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Episode 247. On the way to meet the Pope
After finishing his business in the palace library, Ethan headed straight to Legia’s training room.
The two escorts who had been resting quickly approached Ethan as soon as they found him and reported the information they had obtained.
“The 2nd Prince made contact with the 5th Princess.”
“People on Prince Eduardo’s side have made contact with the Fourth Prince’s side.”
As Ethan had expected, the prince and princess were moving quickly according to their own interests.
‘This is the result of Evangeline’s recovery.’
“The plot to assassinate Princess Evangeline has been proven, and the nobles on the Third Prince’s side have been seen moving in a hurry.”
‘The Third Prince was completely excluded.’
The third prince was a prince who had long ago given up on becoming the official successor. Rather than fighting for it himself, he was a person who wanted to enjoy the luxury of living by sticking by the side of the person who had already won the position of successor.
‘In fact, the assassination incident was not something he did directly, but rather something he did at the instigation of someone he was close to.’
The one who instigated the assassination of Evangeline was none other than the First Prince. The Third Prince is currently attached to the First Prince. Of course, he did not instigate it openly.
Just enough to be understandable.
‘It doesn’t seem too complicated. Princess Evangeline definitely has the upper hand.’
The Third Princess, who has fully recovered her health, will now rapidly expand her influence.
He knew that the Third Princess’s subordinates were capable. However, it was difficult for Ethan to predict how much influence the Third Princess, who had overcome an incurable disease, would have.
‘It’s much faster than expected. If this continues, the other princes and princesses won’t be able to properly develop their power.’
Judging from the fact that he quickly subdued the Third Prince, he seemed to have an accurate grasp of the current situation.
‘hmm.’
If things turn out like this, there is no need to go around meeting other princes and princesses.
‘I just need to meet one more person.’
* * *
Ethan walked around the various gardens within the palace.
The garden was filled with a variety of flowers, and just smelling it made me feel like my body was being healed.
There was a separate official in charge of managing the gardens within the palace, so it was natural that they were of a different class from those of other noble families.
There were more than five gardens within the palace, and Ethan went around each garden to find his target.
Then I found a little kid in the smallest garden.
A silver-haired prince wearing a robe embroidered with gold dragons.
Ethan checked on him and then quietly summoned Lucas.
“Ouch!”
The summoned Lucas rolled around in front of Ethan, showing his belly.
Ethan chuckled and rubbed her stomach a few times.
As Lucas began to cry and act cute in front of Ethan, the prince’s gaze turned towards her.
“Ouch!”
The cute looking Lucas climbed onto Ethan’s head, and the prince approached her, perhaps because he was curious about her appearance.
“What a cute fox! What’s that fox’s name?”
“My name is Lucas.”
“Hmm, it doesn’t look like just a fox. It looks like something bluish is burning.”
“Lucas is the spirit of mana.”
“Mana spirit? I’ve never heard of it before.”
The prince glanced at Lucas above Ethan’s head.
“Would you like to stroke it?”
At those words, the prince glanced to his left. In the shadows of a corner of the garden, his bodyguard was hiding.
Soon, with the permission of his escort, the prince approached Ethan.
Lucas looked at the prince with a proud look in his eyes, then quickly wagged his tail.
Ethan patted Lucas with his hand, and Lucas lightly jumped up towards the prince’s head.
“oh.”
The prince was surprised by Lucas’ sudden jump, but soon laughed out loud, perhaps because he was amazed by Lucas’ soft fur.
“cute.”
“It’s a little bit playful.”
The prince, who had been playing with Lucas for a while, looked at Ethan. The young prince’s eyes were extremely clear.
‘This young prince is none other than Prince Mikel Sacred, who will succeed Cairodias as the next emperor.’
It was Mikel who emerged victorious in the long-running battle for succession.
‘Now that Evangeline is alive, she will be the successor, but it would be good to at least have a good relationship with Michel.’
