Chapter 68. Changing fate (7)
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“by the way.”
After some luck, Ibella got up and sat down on the bed. Then he turned to the other party members and asked.
“What will happen to us in the future?”
“huh? “What happens?”
“Suddenly, what is that sound?”
Perticia and Delia ask curiously.
Then Ibella realized that the content was insufficient and asked a more detailed question.
“So what I meant was, I asked what to do after defeating the Giant King.”
“Oh, if that’s the case… … .”
“Of course, I have to go back to the academy.”
Delia shrugged.
With an expression that asks why you are asking such an obvious question.
Ibella, on the other hand, shook her head. As if her just answer wasn’t what she wanted to hear.
Then he kissed his lips again.
“If we go back to the academy like that, will we be able to live a normal life like before?”
“that… … .”
For a moment, Delia was speechless.
It was only then that I realized it.
What is the essence of the question Ibella asked? So, just as she was thinking about what to answer.
“It might be difficult.”
Someone suddenly intervened.
None other than Noah. Like Ibella, she sat on the bed and muttered calmly.
“Because everything doesn’t end when you defeat the giant king Largtan.”
There is still work left for the warriors to do.
Another monarch, Lacus, had to be defeated, and the source of the abyss mentioned by Kazan Rudric had to be subdued.
“Then what if you finish all of that?”
“Yes? entire?”
“So, what do you think will happen if we stop the threat of the Abyss and bring peace?”
“Hmm, maybe it will go back to normal?”
Noah gave an ambiguous answer.
It had to be that way. What lies ahead is an unknown that even Noah had never experienced.
So I guessed vaguely.
However, Ibella’s thoughts seemed different.
“Do you really think so?”
“huh?”
“I’m asking if there is a reason for those of us who have passed the trials of the warrior to continue to remain at the academy.”
“Well, that’s… … .”
Noah becomes agitated for a moment.
It is just as Ibella said.
Currently, most of Ulan and his party have passed the trials and have reached the level of master or archmage.
Since you have become much stronger than the professors, there is no reason to attend the academy anymore. Even if you go, it will just be a waste of time.
So, I was wondering what to say.
Delia joined the conversation again.
“Then everyone will disperse.”
A single word slipped out of my lips.
It may sound cold, but this answer was also a straightforward answer. There was no reason for the heroes to gather together when the abyss disappeared in the first place.
“And, perhaps, among us, Perticia will return to the imperial family first.”
As her grave eyes turned to Perticia, she shook her head resolutely.
“no! “I’m not going back.”
“It’s not something that can be solved just because you don’t like it.”
This is a desert.
A place where the empire’s power is less powerful.
However, if you cross the border and return to the academy, the story is different. From then on, the imperial family will exercise its influence in earnest.
To take Perticia.
“If, even then, you refuse the imperial command… … .”
At that time, they will truly turn the empire into an enemy.
Delia trailed off. Because she thought everyone would know without having to say anything.
When there was such quiet silence.
“Oh right.”
Suddenly, Ybella opened her eyes wide.
As if I remembered something I had forgotten.
“Now that I think about it, I was curious about that too.”
“What is it this time, again?”
“It’s not about anything else, it’s about Perticia, but I recently heard a strange story.”
Kazan Rudrik’s grave.
A story about the time when Noah and I were waiting for Ulan and his party to confront the Empire’s Five Swords.
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At that time, Barka, the sword of the North, mentioned Perticia’s existence and called her this.
‘Candidate for Empress.’
Meanwhile, Delia snorted at Ibella’s words as if it wasn’t worth worrying about.
“You must have heard wrong.”
“no! “You heard me correctly.”
“I think the same as Delia. “To begin with, the next emperor is my brother, so how can I be a candidate for empress?”
“I said no! “Noah heard it too!”
Ibella shouted as if she felt unfair.
Then Delia and Perticia all turned their gaze to Noah. As if asking if what Ibella just said was true.
Noah sighed.
‘… … I knew this day would come someday.’
The truth about Perticia’s existence.
Remembering this, Noah sighed again and slowly nodded.
“Ibella is right.”
“what? really?”
“Yes, the five swords of the empire regard Perticia as a candidate for empress, not the princess. At least the Sword of the North thinks so.”
“B-but that doesn’t make sense!”
At that time, Perticia screamed.
A face with a clear look of confusion.
It was a very embarrassed reaction to the fact that Noah, who had played the original game countless times, and not anyone else, had said this.
“My brother and I are siblings with the same blood, but how could I become the empress…” … .”
“There is an unknown secret story.”
Noah answers clearly.
Delia asked with shining eyes.
“The information you always talked about and experienced in the original work?”
“that’s right. However, since this is a story about Perticia’s identity, it’s a bit… … .”
“I don’t care, so please tell me.”
Just as Noah was hesitating to answer, Perticia prompted the story. Noah asked back with a voice full of hesitation.
“Are you sure it’s okay?”
“yes. “I’ve already heard this far, so if it goes on like this, I’ll just feel uncomfortable.”
Well, he is like that too.
Noah nodded.
“all right. “Then I’ll tell you.”
The truth about Perticia’s existence.
After catching his breath, Noah was the first to explain why Perticia was born.
“It is safe to say that the existence of half man, half spirit was born due to the distorted desires of the emperor, who is currently sick.”
Martes plume ul leuven.
A being who boasted of omnipotent power and believed himself to be the most noble blood in the world.
Therefore, he believed that the only true partner suitable for him was not a human being, but only a being from legend or myth.
