Chapter 55. Into the abyss,


    the knights who followed your (3) king’s orders stood with their backs to the royal pce.


    The birds following their master stood facing the royal pce.


    Some people have swords, some people have bows, and some people have memorized them, but in the end, they are all the same. Everyone was aiming at each other for the one who gave their life.


    “Yellow robin.”


    That there is no name.


    But only that one thing was different.


    Every country on the continent and the great desert. Regardless of where they nested, they diligently gathered information and passed it on to their owners. He was loyal to his master even though he deceived and betrayed others. These were people who lived to obey their master’smands and died to keep their master’smands.


    ‘If you have anything to say, say it. ‘I will listen.’


    ‘No degradation.’


    Therefore, except for the fact that they had no names, there was no difference between the knight who followed the king and the bird who followed the master. Many of them were suspected of having ties to Zeon and were forced to fold their wings, but those who remained remained Chase’s loyal birds.


    ‘Go back to the nest. I will contact you when necessary.’


    The gathered people were standing in front of the royal pce.


    Instead of the birds of Den, the birds of Chase, who would only obey Chase’s words, stood in front of the pce.


    “Yellow robin. I think that was the name.”


    “It’s Surveyin Chamberman.”


    And now those gathered here were no longer nameless birds. He took up the sword with his own name and face, with his own thoughts and will.


    – I hope that if the yellow bird delivers my words, you will save it, and if it does not, I hope that you will believe it.


    Yellow robin surveyin.


    A person who followed behind Euria and Arsene, disobeying Chase’s order not to pursue Euria. Thanks to this, he almost died at the hands of Chase, but his life was saved by Calian’s words and letter.


    The knight captain quietly passed his hands behind his back. And he stretched out a finger toward the pce. Then, one of the knights standingst quietly turned and disappeared into the darkness. The intention is to inform the royal pce of this news.


    To buy time for Den to hear the news, the knight captain spoke again.


    “Survain. Yes, that was the name. I thought you’d forgotten.”


    “Isn’t that what I’m saying?”


    “What brings the birds here?”


    “To protect my master.”


    Den and Ten would sometimes select those who stood out among aspiring knights and raise them as Sejak. Therefore, there were often birds that had a moderate affinity with knights. And most of these people lived their whole lives in a foreign country and then died. This is because those with well-known faces had a lot of difficulty operating within their own country. Because it was difficult to provide expensive disguise magic tools to all the birds.


    It was the same with Surveyin.


    Like A, Serbane was once an aspiring knight, so she was familiar with the knightmander who was currently defending the castle.


    “Are the birds so stupid that they forget who the real owner is because they are only trying to remember my own name?”


    Chase is said to be the master, but isn’t it Den who controls the birds? Surveyinughed at what was said about that.


    “Well, all the birds gathered here only remember the person who gave them thest food. Because, as you said, birds are stupid.”


    “You are so good at saying that you are targeting treason.”


    “Isn’t it you who packaged our actions as treason? You were the ones who attacked the lowly people first. So how can you call that treason? Raising a sword to block theing de is not treason, but defense.”


    “No. It’s treason. Unless you don’t know what a traitor means, stop before it’s toote.”


    “I know very well the consequences of breaking orders.”


    A yellow robin bes the new leader of the birds, seeding the white eagle who betrayed Chase and was unable to hear or speak. Surveyin continued.


    “But it seems like it’s you, not me, who doesn’t know something.”


    “what are you talking about.”


    “You don’t even know how many birds there are.”


    Surveyin’s hand went up.


    A hand signal to form a formation was issued from a powerfully extended hand.


    – Let’s go!


    The sound of stepping on shadows rang out all at once, as if they had been waiting. People dressed in ck came out one after another from here and there in the darkness. And they were surrounded by Raijian private soldiers holding magterns.


    The sound echoed even inside the inner room.


    Before we knew it, the knights in the inner city had been subdued and the arrows of other birds on the castle wall were aimed at the knights.


    The knightmander’s face hardened when he saw that.


    Surveyin said, taking a step closer to the knightmander.


    “Did you try to deliver news to the pce? Did you know that we wouldn’t be there? I thought you were the only ones who needed time.”


    The knight captain did not answer.


    “Let’s go in now.”


    Instead, Lei Jian opened his mouth as if he had been waiting.


    Ten nodded slightly while looking at Raijian and gestured towards Surveyin. Seeing this, Serbane strengthened the hand holding the sword and took a step closer to the direction of the pce. The birds surrounding the masked people walked in unison.


    There was no further conversation to be had. Even if the birds had already climbed onto the castle walls, not all of the royal knights had been subdued. Therefore, the knight captain did not give up and raised his sword. And then heunched himself at Surveyin.


    No, I tried to fly it.


    – Shhh!


    There was only a short sound.


    The wind rose once and there was a sword in front of my eyes.


    Tan, who had already taken off his mask, pulled out the sword from his waist and aimed it at the knight captain. Only then did the knight captain recognize Ten and the corners of his eyes turned sharp.


    “…Your Majesty trulymitted treason.”


    “This is not treason.”


    Ten silenced the knight captain by bringing his sword closer to his neck, then turned over his single-edged sword and grabbed it.


    “It’s about getting it back.”


    Because originally, the king of this country was Chase.


    – Pow!


    After speaking, Ten swung his sword towards the knight captain’s neck. Instead of a sharp sound, a dull sound followed, and the knight captain, who was protecting his body with thin armor, copsed helplessly. Along with him, the birds, including Surveyin, kicked their feet.


    Ten moves again.


    The de did not sh at all.


    * * *


    – The concubine has disappeared.


    The banquet was stopped.


