208. royal castle (2)
The first place in the hierarchy of the kingdom of Aeonia is always the ‘King’.
Even the pope cannot stand in the way of the king and walk ahead of him.
‘No matter how much you ignore the king like this?’
The Pope’s arrogance pierced the sky.
The cadets who came with them seemed to notice that this situation was strange, but the rest of the servants and guards focused on their own tasks as if it were a natural phenomenon.
like possessed people.
The bigger problem is that there are two senior seats.
‘This crazy… … .’
At first, I thought it was the seat of the queen. But that wasn’t it.
The Pope calmly straightened his robes and sat down there.
Witnessing the omnipotent power with my own eyes, I was dumbfounded.
‘It came out like this?’
The development is much spicier than I thought.
I never thought I’d advertise like this openly saying, ‘I’m the worst.’
To act so openly is that he’s stupid or that confident.
The pope I knew wasn’t that stupid. Also, it wasn’t a villain who showed off himself in such a way.
Even though I was a new great demon, they did this.
This meant only one thing.
‘Confidence that you can beat me.’
It was strange.
‘He must have been holding his breath until not long ago.’
After sending the three princes back to the capital, he predicted that there would definitely be a conflict.
So, he protected the three princes with shadows and took measures so that Paramelapa could respond to the summons immediately.
The accident never happened.
The 3 princes safely established themselves as princes and recovered their strength to the extent that they suggested inviting academy cadets.
The pope seemed to be gaining strength while thoroughly prostrate.
That’s right, compared to Argon being able to raise an army of demons in the game, the Pope was lacking in strength and preparation.
The Pope needs a little more time, so I thought I’d find a more secretive way… … .
I never thought I would come out with such an openly indifferent attitude.
‘I went crazier than I thought.’
Does the strength of the villain increase as the story collapses?
It seems I was wrong in thinking that there was still time left because of the wide-area seduction magic that lasted for two months.
Perhaps, the Pope has already finished all the preparations. The demon lord’s resurrection might be much closer than I thought… … .
‘It’s rather fortunate that Cain and Siana came together.’
If an unexpected situation arises, there is no one more reliable than the two of them.
The Pope and the King arrived at the table of honor, followed by the rest of the people.
Except for the 3 princes who came in watching me, the rest were all major ministers who were not royalty.
Deckard, the commander of the Royal Knights, did not attend this event.
‘Odelia didn’t come after all… … .’
In the first place, she was going to do it because she wasn’t the type to attend a party like this, but it was unfortunate that Odelia didn’t show up here.
“Meet Your Highness the King.”
When the rest of the people arrived, Vemillion bowed as if he had waited.
All the cadets bowed their heads to the king with the manners they had learned beforehand.
For some reason, I was reluctant to bow down to the pope.
“haha. Principal Vemillion. Stop making a fuss. Thank you very much for the last constellation test. Would you like to take a look before we leave?”
“Of course. majesty.”
Vemillion bowed her head and answered politely.
His pupils were staring blankly at the floor, but it was difficult to predict what he was thinking.
“ruler. I am very happy for the cadets who will be responsible for the future of the kingdom. Everyone is comfortable.”
At King William’s beckoning, the palace servants acted like well-trained soldiers.
It was quick, and there was no superfluity in each line.
The delicacies were served, and the banquet began.
The pope sometimes whispered something in the king’s ear. The poisonous snake’s tongue hardly rested.
* * *
The dinner was held normally.
The king would occasionally ask questions to the cadets, and while the frozen cadets would answer their father, those from a prestigious aristocratic family like Cain were quite skilled.
‘I’m ignoring you on purpose.’
As a matter of etiquette, every cadet was asked a question once.
It was a formal question, such as what is your specialty, who is the person you admire, and what kind of job you will have after graduation.
The questions that went clockwise in the dining room skipped me the moment it was my turn.
The king’s gaze also seemed to be unaware of the existence of ‘I’.
It literally felt like they didn’t recognize me.
The king’s gaze, which skipped over me, was on Cain.
“Hoo… … Deckard’s daughter was here too. Did you say Cain?”
“That’s right. majesty.”
Cain answered with a slight bow of his head.
Aside from dwelling on the strangeness of the conversation flow, an important conversation has begun.
It was about Cain.
“okay. I can’t stop listening to Abella again. Miss Cain. what do you want to do I heard that you wanted to become a royal guardian.”
The king waited for Cain’s answer with a look of great anticipation, unlike the way he passed me with blurry eyes.
“Yeah… … I… … .”
Cain hesitated to answer.
Obviously, his father, Deckard Abella, is not here. There will be less pressure to talk.
It won’t be a big problem if you talk about your dreams a little bit.
‘My dream is to become a royal guardian.’
‘I want to become a royal guardian. I swear on this spot.’
However, these two words have a distinctly different weight.
Cain’s inability to speak easily was evidence that the latter was suffering.
