“Blood on your back...! Did you get whipped?”
My ex-husband’s voice was low.
He held my upper body in his arms.
I can’t believe I’m reunited with my ex-husband like this.
It feels so strange.
“Yes... Your Majesty! Her Majesty were trying to protect me, but she got indiscriminately beaten instead!”
Sharon, who was on the verge of fainting, suddenly had such strength in her voice that it was clear and gentle.
On top of that, she even exaggerated a little.
I almost opened my eyes, smiled happily, and gave her a thumbs up.
“Shut up! Where did you dare to make up stories like that! Your Majesty, everything that the servant says is a lie!”
Roxana sounded like a venomous snake when she spoke to Sharon, but when she spoke to the Emperor, she appealed in a voice that was full of venom.
“Princess... Can this blood also be considered a lie?”
The Emperor seemed to pat my back, then seemed to ask Roxana about the blood on his hand.
If I had known this would happen, I would have beaten a few more times.
“That, that... The former Empress suddenly intervened while I was reprimanding that servant.”
Roxana spoke respectfully, perhaps because she was in front of the Emperor.
“Was it an accident?”
“Yes, of course!”
“I will ask you again when this ‘Acting Empress’ comes to her senses.”
He spoke while specifically calling me ‘Acting Empress.’
Then I felt his hand wrapping around my shoulder slightly tighten.
“But, Princess. What kind of reprimands do you use the whip for?”
Sharon sobbed, hitting the floor with her hands.
Her acting was so perfect that I was instantly taken aback and asked how serious her father’s illness was.
“I did one foolish thing.”
The Emperor’s tone was solemn and cold.
“If something like that had happened in the family, you should have gone to the finance minister and explained the situation. And you were the former Empress’s personal attendant. Didn’t you think that your actions could affect her?”
“Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I was so impatient that I... Oh my, father! This worthless daughter is so short-sighted that she’s going to die first, sob sob sob...”
Sharon continued her excuses, but either her words were lost, or the Emperor’s expression became sour, so she cried out for her father and began to sob again.
“Stop crying. It’s not a crime worth dying for.”
When he spoke as if to persuade her, Sharon stopped crying, and instead, Roxana raised her voice.
“Your Majesty! This is something that cannot be overlooked!”
“Is there anything missing? The thing that Sharon stole?”
“...Yes?”
Sharon barged in while Roxana was flustered.
“No, I swear nothing. I was caught by the Princess at the door and almost got my balls blown off. Look at this wound on my neck! ”
“Princess, is what Sharon said true?”
“Yes, Your Majesty, if I hadn’t been there, she would have...!”
Roxana’s jealous voice seemed to slap my cheek as I was held in the Emperor’s arms.
“I’m the same way. The Princess who just woke up after two weeks is holding a whip. It’s quite shocking.”
“!”
Roxana was shocked by the Emperor’s words, so she couldn’t respond, and silence flowed.
“Did you say Nancy? Take care of the Princess.”
“Yes, yes... Your Majesty! Let’s go, Your Highness...”
At his command, the footsteps of Roxana’s attendant taking her away echoed through the underground chamber.
Soon, the footsteps suddenly stopped and Roxana’s voice was heard again.
“Your Majesty, the acting Empress will definitely pay for her crimes.”
Her tone of voice was very firm.
“That will be so.”
The Emperor agreed with Roxana.
Was he sincere?
If not, it would be even stranger. The Emperor’s embrace, which had been like a savior, suddenly grew cold.
“Your Majesty, you have quite the eye. Please leave Her Majesty the Empress to the knights.”
After Roxana left the chamber, Stiane approached and stopped the Emperor.
He must have been about to carry me and leave the underground space.
“...It was already quite heavy, so I was going to do that. Here, take it.”
“Oh, Your Majesty... Why are you giving Her Majesty the Empress to me? Even I am lacking strength. Ugh!”
“Stiane, how dare you pass it on to me, the Emperor?”
It seemed as if my body had briefly moved to Stiane and then back to the Emperor.
These people right now... Are they pushing each other away because I am too heavy?
