Chapter. 14. One Empire, Three Legends (3)
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– takealook: It popped out! Professor Park’s inner evil has finally come out into the world!
– Heungan Mandu: Professor Park, when that person dies, I will definitely crush his head. If there is that level of ego fragmentation, it would 100% be a type 3 variant, right? Oh, it’s already done, right?
– Jokass: There are two Professor Parks. We’re done now. Our fragile world isn’t strong enough to contain two of those lunatics.
– Speed Wagon: Hmm… I’ve only been in a relationship once in my life. There are now two men.
– Roe Drug: Miss Dana’s male cubs are all wolves? They say they’ll give you your liver or your heart, but if you dig, you’ll find they’re hiding everything. Later, I’ll invite Holly and Levitt, and let’s have a drink together. When I fled this time, I ended up living in a refugee zone.
– Jokass: Again and again. Saying strange things to innocent people. Dana, you may believe everything everyone in the world says, but don’t believe that person. Even if you eat a truckload of the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil every day, you will be less corrupted than if you listen to a single word from that person.
– Noru Drug: Oh my~ I’m talking to someone else. Who lived there and lured the neat and innocent me into their home?
– Speed Wagon: Ah.
– Heungan Mandu: !!!!!
– Holly: Oh my!
– Namba Three: !!!!
– Jokass: Hey, if I say that here…!
– Noroo Drug: Why are we shy, honey? I whined a little in the chat room about how difficult it was to live in the refugee camp and how dangerous it was. I sent a private message saying, “If you’re having a hard time, come and take care of me. I’ve been working as a cleaner recently and saved some money by selling mutant by-products, so I can cover at least one of you.” Oh, my heart breaks. It rang loudly~
– Holly: So? Did you find it?
– Roru Drug: Yes! He made me drink too much and I attacked him! Wooheehee. We lived together from then on. He’s good at cooking and cleaning.
– Jokass: Fuck.
– takealook: I salute your sacrifice, Jokhas. Thanks to you, the world has relieved a huge burden.
– Jokass: I don’t know, dude. Why did I agree to help that crazy woman? When you have time, come to Refugee Camp B-21/58. I should at least drink alcohol, but I’m afraid I’ll get eaten if I drink in front of that woman.
– takealook : B? You really live quite well, right? If you’re buying it, feel free.
– Heungan Dumplings: I’m jealous… I want to live together… Someone please send a rescue team… There’s someone at the top of the mountain in Area 40… I want to join too…
– DOOMgay: You’re wireless. If you have a signal, tune it to channel 317. If I have to go near area 40, I’ll stop by.
– Heungan Mandu: Really? That’s a real promise! Yes Shiva! I had connections too! I am Professor Park’s best friend. Best friend! Save me! please! If I don’t have a job, I’ll escape by making something! All it takes is one landslide and all the mutants in the neighborhood will wake up and move around like they’ve invaded a beehive!
– DOOMgay: It’s very annoying.
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The chat room is activated and this is the best part. Being able to obtain real-time information in real time. Jokas and Roe from the chat room in District 47 came to live together, and Heungan Mandu, who was stranded in the highlands because he could not escape, was lucky enough to catch Ian’s eye and have a glimmer of hope.
Problems such as Twin Head Professor Park and Dual Personality Professor Park, which were unfortunate in their own way, sank below the surface for a while. Good. I’ll have to talk to Dana separately later.
Pudduk-!
While I was idly watching the outside news, the rope I was holding was pulled taut and began to shake left and right. A faint scream like ‘Aaaah-‘ was heard from above.
“Hey professor! slowly! Gently! Pull so you don’t get caught in the tree! “If it breaks, you’ll be in big trouble!”
“That’s easier said than done!”
Pop!
As I delicately adjusted my strength and pulled the rope toward the sky, I heard a girl’s voice say something and the leather balloon began to come down little by little.
When I listened closely, I heard that it was asking me to put it back on the road.
“I haven’t checked properly yet! “I just wish it was a little higher!”
“You’re saying the same thing higher! Yay! If I miss this, you will be lost in the wide sky! “What kind of kid has no fear!”
“I’m starting to be afraid of that now! There was a real letter from the imperial palace! It wasn’t even to the family, it was to me personally! “Stop talking nonsense and raise your voice a little more!”
“Oh my gosh, she’s going so crazy…”
Lucilla was squealing high in the sky, hanging on a magic leather balloon far away in the sky.
I was crazy, but I was crazy in my right mind.
30 minutes ago. Lucilla, who had received a letter clearly stamped with the Emperor’s seal, fainted, and when she came to her senses shortly afterwards, she demonstrated exactly what perfectly controlled hysteria was.
