Chapter 59. Fines for walking2020.08.25.
Duke Javier, disguised his identity, requested the request, but he could not avoid < Evil >‘s dense information network. The story that the Duke had made a request to find a person immediately reached Aidan’s ears. Aidan, who happened to stop by the guild, heard a report directly from Vice Master Casey, who was in charge of the actual operation.
“Who are you looking for?”
“Every time an auction is held, we look for men who show up, raise the auction price, and disappear.”
Aidan narrowed his brows quietly. Meanwhile, Casey’s report continued.
“Age unknown. He said he never saw his face because he was wearing a black hood.”
“…”
“So Master.”
“…they’re looking for me.”
What kind of reaction should I show? Aidan was embarrassed. It was a very funny situation when I asked the information guild to find the head of the information guild.
“What should I do?”
At Casey’s question, Aidan looked for paper and a pen. It was not a matter of single decision. Casey snooped around as Aidan wrote a brief note.
“Do you write to ‘Him’?”
“okay.”
“What kind of person are you? I’m curious because I’ve never met him.”
“I don’t know.”
Aidan cut Casey’s curiosity mercilessly. Three years have passed since Evil was created. While dealing with external matters, everyone knew Aidan as the guild leader. However, among the guild members, some of Aidan’s trusted people knew that there was actually a separate master. However, since Aidan would never tell us about the real master, there was no information he knew.
‘Sometimes the information they ask for is really amazing.’
I brought creepy information that made me wonder how the hell he found it. It’s like a secret affair between nobles that you can’t know without hearing it yourself. When I found out that the source of the information all came from one person, I was curious about the identity and was excited. However, neither the individual’s ability nor the guild’s information network could find out the master’s identity.
‘What the hell is he doing?’
No gender, age, or status was found out. Casey asked again, hoping to poke a persimmon that he couldn’t eat.
“Don’t you believe me?”
“huh.”
“Thank you so much.”
Casey left sadly, crying in a dark, artificial way. Aidan didn’t even look in that direction and summoned Mabel’s animal friend who always hovered around him. The mouse, subdued by his energy, trembled and took the note away. The day had come to a close before I knew it as I was dealing with the guild’s work. I felt like I couldn’t go back to the imperial castle today. Aidan looked out the window and suddenly thought of Mabel.
‘What if I fall when I’m not there?’
Mabel often tripped and fell while walking. It’s okay if Aidan is there to hold him, but sometimes he goes out for a walk alone and comes back sullen with blood on his knees. Perhaps because of that, it was difficult for Aidan to take his eyes off Mabel. When he came to his senses, he was already taking care of Mabel. Mabel had a flimsy and cute side, so it was inevitable. It was when Aidan was about to start working again. A small creature was caught in the curtain of darkness spread wide around.
“Chi-Ik…”
Ignoring the mouse who pretended to be pitiful and opened its eyes, Aidan grabbed the letter from Mabel. Since I had been thinking about Mabel just before, I was actually reluctant to contact her. As I opened the letter, which was too long to be called a note, Mabel’s crooked handwriting caught my eye. And the bloody and planned content that doesn’t go well with the clumsy handwriting. [Leave false information about your identity. You could say he was the henchman of the Marquis of Gardenia. It doesn’t matter because it’s not good anyway. And how about earning Duke Javier’s trust and making a deal with the guild? It would be better to gently coax them into investing and then destroy it in one blow!]
“….”
It seemed as if Mabel’s face had been reminded of the face of Mabel, who would have written a letter saying that the stupid Duke Javier had walked into the grave with his own feet.
‘He usually seems like a kid of that age, but why is he only evil at times like this?’
Cancel the word sloppy and cute. I didn’t hate that evil side, so if it was a problem, it was a problem.
***
“Huam.”
With a small yawn, he came down from the throne. Today, as I lay down on my bed to fulfill my role as the lazy emperor, I felt drowsy.
‘I’m going to eat cake, brush my teeth, and take a nap!’
“Hehe….”
It was time to trudge out of the meeting room satisfied with the perfect plan.
