Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 161 – SUSPICIOUS FIGURE AT MONSTER FOREST FESTIVAL

The monster forest festival. When you hear the first word, it seems beautiful because the festival is synonymous with parties, dances, and delicious food. However, after hearing the next word, the monster forest, it was already self-imagined that it was not a beautiful ordinary festival.

Forgetting its beautiful name, it was actually a monster hunting ground in the monster forest. Although the monsters in the monster forest are relatively tame since the existence of the dungeon arc formation created by Milanda, if the monster continues to grow without ever being controlled by its population, the, one day the number will also explode and could leave the monster forest to do damage in human territory.

This tradition itself actually existed from the past that was passed down by generations both in the former Vlonhard Empire and in the former Kingdom of Meglovia, it's just that the sudden increase in aggressiveness of monsters that occurred ten years ago, made this tradition was put down. But since the continent was safe again, the tradition was re-run started three years ago at Curtiz's proposal to suppress the monster population in the monster forest.

Even now, the festival is getting lively since the continent has united under the coffers of one empire, the Meglovian Empire. And this is where I am currently observing the course of the monster forest festival on the northern side of the continent. Alice and Luciana oversee the monster festival in the south of the continent.

The festival is quite exciting where the soldiers are competing to get the prize. How not, the prize is quite tempting. There are two types of winners in the competition in this festival, which can beat the most monsters, and who can beat the monsters with the highest rank.

For the winner who managed to defeat the most monsters, will be awarded a prize of ten thousand gold coins. How not to be tempting, right?

But more than that, what is more tempting is a reward for anyone who can defeat the strongest rank monsters. The knight would be given the opportunity to propose to the woman he wished to marry lavishly and he was given the right to enjoy marriage in the same place as the emperor and to obtain the same service. Who would not be interested in such a lavish gift?

Quite a number of competent knights I could see through my familiar during the monster hunt. But the most memorable one in my mind, of course, was Olbero Chalkie Obraham, one of the three magic swordsmen of the Ernoa Continent. With his wind power, he was able to cut through many monsters at once.

The most memorable fight Olbero had in my opinion was when he used his own minotaur speed to split his enemy in two. Indeed nothing can beat the sharpness of the wind if sharpened well, maybe even the metal adamantite will be split into two, but I don't know if it's metal orichalcum or mithril.

The competition was held for approximately five days, yet it was not at all boring to see the knights gallantly banging their spirits.

Without feeling it, five days passed. I have now returned to the imperial palace to reward the victor. Beyond a doubt, the winner for the participant who eradicated the most monsters did not fall on Olbero even though it was as great and fast as his wind style. Turns out it fell on Sister Swein von Lambarg.

Unfortunately the winner was judged only by the number of monsters. Although overall the monsters defeated by Olbero were actually much more qualified, they were fewer in number than Kak Swein.

Brother Swein is indeed not wrong anymore the type of fast fighter who has been accustomed to defeating opponents in large numbers. But what made him a winner in this competition was that he had luckyly found a nest of fire ant monsters, and that was not just one, but fifteen. You certainly can guess what happened since there can't be only one or two fire ant monsters in each nest, right?

Brother Swein has given a surprise, but even more surprising is the winner who managed to kill the highest-ranked monster. You guys know who? The Nunu fin Liosfilia. Yes, that Nunu.

With his overpowering blast style, he had luckily managed to kill a young fenrir, and although it was young, it counted as the highest-ranked monster that a participant could defeat.

The problem came when giving his gift to Nunu. This winning question is designed for a man to give him more self-esteem to express his love for the woman he is estimating. But the winner was a woman. That's why I said our empire should have implemented the emancipation of women from the first. No one says that women are always weaker than men, right?

However, it is not our tradition, and it may also be the case for Nunu's residence in the southern islands, for women to express their love in public to a man. If he were to be rejected, he would be ashamed to die. The problem of women is higher than men's shame veins.

Lilia also in delivering her proposal to Albert is through the intermediary of Grandpa Glenn and myself. Where there may be a woman who can be thick face doing a direct disguise for the man she likes in public. After all, I doubt that such a Nunu really has a man that she is appraised of.

But then, Nunu walked towards me declaring her proposal to me. Something I really didn't expect.

Suddenly the entire palace became rowdy because the person he was asking was not just anyone, but an emperor.

I had no idea that Nunu had such feelings for me. He's been used to clinging to me making me his air-conditioning device ever since we first got to know each other. He was two years younger than me. If you say beautiful or not, Nunu is beautiful. Unfortunately, I didn't put the slightest sense of romance on her.

Since marrying Luciana, I have sworn that I will never again lie to my own feelings that end up hurting Talia. This would definitely make my relationship with Nunu tenuous if I refused it. But what power. I am also a love slave. To me, Talia is far more important than anything.

“Sorry, Nunu. I can't.”

I rejected her proposal even with a heavy heart.

Hearing my words, the tears on the plain girl's face spilled. I wanted to comfort him, but since I was the cause of his tears, it would only add thorns to his wound, so I canceled my intention.

“Senior Nunu, please accept my love.” He said while bending his knees and giving Nunu a flower ruvalia as a sign of his proposal for Nunu.

“You must have done this to make me not ashamed huh, Junior. You are a good junior. Excuse me. Because of me, you must humiliate yourself in my place.”

“Nothing, Senior.”

“But, although I cannot accept your love, Junior, we can still be as close friends as we used to be.”

“That's right, Senior.”

Olo was rejected, but I knew neither was accepted nor his purpose from the beginning. From the very beginning, Olo had expected such a refusal to happen. But he still did it to move Nunu's shame on him because he knew how fragile a woman's heart was. Beyond a doubt, he's a gentleman.

After this, I also have to apologize properly to Nunu. Will a glass of milk and cookies as good as usual will be able to relieve the pain in his heart?

What exactly have I done? Regarding this aura of uncontrollable good looks, I have broken the sacred heart of an innocent girl. I'm a real sinner.

***

The atmosphere of the festival quickly subsided which although closed with a bitter incident, on the whole it could be said that the results were good.

However, as soon as I carefully examined the recordings that my familiar visual senses shared, I came across a very unexpected finding. The figure was recorded in the monster forest close to one of the villages around Tarz City.

I'm going to Painfinn City to see Kerrie to make sure. Not to forget I also asked him to immediately contact Codi and Hestia. Even though I don't know where the two of them are, I'm sure Kerrie is still in contact with them. Then the next day, Codi and Hestia actually came with Kerrie.

“What do you think?”

“I also think the same with Prince.”

“Hei, Codi. You forget that His Majesty has become an emperor?”

“Ah, forgive me. I'm in the habit of calling you Prince. I must call what you are now, Prince, ah I mean.”.

I smiled and told them to relax.

But more important is the figure in the picture. Both Kerrie, Hestia, and Codi agree that the figure in the picture is too similar to Leon.

Even if he was wearing a mask that looked like scales, I might not even recognize my sister.

Leon's body was not found until now. If it were because he was alive, how grateful I would be.

However, what was he doing in the monster forest near Tarz City? Moreover, the figure with him was very disturbing to me. The figure was a hazy image, but I can clearly remember from its bearing. The figure is likely to be Angele, the witch of the plague.

However, the question arises again, what does he do with Leon if the scaly mask is really Leon? Or was there magically someone who was so similar to my brother that not only the lower half of his face, but also his carrier?

However, it didn't take long for me to discover that the figure I saw was really Angele. A few days later, news arrived from the city of Tarz. The great calamity had just entered the Ernoa Continent. A disaster that once ravaged the ancient empire at the hands of the witch plague, Angele, five hundred years ago, the blackdeath disaster.