The Max Level Hero Has Returned!
chapter-237

Crash!!

“Your Majesty!!”

“Protect His Majesty!”

“Get that man!”

The heavens weren’t on the King’s side. His frown deepened when dozens of soldiers barged in at once. The ones who had just charged in did not know about the situation inside the palace as they had just come here after seeing what had happened from the outside.

Of course, the soldiers had probably come to capture the terrorist. However, it probably drove the King crazy. He did not know what to do as the soldiers were adding fuel to the fire just when he thought the situation was coming to an end.

The Hyeon King was not slow at all; he knew how angry Davey was and he also knew very well the subsequent events to come.

Shwing.

“Keugh?!”

“Stop!! Stop right now! I am commanding you!”

The King’s urgent shouts did not work very well in the chaotic situation.

“W-What! Your Majesty! I have come! Prince Davey!! Put down your sword at once! Where do you think you are? How dare you release your killing aura!”

A middle-aged man showed up in classic armor, commanding the soldiers and pointing his sword at Davey. He was not going to compromise in any way about the fact that Davey had shown his killing aura here and caused this situation.

“Great General!! Stop it!”

“I cannot, Your Majesty! He threatened you and held the royal palace, the symbol of this nation, in contempt! This situation only has one outcome…”

Clang!!

An iron sword aimed exactly at the Great General’s shoulder flew across the palace.

“Keugh… Keah?!”

Most would have been struck by the sword, which flew at a great speed. However, Davey’s opponent was not weak either.

“Even if you are a royal of another kingdom! I cannot ignore your impertinence towards His Majesty, the highest being in this kingdom!!”

At last, the Great General, angered by Davey’s first strike, pulled out a large sword from his waist and released his Aura Blade. The blue sword energy that flowed out from him was definitely that of a Swordmaster’s, a level that all swordsmen dreamt of reaching.

In fact, reaching the level of Swordmaster was so difficult that only a few people could reach it among millions of people, and it also required a lot of time and effort as well.

Clang!!!

The man deflected the flying sword with his own, then swung his sword back to counterattack. He shot out like a spring and charged into Davey.

“N-No, Great General!!

“You must not come here!!”

Even the officials who watched the entire situation all shouted the same thing. They could not take their eyes away from the horrific situation.

“Shut your mouths! How can you not move when His Majesty is in danger?!! When this ends, I will reprimand you all!”

The officials actually couldn’t move, but there was no way for the Great General to know. Obviously, it wouldn’t be difficult for Davey to subdue him even if they were to collide. However, Davey had the unconscious Tanya in his arms.

‘How can you bother me when my little sister is sleeping?’

“The Great General of the Hyeon.”

Davey had heard about the man before. He remembered that the Great General was quite talented as the strongest swordsman in the Hyeon.

Swish!!

Like they were following Davey’s desires, a few iron swords floated into the air and aimed themselves at the Great General. The swords moved simultaneously like they were dancing, flying toward him like a gatling gun.

“I don’t know how you are pulling off this trick, but you better be prepared!” The Great General shouted with determination. He charged in and forcefully swung his sword like he was going to deflect all the swords flying at him.

But…

Psh!!!!

The situation changed completely as a huge blast of blue energy shot out of the two swords flying toward him. They created an intense sword energy.

“What?!”

Clang!!

One of the swords turned into a flash of light and changed the Great General’s stance by forcefully turning the tip of his sword. Unbelievably, the second sword cut through his sword aura completely, and the third sword pierced him in the shoulder and lifted him up in the air.

Of course, Davey did not use Blue or Red Ribbon.

“Keugh?!”

The Great General widened his eyes as he flew through the air with a sword pierced into his shoulder. He did not understand what was going on. He soon plummeted down onto the floor.

One was able to use [Telekinetic Blade] when they reached the transcendental level of blade control, which was one level below the Sword of the Mind. However, it was impossible with the transcendental level of blade control to cover a sword, which wasn’t in his hand, with sword energy by gathering mana.

They would know how different Davey was just by knowing that, but most people could not tell the difference between a regular [Telekinetic Blade] and a [Telekinetic Blade] covered with a sword energy of the mind. It was like when one of the trainees from the Pandora Region had been shocked that Davey could use [Telekinetic Blade], but had not known just how advanced that level was.

‘It’s gone haywire.’

The King’s frown deepened even more as Davey turned to him with an eerie smile after subduing the Great General. He was probably resenting the Great General who had come and worsened the situation, and the heavens that had made this happen.

“Is this your answer, Your Majesty?”

“No! Stop it! Great General! Retreat with your swords at once! What are you doing?! Hurry up and transport the Great General and the injured to a doctor!!”

The Great General was also a talented swordsman; he was still a Swordmaster. As he laid on the floor, there was nothing but confusion on his face. He didn’t expect that he would be taken down this easily.

“Cough… H-How can your unheld blade release Aura Blade by itself…?”

“Are you curious?”

“Keugh?!”

“You can keep being curious.”

Squelp!!

Davey instantly retrieved his sword. Then, with a wave of his finger, dozens of swords pointed down and aimed themselves right at the soldiers who had followed the Great General in.

“Stop!! Stop it! I cannot allow any more harm!”

“Your Highness, do you think you’re in any position to ask for something?”

Now, Davey was feeling like he was the heinous one. So…

“Your Majesty.”

“...”

“It seems like I have become the heinous one here, but that’s just in my head, right?”

“Th-That is…”

“Right?”

“R…Right. I acknowledge your anger! But, please! Have mercy as an educated royal.”

