Volume IV Behind XII
Faquy Yeman's withered palm immediately clenched his Phantasmal Star Staff, but the princess smiled and raised her hand: "Don't be nervous, Faquer Yeman, they are my direct subordinates. You three, are things done?"
Among the three men in brown robes, the man with the shiny black mustache replied, "Yes, my Majesty." The last remnants of the Thieves' Guild have rushed to Redfish Village, and both the kid and the head of Redfish Village are ready to rid the last of the Divine Asser Empire. β
"Very good, Austin. The princess smiled with satisfaction: "However, the title of empress should be left for later today." β
Another woman with withered yellow hair picked up Austin's words: "O great Princess Cyariary Crane, your light shines on the whole city of Onyx. Most of the bishops and priests of the Green Leaf Church have submitted to you with all their hearts, and the remaining diehards are waiting for your inspiration in the Imperial Capital Prison. β
"Fianna, you've always been so productive. The princess said in an appreciative tone, "Fa Kui Yeman, you are going to send your mages to follow Fianna into the streets, and tell them that all the resident mage unions will give them more than the Green Leaf Church." β
The last man in the brown robe could not wait for Fakui Yeman to answer the Princess's words, and he was a sturdy young man with a pair of sea-blue eyes that sparkled: "Count Brad Klein has been damned, Your Highness. By the time I left the ship of the Dragon's Tooth Knights, your Blood Griffin Knights had surrounded the Dragon's Tooth Knights. And the Dragon's Tooth Knights, the mages, and my men left before me. It's just that. Her Royal Highness the Princess. The superior councillor from the Duchy of Mrian, Reev Xomea, who seems to have secretly left Onyx City last night and is missing, is a right-hand man of Earl Brad Klein. β
The princess's brow furrowed, which made her beautiful face look a little distorted, but then she reverted to its original state: "Forget it, a little catfish has no ability to make any waves." Hess, you've worked hard for the past few years, and you'll get what you deserve. First of all, you are the leader of the mage group of the Blood Griffin Knights. β
"Thank you very much, Your Highness Princess. Hess raised his head with an imperceptible sadness on his face: "In addition, Your Highness Princess, as far as your subordinates know, the lords and ministers have gathered in the national parliament, waiting for your presence. β
"Got it, I'll be there right away. The princess closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Fianna, Hess." You have stayed here to help Fagui Yeman and the mages of his mage's guild, and our demon friends who are about to return need the most 'warm' hospitality. He said. The princess's white hand swept across the Book of the Moon, and a fragrant scent wafted through the air, and a semicircular light shield appeared on the Book of the Moon and then vanished: "When I return, you will be greeted by the Holy Asserr Empire, no, the first mage empress on the continent of Vesta." β
In the old days, even on the day after the assassination of Emperor Anfil XXXIV, the national parliament of the Holy Aserr Empire had never been so deserted as it is today, and the ancient solemnity of the original parliament seemed to have become an indescribable oppression today, weighing heavily on the heads of everyone in the national parliament. This disgusting and oppressive atmosphere was not changed until the moment the carriage of the Minister of State, Baron Wesley Rueda, arrived in front of the National Assembly.
The door of the plain-looking carriage of the Minister of State opened, and Princess Sayari Klein was sitting in the carriage, and Austin, who was riding on a tall horse, was now dressed in a snow-white robe, the cuffs and collar of the robe were embroidered with purple silk thread with rich runes, and on the left chest was a unicorn embroidered with gold thread, the symbol of the Holy Acer Empire.
Princess Sayari Klein stepped out of the carriage with Austin's support and walked slowly up the steps of the National House's gate, where the two rows of Blood Griffin Knights who stood guard either side of the gate knelt down and saluted, and the Princess smiled as she walked past them.
The Blood Griffin Knights have become the only knights in the Imperial Capital Onyx. Austin thought as she followed the princess into the national legislature. Last night, as soon as the news of the Blood Griffin Knights' siege of the Green Leaf Church broke, the princess personally rushed to the Blood Griffin Knights' barracks in the northern district of Onyx City, and announced that she would take over the Order as the princess and the sister of the former head of the Blood Griffin Knights. There was no objection, there must be a princess in the upper echelons of the Blood Griffin Order, and Austin knew this quite well, Princess Seary Klein had spent many years preparing for today.
Lords from all over the empire, as well as members of the National Assembly, both senior and junior, were now gathered in the Grand Chamber of the National Assembly, which was designed to accommodate almost all the members of the National Assembly when it was built, but it was still extremely crowded at the moment. Austin followed the princess and walked through the Great Council in full view to the Supreme Seat in the center of the Great Council. Yes, the National Assembly, the Great Chamber, I'm finally here again. Austin felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart, which he had hoped for many years.
