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# The Birth of a Hero? (5)

The father and son's exchanging of gazes ended after a moment of silence.

“Your Majesty!”

The Chief of Staff was standing at the door, not daring to enter, while looking anxious.

He did not go inside Alberu’s bedroom as the King motioned for him to stay out, but he could not just sit still as he had to aid the King.

King Zed looked at the people standing outside the door and gave an order.

“Only the two of you come in.”

There was no need for him to explain which two people he was talking about.

The Chief of Staff and the swordsman, the two people who directly aid the King, entered the room.

Someone else took a step into the bedroom at that moment. It was Tasha, who had returned after contacting Raon.

“Your highness.”

She was looking at Alberu.

It might seem improper of her to act like this with the King here, but she could not leave Alberu in here alone without any allies.

“Yes. You were here too.”

Tasha turned her gaze after hearing the King’s voice.

There was a small smile on the King’s nonchalant face.

“I guess it would be good for you to come in as well.”

‘Why is he acting like this?’

Tasha was suspicious of the King but entered the bedroom after Alberu nodded his head.

Click.

The bedroom closed at that moment.

“Mm!”

Tasha looked back in shock.

Ooooooooong-

Blue mana was released from the Chief of Staff's body.

The mana soon covered the entire bedroom with soundproof barrier magic.

‘This is the highest-grade mage level......!’

Tasha thought that this mage was lacking in skill compared to Rosalyn, but he was at least more skilled than Alberu. Furthermore, she had thought that the Chief of Staff was a regular person until now.

She never expected him to have such skills.

‘...That swordsman too-’

Tasha observed the swordsman, who did not go to stand behind King Zed and went toward the window to observe the outside, with a sharp gaze.

Choi Han had quietly whispered something to her as she walked past him to get here.

‘That swordsman is strong.’

She could not hear any details as she did not have time, but a swordsman at a level that even Choi Han calls him strong must be at the sword master level.

‘He doesn’t seem at that level though.’

She did not feel much from this swordsman other than this dreary attitude he was giving off.

‘There is a sword master in the Roan Kingdom? And he is one of the King’s close confidants?’

This information was difficult for Tasha to understand.

However, she was certain about one thing.

‘I can't let my guard down.’

King Zed Crossman. He had handed over all authority to crown prince Alberu already, but he was no pushover.

Furthermore, he was still the King.

More importantly, she could not trust the person who had neglected Alberu in the past.

Tasha moved toward Alberu to a position where she could protect him at any moment. The moment her sharp gaze headed toward the King...

“Alberu Crossman.”

The King called out Alberu’s name.

“How about stepping up to this position now?”

Tasha's eyes opened wide.

The King was telling Alberu to quickly become King. She looked at Alberu.

Her pale nephew was not looking at King Zed but out the window. He looked to be in a lot of pain sitting on this wheelchair.

This King, this damn father of his, was talking about this extremely heavy responsibility while he was in a lot of pain. Tasha subconsciously bit down on her lips.

Alberu did not look at anybody and commented, almost as if he was talking to himself.

“There should be nothing to cause you any headaches now. Don’t you wish to stay there longer?”

His gaze then slowly turned toward the King.

His gaze was sharp unlike his pale complexion.

‘Why.’

Alberu was curious.

he suddenly come

care much about any of the Kingdom’s affairs

had he looked around the battlefield? Why was he looking for Cale and revealing to people that he was

didn't want to let

was the

not put his guard down around

“I.”

speaking with a peaceful look on

will leave

‘What?’

Alberu's eyes opened wide.

king to succeed the throne while the current king was

why Alberu was planning to use the achievements from this war to step into

were peaceful and the name of Roan was shining brightly throughout

‘Something is odd.’

Alberu thoroughly observed Zed.

leave the palace and go to one of the remote palaces or a

not seem to be talking about such

Leave the palace.

if he was treating those remote palaces to be in that group

will go

said that I was leaving

those remote palaces as a part of the

was stating that he would leave anything with the name palace

down on a

good for the former king to remain in

‘What nonsense is this?’

before instantly

the palace, a remote palace, or even a palace

was not simply filial piety to the

having to do with power and

talking about, the former king leave the palace, meant just one

healthy former king would leave from under the

"Why.”

and asked as the

are you thinking about leaving the palace? This son

keep an eye on

Zed cut Alberu off.

eye

as if that was absolutely not the reason, but the King was still smiling

You want to suppress me so that the former king doesn’t have any stray thoughts about becoming king again. If that is not keeping an eye

Alberu's eyes clouded over.

never spoken this frankly

never openly talked about surveillance or stray thoughts and revealed his inner thoughts to Alberu like

crown prince looked at him with

should know about it

the arm rest and calmly

me. I will

as if they were

them once he became the crown prince. Zed nodded

also people who protect

snobbish look still on his face while the swordsman

three of them

shouldn’t I still know where

“Pffft.”

before nonchalantly

will contact you at least once every half year. How could I escape when

in the Roan Kingdom's

region’s Marquis House

Gyerre in the

other three areas of the Roan Kingdom except for the Roan Kingdom's central faction with the capital and

a foreign kingdom, they would simply capture me and

showed his agreement through silence to

who had led Roan Kingdom to be average, and Alberu, who had turned the Roan Kingdom into the central

kept his mouth shut for a bit before opening

year is too long. You must contact me at least

while quietly

have the emotions of the future king thinking about his

“...You-”

could not say

look in Zed’s eyes before looking

for a moment before looking at each other as the King and

the first

your coronation in the

appeared on Alberu’s

become king as quickly as possible, your

a

course, it would probably be spring by the time they took care of everything involving the war that

Tap tap.

rest with his finger

one last thing

Zed has something

not done much to guide the kingdom or make any

‘What is it?’

about to

one last thing Zed had to do... What was

at

“A damn rat.”

Staff, who had cast the soundproof

it was reacting to anger, excitement or other types

out the window

King spoke in

catch a damn

sharp blade hidden

opened his

felt as if he needed to ask who that ‘damn rat’ was referring

Knock knock knock-

someone knocked on the door at that

immediately stood

chatting right now.

guess I can see his

removed

the Commander

“Yes sir.”

head and responded respectfully to the Chief

"We will head there.”

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