Return of The Unrivaled Spear Knight
Chapter 274
Prince Marius’s fate was uncertain.
Rumors rapidly began to circulate in the capital. Marius was the first son born of the Emperor and his first wife. House Tremblin—Marius’s mother’s family—directly led the Noble’s Conference, one of the two major forces in Avalon.
“Is everyone present?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The nobles gathered in the Great Hall all bowed their heads to Emperor Douglas.
Seated in front were Aden’s parents, Toben and Meri von Agnus.
“I believe this is the first time I've seen the two of you together since that day.”
Realizing what the Emperor meant by “that day,” Meri trembled slightly.
“This is the first time I’ve seen you in ten years... but it’s unfortunate we have to meet under these circumstances.”
Emperor Douglas leaned back even more into his chair as he looked Meri up and down. He seemed to still lust for Meri’s beauty.
“I don’t know what to say, Your Majesty,” Toben said as he bowed deeply.
“Tsk. What could you possibly be guilty of.” Emperor Douglas clicked his tongue at the Duke. “While I want to move on from this...”
“...!”
“This isn’t a personal matter but one that concerns the dignity of the Imperial family. If I act on my bias and close my eyes on this, then public order and balance will fail. Some may even point their fingers behind my back, calling me a toothless tiger.”
Meri couldn’t stop herself from fidgeting nervously. Emperor Douglas seemed to savor Meri’s desperation for a while before he got up and continued the conversation.
“Furthermore, your son Aden has the ability and talent to control his sword, and yet, my son has become like this....”
“Your Majesty,” Meri protested, “it that was never—”
“Jegar,” the Emperor called, ignoring Meri entirely.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” the still-youthful military advisor answered.
“How heavy is the sin of deliberately harming the dignity of the Imperial family?”
“If it’s deliberate...” Zegar was silent for a tense moment.
Several of the nobles swallowed nervously.
“Since the Prince is no different from His Majesty, I think I can say that... it would be treated as treason.”
Emperor Douglas donned a pitying expression.
“What if I rule them guilty of the crime of treason?”
“It depends on the degree of severity, but in this case, with the Prince's life itself uncertain... complete annihilation of the entire family life.”
A stiff silence fell over the hall after Zegar finished speaking.
“Well, that’s what he says. What do you think, Toben?”
Toben slowly raised his bowed head, but Meri suddenly stepped forward.
“I will pay for my sins!” she exclaimed. “My child’s upbringing is my sin. Please—!”
“I can’t.”
“...!”
“Aren’t you overestimating yourself? Do you think your life is worth the lives of the rest of your family? Do you really think that your life will be an equivalent exchange for complete annihilation?”
Thump.
“Your Majesty, please have mercy—!”
Seeing Meri prostrate herself on the floor, a lustful smile crept over Emperor Douglas’s face.
At those words, Aden slowly opened his mouth to speak.
“Armstrong...”
“Yes, My Lord.”
“The time has come.”
“...!”
The knight’s eyes widened for a moment before he immediately lowered his eyes.
“Everything will go according to your will, My Lord.”
“He cannot notice anything.”
“There have been no problems so far. Moreover, the cause for us to help him with his sister's matter is also clear.”
Aden nodded.
“I will use the chaos to finish my work. Any princess with Britten blood will do... not just Vanessa, who seems to be on his side. I will end the Brittens’ filthy bloodline myself.”
The knight bowed his head.
“The havoc going on in the Imperial Palace has created a perfect opportunity,” Aden continued as he glanced at the knight. “I will not force you. You may end up as a fugitive, branded as a traitor for the rest of your life. If you don't want to—”
“I can do it, sir,” the knight firmly responded. “My Lord, I swore my life to you that day. I live to serve, by choice. Please, give me your orders.”
For a while, silence reigned. Aden regarded the knight calmly.
“We’ll kidnap the Princess amid the chaos in the palace,” he slowly said. “The seventh and last concubine of Emperor Douglas has a daughter, but no son... so people are not really interested in her. It’s actually a miracle that she managed to stay alive until now. Not to mention, given the circumstances, not many know the face of the Princess. She will be of age soon.
Aden finished his words with a gleam in his eyes.
A light flashed through the patiently listening knight's eyes.
“Then...”
Avalonians’ coming of age was celebrated with a ritual. The Imperial family’s celebration was rather unusual, but the huge banquet was not even the grandest part.
It was held in the northern part of Arcadia, on top of the hill where the Imperial family laid their ancestors to rest. That the Imperial family’s coming-of-age ritual was performed in front of these ancient tombs was what made it so unique.
The majority of the Imperial family’s children spent their entire lives locked up in the palace because they were constantly under threat of assassination. Because of this, the coming-of-age ceremony was the first time that a member of the Imperial family would be introduced to the public.
“The Imperial Tomb of Britneve is where we’ll begin our rebellion,” Armstrong realized.
“It would be better to attack on the way back. The Imperial Tomb is usually tightly guarded.”
"Ah,” the knight exclaimed.
“Don’t worry too much,” Aden continued. “I’ve already sent the rough plan.”
“That’s a relief.”
“But there is one thing....”
The knight straightened.
“Please, tell me.”
“The princess I mentioned has none of the Brittens’ physical characteristics, so familiarize yourself with her appearance in advance.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“She has very common blue hair, so if she gets too difficult to find....” There was a frightening gleam in Aden’s eyes. “Kill everyone except her.”
