124 – Scene 124# Homecoming
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“Mmm! This Leon is only admiring Your Majesty’s decision!”
It was a heavily armored giant who raised his voice in the imperial throne room.
“If you support armaments to this extent, our imperial army will be able to become the losers who can cross the continent beyond the sea!”
“yes. It’s always good to see you confident. Leon, I will leave everything to you to expand and strengthen the Imperial Army.”
“Yes! Leave it to us! Well! But I wonder if it’s really okay to give them armaments like this.”
Leon Peygris, captain of the Imperial Army, had his doubts.
The emperor’s budget was considered to be a large amount even for Leon, who was a soldier.
“… Does not matter. It’s just doing what you’ve been putting off for so long. I told Odell, so you quickly make the army the strongest army in the country.”
“of course! If His Majesty says so, then I just believe and follow!”
“Yes, yes… .”
Luna nodded with a very tired expression.
The double life between school and palace always made her tired, but today she was particularly tired.
After ‘that man’ went by yesterday, I couldn’t sleep a sigh.
Leon asked a question to Luna who was about to take a sip of water to wake up.
“your majesty! Is it because Count Ruelberta came to hear you yesterday?”
“… ?!”
At those words, Luna almost spewed out the water she was holding in her mouth.
She barely swallowed the water and asked with a solemn face.
“Why… … Why is the count coming out of there?”
“Well! I wondered what was the reason that His Majesty moved things so quickly! But I’m asking because you seem to have changed since Count Tristan came yesterday!”
“… I don’t really want to talk about that.”
Recalling what happened yesterday, Luna clicked her tongue and wiped her hands.
Because my hands were going to sweat again.
“Don’t mention that man’s name in front of Jim. Uncomfortable.”
“Well! sorry!”
“Leon. Just ask.”
“Yes! Ask!”
“Can’t you imitate your son Marco and be reticent? Your voice is too loud.”
“Mmm! That’s a bunch! I am a man who is always ready to fight sincerely! Even if the other person is a newborn child, there are no exceptions! So, of course, I do my best even when I speak!!!”
“Ahh… . yes. So it was. I’m sorry Jim. I was foolish to expect a normal answer from you.”
“Ha ha ha! I didn’t know that even His Majesty, who is always perfect, sometimes makes mistakes!”
“… … go now Jim will be fine.”
“Yes! Have a good night’s sleep!”
I could still hear Leon’s booming voice until I left the throne room.
A man’s voice came from beside Luna, who was holding her forehead.
“sorry. your majesty.”
“Don’t apologize. Marco. Leon has always been like that.”
“Even so, I’m sorry.”
“I had to stop. I was just a little tired.”
Until today, we were busy checking the budget for military expansion.
The empire’s finances were not generous.
Luna gathered all but the minimum budget from institutions within the empire and poured it into armaments.
The immediate backlash was expected to be severe.
In this peaceful era, they will say, are you preparing for any kind of war?
However, as Tristan said, once a crisis has arrived in this world, it will be too late.
Because she completely trusted his words, Luna boldly stole the budget.
“Whoa… .”
Luna leaned back on the throne and sighed.
I felt like I had passed a big hurdle.
Even if she faced opposition from the nobles, the families of Chilseong would support her, so there would be no big worries at this rate.
But her anxiety did not go away.
Marco spoke to her as she took a moment to catch her breath.
“your majesty. I heard the grades came out today.”
“sexual… ? Ahh… .”
“It’s great to be third.”
“what? Cook Cook… . Marco, you are really unflattering. I appreciate the compliment, but that was what ‘Lucy’ did, not Jim. Seeing that you’re in third place, you probably took the test in moderation because you didn’t want to stand out.”
At Marco’s words, Luna burst into laughter.
It was an innocent laugh at first, but soon turned into a self-deprecating smile.
“Don’t you know too? Jim, unlike Lucy, is an ailment in studying. All the things Lucy is good at are the only things I am not good at.”
“If you think differently, His Majesty can be said to be a person who can do anything if he puts his mind to it.”
“Hmm… ?”
Marco’s words were unexpected.
He, who usually only gave short answers like a machine, revealed his thoughts.
“indeed. Do not cancel what you said earlier. You are also good at flattery.”
“It’s an overstatement.”
