He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 164

Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor – Episode 164

Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor 164

“Either way, we overcame the crisis thanks to you. Without you, we would have suffered great damage. Or Isborg might have fallen today.”

“Is the war situation that bad?”

I asked the question while looking around Isborg.

Much of it was the same as I remembered. But at the same time, I felt a strong sense of incongruity.

It was like… watching the last flame burning.

“If only the demons were the only threat, it wouldn’t have been so bad. The invasion has begun, but the demons weren’t really serious.”

“Then it sounds like there’s another problem?”

“That’s right.”

Kalintz also turned his head to one side of Isborg.

There, there really was a flame. The blue flame that once protected Isborg, and shouldn’t be visible now.

“Isborg is dying.”

Seeing that flame, Kalintz was not at all positive about the fate of his kingdom and city.

“……Let’s talk about that later. My father’s acquaintance has arrived, so we should treat him first, shouldn’t we?”

“Come to think of it, where’s Kalibal? He’s not the type to not come to the battlefield in this situation.”

It wasn’t a joke, but if it was Kalibal that I knew, he would be harvesting the heads of demons and devils on the battlefield by now.

It was strange that he wasn’t visible. That was the same even if he became the king.

“……You didn’t know. Father is no longer here.”

“No longer here? What does that mean? Then what about the Queen?”

“Haa…… Unfortunately, my mother passed away two years ago. And Father…….”

Kalintz tried to speak, then shook his head.

“It would be better to see it yourself.”

Kalintz’s words felt ominous.

* * *

In fact, I knew what Kalibal’s end was like.

I just didn’t know when he sealed himself under Isborg.

“Kalibal. You’ve already fallen asleep like this.”

Contrary to the thought that I might be able to meet him if I went back to the past, Kalibal was already asleep in the Crystal Garden.

“My father decided to embrace the last flame remaining in the city and fall asleep. For the hope of the distant future.”

Kalintz, who was looking at the Crystal Garden with me, said those words in a low, thorny tone.

“You don’t like that will?”

“How could I like it? Didn’t you see it too? The place that needs hope is Isborg right now. Not the distant future with no guarantee.”

Kalintz showed anger beyond simple resentment.

“The city is dying. But my father had changed since my mother died. He abandoned the throne and went on adventures, and when he returned…….”

“Kalintz, are you okay? You seem too excited.”

“……I’m sorry. I was too emotional.”

I scolded Kalintz, but his words weren’t entirely wrong.

Kalibal certainly saved the North in the distant future. But that was literally a distant future event.

Even if the result was good, if the process was this difficult, it would be hard to say it was a good thing.

I was told that there would be trials if I came here, was this it…….

“More than that, what brings you here? I don’t think you just came to see my father…….”

“Of course, I came here for other business. Isborg’s knowledge is needed to overcome the disaster that has befallen our kingdom.”

“Is that so? Then I will gladly give it to you. I have to do that much for the city’s benefactor.”

I thought I might have to suffer, but Kalintz surprisingly cooperated with me.

Then, on my side, I wondered, ‘Is this okay?’

It was strange to easily hand over technical knowledge that could be the nation’s secrets to others, but I was also uneasy about Kalintz himself.

He is clearly the first emperor, but his current appearance is…….

“Is that really okay? It doesn’t seem like knowledge that you can easily hand over to someone.”

“It doesn’t matter. The city’s fate is already dark. What does it matter if it’s not handed over to the demons? It would be more useful to hand it over to someone like you.”

“…….”

……It was a self-deprecating look.

I was convinced when I saw that.

If I leave it like this and just leave, the future seems to be changing.

An empire without the first emperor? There won’t be an empire in the first place, but such an empire is like a bun without red bean paste [a metaphor for something lacking an essential component].

Of course, the empire I created might disappear, so I couldn’t just watch.

“I don’t want to interfere, but is it too difficult? Tell me if you need help.”

“Help…… To be honest, I desperately need it.”

“Then tell me what you need.”

“Actually, I don’t even know what to do.”

Kalintz said that and suggested returning to the palace from the Crystal Garden.

He invited me to the palace council, saying he would show me the current state of Isborg.

And there, I could see what he was agonizing over.

“Give up the city? Is that even a word! Giving up Isborg, which has hundreds of years of history, is a sin!”

“Everything has an end. And so does this city. This city’s lifespan is over! It was a city that would have frozen without the Frostfire!”

“Traitors!”

“Idiots who don’t know reality!”

The palace council was divided.

The remaining faction and the migrating faction.

As the names of the two factions suggest, one side was the remaining faction that wanted to save Isborg, where the flame was dying.

The other side was to give up Isborg and go to the warm south.

“I’m sorry for showing you an ugly sight. But this is our reality now.”

“……No. It’s good to see reality as it is.”

“Then, if you don’t mind, I would like to ask you. Which of these two types do you think is right?”

At Kalintz’s question, I quietly fell into thought.

From the standpoint of knowing the future, the migrating faction is correct at first glance.

Isborg has no hope since the Frostfire Hearth was destroyed and the Queen died.

Of course, the temporarily made hearth is still maintaining the city by burning flames in the center, but it is a stopgap measure.

