405 – The Emperor Doesn’t Know Labor Laws – 1
If I could go back in time, I would twist my neck in the past. If that is impossible, I will strike the head of the emperor with the bottle of wine the emperor gave me. The aftermath of both is a formidable action, but either way is better than the pain you’re going through right now.
I quietly lowered my gaze, holding back the tears that seemed to flow ugly if I was not careful. Until a few days ago, I thought I was a slave to the imperial family, but I was arrogant in overlooking the fact that there was a basement under the floor.
“Isn’t it that you decided that a human who would protect everything, rather than an emperor who had abandoned everything, could rule this empire? The situation I saw was someone who would endure even if he became immortal if it harmed the empire. .”
His head pounded as soon as he remembered the dark history that broke that arrogance.
‘I shouldn’t have done that.’
I didn’t know that.
I bit my lip softly. It is nonsensical and impossible. Dare to judge the situation from the point of view of a subject, or the qualifications of an emperor, was madness beyond the line. Honestly, even if I thought about it, even if the emperor’s coronation candle was decorated with an execution ceremony, there was nothing to say.
But what was more terrifying was the emperor’s reaction. I laughed even after hearing that crazy remark. I laughed because I was dumbfounded, or when my anger reached the peak, I didn’t just laugh, but I laughed sincerely.
“Yes, the Minister is right. The situation has judged that, so you must have abdicated to Jim. You are right!”
Seeing that scene made me feel like a citizen who met the Joker head-on dancing on the stairs. An indescribable fear ran up my spine.
And from that day on, true fear and despair began to overtake me.
“Let’s finish today’s schedule like this. Oh, Minister, please follow me.”
“I’ll have a drink. You’ll suffer for a few more days, so you can drink this much.”
“Come to the office first thing in the morning. Shouldn’t the young guys do some work?”
Originally, the guy who called me or contacted me only when I needed something, started carrying me around after saying ‘that’. To be nice and to be honest,
‘Toys.’
Yes, it is a toy. A toy that I like and carry around all day. A toy that I cherish but love so much that I roll it to the point of breaking, and even if it breaks, I carry it with me for affection.
It’s a terrible idea, but my instincts are crying out for it. I’ve degenerated from a hardworking slave into an attachment toy. It is clear that the emperor’s mood has changed because of my madness that I have succumbed to alcohol.
I don’t know if it’s the pleasure of seeing an idiot, or if it’s just that he’s going to kill a scoundrel by his side—
“Why is that, Minister? Is the meal not to your liking?”
“No, Your Majesty. It was so wonderful that I was enjoying the taste while eating it.”
Unfortunately, it doesn’t change that either way you have to suffer from the emperor.
‘f*ck.’
Looking at the emperor who nodded as if satisfied with my answer, I looked down again.
Surprisingly, he has been invited to the emperor’s dinner for several days now and is sick. It’s impossible to have a sick bed with a young animal, but it’s just awful.
“A good meal cannot be without a good drink. The other day, Lusen Kingdom’s vodka—”
“Your Majesty. The people of Lucen have to live in the bitter cold, so they have to drink vodka every day, but you don’t have to either.”
The good news is that the empress, who is a beast trainer, is with you.
Even now, I benefited from the empress. From my point of view, didn’t the empress gently stop the emperor from trying to bring out the symbol of the dark history? The emperor, who was about to call her attendant, quietly lowered his hand at the empress’ dissuade.
“I made a mistake in wanting to share good things with the Minister. I’m sorry, Empress.”
But I don’t know why she’s looking at me, saying she’s sorry for the empress.
“I fully understand your Majesty’s feelings. It would be fun to be with a minister with whom you can relate. I just want you to pay a little more attention to your health.”
Even the empress followed the gaze of the emperor and secretly looked at me.
I feel like going crazy. Was she not the emperor’s attachment toy, but the imperial family’s common toy?
– Isn’t it nice to get attention from high-ranking people?
In the meantime, she invaded the eternal blue sky, which had been quiet for a while, and her head fell into chaos.
It’s been quiet since I promised to visit you with new clothes during winter vacation, but it’s this timing.
‘Isn’t it nice to be taken care of by elves and fairies?’
– Ah.
Still, I was able to quickly repel it because I was sharing a pain similar to the eternal blue sky. The pain that if you pay too much attention, the recipient will die.
…More than that, I feel like I’m going to cry when my only ally is a god instead of a human.
A slender civil servant who can’t leave the system can only contact his lovers at night.
“I’m a little late today as I had dinner with Your Majesty. I’m sorry, Mar.”
– No, it’s fine. Rather, it means that His Majesty trusts the sword, so I’m glad.
Her wry smile came out when she saw Mar, who was smiling brightly, as if she was genuinely happy. It’s the trust that the person involved wants me to take away, but from the perspective of a third person, it’s nothing short of an honor.
So, in front of other people, ‘I was caught and I was late to contact you.’ He only mentions the same objective facts, but he doesn’t say that he’s going to die from being tortured by the emperor. If I said that, I’d only worry about it.
“Anyway, I have to go back to the academy, but I don’t know when this will be over.”
– Huhu, don’t worry. Instead of Carl, you have Eri unnie, right?
‘That’s what I’m worried about.’
She swallowed the words that soared to the top of her throat and barely smiled.
On the day of the abdication ceremony, the academy was also closed, but after the abdication ceremony, classes are back to normal. In other words, whether or not the newly enthroned emperor and his aides roll, the world has returned to normal.
