He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 100

“Hahaha! I’ll add you to my collection!”

“Evacuate!”

The Wizard Lord… no, the demon duke Navias, immediately began unleashing a variety of spells.

Fire, electricity, ice, even petrification rays.

Not only was he doing it, but all his crystal clones were also unleashing them, forcing me and the other two to focus solely on dodging.

“If I had known this would happen, I would have brought Silver.”

He was using clones, but it was difficult to distinguish the real one.

Silver had been helpful when Gobomaine used similar abilities before, but unfortunately, Silver had been left with the Knights Order due to the wolf rider training program.

“Annoying crystals… I’ll smash them all!”

In the meantime, an immense aura began to gather in Kalibal’s greatsword.

He immediately swung the greatsword wildly, and the aura imbued in the sword spread out like a whirlwind.

The intense wave of sword energy swept through the area, temporarily clearing the surrounding crystals.

“Hehehe, useless, Wolf of Isborg. As long as the Frostflame magic is in my hands, my power is infinite!”

But despite Kalibal’s efforts, the shattered crystals were immediately being recreated by Navias’s magic.

As Navias said, the Frostflame magic he controlled was providing him with infinite magic power.

That was why he was able to summon and unleash demons here several times.

“At this rate, there’s no end to this. Shadow, can’t you still use that power from before?”

“I can use it, but it doesn’t seem like it would be effective.”

Navias’s clones were appearing endlessly.

Moreover, we don’t even know which of those clones is the real one.

Even if I used the wide-area skill I used at the underground entrance defense line again, that demon would easily evade it with another clone.

“Damn it, so does that mean we have to destroy all the crystals after all?”

As Kalibal said, the only method we can devise for now is to destroy all the crystals to eliminate the possibility of creating clones.

Fortunately, Navias didn’t seem to have the power to create clones other than with the crystals.

“But it’s useless since he keeps recreating the crystals.”

However, Igrid pointed out that it was realistically impossible.

No matter how hard we destroy them, Navias’s speed of recreating them is faster.

Patzzzz-

Jerkkk!

“Damn, the crystal is reflecting….”

Moreover, the surrounding crystals were reflecting the petrification rays, making it even harder to avoid.

We’ve managed to avoid them so far, but I don’t know how much longer we can last.

“Wait, then maybe?”

At that moment, I came up with a hypothesis that might be possible.

Maybe we could turn this situation around in an instant.

“Kalibal, Igrid! Buy me some time!”

“What?”

“Just protect me for a moment!”

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I hope you have a good idea!”

At the same time as he said that, Kalibal raised the output of his Mana Heart and stomped his foot on the ground.

The aura transmitted to the ground through his foot caused an earthquake, partially raising the stone floor.

Those stone floors served as excellent barricades to block magic.

Of course, it’s hard to say it was sophisticated since it replaced magic with physical force.

“Wall of freezing cold, arise.”

Igrid also illuminated the rune sword with magic power, creating a wall of ice around it.

Thanks to the two people’s measures, magic such as fire, electricity, and petrification rays could not penetrate the walls of rock and ice for the time being.

“Hehe, do you think it’s enough to just block magic? How foolish.”

However, Navias could use magic that accompanies physical force as much as he wanted.

Navias immediately created a bunch of large crystals and began throwing them with telekinesis, breaking down the barrier.

“I can’t hold out for long!”

While Kalibal and Igrid desperately held on, I was concentrating divine power on the Silver Holy Sword.

Shuuuuuuuu-

The divine power of the white light was enveloping the Holy Sword as if it were wrapping around it.

Unlike what has mainly been in the form of electric current so far, it is now closer to the form of pure light.

Koo Woong!

“Ugh! The barrier is broken!”

Soon, the rocks and ice that Kalibal and Igrid had created and endured were all shattered.

“That’s it. Light, scatter!”

At that time, I raised the Silver Holy Sword upwards towards the ceiling.

The divine power gathered in the sword at the tip of the sword stretched out as a ray of light and split into several strands, scattering in all directions.

The places where those rays of light were heading were the crystals where Navias’s clones were.

The clones in the crystal, imbued with holy light, were reduced to dust by the light.

“You’re putting up a futile resistance; you can’t subdue all the clones with just that… Ah, no?!”

Navias, who initially scoffed at the few rays of light, soon realized his mistake.

The light that touched the crystals was reflecting or refracting in all directions, increasing as if it were spreading to other crystals.

The ray of light was spreading in all directions at a very fast speed, quickly eliminating Navias’s clones.

“Th, this can’t be… Kuh-huh!”

The crystals that had been created to throw and break the walls of rock and ice earlier created a bigger vicious cycle.

The increased crystals further accelerated the speed at which the clones were removed by randomly reflecting the light.

Before he knew it, the ‘main body’ hidden among the crystals began to take damage.

“This can’t be, the clones… my power….”

Navias fled to a crystal that had not yet been touched by the light, but it was useless.

When there were not enough crystals to avoid, he even tried to create new crystals, but that only accelerated the increase in light rays.

“Now is the time, Kalibal!”

“Woo-ooo-ooo!”

Before long, all of Navias’s clones had disappeared, and only the remaining main body was exposed to the holy light.

Kalibal, instead of me (who had to hold the Holy Sword), let out a beast-like roar and rushed at him in an instant.

It was Navias, whose neck was grabbed by Kalibal’s crude hand.

Kalibal was about to chop him to death with the ax in his other hand.

“Don’t kill the Wizard Lord! Break the crystal on his forehead!”

I couldn’t let the Wizard Lord be killed, so I shouted to break the crystal to drive out only the demon that possessed him.

Thanks to my sharp ability to grasp weaknesses, I could guess that the demon was controlling him through that crystal.

