Chapter 154. Can’t we sleep together today? 2021.07.24.
Emperor Sang Hwang Esteban and the knights under his command were taking a break at the water’s edge while returning to the imperial castle. While watering his tired horses, Esteban caught a military signal flying in.
“It’s our army’s telegram!”
Along with the subordinate’s report, Esteban received the letter tied to Jeon Seo-gu’s ankle. Upon deciphering the code, there was a completely unbelievable report written on it. [About 8:38 am. His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness Oscar are missing. Searching.] Esteban’s eyes widened.
‘The children are missing.’
Could it be that the demonic powers of other countries have reached out? It wasn’t even possible. Since Ermano was a truly great power that the eyes of the entire continent were facing, the forces to check existed everywhere. Mabel, in particular, was the seed of a god and had tremendous use value during the young emperor of the empire. If Mabel’s new recruits were secured, it was possible to shake the Holy Kingdom of Abelardo and the Ermano Empire at once. Esteban didn’t hesitate at all.
“All troops are returning!”
Esteban and his knights, who were traversing the famously rugged Tuntark Gorge to reach the capital in a short time, immediately turned their heads.
‘Was the uneasy premonition I heard at the time of parting a foreshadowing of this?’
Esteban gritted his teeth and urged his horse. The horse ran at full speed, perhaps knowing that feeling. Esteban and the soldiers, who ran without a moment’s rest, finally arrived at Ponce Castle shortly after midnight.
“Where is Lisandro? Lisandro Donovan!”
Esteban went straight to Lisandro, who was in charge of the Ponce castle guard. Lisandro, who had already foreseen this situation, came out of the castle rubbing his sleepy eyes. It was a carefree attitude.
“Meet Your Majesty the Situation. I sent an additional copy, but I wonder if it got lost… They said it was a foolish guy, so I guess it was real.”
“What about the children?”
Esteban intuitively sensed from Lisandro’s attitude that the children were all right. But I had to see it with my own eyes. See the children safe and unscathed.
“For the two of you-”
Esteban stepped into the castle before Lisandro could answer. There was no time to wait for an answer. Meanwhile, the Ermano siblings, who were drinking cocoa under a blanket in front of the fireplace in the drawing room, were very nervous about the unusual movement outside. The long-awaited time had come.
“Looks like your father is here, Mabel. What do we do?”
Oscar’s expression darkened slightly, probably because he was afraid of Esteban’s wrath. Mabel quietly put down her cup of cocoa and slowly rose from her seat.
“Oscar.”
“huh?”
“It’s a win win. Understand?”
“what…?”
Are you saying that you are going to defeat the emperor? It was when Oscar blinked his eyes with a stupid face.
“Mabel! Oscar!”
The door to the living room was swung open. At that moment, Mabel turned towards the door and-.
“Wrong!”
After shouting loudly, he raised both hands and knelt down.
“…”
It was a natural act like flowing water, so Oscar stared blankly at the sight. It was then.
‘Oscar. hand hand!’
When Mabel gave a sneaky notice, only then did Oscar understand Mabel’s meaning.
‘Seonppang… did you mean empty before being scolded?’
Oscar also knelt down beside Mabel and raised his hands.
“…I was wrong, Father.”
“…”
Esteban was at a loss for words at the children’s cunning repentance. Seeing her safe and sound gave me a sense of relief, but I was speechless when she suddenly apologized so that I couldn’t say anything.
“What the hell…”
Esteban looked down at the sly and cheeky brother and sister, like someone who suddenly forgot how to get angry. The two children acted in self-reflection, averting their eyes, with their hands raised, looking clean and unscathed. Then, subtly, I saw a thick blanket spread under my knees. Did you prepare in advance? It really wasn’t too bad.
“Looks like you’re trying to punish yourself. Mabel Oscar.”
“yes.”
In response to Mabel’s answer, Esteban shifted his gaze to Oscar, who was raising his hand shyly this time. he asked softly.
“Would raising a hand against a knight who handles swordsman really punish Oscar?”
“No…”
Even if you hold your hands up like this all day, it won’t put any strain on your already trained body. If I had to compare it, it was the training intensity of going for a walk. Oscar, who knew that fact better than anyone else, lowered his arm in silence, blushing in embarrassment. Mabel, who suddenly raised her hand alone, tried to lower it too, but as soon as Esteban’s eyes met, she raised it again.
“Mabel. So, why did you go to the Mirror Cave?”
“I saw it in a book. So I begged Aidan and Oscar to go with me. It’s my fault…”
Mabel, who proudly said she was sorry, went somewhere, leaving only Mabel, a puppy in the rain. It was so pitiful that it was almost heartbreaking, but Esteban ate his heart hard.
‘You shouldn’t take it easy when you evade escorts and secretly enter the cave.’
Even though Oscar and Aidan were together, didn’t they smash a cave? It was a problem that couldn’t be overlooked. No matter how much it was passed on to Mabel’s personal possession, the mirror cave was also a place that had been passed down from generation to generation from the founder of the Ermano Empire. Esteban made a decision. It was cruel to Mabel, but this was the only way to punish him. With a grievous heart, he sentenced his daughter.
“Mabel. The trip ends today. I will return to the imperial castle immediately tomorrow morning.”
“huh!”
“…?”
Mabel was also taken aback by Esteban’s frozen reaction.
‘Oops.’
I couldn’t grasp the atmosphere because I was only thinking that I had achieved the intended purpose I had to come to Ponce Castle. Mabel put on a sullen expression, as if she was going to die because she regretted it belatedly.
“Ah uh… It’s a pity, but I can’t help it.”
Esteban, who was not very sure, asked a question.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to see the sea, Mabel?”
“I do, but… I’m fine now.”
