Episode 12. Destroying power (1)
“…… Are you not going? Brother?”
Everyone in the meeting room looks at the publican, who has changed 180 degrees, puzzled.
I think I made a strong first impression, I was really fortunate.
I was nervous in my heart, wondering if I was going to parent.
“Sherry, what are you thinking?”
“You already told me, right? I will become emperor.”
“How do you…… ! On the subject of nothing and incompetence! If you become emperor, the empire will have no future!”
Chris shouts, pointing at her. She lost her temper after the emperor’s remarks and was unable to calm her excitement.
The nobles of the prince’s faction who were watching him raise their voices one by one.
“Your Highness is right. How could a woman become emperor! There has never been such a case in the history of the Empire!”
“Yes, Her Highness Chris is more suitable than the incompetent princess tax collector—”
“Just because there hasn’t been, there’s no guarantee that there won’t be in the future. I will set a precedent for that.”
Perhaps he didn’t want to see the reaction of the nobles who disparaged him for trivial reasons, he cut his words like a knife.
“What… ….”
Aristocrats snort as if the princess’s words were absurd. Seeing this, the tax collector looked around the table.
“I know that everyone here is easygoing because I have lived my life incompetently. Do I really look like a dick?”
…… Strong?
The aristocrats, who were protesting against the fairly radical use of language, shut their mouths.
“I am definitely a member of the noble royal family. Please do not mistake the position. Then what are you going to do when I become emperor? At least, it seems that no one wants to become a fallen nobleman here.”
Aristocrats pay attention to the tax collector’s words.
Even if it rots, it’s Junchi.
As expected, even a trivial word in the imperial family feels a strange pressure. In particular, it was worth seeing the expressions of the aristocrats who were contemplating which rhythm to match while watching the tax collector who had changed as if he had awakened.
The fact that her Chris bows down to her tax collector in front of her bo is to say that she is ‘recognized’ as her royal family, whether they like it or not.
It was an indignant enough situation.
“Princess tax collector, you have been evaluated as incompetent because you have not done anything until now. Don’t you think they’re right?”
One of the marquis sitting in the seat raises her hand and speaks.
“Doing nothing was for me to live. If I show a competent side, my brother will hate me.”
“Isn’t that just sophistry?”
“Actually, brother Chris is harassing the other brothers, right? Do I look that stupid? Why are you having a fight?”
“Then why do you want to go into politics, if you continue to think that way? True to her word, Princess Seri is not even an opponent to Her Highness Chris. If so, wouldn’t it be better for her to spend her years in comfort and without any worries under His Highness? I don’t understand why they are trying to covet power now.”
“Comfort… …. No worries……. Living under 24-hour surveillance must be very comfortable. Would you like to try the Marquis?”
The Marquis also shut her mouth at her sarcasm. She picks up faults for nothing, but she doesn’t even get her money’s worth.
“I lived in the Duchess of Tori’s residence for two months and never knew how sweet freedom could be. I dare say it was the happiest time ever.”
Looks at me. There is a mischievous smile on his face. I feel a strange affection, but perhaps this is not an illusion.
Taking her eyes off me, she opened her mouth again, looking around at the nobles at the table.
“If someone tries to take away my happiness again, I won’t put up with it. That, even if it’s Chris’ older brother.”
“Yes, your years dare…… !”
Chris’ face wrinkles. Her fists on her table trembled.
I was relieved to see him upset.
Yes, you are really incompetent.
Where! Are you fooling around with our princess! Yes man!
“Is this enough criticism of me? If you still don’t like me sitting here, please raise your hand.”
Aristocrats were silent at the tax collector’s words.
There was nothing to say as Se-Ri responded logically and bluntly.
Even because his status was higher than himself, he must have had no choice but to choose what to say.
When I said, “Let’s go over safely,” The man with light blue hair raised his hand. It was Glare Todia.
“I will only ask you two questions, princess tax collector.”
“Yes, please tell me. Grand Duke Todia.”
“This is the first. Why do you want to become emperor? It is said that he was there to live, but he is the emperor who has not been interested in it until now. There’s no way he suddenly made up his mind to become emperor. For what? What do you want to do?”
“What… ….”
It was a sharp question, but it was an expected one.
I looked at the back of Se-Ri’s head from behind. She takes a long exhalation to clear her distracted mind. Her head turns towards Todia.
“It is to ensure that the history of the empire does not end.”
Originally, it was for myself to live, but for that reason, I couldn’t have persuasive power, so I had no choice but to transform.
“…… What do you mean?”
“Everyone here should know that those who are stronger than S-class adventurers are called ‘heroes’. And there will be no one who doesn’t know that the hero behind me is Prause.”
The moment my name is mentioned, those inside the conference room see me.
“Why is that story…… ?”
A nobleman asked cautiously.
“There is a phrase left by the first hero saying that when a hero is born, the devil will also appear.”
“Isn’t it just word of mouth?”
“There is an absolute reason why it cannot be accepted simply as word of mouth.”
“The absolute reason?”
“Because the hero, Prause, told me directly. The demon king was born.”
“!”
