134 – Swamp
A place where a dreadnought battleship and a Klendor-class battleship fought a naval battle.
It was a point far from the port.
As we decided to conduct training similar to actual combat, we thought about the aftermath of the training and went to the middle of the ocean to conduct the training.
“I will stop by my territory for a moment.”
However, it was also close to Ed’s territory.
Ed, who already knew that he would win, deliberately set his training location close to his territory.
“····I guess so.”
Bianca meekly accepted that she would stop by the estate under the pretext of maintenance.
She was also curious about what Ed’s territory would be like.
“·······Huh.”
And as soon as she got off the battleship and saw Ed’s territory, she froze.
Ed’s steel mill and shipbuilding tower towered majestically.
The scale and grandeur was like seeing a castle made of steel.
The technological gap was so ridiculous that it made you laugh.
“My lord!”
“My lord, are you here! “I heard the news!”
Also, the people working here were different from the workers he knew.
Their unique cheerful atmosphere and relaxed expression.
Strong faith and respect for the lord.
As a princess, she had lived her life seeing all kinds of splendid things, but the feeling of her eyes being opened like this was the first time she had ever felt it.
Everything she observed here was a new stimulus to her.
“Let’s walk for a while and talk.”
“····Ah, yes.”
Soon, the princess followed Ed and walked through the vast factory grounds.
It was amazing to see workers equipped with construction wearable robots everywhere and structures I had never seen before, but what caught my eye the most was Ed’s face.
A face with a perfect beauty that looks as if it was created by God.
To be honest, I thought she would be prettier than me if she grew her hair out.
“····Have you thought about my suggestion carefully?”
At that time, Ed finally got to the point.
A proposal to support Bianca as the next king of Klendor.
Instead, it is a condition that one must give up the status of the imperial kingdom and serve the empire as the emperor’s country from now on.
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“······.”
Bianca hesitated to answer.
This is because giving up the status of the Empire and serving the Empire as its sole emperor is the same as giving up the pride of Klendor.
‘···But.’
Realistically, accepting the offer was also the best path.
If Edgar Fix’s battleship pushes into Clendor, the outcome will be as obvious as hell.
“As you can see here, I can build a few more battleships if you want.”
However, when Bianca hesitated to answer, Ed gave her a sharp look in his eyes and spoke in a semi-threatening manner.
Finally, Bianca swallowed her saliva and answered.
“···Is this a threat?”
“It’s about helping everyone make good choices.”
“···hehehehe. Have fun. “You have a hard time helping me.”
Bianca answers Ed’s words with a slight smile.
However, Ed’s expression hardened at Bianca’s relaxed attitude and he stopped in his tracks.
Bianca soon sensed that Ed’s mood had changed, turned to Ed and froze.
She felt fear in his stern face.
Ed said.
“Do you think my suggestion is a joke? “I guess I should tell you so you can understand more clearly.”
“······.”
“Actually, time is running out for me. We can’t afford to go to war. So, if a war breaks out, we will choose the most extreme method to end it as quickly as possible. “The war will end with one big blow that can cause devastating damage.”
Ed said that and launched a hologram.
The hologram was a simulation of an atomic bomb falling on the Imperial Palace of Klendor and turning everything in the area into powder.
The video and sound were so realistic that Bianca’s face quickly became contemplative.
“····However, I don’t want to use this method if possible. There are too many things that need to be sacrificed to develop these useless weapons of murder. Time, money, people. An opportunity to move towards a better future. “Everyone has to make sacrifices.”
Ed said that and launched another hologram.
In a city that had achieved civilization, countless people were smiling happily.
“I want peace. I want the Empire and Klendor to prosper together. “I’m serious.”
Bianca looked at Ed’s face.
A sincere expression that doesn’t seem to be a lie at all.
In fact, Ed wanted peace and prosperity for both countries more than anyone else.
In the end, the enemy of this world is the devil, and humans must join forces.
