Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1197. Excitium is a double-edged sword

. Principality of Hednar.

After leaving Fiestra in the Duchy of Lorraine, the task force visited the Marquis of Hednar on the way back to the island.

That night, the Marquis of Shastra Hednar prepared a banquet for the task force.

Due to the nature of the mission, the task force often traveled around the empire, and it was one of the nobles’ duty to treat them.

Marquis of Hednar.

Introverted banquet room.

said Marquis Shastra Hednar, pouring wine into Count Keitha Coldwall’s glass.

“I heard what happened in Fiestra. I can’t see Marquis Knauf, what happened?”

“I broke up with Marquis Knauf in the Duchy of Aragon. He said we should go to the Grand Duchess of Knauf.”

“Tsk tsk! After revealing the woman like that, should I say I’m sorry or should I say I’m glad she stopped.”

“I heard that His Excellency the Marquis Hednar also had a sword-to-sword encounter with Viscount Lagoa. How do you see the state of Viscount Lagoa?”

Elio’s cultivation process was done secretly and swiftly, so even the special task force and Marquis Shastra Hednar didn’t know about it yet.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if he was a grandmaster.”

“Are you saying he’s on the same level as His Highness, Archduke Knauf?”

“I don’t know if it’s similar… but one thing is clear. Viscount Lagoa is not under Archduke Knauf.”

Count Keitha Coldwall sighed quietly.

Even he, who is called the ‘Immortal Shield’, is not wrong to say that.

‘If Archduke Knauf were defeated like this, the morale of the imperial army would hit bottom…’

Wouldn’t the prince know if there was a trick to victory? It was not a good situation either way.

‘I’m sure he’ll take care of it.’

There was no way he wouldn’t know what the genius crown prince could see with his own eyes.

Countess Keitha Coldwall shook her head to get rid of her thoughts.

“I came to the Marquis because I have something to tell you. I understand that the Marquis was involved in the fief war between Count Escudo and Count Aethos.”

“What is involvement? I helped Count Escudo, but I was eventually defeated by Count Aethos. Count Escudo is preparing compensation.”

“His Highness the Crown Prince told us not to claim compensation because there is a serious problem with the Yeongji War.”

Marquis Shastra Hednar looked at Count Keisa Coldwall with bewildered eyes.

“What is a serious matter?”

“He said that you shouldn’t bring northern nobles into the territory war. He said it was also an act of treason against the Empire.”

“…”

Marquis Shastra Hednar had nothing to say for a moment.

Of course, strictly speaking, the prince’s claim was correct.

It was an obvious mistake to bring the northern nobility into the imperial domain war.

The reason he tolerated it was because he thought it was a knight’s fight.

The Battle of Yeongji was ‘Do you see it as a knight’s participation? Do you see it as a political issue?”

“So, what did His Highness the Crown Prince do?”

“You said you wouldn’t extend it to treason against the empire. Since the northern nobles participated in the war, he said that there should be no compensation.”

“Was Count Escudo the person on the Crown Prince’s side?”

“Are there any nobles in the Empire who are not on the Crown Prince’s side?”

At Count Keitha Coldwall’s question, the Marquis of Shastra Hednar laughed.

Swayed by emotion, he asked a foolish question to the prince’s closest aide.

“Okay. I’ll treat the compensation issue as if it didn’t exist. And don’t say a word to old age. Anyway, don’t think of touching Count Aethos with that. If you don’t want to meet Viscount Lagoa, you should.”

“Are you saying that the empire should only look out for one northern nobleman?”

“Did the Count forget that I and Count Escudo were defeated by that one man? The elite of the Marquis of Hednar and the Count of Escudo are equivalent to the power of a decent kingdom. Wouldn’t it be nice if the imperial army corps stationed in the north or south were going to be diverted to Fiestra? If that’s not the case, I’m just saying don’t touch it.”

Count Keitha Coldwall’s pride was hurt, but she couldn’t refute.

The fact that the task force withdrew from Fiesta was because they didn’t have the confidence to handle him.

The task force left Hednar Castle the morning after being entertained by the Marquis of Shastra Hednar.

three days after that.

Arriving in the Duchy of Pommernburg, Countess Kaysa Coldwall received surprising news from the Duchy.

It was that ‘His Majesty bestowed the title of count and fief to Elio Lagoa’.

When he was confused by the rapidly changing situation, the prince’s confidant came to him.

“His Highness the Crown Prince told me to meet Count Escudo as originally planned.”

At Viscount Kurt Fidese’s words, Count Keitha Coldwall couldn’t hide her embarrassment.

“Are you saying that you will continue even after Lagoa becomes an Imperial Count?”

“Because we don’t know what the future holds.”

“Do you think Count Lagoa will stand on the side of the Northern Kingdom? If I did, I wouldn’t even be titled.”

“His Highness the Crown Prince said that only the Grand Duke of Knauf would suffice as a sword that got out of control. If Count Lagoa were to side with His Highness the Crown Prince, the family of Count Escudo would fall. If not, Count Escudo will come in handy.”

Countess Keitha Coldwall, who had been watching Viscount Kurt Fides in silence, asked.

“Did you go into production of Excitium?”

“I don’t know either. Don’t you know that even if you know, you can’t tell me?”

“Actium is a double-edged sword. The reason the great nobles abandoned it fifty years ago was because it was too dangerous.”

“But doesn’t the Count know that that’s the only way to control someone like Grand Duke Knauf or Count Lagoa?”

“There is nothing more dangerous than trusting in humans. If someone with excitium betrays you, the world will fall into chaos. Sir, you know that it is also the reason that Xytium went bankrupt, right?”

