Chapter 368

Chapter 368

“Go ahead and go. I’ll be waiting.”

Delay, who had listened to everything the butler had said, said to Ming Hu.

“I’ll be right back.”

In response to Delay’s words, Ming Hu turned around and walked out of the mansion, warping straight through the warp gate to the capital nexus.

Woof, woof, woof

“Where do you want to go?”

“If we’re where we are now, we should be able to go to the frontier, right?”

Ming Hu thought as he walked out of the warp gate and toward the imperial palace, listening to the chatter of the players.

‘What the hell happened? Did I really get kidnapped?

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense. Revil is the Emperor’s brother. Naturally, the level of protection for him is immense.

But was I kidnapped? Was it a lie? Was there a reason for me to say I was kidnapped? A lot of things went through my head.

“Oh, my lord, it’s been a long time!”

As Ming Hu walked along with his thoughts, he heard a voice calling out to him as he arrived in front of the imperial palace.

“Hey, Heimer, it’s been a while.”

The voice was none other than Smith’s Master Heimer, a guild created by Imperial Palace Forge players.

“How are you?”

Heimer asked.

“Oh, yeah, I’ve been doing okay. What about you, Mr. Heimer?”

Ming Hu and Heimer exchanged news of each other’s affairs and entered the palace through the gates.

“I, uh, by any chance, Your Highness.”

Upon entering the palace, Heimer looked around and called out to Ming Hu.

“…What?”

“There’s something I’ve been wondering about that I’d like to ask you, if I may?”

“Oh, yeah.”

When Heimer said he had a question, Ming Hu nodded. Then Heimer opened his mouth.

“What happened to the imperial palace?”

“…?”

Ming Hu was puzzled by Heimer’s words. What has happened to the imperial palace? Why is this question coming from the mouth of a blacksmith?

“Knights are suddenly coming to the forge to investigate, and while user smiths like me aren’t being investigated, all NPC smiths are, and the atmosphere in the Imperial Palace has become, shall we say, grim, or shall we say, grimmer?”

When Heimer finished, Ming Hu realized why Heimer had asked the question.

“…because of that?

The investigation was probably related to Revil’s kidnapping; otherwise, there was no reason for the knights to investigate the smiths.

“I don’t know, I haven’t been back in a while, maybe we’ll figure it out sooner or later?”

But Ming Hu didn’t know for sure, and even if he did, he couldn’t tell Heimer the truth.

“Right?”

“I will, and now I have to head this way, so I’ll see you next time. Have fun!”

After parting ways with Heimer, Ming Hu moved faster and faster, heading for the building that housed the executive office, and before long, he reached it.

Smart

“Your Majesty, this is Count Minghu.”

Ming Hu knocked on the door and called out.

“Come in.”

Soon after the shout, Alkan said. Ming Hu opened the door at Alkan’s words and stepped into the throne room.

“Sit down.”

When Ming Hu entered the office, Alkan pointed to a chair. Ming Hu did as he was told, sat down in the chair and looked at Alkan. Then Alkan opened his mouth.

“Something very big has happened at the palace while you were gone.”

Alkan’s expression was very serious. In addition to being serious, Alkan’s expression also conveyed emotions such as worry and sadness.

“The kidnapping is real.

The look on Alkan’s face convinced Ming Hu that the rumors of Revil’s kidnapping were true.

“Revill has been kidnapped.”

Alkan said. It was as expected.

“Who would do such a thing…”

Ming Hu trailed off.

“I don’t know. I’ve been looking for any trace of her since she was taken, but I’ve found nothing. Nothing from the guys who took her.”

There was a trace, and we investigated, but nothing, and the kidnappers hadn’t contacted us. It was a tricky situation.

“But.”

But then Alkan’s eyes lit up and he said.

“There’s one place I can guess.”

“Any guesses?

“Where is it…”

Ming Hu stammered and asked Alkan, and Alkan gritted his teeth and said, “I don’t know.

“The Aman Empire.”

“The Aman Empire!

He had a point. Whatever happened, the relationship between Amurat and Revil, the emperor of the Aman Empire, was very bad. It was so bad that his life was threatened.

“I can’t believe it, but he’s not the only one kidnapped. Royalty from all the surrounding countries have been taken. Except for one.”

“So that one place can’t be…”

“The Aman Empire. No one has been kidnapped there.”

When Ming Hu realized why Alkan had named the Aman Empire, he was perplexed.

“I don’t think it’s the Aman Empire.

Ming Hu thought back to the time when he was in the Aman Empire. Lydia, the empress of the Aman Empire, had almost been kidnapped. If he hadn’t been there, she would have been kidnapped.

“Wait a minute, then…

Ming Hu’s eyes widened at the next thought. Perhaps he knew who had kidnapped the royals of Revil and the neighboring countries. Ming Hu opened his inventory and checked the information on the item that sat in the center of his inventory.

A scroll that allows you to warp to the headquarters of the assassins’ guild Bloody. This is a very rare scroll that is only given out to a select few in the guild.

