Chapter 158 – Episode 158 the Princess Trapped in Fate, the Iliad Princess (22)
I led the troops with Princess Iliad and headed to the capital of the empire.
After the defeat of the first Siege of Dorita, the Imperial Army quickly took over and returned to the capital.
It hurts that the emperor was kidnapped, but it was because he could not follow the pope, who was an outsider and was responsible for the defeat.
After the troops returned to the capital, the Empire, public opinion among the nobles was divided.
The emperor faction, which promised to save the emperor by appointing a new commander-in-chief and saving the troops, and the new emperor faction, believing that the emperor had already been killed by the demon king, should elect a new emperor.
The emperor faction said that there is currently no legitimate emperor, and he insisted on saving him somehow while maintaining an alliance with the Holy Church.
Since there is Archduke Volimar, a distant relative of the previous emperor Sieghart, the New Emperor faction insisted on making him emperor.
In the process, the Holy Church also returned to its home country for the rise of the pope and the summoning of new warriors.
There was no one to stop us on our way to the capital of the empire.
I saw Princess Iliad riding her horse with me.
Her expression was very calm.
As if he had forgotten all the troubles he had to escape from the emperor’s clutches.
Her eyes met hers with her soft smile on her lips.
“Princess, are you feeling okay?”
“I am the emperor, not the princess.”
“You also remember being crowned emperor.”
“Sure.”
“How long do you remember?”
“I remember most of them. I remember everything that I am the emperor of the Iliad, that I came to my senses with the help of the Demon King, and that I owe a great deal of grace to you.”
“So you mean you remember everything except alchemy?”
“Yes.”
It’s a pity.
Her alchemy, which inherited 100% of the emperor’s lineage, must have been used in a variety of ways.
It’s okay though.
If her memory is alive, she will be able to learn alchemy again.
‘I hope there are no problems because of this.’
However, memories will not be 100% accurate either.
There must be a Distortion that I don’t know about.
It was then.
“Keugh! Let go!”
A group of Imperial soldiers were being led away by soldiers with their arms tied.
It was the imperial army that encountered the vanguard.
The imperial army stationed in the provinces often attacked the main unit to delay our advance.
Of course, most of them had a captivating ending like this.
“It’s an artificial human.”
Princess Iliad looked at the android from the Empire and gave a sad look.
“How pitiful. A being created without parents… “
Her words sounded awkward.
I felt a sense of discomfort.
‘It’s strange.’
She never showed any sympathy for the androids.
Rather cynical.
Because she herself is a synthetic human, she put more emphasis on the struggle to survive rather than pity.
She was sincere in her efforts to somehow get out of her clutches.
But pity
‘Like a person suddenly changed.’
“Do you think they are pitiful?”
“Sure. But it’s okay. Now that I am the emperor, the treatment of them will be different.”
“Is it because you’re a synthetic?”
“… Are you kidding?”
Iliad narrowed her eyes and looked at me.
“To say that I am an artificial human, Lord Maou is good at joking. Ho ho ho.”
The Iliad laughing while covering her mouth.
In that moment, I realized what she had forgotten.
Memory of birth.
I know her memories she forgot.
-Your body will be mine.
I vividly remembered the emperor’s lustful eyes.
Is it because it is the most painful memory?
If so, it’s not just the memory of her birth that she’s forgotten.
“Do you remember anything about the previous emperor?”
“… Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”
“Maybe your memory has disappeared. I will check.”
At my words, Iliad rolled her eyes for a moment.
However, she soon opened her mouth as if she had remembered.
“He was a kind person.”
“It was kind.”
“Yes, he was a good man. It’s just sad that he passed away suddenly due to something bad.”
She was talking about her father in her own fantasies.
‘I completely forgot.’
I completely forgot about Emperor Sieghart.
Would you consider this a good thing?
At least it was far better than forgetting the promise you made with me.
However, it was difficult for her to continue to let her memories manipulated by the illusions she possessed.
Now the Iliad is the Emperor of the Empire.
It was a position where every word she said became policy.
What if there is a mistake in words due to fabricated memories?
The nobles’ dissatisfaction will surely explode.
“If there is anything that doesn’t come to mind, tell me.”
“All right. It’s still fine. Not yet.”
“Okay.”
‘It’s not something I, the Demon King, have to say.’
If I went back to the capital with the emperor, it was certain that there would be an uproar.
How far would you go
A group of cavalry rushed towards them.
The leading jockey showed a white flag.
It was a peace mission.
‘It’s fast.’
It hadn’t even been two days since I came out of Fort Dorita.
They still had to advance for another week to reach the capital, Empire.
But it’s already a delegation.
They were the ones dispatched from the capital, Empire.
“I am the head of the Imperial Capital Guard, Duke Mitchell! The Demon King’s army must withdraw immediately! You guys are now invading the territory of the Empire. If you ignore this warning, you will meet a bad end!”
Duke Mitchell and hundreds of cavalry.
And next to Duke Mitchell was Lopez.
“It seems there is a misunderstanding. The Demon King’s army is not currently aiming for an invasion. The purpose is to send off guests.”
I calmed down those cavalry.
“Stop talking nonsense and withdraw your troops immediately! A puppet country that dared to kidnap His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire!”
However, Duke Mitchell’s words could not continue.
“What a fuss!”
Iliad.
At the sound of her voice, now the rightful emperor of her empire, all those present froze as they watched her.
“Woe, Your Majesty the Emperor… ?”
“What are you doing now? How dare you make a fuss!”
“That, that… No, why are you here right now… You weren’t kidnapped by the Demon King…”
Duke Mitchell looked back and forth between me and the Iliad.
