Deus sat on the throne and looked at the piled up treasures with a bored expression.
“This is a tribute from Catullu Kingdom, Your Majesty.”
“The tribute from Rigel Kingdom has also arrived, Your Majesty.”
“Even in Surturman Kingdom…”
Tributes are constantly being sent from neighboring kingdoms.
era of peace.
It was a bribe sent in the hope that the peace and prosperity of the empire would continue.
The status of the empire and the status of Deus pierced the sky to such an extent that even Surtman Kingdom, which had not been on good terms for half a century, sent gifts.
Since he ascended the throne, 80% of wars on the continent have decreased.
Would you call him the guardian of peace?
However.
“Clean it up.”
Deus didn’t like their gifts.
To be honest, I didn’t like everything.
‘Can’t they hear the sound of peace coming to an end?’
The era of peace he had created was drawing to a close.
That offering will soon return as sword and spear.
The continent will become a sea of fire, and the name of the Holy King will become a piece of paper.
Now in the Empire, monsters that have inflated their bodies were trying to stretch themselves.
Those who exceeded the power accumulated by the imperial family were also meddling in internal affairs.
What is the difference between this and the Republic?
‘If even the northern conquest succeeds, there will be no excuse to stop them.’
the northern part of the continent. A land of ice with snowstorms all year round.
Nobles went on an expedition to conquer a place that had never been conquered in history.
Because it was the only way to appease them starving for war.
I hope you fail, but if you succeed and come back, you will be out of control.
Of course, there was also a way to aim for the gap in between.
All you have to do is to subdue the nobles’ territories that would have been vacated for the Northern Expedition and confiscate their property.
Whether or not the North Expedition succeeds, it’s enough to tie them up and cut off their heads as soon as they return.
It would be a disgrace to the holy king’s name, but it was better than having the empire fall to them.
However, Deus had no choice.
Archduke Carlos. as long as he exists.
Called the King of Knights and the King of Conquerors, he conquered all incomprehensible realms with his hands.
There were only five sword masters in the imperial family, but there were close to twenty sword masters in his knights’ order.
Since that is the number that has been disclosed, it is possible that it may far exceed this number.
In terms of skill, there is no knight who can beat Croft, but that was a story from 20 years ago.
‘Croft is old too.’
Even a sword master cannot overcome the adversity of time.
Croft alone could defeat a decent number of sword masters in his prime.
But now?
It was also true that Croft was focusing on nurturing the knights, but the knights of the imperial family were inferior to the knights of Archduke Carlos.
This is because they are the only ones in the Empire who have gone through numerous ‘wars’.
The children of Archduke Carlos also possessed the same genius as the princes.
‘A monster that grew in strength by eating peace.’
As long as he is at the head, war between neighboring countries will eventually break out.
For that reason, Carlos installed the crazed Reinhardt as the crown prince.
To be more precise, it was a northern punishment in exchange for the installation of the crown prince.
A northern expedition that has never been successful in the empire’s thousand-year history.
A task that no kingdom on the continent has been able to accomplish.
If the Northern Expedition fails, or if he dies during the Northern Expedition, the empire can continue to be peaceful.
“… What are the princes doing?”
Swoop.
Five shadows rose in front of him.
Other shadows protecting the imperial family.
Unlike the direct guards, they were solvers who solved difficult problems in the dark.
“The first prince took the ‘Sword of Dawn’ from the imperial palace.”
“It is extraordinary. I was always worried about my lack of discernment.”
Deus nodded.
Only one person can enter the imperial palace.
Without any advice, you have to choose the useful one among the many treasures by yourself.
The Sword of Dawn is a special treasure among them.
I wondered if I was worrying for nothing.
“The 2nd Prince entered mana training through the ‘Wind Jewel’. He has been confined to the workshop for seven days already.”
“hahahaha! He must have liked that troublesome guy quite a bit.”
The second prince was bothered by everything.
It was the kind of person who rots talent because of lack of passion.
Still, a genius at the level of achieving the 6th circle at a young age.
In terms of talent alone, he was the best among the princes.
Deus asked the third shadow.
“The third prince?”