Armstrong was surprised at first, but he soon answered with determination.
“I obey!”
Chapter 274: 274
Prince Marius’s fate was uncertain.
Rumors rapidly began to circulate in the capital. Marius was the first son born of the Emperor and his first wife. House Tremblin—Marius’s mother’s family—directly led the Noble’s Conference, one of the two major forces in Avalon.
“Is everyone present?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The nobles gathered in the Great Hall all bowed their heads to Emperor Douglas.
Seated in front were Aden’s parents, Toben and Meri von Agnus.
“I believe this is the first time I've seen the two of you together since that day.”
Realizing what the Emperor meant by “that day,” Meri trembled slightly.
“This is the first time I’ve seen you in ten years... but it’s unfortunate we have to meet under these circumstances.”
Emperor Douglas leaned back even more into his chair as he looked Meri up and down. He seemed to still lust for Meri’s beauty.
“I don’t know what to say, Your Majesty,” Toben said as he bowed deeply.
“Tsk. What could you possibly be guilty of.” Emperor Douglas clicked his tongue at the Duke. “While I want to move on from this...”
“...!”
“This isn’t a personal matter but one that concerns the dignity of the Imperial family. If I act on my bias and close my eyes on this, then public order and balance will fail. Some may even point their fingers behind my back, calling me a toothless tiger.”
Meri couldn’t stop herself from fidgeting nervously. Emperor Douglas seemed to savor Meri’s desperation for a while before he got up and continued the conversation.
“Furthermore, your son Aden has the ability and talent to control his sword, and yet, my son has become like this....”
“Your Majesty,” Meri protested, “it that was never—”
“Jegar,” the Emperor called, ignoring Meri entirely.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” the still-youthful military advisor answered.
“If it’s deliberate...” Zegar was silent for a tense moment.
Several of the nobles swallowed nervously.
“Since the Prince is no different from His Majesty, I think I can say that... it would be treated as treason.”
Emperor Douglas donned a pitying expression.
“What if I rule them guilty of the crime of treason?”
“It depends on the degree of severity, but in this case, with the Prince's life itself uncertain... complete annihilation of the entire family life.”
A stiff silence fell over the hall after Zegar finished speaking.
“Well, that’s what he says. What do you think, Toben?”
Toben slowly raised his bowed head, but Meri suddenly stepped forward.
“I will pay for my sins!” she exclaimed. “My child’s upbringing is my sin. Please—!”
“I can’t.”
“...!”
“Aren’t you overestimating yourself? Do you think your life is worth the lives of the rest of your family? Do you really think that your life will be an equivalent exchange for complete annihilation?”
Thump.
“Your Majesty, please have mercy—!”
Seeing Meri prostrate herself on the floor, a lustful smile crept over Emperor Douglas’s face.
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“As expected, the mad prince of Avalon has finally started slaughtering his brothers.”At those words, Aden slowly opened his mouth to speak.
“Armstrong...”
“The time has come.”
“...!”
The knight’s eyes widened for a moment before he immediately lowered his eyes.
“Everything will go according to your will, My Lord.”
“He cannot notice anything.”
“There have been no problems so far. Moreover, the cause for us to help him with his sister's matter is also clear.”
Aden nodded.
“I will use the chaos to finish my work. Any princess with Britten blood will do... not just Vanessa, who seems to be on his side. I will end the Brittens’ filthy bloodline myself.”
The knight bowed his head.
“The havoc going on in the Imperial Palace has created a perfect opportunity,” Aden continued as he glanced at the knight. “I will not force you. You may end up as a fugitive, branded as a traitor for the rest of your life. If you don't want to—”
“I can do it, sir,” the knight firmly responded. “My Lord, I swore my life to you that day. I live to serve, by choice. Please, give me your orders.”
For a while, silence reigned. Aden regarded the knight calmly.
“We’ll kidnap the Princess amid the chaos in the palace,” he slowly said. “The seventh and last concubine of Emperor Douglas has a daughter, but no son... so people are not really interested in her. It’s actually a miracle that she managed to stay alive until now. Not to mention, given the circumstances, not many know the face of the Princess. She will be of age soon.
Aden finished his words with a gleam in his eyes.
A light flashed through the patiently listening knight's eyes.
“Then...”
Avalonians’ coming of age was celebrated with a ritual. The Imperial family’s celebration was rather unusual, but the huge banquet was not even the grandest part.
It was held in the northern part of Arcadia, on top of the hill where the Imperial family laid their ancestors to rest. That the Imperial family’s coming-of-age ritual was performed in front of these ancient tombs was what made it so unique.
The majority of the Imperial family’s children spent their entire lives locked up in the palace because they were constantly under threat of assassination. Because of this, the coming-of-age ceremony was the first time that a member of the Imperial family would be introduced to the public.
“It would be better to attack on the way back. The Imperial Tomb is usually tightly guarded.”
"Ah,” the knight exclaimed.
“Don’t worry too much,” Aden continued. “I’ve already sent the rough plan.”
“That’s a relief.”
“But there is one thing....”
The knight straightened.
“Please, tell me.”
“The princess I mentioned has none of the Brittens’ physical characteristics, so familiarize yourself with her appearance in advance.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“She has very common blue hair, so if she gets too difficult to find....” There was a frightening gleam in Aden’s eyes. “Kill everyone except her.”
Armstrong was surprised at first, but he soon answered with determination.
“I obey!”
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