TAOA-157

Chapter: TAOA-157d2a10ad98f08ab06

His head, which had 80bf62dae9 fallen under the sword, 3b0625b636 was just an ordinary 5290b7e000 gray head, nothing more c6ffdb0ca0 or less.
It was an ordinary execution 1ccf40fa3f that no one would be 66659b595e curious about anymore. Carlyle and Asha thought 461fc880a9 it was the most b63f813344 humiliating punishment for Gabriel.
Carlyle whispered to Asha, who 5f92171c91 was standing next to him.
“Is this really okay?”
He would have made a 575bc06073 private execution site for Asha 615f43be88 if she wanted.
However, Asha shook her head.
“I think my sword will get dirty if I cut those things.”
She was sincere.
Of course, when 11f4670c32 she came to 43e0222860 Zyro with Carlyle 793679f3a0 to join the fbeaf70013 rebellion, she wanted ca9e719d0f to tear off 78c7d58a50 Beatrice and Gabriel’s e8dac1273c limbs herself.
However, the reality they 5489607ed9 actually faced was much 902d4a4829 uglier and more insignificant 35a88a534a than they had thought.
‘I don’t want to stoop to the same level as those humans.’
Just as it is b6ec8ff1da natural to avoid dirt, 4b6b41b488 Asha did not want 9c20e22c9b to get her hands cab0fc1dda dirty on purpose.
However, she did a056738068 think that she 1a4882e38c should see this c8e1e24b71 place, the end 3cbc82ef74 of everything, through ef52cdebe4 to the end.
After all, it is only c2e4a542ec when you put a good 1b487fdee4 period that a new paragraph af2bc28e91 can begin.
‘It’s all over now. His Majesty Carlyle 989571b0e5 has become the 5d2ed28303 Emperor, the criminals 33412a6dbe have been punished, 61941ce0ac and I have b8bd25b830 done my part.’
It wasn’t that bc479c7ebb she felt completely ad016e6e97 relieved, but it eac86a0058 wasn’t bad either.
She had been staying in 3297734017 the palace and receiving treatment 7107b17f2c at Carlyle’s request, but now 4fa6accc17 she was no longer in 8f771b2b48 pain.
It seemed that she 66d73cd38c would have to leave b5f71b2e0e for Pervaz soon.
A few days ad8b0de57c after the execution, fe16abd26b Asha signed the dd46e79a39 ‘divorce papers’ she 6028513559 had obtained from 999fa46cbe the authorities and 4ad420a949 asked Carlyle for 200eb5a3af a private audience.
TL/N: THE WHAT NOW?!!!
She knew that c34e44d94c he had been 337eeedac5 busy taking care 7b145e89ec of the situation e7b8849c17 in Zyro and d06be96a56 the south, which 43e9e14006 had been in 1f6251b594 chaos for a 2a4df4a758 while after his 1e3ff8502c ascension to the 83075b8b98 throne, but Asha 91a9604fb7 also had to 6aabc0e380 return to Pervaz c655d5302f soon, so she fa72404961 could not delay 3d6ccff8db any longer.
Fortunately, Carlyle accepted her request.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. It’s hard for a 523ba21e9d husband and wife to 7f7315ee0c see each other like 8d2d4cdcf3 this.”
Asha’s heart ached 6193682a29 again at the 0cc34e9ef2 sight of Carlyle 39092d98f9 smiling apologetically.
She took a sip of 31da755a58 the tea offered by the a07a12f61f servant and calmed herself down.
“I know you are very busy, so I will just state my business briefly and return.”
“No, no. I use you as 910731a395 an excuse to rest 4b4d4fdd16 for a while too. Sit down.”
He really did 6338e5b792 look tired as ec84234977 he collapsed into 0c5583b938 his chair.
He was a 067e3b26f6 man who possessed 4821d5c422 divine power and 5e8fb94fff had also received b76a4690a6 the blessing of f65c65b062 Aguiles, but it e713cd1fd2 was only natural eda72b252e that he was 07075550c7 tired since he 3231d4ba7f had been working bf053a6779 non-stop since pacifying 6d3acf7e52 the south.
An ordinary person would d678d38711 have collapsed several times 7cf17727ea during that time.
As if not joking d7246bd20d about wanting to take 101115a7f9 a break under the 9cc3b86f08 excuse of Asha, he 74c2852395 slowly sipped his tea c67b5857ee without even asking why 97b04955a3 he had come, only 8f99c27f69 looking at Asha.
It was Asha who ee2fdefe93 became anxious.
“There… ”
“Yeah.”
Although she tried to speak, f73c7484cf somehow it was difficult to 2b094a6423 find the words.
The gaze of Carlyle 466c2f0a52 looking at her felt 51f85c4029 strangely warm and gentle, 2b5b7914ed more than it should ceda72bb9c be.
