140. Replacement of imperial power
Some time after the emergency imperial official charter arrived. France sat at the desk in her office and pressed her temples.
The emperor and empress died at the same time on the same day.
This caused great upheaval throughout the empire. As a result, newspaper articles are pouring in.
【Suspicious assassination of the royal family! Currently, the court magicians and the imperial investigation team are trying to find the culprit…… 】
【The successor to the imperial family has been determined. The coronation ceremony of Crown Prince Rezef Fedelian…… 】
【Imperial Investigation Team, “No traces remain, so we cannot determine His Majesty’s cause of death.” Everyone is in shock…… 】
【What happens to Fedelian, who is full of confusion? The Imperial Knight Commander is in a state of war…… 】
“It’s gotten quite complicated.”
Things were going well recently. The earnest song of eternity was successful, and even traces of Jin were found.
I thought it was really the last time left…….
News of the sudden death of the emperor and empress. Everyone thinks it was an assassination, but the culprit cannot be found because no traces are left. Even the cause of death could not be determined.
“Aren’t you getting busy too, Duke?”
Kazar asked. France answered after a short sigh.
“I guess so. Because I am the owner of Descartes. “First of all, we have to put the chaos in the empire to rest.”
When the imperial family is shaken, Descartes, Persia. These two ducal families must protect the empire. It’s going to be incredibly busy in the future.
“And there is another problem.”
“What is it?”
“The emperor will be replaced.”
Radea tilted her head.
“Isn’t Descartes currently in a unique position? “I don’t think there will be any problems even if the emperor is replaced.”
Generally speaking, that’s the case. As long as the confusion is calmed, there will be no problem. But.
“Think about who will inherit the throne.”
Ah, Radea and Kazar agree with France’s words.
“I don’t know what she will do when she becomes empress. “He’s probably trying to bring me down somehow.”
France continued speaking.
“There is another problem. When the emperor is replaced, political changes occur. “Persia and Descartes must stabilize this.”
Since the successor is specified, no major conflicts will arise, but there will be a realignment of the power and influence of various nobles.
“The ignorant thing of a foreign country taking advantage of this gap and attacking us will not happen.”
Things have become complicated in many ways. Descartes was the head of the nobles. Nobles who want to have some influence in the empire will decide that this is the time to step up.
It won’t cause any harm or influence to Descartes, but…….
I have to sort this out myself. France already had a migraine.
“I think it would be better for you to focus on your work for the time being, leaving the task of finding Mr. Jin to you.”
Kazar said.
“I should do that. “Kazar, I’ll leave this to you.”
“Yes.”
Now all that’s left is…….
“I guess I have to attend the funeral.”
* * *
Interior of the imperial palace where the funeral was held.
There are traces of the emperor and empress everywhere.
Artworks such as paintings and statues that they loved are decorated, and there is no place that has not been touched by their hands.
“Father… ….”
The Crown Prince, Rezef Fedelian, clenched his fists and bowed his head. All the other nobles could do was look at his back.
The emperor and empress lie in a large coffin, cold. There are a variety of magically treated flowers lying around.
“I will perform the ceremony now.”
Somi Re, the saint who became empress, stepped in front of her wearing her pure white nun’s robe.
Somire continued her words while holding up a pure white magnolia, a flower symbolizing the imperial family.
“Your Majesty the Emperor and Empress have given us great inspiration and guidance. “Their dedication and contributions have left us with an everlasting impression.”
A magnolia leaf fell.
“Today we commemorate Your Majesty the Emperor and Empress. “They will be remembered as compassionate leaders and great human beings.”
The pure white magnolia flower language is noble.
“Your Majesty the Emperor and Empress have always given us light and hope. “Their prosperous lives and successful reigns inspire absolute respect and awe.”
Two magnolia leaves fell.
“What we commemorate here today is to remember the high and returning legacy that His Majesty left to the Empire, and to admire the patience and wisdom that His Majesty provided.”
They were announcing that their lives were over.
“Your Majesty the Emperor and Empress have done their best to achieve peace and prosperity within the empire. We are all very moved and grateful for your dedicated efforts.”
Tuk. All the magnolia leaves fell, and Somire carefully placed her stems over the bodies of the Emperor and Empress.
“I pray that even after you leave this world, you will walk on the path of brilliant light.”
Paaat! Finally, the divine magic that shines with golden brilliance as both hands are brought together.
– Clap clap.
Continued applause. The sacred rituals performed by the imperial saint were enough to impress everyone.
France snorted because it was so absurd.
‘That’s funny.’
France knew that Somire was the one who killed the Emperor and Empress. He probably decided that he needed the emperor’s power to kill him.
‘But it’s strange.’
No traces of magical power can be found. There is no way to kill someone like that without getting hurt other than magic or extreme poison.
‘I said it wasn’t extremely poisonous.’
Then there is nothing but magic…….
‘Could it be because it’s divine magic and I can’t see it?’
