The Place Where I Was Sold as a Slave Was the Imperial Palace

073 Emperor’s Sorcerer ()

Sometimes I wonder if Boris’s personality is really bad.

If you want to catch it, it’s better to hit it from the beginning.

I walked like an idiot with vain hopes, I walked foolishly until my feet were swollen, but what the hell is that message that rushes right before dawn?

Rudy and the soldiers heard a loud roar in the predawn darkness.

This is Boris’ team.

It was only then that Rudy realized that Boris had driven them step by step like prey.

‘He’s a really bad-tempered person.’

Rudy pursed his lips and held up the blunted spear.

Levin stood right in front of Rudy.

One soldier stands with his back directly behind Rudy.

It was the moment when the rest of the soldiers were about to run out to create an escape route.

Something is strange.

why don’t they come on?

They are not people who will be seen as tired. Rather, they were people who thought this was an opportunity and beat them with clubs.

But why don’t you fight?

“wait!”

Rudy stopped the soldiers who were about to run out.

One of the soldiers who was leaning forward stopped abruptly and fell to the ground.

“It’s a trap. It’s waiting for a time when we’re tired and can’t think.”

As Rudy spoke, Levin turned around.

It kicks off the ground like a bolt of lightning in the opposite direction to which it was going and soars up.

Levin swung the two spears alternately, hitting a tree branch and moving away in an instant.

“All right. Come this way.”

Before Levin’s voice could finish, Rudy and the soldiers ran towards it.

Countless arrows began to fly from the direction from which the shouts had come.

There are no arrowheads, but it hurts when hit. If you hit the wrong eye, you will go blind. If it’s not just the eyes, but the back of the head is also wrong, you’ll die.

After all, those old people don’t seem to be just having a mock battle. Clearly there is something wrong with it.

It didn’t work with arrows, so this time the spear started flying.

It was fortunate that the view was not clear because of the tree branches, as it was in a shallow forest.

He fled frantically, but this time several people attacked from the side.

While we were entangled with the enemy, the sun rose before we knew it.

As the sun rises in the dark, the appearance of people slowly comes into view.

The young men of Rudy’s team gave up the fight and lay flat on the floor.

Rudy also sat down with all his strength.

Beads of sweat ran down his face and slid down his nose and landed on the floor.

This time it was a complete defeat.

Rudy’s team is considered defeated if they are together at dawn unless the enemy surrenders.

“Damn it!”

Someone muttered indignation and hit the floor with his fist.

Boris’s team began beating the snare drum, as if giving medicine. The sound of drums rang out from all directions through the trees.

Aah, those people really have bad personalities.

I swore to myself that I would never lose next time. Probably everyone thought so.

However, on the way back, I was told that there would be no more training after today’s mock battle.

‘no wonder…’

Unlike the other times, I thought that this time I was cheating so much that it was strange. Because it was the last one, it seems that he cheated without mercy because he didn’t want to worry about being found out next time.

Boris and the old men were laughing hahahaha as they walked side by side.

***

For the past three years, the Emperor and Rudy have stayed at a summer residence far from the main town of the Duchy of Watoringu.

This is because the original nature exploded when Rudy escaped, leaving only hideous remnants.

Many years have passed, but the remains are still in the same shape. There was no one in the decoquaria to clean it up, and no one had the energy.

Even after Rudy came to this country, the situation was the same.

Under the guidance of the emperor, Rudi traveled throughout the Duchy of Watoringu, meeting local people and participating in the management of the domain.

There were also significant achievements.

However, as the saying goes, even the Lord can’t help the poor, the dukedom didn’t suddenly become wealthy after just a few years of hard work.

At most, the number of people dying of starvation has decreased slightly, and the harvest of crops has gradually returned to normal.

In addition to that, it was all about expelling the people who sucked the blood of the people from all over the dukedom and hunting thieves.

