I Became the Prince in the Novel
Chapter 2's
1 Depletion (1)
“See magic lights here.”
“It appears that only the nucleus was cleverly damaged. What happened?”
“ You don't know? I'm shivering, but last night here.....”.
The palace is busy removing traces of the raid that took place last night.
“… … .”
Unlike the busy servants, Fredo Nogisa stood still and looked towards the door.
His master, Prince Shion, was outside that gate.
From last night's raid by an unknown killer, his master went into the bedroom and never came out until nightfall.
” The prince... ..”.
In Fredo's mind muttering, the events of last night began to cross his mind again.
The sword stopped in the air.
The killer's head exploded.
Even the figure of Prince Shion looked at the scene with his silent eyes.
Such a figure was so foreign that even Fredo, who had been with the prince since birth, had goosebumps.
It's like seeing someone completely different.
‘ What is going on... ..’.
Did the Sacred Blood of the Agnes imperial family wake up even too late?
If not… … .
There was a hint of worry in the eyes of the old knight who was looking at the door.
* * *
He became a character in a novel.
It's hard to believe, but it's a conclusion I've taken after gathering and thinking about the information from last night until now.
‘I don't know who this is or why.....’.
Thinking so, the emperor looked into the mirror.
What he saw was not his true form, but rather a man with dark gray hair and clear white skin.
The Emperor knew who this man was.
Shion Agnes's.
He is one of the princes of the Kingdom of Agnes in the novel as a character who appears in just a few lines at the beginning of the ‘Chronicles of the Heroes of Plosimar’ that I am reading.
He had a weak personality that could not even kill passing ants, and a sickly body that left him short of breath just by walking.
Moreover, since he did not have a single force to support him, he was expelled from the battle for the throne and was almost imprisoned in a separate palace on the outskirts of the imperial castle.
The reason why only a few lines of Shion Agnes appeared was simple.
Because he died the moment he showed up.
Someone who was embarrassed even said that he was out.
‘ If it's normal, I should have lost my life in the attack that happened yesterday.’
The Emperor, who became Shion, thought so and recalled what happened yesterday.
‘ The Chronicles of the Heroes of Flosimar ‘ to the end, I closed my eyes for a moment and then opened it to see a killer wrapped in black cloth slashing his sword at him.
If not for his strength, ‘Black Seongha ( ⁇ )’, who was more affected by soul than body, he would have lost his life like in a novel.
‘Stay, I have to practice. Very bad body.’
Shion looked at his body, which looked crushed if struck, for a moment, then lightly tapped on the table with his finger.
‘ If this world is really a world in ‘Plosimar Chronicle’, this world will be destroyed in 3 years.’
‘ The Chronicles of the Heroes of Flosimar ‘ discusses in detail a span of three years from before the appearance of the hero to the destruction of the world by the devil.
The death of ‘Shion Agnes’ in the novel is the subject of the beginning of the chronicle, which means there is still enough time left in this world.
“You must change it.”
Shion felt it intuitively.
It may take a long time to figure out the identity of the man who put it in this body and how to get it back.
It would be difficult if the world was destroyed before finding out.
‘ To do it... ..’.
The division of the empire was the biggest reason for the destruction of the world.
I have to finish it.
‘Two years later, a full-scale war between humanity and the demons will begin.’
impossible.
It was impossible to complete the division of Agnes, the great empire that ruled the entire world except the Demon Demon.
Plus, it is an addition that is not the main character, especially if it is a small three-line role with a lower presence than the air.
However, in Shion's eyes, the young one was not anxiety, but attraction.
The original world is free to Shion.
Because nothing can be achieved and no place of destination.
So, Shion likes the world in this novel.
It's great to be in a desperate situation right now because you have to turn the impossible into the possible.
The higher and harder the wall that stood in front of him, the greater the heartbeat he felt.
There is no fear of not being able to achieve it.
World king.
It was Shion who had achieved a transcendental achievement that no one had ever achieved.
If you make a decision, put it in your hands.
‘I have to clean the environment first.’
After looking at the list on the table, Shion got up and left the bedroom.
The magic lamp that had been repaired illuminated the fortress, which had already darkened by sunset.
“Your Highness Prince!”
Do you keep waiting at the door?
As soon as Shion stepped out of the door, Fredo greeted her with a smile.
Nogisa looked around Shion's body to see if she wasn't relieved even after paying close attention to her last night.
There was deep worry in the eyes of the old knight.
” Are you okay?”
Shion, who gently nodded towards Fredo, started walking down the hall slowly.
“Mr Sion, where did you go?”
Fredo asked, chasing behind Shion as he walked.
“Have you ever been like this before?”
Without answering that question, Shion looked back at the knight.
” Yes?”
“That's an attack.”
Hearing Shion's words, Fredo's expression turned strange.
Have you lost any memories of the shock from the attack last night?
Fredo answered, clearing his mind.
“... ... This is the first time an assassin has entered the palace openly.”
That is, if not explicitly, similar efforts have been made several times before.
‘You're dating more than you thought.’
Shion thought so and smiled.
