Chapter 375 – 37. One Maxim (5)
Power, that is, someone who has power and authority.
Those who discuss royal defeat never let down their guard. They are monsters created by the system of a thoroughly classed society. They are a people who pursue only practicality and use things like humanity and righteousness as a facade. Furthermore, they are truly the most conscientious soldiers living in this era.
Of course, there will be quite a few opinions opposing such an assessment. However, I am confident that those who rush into this battle with the dream of good fortune will ultimately meet the same end. No one, without exception, follows in the footsteps of advanced countries.
In the end, he is reborn as a devil with a different name and a different way of justifying his evil deeds.
It’s really unfortunate, but it can’t be helped. This is because it is close to impossible for a single individual to overcome the class consciousness based on divine command. In a way, it seems like the times don’t allow it. It could also be said to be a natural limitation of human beings, who are extremely weak.
“At any given time, fantasies about superhumans and heroes existed. It was even like that when a being higher than us took its place in the sky. From that, we can see that people are truly antinomy beings.”
If you can’t win, join. Rather than risking your life on an unwinnable gamble, wouldn’t it be better to stand tall even with the stigma of bad karma? That is also why the concept and group of vested rights was first created.
“I have always learned from my political opponents and younger students. When they hit me under the chin with something I was born with, I was busy struggling to survive. In that way, I am just one step further than I was yesterday. Just like my father said, I am a dirty and obscene sodomite…”
The half-ruined mansion of the grand duke had already returned to its days when it boasted grandeur comparable to that of a palace. The Conquistador of the crazy Albeniz seemed to have regained its vitality as if it had been reduced to ashes by a surprise attack.
It was the power of the south, which was once the capital. It was also a harmony created by a prince with outstanding governing ability and the vitality of a fertile Dominion. Many people disparage the second son of a famous family, saying he is not as good as other children, but in reality, it was he who inherited Cheon Nyeon-gong’s political qualities the most.
“Someone asked this. Isn’t the prince’s ambition not much different from that of the evil spirits out there? I answered with a smile. It is said that the authority must know the subject. If you thought that Charles Dior would only covet a trivial position like the throne, you would be greatly mistaken.”
The office was just luxurious enough to not be excessive, and in the center of it was a round table covered with black cloth. Statues symbolizing the expansion of the Western Continent, including the kingdom of Gaul, and the powers that reigned in each region had been erected here and there.
“All I want is…”
The prince, standing in one place with his hands on the table, muttered bitterly. As the southern sunlight streamed through the window and illuminated him, his brilliant blonde hair shone like the sun. It seemed to indicate that the pitifully handsome man did not always have a mean side.
Indeed, Charles of Dior was that kind of man.
What this pitiful man wanted, rather than the function of power, was what came with holding it. King Alphonse, who is ready to abandon himself at any time if politically necessary, Catherine, a woman who understands and accepts me despite her ugly appearance, and René, an old woman who does not know when she will leave her side due to her age.
The means by which he would no longer have to worry about his precious relationships with them was the power he truly desired. They were the ones who embraced him without the slightest reproach when he grew up with a cynical and mean personality due to cruel abuse from his parents.
“Every time I look in the mirror, I feel so disgusted. I feel nothing but fear from those who stand against me. What about them? “It’s not enough to be petty and ugly, and all I hear is ridicule that I’m a person who takes pleasure in being crushed under a man.”
Charles, covering her face, despaired at her sudden sense of self-destruction. And at such times, as if he was used to it, the old man, Rene, calmly opened his mouth. There was no harsh rebuke or clumsy consolation, just silent comforting. No one looks down on you for that reason.
“Count, I tell you this every time, that ridicule is nothing more than a vain product of the past. It is nothing more than a wound, a scar, engraved in your image by the old Duke Alexandre.”
“Wounds and scars are clearly evidence that defines me…”
“Don’t be caught up in the weight of the past years. There is no need to be afraid of your bloated appearance in the coming days. Whichever path you take, it is your right and yours alone. And even if I have to fall all the way to the bottom, I will take care of this old man until the day I die.”
The prince finally nodded. He skillfully hid the weakness that had been revealed for a moment, and told himself to himself so that the old man, who was more faithful to his role as a father than his own father, would not worry. Even then, he was trying hard to hide the fact that his hands were shaking as he was holding the table.
