The Prince Wants To Retire

2. contract

A contract with a mythical being that I thought would take longer than expected. However, when it seemed that it would go faster than expected, Kariel, who had been relaxed, got busy.

I was planning to find Werewolf’s rigid body technique to buy time and slowly recognize a mythical being, but the order was changed.

‘Is it fortunate that Surt’s relics are cursed?’

Perhaps because of a strong curse, it was not difficult to approach because he was treated as a naughty person in the Imperial Palace.

Although only the pattern was the crown prince, the authority itself was stronger than expected. It was because it was possible to access to a fairly high place among the royal palace treasure troves.

‘It will be difficult to bring it out, but it will be possible to see.’

Cariel shook his head as he thought about it.

Surt’s treasures that remain in the Imperial Palace are not the world-destroying magic sword, the heart of a colossus, or the essence of Muspel, but a necklace that is said to contain some of Surt’s power.

A necklace that said that his power, which was strong enough to frighten even the main god, was contained in the tail of a mouse.

However, the level of the curse that leaked out was strong, so it was worthless as a treasure.

It only has a symbolic meaning because it contains the power of an existence that once declared an end to the mythical era.

‘If it was Seongguk, I would have put it somewhere and sealed it double or triple.’

Cariel thought so and smiled. It was because I had a feeling that God had handled the work more meticulously than I had expected.

If it was a rare treasure, it would have been difficult to access, but if it was a cursed relic that no one was interested in, it would have been aimed at the fact that even Kariel in its current state would be accessible enough.

daughter!

At the sound of the bell calling for the servant outside, Tarion opened the door and entered.

“I will go outside.”

“You need to get some more rest.”

“I intend to lightly look around the palace.”

At Kariel’s words, Tarion sighed.

“All right.”

Tarion answered with a sigh and asked while looking at Kariel.

“Do you have a destination?”

“Looking at the imperial palace.”

“… … Yes?”

At Kariel’s answer, Tarion’s pupils were puzzled.

“Why did I suddenly see the imperial palace… … ?”

‘It’s related to my body’s recovery.’

Kariel answered with a soft lip, but Tarion, who had been supporting Kariel for a long time, understood it at once and her eyes trembled.

In the meantime, even though he ran all over the place to recover Kariel’s body, there was no improvement at all.

It was all about using all kinds of drugs to suppress the fire and stop the progression of the disease.

And in return, he had to live with a sickly body with limited mana utilization for the rest of his life.

‘I’m not sure.’

In response to Kariel’s answer, Tarion nodded slightly.

Looking at the books piled up like a mountain in the room, it seemed that Kariel had found the answer, but in fact, he did not expect much.

It was because I couldn’t find an answer after only a few days of research.

I just thought it would be dignified to move around like this without just lying there without hope.

“Get ready.”

“Yes.”

Tharion went out at the same time as he answered, and Kariel prepared to go out.

Kariel, who was not feeling well, had to ride a carriage to move around the Imperial Palace.

Even if he looked around the garden for a while inside the Crown Prince’s palace, he was not feeling well enough to have to get on a specially designed pedestal.

So there was a lot to be prepared for.

“Ready.”

When Tharion came in and reported that it was ready, Kariel cautiously walked out of the room.

“You have to be careful. Ouch! Always safe! safety… … .”

“okay. Be quiet.”

Kariel, who gave a face to Tarion, who was chattering next to him, climbed into the carriage with a sigh.

The prince was so weak that even getting on the carriage had to be helped by Tarion.

That was the current Kariel.

‘A damn body.’

Kariel gnashed her teeth and got on the carriage.

As a wagon made by artisans with blood and sweat, there was no rattling feeling that was common, but the feeling of fatigue rushed in just from the unfamiliar environment.

‘I’ve suffered a lot in my previous life.’

Kariel thought so and recalled her previous life.

Until he became emperor, he devoted himself to recovery, barely recovering his body enough to serve as a human.

Of course, this process would have been impossible without Tarion’s dedication.

While thinking about this and that, the carriage arrived at its destination before anyone knew it.

“Meet Your Highness!”

When the knight guarding the palace treasury saluted and greeted, everyone in the vicinity bowed.

No matter how sickly the crown prince is, the royal family is the imperial family.

Even if the imperial power collapsed to the point of fighting the worst in the history of the empire and the crown prince without a proper power, that only applies to high-ranking nobles.

“Your Highness, did you come here for something?”

The eunuch in charge of reporting to the imperial palace approached Kariel and bowed.

Then, Kariel’s brow furrowed.

It wasn’t enough that he came late, and seeing him talking as if he were the owner of this place, Kariel’s judgement was twisted.

As explained earlier, no matter how much the imperial power is falling, the imperial family is the imperial family.

It is bound to be a difficult existence for most people, but there were some who did not fit that.

Those are the high-ranking nobles.

Those who come through the cracks of the crumbling imperial power and think that they are greater than the imperial family, or act as if they are the imperial family.

“I’m coming here, should I report to you?”

At Kariel’s question, the insider’s eyes widened.

“That, it is not… … It’s a pity that if you told me that you were coming, you would have served me with more sincerity… … .”

“Which family do you belong to?”

The eunuch fell silent at Kariel’s question.

He intuitively realized that if he said something wrong, it could lead to serious trouble.

“answer.”

“Beh, the Berriot family… … .”

“Imperial group.”

Before he could finish his answer, Kariel frowned and looked at the insider with a cold expression.

Garbage that eats away at the empire by borrowing the authority of the imperial family as if they were themselves members of the imperial family.