Among the bloodlines of Cairodias, there is one that is most similar to Cairodias.
Especially those eyes.
And a unique aura rising from the body.
‘But Mikel Sacred was ultimately the one who laid the foundation for the downfall of the Holy Empire.’
It was because of Mikel’s half-brother.
‘Michel was most like Cairodias, but he had something the Emperor lacked.’
Brotherhood.
Caerodias killed all of his brothers and ascended to the throne as emperor.
On the other hand, even after ascending to the throne as emperor, Michel did not kill any of his brothers.
‘Oliveira Sacred, who is currently at the Ibeka Academy, enters the palace as a spy for the Moon Followers. And Michel accepts Oliveira.’
Mikel and Oliveira were brothers.
‘The mothers of both of them were daughters of noble families.’
Oliveira was born before she became the Emperor’s concubine. Because of this, Oliveira grew up without being recognized as a member of the imperial lineage.
During this time, due to the emperor’s whim, the two’s mothers were officially promoted to the position of concubines, and Oliveira was also recognized as a prince and entered the palace.
It seemed as if Oliveira’s dark life was about to change, but because of his mother’s origins as a daughter of a local noble family, he was discriminated against and called a mongrel.
Eventually, Oliveira left the palace, and shortly thereafter, Mikel was born.
Fortunately, Mikel did not suffer discrimination like Oliveira.
It was partly because of his brilliant talent, but also because something big happened shortly after he was born.
Michel, who was playing with Lucas, saw Ethan.
“I heard that it was Ethan Wickers who cured Sister Evangeline’s illness. Is that Ethan Wickers?”
“Yes, I am Ethan Wickers. I happened to have a talent for curing Princess Evangeline’s illness.”
“Sister Evangeline is really kind. She taught me swordsmanship and helped me with magic. She also gave me delicious snacks that are only sold at the eastern end.”
Michel smiled and nodded.
“Thank you.”
“No problem. Anyone would have helped.”
“Then let me help you a little, Ethan.”
“How may I help you?”
“I’m looking for flowers, but I can’t find a color that I like.”
This garden is full of flowers right now. It is full of beautiful flowers that are hard to find outside the palace.
Red, blue, purple.
But among all those colorful flowers, there isn’t a flower that catches your eye.
“It’s my mom’s birthday today, Ethan. So I want to give her some flowers in her favorite color.”
“What color flower are you looking for?”
“Sky blue.”
“It’s sky blue?”
“My mother said she liked the sky. I don’t know for sure. But there is no blue in the sky. The flowers here are all blue.”
“hmm.”
Ethan thought for a moment and then nodded.
“I can help you with this.”
As he said that, he picked a flower.
‘Dyeing magic helps a lot in times like this.’
Ethan used the dye magic scroll to wrap the flower, and soon created a sky blue flower.
“and!”
Mikel looked surprised, then smiled.
“Thank you, Ethan Wickus! This was made by Ethan Wickus, so let’s go give it to him together!”
The place we arrived at after following Mikel was a tomb.
Michele casually placed a light blue flower in front of the grave.
“My mother died right after giving birth to me. So I’ve never seen her before, but when I come here, I feel strange.”
Michel looked at Ethan.
“Thank you, Ethan Wickus. Thanks to you, I was able to give my mother the sky blue flowers she loved.”
-Your chances of survival increase!
“I don’t forget things I’m thankful for!”
Mikel said with a bright smile.
* * *
‘I never thought my chances of survival would increase. I’m glad I met Prince Mikel Sacred.’
Ethan decided to leave the palace after his contact with Prince Mikel Sacred.
Originally, Ethan had planned to spend the remaining month of his vacation at the palace.
‘I was thinking of increasing my influence within the palace. I was also thinking of increasing my chances of survival, and if there was any trouble with the Twelve Constellations, I was thinking of using the palace’s power to stop it. However, the situation worked out better than I expected. It turned out that I didn’t need to take any active action.’
