The Fairy Queen’s Crown first sang about twenty years ago.
The crown, which had been quietly slumbering in the basement of the Grand Temple for hundreds of years, suddenly began to sing one day.
The song, composed in a language unknown to humans, was so mysterious that it filled the basement and even flowed out into the Grand Temple.
At that time, the Holy King was holding a small mass in the Grand Temple with some high-ranking priests and knights.
Everyone there heard the song sung by the crown.
The Holy King was furious at the heretical song that echoed in the most sacred space.
He sealed the crown before the song could spread further.
The crown, crushed by divine power, became silent again.
The Holy King quietly concealed the commotion of that day, and the crown’s song seemed to be forgotten.
But from a few years ago, the crown suddenly started singing again.
The Holy King was furious and resealed the crown, but the crown defiantly broke through the Holy King’s seals and sang every time.
The song that broke through the seals and flowed out became clearer and spread even wider.
The song, full of joy, was like a flower that could not be broken no matter how hard you tried.
Whenever they heard the crown’s song pouring out its rising joy, the sacred priests and knights, who should have been quiet, would unknowingly laugh along with the song.
The Holy King was half out of his mind because of the Fairy Queen’s Crown, which he could not control.
And after the Holy King lost his divine power, Haelion was granted the ‘Chains of Condemnation,’ a sacred artifact.
Haelion was in charge of sealing the crown.
“You seal the crown.”
By order of the Holy King, Haelion sealed the Fairy Queen’s Crown.
Unlike the Holy King’s seals, which had been broken several times, the seal created by Haelion using the Chains of Condemnation did not break easily.
Peace was barely restored.
The Holy King decided to send the Fairy Queen’s Crown out of the Holy Empire.
“The song of heresy must never echo again in the land ruled by God.”
That’s why he started the ridiculous Small Saint Prayer Meeting.
However, given the current speculation that experiments using fairies may be taking place in the Holy Empire, I thought there was probably another reason hidden.
In any case, thanks to the Fairy Queen’s Crown singing this time, Haelion was able to be released from ‘education’ much faster than expected.
If it hadn’t been for the crown, he would probably have been trapped until just before the Small Saint Prayer Meeting began.
As a member of the Holy Empire, it is right to be wary of the Fairy Queen’s Crown, which keeps causing wicked things.
Haelion enjoyed seeing the Fairy Queen’s Crown.
He almost regretted covering the crown with divine power and sealing it.
He smelled the fresh floral scent emanating from the crown and thought.
That he didn’t want to give the crown to anyone else after all.
No matter what price he had to pay.
“It seems that the Holy King wants Prince Hebaton to win. The cardinals also seem to be gathering their opinions in that direction.”
The adjutant, Daren, muttered with a very dissatisfied face.
“Of course, Prince Remil is faithful because he was born with divine power, but I don’t think he’s good enough to receive the crown. I think it’s because of Cardinal Milliard.”
Prince Remil had been living under Cardinal Milliard like an adopted son, learning how to handle divine power.
Cardinal Milliard was naturally pushing Prince Remil.
“Even the Holy King seems to support Prince Remil… Are the Holy Knights always just used like dogs?”
Haelion seemed to know the Holy King’s intentions.
Holy King Sianor loved the divine power that Haelion possessed.
So he wanted to keep Haelion in the closest place to him, but it wasn’t next to Sianor.
The Holy King had to keep Haelion under his feet.
He always wanted to confirm that he was above.
He wants to see the child Haelion chooses lose even in this Small Saint Prayer Meeting.
“If it weren’t for Haelion, we wouldn’t have been able to stop the crown from singing! It would be best to just give it to our baby…”
It was when Daren was getting more and more agitated, spitting out his resentment, that he kept chewing on it.
A Holy Knight urgently came and reported.
“Cardinal Milliard had a private meeting with the children of the Basilian County family with Prince Remil.”
Haelion narrowed his eyes.
The Holy Knight watched Haelion’s expression and continued.
“I don’t know what happened inside, but the eldest son of the Basilian County family was furious and ran out.”
“The child?”
“It seems that Chesha is not hurt.”
Haelion lowered his gaze and pondered for a moment.
Cardinal Milliard must have been very anxious.
Seeing him doing such vile things with young children.