‘But Renee, death is fair to everyone. I can’t bear the thought that you, who were so sweet to me, might die someday too. His father’s ambition was right in that sense. Mortals must do whatever it takes to escape that bondage.’
It didn’t matter.
‘I will acquire a power stronger than that of the king of a country. I will become the owner of the reverse heaven who will bring back to life even the woman who died in vain. Then, even you, who are loyal to such an ugly bastard, will not be taken away by a disgusting fate as is natural.’
The experienced gardener just watched quietly from a distance away. Although he may seem like an uneducated worker, he was someone who could not be surpassed in fields such as flowers, gardening, and landscaping. It’s not that it’s not, but where will the skills that were hired by a famous family from a young age go?
Old Rene was just sparing his words.
Ganwoong also quietly cheered the young master’s actions, calling him a hero. Even though I know that it is not a piece that can fill the missing heart, if I deny this poor man, there will be no more left by his side.
‘Cheonnyeongong, your karma is so deep…’
Descendants of famous families inherited unique talents one by one from their fathers. It is not known that Dark Lord Arsene Dior is the master of necromancy in the history of the Western Continent. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he could raise a thousand armies and ten thousand demons with a single gesture of his hand.
“Brother, you have never really shown your skills before. But what was the majesty of those who practiced false magic in old myths? This is self-evident just by looking at the barbarian Nergui who rose up in collusion with the darkness.”
Charles’s thin and slippery hands held a horse that had fallen in the snowy plains of northern Gaul. Among the twelve tribes, the name of the object that embodies the clothing of Muqali was Nergui. He was an unknown spiritist who made a contract with death and an ally who shared the same views as Arsene Dior.
“A shaman from a barbaric land clumsily made the warrior who was said to be the equal of the Margrave Gerard appear? The contract with death is a legend that is almost like a fantasy to those who manipulate magic. How can they do it?”
The rules of the tribes that roam the snowy fields beyond the border are as strict as the barren environment. Nergui, who was branded a traitor to his ancestors, could not be purified by fire, unlike those who died in battle. As an insult and a warning, it was left out in nature until the birds ate all its flesh.
It would have been like this all along if the spies dispatched by Butler Maurice had not recovered the remains and held a grand funeral according to the morals of the Far North.
“There is no power other than that that comes from that old book…”
The brilliant prince’s mind recalled a book he had glanced at a long time ago. There were a total of three sources of books containing incredibly terrible knowledge. How to bring in and settle the soul of a departed person, how to make a contract with the idea of death, and how to use reversal that goes against reason as strength.
The knowledge to create forbidden necromancers, elementalists of death, and immortal necromancers!
Charles, who had removed Nergui from the map, moved his hand to the center again. The pieces of Prince Alexandre and Angelique the Five Stars were taken out and placed next to his older brother, Arsène. At the same time, Bishop Albert’s horse was placed in a place where they could clearly see them.
“Who will replace my brother who cannot move? Did Prince Albert Monet, who had been a fan of the whole world, accept his fate as a messenger who became immortal and be reborn as a knight? If not, then, faithful Maurice, would you have convinced her to become the trump card for her long-cherished wish?”
“… “I think Khalid Masood also has potential.”
“That’s right, you scum from Veda, blinded by lust. Maybe it’s a guy. If it were not for the fact that Joseph’s magic was hanging over him, it would have been by far the best. However, Charles Dior’s impulse is directed to someone who is working in secret from further away.”
The slender forearms moved hundreds of objects countless times. The sight of a handsome blond man immersed in thought, muttering and reading the map was truly eerie. Because he resembles Cheon Nyeon-gong, whom anyone who knows the truth is disgusted with.
“Also, Albenis Aragorn is mistaken. It is they, not we, who are in pain because they captured Lucien Tarn. Why don’t you know that you’ll just waste your time on a subject that you can’t kill gracefully because of your resentment towards him? The gap created by that foolishness is an opportunity for me to act.”
The items with Manuel and Clemence written on them were removed. Max was appropriately placed somewhere to the east, next to Emilian. Then, Margrave Gerard, who carried the brand of the sun, met and mated with Khalid Massoud, a man without legs.
“The three siblings who turned their backs on each other will end up cooperating, even though it may be inconvenient.”
Grumble! Charles, who had cleared away the objects littering the Grand Mande with one arm, placed Esmeralda Zapiro’s horse on top of them. I left the collapsed wooden figure of Dominic Ravel at my feet and turned my gaze to that island, Britannia.
