On the morning of July 15, dark clouds were over the city of Sook, and the cool summer breeze had been blowing non-stop since last night.

This is a typical sign before the summer rainstorms of the plains, but it is also possible that the gods played a little joke on their people.

Or... It's someone preparing a big magic.

For this reason, the various mage organizations in Suker City have been busy monitoring the distribution of magical elements in the surrounding area of Suk City since late last night, and have also built a huge magical defense circle overnight.

But in the morning, they found out that it was just a very ordinary natural phenomenon.

Today's morning in Suker City may be due to the weather, it has been eerily silent since dawn, the mob that used to take to the streets every day is nowhere to be seen today, and there are only a few people in the morning chaos in the morning market.

This is not normal at all, because Sook City is a huge city with a population of over a million!

What's even more bizarre is that the patrols and guards of the city defense forces on the streets of the city have all been replaced by regular soldiers of the Royal United Legion.

...

Three full days had passed since the young Emperor Sinda clashed with his cabinet members on the 12th and drew his sword against him. During these three days, the Emperor never stepped out of the war room again!

Even if the empire faced the current situation, Emperor Sinda still had no way to put down the dignity of the emperor and apologize to his courtiers.

He hid in the war room...

No, he waited in the war room for his courtiers to come and apologize to him,

Because before that, every time he got angry, no matter who was right or wrong, the nobles would apologize to him.

But this time, no one came to apologize to him ...

On the first day, a maid brought him food, but he was directly hacked to death in the war room by the angry emperor!

After that, no one ever set foot in the room again.

It seemed as if a long time had passed, the oil lamp in the room went out, the light at the window dimmed and brightened, lit up and dimmed again, and after repeating this several times, no one entered the room.

He wanted to get out of the room several times during this time, but he was afraid that something terrible was happening outside. Something he didn't want to face, and even more so something he didn't want to think about...

Therefore, he could only hide here and wait for the courtiers to apologize to him.

The next day he felt hungry for the first time, and it was a terrible feeling, and on the third day he was so hungry that he wanted to go to the table, but the dignity of the emperor prevented him from doing so.

The sound of footsteps in the hallway outside the room always gave him hope, and he wanted to shout orders to the people outside to bring him something to eat, but he was afraid that no one would heed his orders.

So, he chose to remain silent.

...

I don't know how long it has been, but Sinda, who was in a state of collapse and extremely weak from hunger, seemed to hear footsteps outside the door again, accompanied by his familiar voice.

Hope came again, and with the last of his strength he stood up and sat down on his throne, his back puffed up with what he considered to be the most majestic expression, waiting for the door to open.

"Squeak"

This time, Cinda was not disappointed, and the door was opened... Walking into the war room was the Imperial Empress Penny, dressed in a silk summer dress.

Seeing his wife appear at the door, Sinda was relieved, and he subconsciously looked behind his wife, expecting the other party to bring him some food. However, due to his long stay in the dark, his eyes that looked at the bright light were tingling and unbearable, and he was forced to withdraw his gaze.

Opposite the door, Penny frowned, the unpleasant smell of the room and the peculiar stench of summer, and the body of the maid who had been stabbed to death three days earlier, were all reasons for her frown.

As Penny barely adjusted to everything in the room and looked at Sinda sitting upright in the shadows, she was disgusted by the upright sitting posture and the 'majestic' expression of the other.

Penny resisted the swear words that she wanted to blurt out, and chose to ignore her husband's instructions to the maids behind her: "Light the oil lamps and candles, and clean up the dirty places." ”

When the maids heard this, they entered the room and began to get busy with their work in an orderly manner.

Penny, on the other hand, did not rush into the room, she stood in the doorway and quietly looked at her husband, who was sitting on the throne of the emperor, and Zindah, who had adapted to the light, was also looking at him.

Neither of them was in a hurry to speak, Penny didn't want to say it, and Sinda didn't dare to say it, he was afraid of getting bad news.

When the oil lamp and candles lit up the room, Penny walked into the room, but instead of going to her husband, she walked to the window and opened it to let in the fresh air from outside, and looked at the bright clusters of flowers in the back garden below.

