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by adminEpisode 70 – The Princess, Alice Tantalota 12 –
“Princess… Mr.?”
The words that come out of my mouth cover the surroundings.
And everyone is shocked.
There was an angel above the princess’s head.
And around the princess, there were believers of the Evil God Church who knelt before the princess.
The whole situation is extraordinary.
In such a situation, the princess’s mouth opened.
“Surely you said that I am useless unless I can handle the power of domination.”
“Yes.”
“You’re confident.”
“It’s similar logic to the princess having to be a woman.
Even if the princess has learned auror enhancement, it is true that I have to protect her because her actual combat experience is overwhelmingly inferior to mine.”
Those who attacked the princess were very different from the princess in terms of level, so the princess was able to catch them.
If you fight against someone of similar skill, you will be incapacitated without any problem.
This is because practical experience is so important.
I, too, was dumbfounded so I answered this question.
It appears that this is the real Alice Tantalota.
Even more so when I see the people behind me looking confused.
“Obviously… They said the princess couldn’t handle power… !”
“How… ! Is that possible?”
“Why are you guys following that guy! Don’t you come here?”
Bishops perplexed.
The believers standing behind were even more embarrassed.
And as soon as she discovered believers who had not yet been controlled, the princess extended her power there.
Golden light radiating from the princess’s body.
When the light touched, other people’s eyes turned golden.
“What?”
“Hey? Are you guys listening well?”
“No way… ”
I’m not sure if they’re Korean or foreign.
Among the old proverbs, there is a saying that a horse can catch a person.
Actually caught it.
They began to slowly walk towards us without any resistance.
I couldn’t help but be surprised when I saw what level the princess had reached.
I immediately asked the princess.
Because it was such a shocking sight.
“That… How did you succeed? No, he was definitely able to handle the power of domination this well… ?”
“An angel named Petriel standing over me told me.”
In “? Isn’t that an angel?”
“I heard that. But on the outside, he is an angel, an angel.”
As if she wanted to brag to me, the princess explained how hard she worked for me.
And the expression the princess looked at me changed a bit.
Before, if you just stared. Now, when he looks at me, he smiles as if he is the happiest in the world.
The bright smile combined with the surrounding scenery that strictly follows the military style of top-down, creating a sense of disparity that is hard to describe.
Why are you like that? What did I do?
But there was something more important than that.
It was because he had promised me something.
“No, if you could control this, you would be able to get out more easily if you just stayed still. Why? No matter what, you don’t have any actual training, right?”
“You saved me then. So it makes sense for me to save you too.”
“By that logic, it is a nobleman’s duty to serve the royal family.”
“The responsibilities of imperial nobility cannot be applied to someone born in another world.”
“Then can I speak informally? Alice?”
“Ugh… !”
I was so dumbfounded that I tried to make a rude prank.
Alice Tantalota’s expression became brighter as if she was happy.
First of all, there was something more important, so I got to the point.
“For now, let’s talk to the princess after she survives.”
“Ma, that’s right… After surviving. Hmm. That would be correct.”
There was something else going on during that time of questioning.
Anyway, the enemy we have to defeat hasn’t changed.
“Aura of dominance… ! The power to encompass everything below a certain level… I think I understand why the royal family held absolute power.”
“It is a power that is passed down through lineage, so it is possible to reach this level… My descendants may have it for generations.”
“Then the operation becomes virtually meaningless. If you can go beyond just controlling your faith and control your body… The faith of those of low status loses meaning.”
“In reality, it is decided by the will of only one person… ”
The opponent saw us like that and strengthened his power.
It seems they have guessed what will happen if we are released.
However, nothing much has changed at this point.
The princess is powerless.
It is difficult for Petroel to interfere with the material world.
I am the same.
In fact, only a few more believers were added.
There is no difference.
‘Causing infighting just means that the possibility increases. Just because there is infighting doesn’t mean you can really win.
That being said, there is no better way.’
So it is right to do it.
If it doesn’t work out anyway, I can just give them a fatal wound in exchange for my life.
At least I can cause permanent damage.
However, while we were chatting, they must have had something else on their mind and were looking for a new way.
“Before that… The first thing to do is ask if you will follow us.”
“No, Jaedeul refused!”
“It may have been to protect the second princess. So, if it’s on the condition that both of those people are saved… Maybe we can proselytize.”
