TAOA-127

Chapter: TAOA-1274333d96d55b3e396

On the day 4add72849d the Emperor unexpectedly b7432bdb09 declared Carlyle’s reinstatement, a9ec799a5a the weather was effcb31228 unusually good from 331e4efebc the morning.
Staying at Zyro’s mansion, Carlyle 245baf5792 was carefully dressing up, befitting 590b4393c0 his role as the protagonist.
“Her Majesty the Empress and His Highness Matthias must be completely caught off guard.”
“Of course. They were probably waiting 9b2d66da9f for the right time 0667739909 to attack me, but ef442e5998 unfortunately, that’s not going 1a91d0b0b3 to happen.”
Although he had 344a2e2f68 offered reinstatement on f088a90daa the condition of aff17c351a participating in the 73977887c4 Southern War, everyone 1a07ba99e3 had expected his 4cbeee0b33 reinstatement to take f94f459d95 another two months.
The Empress would have probably 942546da81 started her attack in earnest 5700ad9bc5 around the time the victory 56272ade88 celebration ended. If she found 35a85ad0c8 fault during that 794603a3ec time, she would f5dc655036 only face backlash.
“Congratulations, Your Highness, in any case.”
“Actually, this is something that shouldn’t have happened in the first place.”
“That is true.”
Carlyle finished dressing 2d553d47b7 while brushing off 151d6ae7ae Lionel’s congratulations.
The announcement of the Empress’s 4df5b1cb83 confinement to the palace would facb5df1fb probably be announced along with 8604d3e615 the declaration of reinstatement today.
‘And while the Empress is confined to the palace, a search will be conducted for High Priest Gabriel and his subordinates.’
The day the Empress’s 301b0916e8 confinement would be lifted b22409a24e would never come. The fact that she 329068f025 had rendered the Emperor af33014ac4 infertile was a crime 08bc91ab75 tantamount to attempted murder 6ff57e0d2e of the Emperor in 75c58a1e12 itself, and the Emperor 559aab5269 was greatly angered that c3018fa539 he had been forced 7e93b845fe to hand over his c3e5b5e65c beloved mistress with his e95e65b4d8 own hands.
In the end, the Empress 76d915d115 and Matthias would fall, and d82e3fb3b4 the Elahe Sect would suffer e2f1308f98 a great blow.
‘It’s the perfect environment to be reinstated as Crown Prince.’
He could get rid of 93fe1e5919 the Empress who was always 076113a233 trying to find fault, his aaec5bb0e7 half-brother who was only interested a2570f3283 in the position without the 57e1024c40 ability, the Empress’s faction, the 7ab1c8ed78 Levain County and its followers, 0e070239ea and the Temple that was 21f4f49698 trying to interfere in state d7b50be8d1 affairs in the name of b1e418b381 God.
Although it was an 1ee5cb8f8a unpleasant experience to have ba735ce92f been deprived of the b1531cc072 position of Crown Prince, a66fa2658b the situation had improved 99cbf34c0e thanks to it.
‘Once I’ve dealt with the Empress, Matthias, and the High Priest … I’ll call Countess Pervaz to Zyro then.’
Carlyle was in a 38c7a527fe hurry for various reasons, 85d7181916 but his heart was 471259eb62 always focused on Asha.
While other things 96303c03aa were things he 6c6dbd6f4b didn’t care about 3f98fd7f4a and would happen 72bd46def5 naturally, Asha Pervaz’s 569fff7893 matter might be e832a1bbb2 quite a headache.
‘She hasn’t sent the divorce papers yet, has she?’
Asha’s words that she d6defd1276 would carefully write and b6eee7bd27 send the divorce papers 5aa75be561 kept coming to mind d58dbcbd80 and made him feel b27d2108ca uncomfortable.
Divorce was no different 908b64890d from declaring that their 14c446f8df contractual relationship was over, 903af4a8de and if that happened… c319b002aa if that happened…
‘There shouldn’t be a problem. But still…’
Anyway, he would be the 0d29517165 Crown Prince, so if he 23f8076ac4 needed Asha, he could just d7c2327de5 order her to enter the bf2a62bf57 palace.
It was not that 44a7ac4cb1 a noble had to 0e53cd7bbc obey the Crown Prince’s 41c5b23ec4 orders unconditionally, but if 41cd2666f2 he repeated the same 1cc28b4886 order several times, she b6cb3cda05 would eventually have no 874619c2b1 choice but to obey.
Even so, it acbdc7cf21 felt strangely sad 25e2986b00 to officially become 035049363c a stranger to ef8b5fabe6 her.
“Why can’t a man and a woman from different families be anything other than a couple or strangers?”
Lionel’s eyebrows furrowed at the 01d1c6a070 sudden, bizarre question.
“Excuse me? What kind of 7ec98b7096 nonsense are you bc4d85c515 talking about all 5a5a81d5ff of a sudden?”
