Chapter 272

“Well, I’ll leave you to it.”
Elgav said.
“Yes.”
There was no reason or purpose to talk to Elgav anymore. Ming Hu nodded in response to Elgav’s words.
“See you later.”
[You are blessed by Elgav].
[Increases health regeneration rate by 200% for 10 days].
[Increases mana recovery rate by 200% for 10 days].
[Increase movement speed by 10% for 10 days].
As Elgav finished speaking, a blessing message appeared. Ming Hu turned away from the message and looked at Elgav.
Siaak
At that moment, the blue light that had been hovering around Elgav began to fade.
“Are you done talking?”
When the blue light faded completely, Elgav Ani, Onax’s voice came through. Ming Hu nodded once more in response to Onax’s question.
“Okay. I’ll be on my way then.”
“Uh… okay. See you later.”
Onax replied with a knowing look at Myung Hu’s offer to go.
“So…”
Ming Hu turned and left the room. As Ming Hu walked out of the temple, he thought to himself.
“Let’s go.
You’ve completed the quest and received your reward. Your work at the temple is done.
“I wonder what’s going on…
Ming Hu had wondered what Alkan had called him for. Now it was time to find out.
Woof, woof, woof
“Haha, what’s the quest?”
“That’s really the end of it.”
“What the fuck are you?”
“Where is the entrance to the demon realm?”
“Yeah… I’d like to see the real thing.”
As Ming Hu walked out of the temple and toward the imperial palace, he listened to the conversations of the still-crowded users and thought of Shanshan.
‘Come to think of it, he’s pretty amazing…’
In some ways, he was an amazing user. I don’t know how he did it, but he managed to open the Demon Gate twice.
“I wonder if there are users I don’t recognize…
We opened the gates and announced our name to everyone in a message. There probably wasn’t a player in Legendary who didn’t know how to do a quick kill.
‘It’s been a while…’
As Ming Hu walked along with his thoughts, he soon arrived in front of the imperial palace. Naturally, Ming Hu was greeted by the soldier guarding the entrance and entered the palace.
Sigh
Once inside the palace, Ming Hu glanced toward the forge, then turned and walked toward the building that housed the emperor’s office.
smart
“Your Majesty, it’s Minghu.”
A short time later, arriving in front of the executive office, Ming Hu knocked on the door and shouted, “I’m sorry.
“Come in.”
Alkan’s voice came from inside.
Profit
Ming Hu opened the door and went inside. Once inside, Ming Hu could see Alkan sitting at his desk, checking papers.
“Sit down and wait a minute.”
Alkan looked up from his papers, looked at Ming Hu, and then back at his papers. At Alkan’s words, Ming Hu sat down on the couch and waited for Alkan to finish his work before opening his inventory to double-check the items he had on hand.
Sigh
“Whoa.”
Checking his items, Ming Hu closed his inventory and looked at Alkan when he heard him sigh as he rose from his seat.
“You’ve been waiting a long time. I’m sorry.”
Alkan sat down across from Ming Hu and continued.
“I heard you met him.”
“…Him?”
Alkan’s next words left Ming Hu with a question.
“Who are you talking about?
Neither he nor Ming Hu knew who he was referring to or who he was.
‘If the Emperor is such a man…’
But if the emperor, Alkan, was so much as to say that it was him, it must have been someone of great status.
“That’s who I’m dating?
Ming Hu pondered. He tried to recall if any of the people he’d met recently were of such stature that Alkan would call him that.
“…I don’t have it.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of anyone I’d met recently who would say that Alkan was him.
“Oh. I said something weird.”
As Ming Hu pondered, Alkan spoke up.
“Do you remember the old man you met in the imperial palace treasure room?”
“…Old man?
Alkan’s words reminded Ming Hu of the old man he had once met in the imperial treasure room. He was an eccentric old man, but that wasn’t the point.
“You can’t be…
Ming Hu felt uneasy at the sudden thought.
“The old man?
