Chapter 311: The Remaining First Semester (2)

I was embarrassed.

Pantheon’s temporary closure ended. So I came to the Roya Hall of the Combat Order, where training was held in the afternoon.

Roya Hall is a place with many statues and portraits commemorating my mother, who was a nun of Roya. Since I returned to Pantheon, I wanted to visit the statue.

Every time I think of my mother, Agnes, after all my memories have returned, I miss her terribly.

‘Actually, I don’t even remember my mother’s embrace…’

Because my mother left me, who was still a baby, at the Margrave’s mansion and left for the Old Imperial City for the final battle.

But the holy power conveyed through my mother’s rosary. I was able to soothe my longing a little through that warmth.

So I was about to strengthen my resolve for the future in front of my mother’s statue. Suddenly, I saw three people gathered in front of it.

‘It’s Fabian, Leif. And Eric.’

I already know that Fabian and Leif have become very close through the promiscuous party.

Eric, who is from Essenmunt and Hans’ younger brother. He’s just lacking in confidence, but he’s a skilled swordsman, so it wasn’t strange for him to hang out with them.

And they noticed me. At that moment, Fabian suddenly approached me quickly.

“I, Fabian of the Knights of the White Night. I greet my lord.”

A sudden oath of allegiance. I was embarrassed inside, but I soon understood.

‘Fabian, well…’

He’s the absurd guy who always calls me Margrave. He’s the guy who seduced a nun of the Medical Order and had a wild sex party even during the fierce battle of the Magic Combat Competition.

This southern golden-haired man’s way of thinking was very different from that of normal people.

“Fabian. When did you join the Knights of the White Night without my knowledge? And if so, your lord is not me. It’s His Excellency Wilhelm.”
“Anyway, Margrave Julian… no, Count, you will be the master of the White Night!”

He answered like that, so I had nothing more to say. As expected, Leif and Eric, who are closer to normal people, were looking at this side with very absurd expressions.

I said to him.

“That’s right, though. Anyway, aren’t you a noble scion of the south? The Sentiac would suit you better than the White Night.”
“Absolutely not! I’m tired of southern women… no. I’m the youngest of my family anyway, so there’s no chance for me to shine if I stay in the south. If so, the strongest Knights of the White Night in the empire…”
“It seems that your interest is more in the women of the north than in the White Night.”
“Y-you found out! As expected, the Count is amazing!”

That was it. In fact, the women of Essenmunt were famous for their beauty in the empire. Compared to the memories of my previous life, Earth, the Essenmunt people were similar to the Slavic race.

‘On Earth, Europeans sometimes looked down on Slavs…’

In Iceland, Essenmunt’s status was different. Especially thanks to Sword Empress Atlin and my mother, Agnes. The women of Essenmunt were felt to be worshiped compared to other regions.

‘There’s also the musical of the Sword Empress. My mother became more famous to the public because of the musical.’

Of course, like Atlin, my mother. And like my escort knight, Uriel. The women of Essenmunt are very stubborn and fierce.

If a frivolous man like Fabian. If they don’t like it, they’ll cut off his cock. Of course, that won’t happen to me, who will be the future master of the north.

‘Uriel. I hope you’re doing well.’

My escort knight, who I had a relationship with after Eileen. Thanks to her, I was able to awaken my mana. After finding my memories, my gratitude for her grew even more.

‘I miss her.’

But in fact, it’s only been about two months since she returned to the north. And Essenmunt, too. Magical beasts are swarming so much that she, an Aura User, can’t rest for a moment.

Anyway, I raised Fabian. And after exchanging a few words, I naturally learned that these three were worrying about their next course.

‘Well. If the second year goes on hiatus like this. The students will have to choose their affiliation well.’

If the situation in the empire wasn’t chaotic, everyone would think of the Imperial Guard as the first priority. But unless the students are fools, they know that the current guards are Klaus’s puppets.

‘The Imperial Guard is a mess right now.’

Anti-Klausp faction. The knights and elite soldiers loyal to the Asterisk Imperial Family are struggling to death on the outskirts of the Imperial City adjacent to the Old Imperial City.

