Chapter 870 – Ep.868 the Collapsed Empire
“Lie there for a while and come out when you feel better.”
“Yes, yes…” …”
The woman, who was lying face down in a state of confusion, nodded her head, pulling up the corners of her mouth to somehow smile, and I lightly patted the woman’s buttocks, where her butt line looked more prominent than before, and looked at her body. Woke up
“Tsk… !!”
“Ah, sorry. “It’s a habit.”
He came out of the cage, apologizing to the woman who was trembling and moaning after only touching her buttocks.
And when I got a little further away.
“Are you really going to send me alone without surveillance?”
“Uh.”
The instructions given to the woman wearing the chastity belt were very simple.
No, it wasn’t even an instruction.
An hour before heading to the arena, leave here, go to your superiors, and inform them that Irina’s condition is critical.
Yes. I didn’t make her lie, nor did I encourage her to betray the traitors she originally followed.
I just told them to convey the facts without exaggeration.
‘Well, I don’t think it would mean much considering they left it until they were about to die.’
The reason I intentionally told him that was to give him a last chance.
If they send me a proper potion or antipyretic medicine, I plan to treat the traitors at least as well.
“Master…”
“Uh, why?”
After giving up my thoughts and returning to reality, I turned my head and looked at Genoa.
“… ?”
“Why?”
“What?”
“No, I called you.”
“I?”
Genoa closed her eyes.
“No?”
“It’s not?”
I turned my head and looked at Agnes who was right next to me.
Following Genoa’s gaze, I also looked at Agnes, and only then did I notice that Agnes’ cheeks were flushed red.
“I called you.”
“Oh sorry. “I heard it was the master, so of course I thought it was Genoa who called.”
Because I was deep in thought, I couldn’t even distinguish the voices, and as I said before, out of the group, only Mariel and Agnes did not call me master, so I decided that it was Genoa who called me.
“Why?”
“Hmm! That is…”
Agnes glanced at me, and of course I didn’t ask her why she suddenly called me master.
After walking a few more steps, Agnes realized that I had no intention of asking why, and she moved her hesitant lips again.
“The blood of noble people increases regenerative power and boosts vitality.”
“And you need resources to fully see the effects of increased regeneration, right?”
In fact, after listening to Genoa’s explanation, I looked into the noble race in detail through the archives, so I know all about the benefits of noble blood.
“That’s right. Although some nutrients were sent to the ingested blood, it is only a temporary measure. In order to heal properly, you need to feed it something right away to replenish its lack of stamina.”
“I will put you to bed on a soft bed in the evening at the latest, so please take care of me until then.”
“… Yes.”
It felt like something had become more polite, but since good things are good, I decided to just move on.
“Mr. Smith…”
“It will all be over tonight, so let’s just stay there a little longer.”
“Thank you. And… Sorry. We can’t help you because we’re in this situation…”
“It’s okay.”
Waving my hand at the gloomy knights, I moved back into the iron bars where Irina was sleeping.
“But rather than that, I may have missed something. “Can you tell me what you know?”
“Well, of course.”
“If I can be of any help, I’d be happy!!”
Of course, Irina’s knights were excessively cooperative.
Even though her tongue was dry and her throat was cracked, they took turns opening their mouths without stopping to tell me one more piece of information they knew.
“Then the invasion…”
“Ah, more about that later. “First of all, who else is being held captive besides you?”
“I don’t know the exact number, but the number of soldiers who survived is quite high.”
“You’re right. “It will be at least some work.”
“10,000?”
“Yes. But I wonder how many of them are being held here…”
The knights looked at each other and shook their heads.
‘We are being held together, so do you have any idea?’
I smiled wryly at the sight of these girls looking somewhat naive.
“With your skills, it would have been possible to escape. “Why did you stay?”
“… Princess. No, do you remember His Highness Prince Marvius?”
“It is a fact that we have known since the Kingdom of Goldias that Marvius is a princess.”
“”… !!””
The knights, who were all very nervous, opened their eyes and opened their mouths, as if they were about to tell an important secret.
“That’s not what’s important right now, is it? Anyway, you’re saying you stayed for the safety of Marvius, who was captured?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“If we escape, I will take Her Majesty’s life…”
The knights trembled, clenching their fists so tightly that tendons sprouted on the backs of their hands.
“Honestly, your treatment wasn’t that good, was it? But why risk your life for the royal family?”
“If it were any other royal family, I wouldn’t have paid any attention to it.”
“Yes. Third Prince… No, the princess is the only one, along with the princess, who has taken warm care of us.”
“Understood.”
It was not Marvius who asked these questions to them, but a confirmation to properly criticize our prince, who was still fawning over traitors and showing favor.
Now that we have confirmed that he is not loyal just because he is a member of the royal family, we can harass him with peace of mind.
“Until there.”
“… “I don’t know if it helped.”
“Enough.”
In fact, it was the same amount or less than what came out of a pink slut’s mouth, but it was just for confirmation, so I smiled at them and got up.
“If Irina wakes up, don’t talk about me. “I want to surprise you later.”
“Do not worry.”
“I will absolutely keep quiet.”
I approached the girl holding the sleeping Irina in her arms.
“I’m sorry about your mother.”
