My Civil Servant Life Reborn in the Strange World - Chapter 23.
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Chapter 23.

Chapter 23.

The imperial palace was the symbol of the empire.

Inside the imperial chambers in the inner palace, Bloody bowed to the emperor and approached him. Normally, one had to keep ones distance, kneel on a knee, and shower elaborate greetings and praises to the empire and the imperial family when meeting the emperor according to palace etiquette.

However, Bloody was one of the five people who did not have to do so. The quintet comprised the closest aides of the emperor: Prince Zantes, Prime Minister Arcanta, Court Magician and Military Commander William of the Butterfly Tribe, Marshal Orphina of the Dragon Tribe, and Marshal Bloody of the Crow Tribe.

At the emperor's side stood three of his closest aides excluding Orphina who had been sent to Demons Territory.

"Welcome, my dear friend, Bloody von Di Canta Blade. Thank you for defending the empire from Demons Territory."

The name von attached to Bloodys name was a title for nobles and Canta was the name of the territory granted to him.

Canta was a location outside the capital and considering that it was a territory for a marquis like Bloody, it was smaller than a territory owned by a baron. Since Bloody was planning to return to his homeland one day, it was a somewhat meaningless piece of land.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Imperial Majesty."

These greetings were just formalities that were exchanged every time he came back from Demons Territory. After the boring pleasantries were done with, the emperor clapped his hands to lift up the atmosphere.

"Now, let's go to the conference room. William, please."

"Yes, Your Imperial Majesty."

When William raised his hand, magic power started to circulate and teleported them into a secret conference room consisting of a table and six chairs.

Bloody thought it was an inconvenience to meet in the imperial chamber if they were planning on gathering at the conference room from the beginning. Even if the useless formalities were omitted, it was still necessary to keep the tradition of meeting at the imperial chamber. This was because they still had to display their actions to the other nobles.

The emperor needed to honor his subjects who had suffered at Demons Territory, and Bloody had to prove that his loyalty to the emperor remained strong even after he had left his seat vacant for a long time.

Bloody knew as well that it couldnt be helped even though it was annoying. Still, nobody tried to be formal anymore after they arrived at the conference room.

"So Bloody, I read from the regular reports that the demons movements have been more active lately? the emperor asked as he removed his uncomfortable veil. This definitely went against the norm, but no one here said anything.

If the imperial attendants had been here, they would have nagged the emperor until their mouths frothed. Fortunately, their authority was not sufficient to participate in this meeting.

"Yes, theyve become very active lately. But its still not enough for us to take action. Lets wait and see what happens. I think we should wait for news from the woman who worships the lizard."

Bloody clasped his hand behind his head and lifted his foot onto the table. If this had happened outside the conference room, this would have been a major insult to the imperial family warranting the extermination of his entire family.

Of course, if the empire were to try and exterminate Bloodys entire family, it would inevitably result in the destruction of the empire. No matter what, Bloody was part of the imperial family of the strongest battle tribe in the world as well as a descendant of the warrior who had killed the Demon King 120 years ago.

"If Orphina had heard that, this conference room would have been destroyed by now. Bloody, how could you call a dragon a lizard? Prime Minister Arcanta started complaining with a bitter smile at Bloodys action. In the perspective of the Dragon Tribe who worshipped the dragon, calling a dragon a lizard was akin to blasphemy.

"What about it? Its not like Orphina is here. She goes around talking about me like Im an idiot who cant lift up a spoon anyway."

Arcanta sighed and began nagging at Bloody. "Be careful. To her, this is worse than insulting her parents. Its because youve been bragging about how you defeated a dragon all by yourself and how you stabbed a knife on a dragons head that your relationship has become such a mess.

Bloody had led the warrior force before coming to the capital. After which, Denburg's older brother, Gawain, had taken over the vacant position of the general of the warrior force.

"Ay, what's wrong? Back then, I didn't know that the Dragon Tribe worshipped the dragon. I wouldnt have said it if I knew." Bloody jokingly retorted and sat up straight.

"Speaking of killing dragons, I have one piece of news for you."

"What is it?"

When the emperor asked, Bloody took a letter out of his pocket.

"So apparently, my nephew Denburg ran away from home."

Upon Bloodys words, William smiled and said, "Haha, that sounds like trouble. Didnt you say your nephew Denburg is a magician?

The emperor and the prime minister who had become slightly nervous relaxed at Williams words because Olympus Forest was also known as Magician's Hell and was not an easy environment to learn magic in. In addition, people who learned magic had weaker physical training, so even if they were to cause an accident, it was easy to quell it.

The emperor laughed and said, "Dont worry. Even if he is a magician, he is still from the Crow Tribe. Its not like