    – Tan Castrin is not visible.


    – Some of Kyris’ wizards, including n Manasil, have disappeared inside the royal pce.


    – Marquis Lei Jian Lin entered the inner castle.


    Because there was amotion outside the castle, the nobles who attended the banquet had to stay in the pce for a while. They used safety as an excuse, but to be exact, it was detention.


    The three princes of Kairis, who could no longer make the excuse that it was difficult to move to the annex, were all moved to the annex of the pce and stayed there. This was also done in the name of protecting the royal family of another country from circumstances outside the pce, but in the end it was istion.


    – Marquis Lei Jian Lin arrived outside the pce. In front of them… there are the crown prince’s royal servants. Sejakdeul and Ten Kathrin are together.


    Den was lost in thought.


    I spent the night sitting in front of my desk with my chin resting and my eyes downcast.


    All the knights of the royal pce came to the front of the pce.


    – There are no dead knights. There was armed conflict, but no one died.


    It’s disadvantageous.


    Rather, it was Den who attacked first.


    – There is a strong protest from the nobles asking to be informed of the situation outside the pce. What would you do?


    In one night, nobles began to make their voices heard. In just one night, those who had been silent for over 20 years.


    Chase said he wouldn’t tolerate it any longer, and Calian said Den didn’t have much time left to live. Lei Jian Lin moved and the birds gathered.


    ‘Where is n Manasil?’


    ‘I can’t see it.’


    The birds of Den have disappeared.


    No news was delivered. Chase’s birds have been moving secretly for a long time. I finally found out about it. I couldn’t finish my thoughts.


    “Why are you sitting still? Not eating.”


    “Just because I ascended to the crown, I didn’t forget etiquette.”


    Den, who had stopped thinking for a moment, opened his mouth, and someone who probably didn’t know what was going on outside answered quietly.


    The host who invited the meal eats first.


    After that, the invitee touches the food. It may not seem like a big deal at first nce, but its origins are by no means trivial.


    It is an etiquette that stems from suspicion rather than respect for the person who provided the space. It was a custom that arose from the frequent practice of inviting people and preparing poison.


    “Are you now worried that I invited you and poisoned the food? Last time, you drank tea without hesitation.”


    “Yes, I was warned not to eat anything.”


    “Who would give the crown prince of Kairis a warning?”


    “Who could there be?”


    ntz, who tantly expressed his intention not to trust Den, answered as if asking a question. And I furrowed my eyebrows as I remembered the person who had so opposed me from taking this position.


    Since it wasn’t a very difficult answer to guess, Den said with a small smile.


    “In any case, this is my opportunity to apologize to you for what happened yesterday. I don’t know if you know this, but I have never yed any tricks on your food or tea. I guess I can take this as an act of trust.”


    “All right.”


    ntz said this and nodded. But still didn’t touch anything.


    “It’s just that flowers and seafood don’t suit my taste.”


    And he just said this and pointed to the table.


    The abundance of seafood, edible flowers, and colorful flower decorations that did not take the guests’ tastes into consideration at all were noticeable.


    “Oh my. I didn’t know that.”


    “it’s okay.”


    It was funny to even urge him to lift anything anymore. Besides, in any case, the purpose was to invite ntz and talk, not to continue a friendly meal. So Den nodded and drank the water next to him.


    “Yes. The story was long. It’s because I was so upset that I couldn’t even organize what I wanted to say. Please understand.”


    “Is that so.”


    “Outside the pce, there are people who are plotting against me, and inside the pce, there are people who are trying to get rid of me. I was wondering how to get out of this deep trap, but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of a way. Then I found out. In the end, I thought it was because I was anxious. My son “How can I not be upset when a sword is pointed at me?”


    “majesty.”


    ntz looked at Den.


    nz stared at Den for a moment and slowly opened his mouth.


    “I think I will be disappointed if you say the same thing as Briesen.”


    This guy and that guy, why do they put blood in their mouths when they are cornered?


    “Tell me what you want and I will listen.”


    ntz, who hates flowers, seafood, and talking too much, but hates obvious pretense based on the same bloodline the most, stopped Den from speaking.


    “Do you know what I want?”


    “It’s war.”


    “What makes you think that?”


    “Louise, a concubine who can be taken hostage by Crown Prince Chase, and Crown Prince Chase’s fiancé have evacuated to a safe ce. Crown Prince Chase is being protected by Prince Calian, and outside, it seems that Marquis Rayjian Lin is gathering private troops. ”


    Den was looking at ntz without saying anything.


    “They are guarded by Prince Chase’s birds. Now that Your Highness is holding Prince Chase captive, the only way Your Highness can think of is war. If war breaks out, everything will turn around. It’s a war with a good cause, like n Manasil’s preemptive strike. Isn’t that right?”


    A smile appeared on Den’s face.


    “You said that if you ask me how to live, I will tell you. “To me.”


    “Yes.”


    “If you tell me that, I will help you get back safely alone. There is no way the 3rd prince will quietly enter the tower.”


    This talkative person finally got to the point.


    “Calian said that. “Your Majesty, there must be something you absolutely don’t know.”


    “You don’t know. What is it?”


    “I didn’t intend to betray my brother from the beginning.”


    “… Is that so?”


    “And there’s one more thing.” After


    saying this, ntz took out something from his chest and walked forward. I put it down. Den’s eyes were focused on what was in ntz’s hand.


    – I think I heard something about going back alone or about the tower. Could it be that it was about my sons?


    Den frowned.


    The voice continued.


    – I have no intention of engaging in war, but I can send an army to your country. Only for the sake of one of your lives.


    nz smiled wryly.


    The father to call was not only Calian.