39 – Family Curse (1)

In the year the empire was founded, the first emperor bestowed the title of duke on the person who achieved the most achievements and instructed him to create a family.

The family thus created began to take its place within the empire, receiving favor from the emperor.

With this family at the forefront, later in the empire, huge families called the Four Great Families were born.

“Is this Altean?”

Altair, the founder of the Altane family and a great help in the founding of the empire.

With this opportunity, he established himself as a faithful servant of the emperor.

“Between the kingdom and the empire”

—Author Dina

This is a book I found in a pretty corner place.

It seems to be a book that unravels the period of transition from kingdom to empire from the author’s point of view.

Well, this remains.

Maybe it’s because of the magic, it’s clean and not worn like a book I just published.

The smell was the distinctive smell of paper from a new book.

‘Dina? It’s a pretty name.’

I kept turning the pages.

Among the dozens of books piled up next to the desk, this book had the most mentions of Altair.

Despite his young age, this person named Altair became one of the pillars of the founding of the Empire.

The emperor made him a promise in return, which was to keep the title of nobility of the Altair family no matter what.

It was a very unconventional decision, but it soon shows how much the emperor trusts him.

Now, it seems that the curiosity about Altane’s title has been solved a little.

How the hell did he maintain the county even with a small estate of about 60 people?

Originally, a quasi-baronet, who was less than a baron, would be at the level of being able to do it, but it must be because there was an outstanding progenitor.

If the promise of maintaining the title of nobility in this book is still valid, even if Mene is on the verge of ruin, he can be considered safe as a baron.

Unless the imperial family broke that promise.

‘Should I consider it a miracle that I haven’t woken up until now?’

Was he trying to keep his promise, or was it that even the imperial family was forgetting it?

Anyway, the Altane family is an iron rice bowl.

‘What kind of person were you? A person named Altair.’

Imperial Black Wolf.

It’s a fitting word for him who struggles for the empire beneath the surface.

The way he wields a pitch-black black sword really looks like a wolf when someone sees it for the first time.

That’s why there was a picture of a wolf in the mansion.

The first time I saw it, I thought it was because it looked like a second grader, but after seeing the history in it, I changed my mind again.

There are more descriptions about Altair than I thought.

Was this Dina a member of the imperial palace?

Otherwise, there would be no way I would have known such detailed information about the emperor and his aides.

I turned several pages again.

Altair, one of the emperor’s faithful servants described earlier, began to show eccentricities at some point. It would be more comfortable to see it as crazy.

Beast-like red eyes and black hair that has changed to match the nickname.

His appearance, swinging his black sword around and slashing anything in sight, was like that of a demon.

“… .”

red eyes.

Instantly, Ishtar came to mind.

She must have had red eyes too.

Then, did Altair lose her body to Ishtar at this point?

Then what about Altene?

He clearly abandoned the black sword at the academy. And when he appeared later, he had already become a villain.

Like Altair, he did not possess a black sword.

Then, what if Ishtar had already lost her body before she threw away the black sword?

‘If that’s the case, then it makes sense that the main character, who has nothing to do with the Altyn family, could freely use the black sword.’

An unknown sword that is normally locked up but only opens when dealing with monsters.

If this was controlled by Ishtar, the moment she occupied Altane’s body, the black sword would be no different from a normal sword.

The main character who was awakened by using the black sword was just bursting with potential through that talent, not because of his attitude.

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Judging from the fact that the black sword had been handed down to Altane so far, it might not be possible to break the black sword with a simple general method.

Or be stopped by Ishtar before that happens.

chin-

I closed the book and leaned back in my chair.

The interior of the library, filled with only white noise, was a perfect place to think.

Perhaps this was also thanks to magic, and there was no noise even when people passed by.

It’s a good place to fall asleep if you’re fussy.

I straightened the sagging books and put them back.

Then he opened a thick book that was lying at the bottom.

「The Pillars of the Empire, the Four Great Clan」

-The author is you

I opened the table of contents and unfolded the page that says “Early Empire”.

The explanations about the four promising families in the early days of the empire were lined up.

‘Are you? Is it a real human name?’

Although it was not formally organized, there was also talk about the Altyn family.

This family is unusual in that it does not have many members.

This is because of a curse in the family, because Altair, the founder of the family and favored by the emperor, went crazy one day and caused great casualties.

Afterwards, even the descendants who inherited the family head suddenly started to go crazy as if they were attracted to something, so the emperor personally visited the family and was sworn to never give birth to any other children except for the heir.

Nevertheless, the reason why the Emperor did not exterminate this family was that the previous Altair had made great contributions and was very close to him.

It’s a crazy family.

Well, it’s been going on until now.

“The curse that comes out of this is… It must be Ishtar.”

I remember what she said.

-You are right. all dead I can’t stand it for long.

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Judging from her words, all the previous family heads died resisting Ishtar without fully accepting it.

Ishtar, who lost her body again, returns to the dark island,

Viciously, after waiting for the next heir to grow up to a certain extent, when he gives birth to another child, he takes his body and repeats it.

