Chapter 91 – 91. Return of the Empress (5)
“…”
This is true.
The pressure continues to be low.
A surprise deep kiss from my older sister just now. And after that, my sister saw me sleeping and said, “I’m yours!” And he even openly declared it like this.
Of course, after that, my sister let me go.
Of course, what happened after that…
Right now, Elizabeth continues to be under low pressure.
No matter how dirty I felt before, at least it wasn’t to this extent.
Naturally, Elizabeth, who came out with me now, is in the worst mood.
Well, it’s strange that you don’t get angry when your sister gaslights you so openly.
“Elizabeth.”
“…”
“Elizabeth. Let’s talk.”
…
“Elizabeth.”
“…”
I keep chewing on this.
Yes, I understand you’re angry, but even so, I’m on my way to pick someone up and I can’t stay like this forever.
Well, that’s good.
Then how about this?
“…Margrave of Pantalone, shall we talk about the strategy?”
“I told you not to call me that, Clark.”
And only then does Elizabeth look at me. Even when he is angry, he expresses disappointment through his full eyes.
And the gray eyes, filled with endless anxiety and sorrow, shine.
It’s not just her mood, she has changed to some extent, her divinity has been imbued with her and she is in the beginning stages of her demi-godhood.
And that it contains a part of the magic circuit.
It seems that it is expressed externally depending on her emotional state.
It is as explained by Reverse Arc.
Aside from that, I told her because I needed to at least hear about what she was going to do before jumping in.
But in the meantime, I called him Margrave of Pantalone and he immediately told me not to do it.
…
I don’t know.
To be honest, since he was almost engaged to Lavinia, she still met him as a means of maintaining her family ties.
It is true that she tried to get along, though.
Nevertheless, women’s feelings are still difficult for me.
“Are you blaming me for not responding when I called you?”
And when she realized her own rudeness and mistake about it, she quickly lowered her head and said,
“…I’m sorry. My head is still a bit confused.”
“Yes, I guess so. But before that, shouldn’t we do what we need to do?”
And lifts her head.
Unlike before, his face showed a slight sense of betrayal instead of apology.
It was a feeling of betrayal or something, but I remember that we initially met during an expedition and had a relationship where we would help each other once or twice when we returned, but why did it end up like this?
“…You said you had a fiancee.”
“I broke off my engagement.”
It’s not something to hide.
It’s not a story to be talked about, and it wasn’t a bad thing to think that I was able to shake off the bitch.
He might have gotten married before she knew, but he was able to break off the engagement because he had done her own trick and caused harm to Dawn Bringer, and of course, he had ripped off her more thoroughly than he had taken.
And the one who ripped it off was my sister.
“…”
“That bitch skipped my house’s metallurgy while I was away. Quite a lot happened during the two years you were asleep. Didn’t I tell you that I joined the expedition to take responsibility for my immature behavior? And it just came back to me as punishment.”
The reason is that he insulted God.
And for committing blasphemy.
After the expedition was over.
He captured the demon lord, took advantage of the time when I was tired and weak, and persistently tried to kill me. As a result, the number of people who died because of me and the number of people I killed exceeded four figures.
There were more of the former than the latter, and the latter were truly vicious bastards who stuck out their tongues.
Village units were burned and destroyed simply because they faced me or did not try to catch me.
And he told me.
They say you killed them all.
I didn’t spare any of the people who said those words, but the people who gave me even a little help died like that.
I hope Elizabeth lives a life far from this.
I didn’t talk about this part because I wanted things to return to normal.
She is a noblewoman, and naturally she cannot live as enemies with those in power. That’s what an aristocratic society is, and naturally, if that network is broken, she becomes isolated.
The isolation was so scary, no one was helping me, and everyone was pointing knives at me to kill me.
I am alone in having such a shitty experience.
“…Is that what will be done to the person who went to kill the Demon King and came back after killing him?”
“Yeah. That’s a shitty story. As a result, I’m not the grumpy little boy you used to know.”
“My bad temper is the same now as it was in the past.”
I’m putting a deal on this here.
She’s not in a position to point it out, and the only thing better than before is that she’s also accepting what I say in an attempt to lighten her mood and talk to me again.
