108 – The Trial of Nothingness – 39
“What the hell does that bewildered look mean?”
“No…I just heard a very strange noise.”
“Sounds strange? It must sound natural.”
A candidate for queen? You?
“Elzebet, what is your position?”
“I am a candidate for the 11th seat, the owner of the tower, and the queen.”
“Who cares?”
“Your Majesty, even though you didn’t have children, didn’t you do the act of giving birth? Surely you’re not trying to dismiss it as a mere ‘play,’ are you?”
I was dumbfounded for a moment. It wasn’t because I wanted to, but because Elizabeth herself wanted to sleep, so how could she even think of such a thing?
The fortunate thing, though, is that Elizabeth referred to her as a mere “Candidate” Rather than a “Queen.” If he claimed to be the queen just because he mixed his body, it would have been quite a headache, but since a candidate is only a candidate, he coaxed as much as possible….
“Ah, even if she can’t become queen, she will be at least a concubine.”
“…Who cares?”
It’s not an ordinary b*tch to make me repeat the same thing twice.
“All the other candidates for queenship must have the same idea. The ultimate goal is to become a queen, but if she doesn’t become a queen, she must be thinking of becoming a concubine.”
“Before that, I hadn’t even heard of a candidate for queen, did I?”
“Did you not know? Separately, the advisor has selected candidates for His Majesty’s queen.”
Solomon guy….. He always said all kinds of sh*t about choosing me as a queen, but in the end, it seems he decided to save himself.
Then shouldn’t you at least give me a word? Of course, I would have objected right away.
“..Are you one of those queen candidates?”
“Yes, Veronica and the knight commander’s daughter are also among the candidates.”
Daughter of Mars? I’ve never seen her face, but she’s been nominated as a queen. What on earth is Solomon thinking?
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I can’t. If we get out of here, it seems that we will have to start with Solomon first. From a rough impression, it seems that there are dozens of other plans that I am working on behind my back.
“……”
“Did you understand?”
“..Okay, let go of the obedience spell you cast on Veronica first.”
“Whoops… I understand.”
Just-!
Erzebet flicked her fingers lightly, and Veronica sat limply, like her puppet whose thread had snapped.
“Is that enough?”
“Yes, but you will be punished for this, right? Elizabeth.”
“Of course. Personally, it would be best for you to punish me with your Majesty’s bat…”
“One month penalty. I won’t accept objections because it’s the minimum I’ve caught. Do your best in magic research for a month.”
“Chit.”
Erze Beth clicked his tongue in regret.
Now that Erzebeth has noticed her interest in her position as queen, I must be very careful when asking her to sleep with me. Don’t you know? Should I develop and use forced pregnancy magic?
“…I don’t like it, but I will follow Your Majesty’s orders.”
Ezebet openly muttered as if it was a waste, saying, ‘I’ll be pregnant soon…’.
I can hear you, b*tch.
“Oh right. Actually, there is one thing I haven’t told you.”
“What is it?”
At that time, I was trying to catch my breath, as if the situation had been sorted out, but Elizabeth spoke to me.
Things you didn’t tell me… I don’t know why, but I feel a lot of anxiety.
Gulp-
I swallowed my saliva at the creeping anxiety, took a deep breath, and waited for Elizabeth’s next words with a sad look in my eyes. It was her manifestation of her will that no matter what she said, she would never be surprised.
But…
“The blood I fed Veronica is not my own.”
“…Um?”
“In addition to my blood, I fed Veronica with Your Majesty’s.”
I made a promise not to be surprised, but that promise was broken in exactly 3 seconds.
What? Whose blood did you feed Veronica to?
For a moment, I doubted that my ears were dull due to my old age, but after thinking about it for a bit, I realized that it couldn’t be so. Because this body would never grow old, get sick, or die.
“Since the slavery magic I cast has been cancelled…Now only the slavery magic cast with His Majesty’s blood will remain.”
“hahahaha, I hear a lot of noise today. Isn’t that right, Elizabeth?”
“I don’t think escaping from reality is a good idea.”
f*ck. You don’t seem to be escaping reality right now?
What kind of bullsh*t are you talking about using my blood to cast a subjugation spell on Veronica?
I didn’t understand where he got my blood before. He had never been wounded in battle in thousands of years.
“…Where did you get it from? No, who did you ask for it from?”
“Who would you like?”
“Haa…”
When you think of someone who can save the king’s blood, only one person comes to mind. To think that he was also a member of the group…Somehow, the king’s authority seems to be declining day by day.
“Remove it.”
“I can’t. Your Majesty should do it.”
“…What should I do?”
“Well?”
“…….”
“It should have been written on the paper on the table… Oh, sorry. You burned it all By the way, subordinate magic using blood magic is connected to the soul, right?”
Ezebet gave me one last counter punch with a triumphant smile.
“I can teach you how to command, but… Can I?”
“……It’s done.”
