Chapter 965 – 965. Void Stone (4)
The conference room suddenly fell into heavy silence.
After Nikelas, who had displayed outrageous and unexplainable behavior, left the conference room with the support of his subjects and knights, the attendees remained silent as if they could not tolerate even a single gasp.
It was natural.
If I opened my mouth first, I absolutely had to prevent the country’s internal corruption from being exposed in a public setting like the Makar Kingdom due to being found out.
Do they even have information about us?
I wasn’t sure.
But that also means assuming you don’t have it.
Therefore, as representatives of each country, the attendees of this continental conference were busy looking at each other and observing each other.
“Oh, fuck. “I’m really fucking pissed.”
Anyes, who was sitting in his seat, huffed as if his anger had not yet subsided.
Although Eun-hyeon said they had heard of this story beforehand, their attitude of trying to show ignorance as soon as Eun-hyeon mentioned the suspicion was so scandalous that it was difficult for them to get angry.
“Ah, Master Anies…”
“… Why.”
Albert cautiously called her name from the side.
After hearing the harsh answer, I looked around at the people around me and asked an uneasy question in a low voice.
“By any chance, have you also collected information about our temple?”
“I heard we didn’t do it.”
“… “Really?”
Even after hearing Anies’s confirmation, Albert showed a skeptical expression.
“Uh. In the first place, Eleanor is currently cracking down on the inside of the temple, so do you think he heard anything that could cause problems in the Holy Kingdom?”
“Well, that’s true too, but…”
Eleanor is currently managing the internal affairs of the main school of the Holy Kingdom’s Temple of Vesta.
Since the previous attack by a necromancer named Marius sparked fire, the weeding operation is in full swing, with all high-ranking officials of the temple involved in corruption being nipped in the bud and uprooted.
Eleanor, who strictly controls her internal affairs, is trying hard not to show her husband, Eun-hyeon, of her indecent behavior. It was sickening to see her next to her.
However, corruption still continued in branches in distant countries beyond the reach of our school.
“Really… The more I look at him, the scarier he seems…”
Albert looked at Eunhyeon, who was located in the center of the conference hall, with a shocked expression.
Looking at the piles of documents on Eunhyeon’s seat that were as large as his upper body, she couldn’t help but swallow her saliva without realizing it.
Perhaps that large volume of documents is a variety of information on participating countries that has been continuously collected two months before the invitation to the meeting was sent.
Those documents, filled with details of when, where, who, what, why, how, etc., Are invisible swords for the participating countries currently attending the Continental Congress, teeth ready to bite the other party at any time, and a leash for control. It was.
“I told you. “Unlike what he looks like, he is a very mean and scary person.”
Noes crossed his arms and grumbled with an expression of extreme displeasure.
Albert once again remembered what Anies had said before.
When I think about the infinite number of negative compliments that have been said about Eun-hyeon, such as ‘I’m so glad he’s not a human belonging to the temple’ and ‘He’s an annoying person who will be extremely annoying if you turn him into an enemy,’ I realize once again how accurate those evaluations were. It was a moment.
Either way, Eunhyeon smiled and opened her mouth.
“Now then, shall we talk about the agenda for this meeting?”
Eunhyeon opened her mouth lightly, as if clearing the heavy silence, but the atmosphere did not clear up at all.
To them, Eunhyeon was a dangerous person who never knew when he might point a knife at them.
“Well, I may be presumptuous, but may I tell you something?”
One attendee cautiously raised his hand and asked to speak.
Eunhyeon smiled and nodded his head.
“Yes. “Tell me.”
“Then, may I ask you to introduce yourself a little more?”
“Hmm, I introduced myself a little while ago.”
“It’s just a name.”
The attendee sighed.
Looking at Eunhyeon’s smiling face, he understood the meaning of the ‘introduction’ he had requested.
Nevertheless, he deliberately pretended not to know and asked again.
He was using himself to bring out a more detailed story.
Obviously, rather than just talking alone, it would be more advantageous to create an atmosphere so that everyone attending the Continental Congress could be interested in and concentrate on the conversation.
At least for lively discussions and stories to flow, this is better.
The attendees understood the intention and agreed to it.
“We don’t know anything about you. “From that name alone, nothing is known about who you are, what status and power you have.”
As for power, the power and weight attached to someone’s speech is proportional to the amount of power, status, or reputation that the speaker has.
It is as if the people kneel down and bow their heads to a man walking on the street just because he is the ‘king’ who rules the street and the entire kingdom.
The reason why King Nickelas was so indignant and ignored and ridiculed Eunhyeon was similar to this.
At least from Nickellas’ point of view, Eunhyeon was just an ordinary man who didn’t have to worry about anything.
Of course, his inability to properly understand Eunhyeon’s true circumstances was extremely dull and foolish, but at least that foolishness was not the only cause.
Eunhyeon smiled and accepted the participant’s point.
“It means that there is no credibility to what I am saying.”
“… That’s right.”
The attendee nodded his head, averting his gaze as if embarrassed.
This is because he did not expect that Eunhyun would casually smile and agree to his point.
No. Perhaps it was a happy laugh that he caught his own intention and followed through with it, because he had guided the flow of this conversation.
“Hmm, I’m in trouble.”
