SILOTHIACN

CHAPTER 9

"With that sword, even the Duke can't resist his anger."

"..."

...To present a magic sword to a duke who is almost the only one in this empire that can discern and use the power of god?

It was absurd to the point that Queen Cleo didn't know the truth, and if she had known, she might have told me to turn it around and die.

No... it's more like you're just trying to bribe me in advance, but look...

"But I can't shamelessly just open my hand to the queen..."

The queen snorted as I showed my timid apology.

No, I mean it. Why did you do something you didn't do before? Drive your son whom you love to death! Why would you give the world's finest sword to the Duke of Castrine to buy ridicule and murder?

The queen asked again, as if she had been waiting to react.

"Do you really think so, princess?"

"Yes, yes?"

"Then will Titania go to the dedication this summer instead of Prince Brian?"

"Oh... "

Aha, now I know the queen's trick.

Every summer and winter, the imperial family sends direct imperial families to the two temples located at both ends of the empire to observe the ritual.

It is said that hundreds of years ago, it was a grand event, such as the emperor going there himself, hunting nearby demons, and purifying the area.

However, now it is literally sending the imperial family for decoration.

It takes more than two weeks to get to and from the Imperial Palace in the capital of the Empire.

It takes almost a week to perform the ritual, and in total, it takes almost a month.

That's why the queen, who is busy building her future for her son, doesn't want to send Brian.

But what if Brian doesn't go? Then Prince Adrian will go.

It wouldn't matter if I were to die soon. Therefore, she pointed out that she would send me, who is still young and almost died a while ago, instead.

Well, if you let me go, it'll be a lot of fun there.

I've been frustrated because I've never been able to leave the palace on my own.

However, I blinked my eyes with apparent anxiety.

"But, by the way, Your Majesty. It's scary because it's the end of the empire, and on the way, monsters..."

"Oh, Titania, you're the only princess of the empire and a direct member of the royal family. The princess's fiancée, Duke Rayman, is contributing to the Empire by destroying those beasts. If you complain this much, the duke will be disappointed by you, right?"

"..."

It is funny that a child who has never been out of the Imperial Palace has to go to a dangerous place she has only heard of, but suddenly agrees. Queen Cleo spoke heavily as I deliberately retreated with a fearful look.

It's all about Rayman. How annoying, although it's true, because the original Titania would have shut up with just a mention of his name.

That's the problem.

In fact, the ritual is an annual ceremony to reinforce the barrier that seals the 'darkness' and to silence the darkness.

The imperial family was also one of the five major heroic families, but as the possessor of the power of light that governs everything, he took the descendants of the remaining heroic families and used his own strength.

There was a theory that there was actually one of the six heroes, including the hidden heroes of darkness, because the powers were similar to that of a beast.

However, the imperial family, which began to lose the power of light, deliberately hid the information and turned it into a formal event.

In addition, other hero families, once revered by everyone, gradually collapsed without even leaving a name.

The Castrine family, which succeeded in preserving its power, tried to protect the descendants of other fallen hero families and preserve their lineage through marriage. Because the power of God was connected by blood.

As a result, the Castrine family was born with the potential to be aware of almost all the 'power of God' except for the power of light. Of course, that doesn't mean everyone can use it. I'm just saying it's a possibility.

Thanks to that, the power of the barrier that gets weaker every year to eliminate the beasts that continue to spring up?

The Duke of Castrine fixes it.

The proof of "power" that was supposed to be held by five people, and the rest of us did not do it properly?

The Duke of Castrine shows it.

It's not like all the team members are working on a group project.

They can't even run away. If the bond collapses, the evil will pour out and the empire will be hell.

In particular, the winter ritual is held within the Castrine territory. Naturally, the core of all seals is the Northern part. In summer, the dedication at the southern end is a temporary measure.

"..."

...So, at this rate, summer is like that, but whether it's winter or summer, I'm going to have to visit the Castrine Estate.

Isn't this suicide in a different sense? The royal family can't stay at any noble's house.

Shouldn't the Duke of Castrine be in his element?

While I was in a daze, Queen Cleo hurriedly said as if she was trying to push ahead.

"Then you should just trust the queen. I'll send you a priest, so please heal yourself, dress up nicely and wait. That's the virtue of a woman."

"...Yes, Your Highness."

What do you mean by a woman's virtue? You're just trying to treat me like a doll!

In the dark future, my eyes were naturally blurred. I looked at the receding queen and recited it to myself.

I never cry even if I'm lonely or sad... Hold it in, hold it in, hold it in. Why am I crying?

Let's run with a smile on my face... Let's sing while looking at the blue sky. My name...

My name is Can... No, Titania. Damn it.

"I want to go home."

Are you listening, sir? Either the power of something mysterious or the god that brought me here.

If you're listening, please send me to my previous life's house, where I have soybean paste stew cooked by my parents waiting for me...