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From the point of view of civilian, it was a normal daily life just a few days ago. But now they too felt the thick clouds of war hanging over the empire.
Everyone also knew that the emperor's sword was not aimed at foreign forces, but at Hairan, which is called the pillar of the empire.
“Jim! know better than anyone that the greatest swordsman in the empire has been fighting for the imperial family and people for a long time.”
{Here Amir Vermont refers himself as Jim. 짐(朕)은is a first-person pronoun for the emperor.
朕 :- (imperial) I; my (similar to the royal we; reserved for use by the emperor since the Qin Dynasty) quotations}
Square in front of the Imperial Palace. The Emperor of the Empire, Amir Vermont, stood in a great golden palanquin and looked down at the crowd. The palanquin was supported by about two hundred treacherous criminals clad in red shrouds.
The crowd was puzzled by the sudden announcement of the emperor, but did not dare to express it.
The emperor said that the cause of the purge was treason and civil war.
“You would be curious. What kind of treason did the lord of Sword emperor castle commit? You will also hate it, Jim knows that you like Ron Hairan more than I do.”
The emperor slowly looked down at the people.
“Jim also trusted the most faithful servant, Ron Hairan, as the supreme ruler of the empire. Jim also respected and longed for him as a human being, so there is no way to hide this bitter heart. However, Ron Hairan, the lord of the sword emperor castle, ignored my orders as well as my earnest requests, and put the empire in danger of terror, war, and destruction.”
As the emperor beckoned, two flags were torn and burnt black, unfurled from the flagpoles on the left and right sides of the palanquin. It was the flag of the Empire and Hairan.
“Everyone remembered the day when disaster happened in sword emperor castle. These flags were broken that day, and emperor is now trying to tell the people what caused the terrorist attack that day. It’s…… because of the one thing that Hairan has.”
The crowd gathered in the square murmured for the first time. Then, the emperor gave a sideways glance, and a martial artist wearing Hairan armor stepped forward.
He is the second son of Ron Hairan and the flagbearer of Hairan, 'Tion Hairan'.
After the Sword Emperor Castle terror attack, traitors appeared one after another inside Hairan. They were all those who were pushed by Dante and treated as 'non-existent people' by Ron Hairan.
Originally, they couldn't imagine about betrayal because they were weighed down by Ron's dignity, but they thought they had seized the opportunity because the Sword emperor castle had suffered an unprecedented blow and the imperial family has taken this opportunity to pressure Hairan.
Tion was the first and the one who took the lead in betraying Hairan.
“……In my clan, there is a white stone passed down only from patriarch to patriarch.”
Originally, Tion didn't know about it at all, but the emperor informed him about white stone. And the emperor had no hesitation in revealing the white stone to the public unlike Hairan, who has kept the secret that threatens the world by passing down the patriarch.
The eyes of the crowd watching Tion were stained with contempt. They couldn't help but think that he betrayed his clan and stood in this position by coveting the power of Hairan, which would soon pass to Dante, unless he’s an idiot.
"It may be hard to believe, but if you can smelt and use that white stone, it has power to support all the magic equipment of the empire and make the empire many times stronger in an instant."
From the point of view of the crowd, it was a story that was so far-fetched and outrageous that it was absurd.
boo boo boo-!
Eventually, the crowd booed Tion. As the emperor said earlier, Hairan is a clan that is loved by the people more than the imperial family. Those gathered in the square wanted to stone him to death at any moment.
"Your majesty."
The leader of the imperial guard, ‘Alton Hairan’, met the emperor’s eyes. It means that if emperor gives an order, he will immediately suppress the disturbance.
However, the emperor raised the corner of his mouth and ordered him to be left alone.
“Isn't it just a little bit of a unpleasant sound? Just let them vent their anger at least a little bit.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The emperor did not give a speech because he was afraid of public opinion about purging Hairan, or because he was worried that the people would side with Hairan and revolt.
The first reason is to expose the secret of Hairan and pressurize them, and the second is simply because he loved the people in his own way.
It means to raise your voice a little, show your dislike, and relieve your anger.
