Chapter 201

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“What is this again…”

Racmos, who had entered by smashing the door, formed an absurd expression as he looked at the faces in the reception room.

His moving gaze reached Han-bit.

“Why are you here?”

As if recalling the memory of his wrist being broken, he showed an appearance of slightly flinching.

Han-bit said, looking at the group of knights and soldiers he had brought along.

“You brought quite a lot. Looks like you scraped together every last one?”

“Tsk.”

At the sarcastic-sounding words, Racmos clicked his tongue.

The expression ‘scraped together’ was accurate.

The troops had been set aside separately to take over the interior of the Royal Capital.

Even the reserves of those reserves had been brought in, and they had charged into the royal palace.

Since the Holy State had seized the victory of the invasion, he had to raise any achievement whatsoever to cover up the sin of betrayal.

‘He probably has no choice but to kill everyone.’

That inner thought was transparently visible to Han-bit’s eyes.

Killing the King, taking over the Royal Capital, and opening the city gates.

It was the method that had at least a possibility of preserving his life.

However, it was not an easy task.

Because some Royal Guard Knights and troops whose Artois’s influence did not reach still existed.

Just the Knight Commander and Vice Commander alone were experts who could only be faced if the elite knights of Artois joined forces.

“Black Dragon-nim, but why is their condition like that? They aren’t the people who were fighting outside right?”

Haneul, standing next to him, asked in a small voice while looking at the enemies.

Because of the broken armor and all kinds of wounds appearing here and there.

“It’s because they forcefully broke through the traps. Besides one, the paths connected to this reception room are fields of traps.”

The secret reception room was one of the special spaces existing in the royal palace.

The passage connected to this place was known as a restricted area.

It was a path that suspicious individuals storming in to find the hidden King could absolutely not pass by.

“…Incompetent Sword.”

Zenith’s face was sunken colder than ever.

Being the enemy of her family, that rage and hate were far too thick.

“Racmos!”

Right then, Emether, who was holding onto the King’s pant legs, discovered the Incompetent Sword.

A voice of rage spat out while suppressing pain.

Staggering up to his feet, he shed blood from his eyes and glared at Racmos.

“How dare you betray me…!”

The cause of the plan becoming so twisted lay with Racmos.

The skills of the adventurer who caught him were one thing, but he was certain that the influence of betrayal played the biggest role in failing this miserably.

“Your condition is quite poor.”

Racmos let out a sneer, looking at the tattered Emether.

A relationship that didn’t have even a speck of respect to begin with.

He didn’t even think of bringing up excuses or apologies for the betrayal.

“Racmos de Artois.”

At that time, the voice of the King, who was watching the conversation, rang low.

Taking a few steps forward, he met gazes with the Incompetent Sword.

“Do you have nothing to say regarding the sin of betrayal?”

“What betrayal. Did you think Artois would remain loyal to a fake dynasty forever? If it wasn’t for the blood pact, we would have succeeded the Raven family.”

Racmos, spitting out his annoyance-mixed voice, stealthily examined the surroundings.

He was in the middle of calculating the profits he would gain in the current situation in his head.

“The Knight Commander is nowhere to be seen?”

Looking at the appearances of the enemies he had to face, he realized an important fact.

That was because the leader of the Royal Guard Knights was not by the King’s side.

No, to begin with, there wasn’t even a report that he had been witnessed.

Raising the corners of his mouth, he said, looking at Emether.

“Choose. Hand over the artifact that severs the blood pact and preserve your life, or get angry and end up dying together with these things.”

“This fucking bastard…”

At the suddenly thrown option, Emether’s body trembled.

However, if things went like this, only the outcome of death came to mind.

Examining the number of troops that stormed in, he stealthily gauged Han-bit’s reaction.

And then he haphazardly ran to where Racmos was.

“…I will hand over the artifact. Instead, send me to the Holy State when this ends.”

“Sure, I should at least do that for you.”

Racmos, who smirked, examined the escorts around the King.

Excluding the adventurer who broke his wrist, the major fighting power was just one.

Only Leon, the Vice Commander of the Royal Guard Knights.

“We don’t need to call the Knight Commander right?”

“There is no problem.”

“What a joke. Who doesn’t know how strong of a human the Knight Commander is?”

Racmos was convinced that the Vice Commander was bluffing.

Although they had arrived here while suffering damages, and couldn’t bring the knights of the Artois family outside the Royal Capital.

