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All the spiritualists remained.
When I asked why, everyone gave the same answer.
“Feneri wants to help Confucius.”
“It’s Lotso’s request… … .”
“Confucius, I also did not approach this with immature determination. “This guy is on fire, and I’m on fire too!”
‘Youngsu’ wants to help, so the simple answer is that he will help.
The spirit and the sorcerer exchange emotions. It does not flow in one direction, but affects both directions. That may be the reason why there are so few spiritual practitioners. It is rare to find ‘good people’ who do not regard Youngsoo as a subordinate or as their own strength, but as a friend with whom they truly exchange emotions.
Spiritualists joined the operation, and I became the leader leading them.
“Is this treated as a separate unit?”
Kajuwea suggested.
“Still, a special task force has been formed under the banner of the Reinberg family, so it would be nice to have a name to refer to it.”
She’s right. I remembered what names the twins were called. If you think about it, it had something to do with Dalbi. I, who was secretly envious of Lanista’s Blue Wolf Knights, shrugged my shoulders and said,
“Hounds of Artemis.”
“Ugh, that sucks.”
Kajuwea was disgusted.
The old man who was quietly listening to the story made a suggestion.
“I think it would be better to just name it after Confucius and call it Polaris.”
“Ugh, it’s old-fashioned.”
As expected, Kajuwea objected.
“Then what do you want to do?”
“Knights of Starfall.”
“Ugh, that sucks. That’s my name reversed. And if you’re not even a knight, what kind of knighthood is it?”
“The power that Confucius showed in Calvine! It suits you best, right? Moreover, you will encounter disguisers in the future, and you never know what kind of person the devil will disguise himself as. If you want to gain some weight in front of the nobles, you need to get your knights organized. “Isn’t that right?”
I asked the remaining psychics, but all they came up with was nonsense, such as ‘Knights of Passion’ and ‘The World’s Strongest Spiritual Beast Knights’. After combining their opinions and suggesting them to his father, Kajuwea’s opinion was adopted and the Starfall Knights became the official name.
* * *
The day before the national holiday.
The central forces of the empire gather at Quartz Castle.
The atmosphere is already chaotic.
I went to see my mom. Her father was worried about her mother’s health, so he kept everything secret from her. A mother who stays in her recovery room doesn’t know what’s going on outside of her. I also had no intention of letting anyone know. She went to give her greetings in preparation for any unexpected situation. But her mother already knew everything. She is the devil, the pretender, the National Day, and even what happened at the Charlesian Monastery. I didn’t ask how he knew. It was definitely a strange thing, but I somehow accepted it and wasn’t surprised.
“Now it’s ‘beginning’, Polestar.”
Mom handed me the keys. It was a key that had never been seen before.
“Keep in mind. Polestar. I… … .”
That day, I heard the secret my mother had been hiding.
* * *
A national holiday that comes around every 15 years. Unusually, a commemorative event was held at Quartz Castle. 39 nobles holding the rank of earl or higher, their successors, and important vassals attended the event.
Belatedly, the emperor and all his royal family members arrived at Quartz Castle. All those who run the empire have gathered together. However, the event was simple and plain.
No one drank or ate the drinks and food provided in a formal manner. It was not just a social event. Like a battlefield, there is tension. The strong men who had set me up were breathing heavily. A fierce war is already underway.
They keep each other in check with disapproving expressions. Of course, the person I’m most wary of is Reinberg, who set up this place. However, a strange situation arose due to the strange power structure of the empire. The ones with the greatest power are not the emperor, but the families that follow him, led by Duke Solgar and Duke Luchaquan. However, their union also ‘sees’ a faint ‘wariness’ towards each other.
Since we have not yet forgotten the fear of division and impersonators, we do not even trust the same side until we are sure. The emperor, seated at the head of the table, just watches all this happen. Although his face appears indifferent at first glance, it is actually a weak expression stained with helplessness.
On the other hand, the atmosphere in the Reinberg family was quite different. Count Schwarzen, full of determination, looks at the people with a scary gaze. The biggest difference is that Reinberg can distinguish between ‘impersonators’.
I see, this situation is also what my sister wanted.
The Count spotted me and nodded. He hasn’t yet told me that I am the only one who can distinguish between impersonators. Because of his son’s incident, only the count and his father know about it. He was fine with hiding the truth so far. If other people knew, I would have gotten into trouble and trouble.
Even if you don’t want to see it, you automatically know it because you see it.
In fact, it is not very effective to select pretenders among those gathered here.
There are not enough people to use it as a reliable indicator. It may be effective for now, but after this day, impersonators will take action or disguise themselves as maids or butlers and wait for the opportunity.
It is impossible to weed them all out.
This national holiday is merely a primary ‘disinfection’. It warns that an impersonator has appeared and ‘wishes’ that the Reinberg family can distinguish the impersonator. Sister Ushas saw this national holiday as an opportunity.
“I’m glad we’re on the same side.”
No, I didn’t know that maybe they were plotting something even worse. On Earth, Sister Ushas has a record of leading numerous followers to disrupt and collapse human society. For her, her Kunkan Empire is easy prey. The devil… It may be nothing more than a great tool.
