Chapter 302 – Chapter 302 ― The One Who Doesn’t Run (1)
Episode 302 ― The One Who Doesn’t Run (1)
“You guys.”
At Elenir’s sudden call, Grünent walked to the Empress’s office. Aina was Grunent’s escort, so naturally she was by his side.
Grünent was surprised to see who had come first.
Helen and Diobe.
Knowing that even Emperor Roan was by Erenia’s side, Grünent knew what kind of story would come out as soon as the empress got off her luck.
And before others could understand, she had already hidden her complex feelings underneath.
It was a mixture of sadness and relief.
“Thank you for staying by His Majesty’s side.”
The empress decided to play the role of her empress.
And the Emperor allowed it.
Bondi Roan had a fiancé.
If he got married, it would of course be Eleanor’s job.
Realistically, Elenia won’t be able to take all the beds, but Grunent’s place will be smaller.
Grünent hid a bitter expression from the expected flow. She was always good at hiding her expression well. That’s why she always seemed like a smiling girl.
However, at Ernear’s words, Grunent was also surprised and her eyes widened. I thought she was calling just to confirm that she was her empress, as I didn’t expect such a remark.
“Grünent. I am going to give you the position of her concubine.”
“… ?!”
The eyes of the other human women who were seated together widened.
Women’s touch is strange.
Eleanor had never been openly wary of them, but neither Diobe nor Helen, who had no dating experience, knew that Elenior was not kind to them.
It wasn’t just the jealousy of the empress towards the emperor’s lovers, but her political backing on her back was a fundamental problem that kept her from getting close to humans in the first place.
But, to think that Erenier himself said this.
There’s no way Roan did it.
If that were the case, because of the nature of the emperor, the emperor would speak directly, and would not say this through the mouth of her empress.
Diobe, a noblewoman who knows how different that position is from that of her concubine, and Helen, who vaguely knows about aristocratic society, eyes wide open
“Thank you. Her Highness the Empress.”
Only Grünent gave her eyes in surprise for a moment, but she soon calmly bowed her head to express her gratitude.
It is clear that something big happened last night.
Even Grünentra, a human, already has her own network within her imperial castle. She knew that the grand duke had committed a crime, that the emperor had a private meeting with the empress, and that her annexation had been delayed by a day.
‘You’ve solved something.’
Grünent’s smile deepened.
Only then did joy begin to seep into her heart.
That someone you love has done something,
And that it changed her empress’s mind to such an extent that it worked in a good way for herself as well.
Crucially,
Now she can be recognized as the wife of her beloved.
As he reached that conclusion, Grunent’s emotions were belatedly stirred.
“… Grünent.”
Roan sighed in surprise.
“… Uh uh uh uh.”
Grünent looked around her with rare bewilderment. Roan quickly took out her handkerchief and handed it to Grunent.
Aina, who was standing by Grunent’s side, hugged Grunent’s shoulders as she wiped away her tears like her older sister.
Grünent laughed as he wiped her tears.
“I am thrilled. I, a human, in this Evirgio… Thank you Her Majesty the Emperor, Her Highness the Empress.”
“Giving you more authority is to entrust you with a bigger task.”
Eleanor smiled.
“The empress’ words are the same as Jim’s thoughts.”
Roan said after a nod of his head.
“After having installed Grunent as her concubine, Diobe wishes to take you as her official wife as well.”
“Your majesty… ?”
Diove called out to Roan in a trembling voice, as if questioning her authenticity. However, Roan, who smiled lightly without a word, turned to the forest fairy.
“And to you too.”
“… Uh?”
The expression of the forest fairy, which had been calm until now, collapsed.
“Ah, wife… ? Me?!”
Grünent admired inwardly.
A forest fairy wife to a demon emperor. This is unprecedented not only among demons but also throughout human history.
Forest fairies are closed, haughty and strong. Who is the one who captured the heart of such a forest fairy? Curiosity and longing for the Emperor of the Demons will grow.
The reason all of these became possible options was because the Empress had changed her mind.
‘As expected, His Majesty is a great person.’
Grunent seemed to fall in love with Roan all over again.
It would be false if he had no desire to monopolize such an emperor, but it would be a loss to the world if he took possession of such a great man alone.
Grünent’s liking for Roan was making her thoughts closer to blind following. The girl who floats next to her head has +88 likeability.
“Helen, I heard you have a religion, and you have a role to play in it.”
At Ernear’s words, Helen lowered her head with her usual slightly nervous expression.
Although she appears to be angry, people around her know that she is actually acting very cautiously.
“That’s right. Majesty.”
“That’s why it’s difficult to make you an official concubine.”
Helen lifted her head slightly and looked at Roan, then their eyes met.
Her smile was in her purple eyes as she looked at her. Seeing this, her Helen’s expression softened noticeably.
“It’s okay. Majesty.”
Helen said firmly.
“I am your knight, and your dog is enough. The position of wife is undeserved to me.”
As if he liked Helen’s answer, Erenea smiled like her cat.
“… Right.”
No matter how much she said that she would change her view of humans, it is difficult for her perspective to change overnight.
Erenia was satisfied that her human, Helen, was very aware of her own situation.
“I don’t know if you heard.”
Roan opened her mouth after Erenia’s delivery was over.
