Dragon Poor

“You have to hurry. ”

The Grand Chamberlain insisted heavily on walking, but Kim Sun-hyuk did not blame him. It's because he was as urgent as the Grand Chamberlain's heart.

“Where to go! ”

“Chi, settle down! ”

The Grand Chamberlain shouted from afar, not being able to follow his steps any longer, almost running fast.

He ran down the corridor of the castle, leaving the Grand Chamberlain behind.

But it was too late.

Hey, hey, hey. Darren.

At the sound of the heavy bell, Kim Sun-hyuk stopped walking and solidified.

The ominous bell made my mind quicker. With a face as hard as a stone, he starts running down the hallway again.

And I was finally able to reach Theodore's chambers.

“Your Holiness! ”

At his question, the acolyte, who was waiting in front of the bedchamber, dropped his head and quickly shed a chicken poop tear.

“Ah…. ”

Sudden onset of dizziness, he closes his eyes.

I realized what the ominous bell I heard on the way here meant. It was a bell to announce the obituary.

Hey, hey, hey. Darren.

The heavy bells were ringing regularly.

“Where is the Empress? ”

The acolyte's voice echoes surprisingly dry, pointing to the other side of the bedroom door.

“Open the door. ”

Soon the door opened and the landscape beyond the bedchamber was revealed.

“Ofelia.... ”

And there she was.

Ofelia sits in her boss's room, staring at my father who closed his eyes.

Huff.

The door closes. The grief of the current king's death continues to ring outside the world, but the stillness in the chambers is too quiet.

In that quiet world, the figure behind Ofelia, who was sitting on her back, looks small and slender today.

“Hello.”

You still hear Ofelia's voice, who sent out her back.

It was an unbelievably brutish voice for a girl who had died before her father. So, Kim Sun-hyuk was even more moved.

“Ofelia.”

He motionlessly approaches and puts his hand on her shoulder.

Even though the cold touch touched my body, she was still motionless. I was just staring at Theodore as if I wanted my father to wake up again.

Kim Sun-hyuk sighed a little and captured Theodore's last image in his eyes.

How the curse engraved on the blood of Adesden consumed the life of this wise monarch at the last moment, and the face full of wrinkles and dark mushrooms resembled that of a 100-year-old.

But Theodore smiled at the last moment, even if he had suffered a terrible curse. A slight smile spread across the wrinkled mouth was a satisfactory one without a hint of subtlety.

‘I led the kingdom with all my might, though not enough, and raised a great successor named Ofelia. This was a good king. ’

That's what Theodore said all his life. It wasn't until now that Kim Sun-hyuk realized that he had no exaggeration at all.

What are you so happy about?

The mourning and loss that the people left behind seemed to be insensitive to Theodore's smile.

But Theodore wanted to live as a monarch and to die as a monarch until the moment of death.

Who dares blame the deceased for the welfare of the kingdom and for their devotion to tomorrow?

He said, "The pain of your entire life was severe. ”

Ofelia, who still spoke in a dry voice, continues to speak slowly.

“But now that I didn't know any better, she's a nasty little girl. ”

“Ofelia.”

I called her name in disdainful grim tone, but she did not answer his call. I just stood up and yelled out the door.

“Who's out there? ”

“Shin Reinhardt is here! ”

Outside the door, you hear the invading voice of Earl Reinhardt.

“The last king of Adenberg. You will have to celebrate the end so profoundly in history, stop everything immediately and begin the Director's process! ”

After giving the order, she settles down again.

“I want to be alone. ”

Kim Sun-hyuk who had just stared at her for a long time, even though the voice was splitting deeper than before, quietly stepped back.

* *

Under the new empress's command, the Director was brutally assaulted.

Immediately after the coronation, the nobles of the empire and envoys of each country who had not yet left the empire mourned the death of a wise monarch who had once prospered.

Theodore Tiberius, the current king who dedicated his life to strengthening the throne, fell asleep in the mourning of numerous nobles, preparing the framework for the empire.

Ofelia took care of and watched the whole process from start to finish.

“Since you have worked so long, you can stay in the Imperial Court for as long as you want. ”

And when the last procedure was over, I left after taking care of everyone who attended. It was a sturdy figure that didn't show a single tear until the last moment.

“Ugh. Should you say extraordinary, or should he...? ”

After the ceremony, the nobles showed a complex expression on the unshakeable Empress.

Unlike the horse, the nobles were very tired of the Empress without even shaking in front of the death of my blood.

“Since the Empress is so strong, the future of the Empire is truly bright. ”

They became depressed when they thought of their future in the reign of the Empress who was several times tougher and more practical than the former monarch.

Since she was a woman with the blood of iron, even those who called her "Lady of Iron Blood" were already born.

But Kim Sun-hyuk knew.

She wasn't that cold-blooded instead of blood.

I only knew the weight of my burden, so I did not waver in front of others.

“You're tired.”