The eyes of the nobles widen.
I’m not a real hero, but I lied to her to increase her status.
After I dealt with the black dragon, there was a misunderstanding that I was a hero, and I was thinking of using the information I could use to my advantage.
“The Demon King was born. Is that real, Prause!”
“It’s real.”
The meaning of the birth of the demon king did not mean that a demon with the qualities of a demon king was born, but it meant that all the ranks of the demon realm were established and the first place in the ranks was determined at the same time.
Once the sequence is established, the sequence is maintained until the number 1 dies. That was the law of the demon realm.
They knew that reckless fighting was rather poison.
“Then…… The empire…….”
“Yes. The Empire looks peaceful at first glance, but you must be aware that it is not. We will have to prepare for the second human-majeon war.”
When the story of the Demon King and the Demon War came out, the nobles sighed. There were also those who were abhorred by fear.
“But, why is Prause the only hero this time? Weren’t there three first warriors?”
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There are also three heroes of this generation. It’s because I haven’t grown up yet.
The breakwater that will soon block the invading corps commander was growing under me.
So don’t worry about it, just build up your military power like you always did. Lest their own people die.
“By the way, I have a question. If so, shouldn’t you have told the story to His Highness Chris, who currently has the most power? Why did you hide it, Prause?”
At Todia’s questioning, I looked at Chris. That guy should suck the emperor quite a bit.
“No Chris. That guy doesn’t understand the usefulness of other races at all.”
“The usefulness of other races?”
“I’ll tell you that story, Prause.”
Seri continues the conversation.
“Looking at other races, I thought that we shouldn’t keep them as slaves. They judged that they had the potential to become a great force in defending the empire in the future. Prause agreed to that too.”
“However, they lost their homes and became slaves. Not to mention your grudge against the empire, what are you going to do if you free the slaves and even rebel against them?”
“It’s not like I didn’t think of that possibility either. But I think that possibility is not something to worry about. Isn’t there a ‘precedent’ that everyone already knows about?”
At her words, Todia’s gaze turned to Tori.
“…… Is it.”
“In Aus territory, many other races have already been freed from slavery and have adapted to life in the Empire. There were also those who had families with other tribes. Looking at this, I think that if you free other races from slavery, regain their lost rights, and help them adapt in the Empire, I will gladly stand on the side of the Empire.”
It was a fact that she knew because she lived in Aus Territory.
The reason I brought her to her younger brother’s spirit wasn’t just to teach her studies and raise her self-esteem.
There was also a reason I wanted to show people living in harmony with other races.
She thought that if she already understood the usefulness of other races, she could gain a lot of enlightenment just by looking at the aura of the Aus Spirit.
“… ….”
Suddenly, I looked at the striking pink hair.
Urca, standing behind Duke Tori, pursed her lips. Her eyes were moist.
She makes eye contact with me with a face that looks like she’s about to cry.
You mean this is the sight you were talking about?
…… Seems to be asking
If you take one more step forward, you will see Urca, the scene that other races longed for.
“That’s why I want to become the emperor in order to bring stability to the empire by reconciling the inside so that the long history of the empire will not be cut off and by subjugating the external force of demons.”
“Hmm. The intent is right. It can also be called a smart answer. But I think His Highness Chris would do better with this.”
“Obviously I have nothing to show you at this point, so you might think so, but I have something that my older brother Chris will never have.”
“…… Is it Prause?”
It could be said that this was the moment when the position they had established so far shined. As the existence itself became persuasive, even Todia could not tackle it.
“Yes… …. You mean other races are so capable? But will it really work as you wish?”
While the story was going on in a good mood, the prince cut him off and poured cold water on him.
“Other races hate humans to death. Will they really follow your thoughts? Not at all. Freeing other races from slavery could be a threat to the empire if the risk factors were too great. Haven’t you thought of that?”
He wasn’t wrong. However, if there was one thing that was overlooked, it was that there was a ‘common enemy’ such as humans, other races, and demons.
No matter how much I hated them, I had no choice but to join forces. As long as the demons are alive, there is no future in the human world.
“I think it’s far less risky than being a hero and an enemy. Brother.”
“… ….”
“And that is what I will definitely carry with me when I become emperor. As much as the time they were sick, all I can do is ‘appropriate compensation’ and ‘responsibility’.”
Among the aristocrats, they wondered if they had seen Princess Se-ri again.
“Is that really the princess tax collector?”
“I’m not kidding… ….”
Serri, who had another fight with Chris, sees Todia.
“Is there an answer, Grand Duke Todia?”
“That was an answer I liked.”
“Then what is the second question?”
We move from Todia’s tax collector to Chris.
“…… Announcing that he would become emperor at this gathering of all nobles, not at a private place, could be said to be a declaration of war in other words. Do you have any reason to say it here?”
At his question, I opened my mouth without hesitation.
“I’m tired of doing things behind the scenes. And this is a declaration of war against Chris’ brother.”
Se-Ri smiled and provoked.
“This, this cheeky b*tch… ….”
Now, it could be said that it was a battle between predators and predators, not predators and prey.