Chapter 46: 46

“…I will take responsibility for the disturbance my son has caused.”

“Son? Ah, the Wolf Knights Commander?”

Igdrasil blinked as if she had no idea how to refer to Pedro.

“Compared to 10 years ago, he has become as docile as a newborn puppy. But who cares? Children grow up through fighting.”

Igdrasil narrowed her eyes and looked at me. I was very nervous just by looking at her eyes.

“More than that… you hid that baby in my land. I want to talk to you about that matter.”

‘Hide?’

Alan kept his mouth shut as if he had guessed what the emperor meant.

Igdrasil finally looked away from me and raised her huge hand.

“My children, will you leave for a moment?”

The servants who were looking at her all raised their voices in unison.

“Your Majesty, we can’t do that!”

“It is our duty to always assist Your Majesty!”

“It’s such a tedious task.”

Igdrasil laughed ​​and slowly closed her eyes.

‘Is she sleeping again…?’

“…!”

Branches of the World Tree spread out and surrounded Alan and me in a circle.

“Your Majesty!”

The voices of the servants approaching suddenly disappeared.

Alan and I were standing in a white space all around.

A ray of light swirled around in the air, creating the shape of a small Igdrasil.

It was still just a house, but it was small compared to the original.

“Let’s sit down first. I think I’ve left my guests standing for too long.”

Wearing a tunic, she sat down with one knee upright.

“I don’t want to stay long, though.”

“Don’t be too ready to run. I’ll make the refreshments.” 

As Igdrasil beckoned lightly, the space shook.

Suddenly, an elegant table and tea set appeared in front of my eyes.

Subtle light was emitted from all objects, but the shape could be recognized by the texture or scent.

Alan, who was watching him, said softly.

“The magic that induces taste has no nutrients.”

“Yeah, it’s all an illusion. But the taste is guaranteed. Any child will love it.”

At those words, Alan, who seemed as if he would reply to it at any moment, suddenly shut his mouth.

He sat me in a chair and placed a bunch of colorful sweet treats on a shiny plate.

“Try it, Lily. If you like it, I’ll buy you anything.”

Are they selling this?

“Thank, thank you… I’ll eat well.”

I must not refuse the Emperor’s favor. 

I picked up a cookie the size of my fist and gently bit it.

‘…This taste!’

I didn’t know what the taste was, but I felt like I had to shout out.

For a moment, I saw the illusion of a dragon.

Munch munch munch. 

I had never tasted this before. I ate snacks like a person possessed by something.

As Alan smiled sweetly, Igdrasil exclaimed in admiration as if she had seen an amazing sight.

“It’s been a long time since you smiled so much.” 

“Why don’t you finish telling me what you’re going to do?”

Alan turned his head to the emperor and changed his expression as if he had turned off a switch.

“My estate is in chaos, so I just sent my daughter on a trip for a while. Is it wrong as a father to worry about his daughter?”

“Hmm…”

“Even if the passage of northerners is banned, the Bauner family is an exception. I would not have forgotten the friendship that we have built since our ancestors.”

“The act of coming to play itself is not a problem. However, Duke, the evil spirit boy escaped. There’s no way you didn’t keep this situation in mind. I heard that the evil spirit boy had a crush on your daughter.”

Phub! 

I stopped nibbling on cookies like a mouse and covered my mouth.

As Igdrasil smiled and tapped her index finger, the cup of milk slid in front of me.

“Cute baby, what do you think?”

“……”

Gulp. 

I swallowed everything in my mouth and answered.

“No, that’s right. Benny… I think he likes me.”

I answered for now, but I didn’t really know Benny’s heart.

Even if Benny was obsessed with me, it would be close to the feelings of meeting his kind.

However, it was better for others to mistake it for puppy love.

It was a secret that he and I were related.

“My daughter is so cute that annoying guys get tangled up.” 

Alan sighed softly and struck back.

Okay, I guess my answer was correct.

“That is the problem, Duke.”

Igdrasil looked at Alan and me as if trying to peek inside.

“The barrier in the northern circular stadium was broken for no reason. The evil spirit boy might have the ability to summon his kind. From this point of view, the internal situation is quite serious. Everyone can’t even sleep.”

Oh no. In this situation, if it was revealed that Benny had the ability to control evil spirits, anyone might fall… 

“At the same time, you hid the girl the evil spirit boy loved in my land. In the place where it’s the most populous in the whole empire. Are you using the phrase ‘Hiding a flower in a flower garden’?'” 

‘Is that the reason he sent me to the South?’ 

