Berita tentang para iblis menyebar ke seluruh Kekaisaran dalam beberapa hari. Ada laporan saksi mata tentang iblis yang terbang di langit dan keterukan dari para ksatria yang telah pergi ke Manggot untuk menyelidik. Dan kemudian ada rumors bahwa iblis yang tak count banyak itu telah berubah halu dan sedang heading ke tempat tertentu. Kekaisaran sekarang sudah mengetahu tentang ancaman iblis, dan perang telah berhenti tanpa mereka mengetahu. Dan orang yang telah menghenti perang ini. Permaisuri Philly sedang wating untuk orang itu. Dengan ekspresi yang sangat kompleks. Rohnya yang selalu lembut itu terngi keras sejuk. Dengan ekspresi itu, dia buka muluk. "...Ya, Majefti." Di depan dia, Ednet sedang kekneel dan bowing down sendiri. Ednet telah disebut oleh Philly dan kekneel as soon as dia dijek. "Anda percaya bahwa Frondier itu threatening, coercing, atau something like itu ke Elysia, kan?" "...Majefti, seperti yang dimakk saya mencion sebelumnya, kami wanter untuk eliminate even the slightest anxieti untuk safty Istana Kekaisaran," "So what happen sekarang?" "Di ask apa situasi sekarang." "...Princess Elysia pertama is coming ke ini. Untuk recieve reward karena lure iblis dengan rune dan end perang sebelum it even begin." Laporan yang telah fled dari Ria Lis a while ago, dan berita dari para ksatria yang telah sin in sebelum itu. After investigating dan combining those fact, mereka telah sin corpse iblis yang count tak bal di satu point tak far dari Manggot, dan traceur rune juga telah found di center. Orang yang drew rune, orang yang activated it, itu semua Elysia. Tak ada doubt. Ini tak adalah something yang bisa simpel be praised as well done, itu adalah achievement enormus. Of course, itu juga happy occasion untuk Philly. Philly telah worry tentang Elysia, yang originally telah fali ke status commoner, dan telah keep eye pada dia. Tak hanya Elysia herself yang dreamed bahwa someday dia akan bisa kembali ke Istana Kekaisaran. Philly juga telah dreaming tentang itu. However, Philly kez semua too well bahwa achievement ini tak hanya Elysia's own doing. '...Anda telah drawing picture ini since then, Frondier.' When Frondier telah found Elysia dan bring dia kembali ke Istana Kekaisaran. Frondier telah show Elysia ke Philly melalui mata dia. So bahwa Philly bisa clear see bahwa Elysia itu oleh side dia. 'What Elysia did itu definitively Rafflesia. Rune yang attract monster yang corresponding jika ada materials. Untuk use itu untuk attract devil-level lebi low...' Dan besides using itu, aftermath itu problem. Rafflesia literally just attract. Tak like 'charm' or anything. If anything, itu like mosquito buzzing around ear orang. Ini lebi easy untuk understand if anda amplify annoyance itu oleh beberapa dozen times. It's true that human are attract ke mosquito, but itu tidak mean bahwa mosquito itu safe. Same goes untuk Elysia. Dia wouldn't have expect untuk be safe after attracting devil yang count tak bal itu. Naturally, dia wouldn't have done it alone, dan Frondier would have been by side dia. Only one yang bisa single-handedly slaughter quantity absurd itu itu Frondier. Itu karena one line yang investigation team report bahwa dia sure tentang itu. ──Various type wound telah observed pada body corpse iblis. Devil yang died dari berbagai cause of death. Blunt force trauma, wound blade, electrocution, etc. From ini, it is infer that ada multiple engagement. 'That's why itu Frondier karena all so different!' Elysia wouldn't have prepare force untuk respond ke army iblis. If body dead itu beat to death oleh weapon different, itu clear evidence Frondier. 'It's just speculation, but even draw dan activate rune tidak seem telah will Elysia.' Frondier treat Elysia like servant. Accordingly, Philly juga treat Elysia like stranger. Dia think dia shouldn't careless show affection ke Elysia, yang sedang punished sebagai commoner. So, even beyond barrier, Frondier would have treat Elysia like servant, dan ini must be result. 'Orang yang is coming itu daughter saya Elysia, but I feel shadow Frondier.' Dia spoke ke Ednet dengan lower eye. "That's enough. Pergi belah." "...Majefti, Shadow Unit kami is always untuk anda dan Istana Kekaisaran," "I understand, so disappear dari sight saya." At itu, Ednet rise dari knee dia, but still bow waist dan head dia sebagai dia back away step by step. Philly, yang telah watch dia quiet, spoke. "Oh, dan one more thing." "If anda ever again try untuk hide dan watch I meet guest saya," Shoulder Ednet twicht. Dia so startle bahwa dia gasp. Itu ketika Frondier telah come. Ednet telah catch hiding oleh Frondier dan telah put Philly di position difficult. Ednet bisa feel gaze tajam Philly even though dia couldn't see itu. Philly finish sentence dia. "I'll make sure anda're only one yang survive." "...Ya. I'll keep that in mind." Ednet clearly understand maksu Philly. Dia retreat dengan step cautious. "...Phew. I hope they won't try to eavesdrop again this time." Beware Ednet itu, of course, punishment untuk mistake past dia, but itu juga untuk avoid risk ke eavesdrop di future. In that sense, itu fortunate bahwa Frondier itu first one yang catch dia. No, itu tak fortunate at all, but thanks ke itu, Philly bisa prevent informasi tak masil yang mungkin dia blurt out dari reach ear Shadow Unit. But still, method ini just stopgap measure. Philly secara sluowly