Chapter 186. There are times when Mabel also falls from a tree2021.11.13.
People’s eyes turned towards the sound.
‘God King!’
The owner of the voice was Michael, who had been sitting indifferently with his chin resting on his chin. The place where he slowly raised his body stopped in front of the flower pots of the two candidates.
“It really is a pendraum.”
Michael admired Renesmee’s potted plant. Translucent petals and brilliant light were undoubtedly the characteristics of pendulum. In contrast, Mabel’s planter was simply covered with soil flat. Renesmee’s cheeks turned red at the fact that she had been recognized by the God King.
‘This is how I became the seed of God!’
It was hard to hide my raging emotions, but I tried to hold it in. But at the same time, I also heard a sense of wonder. Renesmee had heard of Mabel’s divine power. A story like an unbelievable miracle in which the wounds of sick people were healed as if they had been washed by the pouring divine rain. The story of Sang Hwang Jae, who was on the verge of dying after getting hit by a knife, and the divine rain that fell then healed the wounds of everyone around him. However, when I looked again, Mabel’s pot had not even sprouted, let alone a flower.
‘Why?’
Renesmee, who slightly turned her head to examine Mabel’s expression, was startled.
‘…Are you laughing?’
He must have felt resentment for the result of his defeat, but Mabel smiled brightly as if he knew that. It was. Mabel already knew that. So no one would have known that he had never given divine power to the pot on purpose. It was because I even acted as if I was pampering while keeping the potted plant nearby.
‘The seed of God? I will not!’
Mabel, who finally threw away the name of the seed of God she did not want, felt more comfortable than ever. In the first place, Mabel was not interested in who was the real seed of God. Ever since he was born, Abelardo has always coveted Mabel. In order to escape from their persistent demands, Esteban, who was the emperor at the time, placed a one-year-old baby on the throne. The culprit that brought Mabel into an unexpected situation was the oracle called ‘God’s Seed’. With this, Ermano cuts off all exchanges with Abelardo, the Holy Nation, through the cause of ‘God’s Seed’. Everything from the teaching priest who was dispatched for Mabel’s theological education to the coy pressure of Abelardo. That was Mabel’s plan.
‘what. The world will be saved.’
In any case, as long as I live with my feet in this world, I have to prevent destruction, so I thought I would do something if I had to.
‘Uh ha ha. How is it, Michael!’
Mabel looked at Michael and smiled triumphantly. For now, Michael was not an old pen pal, but Abelardo’s new king. By the way… Michael also laughed along.
“what. Why is that person laughing?”
Mabel murmured softly at the ominous attack. Oddly enough, a chill went down my spine.
“The results are finally out.”
Michael moved in front of Mabel and Renesmee. Renesmee’s expression brightened as he got closer. After a while, Michael declared calmly.
“Actually, I never planted a seed in the first place.”
I didn’t even plant the seeds of the divine flower from the beginning.
“…!”
Renesmee’s face went white.
‘I got hit!’
Mabel’s mouth fell open. Truly a win-win. Above the running Mabel I had Michael.
***
Michael was very happy to see his friend embarrassed.
‘Bribri. I already predicted that you wouldn’t seriously attend the verification ceremony.’
Michael has been keeping an eye on Mabel since she was born. For about 10 years, we exchanged letters regularly. Michael has always been in touch with the document about how he managed to overcome the situation. So it wasn’t too difficult to predict how Mabel would turn out at this verification ceremony. Correspondingly, Michael dug his own ‘Mabel style’ trap. Even Ikui, who assisted him, stole the seeds from the pot without knowing it.
‘I didn’t expect the princess to do tricks like this.’
Because of that, the situation got quite annoying. The pendulum in Renesmee’s flower pot was blooming so beautifully that it contrasted with Renesmee’s tired face.
“I’m sure the seeds are in my hands, but why do pendraums bloom?”
Michael smiled with a corner of his mouth and breathed divine power into Renesmee’s pendulum. Then the bright light grew stronger.
“That is-.”
“that is?”
“It’s something I don’t know. I just gave it divine power every day to make it bloom, and I took care of it diligently and that was all.”
“That’s right.”
Renesmee made a fuss, but no one believed it, at least not here. Michael’s gaze turned to Abelard’s priests, who were gathered to one side.
“But there’s no way flowers will bloom in a pot with nothing on it. There seems to be a loyal person here who stole my pendulum from Abelardo Sanctuary and planted it in a pot for the princess. what do you think about it?”
Renesmee couldn’t open her mouth easily, her face white as if she were going to faint. It was even saddening to see him not being able to breathe properly. Michael looked at Elliot. Elliot’s eyes met and he watched the situation with a serious expression. But that was it.
‘Am I abandoning the princess like this?’
So easily after having appointed Renesmee as the seed of God? It was a time when Michael was puzzled. A formal priest stepped forward and knelt.
“I did!”
He was a priest unfamiliar to Michael.
“why?”
“Stop it because Your Highness is heartbroken that the flowers aren’t blooming…! This is something that Her Highness does not know. It is only my opinion.”
“Your dogma?”
Michael blatantly went through the elders one by one. Although they felt burdened by the gaze, they never averted their eyes.
‘I’m going to drive out a priest as a scapegoat.’
However, Michael was not one of those who easily let go of food.
“Ikui.”
“yes.”
“Perhaps a pendulum is missing from the sanctuary. I order a thorough investigation into this theft.”
“Yelium.”