“Anyway, they have no power to stop Jim, and no will to do so. They likes Hairan more than jim, but they doesn't really risk their life. I find it cute and lovely to see the foolishness and annoyance of the people.”
The emperor was sincere and his eyes were shining as if the public is fascinating.
“…… Your Majesty already ordered my clan to return the white stone to the imperial family long ago. The expression “return” is because, the stone was entrusted to Hairan by the previous emperor in the first place.”
Of course, the imperial family had never entrusted a white stone to Hairan. They are just saying this because the public can't know the truth anyway.
"What a load of crap!"
The booing grew more and more furious.
“However, as you can see, the lord of the Sword Emperor Castle, Ron Hairan is not following your Majesty's orders. Enemies aiming for stones even committed terrorism in the land of the empire, Sword Emperor castle.”
"Get lost!, you filthy traitor!”
“Living golems and unknown giant monsters threatened the empire because of the stone! However, Hairan does not give up it’s greed and does not return the stone to the imperial family. As a member of the clan, I know better than anyone else that the lord of the Sword Emperor castle is using that power to conspire.”
Clap!
The emperor clapped his hands, and the angry crowd calmed down at once.
“Tion Hyran's testimony may seem incomprehensible. Jim also know very well that it will be difficult to accept because it is such a sudden story. But hear me, my people. I am willing to forgive Hairan for instigating civil war and treason if they return the stone even now.”
As the speech came this far, curiosity and anger were forming in the hearts of the crowd.
What the hell is that white stone? Is it something that really exists? If so, why isn't Hairan handed over to the imperial family?
It was natural to have such doubts.
“Emperor of the Empire, Amir Vermont, declares. I will stop the purge as soon as Hairan returns the stone. However, if you do not ask for forgiveness from me until the end, the Sword emperor Castle will disappear in ashes.”
* * *
What the emperor said in his speech was quickly transmitted to Sword Emperor castle.
“Emperor, this son of a bitch……! How could he do this to Hairan? White stone? That's not even funny! You make up such nonsensical stories because there is no justification? And yet, he is the ruler of the empire!”
“That madman will definitely pay the price. Since he is the emperor and we respects him, he seems to think that Hairan is really weak and stay quiet.”
“The throne will be stain with his blood. It was Hairan who deserved to sit there from the beginning, not the Vermont family. If it wasn't for Hairan, the empire wouldn't have existed!”
The martial artists gathered in the meeting room were raising their voices in anger. Most of them looked like they were going to attack the palace at any moment and fight.
Anxiety was clearly sprouting in the minds of the knights. And nervousness had already begun even before the emperor's speech.
“We shouldn't just gather around like this, let's attack first! What is the dignity of Sword emperor castle, and what does its name mean? We have to let that kid know.”
“We are being framed for treason, but we would rather show him what real treason is. I heard that a few traitors have passed over, and that the emperor has raised an army. As long as Lord Ron exists, they will eventually fall down and pray before our swords!”
They all looked at the person sitting in the seat of honor and shouted. It was Dante Hairan, the little patriarch of Hairan.
{소가주 - Little Patriarch(小家主). In mtl it’s cow owner}
Dante barely showed any sign of exhaustion on his face. However, he couldn't hide his red eyes and dry lips due to burst blood vessels.
“Come on Lord Ron……!”
“Lord Ron……!”
The uneasiness of the martial artists was no different. It was because of Ron Hairan, the man who summoned all the martial artists to this place with just dignity without any action. It has been several days since the martial artists gathered, but Ron has not yet appeared in front of them even once.
‘Grandpa….’
Now Dante knew Ron's condition. It was because Ron's condition had rapidly become so serious that he could not hide it for some time ago.
Ron is currently unconscious. Dante is in command of the Sword emperor castle on his behalf. And as time went on, the gathered martial artists were also becoming suspicious. Whether the sword emperor is really alive.
It can’t be helped because Ron's absence is equal to the absence of the whole of Hairan. Except for Ron, there wasn't a single person in Hairan, so it was obvious what the outcome would be if the war went on without him.
