211 CHAPTER V -- WHAT I WANT TO SAY (1/2)

Hey, sorry to call you out.

The night they arrived, I was at Cliff's office.

He had something he wanted to tell me.

The Tripartite Conference starts tomorrow, so is there something you want to confirm about that?

No. It finally starts tomorrow, you know.

I know. But once it starts, though, it's only my dad who's in trouble.

I don't think so. I know that you have a lot of work to do, Cliff.

Thank you. So, to cut to the chase, ......, Leo, do you have any interest in being the master of a country?

”Lord of the land?　I don't know what the question is about.

No, I understand. I think mr. Cliff asked me if I wanted to be emperor.

If I marry Shelley, then cliff says I'm standing in the way of you becoming emperor.

I'm probably the most powerful and popular person in the country right now.

So it's only natural that Cliff would think it's dangerous for me to become the emperor.

”No, I'm not going to do anything with or without it. I just wanted to ask.

Yeah ....... Well, I guess it's best to answer honestly .

Okay. Okay, so now I'll answer your question. I'm not interested in that at all.

Yeah. We've come so far, haven't we?

It's just a by-product of how far we've come. All of this is just a byproduct of the work I've done to protect something important.

Ha, ha. Really, you deserve to be king.

No, you don't. I'm basically a person who wants to be free.

being a lord is hard enough work... but who can be emperor?

I like to live life for fun.

Aren't you a free king?　Ha, if you can say that, I think you're well qualified.

......

Could it be that Mr. Cliff is trying to force me to be the emperor?

Mr. Cliff didn't originally want to be that much of an emperor, and it's possible: .......

'Oh, don't be so alarmed. Before you become my brother-in-law, I just wanted to say something.

Yes, sir.

Your marriage to Shelley will give you the right to the throne.

...... Yes.

In short, I'll let you take over the throne any day now.

Yes?

Mr. Cliff, I knew you were going to push the emperor on me .

He's going to say he's going to give it to me, but he's not afraid to disappear the moment I marry Shelly or something. .......

Later, I'll have to ask my brother to keep a close eye on Cliff.

”My mother, a queen, betrayed the Empire. And I had no small part in it. And I was even more unworthy of the emperor that he was going to abandon his sister. ......

That story is over, My Lord. You work for the Empire. Isn't that better?

Well, I'm going to, but I just wanted to make sure you were aware of that. You could always be emperor, but what would you do?　That's what I mean.

Of course. Please keep it up and let Mr. Cliff be the emperor.

”All right. I swear to you that I will work for the empire to the death. Only I'm not as strong or smart or popular as you are. I may need your help again and again in the future.

Yes. I'll be happy to help you with that.

I've managed to avoid being pushed around.

But you're going to have to be careful now. From now on, someone might think about making me emperor.

Good. And I'm going to make your eldest son take my place.

Yes?

'What?　No, I would still understand if Mr. Cliff hadn't had a baby boy, but ...... what about that statement before you were married?

I'm not going to marry her, no matter what you say.

Yes?

What is this man talking about?

Wow. To see such a surprised look on your face is going to be a treasure of a lifetime.

No, I don't need my surprised face to be a treasure.

More importantly, does Mr. Cliff know what he's talking about?

'What are you talking about: ....... I can't believe we don't have a queen: ......

'Huh?　Maybe you didn't really realize that?　Because I haven't been married past twenty, you know?

Come to think of it, it's strange that the man who would become emperor hasn't married by the age of twenty-four .

I thought it was too late. I just haven't found a suitable partner. ......

Right, because I'd declared to my father that I wasn't going to marry him.

Did the emperor allow you to do this?

No, if that's the case, what's the emperor thinking?

Yeah. I told him what I thought about it, and he agreed. He said yes.

What's the translation?

'It's strange that I'm a great sinner, but I'm a normal emperor, isn't it?