Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 176 – THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW THANK YOU
I asked Yasmin about the origin of the facility. It was created to produce mana to die, so I thought it might have something to do with Yasmin's former fellow witch colleagues.
“Sign up, Master. We used to be a group, but we rarely interacted with each other. But if you look at the pattern of the magic circle and how the souls were extracted with the curse, it may be related to the fifth witch, the witch curse Marie.”
“So you guys have a sequence number of each apparently yes.”
I said that without any intention, but I saw that because of what I said, Yasmin's face looked a little red, perhaps a shame?
“That's it, Master. It was sorted by the length of time they had lived as a witch. Number five Marie 200 years, number 4 Shipton 400 years, number 3 Angele 500 years, then I... then last Isis 5000 years.”
I couldn't clearly hear Yasmin's words in the section when she explained herself. It was natural that a woman would express her age so plainly without shame in the presence of a man. Then as a man, it was impolite to ask the age of a woman directly, so I decided not to ask that further.
Most important is the information I received from Yasmin about the facility which is likely to belong to Marie the witch curse, possibly true. The facility appears to have been built long enough. Strangely, however, the signs of the facility being damaged seem to have recently occurred. It made me more curious.
“That may be the subject of Marie's death, Master.”
“He's dead? Why can?”
Instantly I obtained unexpected information from Yasmin.
“He seems to have been injured quite badly after the fight against the Master so he was finally unable to survive after escaping from the Master.”
“There was such an incident? Why don't I receive a report at all if there's such a significant incident happening?”
“Ah, forgive me, Master. It's my recklessness that forgot to tell Master.”
“Already. You don't have to apologize until it's done.”
“Master.”
“But well, if there is an event as important as this as you know, next time do not forget to report it to me.”
“Ready, Master.”
It wasn't a big deal about when I learned of the witch's death. The most important thing is that the witch curse Marie has been removed which means leaving four enemies in the Demon King's witch legion. No, since Yasmin is on my side, that means leaving three. Isis the witch object, Angele the witch plague, and Shipton the witch the nightmare.
Without feeling it, we finally returned to the Lugwein region after spending quite a long few days in the Arteic Continent. Just like us, I saw Doctor Minerva, the door driver to wherever we were, also looking very exhausted.
He asked to rest in the capital Megdia. Because its existence for now is not much needed, he said, I fulfilled his request by granting him temporary return to the Capital of Megdia with the note that Doctor Minerva will come back here early tomorrow in the morning in case of any need to invite us to leave the region.
We could have gone home through the gate of the Lugwein region directly to the capital Megdia which would only take about 30 minutes. It's just that I somehow felt an unpleasant premonition with the existence of the paladins in this place.
Is it because they remind me of the first order warrior of the monk Robell Zarkan of the former Vlonhard Empire? I don't know, I'm not too sure either.
Arriving there, I was quite disappointed that none of the people had welcomed me even though the news that Yasmin and I had managed to overcome their worries about the invasion of flying monsters from the north had long been conveyed to them.
But even after knowing that fact, Damian and his paladin troupe were the ones who actually got a thank you from them on the grounds of their sincerity to protect the region during the threat of the northern monster invasion.
I don't want credit for what I did for them. Merely, isn't this kind of treatment not worth it? If I did not remember that they were Albert's subordinate subjects whom he loved, my anger might have long taken over me which would have brought misery upon them. Who knows what I can do to those with my status as emperor?
After Damian and his paladins left the place, I did not want to linger in this place anymore. After Doctor Minerva came back, I immediately asked her to be escorted to the Fallenstone area to check the condition of the victims of the mysterious facility there.
Exactly as Yasmin alleged, based on the testimony of the witnesses, it is true that it is a facility belonging to the witch Curse Marie.
Then suddenly a man who looked to be in his 30s came up to me and bowed before me respectfully.
“Honour servant, Buron da Corner, to the brightest shine in the Empire of Meglovia, His Majesty the Emperor Helios sun Meglovia. I want to thank you for saving my servant in that very painful hell. In return for the servant, allow the servant to devote himself to you, Your Majesty.”
The Buron da Corner. One among the three grand masters still remaining in this world that was known to the public. Different from his appearance, he was actually a grandfather in his 70s.
Not much else on the plains of this continent still uses the middle name ‘da’. It was an ancient imperial title, meaning that his ancestors were former imperial nobles who did not contribute to the formation of the Meglovia Kingdom or other ancient imperial fractional kingdoms at that time.
Such a great man wants to devote himself under my coffers. There is no reason for me to refuse.
I have also had Albert by my side who is also one of the three grand masters of the world. That means I'll have two of the three greatest men under me. Doesn't that make this empire invincible?
I accepted the sincerity of the Fugitive and raised him as one of my subordinates. As my first order, I asked him to take responsibility for maintaining security in the Fallenstone region.
Everything is going in a good direction. At least, that was until the report went to the palace, a large-scale demonstration of the people of Lugwein region rejected my government which was considered to have treated them unfairly.
What else am I lacking in treating them? Though I had just saved the region from the threat of a flying monster invasion from the north. Especially this time, the source of their dissatisfaction?
Apparently, they protested about the use of imperial funds taken from public taxes for the rehabilitation of victims of Marie's facilities in the Fallenstone region as well as some of the budgets I set for the improvement of the Arteic Continent region that had been damaged by the facilities Marie that.
They judged me to have illegally used funds derived from the people's taxes that should have been used for the benefit of the people, for my own sake forming a private army and a private secret headquarters in the Arteik Continent.
I'm more surprised than how they can get information about the use of the palace budget? It is true that I used the funds, but of course it was for humanitarian reasons, not for my own benefit.
No, more important than that, even if I do the things they accuse me of, it is also not illegal because it is governed by the imperial constitution. The country was composed through the coffers of a monarchy, rather than a republic, like most of the governments that now operate on the Continent of the Atium.
There was clearly a traitor in the palace. A traitor who has leaked important state secrets in order to complain and wreak havoc on my empire. Though I had felt that I was investigating them closely, there was also apparently a traitor whom I had not been able to detect.
But who would have thought that the problem actually grew bigger. The region of Litrum, the former territory of the third prince, also voiced its protest in support of the people of the Lugwein region, and this soon developed into a domestic uprising.
In the process, the rebellion of the Litrum region gained the support of the Aamora region, the former territory of the fourth and eighth princes. Then, as a support for the rebellion that was not at all expected, it came from the Ignitia region.
Yes, it is the domain of Uncle Algebra who, at the beginning of the empire five years ago, really gave me a very meaningful support, even gave me the territory of Ignitia voluntarily for the success of the current empire.
Then, for what reason is the person who is as good and sincere as that to me to the point of rebellion?