After sending the manuscript of the 28 volumes of Zeno’s biography to the mansion, my heart was filled with tension.
The dice were not thrown. Xenon’s biography, volume 28, made the dice.
It is at the end of volume 29 or 30 that Jin is reborn as the final boss to throw it properly.
Volume 29 plans to write the post-war process after the end of the war and the restoration process of Elvenheim.
Zeno’s party is important, but since it’s a fight for the survival of the world, it’s essential to talk about it later.
Furthermore, it will be a longer story than expected, as we have to explain in detail what kind of condition Lily is in.
‘Will my mother be able to bear it until then?’
As you know, my mother’s favorite couple is the Jin-Lily couple.
This couple has the thickest fan base due to their unique tragic love story.
Xenon and Mary are just as strong as them, but Jin and Lily are much stronger. I’d say it’s accurate to say the least.
Compared to other love lines, the Jin-Lily couple has no choice but to be strong because they made it easy to empathize.
And my mother was one of the big fans of the Jin-Lily couple even before Zeno’s biography caused a stir.
‘I hope you don’t chase after me like last time.’
Everyone knows the scene where Jin gets pierced in his chest during the battle with gluttony and awakens through it.
As soon as my mother saw the scene, she immediately came to me, who had fled to Helium. Even while summoning Gartz.
I was worried that this might be the case again, but since you’ve already been vaccinated hard, I wonder if you’ll be patient.
Of course, if you see Jin appearing as the final boss and being oxidized by Xenon’s blow…
‘······· Then go and think about it then.’
Again, this is nothing more than the process of making dice.
I may be able to reassure you by asking me to wait somehow now, but after that, it’s useless.
You may have to run away to somewhere other than empty words. I’m already thinking about where I’m going to run.
But what can I do? That’s how I’ve decided the ending for a long time.
Even if the side story shows a happy future, it will not be treated as an affair.
“What are you thinking about?”
“Just thinking about the future?”
“You look too complicated.”
Lina, who was sitting opposite me, opened her mouth quietly, holding a teacup. Every time he looked at his actions, there was elegance in his every move.
I nodded my head silently at her words. What she thinks and what I think are different, but I don’t need to tell you.
Anyway, there is no reason for Lina to visit my dormitory today. It was originally planned that way.
Since I live in a dormitory, the outside situation is inevitably dark unless there is a newspaper.
In fact, even when an innocent victim appeared, the first person to inform the news was Lina. After that, Kate headed to the church for confirmation.
As of now, there are few people around me who have been as strong a source of information as Lina.
‘There are Cecily and Arwen, but I am not someone I can call every time.’
Cecily is busy purging the aristocrats who have partnered with the demon worshipers, and Arwen has been busy since the beginning, taking a brief holiday.
That doesn’t mean that Lina isn’t busy. Currently, the Minerva Empire is in a situation where it has to borrow a cat’s hand due to the pouring evils.
In particular, Leort, who is destined to be the next great emperor, is said to taste like porridge. It’s been over a month since I showed my face at the academy.
Currently, the upper echelons of the Empire are approaching a state of paralysis as the atrocities of the demon worshipers are revealed.
“So what are you going to do about the innocent victims? This time it’s a demon worshiper’s own play, but there could be some really innocent victims.”
“The denomination said it was all taken care of. Instead, if you get caught more than three times, the event will be stopped immediately.”
“The church will take care of that. I don’t like it.”
Lina grumbled in a slightly dissatisfied voice. The event is held by the denomination, not the state.
The state is merely an auxiliary role. That’s why the Minerva Empire is in trouble.
On the other hand, it is a golden opportunity that cannot be repeated from the perspective of the Savior Church. I’m still in a situation where my prestige has fallen to the ground, but this incident gave me a chance to recover.
Of course, even if the event is successfully completed, it is very difficult for the Savior to regain his former status.
“Even if the Luminous Church is the same, how about the Mora Church?”
“The Church of Mora is pursuing a large stem. As you know, the Church of Mora also found the brainwashing of the entire village.”
“I didn’t know that. Then what about the Empire?”
flinch-
When I asked about the state of the Empire, Lina visibly flinched.