“The traitor sinner has not yet been caught.”
Of course, immediately after being revealed as a traitor, the Grand Duke of Darkness was no longer the great lord of the Southern Dark Spirit.
If you go through interrogation and trial, you might lose the position of grand duke.
“We searched the safe house inside the capital, but only found traces of use, and they said it seemed that they had escaped from Basel in the meantime. He has raised the defenses of the borders, but it is probably impossible to catch him with that alone.”
The border between Evirzio and Merde stretches for thousands of kilometers. It is virtually impossible to monitor all of that long border.
That way, even when Helen came over to Evir Geo, she didn’t know anyone in the end.
Even if ordinary people cross the border like that, the reality is that there was no way to stop it unless it was near the fortress. For those who pass over, there is no way to find them either.
The women, who had been excited for a moment, subsided again. It wasn’t that everyone didn’t know that the criminal Roan was talking about was the father of the empress in front of him.
However, the person in question, Erenia, had a mild expression as usual.
“The place he is supposed to be heading to is the land of humans. Perhaps he will move to join the human court mage Shulaner.”
Grünent only blinked briefly, but there was no emotional expression other than that.
The fact that the emperor goes directly to the human country. All the women noticed that Erenia, who had become empress, knew even what she had kept secret from her fiancée.
However, it is Roan’s decision.
They accepted Roan’s decision by remaining silent.
Because he was a trustworthy person, and he was responsible for his own actions.
What he believes in, they also believe in.
Their affinity for Roan was being displayed in that way.
“In order to prevent the wizard from exerting his power in the human world, the first thing to do is to drive him out of Sprouse Palace.”
Roan explained.
“The magic he uses is said to be old magic. They say that where his lab is, it’s easy for him to gather his strength. Do you know, Aina?”
She was momentarily taken aback when she was suddenly nominated, but Aina quickly returned to the cool expression typical of a forest fairy.
“Because the magic circle that gathers power is important to magicians. Perhaps you, as a wizard, know…”
Ernear didn’t get angry at Aina’s nickname. Rather, Grünent gave a small ‘Aina’ and noticed the forest fairy.
However, for a forest fairy who has lived for hundreds of years and will live for nearly a thousand years, the status of being a being who lives for fifty or a hundred years at most is temporary.
It is rather unusual for Aina to give Roan the title of ‘Your Majesty’. It is possible because she has her affection and respect for Roan.
Knowing this, Erenia replied to the forest fairy without pointing out anything about her title.
“Depending on the type of magic, there are some that gather power and connect it with themselves by placing tools or objects connected to the wizard at the center of it. This is more in the magic studied later than the elemental magic of the natural world that forest fairies use.”
“Huh. Even now, humans and demons use such magic. In ancient magic, the sorcerer’s gin was said to be used with the concept of expanding oneself. I don’t know the details either.”
Aina shrugged her shoulders once.
The inner meaning of her actions was ‘the duke would have known’. In any case, her specialty was not the magic of building magic circles.
“It uses quite old magic. Because you are human.”
“No.”
“Huh?”
Aina was taken aback by Roan’s infidelity.
“What isn’t it?”
“You are not human.”
“… Yes?”
The question came from Grunent.
“Humans… , Isn’t it?”
“Wizard. Schlaner. They say it’s mixed blood with the demons.”
“Yes?”
“What is that… ?”
Grünent and Helen know his face. Both were stunned.
At the same time, Elenir’s body trembled.
Because she is also mixed race.
And Roan shook his head.
“But you can’t kick out Schlaner for that.”
“Ah…”
From Roan’s words, Grunent seemed to understand the situation.
“If you kick him out of the castle because he’s not human, it’s because there’s a problem with getting him to mix with non-human beings.”
“It is true.”
“Attacking his origin is the most convenient way to drive him out of the palace, but… Certainly it is. All right. Your majesty.”
Grünent readily agreed.
All you have to do is kick out the wizard Shulaner. If you cut him off, the greatest power of the current king, the human king can inevitably be replaced. Because he has no support from the people and nobility.
Grunent could be queen, or she could have her brother as her puppet.
No matter what, from that moment on, Merde’s fate will change in the direction of Evirgio.
Last time, Roan had refused to touch Merde’s future.
Laying hands on Merde’s king is the same as laying hands on Merde’s people.
Roan thought that just by saving the demons of Evirgio and enriching their lives, Roan was trying beyond his abilities. But he’s human
However, Roan decided to make a different decision now than then.
More aggressively cut off Schlaner’s power.
In order to do that, it is necessary to eventually transfer the power inside Merde to someone other than the king.
To another whom Roan is easy to manipulate.
“Of course, I plan to recruit a bishop from the Church of Life with Helen. And I’m going to use the corrections officer, Schikwiena, to contact the nobles inside Sprouse. In the process, you will also need the connections that Grunent has. But.”
Roan’s eyes shone.
“In the end, the most important thing is the king. The war broke out because his powers were tied to Schlaner, and it’s hard for us to touch him.”
The king decides the policy.
The decision to reject the demons was made by the king.
The war, after all, was started by the king.
It’s such an era.
“So I will isolate him.”
Do your best.
“Jim will also move himself.”
Like last time, I thought I wouldn’t get hit in the back of the head by leaving it to someone else. One such experience was enough.
