No. 331
Andre and Yvonne were not the only ones who were surprised. Johan and Ishak also looked at me, wondering what had happened.
I shrugged.
“Isn’t the temple only evil? I mean, I did a bad thing too. I thought of what they might be aiming for because they are such a mean person.”
"What?"
Ishak frowned as if he meant what that meant.
So that's how things went.
Before the war on the vacant lot, that is, before going to the horse tower, I was worried.
‘If I were a temple, what would I aim for?’
What can they do to overcome the situation in which the imperial family and nobles have turned around?
I thought after thinking.
‘If it were me, I would have replaced the emperor.’
Only by absorbing the forces that had turned their backs on the emperor could they overturn the board.
It is difficult to establish a person who is not related to the imperial family as emperor under the circumstances. Their goal is to absorb the emperor and nobles, not to divide the country.
To do that, he had to choose one of the orthodox princes and make him the emperor.
Adrian is completely on my side. All that was left was Prince Andre.
In order to change the emperor, of course, the current emperor Alexandre must be replaced.
In all probability, they will try to assassinate or poison him.
With that thought in mind, I immediately started preparing.
Through Cecilia, the emperor had been enchanted with protection.
“… … That’s how it happened.”
When I explained what had happened in the past, people around me burst into laughter.
Ishak clasped his cheeks with both hands in amazement and said, "This." He growled and revealed it.
“Why didn’t you tell me that before!”
“Aijiang is Aira Mongchang… … . (It’s not that I didn’t tell you, it’s that I didn’t…)”
My mouth was pressed down, and my pronunciation was muffled. I pursed my lips and pushed Ishak's hand away.
“I had to go to the tower as soon as I ordered Cecilia, so I didn’t have a chance to speak. After that, I was still being held captive by the temple. You just came back yesterday. Besides, I'm not alone."
"What?"
“Dad knew.”
Because it was my father who gave Cecilia the 'Gem that used to be a passageway for Gremory', which would be the medium of protective magic.
“Then why was it that he was so obediently captured by Andre and suffered hardship?”
John answered for me.
“Because it had to be.”
I clenched the sword handle tightly.
Yes, Dad... … If it were a father, he would have had no choice but to be caught and taken away.
Because I am in the hands of the temple.
I'm afraid they'll hurt me because I know the plan has failed.
'Dad… … .'
I closed my eyes and thought of him.
The indifferent expression of the enemy, I first met in his office in Dubleed Castle.
The enemy's clumsy touch to wash my feet.
“Lev.” calling voice.
My eternal side who will support me for the rest of my life at any time.
‘I’m going to pick you up.’
soon.
* * *
Empress Yvonne, who had hardened and stared at the emperor frantically, glanced at her side.
Andre, who was tired of blue, was pouting his mouth.
“Buu, the rich man, uh, how… … .”
“Are you surprised that the father you were trying to kill has survived safely?”
When the emperor asked, Andre shuddered and shrugged his shoulders. Empress Yvonne ran out in front of her son and shouted.
“How can you say such cruel things? I visited and looked after this child, His Majesty, who was lying in a hospital bed, countless times a day.”
“… … .”
“Is this Cecilia Palace? Did she deceive His Majesty?”
“… … .”
“You are misunderstood. It's a misunderstanding.”
“… … .”
Empress Yvonne looked fiercely at Cecilia, who stood by the emperor.
“Cecilia's Palace is really danceable. No matter how desperately she covets the throne, she wants to separate the parents and children.”
“It has been over 20 years since I met you.”
"Yes?"
“At that time, you were dazzlingly intelligent. … … How did it happen?”
At the Emperor's words, Empress Yvonne's eyes trembled.
"sire."
“I said that if we had to marry each other without love, we would aim for the most noble place in the world.”
“… … .”
“You will give Marshe’s daughter as queen, but the burden is her body, so you made the deal under her. So, the burden should not be as arrogant as if it was a holy gun.”
“… … .”
“How did it come to be?”
Empress Yvonne bit her lips tightly.
Andre was watching the empress and the emperor.
The emperor knew everything. He won't believe him even if he claims he's not the culprit.
No, no matter how he got out of the poison, all the atrocities he had carried out by swinging the national chain remained.
Andre, who was sweating profusely, shouted.
“Mo, it’s Mother! The Queen did it, Your Majesty.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
The Emperor and Empress Yvonne looked at Andre at the same time.
AndrΓ© fell flat before the emperor and hugged his legs.
“How can I, who inherited the blood of the imperial family, try to kill my father? I don't know. All I did was become regent and obey my mother's orders. Yes that's right. sire!"
