Chapter 93. It’s mine, don’t touch it2020.12.22.
[I have taken care of it as you commanded.] Soon after, a reply arrived from Aidan. It was obvious without saying who the target of the ‘processing’ was. And a few days later, the news of Rabid Pennant’s disappearance spread beyond the social world to within the imperial castle. In fact, rumors that he had fled rather than disappeared spread even secretly. Larimar, who was in a relationship with Ravid, fell into a big heartache. I continued to talk to Larima while snooping around to appease her.
“Larima. Do you want to hang out with me? I’ll tag you!”
“No, it’s okay…”
“Then shall we have a picnic in our garden? Ask the chef to bake some scones, which Larima likes, so let’s eat together!”
“I don’t have much of an appetite… I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”
Even though Larimar kept telling me to do something he liked, I still felt weak.
‘No.’
In my eyes, he was a really insignificant man, but he seemed to like him quite a bit. However, I had no regrets about my actions in killing Rabid.
‘The Pennants are going bankrupt sooner or later because Rabid is secretly in debt for gambling. We can’t send our Larimar to a house like that.’
It was my opinion that the sound Xavier was much better.
“Where are you doing well? Just forget about the guy you haven’t been in touch with, Larimar.”
“But isn’t there a reason?”
“It’s normal to tell them in advance if there is a situation.”
“Is that right? Your Majesty is right. I didn’t even think about saying it in advance, so I didn’t even care about it.”
Again, Larimar started digging. At this rate, he was ready to meet the moles in the ground. Looking up, I saw Xavier staring at Larima in frustration. I gave Larimar sincere advice.
“Larima. Relationships are not far away. Look at the person next to you!”
“Who is the person next to you?”
“huh!”
Larimar turned her head. Xavier was there, of course. Their eyes met for a long time. Larimar stared at Xavier’s face and then…
“Black!”
He buried his face in his arms again. and i watched The tips of Xavier’s ears turned red. He hurriedly left, as if he was trying to pretend otherwise, but he witnessed it.
‘Are you Xavier?’
***
Kwaaang! The earth shook with a tremendous roar.
“Aww!”
“damage!”
The soldiers of the Devlin Empire ran towards the opposite direction with a lost face. The border area where the borders of Ermano and Devlin meet. The tension that had been kept sharp for a long time was broken by a presence that appeared out of nowhere.
“De Devlin’s…!”
“Devlin is you.”
“The demon of Devlin…!”
“Because it isn’t.”
Having carried the devil of Devlin on their backs many years ago and intoxicated with a sense of victory, they rushed to run away with their circumstances reversed. The boy at that time, who had lost his reason and committed slaughter without distinguishing between enemies and allies, returned with a complete sense of reason and a fearless existence. With multiple blades sharpened.
“help me!”
“Aww!”
The power of slaughter, clearly recognizing the opponent and committing it, was powerful. In an instant, half of the border troops were swept away. The soldiers of Ermano, who saw the sight of them appearing out of nowhere and wiping out the enemy, were equally embarrassed. At first, when Aidan suddenly appeared and attacked, the entire army lined up and prepared, but nothing happened. It is only Devlin’s soldiers who kill. One of the soldiers watching the minister asked the border commander.
“Commander of the company. Has there been an order from the capital?”
“…no. does not exist.”
“But what is this all of a sudden?”
The commander, Count Viktor, also wanted to grab someone, wave them, and ask. Who knew that the entity that terrorized the borders would come back and attack only Devlin?
‘What the hell are you thinking?’
It is not an enemy because it does not touch the Ermano military. then. The commander, who had been sitting by the sidelines, soon made a decision.
“Fix the battle lines! Together we hit the borders of Devlin!”
“Wow!”
Following Aidan, even the soldiers of Ermano participated in the fierce battle. Then Devlin’s soldiers, who had been on the defensive, began to fall helplessly. When the number of enemies to be killed decreased significantly, Aidan stopped attacking.