She whispered at the light floral scent of the flowers, "Do you still want to play your role as emperor?" she looked out the window as she spoke, as if talking to herself.

"I was originally the emperor. Sinda responded to her wife's ridicule in a hoarse voice.

"Three days still make you wonder?" Penny turned to look at her husband, her eyes full of disappointment and incredulity, "no one thinks of you as an emperor anymore." ”

This time, Sinda didn't reply immediately.

Penny's gaze began to appear with a faint coldness, "The subjects of the empire need an emperor who can lead them out of their predicament, not an emperor who wears an imperial face all day long and does not do what an emperor should do. ”

"Even you want to betray me?" Sinda tried to stand up, but he was exhausted and had some difficulty just supporting his body and sitting.

Penny shook her head, "It's you who betrayed us, betrayed the Empire. She said in the presence of the maid, "Do you think of how you want to say goodbye to your empire?"

"You want to kill the king?" Xinda's face changed, and the strength in her body suddenly stood up straight, looking at her wife with a shocked face, "You actually help them... You Reagan family sure enough..."

"Don't get my family involved!" Penny scolded in a low voice, "You don't deserve to mention the Reagan family at all, you are not even as good as an ordinary citizen in Suke City except for your noble blood!"

"You're trying to kill the king!" Sinda growled, his whole body trembling, he was terrified, but more angry.

"No, we're saving the Empire. Penny's voice was as cold as the judgment of death, "This is a joint decision of the Imperial Cabinet and the Council of Nobles... When the generals of the Empire heard that the Council of Nobles was going to depose you, they cheered and celebrated. ”

Penny sighed and muttered in a slightly lonely tone, "You should go see the cheers of the generals... How failed you are to make the nobles of the empire hate you so much. Before she entered this room, she still had a bit of luck with her husband, she hoped that Sinda would be able to figure everything out within these three days, and if that was the case, she could use all means to keep him as emperor.

But it turns out that this can only exist in fantasy,

She was disappointed with Sinda's performance at the moment.

Penny looked at Sinda, who was about to fall into a state of madness, at the other party's messy hair and sloppy appearance without the image of an emperor, she really couldn't imagine that this was the gentle prince of the past.

She remembers that when she first met Zindha,

It was a sunny afternoon, and at that time, Sinda exuded sunshine, confidence, open-mindedness, modesty, and courage all over her body!

But at this moment, as the emperor of the empire, he seems so narrow-minded, conceited, and violent.

If it weren't for everything happening right in front of her eyes, Penny wouldn't even believe that the Prince she remembered would be what he is now.

Penny couldn't help but look at the Emperor's throne behind Sinda... It's an ordinary chair, but it can change everyone who sits on it.

"If you are willing to announce your abdication, they will retain your title as Prince. The memories made Penny make her own and make a condition.

"You are not in a position to ask me to abdicate. But Sinda didn't buy it, and he roared heartbreakingly, "I'm going to kill you rebels!" His eyes turned blood-red and he let out a terrible scream between his Adam's apples.

"Bang!" the door to the war room was slammed open, and Botlem's figure appeared in the doorway.

"Die, die, give me death!" Sinda suddenly fell into madness, and while the skin of her whole body was tempered, an indescribable strange feeling appeared on his face...

He was laughing, like crying, but like he was screaming madly!

"His body is being consumed by some unknown force, hold him down!" Botlem roared and shouted to Penny by the window, "Your Majesty, get out of this room." ”

"Roar!" Botlem spoke as the Emperor's mouth let out a beast-like roar, and the maids who had been cleaning the room were transformed into fierce killers.

Between the staggered figures, the frantic Sinda had been pressed by the two of them to the bottom plate and could not move.

The sound of flesh being pierced sounded in a low roar, and a female killer was directly penetrated through the abdomen by Sinda's tempered arm.

Penny looked at the fallen female killer, enduring the discomfort of blood and churning viscera, and when she reached the door of the room, Sinda had already broken free from the Assassin's entanglement and stood up again.

"Get out of here. Botrium yelled at Penny, and the door closed behind her back as Penny exited the room.

