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Duke, Please Repent! - Chapter 20.2

Published at 19th of January 2022 02:31:09 PM


Chapter 20.2

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Translated by Appleot
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  Anyway, for that reason, I don’t know much about the emperor, but according to Zion’s memory, he seems to be related to the holy army.

  Since the Holy Lumen Empire is a segregated society, there have been some conflicts between successive emperors and popes, but it is said that they are reasonably well balanced at this time.

 

 ‘Well, there is a foretold disaster and a holy sword will be sent to the humans. It is of course blasphemy for them to fight and face each other in the Holy Empire, or anywhere else.’

 

  They joined forces to raise an army and make a temple to prepare for the calamity the demons would bring.

 

  ‘But, because of Serpence being added to the devil’s camp, everyone was defeated before they could even do things properly.’

 

  That being said, the demon worshipers are likely to check on what the Empire was doing, whether the empire was gathering forces or not.

 

  ‘It’s not like they’re stupid?’

 

  It’s not just one or two years, it’s been 25 years before the Holy Sword chooses its owner.

But, why did the demons give them time to prepare for disaster without quickly summoning the Demon King or anything?

 

  ‘But according to the worldview written by the author of [Master of the Holy Sword]…’

 

  It is said that this land consists of a single continent called ‘Canaan’. Of course, there are several large and small islands, but that is out of the question. The place where Canaan exists is called the ‘central world’ because the demon realm, the heavenly realm, and the spirit realm revolve around this place.

 

  In the innermost part, the spirit system rotates at a certain distance. Outside of that, the demon realm and the heavenly realm revolve in elliptical orbits. The problem is that they form a scissor shape across each other’s orbits, they’re not in the same direction.

 

  It is natural that the closer the dimension, the greater the interference. The demon worshipers were waiting for it. It was perfect to be subjugated if they ran wild when their strength was vague like now.

 

  ‘They can’t summon demons yet?’

 

  One year after the selection of the Holy Sword, the demons appeared, starting with the dark district. Anyway, this is a good time for demon worshipers. The demon realm and the heavenly realm are placed in a straight line, and the heavenly realm is completely obscured by the demon realm. It couldn’t have been a better time to summon the Demon King.

 

  ‘That’s why I’m waiting cautiously.’

 

  Coming back to the main topic, today, they are going to discuss this month’s schedule and new projects, along with a monthly report on everyone’s respective estates.

 

  “So, don’t get caught in the middle being drowsy, and read a book quietly.”

 

  It was not prepared for me, but it must have been prepared for my own image.

 

  “But what if there is an important issue or something to take note of…”

  “I’ll take care of that, Lord Rivelon, it’s enough for you to just stay awake.”

 

 Serpence shook his head and emphasized again and again. Are you doing this because the advisory council is boring? Or do you just not need me? I personally focused on the latter, but the moment the advisory council started and the emperor opened his mouth. I stuck my tongue out at Serpence’s cleverness, pulled out the novel and opened it.

 

  ‘That’s enough for a lullaby!’

 

  The Emperor has only just begun to speak, and the commissioners and aides are already exhausted. Even so, seeing the people trying to write down this and that is so…

 

  ‘If you have a bad brain, your body would suffer, but Serpence’s brain is good, so my body is comfortable!’

 

  I started to read, flicking the fountain pen that had not even opened the lid. It’s a fantasy world, isn’t it? General literature is also exciting like a fantasy novel.

 

  I read the novel more quickly than I expected.  In the end, after reading three parts, the meeting ended only when I read half of the first novel again.

 

  As soon as Serpence got into the carriage, he began to write down in his notebook what had been said at today’s meeting. He writes well without any blockage.

 

  “Have you memorized the entire meeting?”

   “Ummm… Sadly, I’m not that great of a person.”

 

  “Then what are you writing now?”

  “Based on the keywords I wrote down during the meeting, I’m replaying and organizing the info.”

 

  By the way, I would like to add that during meetings, there is a lot of debate and it tends to be a bit haphazard, so is this part neat?

  Even if it’s not a perfect memory ability, that’s already too much of an overflowing genius.

