Episode 48. Seo Hoon-sik (3)
The knights who were trying to grab Schlust’s shoulders and arms at any moment and pulled him down froze with their faces turned white.
The low atmosphere was proving that the knights had not heard it wrong.
Schlus Heinkel.
The emperor clearly called him the subject of the sermon.
“Let it go.”
“Ahh… Yep!”
The knights, who even felt a chill in the eyes of Schlusus who seemed to be dead, hurriedly retreated.
He brushed off the parts touched by the knights as if it was dirty, and then walked down to the podium.
The knights who had not yet fully grasped the situation were being bruised.
“The Knight Commander.”
“Yes.”
“Did you teach the members to break into the swearing-in ceremony and bring out the recipients of the swearing-in?”
“No. I’m really sorry, Your Majesty. I will educate you straight.”
The Imperial Knights Commander, who was sitting in the front row, knelt down on one knee.
The knight leader turned around and grasped the faces of the knights who were making a fuss one by one.
Only then did the knights rush out of the venue.
Obviously, he was trying to quietly bring down only one insect mixed in the venue, how did it happen…?
‘They’re f*cked…’
The knights standing on the guard shook their heads together and sighed.
They’ll probably soon think they’d rather die.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an angry knight commander, who is usually gentle.
“I see His Majesty, Emperor Gustav Friedrich von Freyja.”
“Okay. Get up.”
As he looked down at Schlusus who bowed down on one knee and said hello, the emperor was engulfed in doubt.
When I entered a while ago, I didn’t stand up and just sat still, so I thought it was a bug that didn’t know the etiquette.
Looking at it this way, it was hard to believe that he was a commoner.
I want to know whether there is cheapness or not.
“I confer on you a medal in commendation for the execution of the crow Henderson.”
Schlust’s lips fell and he hesitated for a moment.
There was a moment when I wondered what I was going to do right now when I couldn’t even get down on my knees to say thank you. Schlusz’s eyes fluttered and turned to one side.
If it’s the other way around, it must be where the granddaughters are sitting.
Hwang Tae-son felt the gaze and smiled.
“·········Yes. I will accept it as a thank you.”
Then, Schlusus responded as if he was breathing a small sigh.
As if reluctantly received.
Gustav was so ridiculous that he almost burst out laughing.
It was as if he understood the meaning of his granddaughter now.
Schlus Heinkel was truly a bastard.
The court lady brought a wooden box from the side and opened it.
Then, a gleaming metal mass inside was revealed.
As the emperor picked up the medal, the eyes of the nobles widened.
‘A black eagle…?!’
A medal engraved with a black eagle.
In other words, it was the highest military service medal that an imperial citizen could receive.
Annuities and benefits paid over a lifetime are just by-products that follow.
The fact that fewer than 100 people in the history of the Empire have received it proves the true value of the Black Eagle.
It is said that there is only one black eagle grantor alive today, former Marshal Sergei von Freud, so rare.
“The day the imperial family longed for has only come today. I express my gratitude.”
“I didn’t do anything like that.”
The nobles were astonished at Schlus’s blunt words.
He would have said it humbly to others, but it was like a remark to denigrate the Imperial Police, the Imperial Guard, and the Knights Templar, who had not caught Henderson in the meantime.
The emperor himself wrapped the string around Schlus’s neck.
As the emperor took a step back, the black eagle hung around Schlust’s neck revealed its dazzling figure.
For a moment, an uncomfortable silence pervaded the entire venue.
mate … mate …
Then, at the back. A small applause could be heard from the side where the monks were gathered and waiting.
Only then did the nobles take notice, one by one, and stand up and begin to pour out applause.
No matter how common the target was, the value of the black eagle did not change.
Rather, ignoring Schulus here would be like ignoring the heroic hoggul, who had taught the Black Eagle.
Therefore, although not sincerely, they paid tribute to the birth of a hero more fervently than ever.
It was only after the Emperor and Schlus had shaken hands that the applause gradually subsided and then ceased.
“I think there will be many people who have doubts about Seo-hoon’s evidence. You can ask the question yourself and solve it yourself.”
“···········?”
At the emperor’s words, the courtiers rushed up to the stage and set up a podium in front of Schlus.
Schlusz turned around and looked at the Crown Prince as if he was a little absurd.
She just smiled softly again.
‘f*ck this, right?’
It was immediately noticed that this Q&A session was made at the suggestion of Hwang Tae-son.
Because there is no such corner in a normal service medal conferment ceremony.
Schulus sighed and had no choice but to look ahead again.
“If you have any questions, raise your hand…”
At that moment, with a sound that sounded like a gust of wind, my hands rose up to the venue.
***
I don’t know how many times I cursed aria inside.
Question I had to keep answering for about an hour because I didn’t know the baptism would ever end.
How did you catch the crow Henderson?
What magic did you use?
What kind of magic did the crow Henderson respond to?
