Chapter 41. All you want is yours2020.06.23.
After the decision was made to hold a rain ritual, preparations progressed smoothly.
‘Written as ‘preparation for rain’ and read as Gustav’s tears.’
Due to the unexpected rain festival, Gustaf stayed up all night for several days. Mabel deeply sympathized with him. And on the other hand, he vowed to be dethroned without fail.
‘Because my dream is to be a wealthy unemployed man!’
Being an emperor with such ability is a betrayal of one’s ability. I definitely didn’t want to do the hard work of buying a shop like Gustav. Mabel, the emperor, was in Mabel’s office, but in fact, Mabel, sitting on the sofa in Gustav’s office, looked at the hard-working Hwang Sang-je and Gustav alternately with her chin resting on her chin.
“How are you? Mabel. This dad is working hard.”
Seemingly wanting to be seen as someone who works hard, Hwang Sangje recited that line every 10 minutes. It was to the point of getting scabs in my ears. Seeing Gustav glancing at Hwang Sang-je with anxious eyes, it was worth knowing how it was normally. Mabel murmured, sighing, “Ehh.”
“Poor Gusutafu…” (Poor Gustaf…)
“Hmm? What did Mabel say?”
“I didn’t say anything about cancer.” (I didn’t say anything.)
“Yes. This dad is working hard.”
“Ehh…”
Thinking that it would be nice if he could read at least one more line of paperwork while he was talking like that, Mabel ate the macaron. A total of 6 macarons were on the plate. There are three people in the office, so two per person had to go around. Before I knew it, Mabel had eaten all of her two macarons.
‘I want to eat more.’
However, eating a lot of dessert is not good for the body, and I was going to eat soon, so I could stand it. I can
bear
it. For the price of one macaron, you can buy several ramyuns and fill your stomach. Maybe that’s why I was particularly weak in desserts. If there was even a cookie placed in front of my eyes, my hand would go. Mabel desperately refrained from eating someone else’s macaron, and overheard their conversation.
“It seems that the list of attendees for the Eolchu Rain Festival has been culled.”
“What did Duke Javier do?”
“Anyway, it was because I was in charge of the most aid. If you exclude Duke Javier, it will not look good and there will always be gossip.”
Esteban looked over the roster disapprovingly and put it down. Like the perfectionist Gustav, there was no room for correction.
“There is but one matter that Your Majesty must decide for yourself.”
“What is it?”
“Whether or not to accompany Aidan to the rain ritual procession.”
‘Aidan?’
Mabel, who had been keeping her eyes on the macarons all along, raised her head secretly. Esteban felt the slightest hint of it and felt bad. I didn’t want Mabel to pay attention to Aidan. In fact, she hated even talking to boys her age, let alone Aidan. Esteban turned away from Mabel’s gaze and turned to Gustav.
“Well, it would be difficult to leave him alone.”
“yes. You will get in trouble.”
Although they were conscious of Mabel’s gaze, they were pointing out Aidan’s ‘certain trait’. When Mabel is close, the magic cast by Veron, the emperor of Devlin, weakens and calms down. Conversely, it meant that if Mabel left the imperial castle for rain, he might run out of control. Since we are going to bring a lot of troops to the rain festival, the remaining troops will not be able to handle the runaway Aidan. Esteban made a decision.
“I can’t leave the imperial castle as it is, so I’m going with you.”
It was a decision not for Aidan’s sake, but for the safety of the imperial castle.
“The place to hold the rain ritual is the altar in the western sanctuary. It is expected that it will probably take three or three days to travel in a procession of this size.”
“It doesn’t matter if it’s later, so don’t neglect the escort troops. Above all else, Mabel’s safety should come first.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Esteban pushed the macaron plate in front of Mabel and looked over the next document. I was looking at the rain ritual budget and making sure there was nothing missing, but I suddenly realized that Mabel’s behavior was strange. Mabel was staring at the macaron dish, but didn’t touch it.
