139 – Scene 139# Bathroom
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“What is he talking about!”
At midnight, a large public bath in the Imperial Palace.
In the steaming hot water, Luna was grumbling.
“You’re like an arrogant bastard.”
“your majesty. Being angry is not good for your health.”
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Daisy, the maid with her hair tied in a ponytail, said that.
It was none other than the one in charge of Luna’s bath.
For Luna, who values cleanliness, bathing is an important ritual.
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Daisy, who was entrusted with such a heavy responsibility, was naturally in a position to be called Luna’s henchman.
“How could Jim not be angry! He is a man who knows Jim and the imperial family in a funny way.”
“It must be blasphemy.”
“yes. It is blasphemy. death penalty execution… .”
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Daisy was trimming her fingernails with her skilful hands.
At that touch, Luna felt her rigid heart slowly loosen.
I leaned back and stared at the ceiling.
Her favorite public bath in the imperial palace was a place that focused on cleanliness rather than luxury.
The pure white bathroom had no common water stains, and the water temperature was always kept constant by magic.
It really is like a haven.
After finishing Luna’s nails, Daisy started trimming Luna’s toenails.
Suddenly intrigued, Luna opened her mouth.
“I bet you’ve never seen Tristan, who spends all his time in the palace.”
“Nope. I saw him for the first time a while ago.”
“Hoo… ? How was it?”
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Daisy, who was soaping between her toes, hesitated.
“Can I be honest with you?”
“… … I’m afraid to ask you that. yes. good. Don’t lie to me.”
“He was a handsome man… .”
“You’re handsome… ? Are you serious?”
that face? Luna frowned.
“Yes. It’s embarrassing, but I kept looking at it without realizing it.”
“huh. daisy. I don’t have eyes for four years. If I go to town tomorrow, there will be many men better than him.”
“is that so? Certainly, it may be like that, as Your Majesty said… .”
“but?”
“None of the men I have ever seen had such a great appearance. He looks so beautiful even though he’s a man… .”
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Daisy blushed, as if thinking of Tristan.
Seeing her look like a girl in love, Luna snorted.
“What is beauty… . After all, if you have long hair, isn’t it your appearance that would be mistaken for a girl?”
“How will His Majesty see it?”
“The more you look at it, the more unlucky it is.”
Just looking at his relaxed face made me angry.
It was like that even today.
Luna could have played the game to her advantage if she wanted to. But no tricks were used. Because the revenge achieved through mean means was not the revenge she wanted.
It was purely to see the match only with the eyes of choosing long-term horses.
Tristan, however, resorted to despicable means.
I don’t know what he did, but he chose Mine who was hiding among the many death row inmates.
It’s also very casual.
It is impossible without knowing from the beginning.
The prisoners Luna chose with all her nerves were met with a miserable end by a single demon.
I hate to admit it, but she lost.
Pouting her mouth, Luna held out her other foot to Daisy.
“… … Jim can’t understand. A man is not judged by appearance alone.”
“Isn’t the count competent?”
“huh. That’s natural. He has a large territory and is rich, so being competent is basic.”
“Aha… . It seems that even Count Ruelberta is not good enough to be satisfied with His Majesty’s level.”
“Jim doesn’t like men like that.”
Tristan, who won the game, subdued Mine by using his henchmen.
It was an overwhelming force.
In Helga Wolfwert’s hand, Mine’s body was literally shattered.
In that respect, Luna’s discernment was correct.
Helga was a worthy person for Tristan.
The situation was quickly sorted out, and Tristan immediately got up and went back to the mansion.
leaving only one word
– Expecting no reward.
‘dare… .’
Luna gritted her teeth.
it’s a reward Who dare… .
It felt like my hands were getting damp because I remembered the gloves I had given her as a bounty the other day.
“… In Jim’s eyes, that guy doesn’t look like a man. Oh there… . I feel good. Wipe some more.”
“Yes.”
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Daisy started scrubbing Luna’s toes meticulously.
Seeing that, Luna thought.
