Chapter 558 – 45. Dezak Empire – A Rapidly Changing Situation (5)
“Well, it just so happened that it happened like that.”
“Hmm.”
Natalie looks at Valdez with sad eyes.
Immediately, I laughed and slapped him on the back.
“Yes. Good job.”
“…?”
“Our precious Tessa. It’s tens of thousands of times better for Valdez to take her than for some half-baked bastards.”
“Is it precious?”
“Because it’s precious. Surprisingly, there aren’t many nice men. Of course, it’s not us Valdes♡”
Valdez nodded at Natalie’s bright answer.
It was a statement that I deeply agreed with.
There are many people who are not necessarily trying to elevate themselves, but are lower than they think.
Maybe it’s because too many good men died in previous wars, and bad guys had more children and were not educated properly. It’s a ridiculous idea, but what can you do? It’s not like anyone would refute it anyway.
‘Thanks to me, I’m happy.’
“I thought you wouldn’t like it.”
“Who? Me?”
“Yes.”
Natalie shrugged her shoulders.
“What can I say when they say they like each other? They didn’t force it, but rather it seemed like Tessa was moving.”
“You know very well.”
“It’s impossible not to feel it at just this distance.”
The wizard’s sense of mana is bright, but the sense of sensing other things is poor compared to the knight’s.
It is natural that there are different ways to raise one’s level and what one pursues.
But when it came to Natalie, this didn’t make much of a difference.
If you put your mind to it, you can easily cover a radius of several kilometers.
“Well, and it’s not my place to say anything, right? Me too…”
“…”
Human nature does not change easily.
Thanks to her exquisitely staged situation, Valdez’s words move her, but her guilt remains.
As her teacher who stole the man from her student who was like her daughter, Natalie could not easily speak out about Valdez’s relationship with women.
“Hehe. By the way, Valdes?”
“Why are you calling me?”
“You secretly avoided it? Hmm.”
“…What.”
“That’s why you call me noona♡”
“…”
“Isn’t it something to be ashamed of…”
“That can’t be possible, sister.”
“Ah… Hehe♥”
Maybe the word ‘sister’ can sound so ecstatic?
Natalie smiled brightly and lightly kissed his cheek.
And then Nola ran away from Valdez and into the kitchen.
“…Wow. I’m surprised. It’s cute, huh.”
It was lunch on a clear day.
“Report.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. It is said that a delegation from the Holy Kingdom of Simon has just arrived.”
“Then everyone is gathered?”
“That is so, Your Majesty. The United Republic, which arrived first, the Kingdom of Ventorino, which arrived a week ago, the Three-Point Alliance four days ago, the Kingdom of Ulstro, which arrived last night, and even the Holy Kingdom of Simon. Envoys from all countries on the continent. We are gathered together in the system.”
“I understand.”
“Then what are your beliefs…”
“Please stay away.”
A servant bends his/her waist to 90 degrees to show respect and then leaves through the door.
As always, the Emperor, left alone in his office, tapped the arm of his chair as was his habit.
Just right. Just right. Just right. Just right. Just…
A crackling sound that is unusually longer than usual.
This meant that the emperor’s troubles were prolonging.
‘In the end, it’s just around the corner.’
A meeting of all continents against demons.
There were three unusual words gathered together.
As such, this meeting was a large-scale event that attracted the attention of many people.
The reason for this was the demons who seemed to be interacting with the ‘darkness that permeated the continent’ according to the goddess’s oracle.
In some ways, it was a really funny thing.
The last time all the countries on the continent gathered in one place was during the full-scale invasion of the demons decades ago.
It was also an earnest request from the Kingdom of Ben Torino, which had lost more than half of its territory, and the Kingdom of Castle, which felt uneasy, had gathered several times to ask the goddess for a warrior. Thanks to this, most countries only sent one or two high-ranking nobles, let alone royal families.
In contrast, this meeting was different in every aspect.
“That’s why it’s special… And important.”
The emperor’s expression turned cold.
For him, this meeting was important in two ways.
The first is that the venue is the center of this country, the islands of the Desak Empire.
Everything that happens here depends on the prestige of the empire.
If even a minor accident were to occur, it would be a disgrace to the glory of the empire.
The emperor could never see it like that.
Still, the second one was simple.
‘It will be the last time. ‘The gathering of six countries.’
War of continental unification.
The path toward the grand ambition he dreams of.
I wanted to start right away, but the plan was derailed by the Academy incident, which was the direct trigger for this meeting. If you miss the deadline once, you will have to wait at least a few months the next time. Only then can the optimal timing be achieved.