But the Klausp faction’s guard knights. They are creating a bad reputation by showing off their power everywhere in the Imperial City.

They often take money from merchants and harass women under the pretext of security. Even Leif, who is from the central region, talked about that fact.

“Honestly, I don’t want to join the current guards. Fighting against magical beasts on the outskirts of the Imperial City would be honorable as a citizen of the empire… but if I happen to be assigned to the Klausp faction. I’ll have to clean up after those corrupt knights.”

So Leif was looking at Eric with envy.

‘Well, I was actually thinking of writing a letter of recommendation for Eric as a trainee of the Knights of the White Night.’

When I was a delinquent, I had beaten his brother, and above all, I directly confirmed that Eric’s skills were good in the midterm exam.

Of course, as Leif, who is more skilled than Eric, he couldn’t help but envy Eric, who might go to the Knights of the White Night.

‘But Leif can’t choose the Sentiac either.’

Rumors have already spread that the south will choose independence from the empire, that is, rebellion. Leif, who is from the central region, cannot choose that side.

In many ways, it’s a dilemma. So Leif sighed as if he was sorry.

“It might be difficult… but if I get a chance, I’ll try to apply as a trainee knight of the Knights of the White Night…”

Fabian slapped Leif’s back at those words.

“Hoo. Saying that in front of the Count. Are you subtly asking for a favor?”
“N-no! And the one who was trying to line up a moment ago was you, Fabian…”
“Hmm. I have always shown loyalty to the Count, so I have the right. Don’t you think so? I, Fabian, although I am a southerner, I have decided to make Essenmunt my hometown from today!”
“E-Essenmunt people are not as frivolous as you!”

The three of them bickered for a while. But I was actually thinking of accepting both Fabian and Leif under me.

‘They are all swordsmen with outstanding potential.’

All three of these students showed great performance in the Magic Combat Competition.

If things went wrong and they flowed into the south. So if they caught the eye of Duke Pedro and became a demon. I didn’t know if something troublesome to deal with like Reister would happen.

If they want to come to Essenmunt. I would actually welcome it with open arms.

I, who have my memories back. Now I was sincerely thinking as the successor of the Margrave every moment. Talents who will be the future of the north are always welcome.

‘And above all, these three will have to play an active role again soon.’

Soon, there will be chaos in Pantheon again. No, not Pantheon, but the entire Imperial City. At that time, these three people are resources that must move according to my instructions once again.

“Well, anyway, it’s a story after the first semester final exam. Shall we talk about complicated things while having a drink soon?”
“Sounds good! A promiscuous… no, a wholesome party like last time…”

Fabian was very excited about those words.

After talking briefly with the three people, I moved to the training ground with them.

It became evening.

Even after Pantheon’s lectures and training were over, I did not return to the mansion.

“This is a letter from Her Highness Lillia.”

And I sat on the sofa in the atelier and unfolded the letter that Eileen handed me. Elegant handwriting. It was exactly the same as Lillia’s handwriting that I saw immediately after losing my memory.

I quickly read the contents. Lillia was much busier than me after the Magic Combat Competition ended.

She was already busy. But the situation in the Imperial City was very complicated now.

I briefly summarized the contents of the letter to Eileen.

‘Klaus has detained the Emperor.’

Officially, it was announced that the Emperor, who felt uncomfortable in his body, was taking a break for a while to stabilize. But Klaus was not in his right mind now.

The chaos of the empire. And the assassination attempt aimed at him. After that, he was feeling a fear close to delusion.

Of course, it was the result of properly using George, my fake identity. And Carmen, Klaus’s close aide.

“So far, it has been as the Young Master thought. Then all the anti-Klausp faction…”
“That’s right. They will unite around Lillia.”

Klaus not only detained the Emperor, but because of his fear, he was preparing to ascend to the throne himself.

The Emperor of the Empire is special. The three noble families, Asterisk, Reinhardt, and Orhain, who created the Lamir Kingdom.

Among them, the Asterisk family, which is said to have inherited the blood of the hero, raised the Lamir Kingdom to the present Holy Lamir Empire.

That holiness, of course, refers to the person who is the descendant of the hero and the pinnacle of the empire. The Emperor. And the Emperor has been praised by the people of the empire as the apostle of the main god Jedin.

