I turned and looked at Klaus’ face.
The long, downturned eyelashes cast deep shadows around the eyes.
I watched Klaus sleep for a moment and then quietly called out to him.
“Your Highness Klaus.”
“……huh.”
“Don’t think about unnecessary things.”
I slapped Klaus on the shoulder.
“ouch.”
“You hit me without any pain. And what nonsense are you talking about?”
“Was it really that useless?”
“of course.”
I stared out the window.
It was very unfamiliar at first, but now a fairly familiar scenery came into my field of vision.
“I don’t know about anyone else, but you shouldn’t do that. You are the biggest reason why I fell in love with this world.”
My person, in a completely new world, with a completely new relationship.
As much as I love Klaus, I accepted this world as my own.
“When I can make a wish to God, I will ask God to let me be by your side, so don’t worry about that.”
“……is it.”
“Now is the time to think about how to stop Duke Brudel, so don’t think about other things.”
“I’ve thought about that.”
Klaus said calmly.
“If you disappear while trying to block the heavens, then it’s okay not to stop it….”
“Ugh, mouth, mouth!”
What nonsense is this man talking about again?
I raised my hand and slapped Klaus hard on the mouth.
“Stop being unfair! Why did a person whose dream was once to prevent the destruction of the world become so corrupt?”
“A very cute, lovely, and angelic person named Elena Seves gave me an oracle telling me to change my dreams…”
“That damn mouth!”
I touched my forehead. Klaus laughed heartily.
“But seeing you so upset makes me feel relieved that you won’t leave.”
“If you say something so serious one more time, I’ll get really angry.”
“I understand. I’m sorry. Really.”
Klaus, who had lost his smile a little, took my hand and lightly kissed my fingertips and said.
“I just wanted to hear that you like me this much, so I complained a little.”
ah. I ignored my obviously red face and responded calmly.
“I… like you, Klaus.”
My heart was pounding.
There was resistance to saying the truth out loud.
Klaus reached out and pushed my hair back.
A friendly voice reached my ears like a hand.
“i like you.”
“yes.”
“love you.”
As if he knew I wouldn’t get an answer, I felt a warm feeling on my lips.
After flirting for a bit, Klaus and I had to get back to work.
The threat predicted overnight has come close.
“Your Majesty, this is urgent news! A large swarm of monsters has appeared in the northern region! It is said to be abnormally large compared to previous years!”
“As expected. What is the current situation in the North?”
“Private soldiers have been deployed to various locations under the command of Duchess Brudel, and no damage to civilian homes has been reported yet. However, it has been reported that an unusually large horde of monsters is descending and that support from the imperial army is requested.”
“Okay. Send the 8th to 13th corps, and request battle wizards from each local magic tower. It’s wartime, so it’s time for those bratty old men to come to their senses.”
“Yes, I understand!”
Fortunately, Peria Merwin was able to move the Brudel duchy’s private army, so the northern part did not suffer a major blow from the monster horde’s attack.
Duke Brudel, who disappeared after giving orders to protect only the Brudel family, would have thought that the northern part of the empire would suffer irreversible damage due to this attack by a horde of monsters, but that is not the case.
“I was an obnoxious person the whole time, but I did one good thing by not divorcing Mewyn!”
I snorted, remembering Duke Bruedel.
He probably never imagined that Mawyn would have such a special talent for military science.
Thanks to this, it seemed like if things continued like this, Mawyn would be able to steadily devour the dukedom.
“……Mawyn doesn’t seem to have dreams like that.”
It seemed like I was the only one thinking this, so I clicked my tongue lightly.
The West continued to send dispatches to inform us of the situation, but fortunately, it seemed that Duke Brudel was still being prevented well.
The messenger said that the Elyos army, led by Duke Brudel, seemed quite embarrassed by the resistance of the Western Guard, which was stronger than expected.
So, instead of launching an onslaught right away, it seems like they are checking the strength of the Western Guard.
Although it was difficult to deal with Lariette, who had been brainwashed by Brudel, the words that he would protect her at all costs were also a small consolation.
