The corners of the Emperor's mouth, which had been raised high in the air at my words, suddenly fell vertically.
“Oh, yeah. That was it.”
He stroked his beard with a complicated expression, then let out a soft sigh.
“I told you to look into that incident on my way here. But it’s so old, it might take some time.”
“...”
As I remained silent with a stern expression, the Pope spoke instead.
“That’s a big deal. It seems that the goddess Hethel has finally relented, but if we delay in dealing with the culprit... I’m afraid that we’ll once again incur the goddess’s wrath.”
“But what can we do? It’s a matter of punishing a country’s conspiracy, so we can’t proceed without evidence, right?”
“That is true, but I am worried about the people of the empire. They must have thought that all the disasters had ended with the Saintess’s appearance, but if another disaster were to occur, how heartbroken would everyone be...”
The Emperor frowned as if troubled by the Pope's worried words.
'I thought things would finally get a little easier.'
With the return of the Saintess, the hundreds of petitions that had been coming in every day suddenly stopped, and the resentment from the people of the empire that had been flowing into the imperial palace also died down.
It was only half a day, but for him, that half day was the first spring in 13 years.
'But then again, we have to go back to those damned days!'
I clicked my tongue inwardly after reading the truth clearly revealed on his face.
'Even that kind of thing is called an Emperor.'
In the midst of all this, the throne was occupied by someone who only cared about his own safety, so Catalonia's future was bleak.
But for me now, the Emperor's selfish tendencies were very welcome.
I provoked the emperor's selfishness with the corners of my eyes drooping.
“The people of the Empire are also people of the Empire, but I am more worried about Your Majesty.”
“Me?”
“Yes, as Your Majesty said, if the disaster starts again, the people of the empire will become even more unstable. It would be better if it continued, but if it stopped once and then started again, the sense of loss would be doubled. They will probably roll their eyes and look for the cause.”
“...I guess so.”
“It won’t be long before the cause is revealed. Many have heard that the current Duke of Veloce is the one who provoked the goddess’s wrath with my remarks on the cliff. It may have already spread throughout the empire.”
“...”
“Eventually, the people of the Empire will petition for the punishment of Duke Veloce. However, if Your Majesty postpones the punishment because the evidence is insufficient, the resentment of the people of the Empire will all be directed at Your Majesty.”
I lowered my head with a miserable expression, then soon raised my head again.
“They will shout together.”
Then I took a deep breath and looked straight into the Emperor's eyes.
“Incompetent Emperor!”
“What, what?”
“You idiot who can’t even solve a problem whose cause is obvious!”
“What, what is it?”
“A parasite that just sucks the taxes of the imperial people without doing anything!”
“Ugh, parasite...”
Every time I uttered a word, the Emperor's face turned pale.
Be that as it may, I poured out everything I had been holding inside.
“A useless human being who only knows how to eat and shit!”
“A pathetic Emperor who has not accomplished a single accomplishment during his 40 years of reign!”
“The best stone head in Catalonia history!”
“Shame on the Empire!”
“Human shit!”
“It would be more helpful to bite my tongue and die!”
“Just give in to your son and go away quickly...!”
“Stop it! Stop it!”
Later, I was unable to say anything and was spewing out all sorts of nonsense, when the Emperor covered both his ears and shouted.
“The last two words just seem to be pouring out what was inside you... Could it be that they are not the true feelings of the Saintess?”
The Emperor looked at me with dazzling eyes and asked.
'... Smart?'
I, who was thinking, “Oh no,” shook my head and took my index finger away from the one that had been pointing at the Emperor.
“No way. I’m just saying this out of concern.”
“...Really?”
“Yes. How much criticism has Your Majesty received over the years? The one who committed the wrongdoing was the Duke of Veloce, so why would Your Majesty, who is so wise and great, say such things...”
As I was wiping away tears with my sleeve and begging, the Emperor suddenly ground his teeth.
“Yeah, when I think about the fact that I was the butt of the imperial people’s hatred for 13 years because of that guy...!”
He trembled for a moment as if recalling the past days that were no different from hell, but then he let out a sigh and relaxed his body.
“But I don’t know how to reveal that crime. It’s been 13 years already. Even if we investigate now, I wonder if there will be any evidence left...”
The Emperor stroked his chin with a face filled with frustration.
I didn't miss the opportunity and opened my mouth.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. I, Shayne Veloce, just received a revelation from the Goddess.”
“What, revelation?”
“Is that true, Saintess?”
