Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Chapter 47: Deep Talk With The Princess
that night, three days before the tournament started, I had an important guest. That important guest was 'That guy'. oh! it seems calling him 'that guy' would be too difficult, so let's call him by his code name, Wolf.
well, I didn't expect him to come from the front door anyway, so I finally found out that he was hanging in my dorm window.
"Hey Wolf, it's impolite to go in through the window. Next time, if you want to see you, come in through the front door."
Wolf laughed at that, "well you know for yourself, sir, that it's not my type to knock on the front door and say hello to the residents."
hehhh, as expected of the former Assassin.it was impossible for him to enter through the front door huh.
"Then, is there anything until you've come all the way from Venz?"
"of course Mr. I think this could interest you." he jumped into my dorm after I allowed him.What kind of report did he bring?
"This is the news I brought from the Dark Guild. Lately, there has been a request from someone to meet the White Goat group."
hmm white goat yes, I have indeed heard about them. a group of ninjas who are usually paid to do dirty work.especially murder. arguably they are an assassin group. their vile reputation was spread throughout the kingdom.
but who's looking for them? and what's the purpose? who is their target? various questions floundered in my head.
"That's what I think..."
from my expression, he could clearly guess what I was thinking. hah, it seems like I should learn to put up a poker face from now on.
"there are several possibilities. firstly, they are paid by a noble to kill his rival.secondly, hired by a certain group to steal very important and confidential items.and the third...."
uh why did Wolf stop? don't giggle!
"Third, it is likely that he was paid to disrupt a major event held once every year in the autumn at the academy."
I furrowed my brows, "You mean the tournament? what good are they doing that? where does such a possibility come from?"
"If their pay is appropriate, they are willing to do anything. That's it. In the end if they are paid one platinum coin to screw up the tournament, they will be happy to do so.
After all this is not the first time they have messed up a big event.Based on my experience, they were once paid to mess up a party and kill some important officials in the Grand Aria empire.
ehhh so horrible! apparently not only in the country yes, their reach even extends to the Grand Aria.
means the possibility like this does exist.well, I asked Wolf to put an eye on them. he was a dark guild person before becoming my subordinate , so he knew a lot about the people who made connections with the dark guild.I felt lucky to be able to pull him to my side.
before he left, I asked him something,
"Hey Wolf, have you visited the boy?"
his steps stopped. His gaze turned somewhat moody.
"no need. it's better that he assume that I'm dead. In exchange for Mr. Issac, please give him the best to live on."
I want to smile at this request. "Of course, with my whole life."
Wolf's expression looked relieved. "thankfully.thank you sir. I'll be back when I've got other news. goodbye."
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after talking to the wolf, I can't even sleep.all right let's take a little walk. Consider it wind. I walked out of the first year academy complex.do not feel I have arrived at the third year academy complex.should I return?
maybe yes.it would be suspected if at this hour a first-year academy student entered the third-year complex for no apparent reason.
uh, it's a princess, right? what was? why isn't he sleeping?
I decided to approach the princess. ehh, her face looks sad.why?
"Yoh, what a beautiful night princess.why haven't you fallen asleep?"
hearing my voice, the princess was surprised.Geez that expression was also cute to know.
"uh Mr Issac, why are you here? this is the third year complex you know." wow I seem to be suspected, but yes already. rice has become porridge.
"to be honest, I'm just going for a walk tonight I can't sleep."
The princess laughed. "Oh yeah? then here accompany me to chat." the princess shifted her position slightly. gave me room to sit down.
"With princess pleasure." of course.which man would mind sitting next to the beautiful woman?
"Hei Issac, do you think being born a commoner is a curse?"
"do you mean princess?"
"sometimes, I dream of being born as a commoner. live a simple life, meet the man I love and then marry and have children.
however, destiny says otherwise.I was indeed born of the royal family but even I cannot live freely.all aspects of my life are regulated.
dad loves me, but that's it. I'm even the object of a political marriage.a marriage I never expected.maybe not yet, but I'm sure that time will come soon. not to mention often being the target of prejudice for my other brothers.
instead of a blessing, living as the son of a concubine and a woman is a curse."
ohh about this turns out. I myself do not really understand but...
"sir, even when we are born as human beings, it is already a curse." I said.
"especially when you were born as a commoner, the curse doubled.When you were born as a woman, the curse will increase again."
the princess remained silent.I don't know what she was thinking but I continued.
"How, unjust is it not. the concept of nobility adopted by most of the people in Lantos, a rule which officials make as good as their stomachs to satisfy themselves, the rich oppress the poor, the poor, and a myriad of other depravities.
therefore princess, be stronger! So that you can fight injustice and remove the curse.be smarter so that the whole rule of this world is bowed under your will.release yourself from the chain of demons and seek your own happiness."
I stand to leave the princess.Then, goodbye princess.Reach your hope without having to be tied to any chains.