“Carsis.”
Isaac called Carsis' name for the first time in a long time.
As a comrade and comrades who have fought together from the past to the present.
“Are you willing to do anything to save Bellona?”
“If you want me to give you my soul, I will.”
“It will be harder than ever before, and it will be painful at times. Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
“Whatever it is, it’s better than what it is now.”
“...”
If Carsis were to return, everything would change.
Perhaps the prophecy of the Oroz family could change. The child of prophecy who would kill the Emperor would be Carsis, not Deborah.
Isaac smiled bitterly at Carsis's answer, which was given without a shred of hesitation.
And then he looked at Carsis again, as if he had made up his mind.
“Barley’s power can only be used once in a lifetime.”
Once you regress, there is no going back.
Even if he were to regress and go back to the past, there would be traces of his powers engraved on his body. So this opportunity was Isaac's first and last.
Isaac clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly and spoke in a desperate voice.
“Instead of letting you regress, there is one condition.”
He recalled the face of a girl whose face was becoming blurry.
“If I go back in time... please save Elizabeth.”
Instead of me.
The tragedy that befell his parents was beyond Carsis's ability to resolve.
But at least Elizabeth...
Only she could be saved by Carsis.
“I swear.”
Isaac smiled faintly at that answer, pulled out the dagger in his bosom, stabbed himself in the left eye without hesitation, and pulled it out. Then, something emitting a bright light came out of the dagger.
“Please take care of me, Carsis.”
Isaac said as he handed it to Carsis.
At the same time, a blast of white light enveloped the two people and soon turned the entire world upside down.
A ray of light streams through the curtains, cutting through the dark bedroom.
Then, just as the sound of birds chirping outside the window began to echo throughout the room, a rustling sound came from the bed.
“Umm...”
A woman frowned as if something was bothering her while she was sleeping, and tossed and turned in bed for a while.
But such rebellion only lasts for a moment.
Thanks to the maid who came in, the dark room quickly became bright with the pouring sunlight.
“Get up now, Miss.”
The maid, Jenna, approached her master, who was wrapped tightly in a sheet, and spoke softly.
“Just a little more...”
“No! If you want to attend the coronation ceremony today, you need to wash up and get ready quickly!”
However, Jenna was firm, as if she could not make any concessions. In the end, Bellona, unable to bear the maid's nagging, got up.
Then, her lovely green hair flowed down like a waterfall. She muttered, rubbing her sleepy eyes, as if she were still half-asleep.
“...I had a strange dream.”
“What is your dream?”
“I had a dream that my family was destroyed. And...”
She doesn't remember the face, but she thinks there was a man in her dream. Who on earth was that man?
Jenna, who was tidying up the bed sheets with her familiar hand movements, let out a hollow laugh as if it were nonsense.
“That's crazy.”
“Is that so...?”
“The country is in turmoil these days with the rebellion and all, so you must have had that dream. And now that the rebellion is over and today is the Emperor’s coronation, what are you worried about?”
It's already been a year since the rebellion.
The rebellion, which began one day and was led by the Emperor's illegitimate child, ended in victory for the rebels after a year of fighting.
And now, a month after the Emperor was purged, only the coronation of the new Emperor remained.
“I thought so? I guess I was too tense.”
Bellona shook her head from side to side as she recalled the memories she had seen in her dream.
Bellona had secretly thought that the rebellion was a good thing, since the behavior of the Emperor and some nobles had gone too far.
Before she knew it, she was led out of the bathroom by Jenna's hand and sat in front of the dressing table after washing up.
Then Jenna dried Bellona's wet hair.
“But His Highness the Crown Prince was not in the Empire at the time and escaped the disaster. Isn’t that really fortunate?”
“That’s right... That’s fortunate.”
Ernest, the Crown Prince, was able to escape the wrath of the rebellion because he was away from the empire at the time.
Bellona was also glad, knowing that he was a good man, unlike the Emperor.
But.
'When I heard the conversation between my mother and father, it seemed like His Highness the Crown Prince also supported this rebellion...'
She recalled her mother and father talking in the office before the rebellion.
She didn't hear the entire conversation, but she remembered some of it clearly.
The fact that among the five ducal families, the Cretians and Orozs, including the House of Jupiter, secretly supported this rebellion. Moreover, even the Crown Prince, who had been obedient to the Emperor, supported the rebellion.
