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Curtain Call (6)
Laura Mendy, the chief servant of the Lister Imperial Palace.
– Click!
“your majesty!”
As the second of a noble duke and a loyal servant of the imperial family, she had never been so excited.
There was always one thing she asked of the thousands of courtiers.
‘Don’t be in trouble.’
In those words, everything that Laura had learned at the palace from when Frederick was a childish princess was melted away.
“your majesty. You must come and see me immediately.”
“Laura?”
So it’s really rare today.
A foreboding that the frequency might increase in the future ran through the mind of the chieftain.
Even this fall, the eastern spear tore and the golems trembled, and he ruthlessly broke the emperor’s concentration.
It was a dark time. Her two bosses were also unable to rest on the last day of ‘The End’, but…
“Looks urgent. What’s going on?”
As if waiting for the cardinal, he got up from the sofa in his saliva.
More than half of the simple meal was left over.
It was strange that my taste buds changed because I had to move the military from this morning.
This was the king’s most secret space, the bedroom adjoining room.
Frederick, dressed in plain clothes and a gown, frowned.
As if she was ready to run away at any time, the sword Durangdal was tied around her waist.
The last time Laura did this, the emperor had to order military readiness across the country and put a curfew on the imperial capital.
He even put the barrel first to the burdensome Emma Corleone.
The hole in the sky was repaired on its own, but for a while, letters of protest were pouring out from the Vatican and the New Kingdom.
Just because it was expected doesn’t mean it wasn’t annoying.
“This time it is the western sky.”
“I’ll turn.”
‘If you are developing a new weapon, come to the Lord and confess.’
‘If you have been punished for an act contrary to the will of the gods, confess that also in the Temple of the Boundary.’
It was nonsensical nonsense.
Whether the empire makes weapons or is guilty of sin, by what authority does the Holy See without a pope act?
In the end, it was the result of the influence of the Penetian royal family.
In a country where the king’s spirit comes and goes, it was right to take care of their own internal affairs.
The emperor took off his robe and prepared to go out.
“Did the hole go through again?”
“no. It’s more trivial than that, but…”
Laura said, quickly attending her.
“This is a serious and urgent matter. A pirate ship is flying from the west. The Imperial Guard is slowly approaching the ecliptic.”
“What is flying?”
“yes?”
The heads of the two masters tilted. Laura shut her mouth for a moment.
I conveyed only the clear facts, but I couldn’t understand why I felt so exhausted.
The middle-aged man calmly took his luck again.
“The pirate ship that haunted the West Coast breaks through the darkness and rises into the sky…”
*
At that time, Claire Square in the center of the ecliptic.
A woman stood on a rustic wooden stage.
He was holding an old magic tool megaphone in his hand.
“So, our Fistful Lord! Let it be said that Baron Gian Tillier was imprisoned in His Majesty’s prison in ancient times!”
– Tal Tal Tal!
She brushed off the bean stalks in her other hand without hesitation.
Crumpled peas flew out of the yellow dried bean pods.
– Fired up!
“Wah ha ha ha!”
“Good, good!”
Then the crowd gathered laughter and applause.
Everyone was happy to hear that the evil lord who had ripped off taxes by 50% had been taken away.
Although it was not their own business, but an incident that occurred in a distant territory, commoners easily sympathized with it, wept and laughed.
This was what the Empire called ‘Kong Madang’.
It was the custom of the Lister people to solve the tantrums accumulated over the years, brush off the bean stalks, and welcome the new year with a clean body and mind.
The Bean Madang held at Claire Square at the end of the year was particularly famous.
Many people from all over the empire came to participate in this event.
The woman slapped her cheeks and shouted.
“It’s all thanks to the Crown Prince and his close friends! Isn’t that the lord who got into a fight while playing and eating in a bar, and the Crown Prince was very upset about it!”
“Wow!”
When the story of the prince came out, the congregation roared with joyous shouts.
The presenter shuddered and smashed the floor with the remaining beans.
Cedric Lister was a truly beloved heir to the throne.
