I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 139: Taking Chestnuts from the Fire
Knight Leopold left the tavern quickly.

Suya held the card the other party had left behind and glanced at the address on it—

No. 105, Garden Street, Wangdu Fourth Ring Road.

With King Perinoa sealing off the capital with the Holy Lance, the church's influence within the capital was eliminated, and the other side's objectives gradually became clear.

Not only Sua, but also Gerry Freyt and the other princes who came to the capital to participate in the royal selection noticed the various strange things happening in the capital at this time.

Holding more leverage, they seemed to be preparing to launch a rebellion against King Perinoa.

Suya declined to comment on whether their hasty discovery of the problem and subsequent counterattack was the right or foolish thing to do.
He certainly didn't believe that these knights, impulsively planning a coup, could defeat the seemingly cunning King Perinoa, but at least one thing was certain—

The muddier the waters of the capital, the more advantageous it is for him as he prepares to flee.

now,

in the conference room,

Suya turned to look at his teammates sitting at the table, waiting for him to make a decision.
After mentally untangling the various connections within the capital,
He made a decision immediately, first turning to look at Meryl and giving the order:

"Merry, go and contact the magician at the Clock Tower, check the situation there, and try to recruit as many people as possible. But don't try to recruit them directly yet. Let's probe their intentions first, and then decide which side to cooperate with when we get back together."

The Clock Tower branch in the capital also has twelve departments. In the current situation, in order to unify the Clock Tower, the rulers of each department are eager to eliminate the rival rulers and consolidate power within their own departments.

This gave Suya room to maneuver.

Most magicians are not good at fighting, and even more dislike fighting. So when faced with a situation that requires fighting, their first thought is to ask the magicians or magician killers at the bottom of the magic world's hierarchy of contempt to do the dirty work.

The same principle applies to events like the Einzbern family in Fate/Zero asking Kiritsugu Emiya to fight the Holy Grail War, and the Clock Tower in Alicization asking Kairi Shishikatsu to fight the Holy Grail War.

According to Meryl, the strength of the monarchs in the Clock Tower branch of the Royal Capital is only in the range of Master to Half-Hero. For example, the fisherman Pergos, whom Suya had previously killed, was at least a Director-level in the Lucreon Magic Academy, but when the Magic Workshop was cracked, he was no match for Suya, who was not even a Professional-level at the time.

In response to this group of monarchs who were all talk and no action, but who might actually have some talent, Sua once again gave Meryl instructions:

"It would be best to find out what kind of relics and treasures they possess from their respective opponents, so as not to be caught off guard."

"No problem, I'm familiar with this."

Mary nodded, a smile playing on her lips.

After bringing back her formal attire, she could be considered a semi-hero level fighter, especially for magicians.

Then, Sua looked at Lukan.
"The Third Ring Road of the capital should still be under lockdown,"

“Lukan, you have a wide network of connections. Why don’t you try to make contact with the Royal Guard Knights who guard the sixth ring of the capital?”

"However, do not directly contact Knight Kai's former subordinates,"

"Sir Euphias, you should know this man, right?"

“Euphias?” Lucan frowned slightly. He knew this person, but he didn’t understand why Sua was bringing him up.

Ser Euphias, like Lucan, is a close advisor to King Uther. However, Euphias has never participated in the royal selection nor made his stance clear. If he were to ask the other party to join the royal selection camp, he would likely be rejected outright.

Suya, recalling the intelligence he had gathered so far, analyzed:

"Sir Euphias was marginalized within the Knights and his power was usurped by Knight Lanmarok, mostly due to his resolute refusal to participate in the royal selection. But precisely because of this, he is more credible than others."

“I saw him at St. Stephen’s Church that night during Morgan le Fay’s sword-drawing ceremony, which proves that he still obeys the ‘King’s’ orders.”

"We cannot invite him in the name of the King's Choice, but rather command him directly in the name of the King of Britain, just like Morgan le Fay did."

"At the same time, using my current 'identity' and the knights under Knight Kai as bargaining chips, I will give him the opportunity to regain control of the knightly order."

“Let’s try a two-pronged approach and see how he reacts. If it works, we can not only gain the Knights’ support, but also establish a buffer zone between ourselves and the Knights of Kay’s subordinates, thus avoiding…” Lucan thought along these lines and his mind suddenly clicked.

He looked at Suya in surprise.
On the night Morgan le Fay drew her sword, everyone's attention was focused on Morgan le Fay, and few people paid attention to who participated in her coronation ceremony or to understand the complex relationships that followed.

He never expected that Suya could analyze so many hidden details with such limited information.

“I understand. I will go and make contact with Sir Euphias immediately.”

"at last,"

As Sua spoke, she first looked at Baring, but after seeing the man's rather gruesome injuries, she remained silent for a moment before turning her gaze to Dagonet and Bedivere, who was serving in the corner of the hall.
“Dagonet, and Bedivere, come with me. We’ll go find Knight Gawain first, and after we meet up, we’ll go and see these princes and see what’s going on with their ‘alliance of knights’?”

Gather as many people as possible.
At the same time, we must not give up on investigating the situation in the capital.

Echoing Agravien's saying, "The more you know in the capital, the faster you die," in the minefield-strewn capital, if you truly know nothing, you won't even know how you died.

The 'Knights' League,' formed by the princes to target King Perinoa, sounds prestigious, but...

However, this thing is like the eighteen warlords' campaign against Dong Zhuo; it looks unlikely to succeed, but it cannot be denied that a considerable amount of intelligence can be shared from it.

Although people's hearts are unpredictable and it's difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood, the current situation—

The only way is to take the risk.

#
At 3 p.m.,

Suya first found Gawain, who was repairing a house on Knight Street, and after he joined the team, the four of them went together to No. 15 Garden Street, located on the Fourth Ring Road.

On the way, he listened as Bedivere, who was quite familiar with the various situations in the capital, introduced the basic information about their destination:

"Garden Street, this neighborhood was formerly the flower distribution center of the capital, and was famous for its English roses."

“In the early years, this place was a manor near the capital that King Ryans was granted. Later, after the capital was expanded and rebuilt on the ruins, it was transformed into a district within the fourth ring road, which is still under the actual control of King Ryans.”

Five years ago, King Raines and King Uther had political differences, and King Uther ordered the stripping of the property rights of this street. Later, the flower market moved to another location, and this place gradually fell into disrepair and became uninhabited.

along the way,

From the brightly colored tavern street to the solemn and quiet knight street,

Turn around,
We arrived at this deserted, vacant neighborhood, overgrown with cobwebs.

At this moment, Sua appeared to be alone with Bedwell, but in reality, he had arranged for Gawain to wait for the signal on another street, while Dagonet was assigned to sneak around him.

As we officially stepped onto the street...

Suya quickly sensed several gazes lurking in the shadows, and as she moved further into the center and into the more desolate area, this feeling of being watched became more and more frequent.

until--

Suya arrived at an abandoned fountain square in the English style.
at this time,

In the center of the square, a tall, upright figure stands with his hands behind his back, gazing wistfully into the distance, amidst the abandoned fountain and fields.

Hearing Suya's approaching footsteps,

The man slowly turned his head, revealing a young, rugged face with a neatly trimmed beard, exuding a friendly charm. He gave Suya a flawless smile.
Then, like a long-lost friend, he spoke very warmly:

"Arthur, you've finally come!"

"I thought you were so scared after hearing about King Perinoa's ceremony that you were going to run away!"

(End of this chapter)