성황의 아이들 [2]

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265. Hwangdo-ro (2)

Margrave Hendrick was troubled by the recent situation. Because nothing matched his expectations.

'It's something that couldn't have happened in the first place.'

The Margrave always had a plan that was almost perfect, considering as many variables as possible, and there were several levels of preparedness in case the plan went awry due to irregularities.

Therefore, he was not embarrassed when Prince Mores suddenly appeared at the estate and demanded that the distribution of medicinal tea be stopped. If the medicine cart didn't work, he had another next step.

The same goes for the fact that they were unfazed by the unprecedented air raid. He had a final bastion that he kept hidden until the very end.

'But why?'

If you think about it, the answer was obvious.

Strangely, the variables created by Prince Mores are always far outside the range that humans can anticipate and prepare for.

Everything is turning around the prince. Not only the medicine cart, but also the Milo Sangang, and even the movements of the Penitent Church.

'Now it's a holy relic!'

At first, I thought it was some kind of nonsense, but isn't it really the Ice Knight who is supporting the Count's mansion?

An inspector of relics dispatched from the imperial capital even officially prepared documents, saying it was evidence that the 'Knight of Grace' had descended. It was a situation he could never have predicted in advance.

'I thought the prince would try to cover this up quietly... ... .'

This is the position of Prince Mores, about whom there were once disturbing rumors.

Anyway, there would be no benefit in making it widely known that he had moved the magical beast, so I was just trying to take some advantage by pretending to cover it up.

But now the situation has become the opposite.

'Rather than the stigma of being a territory that survived with the help of a demonic beast, it is a hundred times better to be known as a territory that the main lord personally protected by sending down holy relics!'

Therefore, Prince Mores also did not tell the Margrave in advance. It was as if the Margrave was returning back what he had arbitrarily tried to reduce to the princes' merits.

In any case, the continent would be in an uproar with the news of the relic's arrival. Sigismund's desire to show off his firmness to the North was in vain.

If this is the case, then what is the meaning of curtailing the activities of the princes? Also, what will happen to the relationship with the Penitent Church from now on?

'Besides, Prince Mores probably won't just let it go.'

My head was already aching as to what the prince would demand in return for trying to reduce the Duke.

However, the day before he left, this was what Prince Mores said to the Margrave when he appeared in the study.

"Margrave, give me Max."

"......?"

"I promise. I will make Max happier than anyone else in the world."

For a moment, the Margrave did not quite understand what he had heard.

On the other hand, a list of useful talents in the territory, from the Wolf Knights to the lowest ranking soldiers, flashes through my mind.

'Lord Marx is an old man about to retire. I heard that Marx, who came from the village below me recently, is quite talented, but he is still at the squire stage. Not only do neither of them have any contact with Hae-jae, but they probably aren't talents worth coveting either. Who on earth... ... .'