Chapter 1610 – 92. Responsibilities as a Ruler

A large palace where the emperor resides

“Great Hill.”

A calm voice began to echo from deep within the heart of the place, from the center of the district.

Whaaaaa. Aaaaa. Aaaaa aaaaah
?

At that moment, white light filled the entire room.

How long did that brilliant light stay in the room?

Soon, the light filling the entire room began to fade.

“…What is it like?”

And the moment the light was taken away

The first prince, Varian Leorde, a man with a weak appearance who was standing there, opened his mouth with a worried expression.

Jelly, Jelly

The old priest shook his head with an expression of disapproval.

I put all my might into it, but it was no use.

It was not possible to restore the Emperor of the Empire, Gerard Leord, who had fallen into critical condition due to an assassination attempt.

“…I have tried all the church’s recovery magic over the past three days to drive out the foreign energy that has infiltrated Her Majesty’s body, but it was no use…There is no way for me to recover, princess .Your Majesty”

The priest carefully expressed his opinion.

A foreign yet destructive energy penetrated into the body by the assassin

That energy was eating away at Gerard Leord’s body.

Unless excluded

Recovery is very far away

However, as a priest, he had no such ability.

No matter how much effort you put in

Rather, that heterogeneous energy only gains momentum and runs rampant

It didn’t even show any signs of disappearing

“It’s hard to believe, that even with your holy power as a bishop, you can’t see much improvement.”

The holy power of a bishop-level priest was truly enormous.

It possesses the power to casually perform something that can be universally called a miracle.

But such a bishop-level priest raised both his hands and feet.

How can you easily believe it?

“It’s too much for me. I guess I’ll have to bring in the priests above me.”

“…If you are the priest in the upper row…There will be only two of you.”

Pope or saint

They were the only clergy above the bishop.

“…It would be meaningless to call anyone else…”

“…This is truly an embarrassing matter.”

Varian looked troubled.

Pope and saint

As those who held the highest positions in the church, they were famous for having heavy hips.

They are not people who can be easily summoned like bishops.

That’s why he couldn’t help but feel troubled.

In order to bring them in, an amicable mutual agreement is needed.

To put it bluntly, it took a considerable amount of time.

For Varian, who was in a hurry, he couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

“…What will you do? Your Highness, if you decide, I will contact the church directly.”

The priest asked him back in a calm tone.

“…Just take a moment to think…”

“What an idea! We need to bring it in right away!”

It was then.

The man next to him with a warlike appearance

2nd Prince Maximus raised his voice and shouted.

“Your Majesty’s life is like a candle in the wind! But how can you even have time to think about it? Do you have no idea how serious the situation is!?”

“Calm down, Maximus, you are not unaware of the seriousness of my situation… Calm down first…”

“No! Brother, you have no idea of ​​the seriousness of the current situation! How can you not know that Your Majesty’s absence will mean the decline of the glorious Leord Empire!”

Maximus began to yell with a bunch of blood vessels standing on the wooden pole.

“How can I not know that? I know enough, I don’t know, but now is the time to put reason before emotion, don’t you know? In order to bring them in, the empire has to give up a lot of things.”

The Holy Empire was quietly keeping its only rival, the Leord Empire, in check.

If you ask them for help in such a situation, the empire will have no choice but to make many concessions.

In any case, the purpose of the Holy Empire was to weaken the Leord Empire

Therefore, we must be more careful.

Especially now, the ruler of an empire

This is especially true when Emperor Gerard Leord is bedridden.

“Isn’t it okay to give in!? What does it matter when His Majesty has fallen!”

“It’s not that easy to say! The empire could lose a lot because of that concession!”

Whatever happens, the aftermath will be significant.

Worst case

The people of the empire may bear that burden.

But how can you put your emotions first?

“If you lose it, just get it back!”

“What!? Are you saying you’re going to go to war now!”

“There’s nothing I can’t do! If what’s mine is taken away, wouldn’t it make sense to get it back?”

“Maximus! War is the worst of the worst options!”