The ‘Chronicles of Flosimar’ does not list the people who triggered the attack yesterday, but I can guess it.
Chimseong Palace, where Shion currently lives, is too far away even to be called a suburb, but it is still included in the Imperial Palace.
There were very few people in the Empire who could send an assassin to such a palace and even take over it.
“I will report to the Imperial Palace to further strengthen the escort here......”.
” No.”
” Yes?”
“You don't need to do it.”
The same situation as yesterday would happen whether the number of palace escort knights increased by a hundred or a thousand.
Therefore, Shion planned to take the first step to resolve the fundamental problem from now on.
‘First of all, his eyes.’
Shion thought so and looked at the main gate of the palace which was visible from the end of the hallway.
Like the other palaces, it looked like a large-scale main gate, but there was one difference.
The normal main gate had escort knights outside to protect the castle from enemies.
However, strangely enough, Chimseonggung's main gate had escort knights inside.
It's like blocking the inside.
“… … .”
Even when they saw Zion approaching them, the knights guarding the main gate did not even raise their heads, let alone salute.
I just stared at Shion.
Their attitude towards their master was unbelievable.
As if not once or twice, the actions of such knights were very natural.
It was then that Shion, who did not change a single expression as if it did not matter, passed through the knights and tried to open the front door.
” Where did you go? His Royal Highness Prince.”
One of the knights guarding the main gate reached out and blocked Shion.
“I'm bored, so let's get some fresh air.”
Shion, who was looking at the arm of the knight standing in front of him, calmly opened his mouth.
“ Sun has set. It's dangerous, so stay inside the palace.”
“I think the palace is more dangerous.”
With those words, Shion took another step forward, but the knight did not pull his outstretched arm.
“I have been ordered not to let the Crown Prince go. You can't go.”
“Who told you?”
The corner of Shion's lips rose slightly.
“You are under my command. But I don't remember ever giving such an order.”
“... .. You cannot go.”
The knight, who repeated the same words as the parrot, blocked Prince Shion with his body and narrowed the distance as if pressing down.
Here, Chimseonggung is like a prison without bars, and Prince Shion is a prisoner imprisoned in that prison.
There's only one charge.
Sin is born a prince and has no qualities or powers.
And that's a big crime.
‘ I think I know my situation well, but ...... isn't it?’
The eyes of the knight who was staring at Shion began to be tinged with resentment, vexation, and contempt.
“Fredo.”
A low voice came out from Shion's mouth, which looked at the knight's eyes.
” Yes.”
“As far as I know, the highest punishment for the imperial family is the actual punishment, right?”
“... .. You are right.”
To that question, Fredo who was behind him replied in a confused voice.
Shion's question continued without caring about it.
“What is the negligence of the imperial family guards?”
” That's right.”
“Who stands up to kill the imperial family?”
” That's right.”
Slowly, the intercepted knight's eyes began to change.
“Conspiration to kill the royal family?”
“Truth... ... no, see.”.
Shion's eyes are curved.
” What now.... .. !”
The moment when an urgent voice came out from the knight's mouth.
Scrap!
A line is drawn in the air.
and after that.
Yoke, Degur-degur
The head of the knight fell from his body and rolled around on the floor.
It happened very quickly.
“… … .”
The voices from the mouths of everyone who witnessed the scene stopped.
I don't understand what's been going on.
He was Prince Shion, who had never even studied martial arts, let alone swordsmanship.
Prince Shion beheading the knight with his bare hands?
Is it that easy too?
A sight that cannot be understood.
In such a created silence, Shion, who had shaved off the hand that had cut off the knight's head as if nothing had happened, opened the front door and exited the palace.
You can feel the fresh night air as soon as you step out the door.
” Also here... ..”.
Shion, who was looking up at the sky while breathing the night air, muttered.
Red moon.
The moon, which has a completely different color than the blue moon in its original world, suggests that this is a different world.
ride it!
“Master Shion! What are you doing now!
Soon after, Shion's eyes saw the knights running to this side from within the palace in a confused voice.
With him, the corner of Shion's lips slowly lifted.
“If you come in front of me with my feet, it's me, thank you.”
The raid was carried out last night.
It was an attack that would never be allowed in its original form.
If there is no sympathy in the palace.
So thought Shion.
Who really sympathizes with the Chimseonggung attack?
There was only one conclusion for him.
‘Everyone who was in the palace last night, except the dead and Fredo.’
In particular, the knights did not even have a reason.
Therefore, even if the prince himself was attacked, the palace could have been as desolate as a dead mouse.
Last night's attack must have been carried out by some force, not just one.
The list of knights standing at the guard last night that had been obtained earlier on Shion's head began to appear in his mind.
The list also listed the names of the knights who had just been beheaded.
‘Usually, it must have played a role in conveying information from inside the palace to the outside.’
This is an opportunity.
Opportunity to remove all eyes and ears attached from outside in Chimseonggung.
The cause is overflowing because it's not enough.
No, I cannot miss this opportunity even if there is no justification.
‘Also, check your current physical condition.’
The darkness began to tremble like mist around Zion, who was looking towards the approaching knights.
