Chapter 486 – 486. Promises Are Not Taken Lightly
After about 2 weeks.
The news of the death of Andrea Pernias, the current king of Pernias Kingdom, spread throughout the kingdom.
Pernin, the capital of the kingdom, could not avoid being greeted with a dark atmosphere by the news.
The gloomy situation in which he had to entrust state affairs to the queen after being bedridden for a long time due to illness is the starting point for a change that enters a new phase.
In the aftermath, the focus was on who to decide who would become the official next king to succeed Andrea Pernias.
At present, it is said that the faction fight has been cleaned up as many corrupt nobles have been eliminated, but if you think about it on the contrary, this means that the state administration is not running smoothly as the main figures inside the kingdom are absent. .
With the death of the king, the decision on who to be crowned as the crown prince between the first prince, Damian, and the second prince, Evan, went back to the first prince, the son of Queen Diane.
The main figure of the rival faction, the Duke of Armitas, has already resigned from the position of Minister of Military Affairs and given up the position of a court noble, and unlike Prince Evan, who is still a minor, Queen Diane, who is in the red, has taken over the government through proxy government. It is a natural result as long as you hold on to it.
And now, the coffin containing the body of the current king was transported, and a number of high-ranking nobles and royal families were leading a procession of wagons to bury the body of the king.
“Then… What will happen to us and the ducal family?”
A large number of wagons accommodating a large number of people, targeting the place where the royal families of successive Pernias are buried.
The inside of the small wagon that was running behind at the end of the procession was quite comfortable, probably because there was no one in the company except for Eunhyeon, Eleanor, and Erin thanks to the various considerations of Riod, Yuria, and others.
Erin, who was listening to the current internal political situation of the kingdom from Eleanor, who was sitting next to her, asked with a puzzled look on her face.
Although she didn’t understand everything in the story, Erin knew that the Duke of Armitas was putting in a lot of effort to make Evan, the second prince, the crown prince.
Given the context, the desired goal was not achieved, and Damian was appointed as the next king, so Erin thought to herself that this might in fact mean that the Armitas ducal family lost.
Eleanor smiled bitterly and shook her head.
“Nothing.”
“Yes?”
Erin was a little taken aback.
She expected any reprisal or containment in her own mind, and she wondered if it would be good to be prepared for it, but Eleanor seemed to think otherwise.
“Erin. Do you know why we supported Prince Evan, a faction on Queen Helena’s side?”
“Yes. Didn’t you try to make that prince a king so bad people wouldn’t exploit the people?”
“That’s right.”
Although the expression is a bit simple, the essence and purpose of the words are not very different.
Queen Diane and the nobles of her faction were taking unfair advantage through outrageous exploitation.
Putting her queen in front, behind her, using the power as if it were her own, oppresses and oppresses the other person, exploiting her interests.
It is the powerless people who have suffered helplessly.
Abros, the former head of the Armitas family, wanted to keep those nobles in check.
But even so, he had to make a foolish mistake.
“We can’t be proud either.”
Eleanor put on a bitter expression and murmured softly.
Among these powerless people was none other than Erin.
It is none other than his own family who was intoxicated with his power and embezzled the national budget by giving his own legitimacy.
Ashton, now abandoned by his family, gave himself the legitimacy of what he was doing and committed injustice casually.
Avros could not immediately cut off Ashton, who had committed the mistake.
The affection of a blood-related child was not something that could be cut off so easily.
Even after that, she went too far and thinking of how she had hurt Erin as well, Eleanor couldn’t lift her head apologetically towards Erin from time to time.
“Eh, Miss Eleanor… I’m really fine now…”
Seeing Eleanor in a self-blameful look, Erin comforted Eleanor with a puzzled look on her face.
“No. Erin. This isn’t a question of whether you’re okay or not. It’s definitely our fault.”
“That…”
Erin couldn’t think of anything to deny her, so Erin just silently nodded her head.
To change the suddenly depressed atmosphere, Erin changed the topic again.
“That, so? I know why the ducal family supported Prince Evan, but in the end, Prince Evan didn’t become crown prince. Isn’t that a problem?”