The feeling of pressure and helplessness made Dante feel sick to his stomach. Dante was dizzy after not being able to sleep for several days, and cramps occurred in various parts of his body if he did not concentrate.
‘A weak body makes it hard for me even at times like this…….’
Dante gritted his teeth and met the martial artists eyes. He felt compelled to tell the truth.
“…… My grandfather is currently in a state of deep illness and unconscious.”
At Dante's words, the martial artists' angry voices died down. Those who had already noticed were not too shocked, but those who did not know were struck by a thunderclap.
“Lord Ron…… is unconscious, you mean? Could it be that the injury he received that day has deepened?”
“Uh, why are you telling us that now?”
“Without Lord Ron, war……!”
As Dante was about to reply, an old knight opened his mouth, clicking his tongue.
“Without Lord Rom, will you not fight alongside Hairan? You're saying absurd things. Except for Lord Ron, are the rest chaff, not knights? We came to fight against the Emperor's rampage and to protect our friendship with Hairan, not to overthrow the Empire led by Lord Ron.”
His name is Shuras Helter, the patriarch of the Helter clan.
Shuras avoids making uncomfortable questions, and Dante has no means to erase their anxiety unless Ron gets out of bed. Enemies that would be difficult to deal are approaching even if they were firmly united, but a significant number of martial artists had no choice but to think a lot about the void created by Ron's absence.
'Without Lord Ron, the war is over before it start.'
‘If we lose the fight against the emperor, not only will we die, but all of our blood and relatives will be brutally murdered…….’
Also, as soon as they learned that Ron was ill, these thought came into their minds.
‘The white stone the emperor spoke of…… What if it really exists?'
'If the emperor's speech is true, it is best to return the stone and end the situation. Should I hope that the absurd story is real……!?’
Silence passed. Soon, just as someone was about to raise the question of whether the emperor's speech was true, urgent footsteps were heard from outside. It was the sound of commanders running.
“Little patriarch! The emperor's troop movement has been confirmed. The vanguard army will arrive at sword emperor castle within three hours...…!”
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From the point of view of civilian, it was a normal daily life just a few days ago. But now they too felt the thick clouds of war hanging over the empire.
Everyone also knew that the emperor's sword was not aimed at foreign forces, but at Hairan, which is called the pillar of the empire.
“Jim! know better than anyone that the greatest swordsman in the empire has been fighting for the imperial family and people for a long time.”
{Here Amir Vermont refers himself as Jim. 짐(朕)은is a first-person pronoun for the emperor.
朕 :- (imperial) I; my (similar to the royal we; reserved for use by the emperor since the Qin Dynasty) quotations}
Square in front of the Imperial Palace. The Emperor of the Empire, Amir Vermont, stood in a great golden palanquin and looked down at the crowd. The palanquin was supported by about two hundred treacherous criminals clad in red shrouds.
The crowd was puzzled by the sudden announcement of the emperor, but did not dare to express it.
The emperor said that the cause of the purge was treason and civil war.
“You would be curious. What kind of treason did the lord of Sword emperor castle commit? You will also hate it, Jim knows that you like Ron Hairan more than I do.”
The emperor slowly looked down at the people.
“Jim also trusted the most faithful servant, Ron Hairan, as the supreme ruler of the empire. Jim also respected and longed for him as a human being, so there is no way to hide this bitter heart. However, Ron Hairan, the lord of the sword emperor castle, ignored my orders as well as my earnest requests, and put the empire in danger of terror, war, and destruction.”
As the emperor beckoned, two flags were torn and burnt black, unfurled from the flagpoles on the left and right sides of the palanquin. It was the flag of the Empire and Hairan.
“Everyone remembered the day when disaster happened in sword emperor castle. These flags were broken that day, and emperor is now trying to tell the people what caused the terrorist attack that day. It’s…… because of the one thing that Hairan has.”
The crowd gathered in the square murmured for the first time. Then, the emperor gave a sideways glance, and a martial artist wearing Hairan armor stepped forward.
He is the second son of Ron Hairan and the flagbearer of Hairan, 'Tion Hairan'.
