episode_0627

After the doll was restored, the prince spent a lot of time with it.

The way he taught her the world about modern times, changed her old-fashioned language into modern ones, bought her clothes, and put on accessories for her, it almost seemed like she felt love from the doll.

The duke knew that if his guess was true, it could cause a big problem in the future, but he did not dissuade the prince.

Even if he didn’t stop it, the prince’s love was going to remain a bitter memory.

There were two main problems.

One is that the prince and duke’s understanding of magic tools was far less than that of the genius named Erginus.

Another thing is that the doll is so old that it can never be completely made with technology like theirs.

By coincidence, the doll became functional again, but this was only temporary.

The gold engraved on the doll’s gears only gradually increased in size.

Every time he met the duke, the prince showed anxiety about the end, but he smiled brightly in front of the doll.

Is it because of the series of precarious daily lives that we never know will fall apart?

The prince insisted on giving the gift a more enjoyable experience and came up with a bold plan. The plan is for the three of them to sneak out and have fun on the festival day.

Considering the status of the two, this should never have happened, but the prince insisted.

“Sage. This might be the last time for her!”

Even though the duke knew that he should not accept a child, he could not refuse his request.

This may be because the duke also became attached to her during the process of restoring the doll.

The three people who gathered at a set time on the festival day walked around the streets wearing masks.

“If Your Majesty finds out about this, I will be in a lot of trouble.”

“When I become king in the future, I will pay it all back!”

“There is a pile of such blank checks.”

“…Is that so?”

“What Duke Kurten said is true. The prince has held 46 meetings so far…”

“No. Let’s not go into that much detail. Isn’t this all for the best?”

The three of them went out into the streets, hiding their identities with masks, and had a good time mingling with the crowd.

We all knew that if we went back, people would nag us about why we suddenly disappeared, but for this moment, we didn’t want to worry about that.

“They are soldiers.”

“It doesn’t seem like they are patrolling.”

“The article is also included. Two minutes.”

The good times didn’t last long. The tracking team appeared faster than they expected.

Even if it was inevitable that the two of them would be nagging, the three of them moved their feet urgently because they didn’t want the doll’s existence to be discovered.

To elude pursuit, they chose a shabby-looking house.

The three of them moved around recklessly with the thought that they would suppress them based on their status and compensate them later, but surprisingly, the person staying in the house was not a commoner, but a person that even from their point of view was unpleasant.

“I never thought I would meet VIPs like this.”

Bishop of the Soladdin branch of the Jusin Church.

“Looking at your expressions, I think I should just pretend not to know and move on.”

The current Pope, who settled in the capital of Soladdin, saying that he was still not good enough despite being able to become a cardinal before ascending to the position of Pope, laughed when he saw the three people.

“How could you be here?”

“Originally, I provide room and board at the church, but I also need my own space.”

While the three were exchanging glances in confusion, someone knocked on the door of the house. The Pope gestured for them to go inside and opened the door after confirming that the three were hiding.

“Hasn’t someone visited this place?”

“Well. I didn’t see anyone suspicious.”

“I see! Thank you for your cooperation!”

After the soldier returned with a sharp salute. The Pope smiled happily as he saw the three people sighing in relief.

“Thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, it would have been very difficult.”

“Even high-ranking people need time to rest. Let’s stay a little longer until the soldiers outside disperse.”

“Thank you again for your consideration.”

Not long after, the Pope, who had served tea, looked at the faces of the three people and then looked closely at the face of the doll.

“I’m asking just in case, but isn’t this woman human?”

“…How do you do that?”

It is a doll that is impossible to distinguish from a human just by looking at it. The prince and duke were surprised that Archmage Erginus’ work had been discovered, but the Pope only laughed lightly.

“As you get older, you see a lot of things.”

“Me. If it’s not rude.”

“Yes. This will also be kept secret.”

“Sorry for only asking you a favor.”

“Haha. no. Do you mind if I take a moment to look at the woman instead?”

“That is.”

“I’m fine. Prince.”

“…They say so.”

The Pope, who reassured the prince that he was only looking at magic in response to his hesitant response, looked at the doll carefully and then lowered his head.

“It’s Erginus’s? Huh. I can’t believe the watcher is still there.”

