Solo Eating to Overpowered Chapter 197

Episode 197 〈The beginning of the end. 〉

I returned to my home country.

Arriving at the royal capital, Lorensis, marked the end of a long journey.

“Long live His Majesty!”

“The prosperous kingdom will last forever!”

While receiving cheers from countless people, I turned my gaze and looked at the troops deployed in the city.

You can see the paladins and priests lined up tightly on the outer wall, as well as the private soldiers assisting them.

Even among the cheering people, there are soldiers everywhere.

“They say he saved King Franz and took pity on the people and accepted them.”

“That’s it! This time, he rescued my father from the destroyed Kingdom of Airans. And his refugees!”

“They are truly merciful people.”

Mercy.

Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.

The Holy Kingdom was not sufficient to accept everyone.

Even though we had been preparing for something like this for years, we lacked preparation and time.

Feeding the 150,000 Allied troops is also urgent.

On the contrary, I almost wish that the Jotuns would advance and reach this place quickly.

Otherwise, the soldiers will starve and go through Ragnarök, the War of the Jotuns and the Dead.

Me, Charlotte Ellis, Hans, Raphael, and Oscar follow.

The heavy paladins saluted and opened the throne room door.

“May the grace of Gaia, the goddess of life-. “His Majesty is entering!”

The chamberlain’s voice rang out.

The lords and priests of the Holy Imperial Kingdom located on the left and right of the magnificent Daejeon gathered.

Among them, I see not only my brother and sister Luan Hilda, but also the waiting Seran, the twins Marcus and Franz Wang, and White.

They too have been waiting for this moment.

In order to stop Ragnarok, I have done my best to increase my strength.

I took a breath.

And then I looked at the throne that I was never familiar with.

I strengthened my legs and walked.

Everyone bows their heads.

I walked forward on the red carpet and sat down on the throne.

I looked around at my subjects.

Those following me knelt in the center and bowed their heads.

Success.

Now is the time to play my role as the protector of the continent.

“The plan to defend the continent begins now.”

I must now command them.

That was my role, my mission, and what I had to do as the Holy Emperor sitting on this throne.

I had a difficult week.

It is not possible to learn everything as a successful person in 5 years at most.

Politics and military strategy, elegance and dignity as members of the royal family, culture, etc. Everything was lacking.

The only thing that was possible was to provide a place for them to demonstrate their abilities efficiently through nurturing talent and becoming acquainted with nobles.

At most, that was all, but Charlotte did not hold back in her praise.

“That alone is great.”

Raphael, who was disapproving at me when I made a sullen expression, added:

“There are some shortcomings, but you did a good job.”

Raphael is the type of person who says what he has to say.

I felt a little reassured by his words.

It is difficult to pretend to be bold and noble on the outside.

Every night, he was exhausted and often fell asleep on his throne.

At that time, it was routine for Charlotte to help me and carry me to my room.

When I felt thirsty, I left the room.

There was no separate servant.

Rather, it was good to change my mood by secretly taking a walk around the imperial palace alone and getting some fresh air.

One of them is stopping by the library.

Same as usual.

Ellis is reading books late at night.

I had a short chat with her.

When I returned to the room, Luan, Hilda, Saeran, and the twins were waiting with bottles of alcohol.

Charlotte looked sorry for not being able to stop them.

Although it was a success, in private spaces, people lived without pretense, as if their positions did not matter.

Gradually, my daily life with them blended into each other.

Then came the news.

“Good luck, Your Majesty!”

Harmon said to me while breaking into a cold sweat.

“The movement of the Jotuns has been captured.”

It was the moment when my busy but peaceful daily life collapsed.

More than hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border areas of the Holy Empire. According to their testimony, the Jotuns trampled the land of Rom.

The reason their advance was delayed was to further increase the vampire army.

Time was gradually running out.

“According to His Majesty’s orders, we have assembled a 1,000-strong command corps of Tinya Aslan.”

The dark elf Tinya, once Aslan’s princess, arrived with an army.

As a large number of necromancers entered the royal capital, the people became anxious.

There are limits to controlling the people.

As I was observing the situation in the royal capital from the balcony, I opened my mouth.

“We need the right person. A symbol to get rid of anxiety. “I just want you to grant my request before Raphael.”

The current royal capital needed a hero.

Yes, a symbol of fear for vampires. An extremely strong presence for the people.

Celtic All Falls.

he was needed

Raphael groaned at my words.

He bowed his head and said.

“Please think again. “His Majesty wants to rest.”

“You won’t do that, right?”

Raphael raised his head and looked at me.

I told him about being on the verge of death.

I met Celtic All Falls.

“Grandpa seems to be bored. “He wanted a big fight.”

“Should I say it’s like him? “Did he cause trouble in the heavenly world before that?”