Haelion, who was stroking the bracelet on his wrist, prioritized.
“Contact Count Basilian.”
He was a man who didn’t know what he would do.
He seemed cunning like a snake, but he would not hesitate to do crazy things when it came to things involving children.
The incident in which Count Basilian scribbled black magic in front of the Holy Knights and Holy Priests was also very impressive to Haelion.
He had to catch him before he caused trouble.
There was also the reason that he didn’t want to see a master of the underworld rampaging within the Holy Empire.
As expected, Count Basilian started talking nonsense as soon as he came.
“Let’s just kill one cardinal.”
Haelion tried to coldly awaken him to reality at the words he said with a bright smile.
He was about to point out that the cardinal was someone that even he, the head of the Inquisition, could not treat carelessly, and that he should be even more careful now that the Small Saint Prayer Meeting was ahead.
“Chesha almost died because of that bastard.”
The moment he heard Kierian’s words, he didn’t care anymore.
“…It’s difficult to kill him right now.”
He answered slowly, thinking of a few ways in his head.
“It’s something that takes time.”
Then Kierian smiled brightly.
“As expected, you’re someone I can talk to. But Sir Haelion.”
Kierian drooped his eyebrows down.
He was pretending to be pitiful, but the content he was talking about was full of murderous intent and malice.
“Killing that bastard is killing him… But before that, I want to give him a public humiliation.”
As always, Kierian made an offer that was hard to refuse.
“Will you cooperate with that too?”
***
Karha suddenly poked his face in and asked.
“Did you kill the cardinal?”
Kierian, who was holding Chesha in his arms, frowned.
“Why would I kill a cardinal?”
He retorted as if he was very wronged, and then immediately made excuses to Chesha.
“Daddy doesn’t kill people recklessly. Someone might think Daddy is a bad person if they see that…”
Kierian was not just a bad person, but the leader of the bad people.
Chesha and the twins had the same thought at the same time.
‘He hasn’t killed him yet.’
Kierian smiled as he stroked the heads of the twins, who were making absurd expressions.
“I’ll be back with Chesha, so stay still.”
“I’ll be back!”
Chesha waved goodbye to the twins.
Kierian held Chesha and headed directly to the Grand Temple.
While being held in his arms, Kierian acted no differently than usual.
He even seemed to be in a slightly better mood.
Chesha was relieved inside.
He was worried that he was very angry, but fortunately, it seemed that his heart had been relieved in the meantime.
The first day of the Small Saint Prayer Meeting.
The children gathered in the Grand Temple were scheduled to say the answers to the assignments they had received in advance and receive blessings from the Holy King.
Receiving the Holy King’s blessing was enough to make the prayer meeting worthwhile.
The children and guardians had excited faces.
Chesha, held in Kierian’s arms, looked at the Holy King sitting in the innermost part of the Grand Temple.
The Holy King, with murals praising God behind him and a benevolent smile, was as sacred as a painting.
And the clean and pure appearance of the Holy Priests and Holy Knights lined up on both sides of the Holy King.
It was a sight that would make even those who did not believe in religion feel reverent.
The ritualistic procedure passed, and the moment came when the children directly told the Holy King the answers to their assignments.
The first of the ninety-nine children to come forward was Remil from the Kingdom of Hebaton.
As Remil carefully walked forward, Cardinal Milliard, who was seated next to the Holy King, smiled contentedly.
People’s attention gathered.
Remil, who stepped forward with a shrunken look, tried to raise his voice and opened his mouth.
“I… If God accepts it… I want to dedicate all the divine power I have.”
Chesha frowned as he watched Remil carefully reach out his hand.
It seemed to be a strategy to show off his divine power and make the other children in the next turn not stand out.
‘It was only the other day that he lost control of his divine power and caused a mess!’
He was deciding that he should really pretend not to know this time, since there were many guys who would stop him even if he went on a rampage.
“Chesha.”
Kierian whispered in a laughing voice.
“Shall Daddy show you something fun?”
And Chesha saw it.
His eyes were shining with red malice.
Following that, a boy’s murmur spread throughout the quiet hall.
“…Ah, uh, why.”
Remil, who was waving his hand in the air, turned pale with embarrassment.
“Why, why is this happening…”
Divine power did not come out of Remil.