88 – Imperial Banquet – (complete)

“Ah~. You tie it too tightly. If it leaves a mark, are you going to take responsibility?”

“I’m sorry…”

When Seira Liantur complained, the soldier holding the rope hesitated.

As the opponent was the opponent, I was just cautious. Uriad sighed deeply and put his hand on the helpless soldier’s shoulder.

“Tie it tight. Even if you are the representative of the Grand Duke of Gold, you are a felon who cast attack magic in front of His Majesty.”

“Yes, yes!”

“Huh~? Grandpa Uriard, that’s too much!”

“I’m just following the rules.”

Sayra grumbles.

Harzfeld chuckled as he approached her.

“By the way, Seira, this case was severe. To fire the great magic all of a sudden, you probably saw it in Lumen-El. I’m surprised inside. You’ve grown a lot while not seeing it.”

“hehehehe. Thanks for the compliment. This time, I put a lot of effort into it.”

“Damn it. There’s not a single normal person.”

Watching Harzfeld and Seira talking casually in this mess, Yuriard slapped his forehead.

A geek’s feast. And the appearance of a messed up banquet hall. Aranion was lighting a cigar at a distance.

The banquet hall was literally five minutes before opening.

Even lord Lyncia was leaning back as if she was sitting in a chair, as if her heart had been broken by Aranion’s questioning.

“……Whoa.”

Uriad felt overwhelmed. There were some things that could not be solved with experience and years of experience alone.

However, the only other Guardian Knights to seek help from here were Milia and Lautrec. Fried was absent from the escort plan by order of the empress.

“Hey, Rot…”

Uriad hurriedly turned his head to call for Lautrec, but his figure disappeared as if it had sunk to the ground.

Instead, the soldier standing there explained with a puzzled look.

“You suddenly ran somewhere. I wanted to ask why… but you didn’t say anything.”

“……what?”

With the situation at this point, how dare the Guardian Knight leave his seat?

Uriad felt the heat radiate.

In the end, he ordered Milia to secure Seira’s identity. Seira flirted with her sister Milia, but she tried to ignore it.

“This bastard’s palace never gets quiet.”

Uriad muttered that and took a breath.

The situation was about to be sorted out.

However, Yuriard’s expectations were not fulfilled.

Koo-goo-goo-goo!

“Aww!”

“What else!”

A vibration rang the heavens.

Soldiers lost their balance and fell one after another.

Uriad looked out the window while supporting the staggering Lyncia.

A huge fire was rising from the direction of the outer castle.

“……Lautrec?”

There would be no other spirit magician who could summon such flames.

I suddenly ran out and I couldn’t believe I went over there.

“Damn it! Send troops quickly!”

“No, but!”

The soldiers rushed in and out of the banquet hall and were thrown into confusion.

Troops coming in to report from the outside and troops going to aid from the inside overlapped, resulting in an abysmal situation.

“……I’m going crazy.”

Uriad chewed his lower lip hard.

Today was a series of unexpected events.

First of all, I had no choice but to get rid of what was in front of me step by step. This was the first iron rule he learned after sitting as a guardian knight for over thirty years.

Uriad drew his sword and cleared his throat.

That was when he was about to scream.

Whoops.

Kwakwawang!

Suddenly, a shadow bathed in clear moonlight flew through the hole in the ceiling.

It was so fast that afterimages were visible.

The shadow that fell in the middle of the banquet hall could not control its own speed, so it rolled several times and then knocked over the table and pushed away.

All eyes were focused on the center of the banquet hall.

“What, what?”

“Is it a meteorite?”

In the midst of such a murmur, the sand dust was lifted.

What was there was a gray knight standing awkwardly and a soldier fainting with a limp on his side.

Naturally, the true identity of the knight was Fried Iscoval.

Everyone held their breath at the unexpected appearance of the character.

“uh…….”

Covered in sand dust, Fried smiled awkwardly.

He scratched the back of his head as if his attention was burdensome, then raised a hand.

Then he opened his mouth.

“That’s… you guys won’t understand… but I have a situation…”

A soldier interrupted him and shouted.

“It’s a national defense! Redeem!”

“I’m a suspect in the assassination of Count Orrier! Be alert!”

“Damn it! They’re holding hostages! They’re soldiers from the Guard!”

The guardsmen pushed the spear poles nervously.

Suddenly facing the tip of the sword, Fried muttered something and raised both hands, causing the soldier wrapped around his waist to roll off.

“Ugh.”

The soldier who rolled to the ground came to his senses and looked around.

And when he saw several murderous intentions heading towards him, he shouted with a tearful expression on his face.

“I’m sorry…!”

*

maybe this is good

I thought as I looked at the countless siege nets in front of me.

“……It’s embarrassing.”

First of all, the landing itself at the banquet hall was perfect. Although expensive tiles were broken and a few tables were smashed, it was a success as there were no injuries. Even though she passed out, her nose was fine.

However, the problem was that the soldiers in the banquet hall were ready to attack at any moment.

Certainly, all the circumstantial evidence pointed to the fact that the culprit was me.

“Fried. What on earth do you have to do to fall from the sky?”

Yuriard stepped out from among the soldiers.

He seemed very uncomfortable with this mess.

