The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 363: Swordsman’s Aspiration

Chapter 363: Swordsman’s Aspiration

Around the time when the decisive battle was taking place in the north.

Something was happening in the Imperial Capital.

A fire broke out sporadically all over the capital.

My store!!

You idiot! You have a death wish!?

My child is gone!? Where is he!?

It seems the children are stuck inside!!

Stores and houses.

Fire has broken out in all kinds of places at the same time.

The Imperial Capital has fallen into chaos.

With the growing panic, Emperor Johannes has dispatched the Imperial Knights to take control of the situation.

However, before they arrived, someone had already moved.

Als great-grandfather, Gustav, who was staying inside the hidden room in the Imperial Sword Castle sensed the turmoil and flew to the sky above the Imperial Capital.

Good grief.

A single look would make it clear that this is only a diversion.

However, even though it is only a diversion, the culprit has chosen places that fire is easy to spread.

Even if you know that it is a diversion, you have to deal with the fire or the capital will suffer damage.

A plan that only someone familiar with the Imperial Capital can come up with.

If it was according to Als expectation then this should be a trap laid out by the Fourth Consort.

If the Empire side devotes their manpower to deal with the situation, the Emperors protection will be weakened.

However, that doesnt mean the Emperor is without protection.

This generations emperor sure have it hard. His successor died and he is being betrayed by his consorts and children. If it was me, I would have already retired from all these political affairs.

Even while saying so, Gustav knows that if he was in the Emperors shoes, he would not choose to abandon his responsibility either.

An emperor must never abandon their people.

A throne is won by trampling over the feelings of many. Whether you are betrayed by your wives or children, you must never let go of it.

The throne is not something that is given. It must be won.

Therefore, the Emperor can never give up.

After all, the price they paid to obtain the throne is already too high.

As a fellow emperor, I guess I will lend a hand here.

I have to keep my promise with my great-grandson too, said Gustav as he used illusion magic and transformed his appearance.

An appearance of a black-robed man with a silver mask.

The Empires SS-rank Adventurer.

Silver.

As he collected magic power in his hands, Gustav smiled.

Its been a long time since I last used magic.

Gustav, who has lost his body, has also lost the ability to produce magic power.

What he uses is Als magic power that Al accumulated inside the book he is sealed in.

When he was teaching Al ancient magic, he used Als magic power to show him a sample but after Al was capable enough on his own, that opportunity disappeared.

Gustav himself was also busy researching magic so he did prefer it that way.

Still, it was refreshing to use magic outside again.

[Pour down, O rain of mysteryMystic Rain]

What he cast was a magic that caused rainfall over a wide area.

However, there is no rain cloud in the sky. The rain simply appears out of thin air.

For those who dont have knowledge of magic, it would be a mysterious rain.

The rain fell on the Imperial Capital and quickly extinguished the fire.

Its raining! Its raining!

The fire is gone!!

Hey, the children are safe!!

Cheers rose from all over the capital.

Many people looked up, wondering what caused the mysterious rain.

What they see is a single mage floating in the sky.

Its Silver!

Silver came to save us!!

Gustave smiles as he listens to the cheers of the people.

He was not happy because of the cheers.

The reputation of ancient magic among the people of the Empire is the worst.

The reason why such a reputation has declined so much that people are now cheering for a user of ancient magic was due to Als extensive work as Silver.

He spared no effort and continued to work for the people.

Able to confirm the achievements of his disciple, Gustav disappeared from the sky with satisfaction.

So Silver has moved huh

Emperor Johannes muttered at the sight of the sudden rain as he sat on the throne.

Then, the door to the throne room suddenly opened.

When the fire broke out, Johannes cleared away his escort and left the door unguarded.

So you open an infiltration route to avoid casualty huh?

Coming through the door is a red-haired woman, the Fourth Consort Sophia.

Her beloved old sword was held in her hand.

It was clear that she did not come here to talk.

So its you after all.do you hate me that much?

I have already thrown away my hatred. I had a grudge against you in the beginning for trapping me inside that boring inner palace. But now I couldnt care less about that.

Saying so, Sophia slowly approaches Johannes.

However, there was a person standing in her way.

Knight Commander Alida.so you will be my opponent.

Its a shame, Sophia-sama. I have always respected you as a swordsman.

Respect huhisnt that quite humble from someone who became a knight commander at that age.

Saying so, Sophia gently leans her body forward.

Then, the next movement.

She snuck up to Alidas chest.

A high-pitched sound echoes inside the throne room.

Its a wonderful technique.

