“Huh…”
After defeating everyone, Emperor Deus sat on the throne as if tired and grabbed his forehead.
It was the first time the Empire had been attacked since he took the throne.
Even more so, the palace has been hit.
If he remained silent, even his qualifications as an emperor would be questioned.
‘It’s even worse if it’s an invasion by a simple monster.’
Monsters attacked the capital city? Didn’t he say that the Empire had been just watching the Empire until then? It was like revealing the empire’s incompetence and weakness to the continent.
So, there must be a monster behind it. It’s a situation that needs to be created even if you don’t have it.
If the empire that serves as the guardian of peace stumbles, war will prevail.
However, it was at the point where there was a power vacuum due to the invisible civil war with Archduke Carlos.
Half of the empire’s military power depended on Archduke Carlos.
It was not known openly, but the moment the imperial family admitted that it was weak, everyone would attack and bite it like a hyena.
Therefore, the selection of the head of the investigation team had to be prudent.
‘Raunel grew up well.’
Among his children, the most trustworthy son is by far Launel.
Raunel rarely disappoints Deus. If Deus tells him to do something, he is a proud son who will fall and complete the mission even if he falls a thousand miles.
The reputation was good, and there was no angular place in the heart.
So, if you leave the position of investigation leader, I will investigate steadily.
‘······ The problem with Launel is that he is too upright.’
It’s not a simple matter that just needs to be investigated.
If necessary, you have to make up something that didn’t exist and tie it up as if it existed.
Depending on the outcome of this task, the authority of the imperial family will be determined. It was a place to let the whole world know that the imperial family was not yet weak.
It could have been unfair and unreasonable.
Literally, it must become the royal sword.
Will the fair Launel be able to accomplish such a mission?
‘It would be possible in Kazan.’
2nd Prince, Kazan.
Unlike Launel, Kazan always moves in search of the ‘optimal move’. It is lazy, but it is Kazan that does its part reliably.
If he is entrusted with the position of the head of the investigation, he will end the work faster and more reliably than anyone else. If necessary, he would do so, even with blood on his hands.
But Kazan does not do anything that is not necessary. It moves only for itself, not for the whole. So I am not sure of the result.
‘The 3rd Prince Carmon and the 4th Prince Rion are too young.’
The last thing left.
‘Reinhardt…’
The most erratic son was definitely Reinhardt. It changed dramatically after I went to the north, but I still couldn’t figure out what was inside.
So, I put it on the list.
It was because of the thought that if Reinhardt could move the hearts of the empresses, it would be okay to give up the position of investigation leader.
Of course, I thought it would be impossible.
Because I didn’t think that Reinhardt had such a way of living.
He must know how to bend if necessary, but Reinhardt was a tough guy.
‘Reinhardt changed the minds of the 3rd Empress Josephine and the 4th Empress Lia.’
However, the result was unexpected.
The two empresses chose Reinhardt.
Even if Reinhardt, the 4th Empress, could move her heart a little while saving Leone, the most unexpected was Josephine, the 3rd Empress.
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Josephine was only expecting that no one would choose.
If it is 2:1, it is Launel’s advantage.
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Josephine tied the score by picking Reinhardt.
The result far exceeded Deus’ prediction.
‘Is it really right to hand a knife?’
If you hold the knife wrong, blood will blow.
I couldn’t take away the knife that was once handed to me.
So I had to be careful.
‘If only Reinhardt really had enough skills to hunt dragons.’
It was really the final gateway.
In the past, I would have never even imagined it.
A confrontation between Reinhardt and Launel. It would have been only a landslide victory for Launel.
However, Reinhardt became the owner of the spirit.
With that power, he even killed a dragon.
Raunel was a Lord Slayer, but if it was a dragon that really attacked the Eternal Palace, then Reinhardt would become a Dragon Slayer. The two were titles of different ranks.
‘This confrontation will prove it.’
Everything will change depending on the outcome of this confrontation.
“Whoa…”
Deus took a deep breath.
As the years passed, his worries grew as he grew older.
As I got older, I thought I would be able to solve everything because I had an insight, but the reality was the opposite.
Especially when it came to his children, it seemed that he didn’t even know what he knew.
