Chapter 96 - The Missing Princess 1 (1/2)
He was suspected of scheming some plans that could harm the kingdom as he had infiltrated the royal library’s hidden section.
Fortunately, the people who detained him had only confiscated Grandia that was on his waist. The other artifacts were left untouched, most likely because he had turned himself in without resisting.
[Sieg, anything to report?]
[Nothing happening here. Tinia and Silvia are doing good as usual.]
[Contact me immediately if something suspicious happens.]
[Understood.]
As he walked through the hallways of the palace, Woohyuk verified the safety of the siblings.
He was worried that the head of the Witch Cult, Amy would target them.
Therefore, Woohyuk wished to finish dealing with his business in the Izuna Kingdom and to return to his country as fast as possible.
“Where are you taking me?”
“...You shall know when we arrive.”
The blond young man looked at him in annoyance.
He was probably the head of the Spiritual Society and a high-ranking priest of the Izuna Kingdom.
‘They called him Ronald, I believe.’
However, he could not rival Woohyuk as he had undone two of Verserios’ seals.
‘If they wish to fight me using holy power, they’ll have to bring the Saintess here.’
Choi Kayoon had probably run far away by now. The moment had come for him to make his escape.
Ronald was in possession of Grandia, so Woohyuk only had to subdue him.
He began to observe his surroundings and plan out his escape route, but…
“Sir, Sir Ronald!”
A knight approached them from the other side of the hallway.
“What is the matter, Sir Lannis?”
“Pr, Princess Lizbeth is missing!”
“What?!”
Ronald and the other priests were dumbfounded and couldn’t form words.
They were actually worried that the shadow killer might make his move within the city again, and now, the princess herself had disappeared!
‘So the princess went missing?’
Woohyuk had never heard of this incident while he was gathering information before his regression. He had most likely changed the future by intervening in the shadow killer incidents.
‘She didn’t run away because of her arranged marriage, did she?’
The possibilities of this incident being caused by the Witch Cult or some demons were extremely high, considering the events that were happening within the kingdom.
Although this was a foreign country to him, there were many incidents that he was reluctant to ignore.
‘There’s no benefit for us if we let the Izuna Kingdom become a nest of demons.’
The Rhine Kingdom needed to have at least one allied country amongst those in its proximity. That would allow them to avoid international isolation.
Compared to the other nation, the Izuna Kingdom wasn’t victim to a lot of incidents, so Woohyuk was planning on leaving it without getting involved. However, now that things had come to this, he was about to step in and clean up the mess himself.
“Sigh…”
The priests in the corridor were angered by Woohyuk’s nonchalant sigh.
“You truly don’t understand your position right now, do you?”
“Do you know something about the princess’ disappearance?”
The timing of this incident was impeccable. Now, Woohyuk was suspected of being involved with the princess’ disappearance.
As he began to ponder his next moves, Ronald spoke up.
“We have no choice. We must bring this criminal before His Majesty.”
“Is, is that appropriate? He’s a really suspicious person…”
“Her Highness Lizbeth comes first before the library’s secret section.”
If Princess Lizbeth were to be harmed, the entire Izuna Kingdom would be impacted and shook.
As the Chief Court Magician and the king’s closest aide, Ronald had to avoid the worst case scenario as much as possible.
As Ronald rushed to the throne room, Woohyuk made a satisfied smile.
‘Right, seeing the king in person would be the fastest way to deal with this.’
He could erase all suspicions as long as he properly came up with a believable excuse about his infiltration into the library.
Soon, they stood before a grand door. Once they opened, Woohyuk stepped in and saw the throne room, where the vassals stood on each side of the hall and a grey-haired man sat on the throne.
Henry the 4th.
He was currently panicking due to the missing Princess Lizbeth.
“Your Majesty, we have captured a man who had infiltrated the royal library.”
“Bring him over.”
King Henry glanced at Woohyuk with a sharp gaze.
He was also suspecting him as one of the criminals who had conspired the princess’ disappearance.
Ronald turned to Woohyuk and spoke to him, even before receiving a royal command.
“You better reveal everything you know. Otherwise, you’ll experience pain worse than death that’ll make you wish you were in hell.”
“...”
Woohyuk thought of it as a cute and harmless threat. He was technically someone who could single-handedly destroy an entire kingdom on his own.
He scoffed on the inside as he approached the king with Ronald.
“Why did you infiltrate the royal library?”
“To find a certain book.”
“Watch your manners before the king!”
The astonished Ronald swung his staff towards Woohyuk’s head.
Swoosh.
However, the attack did not meet its mark.
Woohyuk had avoided it by twisting his body.
“This, this bastard!”
“Henry the 4th. I have an offer to propose as the Rhine Kingdom’s monarch.”
Woohyuk stared at King Henry while ignoring the raging Ronald.
He hadn’t hesitated to reveal his identity since he was being treated as a criminal.
“The Rhine Kingdom’s monarch? Is that the truth?”
Indeed, the Rhine Kingdom was the only neighboring country where the throne’s owner had recently changed.
Woohyuk nodded as the king stared at him with a puzzled look.
“That is correct. I had hidden my identity due to some circumstances.”
Woohyuk removed the jester’s mask and was back to his normal appearance.
A black-haired young man with a graceful look.
Woohyuk took out the royal seal as proof, but King Henry shook his head.