I came to get information from Serrek and found him in the middle of an interesting story.
I was curious about the relationship between Serrek and the Pharaoh, which I hadn’t really looked into.
As long as I didn’t interfere, I could remain unnoticed, so I watched with the excitement of a drama, but it started getting frustrating, so I gave it a slight nudge.
[Current Interference Level – 98.2%]
I just wanted to help him be a bit more honest…
‘This is fun.’
He reacted way more than I expected.
Serrek rose from his seat with a flushed face, flustered.
“What, what can I do for you? You had an appointment with His Majesty the Emperor…”
“I have a personal question to ask. Do you have a moment?”
“…Ah, yes. Please feel free to ask anything.”
Serrek cleared his throat with a cough!
Though he stood up, he didn’t step aside.
A natural response.
Lily Elbrite is an important figure to the Pharaoh, but she’s not about to yield her place in the palace.
Serrek is essentially the Pharaoh’s assistant, and every action she takes is in line with the Pharaoh’s will.
I’m not interfering in Deserthum.
“By the way… did you come as a doppelganger or something? You look slightly different from a year ago.”
Serrek tilted his head.
I’m way weaker now than Lily was back then.
Of course, Lily knew countless techniques she hadn’t mastered, but in terms of overall power, I would definitely lose now.
‘I’m using a doppelganger, too.’
My relationship with Serrek is not something to be mentioned in a broadcast, so I intentionally created an illusion and reflected it in the broadcast to contact Serrek.
The illusion on the broadcast is wandering around the lower levels of the Sun Palace under a low-hanging sun.
“I’m in a hurry. The Iron Devourer on the Eastern Continent is rampaging, and I need to finish this quickly and return.”
“Oh, you mean that Iron Devourer.”
The Iron Devourer is a monster that eats iron, roughly the size of a small hill, and grayish in color.
Usually, it roams around mountains or underground, consuming iron… It wasn’t originally such a ferocious creature.
With its round eyes and big mouth, it looks cute, and since it primarily eats minerals, it’s not really aggressive towards living creatures.
However, due to the aftermath of the war with the demons, the land has been turned upside down and food has disappeared, prompting it to start attacking human kingdoms.
‘The problem is, it doesn’t just eat iron.’
This dimwit will gobble up anyone wearing something made of iron without a second thought.
It devours everything in sight.
After that, it simply digests the iron, and what remains is spat out. Its mouth is filled with teeth for grinding minerals…
‘…Anyway.’
For the knights, it is nothing less than a nightmare.
The time when this Iron Devourer truly started rampaging was four months later.
At that time, I personally went to confront the Iron Devourer that was raiding the kingdom and smashed it with a hammer, sealing it in a sword called ‘Iron Soul Sword.’
During this period, Lily didn’t pay much attention to the existence of the Iron Devourer, but it’s a fact that it’s dangerous, so saying this now shouldn’t be an issue.
“It’s a detestable little thing. However, it’s not as bad as the Plague Monster Bird, so it will calm down soon.”
“I’ve heard the news that you captured the Plague Bird. It used to cause damages even to the trade kingdom, so it’s really a relief.”
The Plague Monster Bird was the one I had trapped in a feather ring before I came here.
A bird that literally spread the plague.
It was known for roaming in packs, spreading disease across three subcontinents.
‘Wherever a flock of birds passed by, there were always corpses left behind.’
Though called a harbinger of hell, it was ultimately hunted down and sealed by me.
There were many discussions about whether it was a demon race experimental subject or not, but once captured, it was just a wretched monster.
“……”
I feel odd about something.
Talking about those wicked monsters after a long time really gives me a feeling of going back to the past.
“It was nothing special.”
“But that bird was truly terrible. Countless beings, including humans, had to lose their lives to the plague. You really are impressive.”
“…Anyway, I have something to ask.”
[Current Interference Power – 96.6%]
We have only talked, yet surprisingly a lot of interference power has been consumed.
I don’t know how much I’ll need in the future, so it’s better to wrap things up quickly.
“Do you happen to know where the empire’s treasure vault is?”
■
“…What?”
Serrek raised a question at Lily’s words.
A treasure vault, no less.
