divine power

The moment when Martin’s carriage overturned.

Pedro had entered the imperial palace.

‘It seems like it’s been a while since I’ve seen Your Majesty.’

Last night Pedro had a lot of conversation with Arlene.

In order to heal her wounds, he even said something unfamiliar that he had never said in his life.

-You are such a lovely child.

Aline’s eyes widened.

-I… yo. this?

-Yes, you are a child who shines just by existing. There’s no one here to say anything if you don’t get stronger. trash… The really bad people are those instructors who only classify people as strong and weak, not powerless kids like you.

Seeing Aline biting her lip, Pedro continued.

-I saw you… he’s a really good kid That instructor just took advantage of your kind heart and the close bond you had with Martin. So never say you’re worse than trash… Don’t think such nonsense.

Despite Pedro’s earnest words, Aline did not respond.

Pedro opened his mouth again to Aline who was still like that.

-I am your father Martin, Tom, Ellis, Pierre and Lamba are all four brothers. Do you know what the world calls the relationship between the seven of us?

-family… … .

-Yes, we are one family. So no matter what happens, we will cherish and love you.

That was the greatest consolation Pedro could offer right now.

Fortunately, his sincerity reached Aline, and Aline awkwardly embraced him with tears in her eyes.

Pedro’s eyes turned to the window as he cautiously patted Aline in his arms in case he felt frustrated.

‘I have to get rid of this child’s pain.’

Sooner or later, the villains of the ‘swamp’ who kidnapped and harassed their children must be punished.

Pedro had promised that.

And that was why he was meeting with the Emperor today.

“Welcome, Duke Lamot. It’s been intense.”

It was the emperor’s chamberlain who greeted Pedro.

“Long time no see, Marquis Diron.”

There was no one there, but the Marquis Diron, who dared to look around, spoke softly.

“I heard rumors that they brought in an heir.”

“Did the rumor spread already?”

“Now only those who know know. Isn’t it the successor of the great hero Hwanseong? Sooner or later, the continent will be buzzing.”

“People really… … . Stop whining and tell His Majesty.”

The door opened when the Marquis of Diron smiled and clasped his palms together.

“When I arrived, he ordered me to come right in. Please go in.”

“When the time comes, let’s have a drink.”

Pedro, who bowed slightly to the Marquis of Diron, who was also a personal friend, entered the room.

“Welcome, Duke.”

The name of the middle-aged man who greets Pedro with a warm smile is Alfonso Pamer Talon. He was the emperor of the Talon Empire.

It only looks like this thanks to the blessings bestowed by the emperor, but in reality, it is an old monster who has seen all the bitterness and sweetness over eighty years of age.

“Meet Your Majesty.”

“Please sit down.”

“thank you.”

“I heard you have good news.”

“I didn’t know that even His Majesty would know.”

“Haha, congratulations. In the meantime, many people have been in trouble because the duke, the pillar of the empire, has no heir.”

“I apologize.”

“It’s a joke, a joke.”

On the outside, he smiles so warmly, but Alfonso was an iron-blooded emperor who had expanded his territory by 1.5 times when he was young.

Being such an emperor, Pedro did not relax and chatted.

After about 5 minutes passed like that, the emperor removed the smile from his face and leaned his upper body forward.

“Is there something you want from Jim?”

Pedro, who had been eye contacting him for a moment, opened his mouth.

“I want you to abolish the Departure Permit Act.”

“… Are you serious?”

“of course.”

There was an incident in the past when a villain broke into the imperial palace alone.

The villain’s nickname is Yeomma (炎魔).

Since no one knows his name, he is a villain called Yeomma after the way he handles flames.

Yeomma wandered around the imperial palace alone and burned everything in sight.

Marble or iron, as well as magical power.

Nothing could hold its shape in the presence of his flame.

In the end, he was ousted by Pedro and the Imperial Knights, but due to that incident, half of the Imperial Palace was burned down, and the world put Yeomma in the 4th Villain and called it the 5th Villain.

after the incident,

Pedro was endowed with great powers to do literally anything he wanted, starting or stopping wars as needed. Even if he harmed the imperial family, he would not be punished unless he was killed.

But instead, Pedro was left with an obligation.

It is not possible to leave the Talon Empire without the emperor’s permission.

Originally, imperial citizens had the freedom to leave the country, but a law was made to restrict this only to Pedro.

Following the ability to create fantasy gates within the imperial castle, another law was enacted only for Pedro.

That’s the departure permit law.

Through the Yeomma invasion and the Departure Permission Act, Pedro gained power over one and over all, and at the same time became a complete shield of the empire.

But now,

Pedro was asking for the law to be repealed.

The emperor, who had closed his eyes for a moment, opened his mouth with a dissatisfied face.

“Let’s see why. Are you planning to go on an outing somewhere?”

“I’m going to kill a villain and come back.”

“A villain… Seeing that the duke is going there himself, he must not be a decent villain.”

“One of the five greatest villains.”

The emperor put a hand on his forehead with an expression of “Ouch.”

“There is no guarantee that you will come back alive.”

“I apologize.”

“Why do you want to hit the villain all of a sudden?”

“… … .”

Pedro didn’t answer.

I couldn’t answer even for the sake of the children.

If it was the information power of the imperial family, there was a high possibility that they already knew about the past of Martin and other children, but he couldn’t say it himself.

And the emperor understood Pedro’s feelings.

“Elimination of the Departure Permit Act means that the duke must also lose the absolute power that he has had. You know?”

