Chapter 562 – 45. Dezak Empire – A Rapidly Changing Situation (9)

The Imperial Academy soon resumed classes.

Not only because it was judged that virtually all threats had disappeared, but also because the prestige of the empire was at stake.

Thanks to this, Valdez was willing to go through the hassle even though he had nothing to gain from the academy anymore.

The other members of the hero party were having quite a bit of fun.

‘If I had known this would be the case, I would have chosen to give the least amount of lectures.’

Valdez is thinking about something else while pretending to concentrate in front of the instructor standing at the podium.

I rolled my eyes and looked at the clock to see when it would end.

The average lecture is one hour long, but there is still half of the time left.

Still, it gave me something new to think about.

‘I’ll start soon. No, you probably already did it?’

Today was the first day of the anti-demonic conference.

A conference held by six countries, including the Desak Empire.

The schedule is set for 10 days, but there is no guarantee that it will be completed within that time.

It will undoubtedly be a long and tedious time.

Not just two or three countries, but all the countries on the continent gathered together.

Among them, the Kingdom of Ventorino, where the royal family could not come due to overlapping schedules, the Three-Party Alliance, where Arsha’s internal conciliation is still in progress, and the three countries, excluding the Empire, are controlled by Valdes and are on the side of the demons. .

Of course, regardless of that, we decided to prepare a serious countermeasure against the demons so that it would not be noticeable on the outside.

The six countries are seriously talking about confronting the demons.

However, each country’s wants are different.

So, it would not be strange if the meeting took more than 10 days, or even 15 days or a month.

It was supposed to be that way.

‘Day 7 where everyone will be bored and annoyed.’

That is, after a week.

That day was the date of the airstrike set by Valdez.

‘After all, accidents cannot be missed in a meeting.’

The second attack following what happened in the Kingdom of Ventorino.

Of course, at that time, it was an operation using rebels within the Demon King Territory.

I heard in the past that quite a bit of power was lost and the Demon King used that momentum to force the rest into submission.

Thanks to this, the Demon King is accelerating his efforts to gather all his strength without worrying about internal affairs.

The day when those troops would be used was not far away.

‘The next few months.’

It was much earlier than the plan I made when I first came out of the Demon Territory.

Originally, the war was planned to begin after the final awakening to adulthood as a demon was completed.

Valdes is still strong enough.

However, it is not a simple battle, but you never know what will happen in a large-scale war.

To reduce damage as much as possible, to be able to respond even in unexpected situations, and to deal with the biggest enemies, the goddesses and elyos in heaven. It’s not like I’m overdoing it, and I can definitely become stronger, but there’s no need to be hasty at all.

‘Okay. There’s no need to be hasty.’

However, if preparation were faster, the story would be different.

Valdez moves his hand gently under the desk.

With just a little concentration, strength was gathered in the palm of my hand.

A sacred power that is different from mana and only used by priests of the church.

It is also different from the Holy Kingdom, which believes in a goddess.

I was confident after meeting with Cloudy separately last night and testing it out myself.

‘This is divine power, but… It’s pure my power.’

Since when did it start?

It was probably after eating the goddess that had been possessed by Fiora that she felt something strange inside her body.

It was an amount so small that at the time, it was just dismissed as an illusion.

It accumulated little by little with each relationship, and significant changes occurred with the capture of the High Elf Queen and Saint Cloudy.

It was still at a slight level, so I wouldn’t have noticed it normally.

This is because Valdez is strong enough to not need to worry about a little bit of divine power.

It was purely in the process of sealing the power and meditating that I was able to properly recognize and understand the divine power.

Anyway, now he has achieved a kind of status that allows him to advance to the next level and is about to take another step forward as a transcendent.

‘But I’m not sure what to do.’

The problem is this.

What Valdez needs now is not a way to control divine power.

At best, all you can do with it is give small blessings or heal wounds.

This can be done with magic and there is no need for him to do it himself.

In the end, divine power is merely evidence of moving forward.

‘Hmm. Should we build a temple and recruit priests?’

In the end, I didn’t get an answer.

If there was anything I gained in return, it was that I was able to fight a little more.

Perhaps because his rank has risen slightly, his overall skills have improved without having to use sacred power.

Thanks to this, I feel a little more confident about raiding the conference.

‘… The lecture won’t end soon.’

Valdes cannot bear the boredom and turns the pen in his hand.

The 6th princess Evangeline glanced at him and whispered.

“Aren’t you having fun?”

“…It’s a bit like that.”

“Actually, me too.”

Valdes chuckled at the sight of the princess speaking as if she were revealing some great secret.

On the other hand, she said this because she wanted to become friends, but she was quite cute and fun.

‘I won’t get married like I’m being sold. ‘It could be more serious than that, though.’

Valdez had other thoughts in mind and adjusted to her accordingly.

“Besides that, you’re also passionate about writing.”

“Ah. …Haha.”

Evangeline was embarrassed by Valdez’s comment and covered her notebook.

