◈ 184. [Side Story] What I want
The innermost room of the banquet hall.
Carefully serenade entered, and the emperor was waiting alone in a chair.
The serenade was nervous, but he showed his respect without hesitation. He knelt down and bowed his head.
“Long live the great emperor. A lowly god comes to know the supreme.”
She was a mess, barefoot and covered in blood and dirt, but the Emperor didn’t care.
“The Lady of the Countess of Wintersilver. It’s the first time I’ve seen it in person.”
At the Emperor’s words, Serenade quietly lowered her head.
Even on the day Ash and Serenade got engaged, the emperor did not attend.
The reason was that he was busy with his official duties, but it was not known as a serenade if that was really the only reason.
So, although she was the fiancée of the prince for 10 years, Serenade never met the emperor directly. This was the first time.
“Let’s cut it out and talk about the main topic.”
The emperor asked slowly, brushing his chin.
“I heard that your company has decided to help the imperial family in many ways. Is it true?”
“It is true. At our top… … .”
Serenade tried to tell the four fronts what the upper house could offer, but the emperor waved his hand to stop it.
“I’ve already heard it from Ash, so there’s no need to recite the details again. That’s something that needs to be adjusted gradually.”
“… … .”
“What Jim wants to ask is about the price you will receive because of that.”
Serenade’s eyes widened.
“cost… … Are you talking?”
“Aren’t you a merchant? Instead of offering a product, you should get a price.”
The emperor chuckled.
“What do you want?”
“… … .”
“In exchange for your dedication to the Empire and the Imperial Family, what do you want to gain?”
Serenade stuttered and lowered her head.
“The girl… … .”
“Your biological father, the Earl of Wintersilver, was always accurate.”
The emperor continued without a smile.
“I received the price as much as the product provided like a knife. so i liked him He was a reliable trading partner.”
“… … .”
“But I overextended myself on the last deal. I made a mistake in counting.”
last transaction.
Arrogantly, the Wintersilver family demanded that they become in-laws with the imperial family.
The emperor clearly defined it as an overkill and a mistake.
“So, the Countess. I hope you don’t make the same mistake as her father. Make sure you count accurately.”
“… … .”
“Now, answer me. In return for your dedication to the Empire and the Imperial Family, what do you hope to get?”
The head of the bowed serenade fell further down.
Serenade knew. It was because of his father’s greed at that time that the family was facing the crisis of extinction.
I also knew the serenade. Here’s how he should answer. What should he ask the emperor for?
‘You shouldn’t wish for anything.’
I will give everything in the upper ranks to the empire and the imperial family, I will become the emperor’s faithful dog and do whatever he tells me. I promise that I will not pursue any vain greed in the future.
so… … I ask you to preserve my life.
that is the correct answer I know.
So, I must say
I have to say-
– Get what you want. master.
Elise’s voice passed through my mind.
Serenade blankly blinked her silver eyes.
What do you want?
What you want, that’s… … .
– I promise you, sister.
At that moment, the scenery of my childhood covered the far distance in front of my eyes.
The boy of that day who smiled like an angel.
Memories of those young days, holding on to your heart at any time and not letting go.
‘iced coffee.’
Serenade gritted it.
Know. this is overkill
He is making a mistake in counting. And because of this mistake, he may die.
however-
“… … The girl wants only one thing.”
If you can’t get your hands on the one thing you want in your life.
What is the difference between dying and dying?
Clenched fists, eyes wide open, Serenade raised her head.
And to the man who rules half of this world, he said.
“Please do not break the engagement between Prince Ash and the girl.”
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“… … ?”
The emperor quietly blinked.
A clichéd expression came out of the serenade’s mouth.
Even if it’s clichéd, with unmistakable sincerity.
“I will make him happy for the rest of his life.”
***
After a moment of silence, the emperor opened his mouth.
“The Countess’s daughter.”
“yes.”
“Do you know that your family contains low blood?”
Serenade lowered her eyes.
“I know.”
“Did you know that your grandfather was a slave from a different race?”
“… … I know.”
“okay. can’t you not know I would have had to think about it every morning when I looked in the mirror.”
Serenade kept her mouth shut.
Light blue hair she inherited from her father and grandfather.
The blood of the mermaids, a different race that lived in the eastern sea, flowed in Serenade.
Her beautiful hair color was that of a mermaid, and was like the brand of a slave that could not be hidden.
“It would be shocking enough to be born with a mixture of blood from different races and become the count of this country. Now, how dare you try to make in-laws with the imperial family?”
“… … .”
“They are really cheeky women.”
Serenade’s demands were, after all, the same as his father’s.
Married to Ash.
Clearly, even though the emperor defined it as overzealous and a mistake, he had arrogantly requested it again.
“Why do you keep asking me to marry Ash?”
The emperor looked puzzled rather than angry.
“Is it because it is the long-cherished wish of the family to get off the yoke of birth by gaining the blood of the imperial family?”
“no.”
“If so, is it because you want to further revive the family and the guild by becoming the in-laws of the imperial family?”
“no.”
“Then, what kind of calculations and tricks are there underlying it? Be honest with Jim.”
Serenade answered honestly.
“Because I love you.”
“… … ?”