‘Just take out the luggage for now. ‘I’ll sort it out.’
‘You said you were making a warrior’s cart, right? The nearby tree species seem to be fine, so please start right away.’
‘With the money I have for dresses, accessories, and shoes… I have no choice but to cash it out in a nearby city, even if it means losing some money. One week in a straight line from the southwestern part of the empire. It’s been a week… Map! Help me find a map! hurry!’
‘Uh oh. Hey hey! If you release that, all the instruments will fly… Lou Lucilla! You rope! I’m tangled in the rope! ‘I’m being dragged away!’
‘Hold me! ‘I’ll have a quick look from up high!’
‘Hey hey hey hey!!!’
That’s how he ended up hanging under the leather balloon.
As I pulled the string carefully in case it broke, Lucilla, her hair scattered in the wind, came down with the leather balloon. Lucilla roughly brushed her hair with the droplets of Otman’s far-seeing magic, then immediately unfolded the map and began to roughly draw a line with charcoal.
“First of all, I landed in a better place than I expected. First of all, it is certain that it is in the northwest of the empire. Since the Blue Line Mountains are vaguely visible, you can consider that you have almost crossed the empire. Assuming that the spire faintly visible at the edge of the horizon is the monument to Osman Peter… about this. “It’s not that far from the capital.”
widely!
Lucilla’s finger pointed to the northwest city on the empire map.
“First of all, the nearest city is here. It looks like Haunuman. Um… I saw the trees shrinking in the direction where the sun rises….”
“It won’t be long before there is a road. “But what are you going to do there?”
“…Well, anyway. Ready for battle. “Prepare for battle to face the greatest opportunity of your life as a noblewoman and merchant!”
With burning eyes, Lucilla took out the red dress from among the luggage arranged behind her. The lace was falling off, the silk was wet and tattered, and the dress was so stained that it became unusable.
“Of course, you won’t be able to get a top-of-the-line dress like this from your family right away, but it has become so worn out that the moment you wear it, it will be considered an insult to the royal family. Fortunately, Haunuman is a vassal territory incorporated into the empire, so there are many exotic and unique fabrics and accessories. “It may not be perfect, but we can prepare to avoid it to some extent.”
Lucilla, who had folded up a map with a messy route on it, spoke to the group one by one with earnest eyes.
“I know what will be said. The warrior and his party are on a very important mission that may change the fate of the world, and there is no time to go back like this. I am extremely lucky that I was able to meet the warrior and his group in the Blue Line Mountains and come all the way here. “I know it very well.”
“Lucilla. Hey. “That’s…”
“Otman. for a moment.”
Lucilla interrupted Ottoman’s words and spoke while looking straight into my eyes.
“Haunuman. Please just go with me to Haunuman. You won’t have to go back that far, and your group will have time to regroup. “I’ll take care of it from then on.”
A request for support that involves practicality and calculation rather than an appeal to emotion. Of course, he must be asking so earnestly because he knows that this alone will not be enough to delay the mission of the saints and warriors.
[What are you going to do? Of course, I felt quite affectionate, but… Extending the journey here means that the number of soldiers dying on Roderick’s Western Front will increase.]
‘That’s right.’
[Personally, I think it would be better to just join Borka or Notum and take them to the city and then join them again. There are also two leather balloons with spirits in them. Emotions are good, but let’s look at it from a macro perspective. Just by looking at him, he seems to be smart and at least trying to figure things out on his own.]
‘It’s macroscopic… hmm…’
The professor looked back at the group with his arms crossed. The fact that they are all looking at me probably means that it is the party leader’s role to decide the party’s course, so they will leave it to me. The way Otman and Notum were squirming made it seem like they wanted to help me, but they were also waiting for my choice in silence anyway.
When Lucilla bit her lip at the sight of me not responding, she finally opened her mouth.
“good. “Let’s go together.”
“….really?”
“okay.”
“Thank you! In fact, I didn’t tell you because I was afraid it would be a burden, but even though it’s been a long time since they became a vassal nation, the Haunuman people still have an independent and violent side, so in fact, it’s hard to go alone-” ”
We’re not only going to Haunuman, but we’re going to the capital of the empire together. “All of us.”
“….to? yes?”
Lucilla gave an ambiguous expression, as if she was both pleased and skeptical at the completely unexpected reaction.
“To the capital together…? In order to buy those clothes at Haunuman and the things you need to maintain your dignity, you have to sell some of the things you have, and then the time needed for the warrior’s mission…” “
Uh-huh. Lucilla Aedran. What does it mean to like a colleague? “I may have lied a lot, but would I deceive you in such a serious moment in front of you?”
“Then… are you really going with me? because of me?”
“Oh, of course it’s not just because of you. “It’s not like you go in bare-mouthed.”