“Why is that, Mabel? Do you hate macarons?”
“Oh no.”
“Why aren’t you eating?”
“This high is not mine.” (This is not mine.)
Esteban did not immediately understand Mabel’s words. It was the same with Gustav.
“What do you mean, Your Majesty? It’s not His Majesty’s.”
“They are two, but I have two. The ones that came out are Gusutapoo and Puhang Kkoja.” (There were six, and I ate two. The remaining ones are Gustav and Father’s.) An age where you can
indulge your appetite for delicious things. But for some reason, Mabel thought of others before herself. Even though Esteban himself never taught him to be considerate of others. Does her natural temperament resemble her biological mother, Siana? However, Esteban hoped that Mabel would not be just a nice child.
‘Siana used to concede many things to others. …even if it’s something precious to you sometimes.’
He didn’t want Mabel to make such a sacrifice.
“You can eat everything. Yours Mabel.”
“no. Puhandu mugger.”
“I’m fine. Come on.”
When Esteban picked up the macaron and handed it to Mabel, the child accepted it with an uncomfortable expression, then hesitated to eat it. Esteban tasted the feeling of despair as the ground turned black.
‘…I never taught you to notice.’
how the hell did this happen They say it’s not enough to show Mabel the precious, pretty, and beautiful things in the world. After seeing Esteban and Gustav alternately and being convinced that it was okay to eat, the child bit off the tip of the macaron. His chubby cheeks turned red. Seeing that, Esteban felt a strong sense of crisis. Even if the child was nice, he was too nice. Suddenly, I was worried about how the gentle and kind Mabel would live in this harsh world. Right now, he protects me, but what if something happens to me? Esteban seized Mabel’s shoulder with a serious face and gently turned her body toward him. Then he said seriously.
“Mabel. Listen carefully.”
“yes.”
“Everything you want, Mabel, is yours.”
“…?”
“If anyone says no, hit them.”
“…?!”
“Hit and take away.”
There was nothing Mabel couldn’t have in this world when she wanted it. I should have told you the obvious reason earlier, but it was too late. Esteban vowed to tell Mabel every day, even now. Mabel’s feelings for such a biological father were devastating.
‘…what the hell are you teaching a kid?’
It is not enough to teach them to grow up kind and upright, but they beat them and take them away. I was so stunned that I couldn’t even speak. Esteban asked with a friendly smile.
“Do you understand Mabel?”
“By anvil.”
“…what?”
“I don’t want to hit the salad that I handled. That’s only me.” (You can’t hit other people. That’s bad.)
“But Mabel, you’re okay. No one can disobey.”
“nah. no time. Why do you want me to harm you?” (I don’t like it. I don’t hit you. Why do you want me to harm others?)
Mabel looked at Esteban with dissatisfied eyes. Esteban’s trust in Mabel has plummeted. Esteban, who fully understood the meaning of those eyes, froze at Mabel in bewilderment.
“I don’t mean that, Mabel. This dad just said it from the heart that he wants you to live as you want to do. Do you understand?”
“Slightly.”
Mabel’s eyes were still full of disbelief, but Esteban was relieved by the improved answer. Mabel took a bite of the macaron and looked up at Esteban.
“Puhang. I’m sorry.” (Father. There’s something I want to do.)
“What is it? listen to anything.”
“I won’t do it.” (I won’t do the emperor.)
“….”
Esteban’s eyes wandered wildly. Seeing Sang Hwang Sang Je facing an unexpected crisis, Gustav mourned briefly.
‘You’re already wrong, Your Majesty. I have no choice but to earn hate.’
Gustaf’s inner thoughts became a prophecy.
“It sucks. Are you saying Kojin again?” (Look at this. Is this a lie again?)
Heung. Mabel let Esteban go, jumped off the couch, and walked to the door. Esteban called Mabel earnestly.
“Mabel…!”
“why!”
“…Eat the macarons and go.”
