§ 145. Crown of the Holy Emperor (7)
Amelia and Sisley held each other tightly and stood looking at the particularly ominous looking sky beyond the barrier.
In the sky above the main palace, which suddenly became partially dark, a strong wind was forming a large whirlpool, as if a storm had descended.
A very unrealistic sight, with things like garden trees pulled out of the ground and rising into the air, crackling, and occasionally small golden lightning flashes.
“It is probably the aftermath of the successful coffin delivery ceremony that was held for the first time in a long time. “It will calm down soon, so don’t worry too much.”
Francis, who was standing behind him, explained in a calm tone.
Even if it wasn’t his words, both princesses vaguely felt it. Something unusual has been going on in the main palace since a while ago.
Amelia faintly heard the Auror’s agitation.
Sisley describes the aftermath of giant novae colliding with each other.
Each of them sensed danger in their own way and stamped their feet, worried about Seonghwang, who was alone in the storm far away in the main palace.
-That’s just my guess. Perhaps, starting from that time, the crown jewel of the Holy Emperor lost much of its meaning?
In Sisley’s mind, the words Amelia had said to her earlier kept ringing.
-Or is it that the Crown of the Holy Emperor has now become something dangerous?
What if that’s really the case?
What if the Holy Emperor’s Coffin is actually something scary that I don’t know about, and that’s why such a dangerous thing happened to His Majesty?
“Dad, Mom… … .”
Without realizing it, a long-ago title that had not been called since that night came out of Sisley’s mouth.
-It would be great if someone could help. For now, it’s best to just be quiet and not disturb them.
The loyal knight commander who is still protecting the princesses and standing firm in front of that barrier has certainly said that before.
Just as he said, that night when his entire body was soaked in blood, and even at this moment when a storm came down out of nowhere.
Perhaps Seonghwang has definitely been and is handling something alone.
-If it is considered useless, it will be cut down mercilessly. In the not-too-distant future, you too will face death at his hands, just like them.
That day, someone warned the girl:
But that can never be possible.
Even Katrina, who claims to be the shield of the Holy Emperor and is always by his side, has no choice but to stay far away and wait for the Holy Emperor to solve everything when danger really approaches.
Speaking of shields, is there any other shield in the world that is so useless?
Perhaps it was simply because Seonghwang cared very much for his knight commander.
This sacred barrier protects the princesses, but ultimately also protects the entire Order of Saint Aurelion.
‘Your Majesty, Dad, could never do that on purpose… … .’
Sisley was now slowly coming to a realization.
If the girl’s future shown in the book is so bleak, and if Seonghwang ultimately contributes greatly to her misfortune, as it says.
At least that’s not something he really wants to happen.
How much time has passed like that?
At some point, the turbulent storm suddenly calmed down and the sky became as clear as a lie.
“… “Situation over.”
When the exorcist, who was staring blankly into space, muttered that, Katrina, who was staring straight ahead with a stern face, relaxed and nodded.
“Situation over!”
“Situation over! “Situation over!”
The leader’s shout is followed by commands from several leaders.
Soon, the silver sacred barrier that had spread so widely that it covered the entire Silver Rose Labyrinth slowly began to fade.
Saint Aurelion’s lieutenant, who was still standing behind the two princesses, sighed in relief, gathered his weapons, and spoke.
“Fortunately, it looks like nothing bad happened. You two, rest assured. The ban on going out has now been lifted.”
Francis said that, bowed politely to the two men, and then left the room.
“really… “I’m so glad.”
Amelia finally let out the breath she had been holding and spoke.
She gave Sisley a hug, then turned around and quickly started getting ready to go out.
“Seeing as there is no other message, I’m sure your father, His Majesty, is safe, right? But I still don’t feel very reassured. “I have to hurry and stop by the main palace.”
At that time, Sisley said in shock.
“… Sister Amelia.”
“huh?”
“The proof… “The mark of a saint has not disappeared yet.”
What? Amelia turned her head in puzzlement, and before she knew it, her youngest sister was looking up at her with tears in her eyes again.
“I can still feel it under my feet. Originally, my token would have disappeared immediately after Seo Yi-seo presented the royal coffin. In the end, she would be kicked out in disgrace from her position as a saint… … .”