“…Then that’s right. What is it this time? It is said that support for Roman Gachia Manson has already begun at the family level. Is there anything else you need? Gold Geyser bonds? food?”
“no. Just a little bit of cooperation?”
“Cooperation?”
As Lucilla tilted her head, tying up her wet hair, the professor took out two more letters from his pocket with the emperor’s seal and the same decoration as the letter Lucilla was holding.
“As I was organizing the letters, more came out. It’s all yours. “You haven’t even read the first letter you received yet, right?”
“There are three letters from the Hwa Imperial Palace…”
“Open them. “I have a general idea of what it is.”
Hearing my confident tone, Lucilla carefully opened the seal of the letter and unfolded it.
Similar content. It is full of gratitude for her dedication to the empire as a foreigner and praise for her wisdom and courage in being able to move quickly in an urgent situation where an ordinary lady would have fainted, and at the end, an invitation to her small party or tea time. there was.
[To Lady Lucilla Aedran, who came from the far west in the name of Keslik Rom Agdan,
1st princess of the Great Baltin Empire.] [The amazing Lady Lu, who crossed the continent in search of a relationship in the name of Titania Rom Agdan, 1st princess of the Great Baltin Empire. To Scylla Aedran.]
[To Lady Lucilla Aedran, who came with winter in the name of Cheracion Rom Agdan, 3rd prince of the Great Baltin Empire.] “Not from the
emperor… but from the princes and princesses?”
“No matter how interested you are, it is a bit low-class to receive a personal letter from the emperor. At least that’s what they think.”
I glanced at the letter Lucilla had opened, and it seemed like my guess was correct.
A letter from three imperial families who are fiercely competing for the position of emperor.
“The emperor is old and his children have grown up, each forming their own faction and snarling at each other. In this situation, the old emperor said, ‘I especially want to eat apples today.’ “What do you think will happen if I slip the same words?”
“That’s right… since you want to impress the emperor, you’ll probably try to save him faster than anyone else, right? With the best stuff?”
“Okay then, look in the mirror. Is this the legendary lady who sent letters so loudly that news was delivered directly to the emperor? Did the Emperor himself grant your request by issuing an order? what? There’s even a rumor that it’s a legendary thing? “The emperor, who always talks about being bored and is nicknamed the ‘lazy lion,’ would be really happy to see it, right?”
“Then you don’t want to see me… To instigate a fight for the throne?”
The professor nodded loudly at Lucilla’s vague voice.
“When you reach the level of high-ranking nobles and royalty, every gesture or tone of voice can be considered to have political meaning. Think about it from the emperor’s perspective. Beyond those mountains, a fierce battle with monsters is taking place to the point where a country collapses, and it has even been revealed that they are poking around on the outskirts of the empire. Of course, when the power of a huge empire gathers, it can exert a power that cannot be compared to the small-sized eastern countries, but now the empire has become rusty due to a long period of peace, and the nobles are divided into the forces of various princes and princesses and cannot unite. . He probably even let slip a story about you. ‘If you show that much wit and care for the empire, it would be a good idea to bring it into the arms of the empire…’ I guess he muttered something like this?”
The emperor is not a fool. I’m just waiting to see how I can use this situation to benefit the empire.
The battle that occurred at Wuthering Heights and Lucilla’s fame served as a good tool for the emperor.
“It seems the Emperor has slowly become aware of the threat of Mute. The royal family must be thinking of ending the battle for the throne early by giving each other some friction. “Once the next crown prince is chosen, the regime will be stabilized and the nobles who need to impress the crown prince who will become the new emperor will follow orders without making a fuss, even if only for a moment.”
“Then I…”
“Okay. It was chosen as one of countless apples for the emperor. I guess I should congratulate you in advance. Hipsters with backgrounds so great that they can’t even be compared to that idiot of the Margrave will come to you with a carriage full of bouquets. “The emperor will give points to your formation depending on who introduced you to the emperor.”
Lucilla was a clever girl. Accustomed to political physiology, she immediately understood what I meant and realized that she was not simply facing the royal family or the emperor, but had entered the middle of the thin ice-like battle for the throne against her will.
“I can’t do anything. I have to choose one of those three, not as a family, but as an individual… If I make the wrong choice and another royal family member is selected as the next emperor, not only me but the entire Aedran family will be hated by the empire. Yes! You will no longer be able to raise the flag atop the Gold Geyser anywhere in the Empire! I am…hi! “The lives of our entire family… Hi!”
“Now, take a deep breath and write – hoo! That’s right, you’re good at it. “So that doesn’t mean we’ll go together.”
“Are you this hero?”
“okay. I. “How reassuring are you?”
