Swordmaster’s Youngest Son Chapter 672

Episode 171. Under the golden castle… … .(One)

As soon as Dante’s order was issued, the faces of the servants turned white. They never saw Dante fail to keep what he once said.

“Sir, Your Highness the Regent!?”

“You want to destroy the imperial castle!?”

“Are you saying that right now?”

Those who were careful not to keep their mouths shut due to the pressure of authority raised their voices as if arguing.

“exactly. Do you have any objections?”

“It is a castle with thousands of years of imperial history! You can’t just get rid of it so easily!”

“Your Highness Regent, although many of the main pillars of the Viment family betrayed the Empire, this Imperial Castle belongs to the Empire, not the Imperial Family.”

“It belongs to the empire… … .”

Dante’s eyes narrowed.

“I was thinking that I would have to downsize the imperial castle someday, even if it wasn’t for this time. How many manpower and how much is the blood tax involved in maintaining this needlessly grandiose golden castle?”

“Your Highness Regent! I know very well that Your Highness trusts you. But isn’t it just heartbreaking to decide on such an important matter?”

“It’s too late after the heart attack is confirmed. If an army of chaos emerges from an unknown tunnel instead of an assassin, how will you handle it then?”

“but… … !”

“stop! I have no intention of reversing my decision, so let my subjects accept. For the sake of the empire’s safety, I will destroy this castle ten times or a hundred times.”

The servants eventually closed their mouths at the raspy voice. One more word and it would surely take four months.

Jin was still proud of Dante’s kingly side, and thought this choice was right.

However, it seemed that the picture would be better if he came out himself.

‘All of my subjects may not know Dante, but all of them are deeply loyal to the Empire. However, there are complaints from overwork and pressure.’

Jin cleared his throat.

“Hmmmm. Can the Bamal Alliance formally present one opinion regarding the demolition of the imperial castle?”

“Tell me, Sir Jin.”

“Like what Sir McGill said just now, the Prophet’s Tunnel is just a pity. Also, as the regent said, once it is confirmed, it is an irreversible problem, and it seems that the regent will never be undone.”

“Wouldn’t it be possible for the Lord to stop His Highness the Regent… … ?”

“How can I stop something that even the imperial courtiers can’t stop? Instead, the Bamal Alliance, who first talked about the tunnel, is also trying to take responsibility for the demolition of the imperial castle. As an ally.”

The servants exchanged glances and murmured.

Jin smiled at them.

It was a smile filled with pure goodwill, but the servants were also worried about what the 12 Horsemen would take.

“Currently, Tikan, a free country, has the world’s highest level of defense. In addition to the improved magic cannon spears plundered from the previous imperial family, they are armed with various cutting-edge technologies.”

“I’ll share those skills, you mean?”

“exactly. I will share more than before. Sir Amela, the person who contributed the most to the increase in Tikan’s defense power, and other personnel will be dispatched, and some of the key materials needed for development will be supported by the Barmal Alliance. From the moment you build a new castle that will be the center of the empire after demolishing the imperial castle, regardless of whether the tunnel exists or not.”

The servants thought that now that Jin had shown his hand, the next thing to say would be about what to get from the empire.

“In addition, we will support not only the new castle, but also the defense of the entire empire, and technology for flying ships will also be shared. I think this will be sufficient reward for destroying the symbols of the old world.”

However, when the story of additional support came up again, the servants wondered why Jin was doing this.

“The Barmal Union and the Empire are allies, I and the Regent are the closest friends, and the world is in danger of perishing before chaos. I want everyone to know that I’m not trying to apply to rake something from the Empire later.”

Even if he didn’t destroy the imperial castle anyway, Jin intended to do so from the beginning.

Even now that Rosa has become a vassal, and even after defeating her one day. The crisis between the Empire and Dante was no different from the crisis between the Bamal Alliance and Jin. Even if Rosa is finished off, Ziffle and Kingelo remain.

“Thanks to you expressing dislike, you receive an unexpected gift from Jin-kyung. The benefits that Jin-kyung has decided to provide are incomparable to those of the imperial castle.”

Dante was already aware of the matter, but he was condescending.

The servants were confused about whether they should like it or not, but within a few days they decided on the former.

Amela came to the empire and showed me various equipment. Of course, the various artifacts developed by Quawl far exceeded the common sense of his subjects.

“… … Demolition is not happening faster than I thought. I am concerned that I am taking too much of your time.”

It is to destroy the largest structure on earth. It wasn’t a problem that would end in a day or two.

Jin and Dante were wandering around the demolition site looking for a tunnel. The chief of staff and ministers, who knew all the secrets of the castle, predicted the location of the tunnel by combining each other’s information, and whenever a new location came out, Jin personally checked it.

It was because Jin was the only one who could properly sense the marriage period.

“are you okay. Most of the urgent matters have been solved, so your safety is the most important thing now. And that’s fast enough. No matter how hard it is, you can’t just hit it and break it.”

