For a moment, Kiaros blinked.
Surprisingly, all the legal rulings mentioned by Namya were accurate.
Unconsciously, he quietly got up and moved the box.
Which was very heavy.
'I think she can't lift it by herself.'
When he returned to the department from the warehouse, there were five minutes left until the scheduled work time was over.
But except for Namiya, everyone in the department had already quit.
Important documents related to security were scattered here and there.
This division also belonged to the Imperial Guard Knights, so maintaining security was the top priority.
‘This section must be eliminated.’
Kiaros gritted his teeth as he made a silent promise.
Looking at Namiya in the next seat, she still had a soulless face.
He moved the box to her side and spoke softly.
“Starting tomorrow, I will not come.”
“Ah yes.”
Her face was not surprised at all and her tone showed that she was not interested.
She didn't even ask why.
'What on earth is this woman?'
He couldn't believe this was the reaction when her trainee quit in just one day.
Given her indifference when he asked for her signature, she probably didn't even know what she was signing.
'Earlier… Did she save this just because she wanted to make someone do something?'
This was how he erased the feeling of discomfort he had previously felt.
He stated that she would join the mourning group tomorrow.
Then the order will not be canceled until at least the day after tomorrow.
“‘If I don’t receive it in a month, I will blow up this entire department, claiming that security has been compromised due to inability to manage power.’”
Kiaros gathered his things and left the scroll management department.
Without even saying goodbye to the woman she started digging through the boxes.
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Next morning.
“Okay, gather!”
It was the procession of the nobles, and more precisely, the future of the empire, the crown prince.
The Imperial Guard unit assigned directly to the Crown Prince, known as the White Knights, had been busy since dawn.
The White Knights Commander spoke with a serious look in his eyes.
“Don’t forget, we must protect His Highness the Crown Prince from any danger!”
At those words, the knights grumbled with completely unimpressed expressions.
“Last time, he beat 15 people with his bare hands...”
“This morning during training, he did 60 laps around the training field on his own.”
“Is that all?
With just one hit, he can destroy a building.”
The atmosphere was not solemn.
The Knight Commander cleared his throat and shouted again.
“Of course, His Highness the Crown Prince is much stronger than all of our forces combined!
Well, we have to protect him though!”
Since it was a simple stream, the size of the group of accompanying knights was not large.
The leader of the White Knights chose five knights, including himself.
He then examined the three employees who would accompany them.
“Where is the representative of the Ministry of Health?”
The accompanying group included a doctor and a legal expert.
No matter how simple the schedule was, there was no telling what kind of emergency might arise.
A young man from the Ministry of Health raised his hand.
“Emergency Department of the Ministry of Health Luca Klass.
Just arrived.”
"Luca Klass is here.
Well, Lennon came from the Ministry of Justice as well.
Now, the Ministry of Scrolls...
Did anyone come from this department?"
“Ah yes.”
I yawned and raised my hand.
“Scroll Section Namya Rawabi Manuscript Management Team, here.”
“Namiya Rawabi...
Oh my God!”
The leader took a sharp breath when he saw my face.
“No, why is your complexion like this… Miss Namiya, can you really go like this?”
Considering my dark circles, which almost reached the middle of my cheeks, this was not surprising.
I said, my shoulders slumping like a zombie.
“Oh yes...”
Then the leader clicked his tongue and said with a look of pity.
“Well, you don't really have to do anything.”
His expression also said that obviously nothing would happen anyway, so there would be no need for the scrolls.
In this world, magic could only be used through scrolls.
However, the magic that could be contained in the scroll was not very powerful.
'This means that the efficiency is very low.'
Naturally, Scroll Management was not the main force among the Imperial Guard.
Just helping the knights work, I felt like that.
'There are very few people who are interested in magic in the first place...'
The leader looked at my bag and said with a sincere look.
“The bag seems too heavy?
Take out a few that seem useless.”
'What do you mean by taking them out?
You don’t know what is in it.’
No one was worried about the Crown Prince.
'I wonder if that will change after today's attack.'
