Chapter 30. Hunting a cornered rat. (16)
“Abel, you… … !”
“Have you figured out the situation yet?”
Emperor Theodore gently cupped both cheeks. A place that looks as if it has never been destroyed.
“I have the power over your life and death.”
“Tsk… … !”
Emperor Theodore trembled in surprise. It wasn’t the weight of my words.
The feel of my hand on my cheek meant that I could break his jawbone again at any moment.
“I will restore you as much as possible.”
Rachel nodded her head enthusiastically next to me, as if she was affirming what I said.
“However much! Do it one more time! No, you can do it twice!”
She eventually went so far as to hire Theodore.
“Hey, why did you act unusually calm and fall asleep? Just do the damn thing like usual! “You’re good at it!”
“… … .”
In the end, Emperor Theodore chose humiliating silence. Trying to hide the fear in my eyes.
Threats are threats, but the biggest reason is that there are no more means left to persuade me.
Because the answers to the questions I asked were very clear. If this trend continued, it was a natural step for me to ascend to the throne.
“… … “That’s wise.”
He sent generous praise to Emperor Theodore. This was also half sincere.
‘They say an old eagle is better than a young crow.’
The guys who had caught me so far – Ethan, Lowell, etc. – quickly gave up and spewed out whatever came out of their mouths.
On the other hand, Emperor Theodore not only held out until the end, but still maintained his sanity. He truly had great mental power.
‘Well, Rachel’s torture may have been clumsy.’
Rachel was a very passionate and quick learner.
She spent three days memorizing the positions of human muscles and tendons, and even practiced cutting them with her teeth clenched.
‘If I had gone to the academy, would I have graduated at the top of my class?’
But that alone is not enough to engrave fear deep into the opponent’s bones.
Fear must be overwhelming, absolute, and complete. When you feel a wall that you cannot overcome, you even lose the will to resist.
‘So it would be better for me to finish it.’
He chuckled and pulled a chair next to him.
dump.
He sat down on it and crossed his legs arrogantly. Despite his rude attitude, Emperor Theodore showed no remorse.
“Now, Your Majesty, Emperor.”
The honorific title given to him no longer meant respect. It’s just a means to weaken the opponent further.
“Listen carefully and choose.”
Emperor Theodore slowly raised his head. He instinctively knew that this was the last offer he would ever receive.
“… … “What do you mean?”
“Once I leave this room, I plan to spread the word about the ‘oracle’ the saint received.”
Theodore’s face darkened as he remembered the oracle.
“At that time, if you acknowledge your own immorality and hand over the throne.”
“… … .”
“We will ensure the safety of the blood relatives of the Impero royal family, that is, the empress and the princess.”
He spoke lightly, as if discussing a very simple matter.
“and you… … Well, I’ll give you your life.”
“… … .”
“You saw the case of Midnell, right? “That’s what responsibility means.”
And as is always the case with those who hear such suggestions,
“… … “What if I don’t respond?”
Emperor Theodore asked in a chewing voice.
“Then let’s all search together.”
My tone of voice when talking about heavy topics was still light.
“How can the royal family, who has betrayed God’s will, save their lives? “If you’re lucky, you’ll be banished. If you’re unlucky, you’ll be extinct.”
“… … .”
“Or maybe it will be offered as a sacrifice to quell God’s anger?”
Emperor Theodore’s clenched jaw trembled.
“It’s a sacrifice. Do you think people will believe such absurd things?”
“The empire is already in chaos, and the more the situation is like this, the easier it is for people to get swept up in it. “I need something to believe in and rely on.”
He pointed to Rachel, who was smiling and standing with her arms crossed.
“What if the saint here gave an oracle that God wants the blood of the Impero royal family? What if an oracle were to give that heavenly punishment would fall on the empire if it weren’t for that blood?”
“… … .”
“Is it just a sacrifice? Angry imperial citizens could rush in and break down the imperial palace gates.”
“Kaaaaak!”
Emperor Theodore could not bear it and roared in anger.
“Abel ne inooom!”
The reason why Cain and Carlo worked so hard to secure the saint.
A solid and solid shield called God’s will. It leads people to have blind faith and make irrational judgments.
Even if it is a ridiculous request called a ‘sacrifice’.
“Aaaah!”
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Emperor Theodore shouted in anger,
“… … “Kkkkkk.”
Suddenly, I lowered my head.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…” … .”
His broad, sturdy shoulders moved up and down. The sound of laughter coming from a hoarse voice was quite bizarre.
“Kkkkkk, kkkk. “Yes, yes.”
Emperor Theodore lowered his head and only raised his eyes. A red glow flickered beneath the red-hot eyelids.
“Abel Kindreal… … . “I knew he wasn’t an ordinary guy, but he’s truly amazing.”
“… … .”
“You’re so arrogant! “Did you know that everything in the world would go according to your will?”
Emperor Theodore’s voice was so rough, as if it had been scraped with sandpaper, that it irritated the listener.
“I guess I’m forgetting one thing, there are Ardante family bastards lurking out there!”
“… … .”
“Will you be able to beat them and ascend to the throne?”
Emperor Theodore began to laugh loudly.
“I won’t choose any of the options you gave me!”
He can’t be mine. He was a man who chose to destroy things.
“What do you know about this empire and the imperial family? “Let’s all die together!”
Next moment,
Pop!
A terrible sound burst from his mouth. He bit his own tongue.
“Ugh-”
Blood began to flow from Emperor Theodore’s mouth. I winked quietly without any agitation.
“Rachel.”
Pop!
Rachel’s hand covered Theodore’s mouth,
Paaaaat!
A dazzling white light exploded.
“–!”
Emperor Theodore shook his face, but could not shake off Rachel’s hand.
