After the scrolls were struck by the poison arrows, other knights immediately rushed over.
"Don't let them get away!
There's not much left!"
The attackers disappeared into the crowd as the knights charged forward.
However, the scene was still chaotic.
It had to be this way.
This was the first attack targeting the Crown Prince, so it was of course a shock to everyone.
“No...Are they crazy?
Your Highness the Crown Prince?”
“Who is behind this?
Aren’t they afraid of the dragon’s retaliation...”
I heard whispers from everywhere.
Anyway, everyone thought “someone did something crazy and senseless.” Because Kiaros was completely fine.
'This is thanks to me...'
I stumbled and thought.
The scroll's magic was completely exhausted, and the empty magic circles around me fell.
'It was difficult to stop the attack today.'
Originally, the ridiculously powerful Crown Prince would have died due to the unexpected Second Dark Period.
Then the Empress also died, and the Emperor who was away from the capital returned to power, but this only lasted less than a year.
'It's a top secret matter, but the Emperor's health is so poor that it wouldn't be surprising if he died at any time.'
The Younger Prince, the main character and remaining member of the imperial family who was left alone, was now a young man of eight years old.
Thus the Polaroid imperial family collapsed and became embroiled in the war.
And now you have twisted the original story to save the Crown Prince from attack.
“I told you to stay where you are!”
While I was feeling proud of myself, the leader of the White Knights became angry at the three knights who had abandoned their positions.
“How can you rush in when you see enemies?
Revealing some of their forces nearby is an obvious trap!”
There was one basic reason why this happened.
The accompanying knights had no actual combat experience.
They may be the Dragon Prince's guards, but did they ever fight properly?
“Really… what would we do without Miss Mina from the Magic Department?”
“...It's Namiye...”
Magic power was required to activate the scroll.
I have used my magic power to the max.
She muttered awkwardly even as she stumbled.
“It's not the magic section, it's the scroll management section...”
Suddenly, bright red eyes like rubies appeared in front of me.
The crown prince was Prince Kiaros.
Even though he was the most surprised of the unexpected Second Dark Period, he still gave off the appearance of a ruthless ruler without any change in his expression.
“The Defense Scroll… It was reported yesterday that there are six copies.”
Maybe the plan was delivered last night?
He read it well, and even memorized the number of scrolls that came in our section?
'Wow, this is a level of precision I've never seen before in our department.'
He was a meticulous person.
It was amazing.
His gaze scanned the coils accumulating like snow around me, then he turned to me again.
“How many scrolls are there in total?”
Even amid the questions, my vision blurred and my mind became foggy.
'I couldn't sleep yesterday because I was doing this, I even drained all the magic from my body.'
To be honest the only thing left to do is pass out.
However, I had to do my best to show off when I had the opportunity.
“…172 scrolls.”
I barely answered before I collapsed.
I expected to hit the ground hard, but surprisingly, I felt warm.
“Oh…”
I barely blinked, I saw Kiaros's face.
amazing.
'Am I in the arms of His Highness the Crown Prince?'
'He's really handsome.'
Kiaros seemed to be saying something, but I couldn't hear him very well.
Anyway, the Crown Prince seemed fine.
I barely parted my lips and whispered.
“You are safe...I am so happy”
And I added with a twinkle in my eye:
"I really wanted to protect you.
Really, really, I was so desperate."
And then I completely lost consciousness
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Upon his return to the Imperial Palace, Kiaros began pursuing the attackers.
It was clear that this was the opponent he was chasing.
‘They know the circumstances of the imperial family, so they might be more dangerous than I think.’
It was unusual to plan an attack against him, a descendant of a dragon.
‘It is suspicious that it coincided with the Dark Period.’
If it weren't for the sudden dark period, he would have been able to kill them all before they even shot the poison arrows.
‘If they were expecting the Second Dark Period, which I didn’t expect either, then they really weren’t ordinary people.
But is this possible?
It's like knowing the future..'
Think back to the dark period again.
This had not happened since the First Emperor of Polaroid, so the imperial family had never made any preparations.
“If that happens, I must keep the Second Dark Period a secret from the outside world.”
He didn't show it outwardly, but even breathing was like suffocation for him now.
‘Records indicate that the second dark periods are exactly like the first.’
If so, he could regain his strength after half a year.
Deep in thought, the leader of the White Knights approached him, bowed his head and reported.
“I feel really ashamed.
This is the disciplinary list.”
The three knights who ignored the commander's orders and escaped, as well as the commander of the white knights himself, who had punched a hole in the guard, were on the disciplinary list.
"What."
Kiaros muttered with a dark expression.
“I was also negligent, so I have nothing to say.”
“And the Magic Tower no, no… sorry.
Ms.
Namiya from the Scroll Management Team…”
“Give it to me.”
When Namiah's name came up, Kiaros snatched the report from the stuttering commander of the White Knights.
Namiya's personal information was noted in the report.
Her twin brother, Juan Ruape, is also an official of the Imperial Palace and works in the Ministry of Finance
But one of the following phrases caught his attention.
‘Best result in the fifty-fourth entrance examination of the Imperial Academy?’
But her average score in the Imperial Academy had been in the bottom half the entire time she had been in school, then her score in the Imperial Academy Graduation Examination was also in the bottom half, and her score in the Imperial Palace Civil Service Selection Examination was still in the bottom half.
After that, she was assigned to the Scroll Management Department with a low-ranking position.
‘Hmm.’
Among the countless scrolls falling like snowflakes, her blue eyes, clear and sparkling, caught his eye.
He obviously thought her eyes were like a blind man's eyes, no enthusiasm, no spirit, no concentration.
[Ah yes.]
The voice without the slightest fidelity was still clear.
Is she the same one who read the provisions of the law and activated the 172 scrolls?
[I really wanted to protect you.]
Why was there so much honesty in that voice?
Anyway, she was a very strange woman.
[Really, really, I was so desperate.]
I felt a bit strange...
Kiaros lowered his eyes and asked in a low tone.
“Is Miss Namia Rawabi still unconscious?”
“Yes.
According to the medical department, she probably won’t wake up until tomorrow...”
After Namia lost consciousness, Luca from the medical department immediately took responsibility for her treatment.
[Because she used her magic power to the fullest extent.
There was also accumulated fatigue.
You'll be fine after a good night's sleep.]
[It's my lifesaver.
Take care of her until she wakes up.]
[Hmm… Her nutritional status is not very good, so I would like to ask if it would be okay to add some intravenous fluids.]
[You can use all the intravenous fluids in the Imperial Palace.]
Kiaros thought for a moment.
‘Her food is not good?’ Why, it is not as if she is underpaid?
Furthermore, her twin brother was working at the Ministry of Finance, the most important ministry among the imperial civil service departments.
“Baron Rawabi?
How is he?”
“Well… he's just a low-ranking noble.”
“Is that so?
Does he have a lot of difficulties?”
"Okay.
I'm not sure, but maybe not much.
First of all, it's very nice to be a baron in the capital, and the twins are both imperial officials…"
The empire was a good place to live.
Cases of malnutrition among adult women were rare even among the general population.
Kiaros frowned.