“Stiane, you have the carriage ready right now.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
Instead of handing me over to the escort knight, the Emperor gave another order.
“I guess I will have to carry this acting Empress until the carriage arrives.”
The Emperor muttered as if talking to himself.
“Stiane, why are you looking at me like that?”
“No, Your Majesty. What should we do with Sharon?”
“You carry Sharon and bring her. Put them both in the carriage and send them to the main palace. Once they arrive, have the palace doctor, no, the Lord of the Tower, treat her wounds right away. What is everyone doing right now?”
What’s going on? All three of them waiting outside got caught by the Emperor?
“As you commanded, Secretary Raphael has taken all three of them to the main palace. He will be waiting for you.”
“Anyone who saw it?”
“No one else besides our party.”
As soon as Stiane finished speaking, the escort knight came back in.
“Your Majesty, a carriage has been waiting at the back gate.”
“Yes, let’s go.”
In any case, I left the Empress’s palace alive, held in my ex-husband’s arms.
Once outside, I was immediately carried to the waiting carriage.
He carefully laid me down on the carriage seat.
And then I heard the sound of Stiane supporting Sharon and putting her down in front of me.
“See you later, Empress.”
I heard the Emperor’s voice.
I almost nodded.
“Pretending to faint won’t work in the main palace...”
A few seconds later, he whispered in my ear.
For a moment, I flinched in surprise.
Did you know I was pretending to faint?
Then why did you pretend to be fooled?
However, the Emperor slammed the carriage door shut without saying anything.
The carriage started moving.
I opened my eyes and looked at Sharon in the front seat.
Sharon had been severely whipped, and because she had cried so hard earlier, she had completely lost all energy and was truly fainting.
I wanted to get out of the carriage with Sharon and run away, but I couldn’t do that because Matapju, Commander Macrom, and Empress Elan were being held captive in the main palace.
“...What is this?”
The Emperor’s uniform jacket covered my body.
What did it mean?
Was the Emperor sending me to the main palace for surveillance, or was it a consideration?
I was incredibly confused.
However, as I stroked the Emperor’s uniform jacket, I thought of another man.
'Nelly is probably still waiting for me...'
I suddenly wanted to see him.
Wait, what if I could meet Nelly at the palace?
He'd be really surprised when he saw me. No, he'd be really disappointed.
I regret slapping him twice last night.
If Nelly knew that I was the Empress, and that I was a lie to the Emperor and the Imperial Family of the Lapion Empire...
I should have confessed to him in his quarters.
"I shouldn't have thrown my hand away!"
I lamented, waving my hands as I lay there.
By the way.
"The Emperor's voice... doesn't it sound too much like Nelly's?"
Was it because I kept thinking about him?
Yes, that must be it. I must have been hallucinating because I've been missing him so much.
I wiped away my tears and checked on Sharon's condition.
When we arrived at the main palace, the servants came out and carried Sharon in their arms at Stiane's direction.
2nd floor, 3rd floor. 4th floor...Why do we keep going up?
Wait, it seems like we’ve come up to the floor where the Emperor’s bedroom is?
Why did they bring me to that floor out of all the rooms?
As soon as I got up the stairs, the nearest door opened.
As the servant carefully laid me down on the bed, I heard footsteps gathering around the bed.
“I have to go see His Majesty again. In the meantime, please treat Her Majesty the Empress’s wounds, Matapju.”
Stiane’s voice was followed by Matapju’s.
“Are you badly injured? Hmm, yes.”
What’s this, Matapju is in this room?
I opened my closed eyes at the sound of the door closing.
“Are you okay, Your Majesty the Empress?!”
Many worried eyes were floating in the air.
Not only Matapju, but also Commander Macrom and Empress Elan were gathered there.
“Are you all locked up in one room?”
I checked the faces of the group and sat up.
“It’s more like detention than confinement.”
Commander Macrom said with a calm expression.
That’s it.
“Your Majesty, where are you hurt? Oh my, there’s blood on your back! Is it Princess Roxana’s doing?”