As Sisley mumbles like that, clear tears flow from his eyes.
“… Sisley!”
Amelia, who was surprised, quickly hugged her younger sister without knowing what was happening.
But now, instead of the morning-like sadness, Sisley’s face was filled with admiration and a small glimmer of hope.
“Sister, I can’t believe it! “Really, really, something is changing!”
* * *
That night.
An exorcist secretly sneaked into St. Bastian’s Church.
His steps were extremely light and leisurely as he easily passed the guards tightly guarding the main gate and even the guard of the Knights of St. Bastian moving in groups.
A stealth ability that even the best assassins would never be able to detect. It was Dekaron Knight’s stealth technique.
Eventually, the exorcist came down to the basement of the church and approached the holy coffin. A silver-gray glow was flashing in the eyes of the exorcist.
[I keep giving you trouble, Sir Sharon.]
Then the exorcist laughed as if he was sobbing.
“No, Your Majesty. When Your Majesty comes to me, all those noisy things will shut their mouths. “The whole world couldn’t be this quiet and good.”
It was a rare peace for an exorcist who always suffered from uncontrolled channeling.
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“Now that the Baal ceremony is over, this door will not open for a while. “I think I can take some time to look back.”
And Sir Sharon slowly began to circle around the Holy Emperor’s coffin, as if looking for something.
Then, at one point, her eyes glowed a bright silver-gray light.
[that.]
Following the Emperor’s instructions, Sir Sharon tore off a small object decorated on one side of the coffin. It was a gem with a deep green glow.
“… “It’s a very small device.”
[I see. Isn’t he truly someone who can’t let down his guard?]
A dangerous trap that would have been activated at the moment when Cadmus, who was confronting the Holy Emperor, attempted to draw upon the power of the main body.
It was one of several traps that storytellers had prepared hundreds of years ago.
[Things in the normal world are always this clever. No matter how carefully you look, it is difficult to find the activation conditions that are deeply hidden in several layers.]
This is why the laws of the normal world are so scary.
Although the mighty power of that demigod could be completely isolated from the Delcross dimension so easily.
Also, the primordial power, which is well suppressed due to divinity, may suddenly be released without reason.
[That child really saved Delcross from danger.]
“Is this the future that Your Majesty has let go of?”
[That’s right. It won’t happen anymore, it’s already in the past.]
Seonghwang never sees his own future.
It is confirmed in some way just by foreseeing a slight possibility. The oracle’s foresight was such a heavy thing.
-I didn’t cause an accident today, I came here to prevent it.
These are the words spoken by his son, who approached him even while covered in blood.
As he said, it was only after that that the Emperor was able to truly see the destruction that would have occurred if the child had not come.
The power of the beginning was released without any control.
That unclean yet sacred monster running wild.
[Now bring it to me.]
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Sir Sharon continued speaking as she packed the jewels in her arms.
“But, Your Majesty. “If I may be presumptuous, may I ask you one thing?”
[Speak.]
“His Majesty the First Holy Emperor, who is a demi-god, was so easily trapped in the body of the normal world. Then, wouldn’t it be very dangerous for Your Majesty to come to the Homunculus?”
To that question, Seonghwang was silent for a moment and then answered.
[…] Let me keep that in mind.]
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The exorcist grinned and then hid himself in the darkness.
* * *
The day after the coffin delivery ceremony of Seonghwang. Fortunately, Sisley’s mark has not disappeared and remains clearly visible.
and.
“Sisle niiiiim!”
Even though the ceremony was completed and the first king’s blessing was properly received, Seo Yi-seo remained surprisingly the same.
Of course, that doesn’t mean there were no changes at all.
“Listen, Sisley. Well, when I woke up, wouldn’t there be a new skill in my skill window?”
… What on earth is a skill window?
“The skill name is also really cool. It’s a half-body advent, half-body advent! “But I have no idea how to use it!”
That was the problem.
This skill, which seems to be an awesome ultimate skill just by looking at the name, is actually a passive skill that is activated at all times.
Thanks to this, when I thought about taking a nap, several hours had already passed and I was running around all over the place.
With a sumptuous feast in front of you, you think, ‘Wow, this looks delicious!’ After thinking about it, I found myself sitting dumbly with an empty plate in front of me.