The Emperor and the Pope asked back with their eyes wide open, and I nodded with a meaningful smile.
'So get to work, you piece of shit.'
How dare you stretch out your legs and sleep when you almost killed me.
Meanwhile, at that time.
Duke Veloce was heading to the ducal palace with Melina, who had joined him at the front of the carriage.
“Huh, what? I’m an illegitimate child? You killed your own father? Where the hell is this bitch talking nonsense?”
The Duke could hardly contain his excitement, perhaps still resentful of what had happened on the cliff.
“Oh, why is it so slow? Are the horses crawling?”
“I apologize, Your Excellency. The Princess’s ceremony has attracted so many people that it is difficult to speed things up.”
When the Duke opened the window connected to the coachman's seat and made a loud noise, the coachman was at a loss and made excuses.
But that seemed to have irritated the Duke again.
“What kind of Princess is that? A Princess who will freeze to death! I have never had a daughter like that. What kind of daughter would make such a ridiculous false accusation about her father! Never again will you call that woman a Princess!”
“Yes, yes. I’m sorry, Your Excellency.”
The coachman apologized, sweating profusely.
Still, the Duke kept flaring his nostrils as if his anger was not appeased.
“Calm down, Father. I’m worried that you might harm your health.”
Melina moved to the Duke's side with a worried expression and held out a silver water bottle.
“Here, have some water, Father.”
“Yes, yes. As expected, you’re the only one who thinks about this father, Melina.”
The Duke, who had been hastily quenching his thirst with water, clicked his tongue as he looked at Melina.
“How wonderful it would be if I could put you in the position of a Princess instead of that wicked woman. My daughter, who inherited my bloodline, is not being treated as she deserves. Alas. This father is so ashamed, my dear.”
“Don’t say that, Father. I’m happy just being able to live like this with you.”
Melina shook her head with a bright smile for a moment, then lowered her head with a gloomy expression.
“You don’t know how hard it was when I lived with my mother before. Even when the village children teased me for being a fatherless child, I couldn’t even argue back...”
“What the heck? These are such horrible things! Who dared to make fun of you! I’m going to have to kill these things!”
“Hey, it’s all in the past. It’s okay now because everyone knows that I have such a caring father. So just hold on, Dad.”
“Oh, you poor thing. If only your grandfather hadn’t objected, I would have let you into my house a long time ago and let you enjoy everything. In the end, he gave your permission, so why did he take so long...”
The Duke sighed deeply as if he was dying of pity.
Melina asked, stroking the Duke's arm affectionately as if comforting him.
“But Father, what if my sister is really a Saintess? I think she misunderstands us so much, and what if she takes revenge...”
“Huh, what about the Saintess? She was just running away in fear of death, and then made up a story to cover it up.”
The Duke snorted.
“Don’t worry, no matter how she managed to entice the goddess’s messenger, she will never pass the Pope’s inspection.”
“I guess so. But I’m worried even if the truth is revealed. Since she impersonated a Saintess, the royal family, and the temple will punish her greatly...”
The Duke clicked his tongue at the sight of Melina sullenly lowering her head and fidgeting with her clasped hands.
“You’re still worried about the old woman. Have you forgotten how many mean things she said to you?”
“But still, she is my one and only sister...”
“Oh my, how can someone of this kind survive in this harsh world?”
The Duke stroked Melina's head with a loving hand.
Melina, who had been laughing at the affectionate touch, soon asked with a worried expression.
“But what happens to us in the future?”
“What happened?”
“My sister donated all her assets without telling my father. Is there a way to protect them?”
Ugh.
The Duke clutched his head with a troubled expression.
'Cancel...'
It won't be easy.
The donation pledge will definitely have the Duke's seal on it.
'I should have taken the seal from that girl a long time ago, no matter what!'
It was a regret that he had left all the authority to Shayne because he thought it was annoying.
'No, but there is still room.'
Even though Shayne held full power over the dukedom, he was the head of the household.
Since the donation was made without his consent, he could have requested its cancellation.
“Don’t worry, Dad will take care of everything.”
Melina nodded with a pretty smile, relieved by the Duke's confident tone.
As the two people looked at each other and smiled, the carriage that had been running without stopping slowly came to a stop.
“I think we’ve arrived, Father. Let’s get off.”
“Yes, let’s do that.”
It was the moment when the two got out of the carriage holding hands affectionately.
“Ignore me! Why are you so late? We’re in big trouble!”
