chapter 64
63. The disciple is good at cooking nobles.
Rumors of this began to circulate in social circles.
The crown prince is trying to change the owner of the sword.
The reason was that the royal family had called for Geomseong, but Geomseong had ignored the call, so the name Geomseong and the privileges that came with it could no longer be allowed. In the first place, Geomseong had done many things that would not have been strange if he had lost that name, so honestly, if you give him a reason, it would all be justified, so there was no problem.
Naturally, it was a natural result that the nobles were in an uproar.
But that doesn’t mean they all just gathered around and started saying, ‘Oh no! We’re in trouble!’, ‘What are we going to do?’
That too is blackness.
The strongest swordsman of all time
The nickname ‘Geomseong’ was always given to nobles.
And among them, there were cases where the best swordsmen of the time were not nobles. However, the name of Geomseong was always kept by the nobles. It was natural, since it was maintained in such an unfair and unreasonable way from the beginning, but the nobles mistakenly believed that they had kept the name of Geomseong and sincerely believed it.
To them, the truth was not important in the first place. A lie was fine. If it could make them look even a little bit special, no matter how ugly and filthy the lie was, even if it was a vain lie that had no trace of honor, that was enough for them.
But the swordsmanship of the time was different.
Because no matter what anyone says, he was the strongest swordsman.
That’s why the swordsmanship felt even more special to them. No matter how ugly his personality was, how many problems he had, how twisted he was… it didn’t matter to the nobles. Because he came from a high-ranking noble family and was the strongest sword, they could forgive him for anything he did.
That is, for the nobles, blacksmithing was the most perfect packaging they could use to package themselves.
So it was natural that their trust in the swordsmanship was absolute.
So, even if the crown prince defeated the emperor and became the de facto ruler of the empire, there was no way he could do anything to the sword master.
The crown prince revealed his intention to change the sword master without knowing it, but if the sword master himself stepped in, everything would be resolved cleanly. The nobles all believed this. So the chaos they were causing was not a feeling of ‘something big has happened’, but rather a festive atmosphere based on anticipation of ‘I think I’ll be able to see something good’.
The sword master appears quickly
The Crown Prince, who runs wild without knowing anything, will learn the fears of the world.
The nobles all believed this wholeheartedly.
but….
No matter how much time passes
The sword did not appear.
As if it doesn’t exist in this world.
Increasingly, the nobles could not help but feel uneasy.
No matter what, it was too quiet.
Even the Duke’s family, the family of the Black Sword, remained silent… .
The nobles began to show signs of anxiety, wondering if things were really going wrong. The festive atmosphere of anticipation that had been there at first was nowhere to be found.
Among them
A new rumor spread.
There was a rumor that the new swordsman would become a swordsman.
He is a swordsman of commoner origins.
Naturally, the nobles were in an uproar.
The nobles did not dare to even make eye contact with the crown prince, who had defeated the emperor and ascended to the position of absolute power…
The moment they heard the name “Geomseong” given to a commoner, an incredible amount of energy was created within them… .
“Your Majesty! Please contact me!”
Eventually, they started barking loudly as a group, asking the crown prince to hurry up and get them to do something.
“It’s amazing to see you all running to the palace and working so hard for just one name. Not long ago, when I asked you to talk about tax issues, you all said you had a lot to do and disappeared.”
“Your Majesty! Please think about the history and tradition of the name Geomseong!”
“That’s what I’m saying. Hasn’t it always been the royal family that decides who will be the owner of the name Geomseong? So they’re going to decide. What’s the problem with that?”
The royal family also played a big role in the nobles having the name Geomseong. The reason was that the royal family could not escape the sweetness of pure blood, and the royal family was the one who used the name Geomseong the most effectively. The royal family chose Geomseong among the nobles because it was easy to handle and use. That was why the nobles did not worry. They never thought that someone like the crown prince would suddenly appear and choose a commoner as Geomseong.
In the end, if the crown prince was truly determined to do it, the nobles had no choice but to do nothing to stop him.
“Haona! Please think about the tradition that the name Geomseong carries!”
He was a nobleman who barked and watched without even knowing what tradition meant specifically.
“I thought about it. I thought about it again and again before choosing it. Then, isn’t it good?”
‘What happened!!!!!!’
The noble who was speaking earnestly on behalf of the nobles gathered here wanted to beat his chest in frustration. However, it was a fight that could not be won from the beginning. The authority to select a swordsman belonged to the imperial family, and since there was no separate law that only nobles could select one, it was natural that there were no means or methods.
At least the nobles got together and took collective action… .
The crown prince didn’t care at all. Rather, he looked into the eyes of each noble as if he would remember their faces, and even showed the composure to threaten them without being a threat.
“In the first place, Geomseong is a name given to the best swordsman! And the current best swordsman is….”
“You are a warrior.”
“yes?”
“Of course he is the warrior’s best swordsman, isn’t he?”
The crown prince tilted his head as if to say, “Isn’t that obvious?”
The nobles had no choice but to swallow their saliva.
The warrior Sera was famous for defeating the worst evil spirits that even the Knights could not do anything about with just one sword. Even during his days as a warrior candidate, he had been famous for beating up villains, and after becoming a warrior, his fame grew even more. Whenever such activities became known, the people of the empire were thrilled.
If only I could say, ‘No matter what, I wish the blackness was a bit more…’ but…
It soon became a rumor that the warrior’s skills were being questioned. The warrior heard that a nobleman was questioning the warrior’s skills? Would the warrior just pass by? It would not have been strange for him to come to the family to prove his skills and beat up all the family knights. This was because there were more than a few nobles who had taken him lightly because they thought he was a fool since he was a warrior, and had been swindled.
“that….”
“So I tried to give the nickname Geomseong to the warrior, but he said that he already had the name Yongsa and wanted to give it to someone else.”
“then….”
“I will add the words, ‘To a worthy person who is worthy of the name of Geomseong and has such qualifications.’”
“… … .”
The crown prince explained kindly,
The content was not friendly at all.
In other words, what I am doing now is also the will of the warrior, so if I keep barking, not only the royal family but also the warrior will be criticized, so shouldn’t I slowly put a muzzle on myself?
Because the content was just this.
The foreheads of the nobles were now dripping with sweat.
I tried to keep the name of Geomseong
On the contrary, it was made to be stamped on the crown prince and the warrior, who could be said to be the center of the current empire.
It was no different from trying to preserve the glory of the past and then risking losing the entire future.
That was when.
“The warrior Sarah has entered the palace.”
“Bring him here quickly.”
Dogs barking hard at the crown prince
Warrior Sarah appeared in person at the scene.
As it was an official occasion, Sarah bowed her head in obedience to etiquette.
“Welcome, warrior.”
“I heard that a serious problem has arisen, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Is there such a thing as a serious problem? There are just people making a fuss about giving a proper name to a proper person.”
“Hey. Noise.”
As the warrior spoke and made eye contact with the nobles, as if he was going to remember each and every one of their sweaty faces, the nobles’ faces turned even paler.
“The previous swordsman said that he was old and uninterested in worldly affairs, so I think it’s time for a change. I guess these two people think differently?”
The warrior spoke, looking down on the nobles as if he were looking down from the sky.
If you have any complaints, please tell me directly.
When such a declaration was made, the nobles, who had lived their entire lives following the flow of power and had the ability to read the mood, all kept their mouths shut and did not dare to open them.
‘Is this enough to strangle you?’
Looking at the faces of the nobles who had become as pale as they could be, the warrior Sera nodded with satisfaction and opened her mouth.
“Then how about doing it like this?”
Everything goes according to Sarah’s plan.