stand alone (1)
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The capital of the empire, Dranopolis.
The foundation upon which the empire could continue for over a thousand years.
When a threat looms over the Empire, this vast capital quickly turns into the most powerful fortress in human history.
Even if two sets of Lord-class charge a large army, it is considered that it is almost impossible to attack the defense system of the Yellow Capital.
Furthermore, the Imperial Guard, including the Royal Guard, are overflowing with forces loyal to the Emperor and the Imperial Knights.
Even at the time when the empire and the imperial power were at their weakest, no one had ever crossed Dranopolis, so the empire has remained stable until now.
‘…But you’ve got a hole here too.’
So, in the original history.
Unfortunately, Ray didn’t know how this place fell.
It was unknown whether it had survived to the end as the last fortress of mankind, or whether it was swept away by the demon king.
In any case, this place deserved to be called the center of mankind, and the architectural styles of the past and the present and cutting-edge technology were in perfect harmony.
‘Do you want to be stimulated by the children…’
Rey’s party was on a tour of the capital today with the help of a member of the Alstein family.
The name of the Alstein family user who guided the way was ‘Catleya’, and he was from Gentry.
Cattleya explained, pointing to the golden towers built throughout the ecliptic.
“The towers control the mana of the spirit vein and transmit it to the central system. They are made of special materials, making them difficult to damage, and they are said to be able to function even if more than half of them are destroyed.”
While listening to Cattleya’s explanation, Ray and the children Ray had brought continued walking down the street.
The gigantic imperial palace, which was a bit sharper than the pyramid, was getting closer and closer.
Rey frowned at the turrets placed on top of towers around the Empire.
The barrels of some turrets had a unique shape or a caliber of over 1 m, but it was unlikely that they would be used for shooting molten shells.
Then Cattleya pointed to the uniquely shaped silver tower that towered high.
“The pagoda erected on the east side of the palace is where the Yongoreum ceremony is held. When the newly born royal family celebrates their seventh birthday, a dragon oreum ceremony is held to commemorate that day in the eastern pagoda to illuminate the sky high. I’ve seen it once.”
The children nodded their heads as they listened to the explanation.
After seeing the Imperial Palace from afar, as I walked down the street again, I saw young people in uniform, heading somewhere in line.
‘They are Aegis cadets.’
Rei, who saw the pattern of the conquest he was wearing, muttered to himself.
Darren pointed to the Aegis cadets and asked Cattleya.
“Who are they?”
“Aegis… sort of cadets from the Imperial Military Academy.”
“Simply put, it’s a Royal Guard training school.”
Ray chimed in.
Aristocrats with difficult succession to titles, heirs of Korean-American families, or those with superior talent from the gentry class usually enter Aegis.
Among the Aegis cadets, especially those with excellent skills later advanced to high positions including the Royal Guard, and the remaining cadets fell into the Imperial Knights Templar or military officers.
In other words, Aegis was an educational institution founded by the imperial family to secure talented people with easy identification and excellent talent.
Occasionally, children of high-ranking aristocrats entered Aegis, but in many cases, they entered Aegis for the purpose of strengthening personal connections or stealing talents.
It was likely that the emperor would break his head if he misplaced important talents.
After hearing Cattleya and Rey’s explanation, Darren, Ian, and Luca turned their longing gaze to the Aegis cadets.
Ray said, holding Darren’s shoulder.
“Hey, if you guys keep working hard like now, you can get admission there in 5 years.”
“Yes? Really, bro?”
“yes.”
Aegis was not an institution that only reaped very low-income geniuses.
If you have the talent of Darren, you will be able to pass the entrance exam in the next two or three years.
However, the identification check was extremely difficult, and this required a lot of help from Seria and others.
In any case, Aegis was the quickest way to get ahead with Darren and the kids.
His status is low and he will be ignored, but since it looks easy to handle, the superiors might have liked it.
“…So, try your best.”
Darren, Ian, and Luka’s eyes gleamed.
Ray smirked for a moment.
