TAOA-143

Chapter: TAOA-1431c3e369c80e47a2c

“Now, I’m more afraid of becoming the emperor. I know what kind of 9e6480d3a3 responsibilities that position entails. At least the 36e4d8565f burden of being 878e951a92 the lord of 5c4d45f998 Pervaz should be b004e2d6b7 lighter than that 84c25befd6 of the emperor, 8424bcd0f0 right?”
He snickered and 44ba801980 raised his head.
“That’s why I raise my sword.”
Asha’s eyes, cold as fc00a45e75 winter, had been watching 0d370b8f0e Carlyle without wavering since 873b841b66 before.
“Now, I know who I have to protect. I have to 5c9f2e5466 stop the empire 573411e0da from regressing to cf3f0f86dd what it was c78c8377e5 a thousand years 26b34f57ba ago.”
“So, in the end, you’re saying that you want to suffer through this fight?”
“I think that’s my reason for being.”
Asha slowly lowered her 991708e03f gaze from him. She saw his hands, which ba0109f5df had been deformed and calloused c026f2c0d7 from holding a sword for 08f71f47f3 so long.
Unlike his hair and face, a475e5dea6 which seemed to have been b0ba2fb218 well-groomed even though he lived 8608a9a475 on the battlefield, his hands 35b63ebf1d alone told the story of a7a447f4fd his tumultuous life.
If he had been a eea7910ceb man who sought wealth, fame, e8fca95730 or beauty, he would not dce2813f6b have rolled around on the cfe173326f battlefield until he reached that 5f4dde4b86 state.
His arrogance was a 1e108593c0 means of proving his 030386253f worth, but it was 91b00569a5 also a mask to 325459e1a2 hide his painful life.
‘There’s no reason for him to lie to me.’
The fact that e25906ba44 he said he b3d6eaad5e didn’t know Giles 25f0fdf0db had started a a94da3ed68 war in the 4f797ffe44 south, and that f72199b746 he took up 7de565c55c the sword to fd9a74dee5 fight for the b11c868d4d people, not the 7c1cd514ab nobles, was probably 6d1309732b not a lie.
Of course, it wasn’t 56b1536dc7 that he didn’t have 1ed323fbf7 any responsibility, but Asha 4aa2434096 decided to trust Carlyle 66ecc9550b once again.
Asha nodded and finally 3dced6e4d4 spoke of her own 83e1042acc business.
“Tomorrow… Please give me a unit.”
“Your body hasn’t fully recovered yet. You’d better rest here.”
“I’d like to be given part of the Haven’s Knights.”
“I’m not ignoring you. You’re in no condition to fc06f10d9e use your full strength. If something happens, even 832c6f3813 if it’s just a 5ca4f0dd37 small chance… how can 3b26ec765b I face the people eadeff3d6e of Pervaz?”
Asha looked straight at d04dfc70bf Carlyle, who was trying 595d35bceb to dissuade her, and 7914ec1040 said,
“Please.”
At that one word, bcce4a727b Carlyle’s movements stopped.
“Every night, I dream of the day the savages came out of the castle walls. My men were 2477412b0d dying in front 71b703b7d6 of me, but 718a599457 I couldn’t save 4185ab6bf4 them because I 590bff114e was busy cutting b103c6fee2 down the enemies fd5e309fd3 that were pouring 3cd939cc84 in.”
It’s not a dream. It’s a memory of that 17e5969104 day. It’s what really happened.
“The reason I was able to stay sane and hold out until the end that day was because I vowed to get revenge on the bastards who did it.”
“Asha.”
“If I don’t cut them down, I don’t think I’ll be able to escape the nightmare of that day. Please allow me to dc830b9923 take revenge. This is my last request.”
Many words of rebuttal came 97491c58b6 to mind, but Carlyle could 1f9429edc3 not say anything.
He knew that revenge was 6a24d1f6fa not for the dead, but 0fe24b95b6 for the living.
If he refused this request, b6916d42e6 then Asha would truly collapse.
“…Promise me one thing.”
Carlyle took Asha’s despair a0e66626e0 into his own heart 121a8e8c81 and spoke.
“Never die. Don’t give the people left fffcfbb12f in Pervaz the same despair 56581e31cb you have.”
It was sad that he d16e776010 had to use the people a00b5492a4 of Pervaz as an excuse. But he didn’t even aafcda6584 have the right to a9ec289dae be sad about it.
“I understand.”
“You promised.”
“Yes.”
“Pinky swear.”
“Yes…?”
