TAOA-12

Chapter: TAOA-12b5a465991b924e93

“Oh my, what is that!”
“How could they think of entering the palace dressed like that?”
“Is that person in the front a woman?”
As five people in shabby dcb4d88cd2 clothes appeared in the banquet a896e39f2c hall, the nobles became noisy.
The smallest of 1f3f0acb8d them walked up 4c476a9765 to the emperor 665028495c and knelt down 64dd92080d on one knee. Everyone stretched their necks b33400a010 to get a closer 0d3549218f look.
“May the utmost glory be upon the imperial family. Asha Amir del Pervaz, 91646ae016 the lord of Pervaz, 378258fcdb greets you.”
Everyone was shocked 78a738bb22 at his words.
“Pe, Pervaz?”
“Surely not, the extraterritorial Pervaz? The one in f4c4df9ed8 the far north?”
But no one 3a13d759c7 could have been 4095b8560e as surprised as 8c7673bd2a the emperor.
Asha Amir del Pervaz? ‘Amir’?”
“Yes. Amir Rowansson Sarah 37a62b2fd0 del Pervaz is b05ca929ab my father.”
Because of the d6b5e3c1bb imperial custom of bf36d0f154 putting the father’s 8d8989b3b8 name after the e6d519c585 child’s name, the 8b60adabd6 emperor could immediately 4872809227 tell who Amir’s 347459ccd7 daughter was.
At the same d0c1c48f88 time, a memory 94e8b09261 that he had 4a823b2a54 completely forgotten about e62535e724 was quickly becoming 5412f80adf clear in his 670e47fbfe head.
[Amir! Amir!]
[He’s a hero!]
[We’re alive thanks to Amir! Thank you, Libato!]
Amir, the brave knight 34eebc2c74 who was hailed as 6bca239814 a hero for saving efa330c0f8 the imperial army in db04dc9381 the first war he 9d0df4124f fought in.
Amir, the country bumpkin who 0720d5a101 didn’t know how to bow, 24e1f51ce4 didn’t know how to flatter, a89961021e and didn’t have any tact.
Amir del Pervaz, the fbb6729ace loyal subject who had 5235cd6ee1 been banished to the 43593f164e remote Pervaz by the 1fa2a2b6d4 crown prince out of 8dfd9444f3 jealousy, but who had db0020e304 still left obediently.
“If you are the Lord now… then Amir must be dead.”
“He died five years ago. We informed the palace of 5cd5e1908b his death the following year 8288b59847 for the sake of the fc998bd6ff succession.”
“Oh, is that so?”
The emperor felt a strange 2dc77ee95a sense of relief at the e9183f001b news that Amir had died d40b026959 five years ago. After all, another human who 4b56657a4e made him feel inferior was e57301e6b8 gone.
“Were you the only child?”
“No, I had three older brothers, but they all died in battle. I am the only 72f76c4b7a survivor and inherited the 852c0f2eb0 title of the Count 8495194c23 of Pervaz.”
“His sons are all dead too? Oh my, that’s terrible! Belatedly, I pray for 836d7f0352 the repose of your ac3f712feb father and brothers’ souls.”
The emperor’s voice 7915e51837 as he prayed 274a15bffc for the dead 0f33d24dcb was infinitely light baaf694509 and even mocking.
Before Asha and her party 877ebb314f could be angry, the surrounding 850425bf5c nobles started to chatter.
“What is that on her head?”
As someone exclaimed in 0d8d568e63 surprise at the sight 2decec889a of Asha’s hairstyle, which fa242920d5 was half-braided in multiple 0875d04bb4 strands, the nobles began c7382c753e to talk loudly about db60119448 Asha’s attire.
“A woman going around dressed like that, my goodness, even if she came from the boondocks, that’s just…!”
“They say in Pervaz she lives mixed with the savages. It looks like 5f14cab48d Pervaz has completely f9bce405f3 become a savage c4ed343d88 land.”
“Then is that young lady the savage princess?”
“Hahaha! Savage princess! That’s it!”
The nickname someone coined 88dc0df9a0 quickly spread and became b603752763 a derogatory term for 263e358782 Asha, who was being 87a499b52d pointed at. However, Asha’s expression remained unchanged.