The moment he chooses the latter, Cain truly crosses an irreversible river.
A lonely and difficult road awaits her. It is a landscape that will naturally be drawn in Cain’s mind.
It was understandable that he hesitated even though he received an invitation to support the royal guardian.
“under! haha! Are you still too young? would be hesitant It’s not an easy road. No way.”
“I-I!”
“It is done.”
The king took a sip of thick wine and waved his hands.
As seen in the game, he was a big drinker and had a big-hearted personality. His voice could be felt in his demeanor.
‘Except for the way you treat me… … .’
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Knowing the king’s personality well, I couldn’t erase the strange feeling.
“It is very important. Think more carefully. See… … It seems you haven’t even discussed it with Deckard.”
William smiled. As if he already knew all about Cain’s fast-fire nature.
“I, Your Highness, I… … !”
Cain got up belatedly and opened his mouth, but the timing was too late.
This is because the king finished the meal by wiping his mouth.
“There is still time. Think a little more until the commemorative event is over. Now, you guys should rest enough and enjoy yourself before you go.”
“Yes–!”
The king left the dining room with a cheerful smile.
I didn’t even eat a few bites of food. I really came to show my face once, and to formally say hello.
I’m not the kind of person to just leave, but no matter how you look at it, it was strange.
Turn your head. Cain had an angry face.
I was prepared to come, but it must be anger at myself for not having the courage to swear.
“Cain.”
I called her a little. As if Cain hadn’t heard, his hand clenched into a fist was trembling slightly.
“Cain.”
I put her hand under the table.
“… … ?”
Okay. Think slowly.
Like that, I conveyed my intentions with my mouth without making a sound.
Cain smiled bitterly and brought the piece of bread he was about to give me to his mouth.
Meanwhile, the Pope was quietly leaving the dining room.
‘A rat-like bastard.’
The celebration period has now begun.
In the meantime, we need to quickly find out what the Pope is up to.
* * *
After the king and pope left the banquet hall, the rigid atmosphere loosened slightly.
At this time, various high-ranking officials began to persuade promising students of the academy to come to their organizations.
Whatever the case may be, the cadets invited now are the elite of the elite who have made it through the academy selections.
From the perspective of high-ranking officials who lead magic associations, knights, and major administrative organizations, the academy’s elite were mouth-watering talents.
Of course, the most popular among them was ‘Syanna Plaen’, a genius magical girl and the second coming of the archmage Nastal.
All sorts of important people like hyenas clung to Siana.
―I was sponsoring you every month. I am Kirio Boris. Last week, I sent you the highest quality Magic Stone, remember?
– Miss Siana. Would you like to work as a wizard for our family? I will treat you more generously than any wizard. I swear on the honor of the Freid family.
-Everyone get out of the way. This kid is in trouble.
Like this, when everyone was frantic to take Cyana, the most powerful being intervened.
“Well. Cyana Plaen? Can I sit next to you for a moment?”
Hera Windskier.
She was the pinnacle of all wizards in the kingdom, and a woman who served as the head of the Magic Association.
In fact, she must be the one who covets Siana the most, and the one who cares about her the most.
The problem is that that woman is also on the Pope’s side… … .
‘I have to bring Sianna.’
If it were Hera, she would try to draw Cyana to the evil side somehow.
There’s no way Shiana will go over there, but I don’t want to see others bullying her.
It was the moment I was about to get up from my seat.
“haha… … ! It looks like something interesting is about to start.”
Vemillion pressed my shoulder as I tried to get up, grabbed a glass and headed towards Hera.
‘That human?’
As if he was telling me not to leave after seeing me.
As expected, Vemillion noticed that the current situation was strange.
Excluding Siana and I, only Vemillion noticed that the royal castle was enchanted.
When Hera clung to Cyana, Vemillion stepped forward.
‘Are you saying you want to protect your students?’
If it’s Vemillion, he’s a great man who won’t be pushed back even by Hera.
Even if his mental state is strange, he’s one of the few good people who didn’t fall for it, and he’s also outstanding with his skills.
It seemed that Siana could be left to him.
‘then… … .’
I should meet the three princes as planned and have a chat.
When I gave the appropriate chin signal, Iden declared that the dinner was over.
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“Lord!”
“Lower your voice.”
“Lord, Lord… … .”
It’s deja vu.
The scene where the three princes called separately bow their heads in front of me.
Of course, unlike then, this time he was truly loyal to me.
“Report.”
After finishing it, I went straight to the main topic.
This is because the relationship with the three princes is not good enough to exchange information on the current situation.
“Where should we start talking?”
The 3rd Prince pointed to his temple and said.
“From the pope’s trend.”
The most important thing is that.
“The Pope. I do not know. From what I observed, there was no particular movement.”
“Is there anything that has changed since the pope came to the palace? The king is getting weird.”
