Episode 176 The Turbulent Imperial Family (3)
As Ray said, the parchments returned to their respective owners, and the reaction was surprising.
It was because the members of the imperial family, who were always full of thoughts of fighting, had stopped fighting among themselves.
Then the imperial family became very quiet.
It will be because you will need time to think about your weaknesses and you will also need to create countermeasures.
Their weaknesses, caught by Ray, were indeed diverse.
In the case of Prince Il, he received a lobby from the upper ranks and opened a monopoly, or he watched the tax collection of some nobles a few times.
Prince Lee did not receive lobbying in particular, but he was involved in an inappropriate relationship with Princess Il or corruption committed by her.
As a result, it would be difficult for him to escape this situation unless he abandoned the princess.
Now that we’ve pushed it this far, there won’t be any madmen who will take drastic actions for a while.
All that remains is to restore the Emperor until they act.
* * *
The Emperor’s condition has improved considerably.
It was a few weeks ago that I struggled just by getting up from bed, but now I am able to get up very well.
Even walking is a bit awkward, but compared to before, it was an amazing achievement.
“how is it? Does it work?”
The emperor nodded slowly at his question.
“Thank you, saint. I will never forget this grace of mine.”
“Don’t forget to put it in the Holy Kingdom.”
The conversation with him gave the emperor a strange feeling.
It is not a conversation between nobles in which etiquette comes and goes.
Nor is it formal.
Even so, what is it that makes me happy without knowing why?
The Emperor let out a pleasant laugh.
“ha ha ha. I don’t know how long it’s been since I laughed like this. I want to spend the rest of my life laughing like this.”
From now on, there should be only days where you can smile, but unfortunately, it is impossible if your children are like that.
His hopes went down the road of bankruptcy from the beginning.
The emperor liked the character of the saint he had seen so far.
At first, there were times when I thought it was rude, but as time passed, it also brought a fresh feeling in its own way.
In addition, it possesses an armed force that will not exist again in this world.
He is a saint who came to heal himself, but he did not want to send him back to the Holy Land.
To do so, it was necessary to tie one’s feet.
The emperor sneaked up on his luck.
“saint.”
“yes?”
“Our empire holds a competition of swordsmanship and magic once every three years. Do you have any intention to participate?”
“A contest?”
I’ve been to many wars so far, but I’ve never participated in a competition.
So, I got a little interested.
“Is there any reward?”
Seeing him react, the emperor added quickly.
“Since it is a tournament hosted by the empire, the awards are incomparable to other tournaments. Whatever you imagine, it is more than enough.”
“Hoo.”
Ray smacked his lips.
Anyway, as a reward, I would give you a few famous jewels, but Ira would definitely like it if you brought it to her.
Participating in one or two tournaments won’t change anything, so it’s okay to accept it.
he asked the emperor.
“Can both participate?”
“It’s possible, but… In the swordsmanship competition, you have to use only swordsmanship. If you use magic, you will be disqualified.”
“I know.”
The emperor was puzzled by his confident words.
What kind of swordsmanship competition are you going to enter even though you are a wizard?
“When does the competition start?”
“Two weeks from now. Originally, they go through the preliminaries in various places and go to the finals, but Sungjae will take measures so that he can advance directly to the finals.”
“thank you. Then I’ll be ready by the end of this week.”
At his intention to participate, the emperor inwardly called out for joy.
‘The first step is to go through this way.’
It is a matter of seconds for that first step to become three and for the older brother to become a father.
The Emperor’s goal was effective.
Of course, Ray can have fun and be rewarded. It’s just that it’s not bad to participate at least once, but the emperor’s thoughts are completely different.
I intend to tie it to the Empire very firmly.
Ray checked the condition of the emperor once more and nodded.
“It’s still a little uncomfortable, but I don’t think it’s going to be a big hindrance to my daily life. Let’s watch it for two more days.”
“Okay.”
“Don’t neglect what you have been doing until now. It goes slowly.”
As usual, he left the emperor’s bedroom.
Now that the emperor’s return to daily life is finally on track, it’s time to take some time.
Now, I’ll have to check the situation at least once.
Seeing that he doesn’t hear from Zeke, he seems to be doing well, but just in case.
* * *
Returning to the room, Ray washed himself refreshed after a long time.
It was good to make her clean with magic, but sometimes it was quite pleasant to release her body like this.
As I sat down on my desk and injected mana into the crystal ball, the crystal ball began to glow brightly.
As the distance was considerable, the amount of mana that went into it was also quite large.
It has the disadvantage of not being able to carry it around and being able to contact only the connected line, but it is a convenient magic tool if you have one.
After a few minutes, a blurry image formed on the crystal ball.
However, the prize was a little strange somewhere.
The slender, bright hair color is somehow not what Zeke looks like.
No, that figure gradually changed into that of someone familiar to him.
Iriel waved his hand through the crystal ball.
