Chapter 22. Hear the voices of animals2020.04.18.
[Go to the forest. hoot. Let’s eat a rabbit.]
[Boom. Okay.]
[Let’s go.]
The owls that were whispering flew away. Feeling the wind created by the flapping of their wings, I followed the backs of the disappearing owls with my eyes, then returned to the Koi bed and lay down.
‘Okay. It wouldn’t matter if an owl were added to the world where even cats speak.’
Unfortunately, it wasn’t just the owls. The next day, while taking a walk in the arms of Xavier, he heard the voice of a hound raised in the imperial palace and threw it away.
[Should I ask or not? to ask or not Should I bite or not…]
The voice of a dog muttering bloodily while staring at the soldier holding the leash. The two eyes of the hound lying down quietly were gone. A sparrow passing by spotted the Minister of Finance and shouted.
[Tit! bald Let’s shit! Chirp!]
“Aagh!”
Moments later, the Minister of Finance’s shouts reverberated along the roadside. Since then, the voices of animals have continued to be heard.
[It’s filthy heavy hehe! A rotten bastard!]
The horse that carried an obese nobleman was swearing and swearing.
[Drink grass. Yum yum.]
The rabbit pricked up its ears as it leisurely grazing. I couldn’t help but admit to the voices of the animals that I could hear constantly.
‘I guess I can hear animals…’
***
After descending from Xavier’s arms, I immediately found the sheep.
“Sheep!”
[What is it? I was sleeping…]
‘Now is not the time to take a nap.’
[There is nothing more precious than my sleep.]
Yangyang grumbled, grooming her face with her front paws. I completely ignored it and brought it to the point.
‘I can hear the voices of the animals.’
[Oh, it looks like your abilities have finally started to bloom.]
‘Huh?’
Unlike me who was fussy, Yang was very calm. As if he knew this beforehand.
‘Did you know?’
[What’s wrong.]
‘Why didn’t you tell me?’
[That’s because I don’t know exactly when Mabel’s abilities will bloom.]
After saying that, I couldn’t question Yang anymore. Instead, he asked other questions.
‘But why did you give them the ability to hear the voices of animals? Where should I spend it?’
[That’s not just hearing the voice. And it’s not just limited to animals. It means the ability to communicate with living natural objects.]
Communication with natural objects. I pondered what falls under the category of natural objects. once animals. and plants such as trees and grass.
‘Can plants communicate?’
[Of course.]
‘What is it? … isn’t it nice?’
With this ability, even if I left the imperial castle later, I could feed myself at least.
“Hehe…”
I smiled and giggled as I turned my back to Xavier, who was staring at me curiously.
‘It was a windfall.’
Seeing me like this, Yang shook her head.
***
Four months have passed since I became emperor. I was growing up quickly in a busy time that seemed leisurely.
“Oh, you’re eating well.”
“Maita.” (Delicious.)
“Is it delicious? How can you eat well without being picky? The child is pretty.”
As the baby food was over and the diet changed to baby food, my appetite was at its peak. It’s just baby food and it’s so delicious! Besides, I liked the fact that I didn’t have to worry about eating there.
‘I love having three meals a day…’
In my previous life, I usually ate ramen or triangular gimbap from convenience stores, so even if it was baby food, a proper meal like this was like a delicacy.
“Dalmogotteummidyya.” (I ate well.)
“Greeting well. Our Majesty is so smart, what should we do?”
The nanny, whose eyes turned into hearts, kissed my cheek and wiped her lips. Even the nanny can’t dry it. Now, this kind of affection expression has become the level of passing it off. At first, people who were surprised by my eloquence now all said that. It was as if he believed that I was a genius.
‘It’s the 2nd time in my life.’
Thanks to that, he was now free from word-oriented conversations and was using his own sentences. Pronunciation is still poor though.
‘Today was also delicious.’
As I was about to lie on the bed with a feeling of satiety, someone knocked.
“your majesty. This is Gustav.”
“eww.”
Although he blatantly disliked it, the door was opened. Gustav, who had a pale face today, laughed helplessly.
