18. The Approaching End
Before they knew it, news spread throughout the capital that Aceras had crossed the Empire border.
No matter how bad their relationship was, they could not help but to welcome the ruler of another Empire to the capital. Naturally, the Imperial Palace was busy preparing for one of the largest ball ever.
Of course, they did not forget to prepare for what would happen behind the scenes.
As Aceras was about to arrive and it was urgent, Dalia revealed her ability to Meldon as well. She also decided that it was meaningless to hide it anymore.
Unexpectedly, Meldon was only surprised a little bit, and did not show much reaction. He liked it even more and even took her hand to purify.
“There’s a reason for Miss’s popularity. It’s an amazing power. You can’t pretend you don’t know me from now on.”
Meldon said, twisting his shoulder as he hummed after the purification.
Dalia had a thought as she looked at him looking so joyful.
‘Why was Sir Cedric the only one who reacted so sensitively?’
She couldn’t tell.
Thus Dalia’s ability became known to everyone, and after Lewayne’s efforts, everyone succeeded in gathering just before Aceras arrived in the capital.
Everyone was serious, but only Lewayne had a very confident expression. Even the emperor was dumbfounded.
“…… So, you really want me to believe that you’ve found the most appropriate solution after regressing over and over again?”
“That’s right.”
The Emperor sighed deeply.
“It’s not even funny anymore.”
If it was any other time, he would of course have ignored Lewayne’s nonsense.
However, Lewayne, who appeared at the meeting, knew too much for him to dismiss it as such. He’s like someone who has seen the future.
He used to talk nonsense about prophets and all, but this time he completely changed his attitude and offered only sharp and logical opinions. He wondered what happened for him to have that kind of change of heart.
“Aceras’ soul was pushed to its limit a long time ago, and the only card he had left was holy power, and this was his only chance of entering the Frederic Empire legally. Why shouldn’t he move now?”
The Magic Tower and the Emperor’s aides gathered together and endlessly rolled the abacus, and everyone nodded.
“It’s not wrong.”
The more he talked, the more convincing it seemed that Lewayne came from the future or that he had repeated time.
Only then did everyone begin to listen to Lewayne.
It was even more so for the Emperor, who had watched the transcendents run wild. Because he knew roughly how far the limits Aceras would go.
The Emperor held his throbbing head.
It was awful to have to endure this alone for the next few months. He said, paying dearly for his sins.
“All right, now tell me your plan.”
“I’ll sit at the negotiating table first.”
“……You said that the negotiations will fail anyway?”
“Yes. My goal is not to lead the negotiations to success, but to meet him.”
“What are you planning to do when you meet him?”
Lewayne, who had been answering without losing a word, closed his mouth to the question. The Emperor held his forehead and waved his hand and urged for an answer.
“Hurry. That’s the most important part.”
“I’m……”
Lewayne dragged out his words.
His beautiful blue eyes were clouded by a dark blue light, as dark as a monster in the sewer.
For a moment, the Emperor was horrified.
It was because Lewayne, who was there, somehow felt like a completely different being.
“When I meet him, I can completely break his soul.”
“…….”
“But then, Aceras could run wild. We need to be thoroughly prepared for that.”
Everyone was shaken by the words he uttered without blinking.
But no one could tell him what nonsense it was.
“……All right. It was originally Lewayne who decided to go on the negotiating table. And it’s also true that we don’t know when Aceras will run out of control.”
The Emperor spoke in a heavy voice. He ordered the mages of the Magic Tower to come up with a plan to prepare for the possibility of Aceras going on a rampage.
Then Lewayne blinked slowly. At the same time his eyes returned to their original fresh blue.
“From the evening of their arrival, the people from the Holy Empire will probably move. They will install these tools throughout the Imperial Palace.”
Lewayne took the paper from the attendant and drew a picture with the fountain pen in his pocket. He then showed it to the Emperor.
“……What is this? Is it a rabbit?”
It was a drawing with a shape that could not be recognized.
Lewayne glanced at his drawing again.
He tilted his head with an expression of complete ignorance of what was wrong. Then he folded the paper and stuffed it into his pocket.
“In any case, to explain the principle, it is a tool that spreads fine needles around it, causes minor wounds to the body, and then injects the holy power into the body and circulates inside the human body. It is meaningless to normal people, but very vicious to transcendents.”
“…….”
“We have no choice but to leave this to Young Lady Dalia Pesteros’s purifying power. Or we can quickly find and destroy the tool first.”
“Wayne, find out if there’s a tool like this. We can’t make Miss Dalia suffer, so if you find it, block it all immediately.”
The Emperor, half in doubt, called Wayne, the spy who belongs to the Imperial Palace. He had previously helped Dalia find the fortune teller and Beolde.
“Yes.”
Wayne paused briefly. He also took Lewayne’s messy drawing just in case.
However as soon as he saw the drawing, Wayne’s eyes widened.
“Th, this……”
“……Huh? What’s wrong?”
“I’ve seen this before.”
“……You’ve seen this? That rabbit?”
“It’s not a rabbit. It looks so strange…… I can’t quite recognize it, but it’s the weapon of the Holy Empire. It’s usually used to scatter poisoned needles…….”
The Emperor looked at Lewayne in disbelief. And he simply looks calm.
There was a brief silence in the hall.
It was a moment that added strange credibility to Lewayne’s words.
The Emperor brushed his hair in annoyance.
“……Damn it. Yeah, I admit it. I don’t know what it is, but I’ll leave this to you. Take care of everything.”
“Thank you.”
Lewayne went back to being a stern knight and said.
“I also did not want to reveal that I had blatantly changed the rules of the world. However, I couldn’t help it because it was Young Lady Dalia Pesteros’s request.”
“Ha.”
The Emperor sighed.
He gave up trying to understand in the face of this strange phenomenon. It was the same for everyone.
However, only Adrisha was looking at Lewayne with a strange expression.
Lewayne spoke quietly as the murmur subsided.
“In return for dealing with Aceras, I have one condition.”
The Emperor looked puzzled.
“……What condition all of a sudden?”
“Young Lady Dalia Pesteros will be my partner at this ball.”
As soon as the words came out, Hikan slammed the desk. He growled at Lewayne.
“You are going too far with your nonsense, Lewayne. You said that you saw the future and all that. But do you think Dalia is an object you can take at your disposal?”
“I’m sorry, but I said I like Young Lady Dalia Pesteros too.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Since Dalia will go to the ball with me…….”
Cedric, who had been staying still, intervened in a sharp voice.
“Hikan, what are you talking about? Did Dalia say that?”
In an instant, the situation turned into a mess. Hikan replied without losing.
“Yes. Dalia prefers going with me more than going with Your Highness.”
“Nonsense……”
“I want to go to the ball with Dalia too. Why do only Your Highness the Prince and the Duke always monopolize Dalia?”
Adrisha suddenly became angry.
All that remained was Meldon with his arms crossed. He looked around and raised his hand.
“I feel like it will be a loss if I don’t join. I also want to be Miss Dalia’s partner.”
“You intervened cowardly the other day, and your cowardly disposition is not going anywhere.”
Since Dalia is not here to stop them, there was no reason not to fight.
Seeing them fighting each other, the Emperor’s wrinkles deepened. Suddenly, he broke the handle of the chair with force. This is the fourth time.
‘……How can I endure this?’
He suddenly missed the Empress.
Translator Note: The chaos hahaha…poor Emperor
++There will be no update this Saturday since I will go back to my hometown…Next update will probably be on Monday or Tuesday