However, these were also elites of Artois.

He believed they would be able to overwhelm the adventurers and a single Vice Commander.

Seuk—

Finishing his thoughts, Racmos took a step back.

And putting forward the sword held in his hand, he said.

“Kill them all.”

Tat—!

Along with that order, the knights kicked off their feet and rushed in.

The reception room instantly turned into a battlefield dyed with chaos and fear.

Where Racmos’s head was concerned, that is.

Swik—!

Haneul, who dashed in at the same time, scattered moonlight afterimages and elegantly dug through between the enemies.

Just her pure speed alone was enough to overwhelm the enemies.

Chwaak—!

“Keoheok!”

“Eok!”

The knights and soldiers whose necks were cut by the dagger collapsed along with their death agonies.

Uung—!

A purple sphere that appeared at the same time.

It chaotically sucked in the rushing enemies.

“Wha, What is this!”

“Keuaaaak!”

Those starting to collapse under gravity let out screams in pain.

Of course, there were also knights who stood out.

Tadat—!

A knight who dashed while riding the wall to avoid the twins’ attacks.

The sharp tip of the sword aimed at the King.

However, the front of that was guarded by the shield named Leon.

Kwagwang—!

“Keoheok!”

Striking down the knight who thrust his sword with her fist, the bastard smashed the ground and was slammed onto the floor.

An immense strength to the point of immediately making him spew blood from his mouth.

Swiik—!

Ppaak—!

The continuous attacks collapsed consecutively under Leon’s fists.

It wasn’t that she didn’t know how to handle a sword, but in such a limited space, fists were more effective.

“This crazy…”

Racmos was flustered looking at the knights and soldiers of Artois disappearing in vain.

He knew Leon’s strength.

However, the skills of that boy and girl who looked young at a glance were somehow strange.

The one who would have brought them was only one person.

“Black Dragon!”

Racmos, bursting out a furious voice, kicked off his feet and rushed in.

Han-bit, holding a sword with one hand, leisurely received it.

Kaang—!

The swords clashed with a sharp noise.

Hatred dwelled in Racmos’s pupils facing him through the crossed sword blades.

Of course, doing so wouldn’t change the situation.

Teong—!

Han-bit, who deflected the sword, dug inside a half beat faster.

Racmos, who couldn’t even react to that speed.

Lightly leaping up, Han-bit struck the bastard’s chin with his knee.

Ppaak—!

“Eok!”

At the impact shaking his brain, the whites of Racmos’s eyes showed.

Teolseok—

The bastard who collapsed helplessly to the floor didn’t even twitch.

Turning his gaze to the surroundings, Han-bit confirmed that the other knights and soldiers were also cleanly taken care of.

Along with Leon, it was the wonderful active performance of the twins.

‘Only one left now.’

One person who hadn’t revealed his appearance yet.

The Knight Commander Kylo, who stood on Emether’s side and contributed to the invasion plan.

Although they couldn’t win with their current skills, blocking his suddenly appearing ambush and holding out was important.

It definitely should have been so.

Ttiring—

[Main Quest #8 has been completed.]

[Obtained 4,000,000 gold.]

[15 Stat Points are given.]

[Experience points have increased by 8,000,000.]

[Progression rate rises.]

[Main Quest #9: Epilogue]

You have captured the Incompetent Sword Racmos.

Punishment is necessary for the treason led by the Artois family, as well as the cruel crimes of the nobles that occurred throughout the Kingdom.

Will the wishes of Reventia, Zenith, and the numerous victims come true.

It is the moment where the King’s choice is needed.

Objective: Reach the ending of the story.

Reward: Episode Completion

*Current Progression Rate: 99%

“…?”

At the unanticipated message, Han-bit was flustered.

Furthermore, what remained was only the Epilogue Main Quest.

Was there ever a time when the story concluded without the Knight Commander appearing?

At least within the experiences of the 55 regressions, it did not exist.

‘Don’t tell me it’s those humans?’

If he were to recall a variable, there was only one.

The players belonging to the Holy State.

According to experience, Knight Commander Kylo headed to the Holy State for the realization of ‘war’.

If someone had advanced that timing, for what reason in the world could it have been.

“I, I wasn’t trying to run away! Didn’t I say I’d be caught obediently!”

Emether, whose new lifeline broke, immediately returned staggering.

The King, watching the entire situation, closed his eyes for a moment and opened them.