“Oh, yes! i forgot The most important thing remains. The story of Prince Jesse!”
“Oh oh oh!”
A violent reaction ensued. White breath rose from everywhere.
This year’s soybean field was particularly hot.
Huangdao Street was really crowded.
Everyone was protected from the cold with earplugs, scarves, gloves and hats.
Although it was a small number compared to the summer crown prince ceremonies and eve festivals, it was not easy for an event to be held on a scale of this size, where only commoners gathered.
Considering that it was a Monday evening, the level of participation was even more surprising.
If the ‘harvest festival’ is an event to comfort, celebrate, and enjoy the hardships of the year, New Year’s Week is a time to unwind the old cloth and pray for the new year’s wishes.
The woman spoke.
“I remember seeing the little boy over there with a horse. The pub-servant kid said that Prince Jesse himself rebuked the lord and his party! Someone who could be solemn gave a lively Japanese speech!”
“Wow!”
Clap clap clap! This time, claps of admiration burst out.
Those who drank cheap wine raised their wine bottles and leather pouches like a toast.
“Long live Prince Jesse!”
“Uh-huh! Don’t you know that if you say something like that, you’ll be arrested?”
When someone shouted, the woman on the podium screamed terribly.
‘Oh my God!’, ‘Ha ha ha ha!’ Some were startled by the silly jokes, and many were chattering.
The terror that Confucius Andrége committed in wishing for the well-being of his new country was no longer unknown to the Empire.
Most guessed that the criminal did it out of revenge on the prince.
The Andrégies were left with no titles or honors, and the counts were sentenced to life in prison.
All that was left of the young terrorist was wealth.
It was clear that he was trying to paint the dignity of a precious person while voluntarily because he could not stand the humiliation.
“Oh, is it time already? I see. I’m going downstairs! don’t forget The prince of the new kingdom is the one who gives the servant a hermit as a tip!”
“Wow!”
Perhaps there was a signal outside the stage, the woman threw away the beans and rushed down.
The onlookers’ mouths were wide open when they heard that the silver coin was a guest.
It was rare for a high-ranking person to tip a commoner more than a few tens of francs, unless he was a bit of a geek (such as the Marquis of Duhem in the South).
While everyone was talking about Prince Jesse and his friends, a new ‘yardman’ appeared on the podium.
All eyes were focused on him.
“········Oh, hello.”
The man picked up a magic tool megaphone and stuttered his mouth.
The tall young man was sweating like rain even in the cold weather.
His pale face looked very nervous. He spoke after a while.
“I. My name is Maurice.”
And the square fell into silence. It was because the gardener did not speak.
‘Take it out quickly, don’t bother!’ someone shouted
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Occasionally I could hear a baby crying.
At home, you can chat freely for hours at a time, but at such a big event, at most 10 minutes per person was the limit.
Maurice swallowed a cry and turned to the side.
The host below the stage was beckoning. It meant hurry.
“I am going to the inn… are operating. You may have heard of ‘Le Sipre’.”
“Le Sifer? Is it a famous store?”
“uh? I know! The one in the south……!”
When Maurice introduced his job, the buzz spread like dominoes.
The man opened and closed his eyes as gentle as a calf.
Tears mixed with sweat and disappeared in an instant.
The arm holding the withered bean stalks trembled. So were the lips.
“Ha, you know about the bounty and the robbery case. Because of that this year… It wasn’t even a riot.”
“I know. The innkeeper inherited the bounties from the locals!”
“Ouch! Is it le chiffre or le chiffon?”
The crowd was buzzing. It was the back story of a major incident that even His Majesty paid attention to it.
It was impossible to suppress curiosity. Passionate eyes fell on the speaker.
“My aunt was taken as a current criminal and became Nara-sama’s criminal. Ha, but… The bounty that was buried in the mountain has yet to be found.”
“Ouch!”
“Where did all that money go?”
“Are you lying? You must have been plotting somewhere else!”
There was no end to the gossip. Maurice barely squeezed the sentence out.
The pain felt like being stabbed through a knife.