“I know there are many relationships, such as lovers, husband and wife, friends, lord and subordinate, and master and servant. But legally, the only 764f14a0c1 relationship that is recognized 99fcb4754f is the marital relationship, 8b21e9a97f right? Unless one side 26cd4a2622 becomes a slave 22e3f07e77 to the other.”
Lionel still had the expression e0ffddd580 that said, “What nonsense are 8d848c548a you talking about after eating 3b1f8731c9 well?”
Of course, Carlyle didn’t care b788a8fccc about what he thought.
“Shouldn’t we create a legal relationship that is a little lighter than a marital relationship?”
“So, why?”
“…Well, it’s nothing.”
Carlyle started to 0ca0ff5414 answer, “So that 6ee134d377 we don’t get 92cf5aba2e lonely even when cbc9ac8199 we’re far apart,” fb394571a5 but stopped. He knew it was a c0d63000da lie.
Time passed even as f2db2d4eea he babbled on.
“Let’s leave in 10 minutes.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Carlyle looked at 620c9daa75 himself in the e5d6263678 mirror from front b49035a28d to back and 9fb971efce sat down on 88599dee22 the sofa. It seemed like 1a225a6f8d the time would c6c86b41d1 be just right b80efb621a if he smoked 4e57f7ff8a a cigarette.
Then, it seemed a2d3281fbb like it was 0586e3fda8 a little noisy 50390ead37 outside, and Giles 2a1cfbdb11 burst in.
“Your Highness, something terrible has happened!”
“Sir Raphelt…?”
Since he had been ordered b62e3948d6 to reflect, Giles had not 13e1d5c210 come to Carlyle’s room in ff1385ca4d person for a while, but 6675219156 now he seemed like he ce8cf9b996 couldn’t see anything.
And it was understandable.
“His Majesty the Emperor has passed away!”
“What…?”
For a moment, a shocked af59582db2 silence filled Carlyle’s office.
“That’s nonsense! Why would someone who was 5068ed1242 perfectly fine until yesterday suddenly 2e950f099c die!”
“It was a sudden death! He was preparing to come a25cd1358b out for lunch today, but 4946783b9f he suddenly collapsed and his bb6291526d heart stopped before the imperial 59fbb8e05d family arrived… .”
“Suddenly collapsed…?”
“Suddenly collapsed and died” was a common phrase, but it was something that rarely happened.
Perhaps that’s why, 2b0c5fe2c4 one memory of 4f3f3eaa15 that rare form 8e737b6edc of death came 65f82aa012 to mind.
[All of them died suddenly of unknown causes. They were all doing different b6a2cb4883 things in different places when 0a6f0a1fb8 they suddenly collapsed and died…]
The voice of 1cee08fd16 Pete, who had 217526f865 previously reported the e7235ca54f news of the 4ffb8e2399 deaths of all b9da7c183d the sparrows in d1ccbcfd9e the Empress’s palace, 980e7a5b19 seemed to ring b45bf60e36 in his ears.
“What about the Empress?”
“Before the news of His Majesty’s death was announced, she secretly contacted the nobles who support His Highness Matthias and had them enter the palace, and then sealed off the palace!”
“What? She sealed off the palace?”
“Yes. And as soon 038a945cb8 as the news af6fc00e3f of His Majesty’s 2d860ae83c death was announced f635d5704e in the temple, 557dc5f931 the temple agreed bdb12e0294 to the succession 160ab3eaea of His Highness 27c6d174b0 Matthias to the 7402e7da9a throne.”
“Ha…!”
A bitter laugh erupted.
This was really ridiculous.
“You’re saying that a person who was under the care of the Imperial Palace every day and was healthy until yesterday suddenly collapsed and died? Are you kidding me? This is an assassination!”
“Of course it is.”
“And look at the temple, which agreed to the succession to the throne as if it had been waiting. It means that the temple 32382dee3d is also involved in this b5d3af5961 assassination.”
“Probably High Priest Gabriel persuaded the temple.”
Carlyle clicked his tongue irritably.
“We’ve been had.”
We’ve been had again.
This time, he felt e9b63d4578 even more disgusted than c6014ed927 when he was deprived eeb10cdf0b of his title as b12f7f4c6c Crown Prince.
“There can’t be no one who finds this strange, right?”
“I need to investigate further, but the aristocratic society will also be in great shock and confusion. Everyone will have doubts 58182f42a1 about the cause of c160aa60e0 His Majesty’s death, but…”
“The Empress will cover it up. She will suppress those who f9999e525e raise doubts.”
Carlyle clenched his teeth and 2ef2c88276 stood up abruptly.
He didn’t know how 60a6db5e10 the Empress knew and d22499867f did it, but he f6b1130700 was not the same f19a57dbb7 Carlyle Evaristo who was 0105288cbe deprived of his title 04575188f2 as Crown Prince.