“But hearing such a story makes me even more worried. What game to play with him next week… .”
Tristan has suggested a game at his own risk.
Luna, who wanted to take revenge on the Ruelberta family, was a prey that rolled on her own feet.
But rather, I felt uncomfortable because of that.
The head of the Ruelberta family that even previous emperors had not touched.
He said he would give up his life if he won even once.
He was truly an arrogant man.
With what kind of confidence did she have such confidence that she would never lose to the emperor or to herself?
Tristan’s life and death was now in her hands. But… .
“… I don’t like it.”
Sitting on the throne, Luna frowned.
From the beginning, I wasn’t afraid of such a lowly man.
However, that suspicious confidence was nerve-wracking.
Maybe it’s because of pride.
Because men tend to risk their lives for useless things.
Especially when it comes to an arrogant man like Tristan.
“huh… . It’s like a guy without a coward.”
As Marco said, if you combine the talents of Lucy and Luna, you can achieve anything.
Even the emperor would never lose to a man who looked down on him.
The moonlight that came in between the thrones illuminated Luna’s slender limbs.
Under the moonlight, she made a promise.
The next time we meet, I will definitely give Tristan Ruelberta death.
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“Hello. Did you get a call from the police department?”
“Yes. It is said that those impersonating Aslan were arrested without exception. And as expected, most of them were related to the Navy.”
“As expected.”
“Count. Wouldn’t the Navy put pressure on the Police Department?”
“no. It won’t be. On the contrary, if I interrogate you, I will pretend.”
“then… .”
“As soon as the Security Bureau is actively involved, the impersonators will disappear. The more impersonators from the Navy increase, the more embarrassing their position will be.”
In a carriage heading somewhere.
Wendy sat quietly and listened to the conversation between the two.
I was tired from not sleeping again last night, but the moment I saw Tristan’s face, my face heated up.
‘Ugh… … .’
Remembering what had happened last night, Wendy couldn’t bear to look at his face.
Tristan, on the other hand, was as usual.
There was no agitation anywhere on his face, as if nothing had happened yesterday.
‘Count… .’
Helga sat close to Tristan.
A former soldier of Aslan, she was dignified, strong, and beautiful.
I didn’t know it well at first, but after taking off the blindfold, it became even more beautiful.
Perhaps, to a stranger, the two would look like lovers.
Tristan has a look that catches the eyes of women.
Helga was beautiful and had a mature charm.
It was all things Wendy didn’t have.
In fact, she was vaguely aware of it.
Wendy looked at her face reflected in the window.
A girl with a young face was sitting there.
‘The Count said he would become prettier after 10 years… .’
No matter how well you look at him now, his face is far from mature.
Anyone can see that he is a child.
Thinking like that made me understand what happened last night.
His kiss on her forehead last night.
If you think about it, it was a skinship that could only be done in a father-daughter relationship, not between lovers.
From the beginning, Tristan did not see Wendy as a member of the opposite sex.
Wendy bowed her head.
‘If only I had been born a little earlier… .’
Could I have conveyed this heart?
Could I have been more courageous?
I felt like crying again, but I tried to hold it in.
If Myoheil had seen something like this, he might have said something bitter.
Fortunately, however, Myoheil did not accompany us on today’s schedule.
He had gone early in the morning to check on her grades with Chancellor Mondry.
“… sniff.”
I thought I was rather lucky.
Because no one noticed her anxious heart.
“Wendy.”
Wendy was taken aback by the sudden voice.
“Yeah, yeet?!”
“… Are you okay?”
Looking up, Tristan was looking down at her.
“Where is it bad?”
“Oh, nothing! Thinking for a moment… !”
“It was nothing. Get ready soon.”
“Yes?”
“You have arrived at your destination.”
Tristan pointed out the window.
There was a landscape of a secluded rural village.
Wendy’s eyes widened as she stared blankly at it.
“uh… ?!”
Old houses, roads with no lights, and vast rice fields.
It was a village that could be seen anywhere in the countryside, but not to Wendy.
Because the scenery was very familiar.
“Hey, why are you here… ?”
The place they arrived was Wendy’s hometown, ‘Richard’.
To the dumbfounded Wendy, Tristan briefly explained the purpose of the visit.
“Wendy. I came to see your parents.”