Empress Elan examined my back and covered her mouth with her hand.
“Let’s treat the wound first.”
Matapju hurriedly rolled up his sleeves.
“No, don’t treat it.”
“Huh?!”
“I’ll treat it later.”
“You must be in a lot of pain at this point.”
Matapju shook his head and stopped me.
“We should leave the wound as evidence. Until we meet His Majesty and Princess Roxana again.”
Everyone was shocked, but they seemed to think that my words made sense.
“Magic Tower Lord, please treat Sharon first instead of me. She’s not very well. I think they took her to a different room earlier...”
“Yes, I’ll ask Stiane when he gets back.”
“Thank you.”
At that moment, a servant came in holding a glass bottle of water and a glass.
“Let me ask that servant. Do you know which room the servant who came with Your Majesty the Empress is staying in?”
The servant put the tray down on the table and said politely,
“I believe it is on the second floor where the palace doctor is.”
“Did you start treatment right away?”
I asked, sighing in relief. The servant shook his head with an embarrassed expression and replied.
“No, the palace doctor is currently looking at a critically ill patient, so treatment will probably begin after that.”
“Critical patient? Who is that?”
“It’s Emperor Adrian of the Tebello Empire, Your Majesty, the Empress.”
“!”
I rolled my eyes and looked at Empress Elan.
Empress Elan stopped the servant who was leaving and asked,
“What’s wrong with Emperor Adrian?”
“A few days ago, I found him lying on his back with a lot of blood. That’s all I know...”
The servant trailed off and left.
“Are you worried? It’s actually a good thing for the Empress.”
Commander Macrom said to Empress Elan.
Empress Elan nodded slowly with a complicated expression.
During our time together in the Tebello Empire, she had confided a secret to me.
About the real reason why Emperor Adrian had sent her to me.
He told Empress Elan that she had taken the Incarnation Sword from the Matapju and had given her the order to watch me and eliminate me if she didn’t succeed. It seemed that he had baited Empress Elan with the promise that if she carried out her order at least once and returned, he would accept her as Empress.
However, she ended up choosing me over Emperor Adrian. She had thrown away her chance to become the Empress of the Tebello Empire.
She shyly said that I had saved her life twice, but it must not have been an easy decision...
I thought about telling the group why Emperor Adrian had become seriously ill, but I should first tell them after I saved my life.
If this leaked out, it would only make my sins worse, so it would be best to keep my mouth shut for now.
Right now, Empress Elan didn’t seem that worried about the silverhair.
Rather, judging from the mood of the group, it seemed like there was something more serious going on.
“Your Majesty, I don’t know if I should tell you this while you’re sick, but...”
Empress Elan hesitated and looked at the two of them as she spoke to me.
Then, Commander Macrom spoke instead of Empress Elan.
“I heard from Secretary Raphael earlier that the ministers are even talking about executing Your Majesty the Empress.”
“What?!”
“They are all unanimous that you should be punished for defrauding the Lapion Empire. How did they already know that Your Majesty the Empress infiltrated the Empress’s palace...”
My ex-husband’s voice was low.
He held my upper body in his arms.
I can’t believe I’m reunited with my ex-husband like this.
It feels so strange.
“Yes... Your Majesty! Her Majesty were trying to protect me, but she got indiscriminately beaten instead!”
Sharon, who was on the verge of fainting, suddenly had such strength in her voice that it was clear and gentle.
On top of that, she even exaggerated a little.
I almost opened my eyes, smiled happily, and gave her a thumbs up.
“Shut up! Where did you dare to make up stories like that! Your Majesty, everything that the servant says is a lie!”
Roxana sounded like a venomous snake when she spoke to Sharon, but when she spoke to the Emperor, she appealed in a voice that was full of venom.
“Princess... Can this blood also be considered a lie?”
The Emperor seemed to pat my back, then seemed to ask Roxana about the blood on his hand.
If I had known this would happen, I would have beaten a few more times.
“That, that... The former Empress suddenly intervened while I was reprimanding that servant.”