So Ed did not want to waste time on something useless like war.
Killing each other when we should be working together is the most useless war of attrition in the world.
“····What is most important to you?”
Bianca, who read Ed’s sincerity in his eyes, asked one question.
What values are important to you?
Ed answered.
“I told you. “It’s peace.”
“······.”
Peace.
Is there anything else that is so absurd?
As far as Bianca knew, wanting to achieve peace was something warlords often said.
Paradoxically, doing something for peace is war.
“···Tonight, I will answer you about my decision.”
So Bianca postponed her decision until tonight.
Although he could feel that Ed’s words were sincere to some extent, he decided to be cautious as it was a matter that would determine his fate and the important events of the country.
“Good. “I will be waiting for the princess’s answer until tonight.”
With those words, Ed went to do his work.
The tasks that need to be done as a lord and the development of a suit that needs to be done as a player who needs to protect this world.
In order to do all of that, he moved to his own container.
“······.”
Bianca looked at the back.
His shoulders as if carrying a heavy burden.
Even though he built such a great city, why can’t he stop?
If he were another nobleman, he would have been intoxicated by his own achievements and indulged in his pleasure and self-satisfaction.
“····You just have to find out.”
Bianca muttered that and took her steps.
She said that in order to know a person’s true self, she can find out by talking to the people around that person rather than the person himself.
This means that if you ask Edgar Fix’s associates and people in his territory about him, you can find out the truth to some extent.
So Bianca changed her clothes to hide her identity.
After establishing her identity as a refugee accepted by Ed’s estate, she went around the factory and the estate and inquired about the lords of the place.
“Our territory accepted us? “I know you are very lucky!”
“Ayu! The lord is my savior! “Our savior!”
“Khahahaha! You mean our lord? “If you think about how great our lord is…”
“I guess it’s been a while since you came here? Ruler! Sit there! Our lord is the one… “Fall from the sky…”
As a result of asking several people about Edgar Fix, they all gave the same answer.
Savior.
It is said that the ruined estate was revived thanks to him.
I found the story interesting because it was like a founding myth.
‘·····I am receiving this level of trust…’
This was the first time something like this had happened.
The people of the territory are proud of their lord as if they were proud of their own children.
Originally, it would have been normal to throw out a bunch of curses as if you were waiting.
Most lords are obsessed with filling their stomachs.
At least he could be considered a good lord if he was a little less greedy and at least pretended to think of Young Ji-min.
‘·····Different.’
But what about Edgar Fix?
It’s different.
It was definitely different.
It seems like the people themselves are completely different.
If he had been born in Clendor, he would have definitely opened the Great Peace Palace.
He would have been praised as the greatest monarch in history.
All he could think about was that he was born into an aristocratic count family, so he only managed to reach this level.
“He was a commoner?”
But that wasn’t it either.
He was originally a commoner.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
A person born with the qualities of an emperor was born as a commoner.
‘If that person was from Clendor…’
Bianca suddenly imagined something like this.
He was born as a Clendorian.
I recognized him and took him in.
He is getting married to him.
She becomes his woman and helps him, and he becomes the greatest leader in history and reforms Clendor.
In this way, we watch his great achievements from the side and receive care.
A happy wife who is loved and married to a man she can respect.
She gives birth to a child who looks like him and lives a life full of happiness.
“·····Ha.”
But that is just a delusion.
Didn’t she receive a bloody threat from him just a moment ago?
He is a noble of the empire, and she herself is the princess of Clendor.
It is a fate that can never come true.
‘····Stupid b*tch.’
Why did that happen?
Because she was excited while walking with him, she answered his offer in a light manner.
He made such a foolish mistake because he felt excitement between men and women while discussing important issues between countries.
He laughs by giving a playful answer to a problem that should be addressed seriously.
“Whoa…”
Anyway, bygones are bygones.
Now that I have completely made up my mind.
