The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With - The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With chapter 164

164 – I Hate the Empire So Much (4)

I asked Ornette to open a portal to the imperial castle.

There was a coordinate disruption spell in the castle, so I couldn’t connect the portal directly, so I landed on a nearby street.

As soon as he came out of the portal, the dark chill that penetrated his skin made him shrink his neck.

Low dark gray clouds and fog.

In the colorless city center, tired and expressionless passersby pass by in silence, bumping shoulders.

This imperial capital, Grand Test, is truly not a place for people to live.

I adjusted my clothes and walked down the cobblestoned streets toward the imperial castle.

The imperial castle, with only part of its spire exposed through the fog, looked gloomy, like the devil’s castle in a fantasy novel.

I slowly walked sideways along the moat, avoiding the gaze of the guards chatting beyond the drawbridge.

There are watchtowers at regular intervals on top of the high walls, but half of them are imaginary.

Since it is not possible to deploy guards to all watchtowers, the watchtowers with a specific turn are left empty and you will not be caught if you go over there.

I drank the elixir, jumped over the moat, and climbed to the top of the castle wall, blinking.

Looking down from the top, you can see the headquarters of the Imperial Knights there.

Throwing my body with all my might, I blinked once more and jumped onto the roof of the headquarters.

Let’s see, where is the manager’s office?

After guessing the direction, I climbed the wall upside down and went down like a spider.

I looked inside the window and saw Emeric sitting with his head down.

When I knocked on the door, he looked at me and his eyes widened.

“Open the door.”

But the guy didn’t come right away and kept glancing next to him hesitantly.

When I looked closely, I saw another person sitting in front of Emeric.

A tall, grizzled middle-aged man.

Isn’t that the 1st prince?

When the 1st prince stretched out his hand and tried to grab Emeric by the collar, Emeric got up and ran to the window.

“Leonard! It’s the devil!”

“What?”

“The first prince has been possessed by a devil!”

As soon as she jumped into the window, the 1st prince got up from her chair and walked backwards.

As he pulled out the Nightrend, fear appeared in the 1st Prince’s eyes

A normal human would not react to Nightrend like that.

“If it’s a high demon that possesses a human body… Is it Lesfera?”

Hearing the name, the first prince, no, the devil, flinched and looked back at the door.

As he blinked and stood in front of the door, a deep sense of despair appeared on Resfera’s face.

“Ha, this bastard. I thought she was behind, but she went into the 1st prince’s body and hid?”

“Leonard… You can’t kill me.”

Lespera smiled evilly.

“If you kill me, you will become the person who killed the first prince. Even if you were a raw meat person, would you be able to handle that?”

I glanced at Emeric standing behind Resfera.

The guy shook his head briefly.

“It’s a shame I couldn’t kill you.”

I accelerated rapidly and slashed the man’s temple with the tip of the hilt of Nightrend’s sword.

“Huh?!”

Emeric shouted as he picked up Lespera, who fainted and fell.

“You must not die!”

“I didn’t kill him. He fainted.”

“How will I subdue him if he wakes up again?”

“Well, I’ll have to think about it then. For now, sit down.”

Only then did Emeric sigh and wipe his sweaty face with a handkerchief.

“Hey, you bastard. Are you sweating like that just because you talked to the devil?”

“That devil… Said he would kill me if I didn’t kill you.”

Emeric said in a tired voice.

“For you, it was a matter of death for both sides.”

“Okay…”

Emeric, who slumped down in his chair, really looked like he had aged ten years.

He was so mentally exhausted that he didn’t even react like he was scared of me like last time.

“Do you want to drink something…” ” ?”

I waved my hand at Emeric, who was trying to get up from the desk again.

“That’s it. I’ll get it. Where is it?”

“Over there, the nightstand.”

I went to the place Emeric pointed out, looked around at the bottles, took the one that looked the most expensive, and poured it into a glass.

As soon as I poured him a glass, Emeric gulped it down.

It’s like a person who wandered in the desert for a month.

“What on earth? What happened?”

“Then I really want to ask. Why did you come into the imperial castle? Judging by your behavior, it doesn’t seem like you were officially invited.”

“I killed all of the 4th princess’s personal adjutants and death squad.”

“Are you saying they were annihilated?! How on earth?!”

Emeric’s eyes were about to pop out at my words.

“There is something like that. Actually, I was going to ask you about this and that, but when I saw that the first prince was possessed by a devil, I understood the whole situation.”

“You understand?”

“I think that demon was trying to get rid of me to prepare for the coming of the Great Evil. So he had Imer raise corpses to lure me out and make them fight each other.”

