Chapter 980 – 980. Yggdrasil (7)
“Now, the highlight of the coronation ceremony… The time has come to test our ideas!”
The first person to react as soon as he heard me was Marquis Robben.
“I don’t know what kind of power they used to tie us up like this, but it would be better to stop right now!”
Robben stood as firm as a log and shouted at me.
“Thanks to this rude behavior of yours, the 7th heir will lose the throne with a stain on him for the rest of his life…” .”
It seemed that the situation was not yet understood.
You probably think that the ability I used can only bind.
Couldn’t it be like this…
“It’s noisy, so shut your mouth.”
“Ugh!?”
You wouldn’t have thought that a variety of commands were possible.
“Ugh!?”
After hearing my command, Robben only made a throaty sound as if glue had been applied to his mouth.
And Robben’s appearance turned the other nobles’ complexions pale.
“W-what kind of ability is this… ?”
“Mo, I don’t know. “I just can’t figure it out.”
“No matter how much I think about it, it seems like he’s using that weapon.”
All nobles’ eyes turned to the side I was holding.
A bright red side that looks as if it has absorbed countless blood.
But unfortunately, the nobles will not know the identity of my side.
‘It is much easier to deal with those who think they have unknown abilities.’
I thought so and gave another order to Robben.
“Hey, come here first.”
“Uuuuu!!”
Robben came like a broken wooden doll with his mouth shut.
I put Death Scythe on Robben’s neck as he approached me.
As the giant Death Side blade was placed around his neck, Robben started shaking with tears streaming down his face.
“Hmm!!!”
“It seems scary. Dying… ?”
“Off…”
Robben appealed with tears like chicken shit.
Please save me.
Of course I had no intention of killing him.
I slowly took away the Death Scythe and checked its face.
“Off…”
Robben sat down on the spot with an expression of survival.
But unfortunately, the neck attached to its body will not fall off…
“Now, let’s start properly. Verification of ideology.”
All the towers he built will collapse.
I first accepted what Robben said and began to verify his thoughts.
“From now on, answer whatever I say.”
“W-what… ?”
“Since when did we join hands with elves?”
“It’s been about half a year since we officially joined hands, with the help of the red crescent moon…”
Robben explained all the facts…
“Uh… ?”
He suddenly started staring at me with a stupid expression.
“My… What can I say… ?”
He clearly seemed to remember what he said.
However, I felt like I couldn’t accept it because the situation was so unrealistic.
While Robben was talking, the hall started to buzz.
The types of murmurs were divided into two categories.
Those who believe Marquis Robben’s words…
“R-Marquis Robben… ?”
“I vaguely thought that would be the case, but…”
And the type who defends the Marquis Robben.
“Hehe, the Marquis can’t possibly do that, right?”
“That’s right. Because of that summoner’s strange ability…”
After hearing the two murmurs, the Marquis Robben finally came to his senses and shouted towards the hall.
“Hey, this guy did something strange to me! I have never joined hands with elves… !”
“Why did you join hands with the elf?”
“I want to get my hands on Umbra…”
Robben begins to blow honestly again, as if under hypnosis.
After Robben finished speaking this time, he looked at me with a thoughtful look on his face.
“I, I have never done that!!!”
“You said it with your own mouth, right?”
“Oh, no! It’s not me!!”
Robben looked at the nobles who were staring at him coldly and cried out.
“It’s not me!!! That guy manipulated me into saying strange things!!”
“Ah, this is getting a little annoying.”
As it is, time has passed while trying to verify it.
Kwaang!
I gave an order as I slammed Deathside down on the platform.
“Just shake off everything you’ve done so far.”
“What I did…”
Robben began spewing out all sorts of evil deeds from his mouth as if under hypnosis.
Inducing war, making a secret pact with the elves, hiring a group of red summoners, and even forcing some local residents to evict…
Even though I only summarized it, it took about 10 minutes.
There was even no need to look for evidence because the summary was so good.
Robben, who had been reciting all his evil deeds, finally…
“I tried to kill the Viscount and take his seamstress.”
He even went as far as planning evil deeds.
A being presumed to be the Viscount from a distance shouted.
“You tried to kill me!?”
Robben came to his senses after hearing his viscount’s words and looked around.
Marquis Robben is crying and trembling.
“Oh, no… I-I’m not like that… This guy…”
But his defense did not take long.
“Catch the author!”
The successor gave orders to the soldiers.
But unfortunately…
“That… That is…”
The soldiers did not capture Robben according to the words of the successor.
On the outside, it may seem like disobeying orders, but the reality was different.
“Oh right. “Listen to the successor’s orders.”
“Sigh… Yes!”
Only after hearing my command were the shackles on my body released.
The heir smiled bitterly as he looked at those soldiers.
However, he quickly came to his senses and continued to give orders to them.
“After capturing Marquis Robben, place him behind the platform. “I will decide on punishment after this event is over.”
“Oh, I understand!”
Following the orders of the successor, the soldiers captured the Marquis Robben and dragged him behind the podium.
Marquis Robben being dragged away by soldiers…
“Ah… No… It’s not me…”
I muttered to myself with a stupid expression on my face, as if my soul had escaped.
But as the distance went away, he could no longer be heard.
I looked around the inside of the hall again.
I saw nobles trembling with fear.
‘Now you know what my abilities are.’
From Marquis Robben’s actions, they must have guessed my abilities.
There is a saying:
Thoughts are free.
But unfortunately, that word was not going to be used by Umbra nobles.
I saw the eyes of the nobles looking at me with fear…
“Okay, come on next time.”
He gave me a cruel smile.
.
.
There were 0 nobles who went up to the podium and came back down.
‘… Should we kill them all?’
