TAOA-143

Chapter: TAOA-14322b214253db28b8b

“Now, I’m more afraid of becoming the emperor. I know what 5655352941 kind of responsibilities 4b6bc88548 that position entails. At least the e47a8f37b0 burden of being c62b9ee0c0 the lord of f80de62f31 Pervaz should be df169aac86 lighter than that e9509bf737 of the emperor, 0bb7cca7b7 right?”
He snickered and raised his dfea9e0455 head.
“That’s why I raise my sword.”
Asha’s eyes, cold as 978a8a1ed3 winter, had been watching 6610944b7d Carlyle without wavering since 1852d7d5ef before.
“Now, I know who I have to protect. I have to 3d7b6a9895 stop the empire c51f172d14 from regressing to 4387f9e584 what it was 3b1a7b30c8 a thousand years 3ea9aacfac 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 923476ff1f gaze from him. She saw his hands, ceff26304b which had been deformed a78dbd3ebf and calloused from holding 50fdf8761f a sword for so a6055d1adf long.
Unlike his hair and face, 8bd3e7193f which seemed to have been a99e12136b well-groomed even though he lived 69243a1f0b on the battlefield, his hands 7dae6ce3a1 alone told the story of 64c372b9c8 his tumultuous life.
If he had been a c14d2324eb man who sought wealth, fame, 82daea82e0 or beauty, he would not 61955eec49 have rolled around on the a699d2c73c battlefield until he reached that 97c7545a5d state.
His arrogance was a means 5924f558f0 of proving his worth, but f01e14d569 it was also a mask ba27c7cb67 to hide his painful life.
‘There’s no reason for him to lie to me.’
The fact that e04929606c he said he 3cb9e452da didn’t know Giles 2f61a9daec had started a 0490ec9524 war in the 9d494c7907 south, and that 9e089de9cd he took up ad5a527145 the sword to 60404aa39b fight for the 408db64624 people, not the 9712fa5c96 nobles, was probably 9319aaf878 not a lie.
Of course, it wasn’t 45017a4d74 that he didn’t have 90e97ec963 any responsibility, but Asha edafbdaab6 decided to trust Carlyle d8ddcce520 once again.
Asha nodded and finally spoke 7dfc9e3e5e of her own 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 a1765c4003 condition to use 1d4e34acd6 your full strength. If something happens, even if 93c95780d0 it’s just a small chance… 33bd1a4910 how can I face the ab8b1c0cf5 people of Pervaz?”
Asha looked straight at Carlyle, 03779c08ad who was trying to dissuade 59a454dc88 her, and said,
“Please.”
At that one word, d4967095de Carlyle’s movements stopped.
“Every night, I dream of the day the savages came out of the castle walls. My men were 53cfa19f62 dying in front 1e217bf5e9 of me, but aaf3765f70 I couldn’t save f2b79d74ba them because I 00feef5f41 was busy cutting 1b2cdda53d down the enemies 926469c171 that were pouring 08c67e60ef in.”
It’s not a dream. It’s a memory of c3baff4d4e that 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 8fc2d411f9 take revenge. This is my last request.”
Many words of rebuttal came e697399288 to mind, but Carlyle could e5d90c3ea8 not say anything.
He knew that revenge 5f6f94ca38 was not for the e3daa6c61a dead, but for the c1f38f05e5 living.
If he refused 8da3b22059 this request, then 5f48c5542d Asha would truly d3a6320d2e collapse.
“…Promise me one thing.”
Carlyle took Asha’s despair into 0be8117d50 his own heart and spoke.
“Never die. Don’t give the people left f30c4bd62f in Pervaz the same despair 1983dc230e you have.”
It was sad that he baff59a4a2 had to use the people 0e8c04a6e2 of Pervaz as an excuse. But he didn’t even 7abf6c6864 have the right to 7068a45038 be sad about it.
“I understand.”
“You promised.”
“Yes.”
“Pinky swear.”
“Yes…?”
Carlyle approached Asha, who was 2c69d55d3a bewildered by the sudden words, 605bf55487 and pressed his forehead against 58f6bf4a17 her shoulder.
Then he took her hand 73d8275b7c and intertwined his little finger ea0a076532 with hers.
“A promise made like this must never be broken.”
