Chapter 849 – 849. A Tyrant For You
I looked at the back of Luteon. The head of a giant over 5 meters tall was frozen solid. He had died with his eyes wide open, filled with resentment.
“Good work.”
[You have subjugated the Barbarians and the Giants, and conquered another nation!]
[You have earned 8,081,500 Tyrant Points!]
[Current Tyrant Points – 46,227,195]
I was quite surprised.
To be honest, I didn’t expect the Solamite Kingdom to be conquered so quickly, especially since I didn’t directly lead the army. Of course, I did step in once and wipe out about 100,000 of them.
The rest was done by Luteon and Prinz Reist, who led the army and conquered the Solamite Kingdom.
‘The flying twin-winged tribe and the dwarves’ technology must have been a great help.’
Luteon and Prinz Reist. Both of them are among the top commanders in the Empire. It wasn’t entirely strange that they conquered the North.
“Since you’ve achieved great merit, you deserve a fitting reward.”
I roughly granted them the territories of the conquered Solamite Kingdom. I could always take them back later by finding fault, and it was too much trouble to manage, so I passed it on.
A glance.
I turned my eyes to the side. Ernel was sitting next to me. It was a foregone conclusion that she would become Empress, and she was already acting as such. I had no intention of stopping her.
‘She’s sulking because Grand Duke Reist didn’t die.’
It was Ernel’s intention for Prinz Reist to participate in this war. She wanted her father to die. She had tried countless assassinations and poisonings, but Prinz had survived to the end, won the war, and arrived before me.
“Cough, cough.”
Prinz lowered his head and coughed. His complexion was very poor.
I frowned, and Ernel’s eyes sparkled.
Ernel got up from her seat and sat on my thigh. She smiled seductively and ran her palm over my body. I, the one being seduced, raised a fan to cover half of my face and said,
“To cough in the presence of His Majesty. Grand Duke Reist is too rude. Your Majesty, you must punish Grand Duke Reist to show the dignity of the Imperial Family.”
Squish.
Ernel’s chest touched my upper body. She then grabbed my cheek, gently stroked it, and whispered with a sweet breath.
“Your Majesty. Punish Grand Duke Reist.”
“Ernel is right. Can’t you even hold back a cough in front of me? The evil spirits teeming in your head are visible to me. General, strike Grand Duke Reist dead.”
“……!!”
Everyone in the audience hall was shocked. Not only Luteon but even Ernel, who had asked for punishment, was the same. They never imagined I would order someone to be killed for coughing.
“General. Did you not hear my command?”
“…I shall obey the Imperial decree.”
Swish.
The sound of the General drawing his sword was chilling.
“General. I said strike him dead.”
At my gesture, a royal guard brought a mace. Luteon received the mace with sunken eyes.
I looked at Prinz. He was composed. He didn’t beg for his life. It seemed he had been prepared for death for a long time.
“Grand Duke. If you have anything to say, say it. I will grant you a last wish.”
“Your Majesty, I have nothing to say to you. Instead, may I speak to my daughter?”
“Granted.”
Prinz turned his gaze to Ernel.
“I raised you wrong. I shouldn’t have brought you to the capital back then…. If she had lived… would you have been different?”
Crunch.
Ernel gritted her teeth. Her face contorted with anger.
I raised my hand and grabbed her chest. Her breasts were bigger than my hand, so it was impossible to grasp them all with one hand. Ernel maintained her composure and opened her mouth.
“Father. You should have given the family head position to me, not Abel. Do you regret your choice now?”
“…I do not regret it. I am just… sorry for the many people who will die because of you.”
“You are noble until the moment you die. How admirable. General! What are you doing! Kill that sinner right now!”
The General did not react. His eyes were on me.
“Execute it.”
The mace came down, and Prinz’s head was shattered.
“…….”
I looked at Ernel. I thought she would be happy, but her expression was full of annoyance. I lowered my head and kissed Ernel.
“…Ah, Your Majesty….”
After the short kiss, Ernel looked at me with a hot gaze. She hugged my neck. She seemed to love me even more than before.
Just as I was about to get up to show Ernel some affection, Luteon called out to me.
“Your Majesty.”
“What is it?”
I wondered if he was going to criticize me for killing Prinz, but I quickly dismissed the thought. Luteon was crazy in a different way. He could kill his own children and friends for the sake of the Empire.
And the powerful empire he desired could only exist with me. If I were gone, the colonized nations would rise up, and the Empire would not be able to handle it.
“The movements of the Slade Empire, the Grande Kingdom, and the Mailord Kingdom are unusual.”
The Beast Empire, the Human Kingdom, and the Elf Kingdom.
These were the three nations that the Empire had not conquered. And currently, the three nations were allied against the Empire. This was accurate information from Linda, who was participating in the meeting to kill the Emperor, and from the spy I had planted. And behind the alliance was Morgana.
“Leave them be. Surely you don’t think they are a threat to me?”
“…No, Your Majesty. I am only concerned that they might bother you.”
“They can be wiped out at any time. The reason I don’t is because the Empire is not ready.”
The Empire had become wealthy and powerful. But at the same time, it had no room to spare. To properly colonize, it needed time right now.
“I will prepare as much as possible.”
“Preparing is the job of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will be busy again.”
Before leaving the Great Hall, I asked him.
“General. The Celestial God and the Earth Mother Goddess are annoying. What should I do to kill them?”
The two gods that exist in this world.
They were of no help to me, so I was thinking of finding them and killing them. If I killed them, I would get a large number of Tyrant Points.
Especially the Earth Mother Goddess.
I would capture and defile this goddess. I would make her my sex toy, but even if I killed her, I would defile her before killing her. I swore it.