The empire is moving according to her will. There is no way that the nobles who make politics their business would not know what I also noticed.
I glanced at Duke Solgar and his entourage.
“It’s too quiet.”
Even if you think about common sense, it is impossible for the National Day event to be held smoothly.
At this point, it will probably rebel and bite and try to eat you.
Why is it so quiet?
I can’t even guess what kind of operation came and went.
Looks like Ushas is about to devour the empire.
* * *
There was no need to ask for cooperation.
All I had to do was quietly watch the people gathered in the corner.
Among the invited nobles, there was no one who failed to attend. Everyone gathered. I saw them all with my own eyes. And when I checked all the nobles on the list, I felt empty.
“There is none.”
I went to Lanista and told him.
“There are no disguises.”
Why? Of course, I thought he was hiding in the central powers of the empire.
No one was absent. Among those present, there are no impersonators.
From the beginning, they did not disguise themselves as powerful figures of the empire.
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ha ha ha-!
It was then.
Lanista, who had been quiet, suddenly burst into laughter.
I knew full well that he was crazy, so I spoke without being embarrassed.
“why?”
There is only one situation where a Lannistar would smile like that.
It’s time to fight.
“That’s because it’s funny how they think they’ve dug a trap for each other.”
“trap?”
“As expected, you took the bait.”
It was a time of confusion.
Kukukukukung-!
An earthquake occurred suddenly. The ground shook violently, and ordinary people fell, unable to hold on. The windows shattered all at once, and the chandelier broke and hit the banquet hall. As Lanista’s laughter deepened, the earthquake became stronger. Finally, ‘something’ that caused the earthquake was revealed.
Qarring-!
The center of the banquet hall,
The ground collapsed unnaturally, creating a wide hole with a diameter of 30 meters. The pit was so deep that it was hard to guess even with a Cheonan barrel, and it was like an abyss. The ground did not collapse due to an earthquake. The pit, which had been cut cleanly as if it had been dug by a machine, was very strange. That thing wasn’t created by digging the ground. Like magic, it is a phenomenon beyond reason.
The imperial guards quickly stepped up to protect the emperor, those confident in their strength watched out for pits, and the weak retreated in fear. It quickly became a mess, but they did not become confused as to whether they were indeed imperial nobles and instead calmly observed the pit. Everyone held their breath and watched over the strange phenomenon that occurred on the national holiday, but only Lanista grinned so hard that his gums showed.
Only then did I understand what Lanista said.
Trap, bait.
That hole is not ‘the same’ as the bottomless pit.
It is the passage to hell, the ‘bottomless pit.’
Whoosh!
A strange crying sound that cannot be made by living things, coming from the bottomless pit.
Eventually, the devil’s terrifying ‘hand’ reaches outward. A devil crawling out of the abyss, with dark red skin, a large body over 4 meters tall, a face distorted like a goblin, carrying a dirty execution tool with dried blood.
Not just one.
Demons continued to crawl out of the bottomless pit.
The huge red devils were all carrying huge instruments used for torture and execution, such as saw blades, guillotines, poker sticks, and whips. It is an appearance that stimulates a person’s fear beyond its limits, a fear that is imprinted in one’s instincts.
“… “It’s at Daimonion level.”
Called the Great Devil.
In the past, when Kunkan was still a kingdom, the demon Daimonion was said to have annihilated half of the territory. I’ve seen that guy. Even though its power was weakened after being sealed for hundreds of years, the ferocity it unleashed was incredible. I felt the fear I felt from Daimonion at that time, also from those guys.
The large banquet hall was too narrow for them.
Wow!
One of the guys brandished a saw blade. Everyone ‘in the know’ was as shocked as I was. The saw blade swung at close range cut into the wall dozens of meters away. Fortunately, the people in front of him barely escaped the swordsman clan’s martial arts clan, but the impact was so great that the wall of the banquet hall collapsed.
“Use Aurors? “The devil?”
“ha ha ha! Does that look like a skill, disciple? “It is nothing more than an instrument contained and released.”
“What the f*ck is that?”
The devil’s attack became a signal.
Under the instructions of my father and other powerful people, people were evacuated.
Reasonable judgment. Since you can’t estimate the devil’s power, you run away with all your might.
But there were not only reasonable people here.
The most ‘unreasonable’ people came forward.
“The Duke’s children… … !”
“Leave it alone. They are not the ones to be defeated. “Do your best to escape!”
I want people to call me.
“Duke Solgar! You should avoid it right away… … .”
“wait. “Isn’t this a chance to see with my own eyes the Moon Child I’ve only heard about through rumors?”
children of the moon
I stood upright among the people fleeing.
“I’m used to it, now.”
Lanista didn’t stop laughing.
The demons just stood still even as people ran away. To others it may have seemed like the movement had stopped, but to me it was clearly visible. Sister Melissa’s magic is suppressing the demons.
Demons continued to crawl out of the bottomless pit.
In the meantime, I looked at my sister Ushas, who was watching the situation with her arms crossed.
she was smiling
It was a very f*cking laugh.
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