After the Sword Emperor Castle terror attack, traitors appeared one after another inside Hairan. They were all those who were pushed by Dante and treated as 'non-existent people' by Ron Hairan.
Originally, they couldn't imagine about betrayal because they were weighed down by Ron's dignity, but they thought they had seized the opportunity because the Sword emperor castle had suffered an unprecedented blow and the imperial family has taken this opportunity to pressure Hairan.
Tion was the first and the one who took the lead in betraying Hairan.
“……In my clan, there is a white stone passed down only from patriarch to patriarch.”
Originally, Tion didn't know about it at all, but the emperor informed him about white stone. And the emperor had no hesitation in revealing the white stone to the public unlike Hairan, who has kept the secret that threatens the world by passing down the patriarch.
The eyes of the crowd watching Tion were stained with contempt. They couldn't help but think that he betrayed his clan and stood in this position by coveting the power of Hairan, which would soon pass to Dante, unless he’s an idiot.
"It may be hard to believe, but if you can smelt and use that white stone, it has power to support all the magic equipment of the empire and make the empire many times stronger in an instant."
From the point of view of the crowd, it was a story that was so far-fetched and outrageous that it was absurd.
boo boo boo-!
Eventually, the crowd booed Tion. As the emperor said earlier, Hairan is a clan that is loved by the people more than the imperial family. Those gathered in the square wanted to stone him to death at any moment.
"Your majesty."
The leader of the imperial guard, ‘Alton Hairan’, met the emperor’s eyes. It means that if emperor gives an order, he will immediately suppress the disturbance.
However, the emperor raised the corner of his mouth and ordered him to be left alone.
“Isn't it just a little bit of a unpleasant sound? Just let them vent their anger at least a little bit.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The emperor did not give a speech because he was afraid of public opinion about purging Hairan, or because he was worried that the people would side with Hairan and revolt.
The first reason is to expose the secret of Hairan and pressurize them, and the second is simply because he loved the people in his own way.
It means to raise your voice a little, show your dislike, and relieve your anger.
“Anyway, they have no power to stop Jim, and no will to do so. They likes Hairan more than jim, but they doesn't really risk their life. I find it cute and lovely to see the foolishness and annoyance of the people.”
The emperor was sincere and his eyes were shining as if the public is fascinating.
“…… Your Majesty already ordered my clan to return the white stone to the imperial family long ago. The expression “return” is because, the stone was entrusted to Hairan by the previous emperor in the first place.”
Of course, the imperial family had never entrusted a white stone to Hairan. They are just saying this because the public can't know the truth anyway.
"What a load of crap!"
The booing grew more and more furious.
“However, as you can see, the lord of the Sword Emperor Castle, Ron Hairan is not following your Majesty's orders. Enemies aiming for stones even committed terrorism in the land of the empire, Sword Emperor castle.”
"Get lost!, you filthy traitor!”
“Living golems and unknown giant monsters threatened the empire because of the stone! However, Hairan does not give up it’s greed and does not return the stone to the imperial family. As a member of the clan, I know better than anyone else that the lord of the Sword Emperor castle is using that power to conspire.”
Clap!
The emperor clapped his hands, and the angry crowd calmed down at once.
“Tion Hyran's testimony may seem incomprehensible. Jim also know very well that it will be difficult to accept because it is such a sudden story. But hear me, my people. I am willing to forgive Hairan for instigating civil war and treason if they return the stone even now.”
As the speech came this far, curiosity and anger were forming in the hearts of the crowd.
What the hell is that white stone? Is it something that really exists? If so, why isn't Hairan handed over to the imperial family?
It was natural to have such doubts.
“Emperor of the Empire, Amir Vermont, declares. I will stop the purge as soon as Hairan returns the stone. However, if you do not ask for forgiveness from me until the end, the Sword emperor Castle will disappear in ashes.”
* * *
What the emperor said in his speech was quickly transmitted to Sword Emperor castle.
“Emperor, this son of a bitch……! How could he do this to Hairan? White stone? That's not even funny! You make up such nonsensical stories because there is no justification? And yet, he is the ruler of the empire!”