Not for himself or someone else but for the empire, the ‘Pharaoh’s’ treasure vault.
The place with the strongest security in the empire, except for the highest floor of the Sun Palace.
Even Serrek, the master of the Sun Palace and the second in charge of Deserthum, has no access to that place.
Soda.
‘Of course, I think if I ask, they might let me in…’
“I didn’t know Lady Lily would want something like this.”
“Rather than wanting it… um. Let’s just say I do.”
“Unfortunately, it’s a place where no one but His Majesty the Emperor can enter. Even if you have something you want, you should ask separately to receive it…”
“No, I just need the location.”
“……”
Why is this happening?
The Lily I knew was someone who didn’t have any material desires.
She was filled with revenge against demons and a blind sense of salvation for humans.
She wasn’t someone who clung to wealth or precious treasures at all.
“…….”
Could it be that someone else is impersonating Lily Elbrite?
Lily came to meet that person, and maybe she’s meeting them right around now.
The idea of someone unknown impersonating her is more plausible than using a clone like this.
‘But it really is Lily.’
The faint aura I can feel is definitely hers.
She knows information about Iron Devourer or Plague Monster Bird, which Lily is familiar with.
Her speech doesn’t seem to differ much either.
Lily smiled faintly.
“Don’t think too hard about it. It’s all for the Pharaoh.”
“…For that person?”
“Yes. It’s absolutely necessary.”
For the Pharaoh of a distant future.
“Please tell me.”
■
In the end, Serrek didn’t tell me.
It was because he was a servant of the Pharaoh.
I understand it’s for the Pharaoh, but he can’t betray the Pharaoh’s will.
‘So loyalty over affection, huh?’
It’s a vague stance, but I understood Serrek because of it.
With that kind of personality, he can stay by the Pharaoh’s side for a long time.
The Pharaoh cherishes her as well, which is why she’s still around even after thousands of years.
However, I did receive quite meaningful information.
‘…Instead, I’ll tell you about another place. It’s somewhere the Pharaoh occasionally visits, and he leaves things there sometimes.’
‘Things? What kind of things?’
‘…They’re not just ordinary things. Anyway, they’re there.’
‘Where is that place?’
‘……Mine.’
A place where the Pharaoh occasionally drops off items, or rather, gifts.
‘…I think I’ve hinted enough here.’
[Oh]
[Is this where it is?]
[Is this the place?]
[Dressing room?]
[So many clothes]
[Is this right? Lily?]
[It’s vague]
[They put the heritage here?]
Serrek’s private room, the dressing room.
“Serrek is an important person to that guy uncle. So, this is probably the place.”
Up until now, my situation involves collecting information about a figure named ‘Serrek’ from the subjects of the Empire and tracking her down.
I used my ghost-like traits to gather various stories and discovered that ‘Serrek is important to the Pharaoh!’
…which I already knew, but still.
I didn’t know anything beyond the fact that she was important because I didn’t care at all back then.
Even when I entered the maids’ room, I heard some shocking news.
“She just secretly gives gifts and disappears? That Pharaoh?”
Rasty would really enjoy knowing this.
“They say the Emperor has been visiting here often lately… Isn’t this obviously an important place?”
[LOL]
[OMG]
[Is it the Emperor?]
[I heard the Emperor just gives gifts and leaves]
[Just gifts and then runs away, wtf, the Emperor ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[That guy uncle is a lovebird ㅋㅋㅋ]
[I heard that guy uncle has many wives]
[Woahhh]
[So sweet]
[This is driving me crazy ㅋㅋㅋ]
[Is it a love and war situation?]
At first, I thought it was the Empire’s treasure vault, but after hearing Serrek’s story, I changed my mind.
During that short time, the Pharaoh had to take care of both his life and Serrek’s life. Would he really have gone back and forth to a treasure vault during such a busy time?
If he wanted to hide it, it makes more sense to have hurriedly hidden it where Serrek was and then left.
And somewhere here, there should be a secret place.
I glanced at the maid managing the dressing room and moved towards the location Serrek mentioned.
I pulled out the first outfit the Pharaoh gave from the thirteenth section, and in the gap, I found a jewel resembling the necklace the Pharaoh first gave…
“…I don’t get it.”
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