– Ray. Long time no see.
Seeing her appearance, Ray slaps his forehead in admiration.
There was an ambush that I hadn’t considered.
Sieg couldn’t refuse the saintess’ request.
It was because she was also an adult like himself to Zeke.
Ray sighed and said.
“Why do you have that? I definitely don’t remember giving it to you.”
– Why? When I asked for it, they handed it over right away.
Again, expectations were met.
Zeke’s face, which must have been in tears, was pictured in my mind.
Well, it didn’t matter who it was, as long as I could hear the situation anyway.
“His Majesty was treated safely. how is it there?”
Iriel’s expression immediately darkened at his question.
– Here… It’s a bit of a mess.
“A big deal?”
Looking at that expression, at least it’s not a small thing.
It was as if a huge wall had appeared in front of my eyes.
Did something happen while you were away?
However, if that was the case, he would have been contacted via Crystal Ball.
When I thought about it, I could only think of one big thing left.
Ray asked frowning.
“Is it because of the paperwork again?”
– …How did you know? I was going to make fun of you…
but it’s obvious. Thoughts are very clear.
she said with a bashful laugh.
– There’s nothing special about Seongguk. To the extent of preparing for trade negotiations with Leysian, as Ray suggested to the Empire?
At Iriel’s words, Ray nodded.
Still, it seems that he left the imperial family.
As I said last time, seeing that they are strengthening friendship and actively moving trade.
“Is the academy going well? I should have finished my work before I left…”
Iriel put her index finger to her lips for a moment, thinking about it, then smiled awkwardly.
– Should I say it’s going well… or not…
“…what’s going on again?”
Obviously, the materials to be used in class were well organized and handed over.
He gave clear reasons and examples so that Rich could understand, so his brain, who would have reached the 7th circle, would have been able to understand.
But why did you come up with such a stupid answer!
Iriel waved his hand and said not to worry.
– Oh, of course you don’t have to worry about the class. I think I’m doing better than I thought. In some ways, it even earns the respect of students.
Then what is the problem?
As Ray was about to ask about it, Iriel continued.
– It’s just a problem if it’s a problem that you’re good at quarreling with students from other academies.
At her words, Ray touched his forehead.
It’s
not like getting a fight that comes in, but what the hell is a fight?
Zeke would have been able to restrain himself, but it was not good for anyone to see the temporary professorship arguing with a student in this way.
Ray took the crystal ball and lay down on the bed.
“I think I will be a little late.”
– Wasn’t His Majesty’s treatment already over?
“huh. treatment is over The rest is a bit of a headache, though.”
Although she had no desire to get involved in the imperial family’s power struggle, she had already become quite attached to the emperor.
As a result, it felt a little uncomfortable to leave the imperial family as it is now.
There could be a way to overthrow everything and organize it, but it didn’t suit the current situation.
These brothers actually killed Prince Oh while trying to kill each other.
In such a situation, if you try to organize yourself, it will only look like a mess, and someday a bloody fight will happen again.
If that were to happen, it would be right for the imperial family and the empire to make sure to leave.
Ray told Iriel what had happened.
Then, the smile gradually disappeared from her face.
– I heard at first glance that the struggle for the imperial power had intensified, but I didn’t expect it to be this far. It might be better not to intervene any more… but interfering isn’t necessarily bad either.
Perhaps Iriel was thinking of friendship between Lessian and the Holy Kingdom.
Although Ray did not officially intervene in the imperial family’s sovereignty dispute, someday later, as an unofficial intervention, his influence would work at least a little when the next emperor, determined to rule Lessian, was to rule.
Ray also shook his head.
“It’s the same opinion.”
– Don’t worry about Ray, and finish the work in the Empire. No matter what Seongguk says, I am there.
Talk and smile charmingly.
Haha, although Iriel has a bit of an idiotic side, he is a competent commander who has no faults when it comes to handling things.
As long as she was protecting the Holy Kingdom, there would be no need to worry about being shaken unless it was tolerable.
Iriel brought up the story as if he had just remembered.
– Oh. I just had something to tell you, so that’s good. It will soon be a year since you came to the holy kingdom. Maybe sooner or later we’ll be going back and forth between different kingdoms.
“huh?”
– Didn’t I tell you in Celia Kingdom before coming to the Holy Kingdom? Until one year has passed, they do not go out and live in the Holy Land.
I remember hearing that for sure.
“…I heard it, but…”
– That year will soon pass. It is said that the adaptation period given by Seong-guk as an adult has ended and the period of activity has entered.
Could it be that Seongguk gave him the adaptation period as an adult that he fought against the necromancer and waged a war against the emerging giant organization called Proxia?
Iya was also a holy kingdom.
Like a huge nation ruled by God, even the adaptation period was very hot.
Ray laughed out loud.
He looked up at the god in the sky and said.
“It’s so damn good that it takes one adaptation period.”
