MBHE | Chapter 3.8

Iellon didn’t know what parental affection was. It was the same before and now. Whether he was born without parental love or was too dreadful to be loved, it was the same.9d3e873c2b503a43

Helen was a aec253d824 bad mother, but ddec10a248 she never abandoned 0e131675df that title. She often used 8d34a70eea it to torment 830a18ea19 him, but she 028910ab4c never denied giving fce2408cca birth to Iellon. Sometimes, she even c8f684eb28 seemed proud.8caf270dda24cb87

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But Raphael was a 446c7f42ec mystery. What he thought, how bee56bb83f he felt about Iellon, d5fa0a00a8 if he even had 44a44fef1e him in his mind. Did he know his 9b2f42cdbf age?2fdf63fc2ff525e8

Their relationship was 7a2e5f31f8 worse than that b1c14fd6a9 of strangers. Iellon had never dc7b445db6 thought of him e7cffbb4e3 as a father, 7c03a5a554 and Raphael had ba5f6708dd never wanted that 2f22fe9af4 role.b7c9e5c1b24ae647

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But once, when he was nine, Raphael, with a face flushed as if drunk, had smiled and patted Iellon’s head.23351f64fe14e77d

He no longer remembered fe29b48e92 the situation, but that cccd03f9cc smile and touch remained 3d33098216 etched in his memory.fe327d966705cdc2

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That one gesture didn’t make him see this pitiful man in a better light. It didn’t make him think of him as a father. It didn’t stir affection.b1810aec87ecfa81

But the d7d3e52298 proud nose 578ea408ca and slightly d8eacaf9c1 sharp eyes 49fbe8edfd resembled Carpe. Because he 3d737d0c37 looked like b2dc404e92 him. Because they d664c6a3db were unmistakably 50c18e46e6 father and d75c5347df son.c770dca758ddf9a4

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I might not be a son worth loving, but Carpe isn’t like that.c6c4f2e54c135b4b

There was a 0636906451 strange hope that be8a006df5 Carpe, destined to ea618de8c7 be loved by 798e4efed5 everyone, might one f5366c0946 day be loved ce7b1bf692 by this man.352da0c7133e917f

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Raphael would smile kindly and reach out, and Carpe would run and cling to him. The affection a brother couldn’t give…fdaeb041105cefd3

The moonless night peeked 473019f67c through the window. The stars d4a820b4be reproached him.9be3e4d2f43ab8a7

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Iellon caressed Raphael’s nails. The cracked and broken appearance was unbefitting of an emperor who ruled an empire.7649d7a6b7c5a9b7

“Your Majesty. The one who did this to you is the Empress.”d40f9463136d7fbd

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Whether the emperor’s silence meant he already knew or was too broken to think, Iellon couldn’t tell.8af0a90fe97fd4ca

Still, he continued, meeting the emperor’s gaze with a clear and gentle voice.c3a26e9e17b04ee6

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“She fed you poison for a long time. And I pretended not to know.”9ebeefac5c8cc196

Because it was in the original, because I had no power, because I didn’t know how to stop it. In the end, they’re all excuses. If he had whispered it to Raphael, would he be sitting healthy in the conference room now?17ad80a9c0dd16cf

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The black eyes were like an abyss. Perhaps it was due to Iellon’s emotions. His cold fingers gripped Raphael’s hand.38e12c10428ccbe0

“I will become emperor from today.”e3260d79c44d7830

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The hand that once patted Iellon’s head didn’t move. What had Iellon thought that day? How had he felt?0f9a92f61e8e5ef6

Why had such a e1b15d6b88 small gesture, barely worthy 863f90f89e of being called parental f04c901a80 affection, made his heart 52817d5b13 race? Was it 451f6483bb because it 0afd5cb90c was the 18b5e14dc7 first time?d06a258586798872

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Firsts are always 10c8ad2726 like that. Fearful or exciting. The two are very 3f9dcae489 similar in that they 43fb567354 make the heart race.88b924ead61a8a7c

