89 The beginning of the day.

The banquet on the first day of the car at the mansion ended only late at night. Throughout the banquet, I was suffering from numerous nobles. I took my tired body and went back to my home. I had eaten at home for a long time and was quite satisfied, but I felt like I spent a good harvestless evening.

Earl Aubrey, the youngest father, did not attend the banquet today. He was one of the key figures in the case, and it was a pity that he had not been there the whole time.

I shrugged Roland's shoulders as I carried myself towards the fortress.

“Roland, why isn't Earl Aubrey here today? ”

Roland hesitates and answers.

“I heard that you injured your leg badly on a horse yesterday. ”

Likely a lie Of course, he might have actually been injured, but there was no irony that he was in a camel accident at this time.

Perhaps the younger father is secretly planning to mobilize an army behind his back as an excuse for injury.

“Oops. Let me know if you find any consolation later. ”

“Yes.”

When I reached the quiet garden path, I looked around and said in a quiet tone.

“By the way, can we catch Prince Brian tomorrow night? ”

Roland folds his head.

“Yes.”

“Do you have a plan? ”

“Yes, Prince Brian is currently staying in his mansion in the castle for a while. Especially since Grand Duke Joseph is scheduled to return to his estate tomorrow. If you raid the mansion and subdue it tomorrow night, you will be able to subdue Shye. ”

“What if the birdie is not in the castle tomorrow? Do I have to go look for him? ”

Roland stares at me for a while.

“No, you can stay inside the castle. ”

“Why?”

“In the end, I will return Karl to the castle. ”

“But what if he doesn't? ”

“You can still stay in Castle Carr. ”

As expected, Operation Brian was not the real target. He's a tricky distraction at best. Of course, I'm a fixer to keep the distractions out.

And in the meantime, someone will try to achieve their true goal. For example, his younger father carried the Imperial cooperation on his back and eliminated Joseph and Aunt Helen.

The problem was my father's work, which I could not feel at the moment.

‘My father will try to save Josef's life. He's a pretty boy, and he doesn't have an immediate successor anymore. ’

If my father had done the work, he would have put something around Josef. If you look carefully, you will definitely get a hint.

And maybe even near Earl Aubrey, the youngest father. My father would never tolerate a traitor with a single ounce of blood. So I should have seen Earl Aubrey today, which is a shame.

“Roland.”

“Yes.”

“You're the knight of the House of Cars, right? ”

“Yes.”

“Then why do you work for the Yosrahim Empire? ”

“I'm a member of the Karl family. Birthdays of Brian are too dangerous. His swift actions can bring great devastation to his territory. ”

I nodded because I wasn't wrong. Leave Birch Brian alone and Grandpa Cloud will destroy his territory.

“Then let me ask you one more question. ”

“Yes, tell me. ”

“Baron Ruto told me that important people don't die that day. ”

“Yes.”

“That means someone will die eventually, right? Who's the dead guy? ”

Roland looks embarrassed.

“Did the baron even say that? ”

“Yeah. Who the hell is that? ”

“I think it might be Birch Brian. ”

“It's not him. It wasn't the context. ”

“Then I don't know. ”

“Hmph. Can't you just pretend you don't know Carl's knights? There are only two candidates for death in that context. Duke Josef and Duke Helen's wife. ”

Roland shakes his eyes.

“I don't know. ”

“Well, if you don't know, you can't help it. It has nothing to do with me anyway. ”

I smiled bitterly as I passed through Roland.

The conversation has revealed Roland's position.

He knew the whole story. I knew what was going to happen on the day of the execution, and I was holding it off, but I also seemed to know that Joseph or Helen might die.

But the interesting thing is that I know too much as a knight. I simply couldn't do it with a rope connected to Baron Ruto. If I were the baron, I'd just use Roland as an errand boy.

Honestly, what do you believe in when you tell a complete stranger? All you have to do is assign a job. For example, the role of escorting me to Birch Brian.

‘Hmph. I found one for my father. Central, too. ’

Roland is a loyal and celestial knight of Karl. So my father gave it to me as an escort when I was in school.

Perhaps it had been my father's eyes and ears since then. Watching my every move.

