Emperor Caicilia – 2
In this fleetingly brief encounter, the player gets to taste all the bits and pieces of the character of the NPC called the Emperor of the Empire.
It hates troublesome things, hates monsters and demons that are a threat to humans, and is a being equipped with the strongest military force in the Empire.
And one last thing.
“I sincerely admire your actions just now. I will personally congratulate you.”
That he is a human being who can commit any kind of cruelty without batting an eye in order to satisfy his curiosity and prove his thoughts.
That was the emperor of the empire.
‘It was close.’
He wiped his damp palms on the hem of his trousers. His hands were still shaking slightly. Looking at the deep cut in the scabbard, it half-realized that he had almost died.
To be honest, I felt like the other half was still dumbfounded.
Through the black uniform, I could see Aurora, stiff as a statue, with her mouth wide open and a giggling expression. When Caicilia interrogated me, there was nowhere to be seen that she was flustered with me.
Unlike Aurora, who was hardened like a stone, and me, whose knees were half-bent, Caicilia, the perpetrator of this crime, seemed unconcerned.
Rather, at first glance, he even seemed happy.
“It was an attack that even the knights of the imperial palace could have reacted to if they were fully prepared, but did they block it in a situation they were not prepared for? I have never seen anyone like you before.”
Returning the holy sword made of light in his hand to light again, the emperor glared at me with his characteristic sharp, creepy smile.
I didn’t prepare anything, but I blocked it, la.
It was wrong, since I hadn’t relaxed from the moment I arrived here and started talking to her. It was a situation where it was obvious what he would do, but he could not neglect preparation for a moment.
The reason why the emperor made all the bosses of Bryn 4 so difficult that they can be counted on one hand is because of the fast attack that is almost nonexistent.
Among users, it was often called ‘a pattern that tests the limits of human reaction speed’.
Whether it’s a first deal or a second deal, nothing exists, and even the motion is filthy small, and even the preliminary motion is almost non-existent. Such attacks are randomly mixed in the middle of the pattern.
What if you can’t defend? Get hit and die in a series of attacks. What if you can’t bounce it? He dies from battle exhaustion. What if you fall far away? Because of the emperor’s unique hill game, the boss fight flows into a super long fight.
At least, the easiest way to deal with them was to carry a great shield or extra large shield, apply strengthening magic to the shield, and unconditionally raise the guard if something came.
‘If I had to deal with something like that as a boss here… … Damn, just imagining it is horrible.’
The reason why the emperor suddenly did this to me was absurd.
It must have been a very strong monster if it dropped something related to the devil, but a knight who defeated it singlehandedly appeared and wanted to see with his own eyes how good his skills were?
‘Besides, if I don’t block it, I’ll die.’
In vanilla, even if you can’t react to that attack and get hit, you survive with only 1 HP left. According to the setting, it was because the emperor carefully adjusted the distance at which the sword penetrated so as not to kill the main character.
But in Della mode, it just dies. Either grit your teeth and react, or just die and end the event.
“Auntie, what happened just now… … .”
Aurora’s voice trembled slightly.
“It was said that he had killed a monster alone who was said to have vomited out a book containing a devil, so he tested his skills. If I hadn’t stopped it, my suspicions would have deepened, but I’m sure I’m a human with my natural skills, so I’ll pass it on. What are you doing, don’t go and get me up.”
Caicilia gestured to Aurora. Aurora hurriedly approached me.
“Hey, are you okay? Where are you hurt or cut?”
“… … No. Although my limbs are still a bit wobbly. And if it had hit me, I would have died, not hurt or cut.”
“How did you stop it? I flashed something and all I could see was my aunt holding a knife and you bouncing all the way here.”
“I don’t know, so don’t ask.”
I waved “it’s okay” to Aurora, who was trying to support me with her arms around her side, and then stood up alone. The strength that gripped the arm went into the grip.
As we returned to our seats together, Caicilia stared at me with a very slightly raised expression on her lips.
“You have talent. If you hone that talent, you will become a very good knight. I look forward to seeing your growth.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
It was a light word at first glance, but the weight of the inner meaning contained in it was by no means light. I could guess just by looking at Aurora, who was helping me from the side, startled.
Praise for being talented and looking forward to growth came out of the mouth of a being who had reached the pinnacle of the Empire’s armed forces. It was never a word that could be overlooked.
If you think about what the player will do in the future, you can accurately point it out.
“Aurora.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Now it is done. Guide me.”
“All right.”
It was an order cut in front and back, but it was obvious where it was supposed to lead. Aurora bowed her head and let go of my hand.
“You will come too.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Caicilia said so without looking back at me.
There was no right of veto.
