Chapter 220. Might be dead2022.03.12.
Helias still gained confidence in Mabel’s kind attitude even though he met six times in two days.
“Have you eaten, Your Majesty? If you haven’t taken it yet, come with me-”
“I have no appetite.”
“Ah… Then, let’s promise the next one. Then, I heard that His Majesty’s greenhouse is wonderful. Let’s have refreshments together-”
“Jim hates sweets.”
“Unbelievable. You hate sweets. I will remember it well. I am very happy to know about Your Majesty like this.”
It was like a spear and shield. In the middle of a pleasant (?) conversation, Helios suddenly noticed two escorts firmly guarding both sides of Mabel. From the first time I saw him in the audience room, I didn’t like the way he looked at me with such a sharp gaze.
“hey. two people there. I have something urgent to tell my majesty, so please leave.”
Helias waved his hand at the command, but the two escorts stood still as if they hadn’t heard. As the crown prince of the empire, no one disobeyed an order, so Helias felt very uncomfortable.
“Aren’t my words like words?”
Despite his words of warning, the two cheeky escorts stood there without looking away. Helyas calmed his rising anger. To be humiliated like this in front of the emperor. The more I did, the more I was obsessed with the idea of driving them out of this space.
“The Lords are now disobeying the words of the imperial family. You don’t know what a serious sin it is!”
The black-haired man raised one corner of his mouth at Helyas’s unholy command.
‘Are you laughing?’
Laughing at the country’s crown prince! It was impossible. It was a severe punishment that deserved to be dragged out and punished immediately. It was the moment when Helyas, whose anger surged to the tip of his head, was about to stand up from the spot.
“Prince.”
Hearing Mabel’s low voice, Helias instantly calmed down. He replied with a bright smile like a docile sheep.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“They are my knights. That’s why I don’t want you to give orders to my knight recklessly.”
“Hey, Your Majesty. They are now-.”
Helyas’ words didn’t follow. It was because Mabel’s sad gaze, whose smile had disappeared, was directed at her.
“Aren’t Jim’s words like words?”
I got goosebumps. Helias suddenly realized that he had felt this feeling in the not-too-distant past.
‘Situation system…!’
okay. It was the same feeling I had when I came face to face with Hwang Sangje Esteban’s death. It was a moment when I realized that the emperor was the daughter of Emperor Hwang. Helias couldn’t help but tremble for a moment at the sight of Mabel’s eyes. afraid? no. because I like it so much.
‘force!’
Cute, pretty, lovable, cool, everything. What could this emperor not do? Helias fell in love with Mabel even more. He didn’t care about the bloody atmosphere and started bombarding Mabel with questions again.
“What is Your Majesty’s favorite flower?”
“I hate flowers.”
“Then, the greenhouse… ah no. There is no law that requires only flowers in a greenhouse. Then.”
Helias hesitated for a moment before asking with courage.
“Then, what would the emperor of Ermano be like?”
shouted! Helyas waited for Mabel’s answer with a throbbing heart.
“ideal type?”
“yes.”
“My ideal type… First of all, the face is the most important.”
The first ideal condition came out of Mabel’s mouth as she rested her chin on her chin and pondered for a moment. Helyas nodded enthusiastically.
‘face. I’ve passed the exam for now.’
“And I don’t like talkative people.”
‘You are a quiet person. Uh huh He is also me.’
“Be serious.”
‘it’s me.’
“Who listens to Jim?”
‘grow.’
“To be able to dance together on the snow field.”
‘It’s about dancing.’
“A person who would risk his life for Jim no matter what.”
‘This… is His Majesty confessing to me, right?’
In the conditions of the ideal type that followed one after another, Helios had no doubt that he would be the person Mabel was talking about. However, Mabel’s ideal type was pointing to only one person. ‘Aidan.’
***
For the first time since waking from a long slumber, a secret meeting was held with those I trusted. The number of people is a total of 7 people, the father Oscar Lisandro Casey Franz Enrique Aidan and the last sheep. It suddenly dawned on me that there were so many people around me. It seemed that he hadn’t been fooling around for the past hour. Oscar entered my drawing room, the place of the secret meeting, frowning in displeasure.
