268 – Memory – 1
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As I entered the room, all kinds of eyes were focused on me.
Kai Kilia, who was pounding on the sofa with a very uncomfortable expression, and Minerva, who was staring blankly into the sky, as if she was envisioning a purple magic in her head.
Floretta and Luna, who held hands in front of their hearts and prayed with faint smiles, and Stella and Selene, who knelt down behind them and prayed, holding hands in the same way.
Aurora sat on the sofa with a slightly nervous expression, sipping tea, and Iris, Rize, Erica, and Claudia all stiffened up at the end.
Everyone except Nyx, who entered the room with me, was staring at me.
In particular, I could see Laura and her knight commanders wide open their expressions as soon as they saw me.
“You are so arrogant to call me to a place like this and make me wait, Commander of the Knights of the Dark Night.”
Caicilia snapped. Judging by the fact that she called me Captain of the Knights of the Jet Dark Night instead of Delta, it seemed she didn’t like even the brief moment she had been waiting here.
I moved on calmly. I don’t mean to be genuinely angry, it’s just an attempt to build some self-respect. I know that, but there was no reason to shrink.
Besides, especially since I know how to break that pride very easily.
“Sorry, Your Majesty. I apologize.”
She tickled Kai Killia’s chin as she put her apology in her mouth. Cai Killia, who had relaxed her expression for an instant, stunned and returned to a high-pressure, cold expression.
It was because the eyes of the people around him were focused on Caicilia.
Minerva, Sister Pope, and Nyx didn’t look surprised at all, but the rest kept their eyes wide open as a group, as if they had never dreamed that Cae Cilia would make such an expression.
“You bastard, Commander of the Knights of the Dark Star!”
Unable to bear her embarrassment, I pressed down on Caikilia’s shoulders as she tried to stand up from her couch. She and she continued to tickle and stroke her cheeks and her chin, neck and shoulders.
“Calm down, Your Majesty the Emperor.”
The uniform that flowed slightly down revealed her shoulders as white as jade, and her body, unable to withstand my touch, shook several times.
“Black…… Huh…… Gee, cheeky, Jin…… ! Let go of that hand right now…… I can’t, hehehe, do you…… !”
I was saying that I was being arrogant or that I should get rid of it right away, but my body was honest. I couldn’t even resist properly, I just flinched.
A high-pitched moaning sound began to blend between words and sentences, and excited breaths came out with each exhalation. The extremely sensitive body was already starting to feel pleasure.
Her forehead and neck were damp with sweat, as if she still remembered the endless ordeal of the past. I confirmed that fact and removed my hand.
This should be done in an appropriate way, because it will only backfire if you bring your ego to the bottom.
When her hand dropped, Kai Killia lowered her head, her mouth quietly shut. It was probably because she did not want to show her half-undressed face to anyone else.
“Sorry if you waited too long. I was a little late because I had something to check.”
I stroked her jet-black hair and opened her mouth. Everyone was quite surprised to see that Cae Cilia Libanus was simply subdued without even being able to resist properly.
Especially Aurora, who sat right next to Caicilia, and the four knight commanders, who knew very well what the emperor’s personality was like, especially.
Except for the two wizards who look like they knew this would happen, except for the sister Pope who looks envious.
“It’s okay. Thanks for the good view. And, rest assured that I only waited for a few minutes. The child being stroked by you is especially sensitive.”
The smile never left Minerva’s face. She seemed to have quite a lot of fun watching Kai Kilia being pinned down and suppressed.
“Minerva, yes…… Hick?!”
Kai Killia raised her head ferociously, but when I touched her near her lips, she couldn’t hold on for long and bowed again. Only then did the emperor’s dignity and anything else disappear.
“You may be wondering why you were asked to come here. I will explain each one from now on.”
I put my hand away after stroking the jet-black straight hair that was gently flowing through my fingers one last time. Then he looked at the knight commanders, Stella, and Selene.
“You sit down too. It’s not something worth standing up to hear. There are plenty of empty seats anyway.”
At my words, the knight commanders sat down on the sofa between the emperor and the pope, looking at each other nervously. Stella and Selene took their places next to their respective popes.
I also found a moderately vacant seat and attached my butt. The eyes that had been scattered here and there were once again focused on me.
“Now, what can I say, child. Why did you call us here?”
Minerva asked with a smile on her single single. The reason why ordinary people gathered together people who would not even have a chance to see their faces from a distance, let alone mix their words for the rest of their lives. Now was the time to explain it.
