Chapter 560 – Assassination Family Raven 6 (7)

After finishing the story about the Raven family and the empire, the emperor carefully extended his hand to Lupus.

Princess Rosette gently held out Lupus, who was struggling in his arms, and grabbed the emperor’s large fingers.

“It’s not my first grandchild, but it feels new every time I see it. It could be because it’s my first time seeing black hair.”

His hair was still thin, so he couldn’t say it was pitch black, but Lupus had black hair, not the golden hair typical of the Yurisian royal family.

“Ah. Ah.”

“I see that he doesn’t stop babbling. He must be speaking quickly.”

The emperor, who spent time with his grandson, said to me as he removed his finger that was caught by lupus.

“Can we protect it even without the power of the empire?”

“It was a choice for Lupus, starting from hitting the Kingdom of Albirus.”

Upon hearing those words, the emperor blinked his eyes and smiled slightly.

“Was that the reason… It seems like the Raven family is definitely planning to change.”

When the emperor heard that the reason the Raven family took collective action was not only to eradicate those involved in demon summoning, but also for another reason, he seemed to like this reason more.

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After her meeting with the Emperor, Princess Rosette officially took on the surname of Raven.

“Xian, wouldn’t it be a good idea to analyze the power of the surrounding kingdoms?”

Since he could roughly predict the outcome of the Continental Congress, Rosette seemed to want to prepare in advance.

“Rosette, the Raven family had a path of revenge.”

There was a way for an assassin from the Raven family who had completed the assassination to be killed on his way back to the family without being held guilty.

Even if an acquaintance of the target whom the royal family thought deserved death came to seek revenge on the assassin, the ones who became corpses were those who pointed their swords at the Raven family assassin.

Assassins of the Raven family are strong enough even if they are not necessarily involved in assassinations.

Although it is thought that they specialize in concealing their presence and performing surprise attacks, shadow wizards can demonstrate their skills differently from ordinary wizards even in face-to-face combat rather than surprise attacks.

“I know that too. Still, empires and kingdoms have strong people who can be called superhumans, right? If there is a war with the kingdom, the empire will definitely win, but you know that those superhumans won’t make hasty attempts to unify the continent, right?”

“Of course… If those superhumans form an organization and attack, it would be a bit difficult.”

As she nodded her head at Rosette’s words, she thought about the empire.

The Empire signed a contract with the Magic Tower and gained the power to transcend the space called the Warp Gate.

And as the Raven family cut out corruption in the bud as quickly as possible, the empire grew quickly without major disruption.

However, growth without distortion means that it is difficult for a hero to appear to correct the situation, and strong people who can be called superhumans have become insufficient considering the size of the empire.

There were growth limits for adventurers who dealt with places that were out of the Empire’s reach, and the Magic Tower was developing magic by receiving high fixed profits such as warp gate usage fees, but the production of battle wizards had decreased.

‘It would be difficult for the Raven family assassin to fight against the kingdom’s sword master and archmage-level superhuman.’

It was because of that I organized the capital of Albirus Kingdom this time.

The strongest person in the country was in charge of protecting the highest person or the most important place.

There was no sword master in the Kingdom of Albirus, and if an assassin from the Raven family had to fight a superhuman, the odds of winning would be much lower unless they made a surprise attack at night.

As Rosette thought, it would be a good idea to obtain information about the kingdom in advance and move if there are signs of an attack on the Raven family.

“Just keep track of the number of superhumans. It will also be necessary to prepare for when I am not staying in the Raven family.”

“Then I will do that.”

Rosette nodded with a soft smile, as if she knew this would happen.

“Then I’ll go out and come back.”

“Yes. Come back. Leave the family to me. Lupus too.”

I left the Raven family after Princess Rosette slightly closed her eyes and raised her head, taking a pose asking for a kiss, which I gladly accepted.

***

The Continental Congress was held in the capital of the empire.

As long as the participating kingdoms passed the border of the empire, they could use the warp gate to quickly enter the vicinity of the capital, and in the capital of the empire, people who could be called supermen of the continent gathered for the king they served.

There were two people from the empire who prepared this event, the emperor and the crown prince, and the kings knew what it meant.

“I would like to thank you all for attending this event. My name is Beowolf Urissian.”

Even though he did not utter a single word to adorn himself, the fact that he was able to sit at the head of this group and be the first to speak showed the power he possessed.

Beowolf Urisian looked at the faces of the kings who were silent at those words.

The kings of kingdoms with a shorter history than the empire kept expressionless faces to show as much dignity as possible, but the emperor could see that their faces contained an emotion of fear.

