I’m Not That Kind of Talent - Chapter 154

154. Deon Hart, Traitor of Humanity (2)

As if it had been a joke before, the Demon King’s army began to advance towards the capital of the empire in earnest.

The general commander is 0 Corps Commander Daemon Arut.

What was your expression on your face when you heard that a city in the empire had fallen to the devil’s army not long after hearing this news?

[You finally became a hero. Really readable. I can only admire the fact that brothers became heroes side by side.]

[I am so grateful.]

[Those who have become official heroes so far have received what they wanted from Jim one by one. I can’t make an exception for you. Is there anything you wish for?]

Funny enough.

[If not, an appropriate title and money…]

[There is a request.]

The Emperor ended up thinking of Cruel Hart, not Deon Hart.

The remarks of a foolish person who could not bear to hate and chose to embrace the person who slaughtered his family in front of his eyes vividly replay in my mind. The emperor quietly closed his eyes.

[I dare to guess what Your Majesty thinks of me. Since you are the duke’s man, you must be on guard. You can remain vigilant. You don’t have to believe it. No, I am clearly a manipulative person, so it would be better for you not to believe me.]

[…This is an unbecomingly long story. What is Cheong?]

At a private meeting with the emperor on the day the fourth hero of the empire was born.

[Just as you did when you listened to the third hero’s request, I dare ask you to ignore me covering the eyes of the child I brought in.] [….] [It will be a

request

that is beneficial to His Majesty as well.]

The victim is the perpetrator . I knelt in front of a bystander for the sake of it.

The emperor, who played the role of a character in a comedy that cannot be laughed at, suddenly realized what Cruel Hart was thinking.

They are trying to blind Deonhardt so that he cannot know the truth. The guilt of killing an innocent family member must be so severe that you want to take your own life.

‘If that happens, you won’t know that your life is being threatened.’

Are you trying to present yourself as bait?

Deonhardt, who hates his family, is obsessed with aiming for Cruelhardt’s head, leaving no time to doubt the truth.

Even though it was clear that the feeling of having his head targeted by the hands of his beloved family was absolutely terrible, Cruel Hart was trying to protect his younger brother with everything he had.

It was strange. I thought stories of people who sacrificed themselves this much were stories from far away places that only appeared in books.

Maybe that’s why the emperor suspected that he was weak against ‘Hart’ and gave him another chance, just like he did to Deon Hart.

[As you said, it is a request that is beneficial to Jim. Couldn’t they have put it forward as a ‘suggestion’ and asked for the ‘what they want’ separately?]

[I don’t want anything other than that.]

[…This is terrible.]

I showed mercy at best, but the answer I got was terrible.

[good night. I accept your request. However, since that alone is not enough to merit the name of a hero, I will give you additional wealth. It would be twice the wealth that other heroes received before.]

[Wealth is not needed.]

[Also, a request that is beneficial to Jim. I will also help cover Deonhardt’s eyes as long as the gain does not turn into a loss.] […

Thank you.]

[There is no need to be thankful.]

He calmly bowed.

[Do not say hello, but accept it confidently. There is not a single thing that I have decided to give you that you will stoop down to receive. I intended to blindside Deonhardt without you asking, and riches are my reward for not bestowing the title on you. Since you called yourself the duke’s man and told me to be on guard, I can’t give you the title easily.]

Now that I think about it, Cruel Hart could have asked for ‘covering my eyes’ instead of asking ‘to stand by’. . Since he wasn’t stupid, he wouldn’t have known that option.

Nevertheless, if that’s the reason you chose to ‘stand by’ and take the loss…

‘…you’re reprimanding Jim.’

The Hart family disaster occurred due to the Emperor’s neglect.

Even if it’s like this, it’s a subtle way to feed it. Although it was polite and subtle enough that a dull person would not have noticed.

I didn’t feel the need to point it out, so I pretended not to notice.

[…In the end, Jim didn’t give you anything. Is there really nothing else you wish for?]

