113 – Not enough effort! Not enough!!

“Are you saying we couldn’t catch them all after all? Those damn drug addicts?”

Are you kidding me? Does that make sense? Broke a promise just for that reason?

I am filled with anger. A huge flame burns that cannot be suppressed by any rational reason.

The fact that this is the imperial palace and right next to the emperor is also burned.

The important thing now is that I missed the ‘those guys’ that Mathieu just said.

Trumbling-.

“Ka, Kyle student?”

The ministers, who had been blaming Mathieu and the Union a while ago, are perplexed.

As soon as Kyle leaves the designated spot, the imperial knights who were waiting in a hurry move.

But they were soon stopped by the emperor’s beckoning and forced to retreat.

In the meantime, Kyle arrived in front of Mathieu in an instant.

“Tell me again, Mathieu. So, I missed those humans only because of the monsters. Are you saying that? Yes? Is that real?”

“Eh? Ah… Yes Yes. Kyle. Therefore….”

“Let me ask you again. Seriously, no excuses whatsoever. Did you really miss it because of monsters?”

Mathieu, who was about to answer yes, kept his mouth shut.

He faced the flames burning roaring in Kyle’s eyes.

This isn’t the first time I’ve dealt with the emotion of ‘anger’. Suffered countless times.

However, this rage that is burning now is different from the previous ones.

The moment it touches it, it will burn as it is, but it will turn to ashes immediately.

The anger that Mathieu faced was terrifying.

“I’m sorry.”

“Sorry? What are you sorry about?”

“I-I mean, I missed the booster and the people involved….”

“Why did you do something you’re sorry about? I, damn it. Do you know that I let go like this? Are you saying that you couldn’t catch it because you were afraid of monsters and got stuck there, right now?”

The polite young man Mathieu had seen before, John Nassen, was nowhere to be found.

Instead, only a huge roaring monster remained.

“That, that.”

In a visceral fear, Mathieu hastily added a reason without even realizing it.

That’s why I felt that I had to say something extra.

“They weren’t normal monsters. We’ve captured everything from trolls to ogres. I don’t know if I push the knights, but the limits are clear with ordinary soldiers….”

“Aren’t knights and soldiers all the same? Why can I be a knight and not a soldier?”

Mathieu was speechless at Kyle’s question.

It’s too obvious. Unlike the knights who specialize in mana.

Soldiers can’t do that, so they have no choice but to be weak!

But looking into Kyle’s eyes, he couldn’t say that.

He had a hunch that if he said that, he’d get a terrifying answer.

“Sorry. It is my negligence.”

“Of course I should be sorry. You broke your promise. Of course, it’s Mathieu’s negligence. You are in charge.”

“… I’m really sorry. I somehow….”

“What can I do, I heard he ran away. Didn’t you form an alliance? But what are you doing?”

Under Kyle’s pressure, Mathieu couldn’t even answer and had to keep his mouth shut.

A very strange picture of a middle-aged man unable to move to a young man who has just turned into an adult.

“….”

The silent ministers look at the emperor secretly.

No matter how many problems there are, he is an envoy and representative of another country.

If you push too hard, even moderates in the Coalition can completely turn their backs on you.

However, the Emperor did nothing to stop him.

I look at Kyle who is pressuring Mathieu with a smile on his lips.

Since the opponent was an envoy from a foreign country and a strong and powerful person, nothing mattered to that young man.

For John Nassen, it only matters that he broke his promise, that he missed those who ruin his sacred training.

‘It could be a problem if I go ahead and put pressure on the coalition. But that young man, Kyle, took care of himself and pressed him down, so even if he didn’t do anything, the union would be in trouble.’

This is a very desirable thing. Seemingly, he is a loyal servant who pretends to be a villain.

Even if that’s not the reason behind it, isn’t it a good thing anyway?

“Kyle John Nassen. I understand your anger at breaking promises. Shouldn’t we just listen a little more?”

On the contrary, you can even show the image of a mediator in this way.

The emperor himself could gain a lot by Kyle stepping out like that.

“Sir Mathieu Philibert.”

“Eh, yes. Your majesty!”

“Those who escaped by using false monsters as bait, where did they go? Don’t you even know your destination?”

“No. Fortunately, I found their route and found out where they were going.”

“Where is that place?”

“South.”

South. At that, the ministers murmur once again.

After the union, this time it’s the southern independent lords.

It is too troublesome to conquer, and there are many island areas with nothing to gain.