After all, the child left behind will be raised by the spouse or servants.

The book defines Ishtar as a curse.

The contract of blood left behind by Altair has not been fulfilled and has been passed down through the generations, so cursed… can also be seen

“Well?”

At the end, there is another story about the Altyn family.

Regarding this phenomenon, the emperor entrusted the cancellation of the curse to the saintess of the church.

‘I entrusted the curse to the saintess?’

Entrusting the removal of the curse to the saintess… It means to annihilate the Ishtar that occupies the body.

Seeing as she came out last time, this must have failed in the end.

The person’s inner self would have already been shattered at the moment she took over the body, so even if they were driven out or annihilated, the shattered inner self would not be able to return.

“… .”

In a way, I also stole Altyn’s body.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, he replaced the personality of Altane.

Did Ishtar feel like this?

What would happen to me if I lost my body to Ishtar again?

What happened to Altyn?

“Whoa… .”

I don’t know how long the grace period Ishtar gave me will last.

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Judging from the original Altein’s move, this is probably before and after the midterm evaluation.

I don’t know if it’s Ishtar’s will for Altean to side with the demons, or if it’s Altean’s will to resist it.

I don’t really know what his personality is like.

Significant achievements have been made in the library.

I don’t know the details, but the previous family heads died shortly after being taken away by Ishtar.

The power of the saintess could not stop it, and it was passed down to my generation.

I still don’t know how to cut it off.

no. maybe there is

If it was a church that the saintess belonged to in the past, there might be records of the situation at the time.

It is easy to do as long as you find only the denomination that produced the saint through the inquiry.

Or you can look up books about saints.

Apparently, it appears in the game profile. I don’t remember, so I don’t think it was mentioned that much.

‘A saint.’

But fortunately, there are future saints around me.

Although she is not a perfect saint, she has the conditions for being a saint.

Like at the entrance ceremony, she must have had contact with the church since childhood.

It’s a dim possibility, but maybe you can get access to another church through her.

After sorting out the books, I left the library.

By the time I came out, the sun had already set. The darkened main building was as quiet as the library.

I took a slow step, keeping my eyes on the faint stars that had begun to raise my head above them.

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“Ech!”

A slightly smaller room than Ryan’s.

A girl’s cough was heard from there, where the white curtains were drawn.

Hair color that looks like white snow has fallen and blue eyes that shine brightly in the darkness.

Their delicate body and immaculate skin arouse the instinct of protection in the viewer.

When she pulled back the blanket she was covering and opened the curtains blocking the moonlight, her pure white flesh in see-through pajamas was exposed in the moonlight.

Plain black underwear visible under the pajamas

The dark red scars revealed on the chubby thighs, and even the stigmata engraved in red. all.

“It seems a little cold today.”

Unlike yesterday, it feels chilly. Elaine rubbed her arms back and forth, generating heat.

In the meantime, the gaze was directed downward.

The place where her gaze landed, the garden where she first met him.

A place where magic lights now illuminate the surroundings.

Elaine slowly closed her eyes and recalled the moment she met Lian.

The first day I arrived in a strange place.

After everyone went back to the dormitory, in the quiet academy grounds, she was attacked without noticing the presence of the three people pursuing her.

The time when men full of filthy energy and dirty desire lost their duty and rushed at Elaine.

I still remembered the disgusting man’s face as her blue jacket and black shoes were forcibly removed and her stockings hurriedly ripped apart.

Even though ‘those people’ who followed them to the academy withdrew, there was no guarantee that they would not come again.

Still, because of him, Elaine wasn’t as afraid as before.

Elaine touched the scar on her thigh with her hand.

It was the proud scar of her sacrifice to protect her family.

She opened her eyes slowly.

As Elaine was being swallowed up by her wrong desires, a gray-haired boy was seen over the shoulders of the handsome men.

Watching him subdue the three men so lightly, Elaine felt a feeling she had never felt in her life.

The time when you were locked in the basement and cried out for a hoarse voice, but no one came.

The time when I was looking at the orphanage director who never made eye contact even while being dragged away by a strange man.

I thought it was the same this time.

No matter how desperately she cried, there was no one she could find. I believed that there would be no one to save me.

“uh… ?”

Elaine made a stupid sound without even realizing it. It was because she could see her familiar gray hair outside the window.

No matter how much I rubbed my eyes, it was him.

She herself didn’t notice it, but the corner of Elaine’s mouth was already drawing an arc from the moment she saw Lian.

It didn’t matter why Ryan was out and about at this hour.

More than anything, the fact that I could see him again was important.

17 years of life. Aside from her parents, she was the only one who reached out to her.

From the moment she saw Lian, Elaine became desperate.

I hurriedly took off my pajamas and started putting on my uniform, which had been scattered around.

In the meantime, he checks his reflection in the mirror.

She straightened her hair, which had been disheveled from rolling around on the bed, and tightened her half-unfastened bra.

“… ah.”

Put your hand back on the well-groomed bangs and make them stick out. Soon after, he smiled brightly as if he was satisfied, and hurriedly left the dormitory.