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Chapter 254
A Choice Between Two
Dear citizens of the Empire!
We gather here today because countless stars have fallen.
The Heinkel Kingdom played into the hands of evil, abandoned gods and humans, and chose their own greed.
History was a textbook written to prevent repeating the same mistakes, yet they ignored the records written in their ancestors' blood.
Because of this, we lost many knights and soldiers.
Ẇ ẽ b n о v̄ ē l̈ Ẽ nu m̀ а̇
Above all, the most heartbreaking loss is that the greatest star has fallen.
My bravest younger brother, who could not tolerate injustice and drew his sword to march to the battlefield, that great hero met his end at the hands of demons.
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My beautiful younger sister, Olivia, wept bitterly right there on the spot.
Those who remember his valor were enraged.
So I, Alexander Arken, shall speak boldly from this position.
Citizens of the Empire!
Ẁ eb̂ n̈о̇ v̊ е̇l Е̃ ṅ.u̇ m̊_ӑ
We have risen upon the flesh and blood of our ancestors and lived in an era of prosperity.
That land filled with abundant grain—we must not forget it was made fertile by the blood of invaders and those who were once someone's child and father.
Remember that the blood of ancestors who fought against absurdity flows in your veins.
Our enemy hides in darkness.
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Lurking in crevices where light does not reach, their appearance made us think they were merely defeated remnants.
Look at what we lost due to that complacency!
Ёn̄ u m̂ а̂ .і̊ d̆
Our mistake led this many people to death!
What must we do?
It is none other than Alte's light.
Under Alte's light, all is fair and just, and the weak are protected.
We must show those demons just how great that light is.
We must shatter every shadow where they can hide from the light, and eradicate their very seed.
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This mission shall continue until the demons' seed is exterminated—for my younger brother, the great commander Ureas Arken.
Arken Empire!
Be eternal!
My father, His Majesty the Emperor!
Be eternal!
Citizens of the Empire!
W̌ е́ b nov е l Ѐ ṅ û m̊а́
Be eternal!
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"Alexander has gone and declared war outright."
It was ironic.
Just when he was heading to the Heinkel Kingdom, he was the most dangerous element that could threaten the Crown Prince's position.
With his rival dead, Alexander must have felt good that his younger brother was gone.
Е̌ n̈ ùm̃а̇ .ї d
Moreover, the fact that he could utilize that death must have been immensely satisfying.
Killing a member of the imperial family is an incident that can never be ignored, and it was justification.
Alexander's anger granted a righteousness that allowed no interpretation.
The only one who had touched imperial blood and survived was Valdrova.
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Several facts were revealed in such a lengthy speech.
'The nobles have come to a moment where they must choose one of two.'
Ẁe_b̆ ń о̊ v̀еl .Еñ u m̆a
Since the Doppler Incident, with no clear means to distinguish Dopplers, false accusations and purges repeated.
In the midst of chaos, there were those who tried to take advantage, and the one who used it best was Grand Duke Golt.
He showed intentions to swell and unify his forces beneath him.
If he hadn't dealt with Acad de Belung, the Empire would most likely have been centralized under the Grand Duke.
Alexander, whose weakness was caught, also seemed to be handled under Grand Duke Golt's command.
But an unexpected event occurred.
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Ureas died.
He was a pure warmonger, so he took no partner.
Through conquest after conquest, countless illegitimate children were born, but not a single one of those illegitimate children survived past age three—all were eliminated.
As if the Empire's bloodline was that important, no mercy was shown.
Thanks to that, Ureas's bloodline no longer remained, and Alexander gained justification to be restored as Crown Prince.
They say even a cornered rat will bite a cat?
E nu m̀ а̇._і̀ d̂
Alexander had become even more ruthless through this incident.
When a confrontation structure formed, he seemed to have decided to drive the nail in this time.
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There was a reason he could be so bold.
'Count Rooster.'
Count Rooster said he was commissioned to orchestrate Ureas's death.
Although conversely Count Rooster lost his life, the fact that such a conspiracy existed was undeniable.
Ŵẽ b n̆о v́ e l̄ Ên ūm̃а
And that rumor circulated among the nobles.
Just a month ago, it would have been treated as mere baseless gossip, but the atmosphere was that nobles believed it credible.
Commissioning the assassination of royalty could be punished regardless of reason or rank.
Even if it was the Great Grand Duke Golt.
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'That's why Alexander is bluffing.'
Alexander forced a choice.
Е̂ ň ù m̃а̀ .і̄d̃
Bow to the Grand Duke, or join him.
'Normally they'd go to Grand Duke Golt.'
But the situation came where that rumor couldn't be ignored, so they couldn't blindly support him.
The memorial service proceeding almost simultaneously was for that reason too.
'In that sense, Grand Duke Golt is also a truly great human.'
His limbs—Acad de Belung and Oldin Rooster—died.
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The fact that the two men who were symbols of his military power and problem-solving died miserably meant a huge void was created.
Another duke or noble might have discarded him without hesitation.
Valdemar Golt.
A descendant of a past war hero, and now an even greater Grand Duke.
The man combining past fame and current fame receives overwhelming support from the citizens.
Even in the noble class, high elders fawn over him, and ambitious youths show off their aspirations to become his confidants.
Ẅе́ b̈ nо̆v̈еl Е̂ nŭm ǎ
Noble class support would be important, but Ferda was different.
The most important thing was still the direction of support from the state religion, the Alte Order.
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'The Order seems to be joining Alexander.'
Right now, showing that influence would be difficult.
Since the Pope was revealed to be a demon's lackey, trust was cracked.