Roxana spoke respectfully, perhaps because she was in front of the Emperor.
“Was it an accident?”
“Yes, of course!”
“I will ask you again when this ‘Acting Empress’ comes to her senses.”
He spoke while specifically calling me ‘Acting Empress.’
Then I felt his hand wrapping around my shoulder slightly tighten.
“But, Princess. What kind of reprimands do you use the whip for?”
Princess Roxana responded to the Emperor’s question as if she had been waiting for it.
“That servant was caught sneaking into my dressing room.”
“Sharon, why did you go in there?”
He interrupted Roxana for a moment and asked Sharon.
“I apologize, Your Majesty... In fact, my father has been seriously ill lately, and because of the family’s circumstances, I…
“That servant was caught sneaking into my dressing room.”
“Sharon, why did you go in there?”
He interrupted Roxana for a moment and asked Sharon.
“I apologize, Your Majesty... In fact, my father has been seriously ill lately, and because of the family’s circumstances, I…
... sneaked into the dressing room without knowing it... and tried to steal something that could be used to pay for medicine! I deserve to die!”
Sharon sobbed, hitting the floor with her hands.
Her acting was so perfect that I was instantly taken aback and asked how serious her father’s illness was.
“I did one foolish thing.”
The Emperor’s tone was solemn and cold.
“If something like that had happened in the family, you should have gone to the finance minister and explained the situation. And you were the former Empress’s personal attendant. Didn’t you think that your actions could affect her?”
“Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I was so impatient that I... Oh my, father! This worthless daughter is so short-sighted that she’s going to die first, sob sob sob...”
Sharon continued her excuses, but either her words were lost, or the Emperor’s expression became sour, so she cried out for her father and began to sob again.
“Stop crying. It’s not a crime worth dying for.”
When he spoke as if to persuade her, Sharon stopped crying, and instead, Roxana raised her voice.
“Your Majesty! This is something that cannot be overlooked!”
“Is there anything missing? The thing that Sharon stole?”
“...Yes?”
Sharon barged in while Roxana was flustered.
“No, I swear nothing. I was caught by the Princess at the door and almost got my balls blown off. Look at this wound on my neck! ”
“Princess, is what Sharon said true?”
“Yes, Your Majesty, if I hadn’t been there, she would have...!”
Princess Roxana, who had been talking excitedly, couldn’t finish her last sentence.
Yes, that’s right. Sharon must have stolen the Avatar Sword and given it to me.
You were going to say that, right? But you can’t mention the Avatar Sword, right?
“Let’s move on from Sharon sneaking into the dressing room.”
“Your Majesty!”
“It would be bad if it became known that a Princess about to get remarried was disciplining her subordinates with a whip. Since you spent quite a long time scolding her with a whip, Sharon must have already reflected on it. Isn’t that right?”
“Yes, Your Majesty! I deeply regret it, as much as my back was torn to shreds. Princess, I ask for your forgiveness once again!”
I heard Sharon rubbing her hands together.
“...Good. However, I cannot just let it go when the former Empress came in without permission and interrupted my servant’s scolding.”
Roxana changed her tactics, abandoning Sharon and starting to cling to me.
Unfortunately, looking at the situation, Roxana’s argument was right.
As the acting Empress, I was in a completely disadvantageous situation, as anyone could see since I had sneaked into the palace and was confronting the Princess who would become the new Empress.
It would seem like I suddenly showed up and caused a scene while my former attendant was being punished for committing a crime against the Princess.
“She, the acting Empress, entered the palace on her own. And secretly. She must be punished for deceiving the Lapion Empire and deceiving Your Majesty.”
Roxana’s voice gained strength again.
“Of course, she must be punished. But before that, I must first treat her wounds.”
“Your Majesty! Are you saying that you will treat a criminal right now?”
“No matter how criminal she is, shouldn’t she be treated and punished for her crimes on humanitarian grounds? I don’t know about the duchy, but that’s the law of the empire.”
“...Yes, I will treat her at the Empress’s palace.”
No! I could die here without anyone knowing.
I forgot that I was pretending to faint and furrowed my brows unconsciously.
