I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel

259 - Attack on the Imperial Palace (6)

TL/Editor: raei

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The Abyss in the demon realm's deepest part.

A single throne existed in its most profound depths.

-Finally.

The 'being' who rose from that throne murmured in an excited tone.

What the being watched was the imperial palace complex shown on the massive screen before it.

No, more precisely, it watched a single figure facing two witches within that palace.

-Finally, you've appeared.

The being's eyes filled with joy.

Though his appearance had changed, the being recognized him instantly.

That alien darkness that belonged nowhere in this world!

That ominous presence more foreboding than anything else.

Even those bored eyes looking down on everything in the world.

It was an appearance the being hadn't forgotten once in hundreds of years.

No, more accurately, it couldn't forget.

This was the one who had dealt the being its only defeat.

And such a humiliating defeat at that.

Just then-

"That man... that man is Zion Agnes, the current Emperor of Agnes."

Acrimosia, the Archdemon of Madness who watched the same scene through the screen, addressed the being respectfully.

"He's also the one who has been interfering with our plans until now."

Her eyes were completely hardened as she spoke.

Though only visible through the screen, his power felt incomparably vast.

That power was on a completely different level than when they had met in the floating city.

It felt like watching a different being entirely.

She was only now truly grasping how he had grown strong enough to kill Pride and Jealousy.

Moreover, the current scene of him simultaneously subduing both the red-eyed witch and Iades drove home that severity even further.

'Even if they're weaker than us, to be defeated so easily...'

Then-

-No.

The being spoke while watching Zion who had destroyed Iades and immediately moved elsewhere.

-That is no mere Zion Agnes.

Unlike the other Great Demons, the being's eyes were increasingly filling with ecstasy as it spoke.

-Can you not tell from that appearance? What kind of being you've been facing all this time.

Excitement flowed through the being's voice.

"What? What do you mean..."

Having served for hundreds of years yet never seeing the King like this before, Wrath and Madness's eyes filled with questions.

-Only one person in the world possesses such power.

Eternal Emperor Aurelion Khan Agnes.

The being believed he had revealed himself to the world again to keep his past promise.

-This time will be different, Emperor.

Just as the being muttered this while watching only Zion, ignoring the Great Demons' questions-

Swish-

After finishing Orogirichi's remnants, Zion suddenly raised his head and met the being's eyes.

'What?'

Questions filled the eyes of the being and Great Demons present.

There was no way someone over there could see them.

But as if denying that thought, Zion smiled while looking directly at the being and drew a black spear from the air.

It was Agdravar, the Dragon Rage Spear.

Zion immediately gripped Agdravar tightly and took a throwing stance aimed at the hole in the sky.

At that moment-

SCREECH!

All energy within the palace complex began being drawn into Zion's spear tip.

RUMBLE!

The air shook violently and time began slowing rapidly, as if anticipating what would happen.

"No way..."

Wrath's eyes trembled as he watched through the screen.

The hero party who had barely risen nearby also stared blankly at that moment.

WHOOSH!

Finally Zion's fully drawn arm swung and the Dragon Rage Spear instantly vanished.

Agdravar reappeared beyond the abyssal hole in the sky.

The Fairy Forest and Beast Sea situations weren't resolved yet, and monsters within the empire still needed to be cleared out.

Therefore he had openly declared it to make the enemies tense and prevent them from moving rashly, buying time.

In other words, it was a kind of psychological warfare.

"But now is different."

The palace attack was just a minor trouble, and all other preparations were already perfectly complete.

Therefore Zion thought now was the right time.

The demon realm would likely find it difficult to predict they would move immediately before fully preparing.

"Indeed... as Your Majesty says, now might be the optimal timing."

Mileion stroked his chin as he spoke.

"If we must fight this war anyway, striking first would be best."

"But there's still a power gap between the demon realm and empire."

Groud objected to the knight commander's words.

Of course, he knew.

How transcendently strong Emperor Zion before them was.

And how much the ratio of supremely powerful beings had increased compared to the past.

But what Groud worried about wasn't top-tier demons like the Great Demons.

"You all know well that even a lowest-grade monster's power matches that of an average knight."

The basic power gap arising from difference in species.

"Though we have far more troops and could handle up to mid-grade monsters through numbers... we lack forces that can face high-grade monsters and above."

That's why even in the First Great War, though the empire defeated all the former Great Demons, they couldn't advance into the demon realm and had to be satisfied with just driving out monsters within the empire.

With such a basic power gap, entering the demon realm which was essentially enemy territory would have been suicide.

Had Zion expected Groud's words?

"If we could fill that gap."

Zion smiled slightly as he spoke.

"Would you still object?"

"What? Are you saying there's such a method?"

Not just Groud but everyone present's eyes filled with questions at Zion's words.

Such a method couldn't possibly exist.

They all knew well that training even a regular knight took a very long time.

Creating forces that could face high-grade monsters in such a short time seemed impossible no matter how they thought about it.

But unlike the others, Zion who still wore an unreadable smile-

"Come in."

Called toward the conference room door.

Then-

"I-I'm coming in..."

The door opened and a girl with sky-blue hair appeared beyond it.

"...Who?"

As people looked at her with questioning and confused eyes-

"That one!"

Rubrious, the only one who recognized her identity, rose from his seat.

Veila, the keeper of the 'Dream of Stars'.

Why was she, who should be guarding the underground treasury of the palace complex, appearing here?

Ignoring the reactions of Rubrious and the others, Zion calmly lifted his teacup.

As if that motion was a signal-

"I'll open it!"

Veila who wore an 'oh whatever!' expression waved her hand in the air with that shout.

FLASH!

Space began opening around where Veila had waved her hand as light burst forth.

At that moment-

"!!!!!!!"

The eyes of those witnessing what gradually appeared beyond that space expanded as far as they could go.

It was a spectacle.

Hundreds? No, thousands?

Transcendent weapons containing legend and myth, and countless artifacts that could shake the world if even one was released outside, created an overwhelming display.

A sword worthy of being a family treasure was carelessly stuck in a corner while a magic ring worth an entire castle rolled on the floor.

It was truly a sight beyond jaw-dropping - one that could make souls leave bodies.

To the people staring blankly at the emperor's treasure vault-

"Is this enough?"

Zion set down his teacup again and smiled as he spoke.

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