189 – Different Dreams
‘It’s coming.’
When the emperor’s eyes turned to me, my body became tense and my throat became dry.
I was secretly hoping that it might end without seeing each other, but as expected, that dream-like thing never happened.
The good news is that I don’t feel alive.
If the emperor was truly angry, a huge spider made of mana would have flashed before his eyes by now.
‘And he probably couldn’t resist and was eaten….’
Just a few days ago, Gilbert killed and ate a witch assistant with a lion that came out of his skill, so there is no way he could be called an emperor.
Instead, he is staring at me with eyes that seem to have a lot to say.
If I keep doing this, my face will get pierced.
However, the emperor’s position is understandable to some extent.
How amazing is it that my son turns into a daughter overnight? A guy who is even the size of a crown prince.
In a similar way, as someone who has a son-in-law, I was confident that I would be shocked if he became a son-in-law.
-Kyu?
Kyundori asks if that’s really going to happen.
Of course. It’s dark before my eyes to see you, a manly man who looks like me, become a woman.
-Kyuu~?
Then, Kkyundoli made a meaningful statement.
Are you curious about what kind of expression he will make?
What does that mean?
At that time, I was momentarily distracted by a guy who was saying something I didn’t understand.
“Hmm….”
An uncontrollable sobbing sound flowed from the emperor’s mouth.
‘In the end, I got angry… ?’
A vague lament that is neither positive nor negative.
I prayed that it wasn’t a by-product of the process of worrying about whether to kill me or not.
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Breaking the silence that followed, the emperor opened his mouth.
“First of all, I should say thank you.”
Contrary to concerns, the emperor appears to be quite rational.
“Even though her appearance has changed, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to see Aria like this. Thank you so much. I will reward you greatly for this work.”
My mouth dropped open before I knew it, seeing not only words but also promises of material compensation.
‘If you just let me go, I’m on the verge of taking my clothes off and dancing, but you’re even giving me a reward?’
“I just did what I had to do as a citizen of the empire under His Majesty’s care.”
As of today, I withdraw my support for the Emperor. From today, we will be free from our support relationship and the Emperor and I will become one body. An attack on the emperor is considered an attack on me.
So soft.
As I tried to suppress the corners of my mouth that were about to ascend, my cheek twitched.
‘Let’s see, what should I receive for it to be known that I received it well? Since we still have enough money, we can hire an elite maid who has completed her education at the imperial palace….’
“Just.”
I was happily thinking about what to receive. This time too, the corners of the mouth that had been creeping up at the sight of the emperor showing off a breaking ball began to return to their proper place again.
“Regardless of that, the fact that the crown prince became the princess is something that cannot be ignored.”
I knew it would be like this.
The image from before was gone and he continued to scold me sternly.
“This happened at a time when not only the people of the empire, but also other kingdoms were paying attention to the crown prince’s actions, so someone must take responsibility.”
“….”
I didn’t specify who it was, but the emperor’s gaze was fixed on me without an error.
‘If you’re going to give me that much attention, why don’t you just tell me to cover up? .’
I felt like I didn’t have to receive the award, so I wanted to settle for that.
But the opponent is the emperor of the empire.
He was a man who would give punishment as well as reward.
There is nothing we can do.
Here, I have no choice but to bring out ‘that’.
“Your Majesty, actually….”
“Father.”
Aria intervened before I could do anything.
“Aria…?”
Jerit.
She tells me to keep quiet and keep my mouth shut.
The boy, who already had short blonde hair and looked like a gangster, was glaring at me with that face. I felt like I had done something wrong and quickly looked away.
When I was a high school student. As someone who was surrounded and harassed by a group of women during break times, PTSD naturally came to mind.
Not only did he arbitrarily sit on my lap, but he also did not hesitate to s*xually assault me.
-What is this? Is it really possible that you have an erection? Yoon OO, you pretended not to be interested in this, but you were a pure beast?
Of course, I endured it desperately at the time.
-… It gets bigger from here? That’s possible… ?
-Crazy… Doesn’t that make your pants rip… ?
Later, when it really got bigger, I kept my mouth shut and quietly retreated.
‘At that time, I was anxious because I thought I was being reported to the station….’
While Ian was suffering from memory assault. She silenced him and Arya turned her head towards her emperor.
“He was the one who approached me targeting me in the first place. This guy was just caught up in it.”
She does her best to defend Ian.
“Thanks to him, my life was saved not once, but twice, a total of three times if you count what happened before. But punishment. This is unfair.”
Aria protects Ian even while going against the emperor.
Seeing her like that, Ian was worried.
‘No matter what, it’s not too severe… ?’
So soft.
The emperor had his fists clenched and his lips were trembling.