“If you say so. Then, you must compensate the Rowane Kingdom who have been angered.” Davey grinned.

The King felt a million curse words trying to escape from his mouth.

Boom!!!!!

The swords, which were floating in the air with sword energy, pierced the ground and silenced the surroundings. At the same time, the King froze.

“Do you not agree?” Davey asked.

“No… Tell me, I will grant it.”

“Let’s talk about your engagement with Tanya. It’s off the table.”

Everyone was speechless in the silent palace.

* * *

Consort Hye did not successfully escape the situation, so she watched on with a completely pale face.

“T… That cannot happen.”

“You are in no position to say no. And you don’t have the right to either.” Davey fiddled with the cup in front of him.

“The promise between the Rowane Kingdom and the Hyeon is still valid. No matter how angry you are, Prince Davey, this is a violation of a contract between kingdoms.”

Davey did not know why the King was so persistent in marrying Tanya in an arranged marriage. He was obviously in his fifties and Tanya had just become an adult, meaning that they were at least thirty years apart. As the King didn’t particularly seem like a pedophile, Davey could not understand why he was so adamant about their arranged marriage.

In particular, the Hyeon Kingdom was pushing for marriage alliances to unite with each tribal alliance. Did they really have to marry a princess of another kingdom? If Davey was the king, he would have give up on Tanya, who was troublesome and now a bomb waiting to explode.

“Is it because you don’t want to waste the goods that you sent to the Rowane Kingdom for your arranged marriage with Tanya?”

“Stop humiliating me this instant. I am not choosing to hold onto the princess just because of that small amount of goods!”

“Then I have no choice. If you want to oppose me, I have no choice but to be forceful.”

‘It’s going to result in breaking off the marriage anyway. Even if the marriage is tomorrow, you haven’t had the ceremony yet.’

The King clenched his jaw. Then, he said, “Is there a way…for you to look past this in any way? I did not know Consort Yeon’s behavior had been that violent. I will make sure that the princess has no inconveniences living here from now on. I will protect her myself so that no one can look down on Princess Tany…”

“I can give you a warning like that, too. I can just blow you up if you don’t keep your promise. However, I don’t have any intentions of keeping Tanya here and doing something bothersome like that.”

The Rowane Kingdom and the Hyeon Kingdom were both weak but prideful countries. If the current Rowane Kingdom knew that Tanya had been treated like this in the Hyeon, they would have instantly been furious.

Davey spoke calmly, then tapped on his empty glass.

Whoosh!

At the same time, a red flame burst from the glass.

“Your Majesty, there’s this saying from a place I know...”

‘How dare some jobless bastard marry my daughter?’

“...”

“Then, he splashed water on him. You are not some jobless bastard since you are the King of the Hyeon, Your Majesty, but this situation makes me extremely uncomfortable.”

As Davey tinkered with the glass that was on fire, the King froze.

“Should I splash fire on you?”

“Prince Davey.”

“I am warning you, Your Majesty, please do not mistake a demand for a negotiation or request.”

“Demand…”

“I think you have to choose between the future of this kingdom and this arranged marriage.”

The King clenched his jaw as Davey smiled.

—He’s still not giving up on the marriage?

Perserque murmured in disbelief as she poked her head out of Davey’s pocket.

‘Now, I’m beginning to think that there’s something to do with Tanya.’

—Hm…

“What will you do?” Davey asked.

“Your Majesty.”

“Consort Hye, this is no place for you.”

“No, your safety is more important to me than some prophesy,” Consort Hye replied.

“Do not say it is just some prophesy. The prophesy of the priest has not been wrong in the last thirty years.”

“And what situation has that caused?!” Consort Hye shouted.

The King clenched his jaw, then muttered, “Is there no way to go through with this marriage…”

“I won’t say it twice.”

“Even…if the princess wanted this marriage?”

“Then, that would change everything.”

The King frowned, realizing what Davey meant.

“Apart from the position of the kingdom, if my sister decides to stay here, I will leave after making it so that no one can touch her. Of course, there are more people who don’t understand even if you tell them.”

“...”

At last, the King backed off.

“Sigh… Alright. I will push to break off the marriage after a formal consultation. Is that good?”

“That is not all.”

“What else?!!” The King shouted.

Davey tilted his head in confusion before saying, “I haven’t even started.”

“...Damn it, you are extremely heinous.”

As he heard the King, Davey demanded exactly what he had thought of before.

“First, I want that Consort Yeon to get what she deserves. You must punish a criminal who has committed high treason as such.”

“I ask for leniency. This happening is not just about one person. Consort Yeon is still the daughter of a noble family from the Ming. If…you choose to destroy Consort Yeon, the Ming will definitely…”

“The Ming.”

“...”

“That’s great. I also happen to have something to say to them as well.”

‘I actually did not intend on conflicting with the Hyeon, but how unfortunate. It seems like the people over there don’t understand the gravity of the situation yet.’

“Is war a joke to you, Prince Davey?”

“War? Did I say that I was going to kill that woman?”

“What? A person who has committed high treason is put to death.”

“Don’t kill her. And you just have to do what I want.” Davey smiled and waved his finger.

—Nasty guy… If balding wasn’t enough for you…

Ignoring Perserque’s murmurs, Davey said quietly with a smile, “I saw that Consort Yeon was quite frail. She must not be living well.”

‘I gave her something to boost her energy, so she should get bigger.’

To be clear, it wasn’t a curse, but a blessing this time. Of course, it was up to the person to accept it or not.