“… … .”
“As her son, I did only what my mother told me to do. If you want to punish my mother... … sire!"
The emperor, who had been watching Andre, turned his gaze to his concubine.
“Is this the only reason you have changed?”
“… … .”
“Did you even throw away your dazzling pride just because of this?”
Empress Yvonne looked at Andre without expression.
The son is so frightened that he doesn't know what to do. On his face, he remembered the newborn baby he had held in his arms for the first time.
That time when his heart was so heavy that he didn't know what to do.
Even if he blamed Cecilia for his sins, he somehow managed to get out of this cliff, but the truth was he felt the most clearly.
Today is the moment I have to leave.
Empress Yvonne slowly fell to her knees. She muttered helplessly as she pressed her forehead to the floor.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“… … .”
“I bought everything.”
The emperor, who closed his eyes slowly, said without saying anything.
“Take Yvonne’s palace to the dungeon.”
Andre's expression brightened. He thought he could save his life.
The emperor, who opened his eyes again, looked at Andre, who was trembling immaturely.
“Are you happy?”
“Yeah, it could be.”
“Yeah, it can’t be. You will regret this moment even when you die.”
“… … Yes?"
“You don’t know yet how grim the cost of laying your own side for the rest of your life is.”
the emperor shouted.
“Dethrone Andre Ruerg and arrest all those who disobey Jim’s orders! Separating the Neriad religion into a cult, I order the subjugation of the heretics!”
Wow-!!
A shout erupted from beneath the castle.
All the nobles of the Andre faction above the castle were arrested by the Imperial Army and taken to the underground prison.
* * *
The gates of the Imperial Palace opened.
The first place our brothers and me went into the Imperial Palace was Cecilia Palace.
To be precise, the basement of Cecilia's Palace. So, that was where my father was.
My heart was too hasty. It was so much that I wanted to rip off the imperial palace barrier and use Long-distance movement.
Cecilia was waiting in front of the palace.
“Young Lady!”
“The Empress.”
Cecilia stroked my cheek and her field sighed.
“You suffered. It was really hard, Young Lady.”
“I think Cecilia suffered more than I did. Are you okay?"
Cecilia's appearance was a mess. Whether the hardship she suffered in prison was not just a heartache, there were scratches all over her skin.
“If I can repay the young lady and the Duchess with this kind of favor, it’s a cheap price.”
“Cecilia… … .”
“Come here.”
We followed Cecilia to the basement.
The stairway leading down to the basement already had a foul smell of medicine.
I rushed down the stairs.
Ishak and Johan grabbed what I almost fell over because I was in a hurry.
In the basement, a court doctor named who is Henri's people was bandaging someone.
Seeing the person looking over the shoulder of the courtier, I bit my lip.
“… … .”
“… … Lev.”
“… … .”
“Le Blaine.”
I wanted to run and hug him right away, but my legs were frozen and I couldn't move.
Dad was so skinny.
His upper body, which had been undressed for bandages, was full of traces of a terrible agony.
If it had been a little darker, he was really hurting so much that I thought he was my father.
John lightly grabbed my shoulder.
I walked up to my dad, trembling like a baby that had just learned to walk.
As they got closer, the terrible smell of blood, pus, and a strong medicinal scent grew stronger.
“Don’t come. It smells bad.”
“… … I do not like it."
“Lev.”
"I do not like it!"
I quickly ran to my father's arms. The bones that were protruding from a lot of flesh were sharp.
“Dad is an idiot. Fool!"
“… … okay."
“I ate well and slept well, I was healthy, so why couldn’t you protect my dad because you were worried about me!”
Dad smiled faintly and patted my head.
I thought I was lucky. There are so many families who love me so much, so I thought that no one could be happier than me.
But today I realized.
How anxious my family must have been to keep me happy.
It wasn't until my dad got hurt like this that I realized that the shadow of happiness is anxiety.
So I realized I had to protect myself.
The pain of hurting a loved one was so terrible that it was incomparable to my own.
“I’m sorry for worrying you… … .”
I hugged him tightly, and he gently stroked the back of my head.
“I wish you would come back.”
“… … .”
“That’s all you need to do, Lev.”
We hugged each other for a long time. Ishak's mischievous voice was heard from behind.
“Are you going to spend the whole day here?”
John chuckled and handed the jacket Cecilia was holding. He said as he put the jacket over his father's shoulder.
“Let’s go.”
Dad, who got up slowly with my support, said to Dubleed's commanders who had followed my brother and me.
“Bring the supply of the fearless rats who dared to commit Dubleed.”
-and.
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