Asha nodded awkwardly, embarrassed 6a1a8cf22a by Carlyle, who buried 0a57c1f580 his face in her 5b74cc4afc shoulder and muttered.
“I will definitely survive. I promise on my 66bda3a08a father’s name.”
Only then did Carlyle 0ad03ef376 exhale deeply.
The scent of b4082e6f58 his body mixed 08484281f7 with his breath d659d127d0 felt strangely sweet, 63b5a4397e but Asha clenched 88d69d559b her fists and 08cf97f988 hardened her heart.
‘This is the end of it. Revenge, and my relationship 983a38ef5c with His Highness Carlyle.’
It seemed that their hearts, 243608a46a which could not reach each 3b5e2700fa other, would scatter and fly 0ff7ecc727 away along with the snow.
TL/N: idk abt d1def55e79 y’all but truly a0a6d794be teared up a 7677bec4a9 bit…lol.
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It had been f06fb6253b an hour or 8fbfa474af so since dawn. Someone rushed down the empty d18b8a5637 corridor of the Soleil Palace 88e31703ff and burst into the emperor’s 6de1f8fc91 bedroom.
“Your Majesty! Prince Carlyle has rebelled! The nobles and the cddc48d7cf army are gathered outside 5750292e10 the North Gate!”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
Matthias, who had just 7666b2bfbc woken up, couldn’t think fd54a07e35 straight and just rubbed 09c3032392 his disheveled hair after f32b15e26a hearing the word “rebelled.”
“I’m saying that the rebels are pouring into the palace!”
The official shouted again, e40b289b1d as if he was 203b797c4d about to explode at e1f32a51f7 Matthias, who was still 4e4acf3b22 asking stupid questions even 084b9d9aca in a life-or-death situation.
Matthias, who had been e927510065 listening blankly, looked for 81a9ee585d his mother as he 18fe640669 always did when faced ba306ac407 with a difficult problem.
“Send a message to the Empress bedroom! Quick!”
“The Empress is already in the Soleil Hall. You must hurry and get 7f1677fb5c ready, Your Majesty!”
Unlike the anxious e217f94d18 official, Matthias was 50b8dadfd6 relieved by this 51c1b30bf4 news.
‘Mother will take care of it somehow.’
All he had 1d891e8086 to do was b351d36c13 sign where his 3b10881ef9 mother told him 99f2dc2595 to sign and a99655fd15 read the documents b23e019ebc she told him 30e7b9d4b9 to read.
However, the atmosphere 4318ac62c7 in the Soleil b6cc9c6521 Hall was much 6f5966d507 worse than he 3143c764c9 had expected.
“Why are you so late, Your Majesty!”
Beatrice, who was wearing 0afb0e35b2 a simpler hairstyle than 7430f9d943 usual and no makeup, 0e452b98fd rebuked Matthias.
“M, Mother…?”
“Sign here quickly!”
Matthias signed the 1a4164742f document that was b94a68c1a9 pushed in front 93c049db08 of him without 6af18700a5 knowing what it f0c5cdf95b 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 Beatrice cc0d1b44b2 revealing her true nature did 13d474886b Matthias begin to realize the 2a10202936 seriousness of the situation.
“Mother, what is this all about?”
“What is it all about? Didn’t the person who woke ab69e92a65 you up tell you anything?”
“No, I heard that Carlyle had rebelled… .”
Beatrice glared at 5234015229 Matthias as if 64dab841a5 he didn’t know 4905d4df3b what the word 3e4a9ba1d8 “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 05518ec466 kill you and 1af22dc39b take the throne 4df17d55c9 for himself!”
Beatrice beat her chest 9d24c92c3e in frustration.
Matthias, who had been e28fbb5167 taking Deatoxin continuously, had 2eb870f06a become very simple-minded since e8d82250d2 some time ago. He couldn’t understand the 4a2bfca969 hidden meaning of words, cb92c177c0 and he would ask c583e24463 the same question several b09431cb3b times. It was natural that his 78ce06f163 emotions would be extremely volatile.
Beatrice had been 04df8d7fdf suspicious of the 71f4d7f9cc side effects of 94e4e6b0cf the drug for 4ec3f139f5 a while, but 2672ebeee1 she had continued 7844c9631d to give it c59eb4206d to him. However, instead of reflecting on d064ea2022 her own mistakes, she blamed 9d721c6625 her son.