‘Of course, that’s a long story.’

The belief that the Emperor is holy in itself has been greatly diluted since the Great War, no, the appearance of the Chaos Gate before that.

But the current Klaus fervently believed in that legend now.

He is not a member of the Asterisk Imperial Family at all. But he has become delusional that he will become an apostle of Jedin by ascending to the throne himself.

He was already a man with enough ambition. But I, disguised as an identity, fueled that delusion even more. The fact that Klaus will soon declare a new Klaus Imperial Family instead of the Asterisk Imperial Family. It was not long.

“And that corrupt priest’s rebellion will make the justification for Lillia to ascend to the throne even more certain.”

Since Klaus is already in my hands. All the rebellion plans he made came to me. The rebellion that he will raise in the Imperial City, Teria, through the Imperial Guard, which has become his private soldiers.

And that rebellion will be suppressed in the name of Lillia. And the current Emperor has already become half-crippled after being detained by Klaus.

Lillia, the daughter of the late Emperor. And Lillia, who suppressed the rebellion, will have all the qualifications to become the next Emperor.

The late Emperor has a total of four children. The first princess is currently the Duchess of the Orhain family. And the first prince is the current Emperor. The second princess is dedicated to artistic activities as a single holy priest of the Art Order, Hesos.

The current Emperor has no children. It was practically a fight between the first princess and Lillia, the third princess. Of course, Lillia inherited the blood of the Asterisk Imperial Family the most strongly.

And I told Lillia in advance about the rebellion that Klaus would raise.

So she is busy recruiting the lords of the central region near the Imperial City and the commanders of the anti-Klausp Guards. Lillia has no choice but to be busy.

“In fact, Duke Pedro was thinking of taking over the empire regardless of such justification. So, no matter what, a big war will break out in the empire.”

Eileen’s expression was dark. She, too, lost her homeland due to the war. I nodded.

“But even such a war would be nothing compared to the promised destruction. So there is only one thing I have to do.”

Stopping Duke Pedro. The person my mother also prophesied as the one holding the key to destruction. And the only person in the empire who can oppose that person is me.

‘The reason my mother could use such amazing holy power on me…’

It was because Agnes was a great saint who would remain in history. But in fact, that alone wouldn’t have allowed her to do such a large-scale future prophecy that I mistook it for possession.

[Your thoughts are correct. Julian.]

And Jedin’s Holy Sword, Elti. She agreed with my thoughts.

No less than my mother, no, more than my mother, I am a human chosen by God.

‘My mother’s prophecy was also a prophecy about me, who is blessed by God. So such a miraculous thing was possible.’

Humans, a race blessed by Jedin. And I am a half-blood of the demon race, a race blessed by Unir.

Perhaps, the power of another world that should not exist in this world. The power of that chaos, the one who can oppose the voice. Only I, who can receive the blessings of the two main gods at the same time, will be the only one.

The Emperor’s husband. And as a Demon Lord representing the Demon Kingdom.

Above all, if I put the Demon Kingdom under me. I can directly check the south, which borders the Demon Kingdom.

‘But I haven’t proven my qualifications to become a Demon Lord yet.’

I checked Lemegeton. Under the familiar three Archdukes. Unwelcome letters were written.

‘Contract unavailable.’

The path to becoming a Demon Lord has not become simple. The source of my father Lucifer’s nickname, the Demon Lord of Coldness. The Archduke of Wrath.

He chose another contractor. The Archduke of Pride also joined him. The other two were neutral. But at least for me, I couldn’t get the choice of all the Archdukes.

‘I already know the reason.’

I am not a pure-blooded demon, but a half-blood of humans. And among humans, I have the blood of a great saint blessed by Jedin.

It can be proven by my existence that Jedin and Unir can be together. But not all Archdukes liked Jedin and the six gods under him.

Especially the Archduke of Wrath. He doesn’t choose a contractor who doesn’t have the power he’s satisfied with.

‘I’m not satisfied in many ways.’

But I wasn’t impatient. Because this quest right in front of me will open the way to becoming a Demon Lord.

I checked the final main quest once again.