episode_0076

Happy breakfast time again today.

I wait for this time all day.

The reason is the liquid in the small glass in front of me.

Seeing a magic potion that makes me feel like I’m a superhuman makes me happy.

“Son-in-law… Are you really okay?”

My mother-in-law looks at me and Theodora with worried eyes and speaks in a trembling voice.

But I don’t care, I smile and empty the horn of the unicorn riding on the dragon heart in one go as if I love it.

-widely!

“It’s okay, mother-in-law. Don’t worry.”

As this is already my 16th drink, I am now used to its unique, strange taste.

“Well… no matter how effective it is, if you drink it every day…”

My mother-in-law takes a look at me and Theodora and sighs and says.

“Do whatever you want…”

“Sister…”

Her mother-in-law and Joey look at Theodora with pity, but she just shrugs and continues eating.

Hehe… Being able to stay up all night for 10 days is the best.

Like a drug addict who is high on drugs, I am so grateful that there is such an effective medication.

-Tap! Tap!

I pour the alcohol into my mouth several times, wondering if there is even a drop left in the glass.

“Ugh… really.”

I smile at Theodora, who just shakes her head.

Hehehe. The unicorn horn is really the best.

After finishing the meal, Theodora and I head to the Archduchy.

“You… don’t you know why your real mother gave it to you?”

I shrug my shoulders and say, with red eyes staring at me.

“You know. But you don’t love me?”

The eyes that were staring at my words turn cold.

It’s like… would it feel like that if burning ice existed?

Cold but burning red eyes.

It glares coldly at me.

“Hmm… Anyway, not having to sleep is truly a blessing.”

When I look at the things I did this early morning, I feel proud of myself.

“Huh? Your blood!”

Theodora speaks loudly with a surprised face.

huh? blood? where?

At that time, I felt a stream of liquid near my lips.

“Huh?”

I quickly wiped it away with the back of my hand…

Red blood stains are on the back of the hand.

“Nosebleed?”

While I was dazed like an idiot, Theodora shouted urgently.

“Is there anyone here?!”

At the sound of Theodora’s high-pitched voice, a nearby door opens and a maid you’ve never seen comes out.

“Did you call me?”

“The Archduke is bleeding now. Bring a doctor and something to stop the bleeding right away! Come on!”

At her words, the maid holds the apron in both hands and runs somewhere.

“Are you okay?”

Worried, she reaches out and holds my face… wiping away the nosebleed with her pure white sleeve.

“Look! If you keep drinking like that, you’re going to get sick, right?”

She frowns worriedly and nags me.

So pretty.

She is so beautiful.

She is beautiful even when she frowns.

“Are you okay?”

Perhaps because I was speechless, I hurriedly spoke to her as she carefully grabbed both of my cheeks and made eye contact.

“Uh… It’s okay.”

I gently pull back, wipe the nosebleed with the back of my hand, and press the sides of my nose.

“Gwaechana.”

It may sound a bit harsh because your nose is blocked, but this is the most correct response.

And then he heads to the Grand Duke’s office.

“Where are you going? The doctor will be here soon.”

I say in a worried voice.

“Leave it alone, it’s not like your nose will bleed.”(Leave it alone, it’s not like your nose will bleed once or twice.)

Anyway, we’re almost there already.

I pass the guards who bow to me and enter the main study hall.

“Ugh… Really…”

Theodora, who follows closely behind me, looks at Lucius who is passing by and says.

“Lucius. Call the imperial family doctor immediately.”

Lucius looks at me and says those words.

“Yes? Who was hurt?, But… Archduke, why are you covering your nose?”

“I got a nosebleed.”

At my words, Lucius looks at Theodora with blank eyes and says.

“No way… calling a doctor for a nosebleed…?”

I can’t believe I just called a doctor for something like a nosebleed. I am also dumbfounded, but Theodora orders Lucius as if it were natural.

“Didn’t I tell you to hurry up and call a doctor?!”

Lucius, overwhelmed by her status, hurriedly leaves.

“Ugh…”

So after a while.

The doctor comes and briefly stops the bleeding and says:

“There doesn’t seem to be anything special, but I think it’s better to be careful.”

“Look, you don’t have to worry.”

When I smile and smile, Theodora’s expression does not relax.

“You! Really, unicorn horns are banned from now on. No, based on common sense, who uses that to work all night? and! What should you do if the grand duke who rules the empire treats you like that without even thinking about his health?”

Theodora’s nagging never ends.

“Are you listening correctly?!”

I say this as I see the doctor standing between us laughing awkwardly.

“You should just leave.”

“Yes.”

Saying that, the doctor quickly leaves with the tools and blood-stained cotton he had brought with him.

