Chapter 208. I’m your comrade in the underworld2022.01.29.
‘His Majesty is strange.’
It was the idea that everyone in the Imperial Castle of Ermano had in common. In the meeting room of Hwangseong, a government meeting was in full swing.
“- So, I’m focusing on securing more movement magic tools and moving supplies… Your Majesty?”
“…Oh yes?”
Mabel, who had been staring blankly into space, looked around in amazement. Mabel, who seemed frightened for a moment, withdrew, and hurriedly captured her expression.
“What did you say? I didn’t hear it because Jim was lost in his thoughts.”
“I was in the middle of raising an agenda for material support as a relief measure for the northern region…”
“Is anything happening in the north?”
At Mabel’s question, the atmosphere in the meeting room instantly turned sour. The servants, who were at a loss for words for a moment, remained silent as they exchanged glances with each other. Feeling the unusual atmosphere, Mabel became even more depressed. Emily Javier, the head of the Javier family, was the first to speak among the servants who were just noticing the difficulties.
“Winter is coming soon, so we decided to provide supplies in advance to prepare for the cold wave, Your Majesty.”
“ah…! is it so. We should support it.”
That wasn’t the only time Mabel couldn’t concentrate on the meeting. Even after that, he continued to stare blankly at the sky, question the words of his servants over and over again, or hesitate without being able to answer properly. The government meeting broke up in a gloomy atmosphere.
“Perhaps Okche is not sane…”
“Looks like His Majesty also left some fruit juice, which His Majesty liked so much.”
“Huh true. It’s a big deal.”
Since Mabel had never been like that before, the servants simply assumed that the emperor’s health would be poor. The emperor’s health condition was confidential, so he did not reveal anything about it after that. However, Mabel’s strange attitude did not end with an incident where she couldn’t concentrate on the meeting.
“Enrique. Would you like to have tea with us?”
“…yes?”
“The escort is no fun. huh?”
Enrique and Mabel, who hadn’t had anything but necessary conversations for a while, were caught in a scene where Mabel often recommended a place to talk.
“But it’s office hours, Your Majesty.”
“Okay…”
Mabel nodded, looking sullen. At that time, another escort, Aidan, who had been away for a while, set foot in the garden. That was the moment. The smile disappeared from Mabel’s smiling face as soon as she saw Aidan.
“Welcome, Aidan.”
“…”
At the same time, Aidan’s atmosphere was subdued, so the servants who watched the scene intuitively felt that something had happened between them. To think that His Majesty suddenly showed interest in Prince Enrique and distanced himself from Count Asserad! The servants of Hwangseong, who were very interested in Mabel, were excited about the unexpected change in the love phase and eagerly spread rumors. It was at the Ermano royal family dinner where Oscar was seated that Mabel’s strange behavior peaked.
“I called Renesmee, but she didn’t come.”
“Renesmee says she’s not feeling well.”
Esteban nodded at Mabel’s answer and suddenly realized that Mabel’s food on the plate hadn’t diminished.
“Today, the chef specially prepared Mabel with things you like, but you can’t eat well.”
Since Mabel always raised her thumbs up and praised the chef, the chef’s eyes lit up in anticipation of the Emperor’s praise today. However, Mabel’s spooning was not very good.
“I just don’t have an appetite…”
Then, as I quietly let go of the spoon, the chef, who had been peeping at me secretly, went into the kitchen with tears in his eyes.
“Mabel. Are you sick somewhere?”
“no. You are not sick, brother.”
“…what?”
Oscar’s eyes widened. At the same time, Mabel’s expression also became contemplative.
‘My older brother.’
It was a title that had never been called since birth.
“Did you say brother? Mabel Say it one more time. huh?”
“I hate poetry.”
“If you don’t like it….”
Esteban, who was happy to watch the brother and sister’s friendly conversation, handed Mabel her portion of dessert.
“Hey Mabel, your favorite lemon sorbet. Eat Daddy’s too.”
Mabel, who was looking down at the sorbet in embarrassment, shook her head cautiously.
“I don’t really want to eat… Oh Dad.”
Mabel awkwardly called her father and averted his gaze. Esteban’s chest was bruised at his shy attitude.