“There is a possibility. If those two become missionaries… You just have to get the offering in another way.”
Meanwhile, they were considering missionary work again.
If you think about it, it’s natural.
Seonghwangcheong has been stagnant for less than 15 years, but it has already built up this level of power.
This is an incredible level in just a few years.
On the other hand, it also means that in order to build something on this scale, it must show tremendous scalability.
“Haven’t you also suffered many things from Seonghwangcheong? Seonghwangcheong prides itself on being good, but it cannot actually be good. Because the heavenly gods only abhor sin and do not follow goodness.”
“Isn’t it good not to sin?”
“Donating is a good thing, but not donating is not a sin.
However, Seonghwangcheong collects taxes separately, saying it is natural for the rich to give. Even the imperial family wouldn’t be free from this, right?”
“Aha? So there is no point in Seonghwangcheong working without pay to provide various public support? Everyone must have been paying money to Seonghwangcheong as insurance, right?
It may be recent, but Seonghwangcheong must have worked unpaid without receiving a single penny because when a disaster occurs, disaster areas become relatively poor.”
Seonghwangcheong has coercive elements.
However, there is a reason why Seonghwangcheong cannot be abandoned.
First of all, Seonghwangcheong itself has power.
There are also cases where various irreverent elements are resolved with the help of Seonghwangcheong.
The Seonghwangcheong government even directly issues evacuation orders in case of an earthquake or other disasters.
Except for a few people, there is no one who really wants to destroy Seonghwangcheong.
Of course, help is provided even if no taxes are collected.
The poor are not subject to taxes, but are simply helped.
A rich person who does not give donations will only spare his life.
An example is the case of an extremely wealthy man who ignored Seonghwangcheong and eventually lost all his wealth due to a volcanic clastic flow.
Although Seonghwangcheong could have saved his property, he simply saved his life in silence.
The man eventually committed suicide.
From then on, I think of everything as an insurance concept.
For Seonghwangcheong, property is simply an element for living.
‘Of course, now that it has collapsed on its own, the political position of Seonghwangcheong has been reduced… ‘
It doesn’t matter because it’s a problem that will be okay if Seonghwangcheong comes back to life.
Because if I were alive, I would make it like that.
There is no absolute line.
Just as there is no policy that satisfies everyone in Korea right now.
There is bound to be no absolute line either.
The reason why Seonghwangcheong is called Zen is because it is reasonable.
If you look at all of these things individually, it is absolutely impossible.
“You mean you will fight us until the end.”
“No. Is this even worth doing in the first place?
Even if a saint is born, it is meaningless if there is no one to follow. Since the seal is the same, all you have to do is kill the adults.”
“Huh. I don’t know where the information came from… That’s really great information. But it’s not enough. In the end, you are misjudging the power.”
“This should be enough, right? We’re probably similar to you in terms of pure power.”
“Even if the bear’s physical strength is five times that of an adult male who has not trained Aurors… It’s impossible for 5 adult men without Auror training to defeat a bear… ”
“It’s true, so I have nothing to say.”
The useless war of attrition continues.
We don’t want to fight, and they don’t want to fight either.
Our goal is to escape.
They are our target.
My Dragon Heart and the Power of Domination. Since you don’t know when you can get these two again, you will want to get them somehow.
However, we have become too powerful to capture them alive.
Even if a bear’s strength is 10 times that of a human, 10 humans cannot defeat the bear.
However, a bear can attack at most two people. Meanwhile, 8 people can at least injure the bear.
That’s the situation now.
Especially since those under the princess’s control are the ones willing to sacrifice their lives.
As the confrontation continued like that.
“Ah! it’s annoying! Just kill them all! What are you worrying about!!!”
A child in the bishop’s chair suddenly became angry and hair began to grow on his body.
Joints are twisted backwards.
The teeth become thicker.
My eyes are tearing up.
All that remained at the end was one wolf.
It looks similar to the guys we saw in the Demon Lord of the Moon.
But it was no ordinary wolf.
Because it was bigger than a tiger.
Just looking at its size, it could be called an elephant.
“Kyaaaangㅡ”
A huge sound resounds from the mouth.
Infrasound waves that come from unknown sources make my spine tingle.
I knew it instinctively.
The battle has begun.
“Princess! Do you know that it is a human shield?”
“I also thought the same thing. It’s amazing.”
The princess and I were united in our thoughts for the first time in a long time.