He said he was shocked by what his sister did and the explosive remarks he made.
…
Even now, when I see that she is still looking at me with very sad eyes, it is not just that she is hurt, but her eyes are really like a lioness looking at her prey, which makes me even more scary.
It literally feels like something more has caught fire.
Oil had been properly poured on the fire.
In that situation, I went alone with her instead of leaving her.
If I had to do this one-on-one with her, it was necessary.
At least we can end here in the most gentlemanly way, and we have a cause, and above all, it’s me and Elizabeth who have a benefactor.
He openly insulted me and framed me, and Elizabeth has a justification for kicking out her idiot who is arbitrarily taking her place.
And in the current situation, she is asking me to suggest a method, not just advice. Usually, the only time nobles ask for advice in this way from others is when they share opinions with their advisors and their own companions.
And judging from her actions so far, she seems to think of me as a ‘companion’.
…
Ha, really.
For now, let’s just think about one thing.
If you think about it, it’s really complicated.
For now, I decide not to mention her extremely sticky feelings, and I turn the story around to her by mentioning the ‘duty’ she has been talking about so much.
“Putting everything else aside, your territory is a place where there are people you need to protect, so it wouldn’t be right to talk about what to do and set a policy.”
“Isn’t it up to you to decide that? Clark, you have always been the centerpiece of our party.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. Why are you handing over the work you should be doing to ‘others’? Is that the ‘duty of the ruling class’ you are talking about?”
And I build a wall around her to keep me from going away. Of course, the reason I put up that wall is to keep her from getting caught up in my work.
Demilich, things even more terrible and strange than that will come after me.
If it had been worse in the future, it would have been worse, not less.
She is-
Now we must rest.
I didn’t want to cause her to fight and leave her alone again.
But as always, this bold female…
“You are not a ‘other’ to me.”
It’s so easy to break through that wall.
Of course, if he was going to be so embarrassed after saying it, why on earth was he saying it? But despite this, he came up to me at some point and held my hand tightly.
Even when I go down a quiet street to avoid people’s gaze, she avoids my gaze for a moment as if embarrassed and even puts her hand in my hand.
At least compared to me, who now has no foundation, she still has a good background as the Duke of Pantalone and a solid status as the Margrave.
Phrygia will treat her with great care, make her the guardian of her country, and honor her as her hero.
Because she was such an outstanding knight.
So, it doesn’t suit me.
Nevertheless, she hates hearing the word ‘nam’ from me.
The thing I distance myself from and the thing I call a margrave.
Although positions are meaningless within the expedition team, and of course we stayed together as colleagues, it has no meaning now.
She is a margrave, and now I am just a madman who threw away the consulship in Magia and set out on a direct course to avenge her.
“Clarke. Again, I want you-“
“…Ha, okay, let’s stop having this useless argument. It’s still going to be parallel anyway.”
And if I continue to talk about it, I give up the story, which is sure to get boring.
The reason we are here now is not to tell a story that couldn’t be told two years ago, but to be a reincarnated person, a reincarnated person who stole the body of the first son of the Duke of Pantalone.
And it’s a story about how to defeat the special forces of Elven Haim who colluded with the reincarnated person.
“Tell me first what you came up with. If the plan you came up with right now is less realistic than having ninjas suddenly pop out and kill everyone, I will push it in my way.”
Dick once said this.
If you’re making a plan and a ninja suddenly comes out and kills everyone involved, it’s better to give up on that plan.
“How are you going to push it away?”
“I also kill all the little bastards working under that bastard.”
“Okay, let’s do that. I think so too.”
?
Is he crazy?
Of course, Edward and the troops under his command sympathized with it, but weren’t they still his own soldiers?
But killing them all?
Really?
There must be some kids who were working without any fault, right?
“Are you crazy, Margrave?”
And she was telling me what to ask again.
“I’m speaking sanely.”
And she had unwavering eyes.
It might have been crazy or something, but these eyes were extremely cold and horrifyingly cold.
The ruler’s eyes prepare for cold execution.
And I know.
When my father worked as a consul, he scolded me when he punished a magician who caused trouble, or when I did something that magicians, including Anna, should not do.