“Wa, wait! Don’t you want to save the Queen?”

“…What nonsense are you talking about?”

However, Kalibal’s ax, which was about to strike the crystal, stopped at Navias’s desperate words.

“I can cure the Queen’s illness! Don’t you want to save her? Are you going to let her sacrifice herself for the Frostflame?”

Kalibal’s arm trembled at his words.

I couldn’t understand what Navias’s snake-like words meant.

Crack!

“Wh, why….”

“I have already sworn that I will protect the flame no matter what.”

But Kalibal soon struck down the ax.

The corrupted crystal embedded in the Wizard Lord’s forehead was shattered, and the Wizard Lord, who had been possessed by the demon, was released and collapsed to the floor.

“…Tatiana, I’m sorry.”

“Kalibal, are you okay? What was that guy saying just now?”

Kalibal, with a complicated expression, stared at the brazier that was still glistening with magic power for a moment and said.

“That cold flame… It is the hope of Isborg, but it was also a curse to the Isborg clan. Whoever becomes the king of Isborg is eternally bound to that flame, until even a piece of their soul freezes in the cold magic flame.”

“Then the Queen’s illness is….”

“As long as that flame is there, it will never heal. But if the flame disappears, this city will also disappear. The lighthouse of civilization, which is located in the frozen land and has few humans, disappears.”

“……”

Kalibal looked at the cold blue flame with eyes mixed with complex emotions.

Igrid, who was watching him, also seemed to be in a complicated mood.

Igrid was disappointed that the deified being, who would be worshiped in the distant future, did not have affection for his fellow tribesmen.

But now, perhaps understanding Kalibal’s feelings, he seemed to be genuinely pitying him.

Whirr-urr-urr-urr-

“That’s strange, it seems like the magic power isn’t calming down even though the demon died?”

“…It seems we’re a little late. The demon has already caused the brazier’s magic power to run wild.”

Magic power overload… Maybe a great wizard would know how to control it.

Maybe the Wizard Lord could have done it. No, maybe it was possible to make it run wild thanks to the demon taking over his body.

However, the Wizard Lord showed no signs of waking up for now.

“What happens when it goes out of control?”

“It will burn until it swallows the city. No, it would be more accurate to say it will freeze.”

“……”

Kalibal said that and gripped his ax again.

“…There’s only one way to stop it.”

“What is it?”

“The soul of the King of Isborg. Only the Isborg clan can control the flame, so the Queen, Tatiana, has no choice but to sacrifice herself.”

“……!”

I and Igrid were speechless at the devastating fact he conveyed.

But Kalibal had no intention of sacrificing the Queen.

“I will destroy this brazier.”

“…Are you going to destroy the kingdom to save her?”

“Kingdom? It’s not a kingdom! This is just a disgusting shackle! It’s a shackle and a terrible prison! Why should she be sacrificed just because she’s a royal? What has the kingdom done for her?”

“……”

His words, which he shouted almost in despair, were a terrible paradox to me.

I, the emperor of the empire, can also be called a king, but I was also cynical about my duties and sacrifices as an emperor.

Of course, that was the influence of being a modern person from Earth, but even if that wasn’t the case, each king had his own difficulties.

It is a contradiction how much a ruler must sacrifice if he is not irresponsible, but if he must sacrifice infinitely.

I was now facing emotions that I, who had only seen politicians who were far from sacrifice in the past, could not understand.

“That is the weight of the crown, Sir Kalibal.”

At that time, a group entered the crystal garden.

Kalibal glared at the owner of the voice he heard from behind.

“…Vestaltine. Did you orchestrate all of this?”

“Oh, as you can see, that’s right.”

“Why? Are you coveting the crown?”

Kalibal glared at him, revealing burning hatred.

But Vestaltine was leading the mercenaries he had brought with him.

There were also some guards who had betrayed him. That means…….

“Sir Kalibal…….”

“……Your Majesty.”

The Queen was also captured by the traitors.

With the Queen being held hostage, he couldn’t move recklessly.

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m not interested in the crown. I refuse to become a king and have my soul burned to death by the flame of magic.”

“Then why did you plot this?”

“Because I needed power. I can’t live at this age listening to the orders of my young nephew, can I? Fortunately, this opportunity arose.”

“You bastard…….”

Kalibal glared at him, but Vestaltine gave a mean smile.

“Now, thank you for taking care of the annoying demon. But I can’t blow up Isborg, so my lovely niece will have to make a noble sacrifice.”

“Shut up, I won’t let you. I’ll kill you all here.”

“Hahaha, I knew you would say that. You guys would definitely slaughter us.”

Even though the cunning Vestaltine knew the difference in power, he didn’t do the clumsy act of taking the Queen, who would be sacrificed anyway, hostage.

Rather, Kalibal could not stand up to him for other reasons.

“Kalibal, it’s okay. This is my duty.”

“……! Tatiana…….”

The Queen herself was volunteering for the sacrifice.

“I can’t let Isborg, the wishes of those who lived in this land, disappear.”

“Tatiana…….”

“…Thank you for trying for me. But now, be free.”

“Did you see that, Sir Kalibal? This is what she wants. It is the noble duty of the one who became king. Do you have the right to arbitrarily deny that?”

“……”

Kalibal could not answer his words.

He soon lowered his head.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hehe, then I’ll let you go willingly, so now-”

“Tatiana, I’ll ask you. Is that really what you want!”

“……!”

Kalibal asked her with a thunderous shout.

“I’m asking Tatiana, not the Queen of the kingdom or the priestess of the Frostflame! Do you want to live!”

No one here could help but be overwhelmed by his cry.

However, only one person answered his sincerity.

“…I want to live with you.”