Chapter 244. I’m back, Dad
2022.06.04.
There was a review ceremony for the entire imperial army, including knights under the direct command of the imperial family of Ermano.
It is an all-military review ceremony that is held every quarter, but this review ceremony took place unexpectedly.
Hwang Sangje Esteban came out to inspect.
‘I can’t believe Hwang Sang-je himself is coming.’
‘I have to be alert.’
Esteban’s prestige was indeed great.
There was no one here who did not know that he made a revolutionary career while traveling on the battlefield during his days as the crown prince.
In particular, the veterans who shared the joys and sorrows on the battlefield at that time did not dare to laugh.
The owner of the boldness and incomparable force that wiped out the enemy army while standing in the vanguard with a single sword.
The heads of each army waited anxiously for Esteban to appear.
Since the superior was extremely nervous, of course, even his subordinates were dozing off and unable to swallow their saliva properly.
In that majestic and solemn atmosphere, Esteban finally appeared.
Esteban’s gaze was cold as he scanned them standing in line with Oh.
Those who met his gaze flinched and were in a hurry to just lower their eyes.
Esteban narrowed his eyes even more.
‘…My head hurts.’
Esteban was in an extremely sensitive state, skipping meals and not sleeping properly because of worrying about his daughter who did not return for several days.
Whether he didn’t skip meals, whether there were any injuries, or whether he was all right or not, he couldn’t tell anything, so he went mad even more.
“There was no Mabel in the past 500 years ago. Because I saw you leave.”
The only clue was what Aidan said yesterday.
The daughter who left for the past is not in the past.
If so, where is the alternative Mabel? All I could do was believe that I would be safe.
I couldn’t get anything out of that worry, but I had to digest the schedule as a situation system now that Mabel was absent.
Because Mabel asked for it and left.
Esteban stood on the podium and looked down at the knights and the imperial army.
Even early in the morning, they were full of blood and their military discipline was tightly held.
The future of Ermano. Those who are ready to give everything for this country.
Also, Esteban opened his mouth to the talents the empire had nurtured.
“Everyone here should know that the recent dynamics of the Devlin Empire are unusual.”
Even if I wanted to know, I couldn’t. As the days went by, bills were scattered all over the plaza.
Unusual war clouds creeping in from the border with Devlin.
In addition, rumors were circulating that the harbinger of the recent disaster was due to an experiment conducted by Emperor Devlin.
Originally, there is no justification without confirmation, but the news that Devlin Emperor Veron Arthur Devlica is recently massacring his own people who are against him at random is transmitted, and the rumors of the emperor’s experiment were considered a given fact.
It was the right time to hit Devlin now that other countries except for Ermano were silent.
“Even during the time when I established myself as the crown prince, ascended the throne as emperor, and passed the throne to the current emperor, Devlin never relented in his ambition toward Ermano.”
Fighting border wars without hesitation.
Although it failed due to betrayal, Aidan led a large army to invade Ermano.
Eventually, he sent several assassins to threaten the safety of the royal family.
In addition, it should be clearly revealed what he did behind the scenes.
Esteban solemnly declared.
“I can’t stand by Devlin’s reckless behavior any longer.”
Under the winter sun, Ermano’s people and swords looked up to him.
“It could be yourself for someone. Or maybe a loved one. It may be the motherland to the loyal.”
Esteban drew his sword. The tip of the raised sword reflected the light and shone sharply.
Even when the eyes were dazzled, Ermano’s soldiers never averted their eyes and faced them directly.
“Put down your sword. To protect what needs to be protected!”
“I will protect you!”
The Empire’s swords shouted in exasperation. Esteban smiled contentedly and lowered his sword.
“Don’t neglect your training until the departure date is decided.”
“Wow!”
Loud cheers covered the square. The morale of the Ermano army was at its peak.
Looking at the momentum, it was enough to push into Devlin and capture it.
Just as they struggled with the shudder running through their bodies and shouted hoarsely, an apprentice knight pointed to a certain place.
“Look over there…!”
“Look what… what?”
Somewhere in the sky pointed by the apprentice knight.
One point was falling from the sky. However, if there was a problem, it was the color of the dot.
“Pink… cotton candy?”
Surprisingly, pink balls of yarn were falling from the sky. The very object everyone looks up at in bewilderment.
The identity of the ball of thread was clearly visible to the eyes of those whose physical condition was different from that of ordinary people.
Esteban was the first to react.
“…get out of the way.”
“your majesty!”
Esteban, who carelessly passed his sharp sword to Lisandro, jumped off the platform and entered the ranks of soldiers.
The steps toward the predicted drop point were unstoppable.
The ranks and ranks of each captured army were scattered in an instant, but since the instigator was Hwang Sang-je, they naturally split on both sides.
It was only when the descending object appeared that it could barely be covered by the palm of the hand, and everyone knew the identity of the pink cotton candy.
“your majesty…?!”
“Are you really Your Majesty?”
Along with someone’s shrill cry, Esteban safely embraced Mabel.
“You’re back…”
Esteban couldn’t breathe properly and hugged the child tightly.
The square full of people became quiet at the desperate gesture. They watched the father-daughter reunion in the distance, unaware of what was going on.
“Let’s break up!”
Lisandro, who came to his senses belatedly, bit everyone in the square.
Those who filled the plaza disappeared like the ebb tide, leaving only Esteban, Mabel, and Lisandro.
Mabel, who was holding Esteban’s neck tightly, groaned and released her arms.
