I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel Chapter 48

Became the youngest prince in the novel Episode 48

Chapter 14 Award Ceremony (2)

In front of the main gate of Chimseong Palace.

“Do you mind if I go alone?”

There, Thierry, the shadow leader of eternity, looked at Sion and asked.

The place where Zion is now heading was the place where Zion was officially awarded the title of successor designated by the emperor.

Although it wasn’t a very dangerous place to go alone, there was concern in his eyes.

Because I already knew something different would happen there.

“Okay, what did you give me more instructions than that?”

Shion asks while nodding slightly.

Since Thierry was a shadow anyway, I couldn’t take him to such a place.

“I’ve prepared everything, but… … “Are we really going to move like that?”

Thierry answered Zion’s question as if he was slightly suspicious.

Since Shion was the true owner of the shadow, he would follow it unconditionally, but it was true that he was not sure about this order.

Because if even one thing is broken, it becomes useless.

“then! Who are you talking about? “Has the owner ever been wrong?”

Before Shion could respond, Liu Sina, who was next to him, suddenly leaned forward and opened her mouth.

“By the way, master. “Can’t I follow along?”

A thousand-year-old witch asks Zion with deep expectations and young eyes.

But Shion shook his head at that question.

“no. And what you think won’t happen this time anyway.”

“… … ?”

A doubt lingered in Liu Sina’s eyes.

It wasn’t that Zion told me not to follow.

As she killed so many people, she was better than anyone else at smelling blood.

Even though the smell of blood was so strong from Zion now, Zion was denying it.

“Hang in there.”

Shion smiles and turns away as if she has no intention of answering the witch’s questions.

“Please take care of yourself.”

Fredo muttered as if he was praying as he watched Zion’s back getting further and further away.

Shion thought that Fredo’s words were wrong.

Because it was your enemies, not yourself, that you had to watch out for.

The sun is slowly setting beyond Baekseong Palace.

In the light that flowed from it, Zion’s shadow was cast long.

* * *

Agnes Imperial Castle had a total of eight palaces used for ceremonial purposes.

Among them, Uiseong Palace boasts the fourth largest size.

A large number of people had already gathered in the large hall within the palace.

‘It’s bustling.’

The leader of Icarus, Regan, thought to himself as he looked at the people entering the hall with cold eyes.

Is it because it is the heir award ceremony for Prince Sion, which is the hottest topic in the capital, including the Imperial Castle?

The number of nobles who attended this investiture ceremony was much larger than other ceremonies usually held in the imperial castle.

Regan could read deep curiosity in the eyes of those nobles.

Perhaps that curiosity is about Prince Zion, who will appear soon.

‘The more eyes there are, the better.’

When a smile appeared on Regan’s lips.

“Long time no see. Mr. Regan. “How have you been?”

The nobles around him noticed Regan and began to approach him one by one and say hello.

He is the highest level wizard in the Summoning Magic Tower and a genius wizard among geniuses who rose to level 7 and established his own domain at a young age of less than 40.

Along with him, it was Regan who became one of the powerful figures in the imperial castle as the right-hand man of the 3rd prince Enoch and the leader of the wizard Icarus.

It was natural for people to flock to him as he soared upwards on a perfect elite course.

“Haha, it looks like you’ve improved on your character since the last time I saw you. Are you still thinking about getting married? … .”

“My name is Brühl of Rue Penroll. This time, I read your paper on summoning magic, and it was really amazing… … .”

The only people who gathered here were low-level people who were just picking up falling beans or trying to build up connections.

Therefore, Regan dealt with them roughly and looked at the head table on one side of the hall.

The third prince, Enoch, caught his eye.

“… … .”

Unlike Regan, Enoch was quietly watching the ceremony with only a few of his confidants, the great nobles, around him.

Enoch’s eyes and Regan’s eyes met.

The 3rd prince nodded towards Regan so subtly that only he could tell.

The third prince nodded like that, and a light was shining in his eyes as if he was entrusting everything to Regan.

It was a very strange scene for Third Prince Enoch to be present at Prince Zion’s successor award ceremony.

There was no agitation in Regan’s eyes, as if he had already been scheduled to do this.

‘The preparation is perfect.’

Regan thought as he nodded towards the 3rd prince.

The third prince he served was the most influential witness to prove what would happen here today.

A person who should never be left out of today’s events.

‘It’s a bit of a stretch that the 5th princess also attended the ceremony… … .’

With that thought, Regan looked at the 5th princess Deanna sitting at the other head’s table.

In the first place, it was an ironic sight that another royal family member, who was no different from a competitor, was in the position of conferring the official successor qualification designated by the emperor.

Even so, Enoch, who had already discussed it, could not understand that the Fifth Princess was here.

‘Well, it wouldn’t be a bad thing since there was one more member of the royal family to prove it today.’

As Regan finished his thoughts, he looked at Deanna, who was looking at the ceremony hall with curious eyes, as if she was expecting something.

“Anyway, the person who will be attending today’s ceremony is a little late.”

