208 – Epilogue-1

“I don’t feel good.”

In the narrow room, a noble lineage was densely packed.

Famous nobles and members of the royal family with royal blood flowed together, looking at each other with sharp eyes.

“Really, everyone gathered without exception. What are you going to do by gathering like this?”

Although they were fighting each other for the goal of the throne, collusion occurred as frequently as their enmity.

In order to keep each other in check, to attempt ambush, and to reduce their political influence, they had to cooperate with other noble members of the royal family.

However, there was no competitor here.

It was only natural for half of the remaining members of the imperial family to join forces to bring down the leader.

However, it was just a ridiculous family gathering where all the imperial family conspired.

“We just… got along well. Know that.”

“Are you kidding me!”

Although they were descended from the imperial family, there were few who maintained honor and dignity.

Besides, there was no reason to be friendly. Even those who left the same parents in the same boat will fight for the seat of the emperor, but they weren’t even the emperor’s children.

Their blood is only mixed with the lineage of the imperial family. Parents, siblings, and places of residence were all different people.

“If you have the information you didn’t know until now, you don’t have to know in the future.”

“You mad man!”

“…Enough of this. It’s not okay for one or two idiots to break the board.”

An elderly royal stopped their fight.

It was a fight between the imperial family, not the emperor’s children, and there was no set figure for how much blood had to be mixed to participate in this fight. It was a scene where the teenage royal family, full of blood, and the decrepit royal family, aged over 50, pointed their swords at each other.

“The reason why we gathered like this is, of course, to stop the guy outside this room, isn’t it?”

“Anyone out there, you mean Eleanor?”

“Who else is there besides her?”

“You mean you were really afraid of that whore? Ha, they were all cowards.”

If it had been right after the emperor ascended the throne, that cheeky royal family wouldn’t have been able to ridicule others with such a loud voice.

But ironically, the reason he wasn’t afraid of Eleanor and the reason he was able to brazenly shout in front of others was because of Eleanor.

“For those whose lives are more important than their ambitions, why don’t they just run away instead of cheating?”

His power wasn’t particularly outstanding, but those stronger than him fell like meteors.

Not a few knights were slaughtered by Eleanor’s hand. Those who saw it in front of their eyes couldn’t help but tremble in fear and save themselves.

Right away, the knights were the core force of those forces. Even if they clumsily gathered low-quality articles to fill the vacancy, they could not completely replace them.

“Just because your knight isn’t dead, are you going to look down on her?”

“Of course. That’s not all. Why would that bitch touch me in the first place? If you’re thinking of going in and grabbing the head of the royal family right away, there are some guys who will kill you before me.”

“Keugh…”

“I’m not going to send only knights like a fool like anyone. Well, no matter how strong you are, you’re still human after all?

The aged royal nodded slowly.

“You’re not wrong. But shouldn’t at least one of the people here claim the throne?”

“If I’m not me, everything is meaningless?”

“It’s the same for everyone here. Don’t talk like you’ve realized something great truth, a fact that is obvious to everyone.”

“…”

“Eleanor’s movements are unusual.”

“So what can she do? She has such a bad perception. She can’t manage even one of her knights. What if she looks suspicious?”

The words of the young royal family were not wrong. Eleanor was a variable in the battle for the throne that no one could ignore, but few people thought she would become emperor.

“She wasn’t this reckless… Now, you can’t predict her thoughts. You can’t predict what she wants or what she’s going for.”

“Why is that?”

“The coronation ceremony. If she wants, can’t she do it as much as she wants?”

At the words of the old royal family, the young royal family trembled.

“She is the one who is occupying the imperial palace right now. She is already using the imperial palace’s weapons as if they were her own, and clerics and wizards, knights and the royal family can accompany them, albeit clumsily.”

“Isn’t that just something you can be conscious of? What does that mean!”

However, no one performed the ceremony lightly.

The division of the empire was unavoidable if he had to hold the coronation ceremony with his own power without the support of nobles, citizens, and other members of the imperial family.

