§ 153. Tansinyeon (2)
An evening with a red glow as the sun sets.
As if the moon had just set on the horizon, the main palace was shimmering alone in a soft golden light.
The splendid exterior, with all the lighting, was grandiose and extremely sacred at the same time. It was truly a majesty worthy of its reputation as a thousand-year-old empire.
Considering the noble status of the attendees, the carriages coming inside were not particularly controlled. Thanks to this, the main palace entrance and garden were already crowded with people and luxury carriages wearing the insignia of each country.
Meanwhile, the carriage carrying Seongjin and his party slowly squeezed in.
“… … !”
People who had been chatting in groups of twos or threes suddenly fell silent and stared at the carriage.
This is because, in a carriage with the Delcross imperial emblem engraved on it, a brother and sister with gorgeous looks worthy of being described as sparkling appeared.
“Oh my, that person is the rose of the imperial palace… … .”
“Look at that bold red dress. This is truly unusual. “I guess Seonghwang cares about that princess so much, right?”
“But who is that person who came with me?”
“Isn’t he Prince Mores?”
“Yes? That Prince Mores? no way?”
Starting with someone whispering, small ripples slowly spread out in concentric circles around them.
The chief designer was right. Among the people mostly wearing light-colored ball gowns, Seongjin and Amelia were a pair that particularly stood out.
‘How do you feel? Your eyes light up, right? This person is the angel who descended on Delcross!’
Seongjin smiled proudly, enjoying the attention of people. Then, Amelia, who gently wrapped her arms around him, also smiled happily and whispered.
“Hehe, look around, Mores. “Everyone can’t take their eyes off you today.”
The Demon King, who could not hear anything, was disgusted and grumbled.
[Wow, the combination of Palbulchul and Palbulchul creates all these negative synergies? It’s absolutely creepy!]
Shut up, you devil!
What is creepy about a subject that has no body in the first place?
The couple who got off the carriage after them also became a hot topic.
It is a combination of a noble saint who is said to be a small grace bestowed by the god, and a young swordsman who recently became famous for easily conquering martial arts competitions across the continent.
“oh! oh! “That’s him!”
Soon, all kinds of exciting names like the Blue Wolf of Delcross and the Young Wolf of the North pour in from all directions.
In particular, the ladies’ reactions were so outrageous that it was understandable why he acted as if he had celebrity disease when they first met.
Sheesh, on the topic of Orden.
While Orden was walking resolutely as if it hadn’t happened in a day or two, Sisley was muttering something with a very nervous look on his face. Otherwise, her porcelain-white face looks pale.
Seongjin became curious and focused his aura and listened.
“… It’s night. beautiful… … .”
… hmm?
‘Hey, kid. Are you still thinking about that?’
You couldn’t possibly have taken that seriously, right?
Seongjin quietly broke into a cold sweat, possessed by an ominous premonition that he did not know what it was.
As they climbed the stairs and approached the lobby, Logan, who was waiting for Seongjin and his group, greeted them. He was with Seo Yi-seo, who was wearing a white priest’s robe.
I heard that Empress Tatiana personally ordered a robe for Logan, but it must have been thrown away, and Logan was neatly dressed in his Holy Knights uniform.
The sight of him standing upright with his back straight gave off a feeling of not only resoluteness but also a kind of stubbornness.
and.
‘Is Cadmus appearing from the beginning?’
Seo Yi-seo’s eyes were currently glowing bright gold. I expected that she would show up targeting the food at the banquet hall, but I could not have guessed that she was already in card moss mode.
“You came on time.”
Logan’s face looked calm as usual when he said that, but Seongjin, who had seen him often recently, could tell right away. That guy’s face is actually rotting away.
‘I hate Cadmus to a strange degree… … .’
Logan, who had shown strong distrust towards Seo Yi-seo from the beginning, was literally disgusted the moment he found out the identity of Cadmus inside him.
To put it mildly, I didn’t like it, but it could almost be said that I loathed it. It’s just a wonder that he’s keeping his arms crossed right now.
It was a very strange thing considering Logan’s usual personality, which is that he tends to get over things with a good face.