The palace will now be firmly under Evangeline’s control.
Ethan had a good relationship with Evangeline, so she didn’t have to worry.
‘I got information from the palace archives, and I was able to meet the Pope.’
Up until now, there had been several steps taken to treat this extinction, as there was not much Ethan could do right away.
However, a direct bridge was established with the Pope, and new information was obtained from the palace archives.
‘First, meet the Pope and hear clearly about the Extinction and the Saint. Then, turn to the Apostles of the Dawn Society.’
Of course, in my current state, I cannot fight the top apostle.
‘So, let’s focus on gathering information.’
Now it’s on track. It’s been going strong so far.
‘The reason is that my body is so weak. The knowledge I have basically requires the acceptance of risks. Up until now, I have not been able to utilize my knowledge much because I cannot handle those risks.’
But the current Ethan is different. He can take risks.
‘Following the rules.’
Now you will be able to use the knowledge in your head more smoothly and become much stronger than you are now.
‘Going step by step.’
Ethan first looked for Legia.
“I am going to see His Holiness the Pope.”
“… … Are you going to see His Holiness the Pope?”
Legia frowned slightly at Ethan’s words.
“Your Majesty has built a bridge.”
Ethan quickly explained his situation.
“If it’s a meeting with His Holiness, it could certainly be a way to get closer to the Holy Lady. Alright, go ahead. I know your priorities well. Instead, I’ll make sure to train your two escorts well to compensate for the lack of attention I’ve given you. Don’t be surprised when you see them later.”
When Legia smiled, Ethan smiled back.
“Please roll it properly.”
“Okay.”
After telling Legia that he was going to see the Pope, Ethan prepared to leave the capital right away.
But I couldn’t leave right away.
Because someone was waiting in front of Ethan’s room.
“What’s going on?”
She was the third princess, Evangeline.
The princess was about to knock on the door when she saw Ethan and came closer.
“I heard you met Eduardo.”
In terms of age, the First Prince was older, but they were not close enough to warrant honorifics.
“Yes, I met him. I am a teacher, but I am also a businessman who runs a workshop.”
“If I were to ask you the truth here, would that be rude?”
“Yes, that would be a huge offence.”
Ethan smiled mischievously. Evangeline smiled brightly for a moment as she watched him.
The dark sword that was watching from the side slightly shook its shoulders.
It’s been over ten years since he’s served the princess. It’s the first time he’s seen his master smile like that. Dark Sword smiled inwardly.
“A good ruler is only attended by good subjects. I do not know all the princes and princesses’ subordinates, but at least none of them seem to be greater than those who are attended by Princess Evangeline.”
In a roundabout way, it meant that Evangeline was most ahead in this fight for succession.
It also meant that Ethan supported Evangeline like that.
Evangeline smiled with a rather satisfied look.
“Of course, I don’t know much about the circumstances within the palace. I’m a new teacher at Ibeka Academy, so I don’t know much about the complexities of the world. I would appreciate it if you could take that into consideration.”
Actually, I knew best.
Princess Evangeline, now completely cured of her incurable disease, will rise to the top in an instant and exert tremendous influence.
To put it bluntly, the fight for succession was likely to end much sooner than Ethan realized.
There was no one in the palace who could keep a check on the healthy Princess Evangeline.
‘Mikel, who was supposed to be the official successor, is still young at this point.’
Her rival, Eduardo, is less talented than Evangeline.
The moment Ethan cured Evangeline, the next successor to the palace was decided.
‘As time goes by, its true value will become clearer.’
This ended my worries about the territory.
‘A justification, and a solid backing.’
With the Sword Master and the next heir to the royal family guaranteeing his position, who could dare to mess with him?
‘There is no one that the Marquis of Dren can ask for help.’
The same twelve stars wouldn’t help, Ethan could be sure.
“Let’s try it, Twelve Stars.”
fantasy,
