episode_0373

For several days, half of the day was spent traveling solely to return.

By moving with all my might, I was able to quickly return to the empire.

It was natural that the way back was much faster than the way back.

Wow!!!!

When you get to the front line.

We were greeted by an unexpected and surprising sight.

This is because a huge crowd of people had gathered to cheer for our return.

Flower petals are sprinkled on the soldiers.

Although the front lines were making progress, we were outnumbered.

It seemed like they had heard that we were returning and had deliberately come to the front line to welcome us.

“Isn’t cheering a joke?”

People’s attitudes had changed, as if the indifference they had shown before leaving had disappeared.

They were truly happy with our success.

“As expected, Commander Thalia is different!”

“Our hero!!”

“I’m happy to have you, Commander!!”

It was rewarding to ride Damon while traveling.

It might not be as good as a complete rest, but at least Thalia was able to recuperate much more comfortably than walking.

Thanks to this, she was able to show the people of the empire that she was as fresh as ever after losing her fragile appearance when she fell.

As soon as she left the contaminated area, she was riding the horse provided to her, and the sight of her was like a hero itself.

I wondered if it was okay to sit next to her, but I felt a little pressured because I felt like I had been given too much space.

“Take care of your facial expression. “Everything that was inside of me is revealed.”

“Ugh, really?”

“No one has contributed more to this operation than you. “It’s right for you to be next to me.”

Thalia pointed out my facial expression and guessed exactly what I was thinking.

“It’s awkward and ticklish to receive cheers like this.”

“Once you do it a few times, you get used to it. And honestly, doesn’t it feel good?”

“If not, it’s a lie. I don’t know what this is, why it feels so good. “I’m so happy that all the hardships I’ve gone through are no longer important.”

I still vividly remember the cold treatment and indifference these people showed.

But when I saw people scattering flower petals, looking up to us and smiling and cheering, my frozen heart melted.

‘The kids like it too.’

I was following Talia on the left, and on the right, my immediate unit, Rebecca, was leading the way, followed by the children.

“It’s a direct unit!”

“Wow~!”

“You’re so cool!!”

“Saint!!!”

… Seeing that some people were already calling Franc a saint, it seemed like the children’s reputation could not be ignored.

I had no idea that I was already gaining this much support even though I had only been working as a direct unit for a short period of time.

First, I need to find out what happened to the punitive force.

Looking at people’s reactions, I thought that the punitive force had returned defeated, as expected.

Ariando decided to collect the news, so he moved to the top as soon as the procession ended.

※ ※ ※

Fortunately, the failure of the punitive force happened as I had predicted.

“Prince Il is completely finished.”

“Yes, Princess Mona is now in control.”

“Will that be a problem for our plans?”

“We are Princess Mona’s faction, so it’s not a problem, but it’s a bit disappointing. “If we continue to dominate like this, our chance to make a contribution will disappear.”

When Princess Mona ascends to the throne of emperor, we will be rewarded for our achievements so far.

Up until now, I had been gradually accumulating points, but Princess Mona’s power quickly grew larger than expected.

“Isn’t it largely thanks to us that Princess Mona is now in this position?”

“For all the contributions I have made so far, it would not be difficult to receive the title of earldom. But are you going to end it with just that?”

“To raise the title even higher?”

I thought the title alone was enough, but it seems that isn’t the case for Erintina.

“I should receive the title of count, and on top of that, I should receive proper fiefdom!”

“The territory… ?”

I was a little embarrassed because I had never thought that I would be ruling a territory.

“You weren’t going to take it? If we clean up the land in the future, we need to secure a good location first. The princess is probably thinking about that too. “What were you trying to get if it wasn’t Yeongji?”

Since I had done so much for Princess Mona, I also planned to receive something in return.

However, it wasn’t territory, I just wanted to be promised something else.

“When I became emperor, I promised to actively support the attack on contaminated areas. “I tried to take it.”

“… “Just that?”

“I guess that’s not all.”

If we continue to attack the contaminated areas, at some point the imperial family may become ‘satisfied.’

Isn’t it the case that when a person enters the bathroom, his or her mind changes when he or she leaves?

More and more powerful monsters will appear, and you will only be able to attack them if you receive ample support.

