I Became the Father of a Degenerate Emperor

Episode 41. The dragon chance is over.

Episode 41. The dragon chance is over.

Marine’s Royal Palace.

The king’s attendant entered the king’s bedchamber.

Unlike usual, he had a nervous expression on his face.

Looks like a criminal on the verge of committing a crime.

He was clearly a human on the outside, but his true identity was a demon called ‘Nepandur’.

He was the true mastermind who brought war to the empire through Marinene.

Of course, the original plan was to start a war after a while.

If Camilla hadn’t suddenly disappeared, she certainly wouldn’t have gone so hastily.

His purpose is only one.

It was to make humans fight each other, causing self-destruction.

It was in line with the reason why Camilla drove the emperor of the empire crazy.

The mad emperor should have continued to do all sorts of vicious things and bring the empire down with his own hands.

‘If only Kratus’ six wings were gone, the job would have been much easier.’

I had to do that.

The behavior of the emperor after Camilla suddenly disappeared was so incomprehensible.

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The fact that even though the rebellion broke out, everyone was spared except for one person.

The fact that the bastard of the marquis was seated as chancellor.

In addition, he released the commander of the imperial knights who had been imprisoned for five years and restored his family.

‘Something is wrong.’

Even the Empire’s Duke of Bright recovered Florente overnight.

I don’t know if that was the emperor’s order, but it was truly painful that Domtar, whom I had worked so hard to raise, died.

‘Barbarians who use auras were very useful, after all.’

Since quite a long time ago, the demon tribe has been selecting some of the talented people among the humans who have sworn allegiance to the demon king and raising them to become sword masters.

It was the result of a sword master, Hana, despairing of the human world, voluntarily visiting the demon king and becoming an instructor after pledging allegiance.

Since Domtar was the first sword master raised by demons, his death was very sad.

Of course, it was enough to raise him again, Sword Master.

However, it is self-evident that the food situation of the Kratus Empire will be much better if things go on like this.

So I thought I should move as quickly as possible before that happens.

That’s why the Queen of Marine and her ministers of each country moved and hurriedly started a war.

Moving them wasn’t too difficult.

A sweet reward accompanied by an intense threat that could take your life at any moment.

There was nothing that could easily manipulate humans.

Of course, it was true that preparations were lacking.

It would have been even better if we could have eliminated more loyalists from each country in advance.

‘Still, a kingdom is a kingdom.’

As if the kingdoms had predicted the war, they did not send elite soldiers into the war.

The lower commanders looked rather fine, but the soldiers seemed hastily recruited, mostly criminals or slaves.

The Kingdom of Marine was also insignificant except for the navy, so the improvised allied forces literally looked nothing but rags.

I’ve been training a few times, but when the war starts, it’s probably even worse.

Still, since the queen of Marinene spent a lot of money and saved as much as a sword master, now I was sure that Kratus would be destroyed overnight.

In addition, the moment the empire perishes, the neighboring kingdoms will start consuming the land by putting in their elite soldiers.

‘The intended purpose will be fully achieved.’

But suddenly the heavens and earth shook, and the floor of the royal palace shook as if there was an earthquake, and the dragons invaded.

It was the worst variable beyond the limits of imagination.

What kind of existence is a dragon?

They were watchers and arbiters who kept the world’s balance.

But why did they appear at this moment?

Suddenly, I thought that the Lord Oculus might have intervened.

Because he can see through many things.

Maybe he noticed Pravitas’ noble will.

Pravitas was an evil god worshiped by demons.

He showed only one will to the demons.

It was to annihilate all humans on the continent and kill the Lord Oculus.

‘To kill God.’

That was to destroy the main god with the greatest power in the world.

At first glance, it seems very difficult, but in a way, it was also very simple.

‘Because just making them forget is enough.’

The providence of the world is that if there are no people left who worship a god, even the main god will eventually lose all power and perish.

So the plan was to make humans fight each other and destroy each other.

While we fight each other, we will resent, curse, and forget God in the midst of the quarrel, and it is self-evident that the power of the main god will weaken.

That’s why, regardless of whether it’s half-hearted or not, a war between humans was beneficial once it started.

In fact, there was also the option of the demon king leading all the demons and directly going for the destruction of humans, but looking at the precedent, it must have been a very dangerous move.

First of all, if that happens, humans will unite again and seek God.

Please beg me to get rid of those terrible demons.