Originally, the Crown Prince was wandering between life and death and would eventually die, without any room to extract the mastermind.
But if I saved him today, things would be different.
I grabbed the bag full of defense scrolls and gathered myself.
'It's fortunate that the apprentice brought the materials.'
The apprentice, who was arrogant but in very good shape, moved the heavy box in one go.
If I had moved it myself, my back would have hurt.
Even though he said he wouldn't be attending as of tomorrow, I expected it.
'In some way...help me'
The sky was completely dark, but my mind was clear.
✧✧✧✧✧✧
Kiaros Polaroid, who had given up the appearance of an apprentice, was a man who looked as if a statue had come back to life.
His sparkling blonde hair and bright red eyes highlighted his presence from a distance.
The unique beauty of the dragon descendant was added to it, giving it a somewhat transcendent atmosphere.
‘The accompanying group… is exactly what I was briefed on yesterday’s report.’
He was dressed all in black as one of the mourners, and looked at the guards.
His eyes stopped for a split second on a woman.
'That woman...'
Namia Rawabi had dark circles reaching her cheeks, as if she had not slept well.
Her big, round blue eyes were unfocused again today.
Kiaros quickly looked away.
His attention quickly shifted, and at the moment, he had no interest in her.
The weight of heavy responsibilities weighed heavily on him even after leaving the palace.
'If you fall now, the empire will fall.'
No one knew because it was top secret, but the imperial family was currently in great danger.
Now everything in the imperial family depends on one person, Kiaros.
'I was very busy with other things yesterday, so I ended up not checking the scroll management documents.'
'I'll look at that tonight.
There's a lot to do.'
Since the Emperor was not in the capital now, Chiaros had more matters to resolve.
With a stern expression, Qiaros left the Imperial Palace with his escorts.
“Long live His Highness the Crown Prince!”
“Polaroid, lasts forever!”
People flocked to see the arrival of the Crown Prince.
That was when they were approaching the funeral hall.
An urgent cry reached everyone's ears.
“It's an attack!”
The leader of the White Knights shouted loudly, striking the flying dagger.
"We must stay alert!
It's an ambush!"
Kiaros immediately drew his sword.
'Nonsense.'
His eyes twitched in confusion.
'I… I noticed the later attack from the Knight Commander?'
At that moment, cold sweat broke out on his back.
Like a lie, he couldn't sense any aura, sword, or magic power.
'Impossible… Dark Period?'
He felt like he already knew that.
This was something he experienced when he was ten years old.
It was something everyone in the Polaroid Imperial family experienced.
During the dark period, your aura, sword, and magic power will be sealed, only after that period passes will you have the ability to become a dragon later.
Kiaros had already lived through a dark period when he was ten years old.
The vivid memory of feeling as if his limbs were being severed remained with him.
However, why, of all times, has the dark period returned now?
The First Emperor was the only Dragon to experience the Dark Period twice, and there hasn't been one since!
“Everyone stay in your positions!”
Five knights surrounded Kiaros.
It actually happened in an instant.
Kiaros frowned nervously.
While he had basic motor skills and physical prowess, they were limited to the human realm.
"Argh!
Here!
There it is!
It's 03:00!
They're here!"
shouted the Justice Department official.
As expected, a second attack was prepared nearby.
That was when three of the five knights rushed towards that direction.
'It's a trap!'
Even in the midst of the confusion, Chiaros eluded his animal-like instinct.
Poison arrows flew.
The attackers who gathered in front of the Justice Department official were trying to attract attention, and the real threat to the Crown Prince was lurking elsewhere.
“Ah!”
"Ahh!
Ahhh!"
People fell here and there.
Chaos reigned with no defined battlefield.
This was the first time in a long time that Chiaros felt such a strange feeling.
“Calculation completed...”
Namia muttered, her dark circles descending to the middle of her cheeks.
The word that followed clearly reached Kiaros's ears.
"activation!"
Countless scrolls soared into the sky.
At the same time, the defensive magic unfolded as if it covered Kiaros' entire body, striking out poisonous arrows that flowed like rain.