Chapter 290 – Chapter 290 ― Is This a Possessed Object or a Return Object (3)
Episode 290 ― Is this a possessed object or a return object (3)
A message passed in front of Roan’s eyes.
[Message: Artifact found.]
[Message: Do you want to use the buff? (Time required to recharge after consumption: 48 hours) — Yes / No]
When he chose ‘yes’, golden energy overflowed in his hand. It was a different feeling from the warm light of the holy power he used to use.
“… What?”
Eleanor, who had been peeping at the light with half curiosity and half vigilance, was startled and cried out involuntarily. Roan didn’t know it would turn out like this.
The cell phone shattered and began to become particles of light.
Only then did Roan realize that he never knew what would happen if the artifact was destroyed.
When he found this cell phone before, he solved it by putting Asto powder on it,
When he found the artifact in the dark forest, he couldn’t destroy it because of the protective magic that had been applied throughout the forest.
After that, he destroyed the artifact when he first met ‘Greed’. With my body
‘Ah.’
Come to think of it, right before I died, my body was broken like this.
‘Like the word ‘greed’… Maybe my composition is no different from this artifact.’
Bitterness crossed Roan’s face, but the light continued to destroy the artifact.
In fact, I thought that the relic would be destroyed quickly if I infused it with power. However, it was not an easy task.
“… Mmm.”
As Roan pondered, the light faded.
Cell phones never completely disappeared after all.
“Isn’t that something that takes a lot of energy?”
Eleanor anxiously examined Roan’s complexion.
“I don’t know about divine magic, but most magic consumes more magic the longer the casting time. That’s why magic of the series that maintains something is made to consume as little power as possible.”
She wears a neat and pure white dress, but after all, her core is a wizard. After Roan faced Erenir, she laughed for the first time.
“… Huh?”
“It’s like Eleanor.”
Erenia blinked her eyes for a moment, but smiled bashfully. It was because she was relieved to realize that Roan’s worries had all but disappeared.
About 1/4 of the cell phone is gone.
It left a clean cut surface like soft ingredients cut with a knife.
The displeasure he felt from the relics had clearly disappeared. It doesn’t even smell.
Even while using holy power, little by little, the strength steadily rose.
However, the day before the save, she had exhausted all her holy power to meet the Goddess. Definitely better than before. However, it will take several days to make all of these artifacts disappear.
‘At this level, it would be best to steal the artifact by hitting Schlaner in advance.’
Only with enough holy power that a mortal’s body could not withstand would he be able to destroy the true ‘Dragon Relic’ possessed by Shulaner at once.
With the current holy power, securing the artifact and then slowly extinguishing it seems the most moderate.
“It’s a mysterious magic that the whole thing disappears.”
“Perhaps because this is an object of pure evil.”
Roan extinguished it, but put his cell phone in his inner pocket. It was to keep it secretly in the inventory.
“Anyway, Elenir.”
Roan faced Erenir’s face. Her memories from the first playthrough didn’t disappear, but she could tell through Erenia’s actions.
The woman of now is different from the woman of her future.
At least now she’s not as dangerous as she was back then.
Because he clearly felt the difference between her, her hatred and anxiety toward her had subsided much more than immediately after her freshly loaded.
“Thanks. It must have been a sudden story, but I accepted it. “
Eleanor looked remarkably stable.
She also seemed more at ease.
Although the methods were different, it was Erenier who always cared for Roan no matter what he looked like. Even if he was uncomfortable, she believed, it was resolved as long as she kept him close.
She knew Roan would hate what she did.
Even so, she couldn’t quit.
She wanted to be exclusive, as her father wanted.
Now that she was free from the influence of her ‘greed’, why did she hide these things from Roan while trying to be loved by him? She couldn’t understand her past behavior.
“Ugh, no. She thinks it was foolish to try to get Roan’s attention by relying on what her father gave her. Roan has been watching over me for as long as this♡”
Eleanor smiled.
[Target: Eleanor Swinho
Status — cleanup in progress, slight contamination
〈 State Details 〉
She can’t understand why she’s been caught up in such an illogical thing. Although confusing, the situation is acceptable. Confirming Roan’s interest and affection already made her happy enough.]
[Message: Attack progress— 70%]
[Message: Timeout — 259:23:04:00]
[Message: If you do not complete the quest within the time limit, you will be penalized.]
Suddenly, Elenir’s attack progress went up.
She had made a vague guess before, but that also seemed to be an indicator of how deeply she was involved with ‘greed’.
“You can call the maids again now. Everyone is probably waiting for you, stamping their feet.”
“What about Roan?”
“I still have work to finish. If we can finish it quickly, we will be able to resume the ceremony soon.”
Roan left the empress’s room after seeing Erenia surrounded by the ladies-in-waiting who stamped her feet.
They were very curious about what kind of secret story the emperor, who had suddenly stopped the wedding, had told her empress.
“Your majesty.”
Eleanor’s maids weren’t the only people waiting for the two restlessly outside.
The attendants who were in charge of Roan, and Minoreus, who had been waiting to escort him to the ceremony, were waiting for him.
“Prepare the ceremony.”
