1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

1st place in the ranking is the villager

- Volume 6 Episode 10

10. Crazy Third (2)

“Is that so, I’m still listening to the story……”

Kwon Hyeon-woo, who greeted Hoya, fell into anguish for a moment, and Hoya was similarly lost in thought.

'This person is the master......'

Kwon Hyeon-woo, the youngest brother of Kwon Il-woo, he read in a book Hoya read that he suffered a head injury in an accident as a child, halting growth of mental age and repeating his strange behavior.

A young prince who didn't grow up, a great army who went crazy, these were the words to describe him.

But the person in front of him didn't look like that at all.

As Hoya was staring at Kwon Hyun-woo for various reasons, he opened his eyes, which had been closed in thought, and looked at Hoya.

"Then I hope you will listen to my story positively."

“It depends on the content.”

"Keuk, that's right. You must have heard the story. How did you tell General Cho?"

"I heard that you are plotting treason."

Kwon Hyun-woo nodded at Hoya's answer.

"You don't turn around. Yeah, I'm about to beat my brother and ascend to the throne. You probably know the story about me too. A growing prince, a madman. Those aren't very good modifiers. . How do you see me now? Am I crazy and out of my mind?"

"no."

"Yeah, I'm not crazy. Rather, I can say that I have good brains. ...I chose the way to go crazy because I was smart."

At his words, Hoya internally questioned.

And after reading Hoya's question, Kwon Hyun-woo smiled brightly and told the answer to that question.

"It happened when I was four years old. The first brother... So, by Kwon Il-woo's scheme, the second brother had a stigma and disappeared. When I was young, really, the second brother had a scheming scheme. So I thought that the first brother punished him, but within a year I realized that it was nothing more than a stigma put on by the first brother's scheme."

Kwon Hyun-woo had a slightly sad look in his eyes.

"The moment I knew about it, I suddenly got goosebumps all over my body. I could intuitively recognize that my brother was trying to get rid of other candidates closer to the right of succession than himself in order to succeed to the throne. I was there too."

"Wait a minute. Doesn't the first-born son have a higher right to succession?"

"Ah, the first brother was the concubine's child, and me and the second older brother were the children of the empress. So, the right of succession was higher between me and the second older brother. The second older brother was more popular with the people."

Kwon thought that if he had been a little older, he would have walked the same path as his second brother.

He had a grace period because he was young.

"I was young and had nothing to say about myself, so I had to get away from the right of succession to live somehow.

As Kwon Hyun-woo touched his neck, Choi Do handed him a glass of water.

"So, it was necessary to make the words of anointing my brother as a prince come out of Abamama's mouth, and I chose to go crazy on my own in that way."

You can't raise a child who has gone mad, even though she is the Empress's child, as a prince.Kwon Hyeon-woo was able to get rid of the succession rights that he had as he wished.

Kwon Il-woo did not think that a child who was only five years old was planning and acting such a project, so Kwon Hyeon-woo was guaranteed safety.

"I was happy that I had secured my own safety for a while, but after Abamama died, my brother, who took over the position of emperor and completely relaxed his boundaries, would occasionally come to me and tell me various stories."

Kwon Hyun-woo acted as if he could not speak from the beginning.

And Kwon Il-woo, who believed in it, treated Kwon Hyun-woo as a living doll he could freely share his thoughts with.

"My brother called the people dogs and pigs, and proudly said that a bill was passed for himself, not the people. He also abducted a court lady and told horrifying stories, such as that the child's flesh and blood were delicious. At that time, there were many instances where the hair on my body stood up and I almost got caught.”

Even though the situation in the country has become dizzy, appeals from the people have continued to rise, but Kwon Il-woo only accepts appeals that will be helpful to him, and he does not care about appeals that he should seriously look at.

"And little by little, I started to see how the country was going, and I came to the conclusion that it shouldn't be like this."

In his desire to live, he made emperors who he should not have made emperors.

“At first, I had only thought of surviving on my own. But after I learned the situation of the country and the plight of the people, I changed my mind. ...even though I am a member of the imperial family, cowardly I am not the people I was hoping for your well-being."

Kwon Hyeon-woo, who was sitting with his legs crossed, suddenly moved his posture, then knelt toward his Hoya and bowed his head.

Surprised by the action, Choi Do tried to stop him, but Kwon Hyeon-woo stopped him.

"The country must be rectified even now. Don't ask me to do this. For the sake of our country, lend me your strength for the people who are still suffering."

It will not be easy for a figure who stands close to the apex of a country to get to his knees.

It also meant that Kwon Hyun-woo had high expectations and hopes for Hoya.

If he does not seize this opportunity, he also has the judgment that he will have to go back a longer and more difficult road, so he was desperate.

He didn't want to miss the thick copper cord that suddenly appeared in front of him.

“For the past 20 years, I have been preparing to get the country right.”

When Hoya did not answer, Kwon Hyun-woo told him the ideal he was pursuing and the preparations he had made to achieve it.

If it was someone else, I would not have given this much information because of the risk, but it was possible due to the effect of Hoya's title and affinity.

"...what can I do?"

After much deliberation, Hoya expressed his intention to accept.

At Hoya's answer, Kwon Hyun-woo's eyes lit up and a system message was generated.

