Episode 178 The Resurrected Emperor (2)
The emperor who sent everyone except this prince out of the Great War looked down at him.
Then, it was this prince who averted his eyes first.
Is it because there is a sin committed? He seemed uncomfortable with this position.
The emperor asked in a deliberately friendly tone.
“Why did you do that?”
“…”
“How did you do that? Was it really necessary?”
“…”
No answer came back.
Hana seems to be fully aware of what the emperor meant when his shoulders trembled whenever he said a word.
Ray listened silently to their conversation.
I don’t know exactly what the story was about, but it was clear that the prince had done something wrong to the emperor.
‘Could it be… that this prince did what caused the emperor’s internal bleeding?’
With a quick glance, he came up with the correct answer in an instant.
“I just want to understand your behavior, so don’t worry too much and answer.”
At that, the prince remained silent for a while.
The emperor waited for him without further ado.
Had it been ten minutes? His closed mouth began to open.
“It’s because of the three princes.”
“Three princes?”
The emperor’s sword taste twitched slightly.
“yes. I wanted the three princes to sit on the throne of the emperor.”
At those words, Ray couldn’t help but harbor doubts as well.
If so, it would be quicker to push the three princes as helpers.
Besides, why was he trying to help the three princes when he was a candidate for the throne?
His doubts were gradually relieved by the prince’s words.
“Neither I nor my older brother can think of anything but profit for the empire. One three princes are different. Although he has a weak personality, he will become a sage who can take care of the people and care for his subjects.”
“Go on.”
“…But my older brother and Prince Oh were all crazy about the power that the position of emperor gave. How could the three princes become emperors in such a situation? Rather than entrusting the throne to them who are busy biting each other, I thought it would be better to cut out the emperor candidates who would later become a disgrace to the empire with my own hands.”
“I wonder very much how that could be the reason why you touched me.”
“…That’s…”
The prince paused for a moment before continuing.
“It’s because the Emperor your Majesty thinks is Prince Il… The Seungwu Festival is just around the corner. The crown prince’s position was usually decided after the Seungmu festival was over. Under the present circumstances, it is natural for you to ascend to the position of crown prince.”
“You mean you attacked me, my father, to stop that?”
“…sorry. Please give me a big punishment. Whatever the punishment, I will pay for my actions.”
He sincerely repents of his sins, but the matter itself was too great to forgive without anything.
More than anything else, it could have killed the emperor.
As it is safe to say that it was an assassination attempt, the emperor was also cautious.
“I see… I understood your work. But not forgiven. Let’s talk about this again soon. Go away.”
At the emperor’s decree to celebrate, the prince bowed his head.
“I’m going to back off.”
When the last one left, only the emperor and Ray were left in the great war.
he sighed.
“Haa… What a headache. When I thought I had raised them all, I thought they were still just children….”
“They say parents feel that way when dealing with their children.”
“Heh heh heh.”
When the seemingly young man spoke, a blank laugh came out.
Still, it was definitely true.
Perhaps even if ten more years passed here, he would only see the princes as children.
Ray said to the Emperor.
“I think you should pay more attention to your children in the future. No matter how much probation was ordered, there is no guarantee that this will not happen in the future.”
At his words, the emperor nodded obediently.
Of course it will.
If you look at it now, it would be so, but it was an obvious fact that if the probation was lifted later and they started fighting over the throne again, it would turn out to be a bigger problem than this time.
“At that time, I will ask for a saint again.”
“…”
Ray froze on the spot as if he had been hit by the ice dragon’s breath.
Then the emperor waved his hand as if he was having fun.
“I was just joking around, so don’t worry too much, Holy Son. Ha ha ha ha ha.”
“ha ha ha. Fortunately, the.”
I was very fortunate.
If it hadn’t ended as a joke, the imperial family would have been overthrown once in preparation for the future.
The emperor pulled his seated body forward and slowly caught the mood.
“By the way… how is this princess in the eyes of the saint?”
Ray thought for a moment before answering his question.
“He looks fragile on the outside, but he is more courageous and confident than any of his siblings. Above all, since the will is upright, no matter what you do, if you have one purpose, you will be able to do it with the same determination as the first time.”
There is no parent who does not delight in praising their children.
Although the emperor was not a man of arms, he couldn’t help but feel good too.
However, this was not the answer he wanted to hear.
“You said the wrong thing. I mean, what would it be like as the spouse of a saint?”
At the emperor’s words, Ray didn’t seem to think like before.