She maintains a calmness in everything, but seeing how she reacts, it seems worse than I thought.
After that, Lina carefully put down the teacup with a complicated expression.
It wasn’t a typical smiling face, but a face full of bitterness.
“·······Can’t even say it’s good with empty words. Have you ever heard of it? It’s a demon worshiper’s home.”
“I saw it in the newspaper.”
“At first, I thought it was just because the territory was large. But that wasn’t the case. Ha ha…”
Lina flicked the hair that had fallen forward. How bad would it be to let Rina sigh in front of other people?
It used to be that I was a mean princess who put pressure on me, but now it’s not. It feels like a government official being pushed to and fro by the rush of work.
I don’t know when the perception changed, but I think it was when her secret taste was discovered.
Lina is a princess whom everyone looks up to, but in the end she is just like me.
‘You’re much more virtuous than Teres’ side.’
it’s really a bummer If it was the Kingdom of Teres, I would have tried all sorts of methods before I gained fame.
I waited quietly for her to open her mouth. There is a reason we can talk like this.
Ariel is sleeping on the bed. Of course, photosynthesis is taking place under the sunlight coming through the window.
“Uh-huh… First of all, let’s start with the little things about the Stavirk area. Do you know what history-loving issues are?”
“Of course. What did they say?”
“Of course. I have no intention of becoming the devil’s nest or anything.”
Still, bad news overlapped, but the Stabirk side also started to touch it. But the Minerva Empire cannot afford to care about Stavirk.
Regardless of East and West, matters related to independence, especially between countries, are quite complex. Not to mention, the Stavirk area is just as good as it gets.
During the Tribal Wars, the Human Union, who recognized their dexterity, helped them, and became the present-day Stavirk.
At that time, the inhabitants of the Stavirk region were living an indigenous life, so they were able to enjoy enormous benefits.
After that, that’s the problem. For some complicated reason, they are still crying out for independence.
“Well, for you, this is a national matter, so let’s move on. Next up is Count Kerrison.”
“Earl Kerrison? Isn’t that Jackson’s family?”
“That’s right. Young-sik made an impossible proposal to me and Cecily from the first day of the semester.”
It clearly shows how Lina’s perception of Jackson is. I mean, it was pretty ugly back then.
By the way, there’s something wrong with Count Kerrison. Unlike Stavirk, this is not something that can be easily overlooked.
Count Kerrison was the largest source of money in the Minerva Empire. In the first place, the area managed by the Countess itself is much better than other places.
Because it is adjacent to the sea, it can be used as a port city, and furthermore, it can serve as a trade route.
If a problem occurs in such a place, it is highly likely that it will be a fatal blow to the empire that supports everything with its economic power.
“Why Count Kerrison? Is he working with a demon worshiper?”
“It’s still under investigation. But Count Kerrison is a bright-eyed man in the business world. Do you know how demon worshipers make money?”
“I know… Ah.”
“It’s what you think.”
I think I know what Lina is talking about. It doesn’t matter whether Count Kerrison has teamed up with a demon worshiper or not.
It would be enough if I executed him for question-and-answer dance. From the point of view of the imperial family, it was a good way to deal with the thorn in the eye.
But the point is that the money of the Minerva Empire leaked one after another to the demon worshipers.
As I mentioned earlier, the Minerva Empire is a country with insane amounts of money as much as economic power supports everything.
And Count Kerrison is the empire’s big money stream. Even just making a small hole would be huge, but it’s even more serious because it’s parasitic.
“Most of the demon worshipers’ funds are likely to have flowed out of our empire. There are plenty of people in this world who can do anything for money, so it shouldn’t have been difficult to expand your income.”
“Then why didn’t you go out in earnest? Demon worshipers are a faction that existed before the Empire was founded. By now, they should have established a country.”
“That’s the problem now. I don’t know where they’re spending their money. We’re tracking it down, but it’s not easy.”
It’s quite complicated and more serious than I thought. As Musk said, money can’t solve everything, but it can solve a lot.
It is probably part of this that the slums were the main target. If you just throw in some money and propagate, you’ll believe everything.
I don’t know what the demon worshiper’s true purpose is, but these are the things that must be resolved after hearing the news.
“Then what happens to Count Kerrison?”
