Chapter 105 – Chapter 105 ― Contact (2)
Episode 105 ― Contact (2)
Roan’s urgency became diligence.
He was an emperor who had been moving without wasting time since his personality changed drastically.
And today was poised to peak.
“Your Majesty, what’s the matter at this time…”
“Hmm. I have something to ask you before the meeting.”
“Yes. Please tell me.”
Usually, Seohyeolryeongju’s morning schedule was training.
From the early hours when he was preparing for a rare meeting, the great lord greeted the emperor in his office.
In the afternoon, the chancellor, the treasurer, the West Blood Lord, and the East Hwang Lord were supposed to have a meeting about this crystal research.
Now that everyone is scattered, it is a non-face-to-face meeting using magic tools.
“Are you familiar with the item you gave me yesterday?”
“Are you talking about the sword jewel?”
“Hmm.”
Seohyeol Ryeongju seemed to be looking back at her thoughts.
“I don’t know much, but can I tell you everything I know?”
As Roan nodded, the West Blood Lord spoke.
“The sword that Your Majesty is using now is the sword that Her Highness the Former Empress used.”
Roan narrowed his eyes.
Gather the memories of the rare (former) demon lord.
Fiora said so.
His former owner is Kiruina — the former empress.
But was the former emperor a prosecutor? He remembers the image of the former empress, but there is no image of him fighting with a sword.
Soon, Roan realized that it was natural.
After all, no mother would want her children to see her fight.
And a brief headache.
The great lord looked at the emperor’s frowning eyes.
What came to Roan’s mind was,
(Former) In the memory of the demon king, it was the first and last image of the former empress holding a sword.
When coming of age was not far off.
Roan intuitively sensed that this was her last appearance.
‘… It’s a depressing scene.’
Roan’s voice softened slightly.
“The Emperor’s Empress… What kind of person were you as a prosecutor?”
At first glance, affection and pity passed across the centaur’s firm face.
“He was the only one who could beat His Majesty the former emperor.”
Roan’s eyes widened.
“Physically… You mean?”
“That’s right.”
“Then… , Why didn’t she become emperor directly from Empress Sun?”
And the lord’s answer was clear.
“Because His Majesty was in the womb.”
“… Ah…”
A quiet exclamation escaped Roan’s lips.
The high lord continued her explanation.
“As your Majesty knows, in fact among our demons, nobles and families… , It wasn’t long before those things were institutionalized.”
“Because it hasn’t been 200 years since the country was formed.”
“Yes. It is as you said. So there were more nobles with new titles and families with new names than now.”
“Is the former empress also one of them?”
“Yes. She heard that Your Highness is the second generation of the family.”
That’s why it seems that there were no relatives or maternal relatives near Roan. If the forces that killed the former emperor and former empress had a thorough character, they would have started by clearing the area.
The outcome of a duel is absolute to the demons, but there are still people who choose the ugly path of revenge for family affection.
Perhaps the weak association of the demonic family was destroyed individually without any fuss.
“And I heard that the sword was inherited from the family. I haven’t heard from exactly who he received it from.”
“Hmm…”
“Even before that, it was said that it was something that had been passed down from generation to generation.”
“It must have been a valuable item.”
However, the Highlord’s words ruthlessly destroyed Roan’s speculation.
“Rather than that, they said it was a magic sword.”
“…”
There was no expression of surprise on Roan’s face. Seohyeolyeongju also understood that fact.
In any case, the emperor is the owner who has been using the sword for over 10 years.
It is natural to know
Roan admired the name more than the high lord thought.
Now that I’ve seen Fiora’s body and behavior, I don’t think there’s a name more fitting than that.
“So, after thinking about how to pass on the sword, he sealed some of his power and handed it over to me.”
Suddenly, a question popped into Roan’s head.
“Why then did he give it to you? For example, there is a chancellor who has been working since the previous generation.”
The great lord burst out laughing.
At the unexpected reaction, Roan widened his eyes.
“If, by any chance, Your Majesty goes looking for the sealed jewel, he told me to take it.”
“… Uh?”
It was a stupid question that had been spit out in a long time.
“In the words of Her Majesty the Former Empress, ‘This sword is a ghost sword. It’s not strange if our naive Roan gets possessed anytime. So, I’ll share my strength so that I’m less yogi. However, since this sword is a sword that possesses people, Roan may one day make a mess by asking me to hand over this jewel. Then, to make sure you don’t be funny, kick him with his back foot.’”
Roan made a blank expression.
Mother, if you get kicked by that hind leg…
Won’t you die
Above all, Roan is innocent.
(Former) If you think about the demon king’s actions, it’s a word that’s really far away.
The first day I came here he was doing 4P.
Simplicity.
Maybe the bean pods in the eyes of the former empress were severe?
Or has something in him changed too much?
“It’s not about squeezing.”
“Haha. Didn’t His Majesty let go of my back kick even when he was young?”
Roan shut his mouth.
Was it a cotyledon that had the potential to grow?
If you think about it, he is the son of a father who drops the wyvern and a swordsman mother who handles Fiora.
Technology aside, after all, the successor born between the country’s No. 1 and No. 0 strongmen.
His body specs are bound to be staggering.
“So I said that too. If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be more right for His Highness to have the seal?”
“Did you?”
And Daeyoungju smiled bitterly.
“They said that if a challenger appeared anyway, he would give up the throne and he would die, so he didn’t know if he could directly hand it over. You said you’d do your best, but just in case… Called.”
