Episode 196
Maria.
Beatrice’s other personality.
No, originally, she was the original personality, and Beatrice was the new personality.
“Long time no see.”
“Oh, long time no see. Mr. Colliers.”
Maria, already flushed, looked like a shy young lady.
It was distinctly different from Beatrice, who smirked and wore thin clothes.
The clothes wrapped up to her neck were old-fashioned and matched her petite personality.
“Couldn’t it be that Lord Colius came to visit Beatrice too?”
Seeing Maria crying, Callius shook his head.
“No, it is not.”
At that word, a woman like a forget-me-not in full bloom while looking at the sun rising at noon.
“really? Do you want me to see you?”
“No, I came because of the holy water.”
“Ah…”
Seongsu Chang.
Callius had asked Esther, whom he met in the previous Empire, for a favor.
Give Beatrice the Spear Water and Lactus Tears.
It was because she thought that it would be possible to analyze the components of the holy water and make holy water for the sword, not ordinary holy water, with Balterus’ tears.
Almost half a year had passed since then, so it was time for proper results to come out.
‘It was a bit unexpected that Maria came out.’
It won’t matter much though.
Sacred gold is not influenced by the deity you worship, but by learning.
She also said,
“Oh yes. That’s it. wait a minute!”
Maria, who found something while digging through the pile of papers, gave it to Callius with a polite smile.
“Here you go!”
“Did you find out everything?”
“Except for one… I guess I figured out all the rest, but only one didn’t work. This sounds like a very important item, but I’m not sure.”
Most of the materials listed in the documents are also very rare.
It was made by combining a total of 71 precious ingredients with lactus tears, but it was a story that I didn’t know about one ingredient.
“What is your opinion?”
“Perhaps we need something with an incredibly powerful divinity. Is there something lacking even with the Holy Stone? It seems to be a material filled with the holy power of an adult, but it is not enough for me. If Sullivan was alive, he might have known…”
“If you know these ingredients, can you make holy water like Changseongsu?”
“sure! It will take trial and error, but it will be possible!”
“That’s it.”
“Where are you going? Are you leaving already??”
“You said you could make it. Find out what the ingredients are.”
“How are you?”
“There is such a relic in the church.”
A holy relic that Esther found.
If it’s Vera’s ring, it’s possible.
It is a holy relic with the power to see through anything.
It’s a sacred object that Vera risked her life to make.
If you use the sacred relic, you will be able to easily find out the secret of Changseongsu.
holy water of the sword.
It didn’t seem that difficult to create a swordsman.
‘Come to think of it, it’s common. Beria and Vera were sisters…’
For some reason, the two names did not make sense to Callius.
* * *
The Great War of the Queen.
Clara, the queen of swords, sits on the throne, and Victor, the guardian sword that protects her.
Where the guards escorting them stood up without an inch of error.
Those wearing cloaks symbolizing the spears of the empire stiffened their necks.
“I will deliver the imperial edict.”
The will of the delegation is the same as that of the emperor.
The representative of the delegation is the first prince of the empire.
It was Baldry of Lactusia.
“Listen to the small country in the east.”
“…”
“Threatening the saintess’ safety is so shameless as a person who serves God. If you don’t want to be punished by God one after another, it is recommended that you return to the Empire.”
“….”
“If I go against the will of the emperor, the East Sea will be filled with green water.”
The prince, who rolled up the edict again and placed it in his bosom, was smiling all over his face.
“That is all.”
white hair white eyes.
The prince was a little surprised because it was the first time he had seen the queen with white eyelashes.
It was because the impression was like a fairy living in a snowy field.
It looked very mysterious.
“As I heard…”
“It’s unpleasant.”
The prince, who was about to say that you are beautiful, stopped talking.
“Where are you offended?”
“From start to finish, yes.”
small country in the east.
He heard that he was holding the saintess captive, and threatened to send her back, mentioning divine punishment.
Moreover, when he said that he would fill the East Sea with green water, he meant that he would kill Carpe and fill the sea with all the remaining swords so that green water would come out.
How could I not be offended to hear such a thing?
