44 – A Night in Hyperion Castle – 9
“Whoa… That’s a bit relieved.”
“……”
“…Isn’t it behind?”
Did I hit you too hard? Still, did you adjust your strength appropriately according to his level?
[LV 27 Seojun Lee]
HP: 1215/2512
Mana: 1256/1351
Status: passed out
Well, that’s fine. Do you have half your health left? I should have hit it harder.
“Um…Gaonah…? I think I passed out?”
“I’m sorry, that guy’s face turned violent in an instant.”
“…….”
I headed for the entrance of the Constellation Palace where Irina was staying, ignoring Seoyoon who was looking at me with a tired expression.
“Joo… No Gaon, and Seoyoon.”
“Are you okay, Princess? Where are you hurt…”
“Don’t worry. Everything has been recovered, so there is no problem.”
“I’m glad…”
…..What is it? Why are you friendly? Didn’t you say you didn’t like these things?
Why are you so close with the girl who broke her shoulder blade before that? If it were me, I would have landed a falcon punch right in the throat.
“Why are you doing this Lord…No you?”
“No…Why are you guys close?”
“Eh?”
“Hmm?”
For a moment, Seoyoon and Irina looked at me strangely.
No, Seoyoon is like that, but Irina why are you looking at me strangely?
“Because we’re friends, we’re close.”
“Yes, Ju… No, Gaon. We are friends, so it is only natural that we are close?”
Is that so? Doesn’t it matter because we’re friends? Could it be that the saying that we become friends while fighting is true?!
No f*cking way, there must have been something between these two and me.
There’s nothing wrong with me as long as we get along well.
“Okay, there’s that Alex or Rolex or something corpse in the hallway of the Moonlight Palace over there? Take care of it.”
“Master… Did you kill him?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Let me deal with it.”
What is it that you agree so easily? You didn’t even tell me why you killed him?
“…..? Why?”
“No… I don’t think he cares if I kill that white guy.”
“If you did that, there must have been a reason. More than anything, you knew the white guy’s ulterior motives to some degree. So he later tried to cut off his penis, but he just died.”
“………”
For a moment, my lower leg felt cold, but I didn’t show it.
“Hwa…Does the princess think it’s okay for Alex to die…?”
“There’s no way Gaon killed him for no reason. He must have committed something worthy of death.”
Seoyun realized that Irina, like me, didn’t care about Alex’s death at all and became sullen.
“Seoyun, you need to adapt to this world. You may not know what it is like on Earth, but in this world, murder is the death penalty, rape is the death penalty, theft is the death penalty, and fraud is the death penalty. It’s just that how you die depends on the intensity of your evil deeds, but in the end, everyone dies the same.”
“……I see…”
Seo-yoon started to get depressed at Irina’s words.
“Huh..But it’s common in both worlds that human life is precious. Don’t worry too much about life.”
“That…But…?”
“Of course! That’s why I’m so worried…”
I left Seoyoon and Irina alone and approached the underground hole where the mixed flame appeared.
The hole was quite large, about 5 meters in diameter, and it was impossible to see properly due to the pitch-black darkness below.
Even though it had the [Dark Resistance] Ability, it seemed that this hole was connected to the underground more deeply than I had imagined.
-Perhaps this hole is connected to the labyrinth that sealed the mixed flames.
‘There’s a maze under the castle? It’s completely fantasy.’
When I was on Earth, I personally enjoyed the movie Parasite, so I was very interested in the fact that there is a secret space (maze) under the house (Hwangseong).
-The first emperor named this labyrinth the Labyrinth of the Sun.
‘It was built needlessly nicely.’
-Actually, it’s quite large, true to its name. Roughly, the area of this solar labyrinth is larger than the entire capital of the Empire, Eos.
‘Crazy…’
I thought it was about the size of the imperial castle, but a maze bigger than the entire capital…How wide is it?
-In the Labyrinth of the Sun, not only mixed flames but also other powerful monsters are sealed, and the imperial palace’s treasure chest also exists inside.
‘Oh… It’s a real fantasy maze!’
– According to legend, the treasure of the first emperor is hidden in this labyrinth of the sun. But no one knows if it’s true except the first emperor.
‘Normally, there were many times when that wasn’t true.’
-I agree.
