It's my specialty
It's my specialty
Ariun was in a situation where she couldn't see anything at all due to the Mano Helmet.
Her mood was currently the same.
"We haven't known anything about the outside world for about 100 years. Two Transcendents in the Empire? Ariun wants to hear more details. I want to know if there are Transcendents in the United Kingdom too!"
Sonya felt strangely proud that Ariun was amazed.
She even felt like she wanted to see her black-haired Soi Tribe nephew, whom she had only heard about over the phone, at least once.
"There aren't any in the United Kingdom. The second Transcendent appearing is a recent event. You want a preemptive strike with the power of an overwhelming Transcendent? I'm thinking of asking that child."
"I think I know who it is! You, the seventeenth princess, saying 'recent event', using the term 'that child', and saying 'thinking of asking'—I assume it's the youngest princess. I wonder if Ariun's hypothesis is correct!"
"Hahaha! Clara being a Transcendent? You might not understand, but that was a funny thing to say to me. Unfortunately, you're wrong. The Transcendent is my nephew."
"Nephew? That's hard to understand! I know the Emperor forbade the princesses from marrying. If it's a nephew, that means they married. I wonder if that's related to creating a Transcendent! Or, knowing that the princesses who gave birth all died—"
"Wait!"
Sonya interrupted Ariun, looking a bit surprised.
Fortunately, the Northern unit members were her loyal limbs who followed her even to this place they avoided.
They didn't even flinch at the mention of Sonya's nephew. The prickly but chatty Sonya would naturally explain it later.
"Princess Ariun, how old are you?"
"Ariun is 606 years old."
"I can't guess the age of a Dragon Beastkin at all."
"It's the same for Ariun; I can't guess the age of an Elf either."
"I suppose so. No, that's not the point. Princess Ariun, the rest of what you just said is the Empire's shame. It's not something you should speak of carelessly."
"Hmm? Ah! Understood. That makes sense."
The shame was the story of the princesses who sent their children away first and couldn't overcome the sorrow.
High Elves born from the Emperor's [Wish] 'Fire World Tree' cannot commit suicide.
Because the Transcendent's [Wish] 'Fire World Tree' has absolute compulsion.
One of the many reasons the Emperor created the 'Fire World Tree' was because she wanted family who would live forever like her.
But the second, third, fourth, and seventh broke the compulsion and reached death.
There was a way to die.
It was possible if it was for the Empire. That way, they never left the battlefield until they died.
The Emperor belatedly learned the reason for the princesses' unbelievable news of death.
She immediately forbade the princesses from marrying and forbade the eighth, Katerina, from entering the battlefield.
This was the reason Katerina, who had also lost a child, had been in seclusion for over 1000 years.
Especially 1000 years ago, it was a time when there were no Seongwi Ability Users among the princesses.
It was perhaps natural that the Empire, which maintained its system with only the Emperor as a Transcendent, tried to hide this to avoid being looked down upon.
Only now, over 1000 years after the marriage ban, could they properly cover up what happened back then.
This is why no one recognized the black-haired Soi Tribe, a characteristic unique to the descendants of High Elves.
"Yes, that makes sense. Thank you for understanding. Is this story famous among the Dragon-kin?"
"Yes. The content regarding High Elves is a very important matter for us."
"That's unfortunate. This matter is a painful story for Mother. If only the Dragon-kin were wiped out, that shame could be completely covered up again, so it's a bad situation for the Princess."
Ariun was startled, clattering her Mano Helmet, and hurriedly made excuses.
"Ariun will not say a single word about this in the future! The moderates don't want to be at odds with the Elves even a little bit. Ariun will also strictly instruct them not to say a word!"
"Well, none of that is for me to decide. Try speaking well to Mother. Hmm? Mother will be arriving soon. Can you hear the sound?"
Whoosh—!
It was the sound of a bird made of fire cutting through the wind from the sky.
Thud!
Kalina, who had been several kilometers in the sky, descended rapidly, released her [Wish] 'Firebird', and landed on the ground.
"Ruler of Radiance, your seventeenth daughter Sonya greets you, Mother."
As Sonya knelt on one knee and greeted her, the unit members also shouted immediately.
"""We pay our respects to Your Majesty the Emperor!!!"""
"Yes, you may rise. I'm glad it seems there's nothing wrong."
She checked the Dragon Beastkin wearing the Mano Restraints. Since the thick tail was sticking out, it was immediately noticeable.
"Wasn't this a Seongwi Ability User? Did I come for nothing?"
"Rather, it has become a matter that Mother must come for."
Sonya changed her tone as the Emperor arrived.
Sonya, who was used to a sharp tone, was clumsy with honorifics.