  Doing such an absurd thing casually and saying that you are not good enough. He went to heaven and is nowhere to be found.

 

  “Uh…what u said…”

 

  Suddenly, a warm energy wafted through my body, and when I looked at Serpeces, he was evoking divine power.

 

  “…what are you doing?”

  “Lord Rivelon looks tired.”

  “It’s not because of me, it’s because of the Duke, right?”

 

  As I grumbled with my mouth open, he responded by tilting his head.

 

  “And tomorrow evening there will be a banquet at the Imperial Palace.”

  “…a banquet?”

  “Yeah, you can think of this as a monthly event as well. I think you’ll like it.”

  “You just said this, I’m sure I’ll like it!”

 

  I thought so, Serpence nodded his head.

 

 I hate the simple me, who quickly gets better even though I know for sure that I’m going to be tired again soon.

 

  ‘Isn’t it like a buffet with a full course of delicious food when it comes to banquets?’

 

  From appetizers to desserts. Completely full course! It’s like an all-you-can-eat restaurant. I went there a lot with my friends, but when it comes to buffets like family restaurants, my sister sometimes took me with her.

 

  It’s not that I haven’t had a girlfriend in my entire life, but it’s all about dating briefly when I was in high school. When I was a student, it was too burdensome to spend tens of thousands of won per person on one meal.

 

  ‘By the way, I remember when my sister was idling at home, she suddenly wanted to go eat, and she took me with her because it was cumbersome to wash and dress up.’

 

  I was troubled by her a lot because I was 5 years old, but I was also kind of cute. Since my parents are dual-income, my older sister took care of me most of the time. So, it seems that I was greatly influenced by her personality and way of thinking.

 

  ‘···I miss everyone.’

 

  I was excited about the banquet for a while, but thinking of my family and friends made me depressed again. Even then, I suddenly feel better…

 

 “…Duke?”

  “Suddenly you look tired again.”

 

  A person that can’t even face his own emotions, he is well aware of the ups and downs of other people’s emotions and pours divine power into them.

 

  ‘No, no!’

 

  When I feel bad and then get better, I feel like I have become a depression patient. What the hell is this doing?

 

  “…this time, it’s not because of the Duke, it’s because I have something to think about for a while.”

  “Should I add more?”

  “No, that’s not it!”

 

  It’s a little creepy to be forced to change emotions by intention. It’s not the sort of thing that makes you feel hazy or excited. It only calms the unstable psychological state, but it is somehow wrong.

 

  ‘Should I say it’s like a drug with no side effects? Or an immediate-acting tranquilizer?’

 

  There are no withdrawal symptoms, and unless you are hurt or depressed, it usually has no effect. No matter how good a drug is, it is poisonous if taken in excess. If this happens repeatedly, it’s just like a depressed patient depends on a tranquilizer. It will become difficult to endure even insignificant things, and eventually you will become dependent on it.

 

  ‘···what? The more I think about it, the more dangerous it seems to me?’

 

  Can you say that this has no side effects?

  Rather, since there are no withdrawal symptoms, the thought that I don’t need to quit it  at any time makes me fall in love even more.

 

  “Duke, if you just have divine power, can you do it easily?”

  “It looks simple, but it’s delicate work…. It’s a technical issue rather than the amount of divine power, so there will be only about ten people on the continent who can do it.”

  “Aren’t you overusing such advanced technology too much?”

 

  It was so comfortable to use that I could breathe, so I thought it was just the nature of the divine power. I thought I could just check about it, but is it about how often he use it…?

 

  ‘Wait, is that…?’

 

  I tried to shake off any thoughts that ran through my mind for a moment. I feel like I know something I shouldn’t know.

 

  “Would you like more?”

  “No, that’s it! Unless I’m hurt enough to need treatment, or unless I specifically asked you to. Never again! Don’t infuse me with divine power.”

 

  In the future, the use of Serpence’s tranquilizers and anti-fatigue drugs will be completely banned.

 

  “Why is that?”

 

 “It’s hard to explain right now… Anyway, if I want to check if it’s true magic, at least when I’m not depressed. I’d like to ask you to do it.”

 

  Serpence made a face that he couldn’t understand the meaning of my words.





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