Among them, Reinhardt was nowhere to be seen.
What do you want to become by breaking the egg and jumping out?
Reinhardt was proving it by taking steps that shattered all of his expectations.
position yourself.
More than that.
Also, depending on this result, Reinhardt could be given wings or fall into a lower hell.
However, no matter how much I thought about it, the picture of Reinhardt defeating Launel was not drawn.
I gave it a chance, but I wonder if this is poison.
Knowing that, Deus felt uncomfortable.
*
No wonder he caught the person.
The words of Emperor Deus, ‘Prove it with your skills’, were not a joke.
It means to really hit and fight and see who is more ‘stronger’.
He even showed a willingness to set up a schedule and ‘widely disclose’ the outcome of this fight.
‘Will you lay the plate?’
next 7 days.
Fight against Launel in a place open to everyone.
Depending on the outcome, my treatment will also be determined.
If you don’t win, you will be branded as an ‘incompetent prince’.
If you win, you will become the ‘Prince who was hiding his skills’. It was natural, but he had no intention of losing.
“Are you okay, Your Highness?”
As I stared out the window calmly, Germin asked me.
“What’s not okay?”
“You look deep.”
“I was wondering how much to press.”
“majesty. You must not underestimate Her Highness Prince Launel.”
“It is a joke. I have never looked down on him in my life.”
Seriously.
in the past and now.
I’ve never looked down on Launel.
I wanted you to envy me.
I felt jealous of Launel, who lived a completely different life than I did.
I changed the subject and told Germin.
“By the way, Germin. Are you learning magic well?”
“Yes. It’s lacking, but I’ve risen to the 4th circle. Thanks to Edith.”
A smile crept across his lips.
Germin’s dream was to become a wizard. However, since I was a family of deacons from generation to generation, even though I had talent, I only learned up to the 3rd circle and became my exclusive butler.
Despite his age, Germin still had a passion for magic.
Edith wants to teach me magic, but I can already handle psionic energy. I didn’t feel the need to learn magic separately.
So I put a condition on it.
If you teach magic to Germin, I will learn from him.
It’s like he’s finally keeping the promise he made to Germin after returning.
“It is truly something to congratulate. Now you can call yourself a full-fledged wizard.”
“We still have a long way to go.”
“Even though there is a long way to go, a wizard is a wizard. Come on, get ready soon.”
“What preparation are you talking about?”
“Andrew.”
Awesome!
Andrew, the exclusive designer, appeared with the ladies-in-waiting.
Andrew bowed his head.
“Did you call, Your Highness?”
“Bring what you have prepared.”
“Yes!”
Andrew walked back behind the door and brought out a suit he had cut.
This suit was custom made by Andrew himself.
After a while, he handed the suit around to Jeremin and nodded.
“The measurements are just right.”
“majesty. What is this…?”
To Jeremin, who blinked at the question, he answered with a smile.
“The main character today is not me, but you, Germin. After a long hardship, I became an official wizard, so we should have a party worthy of it.”
“Yes······?”
Germin still has a puzzled look on his face.
However, I knew right away that Germin had risen to the 4th circle.
There are many things prepared for today.
“Come on, get changed. As soon as preparations are complete, we will head to the capital.”
*
pop! Perong!
Fireworks explode, bands sing, and clowns dance.
heart of the capital. Wolgyesu Tailor Shop was reborn in a place like the heart.
It has been extended to five floors, and the size of the mansion is so large that it is impossible to even name it.
At the entrance on the first floor, the clothes I wore on Princess Carnell’s coming-of-age ceremony were on display, and Andrew’s works were lined up after that.
“I really can’t believe it…”
Andrew looked at the completed tailor shop with tears in his eyes again.
There was no tailor shop of this size even in the capital city.
Even the location is golden yolk land, so the value will be beyond imagination.
“It is yours now.”
“I will defend it with all my life.”
“Of course it should. This store’s reputation will be equal to mine.”
Laurel Tailor Shop would change the standards of all clothing in the capital, empire, and continent. I thought it would be possible with Andrew’s skills.
When we went upstairs, the floor was crowded with people who had already arrived.
