134 – Imperial Capital, Izesti (2)
What on earth did I do wrong? No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever done anything to make Lily hate me as much as I do now.
I’ve been thinking about it for the past few days, but I haven’t been able to find an answer to this.
“Well? “I don’t know?”
When I asked Lily’s younger brother, who was making a comically stiff expression because he couldn’t stand it, Duran gave a blank expression.
“Maybe I hate you?”
“You hated it? “How can you hate this face?”
“···I hate you now.”
I just tilted my head because I really didn’t understand.
Tweet Official Duran, an ugly human being, clicked his tongue as if he was in a bad mood and turned his head away just like his older sister.
Either way or not. I thought to myself as I turned my attention back to Lily.
‘I think that might be the case…’
I may have done something wrong to Lily that I am not aware of.
Or, Lily may have been the only one to misunderstand and be angry.
Whatever it is, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong for Lily, who has feelings, to suddenly act that way toward me.
However, even if I did something wrong, I just regret Lily’s attitude of judging and rejecting me without even saying a word, no matter what misunderstanding she has towards me.
Lily’s attitude was something that made me feel sad, as I believe that there is nothing more important than conversation in resolving conflicts.
And above all.
‘It would be very troublesome if they did that even in the Holy Kingdom…’
It’s okay here in Ijesti. Emotions are something that can be hurt at any time. I’m even willing to accept any amount of pampering from Lily.
However, such an attitude was absolutely unacceptable in the Holy Kingdom where the pilgrimage episode was taking place.
This is because union with Lily was more important than anything else in order to free her from the bondage of her pilgrimage and suffering, and to annihilate all the corrupt people in the Holy Kingdom.
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‘I guess we’ll have to talk about it sometime soon.’
If Lily continues to avoid me, I will have to force her to catch me and vent her anger somehow.
‘The problem is how to relieve the mind…’
Should I at least give him a gift?
Or should I hit the wall with force?
No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know.
The work of loosening a woman’s heart. This was much more difficult for me than taking the lives of the Seven Deadly Sins.
[Wow…!]
While I was so lost in worry, Tweet’s voice came through my consciousness.
When I raised my head, I saw the magnificent and splendid imperial palace in sight that left me speechless.
****
-Slap!
After dismounting from the horse and passing through the main gate of the imperial palace, the knights lined up on both sides of the road bow their heads politely.
Have they summoned all the knights in Ijesti?
The procession of knights continued all the way to the hall beyond where the emperor was waiting, and as I looked at the magnificent scene, I was once again reminded of how great this place was.
[Dad, there are a lot of red-faced people here… Sob!]
“I’m sorry, I’m staying inside for a moment.”
[No… Ouch!]
“Listen to me. Instead, I will grant you a wish later.”
I shoved Twitweet, who was trying to stick his head out, into my arms with my hand, and ended the ceremony by handing him a carrot that I had no intention of giving him.
“It’s because you have work to do.”
As I said that, I controlled my facial expression and looked around with my clairvoyant eyes.
You can see several nobles and their families taking their seats among the knights.
‘It’s already starting to show.’
We are already starting to see corrupted nobles with hostile expressions or possessing demonic energy.
I didn’t know this when I was playing the game, but somehow I learned something new.
There were quite a few corrupt people among the lower-class nobles whose status was low enough to greet the pilgrimage group in the garden rather than the hall.
****
As I entered the Great Hall, where large-scale events, various banquets, conferences, and important ceremonies are held, I was once again presented with an admirable scenery.
A space large enough to accommodate hundreds of people,
High-ranking nobles lined up in splendid armor and imperial subjects in uniform,
Various colorful magic circles painted on the ceiling and a blue dragon statue positioned behind the throne.
And even the emperor, Sikar von Isband, who exudes an overwhelming aura as the king of the empire.
Beside the emperor, who has a well-maintained appearance that belies his middle age, the imperial consul, Evil, stands in a polite posture.
-Crash.
Sword Saint Duran kneels on one knee toward the emperor and bows his head.
Lily walked in front of them, and then she closed her eyes and placed her hands neatly together on her chest.
The Emperor, seeing this, stands up, slowly gets down from the throne, and slowly walks towards Lily.
