Chapter 309. Those Who Meet Must Part, And Those Who Part Will Meet Again (2) (2/2)
“That means I passed?”
“If you were to have spoken a lie, your flesh and bones would have been ripped apart on the spot So, I believe your words to be true”
“” Seo Jun-Ho shi+vered when he pictured that
“So he has proven that he is not a fiend Prime Minister”
“Yes, Your Majesty”
“This Player has finally resolved a proble me for some time now, a problem I did not kno to handle”
“Indeed A thousand, ten thousand words of praise would not be enough to thank him”
“Hm Nevertheless, he is not a child, so I do not believe he would be satisfied with mere words of praise” The e for himself and leaned forward a bit “Now that you have proven you are not a fiend, I shall pay you a reward instead of a punishment”
‘A reward!’
Seo Jun-Ho’s eyes sparkled
“I will grant you one wish in my name”
“By a wish, you ive you a old, the best artifacts, or even a noble title or territory Tell me what you desire, without concealrant ”
“Then, I’ll tell you what ht this moment”
The emperor looked amused when he saw Seo Jun-Ho speak without hesitation “You have already decided? It would behoove you to consider this carefully You only have one wish, after all”
“Actually, there’s sorantAnd ould that be?”
“The fiends” Seo Jun-Ho looked straight into his eyes as he spoke, without wavering at all “Please kill all the fiends on this land”
“”
“H-how dare!” The prime minister exclaimed, eyes wide The Player in front of hi the emperor to start a war
“Quiet” The emperor raised his hand, and the pri “I said that I would grant his wish, and he has stated it Would you make me out to be a liar?”
“T-that’s I would not dare” As Rashlynn trailed off, the emperor turned to look at Seo Jun-Ho
“Will you not regret your decision? No one would bla that will benefit you”
“I will not That is so to do with my own hand, but now that I have found an easier and faster solution, there is no need for me to take it back”??e??????vel?o?
“”
The e time His lip eventually curled
“Heh Hehe, ahahaha!” As he burst into a fit of laughter, the prime minister looked at him with panic
“Y-Your Majesty You should nity before an outsider—”
“How unfair of you How could I hold backsituation?” With that, the emperor stood up from his seat He was of tall stature, about 180 centimeters tall, and he was covered in well-defined rant your wish”
“I arateful”
“Now, be on your way”
Seo Jun-Ho bowed once more at the emperor’s order He sloalked out of the throne roo the etiquette
Now, only three people were left in the rooht?” the prime minister asked carefully
“Indeed it will Do you still take me for the inexperienced child I once was?” the e
The priive sty as I grew older”
“Though I understand your unease, your worries are too excessive” the e the past
Thirty years ago, he had suddenly becoe He had a lot of political enemies back then His authority was unstable when he suddenly ascended to the throne, so he hatched a cunning plan to survive
“I have used them well for the past 26 years It is about tis down since they have outlived their usefulness,” he said
The fiends had been causing trouble all throughout the kingdom, and he ordered them to be pushed out to Outland Of course, thefor a chance to steal the throne By the ti thehis own palace
“Prime Minister”
“Yes, Your Majesty”
“Sureat will the scale be?”
“Hrant his wish, the more he will becoer
“One week Clean up all the fiends in this land within one week”
After he returned to the inn, Seo Jun-Ho shared what had happened at the palace with the Frost Queen
“You did well—you did very well I suppose your rivalry with those accursed fiends will end here”
“I don’t know about that I heard that there were quite a few that had already ran away to the 3rd and 4th floors,” Seo Jun-Ho explained
Though, of course, the majority of the fiends were still on the 2nd floor Once the eed them all, the Fiend association would virtually be done for
“Phew” Seo Jun-Ho sat down and leaned against the back of his chair Now that the reality of it was hitting hiht ould have to go through this cycle of evil forever And to think that it could have been resolved so easily”
“You have worked hard,” the Frost Queen said
It had already been nearly thirty years since he began warring with the fiends He had never been able to pull the it soable to end it
‘But now it’s over’
His strife with the fiends would finally come to an end And it would be spurred by none other than the Emperor of the Ruben Empire Seo Jun-Ho hi as we successfully handle the ones on the 1st floor later, the deain”
“Does it feel bittersweet?”
“No It just feels really fucking sweet But I don’t know if it’s because it’s not going to end by my own hand, but I still can’t quite believe it, so I feel a little uneasy”
“Still, you uard alone was so powerful the Heavenly Demon completely pales in comparison”
“Yeah I should,” Seo Jun-Ho said, closing his eyes Even though his fight against the fiends was about to conclude, he knew very well that his journey wasn’t over yet
‘I should be able to wake Mio in a few days, too’
The five of theht that he would never be able to see that day again, but now, he only had to wait a few days
‘They say that those who part will ain’
Seo Jun-Ho slowly opened his eyes with a big s tiood news