Chapter 804 – Day 92 – The Princess Takes a Step Toward Breaking the Curse.
“Now all the princess has to do is relax and wait for her time.”
Unlike Ceres, who bowed her waist, tension still remained on the princess’s expression.
“There are only eight days left until my fateful day.”
As she spoke, the princess held up the pocket watch she wore around her neck. The seven beautifully shining stars were still there. This watch, created by Arisa and reinforced by Ceres, told us that fate had changed more clearly than anyone else.
“That’s right. I know very well that the princess is anxious.”
“I understand, too. It must be very painful to do nothing and wait for the children to come find the remains of the old god, move them, and for Arisa and Amilias to make magic tools.”
Hedone, who was sitting next to her, held the princess’s hand tightly.
“What they said is not wrong. But…”
The princess bit her lip a little.
“The earth is a place where Emperor Jupiter can keep watch whenever and wherever he wants.”
“It must not be easy to be active because of the curse that hangs over all citizens of the empire.”
“That curse still hurts my heart.”
Ceres nodded at his cautious words.
“I know very well how you feel, but it is not easy to lift the curse that is placed on all citizens of the empire.”
“Arisa also said that there was nothing we could do about it right now, princess.”
“Are you saying it’s a penalty I have to take into account?”
The princess shook her head.
“Aren’t there seven fateful opponents who can change my fate? Is it really possible to overcome my fate in this situation where they don’t know who I am?”
“Hello, princess. My prophecy is not wrong.”
“I do not doubt the prophecy of Ceres.”
“Then what?”
“What if we are being deceived? Doesn’t what this pocket watch shows us about the seven beings who will change the fate of Venus Holympia?”
Ceres nodded his head.
“It’s just a play on words, but what if the seven opponents change the fate of different Venus Holympias? Isn’t the magic and prophecy working in a completely different direction from the original direction?”
“In that way… Um…”
Ceres, with a worried look on his face, could not bear to deny that possibility. How many beings have struggled so far to change the prophecy and defy fate.
Ceres, who knows it all and has seen it all, has seen countless fates where even the smallest word becomes a dagger.
“We can’t deny the possibility that Emperor Jupiter calculated that, right?”
Even Hedone said a word, and Ceres nodded his head. He thought it was too peaceful to spend eight precious days doing nothing but sucking on his fingers and breasts.
“Well… I think what the princess said is a thousand times right, but…”
The problem was that there was no solution.
This is a problem that even Arisa, a genius wizard, brushed off her hands and said she couldn’t do anything about it right away.
“I have a good idea.”
The princess smiled and stood up.
“How does Ceres feel about the curse that hangs over everyone on earth?”
“What do you mean when you say how it feels?”
“I don’t know much about magic, so I have no choice but to believe Arisa’s explanation. On the other hand, doesn’t Cere have eyes for magic?”
Ceres, understanding the situation, turned his head once and looked at Hedone.
“I feel like the principle is the same as the barrier I used at the academy.”
“Arisa said that too. Then isn’t it simple?”
The princess looked proud.
“What are you imagining…”
“Why not widen the barrier at the academy and place a curse on all citizens of the empire once again?”
Hedone frowned slightly at the absurd remark.
“Woah, princess… That’s how magic works…”
“But isn’t it worth a try? Didn’t they say it’s the same principle? I don’t even know where Abamama has hidden the starting point of the curse.”
“… Anything is possible.”
After thinking for a while, Ceres touched her chin and nodded.
“Is that really possible?”
“Yes, because the magic principle is the same, if you mix a few formulas, you can overwrite the curse that is on all citizens of the empire with a curse that cannot be interfered with again.”
“If that happens, will everyone remember and recognize me as me like before?”
“Yes, it is quite possible.”
Once a goal is set, all you have to do is move forward. The princess, who had a proud expression on her face, had no choice but to go up to the ground.
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“Whew… It seems like there were so many demons on earth because there was such a convenient means of transportation.”
The princess and Hedone were brought to earth in an instant with the help of Ceres. The three asked Asmodeus once more to find the remains of the god and went up to earth to resolve the curse.
Her climb to the ground was so quick that the princess, who was nervous that it would take longer than she thought, felt embarrassed.
“You returned to the ground so easily. Doesn’t it feel like riding an elevator?”
“That’s right. I was even nervous because I was afraid it would have a negative impact on Minos.”
As Hedone spoke, stroking her lower abdomen, Ceres took off her clothes and hung them on a large crane hanger, smiling.
“The portal you two used is quite stable.”
