197. A crooked crown (1)
‘Damn it.’
Excellent.
Sand poured out of the coat with every step the man took.
I was told to wash it properly, but it seemed that the attendant had brought the wrong coat.
But there was no attendant here, so I was alone, so there was no one to scold, and no one to threaten to take off this coat and wash it.
“Wow… Sand just came out of my body. Are all desert people like that?”
“It must be the desert people’s ability. It’s a joke.”
“·······.”
Witnessing a scene where new stereotypes were formed about the inhabitants of the desert frontier, the man took a slow step.
He missed the coming-of-age ceremony for the crown prince because he rushed from the desert, but he was able to attend the coronation ceremony.
Seeing the commotion inside, it seemed that the coronation ceremony was about to begin.
The man hurriedly jumped inside the slowly closing door.
At the place where he passed, there were traces of sand.
‘Why is everyone so diligent…?’
The man looked around and couldn’t contain his astonishment.
Duke of Sturmgart, Viscount of Lichtenburg, Count of Wigenstein, Count of Bermanstein and Viscount Schulzenburg…
All the giants called giants were gathered in one place.
At least one person could have missed out on such an urgent schedule.
‘If I had fallen for it, I would have fallen out of favor with the next emperor!’
To be honest, he originally intended to get away with a suitable excuse.
From the fact that the notification was given two days before the coronation ceremony, it sounded like it meant that those who wished to not attend in the first place should drop out.
However, I realized the seriousness of the situation when I saw that all the counts and dukes had gathered together.
I just didn’t realize it because I was in the position of ruling a desert frontier far away from the empire, but things seemed to be going much more urgently in the system.
I had to go no matter what, and Atatürk said he would take care of all the work, so I ran to him swearing and swearing.
When he returned, he thought that he should express his gratitude to Atatürk.
‘What are you asking me to do…?’
Then the door opened and a man in the Imperial University uniform walked out.
Originally, the outfit and character should be different for this position, but for some reason, it seemed to fit perfectly.
He was naturally escorting the prince.
A college student who was neither the Imperial First Sword nor the head of the imperial guard was guarding the prince’s side.
Of course, he had the status of a knight under the direct command of the emperor, but wasn’t that a temporary title that was only for decoration?
The man had to admit he was underestimating Schluss Heinkel’s place.
Every time rumors about him came out, I thought it was just a rumor that the public arbitrarily inflated…
It seems that Schluss Heinkel is bigger than he expected.
‘It’s fun, yeah. What is His Highness going to do next…’
Would you like to follow the path of the emperor?
Or will he veer off course and embark on a new path?
The man who was a little interested decided to go back after looking at the situation in the system a little longer.
Dung···················
A drum sound was heard, announcing the start of the coronation ceremony.
A crown placed in the center of the ceremony hall.
It’s nothing to say that it was splendid even with empty words.
It was certainly large, splendid, and painstakingly made, but it was somewhat unreasonable to see it as an emperor’s crown.
But there was something even more strange.
No cleric would approach the crown until Arya, the grandson of the crown prince, stood in front of him.
‘What is it?’
Mrs. Lichtenburg, who was watching her from afar, was very perplexed.
The bishop who was presiding over the coming-of-age ceremony earlier was just watching from a distance.
Then, who will do the coronation?
Could it be that Schluss Heinkel…?
‘No. No way!’
The lady shook her head.
She receives a crown from a mere knight.
I wouldn’t commit such an outrageous thing even if I told my Highness to kneel down and proceed with the schedule no matter how much I objected.
As all the nobles watched nervously, Arya smiled and parted her lips.
“I inform the subjects of the Commonwealth of the Freya Empire. Jim, Aria von Freyja, at this time, she appoints herself as the Crown Princess.”
After that, Arya slowly reached out her hand.
The moment both hands touched the crown, the nobles’ mouths slowly opened.
“I swear with all my honor here that I will work hard for the honor of the empire, for the subjects of the empire, and for the glory of the empire.”
