Became the youngest prince in the novel Episode 49
Chapter 14 Award Ceremony (3)
5th Princess Deanna Agnes.
The reason she came to Zion’s investiture ceremony was simple.
Although it failed to obtain the shadow of the empire.
Deanna, who had excellent intelligence from the beginning, was able to see that this award ceremony was not simply a place to grant the successor qualification to Sion, but that there was something hidden there.
Deanna was curious about what the 3rd Prince and Regan had planned. That’s why she attended the award ceremony to see it in person.
In addition, there was someone who came to look at the current state of Zion and find out whether the third prince was the one who killed the members of the former spirit corps Igracia.
‘It feels even more foreign than the last time I saw it.’
Deanna thought as she looked at Zion sitting next to her.
Has there been further progress in that short period of time?
The last time I saw her in the throne room of the People’s Palace, it was so different from the Zion she had known until now that she was surprised, but she did not feel that the prayer itself was anything special.
However, the current Shion was giving off an atmosphere that made even her flinch for a moment.
‘I wonder what kind of power you learned.’
With that thought, Deanna’s eyes lit up slightly and she slowly opened her mouth to Shion.
“Is this the first time since I saw you in the throne room, little brother?”
“… … .”
Then, Zion looked at Deanna with his characteristic drowsy eyes.
“First of all, congratulations on subduing the ghost army. “I don’t know how they did it.”
Unlike in the throne room, Deanna acknowledged Sion’s formal successor status to some extent from the emperor.
In the first place, she was the one who proposed handling the seven major disasters as a condition of proving her qualifications as a successor, and Shion had perfectly completed that proof.
It didn’t matter what the process was or who helped me.
What is important is that Shion solved the disaster, and if she does not admit it here, she will be retracting her words.
“But if you give off that kind of vibe, no one here will be able to approach you, right? “Shouldn’t we recruit the nobles here?”
After looking into Shion’s eyes for a moment, she looked around and asked.
“I?”
Shion chuckled at Deanna’s words.
“Why do we need to attract these guys here? “It wouldn’t be that useful.”
Most of the powerful nobles and officials were already subordinate to other members of the direct royal family, and there was no reason for Sion, who was no different from a competitor, to be given the right to succeed.
Therefore, the people who came here were of such low standard that they could not even be chosen by the royal family.
“Then are you really here just for the award ceremony today?”
The 5th princess asks once again as if looking at Zion.
“You’ve prepared something for me, so shouldn’t you come? “Whatever it is.”
“Anything?”
Deanna felt strange in Zion’s words.
‘Could it be that you already know what Enoch has planned? Even I barely figured out that fact?’
There was a question in her eyes, but there was no more answer from Shion.
at that time.
“Now, let us begin the ceremony to award Her Highness Sion Agnes’ successor!”
An old man with a long beard appeared on a platform at the end of the hall and shouted to the people gathered at Uiseong Palace.
The old man’s name is Soliman Waldemir.
He was a high-ranking nobleman in charge of ceremonies held within the imperial family or the imperial castle.
“Your Highness Zion, would you please come up to the stage?”
Soliman’s voice rang out once again in the quiet hall.
Shion slowly gets up from her seat and walks towards the podium.
Jerk, jerk.
With that, the atmosphere around him begins to subside once again.
The eyes of people looking at Zion walking toward the podium were complex.
Who on earth could have predicted this scene?
The scene where Shion, who was called the imprisoned prince until a few months ago, is recognized as the official successor, surpassing all other royal family members.
Jerk.
In such complicated silence, Zion finally stood up on the stage.
“From Orrelion Khan Agnes, the first emperor of the Great Agnes Empire that lasted for four hundred years… … .”
It was the moment when Soliman, who slightly bowed his head towards Zion, recited the sentence he had prepared.
“for a moment! Please pay attention here.”
A single voice came from the center of the hall.
People turned their heads in the direction from which the voice came and saw Regan standing there with an unknown smile on his face.
Feeling the eyes of the people gathered towards him, Enoch slowly opened his mouth.
“First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to His Royal Highness Prince Enoch and Princess Deanna for attending and honoring the ceremony.”
With those words, Regan slowly lowered his head towards Enoch and Deanna.