“You are awake. However, it seems that you are not dealing with ‘Seekers of Light’.”
“Do it. The secret of the Seeker of Light has not been solved for a thousand years.”
“Haona, you have grown by leaps and bounds since you woke up. It seems that you have reached the 3rd circle, as if your ability to handle mana has greatly improved.”
“Is it the aftermath of a runaway?”
“We have not been able to determine the exact cause. sorry.”
“I don’t care.”
Deus shook his head.
Runaway is something that even wizards shake their heads at.
All knowledge about him was inevitably lacking.
3rd Prince Carmon with the attribute of light. He was truly a child of light. The child and Empress Josephine added flavor to life in the dull imperial palace.
“The 4th Prince has finished communicating with the ‘Ice Bird Egg’.”
“It’s only natural that it’s her blood.”
4 Empress.
She entered the palace at the same time as the 3rd Empress, but it was for the ‘blood’ she inherited.
An existence called the Demon King in the north in the past.
She was the descendant of the demon king who unified the north.
The strongest blood, he brought her into the imperial palace just for that.
Since he was the son of the 4th empress, who inherited the blood of the demon king, it was natural for him to communicate with the ice bird.
‘I have to make the imperial family even stronger.’
All four princes are geniuses.
Those children will become pillars of the empire.
It is not a waste to pour generously for him.
“… what is the crown prince doing?”
Deus asked.
Then the fifth shadow spoke.
“He is still confined to the palace. It seems that you are researching something with Edith, the Mage Master of the Ice Mage Tower. I couldn’t get into Edith’s realm, so I couldn’t grasp more. sorry.”
“He is the great wizard of the 8th circle that deals with the absolute realm. It’s only natural that you can’t figure it out if you’re together. Don’t mind this either.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“But… that’s strange.”
It goes beyond weird and even award-winning.
From the previous event, he had sensed that the prince’s condition had changed from before.
‘Is madness better?’
The madness he had at birth.
It was Reinhardt who was struggling with nonsense saying that there was a bug in his head.
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t try to fix it.
Even though all methods were mobilized, the madness was not cured.
So he gave up, and it must have been that Archduke Carlos was aiming for that opportunity.
“How is the management of the express convict ward going?”
“It was confirmed that he hadn’t even stopped by.”
didn’t even listen
I don’t care at all…
‘Then it is.’
I guess it was kind of an expectation.
It was to test the crown prince that he was entrusted with the management of the high-class convict ward.
If I could manage the talkative and troubled people, I would have believed to some extent that the madness had been alleviated.
Conversely, it did not matter if madness flared up and caused a massacre.
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Just treat him like a crazy prince and treat him like he normally would.
‘Even if he comes to his senses, what does that have to do with Jim?’
The incompetent crown prince will eventually become the puppet of the nobles.
However, if the crown prince were to be dethroned, he would reach out to control the other princes.
It would have been better if the nobles’ eyes were on the crown prince.
just being crazy
without anyone expecting it.
Even if I showed my ability in halfway, even if my madness got better, nothing would change.
Bonama and the mage master of the ice mage tower must have been snooping around to see if anything would fall.
Without even knowing how stupid and ridiculous that was.
That was the moment.
aaang!
The sound of the tents shaking.
Something broke in and exploded inside the palace.
“The barrier of the imperial palace has been broken, Your Majesty.”
“You should avoid it.”
The shadows moved in perfect order.
However, that is impossible.
The barrier-type magic placed in the imperial palace was created by all the tower masters working together.
How dare you break it and raid the heart of the Empire?
Deus frowned and stood up from his seat.
‘dare.’
Dare, in this place that is a symbol of peace.
In this place where you have your eyes wide open!
He moved to check who had been attacking.
And I saw it placed in the center of the palace.
“knife?”
A sword stuck in a rock.
A whole rock fell, and a sword was stuck in the middle.
A further question arises.
“… a spirit?”
An existence like a hazy smoke that floats above the sword.
A spirit called the ‘Seven Mysteries’ stood there with arms crossed.
***
Spirit, Caliburn.
It was the name the spirit that appeared after freeing the right arm with 6th grade administrator authority.
