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“… … What is it?”
“I think I should visit the Great Forest to the south. I heard that dwarves live there… … I have some items I want to craft, so I plan to meet them.”
“… … Then what about work?”
“Ahem. I am truly sorry to say this to Your Majesty, but visiting the Great Forest is absolutely necessary… … Furthermore, the Great Forest is located near the Five Kingdoms, making it difficult to contact it directly through the Crystal Orb.”
“… … If this continues, I might really be buried under a mountain of paperwork. Even if the prime minister helps me, I can barely handle one day’s worth of work… … .”
“I’ll speak to the head magic researcher separately. I’m sure he’s busy, but I don’t think he’ll be able to find the time.”
If you don’t have teeth, you have to do things with your gums.
As Meleos is a great wizard, he must have excellent work processing skills, right?
With his help, we might be able to put out the fire to some extent.
Elena sighed at those words.
“Ha, Prime Minister.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Actually, processing paperwork is… … difficult, but it’s something I can do on my own.”
“Is that so? I was worried that you might have caused trouble for Your Majesty since your complexion didn’t look good. Thank goodness.”
“… … But why does my complexion look so bad, just as the Prime Minister said?”
“……well?”
“Do you come to me every day, only when you have something to say?”
“……yes?”
“No, how can you do that all the time? How can a person be like that! Who is it that I spend all day processing paperwork for… .”
The title of ‘big brother’ that I can’t get used to, and the question of whether I only come when I have something to say.
I was so shocked by the sudden attack that I couldn’t come to my senses.
“Your Majesty. Brother. I am afraid that someone might hear… … .”
“If you’re going to listen, then listen! Count Joman!”
“… … Yes? Your Majesty. You have called… … .”
“Did you hear that?”
“……yes?”
“Did you hear what I just said?”
At the Empress’ sharp tone, Jomon swallowed his saliva.
‘I thought I had been holding back well lately… … but has it finally come out?’
Even Elena, who seemed so kind, had a hidden side.
Just like right now, when stress reaches its limit, it spirals out of control.
In times like this, it would be best to close your eyes and ears.
Joeman shook his head quickly.
“… … I haven’t heard anything.”
“Brother, is it okay now? Even the Count, the Shadow Master, said he didn’t hear anything.”
“… … Yes? Ah… … Yes. I didn’t know that Your Majesty would care so much about such a thing. Your Majesty is very busy with work, so I was worried that if I asked for a private meeting, it would be burdensome… … .”
“… … Did you really think that?”
“Of course, Your Majesty.”
Suddenly, one of the words I had seen while looking at Elena came to mind.
Bipolar disorder.
To put it simply, one of the symptoms was that high and low tensions would burst alternately.
‘… … It exploded.’
Joman must have already noticed this fact. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so aggressive in suppressing his presence. Elena began to speak while swallowing her saliva like Joman did next to her.
“Hoo. Brother.”
“… … Yes, Your Majesty.”
“This place is not all that good for me. It is the place where my father lived his whole life, but… … I was envied by my brothers in this place, I was cursed, and eventually I lost everything and was kicked out. That’s why I actually didn’t want to become an emperor.”
“……okay.”
“I became the emperor because of my older brother. It was at the request of the person who saved me. But, you know, if you put me in this position in such a situation, shouldn’t you have some sense of responsibility?”
“Haha. That’s right. Your Majesty, you are right. Is there anything else you would like? Maybe a regular vacation… … .”
“No. That’s okay. After this forest trip is over, let’s go on a date. And from now on, I want you to visit me often, comfortably, and lightly, rather than just ‘business-related’ meetings. That’s all I ask of you, brother. Easy, right?”
“haha…….”
“Surely, is it that difficult? I’ll have to pretend to be dead for two months and bury myself in work… … You can’t even grant me a small favor like this, right?”
I didn’t know Elena would look at me like that.
‘… … Well. Let’s think positively.’
Objectively, was the princess’s appearance inferior? No. Her appearance was at least one of the top ten in the empire.
Does that mean you have a bad personality?
This was the first time I had actually witnessed bipolar disorder manifest itself, but it wasn’t completely unmanageable.
Actually, the request you are asking me now is not difficult to grant.
Aside from this situation, she was a gentle and hard-working woman.
Then, does it suit my taste?
I’m not sure yet, but I thought I’d figure it out little by little.
“Okay. When you get back, let’s do this. A date.”
“Did you promise?”
“Yes. I will keep my promise. However… … I plan to be very busy for the next few years. As you know, Your Highness, the immortals still exist. Those monsters must be dealt with, at least for the future. And I don’t know how long that will take. Even if we do like each other, Your Majesty may have to wait a long time.”