I don’t know if it’s been a while, but let’s just say it’s been a while.
The wolf comes closer and swings its front paw.
We decided to use humans as shields to avoid the attacks.
Peookㅡ
Two people rushed at the wolf and grabbed its body.
Of course, the wolf was powerful, and its body was split in two without any hesitation.
But it worked.
But that small gap was enough to do it.
Blood, fresh blood, and internal organs from human corpses.
I inserted the Heavenly Sword through the gap.
Pushyuk ㅡ
The sound of a sword cutting through flesh is heard.
The transparent sword becomes stained with the blood of the bishop who turned into a wolf.
The sword, which was transparent and showed only its outline, eventually became stained with blood and became clearly visible.
The little wolf, seeing the weapon that cut him, quickly backed away and growled.
A situation in which the wolf was avoided.
Because it happened so suddenly, all the other bishops had their eyes open and their noses cut.
But I couldn’t like it.
‘Shit… If only it were a little deeper… ‘
The situation just now was an opportunity.
Not all of them are overwhelming.
If it’s one-on-one, there may be damage, but there’s a chance of victory.
Even with Alice on my side, if the strike had been successful, the wolf would have been under Alice’s control.
The wolf also noticed this and quickly escaped.
‘It’s shallow… The reason this happened… Absence of swordsmanship to move the body efficiently… ‘
At this time, it was very disappointing that swordsmanship was absent.
But there was no time to wait.
Because other attacks started pouring in on us.
The patriarch’s purple light attack became a single light bullet and rained down.
The female bishop’s corpse army threatened the believers ruled by Alice with great quantities of food.
The young bishop could only observe the situation, but he would jump in at any time if it was unfavorable.
I shouted to increase my chances of victory in a situation where attacks were rampant.
“Princess… If possible, don’t come to us!”
“I know… !”
After a brief discussion with the princess, they form their own defense force.
Numerous workshops come and go.
Sometimes there was attack, sometimes there was defense.
They even carried out surprise attacks using believers.
It worked.
But it was no use.
“Ah, those bastards were priests, right?”
They are priests who believe in evil spirits.
That’s why you can use divine power.
Even if it is lacking, it easily surpasses us in terms of durability.
This is why I should have hit it all at once.
I didn’t have the skills to land a single blow.
‘Swordsmanship… lack. Although I am far superior to Alice in terms of Aura management… The problem is technology. Because I’m only strong and lack technique… There’s no way to win… ‘
In the current situation, burst damage should be applied rather than continuous damage.
If it becomes weaker beyond a certain level, Alice’s control will work.
This is because they can self-heal, so in order to dominate, you have to lower their health without having time to heal.
This is why they did not attack carelessly and chose a war of attrition even though they had an overwhelming superiority in military power.
No matter what, it is right to avoid failure.
‘Is there no way…? ? Is my Auror Awakening really the only way?’
Alice even grew up to save me.
But dying here again?
At least it wouldn’t be good for Alice’s mental health.
‘Shall we go into the world of imagery and learn techniques from Pertoel? no. Petroel is not that skilled.
Technology was created to replace what is lacking in power. God’s messenger does not need technology… ‘
So many thoughts pass by around me.
Conclusions are made and discarded repeatedly.
And the end reached the root cause of this situation.
The biggest reason why I’m doing this.
weakness.
The problem was that I stayed weak while trying to learn techniques from the Sword Demon.
‘I am weak… If you had at least learned swordsmanship, you could fight together with these believers and win, but it’s impossible.’
I have no hobby of committing suicide.
If I could live, I would like to live.
However, because living is difficult, dying is the only way to survive.
And the end was to make an assumption that could never happen.
‘If only I had learned swordsmanship… If only I could have used the princess’s skills… ‘
Numerous regrets created what-if assumptions.
That assumption even reached into the thought of what it would have been like if I had used the princess’s skills and my body.
‘wait for a sec… !’
A thought passes through my mind for a moment.
Alice Tantalotta is now manipulating others.
Taking someone else’s body at will.
How is human behavior structured?
After making a judgment through perception, we draw a conclusion and express it through action.
Just as if both legs were amputated, one would not be able to walk even if one knew the feeling of walking.
Even if you recognize it, there is no point in using it if your body does not follow it.
I become a body.
The princess becomes aware.
It would be nice to combine the two, but this is generally not possible.
But I had one story that came to mind.
