Chapter 185 – Chapter 47. The One-Armed Warrior.
Since then, the half-witch Ludwigne often used the excuse of her research to ask for the captain’s semen. After she had done it once, the second time she asked very calmly. It’s for research, but what will Jihyeok say?
When she began to draw semen, the look in her eyes changed. Now sucking her cock to extract his semen was the way it was supposed to be. At the same time, the naughty eye smiles were very similar to what my mother did.
Anyway, in the meantime, the contribution points were set for those who subdued the demon lord. Jihyeok’s current score is 120 points, and the contribution given to the warriors who captured the demon this time is 80 points.
At a glance, it could be seen that Ganesha’s breath had entered, but Jihyeok thought that good was good. As a result, he earned the qualification for promotion to the S-class by completing all 200 points.
Of course, it was not possible to play the promotion right away just because the score was filled.
The S-class promotion match is held once a year, just like the hero exam. That one person is immediately qualified to challenge the S-rank 10th place, and he has to win the match to finally start as the S-rank 10th place.
Of course, even among S-ranks, they were given the right to challenge their rank immediately above them once a year because it was a ranking match. If you challenge, you will be matched unconditionally without exception, and if you do not show up at the match place by the set time or withdraw, your ranking will drop by one level. In the same way, the S-class was also ranked every year. Still, the ranking within the top 5 tended to be fixed for quite a long time.
The ranking changes frequently, usually up to 7th place. From the beginning, it was evaluated that the level was different from the 6th place healer. And from the third place, Ganesha, it was regarded as a sanctuary that could not be touched at all.
And this time, there are a total of three A-class warriors who qualified for the promotion match, including Ji-hyeok. Except for Jihyeok, one of them was a warrior who had previously been dispatched to the southern continent with him.
Anyway, there are about two months left before the promotion. After finishing this promotion match, he planned to go to Crescent Moon Lake to meet his mentor and son.
Another day passed like that.
Around the time when Ji-hyeok was getting used to the life of a one-armed man, his princess, Ganesha, suddenly visited. He went to her parlor, wondering what other topics she had brought up this time.
As soon as she saw him, she had come in a pretty street outfit and smiled brightly.
“Jihyeok!”
“Are you here, Mama?”
“Where are you going with me now? Let’s go.”
“… Yes?”
“Oh, quickly.”
She jumped up suddenly, grabbed his arm, and sprinted out of the parlor. He gave Durka, the caretaker who was waiting outside, a quick glance at her.
The two went out of the mansion and got into the carriage. I thought I was going somewhere, but it was an unexpected place.
“Let’s go to the imperial palace.”
“Yes, Mama.”
The coachman’s window slammed shut again. And the wagon began to move vigorously.
“Mama, why is the imperial palace… ?”
“There is someone you want to meet.”
“Am I? Who are you?”
“My brother.”
“… Yes?”
Ganesha laughed heartily.
“Your Majesty the Emperor.”
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Jihyeok followed Ganesha to the imperial palace without hesitation. Of course, it was a place he had come to often in previous episodes, but it was still an unfamiliar place. If you weren’t a member of the imperial family, the air was bound to be harsh.
From this point on, Ganesha’s attitude also changed a bit. Her one-armed warrior walked close to her side.
The two soon arrived at a huge battleground. They walked up the long red carpet to the emperor’s throne and stood before him. The emperor, sitting on top of the tall steps, looked at the two.
Jihyeok, a stranger, knelt down on her one knee and bowed her head, while Ganesha, the princess, bowed her head only as she stood upright. The treatment of those who were members of the imperial family and those who were not was roughly the same.
The middle-aged emperor, newly ascended to the throne this time, greeted the two of them with a benevolent smile.
“Are you Kang Ji-hyeok’s warrior?”
“You are welcome, Your Majesty.”
“I really wanted to meet you once.”
“… It is the glory of a lifetime.”
Jihyeok bowed his head again.
“I will raise my head.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Jihyeok looked at the emperor’s feet.
“I will raise my face more.”
“Yes.”
It was only then that Jihyeok met the emperor’s eyes. The emperor with a warm impression was smiling.
“It’s okay to praise you. So are the Kurdish warriors, and so are my brothers.”
“… Your majesty.”
Ganesha called her brother in a low voice. The emperor laughed haphazardly.
“I have something to thank you for.”
“… Yes?”
“I heard about it from a Kurdish warrior. … Thanks to you, I became emperor safely. If it wasn’t for that, it would have been bloody.”
