Chapter 344 - : Invading the Bedrooo (2/2)
“It’s useless Your voices won’t be able to reach outside My ic user…!”
While pointing his sword at me, the emperor of Garudio stood up frohtly while stretching her right hand out to the hilt of her katana
Orstill? It’s not strange for thee if we claim to be from a destroyed country, after all
“To think we’d be attacked by for…”
“No, we don’t plan on attacking you, and we’re not people from Lowe in the first place, you know? We were just requested by some of those foric It was surprising for us that he beca those words, the e position on top of the carpet, she turned a tragic expression to us
“… Wait, please wait! That child, that child is our son! He’s our precious son even if we’re not connected by blood! Please don’t take him away fro out of her eyes The e down from tears, with sad eyes
So they really knew about the fact that the prince isn’t their own son It didn’t develop into a situation where the relationshi+p between a married couple becomes strained, but honestly I still feel terrible I feel like I’ really bad to the the sauilt-filled faces towards me
“… Have you colared this ith sohtly
“… I can use transfer ic If I wanted to kidnap the io I came here today in order to learn the truth How and why did the prince of Lowe Kingdo starts fro that That’s ould youyour story with us?”
The Garudio emperor who silently listened toit onto the bed And after helping his wife up while holding her shoulders, they sat down together on the bed
“I’ve always feared that this day would come… The day that someone learns of that child’s secret, and possibly expose it under the sun for all to see…”
While looking down, the eo
(Note: following is in the eo
Back then, father as the previous emperor was still healthy, and I was the first prince
It was near the end of winter when I, under order frodom
In the lands of Lohich are rich in olems cannot operate properly and can only output less than half of their original power The [Beast Eenerals are the only goleed to repel outside invasions, no matter how fierce, numerous times in the past
However, with the betrayal of one of Lowe’s twelve generals, and the acquisition by Eisengard of the betrayer’s [Beast Eh researching the [Beast Eed to develop a device which prevents the negative effect of ents are not plentiful in Eisengard, they turned to the resource-rich Garudio for cooperation
Let us fight together, and take the lands of Lowe for ourselves, and such
I was opposed to it, but the eard’s proposal which included the other side’s willingness to cede dom had been subjected to an invasion numerous times by us in the past, and we had been defeated every tiht that if he succeeds, he would obtain fame that would allow hiard’s only target was the [Azure Ruins] inside Lowe Kingdoacy goleard, they only ever wanted that ruin fro
Anyway, our two arard’s anti-icraft King leading the Eisengard side, marched towards Lowe The fladoenerals of Loho lost their hoainst the allied forces of Garudio and Eisengard Although the [Beast E their iolems could not hope to overcome the difference in forces
Before the two ardo ended, one of my aides found someone e believed was one of the wet-nurses in the castle that escaped While she had died already, the identity of the baby she was holding was found very easily The clothes the baby earing had the crest of the Lowe royal family embroidered on them
That baby was a prince of Lowe The Lowe royal family’s last survivor
If I let someone like a prince of a defeated country live, he may one day become the spark of a rebellion It’s the best choice, and a co in wars, to kill this baby here and now
However… I hesitated as I tried to kill that child I very naturally hesitated
As for the reason, it was because just a few days ago, I received news from back home that my child had been born as well
My wife had trouble conceiving, and ere finally blessed with a child after a long time I can still vividly reht be due to the whister who just becas of soht be called soft, but tohe still wanted to live
The fortunate part was the fact that only two people, me and the aide who discovered the wet-nurse, knew about the truth I entrusted that baby with the aide, and sent them back to the imperial capital on an airshi+p before anyone starts questioning us about the baby I had burnt the baby clothes he earing, and there was nothing else that could prove he was a prince froe in the capital, and let hiht even hts
However, on the day I returned to the imperial capital, the worst disaster visited me
My child had passed away The cause was unknown Although it was likely an accident, it was still the worst thing that could happen to me While shocked and saddened at rave predicament
Until that point, I’ve been told by my father, the emperor, multiple times to leave my current ho couldn’t bear a child and marry another woman
Different from father who had , I’ve always grown up while feeling repulsed by my father who had no care for his wives and saw my mother only as a tool used to birth children
That father who used several women and threw them aithout any considerations only had few male children, and of them the only one who survived until adulthood was me Sometimes I wonder if it’s divine retribution towards my father
That was my father If he knew of this incident, he would definitely forcefully separate ive birth to weak children is unneeded That is the one thing I wanted to avoid
Father was busy with negotiations with Eisengard back then, and had not seen the face of his grandchild even once yet While infuriating, that was the only time I felt thankful for randchild had not been conveyed to my father yet It was a sudden death, after all My child had drawn his last breath only minutes before I reached my wife’s room
As I stopped the people ere about to leave to report this to the eet out of my current predicament
It was then that I remembered about that child
I i hi everyone who knew about it to stay silent, the prince of Lowe Kingdom had become the imperial prince of Garudio Empire…
(Note: emperor’s first-person recollection ends here)
“… A year after that, father suddenly collapsed, and never got up again I had becoer had to fear my father’s eyes; however, at that point, that child had already beco the shoulders of the e, the emperor of Garudio finished his story
So that’s what happened… Umumu I personally want to leave them be but… The question is if Colonel and the others will accept that
This isn’t an easy problem
“Our wish is only one That child… We want to spend the rest of our lives together with Lucrecion We’re willing to do anything for that”
“Please… Don’t take that child away fro you…!”
The two of the eyes towards me Wai, wait a second! How did it become like this!? I’m the least concerned person in this entire scenario, you know!?
“This is difficult…”
“For the roup too-degozaru ka? They surely wouldn’t wish for the prince’sabout things like how they wouldn’t live with the like that, and was living a life of misfortune I think those people just wanted to be able to make the prince happy with their own hands They probably weren’t thinking about retaliating against the empire”
That last part was only h I couldn’t see thee Besides, if they were people like that, Yumina’s mystic eyes would notice it
The empress raised her face, and looked towards us with eyes that see
“… Can you let us talk with those people of Lowe you mentioned? I want to speak about that child’s matter properly, and let them understand…”
“Astiria… Is it okay?”
The empress nodded quietly towards the eed into this, so h If the family before me is torn to pieces because of this, I would have trouble sleeping at night anyway
…Since there’s nothing else we can do, it’s tiic! … I sincerely hope the situation doesn’t worsen until that stage The guilt would be immense if I were to just meddle with the precious memories of people who aren’t even villains…
– Pixel