542 – Quest (1)

A warning from Karas. Do not trust the Gaia Cult.

It’s not that I’m completely hostile to the Gaia Church, but I’m saying that I shouldn’t trust them either.

It’s a really ambiguous statement. I’m particularly bad at using divine powers, so I can’t help but be more careful.

‘Let’s leave that for another time.’

The important thing now is the Huan Empire. After I sort out the Huan Empire, I plan to focus on the religious order and everything else.

I finished a brief conversation with Karas and returned to Changcheon. Changcheon was still working hard on preparations for restoration.

After a while, I returned to my lodgings and chatted with Dan Ye-rin. Her eyes widened at the news that Karasu was focusing on something other than the Hwan Empire.

“You put our empire on the back burner? Is that true?”

“Yeah. I already caught the fish.”

“I······ have nothing to say.”

Dan Ye-rin nodded with a bitter smile. The Hwan Empire is definitely a caught fish.

The only choice is whether to dismember the fish thoroughly and eat it, or just leave it for ornamental purposes.

Even though Karas chose the latter, what he had in his hands did not change. It was a thorny path.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I can finally calm my mind. It’s still hard, though.”

“Are you really going to become emperor? In this day and age?”

Aside from the information I’ve acquired, there’s something else I’m curious about. I overheard Karas talking to some key figures.

Is it really right for Dan Ye-rin to become the emperor in this day and age? Regardless of right or wrong, I wonder if it is beneficial.

Even if I ascend to the throne in this situation, I will lose all my limbs except for my military.

No, to be exact, I should say that it was a situation where the head was blown off. The palace disappeared without leaving even a single foundation stone.

It would take a long time to rebuild the palace, and finding temporary government offices to use before that would be a task.

“······It must be very difficult. But it’s what I want.”

“Then I will respect it. What about the Academy?”

“maybe······”

“I’m going to go. Until I graduate.”

I said what I wanted to say before Dan Ye-rin finished speaking. Then Dan Ye-rin closed her mouth again.

She wants the throne. And she wants it fiercely. And at the same time, she wants me by her side.

If everything is over, I don’t know, but I’m still in the academy. I’m a body that can never leave.

And Dan Ye-rin probably knows this too. She’s been with me a lot lately.

“······I know. At least you want to graduate.”

“huh.”

“You will never be paid, so it will take two to three years at the most. That’s a long time.”

Even if it’s just one year, if you’re busy, it’ll pass by in a flash. However, one year itself is still a long time.

No one knows what will happen at that time. You might get stabbed in the eye with your nose cut off.

Moreover, with the demons starting to run wild, it would be too dangerous for Dan Ye-rin to become the emperor.

It’s not about physical danger, but mental. You’ll probably feel all the stress.

“Is that Danjin? Is that person your uncle?”

“That’s right.”

“You’re leaving the regency to Karasuga?”

The only good thing is that Danjin is the regent and Danyerin is at the academy.

But there was something I didn’t take into account.

“Even a regent can only take on the role of emperor if there is a monarch. In any case, there is no change in my becoming emperor.”

“hmm······”

The regent must ultimately have a monarch. In the end, it means that nothing can stop Dan Ye-rin from becoming emperor.

If he has other siblings, their identities are currently unknown.

The threatening targets were purged by Danjucheon long ago, and the rest who were in the palace all disappeared.

It is a complicated situation in many ways. Even if Danjin becomes emperor, it is a problem.

‘Because I might change my mind.’

Power has the power to make people strange. Even people who have no desire for power can have a taste of power and you never know what will happen.

The simplest example is the South Korean military. In society, ordinary people turn into tyrants in the military.

Maybe it’s the DNA that’s been injected into life. It makes sense, considering that even animals that form groups have a clear division of power.

“A guy named Danjin. Is he a good person?”

“You could say he’s a strange person.”

“······weirdo?”

I blinked at the expression, “strange person.” It’s even more puzzling because Danjin doesn’t appear in Soul World either.

Dan Ye-rin seemed to choose her words for a moment, lost in thought, and then spoke about the person Dan Jin as she knew.

“Unusually, he was someone who was very interested in martial arts. That’s why he became a general who was far from power.”

“If I had become a general······”

“Your uncle must have taken Weilong’s place. Thanks to that, you were on good terms with Abamama.”

“What about everyone else?”

“Abba Mama cut off all their throats.”

“··· ···”

Come to think of it, the former emperor didn’t have a very good personality either. This is where Danjucheon’s personality came from.

Still, his political power was so great that he was able to swallow up the Allied Powers. The problem is that he has now vomited it all out.

He was an emperor whose light and dark sides were sharply divided. At least, the Huan Empire during his reign was a time of peace.

“You mean, my uncle will ascend to the throne and I will get it back when I graduate from the academy?”

“Hmm… Is that too hopeful?”

“It’s hopeful and self-centered, and the procedure itself is strange. Besides, I doubt if my uncle will give me the position.”

As I said before, power changes people. We don’t know what will happen to Danjin either.

“Marriage?”

“Yes, he did. However, he doesn’t have any children. To be exact, I guess he can’t have any.”

“······Can’t you make it?”

However, a breakthrough was found in an unexpected area: Danjin was unable to produce a successor.