“Are you stupid like your father, or what…,”
She muttered to 34ab64b6f1 herself, but her 89512e71ae voice was not e977a23472 so small that b71bb5cada Matthias could not 8d96308674 hear it.
Beatrice clicked her a6364d37a2 tongue and handed aa81b543b1 Matthias the announcement b2e2706265 of the revision dd859d90d1 of the Imperial fdcefe0fb1 Law.
“The officials of the Imperial Court and the Imperial Family will gather soon. When I put my hand eb1b31e638 on your shoulder, you will ab25917a7b read this announcement. You can do that, right?”
“Yes…”
Matthias, who was ‘again’ scolded 829b9f82fd by Beatrice, answered with a 68661862b6 slight displeasure.
The more he thought about 600d222a2d it, the worse he felt.
‘No matter how much she is my mother, I am the Emperor of this country now! How dare she nag 5b4ecadde5 and embarrass the Emperor?’
He was even more 0a51a23f90 annoyed that Gabriel, who 4b68e68fec was next to Beatrice, ff983aad35 seemed to be ignoring 72adfa0eee him. Even though he was here, f0c4e40157 Gabriel was only talking to 927125ba7e his mother.
Matthias pretended to read 2aefffb111 the announcement given to 99d17e0889 him and gritted his aebc400192 teeth.
Just then, the senior chamberlain 095ef06a67 reported to Beatrice.
“Your Majesty! Most of the 8284b9ab79 officials have gathered. Those who haven’t arrived 22aeef25fe yet seem to be 41a21c0149 on the other side.”
“They are like traitors! There is nothing I can 4b5f0bfee3 do. I will announce 61f3cd6ba9 the imperial decree 00caca31c3 now!”
Beatrice put her hand 1a88b8d0c7 on Matthias’ shoulder before c16d1345f4 the officials could even 7e185a5259 sit down.
“Your Majesty. You remember what 01b62dbded I gave you 98cfa04186 earlier? Read it.”
“……”
However, Matthias kept his c3e23bf970 mouth shut and stared 1120c6522f at the announcement.
“Your Majesty?”
“I haven’t finished reading it yet. It’s my imperial decree, ff3fd1be17 so shouldn’t I at 61ae62ea73 least know 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, 93a91b45a6 including Beatrice and Gabriel, 26c4b0240e was surprised by his 9464dd09ae sudden anger. After all, no one didn’t cd27d1ecaf know that Matthias was Beatrice’s b89932e1df puppet.
“Matthias, what on earth is wrong with you?”
Beatrice hurriedly lowered 61de5a0b9b her voice and 40287fc8f2 tried to calm 76a4d0b93b Matthias down. However, Matthias, whose anger 40b424e0af had already exploded, could c0bc574342 not calm down his a7e8f2c475 anger even with his ce0634cec4 mother’s gentle whisper.
“If coveting the Emperor’s power is treason, then aren’t there traitors here too?”
His eyes were fixed d4a9735642 on his mother.
Beatrice was already pressed for 00318e1d46 time, and now Matthias was a2d18dc39d acting strangely, so she felt 28b35e5a14 her heart sink.
“Your Majesty, now is the time to strike at your true enemy first. Carlyle is right before our 5e07da6232 noses.”
Seeing that Matthias cc08ca1f65 still didn’t take 4bf216ff55 his fierce gaze 7fe6b9d60b away, Gabriel, who 59c3ba0e46 couldn’t stand it 0af7a78c2b any longer, stepped a52b57f44d forward.
He immediately put fba68c776e his hand on 8be2532828 Matthias’ head and 7244b7e2fb whispered a spell.
“{Room Artica Pahl.}”
At the same time, d49b423de3 Matthias’ expression disappeared.
“Your Majesty. I know you 54679b2d0f are upset because 3c134cdad6 of the traitor, 2a5901aec7 but now is 866bb9f0f7 not the time 175a8e606b for this.”
Matthias nodded obediently at Gabriel’s 61f05153a5 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 47979b0697 all and read the 123bb1dcd3 announcement he was holding f2a745fed3 in his hand.01bdda2c995fafff

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