Chapter 166. Fear of losing Mabel2021.09.04.
Dad had no answer. just stare at me The face, which was completely unsettled, seemed at first glance to be unconcerned.
‘Are you okay?’
I felt it instinctively. Today is the best day to tell all the secrets! Driven by that momentum, I lined up other hidden stories.
“Aidan is the foreign master. Oscar is an executive.”
“….”
“I did Veneno distribution. I can make plants grow.”
“…”
“I was the one who had the magic materials distributed all over Ermano. I asked the moles.”
“…”
“When was it? When I was a baby, I secretly inserted the purchase documents for the magic crystal mine. Didn’t you know Dad?”
“…”
“Actually, there is no one named Isti. I bought the Mei-do family so that I could easily leave the imperial castle without being caught by my father.”
“…”
“Um um. What else?”
While I was eagerly confessing, Dad didn’t say a word and just stared at me with a blank face. After a while, Dad put his big hand on my forehead and stopped me from speaking.
“Wait Mabel.”
“huh?”
“This dad… seems to have been awake. Dad, please close your eyes and come back.”
“ok?”
“Let’s talk again tomorrow.”
Dad jumped up from his seat.
“Oh Dad-!”
bang. Before I had time to stop, Dad left my bedroom empty. I scratched my cheek. Dad went to bed. It’s six o’clock in the afternoon…
***
After my dad left like that, Oscar stopped by Hwangseong and came to see me. Aidan sat behind me, facing Oscar. It was the first meeting after the swordsmanship competition. Oscar stared at me with a very talkative face.
“Why why?”
“Zeke.”
“Kuhm.”
“I won.”
“It’s because Aidan looked after it.”
Then Aidan, who was behind him, interjected.
“I have never seen it.”
I became sober. Oscar still had a disgruntled expression on his face.
“Did you know that Mabel’s story is all over the castle, inside and outside?”
“Ahaha. I became famous.”
“It didn’t happen, but the emperor is the most famous law.”
Oscar, who dared to point it out, let out a deep sigh.
“It’s better. If I had defeated Enrique and faced Mabel you, I wouldn’t have attacked you. … never.”
I pondered. The method of telling Aidan to sincerely attack ‘as much as we trust each other’ worked, but it was questionable whether it would have worked if he had done it to Oscar.
‘No, I’d rather abstain.’
I wanted to get over it like that, but I didn’t.
“But canceling the swordsmanship competition was too much, Mabel.”
“Kuhmm…”
“Do you know how surprised Enrique and I were? When I woke up after fainting, the swordsmanship competition was gone.”
“It’s not completely gone. If someone capable of defeating me appears, I will be resurrected!”
Watching me hurriedly make excuses, Oscar shook his head.
“What kind of person worth their lives would ask the emperor for sparring? The excuse was good, but Mabel’s numbers were obvious.”
“She got caught.”
I had to stir-fry with Oscar for a long time after that. It was after quite some time had passed that I consulted about my father. I told Oscar the exact conversation I had with my father.
“Did you suddenly tell the truth to your father?”
“Not all of a sudden.”
I’ve been preparing and waiting for months to tell my dad the truth. I spoke now because the time had come.
“It’s obvious that Veron Arthur Devlica is aiming for this empire or me or Aidan like that, but it’s stupid to stay still.”
I’ve been doing that stupid thing all this time. Of course, it didn’t come easily.
“And Veron… even touched Oscar.”
It was the attack on Oscar that made me decide to become a true emperor. I needed strength and power to protect precious people and precious things, but compared to that, the power I had was so insignificant. There were so many things I couldn’t do in a protected position. There are comforts of being loved and protected, but I was willing to give them up.
‘And I have the ability to protect someone.’
When the story of the raid came out, Oscar’s expression subtly disintegrated.
“Mabel. That incident was because I was careless…”
I firmly nailed Oscar to the digging again.
“No, Oscar. This is not a matter of being careless.”
“…”
“Oscar attacked as soon as he came out without an escort.
