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curtain call (7)
-aaa
Her eyes were dyed bright pink, and by the time she lifted her eyelids, it was filled with dazzling gold.
It was the result of a mixture of Marquis François’ mana and my ether.
I had the experience of being stunned while teleporting with him, so this time I also wore Julitter’s headdress.
Thanks to this, I was able to come down to the ground without any slight vertigo.
The pirate ship in the night sky gently swayed with the power of Sir John.
“Long time no see. How you doing?”
I smiled.
“Yes, Prince Jesse……!”
Maurice cried and called me.
Seeing his pale, weary, tear-filled face made him uncomfortable.
As he approached slowly, the event organizers who were holding him bowed their heads to the chilly, cold floor.
I took a few breaths and reduced the size of the Holy Land. Slurry….
“Be careful, Prince.”
[Do not worry. Everyone can get up.]
François whispered to me, and I reassured him and comforted the people.
It was okay to develop a circle and have friends watching from above.
Those who had fallen down raised their heads.
Cloudy breaths leaked out of everyone’s mouths. As I knelt before Maurice,
“Heh heh!”
“How is your dear one!”
The crowd surrounding the podium was in awe.
I looked off the stage, startled by the reaction.
The endless crowd was lowering their bodies one by one from the front, as if surfing a wave.
It was a rare sight to see. Well, you don’t have to…
“Can I take a look at your hands? It seems to be bleeding.”
“Ahh······.”
At my words, Maurice trembled.
I don’t know what kind of intimidation I was being threatened, but it was a pity that I was terrified.
The villagers of Lucca have been oppressed by someone all the time, and it has been less than a year since they were able to breathe.
I managed to calm the raging anger.
Why do these people have to go through this again?
“Hands, hands.”
“Yes, it is the hand that I healed when I folded. Post-processing needs to be ensured.”
As he spoke softly, Maurice opened his mouth as if he had just remembered it.
At the inn I stayed at on my way down to the Marquis of Duem, he worked diligently, taking care of my luggage and service.
The crepe soup that I ate that day still reminded me of it sometimes.
I carefully spread out Maurice’s right hand.
Red drops of blood were forming on the palms that had been swept by rough soy straw and dented in their nails.
Fortunately, the left hand holding the magic instrument loudspeaker didn’t seem to be hurt.
As it is, the Holy Land was released and a healing circle was developed quickly.
-Woo-woong, ah-ah-ah—-!
“ooh!”
The spectators turned back. It was such an enthusiastic response that I laughed a little.
[I will collect your blood with your tears.]
Everyone was mesmerized by the ether grains that nestled in the blue circles and rose from the blue circles.
Come to think of it, commoners said that it was not easy to meet a healing priest.
He said that there was a difference in status and that the cost of treatment was very expensive.
-Sarrrrr…
The azure particles gathered diligently and landed on his palm.
It was my first healing that healed Morris, but during that time, I have been using my healing powers steadily and my control has improved significantly.
Meeting him again at the end of the year seemed to be a coincidence.
The young man looked at me and his eyes widened.
Tears dripped down his cheeks and his lips trembled.
“Sin, I’m sorry, Prince. Uhhh… I, I have sinned to death. Dare to be noble… You deserve a big punishment, you deserve to be punished. I’m in awe…!”
“I know it’s not Maurice’s fault.”
“Nevertheless, I was shaken by those words… 👅. To you who saved us,”
“The worst thing to do is grab hold of people’s weaknesses and shake them. He who bullies and threatens the weak, knowing that they have no other option, is evil. It’s even worse if such a person is a superior person. They are cowards who are not even prepared to get their hands dirty.”
I said calmly. Maurice looked at me blankly.
I don’t know exactly what happened to him, but I can guess why he came up to the zodiac and broke up with the marquis and me.
‘ぁ!’ The event organizers who listened to our conversation ate their noses and stamped their tears.
Did you mean to come down with a blanket?