“First of all…… I think you all know about the centipede that appeared last time.”
At the mention of the Immortal Centipede, the heads of the Silver Dawn Knights’ faces stiffened slightly. It seemed that he was reminded of how he had been nearly killed by them not too long ago. Caicilia and Aurora’s reactions were no different.
Conversely, the Popes, the Heretic Judge, and the Heretic Questioner were silent.
I did not die no matter what I did, so I came to ask for help, but there was only one that appeared, so there was no big crisis, and I even took care of it myself.
On the contrary, it only resulted in my position as a saint being further solidified.
“That’s a guy called ‘The Immortal Centipede’. True to its name, it never dies in any way other than a specific means. There are only two ways to kill. Here, use this weapon…….”
I took out the Immortal from behind and put it on the table. The sword was old and rusty and chipped, as if it would break at any moment, but there was no rust on the table.
“Or, use a special ability called ‘Requiem’. These are two things.”
In the end, Floretta and Luna’s expressions darkened a little, probably remembering how they cried and said they were sorry because they couldn’t learn the soul and couldn’t be of any help.
“…… It’s a requiem, this is the first time I’ve heard of it.”
“It is natural that you are hearing this for the first time. It is not a technology of this world in the first place.”
When he said that this wasn’t a technology of the world, everyone except for Minerva, who had been researching purple magic, looked puzzled.
“It’s a lot more complicated if you dig into it, but I’m running out of time, so I’ll explain it briefly. Requiem is a technique that allows you to sever the essence of life.”
“Sever the essence, la…… It’s a strange concept Did you ask us to gather here to teach you how to use it?”
Perhaps it was something he had never heard before, his golden eyes were shining with curiosity. I shook my head.
“It is not possible to write just because you are taught.”
“…… What?”
Kai Killia frowned at her.
“What did you say now? Didn’t you say that teaching doesn’t mean you can use it?”
“Yes. No matter how much you say you are the emperor, it is. No one except Nyx and I would be able to understand it, let alone touch its essence. Floretta and Luna have already failed.”
The popes nodded their heads with a calm expression. Cayquilia held her arms crossed under her breasts for a moment, tapping her forearm with her index finger, then she stared at me.
She said, “She wouldn’t have asked me to come here to say to her face that it was impossible. If you’re delta, you probably have a good reason. Speak What is the reason?”
“You got it right. Because there is one way to get her requiem available. That’s why I called Your Majesty and others here.”
“Are you sure, Delta-sama?!”
“How is that?!”
Floretta and Luna hurriedly rushed at the word that there was a way. Stella and Selene panicked and calmed the popes. I waited for the commotion to subside before continuing.
“But before that, I have to tell you something. This is a story about something I haven’t told you yet. It is also a story that must be heard in order to be qualified to learn the requiem.”
“One of the two would be enough reason to listen, but since both are applicable, there is no reason not to listen. Feel free to say anything.”
Kai Killia smiled and crossed her legs. Except for Nyx, who quietly closed her eyes, everyone was paying close attention to my next words.
I took my luck carefully.
“This is a story about my past.”
Since Delta gave the ‘prize’ and went back, Eclipse has been very busy.
It wasn’t just because of the punishment that Delta said it would give. Eclipse also knows how to distinguish between public and private.
In a situation where immortal centipedes rushed in like waves and no one knew when the world eater would come in, I had no intention of doing anything stupid like throwing away what was right in front of me for the sake of punishment.
If it’s a bee’s practice, it’s not too late to find out its location as soon as possible, deliver it to Delta, and start in earnest after all worlds are stabilized.
Of course, I can’t deny the fact that there’s a little bit of anticipation mixed into the reason why the movement is getting faster.
“…… Something is wrong.”
Eclipse, who was diligently fulfilling Delta’s orders, muttered to himself a sudden sense of incongruity. Since then, not a single immortal centipede has appeared.
Thanks to that, I was able to focus solely on locating it, but that’s why it was longer. Just a few hours before Delta arrived, they were coming in millions.
According to Eclipse’s calculations, it was possible to extract a million units in about 30 minutes. How big are you going to come later?
“…… What?”
Soon after realizing the reason for the incongruity, Eclipse stopped all other tasks. And he devoted all his remaining energy to the verification of what he had just discovered.
Examining, examining, analyzing, researching, interpreting, I hoped that the discomfort I had just felt was a lie by mobilizing all my abilities.
But it wasn’t. When the same result came out no matter how many times it was verified, Eclipse urgently prepared to contact Delta.
The World Eater was approaching.