When I asked why, I got a very sad reply.

“······My uncle is great in everything. Except for the matter of the successor.”

“··· ···”

“Never say that. Your uncle might get very angry.”

If that’s the case, I can completely understand. If you tease someone about something like that in the first place, you’re not a man.

Anyway, it seems like we’ve almost reached a breakthrough. We’ll know for sure tomorrow.

‘In this situation, it’s impossible for Dan Ye-rin to become the emperor.’

If it were before, I would have applauded and responded. But the situation is extremely bad.

I guarantee you that as soon as you become emperor, you will suffer from all sorts of diseases within about ten years.

Moreover, I can’t even be by your side for 2~3 years. It’s impossible for Dan Ye-rin to endure it alone.

“First of all, I’ll talk to a guy named Danjin tomorrow······”

“There’s no need for that!”

-Bang!

Just as I was about to speak, someone kicked the door open and barged in. A loud voice was a bonus.

I knew someone was coming, but I never dreamed they would barge in like this.

I looked at the door in surprise. There was a giant standing there with great dignity.

A stubborn expression and cicada-like eyebrows. The sunken eyes further emphasized the stubbornness.

What about the chin? The square, angular chin makes him look even more masculine.

“Hey, Uncle?!”

Dan Ye-rin called out to the man in surprise. It seemed like that man was Dan Jin, her uncle and general.

I wonder why he came, and I also don’t know how he came. Above all, it’s not a very good situation.

Danjin’s shouting drew all the attention from those around him. It seems that his personality itself is reckless.

“I was wondering where you were······”

Danjin’s eyebrows twitched as he confirmed my presence after Danyerin. It wasn’t a very good sign.

Besides, there are too many eyes watching. The fact that I am with Dan Ye-rin is already a problem.

So what can I do now?

“Excuse me for a moment.”

“What? Gyaak?!”

What the heck. I’m getting out of here with Dan Ye-rin.

I picked her up in my princess arms and jumped out the window.

Couldn’t he have predicted this situation at all? Danjin opened his eyes wide and shouted.

“You can’t put my nephew down! You thief!!!”

And then he followed me around so fiercely. As I said before, we need to find another place to talk.

The rumor about the accommodations has probably already spread, so we’ll have to find somewhere else. I’ve roughly planned out where that might be.

“Hey you b*stard!!! Can’t you stop it!!”

Would you stop? I gritted my teeth and ran away in a hurry.

It seems right to say that he is someone who is interested in martial arts, and he never seems to drift away from it no matter how hard he tries.

Even when I got to where I wanted to be, I was right behind.

“Whoa······”

“Ugh······”

I checked Dan Ye-rin’s condition while catching my breath. Her eyes were spinning, perhaps because she had run away so quickly.

But there’s something more important. I looked back.

When I looked back, I saw Danjin walking towards me with a very angry expression on his face.

“Huh. I wonder what you were trying to talk about by leading me here. It looks like you didn’t want your relationship to be discovered.”

Have you thought about that already? I don’t know if you’re quick-witted or if you’re speaking from experience.

Anyway, the situation was set for us to talk. I carefully put Dan Ye-rin down.

Dan Ye-rin felt dizzy for a moment, but when she came to her senses, she greeted Dan Jin.

“It’s been a while, Uncle. It’s good to see you again, even though the circumstances are not good.”

“Yeah. It’s been a while. How have you been?”

He greeted me surprisingly kindly. He even glared at me.

I also avoided eye contact because I felt ashamed. It was scary for no reason.

“If I look at those red eyes, it must be him. The guy who defeated the dragon.”

“You know that.”

“The one who doesn’t know is an idiot. Is that guy the one who brought you here?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Two people talking in the language of the Huan Empire. Danjin still doesn’t know that I know the language of the Huan Empire.

Dan Ye-rin also knows this, but she seems to be pretending not to know. For now, she just listened to the conversation.

“I heard what you guys were saying. You were thinking about me becoming Emperor?”

“······yes.”

“And after graduating from the academy, he plans to become the emperor again. He’s incredibly clever.”

“··· ···”

The plan has already been exposed. The whole scheme has been revealed.

“Let that happen.”

“yes?”

“I will take the throne of the emperor for a short while, as you wish. I am loyal to the country, not to the emperor.”

But Danjin accepted it coolly. Even though he probably didn’t like the idea of ​​people trying to use him.

I don’t know if he really only has martial arts skills in his head, or if there are other ways.

“However, there are two conditions.”

“Conditions······ are you talking about?”

“Okay. Conditions. First things first. I have to check that guy’s skills.”

A test of skill. He seemed to be curious as to whether it was true that he had defeated the Great Dragon.

Up to this point, it was understandable. But the conditions that followed were enough to perplex us.

“Second. How much time is left until graduation from the academy?”

“If we estimate generously, it would be three years.”

“Then, after graduating from the academy, create a successor within two years.”

“······yes?”

Create a successor. Dan Ye-rin looked dumbfounded upon hearing those words.

This is the same for me too. But Danjin was sincere.

“I told you to create a successor. This is also for the good of the empire.”

“··· ···”

“Did I say something wrong? If so, refute it.”

Even Dan Ye-rin couldn’t refute this.

‘Quest, what is it?’

[Faith rises!]