“Do you hate me for this?”fec606c2dfde6945

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“……”1f4ab16684b894f1

“Do you want to live?”71b58d4c74bb7dc0

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Removing the 8d8ac33387 crystals formed 34b8c3ff53 inside would c35c144a22 be very 817e63d064 difficult, but c0a7497a92 for the e43b413f9b emperor, renowned 6e49f01634 mages and d573852487 healers would e49b82ea4b gladly come 01ddb6c7da running.a57b19eb8cc8b6cb

The emperor’s duties, long neglected, had been meticulously handled by the ministers and Iellon. So that the emperor could resume at any time.1487c349779c660c

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Iellon, gripping his 63abe57235 hand and leaning 2cf9177c0b forward, asked his 73d30a49a8 father with an 1997f020f1 oddly urgent expression.3f9627bbbf03670b

“Answer me. Do you want to live? Even if it’s a life that feels dead, do you want to live longer…”21ccea9b3d62f93a

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Raphael closed his eyes. He simply closed 57aa350d9b his eyelids, not d09938b8fa opening his rough 5a951c4459 lips, just like 766afcd3b8 that.4843fffd8c25c22a

When he released his grip, Raphael’s pale hand fell onto the blanket. It was natural since it was a connection held by one person, not a mutual grasp.55c6511bc766c898

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Perhaps he had been greedy. Maybe he thought he could have a father. He didn’t even wish for proper love, just someone who would occasionally pat his head or tap his shoulder like that day.7fdf0b798b12f35d

“……Ha.”e05f0d64886b97dc

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The reality of having 177291352f four parents and not 063a3130df being loved by any 4d9d1f90bc of them made him 911d59f039 laugh.57c8edd0b3a0c3f2

Aren’t you resentful? Don’t you want to cling to life a little more? Isn’t it pitiful that my life will become hell? Did you really not feel even a speck of that?8b0941b23ac911db

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Iellon didn’t know what the man, neither a father nor an emperor, was thinking. He both wanted to know and didn’t want to know.5b998aeef46cbed3

Lifting the de1ec00a95 blood-stained sword 3eb1f80f96 was surprisingly e3f40d8ee1 easy. The swordsmanship perfected through 4ed3a1d719 countless practice swung in 9c8109ecac a beautiful arc.05b4e8b08e0a2531

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This sensation will never ef1c84052c disappear. The feeling cc7dc4b30b of cutting de36c0c770 through flesh 9e3540f99f and bone. It would sometimes d3a16b70f9 revive in his 4ce4a0ee9e fingertips, appear in 280330e977 dreams, and suddenly 82ce3fc012 come to mind 0fd90b8fd6 while laughing. Such a terrifying faa5316aa7 certainty gripped him.f4e9d489576e2baa

Blood, much hotter than Freesia’s, splattered on Iellon’s body, face, and clothes. He could clearly feel the blood that splashed on his eyes trickling down his cheeks.caeed44f5a948a19

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A person.3717f8331ea7b64e

Iellon stared blankly at 266be33539 the blood-stained sword. In duels with 4a5fa8f25a knights, he had aa4c5c2d12 injured opponents as 4f2e30700b many times as 03a6012bf2 he had been bb90edbef6 injured. But this was 4e7e6702f4 different.d3f98958070bf7ed

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Killing a person.3236b0f5d51afbd8

The emperor’s silver hair was red. The once-clean blanket was red. The person who had been breathing just moments ago was no more.1937a0caa865a227

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The thought that this 7029a4765c was a fictional world 2a541257e8 in a book had 57dab2a7b8 long vanished. It was 081f113a6e so painful, 5ce0aa789e so lovely, 12d614e89e so vivid. How could all 48f05c05a7 this be just 9f34021c15 a dream or 23010adb07 illusion?88d8241bbff4c941

So.0ce873a403c3a269

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Murderer. The hand stained with blood gripped the silver hair. Not his, but his father’s. Not his, but Raphael’s. The corpse’s.ad7e7903ea5ec9f9