“Let’s go to the main palace and do it. It will be more convenient for the palace doctor, and I can’t have a criminal who committed a serious crime in the Empress’s palace where the Princess is staying.”
Just now, I was confused as to who the Emperor’s consideration was directed at.
The Emperor lifted me up.
Surely he wasn’t going to carry me to the main palace himself?
Was he going to throw me into the lakeside?
“You’re probably not fully recovered yet, so you should go up to the bedroom and rest. I’ll take care of this criminal.”
Just as he had said “acting Empress” earlier, I felt his hands holding me gain strength when he said “criminal.”
Yes, that’s right. Sharon must have stolen the Avatar Sword and given it to me.
You were going to say that, right? But you can’t mention the Avatar Sword, right?
“Let’s move on from Sharon sneaking into the dressing room.”
“Your Majesty!”
“It would be bad if it became known that a Princess about to get remarried was disciplining her subordinates with a whip. Since you spent quite a long time scolding her with a whip, Sharon must have already reflected on it. Isn’t that right?”
“Yes, Your Majesty! I deeply regret it, as much as my back was torn to shreds. Princess, I ask for your forgiveness once again!”
I heard Sharon rubbing her hands together.
“...Good. However, I cannot just let it go when the former Empress came in without permission and interrupted my servant’s scolding.”
Roxana changed her tactics, abandoning Sharon and starting to cling to me.
Unfortunately, looking at the situation, Roxana’s argument was right.
As the acting Empress, I was in a completely disadvantageous situation, as anyone could see since I had sneaked into the palace and was confronting the Princess who would become the new Empress.
It would seem like I suddenly showed up and caused a scene while my former attendant was being punished for committing a crime against the Princess.
“She, the acting Empress, entered the palace on her own. And secretly. She must be punished for deceiving the Lapion Empire and deceiving Your Majesty.”
Roxana’s voice gained strength again.
“Of course, she must be punished. But before that, I must first treat her wounds.”
“Your Majesty! Are you saying that you will treat a criminal right now?”
“No matter how criminal she is, shouldn’t she be treated and punished for her crimes on humanitarian grounds? I don’t know about the duchy, but that’s the law of the empire.”
“...Yes, I will treat her at the Empress’s palace.”
No! I could die here without anyone knowing.
I forgot that I was pretending to faint and furrowed my brows unconsciously.
“Let’s go to the main palace and do it. It will be more convenient for the palace doctor, and I can’t have a criminal who committed a serious crime in the Empress’s palace where the Princess is staying.”
Just now, I was confused as to who the Emperor’s consideration was directed at.
The Emperor lifted me up.
Surely he wasn’t going to carry me to the main palace himself?
Was he going to throw me into the lakeside?
“You’re probably not fully recovered yet, so you should go up to the bedroom and rest. I’ll take care of this criminal.”
Just as he had said “acting Empress” earlier, I felt his hands holding me gain strength when he said “criminal.”
“...Your Majesty, I’ve been struggling to live, and this is the first time I’ve seen you in two weeks, and all you have to say to me is to go up and rest? I’m so sorry!”
Roxana’s jealous voice seemed to slap my cheek as I was held in the Emperor’s arms.
“I’m the same way. The Princess who just woke up after two weeks is holding a whip. It’s quite shocking.”
“!”
Roxana was shocked by the Emperor’s words, so she couldn’t respond, and silence flowed.
“Did you say Nancy? Take care of the Princess.”
“Yes, yes... Your Majesty! Let’s go, Your Highness...”
At his command, the footsteps of Roxana’s attendant taking her away echoed through the underground chamber.
Soon, the footsteps suddenly stopped and Roxana’s voice was heard again.
“Your Majesty, the acting Empress will definitely pay for her crimes.”
Her tone of voice was very firm.
“That will be so.”
The Emperor agreed with Roxana.
Was he sincere?
If not, it would be even stranger. The Emperor’s embrace, which had been like a savior, suddenly grew cold.
“Your Majesty, you have quite the eye. Please leave Her Majesty the Empress to the knights.”
