I Became the Handyman That the Heroines Are Obsessed With

Episode 52 – Repairman receives an invitation from the Emperor (2)

I followed Shannon to the President’s office located in the Document Tower.

The two of us said nothing as we walked to the Tower of Documents.

That is why this incident is so surprising to me and her.

The time between passing the entrance to the Document Tower, taking the elevator, and arriving in front of the president’s office felt like a split second.

“President. This is Shannon. I brought a student from Pathos.”

“Please come in.”

Unlike usual, the president’s voice was full of power.

It was most likely due to the emperor’s envoy within the chancellor’s office.

Shannon carefully opened the door to the president’s office, and I walked into the president’s office.

“Welcome, Pathos student.”

When I opened the door to the president’s office and entered, the president was sitting on a sofa in the very center, and a slightly bald man with blond hair was sitting on the sofa in front of the president’s right.

“You are the ‘pathos’ student. It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Berton, and I am an envoy sent by His Majesty Emperor Decatro IV, the universal ruler of the Gelevrio Empire.”

Verton, a blond man with balding hair, stood up and offered to shake my hand.

He introduced himself to me as an envoy sent by Descartes IV, the leader of this country.

“I am Pathos, a first year student at Glesius Academy.”

I greeted him by holding his outstretched hand and shaking it.

“This story is going to be a bit long, so let’s sit down and talk.”

I accepted Verton’s recommendation and sat down on the chair.

When I sat down on the chair, Verton got up and took something out of his pocket.

‘It looks like an appeal.’

The object he took out was shaped like two long cylinders joined together, like a letter of appeal.

Berton stretched the two cylinders he took out from his pocket with both hands.

Then, the space between the two containers opened and something like paper stretched out.

“Then, from now on, as an envoy of His Majesty Emperor Descartes IV, the universal ruler and sun of the Gelebrio Empire, I will deliver his message.”

Verton cleared his throat a couple of times to clear his voice.

[Pathos, an ability user who received abilities from the Great Goddess. I heard from Chancellor Bergen Steiler that you are the one who will solve my long-held wish to rule the Gelebrio Empire. Therefore, I would like to invite you to the imperial palace to resolve my long-standing wish. If you receive a message from the envoy I sent, I order you to visit the imperial palace immediately. In order to ensure the convenience of your movement, we have also sent a carriage and escort troops through an envoy. Therefore, I ask you to accept my invitation.]

What Verton delivered was a long statement saying that I had been invited to the imperial palace.

The invitation to the imperial palace was so unexpected that I couldn’t believe it was true.

However, what is drawn on the cylinder that Verton, who is standing in front of me now, is a golden lion symbolizing the imperial family of the Gelevrio Empire.

In addition, Verton revealed that he was an envoy on behalf of the emperor, which meant that it was true that I had been invited by the emperor.

I turned my head and looked at the president, and the president nodded.

That was the moment when it became true that Verton was the emperor’s envoy and that what he delivered was the emperor’s message.

‘I, a modern person reincarnated in another world, was invited by the emperor?’

No, I am not a hero summoned to save this world from the devil.

Not even half a year has passed yet, but I am getting a call from some kind of emperor asking me to meet him?

However, Verton’s face was very serious as he looked at me, and the president was also looking at me with an unusually serious face.

Perhaps the two people wanted me to respond to the emperor’s message.

I had no reason to refuse the emperor’s invitation.

Didn’t they say that they even sent a carriage and escort troops to bring me back?

Am I saying no here?

This small object sticking out of the shoulder may be cut off in an instant.

Although I am a person with great abilities, I am nothing more than a show of honor in front of the emperor who rules a huge empire.

“I gladly and gratefully accept the invitation of His Majesty, the Emperor, the Sun of the Gelebrio Empire.”

“I understand. Your Majesty the Emperor will be very pleased. If you have anything to pack, we will wait for you. The carriage that His Majesty the Emperor has given you is waiting at the main gate.”

“Okay. I’ll pack my bags and join you as soon as possible.”

Now that this has happened, I decided to accept the emperor’s invitation with a positive mind.

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The carriage prepared by the emperor was quite comfortable.

