397th episode
The First Imperial Lady and the Imperial Lady.
I could see why the Luroa crown prince could have a great influence on the crown prince's book.
In fact, it was she who would make the decision at every important moment of the Empire.
'The next emperor is, in fact, likely to be a puppet.’
However, there was one question.
"If the Emperor could see the future, he wouldn't have to rule the Empire.”
The emperor, who took Bullojangsaengcho, was very likely to survive to the next prince's book.
So it was a job to wait for the Crown Prince, who has the curse of the new Ibius, in the next generation.
"Unfortunately, curses don't belong to two people at the same time. If it's expressed to one person, the other one disappears."
"Ah......."
If so, the present emperor also has no choice but to rely on the Queen Luroa.
The bare face of the empire, which boasts a strong power, was shabby and more precarious than expected.
It was a sand castle that had been kept in jeopardy while peeping into future dangers.
"You're a little bit of a... What do you want?”
Luroa Imperial Lady, silent for a long time at Jae-ho's question.
Her mouth opened after nearly a minute of silence...….
And Jae-ho seemed to know why the system even warned him.
"Will you kill me?"
[*Quest*]
[The curse of Ibius that destroyed everything about himself.
After concluding that the only way out of a messy life is eternal rest, the Luroa princess wants you to help her make this dangerous and reckless decision.]
[Quest Objectives: The Rest of the Luroa Empress]
[Compensation: Accreditation of title]
[*Caution! When the quest is achieved, it will be hostile to the Empire forever.]
'Do this now?'
Unless it was crazy, it couldn't have been possible.
Then Elicia's garden... No, the whole continent's gonna be a mess.
However, seeing the quest notification, Lu Roa was sincere.
"Why the hell are you... dying?”
Jaeho asked carefully.
"Why can't you take advantage of your powers and live in peace?"
Perhaps the emperors so far have done so far done so.
So why does the luroa princess want to die?
"Are you... ...because you didn't become an emperor?"
She shook her head at Jae-ho's question.
"You don't know how terrible it is to see the future."
Expectations for the future, one of the driving forces of a powerful life.
The life it had been castrated was so terrible that ordinary people would never know.
"If I say this, you'll wonder how the predecessors lived."
"Ah... yes..."
Jae-ho who was thinking about it.
"It's a curse that only comes out in the late 10s when the full-fledged crown prince competition begins... Somehow I was cursed from birth. I didn't feel alive for a moment in my life. As I live my life today, I'm so emotionally drained.”
Pouring out her anger, she took a breather for a moment.
"...but at the last minute... I think it was a little fun."
The pleasure of the Luroa princess must have been to speak of the crocodile family's performance.
"Is it because Immodalians are beyond the rules of the world?" Being mixed up among them, I can still vaguely see what humanity is. Of course it's not perfect."
The accuracy of curses has been relatively low because they are players who don't know where to go.
The unexpectedness from there was the greatest joy she could feel.
It was a feeling that I'd never felt before, but...….
"Crocodile family... I won't forget."
Jae-ho sweated hard at the sight of her leaving a will.
There's no way you can do anything to kill the princess!’
It was the case even if we considered rationality, regardless of the matter of conscience.
'When the princess dies, the quest to make the emperor of the 5th prince fails automatically. Absolutely not.'
If she were liked and supported, the quest to make an emperor would be smooth, but when she died, all the efforts she had made so far were in vain.
'And it doesn't make sense that these ridiculous quests are one-way.'
Where there is life there is hope.
at a glance
Jaeho looked out the villa yard.
The knights and attendants were checking the carriage, and Jae-ho's gaze was just fixed in the goods box loaded in the wagon.
'If you were going to die here, you wouldn't have thought of taking it in the first place.’
It wasn't just that.
Knowing in advance that problems would break out at the crocodile family concert hall, she had escorted her to her side.
If you really wanted to die, did you really have to do something like that?
It would be much better to put yourself in danger, wouldn't it?
'Luroa, the princess doesn't want to die. You want to get away from reality!’
Jae-ho analyzed her current condition like that.
In addition, the quest explanation also showed that they were trying to choose death because there was no other way.
"Well, I understand how you feel. But don't you think it's too much to ask me to kill you when the knights are around?"
"They know me better than anyone, and they can trust me. I know what I'm determined to do."
Such words could not protect Jaeho and Elishia from the wrath of the Empire.
"I can't kill her."
a natural decision
"...yes?"
There was a response from the Luroa Imperial Lady that seemed to have known.
"But I'll help you."
"If it's help... ...?”
"Let's find a way to solve the curse.”
[Quest has been updated.]
[*Quest*]
[You who gave up killing Luroa's empress.
Instead, he promised to find a way to solve the curse on the blood of the Prapuccino family.
But can we find a way to remove the curse of an ancient being with little record?
