Chapter 145 : Veiled Strife (5) (1/2)
A north wind blew
At the place where a fierce battle occurred just a o, a heavy silence fell
Neither the sounds of metal nor shouts were heard any hts who followed Prince Reitas Pershi+on had died during the battle, and feere captured alive
Reitas, who had fought a decisive duel with Roan, was kneeling doith his eyes closed
It was a co when coenius, was coh the fault that he had lost his calreat, it also meant that Roan’s skills weren’t so trivial
“P, pl, please let me live!”
The heavy silence broke
The one as yelling out aloud was Baron Baite Inges, who acted as Reitas’ close aide
With his knees on the ground, he shouted with a desperate expression
“I, I only did as I was ordered! Please let me live! If you just let me live, I’ll devote my entire body and swear my loyalty”
He howled in a fussy lance at hihtly raised his left hand
Soon, a young commander approached and hit Baite’s neck
“Kuuk”
Baite, who noisily clamored, lost his consciousness and fell
Thanks to that, a heavy silence fell once more
An unknown a do you plan to stay like this?”
This time, the one who broke the silence was Reitas
Although he was kneeling, he didn’t lose his spirit at all and neither was his expression nervous
Instead, there sohtly pulled string had been relaxed
Manus, as absently standing ast the people, stepped forwards and approached
“Older brother Reitas Everything is now ove……”
The moment he spoke up to that point
“Kill me”
Reitas spat out the words with a composed voice
He slowly opened his eyes that he had closed, and stared at Manus’ face
“Manus If I remain alive, the nobles who followed me will seek the next chance Kill me That is the way of the victor and the fate of the loser”
Reitas knew the bastard called authority very well
But Manus was different
“I’m different than brother”
Everyone’s eyes turned towards Manus
Roan was also ast the this far?’
Although Roan always valued people the most, even he showed a cold-hearted and dispassionate look at least in battle
Manus and Reitas
This fight that fought over the throne was a more vicious war than any others
If his resolve became weak and failed to put an end, he could leave behind a seed of great trouble
But unlike Roan’s such worry, Manus’ expression was extreth
It felt as if he had caht into Reitas’ eyes
“I won’t kill brother Live, and properly see and feel The sight of a true monarch”
That was a kind of declaration
A declaration greatly overfloith determination and full of certainty
“Hahahahahaha!”
Abruptly, Reitas exploded out a laugh
He laughed for a long while, then shook his head with a cold and frigid face
“Manus You don’t know authority I said it, if I remain alive, the nobles who followed me……”
At that moment
“I……”
Manus cut off his words
The light in his eyes ferociously burned
“Will grant fitting peerage and rank to anyone, even if they are nobles who support brother, as long as they are talented and have excellent character”
He tightly clenched his two fists
“Not Manus’ party, not Reitas’ party, but Pershi+on’s party”
A strength entered his voice
“We will become one under the name of Pershi+on”
The moment his words finished, Reitas shook his head
“Idiot”
An excessive idealis else was norant when it ca the tip of his tongue, he stared straight into Manus’ eyes
“Fine If you truly believe that, then I will stay alive and clearly watch your actions”
His face was stiff
“The day you regret will definitely come”
Manus shook his head and returned the saret will definitely come Not for me, but for older brother”
The veiled strife was over
Reitas who obsessed in poas disgraced, and instead, Manus who had no interest cadom
It was a coardless of whatever anyone said, the one who caused the biggest influence for the event to becoood even if he simply stayed alive……’
Roan inwardly ht that it’ll be a success if Manus at least stayed alive and took on a role of checking Reitas
But
‘He became the sole successor’
Moreover, Manus basically owed hi Manus’ personality, he would never lightly pass this away
‘We ended up receiving a greater present than we’ve thought’
A support and friendshi+p from the successor to the throne
There was no present ly, this wasn’t the end of the present
Manus was a person with a ht
The Pershi+on Kingdom’s capital, Althus Castle, was suddenly flipped over
This was because the news that the First Prince Reitas tried to assassinate the Second Prince Manus and failed had reached the Reitas and Baites as well as the knights who survived, Manus arrested all ere related to the assassinate case
In this process, the chatterbox flatterer Baite’s role was greatly influential
To survive, he fully revealed each and every sympathizer and accomplice
It truly was a sudden event
As the situation flew critically, the neutral faction’s nobles, who had been eyeing Reitas’ mood, all stepped up and supported Manus
Like that, Manus cae in an instant
“Older brother Reitas has been decided to be exiled to Telroy Island”
Manus bitterly smiled as he shook his head
Roan slowly nodded
Telroy Island, located in the north of Pershi+on Kingdom, was an extremely isolated and sreatly far away from the capital, Althus, and was an incredibly hard place to approach
‘I’h
He had needlessly worried that Manus may perhaps leave him near the capital and keep watch
“Thank you very ratitude”
Manus lowered his head
They probably weren’t light words
He took out an object about the size of a palm wrapped in silk
“What is this, sir?”
Roan carefully asked, but Manus merely smiled
Roan carefully untied and opened the silk
Soon, a raved with numerous patterns and picture appeared
“When a prince is born, our Pershi+on Kingdoive him a metallic medallion called Ates You could call it a type of identification medal That’s older brother Reitas’ ates”
“Why would you give ……?”
Roan asked while motionlessly stared at Ates
Manus faintly s with ates, I will give you anything”
“Ah……”
Roan let out quiet exclamation
A palift that Manus was giving to Roan
“Why would you grantwhat I’ll ask?”
Roan asked as he faintly smiled
With a firm and composed way of speech, Manus answered
“It’s okay whatever the request is Since I would already be dead if it wasn’t for Baron Tale”
A generous decision
Roan quietly stared at Manus, then gently wrapped the ates with the silk and placed it within his chest pocket
“Thank you very ave his thanks, Manus shook his hands
“No It isn’t sufficient with just this much Also……”
He blurred the end of his words a bit, then stood up from his seat
“I still have to thank Harrison, Brian, and Clay for their help So……”
Manus brightly s how to repay theood time”
“That is……?”
Roan followed and stood up a moment late, and asked
Manus answered as he walked towards the door
“In the ith the Byron and Istel allied ardom achieved a complete victory We acquired an incredible number of captives and loot”
Roan wordlessly nodded as he followed his back
Kiiig
The reception room’s door opened
Harrison, Brian, and Clay, who had been walking about the hallway, quickly lowered their heads
Manus added on as he looked at that sight