I Became the Heavenly Demon of the Academy

Emperor (1)

day off.

A luxurious and huge carriage with the emblem of the imperial family entered the school building and stopped early in the morning in the front yard of the Helios Hall.

Since everyone is still asleep, in front of the carriage, only the sound of horses clamoring loudly reverberates.

I came down first and waited, and I saw two girls coming out, each holding a small bag in his hand.

“Her Highness Riena Graycia, Princess Franz.”

“Karl von Bernstein.”

“Julia Rosenberg.”

“Confirmed.”

The coachman greeted them, checked each person’s name, and politely opened the door.

Only the two of them were scheduled to visit the imperial palace with Princess Riena.

Only two were invited.

However, in the case of Yulia, she was just in the stage of learning martial arts properly, and the result of asking Bent based on the judgment that every day is important.

Apart from the audience with His Majesty, Yulia also heard that it was possible to enter the palace, so the three of us set out like this.

It seems that this is the first time that the two of them have met properly because the stages of learning each other’s martial arts are different and the classes do not overlap.

With a puzzled expression, they boarded the carriage one after another.

The interior is decorated with all sorts of decorations as gorgeous as the exterior.

Princess Riena sat next to me in a carriage that could accommodate up to four people, and Yulia sat on the other side.

“Then we will depart.”

As soon as the driver started the carriage.

“Did you say Julia Rosenberg?”

Princess Riena asked Yulia, who was sitting upright despite being inside the carriage, as if looking down with a sullen expression.

“Yes, that’s right. Her Highness the Princess.”

“How is your relationship with Prince Carl?”

“I am a disciple.”

“student…?”

When Yulia answered in a calm tone, Princess Riena tilted her head and there was an awkward silence for a moment.

And as if to explain to me, I felt a stare staring right next to me.

“It happened. Unlike Her Highness, the Princess, who possesses excellent wealth, Yulia accepted as a disciple because she needed to thoroughly learn from the basics.”

“Am I not a disciple then?”

Princess Riena asked in a pouting tone.

“As long as you learn martial arts from me, if you are a disciple, you will be a disciple. However, I don’t know if it’s according to the laws of this world to have someone as high as the princess’s highness as a disciple.”

“I don’t care. And if I don’t care, it’s all solved, so I’m the first. Yulia is second.”

Princess Riena stared at Yulia with her sharp eyes shining.

“I’m just following Master’s words. It doesn’t matter how many students you have, in any order.”

“I have no intention of accepting the teacher’s example anyway, but Her Highness, please do as you please.”

I had no intention of thoroughly examining the death penalty relationship like Moorim did.

“is it so. This is what the death penalty relationship has done right.”

With a strangely satisfied expression on her face, Princess Riena nodded.

Unlike Princess Riena, who was relatively clear in expressing her emotions, Yulia sat calmly and kept her expressionless, staring at me.

Looking outside, the carriage had already left the Schultz Free Imperial City and was running down the main road leading to the Zeed Kaltenberg.

Along the gentle road that stretches straight without even a slope, green meadows spread out coolly around.

Watching the scenery of grazing cows grazing everywhere, I naturally felt at ease.

“Your Highness the Princess.”

Looking at the peaceful scenery outside, something suddenly came to mind.

“yes?”

“What kind of person is His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire?”

“Well… I don’t know.”

“Aren’t you the father of Her Highness, the princess?”

“yes. That said, despite being my father, I don’t know much about the Emperor. The only thing that remains in my memory is that he is a person with a unique look, where boredom and sharpness coexist.”

“Is that so.”

Well, no matter which world it is, a person who rules a great empire like this wouldn’t be easy to figure out just because he’s a child.

“Besides, I was a bit of a loner even in the imperial family.”

“…”

“Princess Carl will understand what I mean right away when he sees His Majesty in person. Oh, and this is a story passed down from generation to generation in the imperial family…”

Princess Riena pressed her body lightly and whispered into my ear.

“There is a legend that dragon blood flows in the imperial family. I don’t know if it’s true, but that’s why His Majesty’s eyes are called dragon eyes by members of the imperial family.”

