112 Emperor Waltz (3)
I put on a look of embarrassment. The eyes of four people, including the emperor, fell on me.
“·················ogue.”
“I would like to entrust only the prince to my heart, but I can’t break up with the fact that the two guys have already reached an agreement. I want to stop hearing the news that little Sarnez rejects the archbishops over and over again.”
The emperor drank wine with his cherry-colored eyes wide open.
I instinctively knew it was a gesture that gave me time to think.
She had to come up with an answer until her cup was clean.
“I have no intention of taking what they want from my hands. So you choose.”
He barely suppressed the twitching of the corners of his lips at the Emperor’s words.
I tried to make a serious face.
“All right.”
I answered. So far this is as expected.
So, today was already the 8th day of confinement.
Even though I spent the whole first day sleeping like a dead person, I was imprisoned in Juliet’s Palace for a week.
There was not much a person who was not allowed to take a simple walk could do.
After emptying the largest drawing room, playing catch with Canael, watching the attendants’ bowling bets, walking down the halls with Benjamin, and playing with the gods…
The rest of the time was spent studying, organizing my head, and devising new ideas.
During that time, life in a gosiwon was very chaotic.
“Prince, you don’t have to make decisions like you’re being pushed.”
“Kristel, give the prince time to think.”
The voices of Christel and Cardinal Butier were heard.
I silently stared at the other side of the table.
I had very few cards, but all of them were definitely effective.
Among them, the idea of ‘becoming the main characters’ official priest partners’ was as follows.
First of all, Prince Sedric and Kristel want me first.
It was certain that this was professed at the last annual prayer meeting.
I was angry at the unilateral decision of the two men, but in the end agreed to become ‘temporary partners’ and help them both.
At the time, I was notified as if it was a punishment, but if I think about it for a bit, it was the result of my taking a step forward.
It’s because I became a partner covering my daily life from ‘ether assistant’, which was only observing classes.
And the reason for making such a decision was simple and clear.
Because they are the main characters of Toegye Gong.
I’ve been going back and forth between the bed and the terrace, the restaurant and the balcony for the past few days, trying to understand their thoughts.
I didn’t know much about the contents of the novel, so I decided to prepare for the future by analyzing the tendencies of the main characters.
Although I have consistently expressed refusal on the basis of various circumstances, the two men and women seemed unwilling to let me go.
He did not give up because he treated them as ‘sour grapes’ that he could not eat, but rather acted boldly as if his greed was on fire.
Here, I also had to consider the setting of the ‘sub male lead’ in the play.
Due to the artist’s trick, I ended up facing them even when I was struggling to avoid them.
If the writer did not intend to exclude me from the main story yet, and the main characters also wanted my ether, the conclusion was obvious.
Whether I like it or not, I would one day become the couple’s new partner.
Then it was better to use it on my side first.
Wouldn’t it be more advantageous for me to lead the situation than to be dragged by a huge current?
“Or are you thinking of opening a ‘birthday present’?”
The emperor asked abruptly. I raised my head and made eye contact with her.
I was guessing that too.
“no. I plan to keep it for future use.”
“Oh.”
Her eyes narrowed.
At the end of May, I remember receiving an early birthday present from her.
‘Your Majesty recently gave me the opportunity to ask for anything at a celebration.’
‘It did.’
‘If you allow it… I would like to make that request right here.’
I was able to get what I wanted from the Emperor, even though I was dazed by the heat, which is now stored in the safe in my room.
The birthday present was definitely one of the cards I had.
However, there was no need to go there as long as the emperor had first put forward the terms of the partner.
It is also the last bastion.
Then you just need to do one more thing.
“If we become an official partner, there will be voices of concern. I am the prince of the new kingdom, and I am here as a hostage.”
“I understand that you proposed naturalization because of that.”
After the Emperor answered immediately, he buried his lips in the glass. Suddenly, there was not even a third of the wine left.
She was the type of person who hated having the same conversation over and over again.
So I didn’t even turn round and round. Naturalization, I’ve been struggling through the night too.
“Naturalization is difficult. So give me the title.”
“······What?”
It was the cardinal, not the emperor, who questioned first.
She opened her beige eyes and looked at me. I spoke without hesitation.
“I heard there was quite a precedent up until the war era. It is said that the family of Confucius Canael Calamar, my servant, was the first. The first head of the family, Viscount Emmanuel Calamar, was a Penetian noble priest, but in the eyes of the imperial family, he was given a Lister-style name and title. It was a case of giving up the nationality of the new country just before his death and incorporating the family into the empire.”
It was purely thanks to Canael that I found this.
The boy who found that I couldn’t sleep because of the problem of naturalization told the story of the family, saying, ‘If you’re having a hard time, there are ways to do this’.
Then an old puzzle was put together.
‘Not only the Viscount Calamar, who produced the martyrs, but also the Count Girardin, we hoped that a member of the family would be assigned to the prince.’
About a week after possessing, this was what I heard from Benjamin.
Viscount Calamar in the war era was slain by Emperor Romero for refusing to kill an unarmed priest of the New Kingdom, and was revered as a martyr.
I didn’t know that the background and Canael’s deep devotion to origin were intertwined.
In any case, I did not intend to waste the precious plaque that the child gave me.
“Naturalization is a difficult issue for me to decide on my own. Even if you discuss with the Crown Princess, if your Majesty the King is offended, it can lead to friction between the two countries. But if I have the title of Empire, I can maintain the nationality of the new country and at the same time offer my allegiance to your Majesty. There will be no major opposition from the aristocracy and religious circles.”
I was ambiguous.
To 21st century Koreans, it might sound similar to the idea of having dual citizenship, but it was just that.