‘…what?’
Looking back, the soldiers of Ermano who had been standing still all along were attacking Devlin. Aidan made an impression. Then he immediately grabbed one of Ermano’s soldiers.
“Commander.”
“Yes yes?”
“Where is the commander?”
“It is him!”
The commander was unknowingly nervous at the presence of Aidan who appeared in front of him. Even though he was still a young boy, the spirit he exuded was unusual.
“What is it?”
“Are you the commander?”
“It is.”
Naturally, I thought there would be a mortification for joining in attacking Devlin. But what followed was unexpected.
“It’s mine. Don’t touch it.”
“what?”
“I will take care of everything.”
“…what?”
“It means don’t intercept the ball.”
Leaving those words alone, Aidan left to kill the enemy again. The commander, who suddenly became a rogue boat who intercepted the ball, attacked Ermano’s soldiers with a dazed face. The one-sided slaughter that began again ended not long after. Among Devlin’s annihilated soldiers, Aidan closed his eyes indifferently. A hot wind blew and tickled her hair. A thick bloody smell hung over the battlefield. I got the revenge I had been dreaming of so much, but I wasn’t as happy as I thought. I just had a different impression.
‘Now I can confidently stand next to Mabel.’
I liked that more than the thought of taking the first step of revenge. Aidan laughed as he stepped on the corpses of his former comrades.
***
As usual, the atmosphere at the regular meeting was peaceful. I watched the meeting while sucking on the orange juice that a servant had brought to me.
‘it’s good!’
However, it was important to eat while trying not to taste delicious. It was because he had a memory of happily eating all the chocolates brought by another servant, and then receiving more than a hundred boxes of chocolates as a gift the next day.
‘I’m afraid of gifts…’
Since everyone doesn’t know how much, my gift phobia only got worse day by day.
“The next issue is about fireworks.”
“It is said that rare varieties are sold at exorbitant prices, especially with higher prices.”
It was an issue that had been discussed before, but the price increase of fireworks was not yet resolved. Rather, it made it even worse. A well-grown pyrotechnic plant was even traded at the price of a castle, so there were many people who closed their business and jumped into the pyrotechnic plant cultivation business. Of course, most of them were ruined.
“It is said that a certain merchant company signed a contract to exclusively trade good products.”
“Where is the specific top?”
“Typically, there is Javier’s top team.”
I chewed on the cookie with my chin on my chin at the name of the family I hadn’t heard of lately.
‘hmm. It’s a flame plant.’
Until now, he had never stepped forward because his goal was to be seen as a foolish emperor, but when Javier was the family that mainly benefited, the story changed. It was disrespectful for the family’s vassals to stir-fry Enrique, the temporary head of the household, but it turned out well. I reached for another cookie as I contemplated a plan, but a large hand came out from behind and took my cookie.
“You don’t know.”
Dad tried the cookie first and then put it in my hand. Anyway, my dad is overly worried and he’s out of trouble. The door to the meeting room burst open while I was enjoying a delicious chocolate chip-studded chocolate cookie.
“your majesty!”
All eyes turned to the doorway. There stood a herald in a cold sweat, breathing heavily.
“What’s the matter?”
At Dad’s words, the messenger approached and knelt down to bow.
“Meet His Majesty the Emperor and Emperor Sang Hwang. It is said that a border war broke out on the border with Devlin.”
“what?”
Dad asked, surprised. Other servants and uncles also uttered exclamations of exclamation. In the meantime, I leisurely drank orange juice.
‘I have to lie to the nanny and say I didn’t eat snacks and eat more.’
Meanwhile, the commotion continued.
“Devlin must have attacked first, right?”
“no. Our military launched a preemptive strike.”
“what? Count Victor isn’t that careless. Could there be a mistake?”
When Dad was perplexed, the messenger calmed down and answered, catching his breath.
“It was Sir Aidan who struck Devlin first.”
“Aidan?”