In any case, since the declaration of war has been postponed, the remaining time cannot be wasted.
The emperor planned to use the conference wisely to help the war effort.
‘In order to do that…’
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to include one or two countries.
The Desak Empire is located in the center of the continent, as befits an empire at the center of the world.
Multiple wires can cause headaches.
There is no worry that the empire will lose if only one or two weak countries unite.
However, as the war dragged on, it was inevitable that annoying problems would arise.
“Traitors in each country were created long ago. Internal response is essential to the unification war.”
However, the only traitors are nobles below the count.
Although an earl is a sufficiently high-ranking noble, the number is still small.
What the emperor wanted now was not simply to cause rebellion or chaos by responding internally in the event of an invasion, but to cause confusion at the top. For example, they make people think they are safe because they have joined hands with the empire.
Of course, it wasn’t really easy.
‘The United Republic and the Three-Point Alliance will be difficult. You don’t have to worry about the Holy Kingdom because they are the ones who can’t do anything and will only slander you until they are attacked first. Then, the only ones left are Ulstro and Ventorino…’
Neither side is easy.
Still, the emperor placed a high value on Ventorino’s side, if it was one of the two.
This is a country where less than a year has passed since the king fell into a coma and the queen took charge of his affairs.
It is not yet stable internally and will need help.
“There must be a lot to handle.”
The emperor, who was about to call his subordinate to do the work, frowned at the thought of Sven’s work.
Sven, the 4th Elder of the Magic Tower.
His real identity is a warlock who is a traitorous doppelganger who escaped from the demon realm.
It has a wealth of black magic knowledge and is quite useful due to the doppelganger’s unique abilities.
‘I heard he suddenly went into seclusion recently to conduct research.’
It was strange.
He has already reached his peak and has no ability to become stronger anymore.
He disguised himself as an elder of the Magic Tower, but he had no talent or interest in research.
But he suddenly went away.
I turned it off because I had no use for it right now, but it was very annoying when I needed it.
‘Even if that were the case, there wouldn’t be anything we could do… Just in case, I should dispatch the intelligence department.’
The emperor’s concern was the right decision.
Hehe… Kkeukkkk…!!”
One of the underground laboratories of the Magic Tower that has not yet been revealed.
Sven, who had been cooped up there for several days, let out a disgusting laugh.
“I succeeded… It was a success! Haha! As expected, I was the chosen one!”
The doppelganger, who played the role of a bat between humans and demons, was happy.
About a month ago.
He was suspicious and troubled by the strange situation going on in this basement.
It is said that it is difficult for an original plan to come true properly, but it was very surprising to see little problems arising from something that had been prepared for over 10 years. Starting with the resurgence of demons, the hero party, the current situation in other countries, etc. They all seem to be interfering with the emperor.
Sven’s situation is that only when he becomes a good emperor can he pick up the beans from below and eat them.
It was impossible not to worry.
It was that time.
Three objects appeared with an unidentifiable red light.
Wands, rings, and beads.
Sven recognized at a glance that they were extraordinary.
And to conduct a detailed investigation, he went into hiding under the guise of research and confirmed the power of the three objects.
It was such a powerful force that one wondered if demons existed.
In a short period of time, even as Sven, a fairly high level warlock, I wasn’t able to handle everything.
Through selection and concentration, most of the ring’s power could be drawn out.
“Now, wake up.”
Red-black energy emanating from the ring along with Sven’s words.
A strong magical power seeped into a monster sealed in front of him.
Soon, the monster, Drake, called the sub-dragon, opened its eyes.
It wasn’t an experiment he had already done once or twice, but the moment he saw Drake’s dark red eyes, he went crazy again.
“Kkkk! Kkkk! Amazing! Really amazing! I can’t believe you can dominate a dragon so easily!”
Even if there are hundreds of Drakes gathered together, they cannot be compared to real dragons, but they still belong to the lower class of dragons. Therefore, the Empire often captured drakes and wyverns for dragon-related experiments.
It was a difficult test to compare, but Sven was confident.
It is said that with the power of this ring, one can control thousands of subdragons.
And if you concentrate all that power, you can make at least half a dragon your own.
“The Green Dragon Eleniak will be difficult. But the General is different! That is a pseudo-dragon in the shape of a human being. It is nothing more than a fake created through biological experiments! The power of this ring cannot fail. Haha. Haha!!”
Sven, the doppelganger, is filled with joy with the intention of bringing back the emperor’s strongest card.
He didn’t know.
That all of this was a plan made by a demon who was being eaten by a goddess in heaven.