I dont want to hear it from someone who stopped it so easily.

For Sophia, Alida was someone that envisioned her possible self.

If she didnt enter the inner palace as a consort and continued on the path of the sword, it wouldnt be a dream for her to become an imperial knight commander.

However, that path was taken from her by her father and the Emperor.

At that point, Sophia knew that her self was already dead.

She gave birth to a prince as a consort and raised Gordon up as a warrior.

However, that was only the duty required of her.

She didnt want to do it.

The only thing she didnt stop doing was honing her sword skill.

There was no place to make use of it. No swordsman would fight an Emperors wife.

Even if an assassin appears, they would be long dead before they can reach Sophia.

Just like that, it was like she was only waiting for her skill to rot away.

And when she was about to give up, the succession war happened.

Sophia saw this as an opportunity.

Even if I attack the Emperor as a consort, you wont fight me at full power. Thats why I came here as a rebel. Now come at me with all youve got.

You participated in the rebellion for that kind of reason?

For you who can swing your sword as you like, it might not be important. But this fight is important to me. Why hone my skill? Why master my swordsmanship? It was for the sake of proving my strength by defeating a strong opponent.

Sophia was looking for a place where she can wield the sword skill she kept honing.

She was waiting for a chance where she can fight a strong opponent without being disturbed by her position as a consort.

That was the reason Sophia came here. The thought of escaping has never been in her mind.

She came here to die.

The reason she came to assassinate the Emperor here was that she knew that Alida would be her opponent.

NOW Lets kill each other!!

With that said, Sophia brandishes her sword.

Alida received it and the exchange of offense and defense began.

The exchange was at blinding speed but both of them easily received each others blows.

If you live by the sword, it is a duel that you must burn into your eyes.

However, that exchange did not last long.

Stop right there. Sophia.

It was Eric who appeared in the throne room.

Around him, Captains of the Imperial Knight Orders spread out to protect the surroundings.

Knowing that Sophia would come, the captains pretended to be away from the castle.

Eric huh..what happened to the negotiation with Sokal?

It has already been concluded. The Eastern Border Defense Force has already begun preparing to march north. This civil war is your defeat.

I dont care. Theres no meaning in winning or losing in the first place.

I see. Then just come with us quietly.

So you want to get in my way?

Thats right.

The moment he replied.

Sophia rushed straight at Eric.

However, the Imperial Knights Captains around him stopped her.

Sophia retreated to the door to avoid being surrounded.

As a result, the captains are standing around Alida.

It would be one thing if they are small fries but there are multiple captain-class opponents in front of her.

Even Sophia would find it hard to breakthrough.

However, Sophias reinforcements have also arrived.

You ran ahead by yourself again, Mother.

You finally came huh, Conrad.

It was Conrad who led the reinforcements.

Sophia and Conrad were acting separately.

Sophia infiltrated the castle alone while Conrad led another infiltration unit through the castles secret passages.

With Sophia absent at the agreed meeting point, Conrad had to rush the reinforcements to the throne room.

Take care of Eric and the captains. Alida is mine.

Got it.

Saying so, Conrad used his hand to order the men to engage the captains.

They brought only the elites among the elites. Even with Imperial Knight Captains as their opponent, they should be able to earn some time.

In that situation, Sophia tries to get the defenseless Eric but Alida stepped in front of him and stopped her.

The twos swords collide with each other multiple times. Alidas sword scratched Sophias cheek and blood dripped down from it. However, Sophia accepted that with a smile.

She felt that she was finally alive after a long time.

Knight Commander.I will take your head and prove my power!!

Saying so, Sophia brandishes her sword.

However, that blow was blocked by Alida. Feeling that the blow she put everything into was blocked with room to spare, Sophia frowns.

Alida who is younger and has gone through many missions as an Imperial Knight is stronger.

Sophia was not discouraged by that fact.

If that is the case then she will just keep fighting as a swordsman and die as a swordsman.

Using your skill until you exhaust it and die with nothing left to give your opponent.

That is her aspiration as a swordsman.

As she was thinking so, Sophia felt severe pain in her back and her movement stopped.

Ugh

Blood overflows from her mouth.

A blade protruded from her chest.

There was no killing intent. Even if it is Alida, there is no way that she wouldnt notice her killing intent.

It was a stab in the back with no emotion behind it.

Turning back, Sophia bears the wrathful expression at the attacker.

CON..RADDDDDD!!

Well..if you want to die then please go ahead and die by yourself. Mother.

Said Conrad with a grin on his face.

TLN: Well, it finally happen.