You can’t just kill Tristan.
Killing him should only come after he’s humiliated enough.
You have to kill it after dropping it into the abyss for sure.
In my current state of mind, it seemed that I would have to kneel at his feet to clear my mind.
But it’s still too early.
We must bring Tristan down.
We must bring despair to that arrogant face. You have to make them beg for their lives.
Luna realized that it was the revenge she truly wanted.
I raised my head.
He muttered as he looked at his face reflected in the large mirror hanging from the ceiling.
“Do you think so too… ?”
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“after… .”
After my morning workout, I wiped my sweat with a towel.
Returning to the mansion late last night, I stopped by the workshop to wake Albert and Vanessa.
It was an urgent matter, so I had no choice.
Rubbing their sleepy eyes, Helga opened the bag and showed Lian’s ‘remnants’.
Vanessa’s first impression was this.
-count… . Have you ever committed a mutilation murder? I’m sorry, but we don’t intend to be accomplices… .
-not. Hey. Take a good look.
-yes?
Albert looked at Lian’s body with interest.
No, even the body did something.
Lian was burned by Helga’s lightning except for his head and upper body.
An injury that would have killed him on the spot had he been a human.
But his vitality is tenacious.
-Mine… . Among them, vampires.
-Eh?! Is this the scary monster??
Helga’s blow sent Lian into suspended animation.
I said to them, who admired the slow but regenerating body.
– Fix it so it can be written.
That was it.
I wanted to tell you more, but I was tired and went back to the mansion.
After all, a first-class artisan like Albert or Vanessa will do what I say. Besides, I told Helga to stay in the studio until the ‘repair’ is over, just in case, so there’s no need to worry.
I wiped off my sweat and put on my shirt.
Yesterday I got quite satisfactory results.
First of all, we showed our strength without filtering to the emperor.
The emperor and the guards present there must have fully understood.
Helga’s formidable fighting power, which subdued the demons with one fist. And he must have realized that it was the power of the Ruelberta family.
And winning the game against the Emperor.
As I expected, she was hoping for a fair match with me.
The Emperor is a character burning with vengeance toward Ruelberta.
He says that he will use any means for revenge, but his true intention is to destroy Ruelberta in an honorable way.
That’s why he was an unfortunate emperor who couldn’t defeat Tristan, who used all means.
From now on, I have to strengthen the power of the empire through a close tug-of-war with her.
There can be no defeat for me. defeat is death
I buttoned up my shirt and sat down on a chair.
Above all, the biggest harvest from yesterday must be Lian.
If the emperor is a character that corresponds to good, Lian is a character that clearly corresponds to evil.
The blood-crazed murderer’s power is real.
In the original work, he defeats Lian, who has fully awakened, but considering the difficulties the main character and his party had, he is a character with room for growth in the future.
Of course you’ll need to tame it, but… .
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Depending on how I deal with her, she could be a murderer or a useful chess horse.
Even if he cannot be rehabilitated, it is enough if he submits.
Whether good or evil, you must submit before Me.
Because our opponents haven’t even appeared yet.
I picked up the pile of papers on my desk to get to work.
What kind of guy has so many things to do… .
It’s something you can’t complain about.
It was then.
bang-!
The office door slammed open.
As soon as the door opened, it was a face I knew well.
“Blanche… .”
“Count!”
“You seem really rude. And when I see you open the door on your own again… .”
As I pointed out something sharp, I felt something strange.
Blanche’s always well-groomed hair was disheveled, and embarrassment was evident on her expressionless face.
It was not like her who always maintained her composure.
“sorry! Ha, but unless it’s the Count… .”
“… No explanation needed. What happened?”
Swept away by the serious atmosphere, I asked Blanche.
She said to me with tears in her eyes.
“Please save my young lady… .”
It’s a stigma for being a part of family. Things like that happened a lot in reality. Not to mention, sometimes when your target of revenge is gone before you do anything, you will find another target, most often those related to the first target.
It is getting irritating how the MC has to be blamed for everything his father had done…..