Meanwhile, the knight left the tavern and took a wet breath.
He stumbled out of the bar pretending to be drunk and stopped when he reached the street next to the bar.
"I took it."
Then he distorted his impression towards the darkness of the alley without a single light.
"I did what you told me to do, so please... now."
"You may change your mind in the middle, so we will take your mother with you until the end of the birthday party."
"Didn't you just have to give me the sword?!"
The knight rushed in like an explosion. But at the moment of flashing.
He was trampled on the ground with his head trampled on.
Many people were hiding in the darkness, and they were strong.
They threw something in front of his face. It was cut hair.
"Do it right, or you'll see your mother's fingers next time."
"Ugh-!"
The anger and suppressed shouts in his bare eyes were buried in the darkness.
***
Imperial Palace.
"After all, where did you see it..."
Standing in Cesare's space, Medea reached out to the table.
A piece of deer antler is placed next to the place where the Princess's ring is hung.
Unlike the one in the investigation, this one was quite stained.
Medea touched the deer antler piece in detail.
Judging from the fact that the surface is smooth and the shape is crude, it seems that it was carved by a non-expert himself.
"The boy who told me to recognize him. It is a monk carried by the Marquis of Eratosthene."
Kensington, who followed her, answered instead.
"Eratosthene?"
Is it Cesare's maternal grandfather?
"Yes, that's right."
"..."
Kensington waited for the master's next words.
But Medea stared down at the piece of wood for a moment, then turned around.
"Have you found the one I talked to?"
"Yes, I found out the whereabouts. Now that we have sent the foxes, there will be a connection soon."
Medea's beautiful eyelashes flickered with satisfaction.
'I expected it to take quite a while to figure it out. But it's surprising.'
In the past life, what had taken many years to do was to use the power of the Red Foxes spread across the continent, and the speed was accelerated.
"That's good. I'll bring you to Katzen as soon as you know for sure."
She turned and walked out of Cesare's space toward Kensington.
"And Comrade Lord, who is by the side of Western Empress?"
"Yes. Your Highness."
"Among the maids of the court who serve the Western Empress, there is a servant of mine. They were friends who had been together since before the Red Foxes were formed, and they grew up like sisters rather than maidens. He is a loyal person who stayed for my revenge even after I left."
"I still don't even know that he is a person from the Prince's Palace?"
"Yes, we were together long before Western Empress entered the palace. "
"Did you still want to stay in the Katzen Imperial Family?"
Following Medea, Kensington swallowed a sigh.
"I don't think so. Seeing my words, the imperial family was upset, so how could they want to stay longer? However, I came here looking for the right time."
"That's great. I want to help him."
Medea pointed to the table.
Kensington saw a heavy sword engulfed in a long black cloth on a round table.
"This..."
"Just in time, the Western Empress invited me first."
"Invitation... What?"
Did I receive any news that a banquet would be held at the West Palace?
To Kensington, who stopped, Medea twisted the handle of the sword as if to kindly give him the answer.
With a cool sound, the small opening between the handles opened.
Sooh, a neatly folded piece of parchment spilled out of it.
It was a secret letter with dense letters like grains of grain.
"Menil brought it. It seems that the target of the Western Empress is not me this time."
"If you pretend to be something you don't, it's not aimed at Your Highness, it's not aimed at His Highness."
Kensington let out a laugh in dismay. His calm face turned red.
It had been a long time since the Incident of the Emperor, and he wanted to kill those who were plotting such wicked schemes without ceasing.
"It's okay. It's not something you didn't expect, right?"
Medea shrugged lightly.
"We also have something prepared for the Western Empress, so let's use it for this time."
Medea's mouth curled.
"It's best to give and receive gifts."
***
Time flew by.
The end of spring, which was full of the scent of flowers, disappeared, and before they knew it, the city was covered with greenery.
Emperor Katzen Palace.
However, Perdiccas Il coldly threw the papers away, as if he was not at all impressed by the vibrant green of summer.
"How dare they carry out such an obscene plot in the land of me?"
The report reported that the nobles of Kazen had evaded land tax by registering their estates in the name of commoners.
The brazen behavior had already spread beyond Katzen's capital and spread throughout the empire.
"You didn't even notice it until he found it and brought it back!"
And it was Cesare who brought it.
The Emperor, who had his pride crushed, lashed out at his courtiers.
"These useless things. It's a shame that you are like my blood in your mouth."
The courtiers bowed their heads in front of the Emperor, who was holding his temples.
They swallowed their breath and sweated from their backs.
The Grand Inspector of the Imperial Court bowed his head deeply.
"I'm sorry, most of them are grand nobles, so it's difficult to inspect unless it's superior..."
He was also frustrated.
The grand aristocrats are difficult for ordinary officials like me to easily approach, so how could I know what they were doing behind those high walls?
"You mean this guy has a mouth with a hole."
"It's not a serious crime that can take your life. But it's a good opportunity to fill the national treasury. You don't need to remove many, you just need to get rid of one as an example."
Cesare said, in a drowsy voice. He felt a rare curiosity.
"This son will take over the burden of the Emperor. What about the Northern King... What do you think?"
It is a good opponent and opportunity to show the power of the Emperor by defeating a moderately large and rising force.
But those who knew were tongue-in-cheek.
Of course, among the many high-ranking nobles in Katzen, why did the First Prince pinch the Northern King in the old way?
At the tea party of the Eastern Empress not long ago, the daughter of the Northern King insulted the 1st Princess, and she is trying to accept the price.
Meanwhile, the Emperor's face, which had been frowned upon by Cesare's words, stretched out slightly.
"..."
By now, he couldn't hear the emperor's anger that he should have gone on a rampage for being cheeky to his son.
The smile on his lips deepened.
Cesare knew that if his father could fill his pockets, he would not mind if it was taking away the servants' things.
'No matter how much the prosperity hates me, it will kick the benefits out of itself.'
By alternating between sticks and carrots, he narrowly crossed the line that the Emperor could bear.
So he was sure that his father would act according to his will.
Then.
"The 1st Prince continues to exceed His Majesty's authority. How can you arbitrarily preside over the private punishment of your subjects?"
A voice like a blade flew out.
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