# 65
“The Imperial Palace may be dangerous, but it is equally safe.”
"Sorry?"
Robin's words sounded completely unintelligible, making Dearyn doubt whether it was she who was unwell or Robin who was speaking slurred.
“Ah, I didn’t explain well enough. What I mean is that inside the palace, nobles except for members of the imperial family are not allowed to maintain bodyguards, so security might be… just a little, there is a slight problem.”
"A little? Where's the little problem?"
The walls and walls of the palace are strong enough to withstand any attack without being affected.
There can't be a killer breaking through this door.
However, if someone inside the Imperial Palace turned into a murderer, there was no way to stop him.
Swords and bows are not the only way to kill people.
If necessary, you can suffocate it, poison it, or push it into the pond.
“So the advice is that you have to be aware of such things and prevent them properly..…, that’s all.”
“Miss…… I think there is usually nothing to worry about.”
“Yes, that's right. Usually.”
It wasn't something the average person cared about.
Is it possible that there are only so many things you can live with that are so hateful that someone would kill you?
Even if it was a quiet murder, there was no one who would stir up such a serious matter within the Imperial Palace. But Dyaren and Ceres had already long gone out of the scope of ordinary people.
“Do you think Sirius could be normal?”
“Of course not, of course.”
With Sirius's actions, Dearyn could have bet 10 gold coins that someone would eventually lose their temper and try to assassinate him.
“Why don’t we go to another palace or even a remote place in the countryside?”
“Your summoning to the Imperial Palace was based on Lady Shalott’s will.”
"Yes."
Indeed, Deyarin felt this was the situation from the first meeting.
After the project was over, it was time to ask the questions I had avoided for fear of being killed as a way to silence me. Now, death is inevitable, whether here or there. Although I tried not to get involved, I did get involved. So, I'd better collect as much information as possible to help protect my life.
“So, was the partner in this project also Lady Charlotte?”
“There was also the will of the Third Prince.”
Robin answered directly, without manipulation.
“So, sending assassins and trying to get rid of the members of the Eighth Squad...”
“...It's very obvious.”
Robin tried to smile gently and move on from the topic carefully.
It was clear that the Second Prince was watching the Third Prince, and the Third Prince was seeking to bring down the Second Prince, and Deyaren knew about it.
However, Dayaren had no intention of going easy.
“I ask because the matter is not clear. Depending on whether it is the Emperor himself or the Second Prince, the response will be different.”
"millimeter…."
Robin clamped his mouth tight and began to play with his clasped hands. His hands moved ceaselessly, moving from above his legs to his knees, then under his chin, and he seemed unable to steady himself.
Even with the apparent nervous movement, Deyarin did not waver.
“Ah, well,” she said. “You just have to tell me if it’s about the Emperor himself or the Second Prince, but you’ve been procrastinating too long. Either way, I’m in a dangerous situation.”
Deyarin turned into someone who looked like a wayward young man from a popular neighborhood, her troubles as a holy councilor in the company of the palace vanished.
She added: “But for me to die here with you would be mass suicide.”
Robin asked worriedly: “Will you die if I say that?”
She replied: “I might die, yes. The difference between finding out for yourself and them telling you about it is very clear.”
Robin looked at Dearren with eyes full of injustice and sadness, as if pleading.
He said: “Me too… I’m just a noble, in fact I only became a chancellor because I was born with a good mind, I thought of using it for the good of society and accumulating some benefits to eventually become a marquis…”
“Oh, I see...” Deyarin replied indifferently.
Although Deyarin's answer was devoid of spirit or seriousness, Robin continued speaking in a muffled voice filled with tears, as if he was about to cry.
He said: "Yes, and in the end, I am also a big victim. I don't know why my life has deviated to this extent... Honestly, I am not primarily responsible... If the one who should bear the responsibility, it should be a general, right?"
Dayarin asked him: “What about the general?”
“The General is on the Second Prince’s side...” Robin replied.
“Ah, so it’s from the Second Prince’s side.”
“…….”
When Robin closed his mouth, Dearyn's lips had already lifted into a sly smile.
Robin's crying expression froze.
“What, what did you say?”
“You said that the general is on the side of the Second Prince.”
“Ah, haha, right. Yes, that’s common knowledge.”
Robin was sweating as he desperately tried to get out of the situation.
However, Dearyn was smiling mercifully like a ruler looking at everything from above, cutting off all escape routes.
“Robin is on the side of the Third Prince, so he was summoned to face this torment… correct?”
