44. Soi

“Huh?”

 

Seorae reacted to her words.

 

The situation was that the second Bamgnil had just appeared.

Seorae, who had been wildly thrashing around and toying with the men, stopped in place.

 

“What? She’s here.”

“What is this…”

“Mother…did she say?”

 

It was an opportunity if they wanted it, but the men couldn’t bring themselves to move.

They had clearly heard Soy’s words.

 

‘Could it be…that the Emperor’s mother is that woman…?’

 

They had been coaxed into defeating Aran and saving their comrades and lovers, while also saving the Emperor’s mother and sister, but they never really intended to save them.

After all, if the situation developed to that extent, they wouldn’t need the help of these primitives anymore.

Rather, it would be much better to wipe them out and build their own power.

 

That’s why they weren’t interested,

That’s why this happened.

 

In a word, a mistake.

A huge mistake at that.

 

 

“…What are you all doing?”

 

Soy swept her gaze across the silent area and spoke.

There was definitely a man’s tremendous scream, but no one was hurt.

The only slightly strange thing was that there was a woman floundering and collapsed on the floor.

But that’s a woman, not a man, isn’t it?

 

“Ah…could it be that Mother is….”

 

Then Seorae realized it was a Bamgnil.

 

She had heard that a man bitten by a Bamgnil becomes a woman due to the effects of mana.

If so, Seorae must have bitten those men, and the scream might have erupted in the process.

 

“Your Majesty, this isㅡ.”

“Those bastards were trying to rape me.”

 

Seorae cut them off before the men could answer.

 

“What did you say?”

“They said they’d use me until I was worn out and then sell me to a whorehouse.”

“N-no, that’s….”

“…What is the meaning of this?”

 

If Seorae’s words were true, this was a huge deal.

To treat the Sangje of a country like that.

It was a situation that would make one’s soul leave their body before anger even set in.

 

“H-how dare you say such a thing…!”

 

One of the nobles who had rushed in with Soy trembled.

Although she didn’t pledge allegiance to Seorae, she was still the mother of the current Emperor, Soy, and the previous Emperor.

To say such humiliating things to such a person was to disregard the Empire too much.

 

Just as she was about to express her anger, Soy raised her hand to stop her.

 

“Is that true?”

 

Soy was angry.

But she didn’t express it openly. Because it wasn’t certain yet.

 

“That’s…”

“Is that true?”

“What are you asking? I clearly heard it. Do you think I’m the kind of person who goes around hitting people for no reason?”

“…You are that kind of person, though.”

“That’s too much.”

 

While Soy and Seorae were exchanging words, the captain was deep in thought.

 

The situation was very bad.

Later would be one thing, but as of now, there were too many things lacking to live independently outside the Empire, and it would take too long.

 

‘Should I deny it? Or should I tell the truth?’

 

Conflict.

It didn’t seem like a good result would come out no matter what he chose.

 

‘I was too excited. I should have thought about it more calmly!’

 

 

“What’s wrong? Answer quickly.”

 

Soy urged him.

He sighed softly and finally confessed honestly.

 

This was the Imperial Palace.

There would be ears everywhere, and the idea that no one would have heard their conversation with Seorae was an overly optimistic thought.

Even the guards would have been at the entrance not far away, so there was a very high possibility that they had heard. Of course, considering that no one came even though such a big commotion had occurred that the Emperor came, there was also the possibility that they hadn’t heard….

 

“I certainly said those words. But I only said them because I thought she was that person’s wife, and I wouldn’t have said them if I had known she was Your Majesty’s mother.”

“…So, you’re saying you did say them.”

 

Soy narrowed her eyes.

 

No matter how reckless someone was, how dare they utter such vulgar words to her mother.

 

“I’m sorry.”

“Your Majesty, it doesn’t add up. They knew that Your Majesty’s mother was in a marital relationship with Aran Daewang. And yet, they didn’t recognize her when they saw the Sangje’s appearance. Besides, this is the Imperial Palace. It’s already absurd to think of someone freely walking around the Imperial Palace as a woman who has nothing to do with Your Majesty.”

“That’s certainly true.”

“It’s true! I didn’t know!”

 

The captain pleaded like that, but Soy wasn’t a naive woman enough to believe those words. (Even though it was the truth)

 

 

“It seems I made a big misjudgment. I thought you would be beneficial to me and the Empire. In the end, you’re just like that guy.”

 

It was worthy of anger that they said such things to Seorae, but what was even more infuriating was their attitude.

 

They didn’t know Seorae was her mother? Let’s say that’s true.

Then does that mean they think it’s okay to do that to other women who aren’t Soy’s mother and sister?

 

No, in fact, they would like to do that to Seorae too, but they’re giving up simply because she’s related to Soy.

 

‘Men are all the same after all.’

