Chapter 109 (1/2)
Translator: Wawaa
Editor: WilsonWilson
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“Your Imperial Majesty!”
“But never mind that, Isadora. The king of Hautean has never taken a step outside that small country, what measures can he take during the great demon war? Just tell him to comply when we ask for help later.”
“Yes.”
“The appearance of the saintess will be widely announced to the world at the banquet to pray for victory. The temple minions might throw a fit but that’s none of my business. It’d be good if God could give her a halo or something, but that’d be difficult, wouldn’t it?”
“He said he could exert influence only when karma accumulates.”
“Then, let’s just use magic to make up for it.”
There were a few sorcerers who were known to have disappeared next to him. For the Emperor, faking God’s halo is child’s play.
“Did you make the Barbarians your sons?”
The Emperor’s last question was about the Barbarians. When Isadora smiled and nodded, the Emperor remained silent for a while. He told her,
“Don’t be too affectionate.”
“Yes.”
“The Barbarians are good guys, but they never stay with us. In terms of friends, they are like wanderers. They make as many memories as they can together, but then leave us alone, saying that we can’t be together..”
“I know.”
Isadora looked at the Emperor.
The Emperor was worried about her daughter. There were only a few things that the Emperor did not know among the events that happened in Dandelion, he also knew what kind of relationship Lara and Demian had.
The Emperor asked Isadora what would happen if Demian left and abandoned Lara one day. Demian was a Barbarian, so he might follow his comrades to go far away.
It was a concern that anyone could be worried about. Anyone but Isadora, however.
Demian loved Lara. There was no way he would betray and leave Lara, but even if it happened, as a mother, Isadora would not just turn a blind eye. The same went for the God of Fate. Crucially, Isadora was not the type of mother to interfere with her child’s love affair.
“The kids will take care of that on their own. I have never seen a case that went well when the parents interfered with their children’s relationship. If you’re confident that you have properly raised your child, you have to believe that they’re going to have a proper romantic relationship.”
“Now you’re even trying to teach me.”
“You’re a little different. Your son’s relationship will become the future of the Empire.”
“Don’t comfort me. It offends me.”
“Yes.”
Isadora nodded firmly. The Emperor, who was walking ahead of her, smiled with his hands behind him.
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Acerus and the expedition force left Dandelion. Next to him were the knights of the Crown Prince’s castle and the elite troops who were camped in layers. The demon Valac disguised himself as the Crown Prince’s aide and followed the expedition force as a secret advisor.
On the days before leaving, Acerus clung to Demian and Oscar and complained all night long.
“If I die, you must visit my grave once a year. Do you get it, you arsehole? You can’t make friends closer than me. Or else, I will be a ghost and haunt you every night.”
“Crazy bastard.”
“If you get married and have a child, make sure to bring your child to my grave to greet me. Your child has to call me godfather! If you have a boy, you have to name him Acerus and if you have a daughter, name her Acerina! Get it, you punk?”
Acerus, who liked to drink, took out all his treasures and continued to drink until he was drunk. The deeper the night, the worse Acerus’ drunken behavior had gotten. His aide wrote down everything Acerus said. He said he would read it tomorrow morning, but the aide ended up not being able to stand it anymore and ran away.
When Lara said she’d pick up Demian in her carriage that night, Eunice was bored and said that she would follow her out. After seeing the treasures that Acerus had collected, she fell in love with them at a glance. She ended up sitting down there and lifting her glass.
Eunice shouted that the Imperial family’s drinking taste was the best in the world. She had found a kindred spirit in Acerus and they drank until morning.
“Long live Your Imperial Highness!”
“Long live Tarragon!”
On the day Acerus left for the North, numerous citizens of Dandelion came out to the street and saw him off. Lara stood far away with Demian and looked at Acerus’ back. On that day, Acerus’ back seemed wide.
I hope you come back safely.
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The banquet was just around the corner. The following days were busy, it took so much preparation the surrounding atmosphere was hectic. Lara moved nonstop with the people sent by the Emperor, they fitted outfits, planned formations, and put greetings together.
Eunice and Ximena, who were at first excited to tour Dandelion with Lara, picked out clothes and shoes with a serious face a few days later.
The nobles of Dandelion had considered the banquet to pray for victory held on a winter day, which marked the end of the year, very important. On this day, the high Imperial Palace was completely open to the public. For a country in a warring state like Tarragon, it was difficult to find events more meaningful than the banquet.
Knights who were not part of the expedition force, many nobles, and some wealthy people were invited. Even the people who could not enter the Imperial Palace took off the black cloth hung on their doors and came out to the streets to hang out with others and share food.