“Really? Do you really think that would be meaningless? The moment you forcefully go through the ‘crowning ceremony’, you will have the upper hand in the emperor competition.”

“If you’re sane, there’s no reason for you to do that.”

“When she was sane, she never thought of drawing a murder sword and slashing countless knights of the empire.”

The thought of killing the princess by mobilizing the knights of the empire was not a very sane idea, but the people here no longer recognized her as the princess.

“Rumor has it that even saints, wizards, elves and warriors are conspiring in a conspiracy. We need to move first.”

“So, are we going to preemptively attack them?”

“That’s a bit of a risky idea. If possible, she’d better stop doing nothing until our fight is over.”

The aged imperial family was looking into the distance through the window.

“In short, wouldn’t it be enough if the coronation ceremony wasn’t held? We gathered for that.”

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“Don’t back down! Think this will be your last battlefield!”

There was no power in the order of the temporary leader.

Although they were rushed in, they were not dull with information.

No, even the dullest person would not have been able to deal with this situation resolutely.

“Can you… win?”

“no.”

The temporary leader cut off their hopes with a cold voice.

“If we fight valiantly… no, even then it is pointless. We die in vain.”

no one led them.

Eleanor, a symbol of victory, honor, justice and valor, has now left the Platinum Knights.

“However, this is a fight to stop those filthy usurpers and protect the Empire. As long as we fight, at least the Empire will disappear unugly.”

It seemed that the usurpers did not like even the empire led by the old gods. They were trying to move their soldiers and occupy the empty imperial palace.

“So, let’s fight until the end. The bravest knights!”

There were not many left. The knights who were ready to turn their eyes away from honor had already scattered and served different members of the imperial family.

Knights who could make rational decisions realized that there was no hope for the dying Platinum Knights, and either went home or wandered.

Those who remained here were the weakest and most foolish knights.

“eww…”

And among them was a knight from a noble lady.

Her swordsmanship was so lacking that she could not even occupy the position of knight, but thanks to her noble lineage, she was able to borrow the name of the knights.

“I’m coming!”

Near the imperial palace, the footsteps of countless humans could be heard, which should not have been heard. The knights gripped their swords with a readiness for death.

And the knight, a noblewoman, was looking back on her sins while wiping away tears.

“If it weren’t for me…”

Of course, there must have been numerous factors involved in the hero’s outburst of anger.

However, in the end, it was her mistake to point the knife at him. At the time, I thought he was bullying Eleanor, so I thought it couldn’t be helped.

“Back off! Do you even know where you guys are threatening!”

“Children of prostitutes, the Knights of the Swindler talk a lot! Did you think they’d let cowards like you to set up the castle!”

However, death has to pay for it. She pursed her lips and raised her sword.

“Kill!!!”

Many armies rushed. If it was the Platinum Knights, they would be able to defeat them.

But after they are defeated, an army of equal numbers will attack here again. After many soldiers have fallen, other knights will come running.

have no choice but to lose

Thinking so, the Platinum Knights didn’t notice that someone was walking around behind them.

“It’s noisy.”

He opened his mouth in a relaxed and nonchalant tone, as if mocking this urgent situation.

“Hey, how is this place!”

“I think I saw it somewhere, are you the Platinum Knights?”

It was the imperial palace they were blocking. It was not a space where clumsy people could come and go freely.

But when he draws the sword from the scabbard. No one could criticize the sudden appearance.

The holy sword was pulled out.

“Yes, yes!”

“Then it’s like the allied forces of the nobles and the imperial family. They suddenly attacked the imperial palace.”

He walked past the knights and the temporary captain, and continued forward.

“You see right.”

It is one person.

But there was not the slightest fear or hesitation on his face.

“I’m sorry, but I’m still lacking in training. I’m trying hard… but it’s not easy.”

The soldiers who saw the holy sword began to be shaken.

A single man was blocking them all.

“If you’re coming in further, you’ll have to be careful. A safety accident might happen.”

The man who naturally stood in front of the knights raised his sword high.

was a warrior