Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 273

273.

“Whew.”

I sighed at my desk.

The first thing I’m doing to stabilize the Empire is approving documents.

And next to me, Ken was clutching his head.

“This is a waste of my abilities.”

“I know.”

“How long do I have to look at these approval documents?”

Both my desk and Ken’s were piled high with documents.

The Empire had fought a war against the Purifying Flames.

It had been a long war, and in its aftermath, the United Kingdom, the Southern Barbarian Alliance, and the Western Elven forces had all collapsed.

The United Kingdom became Belusi’s territory, but the South and West were practically empty.

Especially the damage suffered by the West was unspeakable.

The damage was greatest because the fiercest battles were fought there.

The South, where the battle ended early, only had its undead routes ruined, but the entire West was devastated.

Unlike the undead, the elves tried to use the West itself as a base.

“Let’s start the restoration from the West.”

Ken cleared away the documents.

“This can be left to the administrators. Your Majesty should only decide on the major issues. The previous Emperor was a bit inefficient.”

“Ken.”

“Inefficient is inefficient. It’s not the time for Your Majesty to be tied to a desk. Of course, there are things that absolutely require Your Majesty’s approval, but tell the administrators to review them first.”

At Ken’s words, I glanced at the mountain of documents and nodded.

“That would be good.”

“It would be good to invest more than half of the budget in the West.”

“The West is badly damaged.”

“And considering the aftermath of the war, it is right to develop the West.”

“Aftermath of the war?”

“Your Majesty’s political base comes from the Western lords. No one is aware of it now, but the Four Great Houses have collapsed.”

“There’s the White family.”

“They are now members of the Imperial Family.”

I exclaimed, “Ah!”

With Olivia now Empress, the White family was clearly an in-law family.

The mainstays of the other families were the heads of the Sword Masters and wizards.

Centered around the heads of the families, the Four Great Houses became meritorious families and a pillar of power supporting the Calpheon Empire.

The power of the Empire, which had been divided into the Emperor faction and the noble faction, had now completely collapsed.

The leaders of the noble faction were all dead.

The only remaining White family was originally in a neutral position, but as they became members of the Imperial family, they were no longer nobles of the noble faction.

“When the war ends, there will surely be another struggle for power. That’s human nature.”

Ken continued with a smile.

“No, it has already begun. How much power does the new Emperor really have? Was it really because Your Majesty was stronger that the previous Emperor suddenly stepped down? Many will be curious and some will try to test you.”

“In this situation?”

“The stability of the Empire is not about dealing with the aftermath of the war with the Purifying Flames, but about stabilizing Your Majesty’s power.”

I rubbed my forehead.

“This is driving me crazy. The demon king Belusi is waiting for me in the United Kingdom, and the nobles of the Empire are harboring other thoughts?”

“Call Soris.”

“Soris?”

“He has been in the Imperial Palace all this time.”

I nodded.

Soris was originally a spiritist [one who communicates with spirits] from an information group and one of my long-time subordinates.

If Hamilton was my loyal subject who collected external information, Soris obtained information on internal personnel, focusing on the Imperial Palace.

I immediately called the servant waiting outside.

“Did you call, Your Majesty?”

“Tell Soris to come in.”

“Soris…?”

“He must have been hiding well. He’s a steward of the Crown Prince’s Palace. Bring him here.”

“Ah, yes.”

After the servant left, I turned my gaze to Ken.

“I’ve been so busy going out that I haven’t taken care of Soris.”

“He’s not a child. He must have been doing well on his own. And he’s very smart. He probably has the information Your Majesty needs ready.”

I waited for Soris with anticipation.

Soon, there was a knock on the door of the office.

“Your Majesty, Soris is here.”

“Come in.”

At my words, the door opened and Soris appeared.

He hadn’t changed at all.

It was as if time had passed him by; he looked even younger.

“Your Majesty!”

At Soris’s words, I smiled and offered him a seat.

“Sit down. Have you been well?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I have been carrying out the tasks you ordered. And I have compiled the information you needed during the war.”

Soris handed me a document.

As soon as I opened the document, my eyes widened.

-Current Status of Major Nobles.

The title itself was ominous.

I smiled wryly.

“You and Ken are similar.”

Soris smiled brightly.

“Power is one, and I always thought Your Majesty would take it someday.”

“Thank you.”

I immediately transferred Soris’s position.

“You will assist me closely with Ken.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I want to hear it from your mouth, not just the report. What is the current state of the nobles?”

Soris opened his mouth.

“It’s chaos itself. There are no particular movements right now. But they are steadily gathering private soldiers.”

“Gathering private soldiers?”

Private soldiers are the unique authority of the lord.

I couldn’t deprive them of their unique authority just because I was the Emperor.

I leaned back.

“Some nobles have already crossed the danger level.”

“Danger level means?”

“The number of private soldiers. They have more private soldiers than allowed. And the local nobles are increasingly trying to get in line with the central nobles.”

The nobles were moving sensitively to the emergence of new power.

‘To subjugate the demon king Belusi, I have to leave my seat. Even Olivia. Duke James alone cannot suppress all the nobles.’

I was lost in thought.

I never thought that I would have to worry about protecting the position of Emperor before restoring the war damage.

I got up.

“Fools. They don’t know why the previous Emperor handed over the position to me.”

