CH 173

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chuckle.

Soldiers surrounded the Earl of Denver.

As the Royal Guards followed Roman's orders, the Earl of Denver couldn't hide his hardening expression.

" is the name of the king What does that mean!"

rolled his eyes around.

Roman Dmitry spoke in a cold voice with his eyes grasping the situation.

"The Earl of Denver. Evidence has been found that you have communicated with the Valhalla Empire and stole Cairo's secrets. To ascertain the truth, His Majesty the King of Cairo has ordered the arrest of you, Earl of Denver. So, just accept the king's command. If I make any foolish moves, I will judge it to be a rebellion and take immediate action."

"Bah, rebellion!"

The Earl of Denver was perplexed.

Rebellion.

It was a word that took my breath away.

From the moment Roman Dmitry appeared, I knew it was unusual, but I didn't know that it would provoke a rebellion from the beginning.

'This is really dangerous. Everyone knows that I follow Valhalla. Although the evidence related to him was overflowing from the beginning, Cairo's royal family had no intention of touching me. But you're going to arrest me right after I collide with the aristocrats. The moment I obey the king's command, my limbs are bound to be completely bound.'

Instinct warned.

You should never follow it.

Outside the royal family, they can respond in any situation, but if the head of Valhalapa himself is taken away as it is, there is a possibility that he will be robbed without doing anything.

Instantly, I tapped the calculator in my head.

His parched mouth couldn't hide his nervous look, but the Earl of Denver responded as calmly as possible.

"Yeah, these guys. Do you know what you are doing now!"

raised his voice.

Intentionally furious, he showed fiery eyes to keep the royal guards from approaching.

"It is a public fact that I have ties to the Valhalla Empire. What kind of big deal are you trying to arrest me now while stating the king's name! Go back and ask His Majesty the King of Cairo. Hi, can you do something like this and still be in charge? If you attack me, Valhalla will never stand still."

It was an enemy shed.

Anyway, excuses don't work.

if so.

It was necessary to actively use their weapons.

The reason the Earl of Denver was able to establish himself as Cairo's powerhouse was entirely thanks to the halo of Valhalla.

The soldiers were perplexed.

Unlike them, who looked at each other, Roman was not agitated at all.

"The Earl of Denver. From now on, it would be better to spit out each word carefully."

"Yes man!"

"Lower your voice. It seems that they have not yet grasped the situation, but the Cairo royal family started a war with the aristocrats. Civil war is already inevitable. In a situation where we risk our lives and fight the aristocracy, you are sure to watch the situation and make a profit. This fight is meaningless just to subdue the nobles. The rebels who follow Valhalla and Kronos. You must also uproot it and throw it away."

" crazy bastard."

The threats didn't work.

The Earl of Denver's reaction.

it was obvious

He didn't know that if he was in a corner, he would mention Valhalla.

"The fate of Cairo was at stake in this battle. Valhalla? what can they do for you Unlike Kronos, Valhalla is borderless, and even if they come to Cairo with their troops, we cannot stop what we have already started. It's an opportunity that will never come again. If it's a fight where you lose everything if you fail, you should definitely take the price. It would be the right decision for the future of Cairo to sort things out at once, rather than leaving the seeds of strife in the dark."

glance.

gave a signal

OK.

The Royal Guards approached the Earl of Denver.

"The Earl of Denver. From now on, we will have a very fun time."

in Roman's words.

The Earl of Denver had no choice but to sit down in his chair.

* * *

The operation was carried out simultaneously.

The time when the Earl of Denver's house was attacked.

Simon, the deputy commander of the Royal Knights, led his troops and raided Count Gregory.

"These bastards! Do you think you'll be okay with this? Do you think it will be okay?"

at the command to arrest.

Count Gregory rebelled violently.

He shook off the hands of the soldiers and shouted, but he looked at Simon and looked at him with bloody eyes.

"Simon. You know what it means to touch me. The Kronos Empire borders Cairo. If Cairo finds out that Cairo has attacked me, the Empire will surely send troops as a warning. So, judge wisely. Even if it doesn't, the Kronos Empire, which is eager to conquer the continent, doesn't know what it will do with this incident as a pretext.

Moment.

The soldiers stopped moving.

It was a warning they could not hear.

Although Valhalla was far away, the Kronos Empire was in danger.

' Count Gregory is right. The Kronos Empire is not just a threat, it is the beings who will really take action.'

It was dangerous.

After stimulating Cronus's heart, Cairo had a clear possibility of getting caught up in the vortex of war.

So, on the way to bring the troops, Simon thought about it countless times.

I wasn't sure if this was the right thing to do, but the words Roman Dmitry had uttered to the king at the royal palace never crossed my mind.

"His Majesty the King. Don't look at the Empire. The Kronos Empire crossed the border of Cairo every year for no apparent reason. What are you afraid of? If Cronus declares conquest of the continent at any time, Cairo cannot avoid the vortex of war. Make a decision. Even if Cairo is attacked by Kronos with this choice, isn't it an ordeal that happens every year? If so, we need to take this opportunity to root out the evil and take full control of Cairo. That is the only way Cairo can survive in the future."

That's right.

Because he was looking into the eyes of the Kronos Empire.

They didn't care about Cairo.

They crossed the border from time to time, and Cairo's soldiers were slaughtered in the war on the Western Front.

then.

What did Earl Gregory do?

didn't care at all.

Although Kronos slaughtered the people of Cairo, he lived a comfortable life with the title of Cairo noble.

teeth trembled

Simon's companions were among those who died, so he often groaned at Cairo's reality when spending time with Count Nicholas.

