Chapter 274
The next day, I returned to the temple.
It was said that he had carried out a special mission according to the instructions of Mr. Epinhauser, and that he made an excuse like that.
Maybe that’s why neither Ellen nor Harriet were angry with me.
To put it bluntly, what I experienced this time was the most dangerous moment in recent times. I couldn’t say it, and in the end I was looking for danger myself, whether Ellen was concerned or not.
I’m sorry.
But since it was something I couldn’t help but feel sorry for.
Because there will be many such things in the future.
“What was the special mission?”
I clicked my tongue briefly at Ellen’s question.
“Rather than a special mission… … . a little. That’s an excuse.”
Did you crash again?
Ellen’s expression seemed to be contorting, so I shook my head.
“Because of a problem with Tiamata.”
“Did you get caught?”
“as it were… … .”
It is either true or not.
Because Charlotte and Saviolin Tana knew that I had become the master of Tiamata.
After all, I was lying, and I was terrified that Ellen would see through my lie.
“Because I decided to keep it a secret. There will be no other problems.”
“… … I’m glad.”
Ellen stares at me.
“Are you worried?”
“huh.”
Seeing Ellen say such a thing indifferently made my heart ache.
“I hope nothing happened.”
Ellen just said that.
Charlotte said that since nothing had happened that night, she would return to the temple after spending time in the imperial castle over the weekend.
If Charlotte and I go back to the Temple together, Bertus might find it strange. I don’t think anything special will happen in those few days.
Because Charlotte’s survival was confirmed in the name of an inflection point in history. We don’t know how long their shelf life will be, but for the time being, nothing will happen.
new traits. It could be seen that the role of the gigam was very large.
It was a stormy few days. Yesterday was Friday, so today is the weekend.
In the end, it went over safely. Ellen grabbed her arm.
“You have work to do.”
“… … uh? what to do Shall we train?”
“no.”
Ellen shook her head.
“study.”
What nonsense is this?
“Wait, kids.”
Ellen grabbed my arm and dragged me somewhere.
The place where Ellen took me was the Class A dormitory and study room.
There, Liana, Harriet, and Adelia were sitting huddled together.
“Ah, the main character is here. Too busy with construction? What is the special mission?”
Liana greeted me with a shy expression. Harriet looked at me and jumped up with her determined look on her face, Ellen dragged me over and she sat me down.
“What, what are these… … . As soon as I get back, suddenly.”
Harriet put down a notebook in front of me.
“These are the main points and expected questions that will appear in this final exam. It was made with me, Ellen, and Adelia.”
no.
what?
Harriet’s eyes twinkle.
Come to think of it, the final exam is only a few days away.
“If you look at this, you won’t be in last place.”
no.
Guys.
Why do you impress people with this?
“You can’t lose to Ludwig again. Understand?”
I don’t really need anything like this.
Ellen, Harriet, and Adelia’s expressions were so serious that I couldn’t bear to say they didn’t care about test scores.
The competitor is Ludwig.
How far have I fallen… … .
* * *
sunday.
winter palace.
After receiving the report, Bertus sat quietly in his office chair. It wasn’t the usual smiley expression, but a stiff expressionless expression.
Bertus read the report without expression.
The content is simple.
The Emperor’s secret order to protect Charlotte de Gradias and the Palace of Spring has been lifted.
“… … Didn’t you say you couldn’t control that ability?”
“Yes, Your Highness. Because that’s what I thought… … . It was expected that action would be taken against the princess soon, but… … .”
Regarding Charlotte’s ability, Bertus had not been aware of it for a while.
A psychic ability to manipulate shadows.
Isn’t the probability of the ability to be obtained by a person imprisoned in the castle of demons quite bizarre?
Depending on how it was packaged, Charlotte’s power could become the power of darkness, so I thought that if I weaved it up with the words that she was cursed by the devil, she could get away with it.
But there was no need for that.
There are things that cannot be covered even if you try to cover them.
Protective measures for the Spring Palace.
The news that reducing people to a minimum and that Saviolin Tana has started residing in the Spring Palace.
The murder of the maid at the Spring Palace in the middle of the night.
After various circumstances and deductions, Bertus felt that Charlotte’s end was not far away.
so i let it go
However, the protective measures have been lifted, and Charlotte’s unharmed must somehow mean that this case has been resolved safely.
