While I was examining her complexion, I was asked a question and it made me feel sick.
I feel like I got caught before I knew it.
Axion must have unconsciously gained strength in the arm holding him, and Axion turned around with an uncomfortable look on his face.
Aiko, I’m going to wake up if I keep doing this.
“Shh. Shhh.”
He spoke in a low voice while soothing Axion.
It wasn’t something to hide, and there was no reason to hide it.
“I saw a bard earlier.”
“bard?”
“yes.”
From what Eishu said, Korra seemed to have abilities related to space. She narrowed her brows slightly and spoke in a serious voice.
“I inherited sacred magic specialized in space. So the space around me is always under my control. “No matter what I’m doing.”
“uh… … .”
Um, you always wear such great magic?
I was very surprised to see Korra with a fierce face.
‘But you’re getting lost?’
How serious is it that you get lost even though you are controlling the space?
It was clear that it was a path that surpassed his abilities.
I listened to her, amazed at the gap between her ability and incompetence.
“Hmm. There’s no need to be so surprised. “Even though he looks like this, he is a transcendent person.”
Korra must have read my look of admiration as she cleared her throat and her cheeks blushed softly.
No, you don’t have to be that embarrassed.
‘It wasn’t a particularly good admiration for Korra… … .’
Seeing Korra blushing because she misunderstood my look, I just laughed haha.
My heart is too tender to tell the truth here.
“But before that. “My space was still under my control.”
“… … ? “Why is that?”
Korra spoke softly in a serious voice in response to my innocent question.
“It means that someone created their own space without destroying my space. At that time, only very subtle waves were transmitted to me. That means,”
“in other words?”
“You’re saying that the person who created that space is more talented than me!”
“… … !”
“oh my god!”
Korra added, holding onto her hair. She seemed quite proud.
“Who the hell are you? “Why is it like that?”
Does this mean that the bard who appeared at that time was more capable than Korra?
I thought about it carefully and then tilted my head.
It didn’t feel particularly threatening, but… … . It was also questionable.
Why did she tell this story only to me and Axion? Even in the imperial palace, taking risks.
“I don’t know why. He just sang a song and disappeared. And maybe it was only visible to me… … .”
“That’s the problem. “I was wondering if it might have something to do with this situation, but if that were the case, we wouldn’t have created a space limited to just Celia.”
Korra blurted out the words quickly and then closed her mouth.
It was a face that said no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with an answer.
That’s right.
If the bard had been a ‘follower of Ruben’, I don’t think he would have just told such a meaningful story and disappeared.
‘No, I did talk about something related to Ruben.’
The main character was not Ruben, but a man who made a contract with Ruben.
Ugh. I really don’t know.
‘Until now, Ruben and Ruben’s follower… … If you have only focused on. After listening to the bard, I get the feeling that something else is involved in this world.’
Is that being an ally or an enemy to us? They appeared, sang a song, and then disappeared, so at least they weren’t enemies.
I followed Eishu and Korra, thinking that I should write down what happened today in the next reply to Sylvester.
“Hmm.”
After walking hard, I soon arrived at the lobby where the nobles were gathered.
“Here, your identity will be verified and you will return to your respective rooms.”
The driver who was guiding us said that bluntly, then turned around and disappeared.
This was a place in my memory.
‘The exact center of the building given to nobles as guest rooms.’
It was a large lobby with places to rest and gather here and there.
Eishu and I approached the group of nobles gathered near the fireplace.
That’s why this place seemed the warmest.
“Does this make sense right now?”
As I sat down in a place where the warmth of the fireplace was just right, I could hear the sounds of a group of nobles exchanging words.
A middle-aged nobleman was constantly talking in an angry voice.
he shouted, slamming the table.
“Why are you a traitor to the place of rest? “This is the emperor’s plot!”
The emperor’s conspiracy.
In the midst of weeding out traitors, this was a fairly high-level statement.
I guess I was the only one who thought that, but the nobles around him hastily tried to dissuade him.
“haha. This guy was a little excited. Take it easy. “Isn’t it because His Majesty had great intentions that he did this?”
As the older man tapped his shoulder while observing the surroundings, another young female noble next to him crossed her arms and said,
“But you will hunt down traitors in the place of rest where all the nobles of the empire gather. “This is a move that is too threatening to our nobles.”
“that’s right. Same thing with this Miar incident… … . “What on earth do you think of our nobles?”
“Almost all of those who were in the academic hall earlier were arrested. “Because I heard a strange lecture.”
The nobles expressed anxiety and anger at the same time.
Intense emotions were easily contagious to those around them.
The people gathered in the lobby looked around with uneasy eyes and continued to tell their own stories.
It was all about Scarlett.
“The atmosphere around here is not good.”
Eishu and Korra nodded simultaneously at what I muttered.
Eishu said in an embarrassed voice.
“Because it was sudden.”
At that time, the lobby door opened and someone came in.
The nobles’ complexions brightened when they saw who he was.
“ah… … ! Prime Minister! “You are the prime minister.”
what.
I also checked him and opened my eyes.
After giving me the schedule, it was Cedric who had not been seen for a while.
He smiled as he looked at the nobles crowding around him.
“Everyone is here.”
“Oh, Prime Minister. “I waited.”
When Cedric walked in with a kind face, the nobles rushed to approach him.
‘That’s strange. Isn’t Cedric a representative member of the imperial faction? … ?’
When I saw the nobles who had been gleefully gossiping about the emperor just a moment ago look at Cedric, I felt something was not right.
“I think everyone was surprised by the sudden incident.”
“I was a little surprised. “How is this happening?”
“that’s right.”
As the nobles continued to complain with dissatisfied faces, Cedric listened to their stories with a warm smile.
“That’s right. I understand how you feel. “I was also surprised by Your Majesty’s decision.”
“yes? “So you’re saying the Prime Minister didn’t know this was going to happen today?”
When the nobles asked with wide eyes, Cedric raised his hands as if to calm down.
Then he shook his head.
“no. I knew it. However, I did not know that you would proceed with the work so resolutely.”
“ah… … !”
“That means the matter is that serious.”
“How serious is it… … .”
Cedric narrowed his brows and spoke glumly with a face full of worry.
Before he knew it, the nobles were listening to his words.
“I don’t know the details either. But since you’ve done such a big job, I think it will be revealed soon.”
“Hmm.”
“I hope you will wait with an open mind until then.”
Huh!
The nobles cleared their throats, looked at each other, and then spat out a word one by one.
“If the Prime Minister says so, I will wait a little.”
It was the nobleman who had been slamming the table a little while ago and voicing his dissatisfaction.
As he said that, the other nobles nodded and added.
“is it so. “It would be better to just rest in peace than to waste my emotions like this here and now.”
“Since it is the Prime Minister’s word, I will put my mind at ease.”
When the nobles’ anger seemed to have largely subsided, Cedric smiled gratefully.
“As expected, you all have big hearts.”
With those words, the nobles dispersed in groups of twos and threes instead of gathering together as before.
I started looking for pastimes, such as playing chess or reading books. It looked very different from when he was trembling with anger just a moment ago.
‘… … what?’
As I watched the series of situations, I felt a sense of discomfort somewhere.
I can’t quite pinpoint it, but it feels strangely strange.
“Celia.”
It wasn’t long before Cedric suddenly appeared in front of me as I narrowed my eyes and was lost in thought.
