Surprising Even Breathing

14 – It’s a joke level for me

Doo doo doo, hee hee hee.

The horse that ran through the imperial road stopped in front of the royal palace.

A waiting line waiting to get in.

Guards check passers-by entering the fortress.

“Mrs. Demesis. Please verify your identity.”

Wirekka held out the invitation from the imperial family to the guards.

The guards read the invitation and also glanced at the drake or royal coat of arms engraved on the wagon I was riding in.

And Demesis came to the wagon to see if it was him.

“… … .”

Perhaps sensing a strange energy in front of the carriage, I slightly lifted the curtains and cautiously looked at me inside.

gasp.

collapsed on the spot.

“What, what are you doing? what’s the matter?”

The guards around them approached.

“That, that, that.”

The guards, gasping for breath, eventually passed out.

It was a simple happening.

Seeing me from such a close distance, I can’t help but faint.

Wirecca explained to the other guards that this would happen if Demesis-sama’s eyes were checked up close.

The guards, who only then understood what had happened, looked shocked as they recalled the rumors about me.

Demesis would be right since I was knocked down just by a close encounter.

They finished identification and opened the way.

That’s how I entered introspection.

Today is the day we promised to meet the emperor.

The time and place were fixed.

Right now, the emperor will be waiting for me in the imperial palace.

The inspection process was over quickly.

Every soldier who came close to me fainted and fell.

Arriving at the front door, I got off the carriage.

The coachman and the attendant lead the horse into the stable, and I accompany the escort knight Wilekka.

“I, De, Demesis-nim. Possession of weapons is prohibited in the Imperial Palace. Do you have any weapons?”

The knight who was supposed to search the visitor’s body asked from a distance.

Wearing a gray cloak and hood, I looked more suspicious than anyone else, but I didn’t dare to come close.

I was scared.

“I have no weapons. Would you like to check it out?”

I shrugged my shoulders at the knight and obediently gave him permission to search.

However, the knight couldn’t get closer than a certain distance and made a frightened expression.

“Isn’t it your duty to examine me? What if I’m lying?”

“Ugh, ugh. I will never doubt Demesis. Gee, pass.”

The knight, who was too lazy to even talk to me from a distance, let alone touch me, meekly moved out of the way.

I wanted to be searched, so I walked down the corridors of the imperial palace feeling sorry for myself.

Just because it’s the Imperial Palace doesn’t mean it’s any different from our Drake or the Royal Palace.

When I pass by, everyone is startled and bows down.

If you approach it, you will gasp for breath and pass out, and run away in fear that even a horse will walk up to you.

This place was much more splendid and grand than the palace I lived in, but the way they treated me was the same.

They must be the first to see me, but how can they react the same way?

I crossed the hallway with a slightly disappointed face.

The emperor of an empire called Seonggun wants something different.

I read a lot of stories about emperors in books.

In books published mainly by humans, the emperor is praised word for word and is considered to be greater than anyone else.

Will such an emperor really fear me?

I was most curious about that.

*

“coming.”

The grand audience room of the imperial palace.

The emperor was sitting on a high throne waiting for Demesis.

After receiving a report that Demesis had passed through the main gate of the imperial palace, a royal guard announced his arrival.

“How about it, Duke Heylon. Can you feel him?”

The emperor asked the duke standing next to the throne.

The duke is a sword master who protects the imperial family.

It was able to detect all opponents who set foot in the imperial palace.

Spread the energy widely to read the movement of mana and the reactions of surrounding objects.

In that form, Duke Haylon recognized all opponents without even looking.

If so, he must already be feeling the presence of Demesis.

“Why? Aren’t you looking good?”

Duke Heylon was now seriously agitated.

After reaching the highest level of being a sword master, he was a duke who always maintained his flow and energy.

Seeing that he was looking nervous with a stiff face, the emperor asked with a curious look.

“This is… unreasonable.”

“absurdity?”

The emperor opened his eyes wide at the sudden sound.

The peacock puts on a dark expression.

“Emperor. Didn’t I tell you last time? I don’t know if he is above or below us.”

“yes.”

The duke’s words reminded the emperor of a recent conversation.

He said that to mean that he couldn’t tell whether Demesis, who was called the dragon god, was stronger or weaker than the imperial family.