“Don’t worry. We’ll make sure Maurice is well protected too. It was on the way to the Imperial Palace. As soon as we arrive, I will speak to His Majesty the Cardinal. Both adults will investigate and help.”
“Prince······. How can you come to something like me…”
“Prince Jesse!”
Then, someone from the crowd got up and called me. We turned our heads in surprise.
A middle-aged man with a shaggy beard was staring straight at him.
François immediately stopped in front of me. Fortunately, he got well during the voyage.
He was still holding the mace, but his fever had cleared and he couldn’t stagger.
A middle-aged man opened his mouth.
“There is something I dare you to do. If you allow me, I will tell you!”
[Yes, you can ask.]
I answered as an oracle.
I used the microphone function because it seemed like I couldn’t hear the voice well, but the commoners who heard this were shocked and bowed their backs.
The man who spoke to me also twitched a grim face. I was a little scared
“The person who is treating you now told the story of the prince. The Prince and the Marquis Duheme told us that they were preparing for a civil war!”
uh, i heard it too
“I love my mother Lister, and I will protect it with my life! I am ready to do anything for my country. So, I will ask you this question with the determination to die!”
“·················ogue.”
Whoops, a gentle winter wind blew across Claire Square.
The streets were decorated with intricate decorations and sparkling magic lights.
A heavy silence mixed with a Christmas-like background, and the atmosphere subsided like a horror movie.
The man untied his scarf and shouted.
“Did you really do that?”
[··········.]
“My wife here recently saw a strange flyer in the plaza. I thought it was bullshit and passed it on, but I heard a similar story again today!”
His voice echoed through the vast square. Some poked their necks out and looked at him.
This was a natural result.
Even if the absolute majority believe in it, it cannot erase the doubting few.
In a free country, that’s not the case.
“Besides, what you put on your head……. Isn’t it the same shape as the decorations used by the ‘rare villain’? I am an ignorant commoner, but I know that much!”
Then the people who were angry also flinched and spyed on me. This is what I was ignorant of.
I never thought there would be someone to point it out.
Duke Simon de Sarnez tried to sow distrust from the roots of the empire.
He used children to cause terrible terrorism and harmed me, and he personally attended and made an alibi.
He thought that he would not suspect the victim.
Then, hundreds of flyers were distributed in the central square of the Yellow Capital.
It was a plan to sway the common people who were relatively uninformed and easily deceived.
According to the Crown Prince, the propaganda material was thankfully collected by Herit and Sant.
It was also reported that he tried to become a knight using Robert Blanquer, but it failed due to Sir Beliard’s ignorance.
But the duke didn’t stop there…
“You don’t have to answer me, Prince.”
The Marquis stopped thinking for a moment. His handsome eyes curled nicely.
‘Is it necessary for the noble One to personally respond to false allegations?’
I read a bit of anger in his eyes as I looked up.
“It’s okay, François. I will talk.”
And he answered resolutely. It wasn’t Prince Jesse’s job or just me.
Both the handsome man in front of him and his family, the Marquis Duhem, suffered tremendous damage from this incident.
It’s not just the false accusations of treason or civil war.
Sir Erbe had to kill the Imperial Guard he had hired as his subordinate, and François took a sick body and went all the way to the Principality to rob me.
Not to mention Maria, who accompanied them and saw all kinds of difficult situations.
What about Antoinette and Therese, who are still in a panic at this moment as they face off against the Imperial Guard?
Isabelle, who trusted and relied on the Duke of Sarnez for over ten years, and Kristel, who was clearly shocked by his betrayal?
Who will compensate for their suffering?
There, there is the Baron Baron family, who once again suffers the loss of two sons.
They were people who could not receive all the happiness of the world as a gift.
Why should a family who only did good deeds suffer such humiliation in the middle of winter?
[Me and the Marquis François Duhem have done nothing against the Lister Empire and the Imperial Family.]
The voice came out without any trembling.
