Though porcelain was most common it wasn’t only porcelain.
There were ancient artifacts, a beautiful sword, and things that seemed to be from the Eastern Continent where travel was now cut off.
Among them was one item that particularly caught Abratal’s attention.
It was a statue made of porcelain.
It was a statue of a white lion, decorated with various jewels and with beautiful brilliant colors.
What was peculiar was that it didn’t seem very old.
Unlike other artifacts that all contained traces of time.
"It’s raining."
"Heup, keup, y-yes! Yes!"
He was startled breathless though he hadn’t committed any crime.Abratal cursed himself inside while composing himself.
"The weather is ominous. A storm is coming."
"...Indeed."
Does the sun of the Empire have eyes to see weather too?
Abratal, who was also versed in meteorology, knew the Emperor’s words would come true.
"What do you think of the lion statue?"
"Ah..."
Seems he was caught looking at the statues.
Though he was clearly only looking at the ceiling, how did he know?
Abratal cleared his voice and answered.
"A most beautiful and elegant quality..."
"Stop."
The Emperor turned to look at Abratal for the first time.
Abratal startled.
The Emperor’s eyes were like those of a snake.
His whole body felt like it would freeze.
"It must be one of two things. Either you’re lying to me, or your discernment is awful."
"..."
"You have one chance Abratal Geduin. Speak again."
Abratal swallowed and spoke.
He spoke honestly, thinking whatever.
"...It’s not a very impressive statue."
"Say more."
"’If we attach expensive precious jewels to something beautiful it will be more beautiful.’ It seems like a statue made with such simple thinking. Though the creator is a great artisan, the creator’s skill isn’t shown at all and it seems made only by the commissioner’s insistence."
"In simple terms?"
"Perhaps ’vulgar’ would be a fitting expression."
"Hooh, hu, uhahaha!"
The Emperor laughed heartily.
And said.
"It’s a statue made by the previous Emperor, the Water Emperor."
"Ah..."
So I was the fool who would be executed after entering the Room of Porcelain.
Abratal tightly closed his eyes.
It seemed the Sword Saint would cut off his head any moment.
But he didn’t feel sharp pain.
Opening his eyes slightly, the Emperor had already stood up.
"That’s the kind of person the Water Emperor was. Weak, and deeply obsessed with monsters. Probably because he disliked humans. However an Emperor shouldn’t be so weak."
Fortunately it wasn’t the wrong answer?
But Abratal didn’t know how to react to the current Emperor criticizing the previous Emperor.
"He was also foolish. Shutting himself up in his own zoo..."
"Your Majesty."
Though the Sword Saint requested restraint, the Emperor pretended not to hear.
"Especially the matter of making a wyvern knight unit for his daughter was quite a sight."
The Emperor laughed.
They said it was very rare for the Emperor to laugh. It’s hard to understand what’s funny about criticizing his own father.
"However making the zoo was a good thing. At least he didn’t completely forget what needed to be done."
"Indeed..."
"What do you think of Kadam Kazans?"
By the Emperor’s order, Abratal had looked into Kadam.
"...I think he’s a stubborn person. And loyal."
"Kadam is foolish. What thoughts are in that orc-blooded head of his is completely transparent."
Merciless criticism.
"But that’s why I like him."
"..."
"Some tasks need foolish people, and some tasks need wise people. The task I will command you requires only a wise person."
Abratal bowed deeply.
"Do you know what the greatest legacy of the Water Emperor is?"
"...What is it?"
"It’s that before you."
Is that gaudy and merely flashy lion statue the Water Emperor’s greatest achievement?
That would be the most scathing insult.
But the Emperor shook his head.
"Ambejeu. That’s the old lion’s name."
The Water Emperor’s pet trapped in the zoo, why that?
"Soon, there’s a high possibility a disaster will be born in the zoo."
"D-disaster!"
Non-standard monsters.
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Monsters difficult for humans to handle are called disasters.
"Indeed. I’ve been adjusting for it to become so for a long time. By making white and black ones fight... greedily filling their bellies to make a half-mad disaster. It will surely be a disaster."
"Then..."
"You are the one who must control it."
Abratal was a scholar who researched summoning and monsterology in the west.
Of course, he realized what the Emperor was aiming for.
Artificial birth of a disaster.
Making a monster that can be controlled and communicated with into a disaster...
"Then..."
"Prepare."
The Emperor before him is a fearsome person.
He’s creating a strategic weapon right next to the Empire’s heart.
Abratal felt cold sweat making his back damp.
This isn’t something he can refuse here.
His head would fall immediately.
"I dedicate my life."
He bowed deeply.
The Emperor gave a hint.
"If a disaster is born in the zoo, it will surely be Ambejeu. Remember that."
And commanded him to withdraw.
Abratal left the Room of Porcelain walking backwards.
The Emperor sat back in the recliner.
"Huu. What do you think?"
The Sword Saint who had stayed by his side long immediately understood the Emperor’s question.
"He seems to think you want to use monsters as weapons for war."
"Right?"
The Emperor coldly sneered.
"The base limits of imagination."
Was he misunderstood as some violent thug dreaming of conquest wars?
However the Emperor’s mind was too worn to be displeased by such things.
"If the disaster tries to break free of control I will cut it down."
"Do so."
With the Sword Saint, even a half-mad disaster could be suppressed.
Though the effort put in wouldn’t be for nothing.
"Because there’s what comes next."
The map spread in the Emperor’s mind.
He looked at the south in his mental map.
A new Goblin King was born there.
That queen would be excellent material.
If the zoo matter fails, the Emperor’s eyes were planned to turn to those goblins.
"Ambejeu..."
The Water Emperor’s masterpiece.
The immortal monster.
Though its mind isn’t elegant at all, that body alone should be sufficient to become a seed of disaster.
==
I burst the old lion’s heart.
As a swordsman, I definitely sensed it.
And gently pulling out the sword, I also pierced the necks of other monsters who still hadn’t noticed the situation.
Attacking during a meal was against the rules but.
Nothing was as effective as breaking rules.
I took down three more monsters in an instant.
「Your level has increased」
「Your level has increased」
「Your level has increased」
「Your level has increased」
Refreshing level up!
...or not.
Hmm, it’s a bit lacking?
For killing Ambejeu, a named monster that is.
That’s when.
"Ooh, krung, that hurts."
The old lion whose heart burst growled.
I startled and stabbed with the sword again.
Puk, puuk!
Definitely where the heart is.
Not just that but the stomach too. Other organs must be torn too.
"Hurts, it hurts. Krrung."
Words keep coming from his mouth.
Then how about this?
Using the Iron Lion Sword Style.
I chopped off that neck deng.
Now he must really be dead, but.
The severed head spoke.
"I said it hurts, stop it."
I could only be filled with terror.
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