So, in the past, Oculus, the Goddess, has released dragons from their restrictions.

It was to release the reins so that they could freely trample the demons.

At that time, the Demon King and the Dragon Lord collided head-on, and the Demon King was only able to resurrect after a long time after losing his body.

Of course, the Dragon Lord was also seriously injured and had been asleep for a long time.

Humans remember the history of that time as the Age of Mythology, but most of the records were erased by demons who had infiltrated the human world deeply.

Anyway, demons always needed to beware of dragons.

In such a situation, the dragons, the servants of Oculus, came to Marinene. With a bunch of that too.

Even though they were bound by various restrictions, there was nothing they couldn’t do if they tried to get in the way.

Especially, the dragon’s breath could burn away the demon’s energy of chaos, so it was necessary to be extra careful.

‘It seems like things got a little twisted.’

Then the last thing Nepandur could do was kill the king of Marinene as quickly as possible and hide himself.

If I ever find out that the demons intervened in human affairs, the dragons might turn on their eyes and search for them, so I was thinking of destroying at least one piece of Marinene, the hub of continental trade, for sure.

The situation where the ministers were all filled with treacherous officials by the queen.

If only the King dies, Marinene will rot from above, and that will immediately cause a major disruption to maritime trade.

In the end, it would bring extreme difficulties to the entire continent.

So I came to the king’s bedchamber.

The King of Marinene, poisoned by poison and wandering between death and death.

Looking down at him, Nepandur’s hands turned into long claws.

It was as black and blue as a sickle of a death god.

‘I have to hurry.’

Nepandur struck the king on the neck with all his might.

Cutting down a defenseless human should be easier than cutting off the head.

Pak.

But something suddenly appeared and grabbed a sharp claw at once.

The force was so strong that I couldn’t move my immobilized arm.

Furthermore, the ferocious aura felt right beside her was at least not human.

‘…… A dragon?’

But when he turned his head, he had blonde hair and red eyes.

Although he was actually Astrum, he was seemingly unmistakably the Emperor of Kratus.

“That can’t be…… He must be addicted to poison.”

Nefan Dur couldn’t even utter his words.

f*ck! Bang!

It was because Astrum’s fists were lodged in his temples at high speed.

He was too fast to be seen, and the power of his fists was so strong that not only his body was blown away, but his head was also deeply embedded in the wall.

Soon after, Astrum’s hand grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and pulled him out of the wall in one fell swoop.

The broken head was quickly being restored by the aura of chaos.

“So you should have looked around carefully when you were about to kill someone.”

Astrum met Nepandur’s eyes and continued to speak.

“I also didn’t want to use such an expedient, but it’s because the principle is to exterminate demons whenever possible.”

Since it was so easy to predict what was about to happen, Nefandur could hardly calm his quivering eyes.

*

I made an antidote and headed to the King of Marinene.

A very refreshing feeling.

The sky, which was supposed to rain, was shining brightly again before I knew it.

Now, as long as I give the king the antidote, the urgent fire will be extinguished, so I thought of taking a break for a while when I go back.

But at that moment, the problem with the Aegis barrier came to mind, and his head began to throb.

The problems that kept popping up didn’t give me any time to rest.

The moment we arrived at the king’s bedroom with a frown along Pontus,

Boom!

The bedroom wall collapsed and a bloodied man jumped out.

“Heuk…… “

A man with no legs crawling towards me.

But isn’t the red energy rising violently where the legs should be?

Furthermore, one arm had turned into a long blade.

It was definitely a demon.

Pontus and Max were also surprised.

“No, what the hell is this… ….”

“What is this…….”

After passing the antidote to Pontus, I quickly drew out the Claw of Chaos.

And it ran.

It was only then that the demon’s eyes turned round when they saw me.

“Please don’t buy him, save him… ….”

I don’t know why he said ‘stop’, but I quickly drove the blade through his heart without hesitation.

The memory of being beaten by Camilla shuddered every cell in her body, so there was no room for hesitation.

“Keah!”

The demons struggled and tried to live somehow, but they couldn’t.

It was because the energy of chaos was quickly being absorbed.

Then it eventually degenerated into a cold corpse and began to rapidly increase in volume.

A form of maggot that is so gigantic that it almost fills the corridors of the palace.

Long, sharp claws sprouted from the tips of the legs that grew along the side of the body.

