episode_0127

The emperor looked puzzled for the first time at my answer.

Did you never dream that I would reject you?

“I know you’ll reject me right away. The more I see you, the more provocative you become.”

“If you don’t intend to hurt anyone, it would be better if you didn’t say anything that could be misunderstood.”

“Huh? You dare to talk back to me?”

“No, I’m just saying what I have to say.”

“Haha, that’s funny.”

Are you drunk or are you pretending to be drunk?

The emperor began to drink the wine again, which his servant had brought him.

“Honestly, I have high expectations for you, a Titan.”

“You are overpraising me. I am not someone who can live up to the Emperor’s expectations.”

“How could that be? Didn’t you stop the plot of the two evil forces, the Forgotten One and Hadron?”

“Hmm? The forgotten one doesn’t know.”

“Did you think Jim didn’t know? The blackmailer you encountered on your northern expedition. The report said the first apostle and Sir Peredil captured him, but I could infer that you were there to catch that loach.”

“Ah? You mean that guy with the mask? It was so long ago that I forgot.”

“Kekeke, you make Jim smile more than a clown.”

“It sounds like a compliment, but is it really a compliment?”

“That’s a compliment.”

“Hmm… Thank you. But Your Majesty the Emperor seems to have had too much to drink. How about you stop drinking the wine?”

“The luggage hasn’t been taken yet.”

The emperor speaks proudly, but he has already drunk one oak cask.

Wouldn’t this amount be enough to get even a dwarf with a strong drinking habit intoxicated?

“Half of the luggage is nymphs. No need to worry about the health of the luggage.”

“I wasn’t particularly worried, but I understand.”

“Are Titans as strong against alcohol as nymphs?”

“You can enjoy the effects of alcohol without being conscious of it.

“I envy that.”

I was dumbfounded by the sight of the emperor calmly drinking wine again.

This is it, he’s just a young CEO looking for a drinking buddy?

‘But everyone is so quiet.’

No one said anything while eating, perhaps because this atmosphere was natural.

It’s as if no one has a say unless the emperor speaks to them.

“I’m ashamed to tell you, but there are no talented people in the empire right now.”

“Isn’t there anyone in this vast land who catches the eye of the emperor?”

“Oh, I slipped up. To be exact, there is a chronic shortage of talent.”

The emperor continued his explanation while playfully tapping my arm.

“As you know, the Empire Astyrene is the master of the continent, so it has many enemies.”

“Yeah, what.”

Three evil forces.

And the rebellion and human rights movement in the West.

Conflicts with northern tribes, etc.

Just from what I know, this is what happens to the enemies of the Empire.

And if he were the Emperor who ruled the entire continent, he would know even more information, and he would also know the forces that threatened the Empire.

“Of course, even if they all attacked at once, they wouldn’t be a match for the Empire. Even if there was damage, it would be just a slight scratch?”

“You are amazing.”

I was sincere.

This side’s life was at stake because of the leader of the evil force, but the other side is confident that they can easily subdue him.

The empire’s power was that great.

“But the real problem is beings that are more than just monsters.”

“Goddess?”

“These are beasts that have lived since the mythical era that was unknown to the public.”

“Is it a monster?”

“They are beings that cannot be classified as mere monsters. Each and every one of them can turn the continent into a wasteland.”

“…..”

The information the Emperor gave me made my head feel like it had been hit with a hammer.

It was the same shock as when Helen came to me in person and expanded my world.

“Fortunately, most of them are sealed or in a deep sleep, so they have never appeared in the thousand-year history of the empire.”

“It seems the seal has been broken since you insist on talking to me.”

“Yeah, because of those damned xenos, a monster recently woke up in the East.”

The Duke of the East, sitting in front, flinched as if the Emperor’s words were true.

The emperor continued his explanation while drinking wine.

“Behemoth, the great beast, advanced toward the World Tree, and to stop its advance, three knights called the Swords of the Empire and the great wizards were dispatched.”

“Fortunately, it seems like you blocked it well.”

Sword of the Empire.

As a name representing the empire, it was a nickname referring to a second-ranking knight.

And the second-tier knight is the highest level a knight can reach.

Even if a country has the advantage of being a Titan race, the status of a 2nd-tier knight is so great that it would lose in an all-out fight with a 2nd-tier knight.

‘We were really lucky in Sir Andrew’s time.’

With three of those articles in hand, there was no way they wouldn’t catch him.

But contrary to my expectations, the Emperor told me a terrible truth.

“No, we couldn’t stop it.”

“ in?”

“The blow of the knight called the Sword of the Empire could not pierce Behemoth’s hide, and the magic of the great wizard called the Staff of the Empire could not stop Behemoth’s advance even for a moment. Even though the first apostle, Clark, briefly resealed it, it was useless.”

“Then what about the East now?”

“Fortunately, Behemoth is dead.”

“How did you do it?”

“We did nothing. The tiger that swallowed the sky just appeared and hunted Behemoth.”

