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115 – Hyde meets Her Majesty the Queen!? # 2

“To Caesar what is Caesar’s! Pay your taxes to our great King Caesar! Otherwise, you cannot use this “Caesar’s Bridge”!”

When we got off the carriage, a group of soldiers were blocking our path.

Their armor was made of leather and iron plates, so it looked very strong and excellent.

Looking at the barricades blocking the road and some people on horseback, they seemed like well-trained regular soldiers.

Palak, Palak-.

I looked at the sudden checkpoint installed on this bridge and the waving flag.

7.

The number 7 was engraved on the flag, and now I could see that the number 7 was also engraved in red on the uniforms the soldiers were wearing.

Tsk-.

Milione clicked his tongue inside the carriage.

“These are soldiers from the Count Julius family. The family of Count Julius is a veteran warmonger who once served as the backbone of the Uniger Kingdom army. According to the rumor, the soldiers are as good as the knights?”

In this world, the difference between a simple ‘soldier’ and a ‘knight’ was great.

Even those eccentric knights like Loras and Tristan were capable of slaughtering and slaughtering several soldiers on their own.

This is a family that trains soldiers equivalent to those knights.

“We are the soldiers of the great King Julius! As for this bridge, it was built by Julius the Great! Pay the toll to our Caesar the Great! 10 gold per person!”

“Hyde, what should we do? 10 gold per person. The toll is too expensive!”

As the soldiers threatened, Psyche looked inside the carriage.

Clearly, 10 gold per person was an extremely expensive toll.

But if we don’t cross this bridge, our journey will have to go round and round.

To cover a distance that would have taken just one month, it took three or four months.

It was a huge waste of time.

I can’t do it.

I got off the carriage.

And said:

“I am Priest Hyde, heading to the royal capital by order of His Holiness Pope Gregory! Get out of the way!”

My words rang loudly over people’s heads.

It was that moment.

“Puhaha!”

“Khahahaha!”

The soldiers burst into laughter.

And they jeered at me one by one.

“Pope Gregory? There is only one king in this world!”

“The great Caesar!”

In fact, I was not inclined to tolerate the existence of Pope Gregory. To be a priest and a king at the same time. I thought it was impure.

And because the priest was a greater being than the king, I actually thought it was right to use the term “priest king” rather than “priest.”

however-.

What does Caesar the Great mean?

Of course, I felt like I roughly knew the situation.

“Did Count Caesar, the current head of the Julian family, call himself king?”

Calling oneself king meant only one thing.

This meant that they did not recognize the Pope, the leader of this united kingdom, and rebelled.

It was a moment when I could clearly understand the story of Baron Orlando Arbodin, who said that the security near the royal capital was strange.

Why is it like this?

Five years ago, when I invaded the capital, the situation near the capital was not this strange.

Is this the aftermath of the “Deadly Sins Conference” ending with a different result than five years ago?

“Now! Hurry up and pay the toll! If you don’t, I’ll take away everything you have!”

“This bridge was built by the Julius family! We have the right to receive that fee!”

Sereung-.

Sreung-!

The soldiers drew their spears.

Their number is about thirty.

Our number is three.

If a fight broke out, it was certain that someone would be seriously injured.

“Hyde, what should we do?”

Sze-.

Psyche also got off the carriage and placed her hand on the great sword on her back.

In many ways, it was an imminent situation.

I put my hand on Psyche’s shoulder to calm her down and shouted at the soldiers.

“You have to pay to use the bridge built by the Julius family-. All right. If so, I will also say so. Who created this world?”

“… … .”

The soldiers looked at each other’s faces at my shout.

As expected of people who only wield knives and sweat ignorantly, they didn’t seem to understand what I was saying at once.

Of course, since I am a kind person, I decided to explain it to them at their level.

“This world was created by the Lord Elohim! And I am such a prophet of the Lord Elohim! Then isn’t it right for you all to pay me the royalties of the world?”

My story was absolutely correct.

If I have to pay to use the bridge, you also have to pay me to use the world.

The soldiers looked at each other blankly at my explanation that seemed to penetrate the truth.