When asked to cheer her up, Eleanor answered her question with a bitter smile.
“No. That’s not right. Now there is no need to keep those nobles in check.”
“Uh? Disappear? Why?”
“Yeah, now all the nobles who harbor such thoughts have been sacked. With the investigation of the last Arthia Knights.”
“… Ah.”
When Eun-hyeon reported corruption committed by a number of nobles in the Kingdom of Pernias to the Artia Knights through Riod, they could not avoid harsh punishments such as dismissal, confiscation of titles, and execution.
Currently, Pernias is facing a big trouble.
“Because among the remaining nobles, there is no room for other thoughts.”
It will be busy just strengthening the internal stability that has become weak and reorganizing the system again.
“But even if that’s the case now, wouldn’t there be another problem later?”
It is not for nothing that there is a saying that where there are no tigers, foxes rule as kings.
There was certainly a persuasive concern that if time passed and there was room, there might be aristocrats who had dark feelings, justified themselves, and persecuted the people casually, just like others did before.
“So this person stepped in.”
Eleanor continued to smile bitterly and glanced at Eun-hyeon sitting next to her.
“… Are you Hyun?”
“Didn’t Erin go with you? The last time I went to deal with the mafia called Nestlar.”
“Ah.”
Erin realized the meaning of what Eleanor was trying to say belatedly and sighed lightly.
When she dealt with the Nestla Mafia, she remembered what Eunhyeon had done.
He got rid of one arm of a man named Fallon, the boss of the mafia, and at the same time, the small lord of a local manor who provided shelter for the mafia also got rid of his arm mercilessly like Fallon.
It was definitely a very rough action for Eun-hyeon, and it remained in Erin’s impression.
“This person warned you. What will happen to him if he commits infidelity?”
She deliberately and forcefully showed what would happen if she laid her hand on the Duchy of Armitas herself, and let her own deeds spread rumors among the nobles of the realm.
“Do you know how rumors about this person spread inside the court right now?”
“… No?”
Erin was nervous for nothing, so she waited slowly for Eleanor’s words.
“If you do something, the serpent of mercury will come and take away one of her arms,” He said.
“…”
As the son-in-law of the Duke of Armitas, Eun-hyeon, who has a close relationship with the knight commander of Artia, the kingdom’s best knight, has rapidly emerged as an existence that cannot be easily touched even within the kingdom.
How can I have a different mind in a situation like this?
The greed and ambition that blooms in her heart are born only when her body is safe and able to afford it.
No idiot wants to cross that dangerous bridge when he clearly knows what retaliation will bring.
The more rumors spread about the hardline Eun-hyeon’s actions, the more the nobles can’t think of anything else as long as Eun-hyeon and Riod, who are currently boasting a great status in the kingdom, exist.
“I see.”
Erin looked at Eunhyun as if she had seen her again.
“It seemed like he was just venting his anger.”
At the same time as personally punishing the mafia who touched the dukedom, she has been acting with this intention since then.
Erin also had the idea that Eunhyun was amazing.
“Well, there was a little bit of heat.”
Eunhyun, who honestly did not deny it, smiled and replied.
It is true that she was annoyed when she heard of the coin top and the names Bit and Doge.
Receiving Eunhyeon’s reply, Eleanor continued to speak.
“Anyway, we couldn’t make Prince Evan the crown prince according to our original purpose, but the fundamental purpose itself has been accomplished.”
Right now, there are no aristocrats in the Kingdom of Pernias who have a delusional idea of exploiting the people and extracting unfair profits.
No, it is correct to say that there is no one who wants to commit the wrongdoing even if they are afraid of the punishment when they are caught.
“This is a very difficult time, but… If we build internal stability and establish a system, the situation will surely return to normal.”
It was only a hopeful observation that Eleanor had, forcibly created because of Eun-hyeon’s actions, but the prospect itself was very bright.
When the story was finished, the carriage that had been running for a long time suddenly stopped.
“He said he would camp here today.”
“All right.”