“If there is any trace of collusion, it will be destroyed immediately.
“From the point of view of Count Kerrison, it might be a little unfair?”
“It’s your fault for not managing the money properly. Even if you’re not Count Kerrison, overall measures are being taken. Even in our imperial family, there may be people who have colluded with demon worshipers.”
You sharpened the knife properly. I nodded as I looked at Lina, who was tired.
If the Minerva Empire gets over this situation, it will collapse from the inside out.
A country that has collapsed from the outside has a chance to rebuild it, but if it collapses from the inside, there is no answer.
In fact, the Kingdom of Teres was almost like that, but barely managed to do so, and even the royal family were afraid of the people.
“First of all, if you don’t know anything else, reassure the general public. What if a demon worshiper is a propagandist? The good thing about the collapse of the empire is the demon worshiper.”
“As well as that, if I spread the news that I’m getting married to you, it’ll be quiet soon. We can solve problems related to the nobility to some extent on our side. The next thing is the key.”
“Is there anything more serious than that?”
“If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have come to you. This is because we must hear your opinion.”
what the hell I listened more with a puzzled expression.
That’s enough to hear my opinion. Is it related to Xenon’s biography or event?
After that, Lina took a deep breath and opened her mouth with her characteristic elegant voice.
“Did you know? Last time we found an underground temple.”
“I know.”
“It wasn’t just a temple. It was an altar.”
“altar?”
“Yeah. An altar that gains special power by offering sacrifices. It is highly likely that the stone statue there is actually a ‘vessel’.”
“·······”
Well. Goddamn Lee Waejin is going to explode again. Now that I’m not surprised, I just nodded my head.
It’s not about me anyway…
“And as a result of investigation by the dispatched wizard, they even found the circumstance that the ritual was successful.”
“······What?”
what are you talking about I widened my eyes in embarrassment.
The ceremony was successful. That said, it is in line with the summoning of a demon from another dimension like Diabols in Zeno’s biography.
I don’t know how strong the demon is, but you can tell by looking at the demonized demon. It can be said that it is truly a walking disaster.
If such a demon was summoned, the situation would get out of control.
“When we identified the human skeletons along with the surrounding equipment, the execution period was about 20 years ago. Instead, the ritual was not completely successful. There were also traces of someone breaking in and interfering with it.”
“Then you mean the ritual was only half successful?”
“That’s right. But the devil lives in another dimension. Since it connects between dimensions, something from another dimension must have crossed over.”
“·······”
Wait a minute. this is kinda weird
It was only half-successful, either because of a ritual performed 20 years ago or because of someone’s interference.
“It’s still under investigation, but to be honest, it’s going to be hard to figure that out. My brother said it could be a frog from another dimension, so it’s difficult to publicize it. So I’m asking you. What do you think you are?”
“…why are you asking me that?”
“I think you would know. Think a little bit and tell me your opinion. Based on that, let’s do some research.”
This woman also believes in me as a regressor. But I had no choice but to spare my words. Just looking at the circumstances, I’m pretty sure.
Luminus also informed me that the Demon Worshiper failed to connect to the dimension, so I, who lived on Earth, came to this place.
But I can’t decide whether I should laugh or feel embarrassed to have this kind of internal situation.
Of course not, but…
‘······ Do you think it’s really me?’
The times overlap so exquisitely that I am drawn to it over and over again. Still, to avoid confusion, I have no choice but to lie…
“What is me?”
“yes?”
“uh?”
A cute and sweet girl’s voice intervened. I was lost in thought, of course, and Lina, who was drinking tea to take a breather, also raised her head.
Then, when I turn my head, Ariel, who doesn’t know when to wake up, is looking at me with a confused face. He was so small that he didn’t even notice it because he was so focused on his conversation.
“What is me, Dad?”
“·······”
They even give you a confirmation kill right away. Dad loves our daughter so much.
As soon as I heard those words, I felt my heart pounding for a moment, and then I laughed in disappointment. Now I can’t even take it out.
Even I am like this, how will Lina react? I carefully turn my head at this.
slurp-
Like a scene in a drama, I could see Lina pouring tea from her open mouth.
Lina, that’s not how a princess should act. Lmao