* * *

The morning of the Day of Judgment was dawn. Before sunrise, I got ready and went outside. Because I had a place to stop for a while. Joseph said he'll be here around morning, so if you don't stop by now, you may never see him again.

I heard someone's popularity behind me sneaking out of the cottage.

“Where are you going so carefully? ”

I was impressed. Grandpa.

“Morning fitness training. ”

“You're eager.”

“Health is power. ”

“Work hard. ”

“Hmm.”

I hurried outside, answering silently. Grandpa Cloud is coming after you. Quite frankly.

“Grandpa, do you have anything else to do? ”

“There is.”

“Then I'll take care of it. ”

“Aren't you watching? ”

“I think the cancer is chasing me. ”

“What will the acolyte do? Going after the owner is one thing. ”

I bit my lip well. But my grandfather disguised himself as a servant of mine.

“Then I'm thirsty. Can you remember a bowl of water? ”

When Grandpa shakes his hand, drops of water gather from all around him, and he quickly floats in front of me as a lump. It was one of the abilities of the mind master.

“I've collected the morning dew. Drink up.”

I smashed a puddle of water with the back of my hand.

“Oh, my God. If the night is up, people need to know! Why are you following me? ”

“Suspicious. ”

“What the hell? ”

“You. Don't you always come here and do weird things? All I have to do is take down Birch, and I don't know what he's dragging around for. ”

“I'm just working. I have to keep an eye on the quest behind me and keep an eye on it. It looks simple, but if this quest goes wrong, you'll stomp on the poop. ”

Old Cloud tilts his head.

“Sounds like a story to me. I thought the Empire wanted to rid the territory of the rebels of Kar. ”

“Apparently so. But there's one more slippery thing stuck. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“Duke Carr. ”

“The Grand Duke of Cars. I didn't notice that. ”

“That's what he used to do. If you have a goal you want to achieve, you don't do it with your own hands, but you do it with a little seasoning. It doesn't go unnoticed, it doesn't come out. ”

“Is that so?"

“Yes. It's a family tradition that's been passed down for generations. So don't mind him. Stay inside. I get in the way of work.”

I took a quick walk, and Grandpa Cloud narrowed it down again.

“Sounds like fun. So what is Duke Carr's purpose? ”

I was irritated as if I was having a seizure.

“Oh, really. What are you going to do?”

“Let's check on the welfare of the Empire. ”

“The Grand Duke's purpose is almost the same. That should satisfy the Empire. That way, Cars' territory will survive. It's just that the list of dead humans is a little different. ”

“In what way? ”

“One or two more lives. ”

“Then can't we just leave it alone? One or two more lives won't make a difference. ”

“It's not enough to buy one. It has to be at least two. Two.”

“Two? Oh, the Grand Duchess' wife you mentioned yesterday. ”

Grandpa understood everything. There's something I told you yesterday.

“Uhh. If I let her die at the hands of the Grand Duke, it's going to be crazy. ”

“Why?”

“I think Duke Carr is really self-absorbed this time. Don't let him poison you. Depending on the outcome, perhaps the Empire will pay a substantial price. One of the family customs is that we should never forget our grudges. ”

“Then why don't I just kill Duke Carr? ”

This old man is listening to a real man with a butthole. I know the rules of the world so well that I don't know how politics is at the level of a child.

“Then I'll destroy the Empire. ”

“Why else would that be? ”

“Duke Carr is a canary in the mine. A miner is surprised when a canary dies. It's the miner's turn to die. ”

Old Cloud cries out.

“Are you saying that the Emperor is going to take part? ”

“Yes, it's the civil war between the grandfather and the emperor. If you don't kill Grandfather, he'll think it's his turn next. ”

“So what do I do? ”

“Don't let Duke Helen's wife die by the hand of the Grand Duke. And the Duke of Josef must not die. These two are Duke Achilles' shotgun cars you should never touch. ”

Old Cloud stared at me.

“That's odd. Duke Carr loves both hats so much, how do you think he's gonna let Helen die? ”

“Duke Carr is the owner of Carr, the father of all Cars. The Grand Duke can kill anyone to protect them. He's such a great cause. ”

“Hmm · · · · · · · · · ·. Is that so?"

