Chapter 165. Mabel’s confession 2021.08.31.
I thought the audience would be surprised, but I didn’t expect such a violent reaction. In particular, what caught my eye the most was the look of my father who jumped up from the seat of honor and threw it away.
‘Today I also committed disrespect…’
Mabel scratched her cheek. However, considering the huge thing to be done next, participation in the contest under disguise was not included in the axis of disrespect. Everyone who cried out for the winner, Zeke, fell silent. There was no way I could keep my mouth shut.
‘If you do something wrong… you will be executed for insulting the royal family.’
Some people had already made statements about the hanging against Zeke. Those people were already contemplating their will.
“How dare you call His Majesty the Emperor a child? Let’s die myself…”
“Ah… I have to tell my wife to get the money I borrowed from Charles next door before I die.”
The audience began to have a retrospective time to slowly review what they said.
“hmm. You must have been very surprised by Jim’s true identity.”
cheap Mabel said it like a joke to lighten the atmosphere, but the stadium became even more chilly as if it had been poured with cold water. Mabel judged that it was impossible to revive the already ruined atmosphere.
‘Let’s do something.’
Mabel glanced at Esteban, whose face was white, and continued.
“The reason why Jim disguised his identity and participated in the tournament today was because he was curious about whether there was a talent who could surpass Jim in this tournament where the swords of the Empire compete.”
Mabel’s gaze turned to Sir Lantalion, who was sitting in the stands. Lord Rantalion’s eyes met, ‘Hey!’ He jumped up and hurriedly closed his eyes. Mabel smiled brightly.
“It wasn’t there.”
There was no one who could refute. Didn’t they see it clearly with their own two eyes? The sight of the emperor, who concealed his identity with a helmet, beating contestants one after another. He even won a duel with his henchman, Count Aserad. This was the truth, not arrogance. There was no one in the empire who did not know how divine and excellent the ability of the girl emperor, the seed of God, was. Its ability to heal wounds is truly miraculous. In fact, there were numerous people in the capital who personally experienced the divine rain that the emperor had given them. Thus, the girl emperor was the pride and treasure of the people of Ermano.
‘But that’s all.’
Mabel was good at grasping the subject. No one regarded Mabel as the ruler and lord of the Empire. Even the people knew. The fact that the 10-year-old emperor is only an external emperor, but the real affairs are taken care of by the emperor and the parliamentary aristocrats. It was true. But now that fact had to be a thing of the past. The emperor of Ermano is none other than ‘Mabel Gardenia Ermano’. The crouching and hiding is over. Now was the time to show off.
“So Jim decided.”
“What what…?”
Someone in the crowd asked a casual question. Mabel looked at her and kindly added.
“We decided to abolish the swordsmanship competition at the end of this year.”
“…?!”
“That’s the wish of Jim, the winner.”
This year’s winner, the emperor, used the winner’s privilege of granting wishes. In addition, the unconventional condition of eliminating the tournament caused a stir in the venue.
“No matter how much it is, abolishing the tournament itself is…”
“Swordsmanship tournaments are a national event that boasts a traditional history, so how?”
Mabel had a good reason for worrying about the abolition of the swordsmanship tournament. First, there was the problem of corruption in the selection of participants for the swordsmanship competition, and second, there was the problem of consuming an astronomical budget since it was an annual event. The third reason is that the various risks associated with holding the tournament are high, and the fourth reason is Mabel’s personal reason.
‘I don’t want to grant your wish…’ It
was a cycle that even the magic lamp genie would cry about having to grant a wish once a year, not once every 10 years. Mabel added a word heartily.
“If there is someone who can stand against me, this tournament may be revived.”
Thus, he secretly created a corner to escape that it was not a completely dictatorial decision. However, there was no way that there was anyone who had lost the courage to dare to stand against the emperor. Mabel, as originally intended, perfectly succeeded in making known his presence as an emperor.
‘Emperor who possesses not only the power of healing but also a military force that surpasses even knights!’
Mabel’s impression was etched in the minds of the spectators. With this, Mabel was able to complete the successful emperor re-debut.
***
Infirmary inside the arena. Not long after the tournament, Oscar and Enrique opened their eyes at the same time. The boys, who were lying side by side on the bed in the infirmary in the double room, raised their upper bodies in the same way.
“Are you okay, Oscar?”