“I know nothing about the gods. However, I have heard that the Celestial God resides in the sky and looks down on the continent, and the Earth Mother Goddess embraces us from the earth.”
Some say that there are no gods. But in this world, gods exist. The Holy Grail obtained by the first Emperor is proof of that. And in the original story, the Celestial God appeared. The male protagonist’s regression. The cause was the Celestial God.
In fact, I had a rough idea of where the Celestial God was.
I was more curious about the location of the Earth Mother Goddess. The Earth Mother Goddess was only mentioned in the original story, and no detailed information was given.
“Your Majesty. If you are curious about the Celestial God and the Earth Mother Goddess, please call the High Priestess and ask her. She has innate divine power and is the most outstanding authority on theology in the Empire.”
“Ah, that’s right. There was an expert nearby. I had forgotten because she has no presence.”
I left the Great Hall with Ernel.
It wouldn’t be bad to mess with the Celestial God Church this time. I had just obtained information about the justification for it.
‘I wonder how many Tyrant Points I’ll get.’
•••
In the Empire, there is an annual event held jointly by the Imperial Family and the Celestial God Church.
The Celestial Fortune Festival.
It was an event where the Emperor went to the main church of the Celestial God Church to pay respects to the Celestial God and perform a ritual. However, I ignored the Celestial Fortune Festival because it was annoying and meaningless. The Celestial God Church didn’t even dare to ask me to perform a ritual.
And there were many other events besides the Celestial Fortune Festival. The biggest event was when I ascended to the throne as Emperor, the Celestial God Church had to perform a ritual and inform the Celestial God that I had become Emperor. Of course, I ignored it.
This time, I had a change of heart and decided to proceed with the Celestial Fortune Festival. To do so, I entered the main church of the Celestial God Church. It wasn’t far from the capital, so it only took a short carriage ride to get there.
As soon as I got out of the carriage, the priests of the Celestial God Church lined up to greet me. As if they had rehearsed it, they knelt down and bowed their heads.
“We greet His Majesty, the sun of the great Empire.”
An old priest knelt before me. Next to him was the High Priestess Penelope. I recognized the identity of the old priest.
“Are you the High Priest Oblan?”
High Priest Oblan. He was the one in charge of running the headquarters of the Celestial God Church. In other words, he was the most powerful person in the Celestial God Church.
“Yes, Your Majesty. The preparations for the Celestial Fortune Festival are complete. Your Majesty only needs to prepare a little.”
“A little preparation?”
“Please cleanse your body with the prepared holy water and wear the prepared ceremonial robes.”
“Hmm. I was just thinking about taking a shower. I heard there is a Saintess in the Celestial God Church. She would be suitable to attend to my bath. Bring her here. Oh, and other beautiful nuns too.”
“…Your Majesty. The Saintess plays an important role in the Celestial Fortune Festival. For the success of the Celestial Fortune Festival, she is currently preparing for the ritual, so please consider the position of the Celestial God Church.”
“What does the Saintess do at the Celestial Fortune Festival?”
“She blesses Your Majesty with our High Priests and places the Imperial Crown on Your Majesty’s head.”
“Is that so? Well, I understand.”
When I nodded with a smirk, Oblan let out a sigh of relief.
On the other hand, Penelope’s eyes trembled anxiously. Penelope, who had lived in the Imperial Palace, knew me well. She knew that I didn’t easily back down when it came to women.
“Your Majesty. I will guide you.”
“Do so.”
I followed behind Oblan. I was alone. The Prime Minister was too busy to come, and the royal guards were annoying, so I ordered them not to follow me. In the first place, it was absurd for royal guards who couldn’t even beat my little finger to escort me.
When I stopped walking, Oblan asked me with a puzzled face.
“Your Majesty? Is there anything… that you do not like….”
“Look at this guy.”
I pointed to a priest who was prostrating on the floor.
“…Did he do something disrespectful?”
“He just raised his head, made eye contact with me, and then lowered it. It’s truly unpleasant. You, raise your head.”
Oblan’s face hardened. The prostrated priest trembled and raised his head. He was a young man who looked like he had just completed his coming-of-age ceremony. He had a mischievous look about him.
“Y-Your Majesty. Marco is still young. Perhaps he was curious about Your Majesty’s face and raised his head. This is the main church of the Celestial God Church. The Celestial God is watching, so please have mercy!”
Penelope, who had been quietly following behind me, stepped forward urgently and said.
“I am truly displeased. I will give you a chance, Penelope.”
I summoned a longsword and handed it to Penelope. It was quite heavy, but Penelope was not an ordinary woman. She was a High Priestess, and also a former Saintess. Her strength was greater than that of an average adult male.
“You will execute this guy yourself. Eliminate my displeasure.”
“…Ah, ah… Your Majesty…. Please have mercy….”
Penelope trembled. The prostrated man raised his head urgently and shouted.
“Your Majesty! I was wrong! Please spare me! Please spare me!”
“You worm, daring to defile my eardrums. What are you doing, Penelope? Kill him.”
Then someone jumped out. It was the priest who had been prostrating. He was a handsome man full of righteousness.
“Your Majesty! I am Antonio Blantis! The second son of the Blantis Dukedom, and a candidate for High Priest! Please forgive this child’s rudeness!”
The point was simple. He meant for me to calm down after seeing the name of the Blantis Dukedom. I sneered at him and used telekinesis.
“Huh? Hah! M-My body!”
Antonio’s body floated into the air and then exploded in mid-air. Blood splattered and his entrails fell to the ground. Oblan’s face turned black.
“Penelope. Do you want to see the Celestial God Church stained with blood? I said kill him.”
“…I will obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor.”
Penelope killed the young priest while shedding tears.
