episode_0202

Emperor Varus. He knew that he was a clever man.

Some people might criticize this personality of mine.

But for the sake of the cause, I didn’t care about such things at all.

Besides, cleverness isn’t something that just anyone can wield.

It was a trick that only the smart and quick-witted could do, so if you tried to follow it clumsily, you would only get cursed at.

But even Barus, who thought himself clever, did not fully understand the current situation.

“There are too many things in this fortress that I want to attack and kill.”

Hero of the Empire.

Of course, the world is wide and there are many monsters.

At least as far as he knows, he is a person who can be called the strongest without any shame.

Athena Caladbolg was looking at him with burning eyes.

“What should I do with you, Barus?”

He was speaking to me, who was old enough to be his father, in an aggressive tone without hesitation, but he just couldn’t afford to care about it.

‘…Why?’

In an urgent situation, my head turned quickly.

To find out what made her so angry in this situation.

To find out why on earth he is sending out murderous intent towards himself.

And fortunately, there was only one possible possibility.

Naturally, his eyes turned to a woman.

She has hair that is pitch black.

“No way….”

By the way, I heard that the hero has a very affectionate lover…

“Hey you!!!”

Barus was slowly starting to get a grasp of the situation.

But before he could finish his thought, a loud shout came from the corner.

I slowly turned my head with an uneasy feeling, and saw Godric grumbling, looking considerably more shabby than before.

He dusted off his armor, drew his sword, and aimed it at Athena.

“No matter how much of a hero you are, how dare you act like that in front of His Majesty the Emperor.”

“Huh?”

Athena furrowed one eyebrow at Godric’s words.

“I have been holding back by Your Majesty’s orders not to come forward, but… I can’t go on like this any longer!”

No. Please move on.

Looking at his foolish loyal subject, Barus thought to himself.

He was always a loyal knight who followed only his own path, but at times like this, it was truly pitiful.

Godric didn’t see Athena often, so he didn’t know, but he knew himself.

That there was nothing good that could come from touching her.

“That’s good. I don’t plan on going over there either.”

Athena pulled the woman named Hera into her arms by the waist and held out the Sword of Sunlight towards Godric.

“I won’t kill you.”

There was a sound of a vein snapping in Godric’s head, and soon a powerful surge of mana began to surge around his sword.

“Your arrogance has crossed the line!!”

Godric, Commander of the First Knights of the Imperial Palace.

Although it lacked a lot of flexibility.

Nevertheless, he was able to maintain his position as the most honorable knight of the palace.

And there was only one reason for that. It was because of his strength.

A strong person who has stepped into the realm of transcendence known as the Grand Master, beyond the realm of Master, which only the chosen ones can reach.

Although he is not yet a perfect Grandmaster, no Master-level swordsman will be able to handle him.

Even Athena won’t be able to win easily.

But that’s why I had to stop it.

A fight between heroes and grandmaster level strongmen.

I didn’t want to see the palace fall apart in the aftermath of the fight, so I had to somehow stop those monsters before my eyes.

“Stop it. You both can stop and calm down-”

But before he could finish his words.

Boom-!

A strong impact sound spread throughout the space.

Then, what you see is Godric’s head stuck in the ground with bright red blood splattering everywhere.

Godric lost consciousness due to an attack he couldn’t even see.

A situation where the outcome has already been decided.

But Athena didn’t stop there, kicking his body and sending him flying into the wall.

Kuung-!

The First Knight Commander collapses to the ground with another loud noise.

Barus could only stare blankly at the duel that ended in an instant.

‘Was she…that strong..?’

I never underestimated Athena’s strength. Rather, the title of the strongest human she possessed was something she had given herself.

But to send Godric away in one blow was beyond my wildest imagination.

Clearly, the last time I saw you fight, you weren’t this strong.

Could it be that he has ascended to a higher level from that point?

“What if I pass out already? I still have a long way to go before I feel better.”

“…….”

“Tsk.”