“why?”
Isn’t it the sea that I longed to see so much? No matter how young children get tired of new things, Mabel was all the more curious because he had never shown anything like that. However, there was no time to wonder at Mabel’s words.
“I like being with my dad better than looking at the sea.”
“…!”
“dad. Can we sleep together tonight?”
Mabel subtly lowered her standing arm and hugged Esteban around the waist. thump thump. Esteban Castle, which was thick with Mabel’s double attack, fell.
‘It’s an angel. My daughter is a baby angel.’
Esteban’s eyes dripped with affection. Oscar remained silent as he watched the spectacle unfold as expected.
‘…I feel sorry for the father who doesn’t know anything.’
But sometimes not knowing is the medicine.
***
The time when preparations for departure to return to Hwangseong were busy in the early morning of the next day.
“Sheep.”
[Tboob…!]
The sheep that was about to eat and fry looked back. As soon as our eyes met, Yangyang opened his mouth wide and smiled.
[Meow.]
“Now pretend to be a cat?”
[Meowong…]
“Come here.”
[Yaoowong…]
The sheep quietly backed away, imitating the clumsy cat’s cry. I crossed my arms and looked at the sheep crookedly. Dozens of pairs of eye lights flashed behind Yangyang, who was trying to escape. The owners of the eye light were none other than my faithful messengers (read as thugs), the squeakers. Before long, the new acquaintances at Ponce Castle completely blocked Yang’s escape route. Yang sighed and looked around.
“You are a cat in a dock. Surrender meekly.”
[That’s thorough.]
She let out a deep sigh as if she had given up, and then trudged along. There were many things I wanted to ask Yang, but knowing that he wouldn’t answer all of them anyway, so I first presented the pale green jewel I got from the Mirror Cave in front of the guy’s eyes.
“Yang, do you know what this is?”
[It’s the essence of that tree guy we saw earlier.]
“Is this also the essence of the tree of creation?”
However, as it is called moonstone in other countries, it was normal for other essences to have a colorful blue color. Yangyang, who was looking at the light green essence, nodded insincerely.
[That guy was the last tree of creation, so it’s different from things that have already become essence. It’s a kind of ‘core’.]
“Core?”
[huh. Didn’t your holy power recover faster when you were holding it?]
“That’s right!”
After waking up in the space of unconsciousness, the divine power that had run out was about half full.
[Thanks to that. I didn’t tell you about the other essences, but the core stone… don’t pass it on to anyone, and Mabel is holding it.]
As if she was hiding something, Yang gave a piece of advice. Of course, it was dubious advice for me, who was going to send it to Michael.
“Is it that important?”
[huh. And Mabel will have a lot of work to do in the future, so it’s better to have it.]
“Hmm. okay.”
When I agreed without asking further, Yang pricked up her ears as if she was in a good mood. He was very cute, but I was no longer fooled by his cute little face.
“Then grow up now.”
[huh? What are you talking about?]
“Yang, you said that. It’s not fat, it’s grown. Since when did you grow up?”
[I don’t know what you’re talking about.]
“So you’re fat?”
[Getting fat! I don’t know because it’s gotten bigger!]
Yang, who had been ignorant, finally raised the white flag when I applied pressure without a chance to breathe with the help of the squeakers.
[…hehehe.]
Little by little, I grew taller, but Yangyang’s growth stopped at some point. I always wondered why, but in fact, he hid his real face. The adult sheep was much bigger than my body and was full of dignity. As I admired the front, side, and back side, the sheep proudly raised its handsome horns. I asked out of nowhere.
“Can I ride?”
Then the sheep whined again and lowered itself to make it easier for me to ride.
[I hid it because I was afraid…]
“You look so honest with your body.”
I laughed sinisterly and climbed on the sheep’s back. The ride comfort was great.
“Hehehe.”
Following a cute pet, I got a nice mount.
***
After only two nights in Ponce Castle, we set out on our way again. When they arrived at the imperial castle safely without incident, it was after a month had disappeared. As soon as I arrived in front of the main castle, the people of Hwangseong who were waiting greeted me. In particular, the reactions of my close aide, the nanny, and Larimar and Xavier were explosive. Larimar came running towards me, fluttering the hem of her dress.
“What can I do? our majesty Your face is cut in half!”
“…what?”
That’s a golden age. Blinking blankly, Larimar turned to Xavier.
“Right Xavier?”
“That’s right. Didn’t your Majesty Ponce Castle’s chef’s cuisine suit your taste? After all, the original chef is the best, isn’t it?”
Even helping with mercy.
“I should tell you to prepare a meal, Your Majesty.”
Even the nanny looked at me with a worried face. I couldn’t eat three meals a day, so I stole and ate even the knights’ military rations. Suddenly, I became a child whose face was cut in half. On the other hand, I felt better because my nanny even took care of the snacks that I used to give once a day. Grabbing a full stomach and returning to the bedroom, I pushed Aidan into the next room to get a good rest after a long time. When I entered the room and checked the desk, it was full of letters. I checked all overdue letters while I was away.
‘I’m sure Casey will take care of the guild work on his own.’
Most of the invitations were arranged by the nanny, so there weren’t many. There were two main letters to be answered. One was from the Langard Empire and the other was from Emily. I first opened the letter from Emily. The overall content of the letter was a disguised greeting to the emperor. Since Emily’s attitude could be criticized if the letter somehow ended up in the hands of others, she used a special method for private conversations. I lit a candle and scorched the letter. Then the scrawled sentences appeared. [Mabel. If you kill the vassals, you won’t be able to become the head of household, right?]
“Ahaha. Emily too.”
It was so bloody and creepy. It seemed that the atmosphere of the Javier family was still not good.
