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"Because I like him."
Davian, kneeling, nudged Glacé's leg.
"Why? Davian."
Right.
Judging by his personality so far, even if told to choose words that the king would like to hear, he isn't the type to do so.
"And how long are you going to stay on your knees, Davian? You're my friend. I'm a friend of the first king of this kingdom, and he's a very distant descendant of Erium."
Davian shook his head.
Don't mess with the family tree, Glacé.
This is the middle of the royal palace.
King Alonso opened his mouth.
"Since he is a close friend of Glacé, a meritorious subject in the founding of the nation, you may rise now."
Damn it.
Should I listen or not?
This time, Glacé kicks Davian with his foot.
"He told you to get up, Davian. Why are you so frozen today? You're not usually like this."
Damn it.
This is no time to be frozen or not.
I might be accused of treason on the spot.
But seeing Glacé's attitude, it's clear that the situation will only get worse if I don't get up.
I have to intervene.
'I'm the only one who can resolve this situation.'
Davian slowly got up.
"Your Majesty. Glacé is just curious about me and made a contract."
King Alonso slowly sat on the throne.
Now that Davian had stood up, the king couldn't stand facing him.
"Is that so?"
"Yes. He has no interest in human affairs except when I call him like this. Isn't that why he hasn't made a contract with anyone for so long because he has no interest in human affairs?"
King Alonso stroked his beard.
"Hmm. He's a smart fellow. Did you say your name is Davian?"
"Yes. Davian Naone, the third son of the Naone family."
"You thought that if Glacé was left like that, he would be accused of treason?"
Davian's eyes flickered for a moment.
'That old man called the king. His senses are no joke. He's not an easy person.'
Davian quickly regained his composure.
"I don't know what you mean. However, Glacé and I will be helpful to the kingdom, not harmful. Isn't that right, Glacé?"
I have to induce Glacé's cooperation.
We need to make it clear here that we are friendly to the Arcancia Kingdom.
That's the only way we can get out of here without any problems.
"It could be harmful. I felt it as I came here. You've deployed a tremendous amount of troops. As if you were hunting me."
Crazy, Glacé.
Everyone's going to die if you do this.
Me, you, that king, and the First Royal Guard surrounding us.
King Alonso opened his mouth.
"That's a misunderstanding, Glacé. Hunting? However…"
Glacé's eyes turned cold.
"However?"
"Just so you know that if there's even a slight chance that it might harm Arcancia, I can't just stand by as king."
Crazy, you old king.
You can't do this either.
Everyone's going to die if you do this.
Crack.
The floor where Glacé's shoes touched froze.
The cold spread rapidly, freezing the entire audience chamber floor.
The cold that had frozen the floor climbed up the pillars, freezing them.
Cold and sharp coldness took over the audience chamber in an instant.
"Are you crazy? I was going to treat you well because you're a descendant of Erium, but how dare a human being. Are you threatening me now?"
Davian turned his head to look at Glacé's expression.
An expression he had never seen before.
He's very angry.
And.
He's emitting a coldness that would allow him to kill all the humans in this space right now.
'It's different from when he confronted the head of the Sirims Magic Department.'
Right after the midterm exam of the first semester.
When the head of the Sirims Magic Department tested Davian in the underground secret library, Glacé and Sirims almost got into a fight.
Even though the opponent was Sirims Andrian, a 9-star magician at the pinnacle of Arcancia's magicians.
At the time, I didn't think Glacé would lose.
Rather, I was worried about how much of the academy building would be destroyed if the two fought.
But now, Glacé has become much stronger than before.
Beyond comparison.
'He's gotten incredibly strong. Glacé.'
The commander of the 1st Royal Guard put his hand on the sword hilt.
Glacé's cold and sharp eyes turned to him.
The chief royal magician manipulated his magic power.
The coldness that Glacé emitted into the air surrounded him.
A touch-and-go situation.
At that time.
Davian sighed deeply.
If I can't stop Glacé.
"Your Majesty."
I have no choice but to stop that old king.
King Alonso, who couldn't answer right away.
He seemed quite surprised by Glacé's momentum that was being unleashed in earnest.
"…Speak."
"We clearly stated that we would be beneficial to the kingdom, not harmful. But you deployed troops like this and threatened Glacé, who is a close friend of the first king of Erium and a meritorious subject in the founding of the nation."
Glacé's energy is getting colder and stronger.
Davian could be sure.
If I join forces with Glacé, I won't die in this place today.
But.
'If I kill everyone here, I won't be able to graduate properly.'
That's not all.
I'll be completely branded as a traitor and become a fugitive.
But if I back down now?
Likewise, I'll only become a traitor or a prospective traitor.
If I can't do it this way or that way.
I have to suppress it with force.
Davian whispered in Glacé's ear.
"Glacé. If you're going to attack, attack the commander of the Royal Guard instead of the others."
"Huh?"
"I believe you understood."
The commander of the 1st Royal Guard is the only one who will be able to block Glacé's first attack.
Other than that, there is no one here who can block or avoid Glacé's attack.