“Brother Masain is already inside. “Let’s go in for now.”
Logan said that and turned around.
[Haha! It’s a banquet, a banquet!]
Cadmus repeated without hesitation, clinging closely to Logan’s arm.
And that moment.
Cooung.
Along with the ferocious force that could not be contained, it was clearly felt that the temperature around Logan went down a notch.
wow. Be brutal too.
While everyone was looking at Logan’s face, only Cadmus himself smiled without even noticing.
[It’s been a long time since I last had a banquet meal! Hahaha!]
When we arrived, the inside of the banquet hall was as bright as day.
The fully lit lights hit the gorgeous chandelier again, creating a dazzling feast of light as if pouring down.
Against the background of the quiet melody played by the orchestra, chatter and the occasional joyous sound of laughter could be heard here and there.
“I see you.”
“The princess, I come to see the prince.”
At every corner where Seongjin and his party pass, nobles stop and bow their heads slightly in respect.
It is said that some royal families, such as those of Brittany and Rohan, cannot even greet their superiors before speaking to them, but compared to that, Delcross had a relatively free atmosphere where etiquette was not as strict.
Seongjin looked around carefully, and saw that VIPs invited from all over the continent were mingling together in groups wearing ball gowns with strong colors from each region.
There was also a place where priests were gathered together, and I caught a glimpse of Lord Massain sweating while surrounded by high-ranking priests, including Cardinal Benicus.
And, there was also a face I hadn’t seen in quite some time.
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“Mores!”
“Mores!”
They were twins who had not seen each other in a long time. Herna and Kadesh rushed over with happy expressions and surrounded Seongjin from both sides at the same time.
‘It’s unexpected? When I look at it this way, it makes me look my age again.’
Usually, the twins seemed like children, so I couldn’t believe that they were older than Sisley.
But when you dress up so neatly, don’t you look like a gentleman or a lady?
“How’s Red?”
“How was Red?”
Of course, his actions and words were still the same.
[what? Who is red! Wow! These are!]
Ignoring the demon lord running wild in his head, Seongjin looked at the twins.
The formal clothes were formal clothes, but there was one thing that particularly stood out: the savings and gold ornaments that the children were hanging here and there.
The twins, who noticed Seongjin’s gaze, opened their mouths.
“I begged Seonghwang’s dad to buy it for me. “Because it’s a trend these days!”
“Dad, Your Majesty was in quite a bit of trouble, so I begged you even more!”
“… … .”
Is it so fun to see that guy in trouble, you devils?
“We couldn’t help it either. “This red color somehow gives me a nostalgic feeling.”
“I guess it was force majeure. “This color is stimulating and evokes nostalgia at the same time.”
“Oh, I see.”
But wait, does something seem strange?
Seongjin asked, tilting his head.
“… But why are you two speaking in opposite directions today?”
Although they were twins with no differences in face or physique, Seongjin was able to pick up some of the characteristics of the two through exposure to the children.
First of all, Herna is the one who opens her mouth first due to her impatient nature. We call Seonghwang “Seonghwang Dad.”
On the contrary, it is Kadesh who secretly notices and assists Herna’s words. They refer to Seonghwang as Daddy, Your Majesty.
Then the twins’ eyes widened.
“Hey! “Mores is so sharp in a strange way, isn’t he?”
“and! After all, Mores can’t let down his guard?”
Is it real? Did you two really change clothes?
At the most important birthday banquet of the year?
“If I miss this day, when will I pull pranks like this again?”
“It’s a precious opportunity that only comes one day a year.”
Then Herna said, patting the light purple sash.
“Should we only know Mores? Understand?”
As expected, Kadesh said, fluttering the hem of her light purple dress.
“Mores has a heavy mouth. “I believe it!”
And the two burst into laughter at the same time.
“Kkkkkkkkk!”
“… … .”
Seongjin was speechless.
He thought about it all the time, but even though he had the thoughts of an extremely normal person, he couldn’t keep up with these four-dimensional kids.
[…] Who is normal?]
‘shut up!’
The twins laughed for a while, then held hands and ran towards Masain.
and.
