Episode 252

I decided to wait for the dawn with Ashley in the best room in Eleora's house.

Now, the werewolf squad and skeleton soldiers are gathering information on a total expedition.

At the same time, they should be on the lookout for suspicious groups and control them.

I can just wait for information to gather here, keeping the Emperor safe.

I know I should wait quietly, but I'm worried if I'm not on site.

Are they all injured?

I'm nervous, but I'm consuming the tea and snacks that I have brought with Ashley.

"What do you think the Majesty should do in this case?"

When I shook it, Emperor Ashley replied, somewhat tired.

"First of all, the security of the vassals and the citizens is the first. With the imperial court's troubles, we will not bother everyone anymore.

"surely……"

The emperor is the patron of the nobles, and the nobles are patrons of the lords.

If the emperor had become a source of uproar, it would have been favored by nobles and commoners.

"But your Majesty, your Majesty will be the victim in this case."

"I'm glad to say that, but it's because I didn't dispel my sister properly. I have to take this responsibility."

And he said something unexpected.

"My sister ... seems to have converted Dilier to Polarism. This is a great scandal that shakes the nation."

Whatever the intentions of the Bolsheviks, this is a great deal of damage to Ashley.

Although the emperor is also a protector of Huiyang, it is fatally bad that his relatives have been converted to pagans.

"It's ... troublesome."

I could only say this.

When Ashley stands up, he looks up at the sky, which is gradually getting brighter.

"The rebellion of the Dniesk family, the conspiracy of the Duke of Bolshevik, and the conversion of his sister. The imperial capital is full of the dead, and the emperor's prestige is no longer on the ground."

I'm really sorry for the last one.

But if you do this, you can quickly control the Imperial City ...

He, who is perfect for peacetime monarchs, also had weaknesses.

One of them is that they are not familiar with the military.

And there is one more critical weakness.

He asked me that.

"Wight, what do you think of me, who couldn't stop the rebellion?"

He is humiliated and does not feel as dignified as an emperor. He seemed to ask me as a person.

So I will answer candidly.

"The Highness is made to be passionate, but that backfires. Being a ruler, you must hold back anyone trying to escape from the hands of rule."

"……I agree"

Ashley is increasingly depressed.

I'm sorry too, so I'm going to talk a little differently.

"In fact, I have been told by the King of the Demon King's army that you cannot be king because you cannot make ruthless decisions."

It was a long time ago, but the last king's will to me said that. I still read it back sometimes.

"The king sometimes has to make ruthless decisions, but I can't do that, so I can't."

Prior to that, I had been heard by the King of the next Demon King, so it seems that he did not consider me ineligible as a Demon King candidate. Of course I refused ...

However, when I saw Ashley's suffering, I think that the teacher was the correct answer because he became the second generation Demon King.

The teacher is not only a kind teacher but also a cool researcher. Do not hesitate if you find it reasonable.

"I have people who are as close as I can be. I don't know if they can kill me if they become enemies for some reason."

What if the teacher or Parker could not stand the pressure of immortality and went completely crazy?

Or what if Ilia was to betray the Demon King's army because of her duty as a chief?

Can I then kill them as a Deputy Demon Lord?

I don't want to think too much.

"So I've taken steps beforehand to avoid having to make that kind of decision. Sometimes carefully and sometimes loosely."

The pain is enough in the previous life. In this world, I want to live only by doing fun things.

For that, I've been going through all sorts of wisdom, and I'm going to break all the ugly flags in advance.

Of course we will do so in the future.

Ashley was listening to me at such words.

Then he sighs heavily and replies:

"You're right. I should have done that too."

And he looks at me and declares something with a determined expression.

"If this goes away, I'll take responsibility and step down."

"Your Majesty, don't let such moments be decided by temporary emotions."

"No, this is not a temporary emotion, it has been in the corner of my head ever since the Dniesk revolt."

There was no doubt about his tone.

"Leave the rest to Eleora. I don't know if she will accept it, but everyone should not object."

It was the moment when my request came true, but I wasn't happy.

Rather, I just wanted to sympathize with this guy, Ashley.

In a peaceful era, I would definitely have been a master ...

Ashley stares at me and regains her dignity as an emperor and tells her this.

"But now I'm still an emperor and I'm to blame for getting things done."

"You're right, your Majesty"

"If this chaos persists, some ambitious aristocrats may begin to move disturbingly. They need to get rid of them in a few days."

That's true.

The emperor's job is to preserve the order of the Empire, which has not been possible recently. Especially tonight. Half is our fault.

Ashley continues with a steep expression.

"First, we need to get rid of the turmoil to restore order."

"Hah"

"At this time, the charges of Duke Bolshevik have not yet been confirmed, but it is true that Princess Dilier has imprisoned the emperor.

I kneel in front of the emperor and drop my head reverently.

"Leave it to this Vit."

"Yes, there is no one else to ask. Sir Weid, please detain Princess Dillier immediately. If you would resist ..."

Ashley chewed his lips abruptly, and burst with a steep expression.

"Permits her killing in the name of Emperor Ashley Waltov Schwerin Rolmund, Holy Rolmund."

"... I understand"

Of course I didn't intend to kill her, but I knew the emperor had become serious about her relatives.

Ashley asks me for a piece of thick paper and puts the text and signature of the order.

Finally, he pushed his own ring on both ends of the signature. The family crest of the ring is engraved on thick paper.

He handed it to me and smiled lonely in the light of the dawn.

"It's a secret sign of anti-counterfeiting to the Schwerin family. Only to her sister, she knows this is a real edict."

"Haha"

I put it in my pocket and get up.

Looking outside, the faintly lightened, a few werewolf members were returning to the courtyard.

In that situation, he seems to have grabbed something.

"My Majesty, I am now pursuing Princess Dillier. I will leave my hand on the security here, so don't worry."

Let's start cleaning up.