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“Who is the one who will protect His Majesty’s side with that hot heart!”
“Who is the woman that His Majesty can trust and rely on, and that all the people can look up to!”
“If anyone wants to become the great empress of the Berak Empire, challenge anyone!”
An official notice was sent to all the kingdoms to select a woman to be Aslan’s empress.
Then, in each kingdom, the people were informed of this fact, and she encouraged anyone to challenge if she thought she was qualified to become empress.
It was Horace’s will to determine whether she had the character and ability befitting this empire, regardless of class or occupation.
“So, of course, I thought that a lot of people would apply, but…”
“I didn’t know it would be this low.”
However, there were not that many people who registered for the candidate list.
“There are only 200 people…”
“I never thought there would be so few applicants…”
Despite receiving applicants from all kingdoms, she only gathered 200 people.
“In a way, isn’t this a natural thing? It’s like choosing a companion for His Majesty Aslan. And who are the people who put their names on that shortlist in the first place? Aren’t they Pope Rehena and the Elf Queen, Eltihi?”
“Hmm. With so many strong contenders appearing from the beginning, not everyone can even dare to put their names on the shortlist.”
“Yes. Even His Majesty Aslan is the incarnation of Rahal, recognized by the Order. In other words, she is to welcome her non-human god as her husband. You have to be good yourself more than anyone else, and you have to be a good person for Rahal’s light. It won’t be easy.”
As it was officially recognized by the church that Aslan was the incarnation of Rahal, the people knew that standing by him was like standing by God.
That she becomes his empress means that she soon becomes the wife of a god.
The people who felt burdened by this did not put their names on the list.
“Well, if you think about it differently, this is a good thing. If there were a lot of applicants, wouldn’t it have been difficult to screen them? In the end, I would have narrowed down to 200 candidates like this even then.”
“Hmm. You are right. Then these 200 people must think that they have no shame in standing by His Majesty Aslan’s side.”
“Yes. It will.”
“Then we can start the examination.”
“Yes?”
Saying that, Horace called the attendants waiting outside.
Then they brought a pile of papers and laid them out in front of the people gathered for examination today.
“What is this?”
“Information on the 200 people on the shortlist here. What kind of life they usually lived, what ugly things they did, and what kind of good deeds they did. And who you’ve been dating for a long time. Everything is in here.”
“!?”
Could it be that you have already thoroughly prepared for this?
Horeth’s madness made them swallow dry saliva.
“Uh, since when did such a vast amount of data…”
“It was given to me by the Charlene family. Violetta, the head of the Charlene family, herself is not worthy of being nominated, but the other b*tches… No. They said they couldn’t wait to see other women recklessly posting their names.”
“…”
Is this the poison of a woman?
For a moment, they felt a chill down their spines.
“Ruler. So let’s take a look around. Who is truly a woman worthy of our Majesty? Keep in mind That this is the future of our empire at stake.”
They nodded her head with triumphant eyes.
* * *
Quaang-!! Kwaaang-!!
“Kwalala lala-!!”
A roar that rang the heavens and earth.
As a result, the ground cracked and turned into a sea of fire everywhere, but the huge black body of the dragon stumbled and collapsed repeatedly.
My body couldn’t move well, and my head, which had been sleeping for a long time, was very dizzy.
[Head······. My head hurts like it would break. Anyway, this is…]
A group approached the dragon.
They laughed and said.
“Is this it? What is the Dragon of Chaos?”
“It doesn’t look as threatening as I thought.”
“It has been sealed for a long time, so it has to be.”
The Dragon of Chaos, Leraxion.
It was the same dragon that Remegeton had created and intended to use to destroy Rahal and the continent.
However, because it had been sealed for a long time, Leraxion could not show its strength as much as before.
“Do I really need to use this guy? Do you think it would be better to just kill it here with our own hands and take that heart?”
When one of the Babylonians said that, Leraxion’s eyes flashed.
[Does the devil dare to judge me as weak and strong?]
The ferocious life that flowed from inside of him, Babylon, who had just poured out his cruel words at it, couldn’t move his body.
“What, what is this…!”
Then Reraxion chewed him up in one bite and swallowed him.
“!?”
“What, what!?”
Reraxion, who chewed and ate it so that the opponent couldn’t even resist, gave a fishy smile as if he had finally regained some strength.
[I guess it’s because he’s a high-ranking demon. It’s worth eating a little.]
The Babylonians couldn’t help but panic.
It was because no matter how much Remegeton created the dragon of chaos, he never thought of it as a strong enough opponent to devour Babylon in one bite.
“If I ate all of you too, would my strength fully return?”
