My Fiancee Was the Villainess of This World - My Fiancee Was the Villainess of This World chapter 69

69 – Mold of Institutions (2)

They say the good times end early.

As I walked around the islands with Priscilla, feeling like I was on a treasure hunt, the sun, which had been floating high, gradually began to blush as if she was drunk.

Priscilla seemed very disappointed about that.

In her returning carriage, only her fingers were wriggling, looking wistfully at her remaining four fingers.

“If this year’s harvest festival is completed successfully, the period of the harvest festival will officially be extended starting next year. So don’t be so sad.”

After hearing what I said, Priscilla touched the side of her head with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

“Does that mean you will come with us next year?”

Ah, so that’s how it happens….

“Anytime, as long as you don’t get tired of it.”

“There’s no way you’ll get sick of it.”

As she said this, Priscilla touched the mask she had been wearing up until now and the necklace she had received as a prize.

It’s a necklace.

‘It would be nice to get a medal.’

It would be a bit disappointing if we only gave out a small reward.

If you were given a medal with the imperial emblem engraved on it, how would the commoner who received it behave?

Wouldn’t she be so passionate about her loyalty to the empire that she would go around and show off her medals?

If this happens, the reward system will become more active.

“Are you thinking about the reward system?”

I looked at Priscilla with a surprised expression.

“hehehehe, this is my own trick.”

“… Yeah, I was thinking about that bounty system.”

“Even though it’s a festival, your mind is always full of work.”

“Are you dissatisfied?”

“No. On the contrary, I feel a little pathetic for only thinking about having fun….”

“It is said that it is a law of nature that a shadow appears where the sun rises. “It’s as they say.”

“Maximilian?”

“If you weren’t by my side in the first place, I wouldn’t have gone to see the fortune.”

The most fundamental cause, the betrayal of the prime minister, was prevented, and reports were received that the system was safe.

In such a situation, there is no way to think of a reward system that expects performance from commoners.

In the end, it all started because Priscilla was by my side.

“You have arrived.”

The carriage stopped and I held the hand of Priscilla, who was riding inside.

She pretended not to be Priscilla, but she still looked a little disappointed.

“Let’s go first.”

My father, the emperor, guards the throne even during the harvest festival.

Due to such a situation, the prime minister also remains in the imperial castle.

Since other officials are taking turns enjoying the festival, I think it would be better to report directly to my father rather than holding a meeting.

‘Since it is a festival, we can start with a simple event, and later, once the results are proven, we can officially adopt it through a meeting.’

I walked in the direction of the main castle, not the Biryong Pavilion, and organized my thoughts on how to implement the reward system.

***

The next day.

Priscilla and I disguised ourselves as commoners like the day before and headed to the main road of the islands.

“Oh, it’s stuck over there.”

Perhaps because of my track record, my proposal took shape in just one day.

It is also quite authentic.

“Everyone listen! From now on, I will explain the reward system!”

For those who cannot read, a person has been assigned to each area to read for them.

At this level, it could be said to be much more serious than what I suggested.

Maybe there will be a response right away.

“Now the common people will take care of the problem.”

“… “I hope so.”

Priscilla’s reaction was a bit subtle.

“What’s going on?”

“Shhh.”

Priscilla put her index finger to her lips, then she grabbed my hand and pulled it gently.

What is it?

After freeing herself from the crowd gathered in front of her information board, Priscilla looked around her and cautiously opened her mouth.

“I think there will probably be side effects.”

“Side effects?”

“Over there.”

Priscilla carefully pointed somewhere with just her gaze.

As I looked there, a couple who didn’t look like commoners caught my eye.

And there were commoners around them watching them with suspicious expressions.

“… Right.”

You might hear something later.

The guards of the system will respond promptly.

If you think about it that way, wouldn’t you feel comfortable inside?

“There is a very important event today and tomorrow.”

“Is that also related to the Garden of Thorns?”

Priscilla carefully looked around her and asked that question.

“No, the parade.”

“… Yes?”

“This is a play that reinterprets the myth of His Majesty the First Emperor. “It is a sight that cannot be missed during the harvest festival.”

At the island’s harvest festival, a parade similar to the triumphal ceremony of ancient Rome is held.