It’s not a joke, it was to the point where I was wondering if all the nobles should be killed for their sins.
All the nobles came up to the podium, confessed their sins, and were dragged behind the podium.
And all the nobles were kneeling and crying like prisoners of war.
‘It’s a bit weird to kill them all, but…’
However, there were some ambiguous parts.
[Compared to treason, tax evasion, smuggling, and looting are minor crimes.]
Tax evasion, luxury goods smuggling, looting during war, etc…
Half of the nobles were caught on charges that were far from treason.
It was something he did entirely for his own benefit.
Nobles who were not involved in treason were concentrated on the left.
I also checked the nobles gathered on the right.
“Hey… “I never thought they would try to sell half the country.”
The nobles on the right were nobles who betrayed the country either actively or passively.
And at the same time, they were people who were close to Robben.
The nobles who heard me cried and tried to argue with me…
“Huh…”
“Turn it off…”
I couldn’t open my mouth because I was blocked by my death side.
The heir looked at the nobles looking up at him with pitiful expressions and sighed heavily.
“Haaa…”
Then he whispered to me.
“If… “Could you leave the disposal to me?”
As soon as I heard the successor’s words, I smiled and answered with an absurd expression.
“Follow your heart. “I am just a helper.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
The heir first spoke to the nobles on the left.
It also shows respect for nobles…
“I think you know better what your crimes are.”
It was a small crime compared to treason, but it was a story in comparison.
Their sins were also the worst of evils from the perspective of the Kingdom of Umbra.
During the war, they resorted to tax evasion, smuggling, and even looting.
If caught, it was a crime worthy of immediate death.
“Originally, it is a crime that should be arrested and executed right away…”
If only I was caught alone.
“Today is a special day, so I will absolve you of your sins.”
“Hmm!?”
The nobles on the left opened their eyes wide and looked at the successor.
As if to ask if you’re serious…
“Of course, this does not mean that we will pass without any conditions. We will discuss the conditions after the coronation ceremony.”
“Whoop…” .”
The nobles on the left responded to the successor’s words with faces filled with joy rather than regret.
Those guys must have sensed the atmosphere, so they know it well.
The fact that you have to live and see first…
I was rather disappointed to see the relief of those nobles.
‘It saves my life…’ .’
[It can’t be helped. No matter how serious a crime you commit, you are still a noble. Plus, it’s a wartime situation right now. We need to minimize confusion.]
As Kang Han-na said, Umbra is in a state of war.
If all the nobles were executed in such a situation, there would be chaos.
The successor looked at me after making a decision.
I aim for such a successor…
‘Do whatever you want.’
She shrugged and gestured for him to take care of it.
The heir nodded at my gesture and turned to the nobles on the right.
The nobles on the right also looked at the successor with eyes full of anticipation.
Please expect that such forgiveness will be granted to them as well…
But unfortunately, the successor’s words did not contain any intention of forgiveness.
“A crime that not only aggravated the suffering of the Umbra people but also shook the foundation of the kingdom…”
The heir trailed off for a moment and raised his eyes wide.
And he shouted with eyes full of hatred.
“Avenge all your sins by dying in front of the people!”
“Euuuuu!?”
The nobles on the right crawled to the heir, shaking their knees as if pleading.
However, the heir did not pay attention to the nobles on the right, but turned around and came back to me.
Then he said.
“If you don’t mind… “May I ask you to conduct the coronation ceremony?”
A coronation is an event where a crown is placed on the head of a new king as part of the coronation ceremony to announce that he has become king.
And asking me for such a coronation also meant that he would recognize me that much.
I nodded and answered.
“I understand.”
Afterward, my successor and I held a coronation ceremony on a podium filled with nobles.
The kneeling successor and I who place the crown on the successor’s head.
So the coronation ceremony…
“With this, I declare that the 7th successor has become the king of Umbra!”
It has been completed.
.
.
As soon as the coronation ceremony is over, I become the successor… No, I met alone with the new King of Umbra.
“I think the execution will be in four days.”
The execution of the traitorous nobles was decided to take place four days later.
Originally, it was thought that the execution would be carried out the very next day…
“You need to be prepared.”
The king’s opinion was that no matter how much a nobleman committed a traitorous act, chaos could not be avoided if he was suddenly executed.
“First, I ordered a search of all the convicts’ homes.”
He explained that, starting with the marquis, he was in the process of tearing down the homes of all the nobles who had committed traitorous acts.
For reference, the search also included the homes of nobles who did not commit treason.
The king said he would spare his life on a condition, but he did not promise to completely erase his guilt.
The King continued his explanation step by step.
“And all the property of criminals scheduled for death… “I would like to give it all to you.”
“Me?”
The reason the king made that decision was simple.
“Such a great grace… “I had no idea how to repay you.”
So the king gave me the property of a nobleman scheduled for death…
“And I would like to give you a title.”
“A title?”
“Yes, I am thinking of giving him the title of Marquis Robben, who was the real power.”
The title of marquis bestowed by the king did not confer any special responsibilities.
It was just a privilege.
“I think these two things are the best I can give you.”
We don’t know how much wealth the nobles have accumulated, and we don’t even know the benefits of their titles.
However, you could feel from the king’s expression that he did his best.
“Then I will accept it gratefully.”
“Whoa… Thank you so much for accepting me. “If you are not satisfied, please let me know.”
It seemed like he really felt he owed me a lot.
When I see people say things like that even after giving it like this.
I smiled as I saw the king sighing like that.
“Haha… Somehow, the coronation ceremony ended in vain. “Should we raise a toast like this?”
“Oh, oh! It’s an honor.”
So I am the heir… No, I drank lightly like a new king.