The same was true of the eunuch, who was making a confused expression in the face of Kariel’s cold gaze.

As if to pass this moment only, he was bending down, but his expression was full of annoyance.

Tarion, who saw that, looked like he wanted to kill the eunuch right away, but he endured it because he was in front of Kariel.

“Tarion.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Report to His Majesty to change the person in charge here.”

“Me, Your Highness!”

At Kariel’s words, the eunuch raised his head and shouted.

Then Tarion’s expression twisted.

It was not enough to dare to look directly at the prince’s face, so he even shouted. It was something that could never have happened in the days when the emperor was strong.

“Noisy.”

When Kariel gestured as if it was noisy, as if Tharion was waiting, the insider knelt down.

Then, the servants shut the mouth of the insider.

He tried to use his magical power as if to resist, but even that was blocked.

This is because all the servants of the Crown Prince’s womb were people with special careers, not general servants.

“A person who dares to shout at the imperial family and be rude cannot become a high-ranking official.”

“I will be so proud.”

When Tharion replied with his head bowed, Kariel looked at the kneeling interior and said:

“Are you sad?”

His question froze.

But only embarrassment remained, no fear or urgency.

I just desperately hope that this fucking time will pass quickly.

“Do you think that once this moment passes, nothing will happen?”

Kariel looked at the eunuch, who flinched again, and said, looking at him coldly.

“You would think that my business would be destroyed by the opposition of the nobles. Because the opinion of a powerless prince will be ignored.”

While saying that, Kariel looked at the eunuch with a dry expression.

Then, as if his thoughts had been read, his eyes began to tremble.

“I will take responsibility for you and relegate you to the province. I will show you that even a powerless crown prince can demote at least one of you.”

Kariel smiled as she said that.

Then, the insider’s expression began to distort.

It was only then that I felt that I had become a real X.

“I have to do that. Pretending to be busy, did you think I’d look after you if you came late? Or did you think that even if you sneakily rude, people wouldn’t recognize you?”

The eyes of the eunuch began to tremble at Kariel’s question.

Even though he should have known that his wagon was heading here, he pretended to be busy, showed up late, and committed rudeness even when he greeted him.

It was an act of crossing the line narrowly, so depending on the situation, it could have been passed with enough warning.

But Kariel had no intention of doing that.

He couldn’t care less about his reputation as he would soon kick off the crown prince’s seat.

“I will show everyone through you what it will be like to believe in the imperial faction and test the imperial family. So, be proud, because through you, the majesty of the emperor’s power is revealed… … .”

After Kariel said those words, he looked at the Imperial Palace and went inside. town!’ I was trying to explain something with the sound. However, the attendants of the Crown Prince’s womb could not stand still and watch it.

One of the cheeky insiders got caught by Kariel by mistake and was taken away, and the servants in the vicinity started to tremble.

Ignoring them, Kariel entered the palace treasury, and another official came up to him trembling and said,

“I, Your Majesty, the treasures inside the Imperial Palace Treasury cannot be found without Your Majesty’s permission… … .”

At the insider’s words, Kariel looked at him silently.

“No, of course, to the Crown Prince, it is possible to borrow the treasures in the treasures! According to the standard, 4 tubes… … No, some of the three tubes… … .”

“Twice! will only come out to see. So it doesn’t matter?”

At Kariel’s words, the insider trembled, swallowed his saliva and carefully opened his mouth.

“It’s okay up to 2, 2, but from 1… … .”

“know. I will not go into His Majesty’s treasure house.”

Section 1 of the Imperial Palace Treasury.

The imperial palace treasury that only the emperor could enter and only the emperor could bring out.

Except for that place, he was able to roam anywhere in the imperial palace treasury as the crown prince.

“Here it is.”

“Yes.”

With the command to wait in front of the door to Tarion, he entered the huge palace treasury.

Already out of breath after walking just a little bit, Kariel frowned and looked around.

A report of the enormous size of the imperial palace.

Looking at the huge number of treasures sleeping inside, Kariel sighed.

When he was the emperor, how regretful it was that this place was robbed.

Rebellion, monster raid, demon invasion.

Reporting to the imperial palace from several raids had never been so windy.

In addition, there were a lot of treasures that I sold because I had no money.

“There are many.”

Despite the fact that the imperial authority was falling vertically to the floor, Kariel, who had been appreciating the report of the imperial palace for a while, moved her steps straight away.

From Hall 4, which is accessible to ordinary members of the imperial family, to Hall 3, which only the immediate royal family can see, and finally to Hall 2, where only the crown prince and the emperor can set foot freely.

“Is it a shadow?”

The man in the black mask blocking his way prostrated himself and lowered his head.

Even though he didn’t even answer, Kariel nodded as if she understood.

Because shadows are what they are… … .

“I don’t intend to enter the first hall, so relax.”

Saying that, Kariel looked around.

The shadow reappeared as Kariel looked around as if he had really come to see the treasures.

“… … It is dangerous there.”

A special room where only cursed weapons are collected.

Looking at the shadow blocking her from entering, Kariel spoke in a serious voice.

“I will take care of my work, so you can focus on your mission.”

“number of people!”

After briefly responding to Kariel’s orders, he disappeared immediately.

Then, seeing the shadow, Kariel smiled.

No matter how the world evaluates you, the shadows don’t care.

Their loyalty to the emperor was real, and so was their loyalty to the next emperor, the Crown Prince.

So, looking at the shadow, Kariel smiled softly and entered the cursed room.

And at that moment, a voice rang in his ear.

-Let’s make a contract!