A party was in progress, with alcohol, food, nobles and wizards mingling together.
Of course, the nobles who invested would attend, but it was unexpected that there were mages.
In particular, it was all the more conspicuous because they were all wizards.
Andrew said, eyes wide open.
“Ugh! Isn’t that Mr. Androsen from the Mage’s Tower of Light?”
“Even in the Magic Tower of the Storm…”
“Thousand Wizard! I never thought that such a famous wizard would visit me!”
I was talking hard to myself.
All famous wizards seemed to know.
“You must be very interested in wizards.”
“My childhood dream was to be a wizard, Your Highness. Although I gave up because I had no talent, I traveled all over the continent to see famous wizards even from a distance.”
What a passion.
Germin still had an expression that he didn’t know what it was.
I went to the center of the party.
Then there was a silence and they all started to focus on me.
“Thank you for coming here. I will not forget all of you who stayed here even though it would not have been easy to come.”
“Of course, Your Highness.”
“Thank you for inviting us to such a wonderful event.”
Gathered for a party.
However, it is not just a party.
They were my ‘supporters’. The number of nobles, including Izar, is less than ten, but this is enough for now.
In particular, the wizards were only looking for a chance to contact me somehow after I became the owner of the spirits.
“Andrew will present a tailored suit to each and every one who responds to the invitation.”
“Oh oh!”
“And one more thing to celebrate, my butler, Germin, has become a 4th-circle wizard.”
“…?”
“In a way, this is the most important thing.”
Everyone was dumbfounded by my sudden remark.
His expression is as if he doesn’t know why he’s talking about the butler’s rise to the 4th circle all of a sudden.
But one of them, a clever wizard, shouted.
“With Circle 4, you can officially put your name on the Mage Tower. Your Highness, if the butler hasn’t decided on a magic tower to name yet, how about our ‘Storm of Magic Tower’?”
It was only then that the eyes of the wizards caught on.
Yes.
To the point of mentioning it as ‘the most important thing’, Reinhardt cares for the butler!
The mage tower named after Germin gains full support from Reinhardt.
Furthermore, they may share secrets about ‘spirits’!
The eyes of the tower masters moved to Jeremin at once.
“The mage tower to raise the enemy is very important. Our ‘Sky Magic Tower’ will never lack the level of a magic tower.”
“How about ‘The Magic Tower of Light’?”
Germin couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
Because I couldn’t even imagine that something like this would happen.
The magic tower masters are called the pinnacle of magicians.
All wizards envy and are giants who have reached the sky.
They were competing with each other to put the name of Germin, who had just reached the 4th circle, on their mage tower.
Germin looked at Reinhardt.
Reinhardt just smiled.
But with his lips, he was saying ‘You choose’.
‘This, what is this…’
An age well over half a century.
Belatedly learning magic again, he was receiving love calls from magic giants.
Germin’s stopped heart started beating fast.
*
The confrontation between Reinhardt and Launel became a matter of interest to all citizens of the capital.
In just one day, all the newspapers were covering related stories.
However, Reinhardt’s public opinion was not very good.
―The prince having a party ahead of an important confrontation.
―The people are suffering from the attacks of the monsters.
―Doesn’t the prince see the suffering of the people as suffering?
―The careless prince. Prince trying.
Unidentified newspapers were embroidered all over the streets.
kind of shit Most of the articles criticized Reinhardt for openly throwing a party in the center of the capital.
“It must be a landslide victory for Prince Launel.”
“I can see the results.”
“So you’re giving up everything and having a party?”
All citizens of the capital predicted a landslide victory for Launel.
It was an unwinnable fight in the first place.
Reinhardt was desperate.
It was an unwinnable fight, so it was clear that he was giving up and playing.
Party in this situation.
Citizens were outraged.
“Come to think of it, what was Crown Prince Reinhard doing when the capital was attacked?”
“Prince Raunel and Prince Kazan led the soldiers and fought, didn’t they?”
“Tsk tsk. Rumors that the prince has changed are all lies.”
“Have you been fooled once or twice? I’d rather take this opportunity to completely change the succession plan.”
＜ Illusion (4) ＞ End