Chapter(52)

Episode(52): Annoyance! Who is Sullivan?

SOVEREIGN OF DEATH~(52)

The hell!

He didn't want to die!

The guard now felt like he really should have listened to his mother when she told him that as an idiot he should have just found a stable job as a woodcutter, gotten married and had a child.

Life would be so peaceful!

Would he even need to risk dying in this godforsaken palace?!

Even while he was trying his best to keep others calm in this situation where so much blood was spilled and heads exploded like firecrackers one after the other, who could remain calm?

Several nobles were so close to the bloodshed that blood and pieces of flesh had even entered their mouths.

Looking at their fearful expression even though they had long fainted who would tell them to be calm?

Even the Guard himself was terrified.

He was in no state to calm others down!

What made him even more terrified was the fact that he was this close to being turned into a corpse!

Luckily the demon turned his attention back to Renji, but was this abominable demon back again!

Is there no justice in this world?

Mother, your son will be leaving this world first! I'll definitely never touch a sword in my next life and just be a common herb gatherer!

Pa!

Before the guard could properly sink into his desperation, a palm slapped him nearly into the next dimension.

F*ck! If you're going to kill me then do it, is there a need to humiliate me…..

But when he saw who it was he was shocked!

It was the princesssss!!!!!!

[Guard explain the situation]

Maria ignored the guard's stunned look and asked impatiently.

Compared to the guard's thoughts, she would rather know the situation.

Hearing her words, the guard quickly came back to his senses and he once more began to shiver uncontrollably as he thought back to before.

[La-lady Maria….]

[Yes, it's me. Now tell me what in the world happened?]

Of course, Maria could just squeeze through the crowd and immediately join the excitement but she didn't dare do such a thing.

Who would enter into an unknown battlefield without preparations?

Maria wasn't such a person!

The guard seemed to know that Maria would make a move if he said anything so he shook his head fervently with fear gripping his heart.

[N-No, you can't be here princess!...]

What was going on inside?

Would he dare send the princess to her death?

Even though he was completely struck with fear, at the moment he was still a knight of the empire.

Not to mention there was no way he could allow such a young girl to waltz to her death just like that!

But he knew that just saying that much wouldn't make the princess understand.

So he tried to explain everything clearly, but his fear just made his words broken and incomprehensible. 

[Mo-Monster! Inside the banquet….he-he can kill everyone….it's not safe and everyone will die! We'll all die! You need to run away now princess!]

Sh*t!

Even the guard felt like he was spouting nothing but gibberish!

He wanted to get his point across clearly but his brain felt so pressured that he could barely structure a proper sentence!

Maria raised her hand and once again-

Pa!

A crisp sound rang out and the guards face now had a red palm print on the side of his face.

It was obvious that this slap was stronger than the last!

Even now Maria showed no hints of being remorseful or sorry in the slightest.

She was extremely displeased with the behaviour of this knight.

Even if you were beaten to death your duty as a knight was to stand strong and hold the banner of the Empires pride high unwavering even up to your death!

The guard rubbed his swollen face with a dumbfounded look.

Had he really been slapped?

Twice at that?

He felt like cursing but the person before him wasn't someone he could offend at all!

Moreover as a citizen of the empire, even as a newly enlisted knight he still had a great amount of loyalty and respect for her.

Maria smiled wryly in her heart.

She had levelled up recently and hadn't yet completely gotten used to her newfound strength.

Had she been a bit too rough with her attack just now?

But if she hadn't done it the guard would still be lost in his hysteria unable to explain properly.

If she had really gone overboard he would have likely lost all his teeth in a single slap.

She didn't have the time to think about this anyway.

The knight was still in a daze from being slapped and still hadn't moved since then.

Maria clicked her tongue silently, this guard's will was too small and she could only shake her head.

With such a weak spirit he was more suited to gathering herbs in the wild.

Why did such a person become a guard?

How had he passed the review?

Of course Maria knew.

In this world, one's occupation was everything.

If you had the knight class then it was only natural to enlist as a knight and make some big money.

But not everyone had a personality suited for the job.

She was frustrated and slapped him a few more times to vent her frustration.

[Calm down knight!]

After giving a loud shout, the guard's eyes regained some focus and his body slightly stopped trembling.

Seeing this, Maria released his collar and let him stand on his on.

She looked at him with a sigh and spoke unhurried.

At any rate there were many experts so she didn't need to worry if someone really was causing trouble.

The blood on the nobles made her troubled but she still needed to know the situation first before she mad a move.

[If you keep falling over your words like this and rambling nonsense then even if it's a dangerous situation, believe me I will waltz right in there regardless of whether I may die]

The guard wanted to say that he had long warned her.

If she really wanted to court death then go ahead!

It wasn't like he was the one dying.

But Marias next words were so vicious that the guard nearly spurted a mouth full of blood.

[I am sure I can leave a will making a certain someone take responsibility for my death, what do you say? Are you willing?]

Maria smiled, however this smile was unlike any other and was laced with venom!

He was speechless.

Lady, as a princess did you really need to be so shameless?

Who in the world dared to take responsibility for a princess's death? 

Madness!

Such a person would have to have been kicked in the head by a donkey!

Who in their right minds would be so suicidal that they would want to take such responsibilities on their own necks?

Never!

Even if he wanted to die there were many easier and less painful methods of leaving this world!

The words of the princess only made him feel like life was unfair.

Seriously, it was just one thing after the other.

He wished he had just called a sick leave today but no!

He was too greedy for a damn bonus and wanted to work overtime and now here he was!

Dammit!

Maria chuckled inside.

It was just a joke of course.

Nonetheless it was a joke that allowed the man to calm down.

Although he was still terrified and slightly trembling, it wasn't by much.

Maria sighed.

Her father just picked knights based on their classes and it wasn't based on skill in the slightest.

At times you had those with high classes but they lacked skill potential and even the drive to work hard.

At times there were those with average and low classes that were extremely skilled and had the drive to work hard they even had the potential to grow.

However her father only endorsed the former and not the latter.

That was why guards like these still existed in her palace.

Maria resolved herself to fix this problem after she dealt with her current troubles.

Well, at the least he didn't completely fail in his job.

He still tried to evacuate the people even though he was shaking like a wet dog in winter.

Maria was somewhat relieved of this but that didn't change her thoughts.

Placing this at the back of her mind she spoke.

[Have you calmed down yet?]

[Y-Yes...]

Maria nodded.

If he dared to say no she wouldn't have held back from slapping him a few more times.

By then even his parents wouldn't recognize him.

[Good]

Now was no time to stand on ceremony.

[Now, explain calmly and clearly this time. What's with the commotion and why is there blood?]

The guard had said there was a monster inside the banquet hall just now and she was curious.

What monster would dare to invade the royal capital of all places?

Just think about it, even with the war at its initial stages that didn't mean that there were no preparations in order.

Weren't they afraid that they came and couldn't return with their lives?

It was extremely strange.

The guard calmed his nerves and began to explain.

He spoke about everything from the moment Sullivan arrived to when he had started his slaughter.

Maria who had been calm from the beginning revealed a shocked expression.

A high class demon had appeared.

Moreover the hero had even used his ultimate moves twice yet the demon was still completely unscathed from start to finish!

She was appalled.

Even though she hated Renji one had to admit that his light of judgment was something like an overpowered cheat against demons.

And yet.

…

The situation seemed far direr than she had expected it to be.

Just judging based on the strength the guard described it had to be one of the demon kings, a heavenly kings.

But which one was it?

Maria knew all the four names of the heavenly kings but this Sullivan was completely new.

Was he a new addition of some sorts?