And a pair of horns that had turned black were attached to the head.

Perhaps it was because it was impossible to personify it, and it looked very repulsive.

Soon after, Astrum walked out of the king’s bedroom.

“This is it, you lost all the prey you caught.”

Soon after, his gaze turned to the claws of chaos.

“You must have had that.”

It was evident that he was trying to find out what the claws of chaos were.

I asked just in case.

“Do you know about the Claws of Chaos?”

“You know, the dragons made it.”

I didn’t even know that dragons made it.

“Dragons made it?”

“Yes. It was made at the order of Oculus, who gave humans long ago so that they could fight against the demons. But now humans are blinded by greed and have forgotten about the demons for a long time. It seems that he has forgotten his real enemy and has no intention of eating the ground.”

*

It’s not far after midnight.

After the King of Marinene woke up, I returned to the Imperial Palace.

Of course, Pontus was given the courtesy of a subject. If he becomes the king in the future, Marinene will be subjugated to the Empire.

Just imagining it makes me smile.

I showed enough of the dragon’s fire show to the king, who was trembling with anger after hearing all the details.

I don’t know if it meant gratitude or fear, but the king shed tears and said he would resume trade with the empire.

With that, the empire’s food and economic situation will finally improve dramatically.

Before coming to the imperial palace, I flew low and looked around the border once, but the war had ended neatly before I knew it.

A detailed report will come tomorrow, so you can rest well today.

Anyway, in the end, the crisis of war was safely overcome.

The power of the dragon.

It was definitely something so great that it could be called a feat.

If I could capture them and use them freely, it wouldn’t be impossible to conquer all the kingdoms on the continent.

However, Astrum resolutely showed his sign that even becoming a mount was no longer possible.

I had already said that even getting involved to this extent was a huge expedient, and that if the Lord Oculus were angry, the dragons would pay the price.

In addition, most of the Libra contracts were also fulfilled, so there was no more excuse to hold Astrum.

After dropping the wagon at the imperial palace, Astrum led the dragons back to Quinodon.

– If you find out the location of Salryongsa, send someone to me again. And if there is a crisis in the imperial family, I will come to you at least once.

Astrum had just left those words and flew away at great speed without looking back.

Although there are no dragons left in the empire, I am sure that no one will invade in the future.

Kratus protected by dragons.

Soon, such rumors will spread all over the continent.

Anyway, the real urgent fire was now put out.

A rebellion can be prevented in advance if you play well with the imperial family’s morning newsletter, which will be published soon.

Thinking about that made me feel relaxed and listless without realizing it.

It felt like I had been running non-stop for so long.

“Your Majesty!”

Esteel hurriedly runs after seeing me. A bright smile filled his face.

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She runs straight into my arms.

A very warm and cozy feeling.

For some reason, seeing the princes who came with me running in step with them made me feel like I was facing a real family.

Eric is standing awkwardly with the bow I gave him as a gift.

Edwin stood behind him, his face sticking out and his big eyes squinting.

Huron stood at a distance from Eric with a dissatisfied look on his face, as if the two were fighting.

A little girl came running belatedly with her bobbed hair.

It was Elodie.

Right before leaving for Marine, she had been clamoring for a long time to go with Max, but for now, she left it to Estill as a matter of urgency.

“Master!”

Elodie found Max, and as if she had met her lost parents, she rushed over and hugged him.

Seeing her bright smile makes me feel better as well.

She was my favorite character in the original ‘Blade of Rebellion’.

It wasn’t simply because she was the main character.

It was because she was an orphan like me.

The hardships and hardships she goes through.

It all felt like the wounds I had suffered, so whenever Elodie overcame her hardships one by one, she would rejoice as if it were mine.

Of course, as it turned out later, she wasn’t an orphan.

Because both of my parents were alive.

Her Other than that, there were many reasons why I couldn’t help but like her.

First of all, she had an attractive appearance that captivated men’s hearts with just a slight smile.

Although there was a scar on her right cheek, it was written that it could not hide her lively beauty.

In real life, it was like that.

She said that the trees she called her future were different from the cotyledon, and Elodie was the same.

She was convinced that even though she was still this young, when she grew up she would definitely be a beauty.

In addition, she had a conviction that would not be broken under any circumstances.

She was abused in an orphanage and escaped with her other orphans. She had a strong sense of responsibility, never abandoning her orphans, despite all odds.