28. Reunion, Reunion.

28. Reunion, Reunion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Da geurak da geurak.

 

 

A bumpy road.

And a carriage running frantically along that road.

 

Inside are me and the women.

 

 

To my left is Yuna-ssi, emitting a fragrant scent and dozing off, and to my right is Larnar, who became a Baron after winning the territory war.

And on the opposite side are a red-haired Princess and two knights guarding her on either side.

 

 

Judging by the seating arrangement, the people sitting in the center are the center of the group. In other words, it means that the Princess is also aware that I am the de facto center of the Rizen territory. Hehe.

 

 

“Yuna-ssi, you can just sleep if you’re sleepy.”

“Eueum….”

 

 

She opens her eyes slightly, but they are still half-closed.

The way she scans her surroundings with a sleepy face is lovely.

 

 

I wrapped my arm around her waist and gently pulled her.

 

“Here. Lie down.”

 

 

Behold, the thigh pillow!

Yuna-ssi glanced at the Princesses for a moment, then couldn’t resist her sleepiness and rested her head on my lap.

 

“W-what are you doing…in front of me!”

 

 

The Princess tries to object, but it’s no use.

Aren’t we a married couple?

 

 

“Ahem. Virgin Princess, be quiet.”

“Ha! Virgin Princess, you say?”

“I said be quiet. Yuna-ssi is sleeping.”

“Eueueu…!”

 

 

Unable to refute those words, she grinds her teeth.

She still seems to be after Yuna-ssi. This immature Princess.

 

 

Well, I’m generous, so I don’t care. If Yuna-ssi is okay with it, I might even let them date.

Why? Because the Princess is a woman. If it were a man, I would have cut off his head, of course.

 

And in the first place, it’s impossible for Yuna-ssi to have feelings for anyone other than me, so I feel somewhat relaxed.

 

 

 

Saegeun saegeun.

 

 

The journey must have been quite tiring, as Yuna-ssi really drifted off to sleep.

Like an actress appearing in a bed commercial, she fell completely asleep with a truly beautiful face and posture.

 

While gently stroking her hair, I wrapped my arm around Larnar’s waist.

Not that it has any particular meaning, but just because I wanted to tease the Princess in front of me….

 

 

“Hey…enough already…! The person in front of you is a Princess!”

“Yeah. I’m the Emperor.”

“Ha….”

 

 

She doesn’t believe me at all.

Well, I wouldn’t believe it either if I were her.

 

“Um….”

 

 

Larnar cautiously speaks to me.

 

 

“Why? Do you not like it?”

“It’s not that, but….”

She fidgets and blushes for no reason.

Is she perhaps excited?

Yeah. It’s possible. Lar is lewd.

 

 

Let’s touch the breasts of lewd women.

 

 

Mal-kang!

 

 

“Haaht!”

“Hey!”

 

 

The Princess, unable to bear it any longer, shouts, and Yuna-ssi wakes up because of it. Fortunately, she fell asleep again, but that was dangerous.

 

 

“I told you to be quiet. What are you doing with a sleeping person? No manners.”

“Ha…are you…are you talking about manners?”

 

The Princess is grinding her teeth and is on the verge of exploding.

 

 

 

Ah. Right.

I didn’t explain why I’m doing this here, and why I’m riding in the same carriage as the Princess.

 

 

It’s a bit of a long story.

 

Larnar won the territory war, and I violated Lumia, including the fat bastard’s ex-wife and concubines, and also touched quite a few of the knights’ women and such.

 

About a week passed like that.

An envoy came from the royal palace to the Princess, who was about to leave.

I don’t know exactly what the content is, but according to the Princess’s rough explanation, organized movements of at least hundreds of thousands have been detected in the northern plains, and as a result, neighboring territories, as well as countries in contact with them, are all on high alert.

 

 

At first, I thought another country was invading, but it seems that’s not the case, and it’s something called the ‘Great Plains Stampede’ that happened once before… Apparently, the country that was the predecessor of the Rize Kingdom was shattered by that incident, and they lost vast territories including the capital, so everyone is nervous because that movement is appearing again.

 

 

 

Anyway, due to that incident, a state of emergency was declared throughout the country, and at the same time as requisitioning soldiers and supplies from each territory, all people registered as national assets were summoned to the royal capital.

Me and Yuna-ssi were included in that.

 

 

Moreover, me and Yuna-ssi, who have become famous through this territory war, are receiving almost special treatment. It goes without saying that we are riding in a carriage sent by the royal palace with the Princess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Hoo…Duke Yu-eun. How about maintaining a dignity befitting your skills?”

 

 

When the Princess was emitting steam with a bright red face, the knight next to her, Veronica, sighed and said that.

Only when we first met, she showed expressions of outright contempt and disregard, and even threw a sword at me, but after winning the Knights’ Duel, she was showing a respectful attitude.