In Magia, the role of the consul was to be the enforcer and ruler of the law, punishing wizards who crossed the line if they crossed the line, and executing punishment based on strong force if they did not comply.
When I look at her eyes, my father’s eyes come to mind.
My father’s eyes as a cold executioner.
Elizabeth was seriously thinking of wiping them all out.
If you think about it, she is a noblewoman, and of course she is a ruler.
An incredibly capable and outstanding ruler.
When she was at our party, she was a patient with princess disease and a loud-spoken female knight. If you think about when she was active abroad and as a noble, she was a powerful sword in the frontier and literally a complete ruler.
If she were born into the royal family of Frisia, she would be worthy of being chosen as the next queen.
Even though she is faithful to her duties and duties, that doesn’t mean she’s a pushover, and she’s not so soft that she ignores the actions of a man who calls himself an agent in the place she manages.
If you think about it, she was more determined than Gawain.
No matter how dire the circumstances were, those who stood in the expedition’s way were never spared.
Especially after I tried to save Gawain’s life once, but then turned around and saw the things that were revealed to the demon king’s army, not only me but also Elizabeth was killing every time she saw them.
“The basic act of [Treason] Is to destroy the three clans, Clark. Do you really think I’m saying this without even knowing that? At least, even in the aristocratic society, I’m more familiar with national affairs than you.”
…When I think about it, that’s also true.
“They are in collusion with the Elven Mages, and are suspected of plotting to cause a civil war with Elven Haim. Clark, you have already secured that, and of course I have the evidence, and the rightful [Owner], Elizabeth Pantalone, is here. Since they’re here, they’re just rebels who need to be cut off. And thanks to that bastard, the entire Pantalone duchy can be caught up in it, so that’s beyond that?”
And then Elizabeth approaches me.
I thought she was going to come up to me at any moment and do the same as the older sister I kissed earlier, but she looked at me and said,
“…Before and now, you are the same Clark. This is my way of living. And in order to protect the rest of my family, and for the sake of the rest of the innocent people living in this territory, I must hunt down and kill all those involved. “I do it. It is my duty, and it is my duty as a margrave who swore allegiance to this country.”
“…Can you do that?”
“You may question whether it is possible to throw away the lives of so many people, but I have no right to spare those damn rebels and those bastards in collusion with Elvenheim. It’s just what I have to do.”
“…”
“If I hesitate on this, the rest of my family that could be saved will die because of just one son of a bitch.”
Right.
I see
Of course, the question is whether I would have made the same decision as Elizabeth if I had been in the same situation.
It’s natural.
If I could have saved my father with that, I probably wouldn’t have tried to kill more people.
Even if it means blowing up the entire Magia.
There may be a difference between resisting unreasonable law enforcement and proceeding with fair law enforcement.
…
In the end, the reason for doing so was the same.
For the rest of the people who can be saved.
“If that is the reason, then of course we will proceed in a way that minimizes the damage to the surrounding area.”
“You were planning on doing that from the beginning, so why did you say something like killing me? You haven’t changed at all from before or now. Why are you trying to get away from me?”
I know.
Clearly, the issue on this occasion is that fake madness cannot defeat real madness.
Of course, if you want to use an analogy, that’s it, it’s something that reflects her firm belief, and in order to protect the rest of her family, she has to wipe out the damn reincarnated person and all those who were under that reincarnated person, so there’s not much to say.
Would she want to do that?
I can live because I have to do that.
Only then can this border territory be safe.
Because she understood that, she planned to kill all those involved and the instigator without hesitation.
“…Whew, really. I can’t believe you said this and didn’t give a reason.”
“…”
Her words of sorry are just hypocrisy to her.
It’s just my selfish greed.
She left without telling her everything about me.
Because there will be no answer to her actions of pushing her away.
“Still, I’ll at least wait until you tell me in person.”
“…”
“…I don’t know what happened to you, but I swear here and there that no matter who you are, I’m on your side.”
“…I hope so.”
“I’m not saying I hope so, but I am?”
I’m getting this through direct purchase again.
I feel more and more troubled by her endless barrage of affection.
My worries about how to really stop this are getting deeper.
And the way he looks at me as if waiting for my answer only makes me feel more frustrated that I can’t properly respond to that pure kindness.