The prince had the attitude of asking what to do.
It was because the Empire thought that it should be grateful that it did not dispatch an army.
Even if they took the saintess captive.
A saint is a saint. The Empire is not weak enough to be swayed by her alone.
Even without her, the empire would be as strong as it is now, and it would be enough to create another saintess.
It would be greatly regrettable if the saintess died, but this becomes a justification.
Justification for destroying Carpe.
That’s a reason to start a war.
“You are the Queen of Swords. The Emperor of the Empire is making many concessions.”
“What do you mean?”
“Originally, he told me to bring the saintess because he would give me 100,000 soldiers right away. You are quite angry.”
“But you didn’t.”
“yes. I wondered if there was a need for that. Shouldn’t the saintess who was caught by the pilgrims of Carpe also be punished? That is why I came.”
The white queen’s eyes drew a crescent moon.
like pilgrims.
This was an attitude of ignoring Carpe’s sword. Clara’s eyes turned cold at the way she ignored Colius and no one else.
“Is that so.”
“yes.”
“You took a sorry step. We also do not avoid war. The saintess representing the empire is in Carpe’s hands, so what is there to be afraid of?”
The saintess, who was praised for her greatness, was defeated by Carpe and became a prisoner.
which clearly demonstrates this.
“Besides, I heard that the empire lost three spears. For pilgrims belonging to the Order of Carpe. It’s very unfortunate. I just wanted to make a pilgrimage.”
“… What does that mean?”
bang!
The queen who struck the throne shouted in a completely different and stubborn attitude.
“We cannot just ignore the issue of the saintess. Prince Baldry has come to threaten you, not bargain. If so, please die.”
“…”
After coldly issuing an order to celebrate, the prince slightly modified his evaluation of Clara.
I heard that she is a pretty, weak, and cowardly queen, so I thought she would shudder if it came out a little too hard, but it came out stronger than expected.
“…of course. He didn’t just tell me to bring the saintess with words. The vessels of the empire are like rivers, and of course they will pay for their captives. that.”
“yes.”
Soon, a proposal written on luxurious parchment reached the queen.
“The Emperor generously decided to give us a chance to become a friend of the Empire. For the next ten years, the Empire will regard Carpe as a comrade.”
slip.
Clara’s eyes trembled as she checked what was written on the parchment.
friendly country.
They are countries that the Empire is allied with, but they are friendly countries and become dependent countries.
When it became a friendly country, it had to pay tribute to the empire every year, and the amount was enormous.
It was said to be a proposal, but if it was carried out as it was, Carpe would have to give up a lot instead of gaining an advantage even if he gave up the saintess.
If you pay tribute for ten years, the country could go bankrupt.
To come up with something so absurd as a suggestion.
This is a possible proposal because it is an empire that occupies most of the continent.
“I give you the honor of becoming a friend of the empire, so please dispel your anger.”
When he said this with a smile on his face, the queen immediately held out her hand to Victor.
When the guardian sword handed over the sword in its sheath, Clara’s hand drew the sword.
And in an instant, the emperor’s proposal was cut into dozens of pieces.
“what!!”
“What are you doing!”
The queen’s skill was so great that the parchment flew like pollen.
The queen looked down at the prince with a satisfied smile when she saw the parchment filling the battlefield.
“What is the Empire doing?”
again and again.
A sword was held in the queen’s hand as she slowly descended the stairs.
The expression of the prince, who had been calm all along, changes completely at the Queen’s seemingly reckless attitude.
“What are you doing! The Empire is generous for Carpe…”
Seuk.
The queen’s sword, approaching before I knew it, hung around the prince’s neck.
“I dare to injure my body, the prince of the empire!”
As they erupted in fury, the members of the delegation who were seated with them pulled out their spears.
“Apart from daring to bring weapons to the Queen’s Great War, wouldn’t it be reasonable to let you live, who uttered contemptuous words about Carpe in front of me?”
“The Empire will not stand still!”
“If the empire was scary, wouldn’t they have quietly dedicated the saintess? What do you think is the reason for not doing so? Prince.”
