I Became the Father of a Degenerate Emperor

Episode 4. Dirty Deal

Episode 4. Dirty Deal

The time when the scorching sun rises higher and higher and accelerates.

I was now in what is called the ‘Hall of Seven Wings’.

When I look up at the ceiling, I feel dizzy because it is so high.

I wonder if the dwarf tribe who sneaked into the house of the giants felt exactly like this.

Several splendid chandeliers hung with crystals were pulling their golden chains taut, showing off their heavy presence, and dazzling sunlight streamed in through the large windows.

Amidst the dazzling light, thick golden pillars stood at regular intervals.

Because it is so big and magnificent, I naturally feel awe.

Between the pillars, statues reminiscent of ancient heroes were taking radical poses as if they were about to wield weapons at any moment. It was felt.

In addition to that, gold patterns and decorations of different shapes were in full bloom on the walls and ceiling, like the fresh green of early summer.

“The seven-winged hall… ….”

Indeed, it deserves to be called the place where the emperor’s dignity stood the most in this vast land of the empire.

After looking at it in awe for a while, I slowly moved forward, remembering the purpose of coming here.

Actually, this isn’t the first time I’ve been here.

Because this was the place where Count Desapio was beheaded not too long ago.

I hadn’t been able to take a closer look at the interior because I wasn’t in a hurry at the time.

As I made my way to the throne, I vividly recalled the events of that day.

Obviously, a fountain of blood was sprayed, but no matter how clean it was, no matter how much I looked at the floor, there wasn’t even the slightest stain of blood left.

Anyway, it was the first murder I ever committed.

Even though he killed people by swinging his sword himself, he didn’t seem sick or traumatized.

I was so calm that I wondered if the emperor’s memory and soul, which might have remained in this body, were correcting my spirit.

Or maybe it’s because Count Desapio is a cheap villain even if he dies.

He was an academy classmate of the Emperor and Estill, and secretly had a crush on her.

But before they could do anything, the two of them already met their eyes, and his one-sided love repeatedly metamorphosed in frustration, eventually degenerating into a morbid obsession.

In the end, Count Desapio voluntarily went to the demons to get rid of the emperor.

He decided that this was the only way to kill the Emperor, the strongest sword master in the Empire.

As a result, if it weren’t for him, the tragedy of the emperor destroying his family and empire with his own hands would never have happened.

Maybe that’s why I didn’t feel even the slightest bit of remorse after killing him.

The name of the demon he met was Camilla.

After the emperor was poisoned with poison, she pretended to be a mistress under the name of Camilla Vicious and constantly visited the imperial palace.

In addition to manipulating the emperor like a puppet, he terribly harassed the empress and princes by stabbing them.

Actually, the reason I came here was to deal with Camilla Vicious.

I hadn’t actually seen him since I possessed the body of the emperor, but since the rumor that Count Desapio had died had spread throughout the empire, it seemed clear that he would personally go to the imperial palace soon.

So it was necessary to prepare in advance.

Because now I absolutely need demon blood to make an antidote for demon poison.

I kept moving forward along the red carpet in front of me.

“Yes.”

Savoring the stinging pain, I walked slowly up the stairs with a limp, one step at a time.

A huge golden throne placed on a platform.

This is the seven-winged throne that only one person, the emperor, can sit on in the Kratus Empire.

Three large golden wings hung on either side of the throne, each showing off its dynamic figure in a different shape.

Judging from the fact that even the texture of each feather was engraved in detail, it seemed that no ordinary effort was put into its production.

And one of the largest wings behind it was spreading wide to the side, showing off an overwhelming presence.

The six wings represent the six ducal families that support the empire, and the largest wing represents the imperial family.

Actually, the reason I came here today wasn’t because of the seven wings on the throne.

What I’m interested in right now is the eighth wing hidden from view.

I went to the back of the throne.

Six wings were attached to form a long oval shape.

And the inside of that ellipse.

A small wing the size of a palm was pathetically attached right next to the place where the largest wingspan was attached.