A look of bewilderment lingered on his face.
“Okay. The Demon King kidnapped Jim. But it was all for a reason.”
“Why?”
Do you question the Emperor’s words?
Iliad’s eyebrows twitched, but she calmly opened her mouth.
“Pope. The man cast a spell on Jim. He helped me from the pope who dared to fool the emperor and control the empire to his will.”
“…”
It was an unbelievable sight.
It was an empire that was hostile to the Holy Church Nation that believed in God, but they were the alchemists of the empire who knew what kind of power they used.
However, no one could refute in front of the emperor.
That was the power the emperor had in the empire.
Absolute supremacy.
That’s why Duke Mitchell lowered his head as he listened to Princess Iliad’s words.
“Then, Your Majesty, if you don’t mind rudeness, can I confirm something?”
“What?”
“Please use the power of the imperial family.”
“… Impossible.”
Iliad shook her head.
The problem that she can’t use her alchemy becomes a problem sooner than I thought.
I remembered the golden scales that bloomed behind her back as she used her alchemy.
The emperor is black, and the Iliad is golden.
That scale is probably one of the proofs that symbolize the bloodline of the empire.
“Is there a reason?”
“Alchemy was sealed in the process of dismantling the magic that the pope gave you.”
Duke Mitchell’s eyes widened.
“It’s okay. In preparation for such an occasion, the first emperor prepared all the methods. Then there is no other way.”
A small mirror was held in Duke Mitchell’s hand.
“Please drop a drop of Your Majesty’s blood here.”
Iliad looked into the mirror and tilted her head.
“Why should I?”
I couldn’t seem to remember.
The corner of Duke Mitchell’s eyes moved slightly at the sight.
“It is an artifact created by His Majesty the first emperor through alchemy. His Majesty has the power to determine if another being has transformed.”
“Is it? I get it.”
The Iliad took a step closer to the duke.
She stretched out her hand towards Duke Mitchell, and he pricked her finger with a small needle.
“Please forgive the rudeness.”
“Oops.”
“Sorry. Because it is a procedure.”
A drop of red blood rose to his finger.
The duke splashed the drops of blood onto the mirror.
Whoa!!!
Light rose from the mirror, and a golden scale floated on the mirror.
“Huh!!!!”
“It is Libra. Balance!!!!”
Everyone, including Duke Mitchell and Lopez, knelt down and bowed their heads toward the Iliad at the appearance of the balance that proved the existence of a suitable imperial family.
“Meet the rightful ruler of the Empire!”
“Nice to meet you!”
The Iliad saw the knights kneeling down and worshiping her as if it were natural.
“Duke Mitchell, return to the capital immediately and inform him of my arrival, and prepare to welcome the legitimate ruler.”
“Yeah, I will! Your majesty.”
Like a flipped coin, the hospitality is completely different.
Did you really think the Iliad was dead to me?
It was a look that ruled out that she was real.
“Duke Mitchell.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“To not dare to trust Jim, to have doubts and doubts. Those sins will be returned to the capital and disposed of.”
“I will obey your command.”
Return of the Iliad.
The empire became agitated at the return of the emperor, whom everyone suspected.
After that, the march became easier.
At least in her empire, there were no people who dared to stop her demon lord army led by her.
A week later, Iliad and I entered the Imperial Empire.
***
“… It’s scary.”
Elena von Roman, the princess of the Roman Kingdom who had been held hostage by the Demon King’s Army instead of Leon, the prince of the Roman Kingdom, bit her lip while hearing the news that made the capital of the dungeon riot.
– The Demon King’s Army has kidnapped the newly enthroned Iliad Emperor!
-The Empire and the Allied Powers of the Holy Church were defeated by the Demon King’s Army and withdrew!
-The newly crowned emperor returned to the capital with the Demon King!
“Earl Jones.”
“Yes, Prince.”
This is the capital of the Demon King’s Army, and in the middle of the enemy camp.
Even if they were alone, they couldn’t be careless.
Since he came here as Prince Leon von Roman, he had to hide himself until the end.
“What is the probability that the emperor of the Iliad was brainwashed and corrupted by the demon king?”
A question asked in an awkward male tone.
Earl Jones opened his mouth with a tone full of conviction.
“100%.”
Count Jones saw.
What happened to Diana and Lucy, the rulers of the elves and noble high elves, when they met the demon king?
Diana, who became a dark elf with a vulgar appearance after being corrupted, fell into the devil king’s prostitute who only looked at the devil king’s cock.
Even the dragon, who was the guardian of the mountains, obeyed him.
However, the mere human princess could not be fine.
“It must be necessary to inform the empire that the emperor of the Iliad was brainwashed by the demon king.”
“That’s right. If the empire falls into the demon king’s hands like this…”
There was really no way back then.
The continent was already moving in the order created by the Empire.
If the Empire, which was practically the ruler of the continent, fell into the hands of the Demon King, it would be the same as calling for the destruction of mankind.
“Then Earl Jones.”
“Please tell me.”
“Please somehow tell the nobles of the empire that the emperor has been brainwashed. They don’t know how the high elves have been changed by the demon king.”
I had to let you know before it was too late.
“But in that case, the magic protecting the prince now might be broken.”
“I know. But…”
No one other than Earl Jones could solve this task.
So.
“I will endure it somehow.”
Princess Elena smiled as she hid her trembling hands.
Jones knew.
That she’s hiding her fears.
“All right. We will come back as soon as possible.”
Count Jones soon disappeared into the darkness.
Princess Elena gripped her arm with her trembling hand, calming her anxious mind.
‘It will be fine.’
‘Cause it’s been fine so far
