Sepia rode on the back of the god and, guided by the captain of the guards, went outside the business division.
The burning imperial city was more serious than when she had seen it from inside.
"S-save me!"
"Guards over there, protect me first!"
First, the beasts shuffled around chaotically, pushing each other to escape the imperial city.
And in places where the beastmen were densely packed, beasts would inevitably attack.
'That's a beast.'
A form closer to an animal than a beastman.
The burning imperial city looked like the entrance to hell had opened up to enter the beginning.
A group of beasts were hunting the nobles in the castle together.
The moment Sepia gently stroked the back of the divine being's neck, the wolf leaped high and separated the beasts from the nobles.
"... Divine being?"
"Oh my, heavens."
The beastmen who were being chased made the sign of the cross.
The beasts hesitated and retreated with a low cry.
As a species close to the wild, the instinct to distinguish between enemies and their own rank was excellent.
Nevertheless, if there was anyone who did not obey unconditionally.
A long howl split the blazing night.
Unfortunately, it was the first sign of a one-sided massacre.
The divine being crouched down.
His slowly shrinking body looked like a dying flame.
Some recognized Roxanne’s face and covered their mouths.
Even when the imperial castle fell, the divine being Emperor did not show a single strand of his beautiful hair.
Why were the well-trained knights in disarray?
Without a head, the rest of the body would not be able to function properly.
The knights found the captain of the guard next to Roxanne.
He was the only knight of the guard who opposed the detention of the Grand Duke and his wife.
Betrayal of one’s lord must be repaid with death.
However, the empire came first before death.
The outnumbered legion knelt before Roxanne and swore a new allegiance.
Roxanne looked down at them and asked the captain of the guard.
“The imperial castle was not the only one that was invaded, was it?”
“A third of the capital has been eaten.”
The beasts that entered through the eastern gate had successfully breached the defensive lines and invaded the imperial palace.
They continued to press inward.
It was impossible to tell where all these beasts were hiding.
However, Roxanne knew where the beasts came from.
“The beasts are the transformed forms of the beastmen.”
“...That’s what I mean.”
Jasper swallowed his words.
The beasts were not intruding from the outside but were being created from within.
The materials were the imperial citizens of the beastmen empire.
Soon, Roxanne, who had been watching the direction of the gate, gave an order.
“Activate the formation.”
There was a formation under the imperial palace to protect the palace.
However, the only ones who could activate it were the royal family.
He urgently went to the palace to get the Emperor’s permission, but the throne was empty.
If only the order had been given earlier, there wouldn’t have been this many casualties.
Jasper himself was detained because the Grand Duke and his wife’s charges were false.
However, seeing the burning imperial castle, they could no longer remain silent and escaped the Tower of Sinners.
The captain of the guards felt a mixture of emotions under Roxanne’s command.
The captain of the guards, who was trembling with betrayal toward the Emperor, followed the order.
“I will obey.”
Jasper grabbed the reins of the horse that had lost its owner and galloped away.
In addition, the other knights also divided their units and moved in unison at the orders that came one after another.
Leopold's unit, who had been detained together, was released from the dungeon and came up.
After being momentarily bewildered by seeing the burning imperial castle, they followed Roxanne’s order and began to push the beast out of the gate with the knights of the imperial castle.
It was a natural process, like flowing water.
Sepia, who had been watching the series of movements next to Roxanne, suddenly turned her head.
“We have to find Lady Swany.”
Sepia touched the seal of Drodian in her pocket.
Now, it was a special seal that was made up of a pair.
She had to figure out how to use it.
“It should be inside the Ghost Palace. Let’s go.”
Swany was staying there pretending to be the Grand Duchess' maid.
He caught a horse that had lost its master and put Sepia on the back.
When he turned his horse's head to a remote area where there was little sign of people, he saw the Ghost Palace.
The fire didn’t spread to this area because it was originally a quiet area.
Only the sound of horses’ hooves echoed through the quiet palace.
“...Your Highness?”
“Lady Swany!”