“Glaze! It is indeed glaze! How can it be said that it is a ruler’s vessel if it is so timid?”

“It’s not softness, it’s prudence! It’s natural to be scared. The lives of countless people depend on my wrong choices!”

“That’s called being weak! You may be able to keep peace in that way, but you can’t keep glory!”

“I don’t need the glory gained by overcoming a pile of corpses!”

“This is an honor achieved through noble sacrifice!”

“That’s your own opinion!”

“Do you really think so?”

“Of course!”

“Then let me ask you, who do you agree with?”

Whiik

Maximus and Leorde turned their heads.

And he winked at the princes and princesses.

As if you had to choose between the 1st prince and yourself

Jeopuk Jeopuk Jeopuk

The first to move were the princesses.

“No matter what, isn’t that too heartless when your father is in danger of dying?”

“That’s right, Brother Varian is so heartless. How can you think of national interests first when your father is sick?”

“You lack humanity so much. Would you still say that even if I was sick? You know, I’m already disappointed, right?”

“I think now is the time to put emotions ahead of reason. National interests can be restored in the future, but that’s not true for my father, right?”

As expected of women with advanced emotions, all the princesses except Agnes began to agree with Maximus’ opinion.

What was important to them was not national interests or complicated international relations.

The only thing that matters is that my father has collapsed in front of me

“I also agree with Brother Maximus’ opinion. First of all, we must do our best to save His Majesty, and we must yield what we have to yield.”

Third Prince Resimus, a pale-faced man, spoke calmly.

“I think that’s right, too. I think worrying about this itself is tarnishing the honor of the imperial family. Who would respect a royal family who can’t even act as a child?”

The 4th prince, Zekram, a skinny man, opened his mouth while making a gesture of spreading his hands to the left and right.

“…You are so cold! How can you think of the national interest first when your father fell? If there is a loss to be made by giving in, shouldn’t everyone share the burden? I cut back on the clothes I wore several times, skipped a meal, and used up fuel. Isn’t it just a matter of burning it once in a while and everyone working together to save it? I just don’t understand how people take such an easy task so lightly. ..”

5th Prince Jerome, a young boy with an immature feel, looked at her with an expression of ignorance.

This was because his mind could not understand the first prince’s thoughts at all.

“For some reason the youngest is saying the right thing!”

“That’s right, everyone just needs to share a little bit to overcome adversity.”

“You just have to skip one meal, burn less fuel, cut back on your tea time, and go on one less trip, right?”

“That’s the problem, brother. You think it’s too difficult? All you have to do is feel a little disappointed, right?”

The prince and princess standing behind Maximus began to listen to the 5th prince’s words one by one.

This was because they thought it was not wrong.

“Don’t say it easily!”

The first prince, Varian, listened to them in silence and suddenly raised his voice and shouted.

Flinch

The prince and princess, who had been talking for a moment, fell silent at once.

Everyone was taken aback when Varian, who rarely raised his voice, raised his voice and shouted.

“What? Sharing the burden? Just a little regret? Let’s overcome adversity? You’re full of immature remarks! What on earth are you talking about sharing? Even now, outside the castle, there are countless people who barely eat even one meal But you want to take away even the last meal? Clothes There are homeless people everywhere, so let’s take away their clothes? There are people who have no choice but to die if they don’t burn fuel in the cold winter, so let’s save fuel?”

Varian began glaring at his brothers and sisters as if they were going to eat them at any moment.

“It would be enough for you to feel regretful for a moment! Just refrain from tea time and banquets and eliminate meat side dishes for one out of three meals! The people are different! This means that tens of thousands of people may be sacrificed! But how can you be so short-sighted in your judgment? What did you mean!”

Endless anger arose at their short-sighted thoughts and judgment.

“Hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of lives depend on the tongues of those in power! That is why politics must always be judged based on reason from a neutral position! That is the responsibility of a ruler who rules an empire!”

Varian began to raise his voice even more.

“What a disappointment! It seems that none of you understand the enormity of that responsibility!”

It was almost embarrassing that they were members of the same royal family.