“your majesty!!”
Someone called me in a loud voice. I opened my eyes wide and looked back. His voice was so loud that it caught the attention of my father and other servants, including me.
“Why are you asking?”
Is there something going on? The face of the servant who summoned me was somehow spleen. It made me nervous too.
“I have something to tell you, Your Majesty.”
“Hello.”
“I really have a wish for the rest of my life, and I would like you to grant it. I earnestly ask…!”
How desperate is it to open such a magnificent preface? I got serious at the same time. If you are a parliamentary aristocrat who attends regular meetings, it will be said that it is a symbol of power. Then, it may not be a money problem, but what is a problem that cannot be solved with money?
“Take a look.”
However, I wasn’t so soft-hearted that I would recklessly say, “I’ll listen.” When I looked up at the servant, who was much taller than me, with difficulty, he clenched his fists as if he had made up his mind.
“It is a lifetime wish. I want to stroke His Majesty’s head, even just once…!”
boom boom! An uproar broke out immediately. All the servants and uncles who had been watching as if they were other people stood up, blushing and wheezing.
“That shameless…!”
“How dare you spit out such impure, absurd words like me?!”
“Death penalty! Let’s kill!”
Among the excited servants, the father slowly walked out with eerie eyes. As if he would tear to death with his gaze, his gaze at the servant was brutal.
“Are you talking like that because you really want to die? You want to stroke the Emperor’s head? Crazy crab.”
I tilted my head at the sound of a piercing voice. Then he looked up at the frightened and contemplative servant.
“Uncle Sheena.”
“Yes yes…!”
“Don’t touch your head.”
“Is that so…”
The servant’s shoulders drooped sullenly. But there was a line that I couldn’t concede to. Even if I was only a barge emperor with no real power, it was against my dignity to allow a vassal to stroke my head. I fully understand the feeling of wanting to be petted because it’s cute without malice.
‘I don’t want to look easygoing.’
Instead, I raised my hand and grabbed the hand of the weak servant. My hands are so small that the expression of holding my fingers is more appropriate than holding my hand.
“Instead of doing this, Aksu can do it!”
As he waved his arms up and down, the servant’s hand also shook along with him.
“Ugh…”
The man’s eyes widened at what was so surprising.
‘Don’t you like shaking hands?’
It was when I got a bit sullen and let go of my hand. Dad rushed over and grabbed my hand.
“Mabel, what the hell are you doing!”
“What?”
“With these small, precious and dainty hands… how…”
Dad couldn’t speak for some reason, as if he was overcome with emotion.
‘If anyone saw it, they would have dug the land with their bare hands.’
I looked at my dad with cold eyes.
“How are you? It is my hand.”
“what? Mabel, how could you say such a thing…”
“Then why do Dad and Dad just pet me and shake hands with Mr. Sina?”
“That’s because I’m your father…”
“No matter how much a father is, it’s a business that turns my heart on!”
Just in case, he killed the servant who requested to be petted. Requesting to stroke the emperor’s head was blasphemy, but it was not a death penalty. I didn’t say anything too harsh, but Dad was in shock.
‘Ehh. I’m tired of playing the role of a daughter.’
It was time to take a breath, wondering if the commotion had been resolved.
“Your Majesty. I also want to shake hands…”
Another servant came over hesitantly. Then another servant, Mr. Uncle, lined up behind him.
“I shook hands…”
“Me too…”
Immediately there was a long line in front of me. Not expecting this situation at all, I was a little taken aback but willingly shook hands with them.
“Have a good day today.”
“Kheuk. It is the honor of the family, Your Majesty!”
“Good job Hara.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Chuck!”
He greeted the servants by saying a word of thanks in his own way. It is also important to maintain a close relationship with the military.
“Please shake my hand too.”
“…”
However, when Duke Javier smiled and held out his hand, he wanted to cancel a little.
***
Since that day, a strange custom has developed in Hwangseong.
“What kind of sight is that?”
“They say you can shake hands with His Majesty.”
It was the people who would shake hands with their eyes twinkling when Mabel passed by.
