118 – Scene 118# Alone
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Silence passed.
The words that came out of my mouth were not enough to say that they were reckless.
It was unacceptable for someone holding the title of count to dare to ask the emperor if he was afraid.
but i can do that
Only Tristan Ruelberta can do that.
Because he is the only man in this place who can be arrogant.
“this… . You rude man!”
The first to respond to my words of ‘arrogance’ was, of course, the side of the bodyguard guarding the emperor.
The knight, who seemed to be in high blood, pointed his sword at me and shouted.
“I don’t know how handsome you are, but how dare you say such a thing to His Majesty!”
“It went well. many.”
“Ugh?!”
grunt.
The sword fell at the feet of the young SS knight.
“Hot… ?!”
A knight with an expression of incomprehensible English. In his hand, black ashes gave off a faint smoke.
Helga said with a smile on her face.
“Did I tell you? If you take one more step from there, I will literally turn you to powder.”
Knowing Helga’s ability, I could understand it.
The high heat caused by her lightning completely burned the hilt of the man’s sword.
Still, the reason why the man didn’t get electrocuted is probably because he managed to control his power.
After my eyes were transplanted, she succeeded in handling magic to a near-perfect level.
“But I’m generous, so I’ll take a look.”
“Shut up! How dare you threaten someone!”
“You really shut up. July.”
A low, emotionless voice was heard. The one who interrupted the man’s words was Marco, the captain of the guards.
“His Majesty is talking. This is not the place for you to intervene.”
“Wait, boss… .”
Marco stands by the screen and looks down at his subordinates expressionlessly.
The young knight called Julai stepped back in a fit of resentment.
Silence continued again.
The ministers and knights waited for the emperor’s next words.
It was covered by a screen, so no one could tell what expression the emperor was making.
But her silence was by no means light.
I could tell
That the Emperor is now letting go of his anger.
Because, like me who has ‘anger’, the deep anger she harbored was coming through.
Soon, the emperor’s voice was heard.
“jackanapes.”
It was a horrifyingly cold voice.
But what happened next nobody expected.
“good. Allow the Count to live alone.”
“your majesty?!”
The gazes of the ministers and the SS were directed toward the screen.
“Don’t accept it. How dare you provoke Jim like that… .”
Even though I could only see my silhouette behind the screen, I felt the emperor staring straight at me.
“If you asked me to talk to you alone to talk about things that aren’t poetic, your life will last until today.”
The emperor spat out in a cold tone. Her words were not bluffing.
Because she had the ‘ability’ to kill me if she wanted to.
I answered calmly.
“Do whatever you like.”
“huh. Let’s see how long you can be on your own. Then everyone except the Count will move away.”
The ministers, who finally came to their senses at the emperor’s order, shouted.
“Lungs, Your Majesty?! It can’t be!”
“It’s not possible! It is too dangerous!”
“I hate to hear it. Marco. Let them all out.”
I saw Marco peering at the Emperor through the screen.
In terms of time, it takes less than 3 seconds.
In that short time, Marco opened his mouth as if realizing that there was no way to break the emperor’s stubbornness.
“… Okay. your majesty.”
Marco left the Emperor’s side and came down to where I am.
“Captain… !”
“Be quite. It is Your Majesty’s decision. Everyone gets out of here.”
It was difficult for the knights of the SS, who had to protect the emperor, to step out easily, but there was no separate way as the captain of the SS took the lead in exiting.
The guards, who were trying to survive, finally took their swords.
Only then did Helga and Blanche let go of their guard.
“Count… .”
“Don’t worry, get out.”
“… Yes.”
Helga, who was going out quietly, looked at me several times until she left the audience room, wondering if I was stepping on her eyes.
The ministers and knights also left the audience room. And just before the door of the audience room closed, I met Blanche’s eyes.
Her eyes, which had been staring at me anxiously, soon disappeared through the door.
The audience room, which had been full of people until just now, was now left with only the emperor and me.
I finally got to meet the emperor of the empire alone.
The first to speak was the emperor.
“Did you ask Jim if he was afraid?”
Her silhouette rose from the throne.
“On the contrary, I want to ask Jim. Tristan, aren’t you afraid of death?”
“afraid.”
After being possessed as the villain Tristan, who was destined to be destroyed, how many deaths I had to overcome.
Every time I tried to escape from the danger of death.
“I am afraid of death.”
