Chapter 161 – Assassination Family Raven 2 (20)

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Emperor Beowolf of the Urysian Empire, who rules more than half of the continent and has relationships with most of the kingdom, also has people who are annoying.

Is it a family rather than a person? In front of him, a middle-aged man wearing a black coat was looking at the emperor with his hands in his pockets.

I feel like calling for the Royal Guard, but is there any meaning to the Royal Guard for an assassin who walked to the throne room in broad daylight?

Even a strong man called the Sword Master of the Empire cannot be sure whether he can handle the monster in front of him.

“Long time no see. Beowolf Urisian.”

Terrance Raven, the head of the Raven family, said.

The reason he was not added as emperor was not because everyone knew him, but simply because he was a man with a life.

Whether noble or not, everyone has the same life. It was a Raven-like way of thinking.

“It’s been a long time. Terrance Raven. I didn’t expect you to come to the imperial palace like this.”

“You may have heard this, but I have come to personally take care of your sons who are trying to use the Crow family for personal reasons.”

A person who can notify the emperor of an empire.

The strongest assassin currently exists in that position.

“Please let me know if the crown prince is included.”

And Emperor Beowolf Urissian, who had been watching the process of that person becoming the head of the family in the Raven family and in the imperial palace, knew that leaving Terrance Raven in charge would not cause much damage, so he mentioned the crown prince who was currently the most important among his children. .

“The Crown Prince was a cautious person when choosing the feasibility of an assassination target within his family. He was even more cautious than Princess Rosette, who is currently staying. There are two people who were in cahoots with the Crow family, the 3rd Prince and the 4th Prince.”

Terrance Raven mentioned two members of the royal family who were in the Raven family at a time when assassination requests from the Raven family were constant.

While the two royal families stayed in the Raven family, they issued many assassination orders, and the notoriety of the Raven family grew as they completed all of their missions.

“Even if you are not from the Crow family, there are many information guilds, so I don’t know why you did such a stupid thing…”

Even excluding the Crow family, there were many groups that could obtain information, such as the adventurer’s guild, thieves’ guild, information guild, etc.

And since they are members of the royal family, they receive regular reports from the lords of each region, so there is no shortage of information.

However, considering the reliability of information passed down orally as it can contain personal opinions, Emperor Beowolf Urisian also knew that the information obtained from the Crow family, which had blood relations and a vertical structure, was the most objective and helpful.

However, I thought there was absolutely no reason to hate the Raven family to get it.

When they gave the assassination order, did they think that the sharp sword carrying it out would not stab them?

The two foolish sons were married and had children, but for the sake of the empire, they had no choice but to let them go.

“It must have been because the crown prince did not have anything of his own in the designated area. Since this has come to an end, it would be better for the royal family to create an information group as well. The newly created Crow family does not intend to unconditionally share information with the imperial family from now on.”

“Are you planning to break the relationship between the Yurisian royal family and the Raven family that has been built so far?”

“Don’t you know that the world is changing? There is a lot of information about what happened in the Sparda territory that should not be easily overlooked.”

A few days ago, an abnormal phenomenon that occurred in Spada territory was reported by the imperial family, and the Magic Tower went out to investigate.

An incident where someone manipulated the warp gate itself and even the sacred relics of the Celestial Church and the Goddess Church disappeared.

“I see. Are you sure that’s why you came to see me?”

The lives of the two princes can be taken without telling Emperor Beowolf Urissian, and he cannot be held responsible.

Nevertheless, there is only one reason why matriarch Terrance Raven came to see the emperor’s face.

“Yes, it’s the devil. So keep an eye on the inside of the empire.”

When matriarch Terrance Raven turned away from the throne room to take the princes’ lives, Emperor Beowolf Urissian mentioned a person who had not been mentioned in the conversation so far.

“Where is Rosette now? What do you plan to do with her?”

“You will decide that on your own. I’m not a child, so don’t worry.”

Terrance Raven, who was walking out of the throne room after saying that, uttered a word.

“Princess Rosette is taken care of by Raven, who is closest to the next head of the family, so she doesn’t have to worry.”

With those words, matriarch Terrance Raven turned into a shadow and disappeared from the throne room.

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“The movement speed is slow because there are so many people.”

After the warp gate was created, most merchants did not hire escorts.

The time it took to travel to and from town and not having to hire an escort to protect your belongings while in transit was quite attractive.