‘okay. What is not the father?’
Esteban, still unable to recover from the shock of the father’s incident, thought Mabel was perverted. And all those in Hwangseong who watched all those events up close thought again. As expected, His Majesty the Emperor is strange. As if you have become a different person!
***
Holy Kingdom Abelardo. It was the day Michael, who had personally visited Ermano, returned to the temple. Although there was no official announcement, the controversy became a fait accompli just by going directly to the Hermano Imperial Castle and directing an intimate (?) scene with Count Aserad. Michael, the unmarried God King, became the father of a baby and proudly set foot in the temple. Out of the 12 elders, the 11 elders came out and welcomed Michael’s return. Their gaze landed on the large box behind Michael.
“God bless you. Yellium.”
“Welcome, His Holiness.”
Michael nodded roughly at their welcome and asked casually.
“Anything special?”
“Nothing special. Nothing happened. But what the hell is that box for?”
“Never mind.”
No one dared to ask the identity of the box in response to the god king’s cynical reply. As soon as Michael moved to the entrance of the building, the gathered elders naturally scattered. Michael stopped walking and stared at something. Ikui, who stopped walking along with him, tilted his head.
“His Holiness? Aren’t you going in?”
“Don’t rush me.”
“I’m not rushing you…”
Ikui, who answered dissatisfiedly for no reason, followed Michael as he moved again. Even so, her eyes glanced at the place Michael was looking at earlier.
‘Have you seen Elder Elliot?’
I saw Elliot’s back as he walked away.
***
Elliot was proud of his patience.
‘How much time and effort I put into taming Princess Renesmee.’
After so much hard work, the goal was finally in front of my eyes. After taking the emperor’s body and securing the tree of creation’s core and Aidan, cross the Devlin border. What a simple mission. However, the signal from Renesmee, who had been waiting for success, did not come. Elliot grew increasingly impatient with the plan, which took longer than expected.
“Like a stupid princess. Is it that hard to find that core? I also chose the wrong role for the sacrificial offering. It would have been better to attack the prince’s side.”
With his timid and indecisive personality, the news that he was serving as the emperor in Ermano was also conveyed to Eliot. Unlike the emperor, who was usually sharp, he said that he was worried about the people around him because of his frequent mistake attitude. In addition, rumors were heard that he was keeping Enrique by his side, away from Aidan Aserad, whom he was close to.
‘Renesmee adored Prince Javier.’
It seems to have succeeded in taking over the body, but after that, the work seemed to be sluggish.
“If that’s the case…”
However, Elliot didn’t worry too much because there was a corner where he believed that the language was forbidden. The biggest loss was the loss of the horse Renesmee, whom she had worked so hard on for so long. It was a pity to think of the friendly acting that didn’t fit because of coddling and cursing, but there was no need for useless cards.
“Why are you procrastinating like this?”
One day while Elliot was keeping an eye on the trends of the Ermano Empire, the long-awaited call finally came.
***
The fact that Renesmee relied heavily on the elder Eliot was such that everyone in the Temple of Abelardo did not know. Therefore, no one disagreed with Elliot’s report that he would visit the Ermano Empire for a short time in response to Renesmee’s request to meet. Except for one person.
“Why is Princess Renesmee looking for you?”
“That’s because I’ve given Her Highness a lot of comfort.”
“What comfort did you give?”
“I was very lonely, so I stayed by your side.”
Elliot was a bit taken aback by the God King’s unexpected sabotage, which he thought he would not be interested in, but smiled softly and moved on. The God King, who had been dragging his horse by the end of each case, stopped harassing Elliott only when the 10 elders who were watching him got tired of it.
“Go to the garden.”
“I’ll be back in a hurry, His Holiness.”
“There is no rush.”
Leaving behind the God King’s completely unknown attitude, Elliott headed to Ermano. It was late when he arrived at Ermano after using the moving magic tools in succession. Since it was late at night, Elliot, who was guided to the bedroom, planned to rest first and then meet Renesmee when the sun rose. But contrary to his plan, someone knocked on the bedroom door out of nowhere.
“Who are you?”
“It is me.”