Raphael frowned and grumbled.

He also added that he couldn’t do it without himself.

Even though I complain, I seem to miss him.

So, it would be wise to let me meet him.

“This is something that He personally permitted. “Please call me.”

“…All right.”

I was guided by Raphael.

Accompanying me were Charlotte, who was my escort, and Ellis, who was now assisting me.

The place where the Holy Emperor is buried.

Reached the top of the imperial palace.

It would be better to think of the coffin as being placed on top rather than being buried.

According to custom, it is placed in the highest place for seven years so that it can stay in the heavenly world for a long time.

I walked as if I was taking a walk on the top floor, which had no ceiling and was rather maintained like a garden.

A coffin made of stone can be seen among the colorful flowers.

On top of it, there is holy water, a Bible, and a journal containing the achievements of the Celts.

“Then, if anything happens, please call me.”

Raphael said that and left.

I swept down the coffin.

I read the journal containing Celt’s achievements.

Charlotte stood next to me and watched me until the end.

Ellis silently cleaned up the Celtic grave.

He was once called a tyrant and once called a saint.

He has been fighting vampires his entire life and has won every time.

Reading such a successful journal made me smile.

I stood up.

Time passed and it became night.

The moonlight was shining on us in the sky.

“What is so disappointing about the guy who fights all the time that he wants to fight again?”

He is a fighter by nature.

No, all the bloodlines of the Seonghwang family are like that.

This is a world away from me, who wants to live quietly.

Ellis approached.

“Are you trying to wake him up?”

“Because I asked you to call me.”

“Is it possible?”

Ellis was puzzled.

The number of souls that can be awakened through necromancy is limited.

A ghost who died after becoming corrupted with a grudge, a soul who was killed, a person who died due to illness or an accident, etc.

Only the dead could be summoned, not the true death-lifespan that everyone should have as life.

In the case of the Celts, it is death by longevity.

It would be impossible to call him back as a dead person.

“Yes, the dead are impossible.”

But it doesn’t have to be a dead person.

Ellis tilted his head at my words.

I swept down the coffin.

“I need your help. So…”

I touched the tube and injected holy energy into it.

“Please help. “Guardian of this world.”

Holy power spread out.

A soft ray of light spread out in all directions, illuminating the surroundings.

I smiled as I watched the intangible spirit rippling over the coffin.

Refugees from other countries, a mixture of many races, arrived at the border area of the Holy Kingdom.

They were exhausted.

His complexion was dark, he was hungry, and he was even sick.

The provincial government was not spacious enough to accommodate all of them.

“I don’t understand why the Holy Emperor allowed us to accept so many refugees.”

“If you don’t receive it, that’s the problem.”

There is a vampire army advancing here.

If the refugees are not accepted, they will be hunted by vampires, and they will turn into zombies and invade the Holy Empire.

Accepting refugees is the same as saying that the number of dead will not increase.

“But I feel uneasy.”

The soldiers looked at the refugees in cold sweat.

Among these, there is clearly a vampire.

All the refugees were being given diluted holy water, but even that was limited.

There are probably quite a few people who secretly entered this complex refugee procession while avoiding attention.

Apparently, some vampires were smiling and delving deeper into the border area of the Holy Empire.

They will wait for chaos.

If the Jotuns attack from the outside, the hidden vampires will summon the dead and train soldiers from within.

“Please, I hope you get through today safely.”

The soldiers made the sign of the cross and prayed.

As night fell, even the moonlight that illuminated the surroundings was consumed by dark clouds.

The soldiers lit torches in the pitch-black darkness.

As darkness came, I felt fear, fatigue, and thirst.

The paladin leading the soldiers held up a leather pouch to drink water.

“Oooh-! “The ancient demons have come to punish humans for their foolishness!”

I was so startled that I lost sight of the leather pouch.

A leather bag falls to the floor and water pours out.

The paladin frowned and looked at the person among the refugees.

An old man was shaking and shouting with his hands outstretched.

“I saw their march! A very powerful monster is advancing to destroy humanity!”

There must be one.

Those crazy guys.

I couldn’t understand the atmosphere.

They are probably anxious refugees. What if I put them in even more fear?…

Paladin He clicked his tongue.

“Why don’t you stop me!”

He shouted to the soldiers under the outer wall.

The soldiers approached the old man.

When the paladin reached out to pick up the water bag again, he saw the stagnant water shaking slightly.

The paladin’s eyes widened as if he was surprised.

Helmet I take off my clothes and put my ear to the ground.

“Paradise?”

When the soldiers approached and asked him, the paladin raised his hand to silence them.

In the still silence, the rumble of the ground was heard.

Thump… Thump… Thump…

Thump… Coo-coo…

Coo-coo-coo!