 

No different from Aran.

The same.

 

They are shouting for the overthrow of Aran, but that is only because they have suffered losses, and that does not match Soy’s thoughts.

 

 

“Your Maㅡ.”

“Shut up. You will definitely have to pay for uttering such nonsense to my mother.”

 

As Soy said that, knights and soldiers poured out from all directions.

 

“W-wait, Your Majesty! We have to kill that bastard Aran! It’s impossible without us!!”

 

The desperate captain shouted.

But Soy,

 

“You don’t know at all why I hate that person. Well, you can’t know since you’re the same kind.”

“What does that mean….”

 

Soy continued, burning with calm anger.

 

“You didn’t know she was my mother? So you’re saying you would have done that if she wasn’t related to me. You really have the kind of human image that I hate. If I were going to be with people like you, I would have cooperated with my brother-in-law in the first place. Don’t you think?”

“Wow. You speak well, our Soy.”

“We’re just!”

“There’s nothing more to say, so arrest them all. We don’t need people like that in our Empire.”

“Yes!”

 

After finishing speaking, Soy turned her gaze to Seorae.

 

“And…Mother, let’s talk.”

“Yeah. That’s why I came.”

 

Soy turned her back as she was.

As if she had no more regrets.

 

Quite a lot of resources were consumed, but this is the end.

 

‘Yeah…it’s better this way. It seems like I borrowed the power of strange beings, so it won’t become mine.’

 

 

 

 

“D-don’t be ridiculous!!”

“Kyaa!!”

 

At that time, the men, including the captain, struggled and fired wildly in all directions.

Several knights and soldiers were hit and killed, and some hit the buildings, causing great damage.

 

“….”

 

Fortunately, it didn’t reach Soy.

 

“Do you think we’ll end in a place like this…in a place like this! You can’t catch us or beat us anyway!! Shut up and cooperate!!”

 

It felt like a final struggle.

The captain raised his voice with blood vessels bulging in his neck and pointed his arm at Soy.

It had already been transformed into the appearance of a small railgun.

 

“Ha….”

 

Soy let out an absurd laugh.

She had taken them in, and now they were pointing a gun at her.

They were doing such a thing even though this mess had happened because of their own fault.

 

“Filthy humans.”

“Shut up!! It’s ridiculous that a primitive who believes in a non-existent status is saying such things!”

“Primitive?”

“You don’t even understand how great a mission we’re undertaking…! We’re sayingㅡ.”

“Ah, never mind. I guess it’s better for me to handle these guys.”

 

Seorae cut off the captain’s words.

 

“I have something in mind. I’m going to give them back exactly what they were going to do to me.”

“…Could it be.”

“Yeah. I’m going to turn them all into Bamgnils and make them act like whores. It’s perfect for evangelism, isn’t it?”

“Evangelism? You’re going to bring that strange religion here?!”

“Of course. Absolutely.”

“Absolutely not!”

“No eventually becomes yes.”

“What kind of nonsense is that!”

“Anyway, let’s deal with those guys first.”

 

Seorae created a sword in the air and then drew it from her left shoulder to her wrist.

Immediately, blood spurted out and gathered in the air.

 

“I’ve been playing around moderately until now…but I can’t be playing around with those who dared to point weapons at my daughter. I learned something good from Yuri.”

 

She moved her lips as if chanting a spell and gathered blood and mana in the air.

Bizarre patterns were created, and the patterns gathered to create a kind of magic circle. The so-called blood magic circle.

 

Chwaaaaa!

 

“A-attack!”

 

The men who felt the danger poured railguns at Seorae all at once.

A tremendous roar erupted and hundreds of bullets flew towards her.

The shockwave alone was enough to collapse nearby buildings!

 

But Seorae didn’t avoid it.

There was no need to avoid it.

 

Kwagwagwagwang!

 

 

Anti-matter shield.

 

 

This was because Aran had put up a shield for all his women that could not be broken unless they were on par with him.

Thanks to that, she was fine even after being hit by hundreds of railguns.

Rather, the attacking men’s mentality was cracked.

 

“I-it can’t be…!”

 

What kind of weapon is a railgun?

Even though it was made in a small size, its destructive power was enough to cut a decent battleship in half at once.

But she was fine even after being hit by hundreds of them.

 

 

“Hehe. As expected, our Jagi is amazing.”

 

Seorae laughed and waved her hand.

Then the magic circle made of blood seeped into the ground and dyed hundreds of meters around red.

 

“I don’t know if you’ve heard of it. This is the Land of Blood. A land only for the caster. Even if there are thousands of people on it, they can be infected at once.”

 

Not only the men but also Soy was surprised.

She never thought she could produce this much energy.

 

 

Seorae raised her arm as if declaring.

 

“Now, become whores, everyone.”