Eunhyeon said with a bitter smile.
“Because I have no special status or fame.”
In reality, Eunhyeon did not belong to any single country.
“Hey. “Stop being so rude.”
With a grumpy expression, Ani S opened his mouth.
“Status or fame? Public trust? “If you need something like that, I can guarantee it, right?”
“Archbishop? “Do you know about him?”
When I thought about it, it was strange.
Anyone outside of her who knew her knew that Anies was straightforward and aggressive in her attitude and words and actions from the beginning, but her treatment of Eunhyeon was more informal and friendly than others.
It was like dealing with a close friend I had known for a long time.
Her discomfort and her doubts were something she had felt from the beginning, but she had no time to realize or point out them due to King Nickelas’ brutality and indecency.
Those who had finally sensed her doubts waited for the words of Ani S, who had a somber expression on her face.
“Uh. “That guy is my friend.”
“… Yes?”
“To be exact, a member of the team that worked with me 20 years ago.”
“… Yes?”
It was the same question, but the meaning itself was very different.
Not simply a close friend of hers, but one of the heroes who acted alongside her twenty years ago and helped end her war.
Many of the attendees looked shocked at the completely unexpected identity.
At the same time, the inside of the conference room, which had settled into heavy silence and was busy looking at each other, was noisy.
“Is it true?”
“How could it be false and not true? “One of those heroes is talking like that?”
Moreover, there was another person in this conference room who could vouch for Eunhyeon’s activity history.
“Hey, Riod. Please say something too. “That way, these people will listen more carefully to what he says and the meeting will go smoothly.”
It was a sarcastic comment made by an attendee who wanted to quickly build public trust, which is important when making a speech.
It was natural for everyone’s attention to be focused on Riod, who accompanied Queen Yuria as an escort to the Kingdom of Pernias, one of the participating countries.
Riod opened his mouth with a grave expression as he received all their gazes.
“… “It’s true.”
“And that guy. He is Illyana’s husband. I’m telling you this just in case. “If you make a mistake, you will be the one suffering.”
“… !”
Illyana Kennifer.
Currently the husband of the Black Witch, who is said to be the most outstanding genius wizard and hero in the entire continent, including the Magic Tower.
It was a fact that the Kingdom of Pernias and the neighboring countries knew at first glance, but even for them, this was the first time they confirmed with their own eyes the existence of a man named Eunhyeon, separate from the news of Illyana’s marriage.
The inside of the conference room was cold.
“Hey. Because of you, the atmosphere in the conference room became more calm. “I wasn’t talking about Illyana because I thought it would be like this.”
Anies responded to Eunhyeon’s dissatisfaction with a sour expression.
“I told you in advance so that you don’t make a mistake. If I do anything to you and it gets to Illyana’s ears, that country will be wiped off the map. Even if you help me, it’s a shame. Tsk.”
“…”
I was even more scared because I thought it wasn’t a lie.
Her attitude of casually clicking her tongue in response was certainly light and insincere, but she was showing how much she treated Eun-hyeon without hesitation, beyond the title of archbishop she held.
It wasn’t intentional, but it just so happened that Eunhyun’s position in the conference hall was already firmly established as befitting the title of ‘organizer.’
“We will proceed with the meeting.”
“Keu, keuhm!”
No one objected or questioned Eunhyeon anymore.
“Erin. “Bring it.”
“Huh!”
As if Erin had already prepared, she quickly ran out and brought the box that Eunhyeon had mentioned.
“This is why I prepared this event with the help of the elders of the Magic Tower. Erin.”
Eunhyeon called Erin and gestured.
Erin opened the box she had placed on her table.
As soon as the lid was removed, a black energy crept up from the box and floated upward.
“This, this… !?”
Several attendees were shocked to discover the identity of the energy flowing from the box.
The ones who couldn’t recognize the identity of the black energy were the younger generation who had not experienced the cruel times when that terrible thing tried to cover the entire continent.
Among them, some of them felt an unusual discomfort and frowned.
It was the generation that experienced the terrible war 20 years ago that figured out its exact identity.
Naturally, the reactions of Riod and Anies, who fought on the front lines with Eunhyeon at the time, were most clearly revealed.
“… It’s a void stone. “At that time, I thought it had completely disappeared.”
Riod, who briefly revealed its identity, and Anies, who was glaring with a frown, asked Eunhyeon.
“… Hey. “Why is it here?”
“I happened to get it two months ago, near the border of the Kingdom of Lucadia.”
“… Tsk.”
No, S clicked his tongue as if he didn’t really like it.
I may have felt a sign that the nightmare from 20 years ago might come again.
Eunhyeon opened her mouth as she glanced at the attendees, who were in a different, somber mood.
“This is why I held this meeting and invited you to this event. What am I going to talk about from now on? “I think some people have already noticed.”
“… Huh.”
“Again, again…”
Reactions from attendees varied.
Some people frowned and showed signs of extreme discomfort, while others fell into fear after recalling past disasters.
Even those belonging to the younger generation who were unable to understand the exact situation and were embarrassed by the confusing reactions of those around them.
And in the chaotic conference room, several attendees listened to Eunhyeon’s words with somber expressions.
“Please explain. What is the situation now? “Is the war from 20 years ago coming back again?”