“Theodore.”
Rachel looked at him and smiled sweetly.
“Don’t be foolish.”
“You have a bad memory? “I said I have the power over your life and death.”
I also sneered at him.
“That means you can’t even choose death yourself.”
Meanwhile, Rachel wiped away the blood from the corner of Emperor Theodore’s mouth. A completely intact tongue was visible in his slightly opened mouth.
“If you want to prove your stupidity, you can do it again.”
Rachel’s smile deepened. Now she was so happy, smiling brightly like a girl like she did on the outside.
“ah… … .”
Emperor Theodore’s face displayed genuine despair.
He looked as if he had been cut by Requiem. The look of a tree that has rotted from the roots and can never be revived.
“Huh… … .”
He finally lowered his head.
“Oh, by the way, I think I forgot one thing.”
And I wasn’t the type to show mercy to him.
“Have you ever thought about how I got here?”
Theodore was motionless. But I didn’t miss the momentary trembling of his shoulders.
“Princess Violet.”
When I finished speaking,
Sigh-
Princess Violet appeared as she pushed open the secret door behind the bookshelf.
Again, again.
Princess Violet began to approach the three of us.
“… … “Violette.”
Emperor Theodore fell silent as he looked at Princess Violet. But even for a moment,
“Kkkkkk.”
He finally twisted the corner of his mouth and smiled.
“Well, he wouldn’t be able to get in here without your help.”
“… … .”
“Don’t you know the structure of the imperial palace as thoroughly as I do?”
Princess Violet said nothing. Emperor Theodore also continued to mutter as if he was not expecting an answer.
“Yeah, I see. I finally understand. Have you already decided to side with the future emperor? huh?”
It was difficult to read Princess Violet’s thoughts on her expressionless face.
What is she thinking now? Disappointment that my father didn’t have an ounce of paternal love? sadness?
Sze-
Princess Violet turned her face towards me instead of Emperor Theodore.
“After hearing your proposal.”
A gloomy voice. Princess Violet’s always elegant tone was deep and unfamiliar.
“There was a time when I thought maybe I should run to His Majesty and tell him.”
A very dry title to address my father, and a sentence in the past tense. It revealed Princess Violet’s state of mind.
“But I guess I’m glad I didn’t put it into practice.”
Only then did Princess Violet look back at Emperor Theodore.
“You asked me if I had decided to side with the future emperor.”
She also didn’t wait for her father’s answer.
“Yes, I just decided.”
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…” … .”
Emperor Theodore just smiled with a dead face.
“Shall we finish this soon?”
After tapping Rachel, I looked at Princess Violet. Princess Violette was looking at her wall with her head turned away from Emperor Theodore.
“Princess Violet?”
As I approached, Princess Violet looked at me in surprise. Her purple eyes had become even darker.
“Are you crying?”
Princess Violet lowered her eyes at my question. Moisture flickered over my long, thick eyelashes.
“I don’t know whether to be grateful or angry at you.”
A slight tremor was felt in Princess Violet’s voice.
“I wonder if it really had to be this way.”
Princess Violet had to listen to the three people’s conversation while standing behind the secret door of the bookshelf.
I had to listen to my father’s frantic cries that since I was born into the Impero royal family, shouldn’t I die with him?
I don’t know how she felt. But I knew one thing.
“If only I had heard it later.”
I approached Princess Violet closely.
widely.
I gently grabbed her chin, which was facing the floor, and lifted it up. So that our eyes can meet each other.
“I guess I couldn’t get rid of the one piece of doubt that remained, the one fleeting hope. “Just like before.”
A ripple appeared in Princess Violet’s eyes.
“Perhaps Abel Kindreal lied?”
“… … .”
“Didn’t my father try to save me until the end? “A foolish belief.”
Paradoxically, thanks to hearing the words spoken from the person’s mouth right in front of my nose.
Princess Violet came to completely believe my words. Even if it’s a bit cruel.
“Do not cry.”
I swept away Princess Violet’s wet eyes with my thumbs.
“It’s a waste to waste money on something like this, isn’t it?”
“… … .”
The bridge of Princess Violet’s nose wrinkled. She sniffed once, inhaled, and smiled bitterly.
“You are such a bad guy. know?”
“I know.”
He chuckled and took his hand away from Princess Violet’s face. She grabbed her shoulders and turned her back.
“Please leave.”
Princess Violet’s shoulders, seen from behind, were very thin. But it was no longer shaking as precariously as before.
“Why?”
“It won’t be a very nice sight. “You don’t have a good stomach either.”
“… … okay.”
Princess Violet realized what I was trying to do and walked obediently.
widely.
The bookshelf turned and Princess Violet disappeared. When she returned to Rachel and Emperor Theodore,
“Hoo… … .”
Rachel’s playful eyes sparkled.
“You’re unusually kind, aren’t you? if… … ?”
“If that were kind, all the kind people in the world would be dead.”
“Ugh, that’s right.”
Emperor Theodore, who was watching us bickering, opened his mouth.
“I ask you just one thing.”
“What is it?”
Nodding his head, Emperor Theodore slowly moved his mouth.
“Why are you doing this?”
“… … .”
“Your guy likes to move from behind. “He is smart and strong enough to achieve everything even if he is not the emperor.”
As I was listening to his words, it overlapped with his daughter who had said something similar a few days ago. I’m sure you can’t fake blood.
“If it were you, you could have deceived my eyes and enjoyed everything. “But why are you going through this trouble?”
“what. “It’s not wrong.”
He grinned and waved his hand.
Sreung!
A black blade erupted out with an eerie sound.
“?!”
Emperor Theodore’s eyes widened as if they were about to explode. It was the most shocked expression I’ve seen today.
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