Chapter 1 – Prologue

“… And thus sentence Aslan to death.”

It was like a thunderbolt.

The past passed before my eyes like a flash.

No, what on earth did I do wrong?

“Your Majesty! It’s unfair…! I don’t understand why I have to die…!”

But the emperor was silent.

Looking at his eyes, it seemed like he didn’t really care whether I died or not.

Instead, an older man standing on one side shouted loudly at me.

“Zerendiya Aslan. You really can’t admit your mistakes! An adulterous relationship with a student, a social gathering with an unknown purpose, accepting bribes, and internal communication with an enemy country. What you have done has been clearly revealed like this…!”

Ha? The moment I heard the charges against me again, I burst out laughing.

Fuck. No matter how hard you try, this is not the case.

There is a child named Emily at the academy.

That child is always very curious, and often comes to ask me questions.

The fellowship they are talking about refers to meeting that child.

A social gathering with an unknown purpose.

All children of nobles have private tutors, but it is different for commoners.

The meeting they were talking about was something I made up my time to make up for what I was lacking.

And bribery.

What’s really absurd is that the students came with a grateful heart and brought something to eat.

Eating that together is bribery? Something that nobles don’t even mention?

‘It’s just that you nobles don’t like it.’

Turn your head.

I can see the children gathered in one corner watching my punishment.

A group of people laughed at me as if it was ugly, a few people weren’t particularly impressed, and children were looking at me with bright eyes.

The people who put me in danger are probably the laughing and talking bitches over there.

In fact, the three items above can be easily overlooked.

The laws of the empire are not arbitrary enough to impose the death penalty for such a crime.

The problem is the last words the old man mentioned: internal communication with the enemy country.

‘Well, there’s nothing to say about that. ‘I felt bad for being held hostage in a foreign country, so I hung out with him.’

But damn it… I never thought they’d kill me for that.

When I was silent, the emperor, who had been quiet, spoke again.

“Zerendiya Aslan. Do you have any last words?”

This is my last word.

Raise your head.

The emperor’s face is full of boredom. It seems like he wants this to end quickly.

An indifferent look that looks at fellow humans as if they were insects.

If you had governed well, this probably wouldn’t have happened.

If I’m going to die, I’m going to die without saying a word.

“Fuck the emperor, you fucking bastard. Don’t live like that.”

Then I separated my soul from my body.

In my blurry vision, I can see the faces of the nobles in great confusion and the emperor raising his index finger at me in anger.

‘Ugh. I feel refreshed inside.’

Just like that, my consciousness disappeared into darkness.