“Oscar. What’s going on?”
“I met Crown Prince Langard on the way. Mabel, why does that perverted prince come and go to such a fictitious day?”
It seemed that he ran into Prince Jinsang, who was taking a heavy step just a moment ago. I knew very well why he would come and go.
“I think it was an inquiry before negotiations.”
At my spleen response, Oscar somehow stroked my hair and smiled dejectedly.
“Yes, yes. my naive little brother. If that’s an investigation, then it must be an investigation…”
The last ones to enter were the Evil’s Danju and Vicedanju, who were now members of the guild. It had been a long time since he actually faced Franz and Casey, not as a communication magic tool. As soon as Franz saw me, he wept sadly.
“Do you know how worried I was? Slave No. 1! I thought you abandoned your slaves mercilessly.”
“Ooh don’t cry. Master. Because it’s embarrassing.”
“Eat a lot of good things for your body and please stay healthy for a long time, Your Majesty.”
A troubled Franz packed all kinds of medicines that were said to be good for health. Rather, Casey, who seemed to be in trouble, sat down calmly and shrugged.
“I thought you would wake up, Miss.”
He said that, but seeing that he couldn’t take his eyes off me, it seemed that he was very worried. I generously rewarded those who suffered while I was not awakened.
“Come to think of it, I didn’t negotiate my salary this year because I was in a coma. It’s a 10% raise for both of you!”
“No, thank you even if you don’t.”
“As expected, my lady is unconventional!”
Now that I’ve solved the conversation with the people I haven’t seen in a while, I had to get to the main point. Successes and failures of past missions. In addition, the objective summary of the current situation and future plans were the main issues. The first to get lucky was Enrique, who was present at the time.
“During the Devlin infiltration mission, Your Majesty’s ability that was hidden from the Emperor of Devlin was discovered.”
Assimilation power that allows you to share and assimilate animal senses. If it was Veron, I might have come to the conclusion that I can communicate with natural objects.
“Devlin started invading neighboring countries again while Mabel was unable to wake up.”
Dad said displeasedly. Although Aidan stopped Devlin’s ambition to occupy the kingdom of Ioleca, it was undeniable that war clouds were drifting across the continent due to the clash with Ioleca. Devlin’s movement had already thrown the continent into chaos. Now, Veron’s magic army and the power of Veron itself were too strong to stop. The sheep helped out with a word.
[I lost my core.]
“Isn’t that an obvious choice?”
Lisandro replied as if in protest. However, it could not be denied that it was a power loss.
“It is said that not only drought, but abnormal phenomena are occurring all over the continent. Right now, it’s winter in Ermano, but it’s not that cold.”
“We have also received reports of animals dying in droves.”
In turn, it was Casey and Franz’s answer. I laughed bitterly.
“So a disaster is really starting.”
It’s in the beginning stages, so it hasn’t touched the skin yet, but sooner or later this disaster will drive the entire continent to ruin.
“And the results…”
I replied firmly to Enrique, who was silent at the end of his words as if he was worried.
“No results.”
There was no I was sick. It was the length of the mission that I left thinking that I could really save anything, but I came back with a bitter sense of defeat. Oscar shrugged and put his hand on top of mine.
“Why are there no results? You cut off one of Veron’s arms again. Aidan.”
Hearing Oscar’s words, Dad cleared his throat and slightly turned his head. I looked closely and he was smiling. Aidan’s performance seemed to be satisfactory.
“okay. Didn’t you take a shot, Mabel?”
Dad squeezed the hand opposite me. It seemed comforting, but still felt uncomfortable.
“The purpose is to look at the data from Baron’s laboratory, but as the soul is broken, all the memories are gone.”
I have to admit that I have to admit
“It would be nice if the memories came back, but maybe they won’t come back forever…”
I don’t think Veron will allow Devlin to sneak in again. The opportunity was no longer there.
“I have to deal with Veron without knowing anything.”
As soon as I finished my words, a distant silence fell. When everyone was keeping their mouths shut, someone opened their mouths. It was Aidan.
“Is Langard’s power necessary to fight Veron?”