Darren has followed Ray well since childhood, and since he went through a much lighter puberty than Yohana, he still admired Ray and worked diligently in his training.
On the other hand, Ian and Luka felt a little forced to study and practice.
When Ray was bored, he couldn’t be lazy because he went, but it was easy to feel that he lacked ‘motivation’.
‘Now that you know how to work hard.’
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Now that you have seen the wider world and have new goals, you will be able to whip yourself even more.
Rey said, locking the three guys in her arms.
“What did I always warn you of?”
“…can’t we forget grace?”
“Yeah, no matter where you stand in the future, don’t forget whose grace it was thanks to.”
It took the efforts of many people, including Ray, for the orphans of Cheonae to stand here.
Ray patted the children’s heads and turned to Yohana.
“Aren’t you interested? Age is the issue, if you have your skills, you will still pass the entrance exam easily, and in Aegis, you will be able to compensate for most of your weaknesses.”
Learn various advanced swordsmanship, receive support commensurate with your talents, and build connections.
All of them were necessary for Johana.
Yohana, who was watching, asked quietly.
“Are you going to enter Aegis then, Reid?”
I didn’t like being alone. Even if it wasn’t, I didn’t want to be cut off from Rey.
Rey shrugged, knowing that he had to go then.
As I walked along the Aegis cadets, a large square appeared.
More than 10 knights were guarding the square that existed in the middle of the ecliptic, and among them was a Royal Guard.
The instructor who was guiding the Aegis cadets took the cadets to the middle of the square after obtaining the knights’ permission.
In the middle of the square, a sword engraved with a colorful pattern was stuck alone.
Following the instructor’s guidance, the cadets in a line grabbed their swords in order.
The cadets, who were making every effort to pull out the sword, immediately shook their heads and backed away.
Karen asked.
“What… are you doing?”
“It is the same custom for Aegis students.”
“You’re holding that sword… in your hand?”
“These cadets must have wanted to get them out.”
“Is that a black artifact?”
“It’s best to refrain from saying such things. Classifying the most powerful relics in existence as artifacts has nothing to do with the wrath of the denomination.”
“…!”
The children then realized.
That’s the very holy sword I’ve seen countless times in storybooks.
The last recorded use of the Holy Sword was used by the paladins of the time about 600 years ago.
When the world is dyed in darkness, the strongest holy thing that can only be used by strong saints chosen by El-Ram.
The children showed their wonderful feelings towards the holy sword, which only looked blurry from a distance.
Darren also opened his mouth wide and looked back at Ray belatedly.
“Brother, if it’s you, wouldn’t you be able to pick me up?”
To Darren, Ray was that great. Actually, it wasn’t really that bad.
Rei looked at the holy sword and grinned.
“You’ll have to be picked.”
*
After wandering around the zodiac all morning.
Ray’s party stopped by a dessert shop.
It was a much more glamorous store than the one I had seen in the vicinity of the Yellow Capital.
Alesia, who entered the dessert shop, liked it very much.
“This is where you let us in!”
“…”
Seeing Alesia, whom she liked for not taking her mouth off, Ray’s heart ached for nothing.
The reason I was able to enter the dessert shop today was because Alesia and her group had borrowed some decent clothes from the Alstein mansion, and Cattleya had already contacted them.
There were many young men and women in the dessert shop.
The other people’s attire was much more flashy than that of Rey’s party.
Of course, Ray and the children were guided to the reserved table by the clerk without paying much attention to it.
“Wow…”
The children were guided to a large round table and sat down one by one in admiration.
Rey sat down, Alesia sat to the left of Rey, Luna sat to the left of Alessia, and Karen sat to the right of Rey.
On the other side, the boys were seated.
“…”
When the seating arrangement was finished as if something was very natural, Yohana became annoyed for nothing.
“Johana, where are you uncomfortable?”
At Karen’s question, Johanna pouted and sat between Karen and Darren.
After seating, various desserts and drinks were set on the table.
Rey clasped her palms slightly.
“Now, all the tour expenses, including this one, are paid by my aunt, not my lady… so I want everyone to thank me.”
