Chapter 135 – In Different Places
An empire boasting a thousand-year history and vast territories has numerous human groups.
Ordinary grassroots make up the vast majority of the members of the Empire.
Those who were born with a noble and special lineage, warriors and wizards who have reached the highest level, or meisters with special skills that no one can replace…
There are also superhumans who have an influence far beyond the limits of an individual.
And recently.
There were two men and women who were not only popular among the public, but also very extraordinary among superhumans, whose names were frequently mentioned even in social circles.
The leader of the Knights of the Black Lion and the saintess of the Celestial Church.
The former was a man who held the most glamorous title, such as being the protagonist who led the long war to victory, the general’s only immediate disciple, and secretly considered the princess’s unofficial fiancé.
The latter was a saint of the Celestial Church who appeared after 144 years, possessing one of the best qualities among the saints of the past, and as the daughter of the heavenly god Estella, she was a girl respected and respected by all people for her outstanding beauty like that of a star.
Two men and women who make the expression of the future of the empire, which is usually followed by young people with outstanding qualities, not just a mouthful, but a simple list of facts.
As time passes, talented people who are sure to rise to the top of the empire’s military and religious fields.
What kind of ripple effect will the fact that they disappear at the same time during the mission lead?
What is clear is that a storm has begun to blow over the empire, not knowing where it will flow.
“We have to find it, for sure. No matter what. The master will definitely be alive.”
After hearing about the disappearance, he passed out immediately and woke up after a full day.
The imperial princess, Alicia von Diana Solaris, appeared with a more emaciated face than ever before.
As the only bright spot among the emperor’s children and her youngest, she seldom exercised her influence as a member of the imperial family in order not to get caught up in a dispute over her succession.
“Haona, Her Highness the Princess…”
“I, Princess Alicia of the Empire, give an order to Mirail de Falcione, the owner of the White Horse Tower. This is a legitimate authority exercised as His Majesty’s daughter and a member of the Imperial Family, so you must obey.”
Her external activity, which she suddenly showed off after leaving her seat, was to visit the white horse tower lord, who is the number one factor in her spatial movement and summoning magic system, and execute her imperial family’s orders.
—Paaah!
As Alicia stretches out her hand, golden mana, the symbol of her royalty, sways and binds her. She was proof that she was sincere. Likewise, the official seal of the princess herself was stamped on the order she presented.
The middle-aged woman’s wrinkled eyes trembled at the princess’s sudden declaration.
“What…”
“Oh my God, is it the princess? Is that Princess Alicia right?”
When she heard that the princess suddenly visited her magic tower, she hurriedly came to meet her, but before she reached her laboratory at the top, she caused a major accident in front of her students.
Originally, those who have reached the realm of a great wizard are generally respected as wise men who have glimpsed fragments of the truth, leaving their worldly status.
As her Marquis, not as the lord of her white horse tower, she is obliged to obey the orders of her Imperial family, just like any other of her nobles.
“…”
That’s why Mireil took a low profile as if at first not knowing what to do, but she was busy rolling her head inside herself, putting off her answer.
It was to estimate what kind of aftermath the current situation would have.
The fact that a princess, not an emperor or a crown prince, arbitrarily wielding such enormous authority was full of room for problems.
Excluding numerous collateral lineages and concubines, the current emperor, born of a widowed empress, has a total of three lineages.
It was 1st Prince Guilliman, 2nd Prince Lupercal, and her 1st Princess Alicia.
However, the emperor has not yet named an official successor in an unusual situation.
Alicia, who had revealed that she was not interested in the throne since her puberty, and her body was a woman, so the competition for her succession naturally flowed into a confrontational structure between the two princes.
However, in the recent year, some variables have begun to occur in such a bipartisan composition.
It was because of Alicia who started revealing her interest in Wolfgang von Schwarz, the leader of the Knights of the Black Lion.
Most of the people of the empire accepted it as a romantic love story between a princess and a knight that often appears in novels, but the princes were different.
There is only one place for the crown prince to become the sun of the new empire.
Regardless of the East and the West, the fight for power has caused countless tragedies, and it was the same for the two princes.
Who to eat with, what kind of external affairs to take on, and even drinking a glass of water at an official event were often interpreted as political intentions for each other.
They were looking to use it as their own sword, but in the end, the person they couldn’t get was Wolfgang von Schwarz.
A man who is infinitely close to the strongest of the empire, except for the transcendental ones. His unbelievable performance in the war supported that fact.
Ranked in terms of public value, it came in 4th place, but it was close to the achievement achieved only with pure military force of an individual, not as a strategist.
Moreover, he is the only immediate disciple of the Grand General, the guardian deity of the empire and the unchanging number one in the military.
If he gained his loyalty, it would be tantamount to having the general’s support on his back, so Wolfgang must have been the person the two princes coveted more than anyone else.