Penny felt her heart pounding uncontrollably, and the sound of screams and weapons clashing in the room filled her ears. Her nervousness was not because of the bloody scene just now, but because at that moment just now, she felt a palpitating aura, an aura called despair that infected her.

It was Sinda's last cry, and it was the truest thought in the depths of his heart.

It turns out that you have long been desperate!

She thought to herself.

When she looked back at the door of the war room again, the shrill screams and the cacophony of fierce confrontation inside had disappeared.

The door was pushed open from the inside.

A disgusting stench came out of the room as it was beaten, and Penny, who was not prepared at all, almost threw up.

"Some evil force has invaded the body of His Majesty the Emperor. Botelem explained: "The negative energy caused by the continental war in the past two years has made the evil forces in the cracks of space begin to recover, this kind of power is not strong in the early stage, but if they are allowed to take shape, it will be a disaster for the whole world!"

Penny was not interested in these questions, and she asked directly, "What about our Imperial Majesty?"

"Consumed by that evil force, I killed it. Botlem said, "I suggest you let the mages take a look, maybe we'll have to deal with this power more often in the future." ”

"I'll leave this matter to you. Penny heard Sinda's message and turned to leave.

...

Lionburg Ulris Hall,

The members of the Five Great Military Guardian Families and the families that depend on them, all the members of the Imperial Cabinet, the big merchants and nobles, and the high-ranking members of the Imperial Army were all present.

When the magic clock on the left and right walls of the hall reached eight o'clock, Penny appeared in a long gray silk dress, and the Emperor of the Empire was not by her side, and she sat alone on the golden throne that stood out in the hall.

The noisy hall had become extremely quiet as soon as Penny appeared, but the sound of heavy breathing showed that they were not at all in a calm mood at the moment.

As soon as Penny sat on the golden throne, Imperial Prime Minister Woz Pedro stepped out of the crowd and saluted and whispered, "Your Majesty, when will Your Majesty the Emperor come out... Today, we have extremely important bills waiting for his wise decision. ”

It's a line that has been done well beforehand, and Woz Pedro really plays it like that.

However, Penny, who had experienced the scene just now, was not interested in acting with him at all, and as soon as the Prime Minister's voice landed, she said: "His Majesty the Emperor has gone crazy because of the invasion of evil spirits, and now he has become a corpse..." Well, I suggest you hurry up and choose another emperor. ”

"This..."Penny's uneasy line dialogue made Woz Pedro very embarrassed, and he didn't answer for a while.

"Your Majesty. The old marshal Count Crete-Slitter was the first to react, he walked to the prime minister's side in two steps and said: "You are now facing the Imperial Noble Council, and today the nobles of the Empire are basically concentrated in this hall, and you must be responsible for everything you say. ”

"I swear to the gods that everything I say is true. Penny looked serious, "I'm so sad, if something is wrong or hurts you, you have to forgive me." ”

"Your Majesty the Empress—" the old marshal wanted to say something more, but the voice of the nobleman behind him immediately overpowered him, "We have to see the body of His Majesty the Emperor with our own eyes, the laws of the Empire give us such a right." ”

"Yes, we need to confirm the death of His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"Yes, it's our right!"

Between the nobles' concessions, there is a tendency to impact the golden throne.

Penny looked at the faces of the nobles below, watched them salivate and recite the words of 'Mourning' His Majesty the Emperor, and looked as if they were about to devour themselves... In this instant, an indescribable pressure instantly hit her whole body.

This moment was the first time Penny felt the pressure from the Emperor.

She suddenly understood her husband's change somewhat.

"Get out of here!" a furious yellant echoed through the hall as two heavily armed palace guards entered through the side door of the hall and ramped around the Golden Throne, violently driving away the nobles who wanted to step forward.

A general in silver-white knight's armor stood in front of all the armored janissaries, on opposite sides of the nobility and the cabinet ...

After more than two seconds of confrontation, the general unveiled his visor to reveal a slightly old cheek,

It's the Marquis of Nepdo-Quint!

"It's you!" Woz Pedro's face changed, "What about Devin Pompo?"