Aiden tilted his head slightly and frowned. It was as if he was trying hard to squeeze something out of his memory.
“Well, even after I came, I didn’t feel any difference. My father is the same. Except for the one who scolded me all week asking where I was from… … .”
No information was helpful.
I didn’t expect anything from the 3 princes, but when the guy who could grasp the flow of the castle closest to me spoke like this, I couldn’t help but leak steam.
‘There is too little information.’
Something has to be picked up.
Changed the subject. I asked about the enchantment magic that spread throughout the capital.
“Well? I have no idea about that. Nothing has changed. I feel fine too.”
It was natural.
Unless you’re a Syana-level wizard, there’s no way a person who’s been subjected to powerful seduction magic can notice the change in themselves.
Instead, I observed him as he spoke.
In order to find symptoms such as strange light shining from the eyes, control of the flow of magical power, and incoherence of words.
and.
“Well, where should we start talking?”
“… … ?”
“Uh, nothing special has changed. From what I observed.”
detected an anomaly.
“What about the pope’s move?”
“Are you talking about the Pope? I don’t know either. It seems like I’m just living a normal life… … .”
The three princes forgot the conversation they had with me and started repeating the same words.
“Ah, I see. There are strange things.”
“what?”
“Sometimes when I wake up, I go for a walk without realizing it. Am I blinking on this? Like the aftereffects of brainwashing.”
It’s definitely weird.
The three princes seemed to be out of order in the ‘memory’ part.
It seemed likely that people exposed to seduction magic could have their memories periodically reset or their brain function deteriorated.
‘The seduction magic is working properly.’
The king must have had his memory manipulated in this way and fell for the pope’s tricks.
The information that the three princes are now leaking to me may also have been manipulated by the pope.
“i get it. Please keep quiet for the time being.”
Then there is no need to keep this guy around. Now, this guy is out of sweet water.
‘Maybe, even now the Pope is watching me.’
The Pope and I came so close, even though we both knew each other.
Even if you talk to this guy like this, nothing will change.
In the end, the Pope must have stayed still because he was confident enough that he didn’t mind me messing around like this.
* * *
“Yes. tired.”
The three princes naturally returned. There was no reason to take care of him anymore.
If you die after being used by the pope like a puppet, you’ll get your karma back.
On the way back to the dorm, I met Sianna.
“What were you talking about?”
“Every day is the same. Ask me to join the Magic Association.”
Siana grumbled like a girlfriend talking about something that annoyed her that day.
I quietly listened to the story.
The two of us were like a couple.
‘Also… … Bemillion came to save me.’
Of course, it’s just acting like that.
Sianna and I are close, but our conversations have hidden signals that only each other can understand.
It sounds like he’s just complaining, but the reality is different.
‘Everyone else, including the head of the Magic Association, passed, and only the principal protected me.’
The meaning behind Siana’s complaint was this.
We had no choice but to do this.
Guards guarding the corridors of the dorm, secret magic tools that must be installed somewhere, eavesdropping magic, etc.
The castle was already in the hands of the Pope, and the surroundings were full of ears.
“okay. You worked really hard today. I hope you will do your best in the future.”
“… … Yes. I will do my best!”
Shiana clenched her fists in a dainty way and replied.
Even this word had a different meaning.
As I said before, Cyana responded to my request to investigate this magic and find a way to destroy it.
Cyanna will stay in the castle and find a way to dispel the magic of deception.
“What about Cain?”
The secret story is over.
From now on, it was a real talk.
“Yes… … Cain must be in a bad mood. Sleep first.”
“I see.”
Apparently, Cain’s mind must be quite complicated. It’s strange to feel good.
“i get it. Then you go and get some rest.”
“yes!”
Shiana smiled and nodded. But the answer is to do it and not take a step.
Why did I want to come here… … .
side.
Didn’t Siana come closer and make sticky skinship as if they were really a couple?
“Oops, um, hey… … !”
“he.”
We didn’t promise to act like a couple.
As we were just doing it, we were acting as we knew each other, but Shiana took advantage of this opportunity and became overinvolved (?).
What is overindulgence? There’s no way I can know what they’re really thinking, but I’m embarrassed when they suddenly do this.
“under… … .”
When I woke up, Ciana was gone.
What a mess.
I was planning to sleep for a while and wake up at dawn to find the Demon King’s Sealing Stone.
“Are you going to sleep like this?”
* * *
The royal night is silent.
Since the arrival of the pope, the number of night guards has decreased considerably.
I don’t know why.
However, every night, there was a feeling that the pope was heading to the underground passage of the royal palace with some people.
everything is suspicious
‘It’s today.’
Unfortunately, there was only one person in the royal castle who noticed this strange trend.
‘I’ll find out what you’re doing.’
Odelia, who secretly changed into a maid outfit rather than a fancy princess pajama, started heading to the basement of the castle at dawn when everyone was asleep.