“I didn't necessarily say I was from the Third Prince's side…but hard work is true.”
“Ah, so even if you are now at the Third Prince’s side, you are ready to betray at any time if things get worse.”
Robin simply fell silent.
He felt that anything he said now would be harmful.
Robin was not someone who carried deep meanings like the ruler's will.
He was just a feudal lord's son, an ordinary person who took care of his daily affairs.
He was affected by what was going on around him, just as Deyarin was.
“What about the second prince?”
Dayarin remembered the face of the second prince who passed by in the parade.
That was just yesterday.
That prince who looked like a heavenly being from afar, was now breathing behind the walls of the same palace.
It was a strange feeling.
Although she was still the same Dyaren as she was yesterday, the world around her suddenly changed.
Rapid changes in the world make it difficult to keep track of things.
But, even if things were slow, she had to figure it out step by step.
If it was not possible to escape by simply touching the surface of this world, but if she wanted to make Ceres fully immerse herself in this world, then she should also learn to swim in it.
“The second prince is……”
Robin hesitated to choose the right words.
“Just say something briefly.”
“It’s… fucking, uh, no, not that……”
“……Aha……”
Dearyn smiled lowly.
Aha, it's too bad.
If this word reached the Second Prince, it would be a big problem.
Dearyn didn't need to say that frankly.
“Ha, ha, ha.”
But the low laugh carried all the threats.
Robin closed his eyes tightly.
He found himself in a difficult situation again.
It seems that priests are no better than ordinary people.
Compassion and love are all myths. They are people who exploit and threaten.
“Since you've already revealed everything, why don't you tell us clearly?”
“……I will…….”
In the Imperial Palace, although there are few assassins, there are many calls to prayer.
Words pass through tongues and spread everywhere.
We usually consider words passed between people as passing dust, but there is one person who cannot transcend that.
Second Prince, Endean.
“You know that the Second Prince is making every effort to obtain his appointment as Crown Prince, right?”
“Yes, that's why he went to the battlefield himself, right?”
Although he had not personally been seen on the battlefield, he had heard that the Second Prince set up a castle-like camp away from the fighting for several days before returning to the capital.
When the Second Prince’s army was sent to the front, he shouted the order “Attack!” In the foreground. Then, at the end, he appeared to force King Sorbin to surrender, and he was there to secure the victory.
“I haven't checked it carefully, but it seems he didn't have any trouble and took all the heroic roles.”
"That's exactly who he is. He leaves the suffering to others and takes the credit for himself. If these actions reach our ears, how many more actions that we don't know about have he done?"
“I understand.”
The picture has been explained.
The prince who always expected to become the Crown Prince, and who grew up believing that he would surely get the position.
But suddenly, the Third Prince began to consolidate his strength.
The Emperor is still postponing the appointment of the Crown Prince, making the situation ambiguous.
Anxiety increases, however, ambition cannot be eliminated.
“It seems that things are not clear for you.”
“Exactly, he doesn't see people as people.”
“However, is there anyone around him?”
“Because he is the most prominent candidate for the crown prince.”
Dearyn looked at Robin, raising her eyebrows in surprise.
“If the most prominent candidate for the crown prince is clearly there, why are you working so hard with the Third Prince?”
“The Third Prince pays fairer compensation for work.”
“Ah! That's right.”
Dearyn understood immediately.
If so, it must be accepted.
“Indeed, nobles should follow whatever side, but I don't want to live by doing things that I cannot accept as a human being.”
“Things you cannot accept as a human being?”
Robin looked at her with a bitter smile.
“Like creating Unit 8.”
“……!”
In the end, it came out.
The entity responsible for establishing the eighth unit.
The source of all these events.
Deyarin covered her ears after she discovered all the secrets.
“What are you saying? I didn’t hear.”
“The eighth unit was established by His Highness the Second Prince……”
“What? I can’t hear what the coward is saying.”
“The eighth unit was established by His Highness the Second Prince……”
“I don't hear!”
Explanation of the events: Look at Robin's brothers working with the Third Prince. The Third Prince is a child, but his mother is Charlotte is strong. The Third Prince wants to strengthen his power with the help of the Eighth Division, which was created by the Second Prince, but the Second Prince is the one who now wants to kill the Eighth Unit and targets Deyarin and Sirius, and Robin does not reassure him, even though he said that the Second Prince's actions are brutal, because Robin is smart. I feel like he is playing on both sides.
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