“I know that the Raven family, recognized as a family by the empire, is very disturbed by the recent incident. That is why we have prepared this meeting, and I think we need to clearly state our position regarding the Raven family, so I would like you to listen to my story first.”

This time too, the kings did not answer out loud, but made gestures such as nodding their heads or tapping their hands on the desk.

“Terrance Raven, the former head of the Raven family, has declared the separation of the Empire and the Raven family.”

With those words, the mood of the king who participated in the Continental Congress and the sword masters guarding his back changed.

‘I knew so.’, ‘The Empire can no longer manage the Raven family.’, Various thoughts began to pour down from their heads like a torrential rain.

“Cian Raven, the current head of the Raven family, has declared the expansion of the family.”

The kings were disgusted by the emperor who summed up the incident of cutting off about 300 heads in one night in Albirs with two words: ‘expansion’.

“The reason why the empire and the Raven family became distant was first provided by the Yurisian royal family, but we are informing you in advance that we do not know anything about this expansion, so I hope you will keep this in mind at the meeting. And the reason I brought the crown prince here is that It is because the time has come to hand over the throne, so at this meeting, the crown prince will reveal the empire’s views on my behalf.”

When the emperor finished speaking, he turned around and the crown prince stood up from his seat and bowed his head to the emperor.

The emperor, who was sitting in the crown prince’s chair, and the crown prince, who had the authority to sit at the highest table, began to speak for the second time.

“I didn’t know I’d be greeting you at a time like this. My name is Lefken Yurisian. I think what you’re most curious about is what led to the separation between the Raven family and the imperial family.”

The king of Thembus Kingdom spoke to Lefken Yurisian’s words.

“Yes. If it weren’t for that incident, the Raven family wouldn’t have dreamed of expanding. What happened?”

“The 3rd and 4th princes tried to take control of the Raven family in order to gain the crown prince’s position, and as a result, the two princes died at the hands of former matriarch Terrance Raven.”

When the crown prince, not the emperor, had the right to speak, the King of Thembus, who had asked a question with great vigor, fell silent.

The kings knew that the empire had already been pierced by the blade of the Raven family and that it had only been thoroughly concealed from the outside world.

“Excessive force was used against the Kingdom of Albirus, who tried to bring about a crisis on the continent by summoning a demon. They can make the excuse that they did this for the sake of the continent, but the two princes died because they were trying to control them. Abamama is that kind of Raven family. We tried to embrace it in the arms of the empire, but now it has become difficult.”

At that time, the knight standing behind King Mirwald slowly raised his hand.

Although it was a slow movement, the unique intimidation of a superman was revealed, so Refken was given the right to speak.

“I will ask the Sword Master of the Yurisian Empire. Were you unable to stop it?”

The greatest sword of the empire, standing next to the emperor and crown prince, answered that question.

“It couldn’t be stopped. The Raven family assassin, who is optimized for killing his own presence, is able to evade the Sword Master’s detection and does not need a long time to kill the target.”

The quick recognition of the Empire’s best sword made other sword masters and kings more wary of the Raven family.

Knock.

The King of Ekelart knocked on the desk to attract the attention of everyone in the room and then opened his mouth.

“How about cutting off the warp gate that the Empire monopolizes? The assassin’s mobility will be assisted by the warp gate, so how about cutting off their legs?”

“No. It would be better to eliminate them at once using the warp gate. We will take advantage of their efforts.”

When the emperor and crown prince heard about the revenge of the Raven family caused by the prince’s greed, the kings decided that they could no longer allow a group of assassins who did not care about class to remain in the sun.

So, I made up my mind very strongly that I should use this opportunity to join forces and eliminate the Raven family.

When the story began to grow like a balloon, with the Sword Master asking for permission to use the warp gate by sending troops.

“Have they committed some serious crime? I’m thankful to see them so fiercely concocting a plan to eliminate us.”

A man wearing a black coat appeared from the corner of the conference room.

When the sword masters who were guarding the king immediately drew their swords and prepared for battle, Cian Raven spoke.

“Nine sword masters aren’t enough?”

As Xian slowly approached the table, emitting the lethal energy of the nine superhumans, the kings nearby quickly got up from their seats and quickly ran to the other side.

“Raven’s principle has still not changed. If you want revenge by sacrificing your life, you will take revenge after making sure that the target is the right target of revenge. There is only one exception: ‘Anyone involved in summoning a demon will be killed without receiving compensation.’ I hope you remember.”

Chubby.

Cyan Raven playfully knocked on the desk twice and instantly disappeared from the conference room.

A king asked in a whisper to the sword master he had brought in when only the sound of people swallowing their saliva could be heard as they needed a little time to understand the current situation.

“… How do I overcome that?”

One sword master’s uncertain voice represented the feelings of all sword masters present.