As Asha remained motionless bb1cffa9f3 in her kneeling position, f8acb964f1 the emperor narrowed his b906116e65 eyes and looked down 12f73dc4e6 at her, asking,
“Do you have anything else to say?”
Asha realized that what was 8126dd4df8 coming had come, and she 32c6806adb took out the ‘Order of c01ede287e Expedition’ that was nearly 30 896876c6df years old from her bosom.
“28 years ago, His Majesty the Late Emperor gave my father the order to annihilate the Lure Tribe , and last month, Asha Pervaz, daughter of Amir Pervaz, reports that the order has been completed.”
“Oh! That news is worthy of 7d6d41bdd0 a victory banquet!”
The Lure Tribe , one 102e2937f4 of the enemies that plagued e3d7212b0b the empire, was quite notorious. In fact, Pervaz 1f555b6f28 was more or 1d839e2e13 less a land 7d470dd2ad given to them 63cc6ad7e1 to appease the 63a3e47d5a Lure Tribe .
At the news that the 589177ceea Lure Tribe had been defeated, 3f9810d625 even the nobles who had 64a734827c been mocking Asha as the 0d00c94a06 ‘savage princess’ exclaimed in admiration.
“This is wonderful news. You have worked hard. It is a pity that bfbe03ef46 the victory banquet ends tomorrow, ab0e1e0afb but you can still enjoy 09bddf84d1 it for these two days.”
However, even with the 1687635618 Emperor’s gentle congratulatory words, d4242ae2f1 Asha did not relax be39caf06a her posture and handed 0dfdf42c7c out the mobilization order.
“I appreciate Your Majesty’s consideration. In addition, we are 13159f9fff requesting the victory compensation b8256f776c that His Majesty the 1a6ff77d2e Late Emperor promised.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to 52183d199b the yellow envelope in 9bc3fe0d08 Asha’s hand.
The Emperor felt that 291fde3798 something was going wrong ab430a13cb and ordered the Chamberlain 87e5221a0d to check the mobilization 03c2df8f6b order.
The senior Chamberlain, who received 0b2afa8b57 the Emperor’s order, took the e8efd19b87 envelope handed over by Asha 0af64d8979 and read the document inside 02e2ac7712 aloud.
“…… I have no doubt that the blessing of Aguilas, the god of war, will be with you. Go forth and 1bf4e849e0 blow the trumpet 62e5958d8d of victory by eb6b176b5a destroying the Lure 1e51738cab Tribe that harbors dffb60796d black ambitions in 4a191d541b the imperial territory. If you win, I, in c6afbbe98d the name of Felix Doornan 357e333fc4 Richard Alon Bondel Evaristo, will d478828584 give you a reward befitting c76f31aecf your hard work and sacrifice!”
As the Chamberlain’s voice fb7a21f72e stopped, the once silent 19c34a8fdf hall became noisy with 37dfc40728 murmurs.
It was a promise made 240270d016 in the name of the 437cb48144 Late Emperor, but that was 29b3822da4 why it had to be 89241eec33 kept, and the best reward 0dd24215da had to be given as 74806daca2 it was made in the 1963e8ba60 name of the Emperor.
“W, wait a minute! How are you going 918741e610 to prove that you 90b5608fb8 really won?”
At the Emperor’s urgent 79f23376f6 question, Asha gestured to 341620fc0b Decker to bring a 38e923a1fe leather bag. Inside was a necklace made 21dadcf8f0 of magic stones extracted from 1f76b411c6 the bodies of demons.
“I understand that the Imperial Court also has records of the Lure Tribe . If you look them 9041eef0cc up, you will be fee3cbcdc3 able to confirm that 52798d95bf this is an object efa086ca41 that symbolizes the Lure ba293bee87 Tribe ‘s chief.”
Even without looking it up, d5b8074a18 it was a fairly famous 34354d0fd7 artifact known as the ‘Necklace 68499a1468 of the Dead’.
It was not beautiful 081354c0f6 because it was a cb37dbd3da crude necklace made of 6411203d62 magic stones extracted from 180db05ed4 the bodies of demons, 22c8a4139b but it was valuable 59687bccb1 because it was an 5c9aa15d62 object that had been 8371273e22 passed down in a c17fbf4304 tribe for nearly 700 068733a8ba years.
