Chapters Chapter 230: Stories of Old (pt. 6) (2/2)
“You’ve come.”
Julius didn’t turn around.
It was because he didn’t want to show himself all bloodied up and looking like a demon in front of ‘her’.
“When you were bored, you always talked about your dream of revenge as if it was nothing. But now, you’ve achieved it.”
“Of course.”
“But now, you’ll have to look for a new aim. After all, you’re not going to go crazy like the previous Emperor, now that you’ve taken revenge for your mother…”
“Of course not.”
Julius said, interrupting.
“How funny would it be if I became like the man who killed my mother?”
“At least you know.”
“And now that I’ve become Emperor, I’m planning on focusing on the job for a while. They say that it’s quite a busy job.”
“...You’re saying that as if you’ve just joined a mercenary band.”
“Well, there’s not much of a difference.”
“...Huu.”
“I’m planning on working quite hard, though.”
“Of course, as you should.”
“But if it doesn’t fit me…”
“No, even if it doesn’t fit you, you have to do it.”
“Even if I don’t like it?”
“You’re not a bachelor anymore, you know?”
“...I am, though.”
“Oh, don’t tell me that a man that’s just gotten a family is going to ditch his job.”
“...?”
“Please don’t tell me that the man I love is a useless man that is going to starve his only child.”
“What are you even…”
Julius couldn’t understand why ‘she’ was saying this.
“Well, you’re going to become a father soon.”
“I… what?”
“I’m pregnant.”
“...!”
“I-I… I’m going to be a father?”
He couldn’t believe it.
“They say that it’s a girl.”
It was even harder to believe now.
“What, are you sad that it’s not a boy?”
“As if!”
“Well then, make sure you take responsibility for our child.”
“Of course! Of course I will!”
When he was young, he had lost his mother to his damned father. Even though he wasn’t used to it, it was likely that his protection instincts for his child would be the greatest in all of Pangaea.
“Well then, turn around and look at me.”
“I’m covered in blood. I don’t want to.”
“I don’t care. It’s not like this is the first time you’ve been covered in blood.”
Julius shook his head.
“Still, no.”
“Why not? I want to see your…”
“I’ve heard that it’s not good for childbirth.”
“...”
“It’s not like you’re the only one looking at me. I don’t want my daughter to see me all covered in blood.”
“So, you’re saying that my father-in-law’s chopped off head is fine for childbirth, while your bloodied body isn’t?”
“T-That…!”
“Quickly!”
Even though she spoke quite forcefully, Julius had to be the one on the receiving end right now.
“Your daughter and your wife want to see your face.”
“W-Wait a little bit.”
Julius quickly cleaned up the blood on his face.
It was going to be his first ‘meeting’ with his daughter, and he wasn’t going to show his face all bloodied up.
“I-Is it okay? Don’t I look bad…?”
Julius said, turning around.
“No?”
But she denied that, smiling.
“You look cool and manly, just as my husband and our child’s father should be.”
***
Kang Chul-In couldn’t see her face.
Because that flashback ended with Julius turning around.
***
The next memory was Julius during the crowning ceremony.
Wow…
Kang Chul-In was shocked, looking at Julius’ ascension to Emperor.
It was grand.
That was the only word for this.
Julius’ popularity couldn’t be summed up with words only.
There were almost 10 million people near the royal castle, and there were more than 10 thousand subordinates around as well.
And,
Wahhh!
From elsewhere, the sound of a baby crying could be heard.
“Your Highness!”
One midwife came to Julius, and spoke.
“Congratulations! You have become a father! Your Highness, why not name the child immediately?”
The midwife asked.
“Her name…?”
“Yes, your Highness. It’s one of the unspoken rules of the Royal Family to name the child as soon as they are born.”
“I-Is that so? Fine, then. Her name will be…”
After hesitating for a while, Julius spoke.
“Arshelly, let’s go with Arshelly. Go tell the Empress. My daughter’s name is Arshelly Berlinetta Pon Aurangzeb.”