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50 World Conference (3)
The main shrine of Jeonghwagyo that exists in the deepest part of the ‘Forest where the sun never rises’ .
“ Damn moderate bastards!”
There, a man with a shaved head and a six-headed beast tattooed on his scalp was speeding through the hallway with a nervous voice.
His name is Halashaw.
He was the archbishop of Jeonghwagyo and one of the leaders of the hardliners.
Halashaw walked towards the entrance of the main hall with such a temper for one reason.
“ Everything is a hindrance.”
It was because the moderate sect members who went out to fix the blood strife they had intentionally run into a runaway just recently returned to the main church.
No, actually, if I had just quietly returned, I wouldn’t have been so angry.
The decisive reason for boosting his temper was that a moderate group led by another archbishop, Collins Collins, was sitting right in front of the main altar.
to stop what they are doing.
“ Let’s make a negotiation this time, right? “Yeah, it went really well.”
Halashaw smiles coldly as he feels the movements of the hardliners chasing behind him.
Even though the entire moderate group protested openly, there was room for such a person.
Because the mainstream forces of Jeonghwagyo were hardliners including him.
On the other hand, the moderates and neutrals were only a minority.
If we faced each other head-on, this would have been much more advantageous.
‘ Foolish guys. You don’t know that we must first dye the world in blood so that Mother, who will come later, will be at ease… … .’
Perhaps the reason Mother has not appeared until now is that they are waiting for them to create such a world.
Were you walking faster than you thought?
Soon after, Collins and the moderates gathered through the front door opened to Halashaw’s eyes.
“ Are you good at doing useless things? Archbishop Collins?”
“ Archbishop Halashaw, you are not the one doing the futile.”
Halashaw opened his mouth as if teasingly, and Collins responded with a firm face.
“ Why is that useless? Purifying the world is our destiny. We only move according to our destiny. Rather, aren’t you the ones who refuse to do so?”
“ What the hardliners, including you, are doing is not following fate, but merely self-satisfaction and arrogance that interprets the mother’s will at will. So stop right now.”
“ Ha, did we interpret our mother’s will at will? So do you mean that you know your mother’s will?”
“ Yes.”
“ You’re talking bullshit.”
At those words, Halashaw shuddered with a cold glow in his eyes.
“ Who is going to prove it?”
“You don’t have to prove it. Mother is already with us.”
“… … What?”
It was a moment in which the archbishop’s eyes suddenly became dazed at the completely unexpected words.
jerk.
In his eyes, a woman slowly walked out from behind Collins.
A woman with ebony black hair and blood-red eyes.
As if possessed, everyone’s eyes began to focus on such a woman.
“ Hello~”
The moment when a woman, Riusina, has a very beautiful and eerie smile on her lips as she faces the Puritans who look at her like that.
“!!!!!!”
Halashaw’s eyes widened to the point where he couldn’t get any bigger.
* * *
Silence begins to creep in the conference room.
The cause of that silence was none other than Archendelt, who naturally sat next to Zion.
This time, he was newly appointed acting mayor of the floating city, and the second-in-command of the secret organization, the Light Watcher.
There was a light of bewilderment or astonishment in people’s eyes at the appearance of an unexpected character.
The youngest person with the strongest such light was Diena, the Five Princesses.
“… … Why is the representative of an alternative wealthy city here? Isn’t that a separate area with autonomy?”
Although it was called the World Conference, basically this conference could only be attended by the heads of factions belonging to the Empire.
So the wealthy city, which did not want to be ruled by an empire, had never attended a world conference until now.
The fact that such a wealthy city appeared here was nothing less than saying that he would bow his head and come under the empire.
“ From today on, our wealthy city, Adegripa, will fall under the Empire, or under His Majesty, Prince Zion Agnes.”
“!!!!!!”
A very outrageous statement.
Yongin’s eyes, as if it had already been completely told before, were so peaceful.
“ Hey, what is that!!!”
