It was funny.
Whenever he cherishes Juan like a tongue in his mouth, he treats him like an enemy who will never be again.
'For my father, children are just expendables that relieve his mood from time to time.'
It was around the time that Angelique realized the nature of her father, who was both selfish and cold.
"I'm burdening you... Ugh!"
She thought that the face of Perdiccas II, who could not hide his anger, would swell red as if it would explode at any moment if he were stabbed with a needle.
"Your Majesty!"
Soon, it became stiff and hardened like a piece of wood.
"What are you doing! Serve His Majesty! Come on!"
With the urgent voice of the attendant, the Imperial doctors rushed to the tent.
He managed to survive in the forest where the assassination attempt took place, but his exhausted body could no longer handle the anger that the Emperor vented at will.
"Take His Majesty!"
In the end, Perdiccas II was taken to the imperial palace unconscious.
The hunting competition that lost its owner also ended immediately.
Even after returning to the imperial palace, Perdiccas Il remained unconscious as usual...
The fierce momentum of his youth, which he once was confident in, had long since left him.
"Father, I made a mistake. Father, it was a mistake, without me knowing... I beg your pardon! Yes, father?"
The Third Prince knelt in front of the Emperor's bedroom for many days and begged for forgiveness.
There is no time to heal the wounds sustained while running away from the giant bear.
However, the door did not open, and Perdiccas II, who came to his senses for a moment, found his eldest son, whom he hated, not his second son, whom he had always loved.
"Cesare... Where is Cesare..."
"1st prince... Your Majesty. I will send a message to the palace as soon as possible. So, please gather your energy."
The vassals of the Imperial Palace were dubious when they heard the news.
"His Majesty is still looking for our lord while wandering around the four scriptures?"
"No way, aren't you hiding another trick?"
In fact, isn't this an excuse to frame and kill him?
At first, they did not believe in the Imperial Order, and even checked whether it was true or not from the ears inside the imperial palace that they had pushed into.
"No one in the Imperial family can approach His Majesty now. Even though the Third Prince fainted while begging for forgiveness, His Majesty said he didn't want to see anything and told them to drag him into the abyss."
That was truly amazing.
This is because even when Juan's mother, Western Empress, hated her and her power was shaken, the Emperor did not abandon Juan, even if he was suspicious.
"It has been done as Her Highness said. She said that nothing lasts forever, but there is really a change in His Majesty's heart."
"I guess our lord saved Her Highness right in front of His Majesty's nose, which left a very strong impression."
Did the 1st Princess predict all these changes caused by the unexpected assassination attempt that occurred in the hunting competition?
Everyone was nervous but happy about this change.
"If His Majesty's heart continues to stay on our side like this, the Crown Prince will be a natural choice, and the Crown Prince will not be long in coming."
A wave of joy passed through the vassals of the 1st Prince's faction.
However, cold air was hovering in the 1st Prince's palace.
"Lord, you should prepare now and go to the Emperor's Palace."
"Get out."
As if he couldn't hear Alpha's urging, Cesare scolded.
He was still dressed in everyday clothes.
A bandage was wrapped around the giant bear's clawed shoulder.
"But..."
"Should I reverse it?"
A sharp blade flew out.
Alpha had no choice but to leave Cesare behind and sent a look to Medea for help.
"..."
There was a cold silence in the bedroom.
Medea turned silently. She was thinking of taking out Cesare's clothes.
"Are you satisfied now?"
Then his voice caught Medea's ankle.
"...What?"
"It's exactly what you wanted, so I asked if you were satisfied."
Cesare crossed his arms and leaned against the pillar.
Contrary to his relaxed and relaxed expression, the momentum that emanated was as cold as ice.
"You knew."
Her golden eyes were staring at Mede piercingly.
"I won't save him."
"..."
"That's why you moved."
The cool voice that rang in her ears was straightforward.
"You know that if you jump in, I will have no choice but to intervene."
"..."
That day, when he found the Giant Bear in the forest, Cesare had no intention of saving the Emperor.