“I am well aware of the Count’s concerns. But isn’t there no progress just by being afraid? Trust the judgment of Your Highness, the Crown Prince.”

“If that’s the will of His Highness the Crown Prince, then it can’t be helped.”

Countess Keitha Coldwall said no more.

In fact, it was not something that could be solved by chatting with someone like Viscount Kurt Fidesz.

‘If Excitium is mass-produced, the age of knights might come to an end…’

Imagine that the musketeers are given a magic bullet that can kill a sword master.

No sword master would be able to run rampant on the battlefield like he is now.

For the sword master, Count Keitha Coldwall, that was like a death sentence.

***

The Londinium Empire actively promoted the fact that ‘Dexter Fraser II bestowed the title of count and fiefdom on Helio Lagoa’.

The northern kingdom, which learned of the fact belatedly, was upset.

As he watched closely the war between the Southern Kingdom and the Empire, the news was nothing short of a disaster.

Surprised, the kingdom of Escatos sent the Marquis Claude Bernardo to Fiestra to check the details of the title conferment.

The royal family of Escatos was so sweet that they even mobilized airships for the task.

It was towards the end of November that the Marquis Claude Bernardo arrived in Fiestra.

Hades port.

A sailboat slowly entered the mooring.

It was a magical sailboat rented by Elio and the others.

After the discovery of the green island, the sailors tying the boat to the mooring did not say a word, probably because they had been in vain for almost a month.

However, the expression of Elio and the others who got off the magic sailboat was calm.

Fabian looked surprised and pointed to the clearing where the gallows had been placed.

“Isn’t that unfair?”

“That’s right. Have you seen another high-ranking person come?”

Unlike Elio, who was insignificant, Fabian’s voice rose even higher.

“It’s the Escatos royal family crest! Did you see someone from the Escatos Palace?”

“okay? Who came?”

When Elio tilted his head, Benzel approached with quick steps.

“Come on. Count Lagoa. I was waiting for you because I thought you would come by today.”

Elio nodded, and Benzel continued.

“Marquis Bernardo came to visit us from the Kingdom of Escatos. Count Bellanus tried to take her to the castle, but Count Lagoa refused to meet him, so I found a lodging in the sea breeze.”

Elio and Fabian were delighted when they heard that Marquis Bernardo had come.

As if he had come to say that, Benzel said hello and left.

Helio Lagoa seemed to be more difficult than before because he was the Count of the Empire.

Elio didn’t particularly grab the benzel.

It seemed that Count Omar of Larva and Count Fabiando Elio Lagoa had no feelings for her.

Fabian, who was walking to the sea breeze tavern, sniffed and said,

“It’s winter, so the wind is cold now. Of course, it was farther than Hirhera.”

“Compared to that place, it is spring. Anyway, it’s already been a year, and I’m suddenly annoyed.”

Elio grumbled as he remembered the family he had left behind.

After a while, Elio and the others opened the door of the Sea Breeze Tavern and went inside.

The eyes of the knights who were filling the sea breeze taverns all at once turned to the entrance.

Seeing Elio and Fabian, Marquis Claude Bernardo rose from his seat.

“Baron Fabian, Count of Helio Lagoa. Long time no see.”

The escort knights of Marquis Bernardo, who were sitting on chairs, also raised their bodies.

Elio bowed silently to the Marquis Claude Bernardo with a bright smile.

“Marquis, long time no see.”

Count Larva Omar was a little surprised at Count Helio Lagoa’s attitude, seeing him for the first time.

That Count Elio Lagoa bowing his head?

It was the first time since I had been with him that he had been so polite.

The Marquis Claude Bernardo also hid the Count of Larva Omar.

“Nice to meet you, Count Larva Omar, who is called the Tiger of Baylem.”

“It is an honor to meet you. Your Excellency, Marquis Claude Bernardo.”

Count Omar of Larva became a sword master, but bowed his head to the Marquis Claude Bernardo.

The kingdom is different, and the level of swordsmanship is high, but Count Helio Lagoa shows an example, so he is like that too.

Eventually, Marquis Claude Bernardo led Elio and his party to his seat.

As soon as they sat down, Marquis Bernardo and Helio Fabian continued their conversation centering on what had happened in Hirhera.

Marquis Bernardo, who had been talking about the past for a while, said as if he remembered.

“really! Do you remember Count Tobias Putocoa?”

“Yes, he was a very rude kid. why? What else did you have an accident with?”

Harsh words poured straight out of Elio’s mouth at the end.

“In the vicinity of the rift, Count Putokoa encountered a monster. At that time, while fighting the monster, it went berserk. Because of that, it was revealed that Count Putocoa had learned black magic, and he was put on trial and stripped of his title.”

“Did he learn black magic? You were fine when I saw you?”

“There was a black magician named Charles Manson in the assassination organization Crescent. I learned Spiritualism through him and went berserk.”

“aha! So what about the warlock?”

“The Empire informed the security forces of the Crescent, but no one knew about the Warlock.”

“It’s too bad. Then what will become of Count Putokoa?”

“Tobias’ younger brother has inherited the title of count, and Tobias is imprisoned in the palace prison. I was sentenced to life in prison, so I won’t be able to come out of there until I die.”

“Isn’t that something that deserves the death penalty?”

“The Countess of Putokoa used their hands in all directions to escape the death penalty.”

“Is it the power of loyalty?”

“That is not true. It seems that the death penalty was difficult because it is customary not to kill the great nobles.”

“aha! So that he can live when he too commits a mortal sin? What a great partnership spirit, isn’t it?”

“It’s embarrassing, but it’s true. By the way, how did Lord Lagoa get a title in the Empire? Not only His Highness the King, but all the great nobles of the kingdom are curious.”