At that, Diana got up unconsciously and cried in disbelief.
Yes, I knew that Sion had visited the floating city last time for an exchange meeting.
However, Zion stayed in the floating city for only a week.
‘ During that week… … You put the whole floating city under your feet?’
It was Adegripa, who continued to maintain autonomy despite imperial pressure for two hundred years.
The fact that such a wealthy city had succumbed in such a short amount of time made no sense.
However, the scene unfolding before his eyes was making him believe that fact.
‘ Ah, ah… … .’
The eyes of the Oh Hwang-nyeo dying beyond the fluctuations.
The balance of power that had been barely maintained was completely crumbling.
‘ Now what can I do… … .’
The throne she had longed for all her life was drifting away to a place she could no longer reach.
Who the hell would have imagined
Even just a year ago, the youngest brother, who was called a shame of the imperial family, not a competitor, would step on all the other brothers and sisters and leave only one step to the throne.
And when Diana despaired inside,
‘ Now I’m going to have to make a decision.’
Shion looked at her like that and thought like this.
Zion knew.
Now that no one here can be his competitor anymore.
Perhaps, if you put your mind to it, it will be possible to ascend to the throne within this month.
However, if they did, they would not be able to completely subdue the other royal families, nor would they be able to absorb the power they had.
‘ In the coming great war, it will certainly act as a huge loss.’
In fact, he had already made plans for him, but the problem was Diena’s disposal.
If it was left alive, it seemed that even if it succumbed on the surface, it would be looking for an opportunity in the future.
‘ If it was completely hostile or connected to a demon, I would have killed him mercilessly… … .’
Because it wasn’t, it was bound to be ambiguous.
In the end, Sion, who had decided to make his decision when he visited the fairy forest in the future, turned his gaze to the best leaders of the empire, who still kept their mouths shut with trembling eyes.
Now it was the turn of the meeting.
“ If there is no more objection to the wealthy city’s attendance at the council of monarchs, let it go straight to the agenda.”
The initiative of the meeting naturally placed in front of Zion with his characteristic languid voice.
Originally, the Council of Monarchs was led by the Emperor of the Empire.
However, at this meeting, the throne was vacant, so even though Zion, who was only a successor, was leading the meeting, the people in the conference room did not feel awkward at all.
No, it was right to say that he felt more pressure than the previous emperor.
“ What I am going to talk about from now on is not the present, it is the most important thing in the future.”
At those words, the eyes of the chiefs were dyed with doubt.
Unlike before, when I was told before the meeting, the leader of this lord’s meeting, Shion, didn’t really tell me anything about the agenda.
‘ If it’s the most important thing… … Is it about the emperor who is also vacant?’
It was a thought that popped into the minds of most people there.
It was unprecedented for the throne to remain vacant for several months, not even once since the founding of the Empire.
In addition, the situation in the world is getting more and more chaotic, so it was right that the coronation ceremony should be held as soon as possible.
However, the words that followed from Zion’s mouth were completely different from their expectations.
“ Preparation for the coming war.”
“… … !”
People’s eyes fluttered at the words so heavy that they couldn’t even be compared with the coronation ceremony.
“ If it’s a war, where the hell… … .”
“You should already know.”
The use of the word war has long since disappeared since the world was united under Agnes’ name.
However, there is still one place where the word is used.
“ Magic.”
“ Right.”
At that, Shion patted the armrest of the chair and smiled.
“ But hasn’t the magician been quiet for a hundred years ago?”
“ Are you covering your eyes from knowing but not wanting to believe? Or are you really stupid to think so?”
At Shion’s harsh words, Hallegrion’s expression turned red.
But he did not object.
Because he also fully felt that the current situation is not serious.
Plants in the capital and events in floating cities.
And shush, the Ascalon family’s work was also secretly spreading among the highest ranks of the Empire.
“ Of course, I am aware of the recent discovery of monsters hiding in the Empire and the appearance of one of the Four Great Princes in a floating city. But to prepare for a great war with that alone seems to be a bit of an exaggeration.”