It’s so true that you can’t even reply, right?

The soldiers soon start laughing, “Hahaha.”

“What?”

“What kind of nonsense is this?”

“You idiot!”

What?

Bullshit towards my perfect sermon?

Are you calling me an idiot?

Soon the soldiers came towards us, holding spears.

“If you can’t pay, give up the woman and go!”

“There is a very pretty woman. The one riding the carriage is also a woman, right?”

these guys-.

They were pure robbers or something worthless.

Psyche frowned.

“Hyde, these people seem like they can’t understand words! great! I, Psyche, will be your opponent! Those who are not afraid of death, please come forward!”

Huuuung-.

When I pulled out a huge sword and swung it lightly, a sharp sound like the wind splitting was heard.

“What.”

“I don’t think it’s normal.”

As the soldiers were intimidated by Psyche’s fierce force, a man wearing rusty, earth-colored plate armor soon appeared among them.

His chin was square and gave him a stubborn appearance, and his helmet had feathers like those of Roman soldiers.

“Is Psyche the daughter of Doban Agarpe? There was a time when we faced each other on the battlefield together with Count Dovan. I am Rictus, the Silver Plate Knight of the Julius family!”

Jangle-.

On the knight’s neck, a necklace in the shape of the number 7 was shining silver.

Is this a sign that means he is a silver plate knight?

Although it was different from the cross worn by knights under the influence of the religious order around their necks, it seemed certain that it was a silver knight.

“Lord Rictus? I think I heard the story from my father. They say there was a knight who valiantly wielded two swords.”

Psyche holding her sword loosely.

A middle-aged knight who soon identified himself as Rictus nodded.

“Yes. I am Rictus of the dual swords. good. Let them go without toll fees!”

oh-.

Because my wife Psyche was such a great person, we were able to cross the bridge without paying any money or engaging in armed conflict.

Sze-.

Psyche puts her hand on her chest and bows her head.

“Thank you Lord Rictus for your kindness.”

“Because my life was once saved by Count Dovan. Let’s say that the debt has been paid. Rather, Lady Psyche. Why don’t you tell Count Dovan? Why don’t you join Julius the Great?”

I see.

The intention was to get the Agarpe family on their side by showing favor to Psyche.

Psyche did not answer, and Rictus, the knight of the twin swords, opened the way, as if he did not particularly want to hear a definite answer.

What the-!

At Psyche’s signal, the horses crossed the bridge.

# # #

“Wow, the world is so dizzy that the stars are stretching out like kings.”

The field that spread out after crossing the bridge.

As the carriage was riding over it for a while, Milione frowned and grumbled.

“The United Kingdom is a thing of the past. You both brag about becoming kings. I don’t know what the world will become in the future.”

Now I see that Milione is smiling.

It seemed like fun to live in this era where everyone was rebelling against the king.

The guy said as he looked out the carriage window at the people moving away.

“I guess this happened because there were so many heretics that the King couldn’t pay attention to the royal capital, right? Because it was the name of Uniger that held the kingdom together in the first place.”

It was just as Milione said.

The Church’s main force, the “Knights of the Crusade,” was currently busy dealing with heretics such as Psychos, Walpurgis, and the Blood Crusade.

The seven gold-plated knights, the highest power of the church, also put their top priority on keeping heretics in check.

As a result, there was probably no time to pay attention to the rebellion that occurred near the royal capital as each family started claiming to be the ‘king’.

what-.

In fact, it was good because it was a rebellion and a king.

My job is to retrieve the Holy Grail and return to Barakhan.

“But it might be trickier than you think. Even if the “Holy Grail” wasn’t broken, it wouldn’t have been easy.”

Judging from the conversation with the soldiers of the Julius family earlier, it seemed that the power of the Pope was not able to exert much power near the royal capital.

Even if you mentioned the name of the Pope, you would only be met with ridicule and ridicule.

Moreover, the city I was heading to, Royal Road, was a city of old kings that was quite far from the religious order.

anyway.

Except for meeting Caesar’s soldiers, our journey was smooth and smooth.

Full moon.