Contrary to expectations, the road leading from Arcanium to Aurelios, the capital of the empire, was a very well-paved and wide road.

Even plank-like rocks were placed on the road so that the carriage could move almost without shaking.

“Hmm.”

“Are you not satisfied with the food?”

However, I still couldn’t get used to eating food while riding a carriage.

Most of the food prepared by the imperial family was dry bread, salted meat, and beef jerky, which were commonly used as combat rations.

“Are there any other foods?”

“If the trip takes at least a week or more, the imperial civil service regulations prohibit possession of anything other than biscuits, salted meat, and beef jerky.”

“I can’t help it.”

The imperial civil service regulations say so, so there is nothing we can do.

The good news is that I am not the only one who eats this kind of food, and other people also eat the same food as me.

Oh, by the way, I have been intentionally avoiding using my abilities for food since the ‘incident’ that I don’t even want to mention.

I only used my abilities in a city near the academy, but something happened that I couldn’t handle.

But going further, do people related to the imperial palace or the imperial family react the same way?

‘The next year, that day will be my memorial day…’ ….’

Oh, I’m not a serious fanatic who wants people’s attention that much.

I had no choice but to endure it and eat tasteless beef jerky and biscuits for two days.

The good news was that the distance from Arcanium to Aurelios was only about two days.

Still, the reason I was able to endure this was thanks to my experience during my military service.

The stupid battalion commander didn’t drive properly, so I had to undergo training for two days without even eating properly.

The good news is that upon hearing the news that the soldiers were starving due to the regiment commander not pushing forward, he immediately drove the Retona to the training site and cracked the battalion commander’s joint.

Whoa, f*ck. Just thinking about it makes me angry. I should have shot the battalion commander then.

Anyway, it’s no secret that thanks to that experience, I was able to swallow even slightly tasteless food.

After about two days, I was finally able to enter Aurelios.

“It’s the imperial carriage! Pass! Pass!”

“Let it pass!”

The carriage that Verton and I rode in was able to get a free pass through Aurelios’ inspection and search.

What is this? Is it a VIP-only high pass?

As a country where the emperor’s power is strong, it seems that people automatically pass by just looking at the imperial emblem.

Thanks to this, I was able to travel to the imperial palace very comfortably while sitting in the carriage.

“Hey! Come on!”

“It appears we have arrived at the imperial palace. Now, please get off.”

“Ah, yes. I understand.”

Once we entered the imperial palace and the carriage stopped, Verton and I were able to get off the carriage.

When I got off the carriage, a familiar face greeted me.

“Welcome back, Pathos.”

“Mr. Prime Minister?”

“hahahahaha. I was waiting for you.”

That was the Prime Minister. No, why is the old man here?

“Follow me, His Majesty is waiting for you.”

It seemed like the emperor really wanted to meet me.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for the ‘Bergen Steiler’ to come here to personally guide me.

I followed the Prime Minister into the interior of the imperial palace.

The interior of the imperial palace was truly magnificent and splendid.

It is said that Hitler deliberately built his office to be horizontally long in order to overwhelm his opponents, but the imperial palace was just unconditionally large.

Is he trying to show his power by being able to build and maintain such a large building?

The interior decoration was truly gorgeous.

There were decorations and statues that appeared to be made by craftsmen everywhere, and the armor mannequins left for decoration were also shining brightly.

Furthermore, what was hanging from the ceiling was something similar to a light emitting soft light.

That’s probably a mana lamp that costs about two gold coins each.

“Your Majesty the Emperor. God, this is Bergen Steiler. I have come with Pathos, may I come in?”

The elder Prime Minister stood in front of a huge door made of gold and carefully conveyed his words through the door.

“Oh, come on in.”

And with the words to come in, the huge door began to slowly open.

I took a couple of deep breaths to relax. This is because excessive tension leads to mistakes.

The door is completely opened, and I am finally the ruler of the Gelevrio Empire, the main stage of the Erasto Chronicle.

“Welcome. As the emperor of the Gelevrio Empire, I welcome you.”

I met Descartes IV.

What did he want from me that he called me here?