Since learning that fact, Bellona has not slept peacefully even for a single day.
If the rebellion had failed, he would have been beheaded and eaten by crows instead of being the leader of the party.
'Still, I'm glad things ended well.'
She's sure the dream she had today came after all the tension from the past days was released.
It was then that Bellona convinced herself that she was okay and put herself in Jenna's hands.
“By the way, who will be the Emperor this time? I heard that the Oroz family made a prophecy about him in the past.”
Bellona was also well aware of the rumors going around.
Long ago, the Oroz family prophesied that the Emperor would die at the hands of an illegitimate child.
“I heard from rumors that he was a very scary person...”
“Hmm... The rumors are certainly a bit scary.”
As always, the prophecy of the Oroz family was not wrong.
That illegitimate child really did kill his father, the Emperor, and came to his position by trampling on the blood of countless people.
Because of that, rumors about the new Emperor were spreading, such as that he was a cold-blooded man with no blood or tears, or that he enjoyed killing people.
'Still, since he was someone my parents trusted and supported, he must at least be a better person than the dead Emperor.'
In reality, except for the former Emperor's closest associates, there were not many people who suffered major damage.
She even heard that they tried to minimize damage to civilian homes even when fighting.
'He might actually be a good person.'
It was at this time that Bellona was alone, letting her imagination run wild.
“If you meet His Majesty the new Emperor today, you must tell me what kind of person he is.”
"Yes."
It's probably not just Jenna who's curious about the Emperor's face. Most of those attending the coronation ceremony today have come a long way to see the rumored Emperor.
It must have been largely due to the Emperor's age being the ideal age for marriage.
Maybe that's why Jenna seemed to be putting more effort into her makeup today.
How much effort is she putting into getting involved with the new Emperor?
Bellona smiled, somehow finding Jenna's appearance cute.
But it was only a few hours later that Jenna's efforts were not in vain.
As I came out after finishing my preparations, the Duke and Duchess of Jupiter were there to greet me.
The two stood in front of the carriage heading to the palace, waiting for me to arrive.
"Mother."
And as soon as she saw those two people, Bellona was overcome with an inexplicable sense of longing and ran to Areana and hugged her.
“Oh my, why are you acting like that all of a sudden?”
Unlike her surprised voice, Areana seemed to enjoy her daughter's antics and stroked my head.
“...Just that.”
I guess the aftereffects of the dream were too great.
When I see the faces of my parents, whom I saw yesterday, I suddenly feel like tears are welling up in my eyes.
Areana, who had been comforting and accepting of my tantrum, said:
“Let’s go, we’ll be late.”
"Yes!"
A carriage carrying three people headed to the palace.
When we arrived at the palace shortly after, there were more people there than I had expected.
Because of this, I couldn't even remember how the coronation ceremony was held, let alone seeing the Emperor's face.
“I didn’t know there would be this many people.”
The commemorative banquet held after the coronation ceremony was also packed with people, filling the hall to capacity.
I had promised to tell Jenna curiously what kind of person the Emperor was, but all I saw was the silhouette of a man with black hair.
I was wondering if I could get a closer look at his face at the party after the coronation ceremony.
Long after the party began, the Emperor still did not appear.
I tapped one foot on the floor, as if the shoes I had been wearing all day were sore.
Then I wandered around looking for my friends.
I was thinking of having a chat with friends I hadn't seen in a long time.
Elizabeth was already dancing with a man, as if she had already fallen in love with another man.
The man with sparkling silver hair and blue eyes was someone I had never seen before.
“So, where is Deborah?”
It was while I was looking around for Deborah.
Suddenly, there was silence in the room, and people started to murmur.
I, who felt puzzled by the sudden change in atmosphere, turned my head to find the cause.
However.
Suddenly, the crowd that had filled the space in front of her began to part like the Red Sea, and a man appeared through the gap.
A man with black hair reminiscent of the night, red eyes that symbolize the royal family, and a face with beautiful features that you would never forget once you saw him.
Even though it was my first time seeing him, I could tell who he was. There was only one person in this place with eyes of that color.
The new Emperor of the Spanish Empire.
He was approaching me without a moment's hesitation.
The sound of a man's shoes hitting the marble floor rings vividly in my ears.
The sound gradually began to intertwine with my heartbeat and create a certain pattern.