The crown in Arya’s hand moved over her head, reflecting the light.
“Also, at this moment, I proclaim that I have ascended the throne and become the emperor of the Freya Empire.”
The crown finally landed on Arya’s head.
Hwang Tae-son wore the imperial crown himself.
Even in the proclamation, there was no story at all about the one and only god, representing the power of the Aegis.
She declared that she cut off the sources of God and the Church in her state power.
Since all the nobles were taken aback by this, there was silence in the ceremony hall for a while.
“Long live the Emperor Aryan.”
“·······.”
A low-pitched voice coming from somewhere.
Count Bermanstein was shouting hurrah.
Aristocrats who came back to their senses also shouted along.
“Long live the Aryan Emperor! Long live the Aryan Emperor!”
By the time the shouts of hurray filled the hall for a long time, Arya gave a satisfied smile and turned around quickly.
Soon her Empire’s greatest sword approached and handed her her scepter.
It was a staff decorated with golden eagles, symbolizing the authority of the emperor.
Arya, who was groaning as if the crown shaking over her head was heavy, climbed the stairs without hesitation and sat on the high throne.
The throne. Scepter. And the emperor’s crown.
Everything that symbolizes the emperor is equipped in one place.
The moment when the new emperor was officially crowned.
At that time, the sounds of all kinds of musical instruments were heard and the solemn ceremony hall was filled with music.
“Am I also an emperor now? A coronation ceremony is something I can’t eat twice.”
She was an aria that seemed to sit solemnly at first, but her posture soon began to fall apart.
The scepter she was holding upright collapsed and leaned on her shoulder, and her head tilted crookedly, unable to overcome the weight of her crown.
There’s even the arrogant posture of sitting with her legs crossed.
All of her nobles were frightened by Arya’s appearance, which she had never seen before.
“Your Majesty. It’s time to tour the Islands.”
“Ugh. Let’s rest a little longer and then go.”
“The airship is about to pass over the Isles. We must align with it, Your Majesty.”
“Then slow down the airship.”
“Due to the structure of the airship’s engine, it seems difficult…”
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“Eight!”
The annoyed emperor jumped to his feet.
The crown was about to fall back, but it was quickly set back upright after being caught by Schluse who approached quickly.
Arya started walking down her aisle, shuffling her clothes on the ground.
Leading Schluss Heinkel at the head, the Imperial First Sword and the Imperial Guard followed behind her.
After stepping on the red carpet and exiting the aisle, a carriage was waiting.
“Wowaaa!”
When Aria was revealed outside the imperial palace, the audience’s long-awaited cheers erupted.
Hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions of spectators filled both sides of the island’s avenues.
Through the rain of flower petals flying all around her, Arya climbed into her carriage.
It was the moment the wagon started to run all over the open road.
“Give back our land!”
“·······!”
Someone wildly squeezed out of the crowd and ran into the middle of the road.
In an instant, layers of barriers spread, and guards blocked his way.
He took off his hat, revealing the large elven ears.
“You devilish b*tch!”
A tremendous amount of mana condensed at his fingertips and began to emit light.
The eyes of the guards widened as they measured the amount of mana.
If you hit that, you die.
But they were prepared to protect the emperor by dying.
In an instant, the elf’s fingertips were completed with a long spear of light.
“Die!”
“Get out of the way.”
“·······?!”
The moment the spear of light flew.
Schlus Heinkel landed lightly from above and pushed the guards away.
He just watched the spear break through the speed of sound and then-
Kagagaku…!
Just before the tip of the spear pierced his forehead, he grabbed it with his right hand.
The elf’s eyes trembled.
It wasn’t just because he was fast.
That sword of light will radiate energy and strike everything it touches.
Pajijijik······!
In fact, sparks flew nonstop from Schluss’ right hand, making a bloody sound.
The size of the window of light gradually decreased.
Until the spear finally disappeared, Schluss was receiving all that energy with his bare hands.
The elf slumped to his knees.