“There is no reason not to be okay. Why do you think Enrique is having a hard time?”
The match was over, but Enrique smiled lightly and shrugged his shoulders at Oscar’s constant check.
“As you can see, I’m fine.”
“I’m sorry.”
The boys facing each other burst into laughter at the same time. This situation was just hilarious and funny.
Fighting with all their might as if there was no tomorrow, passing out side by side and being carried away, there was no such thing as disrespectful. Even if one of them barely survived without fainting, it was unknown whether they could have won the next match. The two had no regrets because it was a match in which they put all their heart and energy to the point of not thinking about the next match. Suddenly, Enrique asked.
“How did the competition go?”
“There should have been a winner by now. Aidan must have won.”
Unaware of the outcome, Oscar was sure his guess was correct. Aidan was a strong player who would have won the championship this time as well, unless it was for a ridiculous loss like an out-of-field loss. Enrique muttered, opening and closing his stiff fists.
“I wanted to compete against Count Aserad this year.”
“Are you going to hang out with Aidan? Because I couldn’t win either.”
“Say it straight, Oscar. It’s not that I couldn’t win.”
The rivalry between the two flared up again.
“If you took one step back then, I would have won, Enrique.”
“What are you talking about. that i saw It looks empty on the left, but I deliberately pretended not to know.”
“under. Don’t you think that’s a trap I’ve dug?”
In the previous confrontation, the two began to engage in a fiery battle of nerves, saying that they would have won or that they would have won. It was so intense that even when the imperial court doctor came in to check on the situation, they didn’t pay attention to each other.
“Okay then, let’s make a decision at the next competition. Enrique Javier.”
“It is what I wish.”
The imperial doctor, who had been watching the boys snarling and promising the next tournament, cautiously intervened.
“I’m sorry for the two of you, but… it’s gone.”
Oscar and Enrique asked back at the words of the imperial court doctor who had no subject.
“Is it gone?”
“What do you mean is missing?”
The imperial palace doctor replied with a smile.
“It’s a swordsmanship competition.”
“…?!”
What kind of lightning is this? I fainted for a moment, then woke up and it was gone. the contest. Oscar asked with a dazed face while still not understanding the situation well.
“Then… who is the winner?”
In the meantime, I was curious about it. Then, the imperial physician answered with a solemn expression.
“The Emperor is Your Majesty.”
Your Majesty the Emperor. The ripple effect of those words was considerable.
“Mabel?!”
“Your Majesty the Emperor?!”
The two boys fell into even more shock.
‘What the hell happened?!’
***
Scheduled scolding time. As soon as I entered the waiting room at the convention, my dad scolded me.
“How could Mabel do this without consulting your father!”
“If I told you in advance, Dad would have objected, saying it was dangerous.”
I wonder if that was true, my father seemed to be speechless.
“Am I right?”
“But if we were going to win the race with that kind of political intent, we could have gone a little safer.”
“But if that was the case, would everyone have really supported Zeke?”
“…what?”
“If I defeated my opponent according to the pre-arranged script and won, would the crowd really accept my victory?”
“…Mabel.”
“The honor gained like that means nothing to me.”
So I deliberately told Aidan to do his best. To show off their presence by fighting a sincere duel and winning. My gamble with all my heart paid off. Now the people will think about my existence once again.
“…okay. Mabel made you emperor and usurped power is all this father’s fault, so I have nothing to say.”
“I understand. I was too young back then, so Dad didn’t have a choice either.”
“You talk as if you went through that situation together.”
“You said you remembered a little bit.”
Dad smiled lightly, as if he had heard another funny joke, and soon hardened his expression. It was none other than Aidan’s side that the father’s cold gaze came out of nowhere.
“However, it cannot be said that the knights who failed to properly assist their lord were not responsible. Even pointed the tip of the sword at the lord. Are you insane, Count Aidan Asherad?”
“…”
The arrow returned to Aidan. I defended Aidan, who was sparked for no reason.
“Don’t do that to Aidan. I was the one who cheated on my identity and participated!”
“Be still, Mabel. Aren’t you a heinous guy who aimed a sword at you even after knowing your true identity?”
“Would Oscar have been this angry if he had fought me in the finals?”
“that-.”
“Isn’t it? that’s not it! Dad, what the hell are you doing to my driver!”