When no answer came from Godric, who had lost consciousness, the bow of anger she held was finally pointed in her direction.

“Have I been too quiet all this time?”

I instinctively reacted to Athena’s murderous voice.

“That’s a misunderstanding!! I never meant to hurt that woman!”

I tried to tell her the truth urgently, but Athena’s expression remained frozen and showed no signs of loosening.

“How dare you touch Hera?”

“Ah..I couldn’t help it! In order to avoid the Demon’s suspicion, there had to be another way-”

Kwaaang-!

As Athena swung her sword once, a huge sword strike swept across the ground next to her.

“……”

“That’s your business. What’s important is that you treated Hera carelessly.”

Wrong.

She had already made up her mind to punish herself, and she didn’t think she could possibly stop those burning eyes.

“….Please save my life-”

At that moment, when I was about to give up.

“Stop it now, Athena..!”

A woman named Hera hugged Athena’s waist and said:

Athena’s face, which seemed as if it would never loosen up, immediately relaxed.

“Hera.”

“Because I wasn’t hurt at all..! The Emperor treated me kindly..!”

At the woman’s words, Athena raised one eyebrow and looked at herself.

“Really, Barus?”

I stared blankly at the woman in an unexpected situation.

She blinked one eye to herself, sending a signal of some kind, and her brain quickly worked to figure out the situation.

“That’s…that’s right! How could I dare treat the people of the empire so carelessly?”

The words of the woman named Hera felt like a lifeline.

And he had no intention of foolishly letting go of the opportunity she had handed him.

“……..”

Athena, who had been quietly looking at him for a long time, made him swallow dry saliva under the pressure.

But fortunately, Athena put down her sword again and sighed.

“If Hera had been hurt by a hair, I would have really tried to break it all.”

Her sincerity without an inch of falsehood.

I felt like bowing to myself for deciding not to send the woman to the demon world.

“The demon boy. Talk to me separately tomorrow.”

Athena gave a short message and then carried the woman back outside.

Only when she completely disappeared from his sight was he able to relax his body.

“….I almost got in big trouble.”

Those wicked demons. I thought something was strange, but they asked me to hand over the hero’s lover.

If I had made a mistake, it could have been truly irreversible.

“Ugh… Where are you!”

Only now, having come to his senses, did Godric stagger to his feet, his face covered in blood.

“…Are you okay?”

“No, Your Majesty! Where is that rude Athena now?!”

“…He went back with the woman.”

“Hahaha! Indeed! So you ran away because you were oppressed by His Majesty’s authority! As expected of His Majesty.”

“…..”

I had no idea where to start pointing this out, so I decided not to open my mouth.

‘..I guess I’ll have to start with some training first.’

This place has become a mess with the appearance of Athena.

To prevent further rumors from spreading, he quickly rose from the throne and tried to clean up the mess.

Until suddenly, a huge white light burst out from the middle of the audience room.

“What is this…!”

A white light so bright that it is difficult to open your eyes.

As time passed and the light gradually faded, a rather familiar figure appeared before my eyes.

A pretty girl with gray hair.

The owner of the holy sword who appeared after a hundred years.

Warrior Lily.

For some reason, her eyes were much calmer and more serene than when I last saw her, and she was looking around as if she was searching for something.

But perhaps he hadn’t found what he was looking for. The warrior frowned and glared at himself with his cold, purple eyes.

“Is it true that you told me to catch my sister?”

It was infinitely calm, but the murderous intent raging within made my body tremble for a moment.

An order to capture him.

Sister.

It was not difficult to infer what he was talking about.

“Could it be that a warrior too…?”

While I was bewildered by the sight I absolutely could not believe.

Someone stepped forward next to her and strode towards her.

“Go! Can’t you be polite in front of the Emperor? ”

Godric approaches the warrior and shouts at the top of his lungs.

The warrior stared at him with his cold eyes.

“Can’t you cut that hair off right now!”

The Emperor thought to himself as he looked at the brave Godric.

hey.

Please shut up.