A woman ran toward him with a thoughtful expression.
“Oh, yeah. That was it.”
He stroked his beard with a complicated expression, then let out a soft sigh.
“I told you to look into that incident on my way here. But it’s so old, it might take some time.”
“...”
As I remained silent with a stern expression, the Pope spoke instead.
“That’s a big deal. It seems that the goddess Hethel has finally relented, but if we delay in dealing with the culprit... I’m afraid that we’ll once again incur the goddess’s wrath.”
“But what can we do? It’s a matter of punishing a country’s conspiracy, so we can’t proceed without evidence, right?”
“That is true, but I am worried about the people of the empire. They must have thought that all the disasters had ended with the Saintess’s appearance, but if another disaster were to occur, how heartbroken would everyone be...”
The Emperor frowned as if troubled by the Pope's worried words.
'I thought things would finally get a little easier.'
With the return of the Saintess, the hundreds of petitions that had been coming in every day suddenly stopped, and the resentment from the people of the empire that had been flowing into the imperial palace also died down.
It was only half a day, but for him, that half day was the first spring in 13 years.
'But then again, we have to go back to those damned days!'
I clicked my tongue inwardly after reading the truth clearly revealed on his face.
'Even that kind of thing is called an Emperor.'
In the midst of all this, the throne was occupied by someone who only cared about his own safety, so Catalonia's future was bleak.
But for me now, the Emperor's selfish tendencies were very welcome.
I provoked the emperor's selfishness with the corners of my eyes drooping.
“The people of the Empire are also people of the Empire, but I am more worried about Your Majesty.”
“Me?”
“Yes, as Your Majesty said, if the disaster starts again, the people of the empire will become even more unstable. It would be better if it continued, but if it stopped once and then started again, the sense of loss would be doubled. They will probably roll their eyes and look for the cause.”
“...I guess so.”
“It won’t be long before the cause is revealed. Many have heard that the current Duke of Veloce is the one who provoked the goddess’s wrath with my remarks on the cliff. It may have already spread throughout the empire.”
“...”
“Eventually, the people of the Empire will petition for the punishment of Duke Veloce. However, if Your Majesty postpones the punishment because the evidence is insufficient, the resentment of the people of the Empire will all be directed at Your Majesty.”
I lowered my head with a miserable expression, then soon raised my head again.
“They will shout together.”
Then I took a deep breath and looked straight into the Emperor's eyes.
“Incompetent Emperor!”
“What, what?”
“You idiot who can’t even solve a problem whose cause is obvious!”
“What, what is it?”
“A parasite that just sucks the taxes of the imperial people without doing anything!”
“Ugh, parasite...”
Every time I uttered a word, the Emperor's face turned pale.
Be that as it may, I poured out everything I had been holding inside.
“A useless human being who only knows how to eat and shit!”
“A pathetic Emperor who has not accomplished a single accomplishment during his 40 years of reign!”
“The best stone head in Catalonia history!”
“Shame on the Empire!”
“Human shit!”
“It would be more helpful to bite my tongue and die!”
“Just give in to your son and go away quickly...!”
“Stop it! Stop it!”
Later, I was unable to say anything and was spewing out all sorts of nonsense, when the Emperor covered both his ears and shouted.
“The last two words just seem to be pouring out what was inside you... Could it be that they are not the true feelings of the Saintess?”
The Emperor looked at me with dazzling eyes and asked.
'... Smart?'
I, who was thinking, “Oh no,” shook my head and took my index finger away from the one that had been pointing at the Emperor.
“No way. I’m just saying this out of concern.”
“...Really?”
“Yes. How much criticism has Your Majesty received over the years? The one who committed the wrongdoing was the Duke of Veloce, so why would Your Majesty, who is so wise and great, say such things...”
As I was wiping away tears with my sleeve and begging, the Emperor suddenly ground his teeth.
“Yeah, when I think about the fact that I was the butt of the imperial people’s hatred for 13 years because of that guy...!”
He trembled for a moment as if recalling the past days that were no different from hell, but then he let out a sigh and relaxed his body.
“But I don’t know how to reveal that crime. It’s been 13 years already. Even if we investigate now, I wonder if there will be any evidence left...”
The Emperor stroked his chin with a face filled with frustration.
I didn't miss the opportunity and opened my mouth.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. I, Shayne Veloce, just received a revelation from the Goddess.”
“What, revelation?”
“Is that true, Saintess?”