It wasn't the first time Austin Hall had been in the chamber, for years ago, when he was a child, his father used to take him here to play at nightfall, and Austin's father often pointed to a seat in the top seat of the row and told him that he would one day inherit his father's seat. How many years ago was that? Austin was suddenly pulled back to reality by some muffled chatter, and several lords and councillors who could easily identify from the appearance of long-lived races such as elves or dwarves knelt on the ground, and exchanged their heads and ears secretly, and the words "Hall" and "Minister of State" flashed in their words from time to time.
"Austin?" the princess's tone was as gentle as ever, and she stood in front of the Supreme Table, her turquoise eyes rippling with emotion. Austin quickly came to his senses. Keep your eyes on the attendants who walked up to the princess from outside the door, and they were usually the noblest nobles. But when some important ceremonies of the royal family were held, they would act as attendants in front of the emperor. After all, these noble and solemn ceremonies could not be held in the hands of ordinary people, especially the coronation of the emperor. One of the attendants stopped not far from the princess, and Austin recognized him as a marquis, who unfolded the parchment scroll in his hand and began to read the old words: "I am the guardian of the gods, and I am the prince of the nations." Our ......"
The obscure ancient text brought Austin back to the memories again. Austen's father was once the Minister of State at the side of Emperor Anfil XXXIV of the Holy Asyr Empire, and Austin grew up playing in Onyx, in the National Parliament, and even in the royal castle, and his favorite playmate, Princess Seary Klein, was his most familiar playmate.
At the age of sixteen, Austin Hall successfully passed a rigorous examination and selection process to become a low-ranking official in the national legislature. The news had made his parents overjoyed. His parents were convinced that Austin would one day become Secretary of State, and even Emperor Anfil XXXIV happily put his arm around Austin's shoulders and promised him that if he became Secretary of State, Princess Seary Klein would also be his wife. Under the watchful eye of Princess Sayary Klein, Austin studied and worked hard day in and day out, and within a year or two, he had already demonstrated an ability that countless of his peers could not match. Those good days were completely ruined one day three years later.
"Damn!" Austin cursed under his breath. Turning his face to the side, Austin had a faint smile on his face, and Prince Verdor Crane, Prince Argus Crane, and Count Brad Crane could no longer appear in the Great Council Chamber, and he, Austin Hall, stood beside the princess with their heads held high, watching the two unknown counts carefully drape a sumptuous purple cloak over the princess's shoulders.
It was an afternoon. Austin Hall and Princess Sayarily Klein lie side by side on the moat of the royal castle. The flowers and plants around her smelled warmly, and the princess rubbed a bunch of unknown weeds in her white hands, and then applied the green grass mud to Austin's bruised shoulders. The princess said that the mud would remove the swelling from his shoulder. Austen, on the other hand, believed that it was not the mud that worked but the princess herself, and the scars came from a joust two days earlier, when Brad Crane, the son of Grand Duke Cullen and who had not yet been awarded the title of earl, knocked him off his horse. "I'm not as strong as Bryde. Austin came to a conclusion as she reflected on the day's contest, and the princess grinned and gestured with her mud-stained hands to the moves that Austin and Brad Klein had used.
"What the hell!" a still-indistinct voice rang out in the long grass behind Austin and the princess, followed by the face of Prince Arcob Crane. Prince Jacques Crane, who was two years younger than Princess Chayali, had always had very different interests from his sister's, preferring things like music and outings with Austin to martial arts and weapons, and Prince Aquarie was closest to the wooden sword he used to practice his swordsmanship, which was now worn by the prince's waist as usual.
"Ahh We didn't know you were here. Austin smiled and pulled Princess Theari up, and the princess pouted, unhappy that the good time between her and Austin had been interrupted. Prince Austin and Austin were much more familiar than their sisters, and they often competed with each other in martial arts, "It's okay. By the way, when you were jousting with Cousin Brad that day, I saw a few good moves. Prince Yagu Klein also smiled and wiped the grass and mud off his face, and pulled out the wooden sword at his waist: "Do you want us to practice twice?"
"Yes, Sayari, cheer me up!" said Austin, picking up a branch from the grass about the length and size of Prince Yagu's wooden sword, and posing for a jousting stance.
"And ......," continued the voice of the Count, who was the attendant. What happened next? Austin looked at the princess, who was wearing a crown studded with precious stones and raising her scepter to the many lords and councillors in front of her, but there was not even a hint of joy on the princess's face, and her expression was as numb as it had been that evening......
