Became the Emperor in the Hero Game

50 – Part 2 Episode 6

“Just… What did you say?”

“The pope told me to surrender to the emperor.”

“The Pope has gone senile. Surrender? What does surrender without a fight mean?”

“If you fight, you must lose.”

“Ha, Philpae.”

The Lion King stroked the sword at his waist and chose his words.

It’s hard to handle the empire even if you think it yourself.

However, the word “Lose without fail” Was not correct.

“Imperial knights are powerful, but my knights are no less. The Imperial Knights are said to be secretive, but I remember that there was a similar organization in Zer?”

“… Although that leader is far inferior to Giel of Arhan, there is one similarity.”

“It will be enough to tie him up for a while. Wise king. I understand that the Empire has no successors, right?”

At this, the hyeonwang nodded his head and replied.

“Right. Not even an empress, let alone an heir.”

“Then, I think even that mighty empire will eventually fall apart if the emperor dies.”

“Assassination?”

To the wise king who asked such a question, the lion king expressed his affirmation.

“If an all-out war is inevitable, isn’t that the only way left? I heard that the emperor is so confident that he does not even have an escort in the empire.”

At the time of the war with the demon king, the emperor said that he had reached the level of a mage at the youngest age. Have done

Of course, there would be no escorts, but it is also clear that the empire’s top-level strongmen are not always attached.

In that case, wouldn’t there be a gap?

The Lion King thought it was the only way to shoot, but the Hyeonwang didn’t agree.

“Anyway, the Pope talked about him too.”

“What a story.”

“The emperor became a great mage.”

“The Grand Mage? You mean the stage that the magic tower master has risen to?”

“Yes.”

“In the first place, was that a realm of existence? I thought it was just a title given to the owner of the tower as a courtesy.”

“They say there is as much gap between an expert and a master between a great mage and a mage.”

“What is that… !”

Although there are more of them than Masters and they are rated lower,

Sometimes the strong ones who even defeat the master are mages.

But you’re at a level where you can treat such a mage like an expert?

“Damn it, there are people like that! Is Arhan really a descendant of a dragon?”

“During this war, there is a rumor that it was a dragon that annihilated a large army of beastmen. Maybe that absurd legend wasn’t fiction.”

“A dragon, ha. So, then assassination is impossible?”

“You should see that. After all, the emperor won’t escape the system, but that place is the emperor’s space. It would be foolish to deal with a mage in that lair, but what about a great mage?”

“… Can’t you attract the magic tower lord?”

“Lion King. Have you forgotten Edelwein? The Magic Tower Master is not hostile to the Empire.”

“Then what should I do!”

“… I’ll have to think about it from now on. Right now, the empire won’t move right away because we’ll be busy rectifying Tamiel, Daman, and the Land of the Prisoners.”

It was the wise king who said that, but it didn’t seem like he would come up with the right way just by thinking about it.

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“Now what do we do!”

Heon’s palace.

The king, who was younger than the young emperor and did not look like a boy, told his subjects

I shouted.

“Duke! Please tell me, Duke. Didn’t the Empire say there was nothing to attack us?”

“Your Majesty, fix it. The Empire does not move.”

“Really… ?”

When Verde, the duke of Heon, spoke confidently, the king looked at him with anticipation.

“That is just a show declaration. It is a declaration that the empire is still strong despite the war. The interior of the Empire will be in disarray at this time.”

“Continue.”

“This war was fought between the Empire and Edelwein, Daman, Tamiel and the Beast Alliance. Among them, Edelwein is the emperor of Arhan, and the king of Daman is responsible for the Duke of Pale, who was ordered by the emperor, so in conclusion, this war was caused by the emperor. I’m sure there are people who are unhappy with this.”

“And?”

“Also, there are rumors that the hero and the emperor fell apart because of this war. As you know, aren’t there some beasts among the warrior’s companions?”

“You mean Nia!”

“Yes. So, the emperor must be intending to divert internal turmoil to the outside by declaring war. However, it would have already consumed a lot of national power in consecutive wars, so you really don’t want an all-out war.

