Chapter 182 – Even if Everyone Else Denies Me
Gray rain falls in a dark world.
Heavy rain hit not only the garden of the imperial palace, but also the archery range and gymnasium. When a sudden downpour engulfed the world, people all hurriedly ran to avoid the rain.
Thanks to this, the scenery outside the window was quiet and quiet, and looking at it, it made me think that I was the only one left in the world.
Of course, there were also people who didn’t feel anything like that.
Benelia von Esteban, the military minister of the imperial family and the third princess of the empire, was like that.
“…….”
The steady raindrops knocked on the windows, but Benelia didn’t care. She just sat at her desk and reviewed her performance at the previous ministerial meeting.
‘The meeting was a success…….’
Since the departure date was fixed, the main discussion at the cabinet meeting was limited to the tactics and strategy of the unit.
─ Your Majesty! Since evil demons dwell in Grimund Forest, it is believed that it is right to march through the Tantalan Mountains in order not to lose troops.
─ The Deacon Minister is absolutely right. Even when the Emperor planned his Northern Expedition, he always referred to the Tantalan Mountains. Therefore, if you use the ridge of the Tantalan Mountains, it is believed that there will be no great crowd in the march.
—Your Majesty. My thoughts are also the same. It is said that marching through the ridge is easy for the enemy to detect, but passing through the forest is like suicide, so it seems best to use the mountain range for the sake of your Majesty’s safety and the morale of your soldiers.
When the ministers, who had different thoughts in her heart her, spoke her solemnly, predicting the victory of the war, Benellia floated her rhyme, saying that she had other thoughts.
– His Majesty the Emperor. If you give me a chance, I will lead my soldiers through the forest and personally capture the Black Castle of the Devil’s Landing. Thus, we will lay the foundation for the glorious Northern Expedition of the Empire.
As soon as Benelia finished speaking, the ministers chattering around her table her all shut up.
Some even glanced at Benelia with incomprehensible eyes. It was because she had been told that she was going through the Grimund Forest as an absurd delusion.
Grimund Forest was not a short enough distance to pass in a day or two. Moreover, as many demons live there, it is not free from the danger of being attacked.
If things go wrong, you will have to fight many battles in unfavorable circumstances, so it was not recommended unless you were an idiot.
Even her emperor her would have tilted her head at her absurdity her, but Benelia spoke her opinion her proudly with her back her straight.
—Your Majesty. Have you forgotten me during the Orc Conquest War? It is God Benellia, the daughter of her father her, His Majesty the Emperor, who has won a series of victories despite adverse circumstances. Please do not consider it impossible and please give me one chance.
As the situation progressed to that point, the meeting hall was agitated with various voices.
There were some mutterings that the princess had a mysterious plan of her own, but she judged that most of them were acting out of curiosity, unable to control her youthful energy of her.
It was because everyone in the meeting room knew that Benelia, blinded by her military exploits her, had a confrontation with Count Leoberg in the county of Pelgaroin.
So, the ministers used this as a ploy to give strength to Benelia’s opinion of her. In unison, they bowed her head toward the emperor.
─ I’m sorry, but I’m not wrong. She may be young, but Princess Benelia is an outstanding general, and she is a competent strategist. She is not considered bad for His Imperial Majesty to give her a chance.
─God thinks so too. Even if they fail to capture the Black Castle, it is judged that the main force will be able to pass through the mountain range more efficiently if Her Highness plays the role of a detached unit. Your majesty. Please consider.
To the ministers who regarded Benelia as a thorn in the eye, Benelia’s reckless plan her was part of a murderous murder, and her luck her rolled in.
If Benelia, mad at her military exploits, breaks through Grimund Forest by force and loses her soldiers and is defeated, her position in the imperial family will fall into abyss, and even if she passes through without taking damage and captures the Black Castle, she There was no major setback in their plans.
Without knowing that it would be like helping Benelia’s plan her.
‘I’m glad I was tricked.’
It was fortunate that the ministers, who noticed something strange, suggested that they rejected the reckless strategy and join the main unit, which would have made things difficult.
However, it was perfectly normal for the ministers to not notice. Who would doubt that the imperial princess was cooperating with Baal of the Devil’s Land? There was no way she could have further known that she was trying to overthrow the Empire.
In any case, the plan was proceeding successfully. Now that all the rocks that have been in the way have been removed, it’s time to continue the voyage smoothly.
‘Nevertheless…….’
These days, the thoughts that keep running through my head make my heart uncomfortable. Benelia, who was sitting slumped in her chair, tapped her desk and let out a sigh.
‘Proban. The old man uselessly made fun of her words….’
The question of whether she liked Theo Rad as a member of the opposite sex kept her head pounding. Even though he denied it, the same question popped into his head her when he had a little more room in his mind her, so it was annoying.
‘There’s no way I’m looking at him as a member of the opposite sex.’
I know he’s a good man He was clearly aware of the fact that he was a man who would n’t be bad to have by his side of him. However, if he asked if it was love feelings, he couldn’t help but shake his head.
He is a man with a fiancee in the first place. Wasn’t that fiancée the second daughter of Count Pelgarin’s family, who was taking care of her own belly?