I stared at the questioner with my eyes wide open. His throat twitched.
[The same goes for Baron Verang, which your wife must have seen in the flyer. They rescue and help refugees from the new country that flow into the Winite River. They are warm enough to build an orphanage, take care of children, and raise a dying stray cat in good health for over ten years. It is an honorable family that has never done anything shameful to His Majesty.]
“·················ogue.”
[So my answer is one. I swear to God that we are innocent.]
My words reached every corner of the square.
I am silently making eye contact with the middle-aged person who asked the question,
-Kiruru look…!
A roar echoed from the sky.
We widened our eyes and lifted our heads.
*
“God, is this a dream?”
“Aigoo, mother……!”
Claire Square has been turned into a melting pot of wonder and adoration.
Simon de Sarnaise, hiding in the congregation, doubted his senses.
“Don’t push, don’t push!”
I wondered if he had lost sight in his right eye due to burns, or if his shriveled right ear had gone blind.
The prayers and admiration of the commoners frantically struck their ears.
Everyone got up and pushed and pulled each other.
It was a series of unplanned events, and for the Duke it was just terrible confusion.
– Crush!
-Flapping, flapping, flapping!
A purplish crimson bird was descending, flapping its fiery wings.
The long tail feathers gleamed luxuriously in gold, green and red.
Long hair, larger than a peacock’s feather, fluttered on her head.
With each flapping of its wings, the distance from the crowd grew closer and closer.
Thousands of people’s jaws widened. Someone pointed a finger and shouted.
“Phoenix! A phoenix has appeared!”
“Wow!”
“Long live Your Majesty!”
It was a huge noise. The ‘Phoenix’ was a companion of the god who appears only in the Bible.
People inside the building, regardless of their status, rushed out to witness the miracle.
The peacock pressed hard on the mask that covered his face.
It seemed that his face would be exposed if he continued to be in this chaos.
“Wow!”
Then there was an explosion of shouts that sounded like the eardrums would burst.
Simon looked at the stage with his arrogant expression on his face. And I was astonished.
-Flapping…
A phoenix with its wings folded was perched on the prince’s forearm.
He looked surprised, but then looked at the bird and smiled beautifully.
The phoenix, the size of an eagle, put its forehead to the prince and closed its eyes like pale purple quartz, as if acting aegyo.
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One wing spread out and covered his cheek.
“The prince has received divine favor!”
“You just told the truth! The Lord has proven it!”
“I can not see! Bow down in front of you!”
It felt like my blood was getting cold. That was then.
“Your Majesty, Emperor Frederic Lister, and Cardinal Aurelie Butier!”
A loud voice resounded from behind.
The crowd looked back at once, as if they had made a promise.
Simon thought that was impossible, while instinctively nervous.
Surprisingly, no one pointed out such a nonsensical sentence as a false bastard.
An honorable name that no one dares to call by name, and that cannot be easily mentioned.
That was the dignity of the Lister family.
urr… The sound of the crowd playing with their feet and breaking like waves was deafening.
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Of course, it must be someone’s low-quality joke. Surely it will be.
“Long live the Lister Empire.”
“Lord God…”
The sound of pain erupted from everywhere.
It was essentially a different reaction from when the prince had performed the miracle.
The crowd that filled the street knelt one after another from behind and placed their foreheads on the frozen bare ground.
He couldn’t even breathe easily and his back was shaking.
There were already people who started crying or gasping in vain.
-Flapping, flapping!
This was impossible. ‘She’ should not have come down to such a lowly place. But why?
“The imperial coat of arms….”
he muttered in embarrassment.
The imperial flag, adorned with dark red velvet and gold thread, danced in a magnificent sword dance in the winter wind.
He saw cherry-colored eyes burning like a cold light. The duke trembled as he fell down.
– touk
Frederic Lister stepped into the center of the square. At the same time,
-aaa
Tulips began to bloom at her feet.
It was bright purple.