Isaac called Carsis' name for the first time in a long time.
As a comrade and comrades who have fought together from the past to the present.
“Are you willing to do anything to save Bellona?”
“If you want me to give you my soul, I will.”
“It will be harder than ever before, and it will be painful at times. Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
“Whatever it is, it’s better than what it is now.”
“...”
If Carsis were to return, everything would change.
Perhaps the prophecy of the Oroz family could change. The child of prophecy who would kill the Emperor would be Carsis, not Deborah.
Isaac smiled bitterly at Carsis's answer, which was given without a shred of hesitation.
And then he looked at Carsis again, as if he had made up his mind.
“Barley’s power can only be used once in a lifetime.”
Once you regress, there is no going back.
Even if he were to regress and go back to the past, there would be traces of his powers engraved on his body. So this opportunity was Isaac's first and last.
Isaac clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly and spoke in a desperate voice.
“Instead of letting you regress, there is one condition.”
He recalled the face of a girl whose face was becoming blurry.
“If I go back in time... please save Elizabeth.”
Instead of me.
The tragedy that befell his parents was beyond Carsis's ability to resolve.
But at least Elizabeth...
Only she could be saved by Carsis.
“I swear.”
Isaac smiled faintly at that answer, pulled out the dagger in his bosom, stabbed himself in the left eye without hesitation, and pulled it out. Then, something emitting a bright light came out of the dagger.
“Please take care of me, Carsis.”
Isaac said as he handed it to Carsis.
At the same time, a blast of white light enveloped the two people and soon turned the entire world upside down.
***
A ray of light streams through the curtains, cutting through the dark bedroom.
Then, just as the sound of birds chirping outside the window began to echo throughout the room, a rustling sound came from the bed.
“Umm...”
A woman frowned as if something was bothering her while she was sleeping, and tossed and turned in bed for a while.
But such rebellion only lasts for a moment.
Thanks to the maid who came in, the dark room quickly became bright with the pouring sunlight.
“Get up now, Miss.”
The maid, Jenna, approached her master, who was wrapped tightly in a sheet, and spoke softly.
“Just a little more...”
“No! If you want to attend the coronation ceremony today, you need to wash up and get ready quickly!”
However, Jenna was firm, as if she could not make any concessions. In the end, Bellona, unable to bear the maid's nagging, got up.
Then, her lovely green hair flowed down like a waterfall. She muttered, rubbing her sleepy eyes, as if she were still half-asleep.
“...I had a strange dream.”
“What is your dream?”
“I had a dream that my family was destroyed. And...”
She doesn't remember the face, but she thinks there was a man in her dream. Who on earth was that man?
Jenna, who was tidying up the bed sheets with her familiar hand movements, let out a hollow laugh as if it were nonsense.
“That's crazy.”
“Is that so...?”
“The country is in turmoil these days with the rebellion and all, so you must have had that dream. And now that the rebellion is over and today is the Emperor’s coronation, what are you worried about?”
It's already been a year since the rebellion.
The rebellion, which began one day and was led by the Emperor's illegitimate child, ended in victory for the rebels after a year of fighting.
And now, a month after the Emperor was purged, only the coronation of the new Emperor remained.
“I thought so? I guess I was too tense.”
Bellona shook her head from side to side as she recalled the memories she had seen in her dream.
Bellona had secretly thought that the rebellion was a good thing, since the behavior of the Emperor and some nobles had gone too far.
Before she knew it, she was led out of the bathroom by Jenna's hand and sat in front of the dressing table after washing up.
Then Jenna dried Bellona's wet hair.
“But His Highness the Crown Prince was not in the Empire at the time and escaped the disaster. Isn’t that really fortunate?”
“That’s right... That’s fortunate.”
Ernest, the Crown Prince, was able to escape the wrath of the rebellion because he was away from the empire at the time.
Bellona was also glad, knowing that he was a good man, unlike the Emperor.
But.
'When I heard the conversation between my mother and father, it seemed like His Highness the Crown Prince also supported this rebellion...'
She recalled her mother and father talking in the office before the rebellion.
She didn't hear the entire conversation, but she remembered some of it clearly.
The fact that among the five ducal families, the Cretians and Orozs, including the House of Jupiter, secretly supported this rebellion. Moreover, even the Crown Prince, who had been obedient to the Emperor, supported the rebellion.