That’s why, instead of me who couldn’t return to my daily life, Elizabeth went to the academy again as a pinch hitter. It made me want to protest to the emperor why the work was so fast and accurate only at times like this. There is no such thing as a dog.
– To be honest, we all want to go to Jedo together, but if we go, it would only put pressure on Carl.
It was pitiful to see him muttering bitterly, but unfortunately Mar is right.
I went to the imperial palace early in the morning and went home after dinner, so even if my lovers came to Jedo, they couldn’t greet me properly. Rather, the guilt of neglecting the lovers who came to the system will only increase mental fatigue.
– …Today, I envy my father and Beatrix.
“Isn’t the reason for your envy too trivial?”
However, the words that followed made her burst into laughter. My father-in-law and Beatrix are both people who hold the noble position of dukes, so it is only natural that they envy——— Marr envyed them both simply because they could be with me. Because the dukes are suffering like me in real time.
Thanks to that, the burst of laughter did not subside. How simple and cute jealousy is.
“I want my father-in-law to be the Duke of Marga tomorrow—”
– Don’t do it.
“Okay.”
After a while, Mar also started laughing with me.
I get through the day because I have this time.
***
Finally-
‘It’s finally over.’
She smiled in relief as she sat on an ordinary chair in the office, not on the throne. For now, not only the dukes, but also the ministers have been removed.
I received oaths of allegiance from all titled nobles, bureaucrats, commanders, and judges in the empire, and I was sent back after successfully completing diplomacy with delegations from different countries. Now, as the new emperor, everything that needs to be dealt with immediately has been resolved.
‘…Are there only banquets left now?’
I almost let out a sigh when I remembered the most annoying thing. In fact, considering the hard work from the abdication ceremony to today, a banquet is not a big deal, but the thought of holding a banquet that surpasses the New Year’s Celebration is already making me feel tired. In the first place, I don’t have particularly good memories of the banquet, and I’m not the type to enjoy it.
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But what can I do? It is a tradition of the continent beyond the empire to hold a banquet to commemorate the enthronement after the newly crowned monarch finishes his immediate affairs. Even in a situation where the normal enthronement was not possible, the enthronement banquet was held. The problem was that it was rather small.
That’s why I have to hold the banquet properly. It should be shown that the newly enthroned emperor is something to be celebrated and worshiped above all else.
‘I’m glad I’m not doing it right away.’
First of all, since it is a banquet that needs to show off the scale and splendor befitting the dignity of an emperor, it will naturally take a long time to prepare.
The situation has prepared for the abdication from before, so it won’t take months, but at least you can earn the minimum amount of time. It was enough time for the nobles who had returned after swearing an oath of allegiance to take a breather, and at the same time, enough time for me to take a break.
“Your Majesty.”
While I was thinking that and rubbing his aching shoulder, I heard Lord Hendrick’s voice from outside the door.
“The head of the Imperial Household is requesting to see His Majesty.”
‘Chief of the Imperial Household?’
It’s an unexpected visitor, but if it’s the head of the Imperial Household, it’s not strange to visit anytime. Isn’t it rare that the palace is as busy as this time?
Come to think of it, I have to appoint a new Minister of the Imperial Household, and since the Imperial Knight Commander will be stepping down soon, it would be better to maintain the acting system of the Imperial Household Minister until then. It would be better to appoint key positions simultaneously rather than sparsely.
“Stop by.”
After organizing my thoughts and allowing the meeting, the head of the Imperial Household cautiously entered.
‘That’s right.’
I was saddened by the appearance of the head of the Imperial Household, who could not be said to have a good complexion even with empty words. There must have been a lot of duties simply as head of the imperial household, but he also served as the acting minister of the palace ministry. Indeed, a lot of hard work.
“Long live the emperor. A lowly servant meets the noble sun.”
“Raise your head.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Looking at it again, it doesn’t look good.
Anyway, after the banquet is over, I’ll make sure to take care of the head of the Imperial Household for a vacation. Otherwise, it seemed that competent bureaucrats would disappear.
“Yes, the head of the Imperial Household. What did you come for?”
I thought I had to finish the business quickly even for the head of the head of the head of the head, so I asked him directly, and the head of the head of the head of the head politely handed out the documents he was holding.
“I have come to convey the words of His Majesty the Shang.”
“Your Majesty’s Situation?”
I asked back because it was an unexpected statement. After the abdication ceremony, he said that he was no longer emperor and withdrew from all his duties, and since he visited his mother’s grave, he has refrained from even going outside.
But suddenly, His Majesty’s words, what the hell is going on?
‘…What is it?’
That question deepened when he saw the documents handed over by the head of the Imperial Household Department. It is the first time since the minister’s world tree incident that he is dazed even looking at the documents.
However, I can’t help it. The contents of the document were so bizarre.
‘A field?’
The situation said they would make a small field inside the imperial palace.
‘Livestock?’
It is said that they raise some livestock as well.
…
‘What is it?’
What is it really?
“His Majesty Sanghwan said that I should learn it in advance for the person I will meet in the future.”
My head became even more complicated at the additional explanation given by the head of the Imperial Household Department who saw my expression.
What kind of situation is it that you meet someone to learn these things? No, did he have someone to meet in the first place?
‘…I don’t know.’
Even in a situation where he is not the emperor, it is difficult to understand his intentions.