The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 601



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Episode 601

Part 1, Number One Hundred and Fourteen

Secret cave of the Supreme Management Council.

“It is said that the former chairman, the elder of the Geomjon Gwan-gu Seon-wi, made his way through the crowd and returned to the Martial Arts Academy.”

The report of the machine gunner echoed throughout the building.

“Your Majesty said that today, instead of returning to the official residence, he will spend the night at the Military Academy meditating. That is all for the report.”

“… Mr. Chairman, you have done a truly great job.”

Strictly speaking, he was a former chairman, but he was called that way out of respect.

“…at las.”

The other supreme council members laughed bitterly at the supreme council member’s words.

“The original sin passed down from our ancestors has been revealed to the whole world….”

“Yes… .”

“But, I.”

Another top member shrugged.

“Rather, I feel relieved now that it’s like this. I think I’ll be able to get a good night’s sleep for the first time in a while today.”

He burst out laughing and showed Yeon So-hyeon his hands together behind the sunshade.

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

“hmm.”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded briefly in greeting, and the highest member then spoke to the officer of the organization that had submitted the report.

“Please tell the Chairman that we sincerely thank you.”

“All right.”

The agency’s Musashi left the place like that.

Now, only Yeon So-hyeon and six other top members remain in Bidong.

“Your Highness.”

Red sunset light poured down from the hole in the ceiling, illuminating Yeonseonhyeon.

The new female member of the Supreme Council spoke to Yeon So-hyeon, looking at her intently as if trying to remember her appearance.

“Now that the Chairman has revealed the truth, what comes next?”

Yeon So-hyeon answered immediately.

“The General Administration Office will soon issue a statement in my name supporting the current Supreme Executive Council.”

“…indeed!”

The top committee members quietly admired him.

“In that case, the lifespan of our Supreme Executive Council, which has received support from the Archduke, who has been revealed to be the clear successor, will be extended for a while.”

“But at the same time, there will be many who will not accept the chairman’s one-sided revelations-.”

Another top member took up the matter.

“-With this, the foundation has been laid for the precarious chaos that the Grand Duke desired to continue.”

The overflowing chaos was balanced.

“exactly.”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded slowly.

“That’s right. The situation is becoming such that they have no choice but to move.”

There was no one here who didn’t know that the ‘guys’ that Yeon So-hyeon was talking about were referring to the Demonic Cult.

“…Is there anyone you are particularly paying attention to?”

“Yes.”

The top committee members leaned forward at Yeon So-hyeon’s immediate answer.

“Who are they?”

Yeon So-hyeon looked up and answered while looking straight in the direction of the top members.

“All the top members whose identities I have revealed and caused to be overthrown.”

* * *

General Administrative Office.

“From now on, distribute the statement that my older brother prepared in advance to all members of the family.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The statement referred to the statement that Yeon So-hyun had made in which he expressed his support for the current top management council.

The fuel cost of the four-wheel drive vehicle is in advance.

The statement was prepared for mass production and distribution in the form of a poster.

“It must be posted so that everyone can see it in key groups including the outer ward, inner ward, and elders’ ward.”

“Please leave it to me.”

After confirming that his subordinates were moving quickly, Sakongja Yeonbi returned to the room where her older sisters were waiting.

Now that we had finished our business, it was time to wrap up what we had been talking about.

however.

“Big sister…?”

“Bia (翡兒).”

Unexpectedly.

His older sister, Princess Yeon Yu-hwa, was waiting for him in the sunset-lit hallway.

“I’m sorry I was so excited earlier.”

She said, placing her hand on her forehead.

“Of course, the guys at the emergency meeting at that time and the current top members couldn’t be the same people. It almost caused trouble for you and Sohyun.”

“no.”

Yeonbi shook her head at her apology.

“I am the one who is sorry for not telling you in advance.”

Was it the sight of such fuel efficiency that was so admirable?

“Via….”

“Then, let’s go in.”

Yeonbi turned her head and grabbed the doorknob as she saw her old mother smiling at her.

“wait for a sec.”

“yes…?”

Princess Yeon Yu-hwa placed her hand on Yeon-bi’s shoulder and cast a close-range transmission spell.

[It’s something that’s hard to mention in a place where Da-eun and Dahye are. I couldn’t ask them properly earlier.]

“… … .”

on the sly.

Sakongja Yeonbi turned around, having put down the doorknob of the room where her twin sisters were.

[What’s going on?]

Yeon Yu-hwa asked.

[I’m talking about the top members who led the torture of mothers.]

“ah….”

indeed.

The fact that some women and two women were being tortured was something that the twin sisters Yeon Da-eun and Yeon Da-hye did not know.

And since it was better not to know in the future, Princess Yeon Yu-hwa asked this separately.

[The thirteen members of the emergency response committee that I met with right after my father collapsed are different people, right?]

[Yes, that’s right.]

All of the top members who led the torture of Il-soo and I-bu-in died after their fall from power.

[You said earlier. The thirteen members of the emergency response meeting were all dismissed by So-Hyeon?]

[Yes. After they transitioned to the Supreme Council system and became Supreme Council members. Oh, to be exact… .]

The fuel efficiency of the four-wheel drive vehicle has been corrected.

[As I said before. Except for the elder swordsman, not everyone.]

[Okay, so to sum up that story…]

The oil painting gave a brief slurp.

[Already. In this story alone, Sohyun has brought down more than ten top members.]

[Yes, but…?]

[But, but. Bye.]

Princess Yeon Yu-hwa continued the conversation while holding onto Princess Yeon-bi’s shoulder.

[In this great family, over the course of ten years, were they the only members of the highest council who were excessively greedy or did things they shouldn’t have done?]

“… … .”

When the Duke of Sakong, Yeonbi, realized what the Princess Yeon Yuhwa was trying to say, she shut her mouth and looked up at her.