The atmosphere made me think that the “he” Alkan was referring to was the eccentric old man I had met in the palace treasure room. I had a very strong feeling of that. Ming Hu looked at Alkan with slightly uneasy eyes and said.
“Is he… the old man you were talking about?”
Nod
Alkan nodded wordlessly at Myung-Hoo’s question.
“…”
At Alkan’s nod, Ming Hu said nothing.
“…the old man?
I thought he was just an eccentric nobleman with a title, but the way Alkan referred to him as “He” suggested he was not of ordinary rank.
“I’ve seen him, but I don’t know what he’s like.”
Ming Hu asked.
“…?”
Then Alkan looked at Ming Hu with a puzzled expression. Seeing Alkan’s puzzled expression, Ming Hu also looked at him with a puzzled expression. When Ming Hu also looked puzzled, Alkan opened his mouth.
“You… Don’t you know?”
“Yes.”
Ming Hu nodded his head in response and thought about the look on Alkan’s face.
“Do I need to know?
Alkan had a very puzzled expression on his face. From his expression, he seemed to think that Ming Hu and the old man knew each other.
“Do you really not know?”
Alkan asked again.
“Yes.”
Ming Hu nodded once more.
“Should I say thank goodness for this…”
Alkan muttered with a subtle expression.
“…?”
Ming Hu tilted his head slightly at Alkan’s unintelligible comment. As if waiting for it, Alkan spoke again.
“Hey… Do you remember the Secret Knights?”
“Yes, I know.”
“I can’t help but notice.
Of course I knew. The Secret Knights were something he couldn’t forget if he tried. He could say that his relationship with the Emperor had begun because of the Secret Knights. Besides, it was impossible not to recognize the Secret Knights, even if the magic masters still thought of themselves as such.
“But why?
But he was curious as to why Alkan had suddenly brought up the subject of the Secret Knights. Ming Hu opened his mouth to speak.
“That it’s a secret order of knights from an empire that disappeared 100 years ago….”
The Secret Knights, the Knights who defended the Helioca Empire, the Knights who disappeared after the Battle of Verdek, which took place over a hundred years ago, were the Secret Knights. In other words, why was he mentioning the now defunct Order now? Ming Hu trailed off.
“The old man you saw is the current leader of the Secret Knights.”
“…!”
Ming Hu was speechless at Alkan’s next words. He was surprised to learn that the eccentric old man was the leader of the Secret Knights.
“But did you call me to tell me this?
Ming Hu shook his head at the sudden realization. It was a surprising fact that the old man was the leader of the Secret Knights, the Empire’s secret order of knights, but that was all it was. It didn’t matter if the old man was the leader of the Secret Knights or not.
“You asked me to come because…”
Why did he call himself? To let him know that the leader of the Secret Knights had shown up? To ask him if he knew the old man who led the Secret Knights? No, that was unlikely. There had to be another reason.
“Alas, yes, that was a long digression. I called you in because…”
At Myung Hu’s words, Alkan nodded, as if realizing something.
“I have a favor to ask.”
“It’s a quest.
After listening to Alkan’s words, Ming Hu realized that it was a quest. He had expected it to be a quest, so he wasn’t surprised.
“The Aman Empire is throwing a party to celebrate the birthday and coming of age of the Empress. Invitations have been sent to all the nations, and one has been sent to our empire.”
“…No way.
Ming Hu continued to listen to Alkan with a puzzled expression on his face.
“I need you there as a representative of the Helioca Empire.”
<Journey to the Aman Empire
The Empress of the Aman Empire is coming of age on her birthday. To celebrate her birthday and her coming of age, the Aman Empire is throwing a grand party. Invitations have been sent to all the nations, and the Helioca Empire has also received an invitation. Alkan Helioca wants you to attend the party as a representative of the Empire. Join the party as a representative of the Empire!
Quest Difficulty: B
Quest Reward: ??? (Varies based on results.)
Slightly decreases Emperor's affinity for refusing quests
As Alkan finished speaking, the quest appeared.
"…"
When Ming Hu saw the quest, he was speechless.