âNo, itâs not a matter of rationalizing that itâs inevitable. There might have been something else. We should have looked the other way. Yes, I should have. â
âIt was your decision for the Empire. â
T ra nslat e d b y jp mt l.com âI killed another innocent Imperium for the people of that empire. â
âIf you hadnât, more people would have died. The knights and soldiers guarding the Empire and the many good men who were just looking at you would all be dead. The plague⌠â
âI know. We already know that we have to deal with it before it happens, that itâs contaminated with the atmosphere, that thereâs no other way to save the contaminated land. But, Earl, they were not yet undead. They were definitely human. Their screams of pain were not from the undead. I can still hear the children crying. No, I can hear you. â
âWhatâŚ. â
âI hear them talking to me. I hear the accusation of the imperial people who were betrayed and killed by this foolish emperor. â
âYou look very tired, Your Majesty. â
âNo, no. Iâm absolutely normal. â
Tr an s la ted by ď˝p ď˝ t l .ď˝ o ď˝ âYour MajestyâŚ. â
âWhen I was very youngâŚ. â
âYes.â
âWhen I was very young⌠I remember what you said before my mother died. â
â âŚâŚ. â
âStay calm,â he said. Quietly, he told me to enjoy a moment in my normal life like a dead rat. God told us to live peacefully outside, not in the heart, away from the Imperial Court. I remember you said the same thing when you died. I was very young at the time. â
âYour MajestyâŚ. â
âI was watching all the high places my mother went through here. I felt more frustrated than anyone in the empire about the treatment of the weak, not the privileged. So I wanted to change the empire. Yes, thatâs why I wanted to be emperor. I threw my sister out with my hands, betrayed my fatherâs expectations, and even got a lot of blood on my hands. Iâve fought the Holy See, and Iâve fought foreigners like the Earl. And so I became the ruler of this empire. â
â âŚâŚ. â
âAnd when I got up here, I thought I was just like them. No, I was no different from them from the beginning. I was once again covered in blood to protect my position, and Iâve lived for many years. I was so⌠afraid of losing power. My commitment to build an empire for the Empire was overwhelmed by fatigue and pressure, and my childhood dream became increasingly worn out in reality. Suddenly, when I looked in the mirror, I felt like my sisterâs face was shining against me. â
âNo, Your Majesty. â
âThis seat doesnât work for me. Now I know that. I cannot bear the weight of the crown, and I cannot wash away the sin. Itâs hard. Yes⌠Iâm so tired. As my sister used to say⌠In the end, a lowly bloodline canât take this weight. â
âYour MajestyâŚ. â
âIf I am born again⌠If I am born again, I want to live as Mother said. Just like my mother said. I want to meet people I love⌠laugh, talk to, have lots of children⌠and live like that. â
âYou can do that. â
âHaha. Of course, Iâve never thought of marriage, but if I meet someone like the Earl, I think Iâll be very happy living that life⌠Anyway, letâs talk. We need to get back on our feet. â T ra ns la t e d by jpď˝ tl.ď˝ om
âI think you should rest well. You donât have to stand up. â
âThatâs okay, we need to finish what weâre doing. We must set the Empire on fire to defend it. â
âCharlotte. â
âToday⌠tomorrow⌠and the next day⌠I will kill the Empire⌠Thatâs how the Empire⌠Ha-ha-ha-ha. We have to keep it that way. â
I opened my eyes for a moment and grabbed the sand on the ground.
This must have been the place.
I spoke with Charlotte here, and innocent people died here.
A place where the plague turns ordinary people into undead.
It was the first region in which a disease that killed a quarter of the continentâs population erupted.
The sand he was holding began to scatter in the wind as he opened his hands.
I was dumbfounded and suddenly looked at those who were in front of me.
I realized that I was soaked up too much time.
âW-why are you hereâŚ? â
âYou know me. â
â âŚâŚ. â T r a n sla te d by Jpď˝ tl.com
âI see the rumors have reached this far. You wouldnât recognize an ordinary person. â
âNo, no, no. How can people like us not know the ear, the noble one? Above all⌠What brings you⌠here? I wonder if anything happened to this small townâŚ. â
âIâve done some research. I received information that there is a coupling using magic that is not allowed in the Empire, so I came to see you in my mind⌠Based on your reactions and your hasty situation, it seems that what you were worried about was true. Who would have thought there would be a place like this underground? â
âPoetry, if youâll excuse me, I donât understand what youâre saying. â
âSaladan the Secret. The Black Wizard Alliance within the Empire. It has been distributed evenly on the outskirts of the Empire for 24 years and approximately 670 people. The purpose and intention of its existence is the eternal life of the clan members. Am I wrong? â
âW-we donât know what youâre talking about. â
âLet me just ask you a few questions. â
âYes?â
âHave you ever met a masked man or woman? â
âI⌠donât know what you mean. â
âA dark black mask with no expression. Masks are magically treated, and itâs hard to dispel without a high wizard. A manâs height is average, and a womanâs on the smaller side. They would call each other a single pair, and they would actually be very close. Oh, and the man is a black wizard, just like you. If you were here, youâd recognize it right away. Perhaps a member of the Salahadin clan. â
âThe Black Wizard?â
âYes, I am the Black Wizard. If youâve seen it, itâs clearâŚ. â
âIâve never heard of it. I donât know what youâre talking about⌠We donât know. â
âI donât think youâre lying. â Tr a n sl at e d b y jpm tl .c o m
âOf course. Saladin, black magic, and we donât know anything, my lord. â
âNo. What I meant to say was that you donât know about the masked. Weâve already confirmed that the people who are gathering here are the Dark Mages, so thereâs no need to hide it. Iâve met other Salahadinâs Black Wizards. Gartel in the north, Bala in the south, Hebble in the east, already number four. â
âF-crazyâŚ. â
âLet me change the question. If youâve never seen a masked man or woman⌠where is your clan master? â
The silence in the intestine settles.
