episode_0062

I wake up inside the palace.

I could see paladins surrounding me.

Looking at the situation roughly, it seemed like he had lost his mind for a moment.

I burst into laughter looking at them.

“Is everyone okay?”

When he smiled mischievously, the paladins all showed signs of relief.

In particular, Ilen and Raen were crying as if they were going to cry at any moment.

“I’m okay, so don’t cry.”

It was really okay now.

I let go of all the emotions that had been holding me back and accepted them.

I no longer had a hard time with anything, and I had no intention of having a hard time.

Now, I will truly, truly follow Master’s words and move forward with a view to the future.

‘I feel at ease.’

It feels like the ten-year-old congestion has completely subsided.

It was quite lively.

I turned my attention to Prince 1, who was looking at me from a little distance.

The first prince, who made eye contact with me, chuckled.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m always fine.”

“Do you know what just happened before you say that?”

“Oh, unfortunately, I don’t remember. What happened?”

When I said this slyly, Prince 1 burst out laughing.

“If a lot of things happen, it can be said to have happened.”

“I express regret. By the way, rather than staying here, shouldn’t we stabilize the country as soon as possible?”

I don’t know how much time has passed, but the entire kingdom must be in chaos right now.

The 7 princes rebelled and started a heresy to attack the whole country, so even if we wanted to avoid an uproar, we couldn’t avoid it.

As the only living royal, he had to move quickly to resolve the situation.

Prince 1 also nodded as if he was aware of this.

“I was planning to go right away after seeing the hero wake up.”

“This is true. I don’t really want to see Namjeong’s face.”

“It’s the same for me, but I think I’ll feel at ease if I at least see my benefactor waking up.”

After exchanging meaningless jokes, the first prince turned around.

From now on, he was the king of this country. Therefore, as king, he had to move as quickly as possible to stabilize this chaotic country.

I offered some consolation to him who was going through a lot of trouble.

“Cheer up. Of course I won’t help you.”

I’ve already done everything I can.

Prince 1 just laughed at my words, as if he didn’t want that either.

And so the first prince leaves.

I spoke to the remaining paladins.

“Let’s go too.”

***

Rebellion of the Seven Princes.

News of it spread throughout the empire and surrounding kingdoms.

Many people were surprised by the news, but what was even more surprising was that there were virtually no significant casualties due to the warriors dispatched there.

A hero, about whom bad rumors had already spread, ended up saving the kingdom.

The status and public opinion of the warriors are higher than ever.

Many people were crying out and praising the name of the warrior.

And as a hero who can be said to be the protagonist of such rumors, I was able to once again feel its popularity.

When I arrived at the Empire, I was left speechless at what had just happened.

‘Ugh… ‘

This is because everyone who recognized me when I returned to the empire said things that were embarrassing to say.

He praised me so much that he looked at me with an almost divine gaze.

To be honest, I didn’t feel too bad inside, but I was quite tired.

Wanting to rest quickly, I headed to the guild where Lena would be.

‘By the way, I managed to notice it.’

I have never called a paladin before.

I wondered if they were calling me for something pointless, and I thought it was too late to call them later.

Still, the Paladins were questioning the fact that they were there, but when they heard from them, they said that Lena had called them.

Fortunately, the heretic attack was prevented thanks to the Paladins leaving immediately after being told that I had a bad feeling and that they should help me.

‘Anyway, I need to know that it feels good.’

What if Lena hadn’t sent the paladins?

It was clear that damage beyond imagination would have occurred.

In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that it was prevented thanks to Lena.

The guild arrived with the idea that if they met Lena, they would at least praise her.

We went inside and arrived at the office where Lena would be.

When I opened the door and went in, I saw Lena sleeping soundly.

He was sleeping so soundly that even if someone carried him, he wouldn’t even notice.

‘You must have been tired recently.’

It was my first time seeing Lena sleeping face down on the desk like this.

