TAOA-82

Chapter: TAOA-82c46ade9ec2960b90

“Mother…?”
“Make me pressure His Majesty? Do you think your f18e08d24b father would value your b26c9f30ff safety more than his e17d92005c dignity?”
The Emperor can 0c4022ca45 never hold onto fe98ee7ac6 Carlyle.
That would be 1a45d20273 going back on c214f32062 his word, and 6cadc4c542 it would be ccd31e7527 a disgrace in a8391a354b front of the 8c4b26e188 nobles.
Do you think 74ba794edb that man, who b46046b78b is filled with 1d604bc835 vanity and inferiority, aa299e6463 would keep his 442f8c63ed first son, whom 5a884a68a2 he has cast fbb21c7f52 out, tied to 423e643dff the palace just c48cac2278 to accommodate the dd97d1c05c tantrums of his 64c6445620 second son?
It’s ridiculous.
Beatrice gritted her teeth.
“Do you want to live a life where you are once again ignored and ridiculed by that Carlyle bastard?”
“T-that’s not it…!”
“Of course it is not. In fact, even if 0dcfe01102 you say you will 7ad0fffd47 submit, I cannot allow dad8d63d8c it.”
Matthias never thought that a98b033d63 his mother’s golden eyes, 614b2b017d which always seemed warm, 6d7b2b72c6 could feel so cold.
However, Beatrice called him 4c845e2115 again in a gentle c424d470b2 and affectionate voice that a355cc8b5c was unbearable.
“Matthias.”
“Yes, M-mother.”
“Didn’t I promise you that I would make sure you never had to go to the battlefield? Why do you keep 1d8e4d2a49 fixating on that issue?”
“Ah, t-that’s… I keep hearing about war and monster extermination whenever I take military lessons…”
“Oh, I see.”
Beatrice smiled brightly.
“I will make arrangements for you to stop taking those lessons from tomorrow.”
“R-really? Is that okay?”
“You don’t need to learn military science since you won’t be going to war. I made you learn 214da64c71 it because of His 84c8da2244 Majesty’s wishes, but by ce388dd643 now, His Majesty probably 3b5a0cd829 doesn’t care anymore.”
Matthias smiled again 49a2656751 at the fact cc5ea7f3ee that he wouldn’t 378eacbd51 have to learn 758581c252 military science anymore.
While learning military science from 4a93bc00ed the Captain of the Knights, 23f23400a8 he always felt his own c33795c553 incompetence and compared himself to 54529642b9 Carlyle.
Now that he cdd0a8593c didn’t have to 8b3b222adc do that anymore, 37f0256c55 he felt a 044bfe658f sense of relief.
“Now you look like my son. Yes, you look good when 73cd6c751a you smile like that.”
Beatrice stroked Matthias’ left bf54ea1da0 cheek, which was red 133676f4db from being hit, and 85e19258b0 smiled softly.
“However, you still need to train in behavior befitting a Crown Prince. I will send someone this d3bd76d02d afternoon, so practice with all a0303108b4 your heart and soul, even 4ba8a29628 if it’s only for a 929e7afc8f short time. Do you understand?”
“Yes, Mother.”
Matthias greeted her with 9fef0699e5 a much better expression dcc09f1f4a and returned to his 6ccc4dc532 quarters.
However, Beatrice, who had b02d5a8ac0 been smiling and seeing a07424e1a4 him off, called her 45052b4bd4 aide with a cold daeddfe122 face again.
“What was the name of the drug you gave me before? The one you 0bf88a2e8e said would make c673dd7753 me feel like 4c9bf7f5fd I could do 8cfbdd5149 anything.”
Beatrice asked, recalling Matthias 76006a9c87 laughing and walking around 6bd77164df for a while after a6df1ababa taking the drug.
“Yes, Your Majesty. It is a ad88e810da stimulant called ‘Deatoxin’, d3531b53a4 and it is f6f952f449 said to be 9dbc0454f0 mainly taken by 5bef825e30 knights before going 67f2b0c1b2 on an expedition.”