In fact, if Benny, who had escaped, came to visit me, it would be difficult to find him among so many people.

“It is very dangerous. Not to him, but to the children of my land.”

The end of the emperor’s voice narrowed. 

“The evil spirit boy may mess up my land while looking for your daughter. Isn’t that right?”

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“You seem to keep asking questions, but I will only say one thing.”

Alan put his leather-gloved hands together.

“Do you think I would have made a decision that would put Lily in danger?”

No matter how much I thought about it, it was a question with a fixed answer.

Igdrasil sighed and shook her head softly.

“…That can’t be true. That’s right, the evil spirit boy won’t do anything that will endanger your daughter… You’re so sure. Even though you know the temper of irrational evil spirits better than anyone else, it’s bizarre. Why is the evil spirit boy so obsessed with your daughter?”

Her words were closer to self-talk than a reply.

It was as if she was organizing her thoughts.

“Again, it’s all because my daughter is so lovely.”

“Well, can a monster really love a whole person?” 

Alan and Hugo were exactly the same in that they were so frank. 

Igdrasil shrugged as if in disagreement.

“I have been pondering over my varied thoughts. Look, maybe your daughter…”

While Igdrasil was talking for a while, an urgent cry was heard in the air.

“Your Majesty, Emperor! We’re in trouble!”

Boom boom!

The white space resounded loudly.

As Igdrasil beckoned, the white wall and the tea set vanished.

All of a sudden, a bunch of servants had gathered around. They all looked like ghosts. 

The man wearing the longest robe knelt down on one knee and cried out.

“Benimus is back!”

***

Clank!

Benny handcuffed his own hand and put on a metal eyepatch and a muzzle for the beast.

I watched him while holding my breath as the guards gathered outside the Imperial Palace.

Alan hid me behind his back, so I couldn’t see his and the emperor’s faces.

“You told me to prove that I am not on the side of evil spirits.”

Benny, who had restrained himself except for his two legs, pushed a huge iron box with his feet.

“Is it proven now?”

The box, which seemed difficult to move even with five strong people, fell over easily.

Everyone, including myself, was speechless when I saw what poured out of the box.

“Nonsense. How can he get that much… in one day?”

“It’s like a battalion of beasts were swept away.” 

The box was filled with the black heads of evil spirits.

The black evil spirit was wriggling even after losing its body was bizarre.

The guard, who had unintentionally approached the evil spirit, screamed and stepped back.

“…Hiikk! This, this!”’

The evil spirit was biting the guard’s crotch with its toothless mouth.

It looked like it had rolled over when the box was overturned. 

The guard hurriedly brought his sword out, but Benny’s reaction was quicker.

Shwoosh!

The evil spirit was shattered to pieces. 

People’s eyes gathered not at scattered black pieces, but at Benny, who destroyed the monster with a single gesture.

Benny’s hand bubbled nonstop like a dripping lump of oil.

It was closer to a liquid than a human body, and its shape was completely different from my arm when I turned into an evil spirit.

It was much more terrifying, and much more… like a ‘monster’.

“I can bring more if needed.”

Benny returned his arms to human form and knelt before the emperor.

The dazed guards pulled out their weapons one by one.

Everyone was deeply intuited. The fact that the boy in front of them is a dangerous existence. 

The tension was thick, as if it was the moment before a bomb would explode in the garden.

Then Igdrasil laughed lowly.

“…Huhu.”

Igdrasil looked happy rather than angry at Benny’s uproar. She looked at the guards and gave orders casually.

“My children, lower your weapons.”

“Your Majesty…!”

“I said lower it.”

As Igdrasil waved her huge hand, a white light wrapped around the guards’ hands.

Soon after, their swords and spears were blown away by the wind and they fell on the ground with a sound.

Confused, the guards picked up their weapons again.

But Igdrasil stopped them with a single word.

“Whoever attacks that boy will be punished by my own hands.”

People were stunned at the emperor’s declaration, which was issued in a rush.

“Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?!”

“That’s a monster!”

“It must be executed immediately!”

People went into total panic. But despite the hustle and bustle, I was quietly convinced.

‘Benny will be fine.’

He destroyed the Imperial Palace and disobeyed the emperor’s orders, but only one thing was certain.

‘Great power.’

Not only the emperor, but I as well, also wanted his worth.

And the fact that I needed his value had not changed even now.

“You’re arrogant.”

Then Alan muttered as if he didn’t care whether everyone could hear it or not. 

He took a heavy step and approached Benny. And then he slowly lifted his foot…

“…Dad!”

Bugh! 

Alan just kicked Benny. Powerfully, without even controlling the force.

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