The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 595



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Episode 595

Part 20: Broken Oaths

“Let go of this…!”

One of the elders was resisting strongly, pulling himself away from the tangled crowd.

“I am the elder of this swordsmanship family…!”

He screamed as if he was going crazy.

“How dare you touch this body like this and think you and the likes will be safe?! If you don’t want to be exiled from the clan along with your family, then let go right now-?!”

Bam…!

Could it be that the outrageous remarks provoked the guardians of the law, who were trying to maintain a calm expression as much as possible?

Red blood spurted from his head as he held on to the leg of the heavy conference hall chair.

“100 million…?!”

All at once.

His eyes rolled back, revealing the whites of his eyes, and his entire body sagged with energy.

“Huh…?!”

“The elder was hit…! The guardian angel hit the elder…!”

Naturally, some of the elders who witnessed the scene shouted.

“… … .”

but.

The guardian angel who had been swinging the baton had already disappeared into the crowd of other guardian angels, and his comrades had become accustomed to hiding his presence.

“Subdue! Take him away!”

The guardians grabbed the elder’s two feet, who was bleeding from his head, and began to drag him away.

Thud, thud…!

His unconscious body was dragged mercilessly across the floor, crashing violently into the chairs and desks on either side.

“What the…?!”

“Elder…!”

Clank, clank.

The swordsmen who saw this sight from outside the door could not contain their anger and grabbed the hilts of their swords.

They were bodyguards to protect the elders, and each of them was a warrior of considerable skill.

“Are you trying to resist the due process of the court?!”

“Put down your sword immediately!”

The guardians of the court who surrounded them also had no choice but to draw their swords and become tense.

But, actually.

“don’t do it…!”

“no…!”

“Elders… ?!”

The ones who stopped the escort warriors were the elders who were the subjects of their escort.

They hugged their fellow elders and desperately tried not to leave, while shouting and cursing outside.

“The moment you openly counterattack with force, it’s all over…!”

“That’s what they want…! Force must never be used in broad daylight…!”

“…What is that?”

So, is it better to keep resisting in vain like this and get beaten up and dragged away like a dog?

At that moment, the escort warriors hesitated, unable to understand the elders’ words.

The elders’ voices continued to be heard through the noise.

“If we counterattack with force, the Archduke will also be given a justification to use force…!”

“Those crazy warmongers from the War Department are going to take action right away…!”

Creepy.

“… … ?!”

The escort warriors felt a chill down their spines, and all of them immediately took their hands off the hilts of their swords.

Some even placed their swords on the floor or raised both hands above their heads.

“Ha, even in this situation, all those calculations are possible.”

The head of the law enforcement department, who had briefly checked the scene, laughed in vain.

“As expected, the elders of the main family are elders.”

Then he turned his head and gritted his teeth at Akmun Oewonju Hakunhyeong.

“No. How could these elders, who are so intelligent, have broken the family rules so many times?”

Tsk tsk.

He clicked his tongue as if to show off, but as expected of a foreigner.

No longer was there a greater display of emotion in response to provocation.

“…I heard an unconfirmed rumor that the former head of the court was in conflict with the Grand Duke and returned to his hometown with all his limbs intact.”

He squinted his eyes.

“I just had a hunch, but it was as expected. Now I know for sure.”

Oewonju Hakunhyung said with confidence.

“The former head of the court had made a deal with the Grand Duke by handing over the ‘Court’s Secret File Box.’”

“The secret file box of the court…?”

The head of the law shrugged his shoulders calmly as if it was the first time he had heard it.

“I don’t quite understand what you’re talking about-.”

“If it’s a secret file, I’ve heard of it.”

The one who intervened in the conversation was the head of the elders’ house, Wang Gu-geom.

“I’ve heard that there is a secret file box in the court of appeals that is passed on from generation to generation, secretly, from each generation of court of appeals to the next generation of court of appeals.”

and.

Inside it.

It is said that the book contains information on the corruption and weaknesses of those in power that the guardian angels have collected in the dark for generations, sometimes even breaking the law.

