I Pulled Out the Excalibur - Chapter 157



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157.Astrium (2)

The imperial palace where the barrier has collapsed.

I looked at the magnificent figure, then picked up my sword and started walking towards the imperial palace.

Turp, trudge -.

The sound of my footsteps heading towards the entrance of the imperial palace echoed throughout the archipelago.

As it was the most important place in the archipelago, there were many troops at the entrance to the imperial palace.

Aside from the guards, a fully armed knight stood guarding the entrance to the imperial palace.

“Stop…! From here on, only those with permission from His Majesty the Emperor can pass…”

“······.”

A knight guarding the imperial palace looked at me and shouted in a trembling voice.

Although he wore thick armor and was equipped with a sophisticated sword, he still could not hide the tremble in the knight’s voice.

Rather than saying something back to the knight, I just quietly raised the sword in my hand.

Whilick.

As the sword, which had been turned over in the air, regained its correct posture, the fighting spirit of the knight looking at me soon faded.

“Ugh…”

It wasn’t just the knight in front of me who was looking at me with eyes full of fear.

In the case of the guards standing around the knight, they had already lowered their weapons and appeared to be clinging closely to the wall.

It was an unspoken promise not to interfere with whatever I did.

A royal guard whose fighting spirit has been broken.

And the knight who left me alone.

At that sight, the knight hesitated with his sword, then lowered his sword helplessly and stepped back.

“Damn it…”

He cursed at himself and slammed his head against the wall.

Everyone recognized me as the enemy, but even so, no one pointed a weapon at me.

I walked deep into the imperial palace, passing the troops at the entrance who had lost their will to fight.

The place I first encountered was full of splendor, and wherever I walked, I saw the smell of bright flowers and the sight of beautiful architecture.

However, it was still sturdy, so it seemed obvious that it would not be easy for anyone to invade the imperial palace.

‘Isn’t it funny to come in without permission and think like this?’

Of course, I would not intend to do so from the perspective of trespassing on such an imperial palace.

Every time I took a step deeper, more and more diverse landscapes greeted me.

Befitting the scale of the vast empire, there was nothing beautiful and neat from top to bottom.

This entire palace feels like a work of art.

Of course, Aletheia, where the Jet Black Knights reside, also has a neat exterior, but it feels more neat than flashy.

Still, it may be better than the Imperial Palace in that most of it has modern facilities.

“Stop! “Reveal your identity!”

“We found an intruder… ah.”

As I quietly walked through the palace, I once again encountered the knights patrolling the palace.

However, the knights I encountered here quickly recognized my identity and stood still with their faces stiff.

Even though the distance between me and them is decreasing, they don’t even pull out their swords, let alone react.

He understood my identity without me having to say it.

That is why they have given up on actively responding.

“He is the leader of the Jet Black Knights.”

“All, leader…?”

“Are you planning on fighting me?”

-leader.

The knights’ faces twisted when they heard my answer.

A foolish face with contradictory thoughts mixed up, having lost the reference point for action.

Even though they were just having a conversation, each person seemed to have stepped on the edge of death.

“Well, that is…”

“······.”

Although they must have known their duty, the knights failed to pull out the swords tied to their belts.

He seemed quite afraid of the name leader.

I calmly walked towards those knights and passed by them.

“Everyone has worked hard.”

“······!”

Tuk-.

I passed by the driver and lightly tapped him on the shoulder.

The knight whom I touched looked startled and fell to the ground after I passed him.

dump.

The driver, who sat down with his strength gone, looked blankly at me leaving.

“Huh, huh…!”

“Lord Owen! Are you okay!”

Among the knights, not one made a move to stop me.

They all seemed grateful that they had survived me.

It seems that the scars left by the last battle were quite large.

If not, was he greatly impressed by the battle with Verdilla?

‘You’re overreacting.’

The knights who were supposed to protect the emperor abandoned their responsibility.

It was a fortunate thing.

At least it didn’t seem like there would be much need to fight before reaching the emperor.

What happened after that was the same.

I encountered knights everywhere I passed.

And each person I encountered was given the way in a ridiculous way.

“Da, da, why on earth, leader…!”

“Aaaah! help me······!”

People who hesitate in fear and terror, or run away in fear.

Facing countless human figures, I walked towards the center of the imperial palace.

Is it because the size of the place is unusual for a place where the emperor lives?

This splendid building seemed to extend beyond a sizeable village.

Even if measured by modern standards, it was clearly an astonishing size.

‘It’s too wide.’

However, my steps to move the leader’s body were also light.

Therefore, I was soon able to set foot in the place where the emperor was.

The deepest part of the imperial palace.

Together with countless nobles, they arrived at the place where the emperor was sitting.

It didn’t take long to step into the entrance of the imperial palace and reach the heart of the palace.

“······Please go in.”

Even the knight guarding the place was so frightened that he opened the door, so I was able to face the emperor without difficulty.

A gorgeous royal palace.

With countless nobles lined up left and right, I found someone sitting on an ornate chair.

A gorgeous crown made of gold.

A man carrying it and looking at me with a mesmerized face.

“An uninvited guest has arrived.”

The identity of the man sitting in this vast space as if he owned it was clear to anyone that he was the emperor ruling the empire.

Emperor, Bastreal VII.

He sat on the throne and looked down at me quietly.

On both sides of him, nobles and officials were swallowing their saliva and looking at me with fearful eyes.

Their self-proclaimed noble gaze was not much different from that of the soldiers who faced me.

“Huh, why are the Jet Black Knights here…!”

“What on earth did the Royal Guard do?”

“A knight…bring a knight! “We must stop the Jet Black Knights!”

The feeling of fear spreading around the nobles instantly covered the entire place.

A never-ending chain of fear.