Bianca decided to make her own decision.
10 P.M.
She walked towards Ed’s dormitory.
***
“Very well thought out.”
Ed’s accommodation.
When Bianca conveyed her wishes, Ed smiled brightly and welcomed Bianca.
She decided that with the help of the empire, she would overtake all her brothers and become queen.
“·····That. I was rude in the morning. “You shouldn’t talk to the princess like that.”
When Bianca accepted her offer, Ed immediately apologized for what happened in the morning.
Once it became clear that she was on her side, she understood Bianca’s feelings and eased her mind.
Bianca smiled bitterly as she looked at Ed like that.
‘Yes… ‘I will only be kind if I am useful to you.’
As soon as Ed said he would accept her offer, even the tone of her voice changed.
While I felt an invisible wall the other day, now it feels like the wall has been torn down.
Before, he only said what was necessary and didn’t talk about personal things much, but now he talked a lot about personal things and the tension was different.
“Would you like a glass of wine? “Isn’t there a lot to discuss?”
Soon, Ed took out some wine and smiled.
The smile was so charming that Bianca smiled without even realizing it.
– Ta-da.
Soon, Ed and Bianca made a toast and sipped wine.
As she was drinking a glass or two of wine, Ed’s dorm suddenly caught Bianca’s eye.
Ed’s dormitory, with all kinds of machines and equipment scattered around, can now be seen.
“hahahaha. Sorry. “It’s very dirty, isn’t it?”
Ed smiled shyly and scratched the back of his head.
I liked his shy appearance because it was humane.
“No, it’s charming and nice.”
A dark room.
Now the orange standard light on the desk is shining on the two.
Bianca was in a strange atmosphere.
It smelled strange, a mixture of soldering and oil, but even that was nice because I was with Ed.
“····Wow, how cool is it? hahahaha. “That’s a funny joke.”
However, for Ed, it was no different from his usual accommodation, so he took Bianca’s words as a joke.
Soon, Bianca, who was sipping wine, spoke.
“Anyway, for a lord’s lodgings… It’s narrow. “Didn’t you say you were going to use this place as your office?”
“Yes. Yes”
“So you work, sleep, and develop machines here?”
“Yes.”
Bianca looked around Ed’s living quarters, office, and studio again.
It was dizzy, but it was nice to feel his passion.
He is a man who is sincere and talented, but feels embarrassed when he is discovered to have a messy room.
Suddenly, the thought of wanting to attack him bubbled up.
“······.”
Is it because I’m drunk?
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His well-balanced and strong body caught my eye.
His body progresses from a boy to a young man.
There must be a strong body under that linen shirt, but how beautiful is his body?
I wanted to monopolize every moment of him growing day by day.
A wild imagination unfolded in my head as to how exhausted his stamina and athletic performance would be at the peak of his power.
This was the first time I felt like I wanted to be conquered by someone and become a mess.
“Ah. Shall I show you something fun?”
At that time, Ed picked up some equipment scattered on the floor and started showing it to Bianca.
These were toys made by Ed.
Some things I just made because I was bored, and some I made to sell as products later.
Bianca smiled broadly and thought about this as she watched Ed showing off what he had made.
‘If you look at it this way, it’s so pure…’
He is like a boy who creates what he likes and shows off about it.
Bianca felt like she wanted to protect Ed’s pure appearance.
Perhaps my maternal instinct was aroused, but while a while ago I felt like I wanted to be treated roughly by him, now I just wanted to hug him to my heart’s content.
His face blushed as he imagined himself crying and being hugged by him after being hurt.
“Hmm. “Then, let’s talk a little about ‘commitment.'”
At that time, Ed cleared his throat and changed his mood.
As Bianca watched him with deep eyes, Ed brought up a sensitive topic as if it was nothing.
“I will eliminate Prince Ian. “The problem is my younger brother, Luke. Is it okay if I keep him alive?”