The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 243

Episode 243

Tong. container.

Drurr.

The floor cover opened and Raoul and his group walked up from the basement.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Alias, head of the First Guild’s capital branch, greeted them.

“…here is?”

The Fourth Prince asked, frowning slightly as if he didn’t like the basement of the old mansion.

“This is one of the safe houses prepared by the First Guild. “It is located on the outskirts of the fourth outer city.”

Responding like that, Raoul removed his hood and mask and lowered his head.

“Excuse me, princes. “Please forgive my rudeness as it was a situational situation.”

Only then did the 4th Prince Jonas and the 6th Prince Gerard realize his identity and their eyes widened in surprise.

“oh my god. Aren’t you Viscount Raoul? How can you…”

“I am indebted to you again and again, just like during the last invasion of the empire. thanks.”

Since they at least knew what to do, they expressed their gratitude to Raoul without hiding it.

Even Jonas, who was skeptical, relaxed his expression and patted Raoul on the shoulder with a bright face, congratulating him on the achievement.

Since they were acquaintances, they moved to the living room and talked for a while.

But it wasn’t a situation where we could talk forever.

“So what do you plan to do now? “Even though we have escaped from the palace, we are still in a safe situation, aren’t we?”

A shadow appeared on the 4th prince’s expression.

Even though I escaped, I still feel anxious when I think about the future.

‘I’m grateful for the rescue, but…’

Jonas’ mind was complicated.

Their enemies are the 3rd Prince Herdian and the Marquis McNeil.

Even if he receives the protection of the Earl of Ashton, will Viscount Raoul be able to handle them?

Jonas thought it was close to impossible.

‘…He should have been rescued by Count Randall, not Viscount Raoul.’

If that were the case, I wouldn’t have been so anxious.

If Raoul and the Ashton family were to use him to do something…

4th Prince Jonas’ complexion became a little more rigid.

At that time, Raoul spoke in a relaxed voice, as if he had read his thoughts.

“You have nothing to worry about. “I have no intention of doing anything.”

“…?”

“It is the same as I said. Once I get the princes out of the capital, I have no intention of getting involved in this situation anymore. ‘I am not involved in royal affairs.’ “That is the policy of our Ashton family, and I also agree with it.”

There was not the slightest hint of falsehood in Raoul’s words.

The princes looked confused for a moment, perhaps because the situation was unexpected.

But soon 6th Prince Gerard asked.

“Then why did we save it in the first place? “If that’s the family policy, shouldn’t they just leave us alone from the beginning?”

Raoul let out a long sigh at the question that seemed to hit the nail on the head.

“…Whew. I won’t lie. The family talks about neutrality, but I don’t think the third prince, Herdian, should become king. “That’s why I saved the princes.”

“Good judgment! The moment that Herdian becomes king, there will be a bloody storm in the kingdom. A crazy person like that can become king! “It will never happen.”

4th Prince Jonas raised his voice and cursed Herdian.

It certainly wasn’t wrong, considering what he had done recently.

“Anyway, I plan to get the princes out of the capital safely. So please tell me. Where do you want to go?”

As Raoul asked, Jonas and Gerard became lost in thought.

8th Prince Aenbad still couldn’t say a word and just sat there like a doll.

‘My eyes are dead. It’ll take some time to come to my senses.’

It was too much of a burden for a fourteen-year-old boy to go through.

While Raoul was looking at the 8th prince with pitiful eyes, the 4th prince, Jonas, seemed to have gathered his thoughts and opened his mouth.

“I am going to Count Randall’s house. Count Randall would have the power to stand against Marquis McNeil. “Is it possible?”

“All right. “Let’s find the way to Count Randall’s house.”

“thanks. “Don’t forget this favor from me.”

Jonas also knew that the Ashton family and the Randall family had a bad relationship.

Therefore, he fully knew that Raoul was considerate of him.

“Gerard, what do you plan to do?”

“I…”

6th Prince Gerard turned his head and looked into Raoul’s eyes.

“Would you accept if I told you I would go to the First Viscounty?”

“…Of course, if you come, we will do our best to serve you.”

Raoul answered calmly and caught Gerard’s gaze.

Gerard, who had been making eye contact for a while, smiled and said.

“I’m kidding. I’m not an idiot who can’t understand the situation. I want to go to the Dukedom of Templeton. “I guess that’s okay, right?”

At the same time, Gerard glanced at Dalton, who was standing on one side of the room.

Dalton, who made eye contact, smiled slightly and shrugged his shoulders.

“You do that. And it may be presumptuous, but how about Prince 8 going to the Duke’s house with Prince 6?”

The 8th Prince nodded weakly and turned his gaze to the floor again.

“Then it is decided. I’ll move right away. “As time passes, security will become tighter.”

And after a while.

After escaping from the capital city of Turium through a secret passage, the group dispersed and went their separate ways.

Kane escorts the 4th prince, Jonas, to Count Randall.

Dalton escorts the 6th and 8th princes to the Duke of Templeton.

And the rest of the party decided to stay near the capital with Raoul and observe the situation.

* * *

“What about them?”

“There is no news that it has been found yet.”

“is it.”

A terrace in the royal castle overlooking the capital city of Turium.

A man was looking at the panoramic view of the capital with his back turned, and about a dozen people were bending one knee and bowing their heads towards him.

The height of the man with his back is around 170cm.

However, perhaps because of his broad shoulders and tightly packed muscles, he did not look small at all.

“What shall we do, matriarch?”

“hmm.”

The man gently stroked his half-white beard and opened his mouth.

“It went according to plan, so there’s no need to pursue it too hard. “I wanted to check the tail, but it’s a shame.”

thud.