“…”
The morning sunlight fell on the high lord’s office, but the air was stiflingly chilly.
Some silence flows
Roan asked quietly.
“If it’s such a dangerous item, wouldn’t it be right for you not to pass it on to me at all?”
“Looks like that wasn’t the case. He said that when His Majesty could outrun me, he could respond well enough.”
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
Weird.
The strength of Fiora that Roan faced was not that strong.
Fiora showed a speed that Roan, the strongest in the world, could not react to.
Seeing Roan’s suspicious eyes, the great lord added a word.
“It was hard for me to understand, but he said it was because the black man was soft.”
“… Ugh.”
Roan’s brow twisted vaguely.
Therefore,
The man has no intention of killing.
Or just to enjoy it.
And the Empress Dowager knew all about that.
Recalling Fiora’s beautiful, enchanting smile, Roan felt his guess energize.
“And he said that the one who possesses that sword has no choice but to grow up.”
“… Mmm.”
“That’s why he said he wants to hand it over to His Majesty.”
“… Mmmm.”
As Fiora said,
It seems that the former empress also did not like Fiora’s practice.
The Grand Duke, who had never held Fiora before, looked at Roan’s reaction and said with a gentle expression.
“Hearing Her Highness, Empress Sun, I have speculated that Her Majesty’s sword is either an Ego Sword or a magic sword. But you are in a hurry to pass on the sword that helps her grow to her son… After all, I thought you were a passing mother.”
A smile appeared on the high lord’s face.
“It’s to the point of giving up on growing up as a prosecutor. Motherhood is great.”
Roan swallowed a bitter laugh.
Perhaps the former empress did not like Fiora’s thirst.
I think it would be ok to listen to the story at this point.
Since Fiora was a witch sword, Empress Sun’s decision to hide her jewels to prevent her from manifesting now appears to have been correct.
Otherwise, the (former) demon king might have led a more dissolute and cruel life with Fiora by his side.
In order to eventually find out the origin of Fiora,
Empress Sun — I have no choice but to find out about her mother’s family.
Roan said, thanking the Highlord for telling the story.
“I heard a valuable story. Thank you for your time.”
“No. Then, where is His Majesty going to be today?”
“I’m going to go to the forest for a while before the afternoon meeting starts.”
The faint youthful smile on the face of the great lord disappeared.
He said in a hard voice.
“You came back only yesterday morning, are you going back right away?”
“I have no intention of dragging this person along. Only me and Helen go.”
“Are you talking about a human female paladin?”
“Hmm.”
The West Blood Lord knows that she is both a knight and a priest.
At the New Year’s banquet hall, she witnessed the miracle of attaching the young man’s wrist to the first row.
Besides, she who possesses her holy power must have known reports that even when she went to the forest where her magical power was sucked up, she was active freely.
“I can’t take a wizard who uses magic anyway. I took the forest fairy with me as a guide. If you bring knights or soldiers with you, it will only attract attention.”
Helen is currently the most stable power.
Besides, the lord reluctantly nodded that she could use her heel if necessary.
As if to reassure him, Roan continued.
“If it were just me and Helen, we wouldn’t look threatening to the forest elf. It would be dangerous for them to expose themselves there, and if they kill us with arrows, there will be no way to find out what the demons are looking for there.”
“You are all right.”
The words of the great lord contained innumerable ‘but’. But Roan was determined to drive a wedge.
“Even forest fairies can’t use magic there. Even if some arrows fly, neither I nor Helen will die from arrows. She understands your concerns, but she doesn’t have to be overprotective. High lord.”
At Roan’s joking words, the lord shook his hand in embarrassment.
“No. Your majesty. How dare I do that to Your Majesty…”
“Anyway, no one else can discover the crystal other than me.”
When Roan shrugged his shoulders, the Grand Duke agreed with his shoulders drooping sullenly.
“Not a single word is wrong.”
“Do not worry.”
Hearing the voice containing the power of ‘appeal’, Daeyoungju reluctantly shook his head.
“How can a god stop His Majesty’s steps? However, rather than the forest fairy, please be careful not to get stuck somewhere like last time. Wasn’t that something that could be dealt with with His Majesty’s power?”
“Um, that…”
In the end, Roan had to finish the negotiations about the forest walk by carrying a simple survival backpack.
It would be a one or two hour hike back and forth with Helen, a survival kit.
Roan sighed and left the office.
‘It’s not that I don’t understand your concern, but…’
Even though he knew it was rude, the only thing he could feel from the words of the Seohyeol Spirit Lord was worry.
Are you trying to protect yourself that you have not been able to do so far?
Thank you, but also a little annoying.
Roan decided to take it, feeling like doing something similar in filial piety to his father’s friend.
‘I’ll be noticed anyway, so I guess I shouldn’t stop by the waypoint for a while.’
No matter how invisible the ruins are, nothing good will happen if they get attention.
‘I’ll have to tell you about the waypoint later.’
So that you can use it openly.
Anyway, the small meeting knows that I’m exploring the ruins for some reason.
The search team’s search goal has now changed to investigating where the ‘stone’ is located.
The results will come soon after the deep winter is over.
With a little extra effort, movement within Evirgio can be dramatically faster.
When that time comes,
After revealing the ruins to the small meeting and the great lords, I can quickly go to and from the cities.
Roan moved on.
As the speed of his steps,
Changes in Evirgio are also approaching.
