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121 – Rust appears at the banquet hall!? # 2

“You too can become a court wizard!

Regardless of experience, place of origin, status, gender, or age!

Unlimited level competition coming soon!

“The winner will have the opportunity to meet Queen Guinevet privately and be granted one wish of any kind!”

The poster Lucy showed me said this.

The opportunity to treat the Queen privately and the right to wish.

It was a poster with no decoration or decoration, but the content alone was enough to attract people’s attention.

In fact, people were buzzing with interest as they looked at the posters that were starting to stick to city walls, alleys, visible bulletin boards, and pillars in bars.

“Any wish will be granted. Do you really grant just any wish?”

“Are you asking for a noble title? Do you listen to what I say?”

“… Would you please grant my wish to marry Her Majesty the Queen?”

Everyone seemed to have a lot of questions.

The story that Queen Ginebit grants any wish was good enough to attract people’s attention.

Lucy also seemed very interested.

“Me! I want to win this contest and make my wish to meet Hyde and the Queen! Hyde is an amazing person, so the Queen will definitely like him!”

Crunch crunch-.

It was Lucy who dipped the hard bread she bought for breakfast into the stew and stuffed it into her mouth.

The bulging cheeks made it look like a squirrel diligently finding food and stuffing it into its mouth in preparation for hibernation.

Looking at Lucy like that, I felt a little worried.

“How are you doing in the ivory tower? Have you ever starved often?”

Ivory Tower was the only ‘mage professional education training institution’ in the United Kingdom.

Not everyone could enter, and not everyone who entered would become a wizard.

You have to go through a rigorous and difficult curriculum, right?

I also heard that it costs a lot of money, including tuition, various learning tools, potions, and mice to practice magic.

gulp-.

Lucy swallowed all the bread with her mouth.

She laughed and scratched the back of her head shyly.

“Hehe… . Actually, I haven’t been able to eat well these days. Because I spent all my money on buying magic books. But I’m doing well at school! I made a lot of friends too! Do you know Miss Watson? My friend shares the same room with me and he’s really great!”

Because he was a poor student, he often went hungry, but he seemed to be doing well.

Lucy has a friend.

Kuuk-.

Lucy clenched her fist after finishing breakfast.

“I will definitely win for Hyde!”

Lucy’s desire to help me meet the queen seemed genuine.

Lucy has a kind heart.

“When I saw the queen, I felt like something was pricking my heart. Do you feel like this is the queen who rules the world? It was awesome! It was so different from me!”

Also, Lucy seemed to like “Queen Ginebit.”

It was definitely the atmosphere of Queen Ginevitt. The aura she gave off was several levels different from that of ordinary people.

From a very young age, he was raised to become a leader, and it was safe to say that it was in full bloom at the age of 20.

Lucy, who grew up like an orphan in a convent on a remote island, must have thought that Ginevitt, who had royal blood, was very amazing and wonderful.

Well, the difference between the two was as much of a difference in status as between a rabid raccoon who grew up in the wild and a noble daughter who grew up in a noble house receiving all kinds of love and affection.

Everyone in the world probably thinks so.

Except for me, Hyde, who can see into the essence of things.

“Miss Lucy. You too can be like Queen Ginevit.”

Lucy Emma.

You too can be a queen.

I thought so.

It is said that Lucy suits the person called “Queen” more than anyone else.

In fact, I came to the royal capital not only to retrieve the ‘Holy Grail’, but also to take Lucy with me according to Pope Gregory’s will.

When Gregory said, “Head toward me to the royal road,” it is clear that he also meant, “Please take care of my daughter Lucy who is there.”

Among Pope Gregory’s adopted sons, Rehoboam, who was first in line to succeed to the throne, fell due to heretical acts in many ways -.

Atalanta, who was in third place, was also eliminated from the battle for the throne, so it was as if all the pillars that supported Barakhan’s ‘pope’ had been taken out.

Although ‘Lord Kusan’, second in line of succession, still remains.

He ate it when I saw him.

It would be better to have no leader than for him to become king.

anyway.

The sudden appearance of the ‘Queen’ was a major crisis in many ways as Pope Gregory had no suitable successor.

Gregory’s safety may also be in danger. What if the queen sends an assassin or something to cut off Gregory’s head?

It’s no joke, Marquis Sandros is a cunning fox, so it was obvious that he would plan such a trick.

If I were Marquis Sandros, I would have bribed Gregory’s associates to betray Gregory.

The good news, though, was that the Pope actually had a daughter.

Lucy Emma.

The illegitimate son of Pope Gregory.

“I can become like Queen Ginebit… ? I can’t imagine… !”

Puhuh-.

I felt ‘something’ in this girl who smiled innocently as if she had just heard a funny story.