“Then isn’t the same blood flowing through Her Highness, the princess?”

“Is that so…? I think Yeongsoo’s blood is much thicker. Besides, this is just a story coming down, I don’t know the truth. It could just be a made-up story.”

Whether it is a king or an emperor, it emphasizes the special lineage. It’s the same in any world, but for some reason, I had a strong intuition that those words were true.

In the first place, it was also a world where mixed-blood spirits and beasts actually existed.

It wouldn’t be strange at all if someone inherited dragon’s blood.

* * *

After riding a wagon for a while, they entered the city of Kaltenberg.

Millennium City, Kaltenberg.

In the past, in the early days of the Empire, there were frequent changes in the imperial capital because the emperor periodically moved from one city to another.

After the empire stabilized to some extent, it was fixed as Kaltenberg, and thanks to being maintained as an institution for over hundreds of years, it has now been transformed into a city full of antique feelings.

Well-maintained roads and old buildings. And the huge imperial palace that can be seen from afar, and the tall tower near the imperial palace.

The heart of the empire, Kaltenberg, was a quaint yet colorful metropolis where the Imperial Mage Tower coexisted.

No one stood in the way of the carriage with the imperial family’s pattern on it, so even though it entered the city, it went straight as if it were running along the main street.

Perhaps because it was the capital of the continent’s strongest empire, the faces of the citizens who passed by seemed calm rather than worried, and the imperial soldiers could still be seen shining in their eyes due to the reinforced vigilance.

After running into the city for a long time, I came across a silver wall blocking the center of the city.

“Something seems to be coming after a very long time.”

Looking at the castle walls glistening in sunlight, Princess Riena murmured as if soaked in emotion.

From Princess Riena’s point of view, entering the imperial palace would feel like going home.

“Although it was a short period of time, quite a few things happened, so it’s understandable.”

Being kidnapped by demons and demons is an experience that cannot be easily taken anywhere.

You can see that the density of what you’ve been through is different from that of ordinary students.

“Iknow, right. It feels like a long time ago when I took the entrance exam.”

“This is the Imperial Palace…”

Yulia, who had had almost no expression until now, exclaimed in exclamation when she saw the panoramic view of the magnificent imperial palace.

After lightly checking the guards guarding the palace, they went further inside.

Even in the vast imperial palace, it was located relatively deep.

After passing through a garden full of blooming flowers in spring, we finally stopped in front of a large mansion.

“It was an honor to meet you.”

When the carriage arrived, the coachman politely opened the door with a greeting, and in front of the entrance of the mansion, numerous butlers and maids were lined up on both sides.

“long time no see. Her Highness the Princess.”

“yes. long time no see.”

Upon getting off the carriage, the aged butler standing in the middle of the line of servants bowed to Princess Riena.

“welcome. Prince Carol, Prince Julia.”

Then he bowed his head and said hello to us.

As we said beforehand, our party stayed at the 3rd Princess’s Palace, which was no different from Princess Riena’s real home.

Princess Riena herself said gloomily that she was a loner in the imperial family, but as in the case of the demon attack, no matter how alienated or whatever, the princess of the empire is a princess.

Besides, being the princess of such a huge empire was no different than a kind of symbol in itself, apart from the real power.

Of course, I did not stay in a standard mansion.

Even though Princess Riena moved to the academy dormitory, the princess’s palace was being kept clean and tidy by numerous servants.

Passing through the front door of the mansion, passing through elegant yet luxurious corridors, we were guided to each room.

“Call me if you need anything. There will be a banquet in the evening. Enough then.”

If the Bernstein family’s mansion felt restrained and splendid, the princess’s palace seemed to be decorated as luxuriously and grandly as possible at a glance.

* * *

Although people in the imperial family often call her the confined princess, despite her status as a noble princess, she shows respect and courtesy to even the servants and maids of the princess’s palace, no matter what people outside say.

The people of the 3rd princess’s palace always loved and adored Princess Riena.

