episode_0316

“There is a legend that the first emperor of Elysium was chosen by the Giver. So every time a new emperor comes out, the highest-ranking nun with high divine power gives the emperor a baptism as the role of the goddess.”

Jeanne gave additional explanations in a whisper again as Eugene Schneider seemed to have figured out the identity of the goddess.

“But right now, all the Holy See nuns with the ability to perform that ritual are out. So, using the Holy See’s internal exception clause, my mother decided to do it instead.”

The next emperor being baptized by the goddess’s representative and becoming a formal emperor can be said to be the core of the emperor’s coronation.

In other words, even if everything else can be simplified, that alone cannot be left out.

However, due to the situation, after calling in the highest-ranking nuns who are outside, they had to select the most capable one among them, but the time and budget to waste on that were too great to hesitate.

The one who stepped up at that time was Marianne Dessel Oblean, the best nun of the Holy See in the past.

Since there were no obstacles to the internal regulations of the Holy See, it could be executed quickly.

‘Oh oh oh…Mother also saved her words and told me to look forward to this coronation!’

Listening to Jeanne’s whisper, Eugene Schneider recalled his stepmother Marianne’s flirtatious behavior.

Marianne told Eugene to attend with Jeanne first, saying that she had something to help with the emperor’s coronation separately.

Marianne only whispered to Eugene’s question of what she was helping with to just look forward to it.

She kept it a secret because she wanted to surprise her stepson with a form that she had never shown before.

She is truly a milf duchess who is as charming as can be.

‘Kuh…Our mother is really beautiful…There’s a reason why they say she’s the incarnation of a goddess…’

And Marianne’s charm hit 1000 percent.

Marianne’s figure, wearing the ultimate Holy See dress and makeup, made me realize why she is still so revered even now that she has retired.

If holiness were to be personified, it would definitely be Marianne Dessel Oblean.

“In the name of the Giver, I ask. Do you, Vivian Saint-Pierre, pledge to lead Elysium into an empire full of glory and hope by upholding the will of the Giver?”

Soon, the emperor’s coronation reached its climax.

Vivian, wearing the emperor’s ceremonial robes, knelt on one knee and looked up at Marianne, the goddess’s representative.

Marianne placed her hand on her head and recited the oath.

“I pledge. I will engrave the will of the Giver in my heart and fulfill my duties.”

Then Vivian pledged her oath with eyes full of firm will,

“In the name of the Giver, I appoint Vivian Saint-Pierre as the 52nd Emperor of the Elysium Empire.”

Swooooooooosh…!!

Marianne, the goddess’s representative, declared the emperor’s appointment through the baptism of the light’s divine power.

“Hooray!!!” “Long live the Emperor!!!!” “Long live Emperor Vivian!!!”

At that blessed sight, at the moment when all the people gathered there shouted cheers,

[A broken-winged eagle flies again, even I am moved.]

A very familiar voice echoed in the goddess fountain emperor’s coronation hall.

‘This voice is!!!!’

An enormous amount of energy-filled telepathy, the telepathy itself was heterogeneous, but because it was a very familiar voice, Eugene Schneider’s eyes flashed open as he cheered while applauding the new emperor Vivian.

‘It’s Father!’

Jeanne was the same.

It was the voice of her father, the one who betrayed the empire and betrayed the family, the fallen warrior Antoine Dessel Oblean.

“What, what is this!” “Where is that voice coming from??”

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

However, the imperial citizens gathered at the coronation hall did not know that the voice was Antoine.

Nevertheless, it was so unusual, as if the voice of God was being heard, that everyone was flustered and began to buzz.

Then, the imperial citizens were able to know who the owner of the voice was.

[Congratulations on your new imperial majesty.]

Swooooooooosh…!!!!!

Antoine began to reveal himself.

On the red carpet where Vivian entered, a portal opened with a strange mixture of golden energy and dark purple energy.

[I am the warrior Antoine Dessel Oblean, one of the meritorious subjects who made you the supreme being.]

Step, step, step, step,

Antoine Dessel Oblean, wearing the warrior’s golden armor, walked out of the portal.

“Th, that person is!!!!”

Swooooooooosh!!

At that sight, interim commander of the guard Antonio drew his sword right away,

“Antoine?” “Isn’t that Duke Antoine??” “The traitor Antoine has appeared!!”

The imperial citizens gathered at the emperor’s coronation focused on him at once and began to stir.

“Escort His Majesty and the distinguished guests!”

Antonio immediately commanded the guards to respond.

“Reporting to His Majesty!”

Cheoeok…!

At that moment, Antoine spread his arms in a very relaxed manner.

“I don’t have any weapons like this. And I’m alone. If we follow the etiquette of the emperor’s coronation, I understand that it is forbidden to point a sword at someone who has no will to fight when entering the goddess fountain area.”

Then he mentioned the customs and etiquette of the emperor’s coronation.

When the first emperor of Elysium was recognized as emperor by the goddess,

The Elysium imperial family was granted the goddess’s emblem.