“Descent of the Great Devil?!”

“Yes. And I’m sure he approached the 4th princess and told her that if she kills me, she will make her emperor. Otherwise, the 4th princess’s tone cannot be changed overnight.”

“I don’t know what’s going on… But why did you go to the 4th princess first instead of the 3rd prince?”

“Of course, it was because I thought there was a higher chance that the 4th Princess’ death squad would kill me. Because you failed.”

“I see…”

Emeric lowered his head.

“But the Great Devil is being resurrected? Sigh…”

I sighed, tearing my blonde hair.

“Don’t look so pathetic and try to sort out the situation.”

“The situation has already been resolved. In line with the resurrection of the Great Devil, isn’t it true that the devil possessing the 1st Prince is wandering around trying to get rid of you in advance?”

“That’s right. Then let me ask you a question. Was it because of the 3rd prince that you and the others betrayed me?”

Emeric held his head and said nothing.

“You asked.”

“That’s right. The 3rd prince approached.”

Emeric said in a weak voice.

“He made us a promise. He would put us all in key positions in the empire if we supported him.”

“Why was I left out there?”

“They say they don’t like demon hunters because they are dirty.”

I laughed out loud.

That was the only reason.

If it weren’t for that, the 3rd prince would have completely eliminated the 4th princess and become emperor by now.

You’re a stupid person.

That’s probably why things got so twisted and twisted.

Not all high-ranking people are smart.

“So I did that. After that, I got involved with you one after another and met a bad end.”

“That’s terrible. Is it my fault?”

“Of course not. I never said it was your fault, Leonard. It was just a mistake we made because we were blinded by greed.”

Emeric continued speaking.

“I was a thorn in the side of the 4th princess. She was the biggest power that her rival was, the 3rd prince, had. So she kept encouraging the emperor to send me to you. Hoping you would get angry and kill me.”＜ Br﹥

“You looked at the wrong person.”

“Yeah. You’re not the type of person to act so recklessly.”

“Then what are you going to do now?”

“I don’t know.”

Emeric shook his head.

“I never thought that I would become a chess piece that would be okay if I threw it away at any time. I had my own ambition, but I didn’t have the courage to handle it, so I kept pushing myself into the abyss. .”

“Stupid bastard. Looking at the current situation, isn’t this a huge advantage for you?”

“What do you mean?”

“The 2nd prince has no strength, and the 4th princess has lost all of her strength. So, the 3rd prince and the four knights are now the strongest group in the imperial castle. If we keep quiet like this, won’t the 3rd prince eventually become emperor?”

Emeric’s eyes turned to the fallen First Prince.

“That’s right. That one remains. Just kill it, then.”

“Kill me?”

“Okay, kid. Now that things have come to this, just push forward boldly. Cut them out and kill the 2nd prince right away. Then tell the 3rd prince to overthrow the castle. Since we have the knights, won’t that be enough?”

“Is that possible?”

Emeric’s hands began to tremble slightly.

You’re scared again.

“The knights are not my private army, Leonard. They all work directly under the emperor, and I am merely an appointed commander. Even if I were to attack the imperial castle, I would definitely be agitated if even one of them opposed it.”

“I see. Then you can take care of it. I came here because I was curious about how the castle works.”

I got up from my seat and pulled out Nightrend.

Emeric, who saw the blade emitting black energy, was frightened, knocked over his chair, and took a step back.

“Bring your bag.”

He struck Nightrend and cut off the first prince’s head.

There was almost no bleeding because Nightrend’s black energy burned the cut surface.

“Damn it…”

Emeric hurriedly retrieved his tactical backpack from under his armor stand.

Emeric opened his mouth as he watched the First Prince’s corpse being crushed into his backpack.

“I’ll take that.”

“Really… ?”

“Yes. The weak and incompetent first prince felt pressured by the competition for successor and was assassinated while on the run.”

“I understand…”

“I originally thought about killing you.”

Emeric, who had just put the 1st Prince’s head in, stiffened.

“But when I actually looked at it, your situation was so miserable and pitiful that I decided to withdraw. However, from now on, don’t touch me again.”

“I promise…”

Emeric answered cheerfully.

“But when did the Great Devil become…” ” ?”

“I don’t know either. I don’t know how I will be resurrected.”

“I see…”

Emeric shook his head.

“Then let’s go. If you can, just retire and settle down somewhere in the principality and start growing grapes. Stress is bad for your body.”

I said goodbye to Emeric and jumped out the window.

* * * * *

After Leonard disappeared, Emeric sat down blankly and muttered.

“After retirement, grape farming…”