Episode 24. Regeneration of the Emperor (1)
“How is the enactment of the strengthening law going?”
“The review is over, and it will be announced within a week.”
A legislator answered Emperor Rufen’s question. The emperor shook his head and was about to agree, but Chris interrupted.
“Abama, are you really going to do it?”
When Chris, who happened to be there and overheard the report, interrupted without notice, Lufen let out a sigh.
Even though Meteor almost landed on Pretium, the capital of the empire, the crown prince still trying to provoke Praus looked pathetic.
“We promised to strengthen the right to live by resolving resource disputes between Aium kingdoms. Would you have agreed to this part?”
“But aren’t things different now? Prause rebelled against the imperial family. Rather than granting his request, we must immediately release him from the Empire.”
“After… …. Let the legislator go.”
The emperor decided that the story would be quite long.
Even though he was an incompetent son who only insisted on his rights, he was an emperor who did not want to show a bad image to others.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The legislative officer quietly puts the parchment containing the contents of the Act on Strengthening the Right to Survival on the desk, bows his head, and leaves the office.
As soon as the legislator left, Lufen glared at Chris.
“Did you really not realize it from the last fight?”
“Yes?”
“Do you think we can beat Prause? Have you forgotten how many days have passed and that the White Gwangjo and the Black Gwangjo were miserable?”
Currently, the White Gwangjo and the Black Gwangjo were unable to function properly as an organization. In particular, the Black Gwangjo suffered devastating damage and was even dismantled.
“At that time, Sirius betrayed me…… !”
“Yes, that bastard’s share is not small. However, the power difference was overwhelming. You, too, heard reports from the members who returned alive that Prause’s disciples wiped out the White Gwangjo and the Black Gwangjo, and now you’re saying something like that? And didn’t you see clearly too! That Meteor!”
Lupen frowned as he thought of a huge meteorite that looked like the sun was floating in the night sky. Imagining what would have happened if it had fallen, he got goosebumps.
“But we haven’t shown our full potential yet.”
“Power?”
Lupen laughed.
I was very disappointed to see my son still making excuses. Even after such a harsh experience, the prince, unable to see the reality, just looked incompetent.
“It wasn’t us who didn’t do our best, it was Prause’s side. Even if the white light bird and the black light bird lost the fight, what do you think would have happened if Meteor had fallen on Pretium?”
“Prause would never have dropped it. For some reason he seemed to need an empire. If he had intended to go by force from the beginning, he would have recaptured the imperial family a long time ago—”
“You idiot!!”
In the end, Lufen couldn’t stand it and burst into anger.
“Ah, Obama…… ?”
A sudden shout made Chris flinch. Chris couldn’t help but be embarrassed when he saw Lufen’s distorted face.
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It was because he was so far removed from his father, who never raised his voice despite the many mistakes he had made in his life.
“How can the person who is to lead the empire from now on be so stupid!!”
Lupen could tell.
The life he felt when he faced Prause was sincere. If not according to his own will, he was willing to make a sacrifice.
If it was even a little late, Lufen thought that Meteor would have crashed into the Magic Guild facility and the capital would have been ruined.
“Sorry, sorry… ….”
“Looks like I raised you wrong.”
“No! Never!”
No one can point it out to the emperor. At least in this place.
If Prause were in this position, he would have given a clear reason, saying that it was because he gave excessive rights even before he had to do his duty.
Lupen felt tired when he saw the arrogant Chris who had been saved because he was the eldest son.
“Stop it and go out.”
Lupen issued a congratulatory order. If he continued to talk with his son, a vase would explode and he would collapse at any moment.
“Abama, what the hell did you talk about with Prause, so you’re defending Prause—”
“Does it look like I’m defending Prause?”
“Isn’t it?”
“What an asshole! Do you think I do this because I like it?!”
He slammed the desk and stood up. Unable to hold back his anger, Lufen became enraged.
“As you said, let’s say we kicked out Prause. What’s next? Do you know what will happen to the empire if he goes to the Aium Kingdom or joins the demons?”
“That… ….”
“I told you not to be emotional. I have nothing more to say, so leave immediately.”
“Abama.”
“Warned. Don’t open your mouth any more. Don’t make me think I’m looking at you wrong.”
“Your Majesty!”
Chris got up from his seat and walked over to him. She was somehow convincing. However, there was no way his words could reach the emperor, who had already closed his ears.
“Even if I come out!!”
“What are you doing?!”
The knights waiting in front of the door hurriedly entered the office. The knights, who took turns looking out the window at Lufen and Chris who was standing around, finished their grasp of the situation in an instant.
“Take me with you.”
“Four!”
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, please go.”
Chris glared at his father, who turned away from him. His fists trembled, and he managed to suppress his temper. After lowering his head, he turns around and leaves the office.
‘Why don’t you know that Prause is harmful to the Empire? Do you know how afraid the people of the empire are right now? You are the one who enslaved other races in the first place, so why are you freeing the slaves again?!’
Chris hadn’t heard the details of the time Prause and the emperor made a deal.
Loupen had only vaguely told Chris that the slaves would be emancipated within this year. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
This was because of the suspicion left by Prause that the crown prince might kill another prince.
‘Let’s hold back for now. Until you become emperor……. It won’t be too late to kick out Prause after I become emperor.’
If the emperor knew about it, I would have thought that the world would collapse. But Chris strode forward, thinking he was right and his father was wrong.
And the emperor, who was left alone in his office, sighed.
“I really might have misunderstood my child… ….”
Lufen muttered as she looked at the emancipation resolution on her desk.
“I must watch Se-Ri.”
