006. Successful audience (1)
Suddenly, a person called the Chief Chamberlain came to me and said that a meeting with the final boss was waiting for me soon.
Moreover, it turned out that this world’s bastard was not afraid of the final boss and used to be a bastard.
Seongjin became dizzy for a moment.
“… Lowering?”
“uh… Um, yeah. no! I… … .”
I was so embarrassed that my pupils were shaking mercilessly and my words were slurring.
The desperation that he should not lose any more points to a person who might be the final boss made Seongjin spit out a barely plausible sentence.
“This time, I will come see you in person…” Thank you for your consideration… “I will give it to you. Please tell me that.”
Isn’t it possible to tell someone who is so prosperous to come and go?
It would be nice to know what Mores’ original speaking style was like and whether this was proper etiquette. Strangely enough, the demon lord who is usually busy chattering in his head non-stop is now keeping quiet.
Fortunately, Seongjin’s answer seemed to please the Chamberlain.
“Your Majesty must be very satisfied that the Prince is so dignified. I will do my best to ensure that God does not neglect his audience! “Then, I will soon send someone to Jinju Palace to deliver a message, so please take care of it.”
Lewis showed courtesy again with his elegant movements and left the gym with a calm expression on his face.
However, Seongjin’s sharp eyes, trained through long battles, did not miss the sight of the chamberlain’s cheek flinching and trying to leap up, despite his efforts to lower the corners of his mouth.
‘What on earth did I do to like it so much?’ … .’
The more I experience it, the more I realize how much of a screw-up the former Mores was.
Seongjin, who took a moment to watch the Chamberlain and his party walking away with light steps, sighed lightly and turned around.
The break took longer than expected due to an unexpected meeting.
Seongjin gathered his courage and started walking around the training ground again. Wouldn’t you be confident that you are making some progress if you run at least a few more laps than yesterday?
Of course, my firm determination was in vain, and I was out of breath before I could even walk half a circle.
The knights who had gathered in groups of twos and threes in the corner of the training hall, watching the chamberlain’s thoughts, did not hide their discomfort when the prince, who had thought he would return soon, started raising the alarm again.
Some showed their annoyance and walked out of the training room, while others sat down and pretended to take care of their equipment, occasionally casting profane glances at Seongjin.
Until now, Seongjin had not paid any attention to whether he showed a cocky attitude or not, but he was starting to get annoyed by the constant hostility.
Even though it’s annoying, I think there’s a need to take care of the knights at least once.
“Huh, huh.”
How many times did you go around the training grounds like that?
Seongjin, who was so out of breath that he was coughing and staggering, took a few more steps and fell to the floor.
“Cough! Cough! Hehe, hehe, hehe! “Huh!”
The front of my eyes is yellow.
Wow, I feel like I’m dying.
I don’t think it was this hard even when I was fighting monsters while sleeping on the front lines in Paju City for a week.
As I was panting heavily, a small voice spoke to me as if it was crawling away.
[…] hey. So, are we finally meeting? Success.]
‘… uh?’
At first, I couldn’t understand because I was dizzy from lack of oxygen. Come to think of it, wasn’t this guy strangely quiet earlier?
‘Shouldn’t that be the case? What were you doing anyway? Let’s get some information from the chamberlain. It was so quiet that I thought it had finally disappeared.’
It was clearly a time to get angry, but strangely the Demon King showed no reaction.
[I did look into it. I did… … .]
The Demon King answered in a strangely dejected voice.
[The chamberlain was resistant to soul detection. He was quite focused because it was not an easy task.]
Seongjin tilted his head.
‘Detection resistance? You haven’t said anything like that until now. Is the chamberlain even a priest?’
[Are you crazy? Can I come into contact with a divine spirit? I’d rather try suicide again.]
According to the Demon King’s explanation, soul detection is similar to talking to a sleeping person.
Unless there is a crisis or stressful situation, the soul is usually in a defenseless state, as if half asleep.
If you strongly send out what you want to ask there in the form of a thought wave, related memories will sporadically emerge from the unconscious to the surface.
This seemingly convenient ability also had its limits; the Demon King could not directly read memories from Seongjin’s soul. I don’t even know the exact reason.
[For such a sloppy and simple guy, he is secretly picky.]
‘What, man?’
Also, souls with strong mental power or divine power could not be touched.
It is said that humans with strong mental power have great resistance to thought waves, similar to a soul in a state of extreme tension.
And the moment a soul with divine power attempts to make contact, the Demon King’s soul will be completely destroyed.
[In that sense, the Chamberlain’s ego defenses are very strong. He is a strict and self-controlled person. Not only does such a person not easily recall the memories he wants, but his mental defenses are so strong that it is not easy to break through them without damaging his soul.]