realize itu. Shadow Unit itu try untuk cross line. In fact, Shadow Unit saat ini itu scattered dan disorderly di many way. Itu understandable since leader yang telah firm hold position dia di top semua telah dead. But leader time itu, although lebi vicious dan cunning, kez how untuk keep line. Mereka kez better than anyone what akan happen jika mereka underestimate Permaisuri Philly. Philly itu patient orang, but punishment yang akan inflict di moment patience dia break itu terrible. Knowing itu, Shadow Unit keep line, dan as long as mereka keep line, Philly leav Shadow Unit alone. But Shadow Unit day ini itu completely opposite. Mereg try untuk subtly cross line, but mereka tak doing anything particularly evil. Ini what annoy Philly. As Philly telah lost in thought tentang treatment Shadow Unit, knock calm sound. "Majefti, Elysia Terst telah arrive." "...Ya. Tell dia untuk come in." At voice servant, Philly feel bahwa what telah come telah come. Itu telah decide bahwa return Elysia ke Istana Kekaisaran akan very quiet. Although achievement Elysia itu great, before itu, Elysia telah already commit crime serius. From perspective Philly, balance antara dua itu roughly even, but citizen Kekaisaran akan be confuse. Philly wanter return Elysia untuk be gloss over jika possible. Door open carefully, dan peek, hair putih dan eye Elysia telah see first. "...I am Elysia. Majefti." As Philly said nothing, Elysia hesitantly step inside dan bow awkwardly, neither greeting nor stand properly. Dia awkwardly respectful. "I, I am, that, Elysia. I have just arrive at command Majefti." Elysia realize itu all dia bisa say untuk introduce herself dan lip dia thinn. Dia juga couldn't properly look at Philly karena fear untuk see gaze frosty dia. "Why wouldn't I know that." Dengan gaze warm, dengan kindness yang seem untuk bring back memori Elysia long-ago. "Daughter saya, Elysia." Upon hear word itu, ekspresi Elysia go blank, then dia bit lip dia, then glare, then look Philly again, dan soon eye dia distort, Dia ran ke Philly dan hug dia tight. "Mom, sob, sob, uhh..." Philly silently accept Elysia dan carefully cast magic 'Wind Whisper'. Elysia didn't know itu, but dengan timing truly amazing, "Sob, uwaaaang, uwaaaaang!!" Dia cried so loud bahwa Istana Kekaisaran shake. Stroke head Elysia like itu, Philly let out sigh, yang umpteenth time hari ini, but. Still, sigh ini itu calm dan low, enough untuk exhale heart Philly yang troubled.
Bab 689
News of the devils spread throughout the Empire within a few days. There were eyewitness accounts of devils flying in the sky and testimonies from knights who had gone to scout towards Manggot. And then there were rumors that the countless devils had changed course and were heading somewhere. The Empire now knew of the devil threat, and the war had stopped without their knowledge. And the one who had stopped this war. Empress Philly was waiting for that very person. With a very complicated expression. Her always gentle face was coldly hardened. With that same expression, she opened her mouth. "...Yes, Your Majesty." Before her, Ednet was kneeling and bowing down on his own. Ednet had been called by Philly and knelt down as soon as he arrived. "You believed that Frondier was threatening, coercing, or something of the sort to Elysia, right?" "...Your Majesty, as I mentioned before, we wanted to eliminate even the slightest anxiety for the safety of the Imperial Palace," "So what happened now?" "I asked what the situation is now." "...The First Princess Elysia is coming here. To receive a reward for luring the devils with a rune and ending the war before it even began." The report that had flown from Ria Lis a while ago, and the news from the knights that had come in before that. After investigating and combining those facts, they had seen countless devil corpses at a point not far from Manggot, and traces of a rune were also found at the center. The one who drew the rune, the one who activated it, it was all Elysia. There was no doubt. This was not something that could simply be praised as well done, it was an enormous achievement. Of course, it was also a happy occasion for Philly. Philly had been worried about Elysia, who had originally fallen to the status of a commoner, and had been keeping an eye on her. It wasn't just Elysia herself who dreamed that someday she would be able to return to the Imperial Palace. Philly had also been dreaming of it. However, Philly knew all too well that this achievement wasn't just Elysia's own doing. '...You've been drawing this picture since then, Frondier.' When Frondier had found Elysia and brought her back to the Imperial Palace. Frondier had shown Elysia to Philly through his eyes. So that Philly could clearly see that Elysia was by his side. 'What Elysia did was definitely Rafflesia. A rune that attracts the corresponding monster if there are materials. To use it to attract lower-level devils...' And besides using it, the aftermath was the problem. Rafflesia literally just attracts. It's not like 'charm' or anything. If anything, it's like a mosquito buzzing around a person's ear. It's easier to understand if you amplify that annoyance by several dozen times. It's true that humans are attracted to mosquitoes, but that doesn't mean the mosquitoes are safe. The same goes for Elysia. She wouldn't have expected to be safe after attracting that countless number of devils. Naturally, she wouldn't have done it alone, and Frondier would have been by her side. The only one who could single-handedly slaughter that absurd number was Frondier. It was because of one line that the investigation team reported that she was sure of it. ──Various types of wounds were observed on the bodies of the devil corpses. The devils died from various causes of death. Blunt force trauma, blade wounds, electrocution, etc. From this, it is inferred that there were multiple engagements. 