In that brief moment when his father's life came and went, he came to that conclusion.
Even If the repercussions were great, he thought that the death of Perdiccas II would be more helpful to him and the continent.
The moment he thought so, Medea jumped out.
She jumped in front of the ferocious Giant Bear, who tore the knights apart.
The moment he saw the group of silver lights guarding the Emperor's presence, something seemed to snap out of Cesare's mind.
"Didn't you bring me in because you knew I couldn't hurt you?"
It was an Instinctive movement without even thinking about it.
The Emperor seemed to think that he had saved him, but Cesare was only for Medea.
"..."
Sometimes silence is the answer, but sometimes it's just avoidance,
The silence of Medea now was the latter.
Her eyes, which had always met calmly, subtly shone on the casserole.
A hearty laugh erupted from Cesare's well-shaped mouth.
He swept his dry face with his long, straight hand.
"Making the Emperor change his mind doesn't mean he wants to use me."
Medea paused
She can't deny what he said.
She stepped forward in front of the monster to move Cesare.
Because she believed that he who had her in his heart would not let her be in danger.
The heart he has given her so far.
Was it just a medium used for the planned goal?
"..."
She could also understand what he didn't finish.
"...You know Cesare. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have been able to change the Emperor's mind-"
"Dea, put away the excuses."
At the end of the words, there was an arrogant smile.
"Are you trying to trick me now?"
Just like the time when Medea once grasped all the schemes used by her uncle and his gang.
Cesare's voice was the same as usual.
Therefore, the feelings he was feeling, which could be said to be disappointment or betrayal, were felt more vividly.
At least as different as Medea, as different as her.
Even the last hope he had seemed to have sunk.
"Even if he recognizes me as a son again or not, it doesn't mean anything to me, but it won't change anyway, right?"
"..."
"All you have in your mind is to make me Emperor and leave. Don't you?"
His golden eyes were as cold as ice.
Whenever he saw Medea, the smile that had always been faintly covered and the affection that he had not concealed disappeared without a sound.
The moment she noticed this, Medea choked up.
"Yes. Who is to blame? I took it in your hand, and I was surprised and squeezed it."
At the same time, a low chant was heard.
"It's not the first time, but it's ugly that you reacted so badly."
He picked up his coat with the arm of the unbandaged side.
"If you're worried about this even in front of the Emperor, don't worry, Dea. I won't do anything wrong."
"..."
"It's an opportunity that my wise wife risked her life to create, so I can't use it for nothing, right?"
Cesare swallowed a self-help laugh and turned his back.
Then he walked away with a whirlwind.
It was terrible that he didn't look back after that.
Was this what people said about the heartlessness of the First Prince?
As if he had erased all his memories and memories, he walked without hesitation, as if he had cut them off.
For the first time, Medea stood there speechless.
***
Imperial Palace.
Perdiccas II, who had a high fever after the hunting competition, was out of his mind for a while after waking up.
"How many years have passed?"
He leaned back on the bed and looked down at me.
Wrinkled hands, lost energy, and breath leaking out.
Now, he had no choice but to admit it, even if it was forced.
"I... I'm old. The world doesn't belong to me anymore."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty? You still correct it like this. The continent and this empire will continue to prosper as long as Your Majesty is here."
The Emperor laughed at the reproach of the attendant who was nursing beside him.
"Do you know that I am clumsy?"
The words of an old man who is older than him and looks at the dusk will be comforting.
"It's really time to decide on a successor."
The attendant raised his head in surprise.
"Why do you see it that way? Just because I am old and don't want to let go of the throne, I won't let this great empire collapse."
Did the experience of going back and forth between life and death in front of the Giant Bear get rid of his foolishness?
The Emperor's eyes, which had been filled with madness for the first time in a while, became quite clear.
"...Your Majesty. I..."
It was when the attendant was dubious whether this was the Emperor's whim or whether he had truly recovered.
He heard a message that the First Prince had arrived.
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