Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first? Chapter 760 - Capítulo 760: 132: Courtesy Before Force

Capítulo 760: Chapter 132: Courtesy Before Force

The door was slamd shut fiercely.

Aske half-opened his mouth, looking at everyone in the room.

Emperor Otto was distraught, the Acid Erosion Dragon looked indifferent, the Dragon of Imagination covered its face and sighed, Sealing Furnace Fire Otto looked complicated, his brother Ludwig shook his head ceaselessly, and the Duke of Bavaria was overwheld with guilt.

Six people, six expressions, which made Aske stare wide-eyed and tongue-tied, thinking to himself, could this lodrama of the year be any more intense?

Then he rembered sothing and quickly said,

“I’ll go and bring her back.”

“Please do,” the Duke of Bavaria hastily said.

The fact that he even used “please” showed how chaotic his mind was at the mont.

However, upon reflection, letting the Duke of Bavaria or Emperor Otto, these two “fathers,” try to persuade her would likely backfire; Aske, who had a better relationship with her yet no connection to her complex family ties, was indeed a more suitable person to offer guidance.

After telling everyone, Aske hurriedly left the room.

“Excuse , have you seen a tall, blonde girl?” he asked a hotel waiter passing by in the hallway.

“Oh, she seed to have gone to the stairwell,” the waiter said, directing him.

Aske hurried to the stairwell, which split into two paths: up and down.

Suddenly and inexplicably, he recalled the night at Weisbach Palace when Eleanor had slipped out from the family banquet to et him.

She should… probably choose to go to the rooftop terrace, right?

More importantly, if she decided to go down and leave the hotel through the lobby on the first floor, it would be very difficult for him to find her. But he firmly believed that Eleanor was not trying to escape for good—she just wanted to find a quiet place.

Walking up the stairs to the rooftop and stepping out of the stairwell, Aske saw the roof was empty, with only a few pigeons resting on the railing.

Ah, had he guessed wrong?

He sighed sowhat despondently, about to turn back downstairs to continue his search, when he heard a voice behind him:

“Squad Leader… you really did co looking for .”

“Eleanor?” Aske turned around and saw Eleanor leaning against the wall next to the door, her hands lightly supporting her body, her face lancholic.

“You’re here,” Aske breathed a sigh of relief, “Eleanor…”

“No need,” Eleanor said softly, “I know what you want to say.”

“What do you think I want to say?” Aske smiled.

“Strong people don’t have such troubles, so you need to beco strong,” Eleanor spoke softly.

“Hey, am I so kind of ‘strength freak’?” Aske protested excitedly.

“What’s a strength freak?” Eleanor asked.

“It’s a sort of monster that keeps telling you, ‘You need to beco strong,'” Aske made up on the spot.

“Oh.” Eleanor looked down, her expression a mix of discomfort and despondency, “Aske, you don’t need to counsel ; actually, I’ve figured it all out.”

“You’ve figured it out?”

“You see, a person can never choose their own origins,” Eleanor said with a forced smile, “but she can choose what kind of person to beco.”

“This statent is quite accurate and incisive,” Aske then realized she wasn’t being stubborn, just a bit lancholic.

“It’s good that you can think it through,” Aske nodded, “In the long run…”

“In the long run,” Eleanor spoke softly, “being the Emperor’s daughter certainly makes it easier to fulfill my political ambitions than being the Duke’s daughter. Moreover, I can possess both identities.”

“Eleanor, you…” Aske hesitated. Eleanor’s deanor was too calm as she spoke—so calm that she almost didn’t seem like herself—not like the Knight Girl Aske had known before.

“Dirty,” Eleanor suddenly said.

Aske: ?

“I feel dirty for having such thoughts,” Eleanor expressed with disgust.

Aske breathed a sigh of relief. See, so she hasn’t changed after all…

“I don’t think so,” Aske tried to console her, “It’s normal to have such thoughts.”

“Normal?” Eleanor shook her head with aversion, “If it was the old … I would have greatly despised soone with such thoughts.”

“Kids hate lots of things,” Aske laughed heartily, “Later on, didn’t they all end up loving them anyway?”

“‘Loving them’? What does that an?” Eleanor was puzzled.

“It’s a classic tale,” Aske explained, “A long ti ago, a project was set up that let rich kids experience the life of the poor…”

Aske vividly retold the story, making Eleanor burst into laughter, even bringing her to tears:

“Really, how could they trick people like that…”

After she finished laughing, her lancholy gradually dissipated, and she said with relief:

“Actually, I understand what you an, Aske. People tend to dwell on their past situations, which makes adapting to new environnts challenging. So choose resistance, self-bla, or even deceive themselves… But life has to move forward, right?”

Aske: ???

Wait, is that what I ant? How did I not know?

“Just like that kid you ntioned. Initially, he found the poor family’s food nauseating and hard to swallow, but soon he adapted,” Eleanor sighed deeply, “And ? It’s just the identity of an Empire Princess, is it really that hard to accept? Am I being more pretentious than even a child?”

Aske: …

“Uh…” Aske wanted to say sothing more, but Eleanor had already wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled:

“Thank you, Squad Leader. Whether as Weisbach’s Eleanor or the Empire Princess Eleanor, both are parts of my identity—I won’t change.”

“Yeah, it’s good that you figured it out,” Aske thought, what else could I say? You’ve said everything…

“However, if I am the Empire Princess, how should we deal with the previous account of my assassination attempt on the Emperor?” Eleanor started to worry again.

“I think His Majesty probably doesn’t mind that incident,” Aske said truthfully, “otherwise, he wouldn’t have co to find you.”

“That’s not how you say it,” Eleanor imdiately insisted, “After all, he was wrong first, so of course I had to stop him… What I an is, since I am his daughter, I shouldn’t use assassination but should first try to persuade him.”

You didn’t try to talk him out of it before attempting the assassination? Aske thought, then asked:

“What if he doesn’t listen to you?”

“Then I use my identity as a princess to undermine his plans, disrupt his conspiracies, and stop his tyrannical acts,” Eleanor answered, “Unless he plans to sever ties with . If so, then great, I can use true force.”

Aske: …

So you’re not actually conflicted about assassinating your father, you just think you should try diplomacy before force!

However, the Eleanor of today, indeed matured much more than the “Naive Princess Sofie” from the ga, despite her temperant being just as stubborn.