There was a quickest way to solve it.

* * *

Karen’s body was placed in front of Belusi.

It was a body burned by the Imperial Army, but surprisingly, the body was in perfect condition.

It didn’t seem strange at all if she opened her eyes and got up right away.

“Hmm, it would be good to take over this body.”

Belusi was lost in thought.

There were many advantages to directly descending into a human body.

The form here now is only a clone.

The main body could not directly descend from the Demon World to the Middle World.

Unless it was a spirit called the Guardian of Balance, it was impossible to pass from world to world.

That was the providence [divine guidance or care] of the creator who created this dimension.

No matter how great Belusi was, he could not violate the providence of the creator.

At least the high priest, a human, had been researching for a long time to draw the power of the main body even though it was a clone, but that was clearly limited.

‘It’s enough to deal with four humans now. But if I take over a human body, I can exert even stronger power. However, if that happens, the damage to the main body when this body disappears due to the aftermath of the direct descent will be much greater.’

If the damage to the main body exceeds the expected range, he could not fight with other demon kings.

Belusi’s concern was one.

Would it be more enjoyable to fight here at the risk of annihilation, or would it be more enjoyable to only enjoy moderate struggles here and enjoy struggles with other demon kings with the damaged main body?

Normally, he would have chosen the struggle with the demon kings.

“But strangely, this place seems more fun.”

Wouldn’t it be possible to feel the greatest joy if he fought humans here at the risk of the main body’s annihilation?

Belusi’s worries deepened.

‘I’ve fought with demon kings to the point of exhaustion. Would the struggle with them be enjoyable even if the clone disappears and the main body is damaged?’

If he wanted to fight with the demon kings, it was possible enough even before descending.

If he just restricted the power of the main body and revealed that he would fight, many demon kings would have challenged him.

Yet, why didn’t he do that?

‘Even if I restrict the power of the main body, I was confident that I could win against the other demon kings. And a struggle with a predetermined outcome is not a struggle.’

Belusi’s power was too great.

Even if he restricted the power of the main body, the struggle with other demon kings was trivial.

Belusi decided.

To directly descend into the human body.

Soon, Belusi’s body became blurred and disappeared into brown smoke.

And the brown smoke began to seep into Karen’s nose and mouth.

How much time had passed?

Karen, no, Belusi opened his eyes.

His whole body was overflowing with power, but a sense of unease also struck him.

The limit of a mortal.

Belusi, who had lived an immortal life, was experiencing a sensation for the first time in his life.

The body of a mortal who cannot live even 100 years had clear limitations, no matter how great the power.

‘With this, I can’t guarantee victory.’

Belusi was excited at the thought of fighting the four humans.

“Descending into a human body makes me feel like time is very short.”

Even the flow of time felt different.

Is this the life of a mortal?

Belusi began to leave the castle.

He didn’t want to wait any longer.

Now it was time to go and meet the humans directly.

A strange voice was heard in Belusi’s ear as he came out of the castle.

-The system is synchronizing.

“System?”

Belusi tilted his head.

Unintelligible words kept flowing in.

Belusi then thought about Karen, whom he had taken over.

She was a human with great talent.

It was unbelievable that she was human.

If she had been born as a demon, she could have become a demon king, but unfortunately, she was human.

-Synchronization failed.

Soon, Belusi screamed in tremendous pain.

“Kuaaaaaak!”

-Synchronization failed.

.

.

.

The same voice was repeated several times, and Belusi could not come to his senses from the pain.

It was pain he had never felt before in his life.

He had experienced the crisis of death through struggles, but the pain itself was a completely new kind of pain for Belusi, who had been too strong since birth.

“Kuaaaaaak!”

Following the continuous screams, Karen’s memories began to be injected into Belusi’s head.

-The existing soul is attempting synchronization.

Belusi collapsed in pain.

His body was shaking.

* * *

After hearing the report from Soris, the next was Lilian.

I had a practical discussion with Lilian about subjugating the demon king Belusi.

Of course, my father and Olivia also attended.

“Is it possible?”

The first to speak was my father.

Lilian nodded.

“I have the power to destroy him.”

“But you’re uneasy?”

Lilian answered simply.

“There is one perfect condition.”

Everyone paid attention to Lilian’s mouth.

There was a perfect condition to destroy the demon king?

“When the demon king descended, the Reinhardt family had one Grand Sword Master, one 9-circle wizard, one spiritist who could summon the four attribute spirit kings, and…”

“And?”

When I spoke, Lilian fixed her gaze on my father and said.

“One who has mastered all those realms. They called such beings dragons.”

My father chuckled.

“Hey, Lilian.”

“Ah, I forgot. We also need a Pope with strong divine power.”

“That’s not the problem. Grand Sword Master, spiritism that can summon the four attribute spirit kings, magic that has reached the 9th circle? Is that possible?”

“It’s possible if it’s a dragon. The only one who has potential right now is you.”

“Only one person can exist in one era who can summon the spirit kings.”

“The rest is possible. Swordsmanship reaching the Grand Sword Master and 9-circle magic.”

My father closed his mouth.

My father was a Sword Master and also a 7-circle wizard.

“Fortunately, there’s some time. Belusi is us…”

Lilian got up.

“It doesn’t seem like there’s time.”