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The movement of the shadow beneath France’s feet shows no signs of stopping.
A blackout that cools the air and sends chills down the spines of those around it.
Extreme stress. Uncontrollable anger.
France has now reached his limit.
“Khazar. “Put the duchy into a state of war.”
“Huh?!”
“I have no choice but to show off my power.”
I found traces of Jin, and I finally had hope that I would see him soon.
When I close my eyes, I can see Jin smiling, and when I close my ears, I feel like he is whispering in my ear.
I ran so far with the desire to make this simple illusion a reality, and I forced myself to hold on to my spirit that seemed ready to collapse.
However, just as we are on the verge of achieving all these wishes, we are facing an unusual obstacle.
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“This damned saint… ….”
If the reaction that France is showing now is what the saint wants, she is a great success. She even wanted to applaud and congratulate her.
“Whoa…” ….”
France took a deep breath and calmed his heart, which was about to burst from excitement. Now is the time to calmly show Descartes’ anger.
‘If you thought I would continue to suffer, you were mistaken.’
Looking at her actions so far and the information she has obtained so far, it is clear that France’s life is what the saint is after. But she has no intention of being taken lightly.
“It’s a big deal that there is no Exceed, but it doesn’t really matter. All you have to do is show that you are really willing to go to war.”
An earthquake occurred in Radea’s eyes.
“Is it okay…? ?”
“It’s okay.”
Ka-Zar shook his head and said.
“I agree. To be honest, I’ve done this, but seeing you keep messing around, it’s time to show it to me.”
Radea was surprised at such a Kazar. Whenever France did something dangerous, she held onto the hem of her skirt to dissuade her…….
I guess that means she was that angry too.
“Let me show you. “Descartes’ power.”
There are 8,000 demonic beasts in France’s hands. A group of knights led by Cale, the strongest sword master in the human world. Magic Tower wizard centered around the transcendent wizard Kajar.
Power that can fight even if the entire empire turns into an enemy.
‘The emperor doesn’t know this.’
As he ascended to the Dukedom, information about Cale and Kajar was released to the public, but he does not know the army of demonic beasts that France has. I have no choice but to show this directly.
“Now we have to show it with actions, not just words.”
France immediately opened the book and took out her pen.
“I will call the imperial messenger and show him the true power of Descartes and let him know clearly who he is messing with.”
The contents of the war message are: Call the imperial messenger, and let him know that this is truly the last time. We are all ready. It was like this.
I hung a letter around Jeon Seo-gu’s neck as he headed to the imperial court and sent him off immediately. It won’t take long to arrive.
“Let’s go out to the meadow in front of the duchy. “From now on, I will summon the entire army of demonic beasts.”
Radea nodded her head and quietly followed France out.
“You use such great magic, but don’t you need the help of magic stones?”
“It’s okay. “This storage technique is a magic that does not require magical power.”
Necromancy and soul storage acquired from Kazar’s magic book. It is the best and strongest magic that France can use.
“We will show our might to the imperial family. “Don’t let me touch you again.”
* * *
Shortly later, an emergency went off in the central conference room of the imperial palace.
The reason is none other than Descartes’ anger.
Accordingly, all the major officials, the emperor, and the empress gathered at the round table.
“Your Majesty, there is really no way now! We must arrange a reconciliation with Descartes!”
The minister shouted. Normally, you would never do something like this to the emperor, but now the future of the empire is at stake. You have to do it no matter what the punishment.
“Duke Descartes has now made his position clear. “If you offend them any further, we won’t be able to let you go quietly!”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs also added to this. The current ruler of the continent is the Empire. If harmony with Descartes is broken and power is dispersed, problems will arise in diplomacy.
“I’m sorry, but for now, I think it would be better to apologize to Descartes and move on from the situation.”
Even the Prime Minister was looking at the current situation skeptically.
“The current economic situation is not very good. “All the gold coins circulating at the top of Descartes have been frozen.”
Finally, the Minister of Finance also added his words.
The officials did their best to break Rezef’s stubbornness. The slight rift between him and Descartes was able to be resolved, but now the situation was getting so serious that he couldn’t control it.
“Your Majesty, do you mind if I give you a report?”
“Please speak, Minister of Military Affairs.”
Palak. The military minister continued speaking while flipping through documents.
“I’m sure you received the report on the local power recorded by a messenger sent to Descartes a while ago, right?”
Rezef nodded his head, “Yes.”
“The number of magical beast legions ruled by Duke Descartes’ magic is 8,000. A group of knights led by the white demon Cale. Even the magic tower centered around Kajar Euplane, who has reached transcendent wizard level. “This is a power that cannot be defeated even when facing the entire empire.”
And, continued the military minister.
“This is a threat. “It means I won’t tolerate it if you cross the line any further.”
A threat to cause bloodshed. Rezef also knew this. But for Somire’s sake, there’s nothing we can do…….
“My head hurts.”
Do we have no choice but to bow to Descartes like this? Rezef shook his head, pressing down on his aching temples.
“There is nothing we can do. “Now I have no choice but to stop and restore my relationship with Descartes.”
Saint Somire said. Rezef’s eyes widened.
“Somire! Descartes and all that happened… !”
Somire firmly interrupts her.