“Sir Uriard.”

“Looks like there’s a lot to explain. For now, let’s pass the soldiers over there to this side.”

“ah.”

I hit Cora on the back, who was sniffing at my feet.

Cora suddenly understood the situation and ran away, crawling on all fours.

You unintentionally got Cora into trouble. Maybe the next time we run into each other, we’ll pretend we didn’t see each other.

said Uriard.

“Did Count Aurier hear about the assassination?”

“Yes.”

“Then you must be familiar with the crest embedded in the weapon used in the assassination.”

“Yes. It was definitely my family coat of arms.”

I wonder if Yuriad is also suspicious of me.

But he asked, brushing his mustache lightly.

“That, as I said before… was it related to Cleta?”

“……you’re right.”

“What about that explosion?”

“It must be Lautrek. It seems that someone from the Church has invaded the palace.”

“Certainly, it seems so.”

When Uriad heard my answer, he nodded as if he understood everything.

It was a sharp tip. The nickname of a wise man was never lacking.

As if he had finished his thoughts, Uriad took a few more steps.

“I don’t think you’re guilty.”

“thank you.”

“However, just because I don’t admit it alone doesn’t mean I can’t go against the current. More than anything.”

Having lost his luck, Uriad took a few steps to the side.

Then the emperor with platinum hair, hidden behind his appearance, appeared.

“Because Your Majesty’s decision is the most important law.”

“Sir Fried…”

“your majesty.”

I saw Lyncia.

He was emaciated, as if he hadn’t slept in days. No, I couldn’t actually sleep.

As she approached me, she hesitated.

Then, from the dusty top of his head to the tip of his toe, which was wrapped in bandages.

“Sir Fried, where were you during the banquet? I heard you weren’t at the inn.”

“that’s…….”

“The guards say they stopped at the dungeon, but isn’t Sir Lautrec fighting there right now? Is that… has something to do with Sir Fried? Is it Sir who stabbed Count Aurier? What is that sentence?”

“No. I swear it’s not me. As I said before, it’s Cleta’s fault.”

“……Then please explain properly. What the hell have you been doing all this time?”

Lincia questioned, shaking her hands.

But before I could answer, he shook his head and changed the question.

“Ugh. Sir Fried… what kind of person are you? Why do you keep confusing me?”

Eyes that look like they’ll shed tears if touched.

Lynchia continued as if she was venting her anger.

“Because I’m begging you, please do one or the other. What is Sir Fried… what is it? What does an oath mean? If Sir Fried really wants to kill me… then…”

“Your Majesty. Absolutely not. That’s how it goes…”

When she stopped talking, Lyncia lifted her head with a bowed head. The moment I met the calmly burning emerald eyes, I was speechless.

Then, as if to break the silence, a notification sound was heard.

[Notice – The Empress’s stress level has increased! ]

> Current stress level [ 6(+1) / 10 ]

Looking at the increased stress level, I wrinkled my face.

Lynchia said while holding onto the front of her robe so strongly that it would tear.

“To the end. What’s next? Answer me.”

“……that’s.”

Just as I was about to say the next word, someone interrupted.

“Hey there! Hey there!”

it was saira

She approached at a huffing pace, tied with a rope around her ankles. The soldiers hurriedly pointed their spear blades at Seira, but without even expressing themselves, she pushed herself between the soldiers.

Saira, who finally came between me and Lyncia, said.

“I-I’m so sorry for interfering in an important moment.”

“……What is it?”

“This is really… I think it’s urgent. hehehehe.”

Seira laughed and pointed outside the banquet hall. There was a half-broken window, and beyond that, a huge wind of mana and black smoke mixed together, creating a tremendous explosion.

It seemed that Lautrec had encountered a formidable foe.

But that wasn’t the problem.

There was a whirlwind created by the collision of the magic tsunami created by Lautrec with the black smoke.

And, that whirlwind was flying right towards the banquet hall.

“… Huh?”

Isn’t that dangerous?

Seira shrugged.

“If I were a normal person with straight common sense… I would probably run away. What do you think?”

Saira said casually.

silence for a while.

It was Uriard who realized the situation first.

“Avoid everyone! They’re coming!”

But before he could finish his words, a huge gale covered the entire banquet hall.

Since the ceiling had been pierced by Seira’s eccentricity, the aftermath was stronger than expected.

The entire banquet hall building began to shake.

Blasphemy!

And a crack formed around where I was standing.

It must have been because the ground had weakened after landing from a bungee jump.

Before long, the broken tiles seemed to bounce upwards, and then the entire floor suddenly went out.

“aaagh!”

“It’s collapsing! It’s collapsing! Hold on tight!”

Several soldiers screamed and fell through the holes, and we, who stood in the center, were no exception.

Lyncia, who was in the middle of it, lost her balance and sat down. And just like that, it slid down the slope.

Lynchia was so flustered that she couldn’t even scream properly.

“your majesty!”

I leaped forward hastily.

Then, he grabbed Lyncia’s arm, who was floundering in the air. He pulled him into his arms and hugged him.

However, what touches my feet is the feeling of cold air.

“ah.”

f*k you.

Lynchia and I fell into the abyss-like darkness without being able to counteract the effects of gravity.

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