The Emperor Who Was Chapter 69 : Chapter 69

Chapter . 69

“What?”

“Anyway, I can’t reveal that I am a dragon to Yolande right now. Then you should work her hard so you can ascend to the throne, making her pay for the sin of participating in my mother’s death, whether she knows it or not.”

“What?”

“My true enemy is Lombroso, and your enemies as my ally are your brothers. No matter how great a mage you are, if their mages and knights push with numbers, it’s still dangerous. So we need to survive until I grow, but enemies are everywhere. That ans we need to gather allies, but you, like an idiot, after saving a mage with difficulty, far from making her a subordinate, are trying to send her sowhere else?”

“Ah, there is a reason for that—”

“I don’t want to hear it.”

“After Yolande, any number of other people can be allies—”

“Really? Sob, Prince, I suffered as much as Yolande, if any Tom, Dick, or Harry sheds a tear, will you send them away imdiately?”

“No, I am a cold and rciless politician. I will beco the cold emperor of the empire.”

“Ah, really? Far from not bleeding a drop even when pricked, you were shedding buckets of blood even while staying still.”

“I wasn’t staying still—”

“Shut up. Anyway, in a situation surrounded by enemies, you acted like a moron against your own interests, and just when I, your contractor, was swept by justified anger wondering if this fool was dying to die, Yolande quickly swore loyalty and acted kindly and wisely. Of course I have no choice but to like her.”

“…Anyway, it’s fortunate that you and Yolande get along well.”

“Of course. From now on, whenever you act against your interests, we will step up imdiately to promote your interests instead. Because that is also promoting the interests of all of us. So don’t even dream of chasing away loyal subjects again.”

Michelon was Michelon, but Yolande was the sa.

“I was worried because he acted too informally with the Prince and had an impudent side, fearing he might wield favor recklessly. But fortunately, he treats the Prince well, and above all, forgive my presumption, but he will grow the power of our faction with the cold-headed aspect of a politician that the Prince lacks. Before bringing my husband, I feel very reassured.”

To say I lack the cold-headed aspect of a politician. When I am such a cold-headed politician. Soone who would be sad to be second in being cold-headed.

I was too shocked to refute properly, but even Sir Rolf, whom I trusted, empathized greatly.

“With Lord Michelon and Yolande, our faction’s people joining forces to do things beneficial to the Prince, a great burden has been lifted from . Before this, I was greatly worried about how the tender-hearted Prince would navigate the succession war.”

Tender-hearted? Are they talking about ? , tender-hearted? What have they seen of

until now!

…It couldn’t be helped. If my people are all mistaken together, there is no use denying it right now. I have no choice but to gradually show my cold-headed and rciless politician aspect.

So I held a eting first.

For the liberation of Yolande and Vincent, securing Vincent’s person was the urgent priority.

“First, I will pay Desmond a price and bring Vincent. Or borrow him.”

At my words, everyone opposed with open arms.

“What price? Even though the Emperor bestowed a grant besides the mage upon you, the Empress no longer embezzled the allowance, and a large sum ca in as a price for lending the holy relic, Desmond still has more money. Much more than you.”

Michelon, who knew my safe’s situation in detail, huffed and said.

“You are still the poorest! Do you understand? I want a rich Prince!”

“I am rich too.”

“If you are my ally, you should be the richest Prince! There are two Princes richer than you, and even the bastard is richer than you; can you sleep at night?”

“It can’t be helped, Lord Michelon. Since the Prince beca rich recently, it is natural that there is a difference compared to those who have accumulated wealth for longer.”

Sir Rolf comforted. Ever since Michelon took my safe and ledgers saying he would inspect them himself, Sir Rolf rarely opposed him like before. Although he obeyed as it was an order and Nanette helped too, he confessed belatedly that managing money was very, very hard. I entrusted it to him as a sign of trust, but if it was hard, he should have said so. If he doesn’t tell , I don’t know.

“We don’t necessarily have to pay with money—”

“You were the one who said anything can be bought with money in the court!”

“If you intend to hand over information, money is right. Even if Prince Leontes does sothing for Prince Desmond. Besides, is he an ordinary person? He will demand a very expensive price.”

Even Yolande stepped up to oppose.

“I can pay sufficiently.”

But everyone got angrier.

“It’s a waste! I absolutely cannot tolerate Desmond gaining even a little profit!”

“If it’s bringing a mage, we should endure so loss—”

“I dislike it too. Prince Desmond exploited my husband, and I can’t let him rip us off solidly until the end.”

I retorted to Michelon and Yolande’s opposition.

“Then what on earth should we do!”

“We can just kidnap my husband.”

Vincent’s wife said without blinking an eye.

“Good idea. Kidnapping costs no money!”

Michelon, who opposed everything I said, agreed imdiately.

“Um, there is no need to call it kidnapping unhonorably. Since they are a married couple, it’s not a secret eting but just eting. If a married couple wants to et, should anyone interfere, even if it’s a Prince.”

Sir Rolf said gently.

“That is true, correct words. If they are a married couple, naturally they should et. Sir Rolf is indeed wise!”

“Pardon? Prince?”

“I, as a Prince, will rcifully arrange a eting for the couple.”

Like that, I made a plan.

***

Vincent was preparing Lasilex.

The order to make Lasilex continued, but it was no longer sent to anyone. It ant no one was drinking it anymore. It was fortunate.

