The next day, next to the tomb of James VIII, a new burial chamber was opened.

The burial chamber is not overly decorated, but simply engraved with a line of delicate and sharp handwriting: the tomb of Adal, a close friend of James VIII.

It was written by Mary herself, engraved by the craftsmen of the court, and completed in the shortest possible time.

While it was not proper to place a burial chamber that did not belong to a member of the royal family in the Warren royal cemetery, those who had witnessed the previous night did not raise any objections.

In fact, even if it was proposed, it didn't have any effect.

Mary was extremely persistent in this matter.

"Your Highness, there are some not very good rumors circulating in the palace."

Earl Schilling whispered during Mary's break.

"About Count Aidale?"

Mary asked, without looking up.

"Yes."

The young earl nodded.

"Find the source and see what they were trying to do."

"If it's just chewing the root of the tongue, hit ten sticks."

"If it's malicious, send it to Perikna, and I want to know who is behind it."

The underage princess said lightly.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The young earl bowed and walked out.

For Mary, who became vigorous overnight, the young earl was not used to it.

However, the young count did not think this was a bad thing.

As the ruler of a country, it is not okay to be benevolent.

The young earl in charge of the Northlands knew this.

Soon, only half an hour later, the Earl of Schilling, with his investigative report, returned to Mary's 'King's Chamber'

"Isn't the deaths of Sardin and Obold enough to deter them?"

Looking at the report handed by Count Shirin, Mary frowned.

"Your Highness, you should never underestimate the greed and ignorance of these people."

The young earl pursed the corners of his lips.

The young count had no affection for the parasitic nobles who were entrenched in Lerdry.

I didn't have it before, and I won't use it in the future.

A group of guys who made a fuss about the death of the poor old man should all go to the gallows.

"If they forget the pain, it just means that the pain is not enough for them to remember!"

The underage princess muttered in a low voice.

"Did you say that?"

The young earl listened to these words, which were completely inconsistent with the speaking style of the underage princess, and immediately made a guess.

"Hmm."

"I think it makes a lot of sense."

"Send enough people to make them feel the pain."

The underage princess nodded, and after giving the final order, the princess got up from her chair and walked to the weapon rack on the side.

Seriously picking up a long sword from above, the underage princess walked to the open space of the 'King's Chamber', where a swordsmanship instructor had been waiting for a long time.

Why not Qin Ran?

There is no point in fighting with too many differences in strength.

Mary, who knew this well, chose the court swordsmanship instructor instead of Qin Ran or Count Shilin.

She was too far away from the other party.

Looking at Mary, who was brandishing a long sword and launching a thunderous attack, the young count nodded in admiration.

Both for each other's talent and for each other's efforts.

Every day, in addition to the necessary time to deal with official duties, Mary would practice swordsmanship without interruption.

"As long as you keep going, it's only a matter of time before you catch up with me, right?"

Such a thought came to the young earl's heart.

Immediately, however, the young earl shook his head.

Because, he thought of Qin Ran.

With Qin Ran's teachings, Mary is not simply catching up with him, it is normal to surpass him.

And at the thought of Qin Ran, the young earl sighed again.

Until now, he had not found anything that could exchange the Snake Sect mysteries with the other party.

"What should I do in exchange?"

The young count muttered to himself.

……

Regarding Mary's order, Qin Ran knew about it for the first time through Perikna.

He did not say anything about this.

Mary is an independent individual, with an independent mind, not his vassal, and does not need to be dominated by his opinions.

However, Qin Ran could still clearly feel the impact of the old earl's death on Mary.

'Don't tell you! ’

Thinking of the old earl's words before he died, Qin Ran couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The other party clearly did it on purpose.

Moreover, there was no room left for him.

"Revenge?"

Qin Ran shook his head.

He did not laugh at the childishness of the other party.

will not ridicule the other party's innocence.

The other party insists on the other party's ideas and implements their own will.

Maybe the idea is different.

But......

Enough for any one to pay homage to the other.

It's just that the other party's choice will not become his choice.

Go on an adventure for your friends.

Even if it was nine deaths and a lifetime, Qin Ran was fearless.

But after his friend died, following his friend to die, Qin Ran asked himself if he couldn't do it.

At the most......

Kill all the enemies of your friend in order to pay tribute to your friend's spirit in the sky.

"Sure enough, is the concept different?"

Qin Ran, who let out a sigh, completely focused his attention on the other party's secret words before he died-

"The light of dead silence, through the heavens and the earth?"

"What could it be?"

Qin Ran frowned and thought.

Qin Ran was very disgusted with such a secret word with no beginning and no end, and what was even more annoying was that the person who said this secret word was already dead, so he couldn't get more information.

This is undoubtedly one of the worst news.

Of course, it is not without good news.

He's not alone.

Maxim, the chronicler of the Raven Pie, sat behind a newly moved desk, looking down at books related to the Warren royal family.

Some of these books are from the collection of the Warren royal family.

Others are from the Raven Collection.

Celti, who chews a maltose-like snack in her mouth, is just as attentive.

He tried not to distract himself from the sweetness on his tongue.

It's a pity, though......

"Selti, be quiet."

Maxim, who was upset by his friend's chirping, couldn't help but raise his head.

"Okay, okay."

Serti nodded repeatedly, but the sound of the pouting was louder.

Maxim's brow furrowed.

But there was nothing he could do about his friend, and in the end, he could only look down at the book in his hand again.

And just a dozen seconds later, Maxim stood up straight.

This kind of movement frightened Celti and pursed his mouth tightly, for fear that his friend would come to snatch the candy in his mouth, but Maxim went straight around his friend and rushed to Qin Ran with a happy face.

"My lord, there is a discovery!"