“…”

“…”

“…”

The royal family, who had been fluttering at his harsh reprimand, bowed their heads one by one.

A theory that cannot be overlooked

Moreover, when the first prince, Varian, who was usually quite soft, raised his voice, he was naturally discouraged.

“Don’t show off.”

Of course, except for one person, Second Prince Maximus.

“What?”

The first prince, Varian, asked back at those words as if he were dumbfounded.

“Didn’t you hear? I’m telling you not to show off! Anyone would think that His Majesty has officially appointed you as the successor to the throne.”

“Why are you saying that now?”

“Isn’t that because you want me to come out? Right now, my brother is acting like your majesty, like a true ruler of an empire. To be honest, I’m displeased. He’s acting like he inherited the throne when your majesty is unconscious. “

Maximus opened his mouth with an expression of displeasure.

“I never thought about it that way.”

“That’s what you think, brother. I think all the brothers and sisters here would be offended by your attitude.”

“That’s right, I’m honestly displeased. My brother is not the heir to the throne, so how can he claim to be the ruler?”

“I’m not happy because it feels like you’re trying to solidify your position while His Majesty is down.”

“Brother, I haven’t seen you like that, but you are so insidious. I can’t believe you are so dark inside.”

“That’s right, I was very displeased, too. His Majesty spoke so coldly while he was collapsed… Anyone would think he wasn’t his biological child.”

“…I had a different feeling. It can’t be that way, but every word was as if he was hoping that his Majesty wouldn’t happen…Hehe…Of course that can’t be true, right? Forget it, this was a mistake on my part~”

“Come to your senses, brother. Although you are powerful, you are not the heir to the throne. It would be difficult to think that you can rule on your Majesty’s behalf.”

“I didn’t even think about that!”

Varian raised his voice and denied it.

“Ah, I think you got stabbed a little bit?”

“Hohoho, you have a personality that can be seen in your facial expressions.”

“You don’t have to try hard to lose your temper. You may do so in life. Of course, I won’t do that.”

The prince and princess joined together and began to secretly mock him.

Milini from the right theory

They started to criticize him by bringing up another topic.

“You guys are truly crazy about power! How can you relate everything to the throne!”

“Isn’t it you who is crazy about power? That’s why you said you didn’t know that His Majesty fell!”

“That’s right, you don’t have to blame us!”

“Your brother is the same! There is no difference at all!”

Everyone started biting at the first prince, Varian, like a wild cat.

And Varian began to desperately refute their twisted words.

“…Fuuuuu.”

Agnes, who was watching the scene while remaining neutral, sighed deeply.

It was because I felt sorry for the brothers and sisters who were busy biting each other in front of His Majesty, who was in critical condition.

‘…I’m tired.’

I felt like I wanted to escape quickly.

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Fuuuuuk

After a heated discussion, Agnes returned to the room and buried his face in the bed.

All my mental strength was depleted as I quietly listened to the endless arguments.

‘Let’s sleep.’

Even if it’s just to replenish my depleted mental strength

It was a time when I was about to fall into such a deep sleep.

Tap, tap, tap

Some annoying sound penetrates my ears.

‘…It’s annoying.’

But then he slowly raises his head.

I could see it at that moment.

The appearance of a man hanging on the window and looking in this direction

‘…Seonwoo-gong?’

His identity is none other than Jang Seon-woo

It was the emergence of a collaborator who would stand up to the great ambition to develop the empire.

‘Why on this late night?’

I was puzzled.

How on this late night

Does that mean it sticks to the window and reveals itself?

The car I had such doubts about

Flutter flutter flutter flutter

With the sound of fluttering wings

Something began to come into view behind him.

‘S..Succubus!?’

That’s right.

An adulterous devil who arouses sexual desire through dreams of a relationship

The devil of lust that steals energy

The succubus appeared, flapping its distinctive bat wings.

‘Why!?’

She continued, unable to bring herself to speak.

Suddenly, what is that succubus?

‘Surprise gift’

And Seon-woo, who was clinging to the window, answered in a whisper.

Agnes’ expression began to become more and more confused.