[It is enough. Thank you.]

A faint smile spread over the expressionless expression that made it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Faced with green eyes that contained as faint a warmth as a smile, the Emperor stopped what he was about to say further, sighed, and waved his hand.

[Jim definitely gave me a chance. Since you were the one who kicked it, let me tell you in advance that there is no use in regretting it later. Go away.]

A lot has happened since then and a lot of time has passed, but the memories are clear.

Perhaps it was because it was a moment when I personally experienced that there were things that even the emperor could not give, which I only knew in my head.

but.

‘In the end, your efforts failed.’

Deon Hardt found out the truth.

Wouldn’t it be fortunate if, instead of taking his own life right away, he decided on a target for revenge and rushed forward? At least I won’t die until I get my revenge.

He willingly took on the stigma of being a traitor to humanity, stood on the side of the demon world, and pointed his sword at the empire. The targets of revenge are most likely the duke and the emperor.

‘It’s become a nuisance… but at least Deon Hardt doesn’t die right away, so I guess I’ve done my best to honor you for serving others until the end.’

The moment Deonhardt came to me and asked me if I knew, the Emperor had no choice but to know.

Cruel Hart is dead. He would have died for Deonhardt. So, he must have come half-crazy like that.

That was why. It was an unusual whim.

‘It was a foolish action for the emperor.’

He knows it too. But what can we do with the desire to pay appropriate respect to a person who served others from beginning to end?

Perhaps he wanted to relieve the feeling of defeat that he couldn’t give him when he was alive, or perhaps he wanted to apologize in advance in anticipation of what would happen next because he realized who was the culprit who killed Cruel.

‘Even so, it’s still a whim in the end.’

Some may be surprised that the word capricious does not suit him, but if you know the reality, it is nothing new.

Because the emperor is a contradictory person in and of himself.

He is a man who cut himself down and crushed himself to fit the position of emperor that he was not suited for. Because of this, the gap between him as ‘Emperor’ and him as ‘Edoardo Desserte’ was significant.

Even if one wears a golden crown and a monarch’s cape, it does not determine the ‘true emperor’. Likewise, even if he changed his tone of voice and acted appropriately to the emperor’s position, in the end he was ‘Edoardo Desserte’, so his nature would suddenly overwhelm his reason at critical moments.

It gives birth to contradictions and leads to capriciousness.

‘The price is too high compared to the whim.’

What should I do if it has already happened? I have no intention of regretting anything, so I have to move to make things right.

Hearing that a city had fallen, he took his sword. If it weren’t for the news of the VIP’s visit, the order would have been moved by now to the area where the easy battle was taking place.

…If it weren’t for the ‘news of a distinguished guest’s visit’.

“…so.”

The Emperor, who was sitting in front of an ornate circular table and fiddling with the back of his left hand, rolled his golden eyes and looked at the two distinguished guests who had come to see him.

The circular table represents equal positioning. The moments when this table is placed where the emperor sits can be counted on one hand.

“I wonder what the king of the Mountain Kingdom and the King of Leweche are up to here.”

It was natural that the person sitting at the round table would be the monarch of a country.

The emperor looked at the two kings, who made eye contact as if they were choosing words, and leisurely recalled some information in his head. Shanguk and Leweche are allies. Since two allies have come to visit me, their purpose is obvious.

‘Is this an alliance offer? ‘That’s clever.’

I heard that the King of the Mountain Kingdom ascended to the throne with a brilliant mind, but it seems he was quick to grasp the situation.

It would be good for the Empire and Rweche to form an alliance to deal with the Demon World. No, there is no choice but to tie the knot. The empire has excellent military power and Rweche is a wealthy kingdom with plenty of supplies.

But what about mountain country?

‘The leader’s head. That’s all there is.’

Even if we remain silent, it is an alliance between Rweche and the Empire that will be formed someday. From Sanguk’s point of view, it would be better to take the initiative and show condescension. Coincidentally, we are allies with Rweche.

