
"You're saying silly things again."
"What do you mean? Father's face is a national treasure, so it should be treated with worth. Don't you think so too, Eunhan?”
"Oh sure! His Majesty is the most handsome man in the country.”
"Hm."
When Eunhan joined me to praise her, Tenstheon coughed in embarrassment.
He was still not immune to praise even though he had heard it too often.
This side of him was very similar to Blake.
"Quite the bullshit."
"Yes. Daddyh. I'll go now.”
“Do not go home too late.”
"Don't worry."
I smiled and looked at Eunhan.
"Let's go now."
"Yes." Yeah."
After humbly answering with me, she looked at me for a moment hesitantly. Then, he added, “...I'm afraid Your Majesty should hold my hand to use teleportation magic.”
When I heard it, I laughed. Maybe because she was from the conservative country of Chang, but she was embarrassed to join hands with the opposite sex.
They are all characters from R-19 romance novels, so why are they so innocent?
"Okay, Eunhan, can you take me to the Palace?"
"Yes, I'll obey your orders."
Eunhan approached me and extended her hand carefully. I shook his hand.
"Please close your eyes and relax your body."
I closed my eyes as he told me. Then a warm feeling enveloped my entire body.
***
"Please open your eyes, Your Majesty."
I opened my eyes when he told me to. The warm feeling disappeared, and was replaced by a strong wind instead.
"...Is this Tenlarn's Palace?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
I visited the desolate Imperial Palace filled with sand and dust.I could not see the splendor of Tenlarn Palace, which was once filled with luxury and pleasure.
"... It's so quiet."
It was as if time had stopped here. More than a thousand years had passed since Tenlarn Palace was burned, but the ashes of the castle were still scattered on the floor.
Some parts of the castle remain intact. However, even though it had withstood the great flames, it would be difficult to stand the test of time after a thousand years.
“For some reason, I feel sad.”
Eunhan wordlessly gave me a handkerchief. I looked at him because I didn't know what to say.
"You look like you're going to cry, ..."
“I won't cry. I just feel a little sad.”
That continent was the heart of the Zelcan Empire, but it had been destroyed.
It was burned and eventually buried in history.
Although it was just an old ruin, I was overwhelmed by traces of fire, and was also overwhelmed with strange emotions.
“Why do I suddenly feel like this? I'm not so emotional usually..”.
“That's polluted. The dark power of black magic may have penetrated your mind. Your Majesty, do you want to go home?"
"No. We're already here, so I'd like to take a look at the Palace. ”
The Tenlarn Palace in the past that I saw was lavishly decorated with gold and jewels. No matter how extravagant the Zelcan Empire was, it would not be possible to decorate all the Palaces like that.
Maybe the room from my memory was reserved for a special purpose.
As I walked in front, I saw some palaces that were not completely destroyed by the flames.
Perhaps the room was also not swept away by the fire.
I reached the entrance to Tenlarn Palace and stepped inside.
The deeper I went into the Inner Palace where the Emperor and Empress lived, the worse the scenery was in front of us.
"Your Majesty, be careful with your steps."
"Yes…"
I answered weakly.
The Roum family attacked Tenlarn Castle because of Emperor Phillip.
That room filled with gold must be somewhere in the Palace.
“...Your Highness, the further we go in, the stronger the power of darkness. We'd better go home.”
"Let me take a closer look."
As Eunhan said so, I started to feel suffocated. Maybe it was due to the growth effect of dark forces. However, even if the room was on fire, the stone slab might still be there.
As I walked desperately, I found a huge stone towering within the Palace that was so broken that its original form could no longer be recognized.
"Eunhan, look at that!"
"It's a stone slab."
“Come go there!”
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment!"
As I ran, Eunhan quickly followed me. I ran straight to the stone slab.
The stone slab was much thinner than I had seen it from far away. It was a huge rock over 2.5 meters tall and covered in mud and sand while standing in the middle of the Palace.
“There is a difference in size, but it is similar to the stone slab taken from the lake. This one is also covered by a strange carving.”
As he said, it could be seen that the huge stone slab was clearly inscribed with many letters.
"Yes. It's an ancient language. That's Roum.”
"What's written there?"
I raised my head.I could barely see the writing on the tombstone.I read the letters from above.
“...Rakshul the Grand Prince Roum, announces.”
— Rakshul Grand Prince Roum, announces
Heaven chose the great Roum, and Roum established the Zelcan Empire according to Heaven's will.
Heaven bestowed Roum's blood with beautiful gold and fertile soil. Heaven also let them speak in the language of Gods and ordered them to guard their people.
Roum grew Zelcan into a Great Kingdom according to the will of Heaven and took care of the people.
But the fools do not know grace, and dare to covet the power of Roum.
Among them, Phillip possesses the power of the Goddess of Light. He destroyed the Zelcan Empire and established a new Empire.
The Altar Palace was the heart of the Zelcan Empire, belonging to the Great Roum.
Phillip dared to call himself Emperor and changed the name of the Altar Palace to his liking.
So, on September 1, 687, Rakshul led a coup to destroy Phillip and those who dared to take over the Roums and destroy the corrupt Altar Palace.
The power of this continent was only in the hands of the great Roum, and all the gold, the majestic earth, the language and knowledge of Gods, magic and power, all started with the greatness of Roum.
O fools, obey Roums. If you disobey them, they will take everything they give you. Khan's land will be darkened and filled with pain forever.
Follow Rom. This is the last chance we give you. Pledge your allegiance to Rakshul, the new Emperor of Zelcan. Don't forget, you're a Zelcan.
“…….”
As Ancia finished reading the inscription on the stone slab out loud, Eunhan admired, "You are also a polyglot."
"It's not something special."
"No. Your Majesty is special. I've heard that people who can share languages are very rare. ”
"It's not like that."
He didn't know that I had only accidentally gained strength because I came from another world, so such a compliment was a bit embarrassing.
"In addition, what do you think about the contents of this stone plate?"
“He blames people to the end without contemplating the truth that he destroys the country with tyranny. It was sad and cruel.”
“You feel that way, don't you?”
"Doesn't His Majesty feel that way as well?"
“There's a weird. Isn't this message like asking them to swear allegiance to Rakshul and Roum?”
Although written in a long and formal way, to sum it up briefly, it was said, 'If they do not obey Rakshul and Roum, he will burn and destroy everything. But it's not his fault. It was all because of the fools who did not follow him.'
“After all, they are the ones who always rule over, so they are united with arrogance.”
Of course you can. However, it was strange to say that it was an expression of Roum's arrogance.
“Not only that. At that moment, Roum was eager to rebuild the fallen Zelcan Empire. To kill Emperor Phillip, he attacked and burned the Palace. Their biggest enemy is Phillip, but there is nothing strange about Phillip on this stone slab.”
“But Phillip had the power of the Goddess of Light earlier... Oh!”
Eunhan must have noticed something strange, so she opened her eyes wide.
"good. There is no sentence on this board that blames Emperor Phillip. ”
There's nothing about Phillip on the stone slab.
Phillip had received the blessing of the Goddess of Light, and using it, he destroyed the Zelcan Empire and established a new Empire.
Phillip dared to call himself Emperor and changed the name of the Altar Palace as he wished, it was regrettable.
There are only two words about him. But the sentence only shows the facts and does not blame Phillip.