Episode 26. Emperor Coronation Ceremony (2)
“In the end, Chris will be the emperor.”
Seri had a calm expression, but her voice was filled with regret.
“Yes. Because it was such a deal.”
First of all, I was thinking of watching the prince’s movements.
The empire run by the crown prince from the game wasn’t all that bad. It felt like Emperor Lufen was ruling the empire.
In fact, unlike his other brothers, he was taught directly by the emperor, so he had a good understanding of how to rule the empire.
However, his problems began to emerge when the demonic corps were completed. Chris still had useless pride and stubbornness, and the target was always related to other races.
Right before the full-scale human-majeon war broke out, even in the situation where hundreds or thousands of knights and adventurers were dying on the border, they couldn’t make a proper decision.
And as the resistance, aiming for that opportunity, begins to move, even a civil war breaks out.
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As he faces the worst disaster of both the pressure of the demons and the civil war of the empire, Chris is branded as an incompetent emperor by the people of the empire.
In this case, as I said before, it becomes a time game.
You can see the happy ending, but you have to overcome the worst difficulty. Naturally, half the population of the empire would die in the process. It was a story when even that produced the best results.
But this time, the chances of a civil war happening are slim, as he became independent before the civil war broke out and made friends with Leones, the leader of the Resistance.
In other words, there is little chance that Chris will be stigmatized as incompetent in this world.
As long as you don’t do anything stupid.
“Do you think your brother will do well?”
“It will be fine. He has received a lot of education since he was young, and he has accumulated experience. There is no doubt that he will succeed Emperor Rufen and do well.”
“…… Are you overrated?”
“If he had no ability at all, Emperor Rufen would not have designated him as the crown prince from the beginning.”
Emperor Rufen spared his children, but he was not foolish enough to elect the crown prince because he was the eldest son, not looking at his abilities. He is the eldest son, but his ability is good, so he nominated him as the next emperor.
“I see. Then, me or Chris, who do you think will lead the empire better?”
“It’s Chris.”
“An immediate answer? After all, can’t it be me?”
“Again, he has been running the empire for decades. That’s how much his experience and know-how must have accumulated. Even if your problem-solving ability is higher, you can’t compare that part unless you have to experience it yourself.”
“Is that so?”
“But if Chris becomes emperor and he remains inflexible, then your rating will be higher than that of Chris.”
Inflexibility means taking over the dictatorship, which means ignoring the suffering of the imperial people. When that time comes, this side won’t be able to stay still.
“Then I guess I have no choice but to wait. Hoping that my older brother would make a mistake.”
Hopefully making a mistake…….
Did he originally want to become emperor like this?
…… Oh, it was because of me.
I remembered that he said he was inferior to others to stand next to me.
“…… It seems that his personality has changed a lot. Tax collector.”
“Uh…… Does it look like that?”
“Before, I was timid and worried about whether I would be able to make ends meet. Now…… There is no hesitation in expressing your opinion.”
“I thought so… …. Can I be disappointed? Ah, but thank you for your concern.”
Seri put on her sullen face, but she snorted in a good mood.
“If that’s the case, I won’t have any worries. I want to continue to work in that state in the future.”
I told her, putting the parchment on her table with the things her nobles were having trouble with by now.
“Isn’t there a way for me to improve my skills if I keep getting help like this?”
“This time is different from before.”
“Is it different?”
“I wrote only keywords. Find the answer yourself It’s something I should do, but I don’t have time for it.”
To be exact, I had time for that, but I didn’t have to do such a troublesome thing.
It would be nice to farm relics while solving the problem, but now there was almost no equipment to farm.
Even if there were, most of them could only be obtained by satisfying ‘special conditions’ rather than simply looking for an item.
That’s why I spend time with tax collectors, aim for opportunities to satisfy special conditions, and enjoy life leisurely.
We’ll have to prepare her footing so that she can become emperor anytime.
“Prause, aren’t you trying to flirt with other girls?”
It’s hot.
Se-ri points out with a smile. Even though she had no intention of hanging out with a girl, her conscience was pricked for some reason.
“To play with a girl. When did you say that I was hanging out with girls?”
“Do you really think so?”
The moment I heard Seri’s words, a chill came to tickle my back. Clearly, she wasn’t as strong as a hero or an S-class, but there was a pressure that made her swallow her saliva inadvertently.
“…… What do you want to say?”
“It doesn’t mean much. If you’re just going to play with another girl, wouldn’t it be okay to play with me……. I want to.”
She says, twisting her own golden hair.
“Again, I have no intention of playing around. Now that the slaves have been freed, isn’t there a need to prepare for the human-man war?”
“For now, let’s do that.”
Se-ri nods her head and pretends to be convinced.
The warriors who watched our conversation closely while drinking cocoa vomited their curiosity.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen Master make one-sided excuses.”
“You only show weakness to Princess Se-ri, Master. Last time that…… It’s vulgar, too.”
“Oh, but if you have nothing to do, you should play with us! As if we had a snowball fight not too long ago!”
You guys seem to be picking out unhelpful voices at really important moments. Actually, it’s not a teacher or anything, but isn’t it too much?
“But Master, are you weak to those who go out strong? Or do you like it that way?”
“…… What?”
Iris asked as if contemplating. I stared blankly at her. Are you doing this because you have no strength? I want to refuse too.
“No.”
“But when Master pushes hard, he listens surprisingly well, doesn’t he?”
“… ….”
Damn it. I couldn’t deny it.
