397. Pian (2)
As soon as Seonghwang came out of the prayer room, he quickly organized his backlog of work.
This is the first time I have been away for such a long time without notice since the heretic riots two years ago.
The good news was that the gears he had finely tuned over a long period of time rolled properly without any derailment.
And what maintained the center of the mechanism was the presence of a virtuous and capable empress.
“That’s amazing. Although he was unable to properly hand over the affairs due to lack of time, he took care of the state affairs perfectly with almost no room for intervention. Tatyana.”
Empress Tatiana unconsciously lowered the corners of her mouth that were about to rise due to the pure admiration of the emperor.
Although it has been like that for a long time, she was the type of person who was energized by focusing aggressively on her work and felt satisfied through the achievements and recognition that came from it.
Of course, the two people facing each other in a friendly atmosphere had completely different thoughts in their heads.
‘For the sake of the future, I think it would be better to leave a little more political affairs to the empress from now on.’
‘It was close. I thought I was slowly reaching my limit, but what would have happened if His Majesty had been just one day late!’
Even looking back on Tatiana herself, it was an amazing achievement.
There have been many times when she has taken Seonghwang’s place, but has she ever completed all tasks this long and successfully?
“Princess Amelia’s help was great. She was always there to help me when I needed it. The more I look at it, the more I realize that he is truly a great administrative talent… … .”
Perhaps it was because her mood had eased, but Tatiana, who had been inadvertently complimenting her, was startled and trailed off.
Until now, wasn’t she busy subtly criticizing other children in front of Seonghwang? When she suddenly tried to compliment her, which she had never done before, beyond her awkwardness, she felt embarrassed as if her true intentions had been discovered.
“… … .”
Tatiana reflexively glanced at Seonghwang, but fortunately, he just listened to her without expressing much emotion.
“Having people in an appropriate manner is also an empress’s benevolence.”
“… … .”
Tatiana closed her mouth and quietly looked up at the Holy Emperor’s face. Although she seemed extremely emotionless on the outside, Tatiana could tell that she had been looking at her for a long time. She saw the trust, understanding, affection, and a little bit of sadness in his eyes.
A long time ago, the future Tatiana dreamed of for her young prince was quite different from the present.
Likewise, Seonghwang must have been looking at a future that was completely different from the present. Maybe there was no such thing as Tatiana next to him.
But they reunited in an unexpected way, and decided to embrace each other, albeit imperfectly.
The only thing that Tatyana didn’t expect was that she felt that her current situation was more peaceful and warm than she expected.
“… yes. What more can I say? “They are all Princess Amelia’s official documents.”
Tatiana sighed softly and leaned her head on the Emperor’s shoulder. Even if she were to spread her gossip about the princess here, her holy gaze towards her probably wouldn’t change much.
The relationship they built over a long period of time was like a solid and beautiful castle that would not easily collapse, even if it was not perfect.
Tatiana sometimes feels weak like this because she knows that the Emperor will completely understand and embrace her no matter what happens.
“Probably, without the princess, I would never have been able to lead the country as I am now.”
“That’s not true.”
“no. For a while, I even suspected that the princess was reading my mind. “How can you see through people so clearly?”
“It must have been possible because it was your job, not someone else’s.”
Seonghwang’s answer was sincere.
The current Amelia is, in name and reality, the most noble rose of the Holy Empire.
However, when she first entered the imperial palace, she was just a shy and clumsy little girl.
Then, at some point, the child began to straighten his back and smile with authority as if he had drawn it.
Seonghwang knew very well that he was trying to spend as much time as possible with his child out of his spare time. The fact that Amelia tried to imitate the empress and empresses, especially her noble empress’s every move.
-Tatiana Oh my mom.
The well-mannered child’s only friendly title contained a respect and affection that the Empress had not yet realized.
“… … .”
“… … .”
And the two were caught up in their own thoughts, leaning on each other’s shoulders in silence for a while.
“… “Big”
“Hmm! “Ahmmm!”
The cardinals who couldn’t wait cleared their throats outside, until Luis finally entered the office with an expression of regret.
Since then, Seonghwang’s busy schedule has continued.
He had to listen to many reports through thoughts from all over the continent, including Arenja.
Next, the five cardinals entered the Holy Emperor’s office with anxious feelings, and after a while, they staggered out with their faces bleached white.
It was late in the evening, and it finally came to the last moment.
It was the moment to face the troublesome son who had committed a truly rare accident and was showing off his magical aura in front of everyone in the Holy Assembly.
“father.”
The child, who has now completely regained his health, sticks his head in the doorway of the office with a nervous expression. She had a somewhat solemn expression, as if she had prepared for something great.
Seonghwang thought.
‘Yes, how could I fail this child’s expectations?’
As soon as I made the decision, a thought arose, and as a result, my hands moved like lightning.
Ta-kong!
“Kkuek!”
* * *
‘In fact, isn’t Takbam just an excuse for this gentleman to pour out his divine power?’
In the bright waterfall of light, Seongjin rubbed his forehead and had such a strange thought.