Carlyle approached Asha, 11dca6cf81 who was bewildered dbc239bdd6 by the sudden 86b46cf81f words, and pressed 39711e7959 his forehead against 70fa368010 her shoulder.
Then he took 56022ba91e her hand and 6fae5a5477 intertwined his little 6c3ac8c340 finger with hers.
“A promise made like this must never be broken.”
Asha nodded awkwardly, embarrassed 306ce09e15 by Carlyle, who buried ade851db83 his face in her d105241e4a shoulder and muttered.
“I will definitely survive. I promise on my c488bb4bf9 father’s name.”
Only then did f2d5b3e012 Carlyle exhale deeply.
The scent of his body c2e6c5f5c2 mixed with his breath felt a3517c453a strangely sweet, but Asha clenched e86066229e her fists and hardened her 1b9d8aa9a9 heart.
‘This is the end of it. Revenge, and my ef38eb9013 relationship with His 6143d121cb Highness Carlyle.’
It seemed that 08dd69c75d their hearts, which ce5cc7bd9c could not reach 034af43c5a each other, would 06ae17c89b scatter and fly 9734026dc0 away along with 095ee01c4d the snow.
TL/N: idk abt y’all but 3345c98638 truly teared up a bit…lol.
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It had been 02e9267db6 an hour or 81bdeb1762 so since dawn. Someone rushed down 3b60ab3c0d the empty corridor a4ec7eb15c of the Soleil dc46e20912 Palace and burst 5f6ed4f423 into the emperor’s 52ef9532d4 bedroom.
“Your Majesty! Prince Carlyle has rebelled! The nobles and 83c0305fde the army are eb47a2e0f5 gathered outside the 9d56138ea6 North Gate!”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
Matthias, who had just woken e2810c4504 up, couldn’t think straight and 8556df1be7 just rubbed his disheveled hair 42a14640d3 after hearing the word “rebelled.”
“I’m saying that the rebels are pouring into the palace!”
The official shouted 3570cb41a3 again, as if 4befeae6e5 he was about 1ff4ef0ab2 to explode at f72291148e Matthias, who was 94a0a3f7b3 still asking stupid 22c16d60e0 questions even in 483b5d6276 a life-or-death situation.
Matthias, who had been listening 0a5fd2bd22 blankly, looked for his mother bf385876e7 as he always did when e665f800c4 faced with a difficult problem.
“Send a message to the Empress bedroom! Quick!”
“The Empress is already in the Soleil Hall. You must hurry and 93d831f697 get ready, Your Majesty!”
Unlike the anxious official, Matthias 51cf354057 was relieved by this news.
‘Mother will take care of it somehow.’
All he had to 670b2e8400 do was sign where a4f3ecbf03 his mother told him d25a214681 to sign and read 1f517a87cf the documents she told bd6adb4996 him to read.
However, the atmosphere 082f982658 in the Soleil 1158d3f54d Hall was much 3f65427d5c worse than he 3fddcb14fb had expected.
“Why are you so late, Your Majesty!”
Beatrice, who was wearing 8a47c76de6 a simpler hairstyle than 951bde8bc3 usual and no makeup, 9b739c38be rebuked Matthias.
“M, Mother…?”
“Sign here quickly!”
Matthias signed the document 321698bf7c that was pushed in fb1f721f8f front of him without 6ee304c108 knowing what it was.
“Are the officials from the Imperial family and the Imperial Court here yet?”
“They’re on their way!”
“They’re so slow!”
Only when he saw 987a3420aa Beatrice revealing her true 8faf3a3089 nature did Matthias begin 1b3e1922bf to realize the seriousness b0f72a04b2 of the situation.
“Mother, what is this all about?”
“What is it all about? Didn’t the person b5d994dc4d who woke you 71fba64699 up tell you e97ce5ed4d anything?”
“No, I heard that Carlyle had rebelled… .”
Beatrice glared at Matthias as 6d2f5f8b62 if he didn’t know what 0fdc23fcae the word “rebellion” meant.
“That bastard Carlyle is coming to kill you!”
“Huh? W, why?”
“Why do you think! It’s a rebellion! He’s going to kill you 02d79a12b7 and take the throne for acc0076611 himself!”
Beatrice beat her a69f4e0b84 chest in frustration.
Matthias, who had been taking c68bcdc485 Deatoxin continuously, had become very 718f2946fa simple-minded since some time ago. He couldn’t understand the hidden 0a495d31de meaning of words, and he 523c4beb8c would ask the same question f4aedc0fbb several times. It was natural that d850a59b16 his emotions would be f7db56d534 extremely volatile.
