18 – Revival-1

“welcome!”

“Yes. Good job.”

It was a rare sight to see the owner of the mage tower toddling on two feet.

Because she usually floats around in the air, showing off her magic power and authority.

Her steps were clumsy, to the point that she had to secretly practice walking before going out to exterminate the demon lord.

But now, it was not a relaxed situation to use magic to establish authority.

The wizard who entered the studio looked over at the birds lying like corpses.

“No. 1, No. 2, No. 3… It seems that No. 5 didn’t come back.”

Picking up the cleaver, Farseer struck the necks of the birds lying side by side one by one.

“It’s been a while…”

Even if it was related to magic, she used to handle such trivial chores through the wizards under her command.

However, this matter was of a different importance. Until I figured out what the hero was thinking, I liked that there were as few people as possible who knew about this.

“Let’s start with a review…”

Pictures are drawn on the pond rising vertically. This is the scene where Enerel and Eleanor are arguing.

“I can’t hear the sound properly… But, it would be more correct to judge it as a marriage.”

Considering the shape of their mouths and the context of their conversation, we can infer their conversation to some degree, even if not with certainty.

The wizard took out a notebook and began writing notes by moving several pens simultaneously using magic.

“As far as the princess is concerned… isn’t her appearance pretty decent?”

If revenge was the goal, feigning marriage and swallowing the empire from within could be one of the methods.

Does that mean she wants thorough and brutal revenge?

To judge that there is no hostility is too complacent. Indeed, he made no secret of his dislike of the Farseers and others.

Although the content of the conversation was ambiguous, the princess’s rude attitude caught my eye.

It’s something I’ve only seen once, but every time I see it, it’s a scene that brings a gloomy sigh.

“What the hell are you doing, fools…”

To the wizards, the goddess was a very ambiguous existence.

Her existence itself could not be doubted.

Occasionally, there were times when we had to work together to achieve miracles that could not be achieved with magic or divine power alone, and I thought that borrowing the power of the goddess was an efficient and surprising thing.

However, the goddess was too fickle, dangerous, and unpredictable.

The warrior is loved by the goddess. This was a common fact revealed in dozens of hero summons and thousands of historical records.

If there is someone who is favored by the emperor and bestowed with a great sword, his real power is not something like a great sword. The emperor’s favor is his real strength.

Except for a few extremely rare saints in history and legend, no one has ever met the goddess alive.

However, the warrior is summoned after having a conversation with the goddess before coming here.

“If you’re praying, what are you going to do…”

The hero’s strength was not important, but he was afraid of being cursed by the goddess. It can shake the whole world if you don’t care.

– Nothing will change now.

– I can’t believe it.

– You knew everything.

-You guys take care of it.

Farseer’s eyes quickly scanned the various images. I listen to the voices flowing out at the same time over and over again.

You need to figure out your intentions. You have to find the fragments of emotions that he didn’t even recognize and stabilize him.

You have to decide what to give up. After assessing the situation, figuring out how angry he was and what he was angry about, throw away anything you can.

Even if it is an empire. Even if thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of millions of people die.

It’s better than losing everything. I had to carefully separate the important from the unimportant, weigh the light on the scale, and throw away the light.

– Then, what about you?

-Don’t appear in front of me again.

And, the owner of the Mage Tower could not be an exception.

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The news that the princess was meeting with ‘a certain man’ on the premise of marriage spread from mouth to mouth in an instant.

Eleanor didn’t really try to hide it, so it was obvious that the topic would spread among the ladies-in-waiting and female knights who would be interested in other people’s love affairs.

And, the church, which had many visitors to the imperial palace, could naturally hear the news.

“I’m here, sisters!”

“Celia!”

As soon as the nuns saw her, they rushed at her and vigorously stroked her blonde hair.

“What were you talking about? Isn’t that what the capital priest shouldn’t hear?”

It is a sacred and oppressive place. Having gathered women in their prime, they had no choice but to focus on entertainment.

And the love story, the story of the court, and the story of the warrior’s party were topics that could not but attract everyone’s attention. Even more so when all three are combined.