“Huh~ That’s right. Masters are weak to strong things.”
The expressions of the warriors are getting darker and darker. The playfulness is especially blatant on Tina’s face.
I had no way of responding to these guys when they attacked. No matter what I did, I had to give up.
“Teacher, fight with me right now. Today, I will prove that I surpassed my teacher.”
Aren’t you saying that if you prove it, you’ll do whatever you want?
“I hate it.”
“Isn’t that admitting that you are weaker than me?!”
“…… You may die.”
Of course, me.
“I can no longer look after you like I used to. Because you are already stronger than me. If you are willing to do so, come in.”
Tina flinches as I speak with my eyes wide open. Even though it was almost finished, it seemed that I was intimidated in front of my life. The other warriors trembled slightly as they met eyes with mine.
“What the hell is that mana…… How do I train myself to have it?”
“Okay.”
I don’t know.
This was the situation after I possessed it. All I knew was that. Come to think of it, wasn’t a man named Praus actually a competent person?
…… If I really did, I wouldn’t have gone through all this trouble.
“I see. You want to find out for yourself. All right. This must be an educational process.”
Yes…… ?
“Well, up until now Master has told us too many things to make us stronger.”
“Ooh…… ! After all, you mean we are in the palm of our master?”
What are you guys misunderstanding?
“It’s okay, we still have 5 years left. In the meantime, let’s jump over Master.”
It’s good that I motivate the warriors to become stronger. However, the purpose was too impure.
All I heard from the warriors was what they would do to me after 5 years.
“You… ….”
“Please wait. I will overwhelmingly defeat my master.”
Tina clenches her fists and ignites her will. Oh, I’m so looking forward to it that I’m about to burst into tears.
But you guys can still beat me…….
* * *
Time passed quickly, and only the coronation ceremony of the emperor was left. The prince muttered while staring out the window as he recalled the festive mood that would unfold in Pretium the next day.
“Is it finally tomorrow? Tomorrow…… It is what I so longed for.”
What he longed for and longed for would come true tomorrow.
‘When I become the emperor, it would be better to keep quiet for a while. The question is how to get Prause out. Killing him is impossible with the current Empire’s power.’
He’s been talking about Prause so far, but he’s never seriously underestimated it.
‘Meteor was clearly written by an elf with the qualities of an archmage, not Prause. Prause has enough mana to control nature, but he doesn’t seem to have learned magic.’
Then it was more of a problem.
Even though he had the mighty power of Prause, he had added power to use 9th tier magic. In addition, there were two swordsmen who sliced up the White Gwangjo and the Black Gwangjo.
Even if they gathered all the defense power of the empire, they couldn’t think of a way to kill Prause.
At the overwhelming power difference, Chris let out a sigh.
‘Unless they take care of themselves and cause infighting, it’s impossible to seize the opportunity.’
He predicted that even if they fought in an all-out war, they would be meteoric and annihilated before the knights even got close. Even the head of the Magic Guild temporarily stopped Meteor as the limit.
‘I’ll have to think about this later. Still, nobles follow Obama more than me. At least I have to be patient until I completely turn them on my side.’
In the end, Chris decided to hide his sword and wait until Lufen died.
Looking at the moon in the sky, he realized that it was late, and entered the bedroom attached to the office.
Even though she has a wife, she’s always busy with work and it’s been a long time since we haven’t slept together.
In the first place, it was a marriage to build one’s own forces and to have children, so there was no way they would be attached to each other.
“I can’t sleep because my heart is pounding.”
The prince, who climbed onto the bed and lay down, frowned.
He really couldn’t realize that he was the emperor. The days he lived desperately to defend his rights passed by like a kaleidoscope.
It was then.
“If you can’t sleep, can I sing you a lullaby?”
“!”
Chris was startled by the unfamiliar voice and opened his eyes. He then recognized an unknown being standing above him.
Its existence was like a shadow. He looked like a human, but his whole body was covered in darkness, so it was impossible to tell what kind of creature he was.
“Who, who are you!!”
“It is a ‘spirit’ that has business for you.”
“Is there anyone out there! Kill this impure molecule right now!”
Tup.
The prince’s mouth is blocked with extreme force. A rough breath leaked out of the prince’s nose, who was unable to speak until the end.
“I can’t hear you no matter how loud you talk anyway. This is the imperial palace, but it is not the imperial palace.”
“That, what is that…… !”
“But I don’t like loud things. So shut up and listen to me. Nod your head if you understand.”
Chris shook his head up and down as soon as he finished his sentence. While feeling fear of unknown existence, the survival instinct to live made him move.
The shadow slowly removed its hand from Chris’ mouth.
“Everyone, who are you?”
A demon that can be clearly seen even in the dark.
Chris intuitively recognized that the opponent was a demon, but he took his luck calmly. It was thanks to the courage trained from an early age.
“…… Hmm. I’m sure it’ll be okay if you introduce yourself. We’ll be friends from now on.”
The being crouches down and looks down at Chris.
“Of course, I need to know whether to accept my acquaintance or not before that.”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t you want to kill Prause, Emperor Chris? Ah, are you still the crown prince?”
“!”
The moment Chris mentioned Prause, his eyes widened. He was taken aback by the suggestion that seemed to penetrate his desires.
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“The reaction. It’s like you’ve been waiting for me.”
The being covered in darkness spews laughter. Finally, he holds out his hand.
“Okay. I liked it. I’ll lend you the power to kill Prause. This body that once almost became the Spirit King.”