After Roxana left the chamber, Stiane approached and stopped the Emperor.
He must have been about to carry me and leave the underground space.
“...It was already quite heavy, so I was going to do that. Here, take it.”
“Oh, Your Majesty... Why are you giving Her Majesty the Empress to me? Even I am lacking strength. Ugh!”
“Stiane, how dare you pass it on to me, the Emperor?”
It seemed as if my body had briefly moved to Stiane and then back to the Emperor.
These people right now... Are they pushing each other away because I am too heavy?
“Stiane, you have the carriage ready right now.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
Instead of handing me over to the escort knight, the Emperor gave another order.
“I guess I will have to carry this acting Empress until the carriage arrives.”
The Emperor muttered as if talking to himself.
“Stiane, why are you looking at me like that?”
“No, Your Majesty. What should we do with Sharon?”
“You carry Sharon and bring her. Put them both in the carriage and send them to the main palace. Once they arrive, have the palace doctor, no, the Lord of the Tower, treat her wounds right away. What is everyone doing right now?”
What’s going on? All three of them waiting outside got caught by the Emperor?
“As you commanded, Secretary Raphael has taken all three of them to the main palace. He will be waiting for you.”
“Anyone who saw it?”
“No one else besides our party.”
As soon as Stiane finished speaking, the escort knight came back in.
“Your Majesty, a carriage has been waiting at the back gate.”
“Yes, let’s go.”
In any case, I left the Empress’s palace alive, held in my ex-husband’s arms.
Once outside, I was immediately carried to the waiting carriage.
He carefully laid me down on the carriage seat.
And then I heard the sound of Stiane supporting Sharon and putting her down in front of me.
“See you later, Empress.”
I heard the Emperor’s voice.
I almost nodded.
“Pretending to faint won’t work in the main palace...”
A few seconds later, he whispered in my ear.
For a moment, I flinched in surprise.
Did you know I was pretending to faint?
Then why did you pretend to be fooled?
However, the Emperor slammed the carriage door shut without saying anything.
The carriage started moving.
I opened my eyes and looked at Sharon in the front seat.
Sharon had been severely whipped, and because she had cried so hard earlier, she had completely lost all energy and was truly fainting.
I wanted to get out of the carriage with Sharon and run away, but I couldn’t do that because Matapju, Commander Macrom, and Empress Elan were being held captive in the main palace.
“...What is this?”
The Emperor’s uniform jacket covered my body.
What did it mean?
Was the Emperor sending me to the main palace for surveillance, or was it a consideration?
I was incredibly confused.
However, as I stroked the Emperor’s uniform jacket, I thought of another man.
'Nelly is probably still waiting for me...'
I suddenly wanted to see him.
Wait, what if I could meet Nelly at the palace?
He'd be really surprised when he saw me. No, he'd be really disappointed.
I regret slapping him twice last night.
If Nelly knew that I was the Empress, and that I was a lie to the Emperor and the Imperial Family of the Lapion Empire...
I should have confessed to him in his quarters.
"I shouldn't have thrown my hand away!"
I lamented, waving my hands as I lay there.
By the way.
"The Emperor's voice... doesn't it sound too much like Nelly's?"
Was it because I kept thinking about him?
Yes, that must be it. I must have been hallucinating because I've been missing him so much.
I wiped away my tears and checked on Sharon's condition.
***
When we arrived at the main palace, the servants came out and carried Sharon in their arms at Stiane's direction.
2nd floor, 3rd floor. 4th floor...Why do we keep going up?
Wait, it seems like we’ve come up to the floor where the Emperor’s bedroom is?
Why did they bring me to that floor out of all the rooms?
As soon as I got up the stairs, the nearest door opened.
As the servant carefully laid me down on the bed, I heard footsteps gathering around the bed.
“I have to go see His Majesty again. In the meantime, please treat Her Majesty the Empress’s wounds, Matapju.”
Stiane’s voice was followed by Matapju’s.
“Are you badly injured? Hmm, yes.”
What’s this, Matapju is in this room?