Eunhyeon nodded at the words of the coachman who was driving the carriage and replied.
It was early evening, when the sun had not yet set, but resting the horses that had been running non-stop for several hours all at once and restoring their condition is one of the factors that must be taken care of in long-term driving.
Especially when it comes to wagons that accommodate close to a hundred people like this.
Eun-hyeon and Erin jumped out of the wagon carrying their backpacks containing camping tools, and as soon as they landed on the ground, they received Eleanor, who jumped off last.
“Thank you.”
After dropping off Eleanor, who landed lightly in Eun-hyeon’s arms, the three skillfully set up a camping tent.
While dozens of Artia Knights from a distance were setting up a tent for the royal family to live in, the two came closer to Eun-hyeon.
“Aren’t you using the same tent as the Knights of Artia?”
It was Alex who served as her exclusive escort on this expedition with Yuria.
Oddly enough, although she was no longer a member of the Krasir Knights, Alex, who had been in charge of escorting her from before, did not refuse Yuria’s request this time.
“We are comfortable with this.”
It was natural that Erin, who had become accustomed to camping during her two years of adventure, and Eun-hyeon, who taught her, would be comfortable this way.
Eunhyun shrugged her shoulders and slowly lined up the cooking utensils and started a fire.
“Why did the princess come to visit us?”
“… You. Are you planning something again this time?”
“Well.”
Eunhyeon narrowly opened her eyes and answered Yuria’s question in a clear and concise manner.
She may have sensed something again, but her expression is reluctant as if she is facing something very suspicious.
“If you tell me in advance, I will respond in some way… Uh?”
Just as they were about to talk about sharing information, at least if it was a cooperative relationship of some kind, Yuria saw something Eunhyeon took out of her backpack and opened her eyes wide.
A container full of fine orange powder that seemed to have been carefully ground.
And prepared vegetables.
Lastly, the noodle is hardened into a hard square shape and has a wavy shape.
There is not a single person with Earth’s memory who would not be able to recognize what it was.
“Does the princess know what that is?”
Alex, not realizing what it was, asked YuRia, but YuRia couldn’t afford to answer his question.
Her gaze was staring straight at the orange soup and the hard square surface.
“You can’t…”
Looking at Eunhyeon, who had even made ramen now, she sent her gaze, saying that Yuria was full of energy.
Yuria clenched her clenched fists and she immediately called out to her Eunhyeon.
“Mine too… I want to eat too! That!”
“Yes? You mean this? It doesn’t matter since I’ve prepared enough…”
Eun-hyeon immediately looked at Yuria, who had expressed her intention to participate in their dinner with an urgent expression, and she glanced at Alex, who accompanied her as her escort.
“Princess. Queen Helena and Prince Evan…”
“It doesn’t matter now! That… ! Ramen is right in front of me… !”
“… Ramen?”
For Alex, who did not know that it was her ramen, Yuria’s sudden transformation was very embarrassing.
“… Whoa.”
Alex nodded her head even though she had a troubled look at Yuria’s firm intention to eat here instead of eating inside the tent used by the royal family.
“Dear Hubie… I will come and tell you.”
“Please.”
“…”
Alex left to report Yuria’s sudden behavior, but Yuria was staring at the ramen and soup in Eunhyun’s hand.
“Water. Shall I boil it?”
“…”
Erin looked at Yuria with a slightly puzzled expression.
Even Erin couldn’t understand the sudden action of the princess.
She is even more embarrassed, perhaps because she read her inner feelings.
‘… Excitement? Expectation? Memory?’
Eunhyun smiled bitterly at her and opened her mouth.
“Princess. It is not difficult to boil this, but there is one condition instead.”
“… Condition?”
“Yes. One request from me later…”
“Great. If it’s something I can listen to, I’ll do it, so boil it right away. Right Now.”
Yuria’s decision came out before Eunhyeon finished speaking.
She quickly urged Eun-hyeon, as if she was wasting even one minute and one second.
When YuRia immediately agreed to her condition, Eunhyeon grinned inwardly.
‘Good. I got caught.’
