abcnovels
Chapter 73
Chapter 73
There was a road deep inside the Bahano Palace that only the Royal Family could access with permission.
It was a place where even the servants who cleaned it could not wander freely, and it was poorly maintained, with no human footsteps.
Dust flew everywhere as I walked.
"Cough!"
Zain, who was walking on my right, coughed. Arhen, who was leading the way, looked back at him with a worried eye.
"Are you okay?"
"Cough! Yes, I'm fine."
"I'm sorry. It hasn't been taken care of for a long time."
"It's okay. It can't be helped."
Zain looked like he was struggling to suppress his cough. He should have covered his nose and mouth with the hem of his robe like me.
Zain, Troy, and I were following Arhen's guidance.
Our destination was the Royal Vault at the end of the dusty road. I smiled faintly.
A little while ago, I asked Arhen, who wanted to show his gratitude, for one treasure from the Royal Vault.
'I agree. How can I not give anything to the benefactor of Bahano?'
Arhen readily accepted my request. Zain and Troy looked a bit surprised when I brazenly asked for a treasure from the Royal Vault.
But what I wanted was not a treasure that was so great and precious that it could determine the fate of the kingdom.
"We're almost there."
As Arhen announced our arrival, a huge iron gate appeared at the end of the road. There were two lions engraved on the gate, the seal of the Royal Family, and a round space in the middle. Arhen placed his palm on it. Then the gate opened with a thud.
It was a similar method to when I used the secret passage in Holden's mansion.
The Royal secret Vault could only be opened by the bloodline of the Royal Family, so it was the same method.
"Leviathan, come here."
Arhen opened the door of the vault wide and gestured to me.
"Yes, Princess."
I approached the vault with a smile. Then Zain and Troy followed me.
"Wow, what is this..."
Zain's eyes widened and sparkled. I could see greed in his eyes in an instant.
It was understandable. The vault was filled with all kinds of treasures, jewels, and various artworks, neatly displayed.
"Do you see anything you like?"
Arhen asked me. Instead of answering her question, I entered the vault.
It was said that it had not been maintained for a long time, but it was clean inside except for a little dust. The air was a bit cold, but it was fine.
A familiar and warm energy came from the depths of the vault.
---My child, did you feel it too?
'Of course. I felt it as soon as I entered the Palace.'
---I see. You are indeed my lamb.
I heard Kyros' voice of joy clearly. His voice made me feel good too.
I walked slowly towards the inside. At the bottom of the cabinet where various treasures were displayed, there was a black box covered with dust as if it had been neglected for a long time. There was a golden lock on the black box.
I reached for the box.
"Leviathan, do you want that?"
But Arhen called me in a surprised voice. I carefully lifted the box and looked at her.
"Yes. I want this."
"That is stored in the vault, but it is not a treasure. It is a box that no one, no matter what method they use, can open. It has been in the Royal Vault for a very long time, so it is stored, but it is not a treasure."
Arhen tried to dissuade me as if my choice was wrong. It was not that she was sorry for the treasure. She just looked like she was genuinely disappointed in my choice. Zain came up to me as well.
"Princess, if you're trying to stop him, wouldn't it be better to choose something else? There was a pretty good treasure over there..."
Zain winked at me without Arhen seeing. He must have found a treasure of considerable value.
"Master, I think that's... not a good choice."
Troy also tried to dissuade me. Well, I can't help it.
I put the box down in the empty space of the cabinet. And I touched the golden lock.
Pop-
The box opened with a small light.
"How can this be. How did you...!"
"Huh?"
"...!"
Arhen, Zain, and Troy's eyes widened. At the same time, a message appeared in front of me.
[You have acquired Kyros' Holy Relic, 'Kyros' Crown'!]
Inside the box, there was a crown made of flowers of various colors, such as pink and white. The crown smelled fresh as if it had just been made with freshly picked flowers.
---Once, I wore this on my head.
'Wow. You must have looked very beautiful.'
---Yes. I did.
I imagined his appearance in my head and a picture was created in an instant.
"What is this..."
Arhen looked at the crown and me with a surprised eye. I spoke to her slowly.
"This is Kyros' Holy Relic. It's something that Kyros used a long time ago."
"What? There was such a thing in the vault...!"
Arhen's mouth opened wide. And so did Zain and Troy's.
"No, Master. Is that really true?"
"Master, is that real?"
"Yes. I heard it from Kyros."
I nodded and held the crown in my hand. I had to equip the Holy Relic to return it to Kyros. I didn't want to show this to everyone, but... I had no choice.
I made a short decision and put the crown on my head. Then Zain's brow furrowed first.
"Ugh. Why are you wearing that, Master?"
"Zain, don't be rude. It suits the Master well."
"Yes. It looks good on him."
Troy and Arhen took my side, but I wasn't very happy with the situation either. But the crown soon turned into a white light and disappeared.