The blow with all one’s strength was not the fighting spirit that ended the lives of the imperial guards, it was simply blocked by a college student’s bare hands.
“You must be a b*tch of courage. What are you doing? Don’t arrest me right away.”
“Yup!”
“Wait a moment, Your Majesty. hehehe.”
At that moment, someone broke through the crowd and greeted them.
A man who constantly scatters sand from his coat…
As soon as they saw that grim smile, Arya and Schluss immediately recognized him.
Damian was the duke of the desert frontier.
“Can I take this guy and take him to the desert?”
“Why would you take a year to the desert to kill Jim in the islands?”
“It is to punish this person in the desert.”
“·······.”
A smile came to Arya’s lips as she looked down at the duke through the carriage window.
The laws in the desert are a little different from here.
The horrific and heinous experiments on human bodies that we dare not even imagine were conducted in the islands, and in the desert, they were conducted casually in the name of local customary law.
The duke was now offering the Emperor the most painful and cruel death.
Arya, who immediately noticed the duke’s intentions, waved her hand.
“Take him with you. However, when everything is over, send him to Jedo.”
“I will, Your Majesty.”
“Hey! Oh no!”
The duke’s attendants rushed in and grabbed the elf’s arms and pulled him out.
Soon the roads were clear again and the commotion subsided.
Then, as if nothing had happened, the march resumed.
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“Whoa…”
The tall spire of the Islands Cathedral.
Sitting on the top of the mountain and looking out at the imperial palace in the distance, Alexia took a deep breath.
“I can’t stand it! You’ve replaced the emperor! Schluss Heinkel!”
Gustav’s name was not long left.
No matter how much he endured, he would have died within two months and handed over the throne.
If that were the case, Gustav would have been slowly preparing to succeed to the throne from the time he lay ill, so there would not have been a need to fill the vacuum of power by rushing through the schedule like this.
I wouldn’t have to turn my back on the Vatican in such a hurry, and I wouldn’t have to go further and incur opposition from the ministers.
Unable to wait for that fleeting moment, Schluss Heinkel placed Arya with an unstable crown.
Like that crown on a crooked head.
“Apart from Schluss Heinkel! The new emperor! What is he thinking!”
In the end, the purpose of completely turning his back on the Vatican was to strengthen the imperial authority.
In fact, Arya even foretold the group change of her ministers.
What is the reason for wanting to strengthen the power of the already powerful and overflowing continental monarch, while taking risks?
Perhaps he was considering the appearance of an enemy that could completely break the solidarity of the empire.
There were only a handful of such threats to the Freya Empire.
For example, the collapse of the caste system.
A disturbing religion or ideology that has deeply infiltrated the general public.
A war with demons.
Or all three of these…
“Oh dear! I’m scared to death! Testimony!”
Come to think of it, the Mine Conference ended without finding the culprit who scattered the powers among humans.
Remembering this, Alexia felt impatient.
Of course, there were doubters.
A madman who openly showed hostility.
And the strangely uncooperative travelers were the suspects, but unfortunately the compulsory examination failed.
Since then, they have been chasing after them to keep an eye on them, but both of them noticed right away, so they lost track of each other and returned to the system.
“I won’t help even if there is a war!”
Alexia made a snorting noise and leaned her back against the wall.
No matter how strong the demons are, the level of human civilization can never be ignored.
Humans will fight to the end and kill the demons without giving in even though they are suffering devastating damage.
At that time, there was no possibility of bringing humans to their knees unless all demons united and fought.
It is only when all the powers of the demons gather in one place that they can deal with humans.
“Huh?!”
Alexia’s eyes widened.
Gather all the powers of the demons in one place?
For that, she didn’t have to seek the cooperation of all demons.
All I had to do was kill the demon and absorb the demon’s power.
If all the demons were killed and the power gathered in one place, how strong would that power be?
Maybe a person who is not enough to be called an absolute will be born.
Alexia, who suddenly remembered that possibility, felt goosebumps all over her body.