When the story of the black tiger came up, I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

The Titan Mountain lord ran all the way to the eastern side of the continent to hunt down a being called a monster.

And what’s more shocking than anything else.

‘He’s that strong?’

You clearly fought with me a lot, but you’ve been playing with me all this time?

My head was aching from betrayal, but the Emperor asked me personally.

“I don’t know what the change of heart was, but the guy disappeared with the soul core of Behemoth. I asked several scholars, but they couldn’t figure out why he did such a strange thing. You know about him, right?”

“Well, you could call him an expert.”

“Then do you know why he did such a strange thing?”

“Ah, as someone who knows the guy well, I’d say he’s probably just bored.”

“Are you bored?”

“He’s the kind of guy who likes to tease others when he’s bored.”

“Is that so… ”

I feel sorry for Behemoth and the Liberal Independents who broke Behemoth’s seal, but it was just a cat being a cat.

If you’re going to get screwed, you have to be stronger than that guy.

“Kekeke, are we just playing around after all?”

The emperor took another sip of his wine and began to lament his fate.

“Isn’t it funny? The empire that can be called the master of the continent is actually a candle in the wind and rain that can disappear at any time by someone’s play.”

“It’s not particularly funny.”

The emperor, who once again found it amusing to see me eating as a side dish, began to laugh again, his self-deprecating expression disappearing.

“He doesn’t seem that shocked, Jim had nightmares about this for three days and nights.”

“If you are depressed, your problems will not be solved.”

“You have no empathy.”

“What’s more important than empathy is how I protect my family.”

“Kekeke, I don’t know why every word you say is so funny.”

“If you don’t know, let me ask you something. Why have you called me here?”

“I see. I almost forgot something important.”

The Emperor probably didn’t invite me to the banquet because he needed a drinking buddy. After all, this coronation ceremony is being held in the Holy Kingdom, not the Empire.

That is, the Emperor has something he wants from me, and that is why he is sharing a drink with me like this.

“The Operations Department has decided that a divine miracle is essential to dealing with a being greater than a monster. The only way to break through the divinity that this guy is wearing is with the same divinity.”

“Can’t you do it with Aura?”

Sir Andrew, a second-ranking knight, had a history of piercing my divine blade with his auror.

Looking at this, it seems like even knights with high level skills could be able to cut down the divinity.

“It’s possible. In fact, several knights have pierced the divine.”

“Oh…”

“But even if you pierce the divinity, you can’t cut the guy’s hide.”

“Oh, I see.”

“The problem is that the Empire has a chronic shortage of priests who can perform miracles.”

“Yes, so to me… ”

To summarize the Emperor’s story, it seems that in order to deal with a being called a monster-level being, you need to have an excellent priest.

And as a Titan, I boast the highest level of sexual power among all current humans.

‘That means the emperor wants to promote me.’

To prepare for a battle with a monster that may appear at any time.

As if my thoughts were correct, the emperor continued his story about the priest.

“If possible, I would like to train priests. However, as generations pass, human sexual power is becoming more and more inferior. Why do you think that is?”

“I’m not sure, but isn’t it because people who aren’t born with natural sexual power are born with it more easily than those who are born with natural sexual power?”

Speaking from a genetics perspective, I’m afraid my answer is not correct, judging by the Emperor’s amused expression.

“The answer is because the current human race has not witnessed God.”

“Does the innate ability disappear just because you haven’t seen it?”

“Of course. The Holy Spirit is basically a vessel of the divine. If you compare the frequency with which humans in the mythical era came into contact with the divine and the frequency with which humans today can come into contact with the divine, you can see why the goddess Hestia sent nymphs to the human world as representatives of the divine.”

“I see.”

It was something new to me.

And the more I come across this information, the more I think about the goddess Hestia.

‘He gives his divinity freely, protects his family, and in some ways, he seems like a good god.’

Why don’t I like Hestia so much?

It wouldn’t be strange to like someone who supports me without reserve.

“And currently, the only races that are basically born with sexual powers are you, the Titans, the Nymphs, and the Giants.”

“Then, why don’t we just recruit the giants?”

“I want to do that too, but, true to their reputation as an arrogant race, they refuse to listen to me until the end.”

The emperor suddenly became angry, perhaps because he had a feud with the giants, and broke the cup he was holding.

Kwajik!

“Sorry, I made a fool of myself.”

“No, but are you telling me that story?”

I thought that this was usually a topic that should be discussed with the apostles of the Holy Kingdom.

Even though I am a titan, I am not a god.

‘Sir, really?’

A thought flashed through my mind like lightning, and a cold sweat ran down my back.

“As a Titan, you are born with a power greater than anyone else’s. According to reports, it is a power as great as the ocean, incomparable to that of the Giants.”

“That’s right.”

“I think that if Jim uses his power well, he can perform miracles that are effective against the monsters.”

The Emperor revealed the real point to me by looking at me with the wine in his goblet.

“So I thought. What if you inflate the number of Titans through it?”

It was such a shocking story that my brain stopped for a moment.