“It’s not a secret… well, maybe it’s a secret? Anyway, the religious priest doesn’t like talking about things like this…”

The two nuns who had heard the story beforehand smiled sinisterly and then scattered out the window and out the door, respectively. It is to carry out thorough vigilance with the head sticking out.

“Oh, that sounds like a lot of fun!”

“Shh, so… listen. Is there a rumor that our princess is dating a man?”

“Really?”

Celia covered her mouth. The round eyes showed how surprised she was.

I was able to know her better because she went on an adventure with the warrior. He knew better than anyone else that Eleanor had lived as a knight, a warrior, and a member of the imperial family rather than a woman.

“Yes. You may know better about this. Anyone, by any chance, have a guess?”

“No. Not at all… not at all.”

Although it was a saintess who spent a long time with Eleanor, the princess did not show love or regret to anyone.

“Really? Wasn’t there a guy who followed the hero’s party, or a knight who saved me in a moment of danger?”

“…”

The porter’s face passed her head. However, I couldn’t even imagine it.

That man was someone who could force himself to smile in front of people he didn’t like, but he wasn’t the princess.

He was a man who did not hide his hatred of incompetence and his hatred of cowardice. The saintess didn’t think the porter was that good, but he certainly didn’t fit the standards of a princess.

“Well, already? Princess, didn’t you intend to ascend to the emperor’s seat?”

The current emperor was a Ming army who led the reign, but he was not blessed with children. He had only one child, Eleanor.

And whether a man or a woman, if you are looking for a partner who is not a concubine or lover, it was common to find a partner after ascending to the throne of the emperor.

Being the companion of someone who would rise to the throne was a huge card that was politically frightening.

‘Just in case’, all the nobles who imagined that their daughter might be in that position would support the successor.

There was no member of the royal family who had the will to fight Eleanor for succession. Because they were embroiled in controversy, because the blood of the royal family was too light, or because they were too young or too old.

It was an established fact that Eleanor, the hero who defeated the demon king and supported by the knights, would become emperor.

However, on the contrary, it meant that the empress’s accession to the throne was unusual and difficult to the extent that she had to do such a thing.

“So, isn’t it someone I really like? That princess also had feelings for love!”

“Yeah, that can’t be…”

Conversely, if you were going to marry someone you wanted, now was the moment with the least possibility.

If you try to marry someone who doesn’t fit after ascending to the emperor’s seat, you will incur a collective backlash from other families.

Since there is no alternative, there will be no rebellion with another successor, but political debt will adversely affect the imperial power.

“Who, who is it?”

“Baron Leodrin. He originally went missing, but he said he was found near the imperial palace in the past.”

Even the saintess vaguely knew the name. When I put in an inquiry to meet the porter formally, the lady-in-waiting said ‘Baron Leodrin Enerel’.

“know?”

“Oh, I know… I do.”

It was a delusion with infinite possibilities, but if there was a man a hero could have feelings for, there was no other man besides him.

Maybe what he and she fought about was all acting.

The training we did alone at night might not have ended with a mock battle.

“That, ah, ah, no! It can’t be! Not really!”

The saintess’ face turned red. The scene of the erotic print that I read for a very short time out of curiosity passed before my eyes.

“Or not. Why are you blushing?”

“That’s not really…”

A gloomy feeling arose in the saintess’ heart.

He and the saintess had no relationship whatsoever. Even when they met not too long ago, Enerel resolutely rejected the saintess.

The princess thought the same, but there was a possibility that the saintess lacking in tact would have been tricked if she had been in a really thoroughly secret relationship.

I felt a bit betrayed. With the hero, I thought I had become a friend whom I could confide in, whether it was difficult or happy.

And, it wasn’t just that. I felt that this was selfish and something I shouldn’t have, but when I thought of Enerel, I felt regret and sadness.

No matter how unreasonable a request was, he would always listen. He said he was fine even though he looked like he was going to die soon.

At the beginning of the trip, there was a time when he smiled brightly at the saintess who was younger than she is now.

When she told the story of the goddess, she listened with interest and supported her whenever she was having a hard time.

Still, the saintess was not aware of her feelings.