Let’s hold the small wing and rotate it clockwise,

Clap-

The sound of large pieces of metal engaging each other came from inside the throne.

Kukuku kung-

The entire building suddenly begins to shake violently, as if an earthquake had struck.

Kurrureung-

Soon after, the wall at the back was pushed aside like a sliding door, revealing a dark space.

I went inside cautiously.

Kurrureung-

The door closed by itself as soon as I entered, as if there was a special device that detects entry and exit.

The inside wasn’t as dark as I thought.

It was because the stones embedded in the ceiling at regular intervals emitted light on their own like lighting fixtures.

After passing through a passage narrow enough for only one adult male to walk through, and going down the stairs at the end, we finally arrived at our destination today.

This was the long-forgotten imperial treasure house.

It’s called the ‘Nest of Palik’.

Emperors of the Kratus Empire were sword masters from generation to generation, conquering many kingdoms one after another, large and small, and steadily collecting a large number of loot and treasure.

It hardly needs explaining that only the most valuable of them made it here.

And at this point, I was the only one in the world who knew this place.

Looking around closely, I found that in one corner were piled up like a mountain of various jewels and gold coins, and in the center of the treasure chest, numerous weapons that might have been national treasures of the fallen kingdoms were carefully kept in a glass tube as if they were on display in a museum. .

What I want will be here, somewhere.

It wasn’t long before I found what I was looking for.

A dagger with a blade made of red jewels.

I took it out carefully.

A fairly long blade for a dagger.

The name of this was ‘Claws of Chaos’, and it was the only weapon that could kill demons because I couldn’t use an aura.

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About 5 years ago.

Count Desapio spent a huge amount of money and hired countless adventurers.

It was to find a demon that would make his wish come true.

After months of searching, I was able to finally find out the location of one demon.

A hillside located not too far beyond the borders of the Kratus Empire.

There must have been a demon that I was looking forward to meeting so much.

Count Desapio went looking for his demons alone in the middle of the night without an escort.

It meant risking his life.

That much was desperate and infinitely serious.

Buck and go.

According to what the adventurers told us in advance, there wouldn’t be a single monster in this area.

I heard that the demons who settled here must be the cause.

Actually, not a single monster showed their nose during the entire climb up the mountain.

Count Desapio stopped his steps right in front of a large clearing bathed in the cool moonlight.

A dark cave with no view inside was blocking him.

He shouted into the cave.

“I’m here to meet the demons!”

Even though it was the words he spat out, he had a very awkward expression on his face.

Swoop-

After a while, the upper body of a woman with red hair slowly came out from the pitch-black darkness.

“Why did humans come to my place? Do you think her life is worth it?”

Count Dessa Pio felt his entire body become extremely sensitive at the bewitching voice of Siri.

It was more of a male’s impulsive excitement for an extremely attractive female than fear of a predator.

Even though it is covered with bright red scales, the dark curves felt from the upper body looked incomparably more appetizing, and even the face with the evil smile was so enchanting that it could be compared to the Estill longed for a lifetime.

“Gulp-“

Her lower body, which looks so bizarre that it’s hard to swallow, catches her eye.

It was elongated like that of a snake and was densely covered with large scales.

Looking at the body alone, it looked like a lamia, but the two curved horns growing on top of its head were clearly emitting red light.

Perhaps that light is the light of chaos that only demons can handle.

It was definitely a demon.

“Hum-hum. I have come to offer you something.”

A demon in the form of a snake that seemed to be attracted by the word proposal, moving like a snake, and suddenly approaching the side and whispering naturally.

“A suggestion? Are you curious about that? What on earth did you want to come to, risking your life? I bet you didn’t come here because you wanted to be eaten.”

Sug-

As the tip of its long tail slowly stroked his cheek, the terrifying touch caused chicken meat to sprout on the nape of Count Desapio’s neck.

“K, kill the emperor of the Kratus Empire and give me the empress. I want only that.”

Although he was trembling, his voice was full of hatred and inferiority complex, and his eyes were burning with greed.