When she turned her head to follow the faint voice, Lady Swany and the maids was holding their breath.
Lady Swany said as she let the maids in.
“I missed the timing to escape the palace, so I was hiding here.”
“I’m glad you’re safe.”
Sepia sighed.
Unlike the commotion in the palace, the inside of the Ghost Palace was completely quiet.
Roxanne ordered several knights to guard the area and made room for Lady Swany.
“I have something to ask Lady Swany.”
“What is it?”
Swany waited calmly for Sepia to speak.
“You were the closest person to the Empress. So I think you might know. About how to use the Drodian seal.”
“...The seal.”
Swany trailed off at the unexpected question.
Her eyes lit up as if she had realized something.
“If you ask me that, it sounds like you’ve already obtained the seal.”
Sepia didn’t respond to her assurance.
Given Madam Swany’s personality, it was impossible for her not to notice.
The lady was laughing as if she was delighted.
The current Emperor’s lack was no different from her enjoyment.
“That would bring down the Emperor. However, unfortunately, I don’t know exactly how to use it. The only thing the Emperor has is the seal, but the Empress has the same authority to use it.”
The burning imperial city was more serious than when she had seen it from inside.
"S-save me!"
"Guards over there, protect me first!"
First, the beasts shuffled around chaotically, pushing each other to escape the imperial city.
And in places where the beastmen were densely packed, beasts would inevitably attack.
'That's a beast.'
A form closer to an animal than a beastman.
The burning imperial city looked like the entrance to hell had opened up to enter the beginning.
A group of beasts were hunting the nobles in the castle together.
The moment Sepia gently stroked the back of the divine being's neck, the wolf leaped high and separated the beasts from the nobles.
"... Divine being?"
"Oh my, heavens."
The beastmen who were being chased made the sign of the cross.
The beasts hesitated and retreated with a low cry.
As a species close to the wild, the instinct to distinguish between enemies and their own rank was excellent.
Nevertheless, if there was anyone who did not obey unconditionally.
A long howl split the blazing night.
Unfortunately, it was the first sign of a one-sided massacre.
The divine being crouched down.
His slowly shrinking body looked like a dying flame.
Some recognized Roxanne’s face and covered their mouths.
Even when the imperial castle fell, the divine being Emperor did not show a single strand of his beautiful hair.
Why were the well-trained knights in disarray?
Without a head, the rest of the body would not be able to function properly.
The knights found the captain of the guard next to Roxanne.
He was the only knight of the guard who opposed the detention of the Grand Duke and his wife.
Betrayal of one’s lord must be repaid with death.
However, the empire came first before death.
The outnumbered legion knelt before Roxanne and swore a new allegiance.
Roxanne looked down at them and asked the captain of the guard.
“The imperial castle was not the only one that was invaded, was it?”
“A third of the capital has been eaten.”
The beasts that entered through the eastern gate had successfully breached the defensive lines and invaded the imperial palace.
They continued to press inward.
It was impossible to tell where all these beasts were hiding.
However, Roxanne knew where the beasts came from.
“The beasts are the transformed forms of the beastmen.”
“...That’s what I mean.”
Jasper swallowed his words.
The beasts were not intruding from the outside but were being created from within.
The materials were the imperial citizens of the beastmen empire.
Soon, Roxanne, who had been watching the direction of the gate, gave an order.
“Activate the formation.”
There was a formation under the imperial palace to protect the palace.
However, the only ones who could activate it were the royal family.
He urgently went to the palace to get the Emperor’s permission, but the throne was empty.
If only the order had been given earlier, there wouldn’t have been this many casualties.
Jasper himself was detained because the Grand Duke and his wife’s charges were false.
However, seeing the burning imperial castle, they could no longer remain silent and escaped the Tower of Sinners.
The captain of the guards felt a mixture of emotions under Roxanne’s command.
The captain of the guards, who was trembling with betrayal toward the Emperor, followed the order.
“I will obey.”
Jasper grabbed the reins of the horse that had lost its owner and galloped away.
