Episode 280. Hero (1)
“His Holiness.”
It was during a meeting presided over by the Pope.
The door opened and a priest entered and quietly whispered something in the Pope’s ear.
“Ha ha. The meeting seems to be getting too long. Shall we take a 5 minute break and start again?”
After saying that with a smile, Branden jumped up from his seat and left the conference room.
After entering the room at the back and deploying the sound barrier, Branden Heinkel put a nervous expression on his face.
“Schluss Heinkel went to Festia Mansion?”
“Yes. It’s the first hour.”
“Heh heh…”
Branden laughed amusedly as she placed her hand on her waist.
Schluss Heinkel knocked on the door of Festia, which he had never visited before…
There was a high probability that he noticed something and went to gather information.
And Schluss Heinkel will get the information he wants no matter what.
“This looks like you got your tail stepped on for misplacing your friend.”
Festia will say the Pope’s name.
That much was obvious.
And if it turns out that the pope ordered Festia to attack Lichtenburg, Schluss Heinkel will be delighted.
Because there’s no better reason to destroy the Holy See than that.
A direct confrontation with Schluss Heinkel was now certain.
“How did this happen?”
Branden Heinkel closed his eyes and remembered the first time he met Schluss.
A boy who put his head on the threshold of death and groaned.
Branden’s opinion of giving a child a comfortable death, saying that life is more painful for such a child, was ignored, and the saintess saved him.
As a result, the boy with no eyes, ears, or hope opened his eyes.
At first, Branden thought it would take his own life before long.
But as he slowly regained his lust for his life, he couldn’t help but marvel at the procrastination.
He finally learned how to see and hear the world in his own way.
That’s all.
When we met again later, Schluss Heinkel was in many ways amazing.
At that moment, Branden felt it.
She felt again the things she once thought she had thrown away.
Hunger for even greater power.
Insatiable human greed.
The crippled boy who fell all the way to the bottom is now constantly climbing toward the top, and I constantly wondered what he was doing.
That’s why Branden joined hands with ‘power’.
He decided to be with someone who could elevate Branden to a higher level.
It was just that, inevitably, that existence stood at the antagonistic point of Schluss Heinkel.
“I’m going to kill you because I admired you.”
Schlus Heinkel.
To Branden, he was the object of affection and admiration, like a son and at the same time a hero in his own right.
It seemed like it was time to let him go.
Branden clenched his fists hard, his tears streaming down his face.
***
Branden Heinkel.
When I heard that name, I was taken aback.
He almost quit interrogating his baron and went back.
As a result of continuing to interrogate the Baron, Celine, and the servants, it was judged that the information was quite reliable.
Because I knew quite a lot of information that I wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t for the pope.
The Holy See is attacking Lichtenburg.
That also meant an attack on me.
It’s not just because Lichtenburg and I have formed an alliance.
Lichtenburg is one of my main sources of funding.
Of course, whenever she asks for money, the lady grunts and bounces back once or twice, but she pretends to do it reluctantly and she gives it in the end.
So the Vatican was like cutting my money.
Now that I am no longer a member of the imperial family, when Lichtenburg’s financial support becomes difficult, there are not only one or two difficulties.
“Ha. Jim must have made a mistake. To put him on the throne without recognizing him…”
I immediately informed Aria of this news.
Aria looked straight into my eyes after moaning as if she had fallen into a sense of shame for a while.
“Hide for a while. A large-scale attack will begin soon. Perhaps the Heretic Questioner will come in droves. Maybe the demons will come with a pincer attack.”
“Then I won’t be able to escape. The damage will increase.”
“Evacuate. If you are the Heretic Questioner, the Capital Defense Forces will be able to respond. The problem is the demons. When the demons appear, I will contact you at that time, so help me.”
“I refuse. I’m not going anywhere.”
“Ha… Let’s have a cup of tea and think again.”
Tak.
The court lady approached cautiously, put down the teacup in front of Aria and me, and left.
I unconsciously looked at the teacup and used my ability.
[Black tea]
[Status: Poison]
[Black tea brewed with the finest tea leaves. A large amount of anesthetic is included.]
What is this?
“Aria.”
“Hmm. It tastes good. You’re not drinking it?”
“No, give me something to drink-“
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s just delicious. Drink it quickly. Hurry up.”
“Aria. This is lethal. I’ll kill an elephant.”
“·······”
Aria’s expression crumpled.
She looked at me for a moment with her head slightly lowered, then stared back at me with her shameless face.