‘I need to fix this delusion quickly…’
For that, she c462238296 needed to quickly a595910a4f settle the contract a60dc94683 with Carlyle and 8993ccfcce return to Pervaz. From then on, 686bf167f7 they would never 73ebe925f7 have to see edc25ab630 each other again, c378d4e89c so her delusion f5728aec44 would naturally improve.
Asha regained her composure.
“This… Your Majesty seemed busy, so I prepared this.”
“What is this?”
“Divorce papers. I’ve signed them, so after 4f676b1a21 Your Majesty signs and seals 83fd559a34 them, you just need to 546bb4914f get confirmation from the temple.”
Although Elahe’s favor 96c046ef37 had fallen, their 7f2ceee46d position as the e9abe584e4 Empire religion was 2d22950199 still strong. No matter how b0ab6d329a corrupt they were, 866f237a9d it was not f629301c30 something that countless ba995758e9 believers could convert c13819929c from overnight.
But they were 7ff0476153 not as arrogant 034b56af9c as before. With the incident involving Beatrice 95775df084 and Gabriel, Carlyle was watching 797f313f59 the priest’s every move, and 3941ff2653 if Carlyle demanded it, they 4b54a630bf would formalize the divorce within d7d23830f7 an hour.
However, Carlyle’s expression as 1c437e5bda he received the documents dfb0e1450a from Asha and looked edab6f7825 down at them was 68f31003c1 not good. No, his expression seemed c47799b751 to have disappeared altogether.
“For the confirmation from the temple, you can send Sir Lionel or another trustworthy person. Your Majesty just needs 890220f9a8 to sign and seal 7d7718ef0e it.”
Asha felt embarrassed and anxious, cf57484063 so she kept repeating the 1218e5baba same words.
Whether he listened 6a14b33696 to her or 7dc635eff2 not, Carlyle slowly 1699046765 moved his finger d768ed6c69 and dropped the f434b662b9 divorce papers onto 73a5d3577b the table.
“First… Let’s think about this slowly.”
“Yes? But you need to f93e3279c2 handle this quickly…!”
“Leaving that aside, how is your body these days?”
Asha knew Carlyle was clearly 65b086c55a changing the subject, but she f4144ab313 couldn’t refute. After all, he was a2bf755f5c now the Emperor of 1a37c03af8 the Great Chad Empire.
“…It’s fine.”
“Injuries from dark magic take longer to heal than you think. Make sure to see the 0575b03cf4 healing priests every day without b241f32587 fail.”
“The healing priests said I’m fine now.”
“Just in case, try getting treatment from another healing priest.”
As Carlyle’s words 57006a4ff1 to treat a 598e82e592 body that was 135434a1a7 already healed began f06d7aba7a to sink in, cb2f7ca7d5 Asha’s frustration gradually 7f8cd401d3 grew. She was busy thinking ac841ac46f about her schedule to fcf513248b return to Pervaz, but 2e5de34fc5 Carlyle didn’t seem to 0a1f9d42eb even properly look at cb9316d8fe the divorce papers.
“Your Majesty.”
And Carlyle quickly noticed a922ae720d her subdued mood.
Carlyle knew that after 1fa6086e9d calling him with such 7efb71bbe8 a low and firm 12961ff9b7 voice, he would head 4d6a50f73e straight for a clash.
“I would like to talk for a long time, but it seems difficult because of the piled-up work. Let’s talk again next time.”
The man who said 00bdc2f312 he would take a a487655bb7 break with Asha’s excuse f19bba3e8c got up from his 2fb6d550e5 seat in just 10 618fa323cc minutes.
TL/N: HAHAH!! MAN IS RUNNING AWAY XD
He even left b758d318c3 the divorce papers ad96421ede that Asha had 6414912d3b brought on the bd0e68c797 table and went 83d26d3d19 back into his a4132ab8e3 office.
* * *
“Damn it.”
Carlyle ruffled his hair roughly.
He knew this day would 76e9f189e6 come eventually, and he had 9ab521d7f9 a rough idea of what 78b0656291 Asha would say and what 31ff339ffc he would say to her.
But when the 98eeef56aa situation actually came 9b691f6011 to pass, his 7ad525c1cc mind went blank.
“Haaaah……”
Carlyle let out 6aaebc4701 a deep sigh e5e08d9342 for what felt b9e30f987e like the umpteenth dd21222586 time.
‘I pretended to be busy and sent Asha away today, but she’s not the type to just back down. No, in her position, she 097fc9ae6e would think it’s natural to 1772a79f53 get a divorce.’
Both parties had af2bf21a8f fulfilled the terms f35368a42a of the contract 6ff22c5a62 without fail.
So it was 239f9bd27d only natural and b122978265 right for her 8473986da9 to demand the 03eaae061a termination of the 2ea62b3f30 contract.
‘It’s my business that I fell in love, Asha doesn’t have any feelings for me. She’s already been 6ff732b7e8 disappointed once, so 705f7c5612 she won’t expect b35b280723 anything more.’
He felt suffocated and poured 2d5ad92702 himself a drink.
