Episode 21. Emperor’s Deal (9)
“Stop it.”
As I muttered, Tina and Iris stopped moving. Even though screams were pouring in from all sides, the two stopped moving as if they had heard my voice.
Tina and Iris looked at Ter, who groaned while holding her arms, and Thoreau, who desperately tried to stop the bleeding while holding onto her stomach.
“Is this the end?”
“Yes. Maria, get rid of the meteorite.”
“Yes?”
“Can you do your manani?”
“I can do that, but… …. What happened all of a sudden?”
“The emperor wants to make a deal.”
I showed Maria a sentence that seemed to have been scrawled hastily and said. Looking at her delivery scroll, she lets out a sigh. The reaction was that I wanted to drop it.
“…… All right.”
As Maria raises her wand, her meteorite rises. She said, pointing her staff at a meteorite perched high above Pretium’s sky.
“「Cancellation」.”
Puong!
A meteorite that was burning in flames explodes. For an instant, darkness lifted from the sky of Pretium. It was like watching a huge fireworks display.
I was worried about what would happen to the fragments that would fall when the meteorite exploded, but fortunately, no fragments fell from the meteorite.
“It’s all over.”
A few members of Baek Gwang-jo came out and raised their swords towards the warriors, as if they were still willing to resist my shouts.
Sirius, who was the only one who was not dying, did not hide his excitement as he tore off the ice from his wound.
“Whoa, Soro… Until the end of that dog year…… !”
“…… Sirius, stop it.”
“Shut up, Prause! You are also my target to kill!”
Now come and target me…….
He was truly a fool.
As I watched him gallop towards me, I gripped my sword tightly.
As soon as I got closer to the sword’s reach, I was still with the intention of counterattacking, and Tina and Iris approached on either side of me and repulsed Sirius.
“Kuhak!”
A large X-shaped wound forms on Sirius’ body. It was starting to get wet to the point where red marks were clearly visible even on his black clothes.
If he was in good shape, he could have avoided it, but as he received Thoreau’s ice magic head-on, the chill penetrated his muscles and made his movements slow.
No matter how much you react with your eyes, it means nothing if your body can’t keep up.
Sirius passed out after receiving the blows from the two.
“Are you going to continue? If so, I will deal with you.”
I look away from the fallen Sirius and look at the White Gwangjo members.
“Great… !”
The members raise their swords at us, but they can’t attack us. They know it too The moment you attack, you will die or be fatally injured.
“Go and heal the captain.”
“Master, are you okay? Wouldn’t it be better to kill it for sure? Soro and Ther are quite strong people?”
“No. That’s enough.”
Since they have already shown overwhelming force, there was no point in them recklessly attacking us. If it attacks again, it will be when it has the possibility of killing us for sure or when it wants to commit suicide.
Besides, by the time they get treated and are all cured, the warriors will be stronger, so there’s no need to worry.
By the way, I thought Thoreau would groan after being hit by Urca. It didn’t work as well as I thought.
It must be proof that the White Gwangjo group is more proud and simpler than I thought.
“Go quickly.”
“… ….”
The members looked at me and headed to Soro and Ter. Still, it’s nothing to do with appearance…….
“…… Master, the knights are coming up the stairs of the city wall.”
“The fight is over, but keep vigilance. A knight or wizard might attack you.”
The magic combination side would have consumed most of the mana to block the meteorite, so it would be fine, but the problem was the knights on Pretium.
Dealing with countless knights is also a job, but the reputation that would fall on us after killing them could be a problem.
Apart from the Black Gwangjo and White Gwangjo, who are usually active in the shadows, the Imperial Knights are a ‘symbol of protection’ to the people of the empire.
“Maria, teleport to the imperial palace.”
“Do you leave them alone, Master?”
“As long as the fight is over, they are beings that you don’t need to worry about.”
Just before Maria cast teleport, Ter struggled to open her mouth while receiving treatment from one of her members.
“Great… P, Prause……. You bastard, what the hell is your purpose…… ! You don’t think that if you kill His Majesty, you’ll be able to claim the throne, right?”
After I made Maria stop her teleport, she walked over to him. Then, the members freaked out and drew their swords. As if not coming closer.
I stopped and met Terre’s eyes. There is no power in the eyes. There was nothing strange about fainting right away.
“I am not interested in the throne.”
“Then, why did you use all the people of the empire living in Pretium as hostages to threaten His Majesty and cause a rampage?!”
“The emperor blocked the way I was going.”
“What?”
“That’s all.”
With those words, I finally turned around. Before I knew it, the warriors who had approached me were looking up at me.
“Let’s go, Maria.”
“「Teleport」.”
* * *
“Queup! I can’t get in!”
The imperial knights who saw us suddenly appeared at the entrance to the imperial palace hurriedly shouted and blocked us.
“Take it away. If you don’t want to die.”
When I try to glare at him, he hesitates because he is oppressed by death. Encroached with fear, he couldn’t even hold his sword straight. I slashed the blade of his sword with the back of my hand and walked leisurely.