Since Grandma Veronica, who is at least 1,000 years old, says yes, she’s almost certain to get it.
-…King?
‘Sorry.’
f*ck.
****
(Inside the Great Conference Room of the Solios Kingdom)
“Then let’s start the continental talks now.”
Solios Seongnam, a nation of strict faith, is a nation that expresses a more neutral position than any other nation, so meetings where the rulers of each country gather always take place in the Solios Seongnam.
Thanks to Leonhard, the beastman king Arnold van Leonhardt, the king of the beastman kingdom, Bianca El Titania, the queen of the elves of Titania, Hubert Petra, the leader of the imperial knights, and Grace Hyperion, the sun of the Hyperion Empire.
The four continents that are revered as the strongest have all gathered in one place.
“So the King of Ruthenia didn’t attend?”
“Looks like it.”
“Does the damn old lady dare to quarrel and meet me face to face?”
“Truly the king of beasts.”
It was a continental meeting where the heads of all the countries in the central continent gathered, but the only king of Ruthenia did not appear.
He was afraid of the Suin-guk and the Empire, so he pulled his back.
“Whoa….Really f*cking Ruthenian bastards…They would have perished long ago if it wasn’t for the demon kingdom…!”
“You are the same, Arnold.”
“…Bianca.”
Arnold let out a sigh as soon as he saw Bianca, the elven queen, sitting in front of him and smiling.
“But this side is okay… Bianca, isn’t your country of elves in a civil war right now?”
“The troublesome Dark Elves are just fooling around for a while.”
“Doesn’t that sound like a serious situation?”
“…..It’s okay. As long as I’m here, the country of the elves will be in good health.”
“I guess so… So…”
Arnold turned to Grace, the emperor of the Hyperion Empire, who was watching the meeting while stroking his beard.
“…..Emperor of the Empire. Why did you call the meeting?”
“Heh heh… I just want to briefly chat with the heads of each country after a long time…”
“You’re sore.”
“You don’t know humor, the Beast King.”
Grace smiled and flicked her fingers lightly.
Then a document appeared in front of the kings who participated in the meeting.
“Everyone read it.”
“…..This is…”
Arnold and Bianca began to read the papers with disapproving looks, but as soon as they read it, their faces stiffened and asked Grace.
“…..Is this the truth?”
“That’s right, the Empire’s intelligence department confirmed everything.”
“…Is it related to the people of another world?”
“It’s very likely.”
Grace, Bianca, and Arnold looked at the contents of the documents and talked with serious expressions, while the kings of each country looked at Grace with expressions that did not understand.
“…What the hell is this..?”
“Tsk tsk…It’s because the people who claim to be the king of a country have such weak intelligence…”
“That’s what…”
Grace clicked his tongue as she looked at the kings with puzzled expressions.
It’s not enough even if all the countries join forces, but the king is so stupid that the answer didn’t come out.
“The beings of chaos…What the hell…”
“The monsters that existed in the past, to be exact, since the birth of this world. The beings of chaos with basic levels over 50 and ‘positions’ are comparable to those of the four continents.”
“…Does such dangerous monsters really exist?”
“In the past, beings of chaos appeared once every few centuries. It was only unknown until now because the Empire and the Elves had quietly dealt with it.”
“Then why suddenly…”
“Can’t you understand even if you look at the contents of the document? These pathetic people.”
Except for the Beast King and the Elf Queen, the kings were speechless at Grace’s screams and covered their eyes.
Because the total power of the four kingdoms in the central continent was less than half of the total power of the empire, each king could not refute anything against Emperor Grace.
“If you look at the documents, the number of times chaotic beings appeared in a week is 4 in total. If you include cases that the intelligence department couldn’t find, there will be more. A catastrophe that appears once in several centuries has now started to occur more than 4 times a week. Oh. This is a very serious matter.”
“Yes. Considering the danger of beings of chaos, this could be the greatest crisis in the history of the continent.”
Bianca frowns in agreement with Grace.
Then he muttered quietly.
“…The bugs are finally starting to move…”
“…What did you say Bianca?”
“No.”
Bianca pretended not to mind Arnold’s question and put the papers on the table. He then looked at Grace and asked.
“Anyway, Grace, is the reason you called the Continental Conference to form an alliance?”
“That’s correct, I really like the Elf Queen because she is quick to understand.”