The emperor and Boris praised it, saying that it was enormous. It’s like there’s nothing more to teach.

But Rudy is not a real child. Even had knowledge of Earth. What I wished for was greater.

After walking for a while, Rudy suddenly looked up at the chilly autumn sky.

A falcon was circling high in the sky.

One of Rudy’s soldiers came by and pointed a finger at the sky.

“Lord Rudy! It’s His Majesty’s hawk. He must have recognized us.”

Another soldier behind him sped up and came closer to Rudy.

“Your Majesty must be waiting.”

“Oh, let’s hurry.”

Rudy’s steps quickened.

All of the soldiers who share the joys and sorrows of the mock battle with him are trainees of magic soldiers.

There were cases where ordinary soldiers became magic soldiers, and there were also people who were selected as magic soldiers from the beginning.

What they all have in common is that they all look up to the emperor.

not a crowd Because the emperor only sees a kind side and good things in them.

Through them, the emperor personally shows Rudi what to do to gain people’s favor. And that, while continuing the fake appearance for three years.

‘It’s really amazing.’

Rudy smiled bitterly and climbed the cliff that looked as if he would fall off at the slightest tilt.

The summer house is the smallest of the duke’s castles. At the same time, it was also the toughest and most difficult castle to attack.

The summer house is built on top of a steep mountain like a rock wall.

In order to reach the castle, you have to climb the only cliff road.

It was the largest road that could barely pass two wagons, and the road got narrower the closer you went from bottom to top.

In the end, the road that ended after passing one wagon went round and round along the winding mountain, reaching the castle at the top.

Because the road is narrow and there is only one, large forces cannot move at once. They had no choice but to line up like a procession of ants.

And the sorcerer is the only army in the world that can kill such an enemy from a long distance.

Only a few dozen sorcerers were the real reason why no one could cross the Putegrin Empire.

No king or nobility wants to be the first to die when they stand on the battlefield as a captain.

The sorcerer was the only sniper in the world.

*

When Rudy and the soldiers arrived at the castle, they lowered the height of the falcon and came down.

The servant stretched out one arm of the leather protector, and the hawk sat on it. The servant respectfully pointed the arm on which the falcon was perched in front of the emperor.

Sitting in a palanquin, the emperor, who had a thick blanket wrapped around his knees, praised the hawk and put raw meat into its mouth.

As they got closer, the emperor turned his head to see Rudi and the magicians.

“Good job everyone. Boris sent someone first. Did you get beaten up?”

The emperor smiled, twisting his cheeks, which had been drooping for the past three years.

The emperor’s once stout, log-like body had lost terribly and had become thin. The sunken eyes indicated that his death was not far off.

But the emperor’s eyes were clear and deep. It felt like my eyes were becoming more transparent.

Once, once, Boris muttered.

[People’s pupils become transparent before they die. For a year before my master passed away, he was so brilliant that I wondered if this was what a legendary sage would look like.]

And when you are about to die, then the light in your eyes will disappear, Boris said with a sad face.

The Emperor himself seems to be feeling it.

With Rudy by his side, he wanted to teach him even a little more.

Rudy bowed his head and smiled.

“In the end, I was beaten without mercy.”

“hahahaha. Good, good. If you don’t have a guy with a broken bone, that’s great. With your skills, Boris is still too much. All the soldiers with him are those who were called veterans of the past.”

One magician lowered his head at the emperor’s delightful laugh. It seems unfair.

The emperor smiled and beckoned for the sorcerer.

“It was a cold day, but it was hard.”

He grabbed the magician’s hand with the tendon-protruding hand, tapped it, and whispered softly.

“Tomorrow is a match for revenge. You guys with magic tools in your hands are invincible. Run around to your heart’s content.”

“Yep! Your Majesty!”

When the sorcerer answered bravely, the emperor motioned for everyone to go inside.

“Hot stew and alcohol are ready. Come in and eat and rest.”

“thank you!”