What was most needed to restore faith was a person with clear identity, devout, who could become the Order's face.
Ŵ е̇ b̄ ǹ о̆ v е l̈ Ë n̂uḿа̀
The person designated for that was Olivia.
The fact that she never loses her smile and serves the weak is already known to all citizens.
Dig and dig, only heartwarming stories come out; the occasional flaws that surface are treated as remaining humanity.
The clergy calculated that if such a woman qualified as a Saintess, there would be less resistance when attempting change through theocracy.
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The sect leaders must also guess that Olivia wears an innocent facade.
'But they won't be able to fathom the depth.'
Е nům á
They won't know that even her understanding came after designing it over and over again.
Olivia will place them on her palm and roll them around.
'As expected, for the Empire to shake, Grand Duke Golt must fall.'
How could he deal a blow to that old man?
He was thinking about that when.
"I greet the Regent. Regina Fallenji pays her respects."
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Garnet Swallow, no, Regina Fallenji of the Merchant Guild courteously bowed.
As the face of a merchant, she wore wealthy high society attire and approached politely.
"These are the Regular Citizen Meeting Minutes for this period. I will also provide a summary separately, so if there are problematic parts, you can address them with the Administrator."
"The Administrator seems very busy."
"With the refugee issue combined with discrimination, his head must hurt quite a bit."
That was always the case.
Е_ñŭ m å
He was never the type to send a proxy using busyness as an excuse to that extent.
Sure enough.
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Inside the documents was a paper with a conspicuous black label attached.
Black Mark.
Meaning it was a document delivered not as Regina Fallenji of the Merchant Guild, but as Garnet Swallow, head of the shadow organization operating in darkness.
Documents delivered as the shadow organization were on a completely different dimension from common complaints like routine petitions.
Ẃ ѐ_ḃ n o v́е̌ l Е́ n úm̌ а̂
"You are aware that magitech rifles and magazines were lost, correct?
That was what Garnet had said before.
When the Heinkel Kingdom siege ended and cleanup began, they confirmed several were missing.
In a war where they advanced stepping on corpses, war supplies disappearing was natural.
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But the loss she spoke of was different.
It meant the spare supplies loaded in the automobile against unforeseen circumstances.
Ẃ е b̂ñ о̊ vе l Е n̂ǔma
Unless items grew legs, they couldn't run away on their own.
It was undoubtedly theft.
Ferda quietly nodded.
"We have completed tracking all the leakage routes."
Ferda made a satisfied face at those words.
"They took the bait properly."
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Ferda had promised to supply magitech weapons enough to organize Ureas's personal guard.
He said he'd give them as if unable to withstand the pressure, but from the start, these magitech weapons were scheduled to be lost through this siege.
They were the weapons the Empire was paying most attention to, and seasoned commanders would have learned their value through this actual combat.
So they would have tried to secure those weapons even at the cost of their lives.
Ferda had intentionally leaked them for two main reasons.
'Innovation.'
Ě n̂u ḿ а
History was truly a mysterious thing.
Looking back, it was so primitive one would ask if such an era really existed.
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Looking into mage history, there was a time when 4th Circle magic, Magic Blast, was praised as divine magic.
But as they reached higher realms, they now believe 8th Circle magic is the highest realm humans can reach.
'Knowledge was exactly that.'
Destroy the world I knew and build a new world.
Е̇n û m̌ а́ . ïd́
If that became not just the possession of the noble class but reached the lower classes, the situation would become extremely chaotic.
What the Empire, which had endured for ages on past pillars, needed was a powerful shock.
"So were there results?"
"Whether they're meaningful results remains to be seen, but it's certain they went in the direction you desire, Lord Ferda."
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"Meaning they didn't fall into the Imperial Palace or high nobility's hands."
"Yes, they moved toward the slum district sewers."
Е̌nũ m а̀
The reason for taking the magitech rifles would be to dismantle the internals and steal the technology, and develop independent items.
Among crimes, it was the most dangerous—just being slightly involved could exterminate three generations.
They couldn't risk moving carelessly and having high-ranking figures identified.
So they would disguise as a criminal organization and conduct research so tail-cutting would be easy.
Among those, entering the slums was truly ideal.
'Even if caught in a huge explosion, the ones dying aren't nobles.'
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Human lives are this trivial and meaningless.
"So did you succeed in identifying those organizations?"
Ferda asked.
She spoke with a remarkably bold face, as if the question itself was rude.
"Yes. I recorded without omission the personal information of local gangs and those who participated in the research."
Ferda didn't have high expectations.
W̊ е́ b n о́ v̌ẽ ľ Ѐn̂ū.ṁӑ
Just because you stuff a fish trap full of bait, do you get to see a big catch?
He read down the list with the mindset that even if fish were in the trap, they'd be small fry.
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That's why,
"Hm?"
Ferda could see satisfactory results.
He'd caught an enormous big fish.
Е n̊ŭm̂а̌
'This is why I ran the leak operation.'
They say geniuses who flip eras occasionally appear in Escolleia, but a true genius shines even in a sewer gutter.
"Is there anyone who catches your eye?"
"There is."
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Ferda recalled a woman from before the regression.
While Burnell Marquis was ambitiously making daily necessities using magitech products, she was the pioneer who full-scale weaponized magitech.
Еn̄u̇ m а. і d
The woman who created the first magitech grenade.
That woman assembled parts from the trash heap to create high-explosive weapons that assassinated nobles.
When arrested, that woman called herself thus.
'Gae Bolg.'
She was a spear that pierces everything.
Later she becomes the Crime Matriarch who shakes the entire Serdes Continent.
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