As such, Seonghwang was busy pouring out his divine power, putting in a lot of effort over a long period of time. Even though the pain from last night has long since disappeared.
However, Seongjin could not hastily tell Seonghwang to stop. His expression looked very heavy, as if he was deep in thought.
How much time has passed?
Finally, as if he mustered up as much strength as he wanted, Seonghwang sat down and gently pointed to the sofa across from him with his chin.
“Sit down.”
“yes.”
“explanation.”
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“yes!”
I couldn’t figure out what to explain. So Seongjin began to tell his story, step by step, from the beginning of this accident.
I don’t know the cause – I guess the demon lord probably did something, but I decided to ignore this part – his auror and the fire of Gehenna were completely combined, making it impossible to hide the demonic power at all.
Using this as an excuse, the Holy Order urged the Knights Templar to voluntarily resign under the pretext of testing him.
At best, they had taken over public power, but they did not want to be tied by their useless checks.
“And then this thought occurred to me. Now that things have come to this, can’t we turn that testing moment into another opportunity? Why not go one step further and establish yourself as a difficult opponent for them to talk to?”
Of course, it wasn’t a very noble and smooth way, so Seongjin was prepared to get hit one more time.
However, Seonghwang, who was listening calmly until the end, unexpectedly gave Seongjin a light word of praise.
“okay. Good job. “In situations where you think you are being tricked, you can seize the opportunity to catch your opponent off guard and catch them off guard.”
“then… … !”
“But it’s true that as a father, I’m a little worried about the way you’re behaving.”
Seonghwang, who added words later, made eye contact with Seongjin with slightly sunken eyes.
“Keep this in mind, Mores. Right now it may seem like you’ve won an easy victory over them. However, not everything in the world works so simply.”
Seonghwang continued his explanation in detail.
Because it is played within the established rules, it can become a complete game.
However, if something doesn’t work out as expected and you completely ignore the rules and turn the board over, there is no way to use it later when a situation arises where you need that board.
“Think about it. If you always turn the tables in ways no one expects, eventually no one will easily invite you to their negotiation table. “You also don’t want that kind of ending, do you?”
“… … .”
“Do you understand what I mean?”
“Yes, father.”
Seongjin fully understood his advice. But there were circumstances that he could not avoid. Because I didn’t do this just to overcome the inspiration of the crusade.
Seongjin had one more important goal left.
“Actually, there is something I would like to ask my father separately regarding that matter.”
“ask.”
“Yes, father.”
Seongjin responded briefly and took the amulet around his neck out of his shirt. It is an object from the world of symbols with the demon lord’s red soul stone embedded in it.
“The reason I revealed my magical aura to them was actually a stepping stone for this guy.”
Even though he said he was using his father’s help to get away with it, he couldn’t think of a way to convince the crusade.
But isn’t the Demon Lord too pitiful to keep him locked up in a soul stone for the rest of his life?
“I think this is probably the first time I’m showing this guy to my father. Actually, he thinks his father knew everything, but… … .”
Seongjin, who had said that, clicked the option in the window that vaguely appeared before his eyes.
?Summon red?
?*Summon* / Release?
OK-
Pyoeyong!
With an incongruously cute sound, a small flame appears and brightens up the office.
[Lee Seong-ji!]
As insignificant as always. Sure enough, as soon as the Demon King appeared, he started whining towards Seongjin.
[Hey, you guy! What do you do if you cancel the summoning like that? And why didn’t you call me right away… huh?]
Then, the Demon King noticed the strange atmosphere and slowly rolled his eyes and looked around. And then-
“… … .”
[…] … ?!]
After seeing Seonghwang’s hardened form, he became contemplative and screamed like a chicken with its head broken.
[Hey! Standing, thriving?!]
ah.
In the rapidly freezing air, Seongjin, who felt the need for quick intervention, hurriedly poured out an explanation.
“Swing. This guy is the devil. But as you can see, my father is just a small and powerless summon now. “I can definitely promise you that it is absolutely harmless!”
“… … .”
While Seonghwang stared at the burning fireball, speechless, Seongjin began to hastily come up with an excuse.
“Well, of course this guy was once a demon lord, but now he has become my complete descendant. Your father did that before too, right? Because this kind of dependency is absolute, you can’t betray or rebel without a thought! In other words, this guy will always be on my side! It’s clear!”
“… … .”
“Besides, if you think about it, it’s no different than me making him like this. So, this guy is my responsibility to take care of, in a way, my child… “Isn’t that the same thing?”
Still, when there was no answer from Seonghwang, Seongjin slowly began to get nervous. Out of urgency, he winked at the frozen fireball.
ruler! Demon King! Come on and show your cute charm! Try to properly appeal to your father that you are like my child and how harmless and insignificant you are!
[Ugh… … ?!]
Did Seongjin’s inner support work? The demon lord had tears pouring out of his eyes, which was unusual for a fireball, and he finally opened his mouth with difficulty in a hushed voice.
[Ah, hello, how are you? nice to see you. under… … .]
under?
[…] grandfather?]
“… … .”
“… … .”
Shoot ah-
It was a clear autumn evening, with a cool wind blowing from somewhere.
fantasy,
