Became the Emperor in the Hero Game

67 – Part 2, Episode 23

“The beast and the devil. I don’t know how to make a plan because the exact strength is not measured.”

“Um… It may seem a bit ridiculous to say this now, but I don’t think you need to worry too much.”

“Can you tell me why?”

“Well, the emperor has already caught the wolf, hasn’t it? Even though there was assistance from the emperor, the empire’s masters also stood by the wolves, so the empire’s power is never short.”

“Are those beasts weaker than wolves?”

“The wolves released from the long seal were obviously weaker than before, but they are said to be stronger than the brute beasts in their heyday.”

My expression was still serious, the pope said.

“Um… king There seems to be a bit of a misunderstanding, but not all gods and transcendents are as strong as wolves.

“Oh, is that so?”

I thought 4 of those wolves would wake up.

“The King of Beasts is a monster that could not be killed even though two ancient dragons, one Jackie Chan, and three divinities worked together in the past. He doesn’t have anything to be called authority, but his body’s sword itself was one that could be counted on one hand even before the Great War. Even if the beasts wake up, the power of the empire, including the emperor, will not be pushed back.”

When I thought about it after hearing that, it wasn’t wrong.

Although it is said that Shien’s sword slashed the wolf fairly lightly, it was because Shien was strong, not that the wolf was weak.

The Archduke’s magic couldn’t inflict a fatal wound, and my masters took turns attacking and blocking it.

“Apart from demonic beasts, including beasts, what about demons?”

“The green dragons of the Great Forest are waiting, and a few other surviving dragons are preparing to face the demons. However, this is just in case, and in fact, Kiriya also considers the possibility of the demons waking up in the near future to be very low.”

“Yes, it must be more difficult to break the seal than waking up those who have fallen asleep. Good. Since there is even a preparation for the dragons, I will focus on the unification of the continent and the preparation of the monsters.”

“Good.”

When I turned my head to look at the window, the sun had already set and it was dark.

It doesn’t seem like we’ve been talking for a long time, but it’s already time.

“Okay. It’s uncomfortable to hear that beasts and demons, even death and the old gods are potential enemies of Jim, but Jim and Kiriya have become allies, so it’s a good thing. That’s it for today, see you at the banquet tomorrow. Is there anything else we can coordinate?”

“If we were to talk, it would be about continental unification.”

“That’s something Jim had in mind. The pope, just make room.”

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As the saying goes, a horse without feet travels a thousand miles.

In less than two days after the pope visited the emperor, strange rumors spread across the continent.

‘Kiriya recognized His Majesty the Emperor as the ruler of the continent!’

‘The emperor and the pope have formed an alliance!’

‘Seongguk has finally revealed its ambition! They said they would rule over half of the continent!’

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‘Disaster will strike the continent soon! In order to prepare for disaster, the continent must become one, and the center must be an empire!’

Half of the rumors were spread by the Empire and the Holy Kingdom, and the other half were rumors that spread on their own.

Like most rumors, truth and lies were mixed in a mess, but the Lion King knew that it was not something to simply dismiss as nonsense and move on.

“Cardinal. Please explain.”

At the same time as the rumor spread, the Lion King summoned the cardinal staying in Anon.

It was a rude act, but even if only half of the rumors spread were true, the Lion King had no intention of being polite to the cardinal of the Holy Land.

If the reason why he recommended surrender the other day was because of his ambition to rule the continent by joining hands with the empire, the Lion King was even thinking of attacking the Holy Kingdom with his knights.

“What do you mean?”

“Rumors. I bet you wouldn’t say you didn’t hear it.”

“Your Majesty, I am sorry, but I stay in the temple and do not interact with the outside… “

Boom!

Before the cardinal could finish his words, the Lion King shouted as he smashed the table to pieces.

“Damn it! Are there any answers like that written in Kiriya’s scriptures? I called ten priests and they gave the same answer, and now even the cardinals do it.”

“I don’t know what you are talking about.”

The Cardinal pretended not to, but the Lion King’s words were only half true.

It’s not written in the scriptures, but there was a directive from the pope.

The Lion King exhaled in excitement, but he took one deep breath and calmed down again.

“Cardinal. My kingdom is in disarray because of the rumors. At other times, Jim would have personally acted and punished those who spread rumors, but since it is difficult for the Holy Kingdom, the Pope, and Kiriya to get involved, the cardinals will come forward and spread the rumors.

