Amidst the lingering flames, the devil mirage was long gone, all that was left was a dark golden brilliance swirling around. Kieran squinted his eyes when he saw the notifications that popped up.
[Eliminated Crown Raven's remnant soul, triggered special event: The Secret 20 Years Ago …]
[The Secret 20 Years Ago: Time is the scariest existence. It doesn't just change the sea into mulberry fields, it can also change the people. What happened 20 years ago? Other than the participants, no one knows! Now that one of the participants is dead, the remaining one will surely appear …]
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"Just a remnant soul?"
Kieran paid attention to the description that he was concerned about the most.
In his mind, there were already several guesses.
As for which one it was, Kieran would need to gather more evidence.
As for the other descriptions in [The Secret 20 Years Ago]?
Kieran wasn't surprised since he already had some guesses.
Huu!
Kieran took in a deep breath, picked up the spoils of war and looked at Mary.
Following the collapse of the meeting hall, not only Mary, Eldar, and Duke Zilin, but even more palace guards rushed over. Fortunately, under the young duke's command, everything was in order.
The young princess dashed into the ruins and stood in front of Kieran. Her mouth opened and closed a few times before she made up her mind and said in a single breath, "Can you tell me what happened?"
"Okay."
Kieran looked down at the stubborn and serious face of the little girl and nodded.
Mary had the right to know what happened.
Although …
It was cruel.
…
Warren Palace's tea room.
Unlike the formal meeting hall and attached tea room, this tea room was specially prepared for the young royals. When the elders discussed the important matters of the kingdom, the young ones would wait here.
Of course, in order to prevent the young ones from getting bored, the tea room had a lot of items to kill time.
Other than the most basic books and darts, there were also some new and interesting gadgets.
The moment Kieran walked into the tea room, he saw an armored sword puppet.
The exposed joints and standing posture were enough to tell Kieran that this puppet sword target was different from a fixed sword target.
"This is a little gift given to the Warren King by a wizard consultant. All you need to do is to wind it up and it can perform some simple dodging and attacking actions."
"For a beginner swordsman, it's a good choice."
Mary acted as the commentator.
"I see."
Kieran nodded again, glanced at the old duke, and walked straight to the sofa.
What followed was bound to be a long conversation.
Kieran didn't want to keep standing and talking.
"That James is a fake?"
After Kieran sat down, the elderly duke spoke.
The old count was obviously very excited.
Not only did he raise his voice by a few syllables, but he also pressed his hands on the armrest of the sofa that Kieran was sitting on and stared at Kieran without blinking.
Kieran was not used to being looked down upon like this.
He raised his hand and tapped on the old duke's shoulder.
When the old duke staggered back as if he was electrocuted, Kieran spoke slowly.
"You can say that.
"You can't say that."
"What do you mean?"
The old duke didn't care about the unusual reaction to his body, he straightened his body and asked.
However, this time around, the old duke didn't go near Kieran.
"Just like what I said."
That King James VIII is James but not James at the same time. His body is James, so most of his soul should be James as well.
Or more precisely, most of the time. "
Kieran explained it to Mary in a way that he understood.
You mean the old duke?
If it wasn't for Mary, the old duke wouldn't have followed Kieran into the tea room.
The old duke was worthy of respect but it didn't mean Kieran liked him.
The old duke's inflexible character and stubborn behavior made Kieran hate him to the core.
What the old duke did after that deepened Kieran's disgust.
"The Prairies people!
Your Highness, please send out more soldiers to wipe out the Prairies people!
We will make them pay with their blood! "
After hearing what Kieran said, the old duke looked at Mary with bloodshot eyes, growling repeatedly like a beast that had lost its cub.
The young princess was extra calm when facing the old duke who seemed to have lost his sanity.
"Duke Eldar, please let 2567 finish, we are making a decision."
The young princess said.
Her voice wasn't loud but it was persistent enough.
The old duke heard the persistence in her voice, his chest moving up and down rapidly before he eventually sat down on the sofa in disappointment.
Duke Eldar's friendship with King James VIII made him eager to avenge the king.
But at the same time, the old duke's loyalty to the royal family prevented him from going against the only heir of Warren.
Standing in between the two, one could imagine the torment the old duke felt.
But …
No matter what, he shouldn't lose his calm.
Kieran kept his gaze away from the old duke and looked at Mary. His eyes showed a sense of admiration.
Compared to the old duke, Mary's performance was impeccable.
Even in the face of hatred, she knew that only a calm person was a trustworthy partner.
"It's Crown Raven!
But I don't think it has anything to do with the Raven Sect, it's just Crown Raven's personal actions, although it doesn't match his initial plan.
His initial plan should be to get his hands on Dragon Sect's secret and then complete the follow-up plan.
"But his collaborator obviously tricked him."
It forced him to live on in this way. "
Kieran …
"Collaborator?
It's … Snake School!
Then who is Crown Raven playing? "
The young princess frowned in confusion.
"His aid!"
Kieran replied calmly.
There was a question that had been troubling Kieran for a long time.
Why did King James VIII have the guts to attack the Snake Sect 20 years ago? He was willing to cut off all means of retreat.
Kieran guessed that King James VIII must have some kind of reliance back then and with the appearance of Crown Raven, everything became clear.
King James VIII's reliance was Crown Raven.
20 years ago, King James VIII, who was considered a great strategist in the eyes of commoners, started to plan how to eliminate the Raven Sect and Viper Sect that occupied Riverdale. However, the royal family of Warren was weak, so the young king couldn't make his move.
Until one day, Crown Raven found King James VIII.
Right away, the young king realized it was a chance, a chance to kill with a borrowed knife and reap the benefits from the third party.
However, from the start to the end, the young king didn't know he had fallen into the trap of the two sects.
The two sects were like coaxing a child, toying with the young king in their palms.
One acted as support.
The other acted as a target.
In the end?
The targets went into hiding.
The one who acted as support took over.
As for the young king?
All he could do was act as a puppet.
"Impossible!
James's reliance is on us!
It can't be the sects … "
The old duke screamed loudly as his beliefs crumbled in an instant. He didn't care about Mary's attempts to stop him and ran out frantically.
Mary wanted to stop him but was stopped by Kieran.
"Let him go!
"He needs to calm down for a while!"
And … "
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