The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 113



I Got Engaged

The 1st Prince.

Luke Raizen High Sirion.

His oppressive gaze met mine quietly.

The 1st Prince stands in opposition to Duke Robliaju in the final scenario, Act 6.

But he is not entirely on the protagonist’s side.

What he desires is the throne.

He is a man who will do anything for the prosperity of the empire.

To such a man, I asked what merit there would be if I helped him now.

For the 1st Prince, who has been revered all his life, it was an audacious statement.

“Now, that sounds like if there is no merit for you, you would gladly side with the 3rd Princess.”

The pressure emanating from the 1st Prince slowly tightened around my body.

But even in the face of the empire’s most powerful figure, I shamelessly smiled.

“Is there really such a thing as ‘my side’ or ‘your side’ in this world? Dividing people only leads to losing what could have been gained.”

“Bold.”

The First Prince slowly leaned back in his chair.

“No, perhaps it’s fearlessness?”

Sharp.

I have lost my fear now.

Without that, I couldn’t have piqued the First Prince’s interest and drawn him into conversation.

Moreover, I knew that the First Prince couldn’t recklessly do anything to me right now.

I had garnered international attention with my recent solo exhibition.

Although I had to be transferred according to the law, anyone could see that I was being treated with great value.

The Master of the Blue Tower had been researching Jerion’s magic for a very long time.

His goal was to bring back the magic of the transcendent sage Jerion to this world.

The First Prince couldn’t possibly be unaware of this goal.

The Blue Tower currently stands neutral, not siding with any faction.

As one of the most influential towers in the empire, it would be troublesome if it were to shift to the opposing side.

Thus, neither the First Prince’s faction nor the Third Princess’s faction dared to touch it.

They judged that it was better to leave it alone as long as it remained neutral.

Now, someone who could handle the magic that the current Master of the Blue Tower had longed for the most had appeared.

Even if the way of handling magic was different from Jerion’s, the fact that I dealt with the magic of the ancient dragon was already a great merit to the Master of the Blue Tower.

Moreover, the White Wood Duke openly showed favor towards me.

Just seeing the White Wood Duke personally escorting me in a carriage showed her protection.

The White Wood Duke was also one of the neutral figures.

If I played my cards right, I could receive positive reactions from both the Master of the Blue Tower and the White Wood Duke.

‘The world mostly runs on connections.’

The connections behind me were more tempting to the First Prince than anything else.

Naturally, the First Prince wouldn’t dare to mess with me.

In other words, my current attitude was confidence backed by my connections.

“I don’t particularly intend to side with anyone.”

“For someone who says that, your actions so far scream ‘look at me’ to anyone.”

Everything I had done was nothing but noisy affairs.

An event that inevitably draws attention.

Among them, it was naturally the First Prince who drew the most attention to me.

He suddenly appeared in the form of Hannon, the First Prince’s confidant.

And he even snatched the transfer to Jerion Academy, which the First Prince had arranged, and took the position.

It was something that could only leave him astonished.

Now, instead of siding with him, I was turning my words around, which was extremely irritating to him.

“What does His Highness the First Prince think of the Duke of Roblia?”

The First Prince’s eyebrows twitched.

It wasn’t the Third Princess, but the Duke of Roblia who was mentioned.

It was openly revealed that the Duke of Roblia was aiming for the throne.

Everyone knew it, but it was something that couldn’t be spoken out loud, and I said it openly.

At this point, it was like saying that I wasn’t on the Duke of Roblia’s side either.

“The Duke of Roblia is a meticulous person.”

“He is also an ambitious man. And I believe that intense ambition can sometimes be a poison.”

“Don’t you want the Third Princess to become the emperor?”

“If Her Highness the Third Princess wishes to become the emperor, I will not stop her.”

Instead.

“I do not want the Duke of Roblia to become the emperor either.”

It’s a contradictory statement.

But the First Prince did not misunderstand its meaning.

“It’s as if you’re saying you can make an emperor anytime.”

“There’s no way I could do that alone. But.”

The First Prince’s faction and the Third Princess’s faction hold equal power.

They have already taken everything that could be shared.

Only the untouchable things remain.

In this situation.

“The influence of my inclusion cannot be denied.”

A newly appeared small weight.

The scale tilts with such a small weight.

Moreover, the weight that arises from my siding with someone is not just me alone.

Since I appeared in Hanon, the First Prince has placed many ears in the academy.

And in the process, he will know the various people I am involved with.

The First Prince may not know how deep those relationships go.

The people surrounding me are all extraordinary.

‘Immediately.’

Even just looking at Isabel, she awakened the wings of the goddess this time.

The First Prince must have heard this news as well.

Gradually, many things are revolving around me.

It was thanks to my struggles to bring the scenario to the official history.

The interests entangled with me, not just as an individual, began to shake the stagnant situation.

“Ha, huhuhu.”

At that moment, the First Prince slowly laughed.

He looked at me leisurely, resting his chin on his hand.

“You’re not an ordinary madman.”

He established me as a madman.

“But at least I understood your intention. If there is a common enemy, you would become an ally more than anyone else, right?”