[That would never happen. We don’t know. Countless people would have been intoxicated by the power they held as supreme members, or they would have revealed their hidden natures. But then…]

One time of condensation.

He swallowed dry saliva and continued speaking.

[So, by the way. How many top members has Sohyun brought down in the past ten years?]

“… … .”

Silence fell in the hallway.

* * *

“Total, one hundred and fourteen people.”

“… … !”

The top committee members opened their eyes wide and held their breath at Yeon So-hyeon’s words.

“Like that….”

“Ten years is a long time, but….”

“Human desire is a scary thing. Even those who were sane. If you come here, you will have seen people who are not in their right mind.”

“… Hmm.”

Even the top members.

It was the first time that the number of Supreme Council members who were ousted by Yeon So-hyun was confirmed.

“… I had an idea, but there were that many.”

“In the first place, unless the Archduke himself had told us, we would have had no way of knowing.”

“…But, Your Highness.”

The new female executive member opened her mouth.

“Isn’t a number like one hundred and fourteen too many to secretly track…?”

A little while ago, the Archduke was definitely.

He said he was watching them.

“You will need an absurd amount of advanced resources, so how will Your Highness-”

“-That makes sense.”

The answer came not from Yeon So-hyeon, but from a fellow Supreme Council member.

“yes?”

“The same goes for you. In the first place, the candidates for the highest ranking members elected by the Senate are either retired or on the verge of retirement.”

“That means….”

“Yes. Most of the 14 people that the Grand Duke mentioned who were not born with internal energy have already reached the end of their natural lifespan.”

“ah.”

“And you may not know it since you were appointed as the highest member not long ago….”

In place of the senior member who was trailing off, another senior member spoke.

“I have heard that the Senate of my house has been tracking the movements of all those who have ever held the position of a high councilor, even for a short time.”

“… … ?!”

The eyes of the new female executive committee member grew wide.

“No, there shouldn’t be such a clause in the family law or the internal regulations of the Supreme Council. And in the first place, once a Supreme Council member is appointed, he or she is a lifetime member…!”

The new female executive member cut herself off and held her breath.

“ah….”

“exactly.”

Smiling bitterly, the other top members spoke.

“One hundred and fourteen people.”

“We just found out. There were so many people that the Grand Duke personally filtered out.”

“The Senate must have felt the same way.”

so.

The Senate of the Sword Family was doing something beyond its authority by pursuing those who were its highest members.

“…then.”

As the new female member of the Supreme Council muttered and turned to Yeon So-hyeon, he, who had been watching the conversation, opened his mouth.

“The person whose lifespan is over is sixty-four.”

He calmly listed the numbers.

“There are thirteen people who committed unacceptable acts and are locked up in the dungeon. Eight people were executed. Twenty-nine people were released due to lack of qualifications, minor crimes, or suspended sentences. So… .”

One time.

Yeon So-hyeon, who had caught her breath, said.

“Total, one hundred and fourteen.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The top committee members were shocked.

To figure out their qualities and ambitions, to guess their hidden identities, to overthrow them, and to figure out their subsequent actions.

How much time does Yeon So-hyeon have?

And with what passion and anger have you devoted yourself to this work?

“… Your Highness. Then.”

Dare.

The new female executive, who had given up on guessing, swallowed dry saliva and asked him.

“Should we seek the Senate’s cooperation and work together to track down those who are still alive…?”

“of course.”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded.

“If there is cooperation from the Executive Committee, we can achieve better results. However, if the Executive Committee steps in now, there is a possibility that problems will arise.”

She understood immediately.

“… It’s because of the trust our members have in our top management.”

“exactly.”

today.

There was no way to know what kind of impulsive action some unspecified individual, dissatisfied with the Executive Council, might take during a highly sensitive, classified operation.

“…then.”

The new female member of the Supreme Council asked with a bitter expression.

“How can we help your Highness?”

“… … .”

for a moment.

Yeon So-hyeon, who had been keeping her mouth shut, slowly opened it.

“First. Choose only the most trustworthy and capable ones. And then….”

Yeon So-hyeon looked at the crowd and said.

“Put them on an operation to track and observe the three people I name.”

“Those three…?”

Yeon So-hyeon answered.

“They are the ones who survived until now, except for the former chairman, Geomjon, among the thirteen members of the Emergency Response Council.”

* * *

Yeon Da-eun and Yeon Da-hye.

The twin sisters’ eyes widened.

[Survived until now…?!]

[A former Supreme Council member from the 13th Committee…?!]

[yes.]

Sakongja Yeonbi nodded heavily.

[Currently, two of them are in hiding, and one’s whereabouts are unknown. So-.]

[No, wait a minute…!]

The excited third princess, Yeon Da-eun, intervened.

[How are those guys still alive and well out there…?! Aren’t they the ones who stole the family from my older brother?!]

Yeonbi smiled bitterly.

[It was only today that the truth was revealed.]

“ah….”

The fourth daughter, Yeon Da-eun, shrugged her shoulders at the third daughter, Yeon Da-eun, who had her mouth wide open.

[Before that, there was no justification or evidence to punish them. Of course, the situation did not allow it.]

“wait for a sec…!”

Yeon Da-eun, the third princess who had been screaming in her natural voice without realizing it, quickly switched to voice transmission.

[That means, soon…!]

The princess, Yeon Da-hye, nodded.

[The one who accuses them of their original sin has appeared. Therefore, they must definitely get rid of the suspicion and suspicion they are receiving. And that means… .]

As I looked at Princess Yeon Yu-hwa, she continued the conversation.

[… Those three are going to move soon.]

Yeonbi nodded.

“Yes. And….”

* * *

Yeon So-hyeon said.

“I think at least one of them is a cultist.”