Chapter 76 – What if I Do That Hero?
The crown princess selection process went smoothly.
And Serin, or rather Celer, made it to the final candidates among them.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
The crown prince whispered to me.
“It’s nothing.”
“I only seem to be staring at one woman. Do we know each other?”
“It’s a bad relationship. “He is the kind of person I would rather never meet.”
“Hoo, do you have someone like that too?”
“Because I’m human too.”
“I don’t know what kind of relationship you have with that woman, but it would be best to stop looking at her.”
The Crown Prince pointed to Chloe sitting next to him.
“I’m very angry.”
Chloe made eye contact with me and smiled awkwardly.
However, I could not completely straighten my wrinkled eyebrows.
“We don’t have a special relationship.”
I saw Celer burning with her will.
Her face was different, but her mood and gestures were exactly like Serin’s.
Do people never change?
Celer, who made eye contact with me, avoided her gaze.
“Even if that wasn’t the case, the church told me about that child.”
“What do you mean?”
“They say that the girl you had a bad relationship with is a hero who descended with the Demon King.”
“…”
Didn’t the church have no ability?
It’s not like she’s met her in person like me, so how does she know so well?
“Well, isn’t that what it is? “Such things that make you feel divine power.”
“I guess so.”
Because priests are sensitive to such things.
“I don’t know what this is doing. Anyway, I promised to get married to Duke Voltegg, so I don’t think there’s any need to make a joke about it.”
All noble families know this. Between the crown prince and Duke Voltegg.
As he said, this event is an event to let the people know about the Crown Princess and that the Crown Prince is the sun that will lead the future of the empire.
It was a game with already decided results.
“I want to ask you a question. I must choose the first princess sent to the Voltegg family. By the way…”
The crown prince’s eyes sparkled.
It was the look in the eyes of someone who killed countless his relatives and ascended to the throne.
The scent of blood was thick on his face.
“Can you calculate what political benefits I will gain if I make that prospective warrior my crown princess?”
“There will be nothing but damage. Duke Voltegg is the number one central nobleman in name and reality, excluding the royal family.”
“I guess so, right? “I wondered what would happen if I put the church on my back.”
“The loss is great. “If you betray the nobles who have invested in you since your days as the 2nd prince, other lords will not be able to trust you.”
“Tsk, that’s a shame. It’s a shame. I’m so sorry. It would be difficult if the influence of maternal relatives became too large…”
Now for the final two finalists.
Celer possessed by Serin and the first princess of Duke Voltegue.
Of course the crown prince would choose the first princess. Her name was Charlotte Boltegg.
I got up from my seat.
Chloe followed.
“Lord Dojin. “Come here for a moment.”
“What’s going on?”
“I want to ask you something.”
“Please speak.”
“You have nothing to do with that woman, do you?”
“No. The princess has something to worry about…”
“Chloe.”
Chloe, who looked up at me, tightened her chin and warned.
“There’s no one nearby. So feel free to call me.”
“But, my listening ears…”
“Does not matter. Now, say it. Or are you going to tell your brother that you kissed me on the lips last time?”
She couldn’t resist the cute threat of calling her name.
“Okay, Chloe, it’s not something you need to worry about.”
“Please call me a little more affectionately from now on.”
“All right. Chloe…”
“Great. Dojin. It’s nice and convenient to call it this way. Anyway.”
Chloe asked, placing her palm on my chest.
“Isn’t it true? “She has nothing to do with that woman.”
“No. That won’t happen.”
“I feel reassured when you say that.”
A moment of silence.
“That… Would you like to meet briefly this evening? There is a place behind the imperial palace that is good for going out secretly…”
“Chloe.”
“Yes?”
“It would be difficult for the princess to go out late at night without an escort.”
“Why. Do-jin will be by your side and protect you anyway. “Isn’t she more trustworthy than 100 escorts?”
This is a bit difficult.
Um.
“Tonight, we are planning to have a simple party with the employees who worked hard. So, I politely decline Chloe’s request…”
My cheeks are swollen.
Just like a pufferfish.
If I press that ball, wouldn’t it go in smoothly? I even thought about it.
“Hmm, I’m sorry.”
“Is it not okay to give orders by royal command?”
“It’s impossible. Princess.”
When Chloe distanced herself from her words,
“All right. “I can’t help it.”
She retreated obediently, but her protruding lips showed no intention of entering.
“But are you going already?”
“Yes, something came to mind that I needed to take care of urgently.”
“You seem busy.”
“Because it was unexpected.”
“All right. It’s unfortunate, but we’ll postpone meeting behind the castle. It’s a place with really beautiful scenery…”
Chloe’s sincerely regretful appearance just seemed cute.
As the princess of a country, she never shows her honest side to others.
I wondered if this was okay.
Even then.
‘Even where I lived, I used to beat up all the smart guys.’
When I thought about this, I wondered if it would be okay.
I don’t know.
What to do.
“Then I will leave now.”
As she was about to leave, Chloe grabbed the sleeve of her dress.
I sensed that intention in her eyes that looked up at me pitifully.
“Chloe, see you later.”
“Great. Dojin.”
She had a smile on her face.
***
“Why did you call this old man?”
The Pope, who entered Madame’s room wearing a mask, blinked as if he did not understand what was happening.
I spoke to the Pope across from him, wearing a wolf mask.
“You know that a hero has come to the capital, right?”
“Hmm, hmm, you must have seen the longitude.”
The Pope, who was trying to play it off, changed his stance as soon as his gaze became entangled.
“Is this what I have to do here?”
“Of course. “Both of you here know that the Hero and the Demon King have descended.”
