00:00because he hadn't rested for several days. But Sean stayed up all night, forcing himself to
00:04prepare for the future. And yet, whatever this baseless fear Sean feels is because he has held
00:09the sensation cube too close for too long. Or was it something else? Suddenly people started
00:14knocking on Sean's door and calling him. Sean came out and asked what was that noise in the
00:18middle of the night, the man shouted. He is Byrne, a knight of the Imperial Palace.
00:23And he asked if this was Sean from Castica. Sean answered. Yes, Byrne said. The prince requires
00:29Sean's presence. It was urgent. They needed to head to the palace immediately. From the look on
00:34the man's face, Sean knew he was definitely not lying. At such a time, for the palace to summon him
00:40in the middle of the night, what could be so urgent? It's strange. Even for the knight, the palace is
00:45too
00:46quiet. It's logical that Sean started to get nervous. And when the knight opened the doors,
00:51Sean was completely shocked by what he saw. The half-dead empress was lying on the floor,
00:55and the prince was holding her. What a pity. Attack. This is the Imperial Palace, defended
01:00by knights. How could this happen? Sean tried to think about how it happened, but he couldn't.
01:05The door opened, and a little girl appeared on the threshold, who fell to the floor from what
01:10she saw, and from horror she could not utter a word. This is Princess Ruby. She sometimes shows up
01:15at parties or receptions. This is the first time Sean sees her. The poor girl saw her half-dead mother.
01:20Her mother is not so great. But still, the prince asked Sean to help. Her majesty the empress asked
01:26to call him. But Sean can do something. The prince asked. Prince Marcel. Sean heard about him from
01:32Fabian. But this is the first time he meets him in person. Sean never thought their first meeting
01:37would be like this. Sean asked Marcel to calm down. Marcel said in a trembling voice. Someone came and
01:43her majesty, he could not speak at all. The bleeding seems to have stopped. But she has lost a lot
01:48of
01:48blood. Sean has a bad feeling. The knight said he would explain. The attackers began by poisoning the
01:53food of the imperial knights. Not everyone ate. But while the knights were in chaos, the palace was
01:58suddenly attacked. It was their fault. The knights. That they were unable to stop the assassins who were
02:04targeting her majesty. Brad said. It's impossible. This didn't happen in the original story. The empress
02:10must definitely die during the war. But not now. Sean said he would try using the potions he had.
02:15He needed a clean cloth and hot water. Sean quickly began to call upon healing magic as her majesty's
02:21children watched desperately. Sean himself didn't yet understand how this had happened. Or when
02:26everything in history had begun to change. If you look at the time, it all makes sense. Right before
02:31the war. Around that time. When the traitors in the palace, who had been taking bribes from the dark
02:36magicians, began to act. But poisoning the empress is too early. Too rude and impudent from Abaddon's
02:42point of view. It was a bold move. Normally Abaddon would have calmly consolidated his advantage
02:47and prepared for war. I never thought he would provoke them into an all-out confrontation.
02:52Maybe it was because they lost the cubes. They began to think that they were at a disadvantage
02:56and became completely desperate if this was how things were. This is the result of the variable
03:01that Sean created. My heart is heavy. The empress may be a tyrant, but she is a capable ruler.
03:06Her absence could seriously change the course of the war, Sean thought, Ruby asked. Her majesty
03:12came to her senses. But the empress did not answer her. She looked at Sean who said, looking at her
03:17majesty. He thought Adele's future was bleak with such a cruel ruler. But now the empire's future
03:22seems even bleaker without her. An eighteen-year-old prince, corrupt ministers taking bribes. And the
03:27inevitable war lies ahead, these eyes. Devoid of their usual fury and drooping from heaviness.
03:33Yes, like all people. Even she has something she is afraid of. The empress called Sean and said.
03:39From the moment she first saw him, he was very arrogant, but he never lied. And seeing this side
03:44of him, she really thought that Sean was someone she could trust. So she asks him to take care of
03:48her children. Now Sean understands why the empress asked Prince Marcel to call him. If the palace is
03:53no longer safe, then the safest place now is obviously the impregnable fortress of a loyal vassal.
03:58The imperial family, commander of a powerful army, the territory of Castica. These words meant that
04:05he must hide the heirs to the throne. That they were about to find themselves in great danger,
04:09Sean replied. Yes. Let him leave them to him, the empress said. Her life would soon end. So there is
04:16no
04:16need to waste time on nonsense like being there in her last minutes. Let them leave the palace before it
04:21is too late. That's exactly what they did. The old man came out and said, he was wondering who was
04:27breaking into the main gate in the middle of the night. So what brought them here in the middle of
04:31the night, the prince replied. Her majesty ordered them to leave for shelter. So they will stay here
04:36for a short time, the prince asked to prepare rooms for them. The empress is dead, and now the prince
04:41will act as emperor. So Ten had no reason to refuse. But Ten did just that. He refused them. The
04:47prince
04:47asked. The count says that they need to return to the palace. The count replied, yes, that's right,
04:53the prince replied. It's not safe there. All the knights are dead, and the count wants to force him.
04:58Take his little sister back, the count replied. Yes, but he would go with them. Her majesty ordered
05:04them to flee because she values the lives of the prince and princess. But strategically, this is the
05:08worst choice. By leaving the palace now, the prince will give them exactly what they want. They must show
05:13these shameless traitors the unshakable dignity of the imperial family even in such a catastrophe.
