After Gentrno returned, Jaeho explained to May about the strange situation.
Fortunately, the misunderstanding was resolved quickly because May did not not know Jae-ho's plan or unusual options with goose bumps.
"Ah yes."
May's answer, which somehow feels like she has no soul, would be mistaken.
"But what brought you here so quickly?”
"Oh, right. I asked the driver who guided us earlier if we could see the Milky Way garden. But they say it works!"
"Oh? Yeah?"
"Yes! But there is a set time for entrance, and the palace gardener will probably come and guide you around the evening."
The Milky Way Garden is a popular attraction that everyone who visits the palace wants to visit at least once.
There was no reason why Jae-ho's party, who came to the inside of the palace, could not see the place.
"But it's not very good just to see images circulating on the Internet...….”
Because there was already a beautiful, wonderful Milky Way in the Elysia garden.
"But it's an empire, isn't it? Wouldn't there be something to gain?”
"Well... it's not bad to see."
They might have their own know-how.
* * *
While each of us spent time, night came to New World, too.
Jae-ho was guided separately by his party and moved to dinner with the emperor.
'Great.’
The splendor and grandeur of any place I've ever been to.
As expected, the sound of an empire came out.
'By the way, are you having a meal right away without meeting the Emperor?’
It was a very strange first meeting based on the New World world view.
I was just wondering if the emperor's style was like that, but when I arrived at my destination after a while, I realized it wasn't.
Kuu Wuong
The dining hall exposed by the opening of a huge door and the fairly poor lighting for its size.
The place was very suspicious, as it was full of candles that seemed to be easily extinguished just by the nose.
'Well, the darkness wasn't exactly an obstacle.
Jae-ho was able to see the surroundings clearly thanks to the item.
"This way."
Jae-ho was guided to his seat, and as soon as he waited, the princes appeared one by one.
at a moment's notice
They are surprised to see Jae-ho.
Are the princes unfamiliar with this environment?’
It wasn't.
Jae-ho's face reflected in the flickering candle was just horrible.
“&^@*#@(#*?!!”
Then, there was a sudden uproar outside.
"No... Five princes... You can't do this...….”
Someone's awkward, earnest voice.
Jae-ho laughed as he guessed what was going on.
'It looks like you've finally decided to keep your promise.’
Then I'll have to encourage him.
In the dark, Jae-ho changed his clothes, and the other princes around him had not noticed at all.
"Well, what's the fuss about?"
"The youngest must have caused another problem."
"Well, he's always...….”
The ones who used to say bad things about Gentrno, one by one.
But when Gentrno appeared soon, they opened their mouths wide.
No matter how dark it was, I could check whether he was dressed or not.
"Yes, you bastard! Youngest! What a rude thing to do!!”
"Are you crazy? What kind of safety is this?!”
With the anger of the princes, Jae-ho could tell one thing.
'Although they may have an advantage in their competition for the throne, they haven't done anything better than Gentrno.’
Otherwise, as Jae-ho sees now, he would have seen Gentrno in the dark, shining golden.
"What the hell is that, Gentrno!"
At that time, there was an unexpected reaction.
It's the third prince Volker.
"Well, is that the right clothes? Why is black smoke coming from all over the body!"
“?!”
Jae-ho became interested in the unexpected response.
"It's not glowing, it's smoke? Is it because of the notoriety?!’
Obviously, even if the notoriety is higher, the option is invoked.
an awe-inspiring feeling
Respect and fear.
At this moment, I could see that the two meanings in the word were applied separately.
"Uh, uh...…!”
It's too much to be scared to the point where one can't help.
I wondered how he looked and how he reacted.
I guess I couldn't see it because my reputation was higher than notoriously.….’
I was suddenly worried at the thought of it.
The fact that Volker the Third Prince is like that means he's been doing a lot of bad things.
So what if the emperor was a tyrant, not a military-first?
'If this space itself makes me look scared, and that's how scared you are...….’
The emperor, who was in poor health, might have died suddenly on the spot.
"The Emperor is eating!"
But even before the chaotic situation was settled, the emperor appeared.
Drrrr
“?”
An old man with a shabby appearance who comes in with help sitting in a chair that looks like a wheelchair.
It was also questionable whether the black mushrooms were all blooming on the skin, and whether the eyes were weakly closed.
'Are you a zombie?'
To the point where such questions arise.
I could see why they made the surroundings so dark.
Because he could not show the humble image of the continent's supreme ruler.
At the same time, showing his appearance in front of Jae-ho in this way showed the status of the current Elysia flower garden.
"You're here, Your Majesty."
When the first prince was represented by the emperor, the other princes bowed down.
Jae-ho also got up and bowed to the emperor.
"Yes... ...everyone came... Oh, it's... "
The emperor's eyes slowly turned to Jae-ho.
"Hmm?"
His eyes were wide open with embarrassment.
"What's wrong?"
The bewildered princes turned their heads toward Jae-ho, and soon their reactions were not much different.
"Ah, King Alsia!!!"
"Gee, what the hell is that!"
They were astonished at Jae-ho's standing in the dark, showing off his splendid physical beauty.
Gentrno and Jaeho, how dare you be so rude in front of the Emperor of the Continent!!
However, Jae-ho looked straight at the emperor, with a stiff expression on his face despite their protest.
'This... what am I supposed to do?
Jae Ho was thinking hard.
Jae-ho saw clearly.
The emperor's appearance, intimidated by his own appearance.