“Then what can I get?”

Sleep-

The snake’s tail coiled around his torso and choked him up to his neck. Even with the slightest force, the neck bones would snap and break like fragile twigs.

“I will do anything I can.”

“Anything? Is it really?”

“If you give me Estill, I swear to heaven that I will.”

“I am Camilla. You?”

“My name is Olric Desapio.”

Count Desapio, who thought things would work out well, didn’t bother to ask, but he hesitated to talk about the situation he was in, and the more Camilla heard it, the more she couldn’t hide her taste.

In the first place, the interests of the two beings, who were obviously of different species, were almost identical.

Because the demon’s goal has always been the same.

To exterminate humans on this vast continent.

That was all.

However, the strongest sword master, the emperor of the Kratus Empire, was holding on so hard that he couldn’t move easily.

From the point of view of the demons, just fighting that monstrous emperor was a very burdensome situation.

If the demons even revealed their identities in such a situation, all the humans on the continent might unite around the Kratus Empire and launch a pincer attack at once.

That’s why Camilla thought Count Desapio’s proposal was a really good opportunity.

As an aristocrat, he should be able to get close to the emperor easily.

If only one emperor of the Kratus Empire could be broken, everything would be so easy after that.

Surely-

Camilla, who freed Count Desapio, stepped back slightly behind her.

“I have a very good number. How about listening to it?”

As Count Desapio hurriedly nodded, Camilla’s new body was clumped together in darkness, and in an instant the snake’s tail and scales disappeared.

In the place where the hideous monster was coiled, only a beautiful woman in a red dress was standing before she knew it.

She was so suffocating that I couldn’t take my eyes off her.

Camilla handed Count Desapio a small bottle of poison.

And she told me in detail what to do next.

Count Desapio returned with an excited face and started buying all the dragon skins circulating throughout the empire with a large amount of money.

He summoned one of the best shoe makers in the empire as well as an outstanding wizard.

Earl Desapio, who was an academy classmate with the emperor, knew it well.

The boots worn by the emperor were always easily torn.

Of course, protecting the boots with an aura could have prevented them from tearing.

However, no matter how great a sword master, there was a limit to the total amount of mana, and it was impossible to keep the aura outside the body for a long time.

Moreover, when a battle takes place for days and days like a battlefield, in the end, it was a reality that just putting an aura on the sword was daunting.

So, with just a few transcendent movements in adverse conditions, even boots made of sturdy material would be helplessly torn like paper.

Since the emperor swept all over the battlefield whenever he had a chance, he would be quite interested in sturdy military boots.

The artisans and magicians summoned by Count Desapio made the world’s most durable military boots by compressing the dragon’s skin according to the customer’s needs.

The cost of the materials alone was high enough to buy an entire territory, but Count Desapio didn’t regret it in the slightest.

‘…… With this, I can be with Estill soon!’

On a night when everyone was asleep, only Count Desapio’s office was brightly lit.

He put on his magnifying glasses and carefully picked up a tiny needle with tweezers.

His hands trembled as if he had a tremor.

He focused all his attention on his eyes and fingers.

Then he applied superglue to the needles and secured them to the insoles of his boots.

Not too long ago, he had been purchased by a famous alchemist with expensive money, so the effect was certain.

“Ha ha ha! That’s it! It’s done!”

Count Desapio rejoices as if he had the whole world.

Ssiik-

It was clear that the emperor would not feel anything even if he wore military boots.

The length of the needle was only long enough to slightly dig into the calluses.

No matter how many times I was stabbed, I wouldn’t even feel it.

“Now then, can I just give it to Estill?”

Since Estill has always been kind and kind to himself, it shouldn’t be too difficult to meet him face to face, and if he explains the durability of these boots well, he will surely be passed on to the emperor.

“If the emperor gave it to you, he would wear it without a shadow of a doubt.”

The operation seemed to have already been successful.

“Estill is mine now…… !”

Since he was born, he had never been so happy.