“With Enzo Rivera, who was in charge, leaving, the Sun King faction began to stand out. What is the number that my maternal great-grandfather and mother could have foreseen? The Margrave, who is returning home after tying down the east, will soon encounter this guy…”
“White Middle Ages in the capital, civil war in the North, silence in the East, naturally the Grand Alliance will be in the South and West.”
“It’s disgusting for a crouching beast king, right? James Britannia will not stop once he touches Diana Aquitaine. The Lion King, for whom it would not be an exaggeration to describe him as a man of spirit, would most likely want to exterminate both his father and his maternal great-grandfather.”
However, since the situation is such a mess, an all-out war will likely remain until the cause is solidified. My guess is that they will only wage a euphemistic proxy war through Esmeralda, a new noble family in the west. Coincidentally, the powerful people in the north and south of her territory were all the same blood.
“If your insight has reached this far, Arsene Dior’s next apostle will be in Etruria, the holy country behind Albert Monet. Among them, the only one who had any contact with my father was Enzo Rivera…”
“We expand to that family, so there is only one person left.”
Renee, who had been guarding the background like a shadow, took out new words from his pocket. Mosi was the master, carefully handing over a hand-carved object according to his master’s taste. Giuseppe wearing a crown with the symbol of the Holy King, Gianluigi carrying a sacred halo and holding a sword, and finally, Sansar with a large ax hanging down.
“Gianluigi Rivera, the Holy Knight Commander personally recommended by the Holy King.”
“Despite the stigma of his brother, he is the pinnacle of all knights of Seongwangcheong. To test this inference, we need to look at Etruscan movements. Even if Giuseppe’s army declares a crusade, Gianluigi, the leader, does not participate…”
It is certain that there is some kind of cooperative relationship between the Duke of Darkness and the Archbishop. In that context, Gianluigi, the Holy Knight Commander, becomes a pretty convincing piece. If Albert Monet were prepared to take on any threat and raise an army, Gianluigi would definitely be at the forefront.
“Okay, two birds with one stone. I already felt the need to throw a stone at the still axe. “Isn’t this a chance to see with her own eyes the skills of the female warrior that Esmeralda Piro had no doubt about?”
Charles’ arms stretched out long. After distributing Giuseppe and Gianluigi to Etruria, Sansar’s pieces were stamped and placed in the west.
“Gather all the mercenaries you can muster through the Montaigne Swordsman’s Guild. Marian de Gallia will never forgive Rose for stabbing her in the back. “If the archbishop, who is the princess’s successor, moves the knights of the Holy King’s Office according to his request, but Gianluigi does not step forward, then it is clear that he is a bastard.”
A book originating from the ancient empire, an immortal commanding knight born after passing down the forbidden knowledge.
“If the rumor that a woman named Sansar had a draw with the Iron Blood Empress is true, then an army that is tens of thousands ahead would not be enough. But it won’t be difficult to take the time. Connect with Princess Jang. I will strike first with Montaigne’s elite swordsmen, and then strike her west with the force of King Qing, who went through her.”
Arsene Dior’s last remaining ally.
“Ultimately, the time earned like that could accelerate Tarn’s prosperity.”
The West, a lawless land, has a strong tendency to live one’s own life. If there is even a slight disturbance, the Rose and the Sea of Stars will be eaten by themselves without any way to do anything. Even if the rumors of the axe-wielding female warrior’s inaction are so great that it’s laughable, it’s okay.
Whether it’s short or long, time expands. You can also find out what the dark lord’s secret card has been hiding all along. As long as Albenis and his Grand Alliance hesitate, the gap will close. For James, the West would be a wasteland, and Constantina would not be in a position to raise armies one after another due to the battle line formed with the Flame Emperor in the East.
“Outside the country is a wait-and-see, the capital is the White Middle Ages, the north is civil war, the east is silence, the west is turmoil, and…”
We will see the South, which was almost completely destroyed, emerge as the loser in the upcoming war between the two countries with surprising power. Like Arsene of the spirit, Emilian of magic, and Romuald of the sword, the second son of a famous family will realize what he inherited from his father and regret it.
“The resurrection of the great Catherine.”
Charles Dior, the master of darkness and resourcefulness, was the greatest ambush against peace.