“I’m sorry, matriarch! “I was inexperienced, so I hurt them…”

This person apologizes by hitting his head on the ground.

Who would believe me if I told you that he was one of the few masters in this kingdom?

A trickle of blood flowed from the forehead of Master Dellow, who had missed Raoul’s group the night before.

“It is done. So that the next plan can proceed without any disruption. “Everyone, please leave now.”

“Yes, matriarch.”

Those kneeling retreated.

Kkwajik.

“You idiot.”

Clifford de MacNeill, the matriarch of the Marquess of MacNeill, crushed an iron wine glass on the railing with his palm.

“That’s right. It wouldn’t have been a very difficult mission…”

Crackling.

The black shadow that appeared behind the terrace was crushed by a large warhammer that appeared in the air and turned into a blood clot.

“…I guess so. “You still have an impatient

personality….”

The upper body of the black shadow that appeared again was shattered.

“I would have warned you not to show up behind my back without telling me.”

Then this time, a black shadow appeared in the air in front of the terrace where Marquis Clifford was looking.

“You seem to be in a bad mood. So, it would have been better if you had left it to us from the beginning.”

The Marquis asked dryly, with an expression of disinterest.

“So what are the results of the investigation?”

“That’s true. They were formidable guys. “I never expected that they would reuse the underground passage they used here.”

The moonlight illuminated the face of the black shadow hidden under the hood.

There, a cold silver mask was shining yo-yo.

“….”

As the Marquis looked at the masked man in silence, he waved his hand and said.

“…It looks like the capital has already escaped. I couldn’t figure out its identity. “Someone has an idea, but it probably doesn’t mean anything, right?”

The Marquis’ eyebrows twitched.

“You wasted your time. go away.”

“Okay, I’ll just leave.”

The masked man’s appearance became increasingly blurry.

“As promised, we will let you know the location of the princes soon. Then, good luck.”

Fit.

The man disappeared, and the body that had been smashed by the Marquis’ hammer also disappeared without a trace.

The Marquis glared into space as if he didn’t like it and then walked indoors.

* * *

The princes have escaped!

The news quickly spread beyond the capital Turium and throughout the kingdom.

There was no story anywhere about who escaped the princes and how.

However, it seemed clear that this was not what the 3rd prince wanted.

The heads of dozens of junior commanders who had been on guard that day were hung all over the capital.

“Where have the princes gone?”

“I don’t know who escaped, but I’m so glad! “I thought that crazy prince would become king like this.”

“There are rumors that the Templeton family has moved on. Is this true?”

“No matter who it is, please at least be the 3rd prince…!”

Public sentiment in the capital was grim.

After the previous king died, access to the capital became stricter and a curfew was established.

As the flow of logistics was cut off, prices became expensive and soldiers with a violent aura roamed throughout the capital.

Soldiers from the inner city raided the noble houses every day, and every day dozens of people were beheaded and hung in the square.

Citizens felt their blood drying up and hoped that this situation would somehow change.

And a few days later.

The whereabouts of the princes that everyone was curious about became known.

-Earl Randall. Expressing doubts about the 3rd prince’s succession to the throne, he declared, “The 4th prince is an excellent successor fit to be the next king.” Declaration of war on the 3rd prince Herdian and the Marquess MacNeill.

-The Duke of Templeton, who protected the 6th and 8th princes, expressed strong regret toward the 3rd prince. “The will was not fake.”

-There is news that a new discussion has begun among prestigious families regarding the method of selecting the next king….

Pop! Wow!

“You fucking bastards! Hello! “Go out now and arrest the newspaper publishers who wrote this nonsense!”

Third Prince Herdian shouted, tearing the pile of newspapers into pieces.

“Four four! All right!”

One of the palace servants hurriedly ran out of the daejeon.

This is because many people have already had their heads cut off because they hesitated when Herdian was in a bad mood like this.

Of course, that didn’t mean the newspaper company would actually be caught.

Because it was Marquess McNeil, not the 3rd Prince, who was in charge of matters outside of Daejeon.

“Brayden~! “Where’s Brayden?”

Viscount Brayden patted the shoulder of the servant who had just popped out, adjusted his collar once, and entered Daejeon.

“Did you find your highness?”

fluttering.

A piece of newspaper flew into his face.

“Explain. Because you told me to keep my younger brothers alive, I got sick of this! “What are we going to do now?”

Even in front of Herdian, who asked with bloodshot eyes, Brayden’s expression was calm.

“I don’t know why you’re angry. “Isn’t that actually a good thing?”

“What? “That’s a good thing?”

“The reason I told you to save your younger brothers is because there was no reason to touch them. But look now. “Didn’t you come up with a justification?”

“….go ahead.”

Herdian lost his temper and nodded with interest.

“The 4th prince dared to provoke the count family into rebelling against the royal family, and the 6th and 8th princes are once again putting forward a false will. “Now if we catch them and punish them, who will find fault?”

Of course, it was a groundless speculation based on far-fetched logic, but it didn’t seem to sound that way to Herdian.

“Oh my. That’s what I heard. So when are they going to catch them? “Catch him right now and bring him before me!”

Then Brayden took out a document from his pocket and presented it to Herdian.

“This is a power of attorney for organizing a punitive force to capture the Randall family and princes. If you stamp it, we will capture them as quickly as possible.”

Chop rock.

Herdian pretended to look at the document and immediately stamped it with the king’s seal.

“You know I hate waiting for long times, right?”

“of course.”

One corner of Viscount Brayden’s mouth was twitching as he left Daejeon holding documents.

And a few days later.

Bang~!

A large-scale military deployment ceremony was held in the capital accompanied by loud trumpet sounds.

The civil war over the throne of the Kingdom of Leuven has begun in earnest.

(Continued in the next part)