Wish 27: Sovereignty...!

After finishing my bath, which had been disturbed from several ways...

And preparing Kugssa for herself and the luggage as well...

We left the place, flying towards the capital, exactly towards the imperial palace.

We faced some problems due to my poor control over mana...

But we arrived by morning, exactly on time.

We entered the capital and were surprised by its great prosperity...

Everything, from the buildings to the people, has an elegant appearance.

I thought to myself,

'Anyone who sees this capital will say that this empire is not suffering from any famine, but is living in

peace and prosperity.'

But of course, I can't say this...

I have seen with my own eyes the famine that strikes this empire, caused by the nobles...

My anger also explodes as soon as I think about the cause of this famine.

So, we wandered around the capital for a while...

Until we reached the far north of the capital...

And there we found a miserable neighborhood, the neighborhood of the poor.

Despite its name, it is a neighborhood inhabited by the locals...

So, in other places in the capital, the nobles inhabit.

Here, you can deduce that the nobles in the capital have the same behaviors as nobles elsewhere.

I also feel it slightly...

Negative mana!

Those cursed nobles!

'My lord... Haven't you forgotten what you did among the commoners.... in one of your previous lives.'

What?

How do you know about my past lives?

'Of course, I have seen your memories, My lord.'

Do you mean to say that you now remember things that I myself have forgotten?

a previous life, huh...

Yes, I feel that I have done many things throughout my past lives...

A lot...

But do you know something? I have never created any Chimeras before!

I'm sure of that...

I might have done many things that are unforgivable due to the obligatory wishes...

But I haven't turned humans into Chimeras!

And not only that...

I haven't collected girls and women from the locals...

Then rapping and torturing them to the point where they beg me to kill them and free them from that hell!

I haven't collected the bodies of those women and the bodies of the commoners who died because of the

famines I caused...

And ultimately use them in manufacturing Chimeras!

Do you know what Chimera manufacturing is?

'... No, My lord...'

To be able to create a Chimera, you will need something important, a pure soul that has been tortured and corrupted with negative mana...

You imprison it inside a group of bodies to finally give you a weak Chimera that can do nothing but obey the commands of its creator.

I might delve into dark magic, but I will not go so far as to use it on humans who have not caused me any harm.

I can use spirit summoning, but I refuse to use it as long as I don't need it.

Even I have limits I don't want to cross...

But perhaps this empire will push me to exceed those limits.

'My lord... listen to me carefully, no matter what happens in this world, I swear I will fly for you only and sweep my wing for anyone who harms you.

Until the promised day comes... I will always stand by your side, Master.'

The promised day?

"Master, look, we have arrived."

This palace is huge...

And it's extremely white.

It seems the emperor is of the showy type.

"Excuse me, Sir, are you the imperial instructor, and is this Princess Kugssa?"

Even the knight at the palace gate knows me...

"Yes, I have come to meet the emperor."

This knight possesses the aura of the sword around him...

It seems the standard of strength here will be higher than I thought.

"Please, come this way. His Majesty the Emperor is waiting for you!"

The knight pointed us towards the palace.

That path was filled with powerful knights guarding it...

It appears they are taking extreme caution with me.

"Please, come in. The emperor is waiting for you in the throne room."

Kugssa and I entered the throne room...

Then I began to feel the amount of mana increasing with every step I took...

That negative mana.

"Welcome! Welcome, Imperial Instructor, it is an honor for me to see you directly."

His voice carries a tone of nobility and dignity, his words are measured without mistakes, his gaze carries a sense of majesty...

Yes, he is the Emperor!

I can't control myself, the moment of truth is approaching.

For the first time, I experienced this strange feeling.

"No, the honor is mine to meet you, Emperor of the Svant Empire."

With a slight bow, I showed my little respect for him and with a touch of sacred mana pressure, I displayed my place to him.

The surprise was even greater...

This scoundrel...!

He's in the Divine stage!!

"Well, well, I've always wanted to meet you, Instructor. I've heard about your overwhelming power, so I thought you might have also reached sovereignty. It seems my assumption was correct."

So, they call divinity sovereignty...

Or maybe I'm mistaken?

"But, Instructor, don't you think it's impolite to present us with a false appearance!"

What?

He managed to detect my disguise?

Then he's not an ordinary warrior in the Divine stage...

This Emperor has begun to recognize a certain path!

"Very well~ Since there's no use in hiding, why don't I show you my true form."

I hope I don't appear in your nightmares~

'Ugh... What's that sight? He has black skeletal arms and legs, and numerous wings on his back... What the hell is he?!'

Whoa...

Look at him, trying not to change his expression.

"Despite your somewhat terrifying appearance, I don't know why I can't take my eyes off you. Your presence is attractive, Instructor."

Well, he's somewhat mistaken.

"It's not my appearance that's attractive, but my path!"

"Path?"

What? Don't tell me he knows nothing about the path while hinting at it already?

"You're already hinting at the path, so how do you know nothing about it?"

"If you're talking about how I reached sovereignty, of course, that was through a secret skill."

So, he hinted at a specific path with the help of a secret skill...

Even if this secret skill's revolutions are passed down through generations of emperors from a long time ago...

It's still not enough to reach divinity on its own.

"You... Tell me the truth, that secret skill wasn't the only thing. I know very well what it means to reach sovereignty."

The Emperor smiled cunningly, and his attitude shifted from noble to bold.

"Of course, it's not enough. I had to work on a project with all the nobles of the empire to reach where I am now. 

An interesting project."

The Emperor rose from his throne and descended.

"If you want to know the details of this project, it's simple. All you have to do is become the instructor for my little princess."

I understood...

He called it a small project...

Without knowing what this project is, I can confirm that this scoundrel has a hand in what the other nobles are doing...

From creating Chimeras to continuously producing negative mana...

This scoundrel has used negative mana to reach divinity.

And he's preparing an army of Chimeras for something.

"This is my fourth daughter. Come, introduce yourself."

He also wants to win me over by making me the instructor for the princess.

"I'm honored to meet you, Master. I am the Fourth Princess and I am still fourteen years old. But I hope our time together will be pleasant."

Hmmm...

Why do I feel like this princess is familiar?

Doesn't she somewhat resemble Russel??

No, maybe I'm just imagining it. I need to quickly end this because of my desire for revenge on Russel...

Yes, that's the reason for my delusions.

But more importantly, I won't allow this scoundrel's plans to proceed as he intends.

"Unfortunately, you're not talented enough to receive my teachings, princess~"

The Fourth Princess was surprised and saddened.

While the Emperor displayed some anger and questioning.

Your punishment won't be simple. Let's start this tragedy with a little indulgence first~!