Chapter 31. The wolf on the cliff looks down on the world. (One)
“Uh, that. “That can’t be possible.”
The body of Emperor Theodore approached closely. He didn’t seem to care at all even though the straps that bound his body were tightening.
“No way, no way. no way!”
Emperor Theodore looked at the pitch-black blade of the Requiem and the black flames wrapped around it with his eyes strained.
“Why this!”
The words “you bastard” disappeared into his mouth empty-handed.
“-!!”
It was because he froze in place when he saw my face. His veiny eyes captured my black hair and eyes.
“You, you, you!”
“Is this your first time seeing me like this?”
I smiled and gently placed Requiem next to my cheek.
“Greetings.”
Next to my sharp jawline, Requiem, sharper than that, shimmered blackly.
“He is said to be the ‘black knight’ you have been searching for.”
“… … .”
“He is also the owner of the Autumn Sword, Requiem.”
I smiled as I looked at his mesmerized face.
“You probably already know.”
Heo-eok-heo-eok-
Emperor Theodore’s heavy breathing echoed throughout the room.
“You bastard, how could you do that?”
He looked back and forth between me and Requiem, shaking as if in convulsions.
“Holding the Requiem… … “He was your guy?”
“… … .”
“how… … This is impossible… … .”
Emperor Theodore looked back on memories of the past with a face on the verge of fainting. He was constantly moving his eyes and chewing his lips.
“… … no way!”
He looked back at Rachel as if he had a sudden realization.
“At the consecration festival!”
“That’s right.”
Rachel replied, looking at her fingernails calmly.
“I heard you’re not that stupid when you look at it like this.”
“you you! then!”
“At that time, I didn’t know he was the owner of Requiem. “I found out later.”
Rachel’s head tilted to the side.
“It was when I came with Princess Violet. “How about you had no idea?”
Emperor Theodore looked as if he had been hit on the head.
“Well, back then. Back then… … Obviously, nothing happened other than being lucky and blessed… … .”
“There’s no way it wasn’t there, right?”
Emperor Theodore pursed his lips and tried to deny the incredible reality.
“… … “I see.”
In the end, what he reached was an irreversible reality.
“That’s why… … .”
It was a tone filled with resignation that he understood everything, but that there was nothing more he could do.
“why… … Since when.”
Emperor Theodore closed his eyes tightly. He groaned as he recalled the moments he had missed.
‘There were many opportunities.’
But he was so arrogant.
I thought Rachel would always be on her leash, and I thought others would also continue to be at my feet.
His attitude of not being able to look down ultimately brought him down.
“You were too greedy.”
He flicked the Requiem and smiled brightly.
“It would have been nice if the sword owners of the four seasons had been properly acknowledged.”
“… … .”
“I can’t just sit still when His Majesty the Emperor is openly drooling.”
Emperor Theodore’s brow furrowed even further.
“I was the one who stimulated Carlo Ardante and the one who made Mikel Concellare stand up.”
He couldn’t respond to anything I said. He just mumbles into his mouth.
“Damn you guys… … .”
It was obvious what the muttering meant.
“Your Majesty, you know that it’s really ugly right now, right?”
I smiled and sarcastically sarcastically.
The basis of Theodore’s emotions. It was jealousy toward the owners of the sword of the four seasons.
Those who are born with amazing talent and hold a legendary sword. Compared to them, how ordinary and shabby are you?
He tried to relieve that feeling by subduing the sword owners of the four seasons.
Very foolishly.
“Rachel, get ready.”
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There was no need for any further conversation. There was nothing more to hide from Emperor Theodore.
“Did you even tell me your name?”
Emperor Theodore closed his eyes and chuckled. Instead of requiem, he drew the sword from his belt and approached him.
“It was like we were together for so long, let’s never see each other again.”
The blade reflected the light and shone dimly.
“From now on all you will see is the ceiling of your bed. Or should you at least try wagging your tail at Rachel?”
“… … .”
“Who knows, maybe they’ll show mercy and kill you.”
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… … .”
Emperor Theodore looked straight at me and smiled.
“Abel Kindreal. “Your arrogance is sky-high.”
The empty eyes, with nothing left in them, were strangely shiny.
“How good do you think you would be in this position? Do you think the emperor’s position will be that smooth?”
“… … .”
“I will watch from my hell. “Your end.”
He also didn’t think heaven was where he was going. The last voice he uttered was like a curse poured down on me.
“Do it or don’t.”
I responded by blatantly picking my ears. Because I didn’t care about his curse at all.
Suddenly!
The blade split the skin of Emperor Theodore, or rather, the man who was no longer emperor.
After a while.
I opened the secret door behind the bookshelf and started walking down the passage inside. The place we arrived at was Saint Rachel’s room, which was connected to the emperor’s bedroom.
Sigh-
When I heard the door opening,
“You’re here.”
Princess Violet sitting in front of the fireplace,
“Abel.”
Leah, sitting across from her,
“brother.”
Finally, Ekarot, who had been pacing around the room, turned around.
“Is it all over?”
I nodded to Princess Violet’s question.
“Now it’s the princess’s turn to step forward.”
“okay.”
Princess Violet left the room with a normal face without a single tear. After catching a glimpse of her back, she looked back at the rest.
“Have you finished the final inspection?”
“huh.”
“yes.”
Leah and Ekarot answered at the same time.