Nevertheless, the Demon King tried to obtain as much information as possible. Sooner or later, he would have to be dragged in front of the most powerful priest on the continent and await his disposition.
Will Seonghwang be able to recognize the people from another world and the dregs of the demon world that are possessed in his son’s body?
‘So did you find out anything?’
[Unfortunately, there was no information that could be of immediate help. First of all, that old man is a very well-established person in the imperial palace. It was bigger than I thought. The information I had was so vast that I couldn’t focus and find out what I wanted.]
Well, it looked dignified at first glance.
[So, first of all, I tried to find out at least a little bit about the success, right? But that perception is, shall we say, very biased… . So I don’t really trust it.]
‘Can’t be trusted? Information on the Chamberlain who serves the Holy Emperor right by his side?’
The demon king’s soul is slightly shaken by Seongjin’s question. Perhaps, if it had substance, it would feel like a sigh.
[First of all, the loyalty that the chamberlain has to the Seonghwang family is real. It’s amazing how friendly he is even to Mores, who is being criticized for being a bastard. Moreover, the belief in success was so firm that, well… To put it in a good way, it is loyalty, and in a bad way, it can be called fanaticism.]
‘Is it to the point of being fanatic?’
[So, I thought Seonghwang was almost omnipotent? Is this reliable information?]
Seongjin blinked.
Omniscient and omnipotent?
[I don’t think he clearly understands this either. I’m just satisfied with myself that I’m being loyal under good circumstances. But at least in his subconscious, Seonghwang is absolutely not a simple human being. He firmly believes that he is the greatest saint of all time and the unquestionable representative of the main god.]
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‘… … .’
[But do you know what’s really funny? Actually, that guy doesn’t have much faith in God. I don’t have much interest in religion itself.]
What is that? I don’t believe in God, but I believe in God’s representative?
[So, it’s funny. It’s a complete contradiction, right? But that picky bastard doesn’t know that! How extreme can respect, admiration, and faith in a person be taken to become like that?]
Seongjin stood up without saying a word. Before you know it, your breathing has calmed down.
In the gently blowing breeze, my heated body quickly cooled down, giving me goosebumps.
‘… I don’t think this is simply a matter of whether divine power is strong or weak.’
God’s representative.
Since Seongjin was close to an atheist to begin with, he did not think that there would actually be an omniscient and omnipotent person who represents God.
I just had a suspicion that there might be something special about the Holy Emperor that made the Chamberlain unconsciously trust him so blindly.
For example, what if Seonghwang had an ability like the Demon King’s ‘soul detection’? Wouldn’t people around him think of him as someone who knows everything?
Whatever it is, one thing is for sure.
‘It looks like there’s a high chance we’ll get caught. ‘Is there any solution?’
[Are you sure? Can’t you just break your promise like Mores?]
‘It’s a temporary solution. I heard that in the past, Mores didn’t show his face so much that he personally came to the Jinju Palace. What will you do if they invade again this time?’
[What if I escape the imperial palace?]
‘I don’t know if I have time to prepare, what can I do with this poor physical strength? Besides, with this body, you’ll be noticed wherever you go, right?’
[…] It’s ruined.]
Is the only way to try it first?
Feeling the demon king’s soul tremble in his head, Seongjin tried to suppress the creeping anxiety.
* * *
The main palace sent a servant before evening to announce the time for tea. Needless to say, Jinju Palace was turned upside down.
How long has it been since that fat prince has an official outing?
After hearing this news, Empress Lizabeth stormed into the Ruby Palace early in the morning, leading a large number of her maids. Soon the entire Jinju Palace became bustling under the empress’ command.
Seongjin, who had planned to spend all morning in the training hall since it was an appointment in the afternoon, was caught by the maids with solemn expressions before he could even leave the room.
“… uh?”
I was taken to the bathhouse with a bewildered look on my face and had to do ablutions. And that too in front of the embarrassingly dedicated maid!
As he was struggling and protesting, Edith poured perfume on his head with a stern look.
“Calm down, sir. Shall we finish quickly and have a snack?”
Are you giving your cat a bath now?
I looked at her in bewilderment and she tilted her head.
“Hmm, it worked well before.”
“… … .”
When I asked him how he had been able to handle the temperament of Mores, a dog class member, on his own, he seemed to be treating me like an animal that I could not communicate with at all.
“Get out. “I can take a bath on my own!”
“I helped you all the time while you were sick, so why are you feeling embarrassed again?”
This woman is saying that now.
When Seongjin showed no signs of backing down, Edith’s expression suddenly darkened.
“Come on, sir. Please cooperate obediently. Do you know how much Queen Mother will scold me if there is even the slightest setback in my preparations?”