It was something that was difficult to describe in words, even for me, and in the end I had no choice but to shake my head.

“I said something wrong. I don’t think Miss Lucy can be like Queen Guinevet.”

“Hehe-.”

Lucy smiled as if she was a little embarrassed and regretful.

# # #

After finishing my meal, I sat down at the inn’s shabby table and looked around.

Noisy-.

It was truly peaceful to see everyone talking.

But this peace was very terrible by my standards.

Among the people around, there were members of the Psychozu who had a T or K branded on their foreheads, and there were also people who wore cursed dolls on their belts like witches.

It was quite unsettling to see the guys wearing red robes—and the Blood Crusade—also in this inn.

The fact that all kinds of heretics flock to this royal capital reminded me of Sodomy, the city of heretics.

This royal capital was not as disorderly as sodomy, but—.

It was essentially a place no different from sodomy in that heretics roamed around without any intention of hiding their identities.

It was the queen’s will.

The Queen said that she does not discriminate against any ‘talented people’ who gather under her banner.

The “Royal Palace Wizard Selection Contest” that Lucy spoke of was probably the queen’s faction’s idea to gather talent.

strength.

Is it because of the war with Pope Gregory that they need strength?

Certainly, the power of the Pope was strong.

Needless to say, the church’s “Knights of the Temple” is the strongest military group in the United Kingdom.

It was then.

The inn was in great commotion.

“Wow, such a big guy appears in a place like this.”

“Amazing… . Is that the real thing? It’s more than I imagined.”

It seemed like something truly enormous had appeared.

Seeing everyone react like this, he must be quite a heretic, right?

Did the Five Pillars of Walpurgis or the top executives of Saikos appear?

I wanted to check who it was.

My eyesight became dizzy in many ways.

“Second baptist Hans. I had reserved a seat here. Come this way!”

The guy was Hans, a man with a red cross painted on his face.

Why is Hans here?

“Is that man Hans the second baptist-.”

“He’s the one who has the authority to speak alone with the Demon Lord Rust, right? Except for Galatea, the saint of the temple, she is in charge of practically everything in the temple!”

“From an ordinary soldier, he became an example to all heretics-.”

no.

Why is Hans here?

Soon, someone came in following Hans, who was sitting at the table.

I couldn’t help but be surprised in many ways when I saw that face.

Bokor.

This guy was Bokor, a curse witch who wore a snake around her waist like a belt!

Why is Bokor with Hans?

Soon people were in an uproar.

“That guy is Bokor. Bokor, the five pillars of Walpurgis!”

“Was it true that you joined the Blood Crusade-.”

“… Even the witch of the five pillars is included?”

“But I think it’s a little prettier than I heard… ? Didn’t you say Bokor looked terrible? She’s quite a beauty. Although my skin is dark.”

Did you feel agitated?

Bokor said, who has become quite beautiful as her skin has become firmer and her face has clearer contours.

“I am no longer the curse witch Bokor. Bokorda, the sixth baptist of the Blood Crusade! It was able to become this beautiful thanks to Rust’s favor! Mr. Rust is a true devil!”

I see.

Bokor has joined the Blood Crusade.

It was a very terrible story.

I’ve felt this for a long time, 5 years ago, but why does the Blood Crusade continue to become more powerful?

I, the leader, am not doing anything!

Why does it keep growing and attracting evil talents!!!!

Sze-.

Soon someone stood up.

“I am Drunken, a member of Psychos. Hans. The fact that a big man like you appears here means that Rust is also in this royal capital, right? It seems it was true that Rust was invited to the Queen’s banquet this evening!”

Blunt-.

Hans rolls his eyes.

“… this… Yiiii… !!!!”

The guy took the thick book “Lust’s Quotations Collection” he was holding in his hand and took a picture of it against the Drunken’s head.

“This blasphemous person!!!”

Sigh-!

“Kuieee!!!!!!!”

“Is Rust your friend?!!! When calling Rust, always add ‘nim’!!!! What a rude bastard!!!! For reference, Mr. Lars is Mr. Lars or Mr. Lars-. Both are acceptable!!!”

The Drunken fell to the floor and convulsed, blood spurting from its nose and eyes. It didn’t look like he was dead, but he looked like he was in deathly pain.

People are shocked to see that.

“The Drowning Drunken is a monster who likes to kill people by drowning them. You knocked down a guy who is said to be as good as a knight with a silver plate in one blow with a book?”

“Is that the skill of the second baptist─.”

It’s really going to spin.

What does it mean to say that Rust was invited to the Queen’s dinner today? If you’re talking about a dinner party, you’re talking about the one that Milione and Psyche were invited to, right?

It looks like everyone knows Rust was invited.

Why does everyone else know something that even I, the person involved, didn’t know?