Chapter 721 – #96. Jinhaesol (25)
The conversation ended unexpectedly.
Far from confining me to the palace, Duke Oudman only heard a declaration of war that he would actively engage in politics.
In addition, since he was cursed at by a young guy, he must have been very resentful.
“Are you going to send something like an assassin?”
Realizing that I was a formidable person, Lord Audman was in a hurry as if fire had fallen on his feet, but I was able to afford it.
‘Because I thought that the old man was toxic in that he asked what he wanted to ask until the end while shivering.’
Just because I was relaxing didn’t mean I was ignoring Audman.
Rather, I am much more wary now than before we met.
It was a man with several snakes inside.
‘The nobles seem to have forgotten about it because of the king’s fall, but Oddman heard about it somewhere and came to ask me questions.’
The ‘cursed doll’ I bought at the store.
The existence of the cursed doll had been greatly blurred as the alchemist was treated without even knowing the mouse or bird.
The aristocrats seemed to want to make things that never happened.
It was probably because he played a lot of pranks through the contract.
‘It feels like I’m turning away because I want to somehow make something that never happened.’
However, the only one who did not turn away from it was Lord Oddman.
On the contrary, even though I was furious at my bold words, I steadfastly asked about the doll.
‘Who did you get that doll from?’
‘Is it true that the contract was voided without side effects?’
‘Is there any way to get more of that doll?’
I asked a lot of questions, but none of them gave me an accurate answer.
The items purchased in the shop were the secret weapon that gave them an edge among the people of this world.
It was not allowed to recklessly release an item into the world or give information about it.
Besides, isn’t there any reason to kindly answer that question when you’re already determined to be hostile?
It was necessary to hide the information as much as possible so that the other side could imagine it.
‘If you want to save it, there’s nothing you can’t find.’
That was the only thing I answered.
At that time, what was Lord Oddman thinking?
Maybe he didn’t want to take away information about the doll?
‘It seemed that there were not one or two aristocrats playing around with contracts. Then can’t I use this too?’
However, he only thought about taking Lord Oddman, but didn’t seem to think about how I would use it.
I had to hide the information about the item, but I was willing to use it for personal gain when the situation came when I needed the item right away.
“Prince, are you okay?”
When I returned to my palace after talking with Prince Oddman, the courtiers became restless and worried about my safety.
“I’m not on the battlefield, I’m on my way to see my uncle. You’re worrying too much.”
“Ugh, you don’t know how worried I was. Didn’t it turn out that Lord Oddman was the villain of the last incident? Your Highness was shocked by that and collapsed…”
“The investigation ended with no charges.”
“You probably didn’t investigate properly. Ahhh… Our prince, you’re so docile, what are you going to do… The story that the prince and Duke Oddman met spread all over the palace. The courtiers who were instigated by the nobles snooped around so much. Isn’t it? They sprinkled a lot of salt on the fields.”
While I’m dealing with the Oddman ball.
It seems that my courtiers have not been quiet either.
They chattered with me about the information they gathered diligently while going around.
“You’ve come to know quite a lot in that short period of time.”
“Hehe, this is no big deal.”
“That’s right. The virtue of courtiers is to close your eyes and ears, but isn’t it the law to open your eyes and keep your ears open for the sake of your master?”
If the master dies, it is the fate of the courtier to die.
There was nothing he couldn’t do for his master.
And it would be the same for the courtiers who were instigated by the nobles.
Rather, the other side had no choice but to be more desperate because they had to do something to get their hands on something.
It seemed that it would be surprisingly useful for the courtiers to ask for information about the palace, so I thought it would be good to use it.
“My conversation with Lord Oddman ended badly. He was a non-negotiable person in the first place.”
“Did he say something harsh to the prince?”
“He was good at threatening while laughing.”
Awesome-!!
“The one who waggled his tail in front of Your Highness…!”
The courtiers said they knew that, and clenched their fists in anger.
It was a pretty dainty rage.
‘Does it look subtly cute?’
Suddenly, it dawned on me that my courtiers were cute-looking women.
It seemed to be a side effect of not being able to hug women for several days.
After playing promiscuously for a long time, I dropped it! Since I quit, there can be no aftereffects left.
Gulp!
Her mouth was dry for no reason, she swallowed and said.
“When I start to move in earnest, the nobles who were sitting by the situation will also start to move. That’s how I have to make my side and put pressure on the other nobles.”