“Despite the fact that they are competitors for the throne, I cannot even begin to guess the extent of the hearts of these two people who attended this congratulatory event.”
Deanna snorted at Regan’s actions, and Enoch slightly nodded in response.
“And the protagonist of this award ceremony, His Highness Zion.”
The moment Regan said Zion’s name, the eyes of everyone in the hall focused on Zion.
After waiting for a moment for people’s attention to fully focus on Shion, Regan opened his mouth again.
“His Highness Zion subdued the phantom army, which was considered the most difficult to solve among the seven great plagues of the empire. This will be an indisputable achievement that will be recorded in imperial history. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you once again.”
Shion stares at him with calm eyes, unable to tell what he is thinking despite Regan’s words.
Along with that, doubts appeared in people’s eyes.
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I couldn’t figure out why Regan cut off the award ceremony in the middle of the ceremony to say something like this.
“Lord Legan, I will send my congratulations later after the ceremony… … .”
However, despite Soliman’s words, Regan, with a strange smile on his face, continued.
“Not long ago, no one would have thought that Prince Zion would solve one of the disasters. “He was called the imprisoned prince and was ridiculed by the world.”
“… … !”
Even though Shion was right in front of him, the nobles around him began to murmur at the bold words that flowed from Regan’s mouth.
Regan continued speaking while looking into the eyes of Shion, who still remained calm despite his words.
“But in just a few months, His Highness Zion has completely changed. He proudly passed the succession ceremony, possessed the power and charisma befitting a blood relative of the Agnes royal family, and ultimately resolved the disaster. But… … I have one question here. “How on earth could His Royal Highness Prince Zion change so much in such a short period of time?”
Regan’s eyes shine sharply.
“Some say that Agnes’s blood, which was dormant in His Highness Zion’s body, was belatedly awakened… … My opinion is different. Honestly, even if you awakened Agnes’ blood, it would be impossible to gain strength in such a short period of time. “It is a power that can never be obtained through normal means.”
“That means… … Does this mean that Zion has mastered some unholy power?”
3rd Prince Enoch asked with a questioning look upon Regan’s words.
“That’s right. “His Highness Zion learned black magic, even in the form of making contracts with demons directly.”
“!!!!!!!”
At Regan’s answer, the eyes of everyone there were filled with astonishment.
“W-what do you mean, Lord Legan! “His Highness Zion made a contract with the demons!”
Regan slowly began to explain as the mustachioed nobleman shouted.
“Recently, two instances of demonic energy have been detected related to His Highness Zion. First, once at Chimseong Palace, where His Highness Zion resides. And once at the Palace of Enlightenment, where His Highness Zion held the succession ceremony. Magical energy that an ordinary person would never encounter in their lifetime was detected twice around His Highness Sion. In addition, His Highness Zion is already showing symptoms that can only be seen in those who have borrowed power from demons.”
The black eyes that Zion saw when he left the castle gate to subdue the phantom army.
Regan clearly remembered those eyes.
“Is that true! How could that… … !”
“No, what does that mean!”
“Has His Highness Zion really mastered black magic?”
People shouting while looking at Sion and Regan alternately with shocked eyes.
Black magic.
It was like the biggest taboo in the empire.
A sin so serious and vile that it can be committed on the spot as soon as it is discovered to have been committed.
The fact that the royal family of the empire, not ordinary people, had mastered such black magic was beyond shocking and should never have happened.
It is something that literally brings down the honor of not only the imperial family but the entire empire.
“It’s not 100 percent certain yet. but… … .”
With those words, Regan lightly snapped his fingers.
“Is it really right to proceed with the award ceremony despite these suspicions?”
That moment.
Clap!
The door to Uiseong Palace opened, and seven priests dressed in pure white clothes, followed by dozens of Icarus wizards, began to enter.
“What are the authors… … .”
The priests and battle wizards passed by the embarrassed nobles and quickly approached Zion.
“The priests who have arrived now are high-ranking priests of the church who serve the light. These people will find out if His Highness Zion really has mastered black magic. “The wizards behind them were just called in to prepare for an unexpected situation, so don’t be too surprised.”
Contrary to what he just said, Regan was already convinced that Zion had made a contract with the demons.
Because all the evidence was so clear.