It is the last bastion of the court of appeals to protect the existence of the court of appeals.

“In the past, the Archduke pushed the Guardian Lord to the end. Was it to pressure him and get his hands on that secret file?”

Even if you prepared for it a long time ago.

The elders who had been cleverly avoiding the investigation net until now, and as many as thirty-two of them, were caught for corruption at once.

If the secret file box really exists.

If Yeon So-hyeon had obtained it from the former court clerk who was on the edge, all of this would be explained.

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

of course.

There was no way that the head of the law department would acknowledge that fact.

“I just hope that the elders who created the law don’t think that they are above the law.”

and.

Until now, there were people who watched the scene from the railing above.

[father.]

Namgung Bukwi, the head of the Namgung family, cast a melee attack on his father, King Geomwang.

[The timing was good and the preparations were thorough, but their final resistance ended so easily that it was almost futile.]

Is it impossible to stop the combustion that has already entered orbit?

He felt bitter water rising inside him.

[Now, let’s go back.]

“… … .”

but.

Namgungje, the Emperor of the Uncrowned, stood with his hands on the railing and looked down, showing no intention of moving.

“father…?”

“… Not yet.”

“yes?”

The Sword King spoke without blinking even once, his gaze fixed on the head of the household, Hakunhyung.

“Is this all there is to it? My intuition is whispering to me. That outsider is not the type of person to end things here.”

* * *

Luoyang Swordsmanship, Naewon.

“indeed…!”

Six gold-threaded tassels swinging from the waist.

The foreign secretary, who was the highest ranking official in the palace, equivalent to the sixth rank, could not help but express his admiration.

“I thought you were just going to leave those reckless elders who dared to try to establish a cabinet system. Did you already anticipate that the Grand Duke would move the court of defense?!”

He continued to exclaim in admiration, sticking out his tongue.

“Sure. If the court moves and strikes the presbytery, our house will be like blowing its nose without touching anything.”

Okay then.

The secretary of the same company sitting next to him also nodded.

“Well, so the Chief of Staff didn’t give any other orders after calling in all the staff.”

“That was enough…!”

“Okay, now. Let’s return the personnel to their original positions-.”

But then.

“No, not yet.”

The person with seven gold tassels hanging from his waist, the secretary to the chief of staff, shook his head.

“The elder cabinet system was certainly a strong hand, and the timing and preparation were thorough, but that won’t be the end.”

In that regard.

The eyes of everyone in the audience widened.

“that is…?”

“What are you talking about…?”

And the answer is.

It came from the Chief Minister himself, who was sitting cross-legged at the head seat.

“The foreigner Hakunhyung, that guy….”

When he opened his eyes, his pupils, resembling an abyss whose depth was difficult to fathom, were revealed between numerous wrinkles.

“He is definitely not the type of person who would risk everything on just one thoroughly prepared plan.”

“… What do you mean?!”

The people in the audience swallowed dry saliva.

“Are you saying that the foreign lord has another plan…?”

“Preparing for failure…?”

“… … .”

but.

Instead of answering their questions, the chief inspector raised his hand and gave an order.

“As of now, the guard’s alert level has been raised to the maximum.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

How is the current Director General of the National Intelligence Service accepting this situation?

There was no answer more certain than that.

* * *

The carriage of the institution.

“Your Majesty the Four Princes…!”

The head of the six departments of the law protection department returned with a bright expression after receiving an update from his subordinates.

“Your Majesty’s plan was a success…!”

He continued his report, unable to hide his delight as he opened the door.

“It is said that the arrest of the elders is almost finished smoothly, without any major bloodshed… but.”

He noticed that the expression on Sakongja Yeonbi’s face was strange and stopped talking.

“Your Majesty, is there a problem…?”

“You’re late.”

“yes?”

Sagongja Yeonbi said as she looked out through the crack in the door of the carriage that Hobeop Yukbujang had opened.

“Even if it’s for the security procedures for the highest committee members, the waiting time is getting too long.”

“ah…?”

The head of the law enforcement agency was embarrassed.

“Well, I haven’t attended a proper Executive Committee meeting yet, so I don’t know much about that-.”