‘I’m glad Rudyard arrived in the West and had time to prepare.’
But that was only for a moment, and Duke Bruedel would make his move right away once we confirmed our strength, so we didn’t have much time.
Klaus sent imperial troops to each region as reinforcements to defend the border areas and headed to the conference room to discuss future strategies.
And I… … .
“〈Angels and Demons〉, 〈Legend of the Elyos〉, 〈Secret of the Archangel〉… Are there any more than these?”
I searched the books in the imperial library and began looking for a way to defeat the Elyos.
‘You can make a wish, but it’s risky.’
First of all, aside from the fact that I still don’t know how to make my wish come true, even if I did make a wish, the direction in which the wish came true could be unexpected.
It seemed safe to refrain from making wishes until a connection with God was established.
In that case, it would be better to find a way to defeat Duke Brudel in another way.
“Let’s see.
‘God cannot be killed by humans’, D. That would be natural.”
I frowned as I read the book.
The further away one is from God, the closer the being becomes to a human being rather than a god.
For example, beings such as the lowest angels are only slightly stronger than humans, so they can fight on equal footing with humans.
However, the closer we get to God, the further we get from the human realm.
“In short, Duke Brudel might be difficult to kill.”
Duke Brudel, the original Archangel Del, was a celestial soul born from a piece of God.
Under normal circumstances, humans would not be able to kill a divine being like him or White who presides over the human world.
“But Duke Bruedel appeared as a human being.”
Will Duke Brudel, who has become infinitely closer to a human by consuming most of his Elyos abilities, be killed by a human?
If he doesn’t die in a simple way, how can we kill him?
That was the last question I had to answer.
As I was pondering and choosing a book, a book titled “How Good Is Heaven” caught my eye.
“Well, this isn’t it. Why are kids who don’t even know about heaven making such a fuss about writing a book about heaven?”
I eliminated books that seemed to have been written without much knowledge about the heavenly world and the demonic world, and looked for any books that contained information on how to deal with the heavenly or demonic world among the remaining books.
It was a tedious and simple task, but it wasn’t something I couldn’t do because I was desperate.
“Other people are probably doing their best in their positions, so I need to help too.”
Like other people who do their best to protect the world, I will do my best to protect this world.
With that will in mind, the number of pages I turned with fluttering increased, and the number of books piled up next to me also increased.
How many books have you read?
Even though my eyes were straining and the back of my neck was tense, I picked up a new, old book.
“Let’s see…”
My eyes, which had been wandering over the paper for a moment, suddenly became fixed on a certain place in the book.
… … God’s evergreen tree exists in the space that connects God and humans.
In a space where nothing touches anything, the evergreen trees of God move as if they are alive, keeping pace with the flow of the human world.
If the human world follows human laws, then on the evergreen tree of God, the flows of the human world and gods are reversed… … .
The words floating around in the book were soon put together into one form and unfolded vividly before my eyes.
I jumped up from my seat.
“……The origin of the world!”
After leaving a note in Klaus’ study, I immediately ran to the source of the world.
Right next to the giant hourglass that I had always been paying attention to, there was an old tree full of flower buds casting shade.
White and pink flower buds ready to bloom between green leaves.
Looking up at the tree, I slowly walked forward as if fascinated.
“This is God’s evergreen tree.”
In the past, I would have laughed because it was a novel-like name, but I couldn’t laugh anymore.
As written in the book, the pillars of God’s evergreen tree were thick enough to comfortably cover a person.
I stared at the wooden beam and carefully placed my hand on it.
An evergreen tree grows alone in this small space, far from the world, following the flow of the world.
This was God’s evergreen tree that reversed the laws of humans and gods in the space connecting gods and humans.
“They said that on the evergreen tree of God, the laws of the human world and the laws of God are reversed.”
Among the books I had read until my whole body ached, things I had picked up like clues began to come together.
“Humans cannot kill God, but God can kill humans.”
I stared at the evergreen tree as if glaring at it.
“Then it means that on God’s evergreen tree, humans can kill God.”
Only one conclusion was drawn.
“A piece of God too.”