It was even more so for servants with some experience who had seen the beautiful Princess Riena since childhood.

After hearing that Princess Riena was staying for a while for an audience with the Emperor, the princess’s palace became busy preparing for a banquet for the first time in a while.

Although there were only three participants in the banquet, the atmosphere reminiscent of a festival was felt throughout the mansion, perhaps because of the excited movements of the servants.

“Princess Carol? anybody home?”

“yes. Please come in.”

An audience with the emperor was scheduled for tomorrow.

Carol unpacked her luggage and was resting in the room when Princess Riena cautiously entered the room.

Princess Riena was not wearing her usual academy uniform, but a white lace dress with soft lines, and a small butterfly pin decorated with platinum and jewels was inserted into her hair.

“Are you going to stay in your room?”

Princess Riena asked as she brushed her long silky black hair behind her ears.

“I have nothing to do anyway. I was thinking of practicing simbeop until the banquet.”

“Are you going to come all this way to practice? Aren’t you curious here?”

“Should I be curious?”

Carol asked with a serious expression of unsure.

“…is it so. You won’t be curious.”

Carol had no choice but to be taken aback at the sight of Princess Riena, who suddenly came into the room dressed up to the fullest, and pouted out her lips while talking about something incomprehensible.

“Is there anything here that I should look at?”

“no.”

At Princess Riena’s cold words, an unknown silence passed between the two for a moment.

“Haa… Actually, I wanted to show Prince Charles the place where I lived. Before coming to the academy, my whole world was this princess’s palace… Sometimes it felt like a stuffy cage, but thanks to the kind people, I had many good memories. So just… no.”

Princess Riena, who was staring at Carol, sighed deeply, and spoke as if muttering while leaning against the wall.

“If that’s the case, why didn’t you tell me earlier? Please guide me.”

With an expression of realizing something at the moment, Carol jumped up and said.

“yes?”

“When I think about it, a teacher is a teacher no matter what, but I think that I know very little about the disciple. let’s go.”

“yes…!”

Princess Riena, who answered brightly as if she had never been somber, began to lead the way confidently like a triumphant general, her eyes shining.

* * *

Following the guidance of Princess Riena, they toured the princess’s palace, enjoyed a grand banquet prepared by the servants of the palace with all their heart, and even watched Yulia’s training at night, so the day passed quickly.

“Master, then I will be waiting.”

“okay. The information I told you last night is important, so make sure to look at it one more time.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

Since only I and Princess Riena were allowed to have an audience with the emperor, Yulia politely saw us off as we rode in the carriage.

“By the way, Prince Carl, I have a question.”

When I got on the carriage to the throne room, Princess Riena looked at me intently and said,

“Which part?”

“You said ‘last night’ earlier.”

“yes. It was.”

“Are you watching Yulia’s training every night?”

“Anyway, it seems that there are many cases where both of them are only free at night, so it often happens.”

“Uh… but men and women are different, isn’t it a little different at night? Bad rumors may spread…”

“It’s a teacher-pupil relationship, so what is it like?”

“No, no matter how much the master and the disciple.”

“Teachers and disciples are like parents and children. It is not a matter of gender.”

“…It’s like a clogged old lady.”

“What did you just say…?”

“No. It’s my fault for telling Prince Carol.”

“…”

After a moment of awkward silence, we arrived at the huge Daejeon where the audience room exists.

The guards who had come out in advance greeted us quietly and guided us, and we finally entered the audience room along the pure white path made of marble.

As if the conversation had ended beforehand, only the emperor sitting on a throne atop the far-high stairs and the immediate escort standing nearby as quietly as stone statues were guarding the magnificent and splendid battlefield.

As soon as I entered the audience room, the emperor’s eyes glanced at me once.

The energy of the Heavenly Demon Spirit naturally arose and blocked the attempt to interfere with my body.

Watching the momentary flashes in the eyes of the bored emperor.

He walked down the red carpet on the floor and paid his respects with Princess Riena as he had learned in advance.

“I don’t know.”

The emperor didn’t even look at Princess Riena, staring at me as he spoke.