In the process, they had to stay away from blood and violence to maintain the goddess’s divinity, so a kind of temporary sanctuary was formed around the altar, and an unwritten rule was created that no entity would harm any entity unless they had a will to fight.

Antoine is mentioning that.

“That guy is running his mouth off!!!”

Antonio couldn’t contain his anger at Antoine’s logic that wrapped around him like a snake.

That’s how accurately Antoine must have hit the mark.

When the emperor’s coronation takes place, the pre-screening is done very thoroughly as a temporary sanctuary is formed.

However, Antoine entered the sanctuary through the portal, taking advantage of the system’s loophole.

“It’s a portal with tremendous magic power. Even though we deployed the barrier to a sufficient extent, even if it wasn’t as good as before, he broke through it.”

In the tense scene, the magician Samantha conveyed unusual information to Eugene and Jeanne in a low voice.

Of course, jumping over the inspection through the portal is something that those preparing for the coronation should keep in mind and prepare for.

Therefore, during the preparation period of several months, the best magicians are involved and work to block external portals.

The same goes for this emperor’s coronation, but the preparation period was short, so the purity could not be as high as before.

But even considering that, it is shocking that he broke through it so easily.

‘No way…’

However, for Eugene Schneider, it was not a problem that Antoine opened a portal and invaded.

‘I can’t gauge his level of combat power…!!!!’

Antoine’s appearance, emphasizing the situation of disarmament with plenty of time,

There was no choice but for that appearance to come out.

Because he was emitting such a powerful energy that armament had no meaning.

‘It’s a bizarre energy. I can feel not only Antoine’s existing Sword Master combat power, but also the energy that was felt in the dimensional rift!’

In particular, Eugene Schneider was able to feel Antoine’s strength more intensely than anyone else here because his magic detection ability had increased exponentially.

Antoine, who evolved into a fallen warrior by obtaining the Thanatos Holy Sword, became an untouchable swordsman with his Sword Master abilities, the Holy Sword’s divine power, and even the Demon God’s magic power combined.

“Stop, commander of the guard Antonio.”

At that moment, Vivian, who became the formal emperor, stepped in to stop Antonio’s fierce reaction.

“It is a rule that has been kept for a thousand years. We cannot use force first against someone who is unarmed.”

Emperor Vivian chose to keep the custom.

‘From Vivian’s point of view, she has no choice but to be conscious of the imperial citizens who are gathered. Antoine must have come aiming for that as well.’

Eugene Schneider immediately caught on to the reason why Vivian made that decision.

Vivian is taking a format of harmonizing with and getting closer to the imperial citizens at the same time that a different emperor’s coronation aspect has been created from the existing one.

Therefore, currently, his own people are located behind a crude barricade a few meters away on both sides of Antoine.

If a battle were to break out, a considerable number of casualties would occur among the people who gathered to bless the emperor.

“Y, yes, Your Majesty…”

Screeeeeech…!

At the emperor’s decision, commander of the guard Antonio eventually put his sword halfway into its sheath and stepped back.

“My eyes are not wrong. The one I put on the throne was Louis XV, but I thought that Alexis was by far the one who qualified as emperor. To be able to make such a rational decision even with an enemy in front of you. Besides, you have overcome the fear I instilled in you, Emperor Vivian.”

Smirk…!

Then Antoine praised Vivian with an arrogant upturned corner of his mouth.

“It seems that my comeback is greatly contrary to Duke Antoine’s expectations.”

Smile…!

Emperor Vivian wore a relaxed smile.

Antoine’s comment, which could not but be a considerable level of provocation,

Vivian was able to fully grasp the reason why Antoine made such a provocation.

Vivian Saint-Pierre’s comeback was beyond Antoine’s calculations.

He instilled a clear fear in the young Vivian and thought that Vivian would never be able to escape from it.

But Vivian overcame her trauma thanks to Eugene Schneider, and

She even transcended her desire for revenge to the point where protecting the people was her top priority.

It was clear that this would make the narcissistic sociopathic Antoine feel a sense of defeat to the point where he would be uncomfortable.

“…..”

Antoine was silent at Vivian’s words.

It was a confirmation.

“What is the reason you came here. I don’t think you came here just to congratulate me on my accession to the throne.”

Vivian immediately mentioned the main point. As she said, there was no way Antoine would have revealed himself by opening a portal just for sarcasm and congratulations.

Swish…!

At Vivian’s words, Antoine looked around with an expressionless face.

It was to look at the imperial citizens who were gathered.

“Seeing that you are still making faces without knowing anything like this, it seems that you have not formalized the fact that the Demon King has appeared.”

Antoine mentioned the Demon King to them.

“The Demon King??”

“What does that mean! Is the rumor that the Demon King has descended true?”

“I guess so????”

Due to the long famine, disease, and the large-scale outbreak of monsters through the dimensional rift, the rumor that the Demon King had descended began to circulate among the common people.

But in the end, it was just circulating as a rumor, and Antoine’s official mention of the Demon King caused people to fall into great turmoil.

“Not only that, everyone, the Demon King will soon lead an army and attack the empire.”

In that agitation and confusion, Antoine dropped the continent war bomb.