As the Empress’s visits became more frequent recently, the maid with a steel mentality seemed to be under stress without knowing it.
“Why do the Ruby Palace maids bother to come to Jinju Palace and be territorial? “It’s not like centipedes.”
It’s like ‘things that are less than a fist away.’ ‘Hehe.’ Edith laughs with a creepy expression. It was doubly scary because the Auror user was doing that.
I quickly came out of the bath, overwhelmed by her fierce spirit, and this time, the empress’s maids were lined up in a line, holding very professional-looking beauty tools.
Soon the hair will be trimmed, the nails will be trimmed, the eyebrows will be trimmed, and there will be a fuss.
“Ah, look at this beautiful hair that looks just like the Empress!”
“Oh my, you’ve lost a lot of weight. The outline of her face has become so clear!”
Don’t lie, you guys.
‘You said it was just a simple audience? ‘What is this?’
There is no such mess of being pulled this way and pinched that way.
Seongjin, who was in tatters as if he had just weathered a storm, could barely take a breath, but that was not the end.
A procession of maids with their hands full of clothes and accessories is lined up from the end of the room to the outside of the hallway.
Seongjin’s face turned pale.
‘Hey, can’t we do something about this? ‘How long do I have to do this!’
But the devil, who would normally have ridiculed Seongjin like crazy, was in a strange state.
[Hehe. On the way to the end, I have to at least pick up the stains. No problem. Huhuhuhu.]
‘… … .’
Fortunately, Empress Lizabeth’s tastes were quite refined.
For a while, I was worried because clothes with a lot of frills came and went, but his appearance that was finally completed was quite good even from the perspective of Seongjin, a modern person.
The uniform, made of dark blue material embroidered with silver thread, was neat at first glance, but if you look closely, you can see how much money, craftsmen, and time were put into it. The more you look at it, the more gorgeous it is.
As if talking about losing weight wasn’t completely empty, there was still plenty of clothes left and the maids were busy fixing them for a while.
Of course, no matter how much I dressed it up, it was a beautifully packaged pig.
Seongjin secretly sighed, but his appearance still did not seem to satisfy the empress.
“Oh, Mores. “How can you look so great!”
Not to be outdone, the maids continued to give soulless praise.
“You are truly devoted!”
“Maybe because of the dark clothes, doesn’t the prince’s gorgeous hair stand out even more?”
“How about cuffs and brooches? “How they match the prince’s jewel-like gray eyes so much!”
“Ah, it’s so beautiful that you’ll fall in love with it at first sight!”
Hey, you went too far.
* * *
The main palace sent a carriage on time. The chief chamberlain said he would prepare without a hitch, but he was more meticulous than I expected.
As Edith got into the carriage and was attended to, two escort knights followed behind on horseback.
‘The imperial palace carriage is so gorgeous. The ride quality is definitely different from that of a car, isn’t it?’
[Wow, that would be nice. Are you a child? A guy who is old enough doesn’t even know that this is a carriage bound for the Nether, right?]
‘shut up.’
However, not long after leaving Jinju Palace, the Demon King trembled and called Seongjin.
[Hey, I guess I don’t have a good feeling.]
Seongjin, who was lying comfortably, tensed and straightened his posture.
‘what? why?’
[Look outside, idiot.]
‘… … ?’
[The main palace is still far away, right? But there is already an ominous light around.]
When I slowly lifted the curtain and looked out the window, a panoramic view of the vast imperial palace garden unfolded.
Over a vast green lawn whose boundaries are not fully visible, the Hwanggung-daero is wide enough for three carriages to run side by side. At the end of the road, you can see the magnificent and beautiful main palace shining white.
And countless people were filling the large garden in front of the main palace.
Knights wary of the surroundings, nobles gathered in groups of twos and threes, and office workers pacing back and forth carrying piles of documents.
And a huge number of priests dressed stylishly in shining white uniforms.
‘Wow, this is a bit…’ … .’
People wearing white clothes appeared to be more than half of the total crowd.
From simple robes to extremely extravagant robes embroidered with gold thread, the white clothes are invariably engraved with the main crest of the sun and sword.
I once again realized that this place was a den of priests.
[Ah, I thought wrong! I thought it would be okay if I hid it well inside my body, but I was mistaken. Just being close to those with divine power makes your soul sting like being pricked by a needle!]
‘… … .’
Seongjin, who was nervous due to the devil’s fuss, swallowed his saliva without realizing it.
It seemed like many of the priests would recognize Seongjin at any moment and rush towards him, shouting that he was an evil spirit who had taken the prince’s body.
[I should have just run away when I had the chance without hesitation… … .]
At the same time as the pitiful Demon King lamented, the carriage stopped.
We arrived at the entrance to the main palace, the residence of the Holy Emperor.
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