But what scares me more than my ruin… . This world that I loved so much will walk the path of destruction again.
I stared at the emperor through the screen.
Lucy Meikahel, who became emperor at a young age following the death of her ancestors.
In a way, she was a character with many similarities to Tristan.
Because he took power at a young age, there were many people around him who were aiming for power.
And both of them dealt with it the same way.
Tristan, who ruthlessly assassinated the opposition. Lucy executed all those who rebelled against her.
The two men of power have walked a path stained with blood.
And the two people who were born with strange fate collide in the original work.
The ending was Lucy’s end.
Tristan manages to get rid of the emperor without getting his hands dirty like a villain.
So I thought
There’s no way I can’t overpower the emperor that Tristan overpowered in the original story.
I told her with a very sad feeling.
“But you are not afraid.”
Chararak.
The screen blocking the two of us was slowly lifted upwards.
“Your words are contradictory.”
The first thing revealed was the hem of the black dress.
Starting with that, the figure of a black dress with frills was gradually revealed.
“If you fear death, you must fear Jim.”
Following her thin waist, her bulging breasts, and finally, her face was revealed.
No, to be precise, the face covered by the mask of a silver deer.
The red eyes behind the mask were staring at me.
The emperor, nicknamed the Cruel Empress, Lucy Meikahel spoke in a solemn voice.
“The burden is death.”
I wondered if there was another analogy as appropriate as that one.
Because she was the only one capable of instant death magic in this game.
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character profile.
Name: Lucy Meikahel.
Age: 17.
Occupation: Emperor of the Meikahel Empire.
Personality: death, death, both sides.
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again.
Lucy Meikahel approached me.
“count. With your intelligence, you should already know about Jim’s magic. Just one of Jim’s magic will surely kill you.”
yes. Those words were by no means bluffing.
Anyone with her magic will die.
Because her personality, surefire, was a cheat that could surely kill the opponent.
That I was no exception.
Even if she lifts one finger, I will be doomed.
Lucy said to me in a funny way.
“So I am not afraid of burden. Especially for a man like you who is so arrogant that he doesn’t know how precious his life is.”
Inside the mask, the red eyes bent into crescent shapes.
She is letting me know who has the edge.
But I just slowly shook my head.
“It is a lie.”
“Does my ultimate death magic seem like a lie?”
“no. that must be true Your magic can surely kill me.”
It’s fraudulent magic that can surely kill a dragon like a mountain or a demon king with great power. But I didn’t back down.
Because I knew the ‘loophole’ of instant death magic.
“But that’s why you can’t be sure to kill me.”
“what… ?”
“Because I am afraid. Death is scary to you too.”
I looked down at her and said.
“If you kill me with that magic, you will die too.”
“… … .”
This is the weakness of instant death magic.
The instant death magic is used, she dies too.
Because it was her magic that could only be used once at the cost of her own life.
Lucy, who was stabbed to the point, did not seem to be more embarrassed than she thought.
No, it must be deliberately keeping calm.
She said in a slightly stiff tone.
“huh… . If you knew that far, you wouldn’t know that Jim could share his fate with you out of anger, right? If you keep making fun of me carelessly-“
“You still try to lie.”
Lucy was speechless.
Her bewitching hands clad in black nylon gloves that extended to her elbows. Because I grabbed that wrist.
“…?!”
“Don’t hide your fear. If you want to talk to me, you must be honest.”
Surprised by the sudden grasp of my hand, Lucy quickly tried to shake off my hand.
But I didn’t let her go.
“You guys… ! Can’t you let go of this!”
“If you are not afraid, take off that mask and show your face.”
“us… . Are you despising! If you don’t let go of my hand right away, the SS will be called!”
“no. You will not be able to.”
I whispered in a low voice, careful not to touch her body.
“Isn’t it? Luna.”
“… !”
At that moment, I did not miss the shaking of the eyes inside the mask.
“What are you talking about right now?”
“There is one student not on the student record called Luna.”
Her agitation passed through her hands.
“It is a very strange thing. A student who was not on the student record was attending school openly.”
“Leave this… .”
“Above all, I thought the ‘name’ was wrong at first. ‘That child’ is not Luna.”
Close enough to touch her face.
I told her, avoiding my cold gaze.
“That’s Lucy. And… . You must be Luna.”
I removed the mask that was covering the emperor’s face.
“Are you ready to be honest now? This is Luna Meikahel.”