“of course.”

that kind of power.

I hadn’t even written it anyway.

“Well, the duke is a hero who is far from such messy things. good.”

At that, Pedro’s eyebrows twitched.

It was because I didn’t know that he would accept his request so easily.

“Instead, I will make one condition.”

What condition is this greedy emperor trying to present?

I felt uneasy, but I nodded my head for now.

“Tell me.”

“There is Armin’s birthday party soon.”

Armin is the name of the first prince.

It was Armin’s birthday celebration, which Pedro also attended most of the time, so he knew the time.

“I know in a week.”

“Right. That’s when, Duke.”

“Speak, Your Majesty.”

“The duke’s heir… Did you say Martin?”

“… That’s right.”

“Bring the child. We will abolish the Departure Permit Act immediately after the party.”

Although the conditions were a bit unexpected, Pedro had no reason to refuse.

Martin will inherit all of himself anyway, and if that’s the case, interacting with the nobility and the imperial family is essential.

“I will.”

“Jim loves the Duke very much. You know?”

“of course.”

Pedro knows that the reason why he was able to withstand the attacks of various aristocratic families like Seungnyang when his parents died in the past and the family was confused was because of the efforts of the elders of the family and the efforts of the imperial family, or to be more precise, the emperor in front of him.

For Pedro, the emperor is a benefactor.

There was such a reason why Pedro, who was not afraid of anything in the world as one of the 10 supermen on the continent, followed the emperor.

Pedro bowed his head respectfully.

“Thank you for listening to God’s request.”

“It was nothing. Then I’d like you to go. The children will be waiting for you.”

As expected, the emperor knew everything.

‘It’s been a while since I’m going to kill a villain.’

As Pedro was about to get up from his seat with a satisfactory result, a knock was heard.

“Come in.”

It was the Marquis of Diron who entered the room.

“What are you doing?”

“I have an urgent report to you.”

Pedro stood up and said.

“I’ll be on my way.”

“ah! It has something to do with the Duke as well.”

The Emperor nodded at the words of the Marquis of Diron, and Pedro sat down again.

“Okay, what happened?”

“Two things. The first is what happened outside the imperial castle.”

The Marquis of Diron, who secretly looked at Pedro, continued.

“A villain appeared. The targets are the children of the Duke.”

Pedro opened his eyes.

For an instant, the room was chilled by his breath.

“Duke… Calm down. Your Majesty is here. And I sent the Templars there, who were already training nearby.”

At the words of the Marquis of Diron, Pedro glanced at the emperor and calmed down.

The Emperor said while holding Pedro’s hand.

“You go first, Duke.”

“… no. It won’t be a big deal with James. I will go and listen. Yes, the Marquis of Diron. What is the second?”

“There was a prophecy of a saint from the Church of Roden. Not just us, but other countries as well.”

“What did you say?”

“uh… what to say about this… I’ll just tell you what I hear. Chaos has arrived. As an ancient evil seeks to break through the darkness and manifest itself, heroes and villains must work together to prepare. said this.”

The emperor tilted his head.

“The arrival of chaos? The Manifestation of an Ancient Evil? That’s a lot of nonsense.”

“However, we cannot just ignore it. Don’t you know?”

“Ah, yes, she was a superhuman character.”

It is also a superman with SSS-class characteristics, which is unprecedented in history as ‘precise’.

In fact, her prophecy had a fairly high hit rate.

While the Emperor and the Marquis of Diron were making serious faces, Pedro stood up and said,

“I think we should go there first. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear the second one.”

What Pedro wants is to kill the villain.

However, if you follow the saintess’ prophecy, you will have to join hands with the villain.

That wasn’t what Pedro wanted.

The Emperor also nodded, understanding Pedro.

“I will deal with it like that. Come and see.”

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

Pedro thought as he left the room.

After all, all the villains should be caught and killed.

* * *

“Kill that bastard quickly!”

“… yes?”

“hurry! You are not the death penalty!”

I’ll be thrilled

What do you mean by Leon? He is only tilting his head with a smile on his face.

Well, maybe this is a natural reaction.

If I hadn’t seen the Awakening Window, I would have looked the same way.

‘I have to do it.’

I decided to waste karma like never before.

“???(??), Devil(???)

The user’s soul has been consumed.

Advent in progress.』

Now that the devil is about to descend, it’s not the time to think about the future.

I put all my mana into my right fist.

and,

‘Convert 60 points of karma to divinity.’

I shook off the karma and put the holy power on my fist.

『The Seeker of Good (EX)

Steals the evil one’s karma.

Possessed Karma: 0』

Hwaaa-

A divinely glowing fist.

It’s my first time dealing with a demon, so I don’t know if this is correct.

But isn’t it common knowledge that divine power is strong against evil?

So I converted all my karma into divine power.

Even for a one-time use.

This divine power dwelling in my fist will disappear with a single impact.

“That, that!”

Leon’s eyes widened as he saw the divine light.

I pretended to be as calm as possible and told him.

“Just don’t disturb me.”

I’m still not sure if I can land this attack on Kumalai.

‘At least it’s fortunate that Kumalai looks distracted.’

It was probably because the demonic descent was imminent.

I have a gut feeling that if I’m late here, I’ll get out of control.

I didn’t waste time and threw myself toward Kumalai.

“die!”

in slow time,

Looking at his eyes, which shook violently and then slowly stopped, I threw out my fist.