"I!!! pay!!! my respects!!! to!!! His Highness!!! the Archduke!!! Stan!!!!"
It was the manager, Manneric.
"Ah, it's been a while. Nothing happened, right?"
"It is!!! always!!! a great!!! honor!!! to!!! be!!! looked upon!!! by!!! His Highness!!! the Archduke!!! Stan!!!!"
I shouldn't talk to him anymore.
I asked Serin how the DonkeyGalller from before was doing and headed to where that guy was.
Fortunately, the guy seemed to have been behaving quietly. Maybe he noticed I had arrived, as he wailed at me.
"I was wrong about everything! Please, just spare my life!"
His whole body was broken and he was just sprawled out, so I thought this was passable enough.
"It's strange, My Lord."
"Knight Shed? What's strange?"
Since Shed had earnestly asked me to drop the honorifics, I was trying to speak comfortably.
"I smell blood."
"Ah, that's probably because I worked him over quite a bit, so he's bleeding."
The Dog Beastkin's face is completely human-like, but I guess a Dog Beastkin is still a Dog Beastkin. He smelled blood that I couldn't smell at all.
But was there that much blood on his clothes?
"Judging by the bloodstains around the neck, it seems a demon that likes to eat from the head swallowed him in one bite, and the traces are on his clothes."
"Huh? That guy is a demon's doppelganger?"
"That is correct, My Lord!"
Shed stepped forward with dignity and shouted.
"You must not have known that I, a Dog Beastkin, would come for safety management. You demon! It's all exposed, so reveal your true form."
"You damn!!!!!!"
In an instant, that guy transformed into the shape of a demon.
"I just had to escape from here, why did a Dog Beastkin have to come!!!!"
The guy, who I thought would pounce, spread his wings and tried to fly away.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Shed ran over, drew his sword, and slashed off one wing.
"Kuaaaack!"
Before I knew it, Serin also ran over and stabbed her sword into the demon's heart.
Zap!
Electric current flowed into the inserted sword.
"Kuaaaaaack!"
Thump.
"Oh! You guys are really good at catching them? I feel so reassured. Serin, Shed, you worked hard."
"Salute! Protecting what you, My Lord, lead is naturally what I must do!"
"It was nothing. Since it has four horns, it's a low-level demon."
Clap clap clap clap clap clap
The Soi Tribe helpers, who had been surprised and hiding when the demon appeared, clapped and cheered.
"Reassuring!"
"Knight Shed! Knight Serin!"
"Long live the Archduke!"
"I'm not Saklasi's knight yet."
Serin, who had returned nearby, muttered.
"Not yet, huh~"
"That was a slip of the tongue!"
Shed had also come to my side, crossed his arms, and had a triumphant expression with his eyes closed.
"Reassuring. Reassuring. My knights."
"For you, My Lord, to say that I am your knight, what an overwhelming compliment—!"
Ring ring~
Just then, the phone rang.
"Huh? It's Her Majesty the Emperor?"
The gazes of the Soi Tribe, who had horrified expressions, gathered at my words.
"His Highness the Archduke seems to have personal calls with Her Majesty the Emperor..."
"As expected of His Highness the Archduke..."
"「Minos」 King Emeritus, Empire Archduke, Seongwi Ability User..."
There was more buzzing here and there than in the cafeteria earlier.
"Is it for real?"
"If it's My Lord, it's a natural thing!"
Is it to this extent depending on the person, even for a simple phone call?
"Hello?"
The Emperor heard everything about Ariun's story from Sonya.
"Let's untie the restraints first. I want to see her face."
When the restraints were removed, the dragon's horns and long snout were visible. Kalina marveled at where Sonya had found a Mano Helmet exclusively for Dragon Beastkin.
"When did you make that Mano Helmet?"
"I remember preparing it because I thought it would be good to make it when making underwater drones exclusively for Dragon Beastkin."
"As expected of Sonya. Hmm... But overwhelming power, 'So-taeyang' fits perfectly, but since all existence will be deleted before the sun, that's..."
"I think it would be good to try asking Saklasi."
"Saklasi? I see! Since Marina said that the 「Raigen」 Kingdom matter was also resolved well, it would be good to try talking to him."
I was worried about the content the Emperor conveyed.
"Would this level of punishment be okay?"
I recalled what the history expert from <Imdang Gallery> had said.
What could the burning of the World Tree be compared to? Furthermore, the fact that most of their kin were murdered?
"Understood. If Your Majesty thinks so, I must add my strength."
"So, you're saying you want me to show overwhelming power so they can't even dare to attack before damage occurs?"
I smiled and said.
"That's my specialty."