“… “Sniff.”
The girl’s eyes became moist as she nodded.
“See you later.”
“…”
With her much more relaxed face, Irina came out of her cage, lightly stroking her head while she was sleeping.
“If someone comes before I return, make your own decisions and act like you did this time.”
“Don’t worry.”
“Okay.”
After lightly scratching Genoa’s chin, he caressed the large, hard horns of Agnes, who was standing next to her.
“Please take care of Irina.”
“Yes, yes…” …”
Agnes shakes her shoulder every time she touches her horn.
“Then, I’ll come back after checking the finishing touches.”
I left the two behind and headed back to the Magic Tower.
**
-Now, move quickly!!
-Yes!!
The voices of Giselle and the other wizards came out loudly through the open door.
“Have you been there?”
“Uh. What about that one?”
The wizards are moving in perfect order under Giselle’s instructions.
Ruel glanced at the wizards and answered.
“We are classifying them by specialty.”
“Ah, specialty. “It’s important.”
Okay. In order to treat someone properly, you need to know what the person you want to treat is good at.
‘It looks like it’s almost over, so let’s wait a bit.’
“Water.”
“… “Please excuse me.”
While Giselle was sorting the wizards by specialty, I spent some time caressing Ruel’s cold body and quenching his thirst.
“Ah! Master!!”
“You can find it early too.”
He must have realized I was there right away, but he was acting.
But that kind of slyness was within my tolerance, so I paid the price by lightly pinching Giselle’s cheek.
“Did you say carol? “What happened?”
“I sent it three more times even though no water came out, but as expected, no water came out? But my heart is beating properly. So I moved it to the lounge.”
“Good job.”
“It was nothing.”
Since I haven’t checked it directly, I plan to call them back once the situation is resolved and proceed with the task of taking away all their magical power.
“Tisha.”
“Yes!! “Great man!!”
A white arm flashed up from that corner.
“Come here.”
“I’m going to run now!!”
Tisha literally rushed to where I was in an instant, pushing away the wizards.
“Help Giselle build a barrier that will surround the entire imperial palace.”
“Barrier! Yes! If that’s Tisha’s specialty… “Wait, are you coming to the imperial palace?”
Did you even transfer it to Ruel?
Tisha, whose words became more polite in a moment, asked with a slightly embarrassed expression.
“Why. “Can’t you do it?”
“No, if you give me an order, I will gladly follow it… “The emperor will not remain silent.”
“… ?”
“… ?”
What?
As I tilted my head, Tisha followed me and tilted her head slightly.
“Tisha.”
“Yes, yes!!”
“Just in case, I’m asking, how much do you know about the situation outside right now?”
“Uh… Well, outside… Uh, um…”
“Tisha.”
“Huh?! “The only news I heard from outside the bar was a few words the owner of the tower said while visiting about four months ago!!”
“Crazy.”
“Hi?! “S-sorry!!”
Tisha, who misunderstood that she was angry with him, quickly knelt down on the floor and held her head.
“No, no. “I didn’t tell you, so get up.”
“Yes, yes…” …”
Tisha quickly looked at me and quickly stood up.
“Well, no. You too, come here. Come and listen.”
I called all the wizards together and explained in great detail what it was like out there.
“Well, that kind of thing…” …”
“Because. “We need you to cleanly dispose of those traitors.”
“I understand. But it’s a little strange.”
“What’s strange about it?”
Tisha said, frowning slightly.
“The emperor has a direct line of communication with us. Even if it was damaged, if the demons had sent one of the royal family members to report the news before they reached the outer wall, they would have immediately activated the protective barrier…”
“Guardian barrier?”
“It is a barrier that surrounds the entire empire, and is the last bastion of the empire that the tower owner himself developed and engraved in to protect the empire. “If we had activated the barrier in time, we would have been able to eliminate the adventurers who betrayed humanity and unite with the priests to respond appropriately.”
“Right.”
Even though I wasn’t the emperor herself, I thought I knew why she didn’t tell them.
‘The person who immediately created the barrier… No, he might not have known about Bizelin’s betrayal.’
However, he must have been aware of the existence of Ravel and Ellis.
Perhaps they decided that it would be difficult to gain time even if they opened the barrier.
“Tisha.”
“Yes, great one.”
“The outer wall was severely damaged. Can you still activate the protective barrier?”
“That’s right. “The magic circle and passages for supplying magic power are all connected underground, so there are no problems.”
“Okay. “That’s right.”
A barrier that can trap everyone in the system right now.
‘Calm down, let’s stay calm.’
I wanted to order the barrier to be activated immediately, but the first thing to do was to clear the imperial palace.
At least Irina and Marvius.
And it would not be too late to proceed after creating an environment in the imperial palace so that the other hostages can rest comfortably.
After organizing my priorities once again, I spoke to Giselle.
“Just make sure to finish it before the sun goes down.”
“An hour is enough, no matter how long you take.”
“It should last at least half a day.”
“Don’t worry, you’ll be able to survive for a day even if guys like Genoa attack you.”
Giselle pounding her chest as if telling her to believe only in herself.
Obviously, you should trust Giselle when you see her overflowing confidence, but for some reason, I found Giselle strangely untrustworthy.
