Chapter 463
“Mr. I’ll probably get your personal information sorted out and bring it to you soon.”
“Uh, yes.”
I don’t know when the next refugee transport will arrive, but the succubus’ management of the refugees is also picking up speed.
In the early days, it overused its power over dreams, resulting in the refugees falling in love with the succubus too much.
When sadness and despair turn into an obsession with the succubus, both the succubus and the refugee become difficult.
Did you say that psychiatrists do not build a very deep relationship with their clients?
Succubuses are people who have never done such a thing in the first place. I’m not good at it, but I did it because I had to do it, so I couldn’t be good at it.
Still, quite a bit of time has passed, and the succubus didn’t have that problem that often anymore.
Even after leaving the temporary shelter, those with severe symptoms were regularly taken care of by succubuses who periodically visited and talked about their current situation.
A place that takes care of mental issues beyond food, clothing and shelter.
Come to think of it, it seems like a pretty good place.
Of course, it only makes me feel dirty when I realize that I am in a position where I am just trying to clear things up for what happened because of me.
As I walked down the hallway with Harriet, Antirianus walked out from one side of the hallway as if he had been waiting.
“Oops!”
It really came out of nowhere, and Harriet walked beside me, startled and screamed, then covered her mouth.
This old man sometimes baffles people by popping up from completely unexpected places.
Harriet knows that Antirianus is the second most supportive of me in the Senate after Elerys.
However, like me, Harriet couldn’t trust Antirianus at all.
First of all, who can trust a servant who is trying to treat insecurity by kidnapping the king in the middle of the night?
Antirianus takes off his bowler hat and bows deeply to me.
“Great being, how was the scenery of the ecliptic that you confirmed with your naked eyes?”
Was that what you meant to ask?
“What was it like? I couldn’t see it.”
I must have wanted to check it with my own eyes and see her despair.
As if my reaction was quite bland, Antirianus slightly twisted his mouth as if he was a bit grumpy.
It’s like a nasty old monster.
“Did you think of a way to bring the princess?”
“I don’t know yet. I will have to think about it later.”
“Wouldn’t it be easy to give the princess up if I secretly told her to give her up unexpectedly? If the empire wants to protect the princess in any way.”
At Antirianus’ words, I nodded.
“Yeah, it’s not like I haven’t thought about that method.”
If you tell Bertus, he may give it to you.
“But the empire won’t have good excuses for the missing princess. As a result, the empire is in trouble. Bringing Charlotte is important, but I can’t cause more chaos in the empire because of it.”
The attention of the public is focused on the princess who is not allowed to go out of her way.
The crowd couldn’t easily believe the announcement that the princess had suddenly disappeared. It was because there was already some level of distrust in the imperial family.
Bringing Charlotte is not just a matter of finding someone.
If you choose the wrong way, Charlotte can be saved, but a large-scale riot may break out. And as she confirmed the turbulent public sentiment in the imperial city with her own eyes, she realized the scale of the riot.
Either a riot breaks out and the empire collapses, or a riot breaks out and the empire massacres the mob.
The former is the downfall of an empire, and the latter is a long-term collapse of an empire by massacre.
So I have to approach this matter more carefully than the degree.
I don’t necessarily want the Empire to be intact.
But I don’t even want to perish.
The Empire must exist until the Gate Avalanche is completely finished and the monsters existing on the continent are wiped out.
That’s why I don’t carelessly judge this problem that can be easily solved with an easy approach.
At my thoughtful answer, Antirianus gave a coy smile.
“That issue is the same, but regarding the issue of Lord Sarkegar and the head of the household… … . What are you going to do?”
“… … .”
Antirianus touches my wrath.
those two.
Charlotte is also Charlotte, but I still haven’t been able to retrieve those two who have been held captive by the Empire.
* * *
That night.
As usual, Harriet and I were organizing the day in the bedroom.
I had been to the Empire, and I had talked with Antirianus, so my mood was a little subdued.
He hadn’t even thought about rescuing Lucinil and Sarkegar, who were still alive.
There was too much work to be done.
No, in fact, it might just be an excuse.
Declared to the Empire that killing Lucinil and Sarkegar would result in enmity. But I don’t know where and how they are being treated.
However, we can only speculate to some extent that he is under strict management in the imperial palace.
Although Antirianus was espionage in the Empire and the Empire, he had no knowledge of the whereabouts of either.
The fact that I still don’t know the whereabouts of the two is already a clue to some extent.
In negotiations with the Empire, who do not know when and how will occur in the future, the two will act as a card that the Empire can use.
Can I get them both in exchange for protecting Charlotte?
It was a problem that could not be approached hastily.
“You both will be fine.”
At Harriet’s words, I quietly nodded.
But it was also true that I had my doubts.
“As you know, Sarkegar is the one who kidnapped the princess and the empress during the last Pandemonium War. I don’t know if it’s Lucinil… … . Sarkegar might be dead.”
The Empire will now know what Sarkegar has done.
So, he might have killed Sarkegar who did such a thing.
And since he had Sarkegar as his subordinate, he might still have hatred towards me, saying that the demon king was an evil guy.
Sarkegar.
It was Sarkegar who wanted to rebuild the Pandemonium more than anyone else.
I had no intention of granting that wish.
Now without Sarkegar, I have become the king of the world, including demons, even if not perfectly.
What will Sarkegar say when he sees this?
You may be angry at how you can live with humans, or you may be thrilled to see this world that has been reconstructed somehow.
He wanted to show this world to Sarkegar, who had always been a loyal follower.
The fate of the world is always at stake, but I still wanted to show the world that was somehow created.
It’s okay to criticize me, and it’s okay to be happy.
I wanted to show this scene to Sarkegar, but the thought that Sarkegar might already be dead made me choke.