Beast people, fairies, fish people, etc.
The emperor had relationships with numerous candidates and had five descendants. Still, he was not satisfied and wandered around looking for even rarer species.
“One of them was a spirit.”
“what? But the spirit… … .”
“that’s right. “A spiritual being without a body.”
Perticia probably knows this as well.
But it’s different now.
Noah spoke with a serious face the truth hidden behind the made-up story.
“So the Emperor and the Magic Tower conducted research in secret. And finally, we succeeded in creating a human with a mixture of spirit souls.”
“… … yes?”
Perticia asked back blankly.
Perhaps he reacted this way because it was different from the story he knew. Noah, on the other hand, did not answer the question and continued to add explanations.
“Half man, half spirit. An artificial life form created by mixing humans and spirits. “A being who was originally destined to become the queen of the current emperor while he was sick.”
After closing my mouth for a moment.
Noah kept his eyes on Perticia.
“That’s you.”
“… … !”
Perticia’s face visibly hardens.
She wasn’t the only one who reacted in surprise. Delia and Ibella’s faces also became as hard as stone.
“Now, wait! That means… … !”
“Yes, it means that there will be no problem even if the next emperor welcomes Perticia with rain.”
Perticia does not have imperial blood.
After the shocking truth was revealed, the barracks was filled with heavy silence. However, not long after, a voice was heard breaking the silence.
“He’s absolutely crazy.”
It was Ibella’s voice.
She muttered something absurd, and Delia asked back, looking somewhat surprised.
“Can I say that to the next emperor?”
“What do you think? “It’s true.”
Ibella confidently responds.
It’s definitely not an ordinary way of thinking. Delia also nodded her head in agreement.
However, the one who was more surprised than anyone else was by far Perticia. She continued her words stuttering, her face drained of color.
“Well, then, if I go back to the imperial family… … .”
“I have to become an empress without any hesitation.”
The moment this truth is revealed, there is no one who can stop Chartrand’s path.
Except for one thing.
“But there is nothing to worry about. Because there are barbarians here who will protect you even if they turn against the empire.”
Ulan Bator.
At the mention of his presence, Perticia flinched for a moment. In response, Noah mentioned the story he heard from Ulan.
“You said you swore? “I will never send you back to the imperial family.”
“that… … .”
He definitely said something like that.
Perticia nodded silently.
It’s not just words.
Ulan actually confronted Rimmer, and when she asked him if he planned to turn the Empire into an enemy, he replied that he would if necessary.
The moment I remembered this.
Perticia realized.
‘Ah, I see.’
The reason Ulan swore like that.
That was probably because he already knew his true identity, which he had just heard from Noah, and that was why he swore with those words.
I will not send Perticia to the imperial court.
‘… … Ulan.’
The moment I remembered his existence.
I felt like my mind, which had been swirling with shock, was gradually calming down. The color returned to her face along with some unknown relief.
“Anyway, that’s the whole story for me.”
A secret that has been hidden and not told.
Perhaps thanks to revealing this, Noah’s face looked more relieved than before. Pertichia smiled as she came out of her thoughts with him.
“Thank you for telling me.”
“It’s not to the point of being grateful. “Because I had to say it at some point.”
Noah shook his head.
As the conversation was coming to an end, Delia suddenly asked Perticia a question.
“So, yeah, what do you think?”
“yes? What does it mean?”
“I’m asking if the Empress has any thoughts on what to do.”
A word that came out calmly.
As soon as Delia’s question was finished, Ibella retorted by asking what she was talking about.
“it’s crazy? “Of course you won’t like it!”
“No, on the contrary, it could be better.”
“what? “Are you serious?”
“After all, she is the empress of the empire.”
The greatest power that dominates the continent.
If she were the first empress of the Ruben Empire, she would be able to wield considerable power, if not greater than that of the emperor.
Since we are human, we can naturally become greedy. But Perticia shook her head as if it wasn’t worth worrying about.
“I don’t like it.”
“Look. “Did I tell you?”
Ibella scolded Delia.
On the other hand, Delia calmly asked back.
“The reason is?”
“Of course, your brother is a good person. “You have shown me a lot of grace over the years.”
While other imperial families assassinated the current emperor and his children born to other races, Perticia survived under Chartrand’s protection.
In addition, the list of blessings I received from Chartrand would be endless. But that and this are a completely different kind of problem.
“But to me, my brother is family. “I never thought of it as a pet.”
Ibella nodded silently.
As if that was a natural reaction.
Delia also did not ask any more questions. Because in her answer she had just felt Perticia’s firm will.
In response to the two girls’ reactions, Perticia added one more word with a bright smile.
“Because my only companion is Ulan.”
“… … “What, how?”
And that moment.
The two girls’ faces crumpled.
“hey! Even if everything else goes by, that’s not the case.”
“Do you know that we will be fooled?”
“Hehe, did you get caught?”
“of course! “I’m not stupid!”
Ybella looked at Perticia, who smiled shyly, and shouted in an absurd voice.
Still, is it because of the bickering?
The dark atmosphere got much better.
Noah, who was watching this scene, said a guess that he had not been able to say immediately after revealing the truth.
“And this is just a personal guess.”
“Yes? “What is it?”
“There is a possibility that the next emperor, Prince Chartrand, like Count Dermore, was connected to the Abyss or an Abyss worshiper.”
“… … what?”
A shocking story with a different meaning than Perticia’s true identity. Immediately after Noah finished speaking, the hall fell silent again.
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