The Protagonists Are Murdered by Me

< Healthy Princess Maker (3) >

Time passed by quickly. Now, it has been three years since Yoo Seodam and Aracelli arrived in this world. Naturally, during that time Yoo Seodam and Aracelli used [Fast Forward Time] to consume the probability absorbed by Yoo Seodam in the previous world. Therefore, in reality, they had only stayed in this world for 3 to 4 months.

‘It’s comfortable.’ Yoo Seodam said to himself. Once again, he was reminded just how convenient the existence of the protagonists was. Nevertheless, it would be impossible for Yoo Seodam to experience this level of convenience anymore since it would be extremely dangerous for him if he accumulated more probability in his body.

In the meantime, Yerina also changed quite quickly. The young 14-year-old girl who knew nothing, who was timid and had low self-esteem, had turned seventeen. By learning grace, charm, and manners, she learned to decorate herself to the fullest, and she was also able to vividly imprint her presence in front of others.

The dignity of the imperial family could be felt in each of her hand gestures and every word she spoke. She learned to play various musical instruments. Her dancing and singing skills had also already exceeded basic level. On top of that, she also studied politics and war. Thanks to her extraordinary brain, she even mastered magic at an unbelievably fast rate. Currently, she has already completed 3 circles. Considering the fact that wizards in this world barely reach the 3rd circle when they reach their 40s, her growth was nothing but astounding.

“You worked hard this time too.” Yoo Seodam said to Yerina, who, after finishing her military class, wore an adventurer outfit that looked a little sloppy but was very easy to travel in instead of her old pretty, flashy and frilly dress. The reason she wore it was because she wanted to hide her identity as a princess and could act as much as possible.

“For the last lesson, we have to return to the Imperial Palace.” Saeran told the party.

“Is that so? What lesson would that be?”

“Governing Lesson.” Because it’s a monarchy, it would be good to think of it as a lesson on management, military, law, diplomacy, and administration all at once.

But there was something out of place in Yoo Seodam’s mind.

“I don’t think it would be normal to learn governing in the current Imperial Palace.”

“What Guardian-nim said is right.” Saeran took a deep breath. “The current governing study in the Imperial Palace pursues the ideal of ‘country of muscles, by muscles, for muscles.’ It is natural for the strong to survive, and the theory is that in order to protect what they have, they must be strong.”

In other words, the public policy of the empire was nothing but nonsense.

“Come on, wait a minute. If I pay today, my children and I can’t eat today! I trusted you and made a deal…!”

“If you are dissatisfied, try to take it by yourself!”

Bam-!!

“Keuk!”

While Yoo Seodam and his party were wearing a hoodie and sneaking past the crowd in port city Hanvalem, a violent incident occurred right next to them. As a key city in the western sea trade, it was a very active city, so most of the people living in the city were living in wealth. But behind the scenes, the merchants who didn’t really have anything to sell were struggling to get the price of the goods, not just to sell them.

Yerina, who was watching the scene where several muscular men grabbed and beat one shabbily-dressed man, clenched her fists, her body was trembling.

“…the ‘have-nots’ who couldn’t train their muscles because they couldn’t eat well are being deprived of even what little they had by the ‘haves’ who eat well. And it is said that such an act was known to the royal family and nobles.” Saeran spoke in a calm manner. In the past, it would have been a mortal sin to even dare to speak about the royal family like this. The law that the strong dominates all was the will of Empress Primelia, who was nothing but the empire itself.

However, Yerina had a completely different mindset from the rest of the royal family now. Since she was young, she had a soft heart, and instead of pursuing her own strength, she kept turning her gaze to her surroundings to protect them.

“…the fortunate part is that the governing study, which was used 500 years ago, still remains within the Imperial Family. The problem was that, even within the Imperial Family, it was a discipline that was rejected. There is no tutor, so you have to study on your own.” Naturally, governing study was not something for the people either. However, Yoo Seodam had no intention of introducing the idea of democracy or anything else into another world. Each world had their own way. So, he didn’t think that the current philosophy of this world was wrong. It’s just a different way of life.

‘Hmm, self-study, huh?’ Yoo Seodam muttered. Is it really possible for a 17-year-old girl to study the Primelian Empire’s way of governing, which had been maintained for countless years alone? He honestly wasn’t sure about it.

‘I’m worried about her as the protagonist hunting has never been so dependent on other people…’ But still, since there are two years left, maybe something will work out? After all, the other princesses will only learn muscle governing study, so in the end, Yerina will have an advantage in terms of pure grades.

However, Yerina made a slightly different decision. “… Can I delay the return to the Imperial Palace by just one year?”

“What?”

“Pardon? Pri…princess. Even if we return right now, there’s an absurdly short amount of time to study about governing.”

“I know. However, just because I mastered all of the governing study which was used since long ago, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to become the right monarch.” Yerina looked at the people tormented here and there with crestfallen eyes. “I want to completely overhaul this country from scratch if I become an Empress. To do that, I have to see with my own eyes how the Empire works.”

Yoo Seodam admired her decision a little bit. She was no longer worried about whether she could win or not like when he first met her. There was certainty in her eyes—there was a conviction that she would become the next Empress. And she looked to the future even more than before, proven by the fact that she talked about what she would do after she became an Empress.

