Chapter 197 – Chapter 18 – A New Wind
“Under! I knew it too! Disgusting bastard, saying that he lived for his own good taste and then gave it up to the demon king, saying that the kingdom that believed in him until now and us were the problem. Isn’t that absurd?!”
The knight sent to arrest Klaus returns with his tongue cut out.
And all the soldiers were in a panic and were terrified.
Everyone was decent in their own way, people who could carry out their mission without any obstacle even though the opponent was Klaus, but everyone came back after collapsing.
The nobles who heard the news seemed to be exactly what they wanted.
At this opportunity, the participants in the Continental War, who were far inferior to Klaus, were overjoyed as if they had an excuse to drive them down.
“…”
But in the meantime, all the nobles with strong forces had hardened expressions.
The Earl of Fremont, as well as the Marquis of Kienmeyer, who had a close relationship with Klaus from the beginning, were clearly uncomfortable with the sharp reactions of the nobles bursting out here and there.
But the strange thing was, even if they said that, even the expression of Archduke Joseph was a mess.
The head of the aristocratic faction and the person with whom Klaus has the worst relationship must be included.
Even this time, it was Archduke Joseph who ordered Klaus arrested and removed from the academy.
Kwok-.
The Archduke Joseph, biting his lip in the midst of the aristocrats chattering in excitement, and clenching his fists, showed no doubt that he was very surprised and embarrassed.
Originally, the aristocrats around them should have asked why, but they seemed to have missed that part because everyone was so excited about the part that Klaus had an accident.
‘You damn commoner child! Suddenly, now, it comes out like that?’
Where have you been treated worse than today, or treated worse than today?
Wasn’t he the one who silently carried out the field commander who made a huge contribution during the continental war right now when he was taken out for a strange excuse and sent back to take responsibility for the subsequent defeat?
Wasn’t he the one who worried about the kingdom until the end, even when he was afflicted with all sorts of scandals and even when his followers showed suspicious movements?
It has been well over 10 years since I saw Klaus like that.
Human nature is like this after all, no matter how much you poke it, it won’t hold back.
Even if he dies, he must have died while embracing this kingdom, Archduke Joseph concluded.
Using that part, he reestablished the power of the nobles who had lost their power due to the war.
It was being used as a kind of safety device that the war veterans couldn’t move carelessly.
Suddenly, Klaus reacted completely unexpectedly.
Of course, I roughly expected that he might be angry.
However, if you use those who still follow you as an excuse, you might calm down soon.
Since I’m not a foolish man, I know how heavy the weight of the name Klaus is, so I thought I’d bow down and come back again.
He was a man who had been doing that all along, so he was a commoner who would bow his head in the end.
He knew for sure that he had neither greed nor thought, so he planned to take advantage of him while riding the line as narrowly as possible…
‘I didn’t know that it would be completely unexpected in this way. Damn it!’
Archduke Joseph looked at the aristocrats who were making noise with excitement.
It’s not that I don’t understand why he’s running wild because he’s in such a good mood.
Because of this, it became a great justification for kicking out other troublesome people.
It can be said that one of the reasons why commoners still wear it tightly on their heads is that there is a giant named Klaus behind them.
Such a person suddenly abandoned the kingdom, betrayed the West, and to the demons in the East.
They bowed their heads to those monstrous bastards who ravaged the West in the Continental Wars.
It was an honor earned by fighting them and pushing their men into the battlefield.
You might think that just looking at it that far is enough.
Archduke Joseph himself had such thoughts on several occasions.
That way, he thought, he might be able to take care of it quietly before it gets a nuisance by pruning and cutting.
However, the breakwater was too big and hard to erase like that.
Until now, the breakwater was a strong presence to block the waves from outside.
It was so huge that they were afraid that if the breakwater collapsed, a huge wave would rise up and sweep them all away.
It was probably for that reason that the aristocrats who possessed power, unlike mediocre nobles, made faces that intuited that something was going wrong.
And that worry turned out to be unfounded after Klaus left for the East.
Everyone knew, even those who were silent, and those who were excitedly talking about their criminal record.
Since Klaus disappeared like this, they said they could only live one of two ways.
Either use this opportunity to somehow catch the eyes of the nobles and return them to the world they want.
If not, fiercely attack those who caused Klaus to be kicked out.
It means you have to choose one of these two and do it.
“We must take this opportunity to crush all the commoners!”
“In addition, those who keep attacking the nobles without knowing the subject must also be punished!”
“Klaus! Disgusting traitor! A filthy commoner with no grace!”
As the meeting of the nobility became more and more heated, Grand Duke Joseph felt dirty.
It was definitely the picture he wanted, and it was what he had hoped for and hoped for, but no matter how much he thought about it, he strongly felt that he was being deceived.
It was as if something invisible was moving him as he wished.
Frustrated, he headed to the balcony to get some fresh air.