I opened my closed eyes at the sound of the door closing.
“Are you okay, Your Majesty the Empress?!”
Many worried eyes were floating in the air.
Not only Matapju, but also Commander Macrom and Empress Elan were gathered there.
“Are you all locked up in one room?”
I checked the faces of the group and sat up.
“It’s more like detention than confinement.”
Commander Macrom said with a calm expression.
That’s it.
“Your Majesty, where are you hurt? Oh my, there’s blood on your back! Is it Princess Roxana’s doing?”
Empress Elan examined my back and covered her mouth with her hand.
“Let’s treat the wound first.”
Matapju hurriedly rolled up his sleeves.
“No, don’t treat it.”
“Huh?!”
“I’ll treat it later.”
“You must be in a lot of pain at this point.”
Matapju shook his head and stopped me.
“We should leave the wound as evidence. Until we meet His Majesty and Princess Roxana again.”
Everyone was shocked, but they seemed to think that my words made sense.
“Magic Tower Lord, please treat Sharon first instead of me. She’s not very well. I think they took her to a different room earlier...”
“Yes, I’ll ask Stiane when he gets back.”
“Thank you.”
At that moment, a servant came in holding a glass bottle of water and a glass.
“Let me ask that servant. Do you know which room the servant who came with Your Majesty the Empress is staying in?”
The servant put the tray down on the table and said politely,
“I believe it is on the second floor where the palace doctor is.”
“Did you start treatment right away?”
I asked, sighing in relief. The servant shook his head with an embarrassed expression and replied.
“No, the palace doctor is currently looking at a critically ill patient, so treatment will probably begin after that.”
“Critical patient? Who is that?”
“It’s Emperor Adrian of the Tebello Empire, Your Majesty, the Empress.”
“!”
I rolled my eyes and looked at Empress Elan.
Empress Elan stopped the servant who was leaving and asked,
“What’s wrong with Emperor Adrian?”
“A few days ago, I found him lying on his back with a lot of blood. That’s all I know...”
The servant trailed off and left.
“Are you worried? It’s actually a good thing for the Empress.”
Commander Macrom said to Empress Elan.
Empress Elan nodded slowly with a complicated expression.
During our time together in the Tebello Empire, she had confided a secret to me.
About the real reason why Emperor Adrian had sent her to me.
He told Empress Elan that she had taken the Incarnation Sword from the Matapju and had given her the order to watch me and eliminate me if she didn’t succeed. It seemed that he had baited Empress Elan with the promise that if she carried out her order at least once and returned, he would accept her as Empress.
However, she ended up choosing me over Emperor Adrian. She had thrown away her chance to become the Empress of the Tebello Empire.
She shyly said that I had saved her life twice, but it must not have been an easy decision...
I thought about telling the group why Emperor Adrian had become seriously ill, but I should first tell them after I saved my life.
If this leaked out, it would only make my sins worse, so it would be best to keep my mouth shut for now.
Right now, Empress Elan didn’t seem that worried about the silverhair.
Rather, judging from the mood of the group, it seemed like there was something more serious going on.
“Your Majesty, I don’t know if I should tell you this while you’re sick, but...”
Empress Elan hesitated and looked at the two of them as she spoke to me.
Then, Commander Macrom spoke instead of Empress Elan.
“I heard from Secretary Raphael earlier that the ministers are even talking about executing Your Majesty the Empress.”
“What?!”
“They are all unanimous that you should be punished for defrauding the Lapion Empire. How did they already know that Your Majesty the Empress infiltrated the Empress’s palace...”
“Then... not just me, but all of us should be executed?”
We are already on the same boat. Everyone fell silent at my words. Knock knock. At that moment, an urgent knock broke the silence, and Stiane opened the door and came in.
“Your Majesty, are you awake? I am sorry, but there is a message for you to come to the conference room in the Great Hall immediately.”
Stiane said with a very serious expression.
“There... why?”
“It seems His Majesty has made a decision.”
“What decision?"
“What will you do with Her Majesty the Empress?”
“!”
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