“The current Primelia, the title of the empire itself, is merely a fancy title. Truth is, it was nothing but wilderness.” In the meantime, Yerina’s gaze moved towards her guardian, Yoo Seodam “…it seems like I’m going to have a pretty hard road ahead, can you please help me?”

It was never easy to see a small young girl like her taking a thornful journey to become an Empress, so even Yoo Seodam, who thought that this trip was just a preparation for hunting the protagonist, couldn’t help but change his mind a little.

He hesitated, trying to raise her hand and stroke her sharp hair as usual. But then he stopped, because it wasn’t polite to do that to a woman who would become an Empress soon.

“If it’s your will… This one will happily oblige.”

* * *

All imperial palaces of the Primelian Empire have facilities that should always be present. That’s right, it was a gym. The Empress of the Primellia empire, Empress Primel Primellia, was training her muscles in her dedicated gym.

When someone had reached the power of 7,000 in 3 exercises, muscle training was not an easy feat. It was necessary to use a barbell weighing almost 2 to 3 tons, and it was difficult to obtain such equipment. On top of it, it was rare to find a building without damage even when handling heavy equipment harshly. There was no saying that the higher your status, the more money you have, the stronger you are.

“Your majesty!! That’s great!! You succeeded in lifting 2,700kg barbell…!”

“Indeed. As expected of the empress who has the best warrior as her guardian!”

Thud!!

When Empress Primel set down the 2,700 kg barbell, the floor vibrated for a moment. However, the gym, which was built with special metal, did not even move.

“…” The Empress clasped her hand as she felt her muscles heating up. But somehow, she didn’t feel content like usual. The reason was because skepticism had grown inside her mind.

‘If I train like this, will I be able to stop that man’s magic?’

After her guardian knight, Zaberov was defeated by a woodcutter named Yoo Seodam, she couldn’t acknowledge her strength for a while, so she worked hard every night to train his muscles. However, as time passed, she began to think about the source of his ‘strength’.

‘Think about it. Just because they are wizards, it doesn’t mean that they didn’t make an effort to train…’

Although they don’t train the muscles. By accumulating knowledge, it was sufficient enough to help the Empire.

Thud!!

Wasn’t magic the reason why this tiny barbell weighed 2,700kg?

The reason the floor beneath her did not collapse was also because of the magic coating. Without magic, such a training method would never have been possible.

“Where do you usually train?”

“Yes? Ah, that’s… in the other dedicated gym.”

“Bring me there.”

The servants did not understand why the Empress suddenly asked them to visit their gym, but they still followed the orders.

The Empress, who arrived at the 17th Giant Castle, stormed into the gym facilities used by the humble nobles without any notice. All the nobles, who had been training in their own way, got up and tried to get down on their knees quickly, but the Empress told him not to.

“I don’t want to disturb your training time. Continue.”

The nobles had no choice but to start training again with a very uncomfortable face. Meanwhile, the Empress was looking at the gym with a confused expression on her face.

‘They trained their muscles in such a poor facility.’

The Empress herself was using a whopping 1 ton weight barbell compressed on a very small disk, so there was no problem at all in training. However, such compression magic required very expensive materials, so others could not easily use it.

The more she looked at the gym, the more annoyed she became. They were struggling in uncomfortable positions, lifting dumbbells larger than any other wagon.

“Return to my palace.” When the Empress went back to the 0th Giant Castle without a word, the servants who followed him did not say anything.

However, they all have the same thought in their mind.

‘What is it that makes the Empress upset?’

And then, when she returned to the gym, another servant was already standing there, waiting. He was sweating a lot after running straight to the gym because he had something to inform the Empress.

“Your Majesty.”

“What is it?”

“Recently, the movement of the Dongtamatin Allied Powers is unusual. It is said that they are conducting military exercises that seem to be openly provocative, and that they are gathering troops at the border.”

“Hmmm as expected. After all, the moment the Empress changes is the moment when the power of the Empire is at its weakest.”

Throughout history, not all princesses quietly accepted their death. Because all the princesses had enough muscles, the princesses could overthrow the empire due to their considerable strength and connections. And if their muscle or network were sufficient, the princesses would cause confusion with their political ability. However, in the end, there is only one princess who can become the Empress.

During its 500-year history, every battle for the throne has always been accompanied by blood and chaos. It will be the same this time as well.

‘Perhaps, when the second princess ascends to the throne, the first will revolt.’

However, the imperial forces were all armed with steel-like muscles, so whether the first princess wins or the second princess wins, the remaining forces alone will be able to thoroughly destroy the Allied Powers.

“But…”

“What else do you want to report?”

“It seems that the Allies gave up on muscle training and secretly prepared ‘war magic’. It is said that its power is so great that it could pierce through the castle gates with ease.”

“I can also easily tear the gates apart. So, what’s frightening…”

The Empress, who was about to speak up further, suddenly remembered woodcutter Yoo Seodam.

Weaklings who couldn’t do anything on their own. Cowards who only mumble and memorize spells and cowardly shoot fireballs from behind. However, that man had completely changed her perception about wizards.

“Yes. It is just like Your Majesty’s words. Haha, how can magic beat hardened muscles? It seems I was too concerned. sorry.”

“… it should be like that, right?” The Empress nodded her head with a firm expression on her face.

However, in her heart, she was questioning herself.

‘Is it really okay to leave the magic prepared by the Allied Power just like this?’

For the very first time in her life, the great muscle empire’s empress, the Empress of Primelia, was worried about the power of magic.