NOVEL WEB chapter 191
191 – I Decided to Do What I Wanted (3)
At that time, in the basement of the imperial palace.
Click, click, click.
The sound of bumps falling together fills the underground space.
There was the sound of something being ground into powder, but the Habsburg emperor, a sleeveless, blue-haired man holding a welding tool in both hands and turning screws from side to side, did not care at all.
“Your Majesty.”
Across from the emperor, Marquis Claydoll, who was pouring mana into an empty magic stone and pressing it with his hand to ‘liquefy’ it, asked with half-opened eyes.
“Why are you learning magical engineering now?”
“There is no end to learning, Marquis Claydoll.”
“I’m not asking you anything, but I’m asking you to tell me your true feelings.”
“Isn’t that asking something you’re curious about?”
“You’ve been keeping the researchers out of the house for days like this?”
Marquis Claydoll pointed to those behind him.
The white gown is caked with grease, and the hair is matted as if it hasn’t been washed in days.
The eyes were red and bloodshot, and the skin was rough, as if a problem would occur at any moment.
“Me too, isn’t everyone getting any rest?”
“How can we carelessly discuss vacations when it comes to the invention of a lifetime? The emperor himself is taking the lead and is now concentrating on research.”
“You should also look at political affairs.”
“Government affairs can be seen while studying this. Just like it has been until now.”
“What I meant was, go to the emperor’s office over there and take care of some business.”
“Why? Are you going to sleep while I’m gone and not do the research you asked me to do?”
“Yes!!”
Marquis Claydoll shouted, pounding his chest in frustration.
“Do you know that we ended up like this for days and days without sleep, just to be mobilized underground to develop aircraft?!”
“Even if that’s not the case, I did it for you, so you should follow my orders and instructions. Hwangmyeong.”
“Kwaaah…!”
“Wow, Marquis Claydoll…!”
Researchers head toward the Claydoll Marquis who seems to be about to run away –
“Please, please…!”
“Please… !”
Sending support.
The reason he was called here as a purely armed faction was simply to infuse mana into empty magic stones and liquefy them, and he could not be said to be on good terms with magic engineers.
However, as they ate, studied, drank, studied, and studied in the same space for a few days, no more than 15 days – about 15 days, they developed a sense of camaraderie and camaraderie.
“Your Majesty!”
“That doesn’t make me deaf.”
“Do you think Gray Gibraltar will like this?!”
Drop.
The hands of the Habsburg emperor, who was assembling machine parts himself, stopped.
“Then?”
“Even if His Majesty were to study like this, he would not like Gray Gibraltar.”
“…”
“In the first place, this is an Empire secret and top secret. It is said that you have already sent a ‘prototype’, so it is a thing of the past, but there is no way he would be happy to send the first test aircraft of the ‘Flying Bike’ to Gray Gibraltar.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Of course, if it is exposed to the public, Saint Geo Nostrum will definitely make a fuss to release it again!”
The researchers held their breath in the background and prayed to the Marquis of Claydoll.
“The test machine was taken away by the incompetent king. Even after being humiliated at Gyeongryongjang?”
“Your Majesty, do you know very well what kind of person the incompetent king is when you say such things?”
“I know, but you’re doing it again? The political situation has changed again, and if you do it again this time, you must know that it will be an all-out war, right?”
The Habsburg Emperor, who was like a princess who would work hard to embroider for someone and never stop working to see how happy the recipient would be, now has an opportunity.
“…Well, that could be the case. I could try to check where the line is.”
“Right?”
“But that’s only when it gets caught. Even Gray Gibraltar wouldn’t just fly around in the sky on this thing.”
“Kaaa…!”
Again, the emperor’s hand began to move.
The Marquis of Claydor wanted to grab that hand and throw the Emperor into the bedroom, but if he could have done so, he would have done so ten days ago.
Even if touching the emperor’s body is a grave crime and treason.
“Your Majesty! I’ll be honest with you! I want to rest!”
In most places, it is unthinkable for people with a human mind to continue researching for a total of 20 hours in a full day without resting.
“If you turn into silver powder, you can rest for the rest of your life, sir.”
“Ha…!”
“So…Huh?”
Bibibig.
The rectangular magic stone placed around the Habsburg Emperor’s waist began to sparkle.
“Uh, yes. It’s me.”
[You’re bullying our kids again, Your Majesty.]
“Ahh…!”
As a familiar woman’s voice flowed from the rectangular magic stone, hope began to sparkle in the researchers’ red eyes.
“Chairman…!”
“You’re harassing them. These people are receiving 100,000 thalers a month, but they should produce results like this.”
[There are degrees of crunch. I think you can quit. Because it has been handed over to Gray Gibraltar.]
“Really?”
[Yes, yes. So, there is no need to make spare units 2 and 3 in case they are taken over by Saint Geo Nostrum.]
“I see…”
The Habsburg emperor stroked something similar to a bike with wings on his left and right, looking a little helpless.
“It’s unfortunate, but as long as it isn’t taken away by the incompetent king, then. Didn’t Gray Gibraltar tell you something?”
[Can I pass it on?]
“Anything.”
[She says that now that she receives this, she will be able to fly to Astasia faster, wherever she is.]
“…”
The Habsburg emperor twisted the corner of his mouth downward.
It seemed like the judge’s lips were twisted because it was something that no one was willing to say, so the researchers and the Marquis Claydoll held their breath without saying anything.
“To Astasia, la.”
[Why. Are you disappointed that you didn’t fly to the Habsburgs?]
“If you don’t say anything else, hang up.”
[No, Your Majesty. Now-]
Drop.
The Habsburg Emperor pressed the circle attached to the top of the magic stone, then looked up at the ceiling and closed his eyes.