“yes.”
It was said that since Oscar was the target, being attacked was inevitable.
“If the attack on Oscar was really Veron, then this is a declaration of war. A declaration of war that I can touch people around me at any time.”
How dare you hit me first?
“Only I can hit the first bread!”
Oscar burst into laughter as if it were absurd.
“Sometimes I don’t know you, Mabel… No, actually often.”
“It’s okay, Oscar. Originally, people don’t even know themselves!”
“I’m not saying that right now…”
“I’ll just skip the trivial things. It’s a busy life to eat delicious food.”
He forced Oscar to eat the pudding for refreshment.
“Mabel. I’m full.”
“no. that’s delicious You have to scrape it off.”
tingle. I was lost in thought, watching Oscar keenly as he finished off one of the jars of pudding. I had no intention of revealing anything about the guild to my father from the start.
‘I’m sure Dad will be surprised.’
My father, who had a bold personality, became weak enough to be severe when it came to me and Oscar. In fact, didn’t you deny reality earlier and dismiss it as a dream and leave for the bedroom?
‘Gustav did. My real dad is sleeping…’
I tried to secretly work as much as possible for my dad’s mental health. So he even won a swordsmanship competition to solidify his position as the emperor, but something was still lacking in that. It was impossible to fight against the Devlin Empire while avoiding Dad’s eyes as before. Even if you do your best, you will have to deceive your father when you are not enough. I’d rather tell you a secret and ask for Dad’s cooperation. From the moment that judgment was made, I confided my secret step by step out of consideration for my father, who was physically and mentally weak.
“As expected, this case was too irritating.”
Chit. I thought I would dare to escape from reality. I revised my evaluation of the dad inside me. Dad was a more sensitive person than I thought. However, ‘Evil Guild’ was the most powerful hand I had. An upper and information guild that has trade networks with most countries except Devlin and a few countries, as well as information from nobles in other countries as well as their own country. It was clear that he would make a big contribution to defeating Devlin. Finally, after finishing one pudding, Oscar asked, putting the bottle down.
“Will the emperor just let it go?”
“I’m going to go over…”
I’m going to go back…. I was afraid of the moment my dad suddenly woke up.
***
Esteban, who repeatedly slept and woke up from a light sleep, couldn’t sleep any longer and turned off the softly scented sleeping incense.
“…What a terrible dream.”
I had a nightmare. A strange and strange nightmare.
“Mabel is the master of the Evil Guild. What kind of bizarre dreams do you have?”
It was just a dream, but just thinking about it made my chest feel cold, my head pounding, and my heart racing. Esteban let out a low sigh and got up from the bed. Wake up time was early in the morning. Esteban simply washed up and came out to the gym because he couldn’t even remember when he fell asleep. I thought to shake off the strangely clinging nightmares and thoughts while swinging my sword. Esteban swung his sword in the cool morning breeze. He did not neglect his early morning training because taking care of all affairs required not only concentration but also stamina. He swung his sword so much that his shirt was wet with sweat, but the strange thirst and anxiety were hardly quenched. Arriving at the office, Esteban saw a mountain of paperwork that had been piled up since dawn.
‘It’s quite a bit of hard labor today.’
After the day Mabel declared that she would take care of the office herself, Esteban would secretly come out early in the morning to review the documents first and then proceed with the sorting of the documents. Mabel, who was in her prime, might not even be exposed to the sunlight properly and would dry up in her office while looking at so many documents.
‘Because my baby’s snack time can also disappear.’
I couldn’t see anything like that. For his beloved daughter’s precious free time and snack time, Dad secretly started processing paperwork today. smart. At that moment, an intentional chuckle was heard outside the window.
“Come in.”
Without any sign of Esteban’s answer, a knight came in and greeted them politely.
“This is the investigation data for the Meirado family, which Your Majesty ordered to investigate.”
Esteban asked a question while unfolding the materials the article gave him.
“Anything special?”