It is a wonderful and grand event that reinterprets the myth of His Majesty the First Emperor, and when talking about the Harvest Festival, this parade cannot be left out.

Originally, the harvest festival lasted for two days at most, so it was usually over by this parade.

But this year’s harvest festival lasts five days.

Even if you watch the parade, you will still have plenty of time.

For this day, I had already looked for a place with a good view.

“hehehehe.”

“What is it?”

“This is called a gap, right?”

Priscilla sighed and laughed as she said that.

I don’t know what the gap is, but it’s more of a parade now.

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I walked a little faster than usual and led Priscilla’s hand to the reserved place.

“Wow….”

I don’t remember who said it, but there is a saying that there are no permanent allies and no permanent enemies.

For example, the owner of this amazing observatory is ‘Viscount Carbury’, the generous tree.

“This is Viscount Carbury’s building, right? There is definitely a pattern at the entrance….”

“That’s how nobles are.”

Among the officials working in the imperial castle, there are not many people born into the emerging nobility.

In order to support the family, one has to be busy making money, so working as an official in the imperial castle is considered a waste.

Instead, the new nobles had several people who represented them work as officials of the imperial castle.

“Oh, then at the harvest festival meeting?”

“It’s similar.”

The nobleman with the best observation deck at the parade was Viscount Carbury.

So, he asked an official born in the new nobility to mediate, and handed over the luxury items that were a problem for Count Arvest to Viscount Carbury’s auction house.

At the same time, the County of Arvest was continuously hitting record high prices for stocks related to the crown prince, so the value of the luxury items he had left in his villa in the archipelago also rose.

Thanks to this, Viscount Carbury, who received a large amount of money for his efforts, glorified the humiliation of his past as his memories.

That is why it is now possible to rent this observatory.

“If we stay here, we won’t get reported.”

“That’s why you were so calm.”

I nodded, quenching my thirst with a drink brought to me by Viscount Carbury’s caretakers.

“So what do you mean by what you said earlier, Sir?”

“Ah… “It’s cold here too.”

Priscilla said that and sat down next to me.

“Max is cute because despite her appearance, she has this side to her.”

“What does that mean?”

“When talking about the parade… “My eyes sparkled.”

As Priscilla said this, she smiled softly.

“Whoa…” This is why commoners from the countryside are not allowed, Sir.”

I shrugged my shoulders with a puzzled expression.

“Once anyone sees that scene, they start to look forward to it.”

“Is it that much?”

“Well, there he comes.”

“Wow….”

The expression Roman triumphal ceremony was not used for nothing.

Because it is that flashy.

“Uh, that pattern….”

He also has good eyes.

“This harvest festival received donations from nobles. “It’s the same with that parade.”

It can be said to be a type of PPL.

“It’s not awkward.”

“That was the part I was most concerned about. “Everyone worried a lot.”

Still, the family flag was paraded along with the imperial flag, so it seemed to symbolize the history of the empire itself.

At that level, no commoner would notice a sense of discomfort.

“Is that a drake?”

“Yes, ‘Dratus’, the partner of His Majesty Arun, the first emperor.”

“Is there a reason why Yeo Myeong-gwan was named ‘Biryong-gwan’…? .”

“Yes, it’s because of me.”

Everyone told me that I was born with eyes that contained the sun, and every day they told me stories about His Majesty, the first emperor.

Therefore, I had no choice but to become even more attached to the story of His Majesty the First Emperor.

The problem was that I could not emit the mana of the sun at the time and that I was born with magical talent that was worse than that of a commoner.

“My mother was considerate. “He said the reason was because he likes the flying dragon ‘Dratus,’ but I think he was actually considerate so that I wouldn’t feel burdened by the name Yeo Myeong-gwan.”

“Ah….”

“Never mind. “It was already a long time ago.”

As I said that, I stared blankly at the parade receiving cheers from the common people.

“Oh, this is very authentic.”

“Isn’t there a harvest festival in Arbest as well?”

“….”

Priscilla pursed her lips with a slightly embarrassed expression.

You probably grew up watching clumsy plays performed by members of a small, out-of-town theater company.

Tsk tsk.

“To what extent is that myth true?”