I was still trying to say I donât know anything, but then I heard the sound of casted spells being cast once again.
âD-die! â
The black and green spheres and arrows came rushing in.
As you bend down and swing your sword, the large sphere that was approaching splits in half.
âPoison.â
Uncommon magic.
As the foreign matter coming out of the sphere splashes onto the clothing, smoke rises with the sound of its teeth.
Itâs quick to stop breathing with magic and make fun of your feet.
As you draw your sword, a giant monster rises out of the Summoning Hall and lunges at you.
A lesser demon Iâve ever seen.
After I put my magic into the sword and took him out with a swing, I cut off the Black Wizardâs body, which was flying the Black Wizardâs arm in front of me and chanting the curse.
âOne Demon Summoner, one Commander. â
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Soldiers from everywhere spill out of skeletons, but with a huge swing of the sword, the soldiers collapse and the commander collapses, vomiting blood.
Same as last time.
âItâs low level. â
This way is not too strong.
It definitely feels different from what they looked like in the first place.
Saladin, who terrorized the entire continent at the time, was hard to imagine.
There were no Demon Summoners summoning the Named Demons, and at the most, all of them were lesser demons or medium-devil.
It was hard to find those who finished the fourth job in the first place.
âThere must have been something. â
It is right to think that the masked man who killed their leader a few years later did something.
âWe havenât met yet. â
I donât know exactly when it started, but this isnât the time.
If you look at the imperial dispute and see no movement even at the surface, what he is doing is much later than he is now.
This is not the time for men to be active in the first place.
I didnât even find the guy from the beginning, so I didnât regret itâŚ.
However, it was a little difficult to understand that the womanâs side was also not showing.
The masked woman was clearly active in Hwang Sung at this point.
Of course, I did not have to go in and out of the castle in the first car, but I felt like I had seen them move in one day when I entered the capital with the powerful nobles of Charlotte Camp.
âIs he hiding? Or maybe the future has changed. If heâs active, thereâs no reason to hide his appearanceâŚ. â
Even in a situation where the second princess was being politically threatened, she did not show up at all, and she thought that the future might have changed for some reason.
Considering that the masked woman has spent a long time with the homicide squad, including the Mage Swordsman Jinho⌠Maybe sheâs lost her place after Jinhoâs death.
If this conjecture is correct, it means that if we push the second princess into a corner, it is not even possible to entice the bitter woman.
The woman in the second car does not show herself.
You can think of it as a positive butterfly effect created by Jinhoâs death in the Tutorial Dungeon.
Slowly down underground, Saladinâs research begins to become visible.
There were many unrecognizable things, but if you think about the epidemic started based on these studies, it shouldnât exist on the continent.
As expected, it was still in its early stages.
A little spark rose from his hand, and the spark that fell on their research began to burn.
Along with the Empire screaming in agony over the fire, Charlotteâs face grows crazy, but she shakes her head to erase her bad memories.
But I keep thinking of her voice.
âI want to wake up in a quiet forest listening to the songs of birds. It must be hard, but I want to live without maids. I want to hear the bard singing. Yeah, I want to live like that. I think I liked you a little bit. Now that I think about it, I think so. Iâve never loved anyone, so I donât really know how I feel, but I think itâs similar to what my mother said. Please be happy, Earl. In the next life, letâs face it a little more commonplace. Letâs smile at each other and face each other like that. â
She bites her lip and immediately turns.
After a long underground climb, itâs a town thatâs not unlike any other.
Huh?
It was then that I found a very familiar face on one side of the town square.
What the hell?
I used magic to disguise myself, but I canât hide that big guy. An old blue year-old member who saw his face.
Mr. Ducky? â
We donât know why Park Deok-gu is here on the outskirts of continents far from Lindel and the capital, but Ki-young must have ordered something.
You wonât be able to calm your opinion for much longer.
Whatâs going on? â
I had to wonder.
The fact that they are on the outskirts of this area has already been ordered.
The crowd nods and cheers for the big manâs speech.
It was when I took a step into my curious mind and put magic in my ears.
The strangely drawn voice completely reverses this expectation.
âBy the Empire! By the Empire!â A country for the Empire! The Empire is not the Emperorâs! Empire people!! â
âWell, what⌠is thisâŚ? â
Obviously, that didnât happen in the first car.
âThirsty as hell! Thirsty as hell! Democracy! Hooray!â