“Thank you for your hard work in coming this far.”
“Meet the Emperor.”
As the Emperor slightly bowed his head with a benevolent smile, Lily also responded by bowing her head slightly.
There were no excessive bows, such as kneeling or bowing completely, because under the Heavenly God, the Virgin, the most beloved virgin of the Heavenly God, had the same status as the Emperor or something.
‘The emperor is still fine.’
Either way or not. I was engrossed in the task of looking around with my celestial eye and selecting out those who had fallen.
‘They will be dealt with sooner or later.’
I thought as I looked at the several nobles gathered to the right of the emperor who were sharing their greetings with the saint.
They were already corrupted, or showed signs of becoming corrupted, and were looking at me, not at the saint, with strange expressions.
‘Las, didn’t he come here?’
Since he is so crazy about duels, I thought he would come out to check if I was worthy of the duel with him.
Surprisingly, Lars didn’t even have his nose visible.
‘That means…’
It was one of three.
Ras did not arrive here, or
If you are waiting somewhere other than Ijesty,
He has already recognized me as a worthy opponent and is in the midst of preparing for a duel.
The most likely guess was the latter.
‘Okay, give it a try. The result will be the same anyway.’
Thinking like that, I am strengthening my will.
-Puuu!
With the sound of a magnificent trumpet, a superficial ceremony began to welcome the daughter of the Heavenly God to the empire under the protection of the Heavenly God.
****
After the superficial ceremony, Lily entered her residence early to begin her schedule tomorrow, and the remaining pilgrims were being guided by Archon Evil.
Despite his high status as a consul, Evil consistently maintained a polite and kind demeanor and helped pilgrims both materially and spiritually to put their minds at ease.
Is it because I’ve already seen that friendly side in the game?
Or is it because he is the only major figure in the empire who has not been corrupted under any circumstances?
I naturally developed a crush on him and thought to myself.
‘This person should also be saved.’
In the game, the end of Evil, who was a capable and honest person, was always the same.
For the empire until the end,
Broadly, for the safety of the continent,
He sacrificed himself, fought back, and died at the hands of the corrupt.
When I was immersed in the game for a long time, I liked the character Evil and tried to bring him to life, but no matter what I did, the result did not change.
Because he was a male character with no significance, I too easily gave up on him.
But that is not the case now.
This is the world I breathe and live in, and isn’t Evil not just a male character, but a living person who will definitely be of great help in the coming future?
So of course he had to survive. He is not left to die. The problem was how to save this consul, who was as dead as a sunfish, no matter what, but surprisingly, it wasn’t as difficult as it was for me now.
‘I guess I can just kill them all.’
Eliminate all the corrupt people who are eating away at the empire.
It was very simple, but it was the most reliable method.
“I would like to personally show you to Duran and Cadet Carmel’s accommodations. Would that be okay?”
As I was thinking that, a deep voice sounded in my ear.
Looking around, I saw that all the other pilgrims were heading to their assigned lodgings, and the only ones left were Evil, me, and Duran.
“It is an honor. “Consul.”
When Duran greeted him politely and accepted his offer, Evil continued speaking with a cheerful expression on his face.
“hahahaha, I am rather grateful. Actually, I’ve heard so much about these two people lately that I wanted to have some personal time with them. Now, just follow me.”
Evil walked slowly and began to speak in a quiet tone.
“Not long ago, I heard about Duran’s saga. “It seems like only yesterday that you were this weak, but now you have become a hero worthy of punishing the corrupt.”
“hahahaha… It wasn’t a big deal. “I feel ashamed that the Archon said that.”
Duran scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly, and I managed my expression by holding back the laughter that was about to burst out.
I fell and fainted in one hit, so of course I would be embarrassed to receive a compliment.
“I heard a lot about Cadet Carmel. Lol, Cadet Carmel, you probably don’t know. “How happy I was to hear the news.”
“Are you talking about me?”
What did you hear? When she asked curiously, Evil answered with a kind smile on her face.
“Yes, when I heard it, you said it was a ‘vessel of sin.’ Is that correct?”
“···.”
She was completely speechless at Evil’s question.
I expected that she would know some information about me, but I had no idea she would ask me so openly.