I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel

TL/Editor: raei

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The Abyss in the demon realm's deepest part.

A single throne existed in its most profound depths.

-Finally.

The 'being' who rose from that throne murmured in an excited tone.

What the being watched was the imperial palace complex shown on the massive screen before it.

-Finally, you've appeared.

The being's eyes filled with joy.

Though his appearance had changed, the being recognized him instantly.

That alien darkness that belonged nowhere in this world!

That ominous presence more foreboding than anything else.

Even those bored eyes looking down on everything in the world.

It was an appearance the being hadn't forgotten once in hundreds of years.

No, more accurately, it couldn't forget.

This was the one who had dealt the being its only defeat.

And such a humiliating defeat at that.

Just then-

"That man... that man is Zion Agnes, the current Emperor of Agnes."

Acrimosia, the Archdemon of Madness who watched the same scene through the screen, addressed the being respectfully.

"He's also the one who has been interfering with our plans until now."

Her eyes were completely hardened as she spoke.

Though only visible through the screen, his power felt incomparably vast.

That power was on a completely different level than when they had met in the floating city.

It felt like watching a different being entirely.

She was only now truly grasping how he had grown strong enough to kill Pride and Jealousy.

Moreover, the current scene of him simultaneously subduing both the red-eyed witch and Iades drove home that severity even further.

'Even if they're weaker than us, to be defeated so easily...'

Then-

-No.

The being spoke while watching Zion who had destroyed Iades and immediately moved elsewhere.

-That is no mere Zion Agnes.

Unlike the other Great Demons, the being's eyes were increasingly filling with ecstasy as it spoke.

-Can you not tell from that appearance? What kind of being you've been facing all this time.

Excitement flowed through the being's voice.

"What? What do you mean..."

Having served for hundreds of years yet never seeing the King like this before, Wrath and Madness's eyes filled with questions.

-Only one person in the world possesses such power.

Eternal Emperor Aurelion Khan Agnes.

The being believed he had revealed himself to the world again to keep his past promise.

-This time will be different, Emperor.

Just as the being muttered this while watching only Zion, ignoring the Great Demons' questions-

Swish-

After finishing Orogirichi's remnants, Zion suddenly raised his head and met the being's eyes.

'What?'

Questions filled the eyes of the being and Great Demons present.

There was no way someone over there could see them.

But as if denying that thought, Zion smiled while looking directly at the being and drew a black spear from the air.

It was Agdravar, the Dragon Rage Spear.

Zion immediately gripped Agdravar tightly and took a throwing stance aimed at the hole in the sky.

At that moment-

SCREECH!

All energy within the palace complex began being drawn into Zion's spear tip.

RUMBLE!

The air shook violently and time began slowing rapidly, as if anticipating what would happen.

"No way..."

Wrath's eyes trembled as he watched through the screen.

The hero party who had barely risen nearby also stared blankly at that moment.

WHOOSH!

Finally Zion's fully drawn arm swung and the Dragon Rage Spear instantly vanished.

Agdravar reappeared beyond the abyssal hole in the sky.

Belatedly-

--- -!

Like a dragon ascending to heaven, thousands of shockwaves began exploding along the black line traced by its trajectory.

The abyssal hole couldn't withstand even a moment of this strike that far transcended mortality and vanished.

As if that wasn't enough-

"!!!!!!"

The strike continued toward where the Great Demons and King watched from beyond the hole.

Finally, that strike-

CRUNCH!

Only stopped when the being personally raised one hand to reverse causality itself.

Despite acting immediately upon its arrival, just that momentary aftermath made the surrounding abyss ripple and disappear.

"My King, are you alright!"

The Great Demons cried out while staring wide-eyed at the being after this impossible situation.

-...

The being silently stared at the screen completely shattered by the spear strike without answering their question.

-I truly look forward to the day we meet again.

Then a voice overflowing with barely contained joy flowed from the being's lips.

---

The attack on the palace complex, unprecedented in history except for the First Great War.

Despite such a dramatic move, the resulting damage was less than expected.

The former Great Demons leading the attack had died without properly displaying their power, and the abyssal hole in the sky pouring out monsters had closed quickly.

Of course, most of this was due to Zion's efforts.

Now as repairs actively progressed on the damaged palace after the attack's conclusion-

"..."

Zion sat in the main seat of Bai Cheng Palace's small conference room, lifting the teacup before him.

The people in the conference room quietly watched him.

Their lineup was quite impressive.

The heads of the Four Great Houses, formerly five.

Rubrious Agnes and Ackendelt from the floating city.

Mileion Jeffrey, commander of the Agnes Knights, and others.

The empire's highest authorities were all gathered here.

The conference room's silence, where not even breathing could be heard, indirectly proved how tremendous the Emperor's authority had become.

Moreover, that authority had grown even stronger due to his recent achievements.