In addition, the other knights also divided their units and moved in unison at the orders that came one after another.
Leopold's unit, who had been detained together, was released from the dungeon and came up.
After being momentarily bewildered by seeing the burning imperial castle, they followed Roxanne’s order and began to push the beast out of the gate with the knights of the imperial castle.
It was a natural process, like flowing water.
Sepia, who had been watching the series of movements next to Roxanne, suddenly turned her head.
“We have to find Lady Swany.”
Sepia touched the seal of Drodian in her pocket.
Now, it was a special seal that was made up of a pair.
She had to figure out how to use it.
“It should be inside the Ghost Palace. Let’s go.”
Swany was staying there pretending to be the Grand Duchess' maid.
He caught a horse that had lost its master and put Sepia on the back.
When he turned his horse's head to a remote area where there was little sign of people, he saw the Ghost Palace.
The fire didn’t spread to this area because it was originally a quiet area.
Only the sound of horses’ hooves echoed through the quiet palace.
“...Your Highness?”
“Lady Swany!”
When she turned her head to follow the faint voice, Lady Swany and the maids was holding their breath.
Lady Swany said as she let the maids in.
“I missed the timing to escape the palace, so I was hiding here.”
“I’m glad you’re safe.”
Sepia sighed.
Unlike the commotion in the palace, the inside of the Ghost Palace was completely quiet.
Roxanne ordered several knights to guard the area and made room for Lady Swany.
“I have something to ask Lady Swany.”
“What is it?”
Swany waited calmly for Sepia to speak.
“You were the closest person to the Empress. So I think you might know. About how to use the Drodian seal.”
“...The seal.”
Swany trailed off at the unexpected question.
Her eyes lit up as if she had realized something.
“If you ask me that, it sounds like you’ve already obtained the seal.”
Sepia didn’t respond to her assurance.
Given Madam Swany’s personality, it was impossible for her not to notice.
The lady was laughing as if she was delighted.
The current Emperor’s lack was no different from her enjoyment.
“That would bring down the Emperor. However, unfortunately, I don’t know exactly how to use it. The only thing the Emperor has is the seal, but the Empress has the same authority to use it.”
It was something she had never heard before.
“The thing the Empress was looking for while she was alive wasn’t just a half-book of black magic. She was also looking for the lost Drodian seal to fulfill her wish. I heard that the way to use it changed depending on what kind of wish was being made. That’s all I know.”
“Thank you for telling me.”
Sepia expressed her gratitude.
It wasn’t a perfect answer, but she was still able to figure out the nuance of how to use it.
‘The reason the Red King didn’t leave a method of use might be because each Emperor had a different method.’
And it was also the first time she heard that the Empress could use it. It seemed that all the Emperors of the past strictly prohibited it from monopolizing the seal’s power.
It was true that Demios had lost his qualifications as Emperor, but he still held that position externally.
This meant that he could still rule the empire as an Emperor.
The goal was to bring Demios down.
In addition.
‘We must stop the black magician.’
The situation that led to this was all due to the black magician’s scheme.
Furthermore, the empire that would become the beginning.
Before that, they had to find the black magician.
‘Where is he now?’
Black magic and misfortune tended to be connected.
A place where no one would visit, where misfortune could easily spread, and where the people of the empire could be beasts.
Sepia, who was quietly searching her memories, thought of an unexpected place.
“Roxanne, I should go to the underground temple.”
“A temple within the palace?”
Sepia nodded at his question.
Roxanne also seemed to know what Sepia was guessing and led her.
A place where the strongest misfortunes could gather.
And a place where no one could enter and magic could spread through the waterway.
‘The darkest place is under the lamp.’
When they rode their horses and arrived at the entrance of the temple, it was as quiet as a mouse.
It was the moment when they finally opened the door leading to the underground.
‘...Black snakes.’
Under the darkest stairs, black snakes were coiled and welcoming them. Their scales, blacker than the night, flashed an eerie luster, and the snakes twisted their bodies with a hissing sound.