The attendants’ faces brightened.
Everyone was trembling with anxiety knowing that the emperor’s voice suddenly summoning the empress was unusual.
Roan sent the attendants and said to Minoreus.
“Contact Swin-ho and connect the Grand Duke’s secretary.”
“Yes? You mean Swin Lake? The Grand Duke of the Southern Dark Spirit is here…”
Minoreus, clad in splendid ceremonial armor, followed him, then shut his mouth. It was because he noticed that Roan was going to do something to the Southern Dark Lord.
“All right.”
“And find the Southern Dark Spirit.”
By now, he should be in the hall where the ceremony will take place, with the other Southern Dark Spirit nobles.
“Catch him and bring him to me.”
He intended to hasten the crime and imprison him before the ceremony. The crime is treason and treachery.
The artifact had been in Erenir’s hands since the beginning of the war.
In other words, it is no different from the story that the Grand Duke met Schlaner and received the artifact from the time the war broke out.
When Roan shared the gaze of ‘greed’, he had seen where the artifact existed. Artifacts that were only found in human habitation were moved to the world of demons at some point. It was right after the war broke out.
The testimony is sufficient.
Evidence was also put in his hands.
The eyes of Minoreus, who was examining the emperor’s expression, were strained.
He realized why the emperor had suddenly stopped even the wedding and called his fiancée out of the blue.
‘His Majesty has found out something big.’
The Grand Duke of the Southern Black Spirit is a man with enough power, money, and ability.
He is a man worthy of aiming for the position of emperor.
But if it were a normal demon, he would have a duel.
Give up if you don’t have enough strength.
The grand duke’s actions were difficult to understand as a knight commander.
In any case, the emperor’s order was clear, and the reason seemed clear. Minoreus nodded his head.
“I will follow your orders, Your Majesty.”
“I’ll do it once this cold work is finished. For now, securing the grand duke is the priority.”
“All right.”
The knight commander disappeared to follow orders.
Ultimately, however, he was unable to carry out the order.
“Your majesty. What is this?”
As soon as the wedding was over, Aranya came running in a hurry.
Although she was wearing a beautiful dress with antique patterns engraved with embroidery and beads, her expression looked disconcerted.
“The ceremony was suddenly stopped, and the father of the bride disappeared. If you have something to do, it would be nice if you could instruct me…”
“I ran away.”
“Yes?”
Listening to Aranya’s question, Liron and Shkvienna looked at each other in surprise.
Minoreus was sending news to the knights and lords to search for the missing grand duke.
“Escape… Are you saying the grand duke did something to run away?”
“I tried to commit treason.”
“Yeah?!”
Shik Viena screamed involuntarily, and she covered her mouth with both hands.
“Treason… , I mean…”
Treason.
It is a very unfamiliar word to the demons.
This is because loyalty to the country or loyalty to the power inherited from generation to generation is rare.
That’s why demons feel more vague than humans about how wrong the concept of treason is.
You can duel. Treason?
What the hell is treason? Treason against what? After all, doesn’t the emperor change every time? This generation is a bit special.
Evirzio is a place where rebellion cannot be established simply by rebelling against the king.
So when Aranya first heard the word ‘treason’ from Roan, she was worried. He thought he might be making an excuse after he clumsily attacked the grand duke.
“If the Grand Duke hadn’t disappeared… Everyone must have thought it was strange.”
Aranya said cautiously.
Roan suddenly realized that, in the eyes of those around him, his judgment must have been really strange.
To others, he must have looked like a tyrant who suddenly stopped the wedding, summoned the empress, arrested the grand duke for treason, and held the wedding without a father.
‘I must have thought he had become violent.’
Roan laughed bitterly.
However, he soon corrected his thoughts.
On the contrary, it would have been difficult if the Grand Duke had stayed behind and stretched out casually.
You can show evidence in front of others,
There is no evidence more effective than the disappearance of the Grand Duke. Rather, because he had run away, Roan had something to say.
“He joined hands with a human against Jim’s direction.”
“Yes? Why…”
“Did the Grand Duke do such a crazy thing?”
Aranya and Liron shouted involuntarily. Schikwiena and Minoreus are equally devastated.
Roan explained to them. He hadn’t told them the last time.
The Grand Duke is dissatisfied with the fact that he, the emperor, follows the will of the goddess and pursues a life in which humans and demons live together.
So he tried to hold hands with a human half-blood, increase his power through war, and hold the hand of a demon, the opposite concept of a goddess.
Hard to believe.
However, it was relatively easy to accept the work of the Grand Duke as a small meeting that already knew that the emperor could receive the power of the goddess directly and use holy power, and even travel long distances using mysterious ruins.
“What do you plan to do next?”
Aranya, who had become more calm, asked.
The sudden absence of the grand duke who rules one quarter of the country throws the Southern Dark Spirit into chaos. We need to come up with the next countermeasure as soon as possible.
“Once Jim has a little talk, we’re going to move to find him.”
“Who are you planning to meet? Now? Isn’t today your first wedding night?”
Aranya jumped up to leave her pursuit to her subordinates, but Roan smiled faintly without saying a word.