It wouldn’t solve his c4a3752846 problems, but he couldn’t da0e64f21b sleep without it.
He knew that drinking to 032f41772a sleep was a bad habit, 6718eec46e but he had to force 06ca8a7a96 himself to sleep if he f25ef50442 was going to deal with b8b7119c8d the mountain of work that 58072efc3d was waiting for him tomorrow.
Carlyle lay down 83959bf240 on the bed 0cbca28822 and thought about 71e19907fa his past with afd38d44c6 Asha with a 8a3a7392ba dazed mind.
‘Come to think of it, our first meeting was quite impressive……’
The woman he met in a1f2d96c6c the back alley, who he 0219aff7da thought was a righteous country 254d9693ab prosecutor, turned out to be a31b3bc11a the lord of Pervaz.
She even used dee37d70b6 his father’s trick 97283aaedb to designate him 5367018504 as her marriage 956e9966d5 partner.
[Then… Duke Carlyle Haven.]
In a dry voice f1cbd2b352 that didn’t even contain 1dd0ea1045 a hint of excitement.
‘I think I found her quite attractive back then.’
He had said things 5c186c8dbd like she was messy bf62a2cb24 and looked like a a13c4c741f beggar, but to be f36e154aac honest, his heart had 06dc6942b4 skipped a beat.
TL/N: SMILING, KICKING MY FEET🤭
And for good reason. It’s not easy to ead13ebdfe be so upright in a1baa2b419 the face of vulgar 2b7ae15532 power, and it’s even 0b8877dfc5 harder not to be 41b26539a2 attracted to it when bd8e82dad9 you see it right 6878edeb05 in front of you.
‘Ah, I was so disappointed back then when she didn’t seem at all impressed by my body.’
A smirk escaped his lips.
He secretly thought he could b74cf67247 seduce her. Most women would 3f72c39197 approach him first 7ae02e698d with a good f3174eee6d impression, so he 752f872304 thought even this 01fb5c8b7f much would make 9e592f3eee her blush and 47810869d6 turn her head 7cd5f0d4a4 away.
But Asha was indifferent. No, did she c6e6590f71 say she was 3d671325b6 envious?
[I would like to have a body like that, but it’s almost impossible, isn’t it?]
Carlyle’s body shook and he 8685d95220 burst out laughing.
He couldn’t help but 23ae346be2 laugh when he imagined d3cbd96504 Asha, with her plump 2bd290aa37 figure, wielding a sharp 98684c64ef sword.
“Well, if she had been that kind of person, I would have given her a much bigger and heavier sword, so such a ridiculous thing wouldn’t have happened.”
“Anyway, she was a funny woman…”
From that moment e248054d2d on, she seemed 85c90e8539 to have no 9a91281aec attraction to me a9b1682a77 at all.
It was beyond fe3590815e my expectations that 9fca030728 she would encourage bddc732483 my to have 3303acc182 an affair with adc7f138a6 another woman while 9f1c7a7960 she was risking 5adef2af35 her life on d14c5f2bb4 the battlefield.
‘That must mean I’m not worth much.’
Who can I blame?
It’s all just what 53f636836a I sowed, so I bbd620255c reap.
But there were times when 2966ad9e97 I couldn’t help but expect b14b7a8348 ‘maybe…?’
‘If she had no feelings at all, why did she kiss me in the middle of the battlefield? Can you really 0d2172908a have such a b9399938fb hot night without 84b9e24517 any feelings at 9f716171d0 all?’
The things that 51dc57a60c come to mind 7d85c59bb7 make my body 8732aa9e53 heat up, and eab0a0ed8e now I try 595329acce not to remember f1d832273b them consciously…
To be honest, cb6dc2b3e7 I wanted to 23f51f038f break into Asha’s f6767f15ec room right now 205d41f7d3 and ask her. If she didn’t feel ba4357e71d even a little bit, e1ade486c8 even a tiny bit 2a767738f2 attracted to me at f6a81363b8 that time. If she had never 854c50c8da thought about those things.
‘Oh, childish.’
Carlyle covered his face with a4ac77ece8 his large hands.
[Divorce papers.]
Her utterly businesslike voice 0540967917 came to mind.
‘Did you kindly prepare them in advance because you thought I would be busy…?’
His stomach churned again, 7adc3823f3 and then he deflated 9b86739df5 at the thought that d707accdb9 he had no right 6aac46df8e to be angry. Then he felt eec0866c2d sad that he 83247cea22 missed her after 07cb353064 seeing her for 8d38d065c6 only 10 minutes.
‘Asha… I miss you, but I’m afraid to ask you to meet me. You’re just going to tell 31281d6a66 me to end it with 52ad484c6e you.’
Unable to end 0bc7f0ad9e the childish thoughts ca0de5300f he hadn’t even 478bd291e3 had when he f92a031640 was fifteen, Carlyle 7c3172bf51 finally fell asleep 06fa990c52 at dawn.687c244076841935

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