As the evening breeze blew, it felt a bit cool, but that was short-lived.
My ability to put myself up to this position, my quick notice of the incident going around.
It was sending warnings to itself over and over again.
“His Excellency Archduke Joseph.”
He turned his head at the voice he heard from behind and saw the Marquis of Kienmeyer standing there.
He was the closest to Klaus, so it’s enough to say that he was more embarrassed than anyone else and felt betrayed by Klaus’s breakup this time.
However, the face of the Marquis Kienmeyer was full of calm energy.
On the contrary, Archduke Joseph seemed a little more impatient.
“Something strange is going on.”
“…”
“The authors say it’s good, but at least the Grand Duke seems to know. What kind of aftershock will come from this incident? It seems that the facial expression is not good.”
“…”
As expected of a nobleman with a good brain, what kind of events will happen one after another because of what Klaus did.
And Klaus didn’t just react emotionally, he was the Marquis of Kienmeyer who had a plan and spoke as if he knew this would happen.
Archduke Joseph drooled and grabbed his forehead.
“Worry about you. Klaus is no different from a traitor by the standards of the kingdom. It’s just that he’d be suspicious enough of being friendly with someone like that.”
“I guess so. However, I am proud of myself and above all, I am confident that I will not be easily affected by such political attacks. But other people who will hear the same thing as me don’t.”
“What do you mean?”
“Can you afford it? Realizing that they’re not fools and that they’re the next target, they’re sure to make some moves. Some will bow down, but others will rather raise their heads and try to fight this opportunity. This is no different from burning down the entire mountain with the fire that was supposed to drive the tiger.”
Archduke Joseph immediately understood what the Marquis of Kienmeyer was trying to say.
The tiger quietly crouched in the mountain, so the wolves, wild dogs, and foxes stayed quiet.
In this situation in which the tiger was chased out, would they be quietly caught and killed?
In addition, where is the guarantee that the group that followed the tiger will not follow him?
The Marquis of Kienmeyer was asking such a question.
Archduke Joseph, biting his lip, meant that he had nothing to say, so he turned and disappeared from his balcony.
From his point of view, Klaus’ departure was unexpected.
The fact that Klaus has been cosplaying as the ‘loyal and stalwart war hero’ for over 10 years has fooled all the nobles in this way.
He thought that no matter what he did, he would remain in the west, stay in the kingdom, and act as a strong breakwater until he died, but that breakwater has now turned into the biggest tsunami.
Thanks to this, Archduke Joseph, who tried to use him by shaking him around, ended up taking a proper blow.
Another problem was not being able to take care of myself after eating one shot like this.
Klaus has left for the East, where he is treated as Klaus, and the West will now face a terrible chaos that will not compare to the chaos so far as the West.
Even if there was conflict, it was left to some extent, but due to this incident, the confrontation will reach the extreme, and it will not be strange even if it catches fire and explodes immediately.
Either side can’t even bow their heads, if they do, they must either die unconditionally or lay down everything.
Those who made the credit are likely to betray you at any time because you will have a lot of complaints too.
It could be said that this was the moment when it became a foregone fact that the nobles would be left as fools who envied and framed those who made the greatest contributions and brought them to their enemies.
“…”
Left alone on the balcony, the Marquis of Kienmeyer sighed.
He, too, did not receive any word from Klaus.
At least he didn’t feel anything like it.
It was Klaus who had stood firm against the threats and slanders of the nobles, shining the value of honor.
Such a man suddenly turned the aristocrats, and even the west, into enemies and headed east.
Until a few years ago, he knelt down and pledged allegiance to the Demon King, who was the leader of his enemies.
He ended up eating rice with the demons who were beating him like crazy and telling him to fight more.
If asked if he expected such a situation, the Marquis Kienmeyer could say that he had imagined it once or twice, but it was a scene that could not be drawn.
Klaus Rani with his demons, to be honest, he was the one who was worried that he would kill the demon cadets while teaching them at the academy.
‘Why is that? And what are you thinking? You must have known for sure that the whole West would be shaken if you acted like that…’
Thinking so, Marquis Kienmeyer suddenly remembered what Klaus had said before.
If, indeed, if the West is once again engulfed in the ravages of war, and the war situation goes differently than before, the kingdom finally falls into the hands of the demons.
So, if the enemy takes you and your people’s lives hostage and invites you to surrender, what answer will you give?
At first it seemed like a simple joke, so I gave him the answer he’d want.
Of course I would say that you can never do that.
I will fight to the end, and I will do so for all those who have died fighting so far.
However, Klaus said this with a serious expression and voice without any playfulness.
‘Don’t be silly, Darnell. Don’t die stupid, survive smart. Maybe not When you get out of the poop, the real world you longed for might finally come.’
‘What are you talking about?’
‘It’s a world where people rule based on their ability, not by their proud lineage.’
