My Disciples Know That I Am Strong

Episode 12. Destroying power (2)

In the end, the noble meeting collapsed because Chris couldn’t hold back his anger.

Chris stepped out of her seat, saying that we would meet again later.

The nobles follow Chris one by one. All of them were his forces. Or they were nobles who wanted to join his forces.

Those who did not move while still holding the power of Chris were Todia and Rexton, who held the title of grand duke, and Count Hostess.

Actually, Count Hostess couldn’t go out because of Rexton’s notice.

Among the dukes, only Duke Calus left the meeting room and followed Chris.

Just before leaving, he glanced at Princess Se-ri as if he was displeased, then left.

He tried to seek opinions from other nobles to solve his current problems, but it was clear that he felt bad about being interrupted.

I ate a lot of rice, but at the end of the situation, I let out a low sigh.

Just as he was about to catch his breath briefly, Thoreau pushed his face in.

“… What?”

I was surprised…….

“As expected, it is interesting. I should be grateful to His Majesty for sending me here.”

“…… Is it okay not to follow Prince Chris?”

“Hmm~ My job was to keep Prince Chris safe at the noble meeting. There are a lot of knights outside, so there’s no reason for me to go, right? And I’m not interested in a boring guy who doesn’t even open his mouth to his brother.”

She shrugged her shoulders and said casually.

Don’t you say it’s my way after seeing this? It was a really great business.

“More than that, I didn’t know Prause was a hero. Come to think of it, when he returned from his mission, her brother showed me some sort of official document. The hero caught the black dragon or something……. Was that you? Mum. Then that life makes sense.”

“…… What do you want to say?”

“It doesn’t mean much. I just want to see how strong it is. Do you really have the capacity to kill a black dragon? I don’t believe it unless I see it myself.”

“Sorry, but I have no intention of dueling.”

Even as I said that, my grip held on to my vengeance. It was too late to respond after seeing her attack.

“Even if you say that, your body seems to be the same.”

Seeing the position of my hand, Thoreau smiled and nodded her head.

“Your expression and gestures are calm. Do you have a very aggressive personality?”

“… ….”

“Don’t worry. I don’t mean to fight right now. Anyway, as long as you’re in Princess Seri’s power, you’ll fight me and no, ‘we’ someday, whether you like it or not. It’s not too late to fight then.”

She slaps her arm inside her and moves her steps toward her exit. She stops just before crossing the door frame and turns to look at me.

“Ah, but I’ll remember the name. Warrior, Prause. If we fight later, won’t you disappoint me?”

Thoro closed the door and left the meeting room.

I slowly let go of the handle of her sword, listening to the sound of footsteps moving away.

[That woman… Strong.]

I let out a sigh at the low-pitched Phasma.

“… How much?”

[I’ll have to put my swords together to judge it accurately, but I might lose.]

If it’s Phasma’s words, which are well versed in martial arts, it won’t be wrong.

In fact, even in the game, when Thoreau exerted his full strength, there was an evaluation that he was the strongest among the S-class.

If you think about it, how many times did you almost die from Soro and Ter in the Resistance episode? ….

“Princess tax collector.”

As silence fell in the meeting room, Rexton called the publican as if he had been waiting.

“Yes, Grand Duke of Rexton.”

“I want to talk about corruption in a separate room. Are you okay?”

“I don’t care. Let’s go right away.”

Seri gets up from her seat.

“Wait a minute.”

It was an unfamiliar voice.

It was a very unfamiliar voice even though it had been almost three years since I came to this world.

Turning her head, a man with the same golden hair as Seri was approaching.

It was the 2nd Prince Altero.

If Chris had a sharp impression, Altero had a mild and round impression.

However, as befits the blood of the same royal family, he had a greedy tendency that was not much different from Chris.

Behind him stood the 3rd and 4th princes hesitantly. She seemed to have made up her mind to join forces with the princes as per the game.

“What’s going on, Altero?”

“That…… Why did you suddenly tell Chris that you would become emperor? Even if I didn’t say that, it would be enough if the brothers talked about it…….”

“If you had talked about it, what would have changed?”

As if it was funny, Se-Ri instead argued with Altero. Then, none of the princes could answer the tax collector’s words.

Because they knew Chris’ personality better than anyone else, they couldn’t say anything.

“If he had listened to me, he wouldn’t have locked me in a room, wouldn’t have watched me 24 hours, wouldn’t have engaged me without my will.”

Glare turns her head toward her wall, apparently stung for nothing. Malaga showed her nervousness by smearing her saliva on her lips.

“Yes, but… ….”

In hindsight, this was all Emperor Rufen’s problem.

Since I was a child when my thinking was not properly grasped, I gave and abused excessive rights, so if I try to fix it now, will it be fixed?

There is no end to human greed. If he had asked for more, he would have asked for it, but he would not give up his rights on his own.

And it was the same with the princes in front of me.

“Anyway…… That… I’ve been wanting to talk for a while. How is it?”

“If you are going to talk about holding hands, stop. I said it to my brother Chris, who has the highest line of succession, but I also say it to my other brothers.”

If the crown prince died in an unexpected accident or something went wrong, the second prince, Altero, would take over the next succession.

So, in order for Se-Ri, who was born as the youngest, to ascend the throne, he must prove that he is far superior to the others and at the same time kill all the princes.

No matter how talented she is, her emperor will not give her a chance as a woman.

“The older brothers think they are all ‘enemies’.”