―Is it you who woke me up, human?
Surprisingly, he was self-conscious.
Wasn’t it just a weapon?
Caliburn looked at me and clicked her tongue.
-I can’t believe it. Are you saying that I, who was called a great spirit along with the King of Light, was only awakened by a human like you?
“Is there a problem?”
―Human, you look so weak. Rather, the older human next to him looks much stronger.
It’s the look in his eyes that he can’t believe it was me who woke him up.
Well, since there was an archmage from the 8th circle right next to it, it wasn’t wrong to compare it.
“… Truly, you succeeded in summoning the spirit.”
“It’s all thanks to you.”
One of the seven mysteries has been broken.
Edith shuddered in surprise.
But it wouldn’t have been possible without his help.
It won’t be easy to find the runaway nanomachines of the 8th Circle Archmage.
A spirit that appeared in the form of a sword stuck in a rock.
Perhaps that sword is the main body of Caliburn.
And it seemed that only the person he recognized could pull out that sword.
“Well. You’re not getting picked.”
“I will try.”
Edith stepped out.
However, the sword could not be drawn simply by strength.
It was the same even when injecting mana and using magic.
“Neither can I.”
Edith opened her mouth with a slightly regretful tone.
It was a sword that even the 8th circle archmage could not draw.
-Humans. I, Caliburn, will not follow anyone who is not recognized by me. And there is no human in this world who deserves my recognition anymore.
“Is there no way?”
-does not exist. Give up.
I didn’t tell Caliburn.
Recognizing my words, Zero replied.
[This is an AI operating with an abnormal program. It is possible to remove them from the current admin level. Are you sure you want to remove it?]
Unusual AI.
A.I. It means created intelligence. Zero also possessed intelligence created by human hands.
And Caliburn was working abnormally.
“It would be better to remove it.”
―That’s absurd. Who is eliminating whom?
If you don’t listen, it’s better to get rid of it.
Zero, who understood my meaning, immediately started moving.
[Launch the uninstaller.]
[0.1%]
―·······?
For a moment, Caliburn’s voice faded.
It started to feel strange.
[0.2%]
―Now, wait.
Caliburn’s voice was alert.
[0.3%]
-Turn it off?!
The unbearable pain was added.
[0.4%]
―What is this? How can you erase my soul in the realm of immobility?
I couldn’t believe it.
Is it only possible for a human to inflict damage on the soul, the main body of the spirit in the realm of immobility?
It is a skill that even transcendentalists cannot do.
Even more so, the opponent was a weak human being.
The starter word for a spirit weapon is something that only those with the qualifications can say.
However, even the magical power he felt was absurdly small. Rather, it was more reasonable that the person next to him had awakened him.
[0.5%]
―Everything, thinking about it again, it seems like you have the right to deal with me.
The problem was that if he stayed like this, he would be completely erased.
I felt a strong will to erase myself by destroying the floating realm.
It is still an incomprehensible phenomenon, but eventually Caliburn raised the white flag.
But there was no way he would listen to it straight away.
“Does it seem like there is?”
―······ It woke me up, so I am definitely entitled.
“Now we can talk.”
[Stop running the uninstaller.]
When the deletion process stopped, the eyes of the spirit Caliburn fluctuated without rest.
A somewhat frightened attitude.
Either that or not, I gripped the sword again.
The sword was drawn naturally with a sound.
spirit weapon. 7 mysteries recovered after 1,000 years!
There was no great inspiration, but an ingenious idea just occurred to me.
‘This will do.’
It was a perfect fit to create a ripple effect within the imperial palace.
For a moment, Malfiel came to mind.
He may be unlucky, but his ‘showmanship’ was definitely extremely strong.
As for the one thing he showed, there was no one to follow him.
So many people followed him and worshiped him as a hero.
‘There’s nothing I can’t do.’
7 mystical spirits.
Appears with a sword stuck in a rock.
Isn’t that plausible?
The flesh will take care of itself.
Humans are imaginary creatures and love to create stories.
―Ho, are you the King of Spirits by any chance?
＜ 7 Mysteries ＞ End