Episode 127
Episode 52. The Strongest (2)
Originally, numerous procedures were required to meet the Empress.
However, when the princess went to meet her mother in the imperial castle, there was no idiot to present various documents. Zishka walked proudly through the garden with Yuma and Hugo on either side.
“Hugo.”
“Speak.”
“You’re not going to take that weapon with you to meet Mama, are you?”
Zishka pointed at Hugo’s giant crusher, Kaiten. The Kaiten was draped over Hugo’s back, and the weapon itself gave off a sense of intimidation that made even the viewer dizzy.
“hmm!”
Hugo slammed Kaiten into the ground under his feet. Destroying the garden was a felony, but no one could hold him accountable.
‘It’s not some kind of simple pillar…
Yuma thought. Even after seeing it with my own eyes, it was difficult to imagine how the enormous giant crusher could be used as a weapon.
“good job.”
Zishka stroked Hugo’s forearm. I couldn’t reach my arms to stroke her hair. The party passed through the garden and entered the hallway leading to the audience room.
Yuma was overcome with a strange feeling.
It was the same with Zishka. It was a short trip of about 10 days to visit the Black Wolf, but it felt like years had passed.
“What choice will Yuma Mama make?”
“This is an unprecedented marriage in the history of the empire. Your Majesty must be perplexed by now. Thanks to the procession of the chairman, it became a situation where we could never just bury it.”
“The mother I know is still the one who will kill me.”
“Your Majesty will make a decision that will be in the best interest of the Empire.”
We are almost there.
Yuma took a deep breath.
The gamble that started to save Zishka now has only the final discussion with the empress.
Approaching the entrance of the audience room, Yuma could face the waiting eunuchs. It seemed that the entire eunuch was hastily summoned.
Originally, there was another young eunuch in the place where Pornon was supposed to be. After being placed on probation, he was still confined in the underground warehouse at the top of Puang. The time has come to use his statements.
Yuma quietly examined the faces of the eunuchs. They were all familiar faces. It was only natural that they had lived together as eunuchs before returning.
Arantino Dobby Hodrick Kane Marvin… These were eunuchs who once shared a room with Yuma.
Among them, Yuma smiled as he met Arantino’s eyes.
He was the first to explain to Yuma, who had just been castrated and became a eunuch, what the life of a eunuch was like.
Arantino took care of Yuma like a younger brother. However, Yuma could not build a proper friendship with him.
It’s because Arantino committed suicide soon after.
Yuma pulled out the Ascalon from his waist along with the sword sheath and approached Arantino. When meeting with the empress, she had to leave all belongings that could be used as weapons.
“Eunt Arantino, please take charge of my sword.”
Arantino’s pupils widened.
“Okay. But what about my name…?”
Yuma didn’t answer and looked at Zishka. It meant defeating the eunuchs. At Zishka’s beckoning, the eunuchs opened the door to the audience room and stepped aside.
The Empress was sitting on the throne in the center of the audience room. Next to him, Duran stood motionless with his Star Buster upright. Zishka swallowed a gulp.
“Oh my gosh. A girl has arrived.”
“Come in.”
The Empress replied in a calm voice. The Empress looked more at Yuma and Hugo than at Zishka.
Hugo fixed his gaze on Duran, who was looking down at him with an overbearing expression that he had no interest in the empress.
It was a meeting of two grandmasters.
A tense air current arose between the two men with the title of the world’s strongest.
It was a situation that even Yuma expected that the Empress would summon Duran. Duran did not pay attention to Yuma.
‘It seems that His Majesty asked Master to take responsibility. rather this one If I only see Master wrapping around me excessively, there is a high risk of becoming poisonous.’
Yuma grasped the atmosphere at once. Except for Duran, not a single member of the Imperial Guard was seen escorting the Empress. The empress had no intention of taking the situation to an extreme.
“Meet Your Majesty.”
Yuma got down on one knee.
“Wake up, Yuma. Your teacher said that he had a bad head and could not explain it to me, so you will have to convince me instead.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The door to the audience room closed. The eunuchs guarded the closed door.
Hugo stood there, as sullen as he had been when he came to negotiate trade before returning. The Empress did not rebuke Hugo for his rudeness.
“Hugo… Ogre Slayer. It’s the first time I’ve seen him in person. Were there any inconveniences on the way?”
Zishka bit his lower lip and lowered his gaze toward the empress.
If Hella had been here instead of herself, Mama would have asked how she was doing.
His daughter returned, but he seemed indifferent, as if he wasn’t even curious about whether he was alive or dead. She was cruel to the end.
“No.”
An extremely short and irreverent answer. Yuma was expected, but Zishka and Duran were not. Zishka knew that Hugo would have the minimum level of courtesy.
“Hey Ogre Slayer. The words are short. Set an example to His Majesty. He is the most solemn person on earth.”
There was silence for a while.
“It’s the most serious thing on earth….