“The resentment that has accumulated so far must be overflowing. I can fully understand.”
“No, that’s… … .”
Iris stammered, sweating profusely, looking seriously flustered. Behind them were Rize, Erika, and Claudia, who were standing still as well.
All four of them had expressions that were unusually flustered. It was understandable since the emperor found out that he was treating the lord as a punching bag.
The knight commanders were excitedly beating the lord right before the emperor arrived in the basement. In the midst of that, the basement didn’t collapse and was fine, so should I say that I have reason to do the minimum power control.
The problem was that the emperor witnessed the lord being beaten in every way.
‘If it’s the emperor’s personality, saying that I can understand enough is not irony, but really understanding.’
Iris, Lise, Erika, and Claudia didn’t seem to accept it that way.
Actually, it was natural. That’s what His Majesty the Emperor said. How many people can interpret it straight away? Of course, I will accept that there is something more.
“… … .”
Even after being beaten for several hours by four powerful men equal to the captain of the knights, the lord’s face wriggling helplessly on the floor looked no different from when I stabbed him with a blessed dagger and left him unattended.
Although she was trying to distance herself from Caicilia by wriggling her limbs, as if she had instinctively sensed the holy power felt from the holy sword.
“So, is that the demon that was once my brother?”
“Yes! That’s right! your majesty!”
Iris answered with a quick voice, taking a posture at attention. Caicilia passed the knights standing on either side of him in an immobilized position, and slowly approached the demon.
‘Wow, the expression and atmosphere don’t match at all.’
If you just look at his expression, it must have been a bloody and cold atmosphere, but it didn’t feel that way at all because of his clothes. First of all, the knights standing immobile on both sides were dressed in white sleeveless shirts and dolphin pants.
In addition, the top of the emperor’s uniform revealed the breastbone and lingerie underwear, and the skirt was short enough to barely reveal the bottom of the buttocks, and even a garter belt was tied on the thigh.
To an ordinary person, it was hard to believe that she was not an emperor of the empire, but a cosplayer with an emperor concept.
Above all, like other female NPCs, her buttocks wrapped in tight-fitting uniform skirts twitched lewdly as if she were asking to see this every time she took a step.
How’s that guy’s motion going?
“… … .”
Whether or not I thought of that, Caicilia, who had approached right in front of the lord, was silently silent and staring at it with an expressionless face.
Soon after, a very small murmur was heard.
“Is that what happened?”
‘… … what?’
It had never been shown in a game, so even I couldn’t understand the true meaning of those words.
Anyway, the middle process has been twisted too much to compare this event with the game now. At least, the overall flow is consistent, so we can only guess that the result will be so.
The emperor’s personality itself is also very different from the original NPC. Just like all four knight commanders did.
“Now is the time to finish. This insignificant thing.”
A group of lights gathered in Caicilia’s right hand and soon changed into the shape of a holy sword. When divine power equal to that of the sun appeared nearby, he struggled desperately and tried to step back.
Of course it was futile. The sex sword penetrated the body of the lord so easily, and the devil is Kiki. … He let out a scream that gradually got smaller and stopped moving.
Compared to what he had done so far, it was a pretty pointless end.
Caicilia left the holy sword stuck in her body and took out a blue bottle from her waistband and poured it over the corpse. Then, the blue liquid that flowed down on the floor gathered itself and drew a magic circle.
The completed magic circle shot up a small pillar of light toward the ceiling, and the lord’s body began to be transported somewhere. The spot where the pillar of light had faded was empty.
Caicilia, who had been watching the scene calmly, opened her mouth.
“Where is the book it used?”
“We built a simple warehouse and are strictly storing it there.”
“I will retrieve it, so get ready.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Aurora slightly bowed her head and went up the stairs first.
“And, before we go, there is work to be done. Commander of the Iris Knights.”
“Yes! your majesty!”
“Only you stay here, everyone else get out.”
At those words, Iris trembled.
The rest looked bewildered. However, it was impossible not to follow the emperor’s orders. We went up the stairs leaving Iris and Caicilia in the basement.
This, too, was a development that had never been seen in a game.
In the cellar, where only the two of them were left, the unique emotionless and cold golden golden eyes stared at Iris. Iris stood still, maintaining an immobile posture.
His expression remained rigid.
A heavy silence hung over the heart. It was as if the air itself, which filled the empty space, had a sense of weight. Iris forcibly raised her shoulders as she kept trying to sink to the floor.
“I will give you orders.”
“Please tell me anything!”
Caiquilia, who had been dazed for a while tapping her forearm with her fingers, opened her mouth with her golden pupils shining.
“Tell me everything you know about that new knight.”