And I told her.
“Honestly, I’m scared of dealing with you as an enemy.”
“Is that it!?”
“Then you thought not?”
I changed my words like that, but nonetheless-
“…It’s okay. I won’t be against you, no matter what kind of being you are. And- I’ll wait until you tell me directly. So, don’t run away.”
She always has a straight line.
And then she and I stop in place as if we had made a promise.
And soon after, Elizabeth takes out her great sword.
A great sword that is swung simultaneously with the kick.
And just like that, behind the wall of the alley.
I swung towards that place.
Buuuuung-!
The sound of cutting the wind heard about 2 seconds after the sword was swung.
And the wall cracks and collapses with a crashing sound.
An auror that boasts cutting power so sharp that it’s hard to believe it was cut with a great sword.
The manifestation of the knight’s ultimate killing weapon that will instantly tear apart any being that touches the blue energy of destruction surrounding the sword’s body.
And when the magic engineering greatsword, which assists the auror and further strengthens the cutting power, is combined, the greatsword cleanly cuts through walls, revealing the enemies hiding behind them.
Numerous elves nestled behind the collapsed wall.
But,
The eyes are familiar.
When I wondered why they looked familiar, I knew who they were.
Carnesia’s direct Elven Guardians who were together in Gehenna a little while ago.
And at the same time, Runius, the one-eyed wolf, looks scared with a white face.
At the same time, Carnesia appeared in front of me.
At the same time, we are suddenly surrounded, and a huge Auror blade that is easily 5 meters long rises up from Elizabeth’s huge greatsword.
And if you swing it with that, all these elves will die.
The moment when Elizabeth suddenly realized that enemies were hiding behind the wall and tried to swing with the intention of wiping them all out.
Carnesia raised its hand first and declared that it had no intention of fighting.
“Golden Sun, and Margrave Elizabeth Pantalone. I have no intention of fighting.
“…”
“You may not have the will to fight, but I have to fight here to eliminate the Elven Mages from Elven Haim who are ruining my territory. I’m sure Clark mentioned it earlier. I will look at you from here, but if I see you again outside, I will be your enemy.”
Of course I said so.
After all, he knew Carnetia, and of course he kept Carnetia alive for the sake of the alliance with the God Demon King and the relationship between Eris and Carnetia, who was acting as his servant.
I won’t kill you here and now, but if you become hostile after that, I will kill you without any reason.
Carnetia also agreed to that, and if you disobey that and intervene here, you can be prepared for the rest.
Naturally, the situation is very unfavorable for them, and it is impossible to escape from here as long as Elizabeth and I are there.
I can block splashes at high speed with Elizabeth’s strong physical ability, and I can block splashes with magic.
In other words, it is a situation where death is the only option in any way, and there is only an extreme choice.
And Luna Earth frowns and complains, as if he knew they were screwed too.
“Ha, really, come on – whose fault is it that we ended up like this in the first place?”
“It’s your fault for not paying attention and walking around together.”
“Oh, that’s right. Alicia used to boldly do things that were tactically incomprehensible.”
“Fuck, I can’t refute this. You damn humans.”
Because he’s human.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been called a human by a real elf.”
Because most people call it a derogatory term.
A lower species or a lower creature.
“So, what brought you here?”
And soon after, we look at the object Carnesia brought out in front of us.
And at the same time, did you know what it was? Elizabeth widens her eyes at it, and at the same time Carnesia throws it at me.
And when I received it, the content written there was spectacular.
-Edward Pantalone Margrave will engage in unlimited ‘human resource exchange’ and [Cooperation] With Elven Haim.
-No taxes will be levied on those passing through the Margin territory, and the entry process into Frisia will be facilitated.
-In return, Elven Haim will dispatch a number of Elven Mages to help and bring in Elven Haim’s specialty product, [Spirit Magic Stone].
There were other minor contract details written on it, but of course there was a seal with the seal of the Pantalone family drawn on it.
And at the same time, the sigil of the Queen of Elvenheim.
There was a stamp full of typical Canf chauvinism in the shape of a giant world tree covering the planet.
At this point, it became clear that Elven Haim was planning to use this reincarnated person to manipulate Frisia.