“It’s meeting time soon, Your Majesty.”
“Ehh…”
As I stretched out my arms, Gustaf naturally lifted me up. Among the achievements I made during the four months was ‘getting acquainted with Gustaf’. To be honest, I didn’t have any intention of becoming close to Gustav at first, but the closer I got to Gustav, the more Hwang Sang-je’s expression hardened.
“Did you enjoy your meal?”
“yes. (Yeah. It was delicious.)
“I’m glad. You should eat well today.”
“why?”
“Because Duke Javier is attending.”
“eww.”
Duke Javier. That middle-aged man was the number one contributor to my hating of meetings. It was a mistake to let go of the warm and benevolent impression. Contrary to his outward appearance, the man was sly on the inside. I hate the other servants who love me too much and don’t listen to what I say, but I hate Duke Javier the most! Gustav laughed as he saw me getting fed up.
“Do you hate Duke Javier?”
“yes. nah. (Yeah. I don’t like it. I’m unlucky.)
“Where did you learn that word-.”
Before Gustav’s words were finished.
“Mabel.”
A familiar voice came. Today, a face that is clearer than my future greeted me.
“Come here Mabel.”
Sangje Sangje smiled and reached out to me, but I shook my head and clung to Gustav.
“Hang go.” (Not go.)
“Mabel.”
“joy.”
Hwang Sang-jae’s eyes grew cold as he stared at Gustav. Gustav sweated between me and Sang Hwang Jae.
‘If I do this, Gustav will be scolded again.’
I tugged at the hem of Gustav’s clothes.
“Please drop me off.”
Then he trudged past the emperor in the direction of the conference hall. I heard the footsteps of two people slowly following me.
“Ghm…”
‘It’s not as easy as I thought.’
I also knew about the situation going back because I had a career as an emperor for four months. Because of that, I could also understand the clear reason why Emperor Sang Hwang made me emperor.
‘I’m not going to hand myself over to Abelardo, the Holy Kingdom.’
In fact, I couldn’t understand why the Sanghwangje system went so far. I could have just sent it to the Holy Land. For me, the Imperial Castle or the Holy Empire were there.
‘They say it’s the seed of God, so they’re impatient because they can’t take me, so they’ll serve you well.’
No matter how much I am now in the emperor’s seat, I did not think that I would be emperor forever. In addition, it was situational to actually handle the work, so my role was not important at all. I still had the thought of not wanting to be like an emperor. Because I don’t want to have the power that others gave me. Therefore, my dream of dethroning was still there. Being cold to Hwang Sang-je was part of that great dream. At this rate, interest in me gradually fades, and then I, in the position of emperor, will be regarded as a thorn in the eye.
‘…I was about to be dethroned like that.’
However, no matter how coldly he treated him, Hwang Hwang-je’s attitude did not change. He bestowed all the good things on me and visited me every day and made sure to see my face. On a busy day at work, I stopped by unconditionally even at night when I would have fallen asleep. Because of that, I was full of wealth accumulated for a year and six months.
“This is why all the stars are mine….” (This way, all the imperial castles will be mine…)
I was already the actual owner of most of the buildings and gardens. Even so, it would be useless since you can’t actually sell it. As I walked hard with my short legs, I was at the meeting place before I knew it. As I held back my reluctance to enter and went inside, countless eyes were focused on me.
“Meet Your Majesty, the Emperor of Hope of the Empire!”
“Your Majesty, you are in good health today, so it is a great blessing for the Empire!”
“You tied your hair in two pigtails today! You are so solemn and cute!”
As soon as I entered, I heard the cries of flattery from the servants who jumped up from their seats. After waving my hand once, I headed for my assigned seat, the throne. Since it was the most prestigious seat, the throne climbed the stairs and was on a high platform. First of all, the stairs were too high for me to climb.
“Mabel. Let me sit down.”
“Hey. I’m the kid.” (No, I’ll do it.)
Rejecting the offer of the situation system, I confidently raised my hands up the stairs. Then, with all his strength, he lifted one leg.