[You have cleared the quest 'Mihyun'.]

[Experience increases.]

[Jo-yeon's favorability has increased.]

[Acquire the title 'Treasurer'.]

"Thank you so much."

Since he couldn't make a loud voice, Hyeonu Kwon held Hoya's hands and expressed his gratitude in a small voice.

[Kwon Hyun-woo's favorability has increased.]

"The first thing I want to ask you is to deliver this to one of the kings of the Western Continent."

Kwon Hyeon-woo took out one of the books on the desk and quickly turned the pages, and handed the white envelope that fell to the floor between them to Hoya.

[Quest 'To change the sky 1' has occurred.]

[To change the sky 1]

Kwon Hyeon-woo is trying to rise to the throne to change the country.

However, there are only the Black Dragon and a small number of court officials who can be said to be his people to him, who pretended to be crazy and pretended to be his acting and hid his true self.

Even if he becomes emperor in such a state, he is powerless and becomes a puppet of many court officials.

He needs a force that can support him, protect him from behind, and be his sword if he wants to run the politics he truly wants.

Kwon Hyeon-woo wants the king of the western continent to be his sword and shield.

Please deliver the letter to the king of the western continent for him.

*The amount of experience you gain increases as the time consumed to deliver the letter decreases.

Completion Requirements: Deliver the letter to the King of the Western Continent to receive a positive reply.

Success Reward: EXP increase, Kwon Hyeon-Woo's liking greatly increases, quest 'To change the sky 2'

Failure penalty: Kwon Hyeon-woo's favorability decreased, Kwon Il-woo's favorability decreased and hostility increased

"The more power you have, the better. But you won't be able to meet the king so easily. A few weeks... No, it may take several months. I hope you pass it on."

"all right."

Hoya received Kwon Hyun-woo's letter and put it in his inventory.

"Thank you very much. And one more thing... What I'm saying here is assuming that the transmission of the letter has been successful and that they have accepted my request."

As Hoya nodded, Kwon Hyun-woo continued.

“Then I want to ask you to assassinate my brother.”

"......Yes?"

“If only my brother disappears, the court officials who pursue only their own interests will have no hesitation in placing me on the throne. The crazy prince will be a good puppet for them.”

"Why me...? General Jo Yeon must be stronger than me."

"This is something General Joe cannot do."

It was impossible to ask a person whose face was known because it had to be prepared in case of emergency.

His face was not known to the emperor and his soldiers, and Hoya was the only one who met the conditions of being a powerful person who could break through the guard and enter the palace.

"Of course, I will draw a map of the inside of the palace."

"......all right."

After all, Hoya had no choice since he had already been on the same boat.

It was Hoya's position now that he had to do it.

Otherwise, you will not be able to comfortably set foot on the eastern continent.

'Did you say this on purpose later?'

Hoya looked at Kwon Hyun-woo with such a thought, and he only responded with a smile to Hoya's gaze.

Judging by the atmosphere, it must have been on purpose.Hoya thought so, something he had been curious about since the first time he saw Kwon Hyun-woo ran through his head.

"Oh, Hyunwoo-nim, is it okay if I ask you a few questions?"

"Huh? Yes, ask me anything. I'll answer anything I can answer."

"I want to know about the second brother."

"About the second brother?"

When Kwon Hyun-woo questioned Hoya's question, Hoya added.

"Yes, it's like your name or what kind of person you were. The books I read when I came here only had the title 'Second'."

"The second brother's name is Kwon Gwon-woo. What kind of person he was... Well, that's all that remains in my very childhood memories. Still, the feeling of being a very kind and good older brother still remains."

"i See."

Hoya thought to Concenu to himself.

'After all, the conservator is right to say that Lee is the second older brother.'

Consunu, Kwon Kwon.

If you change the pronunciation, the name is the same.

In addition, Kwon Hyeon-woo said that the second, Kwon Kwon-woo, had disappeared, but did not use the expression that he was dead.

Moreover, Kwon Hyun-woo's face, which resembles Consonu, was the greatest proof.

When Hoya tried to ask another question in response to Kwon Hyun-woo's answer, he opened his mouth as if he had remembered something.

His words were a reassurance to Hoya's thoughts.

"Ah, the people around me said that I look very much like the second older brother. I don't know because there are no portraits left now."

At Kwon Hyun-woo's words, Hoya pondered inwardly.

'Should I tell you that the Conservatoire is in the West Continent?'

However, he soon pushed those concerns into the depths of his heart.

Hoya thinks it's best to be reunited with his family, but Con Cernu may not have thought so.

If that's the case, it would be a matter of digging up the wounds of the past of Hyeonu Kwon and Consonu for nothing.

Thinking so, Hoya bit his mouth.

"So, what do you want to know more about? I heard you have 'a few' questions to ask."

"Oh, yes. Do you know what Mihyun means?"

"What? ......Kuk."

At Hoya's question, Kwon Hyeon-woo laughed for a long time.

"I didn't know you knew the word. It doesn't mean much. It's just an abbreviation."

"What is the abbreviation?"

It was something that Hoya had been curious about since receiving the quest.

"Crazy Kwon Hyeon-woo, it's a word that some court officials call me scornfully."

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