Catalyst System

Apparently, He's not imagining it

    An elderly man wearing magnificent clothes and full of aesthetics, walked from inside the Cathedral towards the stage. Behind him, there were the Princes, one Crown Prince, the rest were duke nobles who were given the responsibility of taking care of a city.

    “I invite, His Majesty King Sirloyn to give a speech to those who have attended” his body slightly bent, his hand invites King Sirloyn to come forward and give a greeting.

    Having the opportunity to speak and welcome to come forward, King Sirloyn followed suit. Facing many people like this, his elderly self had become accustomed to speaking in public. Staring at the host before he said, “Thank you, Mr. Arden has given me the opportunity, standing here to give a welcome” 

    King Sirloyn also gave the word – structured welcome words, he said the chosen one, in the view of – people, himself when talking like that looks very authoritative. As if, this – people present were within the grasp of his hand.

    “Aura is a king? It takes a lot of time to get like that, according to his age who has continued” Veroa muttered above, he also listened to his welcome speech and he was quite impressed.

    From up here, he could see the suspicious movements of some people. People – people around him seem to realize it, but it seems they did not decide to take care of it directly.

It seems, some of these people got passwords from somewhere to prepare for the action. The other small part moves from several points and leads in one direction. From their behavior, it is clear they want to gather to do something according to the password that has been determined.

    Veroa was still relaxed even though she saw it all, if she wanted to, she could finish it quickly. But, he wanted to know what action would be taken by the mercenaries who were pretending to complete their client's request.

    In this case, each mercenary from a different guild got a different direction from his Guild Master. Those who remained unaltered of his purpose came to attend this ceremony, most likely those with special relationships with clients, especially his Guild Master.

    In a somewhat quiet place, several people who appeared to be carrying weapons sprung up from various directions. Someone was there waiting for their arrival. He was, a burly man, but his stomach was slightly distended with one eye covered by a special cloth that seemed to cover something that should not be removed in times of need. 

    Seeing the arrival of the – people he had just summoned, he slightly changed his posture to look a little more gallant. He looked at them one by one, afraid that someone unknown might interfere in his affairs. After everything was declared complete had gathered there, he immediately said something to them regarding the plan he was about to execute.

    “Then one more time. Once you've stepped into this stage, maybe you won't be able to step back, this is your last chance to decide whether you want to continue or not. In this case, there is no compulsion, you are free to decide. Has anyone decided to back off?” looking one by one at the faces of his subordinates, he saw there was no doubt in the look on their faces at the decisions he had taken. There was no movement that made them look like they wanted to change their decision, they had made up their mind to follow their Guild Master to fulfill the client's wishes.

    In the courtyard of the Cathedral, the people who did the greeting had changed, which was originally King Sirloyn, now several other princes who revealed the bulk of his heart, almost all of them give encouragement and advice to the Crown Prince who is his brother and told people – people to always support him in any condition. However, for the last Duke Artehmis or just a Prince of Arthemis for now, he said that his brother was not worthy of being a king. The proof, he has been disappointed several times behind the scenes.

    While saying so, he also looked at the – people who felt mercenaries. He believes that his actions will produce extraordinary results, exceeding his expectations. Seeing the – people he hired watching this coronation ceremony, he thought they were waiting for his turn in action. And now it was time, he expressed his disappointment to everyone and made a gesture as if telling his supporters to voice his empathy. In fact, only a few who gave him support, people – people who he thought were on his side instead looked at him flatly.

    “Do you feel that way too?” he tried to ascertain whether he had mistakenly thought that they were really his men or not. But, out of his expectations, from the – people there were those who voiced his thoughts. Someone who knows the rules in situations like this, he raises his hand to attract the attention of the host before saying, “May I reveal the contents of my heart?”

    The other princes were actually furious at the actions of Prince Arthemis, the one who was being humbled could only accept it all, because it was a fact like that. The Crown Prince had previously reneged on the promise he made to Prince Arthemis as his younger brother, but he did not think it would end like this.

    The host of this event previously felt, Prince Arthemis was too exaggerated to demean the Crown Prince, now there are more people who presumptuously speak like that, even though they only ask permission to speak.

    “Please. Speak out, express your heart to everyone” is not a talk show host, he is King Sirloyn.

    No one dared to refute, Prince Arthemis could only clench his hands when he saw the expression of the person who was about to speak. Getting permission directly from King Sirloyn, the man was flattered, not expecting anything amazing to happen. King Sirloyn admired him a lot, he was a kind and wise king, – people knew that. One of the proofs, Barrium City can be this prosperous thanks to his leadership. 

    “Thank you very much Your Majesty, for the permission you have given to the servant. All I want to say is with regards to Prince Arthemis. As far as I am concerned, there are so many women who have been forcibly desecrated by it, many who have become forced laborers, I myself learned this from my colleague who some time ago got tragic news about his son who was tormented by the actions of Prince Arthemis. What do you think of that?”

    Everyone who heard him were shocked, let alone the princes and King Sirloyn. For Prince Arthemis, he was also holding back feelings of shame, anger, fear, and other mixed feelings at this time.

    “Why? Isn't he among the mercenaries I hired? But..”