No matter how much I thought about it, I could not abandon the good offer of naturalization.
However, it was difficult to break up the prince’s family relationship by being naturalized.
If that’s the case, what other way can there be? What can’t you do to live?
“It sounds like you’re saying you’re going to save Johann Haines and help the prince and princess at the same time while enjoying the title of empire and enjoying my protection.”
The emperor looked right through me.
Being secure as an etheric assistant or temporary partner, and receiving the emperor’s protection as a person with the title of the Empire were different.
In the latter case, Gukseo could never touch me in the same way as before.
Even if I’m not a subject of the Empire, I’m pretty sure I put at least one foot in the Empire.
“Anyone who sees it would think I was making a covenant with my son.”
“·················ogue.”
“No, if you ask for a covenant, will you ask for the Charpentier Palace?”
She stared at me as she drank the last wine from her glass.
The red iris shone brilliantly. Even the way he thought about it was sharp.
“Now it is your turn to choose.”
I answered without hesitation. The emperor made a ‘ha’ sound and smiled with his mouth open.
you’ll look crazy
“Aurelie.”
The emperor put down his cup and called his contractor.
Instead of answering, the cardinal looked at her quietly.
And a few minutes of silence followed. It also seemed to be talking through the soul.
it was crazy weird After a while, as if the emperor wanted to listen, he broke his luck.
“··········· Let a commoner-born teacher be the prince’s teacher.”
“I know what you are talking about.”
I answered right away. She turned her gaze on the cardinal to me.
“I read an article that the establishment ceremony of the Huangdao garrison academy is scheduled for the fall. Isn’t the school being built so as not to corrupt commoners who are gifted in swordsmanship and magic? Your Majesty does not value your origins as much as other royal families.”
Then the corners of the emperor’s eyes were slightly folded.
I’m not very close to the Emperor, but I could tell that she had a happy expression for a moment.
“It’s pretty good. Not losing a word is like seeing my husband.”
“·················ogue.”
is that a compliment? would that be a compliment?
“I will accept the terms. don’t go on like this Don’t forget that the Crown Princess will enter the palace the day after tomorrow.”
Frederic Lister said. Mouth was wide open.
I finally failed my poker face and smiled broadly.
“Thank you, Your Majesty. I will not disappoint you.”
“okay. It seems that there are others who are disappointed.”
huh?
Without understanding what he was saying, the emperor wiped his lips with a napkin and got up.
We thus stood up.
“Child Sarnez, you should sometimes light your face even in the lord’s castle. Your father is very worried.”
“…Yes, Your Majesty.”
Christel’s voice was heavy.
I tried to take a look at her face, but the emperor had just left the banquet hall, so I was busy saying hello.
The cardinal held my hand tightly before following the emperor.
“Once you sewed the first button well.”
“Thanks to Your Majesty for persuading His Majesty.”
“The prince also studied hard.”
Then she whispered.
“But it would be difficult for me to help soothe the children.”
“Yes?”
I blinked to see what this meant. The cardinal smiled sweetly and walked out the door.
“Congratulations on becoming Archbishop, my disciple.”
“thank you.”
I gave a bewildered answer and looked around the table. Immediately, the eyes of the two men and women met.
·······Why are the faces so bad?
*
The return to the Juliet Palace was easy, thanks to Cardinal Boutier leaving the banquet and entrusting me to the Imperial Guard.
None of the things Benjamin and Canael were worried about happened.
There was no anger from the emperor, no sword wielding, no refusal of every offer.
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On the contrary, everything worked out very well. It was worth digging through all the books.
I definitely thought so.
“Why?”
I mumbled as I stepped out onto the balcony.
Demi, who was hovering at my feet, looked up at me, saying ‘I’m stuck’. I meant to hug you.
I hugged him and sat down at the table.
“Demi, Kristel and the prince are weird.”
– Ki-eung
“It looked very bad. Kristel broke two glasses of wine.”
– whim
“The prince was sober, he went to my room.”
Demi in her arms struggled and stood up, resting on her chest.
I supported his warm back.
Then the red panda slapped me on the cheek once with its two front paws.
– Kururu
“Baby, I don’t do anything better.”
I didn’t really do anything.
Shinsu, who wasn’t even present at the scene, wasn’t blaming me, but it was just unfair.
I was just trying to save Lord Haines and his son, and I just retaliated as planned by imposing the conditions the Emperor had expected.
I also bought my seat belt while I was doing it. However, the reaction of the two was cold.
Didn’t you say you want to partner with me?
“Did you suddenly change your mind?”
-dream
Demi opened her mouth and cried a little. The pink tongue made me laugh because it was cute.
I scanned the books and magazines frantically scattered on the table.
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One of them stood out in particular. ＜The War Era Unraveled with Cryptography>.
“Or did you pretend to eat because the seat was uncomfortable?”
It was the book that David gave me yesterday.
Thanks to this, I learned that the person who tormented me with sunlight at Romero Palace was the prince, and that Morse code also exists in the worldview of Toegye Gong.
Although it is called by the nickname of ‘war era code’…
After thinking for a moment, I rummaged through my pajamas and pulled out a crystal bell.
Then he checked the page where the letters and symbols were connected, and slowly reflected the bell in the bright full moon light.
I’m going to use everything I’ve learned in the military here. Just ask once and go to bed.
‘Are you mad?’
There was no response from the window of Romero Palace.
“.
I grabbed the bell and got up. Demi, who was sleepy, hung on my shoulder.
sparkle.
At that moment, the moonlight pierced through from the other side. I turned my head in surprise.
The flash was very short and concise. I wondered if I had seen it wrong.
I looked back at the page I had opened a little while ago.
‘yes’
······what. Did I just see it wrong?