Became the Emperor in the Hero Game

14 – 14.

After greeting the people around me, I first contacted the northern part and announced my intention to visit. I led some of them and headed out of the islands.

“I hear that Haeyeon installs a gate that connects the capital and each major province and maintains it at all times. Can’t we just do the same, Your Majesty?”

Craul was grumbling the whole time, as if he was quite dissatisfied with being interrupted in his research.

“What a novel idea. If one day the Empire loses most of its territory and becomes similar in size to what it has been doing, and there are no forces threatening the Empire at that time, then I will consider it.”

Space magic is a space magic that increases in difficulty exponentially as the distance traveled increases, and it is unimaginable how much it will be broken to maintain it in the empire at all times.

In fact, did Hae-on really want to make such a gate?

And in the first place, it is impossible to activate any space magic in the system.

A magic circle is laid to prevent someone from attacking the island with space magic or running away from the island with space magic.

Does it make sense to get rid of this just because it’s annoying?

“Why don’t you think I just got some exercise in a while, Sir Crow?”

“Where is anyone exercising at this hour, Sir Prio? No, in the first place, do you count riding a wagon as exercise?”

“Still, isn’t it quite charming?”

I didn’t want to attract unnecessary attention, so I was moving late at night.

The scenery of the night sky reflected through the window of the carriage was certainly worth seeing.

“Sir Frio.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Have you had enough conversation with Sir Giel?”

“Ah, hahahaha. Of course.”

“What did Sir Giel say?”

“Well, next time I will kill you if you do things like that… “

“Sir Giel. Please be more careful in the future.”

“I will keep this in mind, Your Majesty.”

In the first place, Prio’s skills were better than the former vice-captain of the Hwangyeong Knights who died, but he did not entrust him with a heavy job due to poor handling of the work.

This happens as soon as I’m given the position of vice-captain because there aren’t enough people.

Well, what if a person is a little lax?

If you are loyal and have good skills, that’s enough.

“Your Majesty, we have arrived.”

It wasn’t long before the coachman announced that he was out of the system.

“Okay. Lord Crowl, get ready.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

When we got off the wagon, the magicians who had been following us on other wagons also got off at once and started preparing for the great magic.

“Ugh, I really hate space magic.”

“If you wish, Sir Frio may run all the way to the north. If he runs with all his might, he won’t be too late.”

At my words, Frio immediately shut his mouth.

After waiting for a while, I felt the mana fill the space.

Crowl created the spell, and the magician corps replenished magic.

“Your Majesty, then I will activate it.”

As Crowl beckoned, a small magic circle was drawn under Frio’s feet and me, and it gradually grew in size to include both of them.

“Then, see you in half a year, Your Majesty.”

Shortly after he finished speaking, his vision changed.

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“Woo-wook… Your Majesty, are you okay?”

As soon as the transfer ended, Prio, who was gagging, asked me.

In response, I raised my hand and showed the ring I was wearing.

An artifact that protects the wearer from all status ailments, including poison, curses, and charms, and always keeps them in top condition.

This ring even protected me from motion sickness caused by space magic.

Leaving behind Frio, who nodded with an understanding expression, I turned and looked at our destination.

A pure white castle that looks like it was made of snow, no, it’s rare.

The Grand Duke’s residence was there.

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Dragon blood flows in the Arhan royal family.

In the Empire, no. A rumor that anyone living on the continent would have heard at least once.

It is a rumor that there are many exceptional people in the imperial family, the founding myth that there was a dragon who helped the first emperor, and the fact that the imperial family uses dragon patterns as various symbols. I knew.

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As we moved forward and arrived at the gate, the gate opened by itself as if to welcome us.

“Your Majesty. I will see you.”

Prio led the way, accompanying me, and I followed him with a small sigh.

After… I ended up coming here again.

The grand duke who accompanied the beginning of the empire.

The white dragon that rules the north.

And… My master

To the rarity of Artemia.

“Your Majesty, are you okay?”

Is my face conspicuously frowning? Frio asked anxiously.

“It’s okay. Please don’t worry.”

We continued walking down the hallways of the castle for a long time after that, but no matter how much we walked, we couldn’t see a single room, let alone the end of the corridor.

“Your Majesty. This… “

“Well, it seems that the Grand Duke does not welcome you. I’ll be going alone from here, so please wait here and be guided by the grand duke’s subordinates when they come.”

“Your Majesty, no matter what, I am an escort… “

“What do you need an escort for here? Sir Giel was also sent because he just wanted him to suffer in the cold, and he probably didn’t think he would really need an escort.”

If you really needed an escort, you’d bring Peltz or Giel.

Swallowing back my words, I left Prio alone and walked alone.

When I started walking alone, the scenery changed little by little this time.

If the hallway before was desolate with nothing on it, this time all sorts of rare objects decorated both sides of the hallway like a museum.

From crowns adorned with innumerable small jewels, masterpieces of painters who dominated the era long ago, to magic tools that appeared only as mentions in the ‘Chronicles of Shien’.

It was a corridor that seemed to show off ‘I am such a great dragon’, but the Archduke’s room was still invisible.

Whoa…

“The Archduke. The Emperor of the Empire has visited. I don’t expect to meet you, but don’t be so rude.”

As I let out a long sigh and spoke, I heard a voice whispering in my ear.

“I’m not a grand duke. What did I say to call you?”

It was a contradictory voice that was neat and bewitching, charming and cute at the same time.

Because of that mind-shaking, magical voice, I didn’t seek out the Grand Duke until I got my ring, and even with the ring, it wasn’t easy to maintain my composure before becoming a mage.

“… Master.”

“Yes.”

With a satisfied voice, the door leading to the Archduke’s room appeared before my eyes.

When I opened the door made of ice that shone more beautifully than any jewel, I saw the Grand Duke sitting on a chair in the shape of a human, and a room filled with all sorts of luxuries that could not be outdone by comparison with my bedroom.

“Did you change the room?”

“I have changed. Wasn’t it very desolate before?”

Surely, the last time I came, there was nothing but a table and bedding.

I nodded obediently.

“Well, isn’t it pretty good now? I’ve been paying attention.”

The dragon’s aesthetic sense was truly amazing, and it was certainly not inferior to the rooms decorated by experts in the imperial palace.

On the contrary, the level of ornaments was higher on this side, so if it was better, it was excellent.

“Yes, the fact that you came means that the war is over.”

“Yes.”

“The person you sent recently told me that a traitor had been born.”

“… I have no face.”

“It’s an empire founded by the original daughter’s brother, but what to do with the family management so lax? The original woman is deeply concerned about the stability of her empire.”

What do you mean?

In the long history of the empire, the grand duke has never been interested in affairs within the empire.

Of course, this is not the first time a rebellion has occurred,

There is even a history where the imperial palace was occupied and the emperor acted as a scarecrow.

“Even during her wars and revolts, she did not seek her original daughter, so why did she find her original daughter now?”

It was a pretty blunt answer, but since it hasn’t been a day or two since the grand duke showed such an attitude, I didn’t care too much about it.

“There is something I would like to ask you for advice on. Also, I feel the need to learn magic a little more, so I want to receive training… “

“Is that true!”

As soon as I mentioned the matter, the grand duke raised himself up as if he had been thrown out of a chair and shouted.

“Yes. If you allow it, he’ll stay here for half a year to learn magic… “

“Half a year! Half a year, good! Well thought out.”

As if his bluntness up until now was a lie, the Archduke stood up and walked around the room, speaking to himself.

“Half a year, half a year. First of all, you have to complete elemental magic. After that, after teaching barrier magic and space magic, after raising the level… “

Why are you like that all of a sudden?