05:18We must remind them who the true rulers are a week later. Sophia said that even in such a remote
05:24village, rumors that the empress was dead and Castica was uniting with the imperial family were
05:29everywhere. Maybe it's the obvious development, Hank said. The world is shaking. In this whirling stream
05:35of a world in which he will someday be forgotten, Abaddon will start a war to capture a particularly
05:39dangerous figure. I mean, Shauna. They would definitely try to use him. Hank knew that. Sophia said she
05:45wouldn't hide it. She also approached him to use it. But at least she wants to give him a choice
05:49about what Hank will do. A little later, Hank recalled their conversation on that mountain.
05:54She told him to leave while he still could. But he had already made up his mind. The great stream
05:59of
05:59fate would carry him away anyway. And he will not leave the side of the dark magicians. Instead,
06:05he will do everything he can. How much time has passed since the empress died? The coronation was
06:10carried out in haste, and the first prince immediately began to perform the duties of emperor.
06:14Aten became one of the key figures in Marseille's support. But the path was not easy. No one knew
06:20where the traitors were hiding. And it was precisely in times like these that the calm and
06:24determination of an experienced old man was so needed. He quickly selected reliable people and
06:29appointed them to certain positions, and arrested the priests who had conspired with the dark magicians.
06:34But the palace was still in chaos, and the Castica and Arcanent families began to actively provide
06:39their support. And so Sean's workload increased. And due to the unprecedented crisis, the decision
06:45was made to close the academy. And Marcel began to rely heavily on Sean, as he was nearby, and other
06:51reinforcements that Marcel found. A member of the Ardal Crusaders whom Sean introduced, an exhausted
06:57Liam worked with Sean. And yet they can't leave the country for 18 years. Yes, he works tirelessly.
07:02But unfortunately, this will not stop the war. Not that Marcel is incompetent. But in history,
07:08something similar has happened before. When imperial power weakens, large and small uprisings
07:13break out everywhere. Most of these uprisings were organized by dark magicians. And even with
07:18active resistance, damage is inevitable. Liam said that Sean has a trip to the countryside with
07:23Adela tomorrow, so he should rest early. After that, Sean has nothing planned after tomorrow's trip.
07:28He needs to hurry and pick up the luggage he left in the academy dormitory when he ran away in
07:32a hurry.
07:33He even left the Sword of the Earth. After Adela used it, she returned the sword.
07:37Even though the academy is temporarily closed, he can still enter. And it is best to do so as soon
07:42as possible. It's quiet here now. The sword and all the other things are still in place.
07:47He took everything and decided to return. Sean took his things and went out. But he couldn't go far.
07:52Someone appeared on the road. Such a familiar, yet so frightening aura. Sean did not expect to see
07:58his bar. Sean asked in a panic, Hank is crazy. How dare he show up here? Hank is wanted.
08:02Hank asked if it mattered. Sean took a deep breath and shouted,
08:06Of course. Sean suggested that they go somewhere. When they came to the forest,
08:10Sean asked what was so urgent that Hank wanted to say. And he himself thought,
08:15He doesn't know how Hank lived up to this moment. But there's a good chance that the dark magicians
08:19have swayed him to their side. Following Hank into such a forsaken place without reinforcements was
08:24already reckless enough. Sean just doesn't want to believe that Hank is the type to mess with him
08:29because of this. Hank suddenly said. Hank stated that they would spar. He had to teach Sean something
08:34one last time. Sean still didn't understand what was happening. But at that moment, Hank punched
08:39him. Hank seemed to be serious. Sean shouted, What the hell? So suddenly, Hank said he thought he gave
08:45Sean a chance to get his things. He meant it. Let him fight with all his might. Sean realized that
08:50his brother was not joking. He took out his wand and thus began the battle between the two brothers.
08:55This is not sparring. It's more like a real fight. If Sean gets hit, he dies. After a while,
09:01Sean asked to tell him why Hank was doing this. Hank disappears into thin air and then reappears only
09:06to fight. But Hank interrupted him and said, Sean is too weak. Why can't someone with such potential
09:12defeat someone like him? Just a prophet. Sean thought it was the madness mana. Hank was really
09:17trying to kill him. Hank said it was his last chance. But Sean knew he was losing his strength and
09:22was
09:22about to faint. Sean couldn't even get up. Suddenly, Hank told Sean to remember this move.
09:27As soon as Sean raised his head, Hank attacked him saying, Like his professor, no. Like his older
09:33brother. This is his last lesson for him. You must not let your guard down and you must not show
09:37your
09:37weak spots. He has a tendency to attack with his left hand. If Sean fights him, let him aim for
09:42his
09:42left hand. He's good at long, drawn-out battles. The longer it lasts, the worse it is for Sean.
09:48If he's going to corner him, he should go all out from the start. Sean thought, Something seems wrong.
09:54Why the hell is Hank telling him this? Although now is not the time to think about it. If he
09:58doesn't
09:58give him time to swing, with his sword he can. Sean raised his sword. The Sword of Earth formed a
10:03stone wall around Hank, and Hank released Sean's throat. Sean was able to completely bury Hank in a
10:08rock trap, but it didn't last long. Sean's trap quickly collapsed. Hank got out and said that Sean was
10:14beaten from start to finish. But Sean was able to disarm him, so Sean won, let him remember.
10:19If Sean ever has to fight him, he shouldn't hesitate like he did today. When this happens,
10:23Sean will die in this battle. It is not clear why he is warning Sean. If you are in such
10:28a hurry to
10:28kill your brother, we will have to find out about that later.
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