“I know now. He is above us.”

“what?”

Duke Haylon said in a conclusive tone.

The sword master’s testimony made the emperor absurd, so he immediately questioned it.

“To be higher than us, that is to say, the power of the imperial family. Even if you and the knights of the imperial palace combine, you can’t beat him?”

The emperor asked a hasty question.

“I can’t pinpoint that. But this is my feeling. He hides more power than he shows.”

Embarrassment and a little fear flashed in Duke Haylon’s eyes.

what did he see

The emperor let out a thin breath.

Even the most reassuring knight in the world was showing fear.

“Then isn’t it crazy to invite him? can’t you win? If so, doesn’t that mean that even if you hold a grudge against me, you cannot stop it?”

“That would be unfounded, Your Majesty. Isn’t there a letter from Drake or the King already? And the Dragonian Prince has no reason to do that either.”

The duke shook his head at the sound he brought out in bewilderment.

There was no need to fight Demesis.

Fortunately, Drake and the king told him that he was of moderate disposition, and Demesis was only receiving an official invitation and coming in on time.

“You said something stupid. But what you said was so unexpected.”

“I am also panicking now after learning of his existence.”

The two of them calmed down for a moment.

“Then what should I do? You prepared something to check Demesis’ power, will you proceed with it?”

Duke Heylon made a small trick to set a trap in order to grasp the power of Demesis.

I asked if he would activate it.

“It would be best not to touch him, but we still need some information. We are going to do a simple test to gauge his ability.”

He said, hardening his expression.

Testing Demesis is dangerous.

However, it was a necessary action to judge his skills and character.

“I will believe you.”

The emperor sat on his throne and waited.

There was an untimely sense of crisis in the imperial family at the appearance of an absurd existence.

*

“You can pass through here.”

The knight who guided me through the imperial palace pointed to the door of the audience room.

I stopped in front of the door and stood still.

Then I turned to the knight pointing to the door.

“Ugh.”

He hurriedly bent down and clutched his chest as if his heart had stopped.

“Is it right to go through here?”

“Yes, yes. Obviously it is.”

If there is anything stabbed, answer with difficulty.

They were more than 5 meters away, but when I focused on looking at them, they didn’t know what to do.

“There is a magic circle installed here. It seems to be a defensive magic system, but if I pass the door, it will be broken unconditionally. But can I just go through?”

I never learned magic.

So I couldn’t tell exactly what kind of magic was being used, but instead I could read the pattern of magic.

Judging by the pattern of magic, the door to this throne room skillfully blocked the opponent.

To get past this place, you must break the defense magic circle.

“Yeah, whoa, that’s how it should be. It is a necessary procedure to meet the Emperor.”

“okay?”

Then it wouldn’t matter if the defense magic circle was broken.

I had no intention of destroying anything, but it was the knight in charge of the guide who told me to pass by.

Even if the magic circle that was painstakingly installed is destroyed, you won’t blame me.

“Wireka. You will be waiting here.”

I said before going through the door of the throne room.

He couldn’t figure out the hidden magic circle and had a puzzled expression on the conversation between me and the knight.

There is no need to be caught in a magic circle while walking with me to Wireka.

I put Wireka upright and passed through the door of the audience room calmly.

cooong.

A trap is also triggered.

An intangible energy welled up and constricted me.

It seems to be used to block passers-by, but it is quite strong.

But to me it’s a joke.

I didn’t stop walking.

No matter how powerful the intangible mana became, the speed at which I walked was constant.

Tumble.

Pazzzz.

The intangible magic was getting stronger and stronger.

Are you seriously trying to stop me?

A normal person would never be able to move.

A magic circle whose purpose is not to kill, but to push away.

I don’t know the meaning.

pass through here? why?

Looking up, I saw the emperor sitting on a high throne at the end of the road leading to the red carpet and the man next to him.

The magical power of the magic circle was linked to that man.

he’s blocking me

“Put.”

A laugh came out.

I was the first person to stop me.

It was the feeling of getting rid of the monsters in the western demon region.

A magic circle that can be broken with even the slightest force.

I looked at the man and fiddled with the magical power of the magic circle.

Do you know that man?

Magic control was my specialty.

Trying to stop me with magic alone is the most foolish thing in the world.

But are you playing a prank on me?