And looking at the Vice Commander of the Royal Guard Knights, he said.

“I shall issue a command.”

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“You said the nobles were completely wiped out?”

“Don’t even mention it. Treason, they say, treason. They say they were trying to set the exiled Crown Prince as the new King.”

“To think Artois would collapse like this. Really, you never know.”

The morning of the third day since the invasion.

Across the entire Royal Capital Radianor, the contents publicly announced by royal decree were spreading rapidly.

The forces that plotted treason were to be executed without a single exception.

The nobles who joined them were to be held accountable for their crimes according to the severity.

“What’s this about a full investigation of past incidents? Suddenly?”

“They say the nobles’ tyranny was severe. I hear there are also many people who died unjustly because of that Incompetent Sword.”

“Does His Majesty the King even look after things like that…”

Reventia, Zenith, and the innocent victims were more numerous than expected.

Racmos would undergo all those investigations and trials in the worst environment before being executed.

Recalling Han-bit’s memories, it was to the extent that it would rather have been better to be executed immediately.

“I never knew I’d be walking in the Royal Capital like this.”

The path heading to the royal palace.

Zenith, listening to the surrounding voices, muttered quietly.

“I felt exactly like that when I became Reventia and walked in Edlen.”

Reventia, who was walking beside Han-bit, smiled and said.

She, who had attended as a reference witness for Racmos’s investigation, was also moving together after receiving the King’s summons.

Han-bit’s party members were also following behind.

“But what did the Artois Family Head do? Did he not know the Incompetent Sword was incompetent?”

Reventia harbored doubts about the situation from the invasion leading up to the arrests of the treason.

Even if Racmos made an arbitrary decision, it was strange that such a grand family didn’t take any countermeasures.

“There are a few reasons, but the most important reason was that the Family Head of Artois was sick.”

“Sick? Where?”

“They’re keeping it quiet, but in reality his mind is coming and going. Since his only son is an investigation team member and is outside, there’s no way he could cope properly. And when they realized they messed up, they rather chose to push ahead with it.”

The Family Head of Artois was a figure who had instilled fear into the members of the family.

However, he was suffering from an unknown disease that had suddenly found him.

Hiding that externally was for the sake of honor.

“Anyway, the possibility of the Artois family reviving was now gone. They disappeared into the back alleys of history.”

“That’s nice.”

“Me too.”

Along with such conversations, Han-bit’s group arrived at the royal palace.

When they immediately went up to the audience chamber, the King greeted them.

As if suffering from a tremendous amount of work in the aftermath of the rebellion, he had a considerably fatigued face.

However, the appearance of trying not to show it was evidently felt.

“I suppose I cannot take up a long time. First, it is about Racmos. The victims that person created due to wrongful investigations numbered in the hundreds. Also, the damages caused by the nobles as well…”

The numerous crimes reported by the victims gathered in the criminal organization.

The results of finishing the 1st investigation were conveyed to the two people first.

The reason was because the two people were granted roles as the windows for communication and recovery of the victims.

“I will pass it on when more detailed contents come out. Next is this.”

The King personally unrolled the scroll placed beside him.

And he recited the contents with a stern voice.

“I command the adventurer Black Dragon and 4 others. You shall rise as the new investigation team candidates representing the Raven Kingdom. Please, I hope you can pass the tests of hardships and adversity to heighten the Kingdom’s name as an investigation team.”

Ttiring—

[Main Quest #9 has been completed.]

[Progression rate rises.]

[Progression rate has reached 100%.]

[Episode 6 has been completed.]

[Achievement: He Who Defended the Kingdom has been obtained.]

[Achievement: Investigation Team Candidate of Raven Kingdom has been obtained.]

[Following the first achievement attainment, rewards are upgraded to maximum and paid.]

[Obtained 40,000,000 gold.]

[60 Stat Points are added.]

[Experience points have increased by 35,000,000.]

[Level has increased by 3.]

[3 Stat Points are added.]

[Player Black Dragon’s party has succeeded in the defense of the Raven Kingdom.]

[Players who have already cleared Episode 6 are granted an opportunity to reset and retry.]

[Unrevealed areas are partially opened.]

The list of reward messages was somewhat familiar now.

Did the privileges disappearing mean problems weren’t solved.

He was curious about that too, but there was a separate message that was the problem.

[The 1st Update of Record Project will proceed.]