“I’m okay. If I ever close my eyes alone when I’m old… … I’ll wait. That’s all I can say. Isn’t that enough?”
“… … The immortal is a powerful being. There’s no guarantee that I’ll win. He probably wouldn’t be a good man to date.”
“It’s okay, I don’t care. So, keep your promise. Let’s go on a date when you get back.”
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“… … That’s right.”
It seemed wrong to try to break the Empress’s stubbornness.
“… … .”
At the moment when a pink atmosphere is about to form?
I felt a resentful gaze from somewhere.
There was also a stinging murderous intent.
Was it the energy sent by Count Joman, who had been quietly hiding?
Jo-man was seen only giving a gloomy look, perhaps because he could not bring himself to say anything against the empress.
‘… … I didn’t want to be like this either.’
What can I do when this side is doing well and it ends up like this?
Unfortunately, my true feelings never reached him.
A large forest located in the south.
To get there, you first had to use the Gate of the Five Kingdoms.
Fortunately, the Alton Empire and the Five Kingdoms were able to use the gates to communicate with each other. If we recall the border crossing when we moved to the Holy Empire, it was a much easier process.
The only person accompanying him was Erciel.
This was because other personnel had difficulty taking time off from managing the Duchy of Ludnion.
‘Well. Actually, having just my personal secretary, Erciel, is enough.’
Even if a dragon appeared in the mountains, you could easily escape using fairy tales. Fairy tales were that fantastic a technique.
Accompanying her was also to prepare for any unexpected variables.
‘If only the wyverns had grown bigger so we could have moved together. What a pity.’
Gold and Silver. The two wyverns were growing rapidly in the dukedom. Although it would be difficult to board them right away, it would be possible to board them in about half a year.
By then, there would be excellent means of transportation other than gates and horse-drawn carriages.
I was ready to set off on my journey with Erciel. Packing my luggage was easy since I had a magic pouch with a lightening spell.
The first place we moved to was the Felm Kingdom, located at the top of the five kingdoms. We moved straight to the checkpoint there, and then continued to move between the kingdoms through simple procedures.
Finally, I was able to reach the southernmost kingdom of Deotraan. My head was spinning, perhaps because I had used the gate so many times in a short period of time.
It seemed like the same thing happened to Erciel too.
Fortunately, Baekjakryeong, the closest territory to Daesanrim, had built an infrastructure that was not lacking.
It was perfect for relieving the aftereffects of the disease. Of course, it was far inferior to the facilities of the palace.
‘Well, at least it’s worth it.’
If a place like Baron’s Estate had been the nearest fief, I wouldn’t have been able to sleep on a pillow as soft as a feather.
I was able to spend a warm day in the Count’s hospitality.
Unfortunately, there were no magic carriages in the kingdom’s county, so they had no choice but to take a regular carriage to Daesanrim.
It took about three days by carriage to get from Baekjakryeong to the entrance of the Great Forest. While I was practicing magic, the three days flew by.
At that point, the slope of the road began to gradually increase.
“Your Majesty, this is the extent of our guidance.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
“Oh my! Thank you!”
The coachman bowed vigorously as he was handed the gold coin used in the kingdom.
The area surrounding the Great Forest was surrounded by rugged-looking mountains. Now, I had to search through these mountains to find the dwarves. Fortunately, I had a rough idea of where they lived.
“let’s go.”
“yes.”
After casting some magic to maintain body temperature and some auxiliary magic to block the wind, I summoned the golem.
Knock knock!
“Number 7.”
At those words, the golem changed its appearance. It was the carpet that had been shown in the last fortress siege. If you cast a flying spell on it, it would become a flying vehicle.
The only downside is that it’s not that fast.
Of course, this would be hundreds of times better than walking up a mountain range full of all kinds of plants.
As soon as he got on top of the snail, it started flying up into the sky.
“Let’s go over there.”
Knock knock.
Although slow, the snail had some great advantages.
Caw?
Kkaaaak!
It was said that it was possible to block attacks from aerial monsters right at their source.
Six harpies flying towards us had holes ripped out near their hearts. Aerial monsters falling towards the ground.
Only a monster of any size could break through Kkuluk’s defenses.
“If you see anything strange on your way, please let me know.”
“If there’s something strange, what is it?”
“A monster corpse, or a short creature passing by. Anything is fine. After about 30 minutes, look carefully under the ground.”
“I will do that.”
I wandered around the forest like that all day long.
“Is that… the dwarf you were talking about?”
“huh?”
We were able to discover traces of the dwarves faster than expected.