At her words, the nobles of the 2nd Prince’s power are startled and nervous.

“You… what are you going to do alone What is Prause?”

“It works. You are a warrior. There was only one time in the past when an empire was in danger of collapse. If you had studied imperial history, would you know?”

When an empire is in danger of being destroyed.

It was when the first human-majeon war broke out.

Fortunately, at that time, the neighboring country ‘Pharaoh Kingdom’, which had a wide border with the Demon World, acted as a breakwater, so the first hero was able to buy time to grow.

It was difficult to defeat the demon king, but it was clear that the empire suffered enormous damage.

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If there was no Pharaoh Kingdom, the empire might have perished long ago or been absorbed into the innermost Aium Kingdom.

“In the future, in the event of a human-major war, an empire without warriors would not be an opponent. Can I really say that to Prause?”

I don’t know how much they admit it, but they keep their mouths shut. While looking at the tax collector with a wrinkled face, he pointed at me.

“Do you really believe in Prause? Warrior… okay. Acknowledge that you have the ability. I admit that we have strengths that we can’t take care of. But what do you have left when you take away Prause? Do you think Prause will take care of your life until the end?”

Hey, wait a minute. Don’t ask me that question.

Since I brought her in for her amicable progress, I thought of protecting her from death and making her emperor at all costs.

But being responsible for the rest of his life was another matter.

It was said that if I were to be responsible for her to the end of her life, she would have to stick by the emperor’s side for the rest of her life.

I never wanted to do such a burdensome thing.

“Okay. He doesn’t really show his emotions, so I don’t know…….”

You can tell just by looking into his eyes.

This girl, I’m looking forward to it. The eyes that looked at me were bizarre.

“Doesn’t it have ‘use value’ for me? Then won’t you take care of me, at least until it’s worth it?”

The slightly narrowed eyes soon drew a perfect line.

What a scary woman.

Se-Ri didn’t seem to be able to accurately grasp my psychology, so it seemed that she was going to use it in reverse.

By accepting the calculation that I approached her to use her, she caught the ‘weakness’ that she had no choice but to stay by her side, even if it was ‘obligatory’, until she lost the value of her use.

“That means Prause is using you. Go, how dare you disrespect the imperial family for a commoner?!”

What are we going to do now? ….

This wasn’t about fighting, it was just ugly.

Since she was at a disadvantage, she was talking about her status as a child, so it was just absurd.

I seemed to know everything about the princes in the game, why only their names were mentioned, few lines were spoken, and why they died without even resisting.

These guys are more serious than Chris.

“What did you just say to Prause—”

“In front of a transaction, status does not matter.”

Rexton, who had been quietly listening to the story, opened his mouth. Se-Ri looks back at Rexton, keeping her wrinkles on her face.

“The important thing is whether the transaction partner puts out something that tempts you.”

“Le, Grand Duke of Rexton… ….”

“Princess Seri needed Prause’s power to expand her power, and Prause…… I don’t know why, but I needed Princess Taxi’s help. She talked with the two of them and agreed to a deal. There’s no reason to have a third party. Stay out.”

Thank you for saying only the right words.

You are the best. Now, you can come into our force as it is.

“Prause, there is something I want to talk to you about, so please follow me to the private room.”

“…… Hmmm! Coincidentally, I am the same.”

Glare opened her mouth, sighing.

“Do you really need to go to a private room, Economy?”

“…… Right.”

At Glair’s words, Rexton shook his head as if he realized something.

“I would like those who are not involved in the story to leave. Ah, before that, princess tax collector, was there another aristocrat who committed corruption?”

“Yes.”

Seeing her reply as if it were natural, Rexton took off her glasses and pressed her forehead.

“f*ck… ….”

To Rexton, money is trust.

It took only a moment for me to quit my job after stealing even a small amount of money without his permission.

I’m not a bird of money for nothing.

However, he was not an immoral human being who only exploited.

He worked diligently, giving him enough trust if he brought him money, and the closer the relationship, the more benefits he could get.

I wonder if Rexton is the force that nobles want to join.

As expected, no matter what anyone said, money was the best.

“Who are you? I want to hold you here.”

“Trading is not like that, right? Grand Duke of Rexton?”

Rexton laughed at Se-Ri’s cleverness.

“…… Huh, you’ve made a snarl in two months. Prause.”

‘I don’t think that’s what you meant.’

“Only you.”

I don’t think it’s the best view of the world. It’s the best useless thing in the world.

“It’s still the same as it was then and now. But unlike the horse, you are very honest in your actions.”

…… Did you?

“Yes. Princess tax collector, what are you going to trade for that information?”

His expression went cold. It was a dry look that showed no emotion.

Having gone through countless businesses, from the moment he decides to trade, he becomes more calculating and meticulous than anyone else.

His experience and intuition made him aware of the risks of trading.

Seri looks at me with a smile.

It seemed to be saying, ‘It really went your way.’

Like her reaction, I had calculated this too.

I expected that Rexton would be interested in telling the story of corruption, and I was sure that he would continue to pursue me.

In the first place, this issue cannot be ignored by anyone.

Now, with this, the board is laid.

The crown prince will have no choice but to choose.

Whether to hold on to the aristocrats who committed corruption or throw them away?

If you capture it, you will lose Rexton, and if you let go, you will have no choice but to let go of the nobles.

No matter what he chooses, his power will be diminished.

The forces gradually gnawed away like that will one day crumble like a sand castle.

Why?

Because I will make it happen.