The Emperor immediately shouted.
"I am your father!! It's a real family with blood connections!!"
"..."
I had something I wanted to say, but it didn't come out well.
I could barely squeeze out a single word.
"Then why did you do that?"
He was yelling so hard that his ears hurt, but when he heard my question, he shut his mouth for a moment.
In the silence, only my voice echoed quietly.
"Why did you want to sacrifice me as a substitute for Letie? Why did you send Albrecht to help me assassinate the Kishian? You know that if it goes wrong, I can die."
"..."
"You didn't have anything to do with it. If I really failed to assassinate the Kishian and died, you wouldn't care. I would have been considered a worthless daughter to you.".
I felt that I had long wished for my father's warmth.
The affection I had for my family back then was worn out and worn out, and not even dust remained.
"I won't complain anymore. I don't think I'm particularly sad about your death."
After saying that, I turned around.
Before closing the throne room door, I heard the sound of Kishian drawing his sword.
Then the Emperor let out a shout or a scream, but it soon fell silent.
"..."
I felt a slight pain spreading to one corner of my heart.
No matter how bad they were, no matter how much affection they had lost, they were still family.
Listening to such a person's words caused me unavoidable pain.
But it was all my decision.
I knew that if I had told him not to kill the Emperor, he would have complied, but I didn't stop him.
I also decided that the Emperor's death was indispensable.
So this feeling is something I have to deal with myself.
I tried to suppress the emotions that resembled pain.
A sigh of sadness came out one after another.
***
The throne was empty. Then a new Emperor would be needed to take his place.
There must have been countless people who wanted to be the new sun of the empire, but only one was qualified.
The Emperor's own daughter and the one who killed him, along with the Kishian.
It was taken for granted that I would succeed to the throne, and no one dared to protest.
As soon as the situation stabilized a little, the coronation ceremony was held in the temple.
It would have been nice if it were sunny, but it was cloudy.
Because of the low gray clouds, the interior of the temple chapel was rather dark.
The nobles were silent and awaited the arrival of a new Emperor.
I walked slowly through them, a red cloak draped over my shoulders.
In the center of the chapel, across the blood-red carpeted path, I stood in front of the altar, and the nobles who were watching knelt down and bowed their heads.
Meanwhile, an old priest came up to me and sprinkled me with holy water.
His fingertips were shaking a little.
"In the name of God... I proclaim the enthronement of a new Emperor."
After that, a heavy crown was placed on my head.
When the general procedure was over, the nobles raised their heads and shouted.
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Bring glory to the empire!"
"Long reign!"
A deafening cheer erupted.
I found the face of Kishian in it.
The man who had done the most to help me ascend to the throne had a friendly smile on his face, as always.
My heart, which had been pounding with a slight tension and fear, quickly calmed down.
I've never sat in such a high position, so I'm sure I'll make mistakes.
There must have been days when the weight of the crown on my head felt overwhelming.
But I had a clear conviction that if I had Kishian's support, I would do well in the end.
***
The most urgent thing I did after sitting on the throne was to stabilize the political situation.
I announced that I had executed my father for the sake of the Imperial people who were suffering from the tyranny of the Emperor, and afterwards, I appeased the ministers and nobles.
I was the only remaining heir to the Emperor, and the cause for his death was clear, so it was not difficult to get their support.
After that, I took the oath of allegiance and reorganized the personnel to make an effort to establish myself.
Whenever I had time, I traveled around the empire to purify the seeds.
After finishing repairing the ruined imperial palace, several months had passed.
It seems like it was spring yesterday, but when I came to my senses, it was winter again.
Standing on the balcony of the Imperial Palace, where the traces of the war had disappeared and returned to the same as before, I thought of the old days.
Before the Kishian set out to subdue the monsters, these tiny snowflakes covered the ground on our first night.
It was quite a long time ago, but the memory of that time was still vivid.
I remembered everything. The way he looked at me as I entered the bedroom, the careful hand caressing my body, and even the warm temperature.
As I was reminiscing about that moment, I felt a sense of presence.
A large body came up behind me and hugged my shoulders from behind.
"It's cold, but what are you doing while making eye contact? You'll catch a cold."
His lips were hot and soft as he rubbed against my ears with a gentle whisper.
I shivered because it was strangely ticklish, and he hugged me even tighter, as if he thought it was because I was cold.
"I just thought about the old days."
"Once upon a time."
"Our first night at the time."
Somehow, I felt his lips getting a little hotter as they touched my ears.
He whispered in a subdued voice.
"The first night... It was great, back then."
"Was it good? But the very next day, you left to subjugate monsters. Didn't you feel anxious?"
He laughed lightly, and I felt a tickling vibration behind my back.
"I was so ecstatic that I didn't even have time to think about such trivial things."
He continued, his voice still full of laughter.
"The pain I had experienced since I was a child, and the pain I would experience later, all felt valuable at that moment. I thought I could enjoy such an ecstatic moment in exchange for enduring so much suffering."
"Really? Your expression was so hard at that time."
"I'm nervous. How can I not be nervous when I am lying naked with someone like you?"
In the end, he couldn't stand it and burst out laughing.
I don't know why I said such a strange thing today.
Come to think of it, I've been so busy lately that I've been sleeping for a while.
I gently placed my hand on his shoulder.
"Is that still the case? Still... Are you so excited when you're with me?"
Instead of answering, he pressed his lower body toward me.
Even though he was wearing thick clothes, I felt that he had become bigger and harder.
That was enough of an answer.
I grabbed his hand and walked out onto the balcony, and led him indoors.
"Let's go. Then to that bedroom."
The bedroom where we spent our first night was kept intact without changing any decorations.
It wouldn't be a bad idea to soak in old memories for a while.
He kissed me on the cheek as if to show his gratitude.
Then he lifted me up and headed for the bedroom.
I buried my face in his arms, not hiding my smile of happiness.
-End of the main story
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