Since learning that fact, Bellona has not slept peacefully even for a single day.
If the rebellion had failed, he would have been beheaded and eaten by crows instead of being the leader of the party.
'Still, I'm glad things ended well.'
She's sure the dream she had today came after all the tension from the past days was released.
It was then that Bellona convinced herself that she was okay and put herself in Jenna's hands.
“By the way, who will be the Emperor this time? I heard that the Oroz family made a prophecy about him in the past.”
Bellona was also well aware of the rumors going around.
Long ago, the Oroz family prophesied that the Emperor would die at the hands of an illegitimate child.
“I heard from rumors that he was a very scary person...”
“Hmm... The rumors are certainly a bit scary.”
As always, the prophecy of the Oroz family was not wrong.
That illegitimate child really did kill his father, the Emperor, and came to his position by trampling on the blood of countless people.
Because of that, rumors about the new Emperor were spreading, such as that he was a cold-blooded man with no blood or tears, or that he enjoyed killing people.
'Still, since he was someone my parents trusted and supported, he must at least be a better person than the dead Emperor.'
In reality, except for the former Emperor's closest associates, there were not many people who suffered major damage.
She even heard that they tried to minimize damage to civilian homes even when fighting.
'He might actually be a good person.'
It was at this time that Bellona was alone, letting her imagination run wild.
“If you meet His Majesty the new Emperor today, you must tell me what kind of person he is.”
"Yes."
It's probably not just Jenna who's curious about the Emperor's face. Most of those attending the coronation ceremony today have come a long way to see the rumored Emperor.
It must have been largely due to the Emperor's age being the ideal age for marriage.
Maybe that's why Jenna seemed to be putting more effort into her makeup today.
How much effort is she putting into getting involved with the new Emperor?
Bellona smiled, somehow finding Jenna's appearance cute.
But it was only a few hours later that Jenna's efforts were not in vain.
***
As I came out after finishing my preparations, the Duke and Duchess of Jupiter were there to greet me.
The two stood in front of the carriage heading to the palace, waiting for me to arrive.
"Mother."
And as soon as she saw those two people, Bellona was overcome with an inexplicable sense of longing and ran to Areana and hugged her.
“Oh my, why are you acting like that all of a sudden?”
Unlike her surprised voice, Areana seemed to enjoy her daughter's antics and stroked my head.
“...Just that.”
I guess the aftereffects of the dream were too great.
When I see the faces of my parents, whom I saw yesterday, I suddenly feel like tears are welling up in my eyes.
Areana, who had been comforting and accepting of my tantrum, said:
“Let’s go, we’ll be late.”
"Yes!"
A carriage carrying three people headed to the palace.
When we arrived at the palace shortly after, there were more people there than I had expected.
Because of this, I couldn't even remember how the coronation ceremony was held, let alone seeing the Emperor's face.
“I didn’t know there would be this many people.”
The commemorative banquet held after the coronation ceremony was also packed with people, filling the hall to capacity.
I had promised to tell Jenna curiously what kind of person the Emperor was, but all I saw was the silhouette of a man with black hair.
I was wondering if I could get a closer look at his face at the party after the coronation ceremony.
Long after the party began, the Emperor still did not appear.
I tapped one foot on the floor, as if the shoes I had been wearing all day were sore.
Then I wandered around looking for my friends.
I was thinking of having a chat with friends I hadn't seen in a long time.
Elizabeth was already dancing with a man, as if she had already fallen in love with another man.
The man with sparkling silver hair and blue eyes was someone I had never seen before.
“So, where is Deborah?”
It was while I was looking around for Deborah.
Suddenly, there was silence in the room, and people started to murmur.
I, who felt puzzled by the sudden change in atmosphere, turned my head to find the cause.
However.
Suddenly, the crowd that had filled the space in front of her began to part like the Red Sea, and a man appeared through the gap.
A man with black hair reminiscent of the night, red eyes that symbolize the royal family, and a face with beautiful features that you would never forget once you saw him.
Even though it was my first time seeing him, I could tell who he was. There was only one person in this place with eyes of that color.
The new Emperor of the Spanish Empire.
He was approaching me without a moment's hesitation.
The sound of a man's shoes hitting the marble floor rings vividly in my ears.
The sound gradually began to intertwine with my heartbeat and create a certain pattern.
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