“Did Your Majesty know?” Hyeonu asked again with a very surprised expression. Honestly, Hyeonu thought that the emperor hadn’t known. If the emperor had known, he would’ve done something several times before this.

“Did you think I wouldn’t even know this?”

The emperor’s eyes narrowed as he scanned Hyeonu’s entire body. Hyeonu felt his body shrink back like a frog in front of a snake.

“No, Your Majesty. Of course you would’ve known,” Hyeonu nodded vigorously while answering.

“The nobles have been coming in and out of this place for more than a week already. Everybody said the same thing. Adventurers came to visit them. Edward is alive in the north.”

The emperor rose from the throne and slowly descended the stairs to approach Hyeonu.

“It is really annoying. Why does it matter if Edward is alive or not? They don’t know who the subject is and became greedy... then it is when they step out.”

The emperor’s face was full of annoyance. He remembered the nobles who trembled with excitement when coming to visit him.

“Don’t you think so, Marquis?” the emperor arrived in front of Hyeonu and asked while putting a hand on Hyeonu’s...