“Exactly.”

A common enemy, the Duke of Roblia.

I will certainly contribute to defeating that enemy.

The First Prince, who heard my words, slowly relaxed his posture.

“Moreover, you have keenly noticed my disposition.”

Caught.

The First Prince does not trust those who follow him unconditionally.

He prefers those who can move based on the merits he can clearly provide and the fairness of the transaction conditions.

Those are the ones the First Prince favors.

As long as they have merit with the First Prince, they will never betray him.

Moreover, the First Prince had the confidence that he could gradually draw them firmly to his side.

The innate charisma of an emperor.

The First Prince possessed this the most.

“What is it that you want from me?”

The First Prince instead asked me to tell him what I wanted.

Like Baekmokgong, he was the most influential person after the Emperor.

His proposal could grant me anything in this world.

“My identity.”

So, I decided to set a safeguard here.

“If you help me resolve the aftermath and legal issues that will arise when I reveal my identity later, that will be enough.”

If I hadn’t pretended to be Hanon from the beginning, there would have been no problem.

But I got involved in this matter and entered the scenario.

The First Prince wouldn’t be able to read all of my intentions.

However, at least my proposal was something he could willingly accept.

The First Prince let out a hollow laugh.

“Iris, did you seduce that child in the same way?”

“I didn’t particularly seduce her.”

“It will be quite a sight when it’s revealed later that you’re not her cousin.”

With that, the First Prince stood up.

“Oh, by the way, since I’ve seen the results of this deal, let me tell you something.”

My eyes met his.

“You are not the only one who has come to handle the magic of the ancient dragon.”

At the same time, my eyes began to widen.

I understood what he meant.

‘Nikita.’

Nikita had traces of the ancient dragon’s remnants left behind.

Since she had used the ancient dragon’s magic once, she couldn’t completely escape its influence.

Nia is by Nikita’s side.

Surely, knowing this, she chose to handle the ancient dragon’s magic instead.

‘You’ve grown.’

I could clearly feel how much effort she had put in all this time, being the embodiment of hard work.

“Moreover, the magic research of the deceased Nia is almost complete. However, unless one is a mage of Nia’s caliber, they won’t be able to use it.”

The First Prince’s lips curled into a chilling smile.

“You can look forward to it. A new wind will blow through the Demon Palace.”

“I have high expectations.”

The First Prince waved his hand and left.

As soon as the First Prince closed the door and left, my body finally relaxed into the chair.

Though I wasn’t scared, I was mentally exhausted.

It was only natural after such a battle of wills with the First Prince.

‘I don’t know about anything else.’

I just want to return to the Academy as soon as possible.

Today, I miss the Academy more than ever.

* * *

There are laws and order in the world.

But there are also those who play above such laws and order.

Baekmokgong and the Blue Tower Lord.

The imperial law had to be revised once again by these two, who stand at the pinnacle of power and magic.

An example of the inclusion of the dragon’s magic in the Special Hero Law was brought up.

These reckless humans.

They went as far as to rewrite the Empire’s laws.

“Is this really okay? Someone might use the fact that the law was rewritten as an excuse.”

“Who would dare use an excuse against a law I created?”

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At Baekmokgong’s words, I shut my mouth.

What meaning does it have in front of the person who creates the laws?

“More importantly, boy, many things will happen around you from now on.”

I handled the dragon’s magic in front of the whole world.

Naturally, it will spread far and wide across the world.

Surely, people from all over the world will pay attention to me.

It’s not entirely a welcome thing for me, but there was no other way to prepare for the approaching fifth act.

‘And.’

The fourth act is not over yet.

The mad wizard Vinesha.

She will come to Jerion Academy because of this incident.

“And I can’t help you beyond that.”

“It is enough that you have spared my life this time.”

I almost ended up on the Empire’s execution platform.

It was thanks to Baekmokgong’s active intervention that I was saved.

Then Baekmokgong revealed his hand and ruffled my hair roughly.

“Hmm, a hero must endure such things!”

It seems that in Baekmokgong’s eyes, I still look endlessly young.

“Moreover, there was a secret message from the Saintess.”

Baekmokgong is a hero trusted even by other nations.

Therefore, it seemed he conveyed his gratitude along with a separate message for helping with this matter.

“A message, you say?”

“The Saintess seems to have a lot of interest in the boy. When did you seduce her?”

It seems that once the situation was settled, he was asking how I knew Narea.

“She seems to want a personal contact network. Be careful, as you never know what might happen if you touch the Saintess in the Holy Kingdom.”

“I have no such intentions. But I would appreciate a personal contact network.”

“Oh, you rascal.”

But Baekmokgong laughed heartily, saying he liked that side of me.

He was an old-fashioned person.

“Hanoon.”

Just then, Sharin appeared from afar, waving her hand.

She appeared with the Blue Tower Lord, looking utterly exhausted.

Sharin approached me and said with a languid face.

“We’re in big trouble.”

“What is it?”

Suddenly, big trouble?

“They want us to get engaged.”

What?

“Hehe, you’re quite the rascal.”

Baekmokgong’s laughter was no longer audible.