All the sorcerers and old soldiers entered, and only a few remained, including the emperor, Rudy, and Boris and Levin.

“I am looking forward to tomorrow’s hunt.”

The emperor spoke quietly and laughed.

Tomorrow is the day to go hunting as well as magician training. I will compete with Boris’ team on the number of prey, but I have never lost.

Most of the hunted animals are given to the people, leaving some of them behind.

Almost all forests in the dukedom are usually off limits to commoners. This is because most forests belonged to kings or nobles.

Commoners were allowed to go into the forest and pick up firewood as much as they were allowed on a set day. Hunting is sometimes permitted, but rarely.

And in most cases, you had to pay taxes.

Taking this situation into account, the emperor distributes a considerable amount of meat to the subjects after the training and hunting.

Thanks to that, the Emperor and Rudy’s popularity was growing day by day.

Two attendants lifted the palanquin and moved it slowly forward, and Rudy walked beside it.

“Are you friendly enough with the soldiers?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Yes, the sorcerer is the emperor’s most precious treasure. Cherish it.”

“I know.”

“Yes, yes, that’s good. Very good.”

The emperor nodded several times.

The attendant who was carrying the emperor’s wine pulled up a slightly dripping blanket and closed it tightly in front of the emperor.

The emperor and Rudy knew each other’s thoughts roughly.

Even the emperor, who initially hid his thoughts, realized that Rudi had noticed everything over time, so he no longer hid it.

Even in front of the soldiers, he is completely treated as an heir, and the people in this castle know that.

However, the emperor and Rudy had never talked about the matter. As if their mouths are blocked by something invisible, they are just quietly exploring each other’s hearts.

Because of that, Rudi still didn’t know what the emperor was going to do.

The only thing that was certain was that he was going to make himself the successor and that the crown prince would inevitably step down from that position.

Every time the palanquin moved, the emperor’s body swayed slightly.

The wind is fierce because it is at the top of the mountain.

The emperor said softly as he curled up under the blanket.

“Rudy, come to my room tonight.”

“…yes.”

It seems that the line has finally been drawn.

Suddenly, their eyes met.

Round, mineral-like eyes stared at Rudy.

It was as if he was saying that he would not forgive him if he intended to back down.

“…”

Once you go over there, you can never go back.

The empress and the crown prince, or even the nobles behind them, would all become enemies.

And when that happens, it’s not just Rudy that’s at risk.

Nadia Grabi and Princess Lilitha will be more vulnerable prey.

Judging from the emperor’s actions so far, Rudi’s partner would be Lilitha, not the empress or other concubine’s princess.

They were chosen because they were the weakest and weakest.

The emperor’s palanquin quietly moved away leaving Rudi behind.

Rudy looked at it for a moment and then turned around.

We have to go to the restaurant where the soldiers are waiting.

Sorcerers are the emperor’s most precious troops.

The trainee next to Rudy is a jewel given by the Emperor for the future. It was a large golden armor that made Rudy a strong lord in anyone’s eyes.

The stronger the connection with them, the stronger Rudy will be.

‘But I need something a little more conspicuous.’

Rudy needed to show that he had power.

Suddenly, my shoulders felt warm.

You can’t see it, but it looks like the fire bird has landed.

When I first came to this world, the words of the chief of the guards of the Duchy of Watoringu came to mind.

[The witch’s medicine hides the crest and black hair, so you should be able to hide your identity for a while. However, the effect disappears after a certain amount of magic power rises. According to the witch, it will usually be around the age of 20, but it may be earlier or later.]

The magical power that swells from within the body sometimes jumps out to the fingertips. There were times when a single strand of black hair came out like a gray hair.

The captain of the guard said he was around 20 years old, but it wasn’t long before.

Rudy grinned.

As if agreeing with his idea, the fire bird pecked at his cheek with its invisible beak.

＜ The Emperor’s Sorcerer ＞ End