Nevertheless, the reason why these preparations were made was simply to make this fact known publicly.
Because it will have a bigger impact that way.
Everyone here will be a witness to that.
“Your Highness Zion, then please excuse me.”
The heresy inquisitors, who had already discussed everything with Regan, approached Zion at a running pace and began to surround Zion without even asking about her intentions.
“What are you trying to do… … !”
Was it only then that you felt anxious?
Shion, who was looking at the priests with shaking eyes, quickly tried to pull away.
Whoa!
At that moment, the magic circle that Regan had previously installed under the podium glowed and bound Shion’s entire body.
Royal family arrests and injuries in public places.
Even though that alone was a crime that could have resulted in execution, Regan had no hesitation.
Anyway, if it is revealed that you have mastered black magic, everything will be erased.
“God of light who looks down on everything in this world… … .”
The priests of light surround Zion, who is now unable to move, and begin to recite prayers.
Along with that, a sacred pattern drawn on the floor with seven priests as the vertices.
Faaah!
Soon, a light that felt sacred just by looking at the perfectly drawn pattern burst out and covered the appearance of Zion.
Arbat Dior.
It is a high-level magic that can only be used by seven high-ranking priests. It is a sacred magic that perfectly reveals if the target has learned black magic or has made a contract with a demon.
Although it was rarely used because of its inefficiency, its effectiveness was more evident than anything else.
‘I got caught.’
Regan smiled in joy as he looked at Sion who disappeared into the light.
Finally, everything was going according to plan, including Prince Shion’s confusion.
Now all that’s left is to wait for the light to disappear and for Prince Shion to appear with the dark demonic energy within it.
“How is this…” … !”
Soliman belatedly shouted in a trembling voice, as if representing the feelings of the people in the hall.
There was nothing that could be done for Zion, who was already trapped in the light.
“No way, it’s really Zion!”
The 3rd prince was also mumbling on the outside as if he was embarrassed, but he could not hide the deep anticipation in his eyes.
However, unlike them, the 5th princess watches the priests and the light with eyes whose thoughts are unknown.
“If the demonic force runs rampant, it may go on a rampage, so prepare the Icarus 1st to 4th units.”
Regan gives instructions to the wizards of Icarus in an excited voice.
‘Now, stop revealing the truth. Shame on the abandoned Agnes.’
The youthful joy in Regan’s eyes reaches its peak.
Finally.
Hwaaaaaaa!
It was the moment when the light surrounding Zion and the heresy inquisitors extended beyond the inside of the hall and outside of Uiseong Palace.
Phew!
A light that disappears without a trace as if it never existed from the beginning.
And within it, Zion slowly appeared.
“Immediately suppressed… … uh?”
Upon seeing this, the eyes of Regan, who was about to give instructions to the wizards of Icarus, began to become colored with doubt.
Holy Magic Arbat Dior.
The Heresy Inquisitor said that if a person who has learned even the slightest bit of black magic or made a contract with a demon falls under this sacred magic, all the demonic energy they possess will be expelled as soon as it ends.
However, when Shion appeared again… … .
“Why is Magi… … .”
No demonic energy was flowing out.
“Regan, this is… … !”
The Heresy Inquisitors looked puzzled and looked at Regan with shaking eyes.
Because Regan walked up to their necks to persuade them and the circumstantial evidence was extremely solid, they even took the risk of searching for the royal family.
However, Prince Sion, who spoke so loudly, was not even a black magic user, let alone made a contract with a demon.
“Does something seem wrong?”
Shion’s eyes, looking at the priests and Regan, draw a thin line.
Shion’s eyes are smiling as if this situation is very enjoyable.
That moment.
The wizard knew.
“You couldn’t believe it was targeting me from the beginning… … .”
That all of this was completely a trap set by Zion.
From the beginning, it was Regan himself, not Shion, who fell into the trap.
“It can’t be…” … “That can’t be possible!”
Regan shakes his head in disbelief and steps back.
“How, how can this be!”
The moment when the light of distrust and denial appeared in Regan’s eyes.
Quang!
“Get them all!”
The knights of the Imperial City who belatedly poured into Uiseong Palace began to rush towards the wizards of Regan and Icarus.
fantasy,