Competitors who were expected to fall will rise again.
‘Did he back down.’
I should have bitten it when I saw the opportunity.
Regardless of whether or not Charlotte’s powers were sealed, if she succeeded in that kind of work, the story that the princess was cursed would not work.
Also, it would damage the honor of the imperial family. The Emperor’s wrath will be directed at him.
It was a structure in which goodwill competition could not exist, but the emperor wished for it and ordered it.
The method to attack is in the hand, but it is unknown whether it is effective or not.
Rather, it is highly likely that it will go against the emperor’s planting.
‘What the hell happened… … .’
Leaving Charlotte alone was like last mercy.
It was because he wasn’t too reluctant to touch the dying princess. She had to touch her for no reason, and she was afraid of needlessly frowning.
If the situation is resolved, the fight must resume.
How should I resolve the situation?
“What about the boundaries of the Palace of Spring?”
“It looks like it will be strengthened again.”
“Hmm… … . It will be difficult to get information now.”
It was clear that the impregnable defense would be strengthened again, so it would become more difficult than before.
“Saviolin Tana would have seen everything that happened… … .”
“I will not open my mouth.”
“Yes, I guess.”
He is the leader of Chanapell, who only listens to the orders of the emperor. Sending her to her Spring Palace is also very unusual. Originally, she was trying to be completely neutral about her succession to the throne.
If Charlotte’s condition had been restored, it would have reverted back to neutral.
“Find out anything. what happened Has the condition of the first princess really improved?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
After the servant left, Bertus crossed his arms.
Fall of the Adversary.
I must feel bad now that it has been overturned.
Strangely enough, Bertus was surprised that he wasn’t in a bad mood. Isn’t it a situation where you have to hit the ground, throw something, and even scream?
However, Bertus was smiling.
‘Hey, what are you always dying for? Unlucky.’
‘What does it matter?’
‘You’re not lucky enough to be ugly. go with a little laugh Who will slap you for laughing?’
‘Who dares to slap me on the cheek?’
‘Again, I know it strangely. Do you always listen to my words with twists and turns?’
‘You always talk strangely in the first place. They fight every day.’
‘Anyway, can you have a little laugh? I don’t like it, but I hate it even more when I see your face.’
‘Oh, that’s really annoying. Will it go away if I smile?’
‘I don’t know if it’ll turn off, and I might think it’s a little less unlucky.’
Bertus, who had never smiled much, and Bertus, who hadn’t smiled much since his mother died, showed a clumsy smile at that time.
‘Yeah, that’s better. Still unlucky.’
‘What are you talking about?’
I had a conversation like that when I was very young. I don’t even remember how old she was.
It was a time when he didn’t hate his half-brother like he does now.
It was a time when I still didn’t know what they were like.
However, he’s always a no-nonsense guy.
To Bertus, Charlotte was that kind of guy, and he was that kind of guy to Charlotte.
The two are incompatible.
If one exists, the other must not exist.
The battle that I thought was over must be fought again.
that’s what’s fun
Bertus thought so, and quietly smiled in his office.
* * *
Name: Bali
Age: 17
Current stats: [Strength 10.2(C)] [Reflex 9.9(C-)] [Skill 11.9(C)] [Magic Power 14.2(B-)] [Stamina 15.2(B-)]
Race: Arcdemon
Talents: Psychic-self-suggestion, supernatural ability-speaking spirit, mana response, mana management
characteristic
[Divine Spirit] – Increases mental magic resistance
[Hero’s Lineage] – Significantly increased growth limit, increased growth rate
[Feeling] – Crisis detection
holding capacity
[Asmodian Domination B] (Archdemon’s unique ability) (Cannot be used in its current state.)
[Autosuggestion A]
[Evil Spirit F]
[Magical Enhancement D]
Comprehensive Ability Evaluation – Intermediate Demon King
Combat Level Rating – A
The status I looked at after a long time showed a fairly high rise.
Under the influence of the hero’s lineage, I felt that my status increased much faster.
The battle level is now A rank.
It seems like it was yesterday when I was in F grade, but I have improved a lot.
In addition to being able to enhance magical power, his self-suggestion reached A rank, and although it was the lowest grade, the power of the word spirit was also awakened.
