dead.

The neck and head were separated.

My head rolled on the ground.

Blood poured out like a fountain, and his body leaned.

It didn’t take long to realize that it was all just an illusion.

It was a short time, less than 3 seconds, no, 2 seconds.

In the blink of an eye, I had a vision of my own death.

It was so vivid that I involuntarily breathed heavily and stroked my neck to make sure it was all right.

“Huh… Heo-eok… .”

It never occurred to me that I had to wield a sword.

Is this the Assassin Master?

I thought that being able to incapacitate people just by living was only possible in novels.

“young master!”

Raymond rushed over and helped me.

I raised my dagger with my other hand and aimed it at the butler.

Murderous blood flowed from the butler and covered Ma Hall, just as it had done to me.

“Hoo… .”

The butler gave a little admiration.

Mahol’s murderousness that rose reflexively pushed the butler’s murderousness away.

“What are you doing?”

I took a deep breath and glared at the butler.

He prepared his body to wield the sword at any time.

“sorry. Please follow me.”

“What do I believe in and follow you? A guy who seems to live for nothing.”

At my words, the butler smiled and bowed his head.

“Your Majesty is waiting for you. Please forgive me.”

The butler’s eyes shone sharply as he straightened his back.

If he had simply asked to forgive himself, it was unclear whether I would forgive him.

I’ve never been one to treat people who are aggressive towards me.

‘The king is calling me?’

After the king came out, my feelings became meaningless.

As long as you are in this country, the king’s word is law.

You can refuse, but it’s hard to refuse because of the disadvantages that come with refusal.

“Why is Your Majesty calling me? How can I trust you?”

As if waiting for my words, the butler took something out of his pocket.

The butler showed it to me and said,

“It is His Majesty’s seal. Will you believe me now?”

A golden dragon seal with its mouth open as if it were roaring.

It was a kind of identity card that those who obeyed the king’s orders always carried.

Taking it out also meant that the king’s order had been given.

“Raymond Millennium. I obey the king’s orders.”

There was nothing I could do other than take it out.

Except for meekly following him.

“Hey, wait!”

Three princes blocked the road.

With a face mixed with resentment, resentment, embarrassment, and fear, he argued with the butler.

“What is that guy, meet Obama! That guy is an uninvited guest!”

The emotions disappeared from the butler’s face, which showed me various emotions.

He looked down at the three princes with that expressionless face.

‘Ugh’, the three princes trembled at that gaze and stepped back.

“This is Your Majesty’s order. Are you going to disobey it now?”

“But… !”

“The prince is talking a lot today. It’s the first time I’ve seen a prince like this, so I’m very embarrassed.”

There were thorns in his soft tone.

The impenetrable momentum stimulated the three princes.

He would be the only subject who could treat a country’s royalty like that.

“And an uninvited guest to the guest of the Crown Prince. Your words are a bit harsh. I didn’t teach you that.”

“… !”

“You are also a problem. If you see your master doing something wrong, you should know how to correct it. I’m sympathetic to that, so tsk tsk.”

The knights trembled at the head butler who clicked their tongue.

The knights said nothing.

The butler looked at the knights pathetically and then said to the three princes.

“Are you going to stay like that?”

“ah… !”

The three princes hurriedly stepped aside.

The butler looked down at the three princes bluntly and moved on.

“You can follow me.”

I passed the three princes who were barely holding back their tears while biting their lips.

‘If the king at this time… .’

I recalled as much information about the king as I knew.

It wasn’t much information, but it was necessary information.

That would be enough to deal with the king.

***

king’s office.

The size of the office to handle the work was also very large, befitting the name of the king.

It was well over 50 pyeong, and there was a bookshelf with hundreds of books behind the chair the king was sitting on.

‘That man is Derian Serion.’

The current king of Serion Kingdom.

A neutral king who is far from a sage but cannot be called a tyrant.

A blessed king of the Golden Age, where there are many geniuses that might come out once in 1000 years.

In the novel, he was referred to as the Blessed King of Misfortune.

Although he became king at a time when he was overflowing with talent enough to surpass that mighty empire.

Sadly, he was also called the poor king who was taken away by Ahar without ever using them properly.

Even if Ahar’s raid had been postponed for only a year, if the king had properly governed the nobles, the kingdom of Serion would not have collapsed so vainly in the novel.

“Wait a minute. It’s over soon.”

The king was very busy.

The heap of papers on the table gave a glimpse of how he was spending his day.

“You can take it slow.”

The king’s hand stopped as he was signing the papers.

And he looked at me with strange eyes.

Ignoring the king’s gaze, which resembled the gaze of the butler when he saw me for the first time, I reached for the refreshments on the desk.

“Oh, this is delicious.”

It was shaped like a leaf, so it was sweeter than expected.

It’s sweeter than chocolate, but I wouldn’t get tired of it.

It was a taste that I kept going with my hands, so when I came to my senses, it was after I ate all the snacks on the desk.

“Looks like you liked it. Butler, bring enough.”

The butler took out a luxurious box from a drawer in the corner of the office and brought it whole.