I was able to put off thinking about my people whose deaths were confirmed.
However, when I thought of my people whose life and death were unclear, I felt like I would go crazy with anxiety.
I have to save them.
Can I do something like this?
Is it okay to keep putting it off because there is so much to do?
Feeling my insecurities, Harriet came to my side and wrapped her arms around my shoulders.
“We always do our best.”
“… … It may not be the best.”
“Nevertheless, you have to believe that.”
I gritted my teeth at Harriet’s words.
A problem that had to be solved but still not solved, Lucinil and Sarkegar.
New problem, Charlotte.
can i solve these?
As if the world was destroyed while trying to save it.
Can you be sure it won’t fail this time too?
I did it because I had to do something, and I moved because I had to move forward.
However, the fear caused by the terrible failure was still dormant in me. I just consciously try not to face that fear.
Once again, the fear that my presence might ruin everything by itself was clearly present in me.
* * *
I don’t know what to do and how to proceed.
However, having grasped the reality of the empire with his own eyes, it is now time to carefully decide which method to take.
Harriet always sat in bed at this time and read a book before falling asleep.
So when I woke up in the morning, I used to find myself asleep in a squat position with a book open. Like she fell asleep without even knowing she was asleep.
But today, Harriet was squatting on the bed, doing nothing.
Like thinking about something quietly.
It didn’t seem like he was trying to show it, but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.
He seemed to know what he was thinking to some extent.
I’ve been to empire
Empire.
land of humans.
In the end, I was discovered that I was the Demon King, but I came back safely.
So Harriet would naturally have no choice but to feel that way.
I thought that since I’ve been there, I might as well go.
Just like what I have to do is Taesan, so is Harriet. Perhaps Harriet had more work to do than I did.
So Harriet would think naturally.
About the things you forsook.
Three enemies.
The names of three people who betrayed humanity.
Olivia Ranze.
Liana de Granz.
Harriet de Saintoine.
Harriet is different from the other two.
Olivia has no family, and Liana’s only family, the Duchess, is living quietly at Edina’s villa.
Harriet can’t help but think about what she left behind in the land of humans, and she can’t help but feel guilty.
So, about the Principality of Saint-Ouan.
I was thinking about my family, including my father.
A daughter who became a traitor to humanity.
He couldn’t help but feel guilty thinking about the Grand Duchess of Saint-Ouan, who was going through real problems because of that daughter.
So Harriet pretended to be normal on the outside and worried about me, but in reality Harriet could have suffered the most.
Because it is clear that he is not paying the price for choosing the demon king, but that his family is paying.
The Duchy of Saint-Ouan also suffered enormous damage, but as Heriot said, Arnaca, the capital of the Duchy, was able to survive under the protection of the Archduke.
And now, the grand duke was dedicated to the empire on behalf of his daughter who had abandoned humanity. The Archduke must prove it. He said that it was his daughter who chose the Demon King, not him and the principality.
Therefore, the grand duke, who is engaged in a war where the fate of mankind is at stake, is being abused to atone for his daughter’s sins.
However, even that might not mean much to the existence of the grand duke’s family.
The crowd needs a scapegoat.
The grand duchess is now buying indulgence by being put into the gate crisis out of necessity for the empire and humanity.
However, if the Gate incident is over someday, there is a high possibility that the Principality of Saint-Ouan will be the first to be sacrificed by the public sentiment of the angry empire.
One of the three enemies who betrayed humanity, the Grand Duke of Saint-Ouan.
They are not sacrificed because they deserve it, but they are sacrificed to find a scapegoat.
No matter how much the Principality of Saint-Ouan did to end the gate crisis, the crowd didn’t know about it.
That’s why Harriet must be thinking every day that her family and the people, not herself, should be responsible for her actions.
maybe more than me.
Harriet could have suffered more.
But Harriet never said a word to me on the matter.
You’d think I’d have a harder time than myself.
I’ve been to empire
So, Harriet would also want to see with her own eyes what the situation was like in the Duchy of Saint-Ouan.
I know it’s safe, but what is the reality of Arnaca, the capital of the Duchy of Saint-Ouan?
How is the Grand Duke and his family doing?
He wanted to see it with his own eyes.
“mind.”
“… … huh?”
Harriet looks at me.
“Do you want to go to Arnaka?”
“uh?”
At my words, Harriet flinched and asked again.
You wouldn’t have thought I’d suddenly say something like this. There’s a lot to do, but like I ended up in the imperial capital, Gradeum.
There is no reason not to go to Arnaka for just one day with Harriet.
As if I had only a terrible feeling when I saw the imperial capital, but I did go in the end.
Harriet also has no reason not to stand on the way home, which leaves only regrets.
Harriet’s eyes were shaking, as if my words were quite shocking.
“Razak is now somewhat on track. He doesn’t have time for a day or so. therefore… … . If you want to go, at least for a day. No, what is a day? There’s nothing you can’t do for a few days.”
Harriet’s family, especially the Archduke, may lock her up and not let her go.
But Harriet has worked for me for a long time.
Shouldn’t Harriet, who has been suffering from heartache and has not shown anything, should have such a choice?
Whether to meet the family or not.
At my words, Harriet bit her lip and thought for a moment.
It is Harriet’s choice whether to meet her family or not.
However, there is no danger as much as watching Arnaka with her own eyes.
hometown present.
Isn’t it something you can do as much as you can see it with your own eyes?
“together… … . Will you go?”
Harriet looks at me with trembling eyes.
Just like how Harriet has protected me in case of an emergency.
It was natural for me to follow along to protect Harriot in case of an emergency.
“That is normal.”
At my words, Harriet ended up silently covering her face with both hands and weeping.
“thank you… … . Reinhardt… … .”
What on earth is he so grateful for?
I was always the one to be thankful for.