It’s not that I’m ashamed of studying, it’s that I’m afraid that Valdez might think I don’t know anything about this.

Of course he didn’t mind at all.

Rather, it was admirable that she was working hard even in this situation.

“If you don’t know anything, tell me. I’ll help you.”

“Yes, yes? Uh… Yes.”

‘Uhm. ‘Did Mr. Valdes study well?’

Evangeline tilted her head.

I saw him studying several times, but it was always quiet.

I haven’t taken the exam yet so I don’t know my score.

But what is certain is that he seemed to be in a very good mood today.

Just like the day the academy attack occurred.

“…Then let’s take a short break.”

Representatives from each country left the conference room and dispersed to their respective waiting rooms.

Mercedes, the 1st princess of the Kingdom of Ulstro, frowned as she closed her door.

“Damn you old man.”

“Sister!”

“What do you think? I can’t hear it. No, it would be fun if I did.”

Installing a wiretapping device in the waiting room used by foreign princesses.

In fact, this is something that can happen in a selfish international society.

If the wiretapping is discovered, the problem will only become more serious.

Unless you’re an idiot, you’ll probably try to use what you overheard in some other way rather than getting angry about the gossip.

“I’m not worried about wiretapping. We’ve already confirmed that.”

“That’s right.”

“I don’t like it either, but I might accidentally say it in front of you.”

“That can’t be possible… Ah, okay. I’ll be careful.”

Mercedes listened to her sister Marie despite her grumbling.

Although she is older than her, she is by far superior to her younger sister in this field.

She is not only smart, but also has good insight into Jungkook.

She said Marie wasn’t wrong and there was no need for her to fight.

“Even so… It’s amazing.”

“In more ways than one, right?”

“Huh.”

Marie remembered her previous meeting.

Emperor of the Desak Empire.

It was my first time meeting him, but I knew him at a glance.

That insidious and dirty desire hidden inside.

Even in the conversation that followed, he did not hide his desire for conquest, and a creepy plot overflowed.

No matter what they do, they have no choice but to swallow up the continent in the near future.

The second princess was suspicious about that.

In fact, if you look at his greed, Valdez is not easy.

But the Emperor’s is something quite different.

Also, he was unpleasant because he did not hide it at all even in front of the representatives of each country.

‘Why aren’t they hiding it? There must be a reason.’

This was a threat.

If you don’t come downstairs on your own, I will trample you with force.

In the past, he would have hidden it until the end, but now he doesn’t care.

In some cases, at least one country would have been crossed, but that won’t be the case now.

‘As long as my brother is there, I won’t be shaken, let alone overcome.’

Of course, I am a little uneasy about the representatives of the Kingdom of Ventorino and the Three-Point Alliance who know nothing, but I am still sending them to the meeting, so I will not go out on my own without knowing anything. Even though she didn’t know Queen Katarina and Lord Arsha, she trusted Valdes, who trusted them.

“You have to be careful. We have intentions too, but… They won’t just aim for threats and talks.”

“I agree with that.”

“…?!”

“Uh, uh, Eleniak?”

“I came to visit for a moment.”

The green dragon Eleniak lifted his chin and maintained a solemn expression.

Dignity was an important issue for the dragon, even if it was expected to break down in bed or in front of a man someday.

“No, are you going to play?”

“Yeah. Anyway, I’m the only one using my waiting room, so I don’t have anything else to think about.”

“Ahaha…”

“…”

Ulstro’s princess sisters looked awkward.

Eleniak, like them, knows that she has become Valdez’s woman and someone who knows his secret.

But apart from that, the being in front of you is a dragon.

I couldn’t help but feel instinctively intimidated.

Eleniak, who noticed that fact, chuckled.

“Don’t worry, I don’t plan on harassing you. …No, you won’t know if it’s in bed later, right?”

A light joke to lighten the mood.

A small smile appeared on the princess sisters’ faces at the small consideration other than that of the dragon.

“If you were my brother, wouldn’t you try to harass Eleniak?”

“Heh. That’s true too.”

After brightening the mood with her wonderful smile, she naturally looked around her surroundings.

Although they are the only ones there and there is no risk of eavesdropping, they appear when they bring up an important topic.

Naturally, Mercedes and Marie were nervous in a different way than before.

“I’m sure you guessed it, so let’s get to the point.”

“Is something wrong?”

“No… That’s not true. But…”

Eleniak trailed off her words.

Actually, it was awkward to talk to her like this.

The basis is only his intuition, and so far there has been almost no need to warn anyone of danger.

Even now, throughout my time as the Federation Chairman, if there was a problem, I solved it on my own.

But I can’t believe I’m telling this story to someone other than my daughter or guardians.

‘It’s something to live for a long time.’

The dragon, who lived for over a thousand years, laughed lightly inwardly and announced the signs of anxiety he felt.

It was a statement full of foreboding that would elicit exclamations like, “If anyone could see the future, it would be true.”

And four days later.

A huge explosion occurred in the imperial castle.