There was no way a mere formal priest could steal the sanctuary’s pendulum. Knowing that, insisting that it was arbitrary was the same as deceiving Michael himself. I could do anything to interrogate them, but now it was Ermano, not Abelardo. Since there are many eyes to see, Michael turned his attention to Mabel, putting aside the internal affairs first.
“Emperor. I think we should have a revalidation ceremony. What do you think?”
To the question with a fixed answer, Mabel answered while hiding her trembling fists behind her back.
“According to the will of the God King.”
Then I thought to myself.
‘If I just grind the back of my head, I won’t have any wishes.’
There was a time when even the world’s Mabel fell from a tree.
***
The revalidation ceremony was scheduled after a week of preparation. Until then, Renesmee and Abelardo’s priests stayed in the imperial castle as honored guests.
‘I think I’m going to break off relations with Michael!’
Bang! As I headed toward the main castle with furious steps, I felt a small presence following me.
‘Renesmee?’
Renesmee, whose face had gone pale, staggered and stood in front of me, as if she hadn’t recovered from the shock yet.
“The seed of God… is me.”
suddenly? Bewildered, I answered in a hesitant manner.
“Uh… yes. you do.”
“Even if you relax like that, the results will tell.”
“I see…”
My sincerity seemed to be complacent in Renesmee’s eyes. I didn’t think I was going to tell a good story for others to hear. Especially for Enrique. I ordered the two escorts.
“You two go first.”
“I can’t.”
Aidan was silent and ignored my orders, while Enrique was stubbornly against his will.
‘It’s because we don’t get along so well, but we’re really alike in this way.’
It couldn’t have been more savvy escorts.
“Then stay away. See the tallest tree over there?”
It’s far away, but since you can see Renesmee and me talking with your naked eyes, it’s going to be okay. Neither of them disobeyed this order. Before long, I was able to stand face to face with Renesmee alone. Come to think of it, it was the first time the two of us had a conversation since reuniting with Renesmee.
“Did you come to talk about it?”
“Your Majesty and I are fair competitors.”
a fair competitor I didn’t think so. At least Renesmee seemed to have a strong supporter in Abelardo.
‘It’s a good thing from my point of view.’
I looked at Renesmee with a relieved heart.
“I sincerely hope that you, Renesmee, will become the seed of God.”
I wished Renesmee luck with all my heart, and soon I hardened my expression into a cold expression.
“But that’s it.”
It was a warning not to reach out to anyone around me, including Enrique. I had already heard from Emily that Renesmee had come to ask Enrique to be her knight. And that was a huge disrespect towards me, my lord. If it was a child who didn’t know anything, it might have been, but now that Renesmee had a coming-of-age ceremony, such disrespect was unacceptable. Perhaps embarrassed by my cold expression, Renesmee’s face contorted as if she was about to burst into tears.
“Your Majesty has everything.”
“What are you talking about?”
“A loving father who prioritizes His Majesty, an older brother who only knows Her Majesty, the position of emperor, and the people who love His Majesty…!”
When I said something, he said something cheesy. Although she had grown, Renesmee was still the same as she had been before. I called Renesmee quietly.
“Renesmee.”
“yes.”
“Just because I have everything doesn’t mean you can take even one.”
“…”
Does Renesmee know? How hard it was for me to accept someone’s blind love. I acknowledged my love while hurting the people around me, including myself.
“It’s not like you want to have it.”
I can’t deny that I was especially loved by people in this life, but that still couldn’t justify Renesmee’s cry.
“Then go back carefully, Renesmee. Arrange an escort as soon as possible.”
I walked towards the two escorts, leaving Renesmee looking at me. . . . Renesmee bit her lip. Mabel’s back as she turned around was so confident that it made it all the more dazzling.
‘It’s too far…’
It seemed like I could never reach it even if I stretched out my hand.
***
Aidan was by Mabel’s side most of the day, but there were often times when he went home. It was time to change clothes with other escorts or to change clothes for a while. This time, I was on my way back to my dorm after shift.
“…!”
I suddenly felt a presence in a space where there was nothing. As soon as I turned my head, something sharp flew at me. Kwakwang! Aidan’s energy spread in an instant, and he parried the attack. I thought that was the end, but it wasn’t. Dismissed! As if teasing, the consecutive attacks stabbed Aidan in the back. But the attack didn’t work. The sharp energy disappeared as if it evaporated as soon as it was touched.
“As expected, it’s Bribri’s barrier. It doesn’t work.”
Divinity cannot attack divinity. As soon as they touch each other, they absorb each other. Aidan was finally able to identify the face of the person who attacked him. It was Michael Abelardo, the god-king, clad in a long robe.
“It’s scary. don’t stare like that It was just a casual greeting.”
“What is going on?”
“just. There is something irritating.”
As Michael observed, he took a step back.
“I heard good things about you. It was the property of the Devlin family.”
“…”
“Don’t look at me like that. I am not your enemy.”
It was not persuasive to say that he was not an enemy on the subject that he had been attacking without hesitation. Despite Aidan’s vigilance, Michael leisurely checked his condition.
‘It looks like Mabel’s strong barrier is blocking that guy’s restraint. Because it’s forbidden, the black energy from earlier might be-.’
The question became more and more certain.
“You must have heard of the oracle, too, right?”
“…”
No answer came back, but Michael asked again.
“Anyway, the oracle’s ‘red plague’ seems to mean you. What do you think?”
It was in the form of a question, but in a tone of conviction.