“I guess you liked this.”

“It’s my first time trying it, but it’s better than I thought.”

“There are more, so eat as much as you like.”

“uh.”

At my answer, the head butler laughed as if he was having fun.

“The butler, go out now.”

“All right. Have a good time.”

Opposite the sofa where I was sitting, the king sat down.

The king said as he watched the butler close the door and leave.

“The butler must have liked you.”

“Yes?”

“There is no one who talks to the butler other than me. Even if there is, he won’t allow it.”

The king’s words were frightening to hear.

It was said that if the butler didn’t like it, he would kill the person who gave up.

“Did you like this?”

“Yes. I’m fine.”

“It should be fine. It costs 10 silver for one.”

“… .”

I was a bit surprised by that statement.

The king was saying that one cookie was 10 silver, not a box of cookies.

Although the price varies depending on the food.

10 silver is just the size of your thumb.

‘It’s more expensive, so it tastes better.’

In the past, I wouldn’t have been surprised to hear the price, but 10 silver wasn’t that much money to me now.

Silver was like small change to me, who earned hundreds of gold with pocket money.

Stop if you have it, stop if you don’t have it.

“Seeing you eat deliciously makes me proud.”

It became difficult to eat more snacks because of the burdensome gaze of the king.

It would be nice if he could tell me about the business, but the king only spewed out meaningless words, as if he was chatting.

“May I ask why you called me?”

So I asked first.

Rather than having a fruitless conversation that might end at any moment, it was better to get straight to the point.

“Why did you call me?”

The king grinned.

“Nothing. I was curious about you.”

“… ?”

The king leaned forward and continued.

“A helpless, incompetent wretch. It was a word that used to modify you not too long ago.”

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Know.

Because of that, I went through trouble that I didn’t have to.

“But at some point, those views started to change. Rumor has it that you’ve come to your senses.”

“… .”

“Everything you’ve seen since then was something that an incompetent idiot couldn’t do.”

What are you trying to say?

It wasn’t a place I called to insult me.

If that was the case, I wouldn’t have said anything like that.

“And what I saw this time… It was to the point of being very greedy. Even though I know you are friends with the Crown Prince.”

“I mean?”

“yes. northern. There, you fully showed the value of being you and showed an overflowing appearance.”

It’s northern again.

After going to the north, things began to happen with the royal family.

“I want you.”

Is this the third time you’ve been confessed to by the royal family? Based on the number of times, it could be more than that.

“I don’t know what the Crown Prince might have offered you, but I can bet he’ll give you something better.”

Become your own man, the king suggested.

Of course, my answer to that was ‘No’.

I was the one who rejected the crown prince’s offer.

I don’t want to fall under anyone.

I hated having my fate dictated by someone else’s will instead of my own.

Especially now that Ahar should be preparing for coming out of the North, there was no time to work under someone.

Even so, the king cannot be rejected as he did to the crown prince.

You should say no more politely and without hurting his feelings.

“sorry.”

“what?”

“That seems difficult.”

The king’s brow furrowed.

he said, glaring at me.

“Are you rejecting my offer now? You, my words?”

“sorry.”

“… Why? Why are you rejecting my words?”

“I have no desire to settle down in one place yet. I want to see more of the world, see and learn more.”

“… .”

“I am a citizen and subject of this country. I know what I have to do, and I will faithfully carry out the duty I have to do as a servant. So, please contact me.”

I got off the sofa and lay down.

I can feel the king’s gaze.

A moment of time passes.

“I’m not that angry, so get up.”

“thank you.”

As I sat back down on the sofa, the king looked at me and licked his lips with regret.

“I know your heart enough. That’s what I said, but I can’t force you.”

The king was silent for a moment.

His eyes stared into the air as if he was contemplating something.

“You should be satisfied that there are talented people like you in this country. Please use your strength for the country like now.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“It’s good to go out now.”

The king waved his hand.

I bowed my head deeply to him and left the office and headed straight for the room.

Derian, who was left alone, tapped the handle of the sofa with a worried face.

“The butler.”

“Did you call?”

The air shook at his words, and the butler appeared.

“What do you think when you see it?”

“You mean Sir Raymond?”

“kyung? Oh yeah. You said you graduated from the academy this time. So what does he look like to you?”

“It’s a job I look forward to.”

“Lean from your mouth… Amazing.”

“It is also a talent that His Majesty needs.”

“Do you need me?”

“Yes. Do you remember Selina Warrug?”

“I don’t remember. Aren’t you the one who praised you as a genius?”

“I felt something similar to how he felt then.”

Derian’s eyes sparkled at those words.

The kingdom’s swordsman genius Selina Warrug.

He is familiar with her reputation.

He was so talented that he was said to be a genius of the century that might appear once in a thousand years, so he had it in mind.

But I couldn’t help but be surprised to hear that Raymond felt the same way she did.

However, Derian was startled by his words.

“no. can’t be said to be similar. Because he is a monster that has surpassed a genius.”

monster.

Those words from the Assassin Master were truly shocking.