“But Sisley, it’s almost mass time, so why are you getting ready to go out? “Where are you going?”
“Yes, to the main palace. “It will be a long time since I see your Majesty.”
“yes? Are you going to meet that terrifying darkness? “I know what he will do to Sisley!”
When Seo Yi-seo was shocked, Sisley laughed as if it were absurd.
Strangely, isn’t it really interesting that Seo Yi-seo, the main character of the book, is more afraid of Seonghwang than the villain Sisley?
“are you okay.”
The girl smiled transparently at Seo Yi-seo.
“Even if something like that really happens, it won’t change the fact that His Majesty is thinking of me.”
Cadmus’s office was still in disarray.
Sisley gathered his slightly pounding heart and entered the office, guided by Lewis.
“… Sisley.”
Recently, he was often away from the palace for visits or service, and even avoided the few regular audiences.
Seonghwang seemed a little surprised, but soon he greeted her with a smile on his face.
“Did I disturb you while you were busy?”
“No, welcome back. “I was just about to take a break.”
However, there was something that immediately caught Sisley’s eye as he sat down: a sleeping mask hanging on the wall.
A white eye patch with a cute rabbit embroidered on it is decorated on the wall at a slightly crooked angle.
“That… … .”
Seonghwang followed Sisley’s gaze and nodded.
“Owen sent me. “I put it on display because it was a birthday present.”
Seonghwang knew from the beginning that it was an object belonging to the normal world.
I just couldn’t figure out the exact purpose of the item, so I decided to put it aside and investigate it slowly later.
“I know what it is. “I also received the same thing from Brother Owen.”
Sisley held up the pink eyepatch he wore around his neck like an ornament.
According to Seo Yi-seo’s explanation, it is a good item to help you sleep. As he said, Sisley was very satisfied as the frequency of having precognitive dreams or nightmares has decreased significantly since he started wearing this.
“They say it will get rid of nightmares… … .”
“Yes, would you like me to teach you how to use it?”
With those words, an unidentifiable object from the normal world is held in his daughter’s hands and slowly approaches his eyes.
Seonghwang blinked, but did not avoid Sisley’s hand.
He would probably gladly accept anything his child gave him, whether it was poison, a trap, or anything else.
As the white rabbit blindfold covering his head was placed around his neck, Seonghwang’s eyes widened slightly.
He sat there blankly for a moment, as if in shock, but then slowly tilted his head and expressed one sentiment.
“… “It’s quiet.”
It was like that.
Strangely, as soon as I put it on, the world instantly became quiet.
He can no longer hear the voice of the past that always clung to him from somewhere. Sadly, no voice whispering about the future can be heard.
Above all, I cannot hear the desperate screams of souls in that far away place.
“It’s so quiet… … .”
As Seonghwang blinked his eyes slowly, Sisley smiled and sat down next to him.
As she remembered from her childhood, realizing that she had missed the soft sound of the white robes, the girl leaned against Seonghwang’s arm and slowly closed her eyes.
That day, the chief chamberlain put a lot of effort into setting up a tea table for the youngest princess, who had visited the palace for the first time in a long time.
A table was decorated with sweets and flowers, and precious tea brought in by foreign envoys was brought out to celebrate the birthday party.
And at what seemed like perfect timing, he entered the office confidently, driving a tea tray.
“… … ?”
Soon, Lewis’ eyes widened. A sight he had never expected unfolded there.
Seonghwang and Sisley, father and daughter, were sitting side by side on the soft sofa in the office, closing their eyes and falling asleep.
Each person was wearing an unidentifiable cute white and pink object around their neck.
An unusually quiet midday day with not a single bird chirping. In the silence where even the warm sunlight feels frozen.
The only thing alive is the breeze blowing from the terrace, occasionally lightly shaking the couple’s hair as it passes by.
“… … .”
Lewis was filled with a strange feeling and stared at the scene for quite a long time.
In the ten years of my life as Chief Chamberlain, have I ever seen His Majesty with his eyes closed with such a relaxed face?
The tea he had put so much effort into was getting cold, but Lewis quietly walked back and closed the door to his office, leaving the tea tray as it was.
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