The Emperor and the Pope asked back with their eyes wide open, and I nodded with a meaningful smile.
'So get to work, you piece of shit.'
How dare you stretch out your legs and sleep when you almost killed me.
***
Meanwhile, at that time.
Duke Veloce was heading to the ducal palace with Melina, who had joined him at the front of the carriage.
“Huh, what? I’m an illegitimate child? You killed your own father? Where the hell is this bitch talking nonsense?”
The Duke could hardly contain his excitement, perhaps still resentful of what had happened on the cliff.
“Oh, why is it so slow? Are the horses crawling?”
“I apologize, Your Excellency. The Princess’s ceremony has attracted so many people that it is difficult to speed things up.”
When the Duke opened the window connected to the coachman's seat and made a loud noise, the coachman was at a loss and made excuses.
But that seemed to have irritated the Duke again.
“What kind of Princess is that? A Princess who will freeze to death! I have never had a daughter like that. What kind of daughter would make such a ridiculous false accusation about her father! Never again will you call that woman a Princess!”
“Yes, yes. I’m sorry, Your Excellency.”
The coachman apologized, sweating profusely.
Still, the Duke kept flaring his nostrils as if his anger was not appeased.
“Calm down, Father. I’m worried that you might harm your health.”
Melina moved to the Duke's side with a worried expression and held out a silver water bottle.
“Here, have some water, Father.”
“Yes, yes. As expected, you’re the only one who thinks about this father, Melina.”
The Duke, who had been hastily quenching his thirst with water, clicked his tongue as he looked at Melina.
“How wonderful it would be if I could put you in the position of a Princess instead of that wicked woman. My daughter, who inherited my bloodline, is not being treated as she deserves. Alas. This father is so ashamed, my dear.”
“Don’t say that, Father. I’m happy just being able to live like this with you.”
Melina shook her head with a bright smile for a moment, then lowered her head with a gloomy expression.
“You don’t know how hard it was when I lived with my mother before. Even when the village children teased me for being a fatherless child, I couldn’t even argue back...”
“What the heck? These are such horrible things! Who dared to make fun of you! I’m going to have to kill these things!”
“Hey, it’s all in the past. It’s okay now because everyone knows that I have such a caring father. So just hold on, Dad.”
“Oh, you poor thing. If only your grandfather hadn’t objected, I would have let you into my house a long time ago and let you enjoy everything. In the end, he gave your permission, so why did he take so long...”
The Duke sighed deeply as if he was dying of pity.
Melina asked, stroking the Duke's arm affectionately as if comforting him.
“But Father, what if my sister is really a Saintess? I think she misunderstands us so much, and what if she takes revenge...”
“Huh, what about the Saintess? She was just running away in fear of death, and then made up a story to cover it up.”
The Duke snorted.
“Don’t worry, no matter how she managed to entice the goddess’s messenger, she will never pass the Pope’s inspection.”
“I guess so. But I’m worried even if the truth is revealed. Since she impersonated a Saintess, the royal family, and the temple will punish her greatly...”
The Duke clicked his tongue at the sight of Melina sullenly lowering her head and fidgeting with her clasped hands.
“You’re still worried about the old woman. Have you forgotten how many mean things she said to you?”
“But still, she is my one and only sister...”
“Oh my, how can someone of this kind survive in this harsh world?”
The Duke stroked Melina's head with a loving hand.
Melina, who had been laughing at the affectionate touch, soon asked with a worried expression.
“But what happens to us in the future?”
“What happened?”
“My sister donated all her assets without telling my father. Is there a way to protect them?”
Ugh.
The Duke clutched his head with a troubled expression.
'Cancel...'
It won't be easy.
The donation pledge will definitely have the Duke's seal on it.
'I should have taken the seal from that girl a long time ago, no matter what!'
It was a regret that he had left all the authority to Shayne because he thought it was annoying.
'No, but there is still room.'
Even though Shayne held full power over the dukedom, he was the head of the household.
Since the donation was made without his consent, he could have requested its cancellation.
“Don’t worry, Dad will take care of everything.”
Melina nodded with a pretty smile, relieved by the Duke's confident tone.
As the two people looked at each other and smiled, the carriage that had been running without stopping slowly came to a stop.
“I think we’ve arrived, Father. Let’s get off.”
“Yes, let’s do that.”
It was the moment when the two got out of the carriage holding hands affectionately.
“Ignore me! Why are you so late? We’re in big trouble!”
A woman ran toward him with a thoughtful expression.
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