Everyone could see that he was trying to control his anger.
“….”
Did Aria notice that too?
Confidence disappeared from her expression and her gaze began to look downward.
But their worries were a big mistake.
‘You’re already trying to support yourself….’
The emperor was so happy to see Aria going so far as to defy him and embrace her Ian that he was having a hard time holding back the corners of her mouth that were rising like Ian’s just now.
Couple harmony does not happen because of what others say. It is said that sound can only be made when hands clap together, and it can only be made when both sides embrace and care for each other.
Of course, while Aria was protesting, her Ian was just frowning in silence.
‘They say he saved my life three times, so that could be true.’
The emperor was already in a state of serious self-justification.
As he had grown up as a man, he was worried that he might be pushed away, but it seems that his worries were for nothing.
‘I’m really good at raising a daughter.’
The emperor looks at Aria with a happy face that he never showed when he was a son.
If she had seen this, she might have felt empty.
‘But regardless, that guy must be held accountable.’
Since you made your son your daughter, shouldn’t you naturally take care of her for the rest of your life?
“Stop. This is something that must be addressed.”
Despite being scolded firmly, Aria opened her mouth with a trembling voice.
“Is this even if I ask you this earnestly…?”
I flinch.
She had never asked anything to be done in her life, but when she came out like that, the emperor felt her heart weaken for a moment.
“…No matter how much it is, the honor of the imperial family is at stake.”
But that doesn’t mean she can’t get carried away by her emotions and stop working.
He was her father, but he was also the emperor of the empire.
Even though he may be seen as a heartless father, he could not vainly miss an opportunity that would be of great help to the country in the future.
“If someone must take responsibility…”
Then Aria also fought back without losing.
Sigh.
Aria raises her head and looks straight at the emperor.
“That responsibility. I will take it on your behalf.”
The emperor unconsciously took a breath at the sight of her speaking confidently without being intimidated even in front of him.
‘Are you saying it’s already that much? It hasn’t even been two days yet… ?’
Was what Gilbert said true?
I can’t believe it changed so much in just two days.
Originally, Aria was a child who had withdrawn at this point. But isn’t she now expressing her opinion without averting her own eyes?
‘When did she grow up to be so unrecognizable….’
If you want to lead an empire, you shouldn’t worry about what others think.
Even if it is the emperor.
“…Can you really take responsibility for those words?
“Yes.”
He was still satisfied with the unwavering answer and said with a smile.
“Good.”
Looking at that, the emperor, who thought it wouldn’t matter who was responsible, was trying to bring up the topic of marriage by simply asking her to take bridal lessons.
“Please wait a moment, Your Majesty.”
Ian, who had been frowning the whole time, joined the conversation.
“I definitely didn’t tell you to stay still…!”
“There is a way to return Aria to her original state.”
“…What?”
The Emperor’s expression immediately fell as he heard the reply that cut off Aria’s words and dropped her.
He did not stop there and added a more detailed explanation.
“In an unnamed temple located in the west, there is a potion that matches the one I gave you. If you use it, you will definitely return to your original form, so don’t worry too much about it.”
The emperor looked at him blankly for a moment, then stuttered and asked back.
“So, that’s really true…?”
“I guarantee it.”
“Ah….”
Soon the emperor cupped his face with both hands and his shoulders began to shake.
‘Is it that good? Of course it would be good. They say my only son can return to normal.’
Even though it looked fine on the outside, it seemed like it was burned black on the inside.
‘One way or another, it seems that the emperor was also a father in the end.’
I can’t believe he showed such a weak side in front of the saint, Thalia, and Reina.
-Jump, jump, jump.
As I got closer, I decided to encourage him so he could feel safe.
“No matter what happens, I will definitely turn Aria back into a man. So stop shaking her and get up.”
Stop.
The emperor’s trembling subsided immediately at the last manly remark.
‘With this, your trust in me will increase even more, right?’
Just when I can no longer see the sharp numbers and wonder if I should give up, a man like me appears like a comet and presents a solution.
‘Wow, it’s gone.’
I think he was truly a manly man.
How did he say that there?
Sigh.
Soon, the emperor raised his head.
‘I don’t know why I wipe away all the tears of joy and do that.’
I decided to pretend not to notice even if there were still tears that I couldn’t wipe away. Because that is a promise between men.
Contrary to expectations, however, the expression on the emperor’s face was extremely cold.
The emperor glares at me fiercely, as if asking me if I should sprinkle ashes on cooked rice.
“….”
At that moment, I realized that he was truly upset.
That’s right.
-Key profit!
Because behind his back, a spider made of golden mana was raising its huge body.
Looking here with four pairs of shiny eyes, dripping venom instead of tears of joy.