Even on the day of his commission, Ophelia returned to the inn with a large and small part of the government, not looking much different than usual.

“Ofelia.”

But the daughter who lost her father couldn't have been fine.

He hugged the woman sitting on the bed quietly. She doesn't push him away, but she doesn't even reach out and hold him.

I just sat there and entrusted myself to him.

“You don't have to work so hard in front of me. ”

Kim Sun-hyuk whispered as he swept his small back countless times.

But Ofelia still hasn't let out her grief. She was raised as a monarch all her life and eventually took her place as Empress, but on the contrary, she was clumsy and clumsy.

It was the same now.

Her emotionless appearance that did not shed a single tear was like the ignorance of a child who did not know how to express sadness.

He didn't say anything anymore. I just swiped her little shoulder and back several times.

How long has it been?

Ophelia still hasn't moved, but her chest is open and touching. And it soaked wet quickly.

Not even a slight tremor in the shoulders, not a faint sound.

The monarch who learned everything but did not learn how to grieve asked me to grieve, weeping silently.

Around the time the chest became dry and wet with tears, Ofelia held him for a few moments.

“You are the gift my father left me. ”

Although her voice was not loud enough to mumble, Kim Sun-hyuk could clearly hear it.

“I'm glad you're here. ”

In that faint voice, he once again gave her a hug.

* *

Although the Director is dead, the Imperial citizens and nobles mourned the monarch who had left in a black robe for a while. The tumultuous atmosphere sank down and the heat of the last festival disappeared and I couldn't see it anymore.

But even as people spent their time commemorating it, the continent's politics was moving breathlessly.

Some countries, including Nochtaine and Griffindor, have declared a separation from the Eastern Kingdom and formed an alliance with anti-Adenberg nationalities.

They made contact with the Central Axillary Astoria Church underwater, preparing for an era of excruciating contact with the continent after the Great War.

In doing so, the empire has been flourishing day after day, even while some countries are building a conflict with Adenberg.

First of all, Diego Velázquez of the Iberian Union, who was awarded the throne of the Grand Duke of Iberia at the inaugural ceremony of a new empress, announced under all circumstances that she had become the heir of the empire and officially accepted the throne of the empire.

The alliance, reborn Iberian, overcame the distance between Adenberg and some distance through strong navies and fleets, and established ties with the mainland much more vigorously than the other kingdoms had originally anticipated.

Territories adjacent to the Southern Seas of the Empire developed rapidly due to Iberia's fleet of shipments of artifacts and trade goods, and became a beacon for the development of the southern part of the Empire where their wealth and prosperity were somewhat underdeveloped.

The kingdoms that directly confronted the border with Adenberg or in any way connected with it had to be considered.

Over time, the Adenberg empire was bound to flourish, and we had to make a decision whether to ride or confront it.

It wasn't easy.

The long history of existence as an independent kingdom did not allow them to make decisions easily.

But they didn't have much time.

The rumor was that the vast amount of money that had flowed through Iberia's fleet into the mainland would be used by Adenberg as a new military fund to raise an army.

An empire with such overwhelming superhuman power that even half of the Eastern kingdoms could only be equalized, now attempting to regroup the troops to the appropriate size.

The imperial chieftains who were watching the situation were in a hurry.

Then another incident happened.

The horsemen from the north who fought with the Demon Prince in the middle of the country supported the birth of this new empire.

They emphasized that the Grand Duke is a brother of the North, and declared that Adenberg would be willing to lend a hand in the event of trouble.

Even the kingdoms that were holding back their decisions had to admit that the continent's plan had changed completely.

The empire that was born in the east was already the center of the continent.

Officials from each kingdom set out for the Empire, each with its own calculations.

* *

As the landscape of the continent continued to change, Kim Sun-hyuk temporarily left the eclipse. To mourn the death of Earl Mansk, who had not been able to stand up because of the Director of Theodore, and to comfort the new Earl.

“Are you sure you want to do this? ”

Ofelia worries that she hasn't yet completely put aside her grief, but she pushes his back, saying, "Don't worry about me."

“Earl Mansk's lifelong death, a great man devoted to the imperial fortress with the luxury he deserves as lord of the throne for the defense of the defense of the lifelong defense, doesn't mean that the imperial ambience of the imperial court is being muddled. ”

After his ascension to the Grand Duke, Ophelia's reaction to the insurgency has completely changed since Director Lee.

His expression and attitude were awkward even though he was still unfamiliar with himself, but his efforts to correct his speech were quite virtual even in the absence of others.

Compared to the past, it was truly the development of the elders.

“But you'll have to come back soon. ”

Of course, she was the one who ordered her return from work as soon as possible. Perhaps if you went out once, the spouse who did not want to return would not have been fooled.

“I'll be back.”

His bloodsucking smile grabs her head, and he steps out of the eclipse with the Paladin Guard.

However, after leaving the eclipse, an uninvited guest stopped him.