When Leraxion’s eyes flashed, the Babylonians bit their lips and took up their posture.
Then Tercana stepped in between them and said.
“Now is not the time to fight among ourselves.”
Leraxion glanced down at Terkana at her.
“A mongrel that is neither a demon nor a human dares to open its mouth.”
“Sorry. But while they fight each other here, Rahal is gathering more power. Isn’t your raison d’être to destroy Rahal and this continent?”
“Lahal?”
Leraxion’s pupils changed.
The reason he was sealed here for a long time was because of Rahal.
Reraxion is a dragon of chaos that destroys, but what Remegeton left behind was imprinted on its instincts.
That is to be loyal to Lord Remegeton, and to destroy Rahal and this continent together.
To him they were absolute.
“Do you know where Rahal is?”
“Yes. That’s why I came to you like this. Shouldn’t we follow Lemegeton’s will? Rahal is now trying to come down to the continent in a human body and play God one more time. How dare you leave Remegeton alone.”
“Lahal. A guy who won’t be happy even if he eats this!”
It was to the extent that the demonic energy he emitted turned the ground black and the flames that spewed out turned black as well.
“You know that you too are His creations. Please forgive me for my earlier rudeness. So you should take the lead in punishing Rahal.”
At his words, the Babylonians nodded.
And Moderus approached the Dragon of Chaos.
“I have a present for you, Leraxion.”
A black orb was floating on Moderus’ palm.
“What is it?”
“It’s about giving back your power. If you eat this, your strength will slowly return, and you will regain your former glory.”
“Whoops. They weren’t very useless.”
Leraxion ate the orb that Moderus handed over.
Then he let out a loud roar at the power gushing from within him.
* * *
“······So countless verifications and screenings were made, and we narrowed it down to 20 candidates!”
Horace shouted in a very pleasant voice.
20 empress candidates made by him and his gang.
Usually, various political elements are included when choosing the tomb of an emperor or king.
Isn’t it a common repertoire of kings and history to have their own family somehow enter the imperial family and seize power?
‘Let’s see what kind of guys did the trick this time?’
I sat on the throne and looked at the candidates standing in front of me.
However,
‘Something is a little strange.’
There were completely different candidates coming up than I thought.
Eltihi, Hariel, Rebecca, Rehenna, and even Raphael.
Why are you there
Eltihy even made eye contact with me, blushing and avoiding our gaze.
Why?!
‘Other than that, aren’t they really ordinary people who have nothing to do with family?’
Ordinary people who had nothing to do with aristocratic families or royal families were randomly listed as candidates.
Instead, they were very beautiful, good at magic or swordsmanship, and showed great depth in learning.
It was to the point where I could feel that Horace had covered it up and received it.
“Your majesty. If you like any of these candidates, you can choose any number. All of them, past and present, have clear personalities.”
When I suddenly heard that, it felt like my confidence was waning.
Even if you look at Rebecca or Eltihi, you can’t say that they have clear personalities at all.
“Do I have to choose?”
“Of course. Shouldn’t Your Majesty also have an heir now? Having heirs is essential even for the glory and stability of an infinite empire.”
“…”
Crazy.
I should have just prevented Horeth from plotting things like this, whether he died or not.
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In the end it happened like this.
Judging by the expressions on these guys’ faces, it seemed like they weren’t going to back down even a single step unless I chose one of them.
“The burden is…”
That was when I was thinking about it.
Damn-! Awesome-!!
The sound of trees cracking came from the sky, and a black portal opened wide.
Seeing that, everyone gathered here started to mutter.
“What is that?”
“Portal?”
And there,
[Kwaalala-!!]
I heard a tremendous dragon roar that seemed to tear my ears apart.
“Ugh!”
“Aww!”
The sound of the roar alone caused the servants to fall to the ground and scream, and the knights also stumbled in fear.
In an instant, I felt my whole body freeze.
To terrorize so many people with just a roar.
The power to make this flesh tremble can’t be—
[O mortals. I have come again to judge you.]
A fearful and heavy voice echoed everywhere.
I slowly lifted my head up.
There was a dragon with a black body and black wings.
[I am the Dragon of Chaos, Leraxion!]
Crazy.
A dragon of chaos suddenly appears without any warning?
[Lahal. Today, I will definitely cut off your breath!]
Even that guy was looking for Rahal, who wasn’t even here.
[Come out! I will never miss you like that time!]
No. So why the hell are you looking for Rahal here, you bird head.
However,
‘Why, why are you looking here, man?’
The place where the eyes of the dragon of chaos were directed was none other than my side.
He licked his lips and yelled at me.
[You were there, Rahal!]