Your Majesty, I will send someone to negotiate with the Emperor. After directing a few suitable wars of attrition on the border, we will take care of it so that it can be finished by paying a small amount of compensation.”

The Duke of Verde declared so in front of the king.

Paying reparations meant that the war would be lost, but the king expressed concern as if that was not important.

“Then what if the empire really goes into all-out war?”

“Your Majesty, haven’t we, Heon, been close to the Mage Tower for many years?”

“Ah! There was a magic tower.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Therefore, the Empire will not recklessly launch an all-out war.”

“Okay, then I will only trust the duke!”

“We will definitely live up to your expectations.”

After answering that, Verde left the audience room.

Contrary to his dignified expression in front of the king, his face crumpled as soon as he left the audience room.

“Your Excellency.”

A count followed him and asked quietly.

“How much are you serious about what you just said?”

“All.”

After answering that, the duke took a moment to catch his breath and spoke.

“All lies.”

“… Dismissal.”

“Is it messy inside the empire? Since Your Majesty believes in this, I don’t know how much you trust me. Wouldn’t it be better if the battle was lost, can there be a noble in the empire who expresses dissatisfaction in the midst of victory?”

The Duke of Verde knew the empire and knew the nobility of the empire.

Once upon a time, when the Imperial Council and Derman Triel were still alive,

There was no nobleman who wanted to hold the emperor accountable for the war he had won in the empire.

“The rumors of a feud with the hero are just nonsense. It is true that the national power of the empire has been exhausted, but the core troops remain the same.”

“How does His Excellency know that… ?”

At this, the duke pulled something out of his bosom.

It was pure white letter paper with a golden seal.

“Seongguk… ?”

“Within the letter the Pope sent to Heon.”

“Is the Pope speaking?”

“Yes. He told the Empire about the internal situation and encouraged them to surrender.”

“Surrender… “

The Count knew his lord.

When asked to surrender, he was the first to find out if he could keep the throne, and if not, he would resist until the sword of the empire was thrust right in front of his eyes.

“I have to.”

“Your Excellency?”

“If you fight, you will die. The people, and you too. Me too.”

“But, His Majesty’s approval… “

“Will you please?”

To that question, the Count had no answer.

“Then, Your Excellency, what you said to Your Majesty.”

“I plan to proceed with the negotiations. With the Holy Kingdom, not the Empire. It’s unlikely that the Empire will spare His Majesty and the royal family, so we should ask the Pope for protection.”

“Can we fight?”

“If you want to die, I recommend that you kill yourself quietly without even killing Amon’s subordinates.”

When the Duke said that, the Count couldn’t bear to reply.

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“Your Majesty.”

“Ah, Minister. Come in.”

“The Holy Land requested a meeting. Your Majesty may visit the Holy Land, and the Pope is said to be willing to visit the Empire if His Majesty wishes.”

“Yes, the Seongguk will come out of course. Last time Jim was served tea, so tell him I will serve you this time.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I will pass it on.”

The Pope.

I knew that the pope passed on information from inside the empire to the kingdoms.

Since the last time he found the Holy Land, he knew that the Pope’s people were mixed in with the intelligence department, so instead of eliminating them, he attached surveillance.

“Oh, you are struggling.”

You should know that the Empire won’t be aiming for the Holy Kingdom anyway.

Because I dared to declare that I would kneel all human beings ‘to the mundane world’.

It was a message that the Holy Kingdom and the Mage Tower would be excluded.

“Ask for surrender.”

Wow, that’s an unexpected method.

If the Holy Kingdom tried to unite the kingdoms and fight against them, it would be enough to step on them, but attacking kingdoms that are willing to surrender is too bad.

Well, it would be nice if they eventually surrendered without a fight, but we can’t make kingdoms that voluntarily surrender pay too harsh a price.

“Shall kings make feudal lords or kill them?”

No kingdoms have actually surrendered yet, and the war hasn’t even started.

I sat in my office and pondered over the treatment of kings.