One of the nobles surrounding Regan looked toward the entrance of the hall and opened his mouth.

“If you’re the main character… … “Are you talking about His Highness Zion?”

“Yes, the person who is the most famous person in the capital these days for subduing the Phantom Army, one of the disasters.”

“Hehe, I still can’t believe it. Who would have thought that ‘that’ Prince Sion would subdue the disaster… … .”

The others also gently nodded their heads in agreement with the words of a middle-aged nobleman with a stylish brown mustache.

In fact, it was something no one here expected.

Who would have thought that Prince Sion, known as the shame of the royal family, would solve one of the disasters.

Even if the succession ceremony had recently been passed, it was only a basic ritual that all direct royal family members had to go through, and as a result, Shion’s evaluation only improved slightly.

But this incident was on a different level from that.

A feat that no one in the royal family has yet achieved.

Therefore, the evaluation of Zion could not help but rise rapidly.

“The Emperor already knew this would happen, and chose His Highness Prince Sion as the successor… … .”

The nobleman who had been talking while stroking his chin closed his mouth as he looked at Regan next to him.

It was a well-known fact that Regan was the 3rd Prince’s confidant.

at that time.

“But do you know what? “The subjugation of this phantom army may not have been accomplished solely through the power of His Highness Prince Sion.”

A male bureaucrat with thick eyebrows and curly hair, who was watching from the side, spoke in a subdued voice.

“yes? “What does that mean?”

“I heard that when the phantom army was subdued, not only His Highness Zion, but also Liam Reiner, the retired leader of the Annihilation Corps, and members of the Gray Lions were present.”

“Huh, is that really true? then… … .”

“Yes, Her Highness Sion may have received help from Her Highness Evelyn. “It is possible that Her Highness Evelyn led everything from the beginning.”

Everyone here knew that Eveline Agnes, who had vacated the imperial castle as she was currently on an expedition to the border of Demon Station, felt sorry for Sion.

Besides, I don’t know how many people were there.

The very existence of the Gray Lions, the elite knights under Evelyn Agnes, was enough to raise suspicion.

No, it’s good enough to be confident rather than doubtful.

“… … Well, I was wondering how on earth His Highness Zion subdued the disaster, but it would have been possible if the Gray Lions intervened.”

“Huh, then shouldn’t the succession certificate also be invalidated?”

“If that’s true. What do you think, Regan?”

The mustachioed nobleman looked at Regan and asked.

This was the moment when Regan, who smiled slightly, was about to open his mouth to answer.

“Her Royal Highness Prince Zion Agnes is coming in!”

A loud cry came from the mouth of an attendant standing at the main gate of Uiseong Palace.

People’s eyes naturally focus on the front door.

and.

Clap!

Finally, the door opened and Zion entered the palace.

At that moment, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze, as if the body had been dipped into ice water.

The silence that begins with that.

Jerk, jerk.

In such silence, only the sound of Zion’s steps begins to resonate regularly.

Zion slowly crosses the center of the hall.

The eyes of people moving after Zion are shaking.

An overwhelming presence flowing from Zion.

And the ominousness and eeriness that arose with every step naturally struck people and spread feelings of fear.

“That person… … “Are you really that Prince Sion?”

A quiet word flowed from the mouth of someone who saw Zion here for the first time.

Various modifiers that have been attached to Prince Sion like tags until now.

Among those modifiers, none of them matched the Prince Sion in front of me.

As if I was seeing a completely different person.

How many people in the world can overwhelm others with just their presence?

This was possible only for a very small number of people who were born with the qualities of a ‘ruler’, and among them were direct blood relatives of the royal family of Agnes.

Prince Sion did not have such qualities and was therefore almost abandoned by the imperial family.

However, Prince Sion, who appeared at the ceremony right now, was giving off the scent of a perfect ruler.

More than anyone else here.

Jerk, jerk.

Shion crossed the hall that was still filled with silence and sat down in his seat next to the 5th princess Deanna.

Could that have been a signal?

“Whoa… … .”

Only then did the atmosphere in the hall and the tension among the people relax.

However, the nobles are still unable to approach Zion, the main character of this award ceremony, and only look at them.

Even without any force, there was still something that made it impossible to approach Shion carelessly.

‘It’s gotten darker than the last time I saw it.’

Legan twisted his lips as he looked at Shion.

No matter how low the level of most of those currently in the ceremony hall is.

If they were able to create this kind of atmosphere just by appearing and walking, it would be correct to say that the level was higher than last time.

‘It actually worked out well.’

It would have been a disaster if Prince Sion had simply become stronger, but what Prince Sion had mastered was the power of magic.

The higher the level of black magic, the stronger its characteristics are revealed and the more difficult it is to hide them.

And it will be easier for Regan himself to find out.

‘Now, the actors are all ready. There’s only one last thing left.’

Thinking like that, Regan looked towards the entrance of Uiseong Palace and smiled softly.

But he didn’t know.

Before he knew it, Shion was looking at him with amused eyes.

fantasy,