Through a magical test, I could tell that this was the real thing, and at the same time, I could see that a lot of blood had been spilled on the way to get it.
Although they said they would try to keep it from spattering as much as possible, looking at the few drops of blood that were splattered, the resistance of the person holding it must have been fierce.
As for her skills, she is the best among Canfs, and of course it wouldn’t have been difficult to steal her.
But why is she giving this to me?
That’s important.
“…Hey, this is evidence that cannot be taken away. Where did you get this from?”
And blood splattered all over her clothes.
Although the amount of her splatter is not much, we see her blood splattered all over her body and that of her numerous elves.
Of course, whose blood is that?
Silphid, who was just eating popcorn next to me and watching me and Elizabeth fight for love, finished the confirmed kill.
-…Wow, they killed their own people.
“…Cognation?”
“…Just as you said. Anyway, Elvenheim has also written us off. So there is no need for us to pledge our loyalty to that place anymore.”
“I can’t believe it.”
And then Elizabeth spoke to Karnesia.
“Elves like you say they love the forest and love harmony, but they always have another dagger ready behind their backs. Is there any evidence that this isn’t Elven Haim’s work?”
“Evidence… So, you mean evidence?”
And after Carnesia pondered for a moment, she quickly took out her own rapier. And-
Suddenly-
“…Tsk-“
She literally cuts off half of her own left ear and throws it away.
And he holds it out to me.
The elf cuts off her ear.
Those who consider their pointy ears sacred to cut them off –
To put it simply, as a human being, it’s a shame.
In other words, it’s the same as risking her mother.
“Do you believe this, Geumtaeyang?”
And of course, don’t believe it.
But was it necessary?
“…You fucking bitch. Why did you cut off your ear?”
Naturally, that’s why, having done her useless thing, she runs to her fucking half-dark elf and approaches her to put on her severed ear.
Naturally, the cut ear boasted a neatly cut cross section, and at the same time, the cut ear cross section was disinfected and the cut ear was attached to it using healing.
Although it heals surprisingly quickly, her joint is disinfected and her left ear is bandaged.
“Oh-“
“You might hate it when your ears are touched, but bear with it. Why the fuck did you cut off your ear like that? Why would you do something like that when you can make a simple transaction, idiot?”
“…Well, if I don’t do this, you won’t believe me.”
A murmur is heard from behind.
And not only Runius but also the other elves are looking at Carnesia with surprised faces and talking in their own language.
It would be surprising.
Yeah, I was surprised too.
“…Was it necessary to go this far? I could have just pretended not to know.”
“I wanted to help.”
“…”
“I knew that if I were to remain loyal to Elven Haim anymore, I would not be able to restore my father’s honor, nor could I comfort my mother’s soul who died unjustly.”
“Did you come here to take care of your situation, Kanf?”
And Elizabeth glares at Carnesia and calls her Carnf.
Elizabeth had never used such harsh expressions in quite some time.
Anyway, Carnesia was silent for a moment and then spoke to me.
“It’s okay from now on. Let me return the favor to you. I, Carnesia…I came to repay you for saving my men and me.”
And what she brought out.
It is a slave restraint from Elven Haim.
And she handed it to me, held out her own neck, and said:
“Make me your slave.”
“…Clarke, you’re not being fooled by that handsome Canf’s coaxing, are you?”
What the fuck is happening all of a sudden?
It certainly saved us a bit of trouble by bringing in irretrievable evidence, but then he suddenly came and said, “What is this?”
“Clarke… Please answer me.”
Kwasik-
And the great sword is stuck in the ground.
Baby, that’s going to get me out again.
But even more than that, this time Elizabeth was glaring at Carnesia with the intent of tearing her flesh and bones apart.
And then there was Carnesia, who was kneeling in front of me, looking at me with her hazy eyes, showing her neck to me, asking me to be her slave, like a puppy with her dog’s leash in its mouth.
“Clarke?”
“Clarke – no, master – I want you to accept me.”
…
It’s going to spin, really.
And Silphid created a popcorn shape and spoke while making a crunching sound.
-Is this really Geumtaeyang?
I don’t want to become Geumtaeyang for something like this.
