Episode 21. Emperor’s Deal (5)
Boom! Bang! Bang!
“You dare… …. Dare…… !”
After Prause left the office, Emperor Lufen hit the desk again and again while grinding his teeth. Then the wooden desk cracked and sat down shortly thereafter.
Thump!
The knights hurried into the office at the sudden noise, and drool as they looked at the desk split in half.
“Your Majesty, what is going on?!”
“…… After, it was. Go out.”
“Okay. If anything happens, please call me immediately. I’ll be waiting at the door!”
“Okay, don’t wait at the door, go back to your duties.”
“Yes!”
Intense anger leaked from Lufen’s voice. As soon as the knights recognized this, they bowed down without saying a word and quietly closed the door and left.
“Baek Gwang-jo, come out.”
Those wearing white clothes who had been hiding at the words of the emperor appeared. Everyone got down on one knee in a row in front of the emperor and bowed their heads.
Loupen looked around and confirmed the missing personnel.
“Where are Thoreau and Ter?”
“Currently patrolling inside Pretium—”
“They must have gone all the way to Changgwan while they were on patrol.”
“… ….”
At the emperor’s keen guess, none of the Baek Gwang-jo members could answer.
No matter how falsely Baek Gwang-jo reported, it was unreasonable to completely hide it, as even reports from the Imperial Knights came to the emperor.
“Ha, Bonama and Ter must have gone together to prevent Thoreau from getting into trouble.”
“Yes… …. You’re right. Sorry for trying to hide it.”
Baek Gwang-jo members bow their heads even more. Even if it was because of his boss, the false report was a sense of punishment to the extent of missing a promotion.
However, Lufen, who had grown tired of the brother and sister’s attitude, flicked her hand and flicked it over.
“All right. Because I knew he was such a b*tch and accepted it.”
As long as the money is given well, he will do a job well, so there was no particular complaint as an emperor.
“Stop going and tell the captain. Except for Baek Gwang-jo, who is out on a mission, mobilize all the personnel present to watch Prause and his party, and kill them if they think they are going to do anything.”
“…… Are you okay with that? Wasn’t His Majesty the Emperor trying to use Prause? Without him, there is no way to counter his demons…….”
“That cocky bastard declared war on me. Dare to say it to me.”
“Is that so? He did what he deserved to die for, that foolish man.”
Even though he said that, member Baek Gwang-jo was unwilling.
They have been taking turns watching Prause by order of the emperor.
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After facing his life and seeing his battles several times, they couldn’t help but be reluctant because they knew that fighting Prauss would mean death.
“They said they would destroy the Magic Guild Facility at midnight tomorrow. If you ever want to do something, stop it at all costs. Even if it means risking your life.”
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. We, Gwangjo Baek, will risk our lives to carry out your orders. The Magic Guild facility will not be destroyed.”
However, they couldn’t say anything they couldn’t say to the emperor, so they had no choice but to say yes.
“Go ahead.”
“Yes!”
Baek Gwang-jo answered and put his hand on the phoenix pattern on his chest, and he disappeared like a shadow.
The white uniforms they wear are imbued with protective color magic, and are designed to be inconspicuous anywhere.
After everyone was gone, Lufen sighed and looked at the transmission scroll stuck between the collapsed desks.
“Yes. Let’s make it clear who’s on top at this point. Prause.”
* * *
“Ah, master! Come on, kek! Came?”
As soon as I enter the drawing room, Tina finds me. Tina, who shoved a handful of cookies into her mouth, quickly ran to my side.
“The story ended sooner than I thought?”
“…… Did you talk well?”
Other warriors and spirit kings approach me as well. In the meantime, Phoenix was putting something in his mouth with both cheeks full. It was clear that this spirit king was crazy about food.
“I didn’t do well. Perhaps tomorrow night we will engage in all-out war with the Emperor for the first time.”
“All-out war…… ?”
“I’ll tell you the details when I get home, but… …. Before that, let me ask you one question. Tina, Iris, and Maria.”
“Yes.”
The three warriors answered at the same time.
Perhaps he read my serious mood, there was seriousness in his face.
“Are you prepared to kill people?”
“People?”
I wonder if the story was too unexpected.
Tina and Iris look at me with puzzled faces.
“Yes. Whenever.”
But only Maria was different. As she approached me, she gave an immediate answer. As if she had been waiting.
“Iris, you too have a lot of grudges against people. Haven’t you been holding back because of Master?”
“Yeah, that’s right, but… …. Something this… I don’t think it’s the direction Master wants…….”
Yes, no.
The act I was about to do to the emperor was to undo everything I had done years ago.
On top of that, even if he could prove that he had power by using this method, he was bound to be greatly disliked by the nobles. Especially to nobles like Todia who fully followed the imperial family.
