Chapter 341 Its Him! (1/2)
Time passed again, and our days looked peaceful. Until the day, Emperor's death was announced. I saw people mourning their great leader, while the Royal Family announced the funeral. It was supposed to be a public event, for everyone to be able to mourn the Emperor. I wasn't really interested in all that. People died every day, whether it was an Emperor or just a simple villager, a death is death either way.
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'I have no attachment to him, nor duty to mourn the late Emperor' I thought. Fox on the other hand wanted to go. It was a public event, and although she wasn't sad that the Emperor passed, she said it would be nice to pay their respects. 'Why would I pay respect to a guy I never met?' I asked myself. Fox insisted that we go, so I agreed.
The funeral was to take place in a few days, during the first day of autumn. I asked Fox, if she met the Emperor, but she replied ”Not personally. Father met him a few times, so I should go. Besides, you might see your sword right?”. She said that last thing on purpose. Obviously I wanted to get my sword back, or at least verify that it was indeed my sword.
The whole Royal Family should be there at the funeral, therefore it was a good chance to check out that Liana. Fox knew how to convince me. The days quickly passed, and people prepared for the day of the funeral. When we arrived in front of the Royal Palace, the place where the funeral would take place, I saw hordes of people. Fox stopped in her tracks, and said ”We can't go any further”. 'She and her fear of crowded places again' I thought, and suggested ”We are not just some citizens, are we? Why should we stand in the crowd?”.
She said ”You want to climb the buildings, don't you?”. I replied ”Do you have a better idea?”. She shook her head, and mumbled, ”It's actually very good…”. I smiled, and said ”Then it's decided”. I grabbed her, and disappeared from that place. We soon arrived at one of the taller buildings in the area, where I could see the whole stage clearly. Fox said ”You know I broke through right?”. I laughed, and replied ”Sorry, I forgot. Next time, you can go by yourself”.
She again mumbled ”Not that I complain…”, but I didn't pay her attention anymore. I focused on the stage. A sizable wooden coffin, laid on display atop the stage. There were loads of chairs, and some of them were already occupied. The coffin was not covered, and inside laid an old man. I looked at the old man for a while, and exclaimed ”IMPOSSIBLE!”.
Fox was startled by my shout, and asked ”What's wrong!?”. I replied absentmindedly ”This can't be true. How can this old man be him? How…”. She asked again, a bit concerned this time ”What's wrong? Who did you see?”. I stared into the coffin for a while, and finally replied ”That old man in the coffin… is that the Emperor?”. Fox nodded, and said ”Yes, who else could it be?”.
I shook my head in disbelief. 'Is this real?' I asked myself. Fox frantically asked me why was I shouting so much, and why was I so surprised. I said ”This old man… You may not believe me, but I know him”. She looked at me for a while, and said ”You are right, I don't believe you. You never visited the Imperial City, how can you know him?”.
I replied ”I don't believe this myself… But that old man, I would never forget him”. Fox asked ”Are you sure it was him? Maybe it was someone who looked similar”. I shook my head, and replied ”It is him, I'm certain”. Fox asked ”Where did you meet him?”. I laughed, and said ”If you don't believe me that I met him, then you won't believe me if I tell you where I met him either”. She replied ”Try me”.
I sighed, and said ”All that I have, and who I am now, is thanks to him… at least to a certain degree. I met him in a Village called Freemount. I was homeless at that time, because of that woman who stole my sword. I was a wreck of a man. Homeless, without a job or money. Then I met him”. I pointed at the coffin, as I said this.