“That madman will definitely pay the price. Since he is the emperor and we respects him, he seems to think that Hairan is really weak and stay quiet.”
“The throne will be stain with his blood. It was Hairan who deserved to sit there from the beginning, not the Vermont family. If it wasn't for Hairan, the empire wouldn't have existed!”
The martial artists gathered in the meeting room were raising their voices in anger. Most of them looked like they were going to attack the palace at any moment and fight.
Anxiety was clearly sprouting in the minds of the knights. And nervousness had already begun even before the emperor's speech.
“We shouldn't just gather around like this, let's attack first! What is the dignity of Sword emperor castle, and what does its name mean? We have to let that kid know.”
“We are being framed for treason, but we would rather show him what real treason is. I heard that a few traitors have passed over, and that the emperor has raised an army. As long as Lord Ron exists, they will eventually fall down and pray before our swords!”
They all looked at the person sitting in the seat of honor and shouted. It was Dante Hairan, the little patriarch of Hairan.
{소가주 - Little Patriarch(小家主). In mtl it’s cow owner}
Dante barely showed any sign of exhaustion on his face. However, he couldn't hide his red eyes and dry lips due to burst blood vessels.
“Come on Lord Ron……!”
“Lord Ron……!”
The uneasiness of the martial artists was no different. It was because of Ron Hairan, the man who summoned all the martial artists to this place with just dignity without any action. It has been several days since the martial artists gathered, but Ron has not yet appeared in front of them even once.
‘Grandpa….’
Now Dante knew Ron's condition. It was because Ron's condition had rapidly become so serious that he could not hide it for some time ago.
Ron is currently unconscious. Dante is in command of the Sword emperor castle on his behalf. And as time went on, the gathered martial artists were also becoming suspicious. Whether the sword emperor is really alive.
It can’t be helped because Ron's absence is equal to the absence of the whole of Hairan. Except for Ron, there wasn't a single person in Hairan, so it was obvious what the outcome would be if the war went on without him.
The feeling of pressure and helplessness made Dante feel sick to his stomach. Dante was dizzy after not being able to sleep for several days, and cramps occurred in various parts of his body if he did not concentrate.
‘A weak body makes it hard for me even at times like this…….’
Dante gritted his teeth and met the martial artists eyes. He felt compelled to tell the truth.
“…… My grandfather is currently in a state of deep illness and unconscious.”
At Dante's words, the martial artists' angry voices died down. Those who had already noticed were not too shocked, but those who did not know were struck by a thunderclap.
“Lord Ron…… is unconscious, you mean? Could it be that the injury he received that day has deepened?”
“Uh, why are you telling us that now?”
“Without Lord Ron, war……!”
As Dante was about to reply, an old knight opened his mouth, clicking his tongue.
“Without Lord Rom, will you not fight alongside Hairan? You're saying absurd things. Except for Lord Ron, are the rest chaff, not knights? We came to fight against the Emperor's rampage and to protect our friendship with Hairan, not to overthrow the Empire led by Lord Ron.”
His name is Shuras Helter, the patriarch of the Helter clan.
Shuras avoids making uncomfortable questions, and Dante has no means to erase their anxiety unless Ron gets out of bed. Enemies that would be difficult to deal are approaching even if they were firmly united, but a significant number of martial artists had no choice but to think a lot about the void created by Ron's absence.
'Without Lord Ron, the war is over before it start.'
‘If we lose the fight against the emperor, not only will we die, but all of our blood and relatives will be brutally murdered…….’
Also, as soon as they learned that Ron was ill, these thought came into their minds.
‘The white stone the emperor spoke of…… What if it really exists?'
'If the emperor's speech is true, it is best to return the stone and end the situation. Should I hope that the absurd story is real……!?’
Silence passed. Soon, just as someone was about to raise the question of whether the emperor's speech was true, urgent footsteps were heard from outside. It was the sound of commanders running.
“Little patriarch! The emperor's troop movement has been confirmed. The vanguard army will arrive at sword emperor castle within three hours...…!”
