episode_0285

“Have you come, Antoine.”

Antoine entered the imperial palace’s inner chamber with a blood-red sword in his hand.

Louis XV, who had been collapsing in anxiety until about 20 minutes ago,

now greeted Antoine as he sat on the throne with a fairly nonchalant expression.

“Unexpected, Your Majesty. I thought you would have already left your seat and fled.”

Thud, thud, thud, thud,

Then, Antoine walked towards Louis XV, who was sitting on the throne, with a rather surprised expression.

With each step he took, the dark red blood stained on his famed sword Ea fell to the floor, staining the marble of the inner chamber.

“Now I see it clearly. That gaze of yours, a gaze that looks down on me endlessly.”

It was Antoine’s figure, filled with the extreme of impassivity that didn’t even feel murderous.

Among them, Louis XV mentioned Antoine’s gaze, which was looking straight at him, the Emperor.

“No, Your Majesty. I have been watching you for a long time. It’s just that you have been averting your eyes. Your inferiority complex towards Duke Alexis is too great.”

Sneer…!

At Louis’s words, Antoine raised the corner of his lips with a sneer.

He knew very well that the reason Louis XV delegated all authority to him was not only out of fear but also to maintain the stubborn belief that he was not wrong.

That’s why the coup was so easy, and no matter how much he tried to hide it, that easy heart could not help but be reflected in his eyes.

“But I was a little surprised. Did you investigate me? You sent a rescue request to Vivian.”

Swish!

Antoine stopped approximately 10 meters away from Louis XV, who was sitting on the throne.

Information had come to Antoine, who was about to carry out the grand event.

It was the fact that Louis XV had secretly sent a rescue request to Vivian.

This meant that he had noticed not only that Antoine’s sword would be directed at Louis XV but also why such a thing would happen.

“I coincidentally heard a warning from a benefactor. I only regret that I didn’t accept it sooner.”

Then, Louis XV closed his eyes slightly with a sighing feeling and replied.

Louis XV had heard about Antoine’s unusual actions from someone.

But he didn’t believe it. It was too absurd at the time.

However, since last year, when famine and epidemics broke out, and the number of monsters increased in a few months, he tried to resolve the doubts that suddenly crossed his mind by investigating Antoine’s past and present actions through Count van Basten.

In the midst of this, the current situation unfolded, and Louis XV, whose every suspicion turned into conviction, urgently sent a rescue request to Vivian.

“Oh… Are you perhaps talking about Samantha?”

Antoine, whose intuition was triggered, mentioned Samantha, the former Head of the Great Academy Magic Tower.

This is because Samantha is a benefactor who solved the problem that arose in the situation of Louis XV’s first princess’s birth.

“…..”

Louis XV was silent at Antoine’s mention of Samantha.

“Yes, that woman is capable of doing such a thing. That’s why I removed her and appointed a new Head of the Academy Magic Tower.”

However, Antoine did not need Louis XV’s affirmative answer separately.

Antoine, who entered the Eclipse Zone of the Demon God and opened the Demon God’s Eye after Ulysses Schneider,

As the ancient demon clan priestess Anastasia said, Samantha, a half-demon mage, felt a suspicious sign from Antoine, although not specifically.

Antoine also belatedly learned that she was a half-demon and preemptively eliminated her before the so-called Kaiser Antoine system entered a stable period.

“Are you out of your mind, Antoine? You’re trying to summon a Demon King who has received the Demon God’s grace, even while turning the empire into such a mess. Isn’t it obvious what kind of actions the demons will take once the Demon King’s descent is achieved!”

Thud!!

Louis XV strongly struck the corner of the throne and expressed his anger at Antoine, who had virtually revealed everything.

Unlike Raonjena, Louis XV, who does not know the Adrian Saga, found it difficult to believe that Antoine’s conspiracy was related to the Demon King’s descent, even if he was plotting a scheme.

What on earth would he gain by doing so?

The rampant dimensional rift monsters are turning the empire into a wasteland,

and the demons who have been pushed to the north will also push down once they recognize the Demon King’s descent.

“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. Kaiser Antoine Dessel Oblier, of this Imperial Knights, will take care of both the Demon King and the demons.”

Swish…!!

However, from the beginning, Antoine is not a person who rose to this position with a heart for the empire and a heart for the people of the empire.

Therefore, he wiped the blood from the famed sword Ea with his cloak without any agitation at the Emperor’s roar.

“And the foundation for that execution will be created by Your Majesty. You wanted to be a decent emperor, leaving Alexis behind, right? I will grant that wish. Your death will make this Sword Master Antoine Dessel Oblier a being capable of opposing the Demon King who has received the grace of the Demon God.”

Swish…!

Then, he extended the blade of Ea, which was shining under the light of the inner chamber, to the side.

ㅡChoo-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!!!

At that moment, Antoine crossed the distance of about 10 meters created with Louis XV, as if deleting space,

ㅡPooo-oooo-oooo-ook!!!

In that way, the sword of Antoine Dessel Oblier, who had made Louis an Emperor, pierced through the heart of the Emperor sitting on the throne.

“ㅡKheu-heu-eu-eu-eut!!!”

Emperor Louis XV screamed miserably with a desperately distorted face,

“Oh! As expected…!”

Antoine, who had stabbed Ea while looking at him, exclaimed in amazement.