-This is a record of symptoms of a person who drank Lasilex. Review it.

-No matter how much I think, I do not know. Perhaps because I am not a doctor.

He was punished for disobedience to orders. But he really didn’t know.

Because he didn’t want to research Lasilex anymore. Nor did he want to make it.

Lasilex itself was interesting, but upon learning that soone was actually drinking it, only fear arose. He didn’t want to know either.

Who is it. Who on earth is that person.

He had to research Lasilex, but only that thought filled his head.

-You don’t know who I am?

Then another, unknown person ca to mind. A person he didn’t know. A person he wondered who she was.

-Did you forget ?

A voice so sad. He was sorry.

Perhaps even knowing who drank Lasilex, he might have forgotten too.

Are those two people one? It might be so. Rather than forgetting two people, wouldn’t it be better to forget only one person.

His head hurt. Vincent put his hand to his forehead. Mana fluctuated and was hard to control.

Then… since then… when that Prince ntioned soone…….

-I won’t treat your mage differently from my mage just because she is yours, Brother.

Prince Desmond’s half-brother… Prince Leontes’s mage… Yolande… an old-fashioned na, with red hair and green eyes exceptionally bright…….

If that mage cos to Prince Desmond, they will stay together. Serving the Prince together and receiving healing together…….

The headache worsened. Mana fluctuated more severely. Does he dislike that mage, so he dislikes being together, and just thinking of her makes his head hurt… but what was her na again…….

“Vincent, stand by. Leontes is visiting.”

Then the order ca down. He could escape from the thoughts that hurt him and focus on work.

As he stood guard with invisibility magic in Prince Desmond’s drawing room, soon Prince Leontes entered guided by an attendant. Guard knights, commoner attendants, and…….

“Welco, Brother Leontes. You seek

often these days. While never visiting Eldest Brother even once.”

Prince Desmond smiled brightly and welcod Prince Leontes. While throwing a glance at the red-haired woman who followed the Prince. A woman dressed in a splendid dress and adorned with jewels, incredibly beautiful.

Charm magic. But Prince Desmond had been wearing an artifact preventing such magic since he was ten. His eyes narrowed.

“…When did this lovely bird fly into your embrace, Brother?”

“Imperial Father sent her.”

Prince Leontes had a face difficult to approach, as if sculpted from the first snow. When he kept his mouth shut, he looked the coldest among the brothers. When he opened his mouth, he poured out hot flas that could lt snow like a dragon, but that was rather better to deal with. So his brothers seed to talk to him endlessly.

But now a srized smile hung on that face.

“How much he must cherish

to send soone so beautiful.”

As that arrogantly cold face blushed and looked at the woman, Vincent’s heart beat loudly.

Although it took longer than nobles, he is ultimately a Prince without a single charm magic prevention artifact. He might have resisted a bit at first, but he just fell completely for the beauty trap sent by the Imperial Father. He knew it in his head. He knows everything, but—

“…You have completely fallen for her, Brother.”

Prince Desmond, who was staring intently at Prince Leontes’s face, twisted his lips.

“To think this was your taste, Brother.”

Prince Desmond pointed at the woman with a contemptuous gesture.

“What use is taste in front of love. Do you not think so, younger brother?”

“Then, do you an you really love this woman, Brother?”

At that, Prince Leontes held the woman’s hand and kissed it for all to see. A woman not even a noble.

“How would you know love.”

With eyes pitying Prince Desmond.

Prince Desmond’s eyes flashed.

“Does Brother know? The fact that the woman you love so much has a husband?”

“What are you saying, Desmond. That cannot be.”

Prince Leontes denied it, but the red-haired beauty turned pale. She held the Prince’s hand and clung to him. Looking with pleading eyes. His head throbbed again…….

“How dare you lie about my lover? I will not leave you be!”

The Prince, who used to spew fire only with his mouth with a cold face without even blushing when fighting with brothers, shouted with a face flushed with anger and grabbed Prince Desmond by the collar.

The guard knights of the two Princes tried to intervene imdiately, but Prince Desmond shook his head.

“Do not interfere in Brother and my business.”

Prince Desmond, who used to be the one getting angry with a flushed face in the past, now spoke leisurely and didn’t even try to shake off Prince Leontes. Rather, he had eyes enjoying the situation.

“The lover Brother had for the first ti, the poignant first love is already a married body. The woman who deceived Brother pretending to be a maiden should be the one punished. Far from making the mage Imperial Father bestowed for the first ti obey, to be deceived instead, Brother is truly pitiable!”

…Why should she be punished… If she is such a pretty person, it is natural to have a husband…….

“Yo, you dare!”

The more Prince Leontes got angry, the more Prince Desmond enjoyed it.

“Actually, it’s not that much of a problem. Adultery is done by everyone in the Imperial Palace, and if you are an imperial family mber, it’s fine even if caught. Just that it’s truly funny that soone with mysophobia like Brother, who acts as if he would never commit adultery, fell for a common trick, hahahaha!”

“Don’t lie! I won’t leave you be!”

Prince Leontes, excited like a madman, even tried to hit Prince Desmond with his fist. However, Prince Desmond agilely caught and blocked Prince Leontes’s hand.

“I lied to Brother? The one who lied to Brother is soone else, what nonsense is this! You beco more pitiable as ti goes by!”

Then looking towards where Vincent was, he commanded.