Who’s to judge that? Did you, Duran, judge?”
“Are you confident about Hugo?”
The two grandmasters had exchanged only a few words, and the air around them seemed to freeze.
Duran was in a position to send Zishka to Hugo through Yuma. Naturally, it was necessary to avoid conflict with Hugo as much as possible so that the negotiations could proceed smoothly.
However, Hugo talking disrespectfully to the empress was something that could never be left unattended. I am grateful for accepting Zishka as my bride, but I have to distinguish between public and private life.
“Master. Captain Hugo. Please lower your spirits.”
The Empress’ gaze reached Yuma.
“Your Majesty is watching, what kind of bragging is this? And Hugo. Hugo himself said that he would thank His Majesty for giving birth to Zishka’s godmother.”
“Master. His Majesty doesn’t say much about Mr. Hugo’s words either. Stop being angry.
If the two of you quarrel, Your Majesty’s space will be damaged.”
Before Hugo and Duran could reply, Yuma took a step forward. The two grandmasters looked at Yuma with dumbfounded faces.
‘There are no children!’
Yuma was annoyed at the ridiculous behavior of the world’s strongest people.
Hugo came to save the new bride’s life, and Duran agreed anyway and was waiting for the result.
But isn’t Hugo straining his neck here as well, and isn’t Duran arguing with a nonsensical tone?
They were no different from strong idiots. Asuka Roze and Zishka, the parties to the case, do not want this kind of atmosphere.
Asuka Roze as a parent may be a disqualification, but she was a real ruler.
If she had planned to respond to Hugo’s rudeness one by one, she would have gathered all the talented people in the imperial castle and put them on standby.
The Empress had already made several decisions in her head. How to use Hugo’s Black Wolves in the future. Also, how to use the fierce and capable commoner named Yuma.
The answer is only to be given depending on what process Yuma went through to get Zishka married. W The reason I said to Duran, ‘You will have to kill him yourself’ was an assumption of the worst possible outcome.
“your majesty! Commoner Yuma I would like to tell Your Majesty what has happened so far. About the real traitors who should never be left unattended and the immorality of the former princess Zishka!”
The Empress was satisfied with Yuma’s behavior in giving face-to-face treatment to the two grandmasters in her place. Except for the fact that he tricked himself this time, he was a boy who always chose to do what he liked.
“good night. speak.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty. Before that …. Mr. Hugo. First of all, say hello to His Majesty. Now, to Hugo-sama, Your Majesty is the mother of Godmother Zishka before she is the Empress of the Empire.”
Hugo was still staring at Yuma, stiff as a stone statue. Žižka approached Hugo and poked his fist into his side.
“Hugo!”
It was Hugo who was almost dazed.
For the first time in Hugo’s life, several values were in fierce conflict in his head.
Hugo has always been a human who has been able to carry out his will with only one and only perfect means of overwhelming power.
This time too, Hugo intended to lead negotiations with the Empress of the Empire based on that ‘power’.
‘Regardless of the past, you’d better put aside the plan to kill my wife.’
This was the only line Hugo had thought of saying to the Empress. If the empress did not comply, he planned to prepare for a full-scale war after escaping the empire with Jishka.
The human named Hugo was originally such a human being. Yuma, who personally witnessed the way Hugo negotiated before returning, was well aware of it.
So, as Hugo, he pushed a confusing value, saying, ‘Give thanks to your mother-in-law, not the empress of the empire.’
Expressing gratitude to someone was something that could not be solved with overwhelming force.
Before Yuma returned, Hugo had nothing to thank anyone for in his life. Gratitude was an emotion needed only by humans who were weak and received help from others.
Hugo, who was born with the strongest power, did not know how many layers human emotions have.
Gratitude is not something that must be handed over with help.
Hugo was very surprised by the fact that he realized in the midst of absurdity.
“.Thank you. Asuka Roze. Let me make one thing clear.
This is not Yuma, but my will to give thanks.”
If the Black Wolves had witnessed this scene, they would have bitten into crab foam and grabbed the back of their necks. The boss said it was weird.
“Hugo, when you say that, you lower your head slightly. When I see you sometimes, you’re not a child and you don’t know anything. I know.”
After a frustrating silence, Zishka cracked a joke.
“ha ha ha! Hugo… you’re a much cuter guy than I’ve heard.
I will also thank you
Well, you married my daughter, who was beaten to death.”
Just as Hugo was about to answer with a black snort, Yuma shouted ‘Your Majesty!’ He shouted and interrupted. It wasn’t long after the audience began, but the Empress rated the way Yuma led the atmosphere was very good.
“This is how the former princess Jisuka became the godmother of Magical Bullet!”
Yuma began to tell in detail the conspiracy of Hayes and his gang, which he had learned from visiting Yohaim.
During that long and exhausting story, Yuma did not stutter once.
I deliberately did not mention the name of Wonselting. It was to see the empress’ reaction.
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