Of course, escorts were hired to travel up to villages without warp gates, but those roads were well-maintained.

However, the villages near Spada were all small cities with warp gates, so the roads between the cities were surprisingly unfinished.

Should I say that it is enough for people to come and go, but it is not enough for a cart to move around?

I’ve been spending time on the road for the second day since I followed a path that many people take.

Although Princess Rosette was happy about her first time sleeping in the open, she was not properly prepared and once she woke up, she seemed to be dissatisfied with her moving speed.

Besides, I had to stay up all night in case anyone felt bad for the beautiful princess, and considering that, I thought it would be better to separate from the group.

“Okay, let’s move on.”

Princess Rosette nodded her head at my words and began to leave her top.

“That guy who looks like Blaze over there, do you plan to go first?”

“Well, he’s not as strong as the Blaze you’re talking about, but he’s strong enough to protect his sister.”

A man I met after hanging out with him for a day asked me, and I gave him a rough answer.

Because of my orange hair, people suspected that I was Blaze, but the fact that I had mana and that I was wearing a sword helped them escape suspicion.

As soon as he was far away from the top, Princess Rosette, who knew Blaze’s identity, spoke.

“Xian, how long will it take if we continue like this?”

“Two days? I’ll have to sleep outside again today.”

“I guess I have to be indebted to Xian again.”

“It’s okay to stay up all night for about two days.”

“The warp gate was really a convenient tool.”

“Without the warp gate, the Empire would not have been established.”

The land mass of the empire is wide.

In Yu Xian’s world, warp gates exist, but since Utopia has a virtual monopoly, transportation methods have been developed to replace them, but Xian Raven’s world relies on warp gates for long distances.

And the warp gate naturally had power beyond transportation.

If a rebellion breaks out within the empire, the warp gate will be destroyed to prevent anyone from entering.

However, as soon as the rebellion became known, imperial troops poured in from warp gates in all directions and were able to suppress the rebellion right away, so it was truly helping the emperor rule the empire.

“Rosette, there is something around.”

As I was walking, thinking about the warp gate and the Empire, I was spreading out presence detection when I felt something come within range.

Is it a wolf-like monster rather than a goblin, which is too short to be considered a human?

Since there was no one following behind us, we could use Shadow Craft, but I pulled out the iron sword that was on my side.

“I will prepare too.”

Princess Rosette can also use light magic, so she prepared just in case.

As we strengthened our guard and waited, it was a wolf that came out of the bush.

“Krrrr.”

The guy with impressive dark blue fur looked at me and made a low scratching noise.

Come to think of it, is this your first time fighting an animal? So far, we’ve mostly fought enemies that are close to humans.

Even when I was receiving training at the Global Academy, I was often told to be careful about the power possessed by non-humanoids.

In order to gain new combat experience, I slowly moved forward with my sword, and the wolf took a step back and ran away.

I had some expectations about sealing the Shadow Craft and fighting, but it was a vain result.

“I think he’s a bit more timid than he looks.”

After saying that, I put the sword in its sheath.

“Did he run away after seeing Xian’s strength?”

“That may be true. It is said that beasts have a much better ability to recognize the strength of others.”

Unless it is consumed by polluted mana or affected by berserk, it is right to throw it out in order to survive.

After the wolf disappeared, and I confirmed that there were no other creatures that could detect presence, I approached Princess Rosette again.

“Xian doesn’t look that dangerous.”

Princess Rosette looked at my face and said.

“Not many people would be able to say something like that to someone from the Raven family.”

“Except for Xian, I think everyone in the Raven family is dangerous.”

“I never thought I was safe.”

“Is that so? Come to think of it, Xian is the first person I’ve hurt to the point of bleeding, right?”

“Isn’t that the benefit of becoming self-employed?”

“It was like that at first. After that, we started a relationship with Xian while he was putting pressure on me, right?”

“I was a little carried away at that time.”

“The atmosphere… It didn’t come over even when we were alone in the safe house… Will it come again? I shouldn’t have handed it over to the Holy Kingdom.”

Princess Rosette slightly pursed her lips and said, as if something didn’t suit her.

“If you are talking about the goblin’s staff for the brainwashing magic circle, then there is no one who would use that dangerous power for self-interest like Princess Rosette…”

“There must be a lot, right?”

“Yes. I think there are a lot.”

So she chose to discard it rather than inform the magic tower.

After chatting, we continued walking toward a village where we could rest.