70. Relic. (1).
Somewhere not too far from Mutuje Stadium.
Among the father and son walking side by side, a young son suddenly came to mind and asked.
“Father. Is it true that you can see that ‘holy relic’ today?”
“…… Okay. Because today is the awards ceremony.”
Mutuje is a very symbolic, traditional festival of the empire.
It is the best festival in the empire.
The level of the participants is also high.
Especially, even if you reach the finals, a certain degree of honor is guaranteed.
There is no way that such a competition could be poor in rewarding the participants.
Are proper rewards given from the 10th place in Mutujae?
The third place is usually the focus of public attention.
From only 3rd place, a whopping million gold.
Even if it’s just a million gold, it’s an amount that most commoners can’t earn even if they work all their lives.
The reward for second place, right above it, was such that the million gold was called ‘something like that’.
The second prize is…… Because it was the right to pick out ‘whatever’ you wanted from the imperial treasury.
The imperial family has never changed during the thousand-year empire, and it is a treasure trove of such a place.
If your luck is insanely bad, you might not be able to come out with something worth a million gold.
As long as you have good eyes with a little luck.
A million gold is ridiculous. Even 10 million gold could come out with something lightly luxurious.
“Even the things I got from the treasury of the imperial family. It can’t be compared to a ‘holy relic’.”
“Yes. The holy relic is the winning prize.”
As you say.
The long-awaited reward for 1st place…….
Things that cannot be found anywhere in the world anymore.
It was an ancient god’s relic.
Much earlier than a thousand years ago.
The legacy of the ancient gods that only existed in the past.
The son remembered them and opened his eyes.
Soon, my father said with a sigh.
“I don’t know why you love God so much. The gods are all arrogant and dangerous bastards who want to put humans under their feet.”
“Yes, yes. I know, you’re saying that they’re like ‘Calamity’, the god of demons, right? How many times have you said that?”
That’s why it’s especially forbidden to create a ‘religion’ and worship a god in the empire.
A thousand years ago.
Before the empire was established, the ‘age of the gods’…….
Because it was an age of tyranny by the gods, when human power was so powerless.
This is what you learn in the basic training course.
In order to prevent that incident in the past, the Empire severely punished the establishment of a religion itself.
Of course, even if it weren’t for that, there were no sane Imperials worshiping religion.
The five ancient gods that have remained in the world since the distant past.
Evil God, Five Plagues.
To protect humans from it.
It was none other than the Kaisha Empire that was built to subdue disaster.
For over a thousand years, the Kaisha Empire has been fighting for the complete annihilation of those disasters.
“So, I think it’s even more amazing. The winner of the fight is…… You mean you won’t be possessed by the ‘power of the ancient god’ sleeping in that holy relic, right?”
“Grunt… …. Okay. If only I could use that power in the right place without being possessed by the power of the Old God. There is no weapon stronger than that.”
In the end, it seemed that he had accepted his son’s words. Soon, his father raised his arms and made a gesture of surrender.
An ancient god’s relic.
It is an object that symbolizes that ancient god. At the same time, it is an item imbued with the power of an ancient god.
An object that, if touched by an ordinary person, might be possessed by an ancient god and attempt to resurrect the god.
Since it was an extremely dangerous item, the imperial family confiscated all the sacred relics containing the power of the ancient gods and carefully stored them.
And to select the talent who can use it.
…… In a way, it is safe to say that the true meaning of Mutuje was there.
In a way, he is a reliable talent who has been recognized by the imperial family.
“In that respect…… Okay. Respectful not even envious It’s because you’ve been recognized by the imperial family for your pure skills.”
I was approved to entrust the holy relic of the ancient god. And selected talent.
Apart from whether you can actually use the ancient god’s relic.
Recognition from the imperial family is an honor in itself that cannot be compared with any reward.
The boy’s father said so.
The red-haired man who had been quietly listening to the rich man’s conversation from behind furrowed his brow.
“…… I don’t need anything like that. Sipal.”
“…… ?”
Thick swear words.
The boy who heard the voice looked back in doubt.
As if he had misunderstood.
No one was standing there.
“What are you doing standing there? Aren’t you coming?”
“Ah, yes. I’ll go!”
To my father’s call.