The prince, surprised by the words that came out of his mouth, hurriedly opened his mouth.

“Do you know about the Watcher?”

“The capital’s church is also a witness to the succession.”

“Can you check the church’s data?! I will give you a reward!”

“Sorry. The secrets of the church are confidential, no matter how princely you are.”

“Once! All it takes is once!”

The prince ran to the Pope with the thought that he might be able to confirm the records that had been completely lost in the royal family, but the Pope’s answer was the same until the end.

Even though the prince was adamant that he could not break the rules of the church no matter what he promised, the Pope did not give up, so the Pope asked the situation, and the prince, who was conflicted under the doll’s gaze, eventually told the truth.

“Is that so as expected?”

“Did you know?!”

“This is what happened in my body. It’s strange not knowing.”

The doll’s reaction was calm. The sight of the prince sobbing when he said that it was only a shame that he would not be able to see him become king made it seem as if their positions were completely opposite.

“If that’s the case, I think I can help.”

“Help…?”

“It is only a possibility. As the prince knows, Erginus is a great person who has fused magic and divinity. If it’s a doll that an archmage put a lot of effort into creating, wouldn’t holy magic be effective?”

The prince and duke at the time were trying to seize even the slightest possibility.

That’s why two people, no, three people nodded as if it was natural, and the miracle performed by the Pope reached the doll’s body.

*

“It is still an unforgettable sight. The sight of the soul dwelling in the doll’s body was beautiful, as if an anecdote from the Bible had come to life.”

Is something like that possible with sacred magic? I looked back on all the sacred magic with a frown, but the only conclusion I could come up with was the word impossible.

‘Did Duke Kurten misunderstand something?’

If even my grandfather, who lived in the days when he was with God, says it is impossible, then there is no room for doubt.

There was some misunderstanding. Even though Duke Kurten is an excellent knight and wizard, he is not even familiar with holy magic.

‘It’s a story we’re just telling ourselves. Aren’t you secretly incompetent, Erginus? ‘You do something stupid at every crucial moment!’

A skilled wizard has no choice but to become a jerk!?

Does the title of genius come with a penalty for making a mistake at every important moment?

Why are you such an idiot, Erginus, that you make mistakes every time it matters!

‘Master and disciple, they were the same even before they met.’

While my grandfather and I were chatting happily about Erginus, Duke Kurten spoke with a happy smile.

“Now that the doll is no longer a doll, there is no reason to hide it. We gave her a chance to face the world on her own. Even so, they are a prince and a duke. Creating a person’s identity wasn’t a big deal.”

After obtaining the status of a nobleman, the doll entered the academy and began to live a human life.

Born from Erginus’ magic, she made her excellence known to the world as if it were natural, and succeeded in becoming queen thanks to the prince’s strong wishes and the duke’s support.

“If the prince was being unreasonable, I tried to firmly cut it off. It wasn’t. The prince’s devotion even melted the doll’s heart.”

…ruler. wait for a sec. 1The queen loved the king!? really?!

A woman who is crazy about the prosperity of the kingdom, does this mean that a human heart exists!?

Unlike me, who was shocked, the people around me nodded as if it was natural.

“You liked Geumsul.”

“Queen 1 was the only one who revealed her private feelings.”

“You were always holding hands even at official occasions.”

“What. There is no doubt about that much.”

Even Karia nods her head!?

Nonsense.

It was truly a huge shock to realize that the enemy I thought of as a monster had feelings.

“If everything you guys say is true. 1Why did the queen stuffed her love?”

As she frowned, as if even the idiot fox didn’t understand, Duke Kurten stood up from his seat.

“We want to revive it.”

“Resurrected?”

“Yes. That’s right. 1Prince. For a doll, there is only one perfect king. She is trying to revive her one and only king under the pretext of doing it for the sake of the kingdom.”

*

The first queen, who visited the bedroom as usual, carefully held the king’s withered, twisted hand.

“It looks like our reunion will come sooner. Great king.”

The image of the king reflected in the doll’s eyes was not that of a mummy barely maintaining its shape, but that of a king shining brightly on the throne.

“Everything for Soladdin.”

And for you who will rule this country forever.