“That’s right. Thanks to Sir Aidan, we have succeeded in recapturing the disputed border territories!”
Everyone was taken aback by the sudden border war and unexpected major. The recapture of border territories was also a problem that had been troubling Ermano for a long time. The only one who wasn’t surprised was me, who knew everything. While everyone was distracted, I secretly took the remaining cookies as an emergency fund and smiled.
‘As planned.’
***
Devlin’s demons have destroyed Devlin’s borders to near-annihilation! The news soon spread throughout the empire. Of course, I was the one who did the behind-the-scenes work to spread the rumor.
‘Because it’s not a lie.’
The people of Hwangseong, who like to talk to others, couldn’t stand still. Every time I went for a walk in the corridors of the imperial castle or in the garden, I would often hear voices talking about Aidan.
“As expected, is it true that Devlin’s demon betrayed Devlin from the time he went into exile a few years ago?”
“okay. Which of these people said he might actually be Devlin’s spy? Sarah, is it you?”
“It is, but not anymore!”
Even after listening roughly, I could feel that people’s perception of Aidan had changed markedly from before. It was a clear opportunity for all those who said nonsense that they might have defected with intention to shut up. But I wasn’t satisfied with that alone.
‘No one can ignore Aidan.’
I heard the voice of someone mocking Aidan from behind for not having a title. Of course, I knew the family, and later retaliated, but that was not enough for my last name. I had to solidify Aidan’s position to the point where I didn’t even dare to talk about it behind my back.
“This is just the beginning.”
Aidan will now become an indispensable presence in the Empire.
***
Aidan unraveled the note tied to the crow’s feet. A reply to the last contact has arrived. [Can’t we just enter quietly?] At Aidan’s earnest request-. [no. You have to come in as loudly as possible!!] Mabel firmly refused. Aidan sighed. Since he couldn’t refuse Mabel’s request, he couldn’t avoid a splendid return to Jedo. You have to come in there as loudly as possible. After a few days of wandering around as much as he could, Aidan entered Ermano.
“Pollen…?”
Along with the splendid effects that Casey, who had been dormant in advance, prepared with magic. The shouts of the people welcoming the war hero filled my ears. Aidan, who made the ball, is back.
***
“Have you seen Sir Aidan? When I entered, the pollen suddenly flew!”
“Pollen? I saw a flash of light behind me.”
“Glimmer?! What are you talking about. The horn sounded.”
“Wasn’t there a thick fog?”
Casey’s brilliant magical influence has divided opinions among those who witnessed Aidan’s entry. In fact, everyone’s words were correct. The pollen, the glare, the sound of the horn, the thick fog, and even the gentle breeze were all directed by Casey. The ladies-in-waiting, who were talking excitedly about Aidan, kept their mouths shut and bowed their heads at the presence passing by.
“Noisy.”
He did not forget to say a word to them as he passed by. Esteban was uncomfortable. I was thinking of a way to get away from Mabel’s side somehow, but I liked it because I couldn’t see him in the name of vacation. But even so, the truth is that they would strike Devlin behind them and reclaim their territory.
‘I ate a room.’
If he tried to defeat Aidan, it was certain that the people would attack him, as well as those he idolized.
“It’s strange that public opinion is so lopsided.”
However, as Esteban knew, there was no such thing as a force behind Aidan. Public opinion war would be impossible. The place where Esteban entered with some uneasy suspicion was the grand banquet hall of the Imperial Palace. The hall, which is usually open to national events, was specially opened for those who made a mark today. After stroking Mabel’s head and sitting down, the door to the hall opened before long. Cutting through the sunlight beating down from outside, the master of the feat slowly stepped forward.
“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor.”
The dirty temper that treated Esteban as someone who had no one was also consistent.
“Aidan.”
Aidan, who had been looking at Mabel the whole time, looked away only after Esteban called his name.
‘Is it winter already?!’
People shuddered in the chilly atmosphere that made even summer mistaken for winter.