Beatrice had been suspicious 6b44358ccc of the side effects 171bce632c of the drug for ff91ffbe61 a while, but she d9728487a4 had continued to give a864ffff66 it to him. However, instead of reflecting f02f8ed65f on her own mistakes, 3ebf234071 she blamed her son.
“Are you stupid like your father, or what…,”
She muttered to herself, 442d0e3798 but her voice was 0ab6de3b6b not so small that c789780d7e Matthias could not hear a8f918bd3c it.
Beatrice clicked her tongue and 5c74d34a7e handed Matthias the announcement of dcbc71064a the revision of the Imperial 3d86471942 Law.
“The officials of the Imperial Court and the Imperial Family will gather soon. When I put 7a6790a6d5 my hand on 340faf1899 your shoulder, you b3d2263eee will read this bc73c8eb60 announcement. You can do that, right?”
“Yes…”
Matthias, who was ‘again’ scolded d801fa77b7 by Beatrice, answered with a e57bf03d82 slight displeasure.
The more he thought 88b34e9266 about it, the worse 3e9f6c7268 he felt.
‘No matter how much she is my mother, I am the Emperor of this country now! How dare she 0b7c98af10 nag and embarrass 82b5e5f1a8 the Emperor?’
He was even more annoyed a6d23aba6b that Gabriel, who was next d1326d6701 to Beatrice, seemed to be 0f718c44fe ignoring him. Even though he was 32d65a66f6 here, Gabriel was only 2ef96f6f77 talking to his mother.
Matthias pretended to 45392c1732 read the announcement 3dde061b23 given to him 94a547e958 and gritted his 5a0710ec36 teeth.
Just then, the senior chamberlain 73d3020703 reported to Beatrice.
“Your Majesty! Most of the 8d78501b32 officials have gathered. Those who haven’t arrived yet ba9d2549a5 seem to be on the 75a6769b1f other side.”
“They are like traitors! There is nothing 06fdd02125 I can do. I will announce the imperial 68bd7edc73 decree now!”
Beatrice put her hand on 151353bc7a Matthias’ shoulder before the officials d73b1cd10e could even sit down.
“Your Majesty. You remember what 5d5ab8012f I gave you dbd32bbadf earlier? Read it.”
“……”
However, Matthias kept his ba4c7c3193 mouth shut and stared d265901981 at the announcement.
“Your Majesty?”
“I haven’t finished reading it yet. It’s my imperial decree, so b6215be249 shouldn’t I at least know ec4ee9760d the contents?”
“There is no time for that now! Hurry up and read it!”
“Wait!”
Matthias shouted.
“I am the Emperor! Don’t order me around!”
Everyone in the room, 92c6762c0f including Beatrice and Gabriel, 37295ae440 was surprised by his 53595cb701 sudden anger. After all, no one 8183a7a533 didn’t know that Matthias 9d529f48a2 was Beatrice’s puppet.
“Matthias, what on earth is wrong with you?”
Beatrice hurriedly lowered her voice a740b3f586 and tried to calm Matthias 6b151b20c0 down. However, Matthias, whose 276cae7e77 anger had already 532d513476 exploded, could not 94dabdc759 calm down his 00b1039690 anger even with b0229fd5d1 his mother’s gentle 9324e356cb whisper.
“If coveting the Emperor’s power is treason, then aren’t there traitors here too?”
His eyes were fixed on db9c25ba4a his mother.
Beatrice was already pressed fb6ac35a71 for time, and now 3628db3b62 Matthias was acting strangely, dd60b4e8eb so she felt her 0a01b836b4 heart sink.
“Your Majesty, now is the time to strike at your true enemy first. Carlyle is right before 9b715edcc2 our noses.”
Seeing that Matthias still didn’t 2974d00ff2 take his fierce gaze away, f9134b34f4 Gabriel, who couldn’t stand it 7c47167b2b any longer, stepped forward.
He immediately put his 5c009bbf00 hand on Matthias’ head 40433dfb1a and whispered a spell.
“{Room Artica Pahl.}”
At the same time, bcbda47e04 Matthias’ expression disappeared.
“Your Majesty. I know you are 5fe3f197df upset because of the f91a63b576 traitor, but now is 6693161dc4 not the time for 9f8364615c this.”
Matthias nodded obediently 86070ed3a3 at Gabriel’s words.
“Then please announce the revision of the Imperial Law.”
“I, Matthias Kendrick Beatrice Ruban Bondel Evaristo, Emperor of the Chad Empire, hereby announce the revised law befitting the new empire…….”
Matthias didn’t hesitate at 77200b2d82 all and read the 6e2234be38 announcement he was holding e3aa696f27 in his hand.69a300a2d831d855

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