“If you know what the current situation is, guide it to the emperor.”
“Woe, I can never go to His Majesty the Emperor.”
“…… No. Let go.”
An old man appears from behind the knight. It was Loggia.
Okay, the old man was much more sulky. Excessive use of mana seemed exhausted. In that state, even casting magic seemed difficult.
“You are so gross, Prause. Did you have to be so threatening?”
A threat? It’s a threat…….
“Looks like a threat to you.”
“… What do you mean?”
“If our emperor had been a little late in telling me, the meteorite you were trying to stop would really have fallen. When you think about that, His Majesty the Emperor is quite discerning. Unlike the crown prince.”
“…… You bastard, do you know what will happen if that thing falls?! You know how many people live in Pretium!!”
I silently watched his screams. Looking at Loggia, who could not control her anger and was breathing heavily, she said quietly.
“If I were the king of a country adjacent to the empire, and when I fought the empire, it was a decision I made after thinking about where to destroy first.”
“What is that…….”
“The thing that bothered me the most was the S-class adventurers, but the next thing that bothered me was the wizards. Isn’t it natural in ‘war’ to be the first to cut off the power of the other country?”
“War? This is not a war This is simply treason on your own terms. Would I have been able to say that if hundreds or tens of millions of the Empire’s people had died?!”
That’s why I put a barrier.
Imperial people who have done nothing wrong in our fight can’t die.
“I gave it time. I think the emperor, who was late in his judgment, was the problem.”
“You bastard… Are you saying that now?”
“Okay. I use anything and do anything for my own ends. It was just the difference in determination.”
I can’t say I’m a good person even with empty words.
If the people of the Empire had become somewhat of a sacrifice this time, I would have rationalized it, saying it was unavoidable.
“This is the story to tell. Get out of the way.”
“…… 9Th tier magic, Meteor. Was that elf girl using it?”
“Yes, but.”
“Who told you?”
“I learned it myself.”
Curiously, this part was identical to the game.
When you see that all magic is unlocked when you break through the hierarchy, you understand that this world is a real world, but sometimes it is a game world.
“…… Is this the appearance of a true archmage?”
Seeing Maria in a white coat, Loggia chewed her lips.
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“Prause.”
“What is it?”
“Are you thinking of making her the head of her magic guild?”
“…… What?”
I dazedly blinked at the sudden suggestion. What did the nobleman who was angry with a while ago say?
Looking at Loggia’s wrinkled face, it didn’t seem like he was joking.
“This body is old. He will surely die soon.”
It seems so, but the head of the Magic Guild survives until the Man-Ma War. Rather, the emperor dies sooner than that.
“We need a talented person to succeed the magic combination. If you appoint her as the head of her magic guild, she will help you with all of her position that I have.”
What to do after the bus leaves.
Would you turn a blind eye when persecuting other races and help them with your talents?
It was a specimen of a truly cunning human being.
“No need. The supreme ruler of this empire has bowed down before me. There are no more situations that require your persuasion.”
Pass by Loggia and enter the Imperial Palace. After making sure that the party followed me in, I looked ahead. Meanwhile, Tina’s voice came from behind.
“Stop it, old man.”
Looking back, Tina and Iris were holding swords to Kia’s neck. Loggia was reaching out to me.
“Even though I am a swordsman, I can see mana. I’ll cut off all her arms and legs if I don’t immediately reap the spell she’s about to blow on her master. I’ll give you three seconds.”
In the end, Loggia could not overcome Tina’s momentum and reaped her magic.
“Good job. I didn’t want to kill any more people today.”
“What happened to the White Gwang-jo and the Black Gwang-jo?”
“If you are curious, go and see for yourself.”
I pointed to the top of the castle wall where I had been before and moved toward the emperor’s office.
“There is no way to know what will happen to an empire that has lasted close to a thousand years…….”
I heard the senile old man lamenting his life, but she lightly let it go in one ear.
* * *
The knights guarding the office pulled out their swords as they saw us smelling blood.
“I came to see the emperor.”
“You mean like that!! Go back immediately!”
“Let it in.”
Lupen must have heard the knight’s raised voice, and a voice came from inside the office. The knights looked back and forth between the door and me in amazement. Eventually, biting his lower lip, he reluctantly opened the door.
Welcome us with the same attitude as yesterday. But I think the desk has changed a bit?
“Are you here? Prause.”
Lufen greeted us and nodded his head. At that, the knights glanced at us, closed the door, and left.
“This is what happened in the end… …. So, what terms of the deal are you planning to offer?”
“No. The order is out of order.”
“What?”
“First of all, I have to pay for the mistake that made me suffer.”
I think I’m stiff because I haven’t lowered my head in my entire life, but I should let him bow once in a while.
“You bastard, what are you talking about…… !”
“What are you talking about? It means to bow your head in front of me and apologize before making a deal.”
Look at the taste of humiliation.