But imagine if the imperial family thought this was enough and gradually cut off support.

No matter how well Thalia remained in her position, she could not ignore the emperor’s orders.

Rather than simply receiving territory, it was a much greater benefit to receive a promise to provide unlimited support until the contaminated area disappeared.

‘Princess Mona would know that it would be a much more profitable business to just take the territory and give it away.’

Of course, Erintina knows which promise is more difficult.

The problem is that even if you get that promise.

“There is no benefit to you.”

The point is that there is no benefit to me.

Erintina was frustrated by that.

“Is there really a need to uproot the contaminated area? If we leave it alone, they will attack us from over there, so I understand that there is nothing we can do about it. But no one wants to completely uproot it like you. “If we just keep pushing out enough for us to breathe, there won’t be any problems until you die, right?”

“Now or later will the remaining polluted areas consume this world? Do you think we should leave it alone? “Because it doesn’t matter while I’m alive?”

“At that time, the descendants living at that time will take care of preventing it. “There are still many geniuses.”

Erintina is thinking wrong.

The geniuses who appear in this world are all SSR characters that I summoned.

‘Isn’t Thalia the greatest talent that can be born among the people of this world?’

It is true that Thalia is also a great awakener.

However, even if there were several of her, it would be impossible to show the performance shown by the unit under her direct command.

‘If we don’t eradicate polluted areas at this time, the world will 100% be ruined.’

But I couldn’t fault Erintina for looking at the situation optimistically.

‘How many geniuses have appeared now?’

golden generation.

And the talented genius juniors who support them reliably.

With so many geniuses born, how is it possible that the next generation will not be born again?

‘Yes, not born.’

What if the contaminated area cannot be eradicated when SSR characters are present?

‘It’s destruction.’

Rebecca, Fran and even Talia.

Of course, I don’t know if a child will be born between Thalia and I.

However, Rebecca and Fran will want to have children over time, and it may happen unintentionally.

If I were to immediately hand over the contaminated area to my descendants for my own benefit, the child who inherited my blood would have to endure that much hardship.

‘I can’t have you bear that burden as a parent.’

So even when Erintina complained that it was frustrating, I had no choice but to pretend not to notice.

“Why is there no benefit? “If there were no contaminated areas, the world would be more stable.”

“Are you still insisting that I am not a saint?”

“Then, you are a saint.”

“… … .”

If she really didn’t like what I was doing, I decided to at least use my reputation as a saint to meet her conditions.

Erintina had a tearful expression on her face, probably because she was angry at me for saying that she would become a saint.

“Ha~ I have to understand, what can I do?”

At that time, Erintina suddenly lost her expression and sighed.

“Are you not going to be angry?”

I was completely pissed off, but you understand this?

“I was helping you because you were like this in the first place.”

Come to think of it, Erintina, who had no intention of returning to the military, knew my purpose and took charge of the top.

To see me working hard for the empire and humanity and to give me a little help.

“It’s strange for you to come now and say something about not taking care of your share. “I was influenced by your actions and started helping at the top with a desire to help.”

Of course, Erintina is now serious about the work of the merchant, but in the beginning, there was absolutely no reason for her to help with the work of the merchant.

Just goodwill towards me.

The fact that the relationship that started with unique equipment was able to deepen to this point was largely thanks to the goodwill that Erintina sent me.

“I have decided.”

“Determination? “What resolution?”

“The country will also relentlessly rip off your profits. “If I leave you alone, it looks like you’ll get rid of everything you don’t have and use it to save the world, so you should take care of your country too.”

“?”

I think Erintina misinterpreted my character.

I felt like that misinterpretation would help me in the future, so I decided to just push forward without correcting it.

You keep causing misunderstandings on your own, so what should I do?

“The first thing I will receive from Princess Mona is full support until the contaminated area is completely eliminated. “I can never compromise on this.”

“okay. It seems like what I’ve done so far isn’t enough to get that. I need to take Princess Mona’s side more actively. “I need to send you some things that are good for your body.”

It seems like he accidentally created a new goal for Erintina.

“Anyway, I don’t know why the conversation has suddenly dropped to this point, but assuming that the punitive force is like that, what are we planning to do? “Shouldn’t we start forming a punitive force soon?”