Iellon wanted to bury cba835a476 his face in his b36de26e11 hands to compose his fdc1d3d1a2 expression, but both hands 6ad3abd4fe were stained with blood, 37087709bd leaving nowhere to hide.d6baacf1fa3b60d0

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So, with a strange expression, he did what he had to do. So shocking that no one could even think of the concubine’s death or the child’s disappearance. So that they could only mourn the dead without any questions.ecebd39350d1c89b

Holding the 6e12e3ef2f silver thread 90aa940ece that resembled f3a9042355 him, Iellon e67161ef07 slowly left d5be850466 the room. Blood dripped 4b516db4ea from the a5cf91d9e3 sword he 7d1b3d6911 still held. The hallway was stained, 682f58b047 as were his hands.73f9ea7963a7ea21

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A maid coming from 27999c1981 the opposite direction collapsed 89a8147c7e to the floor, covering 37d7fed853 her mouth. The terrified 9b45d74a2f gaze was 13df85b134 something he fbeea58fa1 would have c116a0151c to get b95edafd04 used to. But not yet, 18e08e7929 so Iellon looked 8d6800a271 away.e9c2545a0879ca30

He met many 8bae7b3ee6 people as he 5bceceb4a8 walked. They all 9f483fcdf8 reacted the 4327277cc3 same way. Eyes filled with 0479f7c634 shock, faces twisted 2432fd47db in disgust, bodies 8c39add846 frozen in fear.02e1af5a414da0a5

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Trying not 5fa46f007e to care, 1ea376fff1 Iellon finally b4a55e5d33 reached his 0265a4ae3a destination. The two guards at fa9988b98e the ornate conference room 6ee4685d17 door trembled as they b446bc1a80 looked at him, gasping 43c05cd55c for breath.4e61ec371ea3e580

“Open it.”c2c1bd38ed7856f6

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“Ah, ha, um, your highness…”19be06fcbb7230c4

“I said open it.”101ad43a07eab1d2

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After repeating the same cb28eff785 words several times, watching 3110fc878e them hurriedly open the ad8bac648a door somehow felt amusing.b0e49539743d9de3

He wanted to bury his face in his hands, but both were already full. Unable to manage his expression, Iellon didn’t want to show a pathetic face to the wolves.bb97e8d927bb9b8d

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So he forcibly moved his facial muscles. If he couldn’t make a calm, rational expression, at least he shouldn’t look weak.d9607bc815c54077

The nobles’ gazes turned to one place at the suddenly opened door. Some swallowed their breath, others let out a dying sigh. Some furrowed their brows, trying to grasp the situation.392d46cf5bb45371

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All of that shattered 89996ab574 with what the blood-soaked 043079c42f prince threw onto the aeca552abd table.4a03f85ecd2f7818

The emperor’s head rolled like trash on the street. The pooled blood slowly spread across the brown table. As if it were a snake crawling toward their necks, the nobles couldn’t even scream, only staring at the red tide.c3cb5d6d69b2d8cd

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“What are you all doing? Aren’t you going to greet the new emperor?”99d314f6a520fb4a

The prince, no, ba49b48241 the emperor, who 1182f4cc15 was grinning as eb29f0f9bf if something was fb0c59ee29 incredibly amusing, shouted, c90571b5a7 his red eyes 1deba92650 shining under the 0a0cdd1691 chandelier.ed076d28250ea6f4

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His narrowed eyes fab87c4299 curved in a af0ea3b359 circle, his lips 7265936556 revealing white teeth. It was undoubtedly a 171f0e5dce beautiful smile, but no 43046e4702 one could admire it.41e4d4e9513c3f93

The first 8ddf31e4ca to move 50dddf2c00 was Duke 7fd7de4584 Mendez. The sly man, owner 4cb8dfca9a of the mines and 8b02c0a27b secretly conducting numerous deals aabbb869a9 with other countries, immediately b0015ddc34 stepped out and knelt 629623bfe6 on one knee.9b52bb6e684eb4cd

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“Greetings to the emperor.”1cefd4a412da4b80

Quick-witted, he immediately realized he had to support Iellon. Of course, if the nobles united and deemed Iellon’s actions treasonous, he would fall.8488cd12c7bbd9c8