No matter how excellent the magic skills of the chief royal magician standing next to him are.
With the magician's athletic ability, there is no way to avoid Glacé's surprise attack.
After whispering, Davian slowly walked out.
"I don't understand. We will definitely be of great help to Arcancia. You know very well that the Marino Empire's movements are unusual these days."
"What are you trying to say?"
Davian lightly shook his right hand.
Whirr.
An ice sword appeared in Davian's hand.
This is the royal palace, the king's audience chamber.
The eyes of the onlookers widened.
It is a clear act of treason.
"If a fight breaks out now, how many people will be able to survive today? It would be a great opportunity for the Marino Empire."
Sreung.
The commander of the 1st Royal Guard immediately drew his sword.
Davian shouted inwardly at the sight.
'That's it!'
"Have you decided to become a traitor!"
Glacé's cold voice echoed.
"You there. If you move one more step, you'll know you'll get a hole in your throat."
"Shut up! You traitors! Do you think I, the commander of the 1st Royal Guard, will be intimidated by such threats!"
The commander of the Royal Guard took a stance as if he would rush in immediately.
Glacé's voice became even colder.
"I'm not kidding. If you take one more step, I'll kill you first and then kill all the guys here."
The commander of the Royal Guard's sword pointed at Glacé.
"Spirit Glacé, withdraw your energy and kneel!"
"How presumptuous. Then just die."
The air right in front of the commander of the Royal Guard froze, and just as one ice block was about to form.
Crack!
A sharp ice awl extended toward the commander of the Royal Guard's neck.
It was a truly instantaneous event.
Clang!
The commander of the Royal Guard retreated, swinging his sword to knock away the ice awl.
Amazing reaction speed.
He was indeed worthy of being the best swordsman of the current royal family.
Excluding Hugo Moulton, the best swordsman on the continent who had virtually retired, he was in fact called the strongest swordsman in Arcancia.
The moment his body reacted and tried to run toward Glacé in a zigzag pattern.
"Stop!"
King Alonso's voice echoed.
The commander of the Royal Guard, who was rushing in at a rapid speed, stopped stiffly in his spot.
Clunk!
The sound of putting the sword into its sheath.
The commander of the Royal Guard walked back, slowly returning to his seat.
His eyes were still fixed on Glacé.
King Alonso opened his mouth again.
"Glacé. Calm down. Davian Naone. Lower your sword."
A mere academy student drew his sword in the audience chamber.
This in itself is a great act of treason.
It was enough to execute not only the Naone family, but also distant relatives with even a little bit of blood mixed in.
But the king orders him to lower his sword now without any disposition.
This means that the king has virtually retreated greatly.
Davian melted away the ice sword.
'It went according to plan.'
It is completely different for the supreme spirit Glacé to emit coldness and threaten people, and for the human Davian to draw his sword in the audience chamber.
By creating an ice sword, Davian reduced the king's various options to just two.
Either die.
Or step back.
If Davian and Glacé were determined and stormed the royal palace from the outside, they would somehow be able to stop them.
But this is the royal palace, the middle of the audience chamber.
If Glacé's ice awl had aimed for the king's neck instead of the commander of the Royal Guard a moment ago.
The king was already dead.
On the other hand.
As long as Davian drew his sword in the audience chamber, it also became impossible to drive Davian and Glacé into prospective traitors with an ambiguous attitude.
Either execute them immediately as current traitors, or recognize them as beings to the extent that they will turn a blind eye to the fact that they drew their swords in the audience chamber.
Only one of the two.
And King Alonso chose the latter.
"You are wise. Your Majesty."
An arrogant tone that a seventeen-year-old boy would not dare utter to the king.
But no one objects.
No, they can't.
Today's battle of nerves is a complete victory for Davian.
Of course, it was possible because Glacé was standing behind him with fierce eyes.
Anyway.
It was a battle of nerves against the royal family.
Glacé also slowly began to withdraw the coldness he had been emitting.
"That an academy freshman from Elton City far away is mentioning the movements of the Marino Empire. It seems that war is imminent."
It is true that the movements of the Marino Empire are unusual.
But that doesn't mean that war is imminent.
'The old king. He's not only quick-witted, but also very sly.'
There is no more effective way to quell internal divisions than to use an external enemy.
Anyway, since the situation is being resolved, there is no reason not to agree.
"I think so. Now is the time for the entire kingdom to unite its strength."
"That's right. I've already received reports that the Marino Empire's dark hands have begun to reach out to Elton City as well."
Naturally moving on to the topic.
The story of Davian drawing his sword in the audience chamber is not mentioned by anyone.
The word treason is also the same.
This is the logic of power.
"That's right. Not only did they try to kill all the freshmen in the northern ice region, but they even carried out a bomb terror inside the academy."
"I was already prepared by the royal family because of that. Have them brought in."
The aide, upon hearing the king's order, raised his hand and signaled the butler.
Squeak.
The back door of the audience chamber opened.
Clack. Clack.
Thud. Thud.
The sound of two people walking in was heard.
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