272 – Catastrophe – 2
Since the sky, which had been fine until just now, was stained with blood, the reaction of the people could not have been normal.
The members of the Knights of the Silver Dawn, who stood guard, were agitated and agitated, and the maids, who were busily going back and forth in the garden to do their jobs, also showed expression of not knowing what to do.
Even the magicians of the Mage Tower came out one by one. Every human being in sight was looking up at the sky.
“Captain of the Delta Knights!”
One of the knights who recognized me saluted. I approached the huddled silver armor.
“Not in a good mood?”
“It’s not like you can just say no and let it go. It was within the imperial palace, so it stopped at the line of surprise, and it is obvious how the outside reaction will be. It’s the worst.”
“Do you know anything? Is this just around here, or is it like this everywhere else?”
“It will be the same no matter where you look. It will be the same even including the Holy Land. It would be safe to say that the entire continent is like this.”
Strength went into the silver gauntlet holding the weapon. If the sky over the entire continent is like that, it’s clear that enormous chaos will follow.
“I don’t even know if it’s daytime or nighttime. I don’t know how long it will stay like this. Surely it won’t be like this forever?”
“Not forever. Not forever, but…….”
How long that sky will last is up to me. If I kill the World Eater quickly, it will be solved that fast, and if I can’t kill it or, assuming the worst situation, I die on the contrary, it’s the end.
In the game, when the sky turns bloody, the distinction between day and night becomes blurred. This means that triggers that only appear during the day, night, or at certain times of day are inactivated.
If the same thing happened here, it was a bad omen, meaning that day and night would disappear.
—-The phenomenon associated with it was put in with reference to other worlds that were devoured in the past. So, it will be similar here.
Eclipse’s voice flowed into my head. In fact, it is certain that day and night will disappear. He had one more reason to make a deal with him ASAP.
“First of all, a few people went to report to the knight commander. As for countermeasures, you can consult with the knight commanders—”
“They won’t be there right now. I have other things to do.”
“Yes? What are you talking about? Did you have any special plans today?”
The bewildered question returned. Right now, those kids will be preparing to acquire the soul by sharing my memories.
I implied not to do that, but the odds that my concerns would work were not very high.
Not to mention the four members of the Holy Land who worship me as a living saint, of course I will accept Caicilia, Lize, and Iris, and Minerva, Erica, and Claudia are a little ambiguous, but…….
‘Maybe I’ll accept it.’
The least likely person was Aurora. It’s not a question of mindset, it’s a question of ability. It’s because I’ve lived a life far from fighting.
“Here you are, Delta.”
The tiger also appeared at my request, and I heard a familiar voice from behind. Judging by the fact that they came here, it seemed that they had really given up on acquiring the soul.
I turned around. Aurora was walking toward me. And above Aurora’s head—
‘…… The emperor’s crown?’
It was crowned with a crown symbolizing the emperor of the Aethernum Empire.
The knights in silver armor rushed from behind. Even though his face was covered with a helmet, his bewilderment was evident in every action.
“What happened to the emperor’s crown, my lord?”
“Now I am not a lord, but an emperor. My aunt passed it on to me. Even if I can use that skill called requiem, it won’t help. Maybe that’s why.”
“…… You handed over the emperor’s seat? Are you Caicilia?”
I was dumbfounded. Just how determined was Caicilia to give up the position of emperor?
“Right. It’s probably because you’re trying to make sure I can help you. I didn’t need this kind of consideration. If only I had learned the sword a little earlier—”
I quickly covered Aurora’s mouth. I didn’t want to hear any self-blame filled with sadness.
“You don’t have to beat yourself up, Aurora. Don’t be buried in the past, just do what you need to do from now on.”
“…… That’s right. I’ve never wanted anything like this…… I must do what I have to do. So what should I do now, Delta?”
“Are you asking me that?”
“I’ve never seen anything like that in my life. But maybe not you. There is a possibility that you have seen it in the old world, or you may have seen it in the world you used to live in. And you’re not surprised right now. If you have something in mind, you won’t be surprised no matter what happens.”
I didn’t expect you to see through even such a trivial thing.
It was true. I couldn’t deny the fact that I was more used to it. However, that doesn’t mean I didn’t have a particularly sharp edge.
After much thought, I finally came up with a principled answer.
“I have to go stop him first, lungs…… You have to make sure that people who do it don’t get agitated as much as possible.”
It was awkward to call Aurora high. Her awkwardness was the same as her brother Laura, and a bitter smile appeared on her face.
“It’s awkward to hear that you, Delta, are your majesty.”
“It’s awkward for me to call the lord your majesty too. I haven’t even gotten used to the half words yet.”
Strangely, it felt much more awkward to call Aurora in short words than to call the popes or Caicilia in short words. The reason was unknown.
Even though Aurora has the most youthful appearance.
“Okay. Just call me Aurora. It’s our relationship anyway. How are you?”
While we were having this conversation, the knights standing next to us couldn’t hide their bewilderment. It was only natural that there were so many great events happening one after another.
“Aurora, if it were you, you would be able to do well even in the position of emperor. Definitely.”
