14. The youngest daughter of a famous swordsman (1)
“Huh… .”
Emperor Julian, sitting in his office, sighed in pain and touched his forehead.
My head hurt to the point where I was sick of it.
It was because of some papers strewn about his desk.
[List of anti-Imperial coalition remnants, charges and evidence. Instead of joining forces among themselves, they chose to size up with other factions. The following are those who rallied with the forces of the ‘Sacred Unification Nation’, to which a part of the Seonghwagyo belongs… .]
The sender was Ian.
In the distant past, thanks to his advice as a prophet, the head of the Anti-Imperial Alliance and all key officials were executed.
So, those on this list must be the henchmen of the remaining family members and relatives.
The problem wasn’t that.
‘Divine unified nation… .’
It was the first time the emperor had heard it.
Doesn’t it mean that Seonghwagyo was dreaming of overthrowing the empire?
At the bottom of the letter, it was also written in detail about what the ‘Divine Unification Nation Plan’ was and when it had existed.
‘Even though Ian knew it before, he must have purposely not said it.’
As a prophet, it could be said that he did not know because it was a future that was not shown, but the emperor thought that it was probably not.
The feeling of betrayal was fleetingly fleeting.
It seemed like he knew how Ian felt.
Had he known this in advance, the emperor would have suppressed the Seonghwagyo even at the risk of a civil war.
‘Killing the demon lord is an urgent priority, so he probably didn’t want problems to arise from within.’
If this fact had been known, especially at a time when the Empire was not as stable as it is now, the entire continent would have been in chaos.
Fortunately, the power of this second holy unified nation was not so great.
The letter from Seonghwang, which arrived at the same time as Ian’s letter, was proof of that.
[I deeply bow my head and apologize for this situation… .]
It was written in such haste that it was sent, the contents were formal, but the handwriting was very rough.
In summary, Seonghwang had nothing to do with the forces of the Holy United State.
‘It’s not this time, it was different before… .’
It was a simple guess.
Anyway, I had no intention of making it a success.
‘But it’s not a problem that can be passed over easily.’
After washing his face dry, the emperor called his servants who were waiting outside.
“Go and call the Emperor.”
Eventually, Julian’s eldest son, first in the line of succession to the throne.
Oedipus Julian Humil.
The Emperor entered the office.
“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor.”
The blonde-haired young man greeted with polite manners.
“… All right, sit down.”
The prince sat across from the emperor.
After reaping, the emperor handed over a package of letters.
The Emperor read the letter meticulously.
While he was reading the correspondence, the emperor was troubled by other concerns.
This time it wasn’t officially proven like paperwork, but it was just as serious.
‘The 1st warrior party… .’
Bad rumors began to circulate around them.
They said they stabbed people to extort money from them, or that they made money by promoting spoiled beer… .
A large number of victims of the beer have appeared one after another, and there are even people who plan to file a lawsuit against the first party.
‘It’s crazy.’
It is the 1st party, no one else.
Even if it wasn’t because of Ian’s notoriety, their dazzling stature made it impossible for anyone to curse at them.
However, a very quiet but certain curse was slowly spreading across the continent.
‘This guy named Penny is… . It would have been enough just to maintain the existing situation, but a person who can’t do that is now… .’
After Ian left, the emperor attached several spies to the first party.
There was always a bad story in the reports they sent every time.
However, I didn’t expect it to drop my reputation this much.
“ha… .”
Suddenly, an old thought came to mind.
Occasionally, whenever Ian visited the imperial family, he would go to the head butler or the chamberlain to ask about teaching methods or guidelines.
I didn’t know what the purpose was at first, but I found out later.
That I did it in order to somehow lead the party of the 1st hero normally and take care of it.
‘Anyway, isn’t it severe… . You stabbed someone… . When Ian was in charge, it was dangerous at times, but he never had an accident.’
It was also reported as fact by an informant who posted it.
The emperor had to imagine the worst situation he had been avoiding.
‘If I have to fight them, who the hell can stand against them… .’
to kill the devil.
Other monsters selected and raised by Ian to kill the monsters that threaten humanity.
If they set their minds to it, just four of them might be able to lay waste to this empire, but who are they… .
The worry didn’t last long.
‘Those newly selected by the prophet will be able to do so.’
Ian, who knows the potential of the 1st party better than anyone else, chose them again.
I don’t know now, but it was easy to predict that they would grow stronger than the first party later.
The emperor was thinking until after the war.
‘Enmity with the Prophet is unavoidable. But if you have to deal with the first party… .’