“I understand Eve Terra’s idea of a great purification. But, didn’t I open the blocked door earlier to use this other dimension?”
When the princess went down to her basement, she used a completely different portal than the one she used.
“Yes, that’s right. Every door in that hallway leads to a different portal.”
“Then isn’t this even more suspicious and strange? Why was the door blocked?”
“It’s strange when I think about it. Isn’t it a door for invading the earth? I don’t think there’s any reason to keep that door tightly sealed.”
They both showed bitter expressions at their words.
“Emperor Jupiter… No, it is because of a curse created by the emperors of the empire where the sun never sets before that.”
“Weren’t our royal family unable to use magic?”
“You can at least use magic tools.”
The princess thought for a moment and shrugged her shoulders.
“Such a concept… If there is such magic, shouldn’t any demon, including Ceres, be able to come up to the surface?”
“Unfortunately, this is a fight between spear and shield. The more the Emperor of the Empire focuses on stopping the demons coming from underground to the surface, the more difficult and strange methods we have to use.”
Ceres pointed with his hand to the clothes he had just hung up.
“On the contrary, in today’s era, you can protect your body with a suit like this, which was researched in the early days.”
“Wait, what does that mean?”
The princess quickly grabbed a piece of clothing that looked similar to the vest Ceres wore with her hands and shook it.
“Are you saying this wasn’t the only way demons coming to the surface could protect themselves?”
“Yes, just because the hot summer has arrived doesn’t mean you have to wear sleeveless from the beginning.”
“Well, then, show me!”
At the princess’s words, Ceres realized that it was not that difficult and placed her hand on her thick wall and pushed it to her side.
Inside was a piece of clothing that looked easy to wear, as well as a huge armor that seemed to have been made by knitting together numerous pieces of steel. There was even a huge box at the end that could no longer be called ‘clothes’.
“This box… Is so charred that I can’t even…”
“It can be used if it is repaired, but if you are in a situation where you need to use it, the best course of action is not to come up from underground to above ground.”
“Then, in order to reduce the damage caused by the demons that are active on the ground, shouldn’t we focus on that magic thing?”
Ceres laughed bitterly at the princess’s words.
“The more he concentrates, the more magical power he pours into the magic tool, the more the emperor becomes unable to do anything else.”
“If that’s the case then…”
“Emperor Jupiter did not choose to focus on magic tools, but chose to create a successor who would forever protect the empire on which the sun never sets.”
“You said you could have prevented it?”
The princess strongly suppressed her heated face with her hands.
“Even at this very moment… There are demons who murder and commit innocent human beings in heinous ways. Those… Are you saying that Abama was able to prevent them from coming up to earth from the beginning? “
“Yes, despite such powerful magic, one or two people were probably able to climb up miraculously. However, isn’t it easier to deal with one enemy than ten?”
At Ceres’ words, the princess clicked her tongue with a vain look on her face.
“It’s funny to hear that Abamama neglected the lives she could protect… Now, it seems like such an obvious story.”
Sighing, the princess turned her eyes from the huge warehouse and looked at the only door leading outside.
“Let’s move slowly. Let’s make some more time, so we can do more when Abama notices us, right?”
“This place is underground, so you can go up to the ground.”
Bowing down, Ceres skillfully opened the door and skillfully climbed the stairs of unknown length.
The princess held Hedone’s hand and finally ascended to the ground and let out a long breath.
“I never thought the day would come when I would come back here…”
The princess walked forward as Ceres cleaned up the scattered items for her camouflage, and was finally able to look at the sun she had seen with her own eyes.
“Is this… The academy where the princess spent her childhood?”
Hedone, who saw with her own eyes the scenery of the academy shining brilliantly under the warm sun, spoke her words with admiration, and the princess nodded her head calmly.
“After I graduated, I thought I would never come back again”
The moment she was about to speak, a student passing by on the street near her looked at the princess and suddenly pointed a finger at her.
“Oh my goodness, princess! Princess Venus Holympia!”
Starting with her running towards her making a fuss, children wearing the uniforms of her academy began to flock to her like ants that had found their prey.
“Now, wait a minute, what is this… Sleep…”
“Princess Venus Holympia! It’s an honor to have you come back to the Academy!”
“Welcome, princess! I didn’t expect you to come like this! What brought you here?”
“The dormitory the princess used is still famous!”
The princess, who was unable to push away the crowd of children, was embarrassed and looked to Ceres for help.
“As expected… Things don’t work out easily.”
At Ceres’ sigh, the princess was unable to push away or accept the crowd of children, and she broke into a cold sweat.