“your majesty! Shake my hand too!”
“yes yes. Be healthy.”
Mabel, who was careful not to wear out her hands just by shaking hands, shook hands with people willingly.
‘It’s like an election campaign and fun.’
Falling in love with Mabel, Esteban was understandably furious.
“Damn things. Taking advantage of Mabel’s tender heart to gain an unfair advantage.”
Of course, he could pet Mabel, pick her up and hug her, secretly kiss her on the forehead when she fell asleep, but she didn’t like it. People shook hands with Mabel happily, not knowing that Esteban was looking at them with burning eyes. At first he was patient, but gradually Esteban’s patience wore out. Finally, Esteban came to the river.
[If you contact the emperor, you will be fined.]
A way to prevent access by imposing a huge fine. But Esteban was overlooking it. That people love Mabel a lot more than I thought. That’s even worth the fine.
“Fine? You can pay for that!”
“Now you can shake hands as much as you like without looking at His Majesty the situation! chuckle!”
Rather, they came to like it, saying that they were able to shake hands legally (?). In this way, thanks to Esteban’s self-propelled water, a specialty was born in the imperial castle of Ermano. His Majesty the Emperor, who is called the ‘walking fine’.
***
Today is the day of class with the teaching priest. In fact, only the sheep and I were the only ones who knew the truth that Hael, the teaching priest, was God King Michael.
‘I said I did it to save the world, but I can’t say anything.’
He said he had no purpose other than to meet me and tell me the contents of the hidden oracle, so there was no reason to send him back to Abelardo. In fact, there were also nefarious purposes.
‘I have to pick out how to handle the divine power.’
What the educational priests had taught me in the past was useful enough, but the opponent now was none other than the God King. Could something be different? In fact, it only seemed to be a great prey with excellent use value. When I entered the drawing room where the god king was waiting, he greeted me in a friendly way.
“I heard rumors. I think the national treasury will be quite reliable.”
This time, it was a story about the fine that Dad warned about. I shrugged and sat across from the god-king.
“what. It’s not what I expected, but I’ll do it when I run out of money.”
money is always right What could be better than being able to rob the pockets of nobles whose money rots anyway? As soon as he smiled, the God King shook his head.
“It’s cute, but it’s vicious.”
“Thank you for the compliment. Do you want to pay the Shinwangdu fine?”
“no. Priests are poor.”
nonsense. Even though the territory of the Holy Kingdom is small and the population is small, the reason why it can boast of mighty power lies in the people’s sincere faith in the gods and huge donations. So, Abelardo had enough finances to the extent that his wealth would pile up one by one even if he stayed still. With that budget, they also played money against neighboring countries, giving them an advantage in negotiations between countries.
“It’s new. The God King is richer than me.”
“I don’t think so.”
“yes?”
“In terms of private property alone, no one can beat the emperor of Ermano.”
As soon as I heard the god king’s words, all the things I had received from my father since I was born passed through my mind. Ponce Castle Imperial Castle North Forest Principality of Bistante and Villa Villa Country Country Territory Territory All kinds of treasures. It was. I was rich.
“Are you ready for class?”
Even today, the King of God came with nothing, let alone a textbook, so there was really no expectation. However, the God King nodded as if it were natural.
“Are you carrying books?”
The God King answered my question.
“Who am I?”
“God King.”
“What did you say was the blessing I received from God?”
“Is the memory of successive god kings raging?”
“okay. But why do you carry heavy books?”
I admired his attitude as if he was asking about something unusual.
‘what. It’s unlucky, but it’s cool.’
***
For several days secretly digging Duke Javier’s gold mine, the Duke has not yet noticed that his gold mine is being robbed. When everything was going smoothly, moles came in contact with me out of nowhere. I crouched down in the third garden and looked at the moles sticking out their heads.
“why? What’s the matter?”
[It’s not a problem, Khuung… I found something like this in a gold mine.]
The mole dug into the ground for a while and then came out with something. My eyes widened when I saw it.
“Is this…?”
It was something I had seen before.