‘Is it possible? no. You just have to try it anyway.’
There is no time to think about whether it is possible or impossible.
It’s worth a try if possible.
If it is impossible, sacrifice.
It’s a simple easy choice.
“Princess. I thought of a really cool plan. But I guess I’ll have to give it a try first. Would you like to give it a listen?”
“Something like that… Do you have it?”
“Yes. To be honest, I don’t think it will work… I have to try it.”
I clearly saw ordinary laymen of the Evil God Church moving under Alice’s command.
And this was clearly heard by his escort during his meeting with Tantalota in Eferento.
[Even a strong person can dominate if he or she truly wants to be dominated. Of course, it rarely goes that far.]
Albert, Efferento Tantalotta’s escort. A being who was loyal to his master and had an aura of dominance despite being stronger than him.
If I could be controlled by Alice like that…
‘Let’s do it.’
It doesn’t matter if it’s possible or not.
The important thing is actually.
The fact that the possibility exists is important.
“Princess. I’ll keep it simple. An old knight named Albert was so loyal to the 1st Prince that even though he was stronger than His Highness the 1st Prince, his aura of dominance prevailed.”
“It’s a famous story. It would be nice to have a vassal made up of only those people, but since there were no people who liked having their bodies controlled, I just felt that their loyalty was great.”
“But what we need to focus on is that the power of domination works against opponents who are not lower in rank than ourselves. And my skills are weak, and the princess is physically weak.”
“No way… ”
It was exactly as Alice had predicted.
I am going to be dominated by Alice.
“Possible… Would you… ?”
Nothing else matters.
If this is really possible, the odds of winning are definitely pretty high.
But the question is whether it is possible.
If it’s not possible, the odds of winning are still 0.
‘We need to seriously reconsider.’
Can I trust it?
Could I entrust everything to someone who was just a game character?
Can I trust someone who first approached me for political reasons?
‘of course.’
A person who tried to die for a single game NPC.
That’s me.
If it were me in the past, I would have had philosophical concerns about whether this was reality or a game.
Unfortunately, it’s too late for that.
If it’s not reality, even if I die, I will survive.
Because if it is reality, my actions become valuable.
So I believe it.
I, Abraxas Mentutihotep, believe in Alice Tantalota.
“I believe it. He could have escaped for me, but he came to save me!”
He left words that would give Alice trust and moved her.
Alice looked more moved than I expected.
For a moment, I wondered why it was like that.
Given the situation, Alice immediately went into action.
The golden energy from Alice’s body begins to focus on me.
The power of domination was just tickling.
Because my rank is higher than Alice.
But here I think differently.
I believe in Alice.
I believe she won’t hurt me.
Recall that this is different from a contract.
Even if Alice kills me, I think I can die with a happy heart.
Because she can become my trace.
‘This… ‘
My body starts to lose strength.
An inexplicable feeling of helplessness surrounds my body.
It was similar to but different from how contract magic oppressed my body.
I felt like I could move of my own volition, but I didn’t want to.
It wasn’t as unpleasant as contract magic.
Rather comfortable feeling.
Alice’s golden aura seeps into my body.
“Success… It seems like… !”
I can think clearly.
But I had no other thoughts.
I feel like I want to do whatever Alice tells me to do.
I don’t think there’s any reason to do anything else.
I couldn’t see my face though.
When I looked at the faces of the other bishops, I saw that they looked extremely embarrassed.
“Nonsense… There’s no way something like that would really work… !”
“Were we really lovers!? If this happens, the strategy will have to be re-planned from the beginning… !”
“What! What’s going on? Are we losing?”
I could tell one thing from the bishops’ reactions.
My eyes were now shining the same color as Alice.
“Who are you… ”
The patriarch asks about me with a serious expression.
You’re probably asking about my essence.
They may be trying to distract me from their control by blurring my identity and damaging my credibility.
If I let Alice completely dominate, I won’t be able to utilize my real-world experience, which is my strength.
But guess what?
I have already experienced confusion about my identity.
My existence has already been denied, and I have been reborn as a new identity.
My mouth, not knowing whether I was speaking or acting at the princess’s command, spit out the correct answer.
[“I… ”]
I am.
[“This is Abraxas Mentutihotep.”]
A person who has lived two lives as different people.
The self does not change.
The soul does not change.
So I am Abraxas Mentutihotep.
As always.
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