“Keep it off… ing.”
After struggling, I managed to get one leg up the stairs perfectly. After struggling to lift the rest of her leg, she lay down on the stairs for a long time and caught her breath.
“Heh heh….”
‘It’s so damn hard.’
I looked up at the remaining steps with eyes full of fear. I regretted the gaeggi I had to just sit comfortably. As I stood up again and stared sullenly at the stairs, I heard the cries of servants from behind.
“You can do enough, Your Majesty!”
“Don’t give up!”
“We are rooting for you!”
Their cheering effectively sapped me. I glared at the servants.
“Both of you steal.” (Everybody, be quiet.)
Although the warning of a baby with no blood on his head might be annoying, the servants just smiled and nodded their heads in delight.
“Aww. I understand, Your Majesty. God will keep his mouth shut!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
“He does well on his own and is really cool. chuckle.”
The tone of the servants who treated them as if they were cute made a mistake. I climbed all the stairs. My face was covered with sweat when I finally reached the throne after stepping on my own platform.
‘I’ll never be bluffing tomorrow.’
While I was climbing the stairs, it was already well past the start time of the meeting. Hwang Sang-je, who sat next to me, presided over the meeting.
“Start the meeting.”
The meeting has begun. While I was still occupying my seat, numerous agendas passed by. Among the nobles who spoke, there was one person who stood out by far. Today, too, it was Duke Javier who had a warm impression.
“I think it’s right that the Lorca family raised their hand in the territorial dispute on Demiras Street.”
I frowned.
‘How many bribes did you take from the Lorca family again?’
Duke Javier intervened in each case and tried to fix the ruling or amend the bill to his liking. However, my grandfather, the Marquis of Gardenia, refuted from time to time, but no one else tried to point out the action.
‘It’s all because of the magic stones.’
magic stone. It was an indispensable mineral in this world where magic, divine power, and the power of spirits are the basis. It was a mineral that naturally generated mana was condensed and was essential to maintaining magic. It was used to refine magic artifacts and to maintain barriers to defend against monsters. Compared to the need, the amount mined was extremely small, so it was experiencing a shortage of demand to the extent that it was worth calling. And it turned out that one of the mines the duke had bought a few months ago had the largest deposit of magic crystals among all the mines ever discovered. Aristocrats crawled on the so-called jackpot. The imperial family already stocked up on a lot of magic stones, so it’s okay, but they will run out someday. That’s why Duke Javier was able to speak loudly.
‘…Even if it weren’t for Enrique.’
I looked at the peacock disapprovingly. Enrique Javier was a cute boy who was Oscar’s swordsman classmate. And he was the son of that damn man.
‘How on earth did such a person come out with a son as good as Enrique?’
It would have been better if I hadn’t known Enrique.
“Hmm. Anyway, Lord Javier, that’s…”
“Are you against it?”
The face of Duke Javier, who looked at the nobleman who tried to dissuade him, was gentle, but his eyes were cold.
“I don’t mean that.”
“okay.”
I looked at the scene disapprovingly. At first, I thought it was none of my business anyway, so I just stood by, but the situation got worse and worse. In the early days of the situation system, he warned Duke Javier, but when he didn’t listen to the words, he was in a state of ‘try until you do’. I didn’t like Duke Javier, who pushed down the opponent with a smile on his face.
“Earl Sequilla spent the entire amount earmarked for the extension of the outer walls of the castle, but is he innocent?”
When the Marquis of Gardenia said a word, Duke Javier shrugged.
“There is no evidence, is there?”
“It will come out when we investigate.”
In the end, the only one who came out was the Marquis of Gardenia, who owned a mine where a small amount of magic stones were buried.
“Ehh.”
Looking at the complex world of adults, I tried to roll my head once. It was not difficult to come up with a way to feed Duke Javier some candy. But the problem is that I am the pants emperor with no say or decision.
“Hmm.”
After looking at the faces of the servants who were in tears, one after another, I finally made up my mind.
‘I can’t do it. I have to step in.’