What did you talk about with crow Henderson?
The question was so simple that there was no time to catch my breath as the wind followed.
Fortunately, most of the questions I had been asked many times while being investigated the other day were most of the time, so I didn’t make a mistake.
“I do it while drinking water.”
“stop······.”
When I turned around, Emilia was standing there holding a water bottle.
Even though he was a guy who could stick a knife in the back of my head at any time, he was reassuring at times like this.
After taking a drink of water, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with the handkerchief Emilia gave him.
Now, there are only a few hands raised to the chairman.
You can do a little more.
“I’ll take the next question.”
After that, I had to answer an hour more.
***
When questions poured into the chairman.
At that moment when everyone was concentrating on the podium, there was a person who leisurely left the venue.
He walked down the hallway alone, covering his face with a white veil.
‘It’s great, it’s amazing, I went out once because there was a riot…’
Schlus Heinkel.
About him, he came in to scab over his ears.
A superman who appeared like a comet in the magic world.
Maybe a human comparable to a demon or something.
I thought it might be because people who don’t usually do this are very complimentary.
It was enough to give up the life I had been confined to for three years and come out.
‘But it’s nothing more than I thought.’
But the results were disappointing.
Schlus Heinkel certainly had an unusual side.
But that was all.
Somewhat unusual among humans.
That was just what he saw.
‘Where the hell do you want to see how great it is.’
The moment I left the building grunting inwardly-
“Wow!”
“············”.
Someone raised their arms and screamed.
The one who exalted Schlus Heinkel so much.
It was Alexia, the president of the Imperial University.
When what she had been trying to surprise returned to no response, she withdrew her arms in embarrassment.
Alexia was naturally trying to put her hand on top of her head as if using an armrest, but she had to give up due to a violent rejection.
“hehehe. How was it, Tyr? You did what I said, right?”
“No. To be honest, it was below expectations.”
“Huh? Why? What did you expect?”
“It’s said to be comparable to Mine.”
“Ah! That’s an exaggeration of course! How can you fight a demon with a human body!”
“············”.
Even though it was hidden under the hood, Alexia flinched slightly as she could see all the glaring expressions on her face.
“That’s right. Humans are imperfect. Weak. We’re brittle. That’s why we inevitably crave trust.”
He said as he walked on the white veil.
Then, the face of a young man with blue hair was revealed.
An entity called Tilfitz by the Demons.
And she was called the Great Sage by humans.
“If I had been at church, I would have been able to guide 10 such lambs on the right path. I wasted my whole day because of Alexia.”
“Ahahahaha! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! You’re still doing it! What a great sage or what!”
“There are too many lost people in this world. It’s pitiful to leave them all wandering.”
Tilfitz is an extraordinary insight into the world. And it is evaluated that he has reached a different level of enlightenment.
There are dozens of people a day who hear the rumor and come to seek her teachings.
Tilfitz tries to guide them on the right path by borrowing the power of human religion, without throwing away a single one of them.
Relying on religion was not a good solution no matter how you look at it, but there were times when religion was the most effective medicine for those who did not have as strong a body and mind as a demon.
In recognition of her achievements, the Holy See gave her the title of wise man.
Although he is called the great sage among the people.
“Really! Tyr’s love for humanity is the same!”
“Yes? No? Not at all? Is it just my personal satisfaction?”
“Yeah, yeah. You’re right!”
“Please don’t be sarcastic!”
At Tilfitz, who was so angry, Alexia burst out laughing.
That the great sage looks angry.
I think I’m probably the only one in the world who can see this.
“By the way. A boy named Schlus Heinkel, I really don’t understand what’s so great.”
“Is that the kid who killed Henderson, who Tyr said he should be wary of?”
“I admit that I’m a little special. But the limitations are too clear. Blind and deaf. It seems to be seen and heard with mana, but it would be difficult to completely replace the eyes and ears with human mana sensitivity. .”
“Ugh…….. Tyr thinks so!”
“Yes. Is there any problem?”
“No! No!”
Alexia smiled slightly and stepped forward.
It was a smile when there was something to hide, so Tilfitz followed her, feeling very uncomfortable.
‘Tyr’s predictions are always wrong.’
Meanwhile, Alexia thought while humming.
Tilfitz is good at penetrating or interpreting the essence of things, but always fails to predict the future.
Therefore, Tilfitz’s prediction that Schlust’s limits were clear was nothing more than a check guaranteeing the opposite.
‘I’m so excited to see how far it will grow!’
Besides, there was one thing Tilfitz didn’t know about Schlus.
A mental power comparable to that of a demon, or perhaps even surpassing that of a demon.
Schlus was the first person to have entered the realm of fear.
Even when Alexia herself enters, seeing the vision of her compatriots dying, she winces a little.
How far can human talents extend if supported by strong mental power?
Alexia felt her heart pound at the thought that Schlus might answer the questions she had posed for the rest of her life.