Since she rarely shows a disheveled appearance, I looked at her with a bit of curiosity and used divine power to restore her energy.

Lena’s complexion became a little more relaxed, and I watched her for a while and then came out.

‘I can’t wake him up when he sleeps like that.’

I had to stop by the imperial palace again anyway.

Since there was nothing urgent to do, I left Lena sleeping and headed straight to the imperial palace.

***

Arriving at the imperial palace, the knights set off straight away without any further inspection.

Unsure whether I should like this or not, I went into the palace in a quite distraught state and had an audience with the emperor.

The emperor was smiling quite mischievously.

“Who is this? Aren’t you the hero of the kingdom?”

Hero of the Kingdom.

It was a nickname that came to me while saving the Kingdom of Dillun.

This is something I heard countless times on my way here.

To be honest, I cringed the whole time I was listening to it.

I thought I was finally out of it.

It seemed like that sly man had no intention of letting me go.

I showed my ignorance as much as possible.

“… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You may not know. Isn’t it? Hero of the Kingdom.”

“… ”

If it weren’t really for the emperor, I would have punched him.

It was really disappointing.

Or do you close your eyes and hit just one thing?

‘no. That’s not allowed.’

It was a direct train heading to the underworld.

He barely survived dramatically, but he died in vain like this, so he no longer has the honor of seeing Arina and Master.

I barely suppressed the urge and took a breath.

The emperor sighed as he looked at me.

“Your expression is very profane.”

“I thought it was blasphemous.”

I spoke openly, without hiding anything.

The emperor smiles and asks as if it were fun.

“Ho? Are you saying you want to hit me? Have you thought about that?”

“Yes, whatever. You know it well.”

“Do you know that it is a crime to insult the royal family?”

“If you want to put it in, put it in.”

Instead, I took the nuance of holding out my hand and grabbing it.

Then the emperor laughs like crazy.

“Your cheerfulness has increased while we haven’t seen each other, hero.”

“You have been liberated. By the way, I would like to receive compensation rather than boring questions and answers.”

The reason I went through such a hard time.

The purpose was to find records of past warriors.

Although he was involved in something bigger than simply catching heretics, he had fully carried out the emperor’s request.

Now it was my turn to receive my reward.

“You’ve changed a little materially while I’ve not seen you, hero. It’s like a different person.”

“People naturally change and do that.”

“That’s right too.”

The emperor chuckled and threw something at me.

I caught something the emperor threw and realized it was a key.

“It is the key to the imperial treasury. When you go out the door, the assistant will guide you, so go right away.”

“I will.”

I’m trying to turn around like that.

The emperor catches me and stops me.

“Also, although it may be unexpected, I will allow you to take one of the treasures in the treasury as a reward for saving the kingdom. It doesn’t matter what kind of treasure you take, so take it comfortably.”

Imperial report.

It was literally a place full of values that could not be converted into money.

“I may come out with more than just one. Can I leave it to you like this?”

“Not only are you not that kind of person. Even if that’s the case, there’s no problem. Considering what you have done for the empire, honestly, I wouldn’t mind giving up all the treasures in the treasury. Would you do that?”

On the contrary, I was fed up with the sight of him asking me to take more and more.

“I will decline that.”

Although the items in the report were said to be very valuable, honestly, when I actually found them, it was clear that they would not be of much help to me.

Usually, the things in the report are weapons or something like that.

Or something like a magic tool.

‘Weapon, I already have a holy sword. Even if it’s a magic tool, it won’t be particularly useful to me.’

Actually, it didn’t mean much to me.

Still, I had no intention of refusing since they offered to give me at least one.

“Then let’s go.”

“Yes. Lastly, I just want you to know that I am always grateful for your hard work.”

“I already know that much.”

Otherwise, the emperor would not have treated me so comfortably or viewed me favorably, a fact I was already fully aware of.

The emperor smiled, nodded, and gestured as if to tell them to go quickly.

At that, I bowed my head slightly, then turned and walked away.