Psyche drove the carriage as fast as she could, and we were able to arrive in front of the royal road before evening after fifteen days had passed.

“This is the royal road, Royal Road! City of kings! Many kings have ruled the world while sitting on the throne of Royal Road! What a wonderful city!”

Psyche was greatly impressed.

The castle wall stretching out in front of us was truly majestic and majestic, and it seemed like a work of art created by combining all the greatness of the world.

“Except for the armies of Archbishop Archibald and Pope Gregory, no one has invaded these walls for the past 500 years, right? It’s so big and majestic that it’s so cool!”

It was Psyche, with her eyes shining like a girl.

In fact, Royal Road, a city with a population of 300,000, was the largest and most developed city in the United Kingdom.

It was nice to see it as a torrent where all kinds of people gathered and all kinds of ideas and ideals gathered.

“Even so, it is a city without owners.”

I invaded Royal Road a few months ago.

They pushed their way through the open castle walls, broke into the royal palace, and grabbed the “Holy Grail” from the treasure hall.

When I think about it now, it was a truly dizzying past.

Why did I do such a crazy thing?

of course-.

The person I am now is different from the person I was then.

I had legal status and, unlike back then, I was a ‘new person’.

“Royal Road, I have come!”

Is Lucy okay?

I wondered how Lucy, who was learning magic in the ivory tower of the royal capital, was doing well.

It was with that feeling that I was about to enter the royal capital.

“Stop. This royal road, Royal Road, is a city of great leaders. It’s a place where no one can step foot without an ID card!”

We were stopped by guards at the entrance to the city.

Psyche and I showed our IDs, but it was no use.

“Only those chosen by the Uniger royal family can enter the King’s City! Are you the vanguard of Gregory the usurper? Depending on your answer, I have the right to imprison and interrogate you.”

Jalang-.

A knight wearing a gold necklace threatened us.

Looking closely, I saw burning flames embroidered on the armor, cloaks, and flags of the surrounding soldiers and knights.

flame.

It was the emblem of the Uniger royal family.

A necklace with burning golden flames.

I asked the knight whose symbol could not possibly exist.

“Do you serve the Uniger royal family?”

“Of course. There is only one king of this world, and he is our queen! And I am his faithful knight, Van Johan!”

“Van Johan… .”

When Psyche blurted out words as if she was pointing out something, I was surprised in many ways.

Queen?

The royal capital, Royal Road, was clearly a city without an owner, right?

As I was feeling doubtful, someone waved their hand beyond the gate.

“Hyde! Psyche! And Millie! It’s here! here! I was waiting! You’re here! My guest!”

It was a woman wearing a cone hat on top of her pink hair.

It was nice to hear a lively voice in many ways.

Lucy Emma.

She came towards us and said.

“Driver! These are my guests! I’m Lucy from the Ivory Tower! This is my ID card given to me by the Queen… . Anyway, these friends are guests I invited!”

“Miss Emma. okay. They were Miss Emma’s guests.”

The knight with the gold necklace who identified himself as ‘Van Johan’ grinned.

We were able to enter the royal capital thanks to Lucy who appeared at the right time.

When they passed through the castle gate and the soldiers were out of sight, Psyche asked Lucy.

“Miss Lucy. You received my letter!”

“Yes! I was waiting since morning because I thought it would arrive around today! In fact, I thought it would arrive yesterday and have been waiting since yesterday! Anyway, nice to meet you! Psyche! And Millie! Hyde again!”

Whisper-.

It was Lucy who extended her hands towards Psyche and Milione and hugged them.

Of course, Milione was disgusted and pushed Lucy away.

“Get away from me! You smelly peach bitch!”

“Hee hee! Millie still looks healthy! How did you know I ate a peach last night? I love peaches so much!”

Milione frowned and growled like a child of darkness at Lucy’s bright energy.

Finally, Milione sighed.

“… More than that! What the hell is this? What is a queen? Since when has there been a queen in Royal Road? Quickly explain what’s going on!”

It was a story I was curious about too.

Soon Lucy looked around and said quietly.

“It’s a bit awkward to talk about it here-. Let’s go to a quiet place and talk to you! Follow me… !”