Chapter 733 - Rat in the Bay 2 (2/2)
In such a situation, he ran back to find Luke.
“You didn’t seem to be scared. Didn’t it come to your mind that my hand would hit your throat?” Asked Luke while coldly glaring at Voltas.
It was because Voltas, who was beside Rudolf, had always given plans and ideas to torment Luke even before he became a king.
Despite Luke’s hostile attitude, Voltas responded calmly, “Well, if you were Lord Luke, it would have been. But King Luke would surely be different.”
“Different? Why?”
“Because you are well aware that you cannot rule a nation by involving your personal emotions and beliefs.”
For Rudolf, Luke was a traitor. And Voltas, his right arm, was constantly monitoring the traitor’s movements.
Whenever he felt like there was a gap, they planned to capture him.
But more than he thought, Luke’s actions and his reactions were splendid.
Having established Symphonia, he adequately embraced and absorbed the nobles of the Milton Kingdom and focused on making people trust him and solidifying the foundation of the nation rather than putting his family’s grudges ahead.
“You are completely different from Emperor Rudolf, who was always overwhelmed with emotions and wasting his power through constant wars. I admired how this young man was cold yet patient.”
“Huh, are you flattering me?”
“Yes, flattering is right. But, this is the truth.”
At Voltas’s words, Luke’s lips formed into a smile.
However, his eyes still held a cold glare.
Yet, Voltas continued, “As Your Majesty knows, I have been the right arm of Rudolf. That is why I have the administrative information of this nation. I don’t know how much territorial concessions the Symphonia Kingdom would get from this war, but I am confident that I can be of considerable help in running the state affairs.”
“Uhm…”
“I am well aware of where Rudolf hid his treasure and the legacy of the Baroque Imperial.”
“You would know. You must have been the emperor’s most trustworthy ally.”
Voltas had a bitter smile at Luke’s sarcastic response.
Yet Voltas was confident.
He was convinced that Luke wouldn’t dismiss him, especially since he held precious information and administrative skills.
“If you accept me, I will do my best to stabilize the new territory.”
“Is that all?”
“Yes, you just have to accept that. I don’t want anything like estates or titles.”
What Voltas wanted was to be a real player who had power in the Symphonia.
And if he could have that power, he would be able to obtain any province or title at a later time.
At Voltas’s offer, Luke closed his eyes to think.
In a second, he quickly responded, “You could have made the same offer to the kings of other nations too, right? Was it because they would have killed you?”
“It was because I thought that His Majesty might be the New Emperor of the continent.”
“Me?”
Luke looked at him with a frown on his face.
“Yes, Your Majesty became the king of a nation at such a young age and destroyed the empire, which has been around for 500 years. I thought that you had enough skills to conquer the continent.”
It wasn’t just a compliment but a real logical judgment.
Moreover, Luke had been rumored to have a strong relationship with Pope Veronica III of the Holy Empire.
Princess Reina, well, the Pope of the Holy Empire was told to have a complicated relationship with Luke.
“Surely, Luke de Rakan will conquer the continent. If I am under him, I can save my family!”
Voltas was certain.
However, there was something he didn’t know.
There was a way on how Luke could take all the information he had without having to take Voltas as his subordinate.
“It is true that I might need you.”
“You see it too.”
“But even then, shouldn’t we punish the war criminals who made the people suffer, just so the justice can stand, right?”
At Luke’s words, Voltas’s eyes widened.
Pop!
Before he could even step back, knowing that the negotiations are broken, Luke’s hand moved first.
He grabbed Voltas’s head.
Luke was going to pull out the memories of Voltas with Mental Magic, just as he did with Zehart, the descendent of Arsene.
“Yo-Your Majesty! Don’t do this… Ahhh!”
Without any word, all the important information in his head got passed to Luke.
Voltas, whose mind was being overwhelmed in a short period of time, turned dizzy, losing focus.
“Your Majesty, what is it?”
When the scream came in, Hwang Bo-sung entered the room where Voltas and Luke were talking.
Luke shook his head.
“It is nothing. He realized that he wasn’t wanted here, so he tried to run away. I had to use my hands to stop him.”
“Is that all?”
“Take him and put him in jail. Tomorrow, he will be executed in the square in front of all the people.”
“Yes.”
The guards bowed and dragged out Voltas’s body.
He wasn’t conscious, but perhaps, his body sensed danger. Voltas burst into tears and peed.
Once considered as the greatest man to control the empire became miserable in the end.