And... ...
I think you're looking at my naked body.’
The Emperor of the Midst Empire, of course, had to see the true value of Jae-ho's chills.
Like the other princes, it was not just a surprise to Jae-ho's naked body.
In other words, it was highly likely that the emperor in front of him was not real.
* * *
The reaction of the princes seemed to think that the old man in front of him was the real emperor.
Or making a fool of Jae-ho with his great acting skills.
I don't know if you're involved in this prank, or if you don't know it at all, let's put aside Gentrno for now.….
"Your Majesty the Emperor."
Once politely Jae-ho bowed to the emperor.
However, the audience was silent about the story contained in politeness.
"Are you really the Emperor?"
A shocking question Jae-ho shouldn't dare say.
Such a remark was also very disrespectful of the Empire.
"You bastard!!! How dare you say such rude things!!!"
"What are the soldiers doing? Cover this wicked man right now!”
The chaotic princes.
Gentrno also looked at Jae-ho with a look of great embarrassment.
Gentrno with a look of 'Gear is screwing me up!'
But Jae-ho was unshakable.
The glaring eyes in the dark glare at the emperor fiercely.
"...yes."
[The opponent is lying.]
The emperor of the Empire, and Jae-ho's eye patch is confirmed to be false?
"......where is the real emperor?"
Undauntedly asked again, everyone froze.
Does it make sense to ask the emperor where the real emperor is?
But Jae-ho had confidence.
It could not have worked for the emperor, who had not been able to see the effects of such beings as Kino and Malkant.
rumbling
"You bastard! How dare you think you'll get away with such an insult!"
The old man's cry for emperor drew a stampede of knights from all sides.
one's wife and one's actions
And then he surrounded Jae-ho like a siege and aimed his weapons at him.
"I want to see the interest right now.…!”
"Stop."
At that moment, a heavy voice heard from beyond the darkness rang out the hall.
When everyone's eyes were glancing around without finding the direction in which the voice came out, Jae-ho-man looked precisely beyond the darkness.
An old man appeared at the entrance opposite the hall and stood tall.
Strangely resembling a fake emperor, he was also staring straight at Jae-ho in the dark.
'I'm sure. He's really...….’
[I met Emperor Purapuccino, the ruler of the Middle Kingdom.]
[A great increase in reputation.]
Finally, the real emperor appeared in front of Jae-ho.
Papa Pha Phaat
a hall that suddenly came to light
"Uh?"
"What, what, what...!”
The bewildered princes who don't know what's happening.
Perhaps they were not aware of the current situation either.
Thud thud thud thud
With the sound of a powerful step, the emperor slowly came towards them slowly.
"헙?"
"Oh, my father!"
The light-adjusted emperors found the emperor and looked alternately at the old man who had appeared first with a puzzled face.
"Yi, this is... ...”
"쯧 Foolish things."
The tongue-tied emperor looked back at his sons with a pathetic look.
Then the gaze of the fifth prince, Gentrno, who was standing at the rear, stayed for a while, and soon gave orders to the knights around him.
"Everyone except King Alcia, go away."
However, when he suddenly appeared and gave such an order, the drivers were confused.
"Yes, sir."
But when the fake emperor in the wheelchair answered the order, they noticed it and immediately withdrew.
"Oh, my father! What's going on?.”
First Prince Herari was embarrassed and asked again, but the emperor answered him with a cold look.
“……!”
From that cold stare, they certainly realized.
The old man, who was the father and emperor he had thought of so far, was really fake.
"Well, I'll say hello again later."
"I'll leave you alone."
Eventually the princes left the hall, leaving only Jae-ho and the emperor alone.
"You are King Alsia, with a great prestige."
Jae-ho and Sun's facial expressions were still expressionless, but that was also not easy for Jae-ho.
"Whoo-hoo, indeed. It's a great feat. With the continent's losers in front of them, they don't fall behind at all.”
With a low laugh, he continued, pointing to the table where the food was served.
"Let's sit down for now. Accept the food set up here as an apology for my actions to test you."
Only for food?
That thought came to mind, but the soup, which I reluctantly ate, was completely gone.
[Health increases by 1 permanently.]
“?!”
There was a ridiculous effect of permanent increase in ability.
chomping chomping
As such a great food cannot be left behind, Jae-ho hurried into his stomach.
The emperor, who watched Jae-ho's appearance, smiled again and listened to the food.
"But it looks like you've done something interesting with the Fifth Prince."
A word that was taken out lightly.
at a pause
At the words Jae-ho paused his inhalation.
"It's a scary dress. It's about bringing out a compulsive attraction......... but the power contained in it is not strange, and it is not related to the devil."
"......made of fabric woven by spirits."
It's nothing to hide, so Jae-ho said frankly.
"Oh! Spirits! Come to think of it, I heard that the Elysia garden is full of spirits everywhere. And so are the spirits that are hidden in your pockets."
“?!”
Even the old man and Jingjing, who were hiding in their creepy pockets and could not be seen, felt flinching at the words.
"Hoo-hoo, you don't have to worry. I'd like to take a look.”
The emperor's gaze toward Jae-ho now contained pure curiosity.
'......I have no doubt or concern about myself.’
From his unbounded appearance, Jae-ho felt certain.
The emperor's confidence that no matter what Jae-ho does, he won't be able to touch his own fur.
And on the other hand, I was curious.
Will the emperor see Jae-ho as a shining light or be eaten by darkness as the Third Prince did?