Chapter 574

I always had the choice to meet or not meet Vertus. He knows that I am helping the Allied Forces, but he has no idea where I am located, and I can always predict where Vertus will be. He will be moving between three places: the central palace Tetra of the Imperial Palace, the Allied Forces' headquarters, and the magic university research building. Even though it is heavily guarded, Sarkegar knows he must wait for Vertus to appear and approach him when he does. Vertus prefers not to mobilize many troops, but he still values security and often moves with Saviolin Tana. When going to places that require secrecy, he cannot bring many people, so Saviolin Tana often acts as his personal secretary. Of course, when the Allied Forces are advancing or in battle, others naturally take on the role of security, but now that Vertus is in danger, he was moving with Saviolin Tana. So after visiting the research building, Vertus and Tana were on their way back to the palace. The streets were empty because there were few people inside the temple, and only Vertus and Saviolin Tana were walking down the orderly but old-fashioned streets. "Things seem to be going smoothly." "Yes, Your Majesty." "It's too smooth, it must be a problem." When Vertus smiled, Tana couldn't find the words to say with her stern expression. "By the way, I didn't expect those three to achieve so much so quickly...." Vertus sighed. "Even if they gathered from all over the continent, the second year of the Royal Class is so special that everyone is amazed." Adelia who made Titan and Power Cartridge. Christina who made Moonshine. And Louis Ancton and Anna de Gerna. Emperor. Princess. Hero. And Demon King. The second year of the Royal Class has many outstanding individuals to the point where a powerful destiny can be felt. "By the way, how is Ludwig doing?" "Ah...." Saviolin Tana's complexion worsened. "That.... I think he's having a hard time adapting." "....I think I was too short-sighted." Vertus thought about what Ludwig would experience in the guard and couldn't help but think that it was a mistake to assign him to the guard. Vertus also had a lot of things to do, so he couldn't pay attention to Ludwig's every need. "It might be better for him to take on the role of the training camp." "I'll ask Ludwig's opinion." "Yes, and this time...." -Meow. Vertus stopped talking when he heard a cat's sound from somewhere. Neither Tana nor Vertus could do anything but look at the black cat standing still in the middle of the spacious street with no one around. "Um....what is that?" "It's a cat." -Meow. The black cat slowly approached the emperor. "It's not just a cat, it's Ellen's cat." "Ah...." "It was inevitable at the base, but I don't know if it's right to keep it like this in the temple. I understand the feeling of not wanting to keep it locked up...." "Hmm. I've never raised a cat before, so I don't know...." If Saviolin Tana, who has lived catching only black things her whole life, knew how to raise a cat, that would be even stranger. "By the way, do you know the way back from here to the dormitory?" They met a cat wandering around in a strange place. Vertus couldn't understand how the black cat could wander around such a wide area. But the black cat approached Vertus. Last time, it was strange that the cat flailed and tried to run away as soon as it saw Vertus. Vertus crouches down upon seeing the approaching cat, thinking it may have gotten lost and Ellen may be worried. He considers taking it back to the dormitory but as he reaches out to pick it up, the cat's body begins to transform. Suddenly, the black cat turns into something else and both Vertus and Tana are shocked. It is revealed to be the appearance of the demon king, Reinhardt. They move to a nearby empty cafe to talk in private. I am sorry, but the text you provided is not a complete sentence or phrase in Korean. It seems to be a continuation of a previous chapter's summary. Please provide a complete sentence or phrase in Korean that you would like me to translate. "Upon hearing that, Berthus and Tana were both taken aback. They couldn't help but be shocked at the idea of trying to invade the royal tomb in an unexpected situation. 'It's a secret way, but we managed to get in anyway,' Tana said. They had even managed to break in without their own knowledge. Berthus listened to the story with a pale face. 'But... as you know, all the coffins were empty,' Tana continued. 'Not just the royal tomb, but also the bodies of the fallen soldiers from the coalition forces were switched and buried in the national cemetery.' 'It seems like the Empire is doing some strange things, just like we are trying to create Death Knights... but I don't know for sure,' Tana said. 'We were trying to investigate secretly, but we felt like there was a limit to what we could do. So we came to find out for ourselves.' 'I'm not going to tell you not to do that kind of thing, since I'm doing something similar,' the Demon King said. 'But we need to know what's going on. I'm worried, and my people are worried too. You might have even joined hands with my enemies.' 'I only have two questions,' the Demon King said, staring at the Emperor. 'What are you doing at the Temple Magic University right now?' 'And is it true that you joined hands with the Black Order?' Silence fell. Since Tana couldn't speak before Berthus, the Demon King only looked at Berthus. If it had been before the Demon King's approach, they might not have known, but since the Demon King had come out so openly, silence was impossible. 'I knew you were watching us, but... it's kind of amazing to find out,' Berthus said with a bitter smile. 'Yes. We're doing something with the bodies of fallen soldiers and heroes,' Berthus said, slowly shaking his head. 'But I don't know what you're talking about with the Black Order.' '...Really?' The Demon King looked at the Emperor quietly. It was difficult to read sincerity from his expression. It was impossible to tell whether it was ignorance or truth just by looking at his face. 'As far as I know, we haven't cooperated with the Black Order,' the Emperor said, shrugging his shoulders. 'There's no need to be suspicious. You know that, don't you?' 'What?' 'If the Black Order had come, they could have joined hands with us in the courtyard where we were touching the bodies to end the Gate incident. Even if they were the ones who tried to kill you.' It was a strange thing to say that some things were possible and some things were not when they were already doing terrible things. 'If the Black Order had come, we could have joined hands with them, couldn't we?' "Okay. But there was no such enemy. And if we had joined hands, there would have been no benefit for me to deceive you in this situation."

"Hmm...."

Berthus' words.

At a point where he touches everything that could be helpful, there was no way the Empire could not have the hands of the Black Order. Looking at the Demon King's uncertain expression, Berthus gave a bitter smile.

"People don't believe me when I tell the truth."

Berthus laughed bitterly, saying that people doubt him when he tells the truth.

"Well, we can show you what we were actually doing."

The Demon King was slightly surprised, as if it was a little unexpected.