'That's why it's Frondier because they're all so different!' Elysia wouldn't have prepared a force to respond to the devil army. If the dead bodies were beaten to death by different weapons, that was clear evidence of Frondier. 'It's just speculation, but even drawing and activating the rune doesn't seem to have been Elysia's will.' Frondier treated Elysia like a servant. Accordingly, Philly also treated Elysia like a stranger. She thought she shouldn't carelessly show affection to Elysia, who was being punished as a commoner. So, even beyond the barrier, Frondier would have treated Elysia like a servant, and this must be the result. 'The one coming is my daughter Elysia, but I feel Frondier's shadow.' She spoke to Ednet with lowered eyes. "That's enough. Go back." "...Your Majesty, our Shadow Unit is always for you and the Imperial Palace," "I understand, so disappear from my sight." At that, Ednet rose from his knees, but still bowed his waist and head as he backed away step by step. Philly, who had been watching him quietly, spoke. "Oh, and one more thing." "If you ever again try to hide and watch me greet my guests," Ednet's shoulders twitched. He was so startled that he gasped. It was when Frondier had come. Ednet had been caught hiding by Frondier and had put Philly in a difficult position. Ednet could feel Philly's sharp gaze even though he couldn't see it. Philly finished her sentence. "I'll make sure you're the only one who survives." "...Yes. I'll keep that in mind." Ednet clearly understood what Philly meant. He retreated with cautious steps. "...Phew. I hope they won't try to eavesdrop again this time." Warning Ednet was, of course, a punishment for his past mistakes, but it was also to avoid the risk of being eavesdropped on in the future. In that sense, it was fortunate that Frondier was the first to catch him. No, it wasn't fortunate at all, but thanks to that, Philly could prevent any information she might accidentally blurt out from reaching the ears of the Shadow Unit. But still, this method was just a stopgap measure. Philly was slowly realizing it. That the Shadow Unit was trying to cross the line. In fact, the current Shadow Unit was scattered and disorderly in many ways. It was understandable since the leaders who had firmly held their positions at the top were all dead. But the leaders of that time, although more vicious and cunning, knew how to keep the line. They knew better than anyone what would happen if they underestimated Empress Philly. Philly was a patient person, but the punishment that would be inflicted the moment her patience broke was terrible. Knowing that, the Shadow Unit kept the line, and as long as they kept the line, Philly left the Shadow Unit alone. But the Shadow Unit these days was completely the opposite. They were trying to subtly cross the line, but they weren't doing anything particularly evil. This was what annoyed Philly. As Philly was lost in thought about the treatment of the Shadow Unit, a calm knock sounded. "Your Majesty, Elysia Terst has arrived." "...Yes. Tell her to come in." At the servant's voice, Philly felt that what was coming had come. It had been decided that Elysia's return to the Imperial Palace would be very quiet. Although Elysia's achievements were great, before that, Elysia had already committed a serious crime. From Philly's perspective, the balance between the two was roughly even, but the citizens of the Empire would be confused. Philly wanted Elysia's return to be glossed over if possible. The door opened carefully, and peek, Elysia's white hair and eyes were seen first. "...I am Elysia. Your Majesty." As Philly said nothing, Elysia hesitantly stepped inside and bowed awkwardly, neither greeting nor standing properly. She was awkwardly respectful. "I, I am, that, Elysia. I have just arrived at Your Majesty's command." Elysia realized that was all she could say to introduce herself and her lips thinned. She also couldn't properly look at Philly for fear of seeing her frosty gaze. "Why wouldn't I know that." With a warm gaze, with a kindness that seemed to bring back Elysia's long-ago memories. "My daughter, Elysia." Upon hearing those words, Elysia's expression went blank, then she bit her lip, then glared, then looked at Philly again, and soon her eyes distorted, She ran towards Philly and hugged her tightly. "Mom, sob, sob, uhh..." Philly silently accepted Elysia and carefully cast the magic 'Wind Whisper'. Elysia didn't know it, but with truly amazing timing, "Sob, uwaaaang, uwaaaaang!!" She cried so loudly that the Imperial Palace shook. Stroking Elysia's head like that, Philly let out a sigh, the umpteenth time today, but. Still, this sigh was calm and low, enough to exhale Philly's troubled heart.
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