“…!”

The paladin raised his head.

“Enemy attack-!”

The soldiers stop at his shout.

The soldiers approaching the old man looked up at the outer wall in surprise.

“They are coming!”

It was not a natural sound.

The paladin gritted his teeth.

There are no reports of skirmishers.

It’s obvious. It must have happened.

The Holy Knight quickly flew up the message bird.

“Get the refugees in quickly!”

The people scream.

In the confusion, the old man continued to shout.

“They can’t stop anyone! Even now, in order to survive, we must pray to them. “Pray, pray, pray…!”

A black shadow fell over the old man’s head.

“uh?”

As the old man tilted his head, a huge stone hit him.

Kwasik-!

Blood and flesh splatter around.

Huge boulders fell among the refugees.

“Kaaaaaaaaaa!”

A scream rings out.

It’s father Gyu-hwan.

The Paladin hurriedly shouted as he saw a boulder flying towards the outer wall.

“Magic barrier!”

Wizards chant spells on the outer wall.

The outer wall reacts to it and is engraved with transparent light.

Flying boulders measuring more than 5 meters hit the exterior walls and were crushed or bounced off.

It was a barrier created by a nobleman named Hans.

The paladin looked straight ahead.

-batten!

The Jotuns are running.

Many dead people ran beneath their feet.

There’s even a vampire whipping a lycan while riding a ghoul-riding Dullahan cart.

It comes crashing down like a wave, as if staining half the world black.

It is the army of the apocalypse.

The paladin looked at the refugees and invaders alternately.

“What would you like to do?”

The panicked soldiers regained their composure.

They are also trained soldiers.

I knew very well how many people could die from just one mistake.

“Close the door. and.”

You should not be swayed by emotions.

We can’t all die while trying to save refugees.

“Abandon the border and retreat.”

The soldiers nodded at the paladin’s words.

Their mission was simple.

Evacuate refugees as much as possible. And we will monitor the situation at the border and prevent it as much as possible.

It is an outer wall with a barrier.

It won’t be easy for them to break through.

With that thought in mind, the paladin came down the outer wall.

When he looked back at the outer door slowly closing, the paladin’s eyes widened.

Refugees dressed in robes were gathered in large numbers.

Between the robes, you can see fangs sticking out and long fingernails.

“Right. “After all, we couldn’t sort them all out.”

The paladin drew his sword.

The soldiers were also there.

The vampires smiled and attacked the paladins and soldiers.

The outer door opens.

Many refugees turned into zombies and staggered into the country.

The border area of the Holy Emperor fell in just half a day and became a city of death.

Rain of blood falls.

Amid heavy rain, the kings of the apocalypse entered the Holy Kingdom.

Their advance did not stop and their power grew bigger.

Every territory of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom was covered with sand and death.

Gradually, the territory of the Holy Emperor was eroded into ruin.

This fact resonated throughout the royal capital, Lorensis, and even reached the ears of Holy Emperor Allen, who was sitting on the throne.

Still, Allen didn’t move.

All they had to do was gather all their troops to the royal capital.

The Kings of the End must have noticed that.

Because all the energy of life went to the royal capital Laurensis.

Allen held a golden spear and looked at the feudal lords of the Holy Empire.

“They are coming.”

Allen raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

“Let’s watch.”

Everyone was fascinated by him with his eye smile.

There is no such thing as fear.

“What will the end of the apocalypse be like?”

Because he looked very similar to the prosperous Celt Allfault.

Ronia of the North.

The prisoners are noisy.

Grab your weapon.

He wears chain mail and a white surcoat with the Seonghwang family’s emblem on it.

They put on their helmets and checked the condition of the horse on which their military equipment was mounted.

Lord Gerald took a deep breath.

Two thousand cavalry were prepared.

They are all people who know how to use sacred power under the saint’s blessing.

Is that all? They are talented people and elites who have blocked the northern wave of death for five years.

I even grew up by taking elixirs.

They now have skills comparable to those of a heavenly army.

“May Gaia bless you.”

When the prisoners finished preparing to go to war, they erected a symbol in the shape of a tree, a symbol of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom, and knelt towards it and prayed with their hands together.

“By the grace of the Son.”

The voice gradually gets higher.

“I swear judgment on all evil spirits.”

The prisoners stand up from their seats.

“I will even sacrifice my soul for you!”

He shouts in a crazy voice.

I shook off my fear with a smile on my face.

Lord Gerald prayed quietly and then headed towards the stable where the stench was coming from.

“All preparations are complete, His Majesty the Holy Emperor is waiting. Are you ready to fight now?”

The man stroked the horse’s mane and gave it holy water.

Like other prisoners, he wore chain mail and a white coat.

A man carrying a spear on his back.