Even if they stayed still, they would have been connected through their ally, Rweche, but it is natural that the right to speak out and gain a direct connection would be stronger than that.

The military power of the material empire of Rweche. Mountain country on top of that.

When the emperor, who had figured out the current situation and made all the calculations, was inwardly admiring the quick judgment of the king of Shan State, she exchanged glances with the king of Rweche, nodded invisibly and looked at the emperor.

“As the king of the Mountain Kingdom and an ally of Rweche, I would like to make a proposal.”

“It’s expected, but I’ll give it a listen just in case. Something.”

“…How about forming an alliance?”

I knew it.

Instead of answering right away, the emperor relaxed his posture as if he wanted to listen first.

As if she didn’t think she would get an answer right away, she continued to persuade me without showing any signs of embarrassment.

“This war is a war between the demon world and the human world, not a war between the demon world and the empire. “It may be possible for the Empire to stand at the forefront when dealing with the Demon World, but shouldn’t it happen that the Empire deals with the Demon World alone?”

This is natural as a king in charge of a country and as a human being. The king of the Shan State grinned as he described the situation of the empire.

Before the war with the demon world, the emperor waged a war of conquest, inciting the vigilance and anger of all kingdoms.

The kings of each country are not easily helping with this scandalous behavior. Meanwhile, a city has fallen into the hands of the Demon King’s army, so the current empire desperately needs support.

‘So there’s no need to bend this time.’

Usually, in an alliance, the party who proposes first gives in, but this situation is advantageous.

“As many countries as possible must join forces. “There is nothing more ideal than all the kingdoms of the human world joining forces, but that is difficult, so the only way is to gather as many countries as possible.”

“I guess that was the reason for his recent moves.”

King Yeonhwa of the Mountain Kingdom smiled instead of answering.

The emperor must have also heard that not long ago, Shanguo and Leweche each swallowed up other small kingdoms in a peaceful manner. In particular, I don’t know what kind of trick was used, but I’m sure you also know that in that short period of time, the number of kingdoms that it had as vassals increased to three.

Thanks to this, it is safe to say that the main kingdoms of the human world have been completely liquidated, with only four remaining.

‘It’s not for nothing that they emphasized the ‘war between the demon world and the human world’ instead of talking about the synergy between the empire’s military power and Rweche’s materials.’

An alliance offer is not something that can be made lightly. In the process of forming an alliance, or even after forming one, a clever battle of wits takes place to gain the upper hand, and as a king responsible for the fortunes of the nation, it was natural for him to make thorough preparations in advance and make a proposal.

The empire can show off its military power and Rweche’s materials. So what about mountain country?

‘If you don’t have anything to show off, you have no choice but to create it.’

Military power is average, production of various materials is also average. Nevertheless, the State of Shan was at some point referred to as the untitled southern empire. There is only one reason.

Because the monarch’s capabilities were outstanding.

The current state of Shanshan had a strange structure in which it was abnormally dependent on a single king.

‘Fortunately, it was easy to persuade one kingdom because it had helped the king in a battle for the throne…’ The

other kingdom quickly gave in after a moderate amount of fear and coaxing, and another kingdom bowed with a bit of threat.

In this way, she created a card that San-guk could present.

The Taehon Kingdom also tried to keep it as a vassal state, but Rweche, perhaps feeling uneasy, quickly took it away. Still, this is enough.

‘At least it won’t be pressed without a hitch.’

As the importance of unity within the human world was also mentioned earlier, the possibility of the emperor comparing Shan-guk and Rweche and trying to gain the upper hand by suppressing Shan-guk was also blocked.

At the starting line where we were somewhat equal, she held her head high and spoke.

“yes. “If the Mountain Kingdom and the Rweche Empire form an alliance, 3/4 of the human kingdoms will unite. Esperanes is a very small kingdom and is inherently a closed kingdom, so assuming it does not exist, virtually all kingdoms will unite.”

“….”