The voices were full of confusion, and it seemed like they didn’t even remember that they were standing in front of the emperor.

A loud voice full of despair rang out towards the nobles who were swallowed up in fear.

“Everyone shut up—!”

The roar of King Bastreal VII sitting on the throne.

Immediately after that, all the nobles fell silent.

The effect of the booming voice in my ears was immediate.

“······!”

“Those who call themselves nobles are truly frivolous…”

Phew-.

After shouting once, Bastreal VII looked somewhere again with exhausted eyes.

A knight with a sword on his belt.

The knight wearing the symbol of the empire was looking at me with wary eyes.

“Lord Tarant.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Please step forward and deal with the intruders yourself.”

At the emperor’s request, a knight who was kneeling stood up.

Sereung-.

A silver-white sword appeared to be sticking out of the knight’s waist.

“If it is Your Majesty’s order, I will follow your orders.”

The name of the knight who drew his sword was Terrant.

He faced me and pointed his fancy sword at me.

There was a clear spectral spirit radiating from the Terent’s whole body.

Looking at his appearance, it didn’t seem like he was a knight with completely poor skills.

At least at the point when he had the courage to face me, it was clear that he had surpassed the minimum standard.

“Specialist Terrant. By order of His Majesty, we will punish intruders. “If you are a knight, I will give you a chance to declare your name.”

“······The Jet Black Knights, leader. “There is no name.”

But that was it.

With that level of skill, he couldn’t surpass the Jet Black Knights, or even defeat a low-level prestige.

There is a vast gap between the superhumans who have overcome the wall and those who have not.

Just as there is such a gap between them and the criminal.

“It’s unusual that it doesn’t have a name.”

“······.”

“I have heard that you are a strong person. I hope it will be a duel without any regrets.”

A short word that reveals your resolve.

Immediately after that, the Teenager launched himself at me.

A swift strike that strikes the ground.

Flash!

The tip of the Tearant’s sword shines brightly…

Kaan-! Kwaaaaaaaa!

Soon, it seemed to be stuck on the wall with that momentum.

“Wow, heo-eok…!”

A brief engagement.

My sword twisted its direction and sent the Terent flying into the wall.

“Lord Tarant!”

“Oh, how could it be that a special engineer was killed with one single blow!”

The duel with the Terrint ended in an instant.

Countless debris appeared to be falling around the tearant buried in the cracked wall.

Jeokjeok, Jeokjeok-.

Fighting.

As the pieces flowed down the crack, the surrounding nobles hurriedly took refuge.

The time required to defeat the knight protecting the emperor is one second.

There was no one who showed his fighting spirit again towards me who defeated the Terrint.

“······They are definitely strong. Indeed, it seems that the rumors about the Jet Black Knights were not false.”

The guard knight had fallen, so now there was only one left.

Approaching the emperor.

I was able to walk towards the throne alone without being disturbed by anyone here.

Turp, trudge -.

While the sound of my footsteps echoing on the tiles, the emperor who was looking down at me spoke in a weak voice.

“Stop there. “It’s Hwangmyeong.”

“······.”

“Yes you bastard! “Didn’t you say it was Hwang Myeong?”

Ignoring the Emperor’s voice as he attempted his final struggle, I walked towards Bastreal VII.

The distance that had been ten steps shortened to three steps, and then again, there was less than one step left.

I climbed all the stairs and was able to look at him with a higher gaze than that of the Emperor.

And the first thing I did when I approached him was to plunge my sword into the top of the ornate throne.

Quang! Quad deuk-.

The sword cutting into the chair made an ugly sound, and the emperor, who was watching the scene, was astonished.

“Hey, you bastard…!”

“I am not your subject.”

“······.”

“How long do you plan to keep that attitude?”

Underneath the chair pierced by the sword.

The emperor’s eyes looked back and forth between the sword and me.

Blink, blink-.

He looked at me with blurred focus, and then spoke in a relaxed voice, as if he had resigned himself.

“It doesn’t mean anything anymore.”

“okay.”

“What do you want? “Are you planning on killing me?”

A dejected voice echoed here.

There was no energy left in the voice of Bastreal VII, who had a sharp sword at his side.

“If not, do you want my position? Are you hoping to take this throne from me, take over the crown, and sit on the throne yourself?”

“······.”

“Tell me if you want. “Let’s release all the wanted information on the Jet Black Knights.”

If you want, I will even hand over the throne to you as emperor.

Bastreal VII seemed to be saying that.

However, I didn’t care about the emperor’s position.

He did not give up his name to enjoy wealth and power.

Even if I became emperor here, there was no benefit to me living alone.

“Not required.”

The responsibilities that the emperor must shoulder and even the political preparations necessary to ascend to that position.

I had no intention of carrying even a single bit of it.

The longing for an emperor that no one recognized did not exist from the beginning.

“Are you saying that there is no need for the position of emperor?”

“I don’t care at all who becomes emperor, or even if the traitor Pasgar sits in that position.”

“······Right.”

“It would be better to just make a contract.”

However, I had to do what I could for the members of the Jet Black Knights excluding myself.

No responsibility is taken.

It only takes the benefits that come from that right.

That was the purpose of my visit to the empire, and it was also the reason I chose to meet the emperor face to face.

A choice for the future.

I decided to wait and see what the future would bring to the empire.

“······It’s a contract. “What kind of contract are you talking about?”

“In the future, the Jet Black Knights plan to drive out prestige from all over the continent, including the empire.”

“It’s about driving out prestige….”

“And in recovering the territory, I will deliver an outline of the material and human assets that must be provided to the Jet Black Knights from the entire empire, including the imperial family.”

Emperor, Bastreal VII.

I made eye contact with him and informed him.

“Approve.”