“There’s no way it could take this much time.”

Saying that.

At that moment, when Sakongja Yeonbi got up from her seat to check the situation.

Groan, groan.

He saw the agency’s soldiers, who had been calmly guarding their surroundings from afar, begin to stir.

[in action…!]

[Respond immediately…!]

In the midst of a flood of urgent, complex sounds that suddenly become intertwined here and there.

Sakongja Yeonbi, who sensed the situation in an instant, clenched her teeth.

“Damn it, the foreigner…!”

* * *

Presbyterian Church, Great Hall.

“… Right now. What are you planning, Oewonju?”

The relaxed expression of the head of the law, Wang Gu-geom, who suddenly interrupted, changed in an instant.

“If you’re going to talk nonsense here…!”

When he took up his sword.

“No way.”

Looking at that sight, Hak-un-hyeong, the head of the household, suddenly smiled.

“Your Highness, you have already acquired a large portion of the swordsman’s power. Within the system. We are the ones who must fight under the protection of the system.”

He asked, spreading out both arms.

“But, would I dare to try to talk nonsense here?”

His words were logical and consistent with his past actions.

However, the chief of the law enforcement unit warned without letting go of the strength in his hand that was holding the sword.

“Your chance has already ended, Lord Oewon. Your Highness will soon become the head of the small family by the Supreme Council.”

“It’s the top management meeting….”

The words of the foreigner Hakunhyung were as gentle as ever, but for some reason.

It felt like there was a terribly sharp needle hidden at the end of those words.

“I asked what you were aiming for, Oewonju.”

Despite the warning words of the head of the Jangrowonju, Wang Gu-geom, the head of the Oewonju, Hak Woon-hyeong, simply continued to say what he wanted to say.

“Certainly. The Supreme Council of the main house has enormous authority and power. It is an organization that represents the head of the family. Of course. But… .”

The soft laughter of Hak-un-hyeong, the head of the household, who was laughing, resonated meaningfully throughout the surroundings.

“With such enormous authority and power, there are certain limitations that follow.”

“…no way?!”

As if he had noticed something, the eyes of the elder, Wang Gu-geom, grew wide.

“Yes, that’s right. That’s right, the ‘Oath of Silence.’”

As if acting.

As he walked slowly on the floor of the convention hall, where blood was splattered here and there, Hak-un-hyeong, the head of the household, spoke.

“According to the law, ‘All Supreme Council members lose their positions as soon as their identities are revealed.’”

that.

It was a safeguard to prevent the top members from gaining personal power through their vast authority.

“Our elder cabinet system failed, but….”

He’s spinning.

He turned his huge body around and whispered to the Elder and the Chief of the Dharma Protection Department.

“The appointment of the Grand Duke as the head of the household through the Supreme Council will not be easy either.”

* * *

“Your Highness, this is an emergency…!”

Ugh, ugh.

Without even a moment to catch my breath.

Deputy Director Myeong reported urgently by voice.

“Just a moment ago! Three of the nine supreme council members were stripped of their positions after their identities were revealed through anonymous reports…!”

Bam…!

“Oh, shit!”

The servant, Yeon-bi, could not hide his anger and slammed the wall of the carriage.

“Were you targeting the top members…?!”

As if this side hid the courthouse and its secret file cabinet.

The other side was hiding the identity of the top members.

“Is there no way…?!”

The captain asked the deputy chief of staff, Myeong.

“In exceptional circumstances, there must be a way to proceed even when there is not a quorum at the direction of the Chairman of the Executive Council!”

“sorry.”

The deputy chief of staff answered with a dark face.

“That chairman is one of the three whose identities have been revealed.”

“… … !”

It was a method so thoroughly prepared that even the fearless Sa-gong-ja Yeon-bi got goosebumps for a moment.

But then.

“That’s interesting. Well, then we should do that.”

The person who had been silent inside the carriage until then.

“Big brother…?”

“Bia, don’t panic.”

Grand Duke Yeon So-hyeon opened his mouth with a bright laugh.

“Finally. Now, the real work begins.”