The boy, who had been standing still and tilting his head, started walking again.
And then.
A little distance away from him…… A red-haired man who hurriedly put on a hood. He let out a deep sigh.
“Something like that. No need, f*ck.”
A man called Cale, whose true identity is the winner of the Mutou Festival.
So what was me?
It shouldn’t have been particularly surprising.
Should I escape?
In addition to the final opponent. Do you try to break out until the winner?
While I was seriously thinking about that.
A girl approached him before he knew it and tapped him on the back.
“Kale.”
“…… Uh? Ah oh.”
It was a very familiar voice. I raised my head and looked at the owner of the voice.
A pure white wolf with an appearance as calm as his voice.
Lin.
It was she who suddenly stabbed him in the back.
“Let’s go. Awards. Soon.”
“Yes… ….”
Let me nod my head weakly.
Rin, who rolled her eyes for a moment as if to notice, spoke softly.
“…… Sorry.”
The fact that I won the championship I didn’t want in the Mutu Festival.
That, in a way, was also due to Rin’s coercion.
“All right. Why don’t you come and say it’s your fault?”
I seriously thought about it.
No matter how much it is, even the winner escapes is a problem at the level where the responsibility spreads beyond me to the family.
A conversation between me and Rin.
The silver-haired sorceress, who had been listening to this in silence, suddenly said as if she had heard something.
“Isn’t it something you don’t like to receive holy relics? Well, if you receive the holy relic…… The imperial family’s surveillance will also follow. It makes me feel a bit bad.”
The owner of that voice is Lucia.
The ones belatedly beside her were her maids, Siela and Dagnes.
Her eyes met Ciella’s and she briefly bowed her head. I was also lightly greeted.
I wondered how this gilchi found his way.
Fortunately, he came with the party and didn’t get lost.
I came out a little early to catch the wind.
I didn’t want to go into the venue, so I looked around and it seemed like I ran into it.
“I heard that the former winner asked for money at the awards ceremony because he didn’t know anything about sacred objects. How about trying that?”
“…… Lucia. Are you kidding?”
“Are you kidding?”
Lucia asked if Moore was joking.
I saw it chin. I grabbed my forehead.
“No matter what…… I don’t have the confidence to say that and take care of the back.”
“I can take care of the aftermath.”
“…… I’m scared because I don’t know what will happen if I leave it alone, so stop.”
Often really scared.
Lynn often doesn’t know what she’s thinking, so when she’s scared.
Lucia, she’s often scared because she feels too good to know what she’s thinking.
She sounds like a crazy idea.
Because I made it come true.
I’m scared, so please tell me to stop.
As if understanding, Lucia closed her mouth with a grin.
‘Once I receive it, I should return it quietly.’
In the first place.
The Relic of the Ancient Gods was not a very attractive reward.
‘There’s no way those members of the imperial family came up with anything useful. I don’t know if it’s risk-free, and if it’s moderately useless.’
Still, it’s true that it’s an ancient god’s relic.
My head hurts already when I think of surveillance.
If you return it quickly, the monitoring that followed will be gone.
‘Come to think of it. Then, presenting the winning items at the awards ceremony…… Is it Evan?’
It was Evan who supervised this martial arts festival.
…… Therefore, it must be Evan who gives the prize at the awards ceremony.
Tsk.
I clicked my tongue briefly and slowly moved towards the Mutu Festival venue.
I don’t know if I can hold back my anger when I see that f*cking face on her.
Let’s finish it as quietly as possible. I promise so–
* * *
──I made a promise.
Contrary to my expectations. Evan wasn’t hosting the ceremony
‘…… Why is that human here?’
Contrary to how he calmly stood at the venue, his gaze wavered quietly.
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What is at the end of that line of sight. The highest-ranking figure in this empire.
Is it only in the empire?
At this point, he is the only human who can claim to have the world under his feet.
The true master of the millennium empire ‘Kaisha’ who dared to put the whole world under his feet.
In a world where an empire rules the world.
The King of Humans and the King of Kings, who is respected by everyone and can be called the true master of the world.
…… Arundel El Beatus.
“The winner of the Mutuje. Cale von Reinhardt, come forward.”
Standing there.
It was none other than the emperor of this empire.