Chapter 20. Aigoo, He’s Dead!
The conference hall of the Ermano Imperial Palace.
The atmosphere of those waiting for the start of the eting was quite different from usual.
They talked about the new Emperor, waiting eagerly for her to enter.
“Is it not ti yet?”
“Phew, this guy. We still have five minutes left!”
“Why is ti so slow?”
A minute and a second passed by slowly. How long have they been looking forward to this day?
The aristocrats were thrilled to recall the days when they survived walking thin ice under the forr tyrant, Esteban, who is now a situation-based Emperor.
‘Now we can have a eting with a cute Emperor.’
It felt like a spring breeze was blowing through their minds. Among themF, there was one person who looked especially excited: Marquis Gardenia.
For the Marquis. who had hasn’t t Mabel recently except for when he had seen her from afar during the coronation ceremony, he hoped that the eting would begin as soon as possible.
‘There’s no such thing as a distraction, so I’ll be able to spend as much ti with you as I like……!’
He was happy just imagining it. Looking at the Marquis, Duke Javier asked him:
“Marquis Gardenia, you look happy.”
Marquis Gardenia had a stiff face, but he quickly smiled.
Duke Javier said sothing, irritating him, but he could overco anything when he thought of Mabel. (T/N: not exact translation, but I think this is what it ant)
“How can I not be happy when it’s our first eting with Her Majesty?”
Marquis Gardenia smiled proudly and stared at the Duke with a sharp look.
‘So don’t you dare do sothing to my granddaughter, you rascal.’
Duke Javier responded to him.
“I hear the Emperor is very clever, so I’m looking forward to seeing how well she takes care of the state, hahaha.”
Although he was smiling nicely, there was a lump in his words.
‘Whatever, I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of trouble your granddaughter will have.’
Other nobles held their breath in the spirit fight between the two hidden giants.
In that desolate atmosphere, the servant finally announced the Emperor’s visit.
“Her Majesty the Emperor is entering!”
The door opened and Mabel appeared.
Hair as bright as a cherry blossom’s, large tired eyes, and chubby cheeks that have yet to lose any baby fat.
When Mabel looked around the hall with a rather frightened face, the nobles stopped breathing one by one.
Seeing her from afar, she was cute, but when seeing her up close, it felt very different.
‘Crazy lovely!’
‘How could such a soft daughter like that been born from that shitty Esteban?’2
Clasping the hem of you clothes! They felt like they wanted to be hit by Mabel’s white hand, who had gained weight.
Perhaps because Mabel was so cute, they only belatedly realized one important fact.
“You seed to have forgotten to greet her, only having dumb faces on.”
……it was a fact that soone was holding Mabel.
It was Esteban who made his presence known.
He headed for the head of the table, holding Mabel dearly.
They were greatly shaken by the appearance of Esteban, thinking that he would obviously not attend.
Esteban crossed his legs arrogantly, placing Mabel on his lap, holding her tightly so she wouldn’t fall.
“Then let’s start the eting.”
“……”
In a flash, the excitent subsided violently.
As soon a they made eye contact with Esteban, the subjects who glanced at Mabel trembled and lowered their eyes.
The cozy and lovely eting that they had been looking forward to has been thrown away.
‘We can’t get out of his clutches……’
With a sudden realization of despair, they began the eting with tears in their eyes.
***
‘It’s uncomfortable……’
As I wiggled, I was held tighter. In the anti, the eting continued.
“Due to the drought in the western region, there has been a request for the dispatch of water elent wizards from the western provinces.
At the words of a subject, the “Emperor” replied, tapping the chair a couple of tis with his fingertips.
(T/N: I put “Emperor” since he’s not the Emperor in na. The author put in a word that insinuates that, but there’s no English translation. )1
“Let them be dispatched according to the extent of the damage. Ah, don’t send them to Therapy. They already have wizards there, so they’re probably trying to save their man power for no reason.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
I just couldn’t figure out why I have to be here.
‘There was such a fuss that the Emperor has to attend the regular eting, but I’m just like a sack of barley.’
In the first place, I thought other people would take care of things because I can’t speak, so I can’t even do anything.
But I didn’t expect to see it with my own eyes.
I scattered my eyes over the subjects. There was only one face I knew.
It was my grandfather, Marquis Gardenia.
Strangely, the others held the eting with their heads down, and only Marquis Gardenia looked at with a pleased face.
‘Duchess Donovan isn’t here.’
She seed to be a noble who didn’t attend the grand etings.
If it’s a good thing, it’s a good thing. I didn’t have the courage to face my father’s ex yet.
The eting went smoothly.
A subject with reported with his head down.
“Devlin’s Devil appeared again yesterday at the border.”
Flinch.
I flinched unconsciously at the unexpected na that popped out of nowhere.
