keep his mouth shut.”

“. . .that your jaw might get smashed if you don’t keep your mouth shut.”

Iselia relayed that to him again from the side.

Yein did not understand Johan’s attitude towards him. It didn’t make sense for a knight like Johan to treat someone this way, honorless mercenary or not.

“Count. It was Sir Karamaf who defeated Sir Gessen.”

Johan borrowed a whip from Euclyia next to him. He then lashed Yein with it. The elf fell off his horse.

“Would you have said it if it was your family?”

“B-Because of that? But weren’t mercenaries the ones who killed them?”

“Then why didn’t you stop it?”

“I didn’t. . .”

The whip flew again. Johan lashed him skillfully without leaving any traces.

With a face that showed he still didn’t understand, Yein shut his mouth. He just couldn’t comprehend doing this over some servants.

The subordinates around Johan avoided eye contact and pretended not to see. Sometimes you have to pretend not to see your lord’s faults.

Suetlg also pretended not to see and opened his mouth.

“Can you persuade the duke?”

“It’s not can I or can’t I, I will make it happen.”

Johan’s voice was filled with firm confidence. Suetlg nodded in satisfaction.

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