“…that.”
“It means you are there. Prince, do you see this pillar?”
The queen suddenly pointed to the pillar next to the prince.
There were a few flaws compared to other places.
“Among the pillars that collapsed during the invasion by the Empire two years ago, he was relatively intact.”
Other than this, everything is new.
because it completely collapsed.
That was only two years ago.
2 years.
A lot has changed in that short time.
Carpe is no longer afraid of the Empire.
“It’s only been two years since that happened. But do you think I would fear the Empire? no!! Carpe!!”
Rather, they want war.
That’s why I put that pillar.
In order not to forget the humiliation of that day.
Every time the Queen entered the Great Hall, she looked at the pillar and did not forget the insult of the day.
He chews and chews and longs for the time of revenge.
But friendly countries? reward?
It’s nonsense.
“The reason I am not cutting off the head of the prince right now is because it is not the time yet.”
Shuk.
As he drew back the sword, the prince hurriedly let out the breath he had been holding.
Soon after, one of his servants approached and handed him something written on parchment.
“This is…”
“It’s a negotiation proposal.”
The prince swallowed and read Carpe’s proposal.
“Imperial military arrogance… crazy!!”
Renting the Empire’s military arrogance for five years as a condition of returning the saintess!
It is an absurd condition.
Wouldn’t the Empire be crazy to accept such an offer! The prince’s eyes narrowed.
Chaeeng-! Sreung-!
When the prince shouted that he was crazy, the guards, who had been as still as stone statues, drew their swords at the same time and aimed at the delegation.
“…To treat the delegation like this. Not only the empire, but all the countries on the continent will condemn Carpe.”
“That’s before I heard the news.”
said the queen
The princess who came as an envoy from the duchy was sent to the catacombs just a few days ago.
A dungeon and graveyard from which no one ever came out.
“…Are you insane?”
Upon hearing the story, the prince went into a daze.
Carpe was acting like a madman without a back.
It was also a situation that the prince’s common sense could not understand.
The Duchess of the Principality to the Catacombs?
In that case, the principality as well as the empire could gain justification and defeat Carpe, so why would they do such a thing?
On the contrary, the prince was worried about Carpe.
“….”
“There are still plenty of seats in the catacombs.”
The prince became afraid of the queen in a different way. In the same way as being afraid of an insane psychopath.
If negotiations broke down like this, he wondered if he too would be trapped in the catacombs.
‘No, do you know us well?’
Unfortunately, the empire could not immediately punish this reckless act.
The emperor’s priority was not the prince, but the saint. If the prince is trapped in the catacombs, the empire will not rush at them in anger, but will send the princess to ask for the saintess to be returned.
It’s not common sense at all, but that was the current empire and the actions of the current emperor.
That pure white queen was poking at that vital point.
Are you a lunatic?
Or is it a negotiator disguised as that?
Either way, the prince’s hair turned pure white.
“What are you going to do?”
“Five years is too long. Let’s do it for one year.”
Rental of military arrogance.
Quite a big expense, but manageable.
The emperor ordered to bring the saintess no matter what.
“Let’s do it in four years.”
“How about three years? Oman’s army. Their green wages and military rice will be provided by the Empire.”
“I understand that you are so clingy in the empire. That’s enough.”
Is this really a good thing?
The prince, who even swore to God and signed the contract, let out a sigh.
“Haa…”
“Then let’s talk about something else.”
“yes…? I have nothing more to say.”
He even swore an oath to God on the condition of the saintess’ safety, but what did he say?
The prince wanted to get out of Carpe quickly.
“What we’ve been talking about so far is a saint, isn’t it about a holy spear?”
“What do you mean!!”
“I said I was a saint, but I’ve never talked about the Holy Lance. We haven’t even sworn to each other’s gods yet, so are you evading it?”
“…!!”
got hit
beaten by the young queen
I can’t imagine playing a joke like that!
“Now then, shall we talk about the holy spear in depth?”
“….”
Feeling like being in the jaws of a snake.
The prince’s cold sweat ran down the nape of his neck and down his back.