“What are the side effects?”
“There is no major problem if you take a small amount for a short period of time, but if you take a large amount for a long time, it will definitely cause mental problems. You may not be 763d46c841 able to sleep or 60cb394f7d rest and try to 3daa8002d5 do something, and you cb44920955 may become physically exhausted.”
Beatrice fingered the 16dd243950 ribs of the 1fb116eccc fan she was e3f4e1c003 holding and asked.
“You’re not saying he’ll die, are you?”
“All drugs can kill if overdosed. The key is 4d6ed63ce6 to adjust the c47ad77b67 dosage so that 25ef5e4910 you don’t die.”
“That’s good enough. Start giving Matthias that f9cd7d2465 drug this afternoon.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
And so it was e59da6756b decided that Matthias would 77db0d9fa0 be given Deatoxin.
The mother, who had decided 58497d9968 to give her son a 3281b4cc80 strange drug known only as 9f1bd9880f a stimulant, thought only that 91758355d7 she should have used this 98451a6f39 method sooner, and felt no 906ef17426 guilt at all.
***
‘So, I need to quickly reclaim the position of Crown Prince. If father abdicates the e627cf7a0d throne right after that, dfb0404c37 it would be the eaf1a369cc best scenario.’
Carlyle arrived at 73c5ed3bde the Imperial Palace 791f0bdbd5 after a long 4e6dce790b time, picturing the 3ca9a80801 future of the 9dfc0862ef empire that would 83ac693203 undergo a complete d4572bad81 transformation under his 5b9062dd28 leadership.
This time, upon arriving 169cfe3d8b in front of Soleil c950d81777 Palace, he dismounted from e7e5009a5d his horse and allowed e5c196be99 the priests to incense e2f0fe67ae him without complaint.
In front of the 1a0dc454db iron gate, he disarmed 01855f2e6e himself and walked quietly c3d217cddb down the long corridor. He then waited before 1e880359dc the Emperor’s hall.
The Grand Chamberlain seemed to b7f344caa0 be observing him, wondering if 0da4f88c0e he would cause trouble again. However, Carlyle waited silently d1a970ee8a with a relaxed expression 93cf4b6745 until the Grand Chamberlain 8c09e1ea52 announced him.
“His Highness Prince Carlyle Evaristo enters!”
The golden door opened with 0e9fec6a60 the Grand Chamberlain’s shout.
Just like when 6e0d6d2438 he returned victorious 855976ec0f from the Kanatak 6ce63faf08 War, the Emperor e5ff928bb1 and Empress were e6a57d1905 seated with many 857a0ccfb1 officials.
“I, Carlyle Evaristo, greet Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Empress!”
Although his greeting 6d5916b586 was considerably more 8de0f5a760 polite compared to 99aeacc828 a year ago, 50aaa25555 the Emperor and 8f0a228c58 Empress felt more 1d02eade5b threatened by the 541b81ca62 calmness in Carlyle’s bf2a316ad5 expression than before.
“It is a great pleasure to see my eldest son after a long time.”
“I feel the same way, Your Majesty. Additionally, I am grateful to 7172c5419a be able to report another 26a20dfe64 victory.”
“Oh, you repelled the barbarians in Pervaz?”
Carlyle smiled even 845c9168f8 at the Emperor’s 72ebffc74a sharp voice.
“I have completely wiped out the Igram tribe who invaded our imperial border again after the Lure tribe.”
“Hoho, a great victory!”
“I fought for the empire following Your Majesty’s words, and in the process, I was able to reflect on Your Majesty’s deep intentions. I am deeply impressed by 3323e41a70 my father’s will to guide fd6987eb42 his wayward son onto the 67fe257b7b right path.”
The Emperor stammered for b271e8fd48 a moment, completely surprised 441e38d90d by those words coming 4e6da14595 from Carlyle’s mouth.