 

 

Come to think of it, Veronica is also very pretty. Long ponytail, slim face, and features. Her neat gestures are truly charming.

 

 

“Even if it’s the Princess, when you arrive at the royal capital in the future, you may meet many nobles, Prince, or even His Majesty the King. Will you show that kind of behavior then too?”

“What do you mean, ‘even if it’s the Princess’!”

 

The Princess gets angry.

But I ignore her.

 

 

“I am who I am. And I’m the Emperor, you know? I don’t care about nobles, princes, or kings. I’m going to live my life doing what I want.”

“That’s Duke Yu-eun’s freedom, but the people around you will be looked down upon.”

“Then we can just beat down the guys who look down on us.”

“That doesn’t make the fact that you were looked down upon disappear.”

“It’s okay.”

“It may be okay for Duke Yu-eun. Can you say that Yuna-nim, who is currently asleep, is also okay with it?”

 

What. Why are you so persistent?

I frowned slightly without realizing it, but Veronica still didn’t stop.

 

 

“If Duke Yu-eun acts vulgarly, the person next to you will also become a vulgar person. That has nothing to do with Duke Yu-eun’s will. Even if you beat them down with force, the rumors that spread behind your back and in secret will determine the image of the two of you.”

“What. Are you lecturing me now? Coming from a knight.”

“Do you not want to hear it?”

“Would you like it if I did?”

“You don’t want to hear lectures, but you’re okay with being looked down upon or cursed at?”

“No one can curse at me or look down on me anyway.”

“That’s sophistry. They’ll all be cursing you in their hearts.”

“Hey…what’s wrong all of a sudden?”

 

Veronica is looking at me with a chilling gaze, to the point where the Princess couldn’t stand it and tried to stop her.

The Princess shook her head and grabbed Veronica’s wrist tightly.

 

“It’s just covering your eyes and pretending you don’t see.”

“Hmph. I don’t care about what others think. I don’t care how others see me.”

“So that’sㅡ,”

“That’s enough. Stop it, Veronica.”

“…I’m sorry.”

 

She bit her lip and lowered her head.

 

Hmm.

She’s a bold woman.

 

 

“Well, whatever. It’s not like you’re the first person to say that.”

“…Then why don’t you fix it?”

“Ahem. How dare you tell the Emperor to conform to you. You guys should conform to the Emperor.”

“….”

 

 

Veronica shakes her head and sighs, “Aigoo.”

If you were a man, you’d be dead, you bastard.

 

 

“Haa….”

 

 

The Princess also sighed.

 

“Yu-eun-ssi, you said you were the Emperor, right?”

“So?”

“What Veronica wants to say is this. Don’t make Yuna-ssi the wife of a thug, but make her the wife of the Emperor, like you said. You don’t really think that people will see you as the Emperor and her as the Emperor’s wife just because you call yourself the Emperor and you’re really strong, do you?”

“What. Why are you doing this too.”

“I’ve always been like this.”

“Tsk.”

“You may not care if you get cursed at or looked down on, but don’t let Yuna-ssi receive such treatment. She’s the one who even slapped my cheek because of you, you know.”

“Okay. Okay. You’re really nagging me. Are you guys even my wives?”

“Duke Yu-eun has the looks and skills to back it up, so if you don’t do anything too lewd in public, you’ll be halfway there.”

“You nagged me, so now you guys are my wives. Got it?”

“Haha….”

 

 

Veronica is smiling awkwardly with a face that says, ‘What kind of joke is that…’. But I’m not joking. I’m going to lay you down on the bed and make you a mess.

 

 

“But you know. Do we really have to make such a fuss just because some monsters appeared in the north?”

“A fuss? I told you before. The country was divided into four due to that previous incident, and we still haven’t recovered the territory we lost at that time. Even the land we lost at that time is bigger than the current Rize Kingdom.”

“What kind of amazing things are they that you’re gathering people from all over the place?”

“Hmph. You said you were an otherworlder, right? That’s why you don’t know. How ferocious and dangerous those things are….”

 

 

The Princess shook her head and bit her lip.

But the important thing is that I don’t feel any danger at all…

 

 

Of course, it’s also because me and Yuna-ssi are too ridiculously strong.

Hundreds of thousands of monsters?

So what…if I unleash the Emperor’s Grace, tens of thousands of them will die in one shot. What’s the big deal?

 

“Anyway, when we arrive at the royal palace, I’ll introduce you briefly. Yuna-ssi and Yu-eun-ssi have shown their skills and have my word, so you’ll be treated better than national assets.”

“Really? Then will they assign me maids or knights? And a place to stay?”

“Of course.”

“I like Veronica.”

“I don’t like you.”

 

Veronica answers immediately. It’s almost a reflex response.

 

 

“Got it? Please take care of me while I’m in the palace.”

“…Haa.”

 

Even at night. Hehe.