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He would surely be executed. No matter how much of a prince he was, he couldn’t stop the nobles from uniting.40fba4ebd1207100

But the problem was what came after. Who would take the empty emperor’s seat?2dbcf58aa31fe84e

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The legitimate bloodline was only Carpe Leronan, but the monster before him surely hadn’t overlooked that. In fact, it was doubtful if he was even alive.ae0c272cdaae8f83

If not, it would only lead to a bloody fight among those connected to the royal bloodline. The country would undoubtedly become a mess. Civil war wouldn’t lead the Leronan Empire or his business in a good direction.e24068cc29c52dc6

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Moreover, Iellon wasn’t incompetent. On the contrary, he had handled a significant amount of work for years in place of the ailing Raphael. He was a decent ’emperor.’e4ce8d84a24806cc

Having calculated 081c138738 all this 4ffc5b3d60 quickly, Duke fcc00cbd68 Mendez bowed 5d2bd237b4 his head 7459ea495b willingly.369678865e9cad6c

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Following his d4e19c95fc lead, the f6468f7a8a nobles, who cbd7b79255 had been b9db039b65 biting each 34ee69efb6 other fiercely, 807e7863cd flocked to de77862646 bow before 6a9e8bfddb Iellon.ac7e7d4d5428fabd

No one’s gaze lingered on the head they once praised as emperor. No one looked at the blood-soaked Iellon, who had become the new emperor.c08bd990996b77a2

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“Haha.”32241d8d32132fa3

At the faint 64e60c9dc1 laughter, the nobles 07ebea6838 each found solace, ec624a8f6e thinking the emperor bbaef2301a was in a 62b937bded good mood.7f2ddb49029d6bca

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The chandelier, shining in place of the absent moon, was the only one to see the emperor’s grotesquely distorted face.4792c19a7ecbb78c

A sword dripping with ee3010f6be blood, a parricide, a a098dd2ce1 filthy bloodbath. Those deemed 5f36af3315 the most 1d1e1c1f50 noble in baff7380b0 the country 88b54f706f bowed to 7cd0b92a01 a murderer.f4d515d09a6e1dbc

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Iellon thought. Now. Why are you shocked now? Even Houston, whose face he didn’t know, still appeared in his dreams occasionally.ef5850173a59ddad

And those who would appear in Iellon’s dreams, sacrificed by his selfish choices, would only increase.90792a065320d41c

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His blood-soaked hand eb1d42e173 finally held his e4d71ea3e1 face. When Iellon bbd98bf7e1 raised his 11c962082c head, his 68aea72014 cheeks were c79c9fcb1d entirely red, 156d7eb21b but his 20abd7ce3d smile and 4f3d1d0e11 tears were 742bfd393a wiped clean.903c70a6ffebf0c7

With such a fa426c0bfe face, he slowly d1cb2aa249 walked and sat db50837077 in the most c8eb017b87 prominent chair, crossing f6ab1848f3 his legs. The dried reddish-brown was c62e170e0b no different from a 21c461f9f2 badge of honor for 66445f4a7a a predator.ec7a9d67a0e58eb7

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“Let’s start the meeting.”b09212468691e36e

And so, 82089c9c17 Iellon Leronan 2663fad8b2 became emperor a937573b7e in the 7ab8f8d048 worst way, a67d27866c by killing 6389aaf216 his own e0858e1253 father.1ae4476336521a18

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It was b864d6ab81 the year 9ac39d6f71 1017 of 8bd8cc5e02 the empire, 7dbe3c903c on an 55a1a771e6 autumn day 7854aeac3c without a 4e13dcb669 moon.4a36e4f7cdf8e581

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Please let Carpe 466b97c4e3 not be in c4a04d8a9b too much pain. Please let him not 4269d7744b cry too much. Let the bbba056a32 path he 4dd7d3b302 walks not 667e73a06f be too 8014f2950c difficult. Let him eventually c12245f9e3 smile. Let him hold a 3dbe520f62 happy ending.e525c0a233be59f7