Alesia’s shoulders sag a little.
It was a brief moment, and after a while, everyone started talking in a friendly way.
The inside of the dessert shop was full of strange and beautiful things.
The dishes, lighting, and overall interior decoration of the store were so sophisticated and splendid that you couldn’t even see them in a rural area.
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Not to mention the sweetness of the food.
Rey muttered to herself as she listened to the children’s conversation.
‘You’re going to be swearing at me from behind because the villagers have come.’
Wouldn’t it be nice if the kids had fun though?
With that in mind, he cut the bread and put it in his mouth, when he heard the voice of an unfamiliar man behind Rei.
“miss.”
Alessia looked back.
However, the man who approached the table was looking at Karen, not Alesia.
While Alessia was disappointed, Ray looked at the two men approaching the table.
Both men were wearing the uniforms of the Aegis cadets, and their gazes were on Karen and Johanna respectively.
The man who came closer to Karen bowed his head slightly.
“Hello, miss. I’m Sebas of the Rilford family.”
After saying hello, Sebas made fun of his mouth, but the content was obvious.
When my friend and I saw these two beautiful people, Karen and Johanna, our hearts raced and we made a mistake. Can you give me your name, or something like that?
Ray thought for a moment.
Is it because Yohana is sitting next to Karen and they are tied together, or is it that Sebas’s friend is really interested in Yohana?
The answer was unknown, but Ray was stressed anyway.
As Karen is wearing an outfit that is inferior to her beautiful appearance, there are people who keep looking at her and approach her.
If it was the Rilford family, it was a noble family, and it was unlikely that Sebas would approach Karen, who seemed to have a low status, with a sincere heart.
Rey pointed his fork at Sebas, who was very kind.
“hey.”
“…are you pointing at me now?”
Rey let out a deep sigh toward Sebas, who was bewildered.
“Yeah, stop bullying my wife. Why do you keep looking at other people’s wives?”
“…?!”
What, was this guy’s wife?
Sebas looked at Karen in surprise.
Karen’s face turned red at Rey’s unexpected remarks, and she mumbled with her head bowed.
“Wait, West…”
Seeing Karen cheating on her body, Sebas wonders if he really cheated on a married woman.
Yohana pounded the table with a spoon and looked at Rey.
Say something on this side as well, what did it mean?
Rei heard the sound of the spoon and looked at Johana and Sebas’ friend in turn, and smiled warmly.
“You two seem to get along well, so let’s try it once.”
Immediately after, the spoon Johana was holding pierced Rei’s forehead.
*
With the help of Adoia, Ernst asked abruptly, who was trying to dress himself up with the emperor.
“Adoia, has the Rubyha Kingdom ever reversed its position on the issue of the 1st Prince?”
“As far as I know, the Rubyha Kingdom has not reversed its position on the situation related to the first prince in the past three years. It’s not accurate, so we’ll look into it again and report back.”
“…”
The incident related to the 1st Prince had a strong feeling of being overshadowed by Yuyamu, as it acted harshly on both the Empire and the Kingdom.
The conflict was ended as the Rubyha Kingdom, which was weak in national power, moderately bent and entered, but apart from that, the Rubyha Kingdom consistently said, ‘The Empire sent a kill squad to kill the first prince, and in the process, the Dragon Heart was lost.’ was claiming
As a result of the Empire’s spies, there were rumors circulating within the kingdom, and the content was speculative.
It was full of nonsensical rumors that the Empire succeeded in restoring the space sword, and that the Royal Guard who learned the space sword came and killed the fallen first prince.
Imperial officials, including Ernst, thought that the Rubyha Kingdom would hold the Empire accountable after deliberately spreading false rumors within the country to avoid some responsibility.
I ridiculed him for doing nonsensical things…
“…”
Ernst looked at the map.
Signy Mountains, Earl of Phillips, and the escape route of the 1st Prince.
The moment Ernst’s eyes narrowed, Adoia opened her mouth.
“Ernst…? Do you have any problems?”
“…No.”
Ernst closed the rest of the buttons .