At the parade, images of subjects suffering and surrounded by numerous monsters were shown.

Because it was a scene with magic tools, it was full of realism, and the eyes of the commoners watching the parade were also filled with tension.

“It might all be surprisingly true. “The empire hasn’t conquered the sea yet.”

No matter where you go, north, south, east or west, there is bound to be a sea at the end.

Nevertheless, the reason why ports developed only in the western part is because the western part has a lower depth of water and is free from attacks by monsters lurking in the sea.

There are so many monsters in the sea, dreaming of capsizing ships, so wouldn’t there be a continent somewhere beyond this sea where only monsters live?

“It’s the shadow of the end.”

Priscilla looked at the square with a nervous expression from the moment the shadow of the end appeared.

“Umm… “It is a sight that is difficult to describe.”

“Shadow of the End is a name that came from a priest’s oracle. “The emphasis was on expressing the phenomenon in a threatening way rather than replicating it as is.”

The subjects who lived in a world filled with monsters endured each day in fear.

Then, His Majesty Arun, the first emperor chosen by the sun god, was born.

It is said that at that time, a priest received an oracle from the sun god.

“The ‘shadow of the end’ is casting over this world. Go to the continent where the sun rises. “It was written that it was such a prophecy.”

“Is this by any chance a sanctuary material?”

“Yes.”

After a shadow appeared on Priscilla’s body, I searched intensively.

“Never mind. “It is said that the shadow of the end cannot come to the continent where the sun shines.”

The diary left by the first emperor certainly contained such information.

“So does this mean that the sun no longer shines on the continent in the Garden of Thorns?”

“… That might have been what it meant.”

─ Max! [Shadow of the End] You can’t listen to the story!

If the shadow of the end cannot come to the continent where the sun shines, wouldn’t that mean that the continent where I, who have already awakened the mana of the sun and was crowned as emperor, is safe?

“Uh, over there….”

As I was watching the parade from a position with a good view, the overall outline of the island came into view.

So, I witnessed a strange sight other than the parade.

This was the side effect that Priscilla had mentioned.

Most of them passed without difficulty, but even among the guards, there are bound to be some newbies who are clueless.

For example, today and tomorrow are the days when the most spectacular parade of the harvest festival is held.

There will be new recruits standing guard, so it is unlikely that they will notice the nobles disguised as commoners.

‘Ha….’

I feel like I’m hearing several sounds, not just one sound.

“The parade is gorgeous.”

“Hawk, Max?”

“It is said that the drake Dratus was a dragon that was friendly to humans. “It is said that this relationship started when the first person took care of a wounded and dying boy.”

“….”

Priscilla looked at me with a strange look, but all policies have side effects, big or small.

This is unavoidable.

“Don’t worry, just enjoy the festival.”

Anyway, when you return to the castle, you will hear a lot of nagging.

It’s unfair, so I should enjoy it to the fullest now.

……

…

Perhaps it was a consideration to enjoy the harvest festival parade, but there was no call from the main castle despite returning to the imperial castle.

Is there a saying that it is better to sell first?

I watched the end of the parade with a somewhat uncomfortable feeling.

That was the moment when the third day of the harvest season was completed and we returned to the imperial castle.

“Rest first.”

I guess now is the time to get the beating I’ve been putting off.

Thinking like that, I went to the throne room where my father was waiting with the employee who came to pick me up─

“Where are we going?”

“This is the conference hall, Your Highness.”

“Conference hall?”

“Currently, all the officials of the Imperial City are gathered together.”

Is the situation that serious?

As expected, the hawk had to be hit first….

Thinking like that, I opened the door to the conference room.

‘Something is strange.’

It was certainly an incident worthy of some nagging from the nobles.

Still, the atmosphere shouldn’t be this serious….

‘No way?!’

“Maximilian.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Come and sit down.”

All the officials of the imperial castle are gathered in one place as if an emergency convocation order has been issued.

This was a situation that could not have happened unless it was a national crisis.

Quang!

“Any means can be used. Find out the distribution process for this drug. “It’s a golden name!”

The system has shaded areas that do not receive much sunlight, but there are no slums.

That was the honor and pride of our empire.

Until this very moment.