I finished explaining to Leah on the way to the capital together. As a key force, the vice captain had to know everything about my plan.
The same goes for Ekarot. We communicated frequently and shared plans.
“I can’t believe this crazy plan actually works…” … .”
As Leah shook her head, Ekarot became angry.
“What a crazy plan! “Your plan is perfect!”
“It’s perfect, but that doesn’t equate to being sane.”
“So you’re saying my brother is out of his mind?”
The two people started arguing again and raising their voices. They got along so well before, but they were truly unpredictable.
“Let’s stop and get ready.”
The two became quiet only after I intervened.
“Ah, but I have something to tell you.”
Ekarot raised his hand as if he suddenly remembered something.
“What?”
“I’m talking about when I met Tomato earlier.”
Apparently, the guy had a lot of fun calling Cain a tomato.
“I felt an abnormal flow of mana from that person’s hands.”
“Not the cadenza?”
“yes. “It felt similar to the one my brother is wearing right now.”
Ekarot pointed to the gauntlet on my hand.
“this?”
I lifted the gauntlet and looked at it. A gauntlet filled with the power of a guardian, something similar to it… … .
“no way?”
My eyes narrowed at a sudden thought.
* * *
next day.
All nobles in the capital received word to gather at the imperial palace. It was a shorter wait than expected.
“Actually, I was prepared for three days.”
“The matter is so serious.”
There was only one thought in people’s heads.
trust.
It is certain that it contains very unconventional content, spoken directly by the empire’s one and only saintess.
“I heard that God’s will left the Impero royal family… … .”
“Then what you’re saying is that the Ardante family out there… … .”
“Shh! “Watch your mouth!”
The nobles gathered at the imperial palace with anxious hearts. It was obvious that what was announced today would determine the future of the empire.
“Huh, I guess we have to go somewhere other than the conference hall today.”
“Why, yesterday the wizard threw a bomb… … .”
So the place where they gathered was a banquet hall usually used to enjoy dinner after meetings.
Everyone’s seats were filled faster than ever.
Unlike usual, people kept their mouths shut and waited for the meeting to begin. Time passed in a tense atmosphere where even the slightest noise was not allowed.
Rattling-
Finally, the central door opened and Emperor Theodore appeared.
“-omg!”
“Huh.”
Some people made noise.
Normally, this would have been frowned upon as a reckless act, but no one did that. Because the rest of the people also watched the emperor with his mouth wide open.
“… … .”
Emperor Theodore entered the room on a stretcher carried by attendants. He changed his clothes, but his exposed skin was still red and melted.
Plop, plod.
After that, the royal family, including Princess Violet, walked in one after another. Because everyone had dark complexions, the atmosphere in the banquet hall naturally became heavy.
“oh my god. “It seems the saint was unable to give her blessing in the end.”
“Then it really is God’s will according to the oracle… … ?”
People were shocked and started whispering quietly. Some sharp-eyed people told a different story.
“For some reason, His Majesty’s complexion seems to be worse than yesterday.”
“What’s wrong with your complexion? “You’ve looked miserable since yesterday.”
“No, yesterday you still spoke and moved your body. It seems like you can’t move today… … .”
Shake!
The door opened once again. People stopped talking and paid attention to the person who appeared among them.
“Oh, you are a saint.”
“Dio Benedica.”
Among the nobles present, there were many who recovered safely yesterday thanks to the saint’s blessing. Naturally, a newfound sense of faith arose, and her reverence for the saint deepened.
“… … .”
The saint had her face covered again with a veil. Because of this, her mystery and piety were doubled.
thud!
After Emperor Theodore, the royal family, and even the saint entered, the door was closed. There were no more people coming here.
Stepping forward to begin the meeting,
“I have called you today,”
Surprisingly, it was Princess Violette, not Emperor Theodore.
“To reveal the oracle made yesterday and discuss future matters.”
Princess Violet looked around the crowd with deeper purple eyes. Normally, I would wait silently for her to speak,
“Her Royal Highness. “I have one question.”
Count Frederick Suffolk raised his hand in question.
“Why is His Majesty the Princess presiding over the meeting, and not His Majesty the Emperor?”
That was also something everyone was curious about.
Princess Violet sighed softly. Just as she was about to open her mouth,
“I will tell you.”
The saint stepped forward. Everyone, including Frederick the Earl of Suffolk, focused on her saintliness.
“I’m sure you all heard it. “The oracle that God’s will left the Impero royal family.”
The saint began to speak in a slow and quiet tone.
“Nevertheless, Emperor Theodore would not accept the oracle.”
Not many people noticed that her title had subtly changed.
“He asked me to receive the trust again in a private meeting yesterday… … .”
The end of the saint’s words suddenly began to tremble. At the same time, her shoulders also trembled slightly.
“I prayed to God again just in case. And we had to face the same consequences.”
“… … .”
“The moment he said that, Emperor Theodore crossed a line that should not have been crossed.”
The inside of the banquet hall was as quiet as a graveyard.
“It’s me, the one who touched the empire’s only saint.”
The saint gently lifted her veil to reveal her cheek. The area, which was stained red, clearly showed signs of being hit.
“At that moment, God became furious and sent down heavenly punishment.”
She lowered the veil and at the same time pointed to Emperor Theodore lying on the stretcher.
“To that man who committed a heinous act.”
The saint’s voice became grave, like a divine sentence.
“That man will spend the rest of his life with God’s wrath. “In that way..”
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