“Yes! Why are you pushing me around like that? Why are you making this salad? The Grand Duke would have figured it out by now. Anyway, I'll finish at the right level, and you'll be happy with that. ”

“Well, I'll keep an eye on him. ”

I was just getting out of the castle. A hillside with leafy needles that look far away. I ran like a jogger with an old man chasing me.

The road to the top of the hill is guarded by soldiers. This is the headquarters of the Grand Duke, so it's heavily fortified.

I climbed up slowly through the outskirts of the forest, and the Grand Duke followed me through the trees.

“You. What are you doing? Did you receive a request for a burial? ”

“Quiet down. I told you I had something to check on. ”

“Then so be it. ”

I saw two large seals reaching the top. When I left the territory, there was one more now. Jan Sergio Carr screams the other one. It was my grave.

But there was a bunch of flowers in front of the tombstone.

Seeing that one was also lying next to him, I felt a sense of who the owner of the flower bundle was. I picked up the bouquet and looked carefully and put it back down.

Old Cloud looked down at me with his sick eyes in front of my grave.

“His grave. The Grand Duke of Cars. ”

“I know. Well, he's famous. ”

Old Cloud slowly turns his head to me and makes meaningful eyes.

“You. What are you doing here? ”

“I told you I was here to find out. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“Probably a flower blossom owner. ”

And I went to the grave next to him. Mother's grave. Anyway, I don't know what kind of nonsense this is because of that old man.

“Who's the florist? ”

“Yes, someone who may be the biggest variable in this situation. ”

I put a brief chord in Mother's tomb, pulled out the yojo and cut down the flowers growing nearby and scattered them over the grave. It was instead of a baptism.

Old Cloud looks at the white buds falling like snow flowers and spits out a little sympathy.

“Quick and concise. But it's a sword with no form at all. ”

“Practical swordsmanship. ”

And I sprinkled wild flowers on my empty grave. Just one spray and it looks weird.

Watching that, Old Cloud's jaw clenches quietly.

“Hmm. Were you a mercenary? ”

“Well, you can't say no because you do something similar. ”

At that moment, you hear a rustling sound from a distance. I quickly hid Mana and hid in the nearby forest.

Grandpa Cloud follows you, still tilting his head.

“Was it Assassin? ”

“Well, I can't say that's not the case sometimes. ”

Soon, a blonde man appeared around the tomb. He was a teacher who became unemployed last year. He shredded a bouquet of flowers and placed it in the tomb as always.

“Hmm. Was there anyone that age in the Grand Duke's family? ”

Grandpa's voice was pretty loud. This is definitely intentional. Earl Meier yells, turning his head toward us.

“Who are you?”

I blurted my grudge at Old Cloud, smiling faintly, and stepped forward.

“It's me.”

Earl Meier was stunned when he appeared in my audacity. The Earl recognizes me at once.

“Abdomen or backbone? Why are you here? ”

I was shy and scratched my head so much that the African wig shook.

“I need to find out a little bit. ”

I watched as Earl Meier followed behind me.

“And who is that? ”

“You are the Grand Duke of Cloud. Hmmm.”

I revealed his identity. It was revenge.

Frowning grandpa. Earl Meier bends his waist as he stares at you dazed. In the meantime, I flew my left hand towards Grandpa with a very carefully wrapped middle finger.

“I present the Grand Duke. ”

Old Cloud waves his hand with an unfair look.

“You don't have to worry about me. I just followed him here because he has something to do with you. ”

“Yes?”

Earl Meier glanced at me in alternation. I threw a word at him.

“I have business to attend to, no questions asked. I was just following him. ”

“Followed? Why? ”

“I was wondering which side you're on. My plan changes a lot depending on which side you're on. ”

“Plan?”

I shrugged.

“How to save who, how to kill who. Which side are you on? ”

Earl Meier was an authentic Yosrahim who followed his mother when she married him as a public servant. I have been loyal to the Grand Duke for a long time, and I have a deep connection with the central nobles of the Empire. It means that they are not strange people on either side.

Of course, he used to be loyal to the Grand Duke of Mana, but no one knew because he returned the land and became a free man.

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