He answered politely without hesitation.
“I already have someone in my heart. She wouldn’t want this to happen either, so I’ll be grateful.”
“Ugh. That’s right…”
The emperor thought it was time to take a step back.
He interpreted Ray’s words differently.
‘Are you saying you can’t have a wife? Well, there’s no way a person like that wouldn’t have decided on a wife. If things don’t work out, I’ll have to take Celia as my concubine.’
“Okay. Let me do otherwise.”
Ray also misinterpreted his words.
‘It means that we will end the marriage discussion here and think of other ways to help.’
The two misunderstood each other and drew different conclusions.
No one knows how big this will be in the future.
* * *
Seungmuje.
This great festival, held every three years in the Lessian Empire, contains numerous competitions within it.
Looking at the types of competitions, they ranged from swordsmanship and magic to learning and archery.
Among them, Ray was recommended for the finals for swordsmanship and magic.
He wanted to have a discussion at least once, but according to the rules, he said he couldn’t participate in more than three contests.
Right now, the Empire was in the midst of preparing for this Seungmu Festival.
Since it is a festival for the entire empire that even the people can enjoy, the scale is considerable.
Each city, as well as small villages, was busy preparing for the festival, so it was not long before everyone became one and the atmosphere started to get excited.
Even at night, the heat did not cool down.
It wasn’t even the day of the festival yet, so I couldn’t even dare to guess how many people would move on the day of the Seungmu Festival.
This festival lasts for a week.
The preparation period alone was two weeks, so the festival was also quite long.
In addition, people from other countries and sons of nobles also came to enjoy the Lesian Empire’s Seungmu Festival.
As a result, the money the Lessian Empire earned from tourism would be considerable.
If the festival period is short, this profit will also be small.
Ray looked around and gave a small admiration.
“Yeah, it’s an empire. I thought you could use magic tools to float light in the sky.”
Celia covered her mouth and laughed at the curious look like a child.
“Are you so amazed that you are a wizard?”
“Because magic and magic tools have a slightly different feel.”
What Ray is curious about is not magic, but the magic tool that achieved it.
The magic tool civilization of the Lessian Empire was decades ahead of other kingdoms.
So, these magical tools that other kingdoms would not even dare to use could simply be used in festivals.
Celia thought as she looked at his back.
‘I thought he was a scary person… The things in the lobby are like a lie.’
When my father asked the saint to guide me through the city, to be honest, I wanted to refuse.
It was the one who poured out terrifying words in front of his eyes and always looked at them with cold eyes.
But now looking around the city, he had the eyes of a child looking at everything anew.
So, it wasn’t scary at all.
Celia chuckled and lifted her sleeves.
“That place will be used as a swordsmanship competition. The larger gymnasium next to it is a magic competition hall. Quite big, right?”
big.
insanely big
It seemed to show how great the financial power of the Lessian Empire was.
This would be about the size of his mansion in the holy kingdom.
said Ray, looking at the gymnasium.
“Apart from swordsmanship… Why is the magic gym so big? Even the 6th circle mages participate in large numbers?”
“The 6th circle are the chief mages of a kingdom, aren’t they? There is no way you can participate in a contest like this. It is said that mages from the 5th circle also participated in the past, but now it is hard to see even the 4th circle mages.”
It was said as a joke, but it came back with an insanely honest answer.
The structure was like this.
From left to right, there was a training ground for swordsmanship, magic, and archery.
However, compared to swordsmanship and magic, the archery tournament is shabby.
Unlike other competition halls that were decorated with splendid decorations and even lit up at night with magic tools embedded in them, the archery competition hall was a desert.
It was all about the target boards lined up in a row on a bare sandy field and a line drawn in front of them.
Ray pointed there and asked.
“Why are you like that? Even if I build a doghouse, I think it would be better than that.”
“Ah… that’s archery.”
Celia smiled awkwardly.
“Since ancient times, archery has not been popular. There are few people watching and few participants, so it is a miracle that it is not closed.”
It is an archery technique often used as a means of hunting by nobles. There are quite a few mercenaries who mainly use bows, so to be honest, it is normal for them to be popular to some extent.
I don’t know what’s going on, but it seems that the weapon called the bow isn’t very popular in the Lessian Empire.
However, no matter how it is, isn’t that too much?
The target board is so poor that it is safe to say that it is on the verge of being destroyed because it is empty.
Who would be willing to hang a bow and shoot there?
Ray shook his head.
“I wonder if there are any participants…”