“The Empress is entering! Everyone please be polite!”
Eventually, with the appearance of the Empress, the orchestra’s music stops, and the people’s chatter subsides. Everyone stopped chatting and looked at the head table in front of the banquet hall at the same time.
Again and again.
The Empress, heading towards the podium with graceful steps, looked very beautiful.
It was quite an elaborate decoration, but what was unusual was that no gold or gold jewelry was visible on her.
It is unclear whether it was because he felt pride in adorning himself with special products from his hometown, or because he wanted to create a frugal image.
Empress Melody, who follows behind, is also dressed relatively plainly.
On the other hand, Empress Lizabeth’s side looked like a living gold and gold jewelry display stand.
Not only the accessories decorated here and there on the dress, but even a small pin stuck on top of the head. All of it was red, shining gold.
Did the salty Grand Duke Asein really help obtain those many accessories, or did the Empress buy them herself with her own budget? Seongjin suddenly became curious about that.
Meanwhile, Seongjin and Empress Lizabeth’s eyes met.
“… … ?”
A strangely insensitive and cold expression.
At the first cold look he received from her, Seongjin felt his fingertips turning cold before he even realized it.
‘what?’
Meanwhile, Empress Tatiana took a step forward from the head table and opened her mouth. It was the opening speech of the Empress, who started the banquet.
“This year, as usual, Bio welcomes everyone who has gathered to celebrate the day when the representative of the Lord Himself came to this earth.”
Although she was relatively young, she had a voice full of dignity and was not lacking in any way as the mother of a nation leading a huge empire.
“It has been a thousand years since Cadmus, the first great emperor, rose up resolutely to save this continent from the demon race. Delcross is getting closer to fully realizing the Lord’s kingdom on this earth. “It is clear that the strength of all of you who have spared no effort together from all over the continent will also be great.”
And the Empress carefully mentioned the big and small issues that had become issues across the entire continent since the last birthday party.
We commend the successful maritime suppression efforts in Cyprus, a union of maritime cities, and express deep regret over the flood damage that occurred in southern Anatolia.
It may have sounded like simple consolation or encouragement, but it was filled with extreme arrogance, comforting royal families from other countries as if they were his subjects.
However, none of those listening to this frowned or expressed dissatisfaction.
This is the status that a thousand-year-old kingdom has on the continent.
“At tomorrow’s banquet, His Majesty the Holy Emperor will personally bless your future. It will be a pious place where you can get closest to God. The person you will have to stand in front of tomorrow is God, who pierces through all your faults and protects you.”
After a fairly long speech, the Empress finally concluded.
“So, today, I hope you enjoy the banquet to your heart’s content and fully enjoy the pleasures of this world. Let’s shake off all worldly desires and stand before God’s representative tomorrow with the most godly body and mind.”
Clap clap clap.
The music that had stopped begins to flow again along with applause from the audience.
“I’m going to take a moment to say hello to the moms and dads. “What are you going to do?”
In response to Amelia’s question, Seongjin looked towards Empress Lizabeth for a moment. She was still in the middle of exchanging greetings with other nobles, pretending not to have seen Seongjin.
“I’m done. “I’ll be waiting for you, so please go.”
And Seongjin picked up a drink and headed to the corner of the banquet hall.
There were more than one thing that bothered Empress Lizabeth and others throughout the banquet hall.
I felt a piercing stare from somewhere, and when I turned around, I saw several high-ranking priests following his movements with sharp eyes.
-Beware of high priests. Especially Cardinal Benitus. Maybe you guys will notice right away.
Sisley once warned Seongjin like that.
Are they really doing this because they are aware of the existence of the demon lord?
or not… … .
“How about a moment?”
While Seongjin was lost in thought, someone approached him and spoke to him.
It was a young man with a smooth face that I had never seen before, and judging by his flashy clothes, he seemed to be of very high status.
‘… Who is it?’
Since he didn’t really introduce himself, I wondered if he was familiar with Mores.
But the man who was carefully examining Seongjin suddenly lowered his head and whispered softly to him!
“Bethelah.”
Seongjin blinked, not knowing why.
What is this guy?
fantasy,