“No Mabel. Dad…”
“Apologize to Aidan!”
“Mabel.”
Dad looked back at me with a sullen face. He didn’t like to apologize. I didn’t expect to receive an apology in the first place, so I quickly sent Aidan away with a wink. My dad, who had been sad for a long time saying, ‘There is no point in raising a child…’, finally recovered his energy after I calmed him down for about 10 minutes.
“There will be a tough road ahead, Mabel.”
“I was determined.”
“Why did you suddenly make that decision? I could have lived comfortably, just like you said.”
Is there anyone who doesn’t want to live comfortably? But I couldn’t.
“Because there are a lot of people who would be uncomfortable if I was comfortable. Whether it’s a father or a servant.”
or this world. I didn’t say what was on the inside, but my dad seemed to understand what I was saying on the surface. As long as Veron Arthur Devlica was there, the peace I enjoyed was not perfect. It was an illusionary peace that could collapse at any moment.
‘Come to think of it, it was surprising that Veron didn’t do anything this time.’
Since we were attacked last year, we thought that there might be a chance this year as well, so we made every effort to prepare in advance. To protect the spectators, a confrontation system was set up, and Casey and other evil guild members were secretly placed. Of course, at the imperial level, the knights’ troops were not neglected. However, Baron did not take any action. Even though I thought that was fortunate, it felt like the night before the storm. . . . Dad asked as if he had suddenly remembered.
“But why did Mabel name ‘Zeke’?”
“Actually, I was going to call it ‘Tyrannosaurus’ or ‘Australopithecus,’ but Aidan objected.”
“Tira… what?”
“Sheesh. … I wanted to make my abductee’s name longer as well.”
I wanted to name him as long as possible so that he would not be discouraged among nobles who had long full names as their first and last names, but unfortunately it ended up being Zeke. It couldn’t have been a tearful story.
***
After the competition, on one side of the venue, a dividend presentation was held for those who bet on the bet.
“shit.”
“How could you, Count Aserad…!”
The atmosphere was very somber. No one was laughing. Except for one person.
“W Here it is…”
The hand holding the money bag was white. Casey, who inadvertently pulled, laughed when the money pouch did not come out of the other person’s hand, and forcibly pulled it out as if robbing it.
“Oh, I was surprised too. To think that commoner Zeke was none other than the Emperor’s Majesty! Your Majesty the Emperor is the best!”
Casey, who shouted suspiciously to anyone, laughed and ran out of the place. The heavy money bag made me hum. Humming. Casey’s steps, which were about to return to the guild hideout, stopped.
“Do you think you won quite a lot?”
A passer-by wearing a cape and cap got into a fight. There was no way I couldn’t hear the cheerful voice.
“My lady, you didn’t go to the imperial castle right away…”
“This body’s share should be 90% of that. Isn’t it?”
At Mabel’s point, Casey pursed her lips and returned the purse.
“Chit. Who in the world is betting big bucks that they will win?”
“Yogi.”
Mabel opened the purse to see how much it had. The dividend was very generous. He took out five gold coins and gave them to Casey.
“This is the wind catcher price. Thanks Casey.”
“Haha, everything like this.”
Even so, Casey stuffed the gold coins into his pocket like the wind.
“It was a bit difficult to find the timing to tell him to take off his helmet.”
“Ah, how are you doing?”
It was Casey who first shouted to Zeke to take off his helmet. And the one who ordered it was none other than the person involved, Mabel. It was for the dramatic production of revealing his identity by taking off his helmet at the moment of victory. Mabel took out more money and gave it to Casey.
“Use this while having dinner with the guild members today.”
“Yaho, as expected, the lady is the best.”
“Don’t drink too much!”
After finishing the nagging, Mabel happily left her seat, then stopped walking.
“Oh Casey. An important official document will go to the guild soon.”
“Important notice? Is there anything like that in our guild?”
“Ah anyway! I am always waiting.”
Casey nodded, puzzled by the order, which was not normally given.
“Hey, as long as the lady is black.”
It was the blind creed of the Evil Guild members that they had never suffered a loss by listening to the real master.
***
Late afternoon a few days later.
“dad. I have a confession to make.”
“It’s a confession. Yes, this dad loves Mabel too.”
Today, every single day, I cut off my father who was talking about drinking and screaming.
“Actually, I am the Master of the Evil Guild.”