Saaa-aaaa-aaaa…! Sss-eu-eu-eu-eu…!

Golden energy gently bloomed from Louis’s chest, where Ea was embedded, and began to envelop his sword and hand.

ㅡPaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aat!!!

The emblem of the Goddess, which was manifested and inherent within Louis XV, the eldest of the Elysium Imperial Family, had shattered.

That was just the beginning.

The golden divine power of the Goddess, which constituted the emblem of the Goddess, emitted an enormous flash of light and filled the inner chamber where Louis and Antoine were.

“Sister! Sister!”

A busy child’s voice rang out clearly.

“Sister Mina, do you have any rope left?”

It was Margaret, the mascot of Red Fox Mercenary Corps Yongmyeong Village, a very cute child.

The cute girl came rushing to where the blacksmith woman Mina was and was looking for rope.

“I do have rope, but what kind of rope? Is this length enough, Margaret?”

In the warehouse, Mina was also working hard to fix something with rope.

While doing so, she handed Margaret, who was approaching with sweat beading on her forehead, the rope next to her.

“Woong… I only need that for what I’m going to use, and the mercenary uncles need it too, so it would be nice if you gave me that and that too, Sister!”

Margaret scratched her head and replied to her beloved sister Mina’s words.

The Red Fox Mercenary Corps’ mercenary village, which had entered a survival mode by tightening internal security after the large-scale monster outbreak,

was entering a new chapter.

Yesterday, a letter arrived from Eugene Schneider’s side.

The content of the letter was none other than to temporarily clear out the mercenary village and head to Bahad.

It was a request for all the residents of the mercenary village to prepare to move.

So, from yesterday afternoon until now, all the members of the mercenary village have been busy packing.

“Don’t pack too many clothes or anything like that, Margaret. I know you’re attached to them, but right now it’s important to minimize the volume of things as much as possible. Look at your sister. Your sister is also thinking of just leaving these tools behind.”

“Ooo-oong… There are so many things I want to take…”

It was the first large-scale move for the children from the slums. They had already flowed into the slums when they had few memories and had grown up there until now.

Therefore, Mina, who had spent a lot of time wandering before coming to Pangea, soothed Margaret, who was bewildered and excited in many ways, by stroking the head of the lovely bob-haired girl.

“Heehee! Okay, Sister! I think Margaret only needs Sister! That’s right! I only need Sister!”

Indeed, the innocent yet profound slum girl, Margaret,

seemed hesitant for a moment, but soon realized the sincerity in the words of her beloved sister Mina.

Therefore, Margaret declared that her number one treasure was Mina, who was right in front of her.

“Okay, Margaret! Ogu ogu, our Margaret. Your sister will always be by your side?”

Kkooooo-ook…!

“Heehee! I love you so much, Sister! Our Mina Sister!”

Boobie! Boobie! Boobie!

Mina loved the small life, Margaret, who was trying to relieve her worries, so much.

Mina hugged Margaret, and Margaret was so happy that she couldn’t control her happiness as she rubbed her face against Mina’s chest.

“Then I’m going to go help Sister and the brothers~ See you later when we eat dinner~”

Da-da-da-da!

“Be careful not to get hurt, our Margaret~”

Margaret, who was full of love energy, ran away again to prepare for the move, and

Mina watched Margaret’s affectionate back and urged her.

‘It’s still a relief. I was very worried about Eugene, but it seems like he’s okay.’

Mina started packing again.

She was thinking of Eugene Schneider,

because she had heard about Eugene’s condition to some extent through the letters that had been exchanged a couple of times, including yesterday.

Stop,

But at that moment,

‘Huh…?’

Mina’s big eyes, which had stopped tying the luggage knot, were filled with deja vu and became round.

‘What sound is that? It feels like I’m hearing a voice whispering to me.’

It can be felt.

A whispering sound.

Even a very foreign whispering sound.

And that whispering sound

[I’ve found you, vessel of the Demon King…]

enveloped the existence of Mina with a very clear feeling.

“It seems unreasonable to leave in the evening with the children, and we need to hurry, but I think it would be good to head to the meeting point tomorrow morning.”

“I agree, Captain. We should send a reconnaissance team in advance and move according to the information they send us. There are too many variables due to the appearance of monsters caused by the dimensional rift.”

Jeanne discussed future plans with the mercenary group’s advisor, Ivan, while watching the luggage being moved to a special cart.

It will take at least 2 to 3 days.

In other words, in order to secure a place for camping, thorough advance exploration must be done, so even if the luggage is cleared out tonight, it seems difficult to leave right away.

‘But what on earth is going on that they’re telling us all to come to Bahad…’

It is a very urgent situation, so she is managing her expression and directing the scene, but Jeanne’s mind is troubled in many ways.

This is because Eugene Schneider did not specifically mention Antoine’s unusual behavior in the letter she received.

So, she doesn’t understand why she should head to Bahad when it seems right to go to where Antoine is.

As Jeanne was lost in thought for a moment,

ㅡChoo-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!!!!!

A giant beam of purplish-black light was emitted like a laser from the sky, and

ㅡPaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aat!!!

It fell somewhere in the mercenary village and emitted an enormous holy light.

And that place was none other than

“Sister!!!!!!”

It was the warehouse building where the barbarian woman Mina was.