The interesting thing is that self-suggestion did not evolve into a spirit of speech, but a concept that gave rise to another psychic power.
The battle level of A rank would mean that I have nothing to lose even compared to other guys who are good at it.
There, at some point, the rule of demons had risen from C rank to B rank.
The F-Rank Word Spirit.
I only reported it to Dr. Epinhauser, and I don’t know if I heard the details, but I decided to keep it a secret.
A physical scan will reveal your abilities, but Dr. Epinhauser will keep it a secret.
As expected, even when he said that he had awakened a superpower that looked very powerful even if he pretended to be a demon, he only said, ‘Is that so?’
It is not yet known to what extent this will be used. I didn’t have time to relax and experiment with things by myself.
Because I was caught up in the kids’ annoyance and forced to study for the final exam.
The kids don’t know what happened, and they kept it a secret.
A new power, a spirit.
And new information on how to use Tiamata.
To respond to my anger.
It was fortunate that I saved Charlotte, but in the end it was also necessary for myself.
“Reinhardt.”
“Oh, Charlotte.”
Charlotte returned on Monday morning.
Judging by the look on his face, it seems that nothing happened even when he was alone.
The shadow seemed to have been lifted from Charlotte’s face, where there always seemed to be a shadow somewhere.
I was wondering if I could tell Elerith about this, but I decided not to.
If he found out that it was a trace of the demon king, Ellerith might try to use his hand.
Sarkegar would try to resurrect them, Ellerith would try to destroy them.
Of course, there is a possibility that Elleris will not move according to my persuasion, but there is no way that Elleris can take action against what the royal mages were unable to do.
I’m the only one who can control Charlotte’s power. The fewer people you know, the better.
And now it’s hard to get out of the temple.
It was because of Harriet and Ellen’s pressure to keep quiet and study quietly.
Right now, there seems to be no threat to Charlotte’s safety, so I plan to keep an eye on the situation as it is.
Charlotte’s work has passed the crisis for now, so I had to think about the next problem.
revolutionary forces.
You have to think about what to do with them.
It is thought that the imperial family, because of the matter of Charlotte’s life and death, the emperor and even her rival, Bertus, were focused on Charlotte’s problem and failed to grasp the revolutionary forces.
If action is not taken, a civil war or civil war may break out in the empire, and if a gate avalanche breaks out there, it will be a decisive blow to the reeling empire.
Regardless of whether it is the second best or the least evil, the revolutionary forces must be eliminated.
But how do you do this?
Sarkegar, who is in charge of infiltration and information gathering, thinks I’m using them to wreak havoc on the Empire and rebuild the Pandemonium.
Therefore, we cannot order Sarkegar to kill all of their chieftains.
If I give the information to Charlotte or Bertus, I have no means of explaining how the hell I figured it out.
The only way I could think of was to say that it was information I found out through the thieves’ guild.
However, the source of the actual information is not the thieves’ guild. If you dig into the thieves’ guild, you can easily find out that the source is false.
Charlotte has more trust in me than Bertus, so even if I can’t explain it, what if I just say that there is such a thing?
Time passed, but I couldn’t make a decision easily.
I didn’t want to affect the future succession structure.
To be precise, I didn’t want Bertus to be my enemy by raising Charlotte’s hand, nor did I want to bring Bertus’ hand to ruin Charlotte.
It couldn’t have been an easy decision.
* * *
At Temple, as a student, time flies by, even with so many problems scattered about.
The time when the final exams are right around the corner.
On Monday, there were other changes besides Charlotte’s return.
Charlotte’s ability is presumed to have passed the crisis in her current state.
It’s just an ‘estimate’.
So, it seemed that the imperial family, to be precise, the emperor decided not only to return Charlotte to the temple, but also to consider safety measures.
On Monday morning, for a while before class, the Royal Class gathered only first-year students in the dormitory.
Mr. Epinhauser and Mrs. Mustrang introduce someone.
“This is Sir Saviolin Tana, who will serve as the housekeeper for the first year of the Royal Class as of today.”
“nice to meet. My name is Saviolin Tana, who will be in charge of educating you about daily safety and dormitory life.”
Saviolin Tana unexpectedly ended up staying in the Royal Class dormitory.