How long had the people watched Zion while keeping their mouths firmly shut?

"I believe you all can guess why I called you here."

A low voice flowed from Zion's lips.

"Is it about... the war?"

Ludwig Ascalon, head of Radiant House, spoke first with a hardened expression.

"Yes."

"But the damage the palace complex sustained from the recent attack hasn't been fully repaired yet."

Groud Ozlima, who had become the new head of House Ozlima, glanced at the damage report before him as he spoke.

"Moreover, the imperial citizens are anxious."

Of course, as written in the report, damage to the palace complex wasn't too severe.

Though many buildings were lost and parts of the walls had collapsed, there was almost no damage to key imperial personnel, so administrative work continued without any disruption.

But regardless of the damage scale, the fact that the palace complex - the capital's heart and empire's symbol - had been attacked made imperial citizens feel anxiety and fear.

Confusion naturally followed from this.

"Perhaps we should first quell the unrest before starting the war..."

"Let me ask one thing."

Zion's voice cut off Groud's words.

"When is the best time to start a war?"

Zion's eyes slowly swept over the gathered people.

"When preparations are complete? Or when victory seems certain?"

No, it was neither.

"The best time to start a war is when the enemy can't predict it."

A cold smile played across Zion's lips as he set down his teacup again.

"That's when you can deal the greatest damage."

This wasn't just Zion's thinking.

It had been proven through countless wars throughout history.

That's why it was always quiet right before war broke out, and the start was always subtle.

So no one could notice.

"Then perhaps when you declared war preparations at the World Conference before..."

Just then, Ackendelt who seemed to realize something spoke while looking at Zion with surprised eyes.

Zion nodded at this.

"I had no intention of starting the war then."

The Fairy Forest and Beast Sea situations weren't resolved yet, and monsters within the empire still needed to be cleared out.

Therefore he had openly declared it to make the enemies tense and prevent them from moving rashly, buying time.

In other words, it was a kind of psychological warfare.

"But now is different."

The palace attack was just a minor trouble, and all other preparations were already perfectly complete.

Therefore Zion thought now was the right time.

The demon realm would likely find it difficult to predict they would move immediately before fully preparing.

"Indeed... as Your Majesty says, now might be the optimal timing."

Mileion stroked his chin as he spoke.

"If we must fight this war anyway, striking first would be best."

"But there's still a power gap between the demon realm and empire."

Groud objected to the knight commander's words.

Of course, he knew.

How transcendently strong Emperor Zion before them was.

And how much the ratio of supremely powerful beings had increased compared to the past.

But what Groud worried about wasn't top-tier demons like the Great Demons.

"You all know well that even a lowest-grade monster's power matches that of an average knight."

The basic power gap arising from difference in species.

"Though we have far more troops and could handle up to mid-grade monsters through numbers... we lack forces that can face high-grade monsters and above."

That's why even in the First Great War, though the empire defeated all the former Great Demons, they couldn't advance into the demon realm and had to be satisfied with just driving out monsters within the empire.

With such a basic power gap, entering the demon realm which was essentially enemy territory would have been suicide.

Had Zion expected Groud's words?

"If we could fill that gap."

Zion smiled slightly as he spoke.

"Would you still object?"

"What? Are you saying there's such a method?"

Not just Groud but everyone present's eyes filled with questions at Zion's words.

Such a method couldn't possibly exist.

They all knew well that training even a regular knight took a very long time.

Creating forces that could face high-grade monsters in such a short time seemed impossible no matter how they thought about it.

But unlike the others, Zion who still wore an unreadable smile-

"Come in."

Called toward the conference room door.

Then-

"I-I'm coming in..."

The door opened and a girl with sky-blue hair appeared beyond it.

"...Who?"

As people looked at her with questioning and confused eyes-

"That one!"

Rubrious, the only one who recognized her identity, rose from his seat.

Veila, the keeper of the 'Dream of Stars'.

Why was she, who should be guarding the underground treasury of the palace complex, appearing here?

Ignoring the reactions of Rubrious and the others, Zion calmly lifted his teacup.

As if that motion was a signal-

"I'll open it!"

Veila who wore an 'oh whatever!' expression waved her hand in the air with that shout.

FLASH!

Space began opening around where Veila had waved her hand as light burst forth.

At that moment-

"!!!!!!!"

The eyes of those witnessing what gradually appeared beyond that space expanded as far as they could go.

It was a spectacle.

Hundreds? No, thousands?

Transcendent weapons containing legend and myth, and countless artifacts that could shake the world if even one was released outside, created an overwhelming display.

A sword worthy of being a family treasure was carelessly stuck in a corner while a magic ring worth an entire castle rolled on the floor.

It was truly a sight beyond jaw-dropping - one that could make souls leave bodies.

To the people staring blankly at the emperor's treasure vault-

"Is this enough?"

Zion set down his teacup again and smiled as he spoke.

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