“You just thought about it for about 1.7 Seconds, Your Majesty.”
Honestly, I want to know. What kind of person would hate the fact that that maniac who gets into trouble every time can manipulate Veronica at will?
But on a humanitarian level, and as someone who has known Veronica for 20 years, I knew that this was not right.
“…You don’t seem to want to tell me how to unlock it, so I’ll just go. I don’t even know how to order anyway, so it won’t matter much.”
“Do you really not need it?”
“Don’t make me say it twice.”
“Yes, yes.”
Elzebet answered smirkingly. In her heart, she wanted to investigate her wrongdoing further, but since she had already decided on the punishment, it was not the right choice to reverse her decision.
“And Your Majesty.”
“…What else are you trying to say?”
As I was exhausted and was about to take Veronica out of the lab, Erzebet stopped me again.
What bombshell are you trying to make this time? Honestly, I think I’m trying to be a bit scared now.
“Remember.”
“…?”
Hervézette tapped her own neck with her fingers, suggesting something of her.
“Blood, Blood Magic, Blood Witch.”
“What..?”
That moment.
As my vision blurred, it started to get darker.
***
[You have passed the recall test on the 5th floor.]
[You have acquired the Rod (2/12).]
[You have acquired Void King (3/12).]
[The Void King (3/12)]
– Significantly increases the stats of all void beings.
-The powers of the 11th seat are partially opened.
-There is a very low chance that the king’s power will be released for a short time. (New)
– (Chief Justice, Mage Master, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??) Can be appointed.
-Seal (9/12)
[You have learned Blood Subordination Magic.]
[Blood dependent magic: You can perfectly control the target under blood dependent magic.]
***
“…..”
“Are you awake?”
“…How long have you been like this?”
“Less than an hour.”
“Damn it…”
When I opened my eyes, I saw the breathtakingly beautiful face of Veronica right in front of me. If it were someone else, I would have made a gem-like comment, “Is this heaven, and are you an angel?” But I, already accustomed to her appearance, knew that this place was real.
“Do you remember?”
“…About four-fifths.”
“What about that vague answer?”
“There was a test up to the 5th floor, but I only remember up to the 4th floor.”
“Whoops…Is that so?”
I don’t know if it’s a sorcery test or a labor test, but it seems like a day passed there anyway… An hour, did you use some kind of special magic?
“…..So Veronica. Would you like to hear your excuses?”
“What excuse?”
“I want to know what it means to resonate with Illyana’s soul? Huh?”
“It was a very slight happening.”
It’s an incident and it’s crazy, and when I wake up, I’m suddenly told to take a test of magic, not a test of some kind of labor… Isn’t it normal for people to panic? Maybe it’s because I didn’t even say the least, but I got more angry for no reason.
“Are you kidding me?”
“This is a problem that will have to be resolved at some point.”
“Then let me know before that.”
“…Let’s try next time.”
Yeah, what’s the point of trying at least once?
Let’s be satisfied here this time. To be honest, I was afraid that Veronica’s black mist would hit my stomach to get even more angry.
“Huh… Did you pass in the end?”
“…Is that old man still here?”
“You stay and sleep, this is my home, kid.”
I looked to the side and saw Mars, a muscular man, and Celeste, a beautiful woman with impressive blue hair, looking at me with a very surprised expression.
“Can you believe me now?”
“…Yes, if you don’t believe it even after seeing this, then you have no qualifications as a subject.”
At Veronica’s question, Mars crossed her arms and made a serious expression.
I’m not sure what the situation is, but judging from Veronica’s confident expression, it doesn’t seem like a bad situation.
“Hmm…”
“Now that my words have been proven true, I trust you will take care of them.”
“Sheesh, you’ve got a tedious job to do.”
Mars sighed heavily and turned her head towards me.
Then he snapped her fingers as if to follow her.
“Follow me, kid.”
“Yes?”
“Follow me, you bastard. Shouldn’t you at least know how to handle a sword in order to take the test of nothingness?”
Even before he passed out, he grimaced that he couldn’t do that, but now he teaches swordsmanship.
I think something happened while I was losing my mind.
“You don’t seem to understand the situation yet.”
“…Did you… Say Celeste?”
“Yes, I am so impressed that you remember my humble name…”
“Shut up, you have blue hair and what you do is no different than a fire fox.”
“Oh, you really have a bad mouth about the topic of a species that survives by drinking human blood.”
Pajijik-!
As Veronica and Celeste glared at each other with stern faces, lightning flashed between them.
Once you get stuck in there, it’s going to be hard to come out safely, so let’s just stay quiet.
“How is it that you have been down for a while? It will be of no use anyway.”
“Is this my house? If you’re going down, you have to go down. On the subject of the year of the bat…”
“What?”
Koo-gu-gu-gu-!!!
“Hey, these guys, aren’t you still?! An avalanche is coming!”
“Chit.”
“Huh.”
I know one thing for sure.
That the peaceful life for a while is over.