“No, of course I will follow what Master says. Master is not the one who talks about killing people for no reason…….”
Iris also had her doubts, but she agreed.
“…… Tina?”
She whispered to Tina, who had been silent for a long time.
She wiped the cookie crumbs from her mouth with the back of her hand and spread her index fingers.
“There are only two situations in which I kill people.”
“Two things?”
“First, the situation that is trying to kill me.”
The left index finger is folded.
“Second, the situation where I want to kill the people I like.”
The right index finger is folded.
“Which of these two situations is the one in which the teacher has to kill the person he is talking about?”
Ask again, folding and unfolding the opened index finger.
“…… I will be second.”
“Then one more thing!”
Tina came out ahead of Maria, she said.
“Is that target a teacher?”
“Yes.”
“I see! Is that so! Then you won’t need anything. I will kill them all.”
No no. Laugh and don’t rush.
Is it because the fortress is big? The warriors feel a bit scary…….
Anyway, even though I issued a warning to the emperor at will, the warriors seemed to follow my will.
“…… I said this, but I didn’t mean to fight. Our actions will change depending on the answer the emperor gives.”
I intend to blow up the Magic Guild facility, but I have no intention of destroying it if I give a satisfactory answer before doing so.
I was just trying to show that I have the power to crush the empire.
I had no intention of killing the emperor and the crown prince and eating the empire. This method was really meant to be used when things were going the worst.
“Let’s finish talking here and go back.”
“Neeet!”
* * *
We returned to our home in Sekul, not Aus.
This situation was determined solely by me.
I was thinking of going back after the situation was over because I could have sparked a fire at Tor Auss for no reason. I’m still doing it rather than revoking the authority. You couldn’t do any damage because of me.
After arriving at the house, I looked around the house moderately and made pork feet for a late-night snack.
“Eat.”
“It looks delicious!”
As soon as I put the pig’s feet down on the table, I laughed out loud when I saw the phoenix holding up one leg and eating it. Did the beggar heard on top of this year?
Sitting around the table like that, I told them all about the conversation I had with the emperor.
“As expected, I think it would be better to kill him. I don’t think he even knows what he did wrong. We can’t just watch the emperor install it forever. In that sense, I think Master’s judgment was correct.”
After hearing all of my story, Maria reacted coldly. Killing isn’t the priority…….
“Maria, you are too extreme.”
“What is extreme? It was a reasonable request. Isn’t the emperor angry at not being able to refuse it bad?”
“That’s true, but think about the problem of returning to Master when you kill the Emperor. The empire must not perish. At least Master thinks so.”
When I was mentioned in Iris’ mouth, Maria frowned and showed displeasure. But she didn’t object to Iris.
“It doesn’t matter what I do. If the master is in trouble, he doesn’t want to.”
As Tina listened to the story of the two, she put the piece of pig’s feet I had cut into her mouth.
“Let me tell you clearly. I have no intention of killing the Emperor. If we kill the emperor, our position will be very difficult, and it will be at a disadvantage in future confrontations with the demons. It can’t be like that.”
To lower the difficulty of the Human War, the harmony between humans and other races was indispensable.
“Then what is Master trying to do?”
“I am going to drop ‘Meteor’ on the magic combination facility in Pretium.”
“Meteor?”
Meteor.
It was a 9th tier multi-attribute magic that combined the three attributes of fire, earth, and wind. If it falls into the capital city, many living beings will die and the capital city will not be able to function properly.
It was such a powerful magic.
“It would be possible for Maria now. I gave you the staff.”
Maria nodded her head as my fingertips pointed at Purgo, the turquoise staff. After she got her weapon herself, she seemed to feel the increased amount of mana.
“But if you drop it, won’t all the humans die, let alone our people?”
“I plan to use these spirit kings for that.”
I pointed at the phoenix that was biting its leg.
“We will reduce the explosion range of Meteor with the 9th tier barrier magic they can use.”
“Hey! Whoever wants!”
“If you eat, pay for the meal.”
“…… Chewy. If only I didn’t have real taste! I didn’t eat!”
It sucks.
He speaks well without letting go of his legs until the end. It’s a really good night.
“The story leaked for a while, but for me, I think it’s best not to drop it. From the moment you drop it, it will be a negotiation and there will be no deal.”
“So you’re only going to threaten humans with my magic after all?”
“Yes.”
“Does it really mean anything? If you’re going to do it, wouldn’t it be better to do it properly?”
It was an expression of regret. How much do you hate humans, really.
“Don’t forget your purpose. We are not doing this to kill. So, in the end, it is no different from the massacre committed by the emperor.”
“…… All right. I will follow Master’s idea. What should I do?”
Since all the warriors agreed, there seemed to be no reason to hesitate any longer.