After hearing my answer, Laura looked at me blankly and then she came closer. Her slender arms gently hugged my back. I put my arms around Aurora’s back and gave her strength.
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“My aunt did the same. That i will do well So, please keep a place for us to come back to later when everything is over. I’ll do that. I’ll make any space for you…….”
Aurora muttered to herself as if she was standing with her face buried in my chest.
“I will do that. I’ll make any space for you, no, everyone around you…….”
Tuk, the head lightly hit the chest.
“Come back alive and well. This is both an order as your emperor and a request as your woman. Got it?”
I think Caicilia also said something similar to that. I wondered if she even resembled her aunt and nephew relationship. I nodded my head politely.
“Okay. Aurora.”
At my reply, Aura Laura slowly raised her head. Her face got closer and her lips met. With Aurora on her tiptoe, I with her head down, the two of us stood still for a long time.
“… ….”
Her lips fell. Aurora calmly changed her expression, as if she had never emotionally kissed her. The overbearing face unique to Cai Killia also appeared on Aurora’s face.
Until now, she looked a bit younger than Caicilia and had a more innocent appearance, in line with her age, but after she changed her expression like that, she really resembled her. If they were a little taller, they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference in appearance at all.
“Knights of the Silver Dawn, I will give you an order.”
“Yes, please, Your Majesty.”
The knights in silver armor faithfully gathered by Aurora’s side as their bodies learned, even in the midst of being dumbfounded.
I stared blankly at my younger brother Laura, who was giving orders to her knights, then moved her steps towards a corner of her garden where her people were sparse.
ㅡ Do you have any future plans?
“Before that bastard appears, we must stop by the Holy Kingdom first. Aurora will be able to deal with the chaos in the empire, but in the holy kingdom, the Popes, Inquisitors, and Inquisitors are all absent.”
Anyway, my position in the holy kingdom is directly below the sun and moon. Even in the absence of the popes, I alone can manage the situation well enough.
“Instead, the goddess will have to help you to speed it up.”
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With those words, as soon as I blinked, I was transported to the Papal States where the Cathedral of the Sun and the Moon were located. I saw countless people filling the central square in front of the cathedral.
People who had been trembling and kneeling down to pray toward the cathedral gathered here as if they were bewitched as soon as they saw me. I don’t know how to use this analogy, but it felt like a scene from a zombie movie.
“Listen.”
When I opened my mouth, the murmur disappeared. Silence came. It was quiet so quickly that it gave me a creepy feeling. With a bit of exaggeration, I thought I could hear the sound of a butterfly flapping its wings.
At the same time, the bloody light source was removed and a golden and silver halo appeared. The sun and moon lit up all the places where light hit them. I could see him covering his mouth in places and desperately swallowing his tears.
Perhaps it was because he didn’t want to interrupt me.
“Since the situation is the situation, I won’t drag it on for too long. You must have witnessed the sky stained with blood. It was an act of heresy who wanted to antagonize and blaspheme the sun and moon. Think of it as just before the ‘evil god’ descends into this world.”
The sunlight and moonlight began to focus on me. I was wondering what the heck are you trying to do? No matter how important the visual impact is, isn’t this too much?
But I couldn’t bring myself to say that, so I tried to ignore the brightly lit surroundings as if I had monopolized dozens of spotlights and continued.
“From now on, I will go to stop that evil spirit. I will go to end this blasphemy. But to do that, you also have to do your part.”
My body began to float into the sky as soon as I finished my words. Everyone exclaimed at the spectacle that was nothing short of a miracle itself.
‘It must be crazy.’
I took on the appearance of looking down at the ground in the halo of light while bathing in the light of the sun and the moon.
“I will ask. Do you want me to fight alone?”
Someone shook his head and desperately denied it. Desperate denial soon spread throughout the crowd in the plaza.
“Do you want me to tremble and pray here and fight alone?”
People shook their heads again this time, desperately expressing their negative intentions.
“If you don’t want that, stand up and defend Rafaela Castle. Calm down the chaos, unite and take up arms. Take advantage of this gap and wipe out all the unclean things that come in.”
At least a thousand pairs of eyes of various colors were looking at me.
I don’t have much talent for this kind of thing, so I spat out whatever came to my mind, but the effect was great, perhaps because of my position and appearance. People who were kneeling rose as a group.
“As your saint, I command you.”
ㅡThe moment to prove your faith has arrived.
I ended my talk with that. The last words, as if the goddess had written a number separately, she spread a soft echo, just like when a goddess speaks, it resonated as if she had put in an echo.
As in the movie, as soon as the speech was over, there was no sound of cheering that seemed to fill the heavens and earth. No one was so excited to see me that my throat exploded.
It was just that everyone bowed their heads toward me as one.
“This is enough. The rest of the people will take care of delivering it to the entire castle. It will take a little time, but we don’t have to do that—”
“You don’t have to worry about that, darling.”
“Yes?”
“I have already made your voice resonate throughout the Holy Land through the sun and the moon. All the followers of the Holy Kingdom of Raphaella are bowing their heads toward you. When the prayers for you are over, everyone will grab their weapons and stand up.”
“… ….”
I started to worry about what would happen after all of a sudden.