So I told them to do it properly and let it go, but the coalition hardliners headed there?

“There is something.”

As the emperor said, there is something. Otherwise, you can’t head south.

Following the coalition arrangement, it seemed that the time had come to head south.

“Thank you so much for coming here with some bad news. Sir Mathieu Philibert.”

“I am very happy.”

“Monsters near the border are moving in an artificial manner. I am really concerned.”

After a moment of thought, the emperor calls the Minister of War.

“Wouldn’t it be a big deal if monsters came near the border or beyond?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. If the monsters come over, the area around the border will be completely paralyzed.”

“Anyway, we need to reinforce the troops near the border. I can help the Union in case of emergency.”

“You are very right. I’d like you to do that.”

Reinforce troops near the border. It’s never a welcome thing for a union.

Who knows in what way and how the force will change.

Originally, I wouldn’t have made this decision considering the atmosphere inside the alliance.

However, since this incident happened because of the alliance, there is no reason to stop it.

On the contrary, it is all the more so when he puts forward the reason of ‘helping the coalition in case of emergency.’

Even if you openly put the imperial army on the border and apply pressure, you should just look at it, let alone say anything.

“Will the coalition be uncomfortable with this decision? Listen to me.”

“… No, Your Majesty. If the empire is damaged due to the affairs of the home country, the affairs will become bigger, so I think it is right to do so.”

Even if you step out, the only thing you can get is the rebellion of a person without a justification.

In that case, it is better to cleanly acknowledge and accept it.

“Thank you for saying that. Thanks to that, I can be sure that you and the rest of the coalition tried very aggressively to subdue them. After that, please discuss with us. As well as the rioting monsters, and the people of the alliance who are said to have headed south.”

“I understand, Your Majesty the Emperor.”

The place to welcome the coalition’s envoys is destroyed.

After receiving a place to rest, Mathieu leaves first after being guided by the members of the palace.

After that, the ministers also rise from their seats one by one and return to their seats in honor of the emperor.

All that was left was the emperor and Kyle, who had not received a separate order.

“Kyle John Nassen.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I’m sorry. You’ve been promised so much, but you can’t fulfill it properly. Jim should have paid more attention. He is really sorry.”

Sorry is not something that can easily come out of the emperor’s mouth.

It’s only natural to undermine one’s own authority and expose one’s faults.

Nevertheless, the emperor put the words ‘I’m sorry’ into his mouth. For getting something bigger.

“….”

I feel like I’m bubbling over with irritation once again.

Believed, he went back to the academy, and his brother and sister went back to their hometowns.

To think that humans were lost just because they were blocked by monsters.

‘That monster, you just have to tear it like this and put it like that.’

I feel like my stomach is bursting with frustration, but what can I do?

They say they’ve already fled south. What you missed is what you missed.

“No, Your Majesty. It can’t be helped that it was force majeure.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

After saying that, the emperor looked at Kyle with strange eyes.

Kyle, noticing something there, let out an aha inwardly.

“It would be better not to inform my hometown.”

“Hmm?”

Through Jon Nassen, the troublesome kingdom union in the west was sorted out.

I want to drive that momentum and make all the southern independent lords kneel this time.

How could an emperor not have such a grand plan?

As the supreme ruler of the empire, as the manager of the empire, this is a reasonable thought.

The problem is, Jon Nassen is never anywhere stupid enough to get his way.

“If you hear the news that things went wrong in this way even though you trust and entrusted it to the best of your ability, you may misunderstand that you pretended to be working hard on the outside and didn’t do anything in reality. And you can go to the Union or come to the Empire to clear up the misunderstanding yourself.”

“….”

Your Majesty, I won’t go south like a dog chasing game as you please.

Even if they do go, they’ll start with alliances and empires that haven’t taken care of things before that.

And that visit will never, ever never end well.

“… Kyle.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Thank you. Thank you very much.”

Even though the words sounded slightly menacing, the emperor was truly grateful.

I almost made a big mistake by making a momentary mistake, but Kyle blocked it.

I thought it would be better for the empire to step in and sort things out first. I think that would be good for a friendly relationship.

Where can there be a loyalist more than this! And….

‘I don’t think there could be a better youngest son-in-law.’

Her first daughter, her own youngest daughter, can’t quite understand.

Still, he was the emperor who thought he had chosen the right man.

‘I have to deal with it myself. It’ll be a big deal if it’s known at home, damn it.’

If I had known Kyle’s true intentions, it would have been different.