Chapter 243 – The Coronation Went Awry
‘It’s gorgeous.’
I thought so while watching the Imperial Palace.
It was a place I had been to several times already, but since it was the place where Mary’s coronation ceremony began, the atmosphere was different from usual.
No, even if you look at the face of the people gathered there right now, they were boasting an absurd splendor.
Duke Cablowjob, of course, was participating because he was an aristocrat of the Empire, and the owner of the Mage Tower was the same.
In addition, the pope was overseeing Mary’s coronation ceremony, and the only dragon on the continent was yawning with a bored expression.
Not only that, but congratulatory envoys came from not only the Elf Queen and Dwarf envoys, but also from the Pandemonium.
There was Balkan, who was no different from the king of the desert tribe, and Lucille, the disciple of the lightsaber, and Ena, as a princess of the Carcian Kingdom, was also observing.
It was as if all the kingdoms of the continent and the Demon Realm had come to celebrate Mary’s coronation.
Even if you look at all the history of the empire, there would have been no coronation ceremony that gathered such splendid invited guests as now.
‘There’s also a mercenary empress.’
I glanced at Nebula, who was standing next to Hazel with the hour hand off.
Officially, the mercenary empress would not be recorded as participating, but it was true that she was present as well.
“Princess Mary is eating it.”
An aristocrat in fancy attire entered the Great Hall, announcing Mary’s appearance of her.
At the same time as the aristocrat withdrew, Mary began to appear in the palace wearing fancy costumes.
The atmosphere, which was a bit cluttered, began to change with her appearance, as it was a place where all the characters, including the continent and even the demon world, were gathered.
To that extent, Mary overflowed with elegance befitting the position of emperor of the empire.
The symbol of her imperial family her, her platinum-haired hair, a cape decorated with gold thread and red cloth, and her delicate white dress and her gloves woven so delicately that her hands could be seen all in themselves, the power of the imperial family is mighty. Seemed to be revealing
Of course, that was the story that other people would see, and I, who shared her wild affair with her here just yesterday, couldn’t help but feel a little different from them.
On the contrary, thinking about how she had insulted Mary, who seemed so great, to her heart’s content her in the emperor’s chair yesterday, made her strangely excited.
‘Yes?’
For a moment, it felt as if Mary and her eyes met her as she walked towards the end of the Great War.
I wondered if it was my imagination that her cheeks were a little red, but seeing that Hazel’s expression hardened, that wasn’t the only thing.
In any case, the coronation ceremony went on for quite some time.
The empire had a long history, and there were so many strange ostentations.
It was a pretty boring time, but seeing the Pope put the emperor’s crown on Mary’s head was a spectacle worth seeing.
Mary knelt down with her reverent expression her, as if accepting her fate her.
Anyway, as I watched it, I remembered the events of the previous day.
I glanced at Nebula, who did not move much as the coronation ceremony was drawing to a close.
She just watched the coronation ceremony, wondering what she was thinking.
Thanks to her, I could see Astarothe’s coquettish smile spilling over her eyes, but I quickly looked away from her.
“I hope that the blessings of the Goddess will always rest upon Your Majesty.”
Putting on her her emperor’s crown, Mary slowly raised her body her, and the pope, who had crowned her in her opposition her, knelt before her new emperor.
The Empire and the Order of Guyana, and the Emperor and the Pope.
They bowed to each other once, to show that no one was above the other.
‘Is it going to end quietly?’
I let out a sigh of relief as I watched the coronation ceremony end.
But basically, all accidents happen when you’re not paying attention.
The moment when the aristocrat who announced Mary’s appearance was about to announce that she had risen to the throne of the empire.
The gates of Daejeon opened, and an uninvited guest appeared.
**
“Does that make sense?”
“What doesn’t make sense?”
Looking at the Demon King who was dissatisfied with him, Baal asked in a plaintive voice.
At Baal’s words his, Demon King Unis shook his shoulder and glared at him.
No, it was to the point where tears welled up in my eyes because of how unfair this situation was.
“What are you going to do by going there? Why? You want to die?”
“After all, you don’t change.”
At Unis’ words, Baal looked at the demon king with cold eyes.
Considering Baal’s relationship with her with Unis in the first place, it made no sense for her to act this way to Baal.
It was true that Unis was the Demon Lord, but she was incompetent and feared Baal.
Still, the reason Unis stopped Baal’s actions her in the first place was because she was so desperate.
“What do you mean? Why the hell do you want to go there now?”
“I don’t intend to die as easily as you worry about. But it has to be finished.”
“Wrap-up? Is it finish?”
Baal looked at the confused Unis with calm eyes.
If she had her head her too, she would know that things were not going well.
Velikiya turned to the enemy, and so did Lilith.
Bahamons returned to the earth, and Balaam died at the hands of the enemy.
Not only that, but the hero united the beings of the continent, and the power of the enemy naturally changed that much.
However, it could not be said that the power of the Demon King’s army was completely broken, but it was true that the situation had become unfavorable unlike the beginning.
Besides, the biggest problem was with Baal.
“Why? Shouldn’t we be able to gather troops somewhere right now? If you persevere there, you will have a chance! Wasn’t it reckless to start a war with the entire continent in the first place?”
Seeing Baal’s expression changed, Unis shouted.
Until now, she had been watching as Baal told her to do, but the Demon King’s actions were full of strange things.
If they had fought step by step rather than facing enemies simultaneously, they would not have been put on the defensive.
“Then, why didn’t you do that from the beginning?”
“What?”
“You, not me, are the demon king. You got the same chance as the hero. The absurd opportunity of regression.”
Unis looked at Baal with a hard expression.
“You told me everything you went through before. And at the end of that long war, I was defeated by the hero.”
“Therefore! That’s why I told you.”
“Okay. He was much more proactive than you said, and turned the crises of his previous life into opportunities.”
“…”
Baal let out a self-deprecating laugh at Unis, who had no answer.
“Unis, no, demon king. What have you been doing?”
“I, I…”
“You just begged me to save you. And now, too, I am thinking of running away.”
“Because I have no powers or abilities… Can’t you help it?”
“No. The fact that he made a comeback is an unbelievable miracle. If you’d rather live, why don’t you go straight to the hero and pray like a dog? Or maybe you wouldn’t have called me to this continent at all. But you didn’t do anything, you just left everything to me.”
“That is… Why? Are you saying it was wrong for me to call you now?”
Baal looked at Unis, who was trying to make excuses, with pitiful eyes.
“I suddenly had a thought. If someone can turn back time anyway, what’s the use if I win? Even if I kill the hero, that’s all I have to do if I go back in time.”
“Yeah, that can’t be.”
“Okay. It can’t be. Because not only the hero, but also you have returned to the past. At the very least, he who controls time at will cannot be seen as completely on the hero’s side.”
“But why?”
Unis asked Baal in a trembling voice.
It was a fearsome existence, but it was Unis herself who had been with Baal for a longer time than anyone else.
And Unis instinctively felt that Baal’s condition was very different from usual.
It seemed like he was angry, or somehow sad.
“Well? Because playing in someone’s hands is far from my hobby.”
After thinking for a while, Baal answered Unis’ question like that.
And Baal’s face his as he answered was filled with a smile that Unis was seeing for the first time.
**
“Baal!!”
The moment Mary’s coronation was over.
The warrior shouted in a very angry voice towards the uninvited guests who came into the Daejeon.
In response to the hero’s reaction, his party began to emit ferocious energy toward Baal, and the air inside the battle froze.
“It’s the first time we’ve met in person, hero. No, are you different from me?”
Baal smiled at the warrior glaring at him and said so.
