I'M REINCARNATED AND I CAN'T BE HURT
EIGHTY NINE

The stupid question of the emperor, in the eyes of duke Vilvred naturally made himself laugh inwardly. How could one rely on an alchemist to make wealth? Did the emperor want to make the alchemists a dairy cow?

But-there's no harm in trying, even if a fool throws his opinion. Duke Vilvred would not just ignore him.

"I don't know for sure, Your Majesty. Who knows if we could try."

"Return their status for a while, until our position is stable. Then after that, return them to the position of slaves if they do not obey my orders."

Duke Vilvred bowed respectfully while hiding his sneaky smile "Fine, Your Majesty."

The emperor stared at the imperial map installed on the wall of his study. "Only I and my descendants can become the rulers of this empire."

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The queen was stunned when she heard the news from one of her maids. "What's? Say it again, what did you say?"

"His Imperial Majesty withdrew the doctor and had High Priest Rou heal the Second Prince with a prayer."

The queen laughed grimly. "How can my son not get a doctor's care? The priest is able to heal my son? Have any results appeared? Can he cure someone?"

"I don't know, Her Majesty the Queen."

"You don't know, then how can my son be healed?!" Jerk the queen while tightly grasping the upper arm of the lady-in-waiting that provides information. "Holy power of high priest Rou? Then how did he recover?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know anything. The emperor decided. Please forgive me servant." Dayang became frightened due to the impulsive actions of the queen.

The queen pushed the lady down to the floor and asked the other lady. "Where is His Majesty?" Ask in panic.

"After a large meeting and ordering the troops to pursue the First Prince, His Highness was with Duke Vilvred to the study."

The Queen immediately ran out of the room, to look for the Emperor and Duke in the study, they should not just throw away her son. However, the emperor was already one step ahead. Not want to meet him.

The imperial guards prevented the queen from entering the study to meet the Emperor and Duke.

"Go away, I must meet the Emperor." The Queen commands by raising the voice, so that it can be heard into the room.

The two bodyguards did not move, their hands still making crosses with spears.

The queen became hysterical. "YOUR MAJESTY, DID YOU LET THE SECOND PRINCE DIE? WHY ARE YOU STEPPING THIS ON ME? AM I NO LONGER LOVED?!"

The queen was silent, waiting for an answer from within. But, no one answered.

The queen cried and dropped herself on the floor, her legs not powered up. "Your Majesty, why are you doing that to your own child? What's her fault?" Her crying.

The second prince was the emperor's favorite son, spoiled and the emperor's most desired wish, now that the emperor instead attracted doctors and gave the high priest to heal the second prince. But now-where did it go? There is no result whatsoever.

The door of the study room opened, the queen looked up and saw duke Vilvred closing the door behind her back.

"Duke"

"Why are you shouting like that, Your Majesty?"

"Please save my son, he still has a high fever, High Priest Rou has not healed my son."

"Your Majesty, please be patient. All definitely needed a process, the Holy power of High Priest Rou was on par with that of the Great Priestess. You don't have to worry."

"really?"

"Where is His Majesty? I want to meet her?" The queen ignored the duke Vilvred's question and made a new one.

"You know the current state of the empire is not fine because of the plague, he is trying hard to get out of this matter."

"Is there still no cure for the plague?" Asked the queen with anxious feelings. "Emperor-"

"High Priest Rou had already guaranteed with her own head, that it would make the Second Prince recover. Right, High Priest?" Ask duke Vilvred who knows the priest is hiding.

High Priest Rou who had wanted to meet the emperor and issued his clever plan, was forced to hide behind the wall when he saw the arrival of the queen who was hysterical because her son had not been cured as well. He was forced to step out, when duke Vilvred learned of his position.

The high priest Rou asked inwardly with overflowing anger. Since when did I say I'd risk my head?

The queen demanded an answer from the high priest Rou. "really? You're going to cure the First Prince?"

The high priest Rou was forced to kneel near the queen's feet. "Your Majesty, right now I can only suppress the Second Prince's illness."

"Can't God cure all diseases?" The queen asked in disbelief. "Was the imperial god Helcia worshipped, unable to cure illness? Have we always worshipped a god who lied?"

Right, keep on cursing the god Helcia. With your curse, the god Helcia will demand blessings on the high priest and the temple will never believe him.  The inner high priest Rou who still continued to kneel. "Don't say that, Your Majesty."

"In fact, at this time. The priests in the temple fled and did not come down to treat the second prince! The people are still sick, too" said the queen. "Did all the subordinates of gods not care about the fate of humans? Do they want to destroy people?"

High priest Rou did not expect to get the chance so quickly. "It's not the gods' fault, the leader's not the one who's incompetent."

Duke Vilvred stared silently at the high priest Rou who was starting to let out his foul intentions.

The queen was lured with the words of high priest Rou. "You mean the Great Priest?"

High priest Rou did not reply.

The queen turned to duke Vilvred. "Is that really duke? All the root of the problem, is on the side of the temple led by the Great Priest?"

Duke Vilvred was silent for a moment, looking for the right sentence to explain to the queen. "I dare not draw conclusions sooner. The problem is, at this time there is news that the temple should not interfere with the imperial issue, even the temple shows a warrant signed by the emperor."

Duke Vilvred wanted to know the reaction of high priest Rou. A politically blind priest who just wants to sit in the seat of the high priest.

The high priest Rou did not look surprised, duke Vilvred was instead the one who was shocked.

The high priest Rou who knew the duke's reaction, asked. "What's the duke?"

Duke Vilvred did not like the situation he was in right now.

The queen was confused. "Then, what are you going to do now? The temple is closed and my son is not getting good care."

High priest Rou was offended. "I can't afford to sacrifice my head because it doesn't really matter to you, but I'll work as much as possible to get the second Prince healed."

The queen looked at the high priest Rou and duke Vilvred, alternately.

"Is there anything else, Your Majesty?" ask duke Vilvred.

Queen shakes. "Tell the Emperor, if there's no timetable-I want to meet."

"I'll tell you." Duke Vilvred bowed respectfully to the queen who had already gone away, then the duke asked the high priest Rou. "What do you want?"

High priest Rou smiled cynically.