“It was discovered that His Majesty often visited the mansion… but there was not a single testimony that even Mei had seen the lady of the mansion.”
“No…? She said she was a weak girl, so it might be difficult for her to go outside.”
Effortlessly erasing a single doubt that had sprouted in his head, Esteban dared to invent a reason to refute the article’s opinion. But the article was too upright.
“In God’s opinion, however, I think that the lady named Isti Meirado is an imaginary person.”
“…”
He tried to deny it, but Esteban was bitten by the knight’s wedge. Esteban, who had been immersed in darkness as if he was immersed in a dark office, suddenly stood up. Esteban called Oscar.
***
“Oscar. I have a question for you. But I’m saying that question because it’s absurd and ridiculous, so if it’s funny, laugh.”
“Please Xiamen, Father.”
In an unusual rush, Oscar had already foreseen the question that would follow. Esteban asked with a pale face.
“I heard that the Master of the Evil Guild is Mabel.”
“you’re right.”
“…”
Esteban, who was confirmed to have been killed by Oscar, buried his face in his large hands with a deep sigh. I was deceived.
‘Since when?’
It’s been quite a while since Mabel had a hunch that she was cheating on her. But I didn’t ask. Because every human being has at least one or two secrets they don’t want to find out. But I never thought I would hit the back of the head like this. It was so tingly that it was hard to keep awake.
“Evil guild master…”
Then suddenly there were scenes that passed through my head. The fact that Mabel was usually sitting on his lap at the moment when he was trying to handle the agenda to check the growth of the Evil Guild. It’s cunning. crazy like crazy But I didn’t hate it at all. Rather, it reminded me of Mabel, who was struggling to protect her guild by doing so.
“Oscar, did you cheat on this dad as well?”
“I just found out not too long ago. I found out about it while investigating evil under the orders of my father.”
“…okay. Somehow, your report hasn’t come up since sometime.”
“…Sorry, Father.”
Even if he said he didn’t hate his two children, he wasn’t shocked. It was heartbreaking to think that the children he loved all worked together to deceive him. Esteban had not yet realized it, but Esteban also called Mabel. Mabel, aware of the crime she had committed, entered the office crouching in contrast to the attire her nanny and Larima had lovingly dressed her for. Oscar and Esteban were sitting across from each other, waiting for Mabel to come.
“Dad, did you sleep well?”
“I had a nightmare.”
“What nightmare?”
“An absurd dream that my daughter is the master of the guild.”
“…huh.”
“Sit down, Mabel. Because the story is going to be long.”
Mabel hesitantly sat next to Oscar. When I glanced at Oscar and demanded an explanation, he only smiled awkwardly. A hellish silence fell. In the end, it was Mabel who spoke first.
“dad. It doesn’t seem like a dream.”
“okay. It seems so.”
“I’m sorry for lying.”
It seemed like this. So in the first place, I didn’t want to tell anyone in my family. If it hadn’t been discovered by Oscar, he probably would have kept it a secret until the end. If my loving family wants it, I wanted to act as if I were a flower in a greenhouse. However, the harsh reality did not allow Mabel to live comfortably. In the midst of the uncomfortable air current, Esteban tried to ask in a calm voice.
“I heard the rough story from Oscar. So, what is the ultimate goal of running your guild, Mabel?”
money or fun. Either that or power. Esteban, who had expected such an answer, widened his eyes for an unexpected reason.
“Veron Arthur Devlica is destroying this world.”
“…what?”
“They say there’s no one else to stop it. But I am the emperor Since I can’t do activities externally, I’m trying to stop it somehow by raising a guild-.”
Esteban interrupted Mabel’s words.
“for a moment.”
Esteban asked with a white face.
“You’re going to go against Veron Arthur Devlica…?”
It felt like blood was draining from all over my body. Esteban was shocked and terrified. Even when he cut off his arm in front of the victim, he was afraid when he heard that his child’s safety was threatened. Just in case. one in a million Afraid of losing Mabel, just like the time he lost Shiana in vain.