Please subdue it.”

The request itself was polite, but the tone was not.

The death of the Lion King, who once competed for the continent’s top master position with the Duke of Pale and the Black Swan, made the attendants and even the knights waiting around flinch, but the cardinal did not change his attitude.

“Your Majesty the King. I have no idea what Your Majesty is saying.”

Cardinals are those with the most divine powers, excluding the pope and saints.

He was that close to God, and if he competed with the Lion King, he would die before twenty, but he wasn’t afraid to live.

It is because he is a priest who has felt and served a much larger being up close.

“Ha. I will come out like that.”

I won’t kill you.

With that said, the Lion King got up from his seat, put his hand on the sword, and when the cardinal was about to recite a prayer, one of Anon’s nobles hurriedly ran and called the Lion King.

“Your Majesty!”

He wasn’t a short-sighted nobleman, but when he acted like this despite the rudeness, the Lion King chose to listen to the nobleman rather than get angry.

“What is it?”

“Woe, the messenger of the emperor has arrived.”

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“Forgive me for the rudeness, Lion King.”

“… He doesn’t seem like a person who can only be a messenger.”

“What can I do? Since I came here so suddenly, I had to match the price. Because there was no one there.”

It was Kraul, the leader of the Imperial Magic Corps, who came to the Lion King.

It was enough to deal with the Lion King alone, and since space magic was possible, he was able to reach Anon on time, and even if the Lion King raised his sword in anger, there were not many people who could escape, so Crawl was inevitably acting as a messenger. Did

“Yeah, why did you come all the way to Anon? No Now that you’ve come, I’d like you to explain the rumors.”

“Even if you don’t, I’m here to talk about it.”

After saying that, Kraul took out the letter and delivered it to the Lion King.

“A letter written by His Majesty the Emperor and signed by the Pope.”

A letter engraved with a purple dragon symbolizing Arhan.

However, unlike the patterns the lion king was familiar with, the patterns with white decorations instead of black meant that the empire and the holy kingdom joined hands.

Convinced that it was not an unfounded rumor spreading on the continent, the Lion King gnashed his teeth and read it as if stealing a letter from Crawl.

Crowl fiddled with the protection artifact borrowed from the emperor, perhaps expecting the sword to fly at any moment.

“… Do you know the contents of this letter?”

“I don’t know. I just came because I was ordered to deliver it.”

“A similar letter must have been sent to the Hyeonwang.”

“Maybe not? By the way, a person from the Seongguk side went over there.”

Hearing those words, the Lion King seemed to be in trouble again.

For Craul, who didn’t know the contents of the letter, the reaction was just questionable.

‘It’s not like I suddenly changed and pulled out my sword.’

I knew that the Lion King had drawn the sword against the cardinal when Crowl had just arrived, so I had reasonable suspicions, but fortunately that didn’t happen.

“… Go back and tell the emperor. I will accept the offer.”

“A suggestion?”

Craul tilted his head when he first heard about it, but soon realized that he had come to this place as a messenger, got up and bowed to the Lion King.

“Lion King, thank you for welcoming me even though I came unexpectedly. I will return to Your Majesty and give you an answer.”

The Lion King nodded and sent the leader of the magicians.

When Crowl’s presence completely disappeared, a knight approached the Lion King.

He is the leader of the Royal Knights, the Lion King’s royal knights, and he was also the Lion King’s favorite.

“Your Majesty.”

“Chanceler. Do you know the old continental conference hall?”

“… I’ve heard of it. In the past, the heads of each country would gather there regularly to decide the great and the small of the continent.”

“Now?”

“I know it has become a land of demon beasts since people stopped walking there for a long time.”

“The emperor wants to see you there.”

“… Are you going?”

Due to the character of the Lion King, I expected that the knight would not go.

Even if I eventually meet the Emperor, I’ll probably decline the first offer and go ahead with reconciling the venue.

But the Lion King’s answer was different.

“Okay, I have to go.”

“… Yes?”

“Read it.”

The Lion King handed over the emperor’s letter to the knight.

The article read the letter slowly, and at a certain point, he was embarrassed and began to read it aloud without realizing it.

“… I know that the source of your self-confidence is your own strength. Let’s compete with Jim for a while. If Jim loses to you… “

The article I had read up to that point swallowed saliva unintentionally and then continued with a trembling voice.

“Empire… I will give it to you.”