“Because it’s Mine, I thought I’d fall asleep if I put that much in.”
“I was thinking of making him fall asleep.”
“Of course I was going to lock him up in the basement of the imperial palace… No, I was going to hide him.”
“·······.”
You imprison me…?
What happened to me that made Arya hate it?
‘Ah. That’s too much.’
Coming to think of it, the guy who no longer belonged to the Empire was colluding with influential nobles inside the Empire.
A gigantic force that could control the empire without being a citizen of the empire?
I just wanted to keep it in confinement.
It was about accidentally revealing my true feelings. I decided to turn a blind eye to it because I thought of Aria and my bond.
“I think it would be a good idea to strengthen the air defense unit’s vigilance. There is a danger that demons will descend from the sky after the Heretic Questioner invades and neutralizes the air defense network.”
“I’ll take care of that myself. Are you trying to interfere in internal affairs?”
“It was a slip of the tongue. Excuse me.”
“Oh no… That’s… Uh…”
I lowered her head and suddenly Arya waved her arms around her in embarrassment.
Why did it break again this time?
“That… Meddling in internal affairs… You can do it if you want to.”
“I don’t want to do anything, so you can calm down.”
“I don’t intend to calm down. I decided to speak today. Interference in internal affairs. Let me do it.”
“What is that-“
“I have no intention of becoming Jim’s husband… I have no intention of becoming Jim’s husband.
“·······.”
Arya murmured quietly, unable to meet her spirit eyes.
Around the end, I couldn’t even hear it well.
Did I just confess?
I was bewildered because it was so sudden.
Who knew.
The empress of the continental hegemon would propose to her out of the blue after trying to put her to sleep with an anesthetic.
She decided to ask again just in case.
“Did I just get an offer of marriage? Is that so?”
“·······.”
Arya kept her silence, her face dyed red from the tips of her ears. She
Instead, she just leaned against my chest as if she was going to fall.
I inadvertently hugged Aria.
Was Aria originally a concept like a shy girl?
It was a moment when even I, the writer, was about to get confused.
“Huh…”
“·······?”
Aria’s breathing was strange.
I immediately looked at the car in front of Aria’s chair.
[Black tea]
[Status: Poison]
[Black tea brewed with the finest tea leaves. A large amount of anesthetic is included.]
“Oops.”
I touched Aria’s face to check and found that she was also asleep.
That’s also deep.
It seems that the attendant made a mistake when taking the medicine.
Seeing that the lethal dose was not contained in Arya’s cup, it seemed that her life would not be affected.
I picked up Aria and left her room.
“Oh, huh? Your Excellency, no… Schluse Heinkel?”
“I’m going to the Empress’ bedroom. Let me guide you. I know where it is, but it won’t look strange if I go there myself.”
“Yes, yes. I will. But how did Your Majesty-“
“Think about it. Why did this happen?”
“·······?”
The attendant was confused, but started guiding me while walking in front of me holding Aria.
Seeing that he still hasn’t realized it, I felt sorry for him because I thought he would be fired right away.
When I got to the bedroom, the door opened on its own.
I slowly put Arya on her bed and covered her with the blanket.
Seeing that he was soundly asleep with a comfortable face, he must have been having a good dream.
“Ugh.”
As I was about to brush her hair for fear of poking her eyes out, Arya whimpered and grabbed my hand.
Ariara like a child…
It was quite fresh.
I have to take a video of this and show it later.
I suppressed my regret and slowly loosened the soft handcuffs that clamped my wrists.
“Tell me again later. Sober, not drunk.”
I had vaguely noticed from before that Arya had a crush on me.
When did it start?
I don’t know.
This time, it must have been longer than I thought.
But bringing it out of your mouth was another matter.
Both me and Arya have their own position and position.
The courage to risk it should never be obtained through drugs or alcohol.
I decided to remember what I heard today as the dark history of Aria that I will always make fun of, and I decided to listen to it later if I had the courage to speak soberly.
I slowly stroked her hair and left the bedroom.
‘Ah. I have to keep it a secret from Emilia.’
If this story went into Emilia’s ears, she would immediately get ripped off.
As soon as I get home, I’m sure they’ll ask me about where I went and what I did and who I talked to.
Emilia would notice her the moment she hesitated, so she had to come up with an excuse in advance.
“Negotiations for an amicable relationship with the Empire… No. Emilia clearly knows that I don’t know how to do things like diplomacy… Let’s have a discussion.”
Her head felt like it was going to explode.