The fact that his family, Count Schwartz, is a family with many problems in many ways is rather a good thing. Because that side is more advantageous in eliciting loyalty.
He was the equivalent of the Joker in trump and the Queen in chess.
A game changer enough to cement a win or loss.
So, after the war, they were engaged in fierce behind-the-scenes work to get each other’s hands faster than each other.
‘… Who did he say he was dating?’
‘Oh, it’s a big deal… Well, it’s rather a good thing.’
Unexpectedly, it was Alicia, a bystander outside the game board, who had the strongest hand.
The two princes were quite shocked by him, but they eventually came to the same conclusion like brothers.
Because, as it stands, it would have been a pretty attractive option if the strongest weapon was out of anyone’s hands and kept in the safe custody of her stupid, naive little sister.
Of course, that’s assuming that Alicia doesn’t suddenly intrude as a participant in the game.
‘What was the princess thinking… ‘
Mireil, the owner of the White Horse Tower, broke out in front of a sweat for the first time in nearly five years.
Do they really know what it means for the princess in front of her to give orders to high-ranking nobles as a member of the imperial family? If you know, as you know, if you don’t know, as you don’t know, it’s a problem.
Since I intend to become emperor, would you like to come into my hands?
It is generally accepted as such that the imperial family, not the emperor, exercises imperial authority.
There was a reason why numerous collateral imperial families chose to live a contented life by eating the bread that fell from the imperial family without needlessly begging for the authority of the imperial family.
It was to avoid facing the end of being ‘disappeared’ without the knowledge of both mice and birds against the two princes.
Even the collateral royals are afraid of being misunderstood, so what about Alicia, who is the direct royal family?
Regardless of her intentions, if this matter reaches the ears of the two princes, they will begin to regard my sister as her competitor, blinded by the lust for power.
So, Mirail thought.
Rather than recklessly opening our mouths and answering yes or no, let’s calmly explain all of this and just make this happen.
However, her determination was soon shaken.
—Tap, pop…
“If the order doesn’t work, I’ll ask person to person, please… Lord of the White Tower. I, I have to find him. I, the emperor’s woe, will do anything for you as the princess, so can you help me just once, just once? ?”
Alicia, who had been biting her lips and fingernails in front of Mireil, who had been silent for a long time, finally shed tears and began to plead while holding on to the hem of her robe.
Only two emotions could be seen in Alicia’s desperate appearance.
She has an inescapable sadness and a desire to get her loved one back.
“Muh, can I get down on my knees? If I go as a disciple, I’ll go in. I’m good at magic. So please…”
Even at this moment, I felt guilty for myself as I was constantly rolling her head and calculating this and that.
Moreover, Mirail was also a woman before being a great wizard.
It didn’t end well for her, but she too had loved someone so hard decades ago.
Tightly, the eyes of the owner of the White Horse Tower were tightly closed.
“…I understand. I will help you. So raise your head now, Her Highness the Princess.”
“Really?”
It is said that women’s tears contain magical power, but did the tears of the noblest woman in the empire contain a mystery that would upset even the resolve of the archmage?
Mireil finally sighed and had no choice but to reply that she would.
However, this matter must never reach the ears of the two princes.
As the owner of the Mage Tower and the Archmage, Mirail has received offers from the two princes in the past to become his strength.
So I know very well how tenacious they are and how thoroughly they are.
“However, the fact that I complied with the princess’s request must be kept a complete secret. Do you understand? I will also thoroughly crack down on the disciples, so the princess should be very careful.”
“Yes! Thank you very much, Lord of the White Horse Tower! Contrary to rumors, you are a benevolent person!”
If he had just calmly explained the situation from the beginning, he would have dutifully accepted the request without even invoking an imperial order.
Or, in this case, was it poisonous for her to intentionally spread rumors that her own personality was failing?
It was an attempt to block contact with the outside world towards the White Magic Tower. Never thought it would come back like this
Seeing the princess smiling brightly with tears in her eyes, Mireil’s eyes were colored with a complex light.
She thought.
First of all, let’s do it thoroughly from the mouth of the disciples.
There should never be any leaks of today’s events outside of the Mage Tower.
* * *
“Puech!”
My nose has been tickling ever since. Did I catch a cold that didn’t suit me?
Anyway, where is this place?
The result of grasping the rough geography. I couldn’t figure out anything except that this was a fairly large uninhabited island.
It was full of vegetation that I saw for the first time. I don’t think the rain will ever stop. Should we consider it fortunate that there are trees to make fire with and animals and plants to eat?
—Ta-dak, tap-dak…
“Uh, ugh…”
This place is a cave I dug with my fists to avoid rain.
Ophelia, who seemed to come to her senses soon, has not been able to wake up all day.
Can not help it. I have no choice but to try it again.
I stretched out my hand toward Ophelia’s bouncy chest, which was wrapped in leaves.