“Okay. I won’t do that in the future.”

I thought the unicorn horn would relieve all fatigue.

I think there are side effects, so I think I should refrain from doing it in the future.

“Ha…”

Looking at me like that, she sighs and shakes her head.

-smart!

“Who?!”

I think to myself as I see her answering the knock angrily, as if she is not in a good mood.

Let’s not mess with Theodora today.

[This is Agrippa.]

“Ah!, come in.”

I already have an important appointment with Agrippa today.

-Squeak!

Soon the door opens and a blonde man comes in.

“I was worried when I heard that you suddenly got sick.”

I wave my hand and say that.

“It’s no big deal. I just had a nosebleed.”

When I said that and noticed Theodora, she spoke with a brusque look on her face.

“Okay. Let’s go out. Because I’m going out. Don’t overdo it. Got it?!”

I looked at him harshly…

-thud!

Immediately, he closes the door and leaves.

“It seems like His Majesty the Emperor has changed a lot.”

-Pisik.

Has it really changed? Agrippa is soft in this regard.

She must be acting like that because she wants me to open up.

“Well, more than that. I called you to talk about Ioanes’ future movements.”

At my words, Agrippa touched his chin with his hand and spoke.

“I think you might be anxious.”

I nod my head at those words.

“That’s right. I’m sure Ioanes will be anxious. Maybe that’s why I’m going to cause an accident.”

Ioanes would no doubt be uneasy that I had suppressed the opposition so quickly.

His prediction was probably that while I was uniting the opposing forces, Epirus and Egypt would be completely secured and there would be a civil war with the emperor faction.

Even if the war ends first, it will be difficult for me to hastily attack Ioanes while the aftereffects of the war are being dealt with.

Ioanes, who anticipated this and played the game, must be very embarrassed now.

“I think there are two main things Ioanes should do.”

Saying that, he extends one finger.

“First. In order to maintain the status quo, Epirus and Ezip are distributed to the emperor faction. If Ioanes were a person without great greed, this would not be the case as he could do it.”

Agrippa nods his head as if he thinks the same thing about what I say.

In exchange for him giving up the empire, his life would gain stability.

However, even if Epirus and Ejib are just spit out, the imperial nobles will definitely feel betrayed.

In other words, he cannot maintain his position as the leader of the imperial faction.

“Second. It must be a way to deal a big blow to me.”

The reason I can currently rule the empire.

That’s because he is the husband of Theodora, the emperor of the empire, and he is the only one in the imperial capital, Roman, to have an army.

In other words… the emperor and the army are the core of my rule.

That said, there are also major weaknesses in my system.

Without Theodora, the emperor, at that moment I become a traitor.

But wise Agrippa responds as if he were responding to me.

“In that way, they would probably kidnap Princess Joy or assassinate the emperor. Maybe I’ll aim for both.”

I nod my head at those words.

“That’s right. So, I am dividing Mary’s maids into two and guarding them outside the gold area.”

Agrippa nods his head at my words.

“Good job. They are exceptional at protecting key figures from assassination.”

Agrippa, who said so, continues.

“I think that’s enough. What problem did you call me for?”

“So, first of all, Theodora and Joey don’t have to go out of the imperial palace and I think they are safe. I’m worried because I think the assassin probably won’t be able to make a hasty move, so he’ll just stay still and look for an opening.”

“That’s it. It’s natural. But what are you going to do? It won’t be easy to apprehend the assassins, right?”

I nod my head at those words.

“I think so too.”

There are two entrances to the Gold Area.

The entire place is heavily guarded by security guards.

If you somehow try to surprise them, the soldiers stationed near the gold area will rush in and the assassins will be quickly suppressed.

In other words, they cannot move carelessly.

However, this is not entirely advantageous.

They must be hiding among people working in the imperial palace.

It is an imperial palace where new people enter and several people leave every day, so it is nearly impossible for me to identify them.

“How will the assassins come out in such a situation?”

Honestly, I don’t know.

If I were an assassin, I would give up on this mission.

The probability of success in the first place is too low, and even if you succeed, the chance of dying is too high.

At that time, Agrippa speaks as if he is worried.

“They won’t give up easily.”

“I think so too. If they move too hard, I plan to strike them all down.”

Agrippa nods his head at my words.

“Of course it should be so.”

I do not respond to that, but look at Agrippa.

Agrippa nods his head at my actions, then looks at me and says.

“Why are you not answering?”

I answer those words with a smile.

“I want you to make that plan.”

Agrippa frowns at my words and opens his mouth softly.

“ㅆ…”

It seemed like he was muttering something? Is it because of my mood?