Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Chapter 89: The Trump Card
"is! You invited Gustave to a duel!? Just be right!! Why are you always looking for things!?" Sasha grabbed my collar and shook me continuously! ouch! hey, that hurts!
"Sasha, listen to my explanation first! This is a very important thing to know!"
huhhh he finally let go of his grip.It was terrible.if an ordinary person might have his whole back be troubled.but thank God I'm not them.
"oh Is, you're making your brother worry again, aren't you? then, why did you challenge Gustave to a duel? it's not like you usually prefer to stab from behind rather than face blatantly."
yamaha! it feels like being stuck in the heart when you hear the last sentence Misha. Hey, don't make me sound like a very bad person okay! yes, what did Sister Misha say there is a point. Well, where should I start this story?
"hmmmm... How should I say this? at its core, Anna has been the target of violence by her own fiance, Gustave Conrad.Of course as a friend, I can't let that keep happening to her.
that's why I ended up going to Conrad and challenging him to a duel with a bet. If I win then let Anna go and cancel the engagement with him. And if he wins, he's free to do anything to me."
Hearing my explanation, they were so angry that their magic leaked out! hey-hey relax! it's a good thing it's in the VIP room of the library so there's no one but us here. If there's anyone around here, I'm sure they'll run away scared.
but I'm happy because they're angry.it means Anna is an important person to them. So hurting Anna is tantamount to being ready to confront them. Thanks Brother!
but still I didn't tell her that Anna was actually assigned by Conrad to approach me and at the right moment killed me. I don't know what their response would be if I said that right now. but obviously they will no longer believe in Anna and it makes my stomach hurt.let this be a secret between me and Anna.
even if the secret was exposed, Anna herself would have to tell them.I'm sure sooner or later it would happen.but for now, it's better to let them not know about this.
"But Is, are you just going to fight and just beat Gustave without giving him a lesson?"
hearing the question from Sister Misha I laughed.Where could such a thing happen? I was thinking what kind of humiliation I should give her after what she did to Anna. I deliberately challenged her to a match because I wanted to humiliate her in front of so many people. I'm sure he intends to do the same with me.
if so, it feels like destroying his pride as a noble is a good thing.or making himself disabled for life is also interesting, I will tell the world that the man, Gustave Conrad, is not as good as people think.
"I just thought about it. Wouldn't Conrad be trying to justify any means to win? that means he will prepare many ways to deal with you. I'm sure Is is much stronger than that person, but be careful Is."
I nodded.thank you, Sister Misha, Sister Anna. I promise you guys to be careful.but I am also curious, what trump card is he preparing to fight me later huh?
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A horse carriage was seen passing through the road to the Capital.on the carriage was engraved an emblem of the most influential nobility in the kingdom.it was a horse carriage belonging to the Conrad Family.of course, the carriage belonged to the Conrad Family, in it is a child who will be the heir of his family, Gustave Conrad.
yesterday, he was visited by one of his sworn enemies and he was invited to compete.of course, as the best in his class, he accepted it. but after seeing how the fate of his five dead bodyguards with severed heads, he became aware that in order to fight Issac, he needed some preparation.
that was why he had two goals in the Capital.first he would borrow the sacred treasures that were in the Palace. he was one hundred percent sure that the royal family would allow him to borrow the sacred treasure given his status as the first child of the wife of the Conrad Family.
secondly, he needed something to rival Issac's strength.he wasn't stupid enough to overestimate Issac's strength after seeing five of his bodyguards thrown by Issac was like throwing food wrappers.
after a few hours of travel, he reached the Palace. Without hesitation he stepped foot and immediately headed for the warehouse that stored the sacred treasure.there are many collections of weapons that date back to five hundred years ago. he doesn't need anyone's permission to take it, but unfortunately, he's confronted by one of the humans he hates most, Maximilian Conrad.
"What are you doing here, Maximilian? I don't care even if you are Conrad's family though, if you try to block my path, then I will make your body as Abu!"
"I should have said it was a stupid boy, even though you were the first child of the legitimate wife of the Conrad family, you have no right to enter the royal cellar and take one of them without the king's permission."
Gustave clicked his tongue. Maximilian's presence was not at all calculated. The bluff he had used was also useless on Maximilian.although Maximilian may have been weaker than him, he said, but he clearly had a strong position as an adviser to the prince.Killing him here was tantamount to making his own family an enemy.
but their tension was interrupted by the presence of the first prince of the kingdom Heinz, Lewis. Maximilian and Gustave immediately knelt down before him. It seemed that Prince Lewis had heard of Gustave's purpose in coming here so he decided to ask about it.
"So, what's your purpose in coming here, Gustave? do you really need any of the sacred treasures? say your reason."
keeping his head down, Gustave began to speak.
"excuse me for my noble disrespect. I had a challenge to fight with one of the families that was hostile to my family, Issac R Starfall. he was quite strong. enough to kill five of my bodyguards at once.
I am sure that I will not lose if I fight against him, but I still need a holy treasure as my trump card."
Lewis nods while Maximilian is pensive. For a moment the cold runs from his back.This is a secret, but the five guard knights sent to protect Gustave by his father are knights of Special Grade. of course they are highly trained and equipped with the best equipment.
to kill five people of special grade.... Issac is definitely not human. Maximilian felt a headache after hearing that.
while Lewis has other thoughts.he already knows about Issac.he is one of the main supporters of his younger sister. his younger sister had been entrusted by the king to manage a village that was between Venz and the academy town.and as a result, the Region was progressing quite rapidly.it put Lewis' position in danger.
getting rid of Issac meant going to demoralize his sister and with that, he was getting easier to get rid of Aurellia. Besides, this would definitely be a powerful blow to the Randall family. Lewis grinned, this is a golden opportunity to do that.
"Alright Gustave.on my behalf you are allowed to use the royal sacred treasure.on condition, you can kill the child."
hearing that Maximilian raised his head.he wanted to protest.using royal treasures required Direct permission to the king and Lewis would not necessarily be the king.if he arbitrarily issued such a permit, the king was not, The king will punish him again.
but immediately undo his intention.he knew that Lewis was a fool and stubborn So the protest he served became useless.how else, how else, and how, Maximilian had to clean up the mess the prince made after this.
meanwhile, Gustave grinned.his goal had been fulfilled.Even Maximilian could not prevent it.Thus his move to humiliate Issac and get rid of him was one step away.
now, he just had to go towards the From Guild to complete his plan.
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A male bartender was wiping a few glasses of glass when one of the noble men opened the door of his bar. This was the headquarters of the Dark Guild.the bartender knew the man. he was a customer who quite often used the services of the dark Guild.
the man immediately approached the bartender table and without much talk immediately gave the paper containing a request.it was a request to obtain a pill. The bartender nodded and continued the transaction.it did not take long, the transaction was completed.
at the latest the day after tomorrow, the request will be fulfilled and the dark guild will immediately deliver the goods.
after the man left, the Bartender copied the contents of the quest and sent the original paper to the others and kept the paper he had copied for himself.