“Everything is for Astasia, isn’t it? Ha.”
“Your Majesty.”
“It’s truly unfortunate. Still, it’s actually the first ‘flying vehicle’ created by the empire. I didn’t fly it myself.”
“That… Your Majesty.”
Marquis Claydoll scratched his head and opened his mouth cautiously.
“If it is not taken away by the incompetent king, wouldn’t it be the greatest joy for Gray Gibraltar to have Her Royal Highness Princess Astasia on board?”
“…”
“Rather than bringing Gray Gibraltar a million gold pieces, wouldn’t it be better to win Gray Gibraltar’s favor by sending her something for her and making her happy?”
“I think so too.”
The Habsburg emperor put the spanner in his hand into his pocket with a sullen expression.
“Still, I wish you would consider that he is my gift.”
“…”
“You know. I don’t know. That all of Gray Gibraltar’s happiness comes from Astasia. That’s why I’m sending all kinds of dresses and jewelry to Astasia, and thanks to that, don’t the people of the empire think of me as some kind of generous father?”＜ Br＞
“Hmm.”
“Everything is for Gray Gibraltar.”
“Your Majesty. Do you really intend to pass on the throne to the next generation?”
“Then?”
The Habsburg emperor shrugged his shoulders as if asking what was obvious.
“Why? Trying to rebel?”
“…”
“If you try to rebel against Gray Gibraltar after I die, you should try it. The word Claydol will be proudly included in the purge list that will be published in the Gray Chronicles.”
“Who committed treason?”
The Marquis of Claydoll swept his beard with his hand.
“The child of the princess and Gray Gibraltar, whether male or female, has a high possibility of succeeding to the throne, so we are aiming for that.”
“No.”
“Yes?”
“Whether it is a daughter or a son, when the child born from the two grows up and becomes an adult, the person who will give birth to the child is already decided from the moment of birth.”
“…Yes?”
“Well, let’s save that for fun later.”
The Habsburg emperor smiled and pointed to a bike with wings.
“It looks like you’ve rested enough, so let’s get back to work. This time, you’ll have to adjust the wind power well so that the wind power is released properly. You can control the wind strength by stepping on the pedal , and use the ‘key’ to change the direction of the aircraft.”
“Kwaaah…!”
“Your Majesty…!”
“What are you doing? I need to research. Thanks to Gray Gibraltar, I feel like my eyes have been opened to find out more efficient ways to use you guys.”
When the Habsburg Emperor snapped his fingers, gray magic stone light erupted from the dark laboratory ceiling.
“Big ah…!!”
“Whoa, the eyes…!!”
Even though the light was emitted through a magic stone, all the researchers were in pain, covering their eyes with their hands.
Their heads, revealed with light, were white, their eyes were red, and they all had sharp fangs.
Hehe. Humans need sleep, but Bloody Elves do not. Let’s quickly build the module. If this demonstration flight is successful, this experiment will end here.”
“Ooh, ooh ooh…!!”
Researchers cheer as if zombies are rising.
“…Your Majesty.”
Only the Marquis of Claydoll swallowed his saliva and trembled all over.
“How far is success?”
“Of course…”
Tang.
“I am.”
The Habsburg Emperor tapped the wings on his bike with his hand and grinned.
“Until the stability is secured to allow us to ride this aircraft and fly across the sky together with Gray Gibraltar.”
“Uh…Conversation, wouldn’t 13 minutes be enough?”
“13 minutes? Ha, do you think the conversation between me and Gray will only last 13 minutes?”
The Habsburg emperor stretched out his hand toward an empty can that would be used as fuel for the aircraft.
“Even if it were 13 hours instead of 13 minutes, it wouldn’t be enough.”
Wow.
“13 days would be better.”
“…”
“Hurry up and get to work. No matter how bad you are at flying, you should be able to fly for an hour. It’s only 13 minutes.”
“Ha…”
Marquis Claydoll had a fever on his head, but he had no hair to cover up the heat, even after becoming a blood elf.
* * *
“I feel like I’m hearing some crazy noise coming from somewhere.”
“Yes?”
“It’s nothing. Just going home.”
While flying through the night sky on a flying bike with Astasia, my ears felt strangely itchy.
“It’s not because I’m whispering in your ear, is it?”
“There might be something like that. Shall I whisper to you?”
“What?”
“Do you love me?”
“Ahaha.”
Astasia smiled lowly and pulled the handle of her bike.
“Let’s take a look at Lemberi one more time. It’s been a while since something like this came along.”
“Yes.”
Master level.
“If you were to fall from this height, I think you could land safely by attaching flight stones to your hands and feet and releasing them briefly three times.”
Even if you fall from a height of 2km above the ground, you can survive as long as you break the fall in between.
“I’m a little concerned about the noise and such, but there’s still some time left… Huh?”
The moment I looked down.
“…”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Ha.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the arrangement of the place where the Lemberi was held.
“As expected, Balzac Lembourg Gunther.”
You would never think that there would be someone in the sky who would notice this.
“Astacia. Do you know? Why is the Viscounty of Lembur Gunther not Lembur or Gunther, but Lembur Gunther?”
“…Really?”
“Nothing special.”
The original surname was Gunteo.
“This is because it is the land where Archmage Lembur, the hero who killed the Great Demon [Asmodeus], Was born and died.”
“…Perhaps it’s in my mother’s blood-“
“Oh, that’s not it.”
It could be the blood of a hero.
“It’s similar to how everyone born in this area claims to be a descendant of the archmage Lembur.”
“…”
“Well, aside from that.”
My hand holding Astasia is naturally gaining strength.
“I need to talk to Lord Mente.”
I have something to do.
* * *
And, a few weeks later.
“Lemberi, D-1.”