episode_0067

Their stories provided us with valuable information and some justification for helping them.

“From now on, I will make you a powerful nation.”

If you have given information, shouldn’t you be compensated accordingly?

“I will also send you people who will be your hands and feet. People who can step forward at any time if you feel like you are about to be assassinated or if you need to do some dirty work.”

“…Shall I bring you?”

“Bring him.”

Assassins that Caesar has recently been training.

Out of the 24, I planned to give one to each of them and train the remaining outstanding assassins for the sake of the church.

“If you are persecuted by another kingdom, you are skilled enough to kidnap or assassinate the king of that kingdom. However, it would be best not to cross the line. Even the slightest thing that could be a threat to these children or be unsavory. “If this is done, you too will be destroyed like other kingdoms.”

It was serious, not a joke.

However, if they cause harm to those related to us or use the assassins I sent to fulfill their own useless desires, we can just destroy them.

And those who embrace such threats and bombs will have to act as best as they can because they know that we can kill them at any time.

“So, you can all go back. I heard your story carefully, so go back first.”

I sent them all back.

They withdrew with the few remaining soldiers, and there was a calm silence in the world.

“…Father said it before, but the literature really isn’t much help. It’s true that the main part of the work is accomplished, but it can be twisted as much as you want.”

“There is no such thing as a fixed fate. There are things that can be awakened as many times as you like. The only difference is how hard and thick it is to break it. The only difference is that.”

Destiny can change at any time.

I know very well how much effort is needed to change, but there is nothing I cannot do to break this fate if I intervene.

I thought so as I looked at Marie.

Really, really, there is no such thing as a certain fate.

“At first it was oppressed, but peace has come.”

As the contradictory peace of suppressed freedom came, the world suddenly became quiet.

I was walking alone in a world that had become really quiet, as if everything that happened earlier had been a dream, and when I looked back, Beatrice had approached me without me knowing.

“I think this is our first time walking together like this.”

“As an empress, it’s inevitable to be busy. Let’s enjoy a walk together.”

Walking here with Beatrice felt like the last time I had come down to this world and attended the Continental Congress.

Now that I think about it, from then on, something strange started to quietly creep into my instincts.

Beatrice, she was an executive who I really didn’t have many opportunities to meet, and because she was busy with work, it wasn’t easy for her to participate in the dinner party even if she wanted to.

It made me think that he was probably the most difficult to meet among executives.

“The Evil God has always listened to my prayers. So, do you think he already knew what I wanted most when I ascended to the rank of Empress?”

I was silent.

Even though I knew what it was, it was something I couldn’t willingly give it away.

“Actually, there was no need for me to become empress. It was more convenient and safer to put others in front and deal with them from behind. However, I ran after seeing only one, but lost it right before my eyes.”

I know what you want, but I am sorry for being an indecisive and hypocritical god who cannot give it to you.

Even though I am not this kind of person, I have to act like I am this kind of person.

Distinguishing between what should not be done and always doing it, yet ignoring it and persevering as if blindly.

I can’t do that because I keep repeating such contradictory and stupid actions.

“Of course, it’s a little better now. Old wounds always heal over time. Actually, it wasn’t that big of a wound.”

“I’m sorry. I’ve always heard your prayers, and even though I know what you want, I can’t give it to you, and I’m even more sorry.”

Nevertheless, because we don’t have much time together, I have no choice but to become distant from other children, and you just look at me from behind.

I felt sorry.

“It’s okay. I can’t let go of my regrets, but at least I try not to regret the things I’ve done. And this position is better than I thought.”

As soon as I came down, Caesar had a conversation with my family who had become spirits and made my wish come true.

Others also had their own wishes come true.

In the case of Ryu and Cecilia… not yet.

Beatrice and Abel truly became like my children.

Marie eventually succeeded in possessing me.

Adele was born as a harp and succeeded in becoming a dragon lord and an overwhelming lord with the most powerful power on earth.

Descartes converted again to evil theism, Petrania resolved a misunderstanding and returned to evil god, and Lilin was able to live in peace.

Nevertheless, Beatrice, unlike Ryu and Cecilia, whose wishes could not be granted or whose intentions were unknown, had no choice but to turn away even though she knew it very well.

“Actually, the evil spirit must have a lot of things he wants, but I’m always worried that he might give up on them because of me. We believe in and love the evil spirit, so please know that we always hope that the evil spirit will achieve what he wants.”

Beatrice.

A princess abandoned at a young age.

Therefore, she was a girl who had no choice but to depend on me, who always prayed at the altar of the evil religion hidden in her palace.

Because if you didn’t depend on me, you couldn’t escape that ugly place.

so that.

“…Thank you always, child.”

“It’s already about time. Let’s meet again next time.”

Beatrice also took the small amount of time she had to come all the way here to take a walk with me.

…I’m heartbroken.

“Congratulations on your victory.”

Rebecca, as always, does not show that expression outwardly.

I got a chance to have this conversation with her.

“You haven’t returned yet.”

“It’s okay to stay for one more day. Ariel, whom Damien sent, is doing a really good job.”

“There was something I wanted to ask you too.”

I said as I lifted Rebecca’s restraints.

“You said you would stop my goal. And I am coexisting with Marie just fine.”

“….I was just reading a fragment of one of the many futures. In the future I saw, Damian destroyed Marie. He disappeared in the name of Jeonghwa and regretted it for the rest of his life. I just wanted to prevent it. ”

“…It wasn’t because I wasn’t altruistic.”

“Actually, I had some thoughts of trying to block that part because it was somewhat uncharacteristic of Damian. Damian respects all intelligent life forms and wants to give them freedom. Moderate freedom that does not cross the line. However, Damian’s original purpose was is to take away her freedom and destroy her.”

That’s why she regretted it, and that’s why she tried to stop me.

“Also, if Damian had not responded to Marie until the end and left her by her side, all humans’ emotions would have been castrated in this war, and their freedom would have been truly suppressed. Originally, I was preparing to prevent this further.”

“That’s why you expanded your military power so much. It was mentioned at a dinner party before, but it was ignored. I told you not to interfere with your actions.”

It was truly fortunate that it eventually turned around in a direction that benefited us.

“Lucia was relieved. In fact, if Damian had done the latter, it was more obvious than anything else how much the world would be ruined.”

“…I had no intention of castrating their emotions in the first place.”

Maybe it would have been better that way.

How many people have died in this war now?

Not just one or two, but too many people to speak of have passed away.

“That’s why humans are always beautiful. It’s because they can act freely, so we can’t help but love them.”

I was able to talk a lot with Rebecca on the way back to the Church of Evil.

…It was peaceful.

For this kind of peace, we ran to and from many places, and in the end, didn’t we succeed in achieving it again?

“I’ll see you later.”

“Damian, I hope you live comfortably until then.”

The beautiful moonlit night sky began to set.