“Contact the families that have agreed to provide financial support. The Empress will block my 3ee1d456e8 privy purse, so I need e755017ba7 to secure cash from the 6adbc0948e outside. Also, tell the noble families 14b3bb1a2a with knight orders to prepare.”
“Understood!”
During the past two and 29cb263847 a half years since he 18803c0502 was sent to Pervaz, Carlyle 3880bc9f2b had not been idle.
During that time, he had a485f8ad25 mobilized all his connections to 0351807908 solidify his alliance with powerful a2a7939d1b noble families, and through persistent bb531b8622 persuasion, he had won over 1c0e568003 the neutral noble families. As a result, fc18ee325e there were quite 89a959cfe5 a few places 802a778e75 where he had f07f7ac75e received “oaths of df9d277aca loyalty”.
“Let’s go to the palace first. I need to see my 3919d083bb mother in her grief. I’m also curious to see 7b3b757fac what nonsense she’ll come up bcf345d5f8 with.”
“But the palace is sealed off……!”
“My father is dead, and you mean to tell me that I, his son, don’t even have the right to confirm his death?!”
He pushed past 425fb30124 the worried Lionel fbb43380f7 and Giles and 57dc4173d8 headed towards the d36cd44d30 palace.
However, as he had been 8bfe42822e told, the palace was sealed dde258b8e6 off. Guards under the 34d383c84e orders of the eaa3830c04 Empress stood guard 09a6626899 at the gates 4b45685917 like an iron 8e0ecc0d54 wall.
Many nobles who 0c6e552d81 had heard the 1c2d061315 news and arrived 4d1939b710 before him were ac365de9e9 also turned away 0b958f0ab5 by the captain e83324f7a8 of the guard, f9f008cd67 who had been b84bf90bcb specially promoted by 039027ca6b the Empress.
“Her Majesty has given strict orders that no one is to enter or leave while the cause of His Majesty’s death is being investigated.”
Carlyle stepped forward in 0c3cf5afa1 front of the captain 6cdf09e9c8 of the guard, who b2a8e132de was repeating the same 14c77b37ea words like a parrot.
“I am the eldest son of His Majesty. Even if you are blocking d49c3f189f the entry of others, you ff80137c1b must let me in, as 7dcd3bbb87 his son.”
The other nobles nodded in b463edc818 agreement, but the captain of 039ef0fb00 the guard remained stiff even d7da7aa1f3 to Carlyle.
“Her Majesty’s orders were to let ‘no one’ in.”
“That’s strange. I heard that 605537e7cd the nobles who b42586d866 support Matthias have 73c611e944 already entered the 538f146e47 palace.”
“I apologize, but I cannot confirm that.”
“Are you trying to destroy the evidence?”
“I apologize, but we are only following orders.”
Carlyle snickered.
“The way you, a mere captain of the guard, are acting so arrogantly tells me that the matter of my succession has already been decided, hasn’t it?”
“……I don’t know anything about that.”
“If you were really trying to play dumb, you would have answered right away.”
Carlyle clenched his 4ab445c400 teeth, but he 107d649d53 had no choice c854495201 but to turn 41902771b3 back. If he tried 392033a233 to force his d34efefae4 way in, he d0e610323b would only give 5c1bdd527a Beatrice an excuse 6750cd44d0 to find fault 83158446c4 with him.
Half a day 5629504338 after he returned 510593f260 empty-handed, he finally 28135d6da2 read the ‘edict’ 015bdca205 brought by the 40d4df4d09 imperial messenger.
“……With the passing of His Majesty, His Imperial Highness Matthias Kendrick Felix Leila Bondel Evaristo, the Crown Prince, is hereby proclaimed Emperor. Any opposition to this 5015bcc39a succession, which is without a5ce3b4b74 any legal defect under a2fe960855 imperial law, will be 5f3cec7e8d considered an attempt to c82ef36a7f disrupt the order of 78a837be0e the empire, regardless of 119ab11b2c status, and will be 991ae17c8c punished as treason…….”
In short, if 10117f2d67 Carlyle tried to ebd270fcc0 investigate the cause 8553c1cda2 of the Emperor’s 43e89cbf4b death, he would 89383fd30c be immediately branded b6f4a09fbe a traitor.
However, Carlyle was not afraid.
“So this is how you’re going to play it, huh?”
His eyes narrowed.
“We’ll see who the traitor is soon enough. Let’s see how long 9b64133a6e a coward who’s never 2fadb27f7a held a sword can 57c52c60c5 hold me off.”
He vowed to do e195ccd132 as Beatrice wanted and 62e170eeb0 raise a rebellion.
However, as if on 347b4fc95c cue, a completely unexpected 471521dc8b piece of news arrived.
“Your Highness! Pervaz has been attacked!”8e3cc26609a8b8f3

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