Elliott opened the bedroom door at the sound of a very urgent voice, as if being chased. Covering herself with a cloak, she hurriedly entered and slammed the door shut.
“Eh Elder Elliot!”
Tears welled up in his terrified blue eyes. Seeing the usually dignified and indifferent emperor crying, Elliott was somewhat moved. Anyone can see that Renesmee took over the emperor’s body, but Elliott was too suspicious to be immediately relieved.
“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor. May the grace of God be with you Yelium.”
“Why is this suddenly, Elder? It’s me. Renesmee.”
“What are you talking about? your majesty. You’re kidding too much. But why did you come here at such a late night?”
It would have been better to throw a big clue in order to dispel the impregnable Elliot’s doubts. After thinking for a moment, Mabel threw a huge bait.
“I brought the core.”
Elliot’s expression changed.
“Please come here. hurry.”
Elliot hurriedly held out his hand, but Mabel shook her head.
“…My other alter ego comes first.”
“majesty.”
“I might really die like this. I really don’t want to die. Hehe…”
Like Renesmee, who has many tears, she shed tears even though she was in Mabel’s body. The sobs were so loud that Elliott frowned slightly. Then, when someone came to ask what was going on, it became difficult.
‘It’s annoying, so I’ll have to pass it on. It’s not that difficult to take it back.’
Elliott rummaged through his arms and threw a purple orb at Mabel. Mabel snatched it up and carefully put the marble into her bosom.
“Then pass the core now.”
Mabel’s face turned white as she rummaged in her arms.
“Wait. I think I left it behind.”
“No, you left it there. Where are you selling your mind? It’s really useless anyway. under!”
“I’m sorry, elder…”
“It’s okay. where did you put it? Is this the emperor’s bedroom?”
“Oh no. It’s probably at Count Aserad’s quarters.”
“Why did you put it there?”
“That’s right, the elder said to put Count Aserad to sleep…”
Eliot was a little surprised. Renesmeera is so stupid and useless, I thought she would have only succeeded in securing the core, but to have Aidan in her hands.
‘The harvest is good.’
It was late at night, so security was lax. Elliot headed for the Knights’ quarters with Mabel at the fore. Mabel, who was hesitantly watching, opened her mouth slightly.
“I… I heard a lot of things while working for the emperor. Do you need any information?”
Elliott sneered and nodded as if he wanted to be praised.
“What information? Say something.”
“It’s about the red prober. The elder said that before. They caught red probers, extracted their life force, and destroyed their habitat.”
“So what is the information?”
“This is the location of the surviving Red Prover.”
“Hmm, that’s definitely useful information.”
Mabel’s expression brightened at the compliment. As if she was excited, she also talked about other things.
“And… the Emperor had the Thought Body that Elder Eliot solved during the plague incident.”
“Somehow, when I went back, it was purified. Every step of the way is a hindrance.”
“The Emperor was suspicious of Elder Eliot. I attached someone to the elder, did you know?”
“It doesn’t matter if you put it on. I’m secretly in touch with Emperor Devlin.”
“If so, I’m glad….”
As I talked about the information I learned, I arrived at the Knights’ quarters before I knew it. Just in case, Elliot knocked on Aidan’s room and went inside after confirming that there was no sign. Indeed, there was Aidan lying dead on the bed.
“Now, with just the core, all the conditions will be just right.”
Elliot was ecstatic. Didn’t the girl who didn’t have any hobbies come here just for this day?
“Now pass the core. hurry!”
Mabel, who was looking at Elliot in a frenzy, rummaged through the drawer next to Aidan’s bed and pulled out something. She placed it in Elliot’s hand and hurried back. Basrak-. Elliott’s expression became subtle when he confirmed what was in his hand.
“what is this?”
“It’s candy. If you eat something sweet, your anger will subside.”
Saying that, Mabel took something out of her arms. It was a magic tool the size of a fist that emitted a soft light. Elliot asked, trying to suppress his unfounded anxiety.
“What is it?”
“This is…”
Mabel, who was looking down at the magic tool, raised her head and smiled broadly.
“I’m your friend on the underworld. Trash traitor.”
Let’s call it Casey’s latest work, ‘Image Storage Magic Tool’.