He had no choice but to turn off his nerves even if he had a love interest belatedly. So, from now on, it is better to focus on political affairs…….
Smart-
The sound of knocking on the window breaks my thoughts. Reflexively turning her head, Benelia witnessed a large crow knocking on the window.
It’s big, but it’s raining like this, so why did it fly all the way here? She had a crystal ball in her mouth, which doubled the sense of difference.
‘Is it a servant…….’
I can understand her intention to deliver the crystal ball, but I was embarrassed because I was banging her head without her without any warning.
However, it seemed that if she left her alone, she would be knocking on the window all day, so Benelia decided to accept her crystal ball her.
I lifted the wand on the desk and lightly stirred it, and the window opened. As soon as the window opened, the crow flapped her black wings and flew right in front of Benelia.
Caw—!
She then spits out the crystal ball and flies out of the window. Benelia, who had been staring at the crows flying freely in the heavy rain, in bewilderment, turned her gaze to examine her crystal ball her.
‘It’s not for communication. It’s smaller than standard. Is it disposable…….’
Benellia, who had been examining her every detail while holding her crystal ball, decided to try her crystal ball her. Because she didn’t feel any ill intentions.
When Benelia put the crystal ball down on her desk and blew her mana into it, the crystal ball vibrating for a while emitted an image made of mana into her air.
Thanks to this, Benelia had no choice but to breathe in vain.
“You…”
The person in the video was none other than Theorad Deharm. You can see the killers with crossbows encamped nearby. No matter how he looked at it, he was at the time of the attack.
─ Benellia Acknowledge the fact of her relationship with her princess and tell her the relevant information.
An unfamiliar voice makes me frown. The threat of her life her being spared if she gets it right makes her teeth clench.
Could it be that at this time, Theorard told all the relevant information and was released?
‘Even if that is the case…….’
Benelia would understand Theorard’s words and actions his. Theorard had been unwillingly embroidered in political strife because he thought it was right to sell information and save his life.
─ Something like a worm……. Do you dare ask me to betray you?
However, Theorard did not. It had defied Benelia’s expectations of her as if showing off.
─ Did you think that I would be shaken if I took my life and threatened you? Did you judge that you would cry out for help with your head on the ground? It’s disgusting…….
Theorard did not waver in the slightest. Even when his life was at stake, he steadfastly stood by his convictions.
—I am not so insignificant as to beg you scumbags.
Benelia’s eyes trembled. Her breathing her becomes erratic, and she shows no sign of opening her hand in her fist.
——I am the head of the high-ranking Viscount Deharm family, and I am the deputy count who is trusted by His Excellency Count Leoberg! Do you think I would kneel down to the likes of you!
Theorard, who gave his impassioned speech his, stood by his convictions his to the end. He never succumbed to the temptation to spit out information and live.
The video ends only after Theo Rad is shot in the chest and collapses. Mana scattered blue to announce the end of the video, but Benelia was unable to move.
It was because the shock of Theorard’s death did not go away.
‘…… Is it a manipulated video?’
Not. Since the video contained in the simple crystal ball is only for one-time use, it could not be edited. The moment you take out the recorded video, you can’t use it again.
The person who took this video must have intentionally recorded the situation at the time in a simple crystal ball to prove that the video was not manipulated.
‘Then…….’
How the hell did Theorard survive? Pursuing her unresolved question, Benellia shook her head. Because now there were more important facts than that.
‘Theorard…… She knew that she died because of me.’
He must have known better than anyone else that he was related to the princess and led to his death her. Even so, Theorard didn’t mention it.
Even though it’s been a while since he woke up, he hasn’t complained once.
In the letter Theorard sent to Benelia, there was only a sentence expressing gratitude. That made Benelia infinitely ugly.
‘Why, why did you not tell me even though you knew everything?’
One-sided good will makes the heart cold. After becoming emperor, the act of escaping to formally apologize came like a disastrous mistake. Benelia, who had bitten her lower lip in pain that pierced her bones her, spurred her up.
“Oh, rot…… !”
It felt like my beating heart was about to burst. Emotions that I feel for the first time in my life make the whole nerve sensitive.
“This damn, damn man…… !”
I don’t know what this feeling that comes up from the depths of my heart is. One thing was clear, however, that he had to go to Theorard immediately and ask for forgiveness.
Snatching her coat from her hanger, Benelia made her way toward her door with her wild gait. When Benelia, dressed in her overcoat, opens her door, she lowers her head, startled by her eunuch her waiting in the hallway.
“Woe, Her Highness the Princess. If you’ve finished your business-“
“Colonel my warhorse. There is someone I need to go see.”
The inner coffin’s eyes wide open. Where else would you go riding a war horse on a day when it rained hard?
The eunuch hesitated at the incomprehensible action and hurriedly lowered his head. It was the first time I had seen Benelia with such a complex expression since serving Benelia as her royal court eunuch her.
“Yes, Your Highness! I will colonel you right now!”
After answering in a loud voice, the eunuch rushed out of the hallway. Benelia, who was watching her from the back of her, also gritted her teeth and moved her steps slowly.
In order to understand the unprecedented emotions boiling inside, while working hard.