---Thank you, my child.
The crown must have returned to Kyros safely.
"Huh? It's gone, Master?"
"I gave it back to Kyros."
I answered Zain briefly and moved my feet to get out of the vault.
"If that's the case, take one more treasure."
"No, princess. This is enough for me."
"But..."
"I'm really fine."
Arhen seemed to want to give me something more, but I had already received a lot from her.
She had declared Kyrosism as the state religion, and even promised to remodel the temple.
"Master, don't be like that and take one more. There's a pretty good one over there."
Zain seemed more regretful than me and whispered to me, but I turned away from him.
Ignoring Zain's grumbling voice, I looked at the message that appeared before my eyes.
[You have acquired the title 'Star of Kyrosism'.]
['Star of Kyrosism': You who have worn Kyros' crown! You are as beautiful as Kyros, the God of Beauty!
-Title option 'Fan service 2': When you wave your hand at someone, you have a 10% chance of making them a follower of Kyrosism. If you fail, they will ignore you. (Only usable 3 times per person)]
I also acquired a title option along with the title. But this, again fan service? At least it wasn't a wink, so I was relieved.
'A wave is fine.'
But what if I wave and wink at the same time, would the probability be 20%?
'That's a great deal.'
I had walked a hard road for this, so it was worth it.
"Leviathan."
On the way back from the vault. Arhen called me.
"Yes, Princess."
"By the way, you're still staying at the inn, right? How about staying at the Palace instead?"
I would have refused again a few days ago, but I didn't want to do that now. Rather, I was grateful that she asked me.
"...I'll do that."
"Wasn't the inn okay, Master? The people were hospitable and always welcomed you."
"I find that burdensome."
It would be less burdensome to stay at the Palace.
"I see. It will be ready soon."
"Thank you, Princess."
I'll be more comfortable now.
Thanks to Arhen's consideration, we stayed at the Palace. The Palace we stayed at was the closest to the royal Palace.
She said we could come to her anytime we needed something, and kindly did that for us.
And thanks to the servants who brought our luggage from the inn, we didn't have to leave the Palace.
After that, I entered the most splendid bedroom in the Palace.
---Wow, the colors are very nice.
'...You have a peculiar taste.'
Zain and Troy insisted that 'the Master should use the best room', so this was the place chosen for me, but the design was not very good.
It was nice that it was large and had a separate space for the bed and sofa, but...
There were expensive-looking ornaments everywhere, the furniture was too red, and there were gold accents.
'I prefer simple things.'
I wanted to change the room, but I gave up.
This bedroom was isolated from the rest of the Palace.
That is, no one would hear what I did.
'I'll have to be careful when the servants come and go.'
Arhen had assigned us servants as well.
Anyway, it was time to check that out.
A corner of the bedroom. I went to a space where the bed was not visible and opened the inventory.
Then I immediately took out the 'portal'.
I chose this place because it seemed to protect my privacy.
Pop-
A huge portal appeared in the air with a light. It looked like it couldn't be lifted by human strength.
'...Yeah. I can't move it.'
The portal was a little taller than an adult male. So, it was enough for Terdius to pass through, but there wasn't much room?
I wondered if I could and grabbed the portal. And I applied some force.
For a brief moment, I felt the portal move slightly. But that was less than a second.
'I can't move this. Never.'
But maybe I could put it back in the inventory? But how do I do that?
I opened the inventory and approached the portal. As the inventory window overlapped with the portal, the portal quickly went back into the inventory window.
"Phew."
That's a relief. It goes in.
I took out the portal again from the inventory. I looked at the portal well installed in the corner and called the kids.
'Alphi, Chessy, Sasha. Can you come over here?'
[Yes, Master!]
[Yes, yes!]
[...Yes.]
As soon as I heard the kids' answers, the air split and three kids appeared. I was glad to see them after a long time.
"It's been a while."
I hugged each of the kids once. Of course, I had communicated with them occasionally, so I didn't feel any distance.
"How have you been, Master? Where is this place?"
"Oh, this is the Palace of Bahano. I have something to ask you."
I told them roughly. I planned to install the portal in each temple and go back and forth comfortably.
"So this is a device that lets you go to the temples like we do in the space?"
"Yes."
---What an amazing thing.
Kyros also seemed interested. This quest reward was no different from what I got from the 'system'.
"So can you move this to the temple of Rovel?"
The simplest way to install the portal in each temple was to visit the temples myself and take out the portal.
'But there's no need to waste precious time.'
Unlike me, the kids were in Rovel, and they could come to me through the space. And they were also quite strong, unlike their appearance, so maybe they could move it together.
"We'll try!"
"Leave, leave it to us!"
"...Yes."
The kids answered and each grabbed the portal. And the next moment.
"...!"
The portal flashed in the kids' hands.