And will the present emperor really like it?]
[Quest Purpose: Release]
[Compensation: 1. Fixed to maximum favorability of the Luroa Princess
2. Gaining the Title]
3. Marriage (optional) with the Luroa Imperial Lady]
The quest for the Luroa Imperial Lady, which was changed by Jae-ho's decision.
However, the quest seemed to make fun of him.
'But I already know there's nothing impossible in New World.’
Jae-ho also had many acquaintances with outstanding abilities.
I was sure I could give them a hint even by the eye.
'But...'
After confirming the three compensation specifications, Jae-ho frowned.
'Let's assume there are only two.
Reward No. 3 was not attractive at all.
"But this curse has not been resolved by any denomination. But how the hell did you...….”
the subtly quivering voice of the Luroa empress
What was contained in it was expectations that could not be read even by the ability to see the future.
"We just have to find the way."
That's all I can say right now, but I felt more reassured than anything to her.….
[Caution! If the secret covenant with the Queen of Luloa is revealed, it will be declared the First Contribution of the Empire.]
A system alarm went up and a secret appointment was made between the two.
And a while later, the Luroa princess went back to the empire.
He said he would get help from Jae-ho, but he can't stay in the Elysia garden.
However, there is enough justification for the two to continue their exchanges.
If we appeal to the public that we created a good relationship during this meeting, we can avoid unnecessary doubts.
'And from the emperor's point of view, it's very likely that he and I will welcome the creation of a friendly relationship.
If I knew what they were doing, I'd kill them right away, but...….
"I shouldn't have given you the eternal verdure.….’
It was Jae-ho who thought like that for a while.
* * *
First, I had to get some information about Queen Ibius.
Just in time, there was someone very familiar.
"Hey. Aldrion."
On the shelf, called the aldrion hanging down in a fluffy cushion.
It was very likely that he would know if he had lived since ancient times.
"Are you trying to ask me about Ibius?"
Listening to the whole story, he immediately noticed what Jae-ho was going to ask.
"I, the great protector, cannot be unaware of course not know. But you can't just talk about it."
"Hmm?"
the one with a dash of cold water
"I've already told you before. Every single act of mine shakes the world. That is also true of information. I need a price to interfere with the world in any way. That means it's going to be late to regain that much of my strength back."
"Oh, yeah? It's all right. Tell me."
"...is it more important than the complete resurrection of my guardian deity to do a human favor?"
Jae-ho was in a position to delay the time when Aldrion regained his strength as much as possible.
But I couldn't tell such a story, so I needed another excuse.
"What's the guardian god? Is it a guardian deity that exists only to protect one country?"
"Hmm?"
Aldrion gets flustered when he suddenly pops in.
"It doesn't make sense that Dragons or other beings are just there to protect the human nation. Aren't you guys here to keep this world from going to ruin in the fight between humans?"
Jae-ho, who made a pretty good mouthing.
"...that's right."
"Ma, is that right?"
Unexpectedly, I got the answer right.
"That's the job of our guardians. continental tuner But what does that have to do with helping her?"
"...because, of course, he's from the Empire."
Jae-ho, who came to his senses a step later, began to explain spontaneously again.
"Or shall we let the princess fall as she is? Even if I don't kill him, I think I'll get into trouble someday.”
It was a danger to the empire if there was a sudden problem with the queen's safety.
And when the empire, which holds the center of the continent tightly, begins to shake, war clouds will surround the whole world.
"Don't you think you should help her to stop it?”
"Isn't it the same if her powers are gone?"
"But it won't happen suddenly, so you'll have some time to prepare for the impact."
Jae-ho said, "It's a pretty plausible story, considering that I thought of it in a hurry."
And maybe he thought it was pretty convincing, and he was just starting to get a little upper body up there, so...….
"...Evius......... I haven't heard that name in a long time.”
In the end, Aldrion accepted.
"I'll only tell you the important things, because small things are a waste of my strength."
"Good idea."
Those who wanted to save strength and those who wanted a three-line summary worked together.
"Evius was not human."
"...that's too condensed."
One-sided, skipped information delivery.
"Was he the devil, too, to see that he was cursed?"
"No, to be exact, a human being, but not a human being."
It was a pun, but I'm sure Aldrion didn't say it for no reason.
"Among those I knew, he was the closest to the existence of God. At the root of the great war was the fear of Ibius. He who ruled this world had to be himself alone."
"Shin..."?
"Yes, I did. I couldn't be a god after all, but......... leaving such a deep and dark rancor to Pyrus. That's exactly the curse of the Prapuccino family, and of the Ibius left to the Midst Empire."
Peace in the world, or a cause to stop a mad conqueror... There was no such thing.
It was a terrible curse of the dead with a grudge.….
"Do we have to order a holy fire?”
As the church failed to make it, Jae-ho thought about finding a shaman.