390 – Glad the royal family is here! -4
She calmed her stomach while drinking the tea Mar made herself. It feels like the tension about the appointment ceremony for the Crown Prince tomorrow is fading away a bit.
“Congratulations, Carl. Tomorrow I will be the godfather of the royal family.”
It’s unfortunate that the tension is rising again thanks to Mar’s comment.
“No matter how you think about it, it’s an undeserved honor.”
“But it also means that His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince hold the sword in high esteem.”
I tried to smile and shook her head, but with a face that was no different from a sample of the word dry smile, I even hummed her.
‘Wouldn’t that be nice?’
Aside from her convolutedness, I laughed involuntarily. It was said that the announcement of her godfather would be made at the appointment ceremony of the Crown Prince, so she tried to keep quiet until then, but she gave a hint to her family and lovers. Everyone is a heavy-mouthed person, so there’s no way for secrets to leak out.
Actually, everyone congratulated me, but that was it. Talking about the royal family to the neighborhood before the emperor’s official announcement? People who know that it is rude.
However, drying was a little different. It wasn’t that I was talking all over the place, but I showed the most extreme reaction.
‘He’s also the most socially sensitive person.’
Families who are not very interested in socializing, Beatrix who is detached from human relationships, Louise and Irina, who are still innocent ladies, who do not know much about them, Elizabeth, who is good enough, and Fenelia, who is just busy celebrating.
In this miraculous lineup, Marar is almost the only one who is fluent in social circles, and he is the one who quickly calculated the impact that the title of ‘godfather of the next emperor’s powerful royal son’ would have on society. So he can’t help but rejoice more than others.
Actually, Maru’s reaction is normal. The status and authority of the title of godfather of the royal family is strong, so congratulations are not excessive if the lover becomes the godfather.
It’s just a fatal problem that I, the person in charge, don’t want to do.
“Although Erzébet has a close relationship with Her Highness, Her Highness the Crown Princess, if Carl becomes the royal family’s godfather, he will become closer to the imperial family. It will be of great help to our children as well.”
“It will. They will not treat the godfather’s family with disrespect.”
However, when I saw Mar discussing not only my honor but also the comfort of my children, I couldn’t bear to say anything I didn’t like.
Yes, if I become a godfather, it will be good for my future children. It is impossible for the godfather of the royal family to be at enmity with the imperial family, but vice versa. Unless there is a really big accident, the blade of purges and doubts will not fly to the children.
To be honest, I was a little worried. After an obscure public servant died of old age, it was not uncommon historically for the offspring to be beaten by the monarch.
‘I think it’s a crazy combination.’
It’s not something the person concerned has to say, but there are only three dukes who are related by blood, and there are also marquesses, counts, and barons. From the point of view of the imperial family, wouldn’t it be a combination that would bother you even if you were just breathing?
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That’s why being a godfather is a good thing. It was truly a pleasure to see that the imperial family had guaranteed the safety of their children.
I just decided to think that way. It’s going to be a godfather anyway, so let’s turn around the happiness circuit and become one.
The venue for the appointment ceremony was decided as the place where the emperor delivered his New Year’s address during the New Year’s ceremony. I could feel the sincerity of the emperor who was trying to somehow give legitimacy and authority to the royal son.
Even the dukes who lived a peaceful life in the manor were all brought—no, they said they were attending. Although not all the nobility gather like the New Year’s ceremony, if all five dukes gather, it is enough to give the appointment ceremony a sense of weight. To put it bluntly, one duke is more precious than ten or twenty counts, an empire.
While the duke, high-ranking aristocrats, and high-ranking government officials gathered one by one, I also headed to the imperial palace to make my own preparations.
“Greetings to the Crown Prince. My name is Carl Krasius of Wirydia, who will be your godfather with great honor.”
Even if you say preparation, you are saying hello to a baby who is about to be one week old.
The royal son, who had been closing his eyes in the arms of the crown prince, opened his eyes at my greeting. Even if I tried to open my eyes, I couldn’t see the pupils properly, but I opened them anyway.
“The royal son seems to be happy with the godfather.”
“It is truly an honor.”
Of course, it wasn’t a greeting to a newborn baby, wanting an answer, the princess opened her mouth with a small smile.
For now, I’m glad I didn’t cry when I saw a stranger─
“Ah—”
?
‘What is it?’
Who said that?
She was taken aback by the sudden noise, but the Crown Princess, who was holding her royal son, seemed even more surprised, and opened her eyes round to look at the royal son in her arms.
…Is that him?
“Are you babbling already?”
“Well, I guess so.”
“Ah—”
As if responding to the crown prince’s answer, the royal son babbled again. It sounds like the wind that has been swirling in your mouth after not being able to properly form letters is escaping, but it is certain that it is the sound made by the royal son.
By the way, does someone babble at 1 week after birth? Are people in this world different?
“It’s admirable that you talk to greet the godfather.”
Looking at the crown prince carefully caressing the royal son’s cheek with eyes full of affection, it seems that this is the world’s average. Well, it’s a world with mana and divine power, but babbling isn’t a big deal. Even if the royal son were crawling right away, let’s just say that and move on.
And the late prince was excited to hear that the royal son had babble, but the royal son did not open his mouth.
I felt better when I saw the prince making an expression as if the sky had collapsed.