I pointed to the madam brewing the tea.
“I didn’t know that Sir Dojin and no one else would come here with the Pope.”
She smiled as she poured her tea into our cups.
“Lord Dojin, have you met her?”
“Yes. “She met.”
“Did you know her?”
He was so good at reading people’s thoughts that it seemed like he was a mind reader.
“Yes. He was someone I knew very well.”
“Then it’s better. If Lord Dojin teaches her…”
I interrupted the Pope.
“What does the church support if I become a warrior?”
“When she competes as the Demon Lord, she assists in selecting her companions to join her. She must provide a certain amount of money, and the estates she visits must be treated like a state guest.”
Um.
The prestige of the empire will fall.
A woman with exhibitionism is a warrior.
It was clear that he would be busy looking for exposure spots in each territory he went to.
From what I saw when we met, it seemed like he had no intention of saving this world in the first place.
“Please change it.”
“What do you mean?”
“A warrior. “I’ll have to change to someone else.”
“Conflict! What does that mean?”
The Pope shouted in anger.
Yes. This is a natural reaction.
“That child is not worthy of becoming a warrior.”
“How can you be sure of that?”
“I know. “Because he is someone I once loved.”
“…”
“Ah…”
The Pope and Madame fell silent.
The two people looked at me with pitiful eyes.
“Are you saying this because she doesn’t want to go to her battlefield?”
“That’s not it.”
We are not going to stop for such melancholic reasons.
“Then why?”
“Because she’s questioning her skills.”
“You have doubts?”
“Yes.”
“But the oracle has never been wrong. Her energy is definitely that of a warrior. “Right now, I’m at the Crown Princess’ event, but soon I’ll have to bring her to the church and have her pull out the holy sword.”
It’s a holy sword.
“If I pull that out, will I become stronger?”
“Of course. “If she’s fit enough, it’s probably possible.”
I looked back at Madame.
She nodded her head as if she thought the same thing.
“If she is truly the chosen warrior, she will draw the holy sword and become stronger. “I don’t know how strong she will become.”
Phew.
Should I say this?
The warrior I found at the church said she was a woman who was crazy about walking around naked in the middle of the night.
Instead of saving the world, she will use it to satisfy herself with the twisted castle walls.
I couldn’t bear to say it that far.
“Then how about trying some sparring?”
“Couple?”
“If you pull out the holy sword and cannot defeat me, you will not recognize your qualifications as a hero until you defeat me.”
“… Do we really have to go that far?”
“Yes.”
Madame, who was watching the scene, asked.
“What happens if the hero doesn’t win until the end?”
“I will subdue that demon lord instead.”
“How rude! No matter how strong you are, without the Holy Sword…”
“It is possible. If you can’t defeat me by raising the Holy Sword in the first place, you can’t even dream of defeating the Demon King, right?”
The Pope rolled his eyes at those words.
It wasn’t wrong.
If you can’t defeat me, how can you defeat the devil?
“It is not a condition where that side suffers a loss. It’s just that the warrior’s rights come to me, not Celyr.”
I semi-forced my relationship with the church to become better, and the church gained more capable warriors.
It was a win-win deal.
Why are you doing this?
Simple revenge?
That’s true, but it was because trust in Lee Se-rin had fallen to the ground.
When I realized that all the sweet words you said to me were lies.
When I found out that you were using me.
I can no longer trust her.
We cannot entrust the fate of this world to such people.
That’s just it.
“…”
The Pope, who had been silent for a long time, opened his mouth.
“Okay. If the warrior cannot defeat you in the end, I will. However, if you lose to a warrior even once, your status as a warrior will remain the same.”
“I understand.”
It is quite possible.
The meeting is over.
“King Dojin, let’s talk later. It’s not urgent, so please come slowly.”
Madame said, smiling behind the fox mask.
“All right. “I’ll see you again soon.”
***
All National Foundation Day events have ended.
And Huyaje.
It was a day when all stores were closed and no one came out of the house after sunset.
The noisy days until yesterday felt like a lie.
Quiet street.
“Let the after-night party begin!”
On the other hand, my house was bustling with people.
From Dmitry to Lila, Elena and Sylvia, and even Sandro.
All the employees gathered at our house to enjoy the after-night party.
“Manager, other people don’t know, right?”
Elena, who had already visited my house once, smiled and whispered to me.
Is it that good?
“Lila.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Why didn’t you bring the child?”
“A kid?”
Ah.
After realizing it too late, she smiled awkwardly.
“The child is not out of the forest yet. Because my natural energy is weak.”
“Then shouldn’t you be by my side?”
A mother who abandons her child and enjoys the festival.
It’s too much.
“I already gave all my regular leave before going to work.”
Lila’s voice lowered.
“This is the energy you gave me.”
Uh, um. Is that so?
“You mean it’s okay?”
“Yes, thank you for your concern. “My child will be happy too.”
Um.
My child?
There was something strange about the tone, but I didn’t think it was a big deal.
“No, brother! “Why are you playing without me?”
As Robinson entered the house, the house became even more noisy.
And she had fun enough to forget all her worries.
It was then.
Ding-dong-.
“Who is it?”
What kind of arrogant bastard is wandering around the streets during the after-event festival of National Foundation Day?
It was clear that he was not afraid of the law like Robinson.
Is it Lepis?
I opened the door, thinking of excuses to kick him out.
And in front of the door.
‘Chloe?’
Princess Chloe was standing wearing a gorgeous royal dress.
“Personal meetings were strictly avoided, so I made an official visit. Nice to meet you. Lord Dojin.”
She smiled brightly at me.
