episode_0103

When I opened my eyes again, much had changed.

Lawier was lying next to Natasha, embracing her, and the surroundings were lavishly decorated.

Lawier and Natasha’s bodies had been cleaned up, seemingly without anyone noticing the touch.

There was no trace of the passionate encounter that must have occurred earlier, and Natasha and Lawier were already dressed in clean clothes.

“…Did the maids come and go?”

It seemed they had come and gone while she was deeply asleep, without Natasha even realizing it.

Thinking about the maids coming and cleaning up the body that was full of the traces of passion, she felt quite embarrassed.

Could that be why?

Her body trembled.

For Natasha, who had only lived according to the rules of the Elves, maids who take care of everything like this were beings she had never encountered.

Natasha was inevitably taken aback for a moment by the completely different situation from the life she had lived until now.

It was such a natural routine for Lawier.

But for her, it was no different from something she had never experienced.

“What’s wrong…?”

Lawier opened his eyes as Natasha’s body trembled for a moment. His hands were still covering Natasha’s body.

“It’s nothing. Lawier, I’m just amazed that everything is cleaned up.”

“Ah, that’s what it was. The maids will take care of most things, so you don’t have to worry about anything, Natasha.”

“I see. I’ll keep that in mind.”

Natasha was not yet used to such luxury.

Grumble.

Just then, a clear sound came from Natasha’s stomach.

The sound of her stomach being empty made Natasha’s face turn quite red.

She thought it was not proper to talk about being hungry in a situation like this.

But Lawier just laughed heartily.

“It seems you’re hungry. I’ll tell the maids to prepare breakfast.”

Lawier called the maids familiarly.

A moment later, a table was brought in front of the bed where the two were lying side by side.

The table was lengthened, and chairs were placed.

A considerable number of dishes were slowly brought in front of it.

It was an enormous amount at a glance. It was definitely not a normal amount.

Just as she was wondering if she could eat all of this, Lawier picked up a fork and knife.

“Natasha, eat.”

Meats that could be called delicacies from all over the world, and all sorts of dishes that clearly showed a lot of effort, decorated the table.

“…Uh, uh.”

Natasha was just worried about what to eat first. Lawier picked up the biggest chicken leg and placed it on Natasha’s plate.

“Try this first. It’s what the chef of the Imperial Palace is most confident in.”

“Thank you.”

Natasha smiled and received the chicken leg with Lawier’s sincere gaze and love.

The taste she felt the moment she put it in her mouth was truly like walking in heaven.

If moments like this continued, she felt like she would be truly happy.

But that moment did not last long.

“Y-Your Majesty!!”

Someone’s voice was heard from afar, echoing through the hallway.

The man in a hurry immediately opened the door and ran in.

“I apologize for being disrespectful, Your Majesty.”

The man approached Lawier as soon as he entered.

Natasha felt Lawier’s gaze turn cold at that moment.

‘…I hope he doesn’t lose his head.’

Even though she was quite close to Lawier now, she knew best what Lawier’s temperament had been like, so she was even more worried.

But as soon as he saw the contents of the document, Lawier’s expression became quite serious.

“Is this true?”

“Yes, it’s an urgent matter. It’s not an issue that can be easily overlooked.”

“Summon an emergency meeting, contact all the ministers to gather.”

With that, Lawier looked at Natasha and said.

“Natasha, the maids will guide you to where you can stay.”

After that, Lawier disappeared like the wind.

It was quite an embarrassing situation.

But Natasha was different from before. She would have resisted Lawier’s words before, but now she quietly followed the maids.

She was just waiting for Lawier to return soon.

***

Tap tap.

With sharp and quick footsteps, people gathered into the conference room.

Centered on Lawier, who was sitting in the very center, people began to spread out and sit on both sides.

Once the last seat was filled, Lawier slowly opened his mouth.

“A rather serious situation has occurred. You probably don’t know the situation since you were gathered in a hurry.”

In fact, most of the vassals were sitting in their seats without knowing why.

They were just quietly closing their mouths because Lawier’s expression looked too serious to ask about the situation.

“The elite knights have suffered a major defeat. Just now, only one knight managed to return.”

“Huh?”

“What does that mean, Your Majesty?”

“It means exactly what it says, that most of the elite knights have been defeated.”

“That’s…”

He wanted to say that couldn’t be true.

But seeing Lawier’s serious expression, it seemed that some of the truth had already been grasped.

In that situation, there was no point in unconditionally insisting.

Then a man walked into the conference room.

Unlike his large build with excellent musculature, he limped.

Upon closer inspection, a very large bandage was wrapped around his leg, and he was holding a crutch in one hand.

Even at a glance, the injury was quite serious, making those who saw it feel somber.

“Introduce yourself.”

“…I am Philmero, the vice-commander of the Elite Knights.”

Philmero…

Those gathered in the conference room could not help but know that name.

The vice-commander of the Knights who was famous for his excellent swordsmanship.

No one living in Aman could not know him.

After hearing this, his crushed face looked very similar to Philmero.

“Vice-Commander Philmero, what on earth happened?”

“That’s…”

Philmero hesitated to answer for a moment.

“The orcs were unexpectedly too powerful.”

“Orcs?”

The mission of the elite knights was to help the elves defeat the orcs.

He thought that if the elite knights and the forest elves joined forces, they would easily defeat the orcs.

But the expectations were greatly missed.

“…Ugh.”

“What’s the situation?”

“The Knights are virtually annihilated. I was the only one who came to the meeting point we were supposed to meet at. We stayed for about a week, but if they haven’t come during that time, then eventually…”

Philmero closed his mouth.

If they hadn’t come for more than a week, it wasn’t difficult to imagine what kind of end they had met.

“Was there no help from the elves? Surely they didn’t use our knights as shields, did they?”

One of the vassals shouted in anger.

But the vice-commander shook his head.

“The elves fought alongside us. But most of them were annihilated. Magic didn’t work on the orcs.”

“What? Magic doesn’t work?”

That was quite a big problem.

The reason why the Aman Empire was able to grow so much was because they grew as a magic empire.

As such, the majority of Aman’s power was magicians.

But if the enemy didn’t respond to magic, it was related to the very existence of Aman.

“Are you mistaken? Magic doesn’t work, it can’t be a dragon.”

If it was a dragon, magic might not work.

But orcs were creatures very far from dragons.

Naturally, Lawier slowly opened his mouth in such a situation that was difficult to understand.

“There is a possibility.”

When Lawier, who could be said to be the most proficient in magic, opened his mouth, the vassals became quiet in an instant.

“Ancient sorcery is certainly possible. But the problem is, how did the orcs get their hands on it?”

“Then what should we do?”

“I will find a way to decipher the sorcery. You guys try to prevent the orcs’ attacks from continuing.”

“I understand, Your Majesty.”

Lawier headed straight to the Magic Tower.

It was the same place as the headquarters where all magic research was done.

Lawier, who went up to the Magic Tower, immediately took out a book bound in chains.

It was an object with a very old scent.

“The answer is definitely somewhere…”

If he looked for ancient curses, he felt like he would definitely find a way to decipher what the orcs used.

A smile appeared on Lawier’s lips as he flipped through the book for a long time.

“I found it.”

One phrase was written in front of Lawier’s eyes.

Changes the caster of ancient sorcery to oneself. However, a life-threatening transaction is required.

It was a very dangerous sorcery, but it was fair to say that there was no other way but this right now.

Eventually, Lawier cut his own finger.

Blood seeped out, and Lawier recited a spell using the blood as a medium.

A moment later, the blood slowly trembled and began to create something huge.