Originally, the surrounding northern tribes that Kalibal joined were gathered not to continue Isborg, but to leave for another place.

“My father’s will, which he left behind after sealing himself, was also to leave Isborg and lead the people.”

“But it doesn’t seem like the migrating faction is right either.”

“Why?”

“It is right to migrate. But the faces of the migrating factions are not right.”

I pointed to the migrating faction that was having a heated debate with the remaining faction.

If the remaining factions are made up of existing veteran forces or newly joined northern tribal warriors, the migrating factions were also scholars who had studied in the southern lands.

They all looked like crusaders, influenced by southern culture.

I heard that they had converted to the ‘Justitia Order’, and Justitia was ‘Justitia of Justice’, one of the empire’s five guardian gods.

The Imperial Church has not yet been established, so the southern orders are separated.

“Is it a problem that they are scholars? It is certainly a problem that they have converted to a foreign religion…….”

“It’s not just that. The problem is that they are trying to rely on others for the future of the kingdom and its people.”

The logic of the migrating faction was this. To rely on the kingdom that is sponsoring them and plan for the future.

It may sound realistic at first glance. But if you look at the faces, it’s just like worshiping another country.

To put it worse, a group of scholars is trying to sell the country under the pretext of reality.

“Leaving the fate of the country to others is no different from betting on luck.”

“Is that so? It’s not easy either way.”

“……But I have one question.”

“What is it?”

“Why are you a prince and not a king?”

Kalibal and the Queen are both gone now. But why isn’t Kalintz the king?

“……How can I call myself a king when the country is facing destruction? I just declined.”

“You just leave it at that? Those guys?”

“It’s understandable. The remaining faction has many tribal or indigenous alliances, so they will prefer a noble alliance rather than serving a king who has no meaning now.”

“Then the migrating faction…… No, there’s no need to say it.”

The migrating faction are the guys who want to go under another country.

Of course, they would be grateful if the existing king disappeared on his own.

“Haa…… It’s amazing. The situation is quite a sight.”

“……I’ve shown you embarrassing things.”

“Ah, you don’t have to be ashamed.”

Sreung.

I said that and got up from my seat, taking out Silver Rose.

“Your Excellency, what are you trying to do-”

Kwaang!

Leaving Kalintz, who was surprised by my actions, behind, I shattered the table of the two factions arguing with Aura [a magical energy or life force].

“Wh, what’s going on!”

“Is it an assassin!”

Immediately, the guards on both sides, the warriors of the North on one side and the paladins on the other, all drew their swords.

“Did you have the mind to draw your swords? Even though you can’t find any courage or integrity?”

“What did you just say?”

“How dare an outsider say such a thing?”

Both factions were furious at my continued abusive language. But I didn’t stop the rebuke.

“First of all, you, you old-fashioned bastards. Don’t you know that the reason you can’t leave is just because you’re afraid of losing your power and interests? You just need power, whether the people freeze to death or not, right?”

“What!”

“That’s right!”

“Hey, you smooth-talking guys who have been abroad. You’re no different.”

“Wh, what……?”

After rebuking the remaining faction, it was the migrating faction.

“Are you guys out of your minds? How can you so easily say that you’re going under another country? Ah, you can live in luxury there, right? You traitorous bastards don’t care if the people become slaves.”

“You bastard!”

“I’ll kill you!”

Sreung- Sreureureung!

Even those who hadn’t drawn their swords yet, besides the guards, finally drew their swords.

Even that appearance looked pathetic, so I immediately gathered Aura.

[Neural Acceleration Amplification 500%]

[High-Speed Movement Efficiency Amplification 800%]

The high-level Imperial Soul is still sealed, but the efficiency of the Mana Heart remains the same.

I, who have already crossed countless battlefields, could move at a terrifying speed for a moment.

Chaechang! Chaeang! Kaang!

“Heok!”

“Euaat!”

In an instant, everyone dropped their swords without even being able to react.

In the meantime, I was quietly standing in the middle of them.

“You’re not? If not, why don’t you enthrone your king! You two idiots are just looking for a place to run away!”

“……!”

“You remaining faction, you say you can’t lose the country with your mouths, but in reality, you’re wishing for the country to be destroyed. With the petty thinking that they might be able to wear the crown if it collapses!”

“Th, that’s…….”

“You migrating faction are even more trash. You’re trying to sell the country under the pretext of continuing Kalibal’s will. You’re just staying still because it would be annoying if there was a king.”

“W, we…….”

They had nothing to say, having been pushed back in spirit and logic. Even in terms of force, they didn’t seem confident in defeating me. Even that appearance was pathetic.

“You bastards…….”

“Stop it, Franz.”

“Kalintz, you can’t be so soft! To these guys.”

“I know. But please stop. These people are also my subjects in the end.”

“…….”

I calmed down at Kalintz’s words.

That’s because there was determination in Kalintz’s eyes.

“Listening to your words, it’s like I’m being scolded. Maybe that’s actually the case.”

“Then do you know what to do?”

“Of course.”

Sreung-

Kalintz drew his sword at the same time as those words. That appearance resembled Kalibal’s courage.