“I’m cold…”
Esteban, who suddenly came to his senses at those words, put Mabel on the floor.
“oh my god. Why are your clothes so thin? I was determined to catch a cold!”
Esteban hurriedly took off his coat and carefully put it on Mabel.
‘…It’s a familiar outfit.’
Esteban suddenly had such a thought, but Mabel quickly took his attention.
Mabel, whose nose was slightly red from the cold, grabbed Esteban’s collar and shook it as if she had suddenly realized something.
“omg. Daddy daddy!”
“Why? Anyway, what the hell happened to be so scarred… Go ahead and get treatment-.”
“What is my name?”
“….”
“..”
Static. Lisandro and Esteban opened their mouths.
Esteban even forgot to blink.
‘My daughter forgot my name…?’
It is clear that something happened in the past. He was still covered with scars, so there was a high possibility that he had hit his head.
Esteban busily started looking around for Mabel.
When I asked for her name to comfort her, Mabel stomped her feet and stomped her feet away from Esteban, who treated her as a sick person.
“Quick my name!”
“Of course it’s our baby.”
“No baby!!”
flinch. Esteban was greatly taken aback by Mabel’s reckless spirit, as if it were about to spit fire.
He forced a smile on his lips, trying hard not to show off to his daughter.
“Mabel. Mabel.”
“Huhhhhhhhhhhh…”
Mabel let out a sigh and smiled as she looked up at her father to see if she was finally relieved.
“I’m back, Dad.”
Seeing her smiling brightly with her scarred face, it seemed that all her worries had been blown away. Esteban greeted her daughter with a kiss on the cheek.
“Welcome, Mabel.”
It was the return of the emperor.
***
Mabel was supposed to be on vacation at the royal family’s villa. The emperor suddenly fell from the sky in the middle of the military review ceremony.
The people who witnessed it filled the plaza and left.
While the rumors surrounding the emperor were sweeping the imperial castle, Mabel, the person in charge, was at peace.
“Let’s treat your wounds first, rest, and then talk.”
It was a face full of questions, but Esteban postponed the question. Above all else, my daughter’s rest was the most important.
“As expected, the house is nice!”
Under Esteban’s supervision, Mabel, who was released only after being completely healed by the dispatched priest, took a bath, changed into comfortable clothes, and dived on the bed.
“Uhhhh…”
There are many things to do, but let’s take a break first.
Greeting Mabel, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, Yang jumped up onto the bed.
[Come on, Mabel. What did you find out? Let me know!]
‘Later. I’ll tell you later.’
[joy. It’s petty.]
The sheep who had been spurned by Mabel pouted and lay down at a distance, curled up in a circle.
Mabel’s sweet rest time, buried under a soft blanket that smelled of sunlight, didn’t last long.
This is because uninvited guests have arrived.
The first person to come in was Oscar. Enrique also accompanied them because they had been together and heard the news.
“Mabel…!”
Oscar approached without hesitation, wrapped his arms around Mabel’s cheeks, and began to examine them carefully. Mabel’s cheeks pressed hard.
The look of the rich man looking to see if there were any injuries was unmistakably the same.
“Nuh Gaetah. That’s right, Haewoo Dae.” (I’m fine. You don’t have to worry.)
“It’s okay. you stupid. Did you eat right? You have a bad complexion. You seem to have lost weight.”
Enrique, who was standing behind, smiled awkwardly.
‘How did you find out?’
Mabel sighed as she rubbed her cheek, which Oscar had let go.
“I ate well, slept well, and had a good trip. Oscar, could it be that you didn’t believe me?”
“I believed it. I believe in you, so I sent you.”
“That’s it.”
“So, did you have any income?”
At Oscar’s somewhat nervous question, Mabel gave a sullen smile.
“I’ll tell you when we all get together.”
Mabel looked at Enrique, who was standing behind Oscar, and waved happily.
“How are you Enrique?”
“yes. Although I did stir-fry a bit with Emily.”
Enrique suffered daily from his brother’s threats to give out the address because he was going to write a letter asking where Mabel had gone on vacation.
“You worked hard, Enrique.”
“no. I’m glad you came back safely.”
Mabel, who was having a warm conversation with Enrique, looked back at Oscar, who had a sullen face because he didn’t pay attention to him.
“Come to think of it, I heard Enrique boasted so much to Oscar about having a younger brother when he was young?”
“yes? How did you… Oscar, you said?”
“Why am I saying that? never said it.”
It was a story even before Mabel was born.
There was one time when Enrique teased Oscar, saying that he had a cute little brother in his house, and Oscar ran away in a fit of rage.
Mabel did not answer the questions of the two men.
“There is a way to know everything. It would be fun for Emily to know. What do you think?”
“Your Majesty! Please take a look. Emily might make fun of her for the rest of her life.”
“Ohh. You mean that?”
Enrique’s cheeks reddened in despair at Mabel’s mischievous reaction.
I was thinking of making fun of Enrique’s sadistic reaction, but I stopped.
Instead, I asked a question that I had been curious about for a long time.
“By the way, where is Aidan?”
Of course, I thought he would come running right away, but I couldn’t even see the hair on my head.
“mission. He said he couldn’t stay still, so he voluntarily went to subdue the sea monsters. I contacted you, so I will be back tonight.”
“I see.”
I thought I’d see Aidan as soon as I got back, but I’d have to wait a few hours.
Whew.
Mabel let out a small sigh. I thought Nara would steal the player.
‘I’m in trouble because my boyfriend is competent.’