“…I’m not your best friend. Be polite. I’ve lived a lot longer than you.”
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“I’m proud of being old… Eh tsk tsk…”
“…….”
Bianca wanted to hit the Emperor’s face with one wind-related divine magic, but she endured it with her superhuman patience.
“Keuheum…So, isn’t the conclusion of the alliance the most important thing in the end?”
“Right, so do you all agree?”
Grace gave sharp eyes to the kings of the three kingdoms, excluding Ruthenia, who did not participate in the meeting.
It’s about giving silent pressure to agree.
In the end, the Kings of the 3 Kingdoms had no choice but to half-forcefully agree to the alliance, sweating profusely at his coercive gaze.
“Does the Elf Queen agree?”
“I agree.”
“The Beast King?”
“I will agree if you exclude the Ruthenian Kingdom.”
“Any country that didn’t even come to the conference wasn’t even going to be included in the alliance. Then…”
Grace looked at Albert Sol Rios, the pope of Sol Rios, who was sitting quietly drinking tea.
“…Is the Holy Kingdom neutral again? If so, I think I’ll be a bit disappointed.”
Pope Albert smiled benevolently at Grace’s sharp eyes.
“We, the kingdom of Sol Rios, oppose wars between nations. But… This time, it seems to be a little different.”
Albert narrowed his eyes as he looked at the papers in front of the teacup.
“We will support all the Paladins, except for the Rios Paladins, if you wish. How is it?”
“In the end, doesn’t that mean that we will support you except for the most important force?”
“The Holy Knights of Rios, even I, the Pope, can’t do anything about it. They only follow God’s will. If you refuse, the Sol Rios Holy Kingdom will withdraw.”
“…Haa…Then let’s just include the Solios Castle as an ally.”
“I thank the Emperor for his grace.”
‘Grandpa with a smirk…’
Grace summoned a large-sized contract with colorful decorations in front of the kings of each country while secretly gossiping about Albert.
“It’s an alliance contract. Sign each one.”
After that, the heads of each country carefully read the contents of the contract to make sure there was nothing wrong, and signed it carefully.
“Everything has been signed…Then, as of today, I will declare to all continents that the Continental Alliance has been established.”
“…Hmm…Then the meeting is now over.”
Bianca stood up and walked out of the conference room. It meant that he had no intention of continuing the meeting any longer.
“Then let me go too.”
Following the Elf Queen, Arnold the Beast King also got up and left the meeting room.
Grace stared blankly at her and gave sharp glances to the kings of the 3 kingdoms who were sitting there.
“…Aren’t you guys going?”
“f*ck…Is it over?”
“So what else do we need to talk about? Get out…Get out of here.”
“Kheuheum! Enough then…”
Grace sighed as she glanced at the three kings as they quickly left the conference room as if they were running away.
The kings and nobles of the three kingdoms, except Ruthenia, all had a generational change recently, so the experience and charisma of the chiefs were sorely lacking.
The only thing I can trust is Bianca, who has been sitting on the Queen’s seat since the founding of the Beast Man King and the Elf Nation.
However, the Suin Nation is currently at war with the Ma Nation, and the Elf Nation is in a state of chaos due to civil war, so it was impossible to ask for much help from them.
‘…..At least the Beast King and the Elf Queen can’t move recklessly.. It’s a pretty annoying situation…’
The existence of lower chaos is about level 50~70, so each country can handle it on its own.
The important thing is the beings of chaos with positions. They are monsters that cannot be dealt with unless they are at the level of the 4 continents.
‘That bastard’ stuck in the basement of the imperial castle is also a chaotic being with a position, but it is currently sealed. Last time I checked, it seemed like it could be sealed for at least 10 years. It’s a thing.
“Your Majesty! I have a report for you!”
“…What is it?”
At that time, Rikael, the vice-captain of the Imperial Knights, hurriedly ran to Grace.
“Rikael, what’s the matter, are you in such a hurry?”
“I got a message from the imperial palace! But the content is quite serious, so I ran because I thought I should inform His Majesty as soon as possible!”
“Hmm..?”
Grace received the message from Rikael and confirmed its contents.
“…This…This…!”
At that moment, Grace was taken aback by the message.
“…Go back to the castle immediately. Prepare the wagon immediately.”
“Honorable name!”