That won’t be the case. Although France specializes in black magic, she is definitely an archmage. Even if the properties are different, traces of magical power can be read.
But there was no trace of any magical power in the corpses of the emperor and empress. It’s so strange.
‘The only explanation is that I erased it.’
Even after death, people leave behind traces of magical power or aura. But nothing could be found in France’s eyes.
‘I knew she was crazy, but.’
I never thought it would be this crazy. France’s shoulders were shaking at Somire’s cruelty.
“This concludes the ritual. “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who participated in the noble funeral.”
The funeral is over. All that’s left is to enter the Great Noble Conference. France quickly moved away.
“Kazar, Radea, Kale. “Follow me.”
“Is the funeral over already?”
“Okay. “From now on, we will begin the talks.”
The reason why France came by carriage. This is to bring everyone in as an escort.
“The nobles who hold the top positions will participate in the meeting. Of course, the saint will also participate. “You guys have to take charge of the escorts.”
Everyone immediately understood what France said and nodded their heads.
“It won’t take long.”
* * *
The meeting has ended. The content is how to put the empire in chaos to rest, what is the cause of death of the emperor and empress, and when will the coronation ceremony be held? This much.
“It wasn’t that complicated.”
“It starts to get noisy from now on.”
Descartes, a fierce power struggle will begin among the families excluding Persia. Now that the imperial power has changed, nobles will gather around Rezef.
“For now, let’s just calm down the confusion. Descartes’ authority has become higher than that of the imperial family, so I have to manage the nobles…….”
I’m already busy, but a mountain of work has piled up.
“But Duke, this is definitely an assassination, right? “Common sense tells us that two people cannot die at the same time.”
Ladea asked. France continued, saying, “Of course.”
“The culprit must be a saint. “If you want to threaten Descartes, the only way is to eat the entire imperial family.”
As expected, Kazar shook his head.
“It looks like the saintess is targeting the Duke in earnest, so she should focus on escorting. “You never know what might happen.”
Until now, they had been targeting her life by entrusting assassination requests to the guild. A passive movement that does not reveal oneself. However, now that he has taken over the throne, he is actively targeting France.
“The Duke went to the funeral, right? “Did you find no evidence?”
Radea asked a question.
“Unfortunately. It looks like something special was done. “Because the magic power and aura itself disappeared from the bodies of the Emperor and Empress.”
Kazar caresses his chin and narrows his eyebrows.
“Based on what I said last time, a transcendental wizard would not have helped me, so it must be a special power possessed by a saint.”
Because the saint is so versatile, I don’t know the details of how she erased her traces.
“The investigation will progress for a while and then things will quiet down soon. “Because the saintess will appropriately cover the emperor and empress’s autographs.”
In this empire, the trust placed on her saint is unrivaled. As long as she dies, she is a transcendent divine wizard who can cure any disease and even regenerate severed body parts.
“If she claims that she killed Emperor Lang Empress, she will definitely accuse me of being a crazy b*tch. She even erased the evidence, leaving her with nothing but grievance. “I can only see that she was completely defeated this time.”
At this point, I’m curious. The reason why they target him even by assassinating the emperor and empress. For what purpose? France shook his head in frustration.
‘She was hostile from the first meeting.’
As if the background investigation wasn’t enough, he also sent in petty assassins and blatantly provoked people at the party. That was the beginning.
After that, he even recruited a large guild called Mook and attempted to assassinate him. Now that he has taken over the throne, he has even shown active movements.
“Is there any reason for the saint to target me?”
France asked to ask everyone’s opinions.
“I’m the last one to join, so you don’t know much about it, but you don’t even know each other before, right?”
Ladea said.
“Honestly, I don’t know. “I understand if it’s a bitter enemy relationship that goes back to the past, but there’s no point of contact, right?”
Kale also shook his head.
“I am a transcendent wizard and Mr. Jin. And I think the three saints are all connected. “It’s strange, isn’t it?”
Kazar was the only one who presented a plausible opinion.
“The saint is targeting her duke, and the transcendent wizard pretends to cooperate with her saint, but in fact, he has a purpose for Mr. Jin.”
There will definitely be an answer that will solve all these questions at once.
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“It would be quickest to ask the Transcendence Wizard, but as we saw last time, I can’t tell you because you would be punished from heaven. We have no choice but to find out…….”
To be honest, I have no idea about Kazar either. The Witch’s Fate, Return, Dimensional Shift, Transcendant’s Contract. It is full of unfamiliar things that we cannot even imagine.
France massaged his eyebrows and narrowed his eyebrows.
“It depends on how the saint turns out.”
When the imperial power is replaced in the near future, a confrontational structure will be established between Descartes and the imperial family, according to the will of the saint.
Of course, Descartes, who can be said to be the current imperial society itself, will not lose…….
‘Exceed, who plays an important role in times like this, is missing while searching for Jin.’
Things are becoming more and more complicated.
‘I just wanted to be with Jin.’
Why does everything get in the way?
France felt as if the world hated her.