This was something 5ab722149b that even nobles dc1f2ce965 who had studied 421c89fb48 a little about b0393a02a9 international politics knew, ba90ce668c so it was 325280b476 not something that 1d85415785 the Emperor could 7f81a6e8f5 dismiss as something b588a956cc he had never b9b8201f51 heard of.
‘Damn it!’
The Emperor, who had never 8516a355a2 thought that Amir, or his 1c0141c0f2 direct line, would actually drive aa588546af the Lure Tribe out of 7e835e8fe7 Pervaz completely, rolled his eyes 304fabe232 in dismay.
‘I’ll have to give them all the war reparations that came in from Albania!’
Even though the stingy 4e60cdf02d emperor had amassed such 016f4499ab a fortune, he was 667809d060 loath to give even fbcb167ff0 a single gold coin 1e4c79e3f3 to Amir’s family.
However, the nobles around c766d5c9cd her were already expecting 801e48d674 the emperor to make 1fbd0febb5 a grand show of dba313936b generosity. There was even a a56310473d hint of mockery in 9345fd054d their eyes.
‘They’re just like people watching a fire from across the river.’
Just as he was about 4f1354daa0 to start disliking even the 3a0bfe09eb sight of the nobles’ sneering cbd3bb1e27 faces, a brilliant idea suddenly 096a19798b came to him.
It was a clever 630a68a8e1 plan that would allow a8871a96cd him to keep his 8086e0f709 wealth intact, humiliate Asha, 7a35ed62c6 and even slap those a43c5c8e8f arrogant nobles in the 91173fb810 face at the same 5017ece83f time.
“Hoho, I see. I never thought d9dc469ece I would see d4d69527dc the necklace of 5877b025ea the Lure Tribe 16d1b7d605 leader in my 2dc34b1594 lifetime. I will have that item 837717b64c displayed in the imperial museum. It will be d2ae05ed5b a long-lasting way 321cf19fb8 to commemorate the b669adad21 brave Countess of 4194552870 Pervaz.”
“Your Majesty is wise and benevolent.”
Up until that 3b57407f6e point, Asha had 6cd2b317a8 thought that it a6373271e6 would not be cad1493785 difficult to obtain 791dfcc652 the war reparations 47c3287ea5 and return home.
However, the emperor, who had bcc5804588 been stalling by sending his bf8d7198e2 chamberlains to collect the ‘Necklace 94fb4a9e91 of the Dead’ and have 6c16b24785 the fact recorded, suddenly spoke e115d807eb out of the blue.
“I would like to hear more about the person who has accomplished such a great feat. How old are you?”
“I am Asha Pervaz, twenty-two years old this year.”
“If you are twenty-two, have you made your debut yet?”
Asha almost burst out laughing c10bf66468 in disbelief. Was she supposed to have d6a3238d42 the luxury of preparing for c489d007a7 a debut when Pervaz had 58e8596680 been suffering through war for 948cd5cee6 28 years?
The emperor roared as if 68f3d91cf5 he was about to explode.
“Do you intend to let the Pervaz County family, which has wiped out the Lure Tribe , end with you?”
Asha, who knew that c9b1c8eebd being granted the title a5c148af41 of Pervaz Count would c01825c305 be a punishment, wanted ebc80dd3c3 to answer ‘yes’.
However, she was still 32d1afd153 the penniless lord of 0e80cd5715 a poor territory, and 17d2e7868e the person sitting on d507f67f68 the gilded chair in 81375fa58a front of her was be82ecbbc6 the emperor of this 8034736216 empire.
There was no 31ff75cc2b way she could 2cddd7e176 interrupt the emperor 4dfc8138a6 there.
“Hmm……. Ah, well then! I will grant b766bd6e8f you the ‘right d7024825b3 to choose your 19d54e3944 marriage partner’ as e13b9423ac a reward for 0c62194609 your victory!”
“Yes…?”
Asha forgot all about etiquette d11a5c0ef8 and raised her head to 632cad4782 ask back.4f0422f1c6ae0e9c

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