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Julianus glanced at his eldest son, Oedipus, who was sitting in front.
1st in the current imperial throne, the most promising young man to become the next emperor.
‘If I can’t avoid hostilities with the two powers, I have no choice but to embrace the losing side. Moreover, since the two of them broke up… .’
As if having read and understood everything, Oedipus met the emperor’s eyes.
Eventually, the emperor’s order was simple.
“Go to the Countess of Fiorene yourself.”
The prince was a little puzzled.
Although the situation was serious, it was ambiguous that he had to reveal himself.
Even so, the Emperor decided to have the Emperor appear.
This is nothing other than building an achievement.
It was because he hoped that the prince would have already achieved many political achievements when he had to succeed to the throne someday.
The first prince, Oedipus, who easily read the intention, nodded with a firm expression.
“All right.”
“Ian is also there because of the dueling competition this time. They say they will cooperate as much as possible without interfering with you, so contact them.”
“Yes.”
“Companion is the military police chief Wolfgang. and… .”
It is necessary to give an impact because the emperor himself is going there.
“It would be good to accompany the Aegis as well.”
If the gendarmerie is an organization in charge of security throughout the empire.
The ‘Aegis’ is a bodyguard that exists only for the safety of the imperial family.
The ruthless decision to visit Fiorene with them, the military police, and the Japanese prince, who were the shields protecting the imperial family, was easily made.
“All right.”
“Finally… Prepare a gift for the Prophet. I have something in mind, so you can take it.”
The prince immediately gathered the people and started preparing to go out.
And, there was one person who overheard the conversation in the office.
‘Philip… ?’
Emperor’s youngest daughter.
The princess, who saw firsthand that Ian stopped an assassin, refusing to be injured to protect himself.
Grace had heard the name.
‘You mean you’re going to the Countess of Fiorene?’
*
An E-class dungeon joint on the way to the Countess of Fiorene.
Ian blankly admired the scenery unfolding before his eyes.
“… … .”
In the aftermath of Vivien’s magic, dents all over the joint.
The medium-sized moss troll, the boss monster here, disappeared without a trace.
The rest of the party was also absorbed, reflecting on what Vivian had just done.
That moment still lingers on my retina like an afterimage.
Three parties, including Ian’s party, arrived at the same time as the boss monster.
and immediately upon arrival.
Vivian’s continuous flame strike blew up the whole area.
The small moss trolls next to the medium-sized trolls all turned to ashes and scattered.
A magic circle created sequentially on the floor.
Fireballs erupting all at once with a short distance between them.
There was no time for Helena to use her hands, let alone other parties.
Those who saw Vivian’s potential are whispering.
“You seem to be a regular soldier, but why did you come here… ?”
“I know yeah. To starve the temporary warriors to death, but… .”
“Ah, that person is that wizard. Why is it called Vivian… .”
“Oh really? That King Slime? Then the manager next to him… .”
Vivian scratched her cheek in embarrassment.
“Miss Vivian! You are great! Is this also the aftermath of the artifact!”
“Hehe… . It’s not like that… .”
Ian could guess why.
Iris.
She was there to lay the theoretical foundation for Vivian.
It must have been only for a moment, but that alone made Vivian’s magic much more sophisticated and delicate.
‘It’s too much to say that this is genius… .’
Vivian and Helena proudly came down with the magic stones.
It was an atmosphere that the other parties also readily acknowledged.
Ian smiled contentedly, and the two people who came down also smiled broadly.
*
“Wow… . There are a lot of people and it is very lively.”
“I can definitely see why Ian-nim said it was a festival!”
Fiorene City was filled with large and small events to welcome the guests flocking to the duel competition.
There are stalls with food specially prepared for this festival, traveling troupes performing simple circuses, and taverns selling alcohol at half price.
The bar seats outside were full of customers, and people with smiles on their faces gathered in twos and threes and strolled down the street.
Ian looked around the scenery and looked at Fiorene Castle, where the duel competition was going to take place.
“Let’s find out where to stay first.”
“yes!”
“Yes!”
Ian’s party arrived at Fiorene City.
*
“Kylie. Im here.”
In the Eastern Zone, Kylie arrives at the campsite set up by the advance party.
’13 days left.’
After 13 days of individual activities, check the progress.
If no progress was made then, he would kill Penny no matter who stopped him.
“okay. move right away.”
Coincidentally, it was in the county of Fiorene, and close to the city of Fiorene, but Kylie didn’t care.
I wouldn’t go there unless for a very specific reason.
Kylie immediately packed up her arms, checked the campsite, and set off again to the nearby Class A dungeon.