T/N: Changed Turkey to Tureuki. is romanized as tureuki which sounds like turkey but the context its in wasnt like the US and somalia. Unlike the latter two, this one is actually an in-world place and not just mentioned for comparison. Meaning, its wrong for me to use Turkey.

(EP-14.1) Do You Dream Of Freedom? #2

014 Does A Sheep Dream Of Freedom? #2

The central court of Angmar was one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Glittering marble floors and red carpets decorated the interior, covered by the high ceiling and carried by regal pillars.

All of the stylish furniture was woven from cedar and looked like works of art.

The white ivory statues were tributes made in honor of the old Angmar Rulers.

However, all of these were overshadowed by the Queen who sat on the throne.

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Queen Aira had her arms crossed as she stared down at everything.

Of course, this was no different than usual.

And yet, today was the worst day for the high-ranking Officials of the court, who were watching the Queens mood.

Koheum-

Keuheum-

While everyone was only looking at one another, the Rank 5 Official, Chancellor Fargas, came forward and coughed.

Cough, cough. Lets begin the regular court meeting.

The meeting finally started with the sound of phlegm from someone with a chronic lung disease.

It did start.

But nothing was happening.

Okay So, what is the order and agenda for todays meeting?

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Only when Lord Belmott, who was in charge of the courts finances and treasury, asked did Chancellor Fargas unfold a long scroll that extended to the floor and carefully examined it.

Chwareureureureu-

Lets see So, the first topic is the continuous trend of the Black Robbers in causing damage to the nobles.

Robbers? Wasnt it Robe?

Aha! Yes, Robe! The *Trend of the Black Robe* Uhmm, lets see Why are the letters so small?

Hooo.

Hmmm.

Everyone couldnt help but groan in pain.

Although Chancellor Fargas was an excellent man, that was something from 20 years ago.

However, no one in the court was willing to take Fargass place.

They didnt have the guts to do it, nor did they have to.

At least, it was until yesterday

Meanwhile, Belmott looked around to find a certain man no, a boy. Alas, his distinctive face was nowhere to be seen.

Someone then pulled Belmotts back.

Turning his head, he saw a bald Official looking at him.

It was Pilaf, the Foreign Minister. A cunning man who had managed to survive till this day.

Lord Belmott, that guy is nowhere to be seen. You know, Tae-oh Gospel? Do you know what happened?

Why are you asking me that, Lord Pilaf?

Why? Because you hated Tae-oh the most, Lord Belmott! Could it be that you finally overthrew him with the conspiracies you were plotting?

What conspiracies? Watch your mouth! I am now with the Queens as a member of the Royalist faction!

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Hmm, Im sure you are

Minister of Foreign Affairs Pilaf and Minister of Finance Belmott talked among themselves, as if they were having a meeting of their own.

However, without Tae-oh Gospel, the court meeting was just an empty shell.

Even Queen Aira had her eyes closed, as if in thought.

While examining the Queens complexion, Belmott said.

I have absolutely nothing to do with this. Rather, I also want to know what is going on The seeds I had planted were all cut off by Tae-oh the other day

Well, I heard that the Queen and Tae-oh secretly sneaked out in the middle of the night and wandered around the city yesterday.

They wandered around the city?

He must have made a mistake during that time.

I see

Although Belmott nodded his head, he knew that the man called Tae-oh Gospel would never make such a mistake.

That man, who was still new to the Court, quickly grasped the conspiracy that Belmott had been preparing for a long time, then proceeded to stomp it in the mud in just one day.

He even captured Belmotts daughter, which had been hidden in a secret location, and held her hostage under the title of a palace maid.

How the hell did he know?

The hideout hiding Clara was a well-kept secret, so how!?

Thanks to this, the seeds of rebellion centered around the Dawn Association were extinguished before they could even be ignited.

Belmott hated to admit it, but that guy was terrifying!

Did he really have the ability to predict the future like his nickname Demon Monk suggested?

Was he really a slave?

Not to mention, there was no information about his past or identity

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The only thing Belmott could find was the link with the church originating from his surname Gospel, as well as the history of being purchased as a slave by the Lioness Family.

Events before that were just a blank void.

If you were a Human, there must be some traces of your life.

Unless he was later incorporated into society after living like a wild dog in the mountains, there should be at least one record or testimony from other people.

Tae-oh Gospel had none of that.

It was perfectly clean, as if it had been erased from existence.

It was creepy

He seemed used to the social world. Despite being awkward at some points, he was very much a noble in both formality and demeanor. He wasnt the kind of guy who had been living as a bum in the wild. He was probably a fallen noble.

A very ambitious fallen noble.

That was the identity of Tae-oh Gospel that Belmott had concluded.

Such a person had entered the palace and tricked the Queen, manipulating her.

It was no wonder that the country was faltering

Maybe he did this to seek revenge against the country that ruined his family that was Belmotts thought until yesterday.

Yet, there was something he found out today.

This isnt going anywhere. I didnt think Id miss him at all.

Indeed. At this rate, if anything goes wrong, it will be Lord Belmotts fault.

Lord Pilaf, what do you mean it will be my fault?

Isnt it Lord Belmott who worked the hardest to drive a wedge between Tae-oh and the Queen? The rumors that hes a Demon Monk or whatever. It was you who spread them.

There was no other way. For the sake of the kingdom, I had to separate Tae-oh and the Queen.

Then you havent failed. Thanks to you, Tae-oh was punished and is no longer in the Queens sight. Well, I should congratulate you for this at least.

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