“I trust you! You’re sure to do great!”
It’s cute.
“I need help at a time like this… I’m sorry I can’t help because I don’t know how to do anything.”
“You guys are doing what you have to do enough just to be honest by my side. So don’t beat yourself up. That part is something I have to deal with.”
It was quite cute to see them disassemble, saying that they were of no help.
Before I get more disappointed, I decided to let you know that I can help you in other areas.
“And it’s not like there isn’t anything you can do.”
“Is there really anything we can do?”
“Let me know! I’ll try my best!”
“As you know, I haven’t taken control of the palace yet. The courtiers scattered all over the place serve as the eyes and ears of the different nobles.”
“They will definitely be punished! Bad guys!”
What is the existence of a palace?
They exist to serve the royal family, to become the king’s hands and feet and to do the dirty work.
However, they forgot the purpose of existence and became the eyes and ears of the nobles.
This is clearly a crime!
The courtiers chattered like baby birds, saying that they must make them regret it.
“Yes, if I become king later, that will be the case. But for now, I want you to be friendly with them.”
“How can you make friends with such disgusting people?”
“Because we have to find out what they hear and what they tell us. Since I cleaned the palace, you must be thirsty for information. They will try to approach you without you having to approach first.”
It was only after hearing my words that the courtiers realized what they had to do.
“If you make friends with them, you might be able to use them later.”
“You might be giving false information.”
Look at that
Even if I don’t tell you, he knows what to do and thinks well of himself.
It’s not that I don’t have the ability, it’s just that I’ve never actively done anything.
“That’s right, so take out enough information to build a good relationship. I build friendships like that little by little and use them when it’s important. Ah! And don’t hesitate to accept what they give you. How is it? Can you do it?”
“I don’t want to accept what they give me, but the prince says I will. It’s to hit them in the back of the head, but there’s no reason to refuse.”
“I will try too! I will definitely find out what they know and what they are telling you!!”
“Okay, thanks everyone.”
“No. Of course it’s something you have to do.”
“My prince…You must become a king.”
Although they are on my side for their own success, our courtiers were very sorry for me.
In fact, if you think about it, it’s a pitiful situation.
He reunites with the king whom he thought he would never meet and builds friendship with his father, but his father’s younger brother and uncle tried to kill him because he had framed him.
The shock knocked out his father, and now the alone prince must deal with his uncle.
There is no connection in the palace, and all the nobles are on the side of their uncle.
‘This is completely discontinued.’
I think I know why the courtiers feel sorry for me.
“I’m counting on you.”
“Yes!!!!
The eyes of the courtiers who were assigned what they could do were bright.
Cute guys.
I just need to make my own person one by one like this.
First of all, the first step was not bad in that I made the courtiers on my side.
Now was the time to slowly attract others to my side.
‘The next order… Is, of course, those people.’
After the palace, the most important beings to survive in the palace are the ‘knights’.
Even now, it was the king’s knights who thoroughly protected the king’s palace and did not allow even an ant to easily pass through.
Oddman, the reason why that man did not overthrow the palace was because he had to keep an eye on the king’s knights.
The king’s knights were an absolute means of force that prevented them from betraying the king through ‘contracts’.
I haven’t seen it yet, but I don’t think the nobles are afraid of them for nothing.
And I had something they might be interested in.
♧ ♧ ♧
From a long time ago, the king’s knights were strictly beings that moved only for the king.
To follow the king’s orders unconditionally and to value his life more than his own.
That was the highest virtue that the king’s knights should have.
But.
You can know ten roads under water, but not one road inside people.
In order for the king to trust the ‘King’s Knight’, he also needed a way to entangle them perfectly.
And in the kingdom, there was already a magical tool called ‘contract’ that could never be broken.
In order to become a knight of the king, it was only natural that there would be a procedure to be forced to sign a ‘contract’.
Of course, thanks to that, it became a symbol of loyalty that did not betray the king.
Not everyone was happy to live a life that had to be for the king, not of their own will.
In the first place, the king’s knight was a place where only those with the best swordsmanship skills in the kingdom were selected.
No matter if they were nobles, if a person came from a commoner with power, he had to sign a contract and become a knight of the king, regardless of their intentions.
Of course, the kingdom gives a reasonable reward.
However, it was true that no compensation could comfort her in that she had lost her freedom.