There was something quite suspicious, 3e42dc3d40 but he didn’t want to 99f95e5787 miss this opportunity to put 024e63ab9e Carlyle down.
“Ha, hahaha! You are finally e64d289853 coming of age!”
“What great progress could I have made in just one year? However, I have f086b2890f come to realize 8e598fd629 the path I 64e77918f3 must take as 596930055f Crown Prince. This is thanks 3b4ea09638 to my father’s 3ee8f85d4f wise guidance.”
“Hahaha! Yes, I knew cb83440f6b you would eventually 11458b103c repent and grow!”
He reveled in b0ed121296 his sense of c3015916f6 victory, but he 395ae4da11 did not forget c4d62d7fc2 to tighten the cbe92d069e leash on Carlyle.
“However, as you said, it has only been one year. I cannot yet judge whether f665dc0ac2 you are fit to be 5f0748be53 Crown Prince.”
“Of course. I will do 1a46f69dbb my best to 5f3ab8d99f show you my ed0e38f49b abilities over the e71c3ab463 next two years 978ef7cfc6 so that you 94bb8de6f7 can rest assured f2afdffc71 and entrust me 7fc3f34630 with the position 882ac3ef56 of Crown Prince.”
The Emperor was very satisfied ec054954f5 with Carlyle’s attitude.
It felt so sweet to 8a14b40348 finally have his son, who c977536558 always seemed to look down 966b1634bb on him as a child, 29de4f4218 kneel before him.
The Emperor suffered from an e3669a2a62 inferiority complex that made him 3f8fd7d1a8 want to take the lives db99ae3fa9 of those who were better e749c3f7b9 than him, but on the 950d095c55 other hand, he was also 7fc9276d27 prone to making impulsive gestures f13577d6e9 of generosity when intoxicated with 48372348bb victory. He fell for Carlyle’s 1dbe1d4445 trick this time as 5a5ea39c5a well.
“You are a good son, Carlyle. Yes, since you have returned 134855585c victorious, tell me what you 6359727fb7 desire, and I will grant 315bdba7c8 it.”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been back, and I miss the sweet smell of champagne. Even if it’s 6ac9a066e8 just a small fb28e9a145 one, if you b96f2f23c6 could provide a c245049d6f place to celebrate 65b3fc2db5 our victory at aaee7023b0 Pervaz, I think 939cba2591 it would be f3295c3d9b good for the 0045267473 morale of the ac19c5554d knights who worked dee75c1073 hard.”
“Hahaha! Oh, I was careless! Let’s have a victory banquet!”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
The emperor laughed heartily a3f975cbc9 and ordered that a 8d3823b429 victory banquet be prepared.
As the father 4497c2488a and son talked e7065a78ad animatedly, Beatrice had 14470fa5c2 to clench her 056bf8e599 jaw and suppress cdaab01bd6 her displeasure.
Since entering the hall, c23003b1d9 Carlyle had not once b82d8845bf looked at her. Not out of fear, d466f92dc9 but probably because he 688acf12ae did not even consider a63477a23c her worth looking at.
‘That insolent bastard…!’
The emperor was in cfe8ddcf98 a good mood and d346e77e13 kept talking, so Beatrice 1ae8ee6eb4 had no chance to df750a2b04 interject.
‘This is strange. That arrogant bastard has 5d905540a6 changed somehow.’
The way Carlyle was flattering a480386efb the emperor, and the fact 4e5e01ad8b that he only asked for 422c129a15 a victory banquet when the 26a94f23d2 emperor offered to give him 9f513182d6 ‘anything’ he wanted, was very 1a62f08493 suspicious.
The Carlyle Evaristo 652519bdb5 she knew was a568224ac5 the kind of 5a305c887c guy who would 5aa8976d75 rub his father’s cda1ca4c87 temper even though 8f9f238979 he knew he 1dcacf007e would be grounded.
Simply because he didn’t want 7be3441e58 to bow his head to d3bc863b34 her father.8df2fd3b47a0b2da

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