“Ah… , That…”
It happened that way, but from the point of view of the emperor, he must have felt that Jihyeok’s help was great. In the end, it was Ji-hyeok’s virtue that moved the heart of the Kurdish old man.
“There is no hero like Kang Ji-hyeok. It is the loss of the entire continent that such a child has no arm. So, Your Majesty’s decision is necessary. … Please.”
Ganesha lowered her head again. The emperor smiled and nodded his head lightly.
“That friend is in pretty good shape.”
“… No, oppa, it’s not like that… !”
Then the old servant next to the emperor cleared his throat saying “Hmmmm”. It was a signal to respect the Emperor. Ganesha’s tone changed again.
“Your Majesty, it’s not like that. Looking at it calmly, it’s a huge loss for a character like Kang Ji-hyeok to be crippled.”
“Yes. I agree.”
“Yes? … How was it when we met? Aren’t you a really good hero?”
The princess acted like she was impatient to praise Jihyeok. The emperor finally laughed again.
Jihyeok secretly looked at the princess. I was wondering why you came here.
“Please allow me to enter the imperial treasury.”
Upon hearing this, the emperor pondered for a long time. Jihyeok felt his gaze reaching the crown of his head.
“Hey, do you have something to say?”
Jihyeok paused for a moment. While riding in a carriage with him earlier, he heard roughly the story of the princess, Ganesha.
A treasure trove of the imperial palace containing all the treasures of this world.
It was her guess that there might be dragon blood right there. Even though Ji-hyeok had been hosting episodes for such a long time, he had never been to the imperial palace treasury. As she said, there was a possibility that dragon’s blood was there. … Even if it wasn’t there, it was worthwhile just to see the imperial palace’s treasury.
So if you can create a reason to enter, you can create it.
“Ganesha said that dragon blood might be there. … He said he wanted to give it to you, but isn’t dragon blood a great treasure?”
“It is.”
“So I want to hear your thoughts. I don’t know if I can give it to you or not.”
Jihyeok swallowed his saliva. He too was a hundred times better with arms than without them. If there’s any chance he can recover, he’ll have to hold on to the straw for now.
“I’m sorry to tell you, but the continent will face a great crisis in the future.”
“… A big crisis?”
The emperor’s smile disappeared. If the continent is facing a crisis, where is the emperor who will laugh?
“Do you think the Demon King will never come again?”
“… Well. You can’t be sure.”
“There will be at least two more Advents. With an army much stronger than before.”
ㅡㅡ!!
The emperor was not the only one surprised by those words. Ganesha was also quite surprised.
But Jihyeok didn’t stop. Now is the time for everyone to face the truth.
“The Demon Church is already planning to transform the continent into demons and is putting it into practice. The fact that the demon king descended twice is strong proof of that.”
The emperor clenched his fist and slammed his armrest. He cursed the lowliness of the Demon Church.
“It’s not something I’m proud of, but I took part in the subjugation of the demon king twice with the former mama and made a contribution. You can be sure that you will definitely make a contribution in the fight against the demon king in the future. Because they have that much experience.”
The emperor nodded his head as if he had a point. Isn’t Kang Ji-hyeok the hero of the continent already?
“For that reason, I can be confident that if my powers are intact, I will be of great help to the continent, Your Majesty.”
Ganesha smiled broadly. The emperor also let out a long snort and created a soft smile at the corner of her mouth. … In fact, he, too, had already made up his mind.
“Yeah, that’s good. … Do not allow me It is historically unprecedented that the imperial palace’s treasury was opened to a stranger. It means that you live your ball high. And I also have a meaning of my gratitude.”
“Your Majesty’s grace, I will never forget.”
“Okay, go look for it. Is there really dragon blood?”
“Thank you, brother!”
The princess exclaimed. The emperor also smiled warmly.
“Hey, do you know how much Ganesha flattered me lately? … I thought she wasn’t my sister. Her body has changed, and so has her mind.”
“Oh brother-! Stop talking like that. … What is my face?”
Ganesha complained. The good-natured emperor smiled warmly again.
“Mama, please say yes to His Majesty…”
“Oh, okay. Don’t worry too much about it.”
The new emperor spoke very generously to Lu Shizong.
“Okay, let’s go.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The two soon left Daejeon. However, since neither of them knew what dragon’s blood was, it seemed like they’d have to bring someone else who might know.
“Does anyone know?”
Ganesha asked. There was a person that flashed through Jihyeok’s mind.
“Yes.”
Witch Jeanne.
There is no one in the capital who is as knowledgeable about her alchemy as she is.
The two headed to the witch’s house.
