The Eternal Debauchery's

hidden history

"i'm waiting for you." I smiled at the old man who appeared suddenly.

"… Prince Claus." The old man was serious. He seemed to be greatly affected by the fact that he met me here.

“It is an honor that someone like you knows my name.” I said.

The old man frowned. Could he have realized that I was insinuating?

Well, I don't care. It's not like I should be polite with him.

"… What are you doing here? No, what do you mean when you say you're waiting for me? He asked coldly.

“As it sounds.” I said as if I was talking to an old friend. "I knew you'd pass through this place, so I waited for you here."

Seeing my smile, the old man's face turned serious. I could see his hand moving towards the sword at his waist, a sign that his vigilance was at its maximum.

Even though it's normal. If he, a thirteenth-tier practitioner, was so easily intercepted, how strong would I be back then?

The old man watched my expression closely. He realized that I was completely relaxed even when his hand was about to reach his sword. As if I didn't notice anything.

However, my behavior like that made the old man even more nervous.

“... Are you really Prince Claus?” said it.

"Who do you think I am?" I asked with amusement. “Stop being nervous, old man. If I wanted to kill you, you would have been dead a long time ago.”

“Is that?” The old man said calmly. However, I could see that his body was completely tense, ready to explode at any moment.uh I mean ready to attack at any time.

I let out a breath. Why is it so hard to talk to someone in this day and age?

“Only... Take it easy, okay? Why didn't you hear me first? If you want to attack after that, then I will gladly obey him.”

The old man thought for a moment and nodded.

“Then speak.”

"good. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Claus Quintin, the fourth prince of the Arcadian Empire. But you already know, right? After all, you are the secret bodyguard of the emperor. ”

“... Looks like you know a lot.”

I laugh. "of course. And I also know that you are someone from that place and that you came here to kill me.”

“!!!”

The old man's eyes were wide open. For a moment, he had the urge to draw his sword and attack me, but when he saw my gentle smile, he held it in.

Instead, he calmed himself down and looked at me fixedly.

"How do you know?"

"What's? That you're from that place? Or that you're here to kill me? my spoken.

"both." The old man said with furrowed brows.

I smile. “... Well, I'll just say that I have my own source of information.”

The old man narrowed his eyes. He seemed to be processing the words I just said.

Then, a glint of consciousness appeared in his eyes.

“I heard you have a teacher... Could it be, your teacher too.?”.

“From that place? No, you're wrong. My teacher is not from there.” I actually don't have a teacher.

The old man breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good.I think someone has broken the rules. ”

I smiled amusedly. This old man must have had a lot of expression.

(Hidden History), the true pillar of the imperial family.

Think about it. If each of the three great families had people outside the twelfth layer at their disposition, what about the imperial family?

Of course, it was true that the imperial family had the (limited) authority to lead any powerhouse in the empire. But other than that, the imperial family also had its own secret powers.

(Hidden History).

However, different from the secret armies of other families, the secret forces of the Imperial family were slightly more unique.

how can? Let's start with the current emperor.

My father, Grand Quintin, was a 42-year-old eleventh-tier powerhouse, the current emperor of the Arcadian Empire.

Not too bad for an emperor. But that raises some questions.

First, how could an eleventh-tier powerhouse possibly control an entire empire?

Second, the emperor was only 42 years old. Still a middle-aged man. As an eleventh-tier powerhouse, he could easily live from ninety to a hundred years of age healthily.

But, what about the emperor before him, my grandfather?

If my father was born when my grandfather was in his twenties, he should be around sixty to seventy years old by now. It is still a healthy age for power generation.

Then where is he?

That's where (Hidden History) comes in.

Being emperor comes with several advantages and advantages, but its main weakness is the fact that, as emperor, you have to handle all the affairs of the empire. Hence, the time to cultivate was much less than the ideal time.

Thus, breaking through to the twelfth layer and increasing your lifespan becomes much more difficult.

Because of this, most emperors tended to bequeath thrones when they reached a certain age or cultivation and became part of (Hidden History), the, relinquishing their authority as emperors and putting all their focus on becoming stronger.

Of course, sometimes there were emperors who preferred to continue ruling rather than secluding themselves. But they were forced to bequeath the throne when they were seventy, to avoid imperial stagnation.

However, that method has problems. A nation cannot have more than one ruler. If there are two people with the highest authority, it is only a matter of time before this nation is divided.

Thus, every emperor made a commitment when they became part of (Hidden History). From then on, they were forbidden to interfere in imperial affairs.

Not only the emperor, but also the empress, and the concubine of the emperor. None of them were allowed to continue interfering in imperial affairs after the throne was deposed.

But at the same time, the new emperor could not command the people in (Hidden History) except by one man, someone sent by (Hidden History) to act as the emperor's secret bodyguard.

Moreover, the only circumstances when (Hidden History) was allowed to interfere were when the empire was in danger.

Of course, (Hidden History) had someone other than the former emperor. The former empress, a prince of the royal family who cannot inherit the throne, a powerhouse who is entirely loyal to the royal family, among others. Many of them were old monsters that were over a hundred years old and possessed frightening strength.

Just like the old man in front of me.

I don't know if he is one of the former emperors, but he is definitely an old powerhouse that is around 120 years old.

“... I really didn't expect this, Prince Claus. To think you are a powerhouse of this level. How old areyou? Eighteen? Nineteen? Goddess, I was ashamed for the years I spent training. ” The old man sighed in self-deprecation.

I smiled with a false humility. "What can I say? I'm a genius."

“... Let's stop with a joke here. Tell me prince, what's your reason for stopping me?”

I narrowed my eyes and observed the old man with a playful smile.

“I just wanted to ask you. Old man, what do you think of the current crown prince?”

As soon as he heard the question, the old man's gaze turned sharp.