“I think it’s these guys.

The assassins’ guild Bloody had attempted to kidnap Lydia, the Empress of the Aman Empire. I suspected that they were involved in the kidnapping. No, they had the skill to kidnap the Empress of the Aman Empire without Ming Hu, so it was certain that they were involved.

“Your Majesty.”

Ming Hu closed his inventory and looked at Alkan.

“Probably not the Aman Empire.”

“…”

Alkan was speechless at Ming Hu’s words. But after a moment, he saw the look on Myung Hu’s face and opened his mouth to ask.

“What makes you think that?”

“When I was in the Aman Empire not long ago, I saved a princess from being kidnapped.”

In response to Alkan’s question, Ming Hu described an incident in which Lydia, the Empress of the Aman Empire, was almost kidnapped.

“…Hmmm.”

Then Alkan cleared his throat, deep in thought. Then he bit his lip hard and muttered, “I’m sorry.

“Then who the hell…”

Alkan thought that the Aman Empire had done this, but from what Ming Hu said, it was not the Aman Empire. When Ming Hu heard Alkan’s mutterings, he opened his mouth.

“There’s a point.”

“…!”

At Ming Hu’s words, Alkan looked at him in surprise.

“Well, where is that?”

“It’s an assassin’s guild named Bloody.”

“Bloody?”

Alkan asked.

“Yes.”

“You’re telling me that some assassin’s guild did this?”

At Myung Hu’s nod, Alkan said in disbelief. I can’t believe that a simple assassin’s guild would infiltrate the imperial palace and kidnap Revil.” In response to Alkan’s reaction, Myung Hu opened his mouth to speak.

“The Bloody are the group responsible for the kidnapping of the Empress of the Aman Empire I was just talking about. Their capabilities are such that if I hadn’t been there, they would have succeeded.”

Lydia, the Empress of the Aman Empire, has been kidnapped. The assassins’ guild Bloody was more than capable.

“…If that’s what it takes.”

Alkan nodded and muttered in agreement, but there was one thing he didn’t understand.

“But why would they do this…”

If the Bloody did kidnap, why did they do it? And it wasn’t just Revill, either. Important figures from every nation except the Aman Empire had been taken. Alkan stopped muttering, looked at Ming Hu, and opened his mouth.

“Can you look into this for me?”

After Alkan finished speaking, the quest appeared.

Revil has been kidnapped. Go to Revil’s room and find clues!

Quest Difficulty: A

Quest Reward: 2 Million Merit, Quest “Follow the Clues

Ming Hu looked at the quest and thought.

‘You said you didn’t know anything.

Alkan investigated and said he couldn’t find anything. But that wasn’t the case. The quest revealed that there was a clue in Revil’s room.

“Anyway, we’ll find out when we get to the room.

He would find out when he went to Revil’s chamber. Finished with his thoughts, Ming Hu turned away from the quest and spoke to Alkan, who was waiting for his answer.

“I see.”

[You have accepted the quest].

* * * * *

“…!”

Waking up, Revill couldn’t help but stare at the ceiling as it came into view.

“Isn’t that my room?

He realized that the ceiling he was seeing was not the ceiling of his room as he had seen it before he fell asleep.

“Isn’t that my room?

Sigh

Revil quickly pushed himself to his feet and looked around. After checking his surroundings, Revil had a puzzled look on his face.

“Where am I?

All the furnishings in the room were luxurious; upon seeing it, Revill was convinced that it was not his room.

“Dreams?

Could it be a dream? Revil pinched his cheek.

“It’s not a dream.

The pain he felt immediately told him he wasn’t dreaming, but the fact that he wasn’t was even more disconcerting.

Sigh

Revil got out of bed and began to slowly scan the room.

“It’s a plain room.

It was nothing special, just an ordinary room with luxurious furnishings. After scanning the room, Revil turned his head to the door and approached it.

“Shall we go out?

Reaching the door, Revil thought to himself: I don’t know where this place is, but if I move, I’ll meet people, and I’ll know where I am and why I’m here.

Sigh

Finished with his thoughts, Revil reached for the doorknob and opened the door. No, he tried to open the door.

“Huh?”

But the door didn’t open.

“What is it?”

When the door didn’t open, Revil looked puzzled and pulled harder, but it still wouldn’t budge.

“…”

I gave the door enough force to open it. Still, it wouldn’t open. Revil sensed something was wrong.

That was the moment.

Profit

The door, which hadn’t opened when Revil opened it, began to open. Revil saw the door open and quickly stepped back, wary.

“Woman?

It was a woman who came through the door. She had very dark green hair and eyes.

“Uh!”

Once inside, the green woman looked a little surprised to find Revil on guard. Then she smiled broadly.

“You’re up?”

“Nu…”

Revil opened his mouth to question the woman’s words, to ask who she was, where this place was, and how he had come to be here.

“I thought you were the brother of the Emperor of the Helioca Empire?”

“…”

But the woman’s next words shut him up.

“Do you know me?