For a very brief moment, Mabel’s face flashed with great conflict. Macarons or pride? That’s the problem. Mabel, who had been hesitant, approached quietly. Esteban smiled softly and patted the seat next to me. however.
“…!”
Mabel took the whole plate of macarons and left empty-handed. Seeing the abandoned Esteban, Gustaf clicked his tongue.
“Rather than that, shouldn’t you be surprised that Your Majesty, who is only two years old, perfectly understands the concept of division? No one has ever taught me.”
Esteban replied blankly even in a state of shock.
“That’s it… Mabel is a genius…”
“…”
Gustaf was at a loss for words. It seems that the arm is worse than yesterday. Tomorrow will be worse than this.
‘I want to go to work…’
***
The procession to the Western Sanctuary was unprecedented in history. In particular, the most notable was the escort troops.
“Where… are you going out?”
Lisandro, who had roughly expected it but didn’t expect it to be like this, was greatly taken aback. It was a situation where the number of people to protect was twice as large as the number of people to protect. Mabel looked around surrounded by soldiers and shook her head.
“Leave it too.” (Leave it alone.)
“Yeah, what…. What am I going to do to hurt His Majesty the Emperor?”
Leaving behind Lisa, who seemed to have collapsed, smiled, Mabel looked around.
‘Where is Aidan?’
He had clearly heard in the office that Aidan was going with him, but he was nowhere to be seen.
‘I have a lot to ask.’
How did you know my ability and what was the meaning of the last note that said ‘Different and self-made’. I sent it [ㅗ] because the note that said ‘different and self-made’ without an introduction was ridiculous, but I didn’t know that the note would stop after that. It was because the squeaks were so scary that I couldn’t send an errand at all.
‘If I’m nearby, I’ll meet you at least once.’
Mabel had no idea that Esteban had intentionally left Aidan at the end of the procession. A clear face appeared among the servants who were busily preparing for departure.
“Mabel. What are you doing here?”
“Gunteer.”
Oscar casually stroked Mabel’s hair. Mabel noticed something unusual about Oscar.
“knife!”
“that’s right. In the imperial castle, it cannot be possessed unless it is a knight, but it is outside now.”
As he admired the sword hanging gracefully from his waist, Oscar felt a little embarrassed.
“I practiced swordsmanship hard, so expect my skills, Mabel.”
It was time for Oscar to rant.
“Isn’t it better not to have a chance to show off your skills, Your Highness the Prince?”
Oscar and Mabel both turned their heads at the sudden interruption of the voice. Indeed, there was a familiar face I hadn’t seen in a long time.
“Dear Enni!”
“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor. It’s been a while since that name.”
Enrique, who had grown an inch taller while he was blind, looked down at Mabel with a gentle smile.
“Have you been well, Your Majesty?”
“yes!”
There were all sorts of things to be safe, but let’s just move on. Enrique also heard the news that Mabel had collapsed, but ignored it.
“thank god.”
“By the way, Enrique, why are you here? I haven’t heard that you’re also joining the rain festival…”
Mabel looked around in shock at Oscar’s question. I forgot about it for a moment, but Enrique was the son of Duke Javier. If Enrique was here, there was a high possibility that Duke Javier would be nearby.
‘also.’
As expected, Duke Javier was watching them not far away. As soon as our eyes met, Mabel reflexively smiled. Oscar tilted his head.
“Mabel. Why are you laughing?”
“Because it’s excellent.” (Because it’s funny.)
Oscar looked around and was puzzled. All he could see were servants and soldiers busily preparing, and Duke Javier in the distance. They didn’t notice, but all eyes were on Mabel and the two handsome boys.
Needless to say, Mabel was cute, and the two boys were also very handsome, so just standing together was like a painting. And the news soon reached Palbulchul’s father.
“what? …that Mabel is with a boy?”
A low, hoarse voice.
“You laughed there. That’s cute too.”
Red sparks flew in Esteban’s eyes.
“Oh…”
Gustav touched his forehead.