“Because I have admired him all my life.”
The reason was that it ended.
The emperor, who blinked silently because of the absurdity, eventually hit his knees and laughed out loud.
“Ahaha, ahahahaha! Did you say longing, longing!”
“… … .”
“To put one’s own life and family’s life at risk because of childlike, immature feelings! Foolish, indeed foolish!”
“Haona, Your Majesty.”
Serenade said quietly.
“Thanks to those young and immature feelings, His Highness Prince Ash was able to be born.”
“… … .”
The emperor shut his mouth and glared at the serenade.
because of longing.
The emperor, while driving himself into a political predicament, finally welcomed the second Empress Dustia.
It was because the emperor loved Dustia, a former war slave. Her emperor was a fool who burned himself with feelings of admiration for her.
And as a result of that love affair, Ash was born.
“The girl is a merchant, Your Majesty. Count, calculate, weigh interests, weigh gains and losses.”
“… … .”
“But the girl knows. That the world doesn’t just go that way. Even outside of calculations and calculations and gains and losses of interests, countless things bloom.”
A hazy smile crossed the corners of the serenade’s haggard lips.
“And that it is beautiful. I am well aware of it.”
“… … .”
The Emperor continued to be silent.
Serenade knelt in front of him and slowly lowered her head.
“We, the Winter Silver Merchant Corps, will contribute to the imperial family by renovating themselves. So, Your Majesty.”
“… … .”
“The engagement between Her Highness Prince Ash and me… … Please do not destroy it.”
The serenade prayed to the emperor with five body movements.
“That is all a lowly girl wants.”
A long silence passed.
In the depressing silence, the emperor sat motionless in his chair, and the serenade also lay motionless on the floor.
And finally.
“You are young. little children.”
A bitter smile crept across the emperor’s lips.
“Stupid, daring, stupid… … You are young.”
“… … .”
“It reminds me of Dustia.”
The emperor suddenly remembered the woman he loved.
“He was a beautiful person.”
He grew up rough as a slave, but his appearance was unattractive.
He was a kind and warm person. Enough to crush the ruler of the empire.
Serenade, who spent their childhood together in Dustia’s villa, agreed with a nod of their heads.
“You were more beautiful than anyone else in the world.”
“… … .”
The emperor shook his head slightly and waved his hand.
“I approve of the continuation of the Winter Silver Merchant. The Wintersilver family will continue to lead the upper ranks and, as promised, do their best to help and contribute to the affairs of the imperial family and the empire.”
Serenade immediately pressed her forehead to the ground and closed her eyes.
“The castle is ruined, Your Majesty.”
“However.”
Serenade’s eyes widened at the emperor’s words that followed.
“We cannot guarantee an engagement with Ash.”
“… … !”
Watching the serenade that hardened his body, the emperor laughed.
“Isn’t that something you young people have to do on their own?”
“yes… … ?”
“It’s a couple that breaks up the next day, even if they both die and can’t live together. Besides, isn’t Ash the best playboy in the empire?”
The emperor rubbed his forehead as if he was in pain.
“He kicks the princess of the Aryan kingdom and puts disgrace on the face of this father who announced the engagement. Besides what? reader line? Huh true… … . I wonder if she’s grown up a little, but she’s a spoiled brat forever.”
“… … .”
“If you truly adore that bad guy, you will have to suffer a bit from now on.”
The emperor waved his hand.
“I’ll give it back to you, my mischievous youngest son.”
A mischievous smile hung over the ruler’s face.
“Be prepared to kick it and hug it.”
***
When the serenade came out, the banquet hall was cluttered.
The delegation from the Northern Kingdom was seen leaving the great banquet hall in a huff.
Lark and Fernandez stood next to the envoys, appeasing them.
Serenade blinked, not knowing why, but a voice came from the side.
“Did you solve it well?”
When Serenade looked there, she saw Ash lying sprawled on a pile of smashed chairs. Surprised serenade stuttered and asked.
“What happened?”
“Well, various things… … I had some responsibilities… … .”
Ash groaned and stood up. The fancy tailcoat was covered in dust and wood chips.
“So, did things go well with Obama?”
“Ah yes! All worked out great! You promised to keep our guild alive.”
Ash blew his whistle.
“good job. You did it right.”
“It’s all thanks to you, Mr. really… … Thank you so much, Mr. Nang.”
“We did it together.”
Ash smiled warmly. Serenade swallowed dry saliva.
“And, the relationship between me and my husband, that, permission… … therefore… … .”
that the engagement was not broken.
We are still engaged to be married.
So, from now on, please, I want to be a real lover.
There were many words swirling inside, but no voice came out. The serenade was delayed for a long time.
“serenade.”
Then Ash reached out and squeezed Serenade’s hand. Serenade held her breath.
Ash smiled as if he knew what Serenade was thinking. Serenade couldn’t bear to look at her and lowered her blushing face.
And Ash said.
“Let’s break off our marriage.”
“… … .”
Serenade’s shoulders stiffened.
After a while, not understanding what the man was saying, he froze, then asked Serenade carefully.
“… … yes?”
But I didn’t hear it wrong.
Ash dared to say it one more time, in a clear voice with good vocalization.
“Let’s break off our engagement.”