By the way.

The opportunity has come.

Roman Dmitry told me to add strength because I'll get blood on my hands.

'The Kingdom of Cairo has crossed a river of no return. If the existences that threaten the royal family cannot be completely sorted out, they will self-destruct inside before being attacked by the Kronos Empire anyway. If so, for sure. As Roman Dmitry warned, you should not leave any variables behind.'

messed it up

Seeing Count Gregory's triumphant expression, he approached him and grabbed his hair.

And then.

Tight!

"Great."

banged his head on the ground.

Count Gregory screamed.

He tried to look at Simon with a bewildered look, but Simon expressed his anger by pressing his head down.

"Shut up, you bastard. After all, this is the judge's board. If Kronos wants to rescue you and crosses the border, even if it is beyond my authority, I will cut off your head and serve you on the wall. So don't fuss any more. At that time, I will regard it as treason and kill you on the spot."

Simon.

He finally let out the emotions he had suppressed.

* * *

The situation was settled in an instant.

Earl Gregory and Earl of Denver were captured and taken to prison.

And by issuing a battle alert, we strengthened the border around the capital, starting with the border.

Also.

He contacted the nobles who followed the imperial faction.

"The arrest of the Earl of Gregory and the Earl of Denver is a temporary measure. Once the facts are confirmed and the situation is settled, then we will release them again."

It was a contact to prevent unexpected movement.

Of course, the nobles would not believe that it was a temporary measure, but in fact, other than believing it, it was not a very important matter.

After all, the nobles who follow the empire cannot do anything hastily unless the empire is moving.

No matter how much they shouted for a pro-imperial, after all, they are also living beings in Cairo.

rebellion.

In a bloody and windy situation, they covered their eyes and ears.

Contact from the Cairo royal family gave them an excuse to later make excuses.

that time.

Roman Dmitry cleared up the situation and met Daniel Cairo.

"The chance of an empire moving right now is slim. Valhalla's borders are far away, so sending troops is limited, and in the case of the Kronos Empire, the atmosphere has been disturbed due to the recent turmoil with the Kingdom Union in the south. Their priority is not Cairo. Even when it comes to consolidating troops to the south, it is more important to organize the affairs of the south than in Cairo."

this plan.

It was not a decision left to luck.

He grasped the situation on the continent and proceeded with the judgment that it was okay to touch the imperial faction.

'That's great.'

Daniel Cairo truly admired it.

Roman Dmitry.

he was a great man

Although it was a short time, Roman Dmitry showed bold action and perfect planning.

However.

It's still too early to be reassured.

"We are dealing with too many enemies in a short time. The nobles of the Marquis Benedict, the Valhalla Empire of the Earl of Denver, and the Chronoss of the Earl of Gregory. After all of them are eliminated, there is no choice but to create a huge vacuum in the Cairo Kingdom. The central government was all in Cairo. Eliminating them is necessary for Cairo, but that doesn't mean their void is nothing."

Cairo.

For a long time it was run by the central government.

Their vacancy could not be ignored, and the country might lose its function.

said Roman.

"We are aware of the risks posed by this civil war. But we just choose the best. If the forces that divide the kingdom of Cairo are at their worst, we have to take the risk of getting rid of them. Because it is a lesser evil that is better than the worst. If the civil war is ended by eliminating the leader of each faction as soon as possible, the chaos that His Majesty the King is worried about can be minimized."

the worst, not the worst.

Daniel Cairo accepted reality.

Roman was right.

From the moment he drew his sword, there was no best option for Cairo.

* * *

When the Cairo royal family moves fast.

The Marquis Benedict did not stand still.

"You're doing a lot of work."

Immediately after attacking yourself.

Roman Dmitry visited the palace, and after holding hands with the king, he heard a report that he had attacked the Imperial faction.

It was certain.

Now I have crossed a river of no return.

Roman Dmitry showed hostility by rejecting his proposal, and the king's choice showed his will to support Roman Dmitry's move.

Then, all that was left was the war with the royalists.

I knew I was going to have to usurp the throne at some point, but I didn't expect it to happen so suddenly.

"You cheeky bastard."

Roman Dmitry.

He could never forgive.

When he remembered how he attacked himself and showed arrogance, the Marquis of Benedict had his teeth sharpened.

At that time, he was very shy.

I struggled to live, and that left a huge scar on my self-esteem.

now.

It became a battle that ended only when one of them died.

As soon as the Marquis Benedict arrived at the estate, he ordered the convening of the nobility.

'The aristocrats make up the absolute majority in Cairo. If you convene the power of the aristocrats, it's not that difficult to defeat Cairo, even if Roman Dmitry is holding on. Roman Dmitry. You definitely had to see the end when you attacked me. Now you may feel like the strongest in the world when you defeat Count Nicholas, but things will not turn out the way you want.'

within a week at the earliest.

He will lead his troops to the capital.

The overwhelming number of people was sure that it would lead the war to victory.

Things went smoothly.

In a situation where the troops of the aristocratic faction responded to the call one after another, he received a really unexpected report from his subordinate.

"Tell me again. what?

His voice swelled with anger.

just now.

I couldn't understand whether Suha's report was correct, even after hearing it with my ears.

Suha shrugged a lot.

Frightened by the shouts of the Marquis Benedict, he spoke in a crawling voice what he had been told.

" Count Fabius. He sent me a reply that he would not respond to the call."

non-compliance.

It was a word that properly touched the heart of the Marquis Benedict.