Orennon Lebatein, the head of the iron-blooded Lebatein, who was listening to that, cautiously opened his mouth.
As the name of his family, Orennon never avoids battles, but the weight of the word great war was so heavy that he could say such a thing.
“ Yeah, that would be an overreaction. by the way.”
The eyes of Zion sinking coldly.
“ You didn’t think that was the end, did you?”
“ Then you mean there are more than what has been revealed? Enough to think about preparing for a great war?”
At Shion’s words, Evelyn, who had been listening for a while, asked with a serious expression.
“ Yeah, what you know is just the tip of the little iceberg. There’s a lot more that hasn’t been revealed.”
“ How much is that?”
“ All.”
It was a single word that came out of Zion’s mouth in response to Diena’s question.
“ It’s all what… … .”
“ Literally. The capital, Hubris, and all the places that exist within the Empire, including the Apocalypse III.”
At Zion’s words, a light of astonishment began to fill the eyes of everyone except the Emperor, who already knew the seriousness of it.
How many times are you surprised today?
“ He, that means… … .”
“ Yeah, it wouldn’t be strange if the Empire was eaten right now.”
To those who were severely shaken by those words, Zion spoke calmly.
“ In addition to that, the hero has already appeared. I’m sure you don’t know what that word means.”
In fact, it was too early to reveal everything and start preparing for war in earnest at this time.
‘ Originally, I was going to deal with it after I ascended to the throne, but… … .’
For that reason, the situation was urgent.
The Grand Duke of Frenzy had already witnessed Zion’s own red line, and due to the successive failures of the plans, the Demonic Spirits continued to advance the time of the war.
For the time being, the Archduke of Jealousy will take the time, but it is only a temporary measure.
‘ Sooner or later, the demons within the empire will also move in response.’
Before that, I had to move from this side first.
Hunting before being hunted.
In other words, first attack was one of the most important factors in any fight.
Of course, the process will not be easy, but in Zion’s eyes, the light of expectation was rather young.
The more difficult the situation, the higher the difficulty, the greater your enjoyment.
“ But, Zion, how did you know so much about him?”
“ Because I ’ve been bumping into each other all this time.”
It was Lubrius, not Zion, who answered Ibelin’s question.
“ While we were blinded by personal greed and imperial power without knowing anything, only Zion faced the devil. So many times and fiercely that I can’t even imagine without experiencing it myself.”
The reason why the Emperor himself did not react too much when Shion gave up the throne and asked him to come under.
It was because the kind of nobility he felt from him was similar to the devotion to the light he had so longed for.
At those words, Evelyn’s eyes fluttered more than ever.
What kind of fight has his younger brother been fighting alone?
‘ Zion, you… … .’
at that time,
“ Can you prove it?”
Chewing words came out of the mouth of the woman who was listening to the story.
“ Can you prove that the saying that the whole of the empire is being touched by a magician is true?”
In fact, it was a reasonable doubt.
Because the fate of the entire empire depended on it.
No matter how imperial they were, it would be difficult to judge by listening to only one person.
“ It’s proof, I can give you that much.”
Shion, who turned his head toward Diena, answered with a voice that was no different from the first.
“ How are you going to prove it? And what if you can’t prove it?”
Oh Hwang-nyeo, who pours out her words as if it was her last effort.
From her point of view, there was no other way to shake up the situation other than grabbing a pod like this.
“The world competition to be held in three days, then let’s prove it. If you can’t prove it, you’ll renounce the throne.”
“!!!!!”
At Zion’s words, the faces of everyone there hardened even harder than before.
To say such a thing in a situation in which the emperor had already become a fact was not common sense at all.
“ But if I prove it… … .”
Shion slowly continues her words to Diena, as if she doesn’t care about the bewildered eyes of people looking at her.
“ You will have to pay the price.”
Such Zion’s eyes were ominously curved like a faded crescent moon.