The moment they were looking at that bizarre form, Roxanne pushed Sepia away.
“Be careful!”
“Roxanne!”
The snake that had rushed toward Sepia was biting Roxanne’s arm.
He hurriedly cut the snake’s neck with his knife, but the mark where its teeth had stuck was particularly clear.
“Are you okay?!”
“Yes. It will get better if you leave it alone.”
Roxanne comforted Sepia.
Perhaps because of the death of their kind, the black snakes began to hide underground.
Sepia and Roxanne went down the stairs beyond the open door.
‘This is ominous.’
As she went down, a sticky aura enveloped my whole body.
The water of the most sacred underground temple was contaminated with black snakes.
On a small island that could be reached by passing a small lake, a path that she had never seen before was created, connecting the temple and the stairs.
'My guess was right.'
The warlock had been hiding in the underground temple all this time.
It was the moment Sepia was about to cross over to the temple.
Black hair swayed between the pillars of the temple.
"Welcome. Star of Ishtar."
A gentle smile spread across his face.
He was holding a baby who had not yet burst into tears.
“The thing the Empress was looking for while she was alive wasn’t just a half-book of black magic. She was also looking for the lost Drodian seal to fulfill her wish. I heard that the way to use it changed depending on what kind of wish was being made. That’s all I know.”
“Thank you for telling me.”
Sepia expressed her gratitude.
It wasn’t a perfect answer, but she was still able to figure out the nuance of how to use it.
‘The reason the Red King didn’t leave a method of use might be because each Emperor had a different method.’
And it was also the first time she heard that the Empress could use it. It seemed that all the Emperors of the past strictly prohibited it from monopolizing the seal’s power.
It was true that Demios had lost his qualifications as Emperor, but he still held that position externally.
This meant that he could still rule the empire as an Emperor.
The goal was to bring Demios down.
In addition.
‘We must stop the black magician.’
The situation that led to this was all due to the black magician’s scheme.
Furthermore, the empire that would become the beginning.
Before that, they had to find the black magician.
‘Where is he now?’
Black magic and misfortune tended to be connected.
A place where no one would visit, where misfortune could easily spread, and where the people of the empire could be beasts.
Sepia, who was quietly searching her memories, thought of an unexpected place.
“Roxanne, I should go to the underground temple.”
“A temple within the palace?”
Sepia nodded at his question.
Roxanne also seemed to know what Sepia was guessing and led her.
A place where the strongest misfortunes could gather.
And a place where no one could enter and magic could spread through the waterway.
‘The darkest place is under the lamp.’
When they rode their horses and arrived at the entrance of the temple, it was as quiet as a mouse.
It was the moment when they finally opened the door leading to the underground.
‘...Black snakes.’
Under the darkest stairs, black snakes were coiled and welcoming them. Their scales, blacker than the night, flashed an eerie luster, and the snakes twisted their bodies with a hissing sound.
The moment they were looking at that bizarre form, Roxanne pushed Sepia away.
“Be careful!”
“Roxanne!”
The snake that had rushed toward Sepia was biting Roxanne’s arm.
He hurriedly cut the snake’s neck with his knife, but the mark where its teeth had stuck was particularly clear.
“Are you okay?!”
“Yes. It will get better if you leave it alone.”
Roxanne comforted Sepia.
Perhaps because of the death of their kind, the black snakes began to hide underground.
Sepia and Roxanne went down the stairs beyond the open door.
‘This is ominous.’
As she went down, a sticky aura enveloped my whole body.
The water of the most sacred underground temple was contaminated with black snakes.
On a small island that could be reached by passing a small lake, a path that she had never seen before was created, connecting the temple and the stairs.
'My guess was right.'
The warlock had been hiding in the underground temple all this time.
It was the moment Sepia was about to cross over to the temple.
Black hair swayed between the pillars of the temple.
"Welcome. Star of Ishtar."
A gentle smile spread across his face.
He was holding a baby who had not yet burst into tears.
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