The battle between Austin and Prince Yagu continued until the evening. The princess's excited voice was already slightly hoarse, and Austin looked at the princess with a heartache. Bian held the wooden sword in Prince Yagu's hand: "Okay." Yagu, let's be here today. It's time for Ceari to send you back to the castle. β
"Hmm!" replied Princess Sayari in a loud voice, and began to bend down to collect the flowers that were scattered around her, and she planned to bring them back to the royal castle and to her room and plant them. Prince Yagu Klein took a step back and raised the wooden sword in his hand: "One more move, one more move, Austin!"
Austin lowered the branch he was holding in his right hand, raised his left hand to his forehead, and then turned his head to the side. Snapped his fingers with his left hand. A faint, but rather dazzling, electric light appeared between the thumb and forefinger of Austin's left hand, the most basic little magic that Austin had learned from a passing unknown old man, and it had no attack effect at all, and Austin spent a lot of time practicing it because he thought it would look handsome to release it in such a pose after a jousting competition.
It's just that this magic seems to have the exact opposite effect. Austin, who noticed Prince Yagu Klein and Princess Sayari staring straight at him, quickly turned around to find Prince Verdor Klein standing behind him. At the time, the twenty-one-year-old Prince Verdor Klein had already joined the Knights of the Light, and at this moment, Prince Verdor was wearing the armor of the Knights of the Light, with one hand pressed on the hilt of the long sword beside him. "Austin?Hall, have you forgotten the prohibition of the nobles of the Holy Assel Empire from studying magic?"
Ignoring the pleading pleas of Princess Seeari and Prince Yagu, Prince Verdor Klein brought Austin before Emperor Anfil XXXIV. "Prince Verdor Klein during his detention in the Imperial Capital Prison. He has died due to the assassination of Brad Crane. Therefore, the ...... will not be pursued," and the lords and councilors have returned to their seats. The princess is loudly announcing the handling of the recent series of events.
"No matter what magic it is, a ban is a ban. Austin, you've let me down so much. Emperor Anfil XXXIV had a straight face, Austin and his father were kneeling before Emperor Anfil XXXIV, Prince Verdor stood beside the Emperor, Princess Seari was weeping, and Prince Yagu was looking around bewildered. The ban originated many years ago, when a mage broke into the royal castle and attempted to assassinate the emperor, and the only punishment for violating this prohibition was the death penalty, so Austin could only be escorted out of the royal castle and taken to the imperial capital prison at the pleading of his father to Emperor Anfil XXXIV. In the Imperial Capital Prison, Austin meets with Princess Sayari, who secretly arrives to see him, and the princess sobs and curses what she believes is the source of the incident: Brad Crane and Prince Yagu Crane.
"Because of the felonies committed by Brad Klein, I have decided to strip him of the title of earl. In light of the tragic death of Prince Jacques Klein, I can't say anything more......" The princess's voice continued, and Austin's thoughts continued to spread. Austin's father, the then Secretary of State, used his authority to co-opt several guards of the Imperial Prison, and it was not customary for knights to come to the Imperial Prison to assist in the guards, and the co-opted guards successfully brought Austin out of the Imperial Prison. Austin fled in panic, and along the way, his ears were filled with news that the Chancellor and his wife had angered the emperor by freeing their beloved son without permission, and they were both executed. It wasn't until five years later that Austin Hall returned to Onyx, but by this time, the son of the former Secretary of State had no longer had the opportunity to step into the position of Minister of State.
"Baron Wesley Ruda has offered his resignation as Secretary of State because he is not feeling well. I hereby announce that Austin Hall, son of the former State Secretary, will succeed as Secretary of State, and that Austin Hall will be conferred the title of Earl of the Holy Asserr Empire. Princess Cyary Klein's words caused a burst of muffled discussion in the Great Council Hall, and Austin knelt down to the princess and stood up, slowly walking to the seat that belonged to him at the highest table.
Austen, who had fled, met again the old man who had taught him little magic, this time the old man taught him real magic, and the old man said that he did not know about the emperor's ban at the time, otherwise it would not have caused Austin to end up like this. Five years later, Austin returns to Onyx City, to Princess Theary, and of course, Austin is not allowed to appear in front of others. But that didn't stop Austin from telling Princess SΓΉ about his knowledge of magic and founding the Onyx Mage's Guild, and then watching Baron Wesley Rueda from a foreign land become Minister of State, and watching Princess Sayari board the wedding carriage from the Barony's Palace. "I'm not going to let him climb into my bed. Princess Sayari said and did so, and Baron Wesley Ruda's real wife was in fact a lady-in-waiting in his house, but the titular husband and wife disguised the truth with all sorts of clever disguises. Baron Wesley Ruda was more interested in power than the princess in fulfilling her conjugal duties, and the princess had privately promised the baron that the children born to the baron and other women would be treated as if they were her own children, while the princess secretly waited for the day.
The day Princess Sayari Klein was officially crowned and became the Empress of the Holy Asserian Empire. (To be continued......)