Suddenly, the professor sat down next to Lucilla and patted her on the back, and Lucilla, who seemed a little more genuine, looked at the professor with suspicious eyes.
“Didn’t I tell you earlier that you can’t bareback?”
“Uh…yes. We need your cooperation….”
“Yes. Miss Lucilla Aedran? The Professor’s Hero Party’s proposal is as follows. Although we have a long way to go, we decided that it would be too dangerous to leave the legendary Lady Teldrat, the greatest trophy in a man’s life, alone in an empire full of all kinds of dangers, so we accompany her to the capital of the empire. step! In return, Lucilla Aedran…”
The professor took the royal family’s letters from Lucilla’s dazed hands and waved them gently as if fanning them.
“By announcing in front of all the nobles of the empire that you are a member of the ‘Professor’s Hero Party’ in name and reality, we cooperate so that an invitation to Lucilla as an individual can be an invitation to our ‘Professor’s Hero’s Party’. “Because the party leader has the right to interfere with the actions, residence, and events of party members.”
“Isn’t that… a customary right? Of course, it’s an old custom, but with the authority of the party leader , I have enough power to insist on inviting the royal family like that .
“As long as there is a justification, that is enough.”
He is a saint who is so popular that he can destroy a magic device with just letters from believers.
The point was that he was going to go meet the royal family and wear a hunchback.
‘In order to meet the imperial prince and princess through formal procedures, you must complete an eye-watering amount of quests. But if you call me from over there, I can meet you directly right away, right? Even if you didn’t invite me, you invited my party members, so if Lucilla is a little more polite, it will be possible to add one or two more people to the party. Aldrich is a warlock so it doesn’t work. I can’t take Notum Borka because they are in front of people who divide the same people into commoners and nobles. Lucilla, who was invited, and I, the elf Idrasil, who is a saint of the two major denominations, will be able to join in.’
Invitation to Lucilla -> It’s being quietly buried as an invitation to the professor’s warrior party. Right now, even at a noble party, if you invite the head of a certain family, there are knights who support their children and come along for the purpose of introducing them here and there. Everyone else aside, I can now be considered a leader in the religious world. There’s nothing wrong with knowing, so we can meet as long as there’s a reason, right? maybe?
[oh. Did you just think of that? As you recall, there was no such plan.]
The sound of Hyde clapping could be heard inside. Well, I really just came up with this, so even if I shared my memory, I wouldn’t have known it.
This isn’t because I’m a genius or because I made a decision after keeping all possibilities in mind and weighing the risks of failure and the rewards of success. Just ‘it’s an event!’ With that thought in mind, I immediately bit down on it. I don’t usually do that, but I can do that now.
because?
Luckily, I fell into a forest with no cities or villages.
Luckily, just as I was hungry, there was a wild boar nearby, so I grilled it and ate it.
Luckily, we found a letter with the imperial seal in a pile of letters that Notum was trying to burn, and
luckily, the location where we fell was not too far from the capital.
This is all a coincidence? No, that absolutely cannot happen. This is part of the effect given in return for being hit with bad luck Lv.15 by system break.
Grants Luck Lv.7 for 24 hours.
Lv.15 Full level misfortune means that even if the player dies and wakes up, whatever he was doing is ruined. In my case, the journey, which was supposed to go all the way to the elf forest and negotiate, and end with meeting the World Tree, ended up going round and round in an unusual way called a letter raid. A normal person could have fallen and died.
If you have half that level of Lv. 7 luck, it may not be at a level where everything goes well, but it is enough for good opportunities to constantly come to the player. This means that if you judge well and make the right choices, things can work out in ridiculous ways like the attack of the letter dragon.
So, while I was waiting with my eyes open to see what was going to happen, one of the party members said something like, ‘This is an event no matter who sees it~’?
So I quickly grabbed it. Even though I have no ties or activities in the imperial noble world, I can face the royal family who are fighting for the throne, and that too with only one card given to me. If this isn’t luck, what is it?
“So. What’s your answer? Will you cooperate?”
“Uh… um… when I went to meet the royal family, I went with the hero… and the hero met the royal family… um….”
Lucilla seemed to be seriously conflicted, but in the end, she was able to complete the mission on her own. Perhaps because he thought it was too much to go that far, he accepted my handshake.
“Okay! You must cooperate! No matter what happens! If you break the promise you made to the Saint of Mercy and Light, you will be listed as a heretic by the two major denominations!”
“What on earth are you trying to do by nailing me down like that?”
“It’s insurance, insurance. Hehehehe.”
Looking at the professor’s sinister smile, Lucilla seriously wondered if she had made a pact with the devil. A pact that served her purpose but ended up making her unhappy in the end.
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