The Strongest in the World Doesn’t Want To Do Anything

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As Haganess regained consciousness, she found herself staring at an unfamiliar ceiling.

“Where am I…”

Startled, she sat up and inspected her own body.

Instead of armor, she was dressed in comfortable pajamas.

The place she was sitting was soft.

Only then did Haganess realize that she was lying on a bed.

Looking around, she noticed familiar objects.

It was a room within the Daesungjeon, the place she used as her home.

“Just a moment ago… I was fighting the phantom wolf summoned by Wolfgang?”

Having lost consciousness in the burning house and collapsed, Haganess couldn’t fathom how she ended up in this place.

“Are you awake?”

The door opened, revealing a figure wrapped in white robes from head to toe.

Already confused, Haganess was greatly taken aback by the sudden appearance of this stranger.

“W-who are you!”

“You’re called a saint, yet you can’t even handle your own body.”

Radiating an indescribable mysterious aura, the figure, in a state of high alert, sat opposite Haganess in a chair.

Even at such a close distance, the face remained concealed by the robe.

The overlapping voices resembling several people and the palpable sacred energy seemed to hint that this person was far from ordinary.

Overwhelmed by the man, Haganess swallowed her saliva and asked, “Are you the one who brought me here?”

“Do not mess with Wolfgang. He is not someone you should confront. I saved your life this time, but there won’t be a next.”

“Who are you, exactly?”

“Establish the doctrine and teach the truth. Spread it so that more people can be saved. Protect the lambs from the Queen of Terosa. That is your role, Haganess.”

“No… Can’t you at least answer the question I’m asking… Who are you exactly?”

He rose from his seat and cupped Haganess’s cheek.

“Do not doubt your faith. I am the answer to the questions you’ve been asking all your life.”

Haganess felt as if something had collided with her head for a moment.

Faith surged within her heart.

“As you wish.”

The mysterious figure nodded in response to her obedient attitude and vanished with black smoke.

Haganess touched her face with her hand.

“God, it seems you have chosen me…”

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2

The morning after the funeral of the King of Terosa.

Theo, with oiled hair, pondered while squeezing his chubby body into a luxurious outfit.

“I wonder if Rosalia figured it out.”

The actions Rosalia displayed in her room yesterday seemed like she knew about the poisoning plot.

Despite the failed attempt and the expectation of immediate arrest, Rosalia concluded the day as if nothing had happened.

While considering it fortunate, Theo felt uneasy and decided he needed to be cautious for a while.

*Knock, knock*

Startled by the sound of someone knocking on the door, Theo sighed as if mocking himself.

It was undoubtedly the carriage driver who came every morning to take the elders from the palace.

“Leonard! Just wait a moment.”

Spraying perfume on his body and combing his hair one last time, Theo looked at himself in the mirror with a satisfied smile.

Having finished his preparations, Theo opened the door and said, “You came early today. You…”

Opening the door with anticipation to greet the carriage driver Leonard, Theo froze on the spot, his words stuck in his throat.

Because there was a giant figure that seemed to be an elite soldier of Terosa standing there, even without saying a word, an oppressive aura was felt. Behind him, there were about three soldiers.

“Well, who are you people?” The large man opened his mouth, looking at Theo’s frightened face.

“By the order of the Queen, we have come to arrest Terosa’s elder, Theo, on charges of treason.”

“What, what does that mean? Treason?”

“Please cooperate.”

“There must be some misunderstanding… I will speak directly to the Queen for now.”

The large man turned his head towards the soldiers behind him, signaling them, and stepped aside from the door.

Soon, the soldiers rushed in and began to ransack Theo’s house.

“No! This is outrageous!…”

Theo, who tried to stop them, was blocked by the big man.

“We were also ordered to search for evidence. If you resist arrest, we have no choice but to use force beyond this.”

Looking at the man’s biceps that seemed the size of an average adult male’s thigh, Theo said in a subdued voice, “Alright.”

With an exaggerated gesture, Theo boarded the prisoner transport carriage with the soldiers.

As soon as he arrived at the royal palace, he was escorted alone, with all the elders and followers waiting outside.

Normally, Theo should have sat with them, but now he had to stand alone in the center, attracting everyone’s attention.

Theo looked through the faces of the people sitting with a complex expression.

The elders who had jointly planned to eliminate Rosalia were looking at Theo with uneasy eyes.

“The Queen is arriving!”

With a thunderous shout, Rosalia entered the hall.

She looked at Theo, who was standing alone in the middle of the hall, and opened her mouth.

“Theo. You’ve been noisy since morning.”

“…”

“The Queen is speaking, and you’re not answering?”

“Oh, no, Your Majesty. Please forgive me.”

Rosalia continued speaking with a grimace.

“You can ask for forgiveness a little later.”

In the cold tone of her voice, Theo felt a sense of severity. He knelt, bowed his head, and began to confess his grievances with a trembling voice.

“Your Majesty! It is truly unjust. Surely, Your Majesty is well aware. I have been striving for Your Majesty long before ascending to the throne. How could I plot poison! Treason! I am truly unjust!”

Tears and mucus mixed on his face, creating a chaotic scene. With a calm demeanor, Rosalia responded to his tearful outburst.

“When did I mention poison?”

“…Yes?”

Theo, unintentionally, brought up the topic of poison and stumbled in his words.

“I, if you say it’s treason… do you think someone like me, powerless, could instigate soldiers? Well, what would I do? I just thought it was poison… Please, Your Majesty! Just my life… Only my life…!”

In his awkward defense, Rosalia laughed.

Approaching Theo, who was trembling in fear, she touched his oily hair.

“Theo, we found no evidence in your house. So, on what grounds would I execute you?”

“…Really?”

Looking up with a skeptical expression, Theo, towards Rosalia’s nod, expressed gratitude.

“Thank you! Thank you! Your judgment is truly righteous and wise, Your Majesty!”

“Yes.”

When Rosalia snapped her fingers, a large soldier who had visited Theo’s house appeared wearing something on his arm.

“Theo, you specialize in military weapons. The new weapon planned and designed by the late king was just completed yesterday. We made this occasion for its demonstration, not to judge your innocence.”

Theo found her words somewhat strange, but the fact that his life was at stake made him suppress his curiosity and respond mechanically.

“Is that so! Your Majesty! Oh, it looks like an excellent weapon.”

“Is that right?”

As Rosalia snapped her fingers again, technicians behind Theo began installing protective shields.

“I hope Theo pays attention.”

“Of course… If I can be of help…”

The Queen nodded once again at his answer, returned to her seat, and gave instructions to the large soldier now equipped with the new weapon.

The soldier walked to the center of the hall, aimed the arm-mounted weapon at the protective shield, and, in the meantime, Theo was still seated.

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“Uh… Your Majesty! I haven’t taken my place yet…”

A dazzling flash accompanied by a tremendous sound.

-Boom

A thick smoke rose with a tremendous explosion.

The elders and attendants, witnessing the power of the weapon, began to murmur loudly.

When the smoke cleared, only crimson bloodstains remained where Theo had been seated.

The protective shield erected behind was splattered with bloodstains in all directions.

Some of the onlookers, shocked by the gruesome sight, began to vomit.

Above all, the elders who had been planning alongside Theo were the most shocked.

In response to them, Rosalia shouted, “I am the queen of this country! There’s no need for evidence. Theo attempted to assassinate me as he himself admitted. Such traitors deserve a fitting death. Take heed. Anyone among you who threatens the throne in this manner will be ruthlessly removed.”

The gazes directed at the queen from those present took on a strangely different quality.