“I want to tell you right here. that’s all… My aunt stole it as a marquise. The lordship of Marquis François Duhem. Dedicated to it!”
“What?”
It was a shocking revelation. Blood disappeared from the faces of the crowd who had been listening.
The Marquis was also a prominent figure among the common people.
Forget it, because he came up with inexpensive and surprising inventions, and because he was a great aristocrat and a colleague of the imperial family, favored by His Majesty’s Majesty.
Bihwa (悲話), who became a marquis at only nineteen and led the family, was famous nationwide.
Someone poked at me.
“Hey! Is there a reason to say that!?”
“yes! there is. The Marquis-sama, the Marquis-sama…….”
“Your friend is going to be in trouble. Get dragged there!”
Morris clenched his teeth and lowered the megaphone. There was a bitter taste of blood on the tip of his chapped lips and tongue.
He tried not to be conscious of his eyes that were constantly blurring.
I was afraid of being punished. The young man had never committed such a sin in his life.
My limbs were tingling and my throat was stiff.
Although he was left alone after losing his parents, he was raised under the care of the villagers of Lucca. It was the first time I felt lonely and painful as I am now.
Suddenly, the voice I heard in spring passed through my ears.
‘Thank you so much.’
‘It’s crazy. I am honored to be able to serve the prince of the new kingdom,’
‘No, I told Maurice.’
A kind-hearted prince with purple eyes.
Those who saved the village from aunt’s tyranny.
“Ugh.”
I couldn’t afford to frame such a noble person.
Even if I heard the threat of ‘I will release my grandfather and aunt on parole’…
People shouldn’t have done this. He grabbed the bean straw as if to crush it.
Even if the threat becomes a reality, it will be fine.
Marie and Teddy, the representatives of the village, are alive and well, and the residents have become much stronger than they were back then.
Even if my grandfather and aunt return, I will be able to survive,
“Ugh.”
Then, Morris found a man watching him at the front of the crowd.
Goosebumps ran all over my body.
“Stand, maybe…”
The opponent was wearing a thick robe, covering his face with a mask.
Under the shade, his eyes gleamed as coldly as a blade.
The intuition of the ruled awakened the young man. The author was the ‘powerful person’ who instigated evil deeds.
A person who could hurt Marie and Teddy with the tip of her finger was watching her from under her nose.
It was a fear that was difficult to describe even for a small citizen like Morris.
He had the courage to go near madness.
“I’m helping Prince Jesse’s civil war!”
“·················ogue.”
The square was quiet as if a funeral was being held.
A bitter winter wind blew past the congregation’s cheeks.
Realizing that Maurice was sincere, the listeners grew tired of blue one by one.
“Oh my God! Get him out!”
“excuse me! Do you know what that means?”
“Is that true?!”
“Call the zodiac garrison!”
“It’s all true! Hey, didn’t you see the flyer? The paper that was floating around in Claire Square! What is written there is real!”
Maurice screamed. His voice cracked, and tears flowed profusely.
Host agents came up to the stage in a hurry. He screamed as he shook the beans frantically.
“If you hand over the bounty to the marquis! in that house! I spent money on preparing for the treason! After Prince Jesse came! I secretly raised soldiers of the New Kingdom in the South!”
“Ugh, I saw a piece of paper with those words on it!”
That moment,
-Goo…
A huge shadow fell over the square. The moonlight disappeared and the son-in-law became dark.
The chattering crowd immediately looked up at the night sky.
And I was astonished.
“Hey, pirate ship!”
“Aww!”
-aaa
At the same time, millions of mana grains resembling cherry blossoms gathered on the stage.
It was such a beautiful sight that it felt like spring was coming.
The shouting crowd stared at the podium with eyes mixed with fear and ecstasy.
Morris, of course, was also captivated by the escorts who suppressed him.
Mana particles densely gathered in the air created two silhouettes in an instant.
-Paaa…
[Calm down, Maurice. We’ll help.]
Amid the dazzling golden brilliance, a gentle voice echoed in all directions.