***
I looked down at the nobles from the podium. It’s a familiar sight, but today I was enveloped in a different sense of exhilaration than usual.
‘Finally.’
The day has finally come. Unlike me, who had to live with the shackles of collateral for the rest of my life, and unlike the crown prince, who had the weakness of being a bastard——a being that everyone had no choice but to acknowledge was born into the imperial family.
Indeed, everything has been accomplished. After silently walking through the endless darkness, I reached the light. Abandoning everything of the human Corvus, he achieved the revival of the imperial family and empire as Emperor Eimanka XVI.
‘It was long.’
Yes, it has been a long time. It was decades, like hundreds of years. Every time I saw the empire ruined by stupid emperors and the authority of the collapsed imperial family, I wanted to give up, but I finally overcame it.
…Now my role is over. If I appoint the Crown Prince in this position, I have accomplished everything I can.
“Listen to the sutras.”
That’s why I opened my mouth proudly. This is my final order as Emperor.
“The imperial family, which prospered after the name of the great emperor, lost its way at some point, and could not listen to the mandate of heaven and the public sentiment. The great emperor would lament it.”
Aristocrats were agitated at the remarks that acknowledged the mistakes and incompetence of the imperial family, but they didn’t care. I have the right to say these words as I went forward carrying that mistake and incompetence alone. Even our great ancestors would approve.
“However, the nobles and subjects did not relinquish respect for Livnoman, so the imperial family was able to rise again and achieve today’s prosperity.”
As Livnoman’s direct line was severed, the nobles sought collaterals rather than establishing another royal family. As a result, Livnoman’s empire was once again revived, and indeed, a thousand people must be smiling at Livnoman.
“So the great emperor rejoiced again, and he blessed Livnoman with great blessings.”
With those words, she turned her head back and the crown princess came forward holding the royal son in her arms.
Carrying the royal son could be left to her maids, but she insisted on doing it herself. However, this also showed that the royal family was loved by the imperial family and that her mother’s family, the Duke of Nuren, would strongly support it, so he said so.
“Because of the great emperor’s protection, a royal grandson was born. This proves the prosperity of the imperial family, so we will name the royal grandson after the first empress’s name, Charlotte.”
As the wife of the great emperor and hostess of the imperial family, she is the protagonist who led the prosperity. That glorious name deserves to be handed down to the royal family.
And starting with this child, the imperial family will once again achieve the glory of the days of the great emperor.
A glory greater than the glory I have achieved.
A brighter glory.
***
After the name of the royal family was announced, there was a baptism by Cardinal Riciuco, Archbishop of Ausen.
A baptism performed by the highest ranking priest of the Church of Dawn in the empire. As a result, the imperial descendants also had religious authority. Denying the authority of a royal descendant who had been baptized by a cardinal would be against the will of the cardinal—and furthermore, the pope who appointed the cardinal.
“—Under Enen’s protection and the great emperor’s bow, only the only royal descendant, Charlotte Livno, is installed as the crown prince.”
And the emperor quickly finished even installing the crown prince as if he had nothing to be rough about.
“Long live the Empire! Long live Livno!”
“Great Emperor, protect His Highness the Crown Prince!”
One might be surprised at the unprecedented sight of a one-week-old baby becoming the grandson of the crown prince, but the aristocrats’ hurrah was immediate. The emperor probably expected this situation from the moment he mobilized all five dukes.
No, in fact, considering the imminent abdication of the emperor, it would have been enforced even if the duke had not attended. The royal son-emperor route is superior to the imperial son-emperor route.
“Let there be light for His Highness the Crown Prince!”
Hwang Tae-son quietly wiggled amidst the endless resounding cheers.
‘It’s nice to have magic.’
Seeing that scene, I involuntarily let out a sigh of relief.
Are adults seeing it for the first time loudly shouting hurrah? It’s enough to make any baby freak out and burst into tears, but it’s too embarrassing for the royal family to cry at the appointment ceremony. Aristocrats suddenly became the traitors who rang the prince’s hand.
That’s why the wizards cast a noise blocking spell on the prince. However, if you completely block it, you can make the prince’s hand ring, so no matter how loud it is, you can hear the magic as much as everyday noise.
‘Are you sleeping?’
However, the effect of the magic was so good that it seemed like I fell asleep even in the midst of this chaos.
“With the blessings of many loyal and competent servants, the imperial son became the imperial son. This will be the blessing of the imperial grandson.”
Anyway, as the hurrah slowly subsided, the emperor quietly opened his mouth.
“That’s why I want to select one of the sirs who witnessed the crown prince’s baptism and make him the crown prince’s godfather.”
With those words as a signal, the Crown Princess approached me.
Then he carefully handed over the prince’s hand in his arms.
‘Wow.’
As soon as I hugged the prince, I felt countless stares. If there was physical force even in the gaze, my body would have been torn to pieces.
“Chief of the Inspection Department, I will make Carl Krasius of Wiridia the godfather of the crown prince.”
After that, I explained at length why he made me his godfather, but honestly, I can’t hear it. Probably other aristocrats as well.
What matters is why you became a godfather. Being a godfather doesn’t matter in itself.
“Ah—”
In the meantime, Hwang Tae-son started babbling again.
If I hear that babbling as a greeting, is it because of my mood?
hecate return?
Hmmmm, maybe …?