After stroking my head once, he turned to the subject.
“He’s tough.”
“But this ti, he showed unusual behavior.”
“What?”
“At first, he lost his reason as usual, unilaterally massacred the army, and then he stood still as if he had suddenly co to his senses.”
My body stiffened by the words ‘unilaterally massacred.’
‘I already knew it, but……’
Compared tp the grand nickna of Devlin’s Devil, the bloody kid I saw was at least the age of a senior in elentary school.
I didn’t release him, I just let him escape. I thought I had done sothing useless.
‘No. If I had cried back then, I might have gotten myself killed.’
The possibility was high because they said he would kill all the enemies and allies.
While I was agonizing, the topic was changed.
“Viscountess Vincent again……”
The Viscount too……”
Listening to the boring eting, I caught the big hand of the “Emperor’s” hand who was holding my in the corner of my eyes.
‘Huh?’
I clearly rember the ti when this man, my father, ignored like a fool and acted as if he didn’t know .
I thought you wouldn’t look for because your interest had faded.
‘You really made into the Emperor, and now you’re coming to see every day?’
It was so natural I couldn’t tell.
I didn’t feel like crying anymore to stop the ascension to Emperor. What can I do if I’m already an Emperor?
It’s no use crying, so I should change the thod.
‘I will make you regret giving the throne!’
I opened my eyes and looked for a chance to make trouble.
Options included: thrown papers and crying out of nowhere.
But the first option was rejected because my arms were too short, and the second one was likely to be just sent off.
‘There’s nothing I can do, let’s just move on for today.’
When I was about to be satisfied with the atmosphere, I heard the contents of the eting.
“This is the divorce papers from Viscountess Vincent.”
The papers the subject had handed out were eventually placed in front of .
‘Divorce papers?’
The white is the paper and the black is the writing.
When I raised my head, I could see the expression of a bloody situation.
“It’s already the third divorce claim.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Yes, what did Viscount Vincent do this ti?”
“After letting his lover live in the main building of the mansion, the wife is said to have been thrown out of the house.”
I opened my two eyes wide.
‘What? Bastards like that exist?’
But that wasn’t the end of Vincent’s behavior.
“The pregnant wife had a miscarriage when she fell down the stairs because of the wind in the detached house.”
‘Terrible bastard!’
I clenched my fists. If Viscount Vincent was in front of , I might have hit him.
“What did Viscount Vincent say?”
“That he moved her to a quiet detached house because she is pregnant and he complained that the accident was just a coincidence.”
‘You’re also talking trash, are you?’
Perhaps, thanks to his excuses, he seed to have avoided the other two divorce claims.
I felt sorry for the Viscountess, who had to live with such a husband.
While listening to the eting with a serious face, the subject who was speaking raised his head.
He glanced at and lowered his eyes in surprise.
“If you approve the divorce, the Emperor will have to seal the divorce papers……”
‘Approves, approved. Greatly approved!’
Needless to say, it was approved. I raised my head hurriedly, fearing that the situation might say sothing else, but he was just expressionless.
Don’t tell you’re going to move on, are you? I heard that this is the third divorce claim.
The subject glanced at again and added another word.
“He also said he would give his last na to his illegitimate child.”
‘You even had a baby? You human disgrace!’
I hit the desk in anger.
Thud!
“……?”
I could feel all the subjects looking at .
It was a burdenso look, but I couldn’t see anything because of my anger.
I shouted as solemn and heavy as I could.
“Bincen! Det Benaly!” (Vincent! Death Penalty!)
But the responses of the subjects were not favorable. The man with swollen eyes asked back with a stupid face.
“……Pardon?”
“Det Benaly!” (Death Penalty!)
“Your Majesty……? What do you an?”
Oh, so frustrating! I thumped my chest with my fist. Still, my subjects didn’t understand .
“Det benaly! det benaly!” (Death penalty! Death penalty!)
“Det benaly?”
I can’t believe I resent my teeth the haven’t co out yet.
After I took a deep breath, I spoke syllable by syllable.
“Det!”
“Det?”
“Ben!”
“Ben?”
“Aly!”
“Aly?”
‘Det benaly, det benaly……’ A subject mutteres and then burst into exclamation. ‘Ah!’
“Death Penalty?”
‘Yes, that’s it!’
I nodded enthusiastically. I was deeply moved the I finally got my ssage across.
Since I ordered the death penalty, I thought it would either be accepted or refuted. But…..
“Hohoho!”
“Ahahaha!”
For so reason, the subjects began to laugh cheerfully.
‘W-why are they laughing?’
Is a death penalty a laughing matter?
As I was blinking my eyes in confusion, a subject grinned and raised his arms.
“Aigoo, he’s dead~!”
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