This was the first question from Aidan, who had been silent all along. If it had been before, I would have been able to confidently say that I didn’t need Langard’s power.
“I want to believe that I can somehow stop Veron with the power of Ermano.”
The image of Veron that he had seen in a squeak came to mind in a blur. It felt as if my throat was being tightened by an unbearably powerful force.
“Since I saw it myself, I am not sure. It was too strong.”
I looked down on the power of the one who absorbed about half of the world’s life force. In addition, since the core disappeared, the speed of my holy power recovery was noticeably slower than before. I couldn’t use my abilities as much as before.
“So, to block elements that could be a threat in the first place. If Langard were to fall to Veron, it would be difficult to fight.”
The key was to somehow enlist the Langard Empire as an ally.
***
Late at night when everything is ready for bed. Mabel, who was sitting on the bed, slowly moved her gaze. Someone’s shadow moved across the curtains on the balcony. Mabel knew who it was.
“Aidan. What are you doing?”
She opened the balcony door slightly and looked at Aidan with her head sticking out. He immediately met eyes with Aidan, who was leaning against the railing.
“nothing.”
“I shouldn’t have been thinking about it.”
Aidan couldn’t open his mouth to the innocent master’s question.
‘I was thinking of you.’
Mabel’s past life, which Aidan himself does not know. Mabel tried not to show off, but when she talked about her family from her previous life, she didn’t seem okay. Not only now, Aidan always thought of Mabel. From the time you open your eyes to the time you close them. The kind of Mabel I thought of was different each time. When Mabel was not in front of him, he recalled Mabel from the past. When Mabel was in front of me, I thought of Mabel now. Because at some point Aidan’s reason for existence was Mabel. But I felt it was too early to say that.
‘little bit more. When my meaning to Mabel increased.’
It was meant to wait until then. To wait for the time when you can’t run away and snatch it at once. Mabel, not knowing what a patient man really meant, came out to the balcony leisurely in thin clothes. It was defenselessly barefoot. Aidan took off his coat, set it down on the floor, and pulled Mabel up. My feet, which had touched the cold floor, moved onto the thick cloth.
“At least putting on an outer garment…”
“It’s not cold at all. I can’t believe it’s winter now.”
One of the signs of the apocalypse that people talk about is warm winter temperatures. Mabel smiled lightly as she leaned against the railing.
“In the old days, God just felt resentful, but now it’s not like that.”
There was a time when the mission to save the world felt like a heavy burden. So I remembered the moment I was trying to avoid. But suddenly, I had a thought.
‘This might be an opportunity.’
I can protect my loved ones, my loved ones, and the world I love with my own hands. When I thought so, I could do anything.
“As you can see, the results were disappointing.”
Mabel, who smiled weakly while holding on to the railing, stared at Aidan with her head tilted.
‘What was it?’
An ancient record related to Aidan in the laboratory. I read it, understood it, and was shocked.
‘Why was I shocked?’
If we figured it out, we might be able to help Aidan. He didn’t know if he would finally be able to find freedom after lifting the restraints tied to the Devlin family.
“What is your secret? I don’t remember, like it was foggy.”
Funny enough, I didn’t forget what Veron said after that.
“Because it won’t be useful to find out anything.”
I was afraid because I didn’t know what the basis of that confidence was. Even after sighing deeply, Mabel shook her head to shake off her thoughts.
‘no. Let’s think positively!’
Mabel smiled and looked back at Aidan. Then, as if it were natural, he met the red eyes that had been staring at him all along.
“Come to think of it, it’s been a while since we’ve been talking like this. How are you, Aidan?”
It was a new question asking how I was doing in the past. Mabel, who asked with a light heart, was startled after seeing Aidan’s expression. A shadow of the moon fell on Aidan’s face.
“no.”
How are you?
“I didn’t get along.”
There was no way I could get along.
“Because I didn’t want to live even for a moment in a world where you didn’t open your eyes.”
Even so, it was because of the belief that Mabel would wake up. but.
“If I hadn’t opened my eyes forever, I might have died.”
Seeing Aidan’s eyes full of unknown emotions, Mabel involuntarily stopped breathing. Her heart tightened.