“Thank you for saying that. By the way, the person who is presumed to have surrendered the assassin to the imperial family is Joshua Runcandel… … . If that’s really the case, he’s definitely like a c*ckroach. He was disqualified as a jockey and came back even after becoming a disabled man.”

“Even if it’s not to the level of Sister Runtia, he probably got stronger too. That doesn’t seem to be much of a problem, but I’m worried about who the sword he gave to the imperial family will be.”

It was difficult to guess which assassin was handed over to Ayran Beament in Runkandel.

‘Of all the people I’ve experienced in the Garden of Swords, there won’t be many people who can defeat the current Dante.’

Rosa herself, Padler Runkandel, Lionel, and Runtia.

However, Runtia is currently in a state where she cannot come out for royalties, and Padler and Lionel’s destructive swordsmanship are not suitable for assassination at all.

‘Of course, there must be other people who can defeat Dante, and if their purpose is not an assassination but a surprise invasion through a tunnel. The empire will suffer devastating damage from them alone… … .’

-<Runkandel’s… … Runcandel gave the monster to the Bement royal family, Airan Bement, to kill Dante Highran, the lord of the sword castle.>

give away the monster

Jin kept thinking about that part. ‘… … Runcandel’ was left blank for lack of record magic or for other reasons, but the ambiguous expression ‘monster’ was clearly specified.

Is it just that the object’s inaction is so great that it is described as a monster, or does it mean a bizarre existence created by chaos, or something else? I didn’t know until I encountered it.

Above all.

The reason why Jin continued to consider the possibility of an assassination rather than an invasion was because the expression “monster” was singular.

“Isn’t it highly likely that the old head of Runcandel or the teenage knight you met?”

“I would do that.”

As soon as the demolition of the imperial castle began, an ominous feeling was disturbing Jin’s mind, as if something had been piled on top of it.

‘I don’t know why I’m in such a bad mood. Nothing has been clarified yet… … .’

Perhaps it was because he was filled with anger just thinking of the sword garden being stained with chaos, but Jin tried hard to suppress the ominous feeling that was sticking to him.

Kudo deuk… … !

The sound of buildings being demolished could be heard everywhere.

The atmosphere in the capital would have been much more disturbed if it had not been for the people’s absolute support for Dante and Jin.

Jin, Dante, and the main pillars of the Empire were hoping that the tunnels would never be discovered.

However, exactly ten days have passed since the demolition began.

Jin proved that his predictions were correct.

“Hongi, Dante.”

“What did you find!?”

“It’s in the third audience room on the first floor. Have the troops on standby, let’s go right away.”

As soon as the third audience room began to be demolished, the hidden spirit of marriage was revealed. No one else felt it.

Looking at the site, there seemed to be nothing unusual about the third audience room being demolished.

Sreung-!

When Jin selected Bradamante, Dante and the troops on standby prepared a defensive posture.

Soon, as the blade stained with aura cut straight through the floor of the Third Audience Room, everyone who watched it couldn’t help but breathe in vain.

‘What the hell is that!’

‘There really is a tunnel under the imperial castle… … !’

What was revealed when the floor cracked with the spirit sword was not a cross section of the stratum or underground, or a heap of soil or stones, but a black well-like soul.

The entrance to the tunnel, which was huge enough for about a hundred people to enter at once, was revealed.

“How could we not know anything while this was forming underground in the imperial castle?”

“When the Prophet formed a tunnel in the Sota Desert, Ziffle didn’t even notice. I wished he wasn’t there, but he ended up leaving.”

Jin looked around Dante and the troops.

“There are likely more entrances. Now that the existence of the tunnel is certain, speed up the demolition and evacuate the people around the castle as scheduled. We’d better go inside and check it out, just you and me.”

Dante nodded. The two went straight into the tunnel, and the rest did their part.

The tunnel was so deep that it was surprising that the ground hadn’t collapsed, but unlike the tunnels Jin had experienced in the past, the structure wasn’t that complicated.

Even as he reached the end of the basement, Jin was overcome by an unpleasant and foreboding feeling. She didn’t even wake up in fear of an unknown enemy, but for some reason she broke into a cold sweat and even had a quickened heart rate.

“Dude, are you okay?”

“Ah, in the end it showed. Right after the investigation began, I felt strangely dirty. I don’t know why. Not much to worry about… … .”

The moment you said that.

Suddenly, my spine felt chilly. I didn’t feel any special energy, but for some reason, if I moved wrongly, I felt like I would get a deep cut somewhere in my body, no. I was sure.

Dante felt the same sense of crisis about half a beat later than Jin.

And there is only one person in the world who can make two people nervous like this without any sign.

Among the assassins, he is known as ‘Salsin’.

‘no way… … !’

wickedness-!

A single sword slashed through both of them at the same time. Dante got a slight cut on his back, and Jin narrowly avoided it.

And the moment their eyes met with the surprise attacker, Jin was able to recognize the identity of the ominous premonition that had plagued him.

[porridge… … uh… … .]

“Jonah… … sister.”

Jin couldn’t help but grit his teeth as he saw her running back.