“I didn’t want it to end up like this. “It is your majesty’s dogma.”
Rezef said, “What is that…?” !” And distorted his face.
“We will hold a meeting to achieve reconciliation with Descartes. At the same time as apologizing and compensating for the imperial family’s atrocities. The Duke will be held accountable for his failure to control Jean Warenberg.”
Somire smiled and looked around at her ministers.
“This will work, right?”
The ministers all nodded in agreement. Rezef was very dissatisfied.
The reason why the matter with Descartes was brought this far in the first place was for Somire. Although I was a little dissatisfied with her for not believing in herself…….
‘No. Somire must have had an idea.’
Rezef shook his head to shake off the distracting thoughts. This was going to happen someday anyway.
“I understand. In that case, I will take responsibility for hosting the meeting with Descartes. “I will finish everything there.”
With this, the central meeting of the imperial palace came to an end. The ministers left, leaving only Somire and Rezef in the conference room.
“Somire. Are you okay like this? Duke Descartes to you…….”
Somire smiles and shakes her head.
“It’s okay. I am satisfied with the fact that His Majesty has used his power for me. And this is an inevitable choice for the empire.”
With a benevolent smile, Rezef said, “Ah, it’s Somire as expected…” .” I gave a stupid answer. Seeing this, Somire felt nauseous inside.
‘Stupid guy.’
Well, it doesn’t matter. The final goal has been achieved.
‘It’s a pity that I couldn’t completely bring her down…….’
Anyway, what Somi Le wanted from the beginning was to leave this sh*tty world and return to her hometown. It’s a shame, but it’s probably a good thing.
‘With this, I can have a private meeting with France Descartes.’
She got the opportunity she so desperately wanted. In addition, there is a hidden barrier magic circle that I received from a transcendent magician.
If this is the case, the barrier creates a new space by copying the surrounding space based on the magic circle. Unless it is forcibly removed from the outside, only people permitted by the caster can enter.
‘The plan is perfect.’
All that remains is to stab the heart of France Descartes with the magic dagger in his arms.
‘It’s going back. To home.’
Somire smiled and continued speaking.
“Your Majesty? “Today, you are hosting a banquet.”
“A dinner party? Suddenly?”
“Because I feel particularly good. “Why not?”
“hahahaha! “If it’s for Somire’s sake, it won’t work.”
He is also an idiot.
“Thank you. “It’s been a while since I enjoyed a nice dinner.”
This terrible world is coming to an end, so the last supper will be okay.
* * *
I am looking through world newspapers at Jang Jong-won’s house. There is a lot of news from all over the world, but among these, there is a unique amount of news.
This is the conflict between the imperial family and Descartes that is taking place in the Fedelian Empire.
‘What on earth happened while I was away?’
The contents of recent articles were as follows.
First, it was thought that the deaths of the Emperor and Empress were assassinations, but no matter how hard they searched, no evidence or traces were found, so the saint eventually ruled it as sudden cardiac arrest.
Second, the Magic Tower is conducting terrible magic experiments using everything from the Panopticon’s death row prisoners to innocent people.
Third, because Duke Descartes lost control of Jean Barenberg, the people of the empire are trembling in fear of disaster for the kingdom.
Fourth, Descartes is currently completely ostracized by the empire. The Duke is said to be so enraged that he even intends to use force against the Empire.
“Why did this happen?”
France is not the person to do this. Otherwise, I would leave and go crazy.
‘That is unlikely to happen.’
There are kazar, radea, and kale nearby. I would have used any method to hold onto her spirit.
‘Then… ….’
As expected, there are only the saint and the transcendent wizard. They’re probably shaking it around to target France.
‘Should I have gone and killed her saint?’
But at the time, there were no options for me.
To kill those two, you need to assassinate them, but if you kill the saint, the transcendent wizard will reveal who was behind it.
If you try to kill a transcendent wizard, it is not assassination. Since it is a fight between transcendents, it would not be surprising if the imperial palace were devastated.
‘No matter what choice I made, France was harmed.’
So, I believed in the power I had created and everyone around me. So that all these elements can protect France.
But.
‘I can’t do this anymore.’
If you look at the newspaper articles, the situation is serious. It’s surprising that there is no war between Descartes and the Empire.
They caught me running away…….
‘In the end, it became a nuisance.’
I immediately packed my luggage, including money and weapons. I was living in the guest room of Jang Jong-won’s mansion, and although it was a short meeting, we got along well.
‘Let’s go and leave a letter for Jongwon.’
I don’t know if we will meet again.
“It was a short time, but it was fun, Jongwon.”
I left home leaving behind only a simple letter. A view of the Free City of Pantheon after a long time. Maybe it’s because I haven’t seen the sunlight so much, but my body is itching.
“Whoa.”
I took a deep breath and tried to walk towards the stable.
“Jean Barenberg.”
Someone called my name. I turned around with my life in full swing.
“Who is it?”
“… “Don’t be so wary.”
The man wearing a black robe took out a mark.
“Exceed.”
I told you not to look for it, but did you fail to refuse France’s request? You ignored the most important favor of a lifetime.
“The Master is waiting.”
Did you know I was here? Well, it doesn’t matter. Because I’m planning to go back now.
“Guide me to Seldas.”