She muttered, thinking of her youngest daughter, who had turned a blind eye to the crown prince’s gaslighting.
He wanted to know why Prause was interested in his youngest daughter over other princes.
* * *
A few days after dating Ella, the Empire officially announced a law to strengthen the survival rights of other races.
It wasn’t until the liberation of the slaves, but it started to flow into a situation where there was no choice but to respect other races in earnest. This applied regardless of whether there were slaves or not.
I asked Tori, who had attended an exchange meeting between dukes after the strengthening of the right to live, their reaction.
“The atmosphere is not bad. It seems that Grand Duke Rexton is also actively accepting other races and using them as manpower. As the number of monsters has decreased recently, the cartrod mine area is also booming. Grand Duke Todia said he was thinking that it might be okay to raise other races into knights. Is it true that other races are basically superior to humans?”
“I see.”
I expected a positive response since they were grand dukes who had the potential to attract them to my side.
The reason why they couldn’t respond to me was because of the imperial family, but now that the emperor raised his hands, there was no stumbling block to them.
“Duke Calus seems to be the only one who feels uncomfortable with this flow. Apparently, Duke Calus seems to understand the strengthening of the right to live, but he seems to anticipate that this atmosphere itself will lead to the liberation of slaves.”
It seemed that the emperor had not yet conveyed the story of the liberation of the slaves to the nobles. Well, it’s not a burdensome agenda to announce right away.
I’m not in a hurry, and I still have time, so it was okay.
“There is no one among the nobles who does not know that I want to free the slaves. I can predict that much.”
Come to think of it, I guess I’ll have to meet the princes later too.
Maria should have the coordinates of the princes’ room, and she should be able to send a signal to the transmission scroll in case of danger.
“Oh, and there was a lot of talk about Meteor trying to drop it on Pretium. It seems that the people of the empire are afraid that a disaster has come. I still don’t know that the ringleader is you, but when I find out someday, the aftermath will be great. Will you be okay?”
“That was also a performance that was put into calculations.”
“…… What?”
I talked casually while drinking coffee
Tori looks at me as if trying to explain what it means to me. Put down the cup A clatter echoed quietly through the office.
“Isn’t this how no one bets on me twice? Even if the people of the Empire didn’t know about the performance he showed this time, the aristocrats would have recognized it. There is nothing good about touching us.”
“What… It should be, but isn’t there more harm than good in doing so? If we think of them as a threat, we will lose our honor and the Empire will not follow us, right?”
“It doesn’t matter. The important thing is the atmosphere, not the image.”
“Atmosphere?”
“Think of the story I just told you. Among the nobles, there is no one who does not know that I want to free the slaves of other races.”
I repeated what I said earlier. Then Tori’s eyes widened slightly, as if she realized the meaning of my words.
“…… Right. Since you have a great affinity for other races, you are a noble and a commoner, so you cannot easily touch other races. In case I provoke you, I may suffer the same thing myself…….”
“Even if a law is made, there is no guarantee that it will be followed. Among the provisions of the Act on Enhancing the Right to Survival, a fine was added in case of discriminating against other races, but since discrimination is relative, in fact, it will be very effective. But when you show a direct performance like this, people take it much more intuitively, so you can’t help but be conscious whether you like it or not.”
“You seem so great in every sense. In particular, the cleverness that is not like a hero is very excellent.”
“The title of a hero doesn’t even satisfy hunger, so is there any reason to cling to it?”
In the first place, I’m not even a hero.
“Is it all right that the people of the Empire might reject you? That I might curse behind you for the rest of my life?”
“If the war between man and horse starts anyway, the imperial people and nobles will have no choice but to find us.”
“Why?”
“Because I am the only one with the title of a hero in the empire.”
It was amazing how he spoke confidently on a topic that wasn’t even a hero.
I wondered if I had to put several layers of steel plates on my face so that this kind of sound could come out without hesitation.
“No matter what notoriety I have, they will think they need my powers after all.”
I learned from the last fight how insignificant the Empire’s strength is.
In this world, from the beginning, there was an imbalance in which the battle itself with the demons could not be established without a hero. It was enough to understand why the spirit kings were only looking for warriors.
“Are you taking advantage of even tarnishing the hero’s honor…?” ….”
“Human beings are much weaker than you think. So he always finds something he can rely on.”
At this point, there was no difference between this world and the other world.
“Ah, come to think of it, what is Princess Se-ri doing right now?”
As we were talking, Seri suddenly came to mind.
“I must be studying. With external activities banned, the only thing princess tax collector can do is study.”
I even gave them the freedom to play loosely, but I can’t believe I’ve been studying all day from daylight.
It was a persistence that I could never have done if it were me. It seems like he wants to help me in some way, but I wonder if he’s just tired of it.
“Yes. Continue to ask for guidance in your studies.”
“But if you are not aiming for the throne, do you really need to study?”
“It is to prepare. So that Se-ri can ascend to the throne at any time. There are no useless actions.”
The Crown Prince was consistent throughout the game from start to finish.
Seeing how he managed to rise to the throne and rule as dictator, it was to the point where all of his affection ran out.
Since this place is real, there is room for the possibility that it may change, but as soon as it is determined that this is not the case, I intend to start a succession war.
“I really hope it wasn’t a waste of time. Originally, at the princess’s age, it’s not the time to study, but the time to dress up and prepare for marriage.”
“I mean.”
When she turned her head at the sudden woman’s voice, she saw a tax collector walking this way, shaking her golden hair.
She sits next to her casually and comes sneaking up on her.
“Prause.”
“…… What?”
“Did Prause give me freedom?”
“Yes, but.”
“That means I can do anything to Prause?”
…… Huh? Why does that happen?