episode_0136

The next ones to have an uncomfortable encounter after Ratri and Camilla were Rosie and Emperor Asher.

They had no choice but to gather in one room because they were pushed by the Empress, but they didn’t know that two grown men and women would be crammed into one room, so they both showed reluctance.

Especially for Logie, it was even more uncomfortable because she was the best friend of the man she had persecuted so much.

“Your Majesty….”

“….”

And the Emperor’s side had slightly different thoughts from Logi.

“……”

“Your Majesty. Why have you been looking out the window all this time…”

“If Jim and Camilla had a real firefight, who would win…”

“Yes…?”

“Aren’t you curious to know which will win: Raoul’s defense or Jim’s sword?”

“Your Majesty, what the hell…”

“Ah, and aren’t you curious too? Pegasus, a creature with bird wings and that lays eggs, is it a bird or a mammal…”

“Your Majesty.”

Even though Roger lowered his voice, the emperor bit into his cookie as if nothing had happened.

“By the way, this little maid from the lord’s mansion… Doesn’t she seem familiar? The empress said something similar. She said she thought she saw her once at the palace. I think I saw her at some kind of event…”

“Are you trying to provoke me right now?”

“Provocation? There’s no way I would do such a shameful thing.”

The Emperor’s indifferent attitude seemed to have angered Logi, but Logi was also the head of a family that supported a family. He was not so naive as to get angry over something like that, and he also understood why the Emperor was acting that way.

“It must not be a pleasant feeling to be ignored when you talk to someone… or to be cut off with a strange story when you try to have a conversation…

“… Yes.”

“I hate you, Jim.”

“I know. There probably isn’t anyone who likes me in the first place.”

“It existed. But you cut it all off.”

To the Emperor, the Empress, and Camilla, Rosie was just a cute little girl, the younger sister of her best friend, Leila.

There was no way anyone could hate his friend’s younger sister, who was both pitiful and pitiful. That’s why everyone tried to help Rosie, and Raoul even sacrificed his own honor to make Rosie the head of the household.

But Rosie’s subsequent actions turned the Emperor, the Empress, and Camilla into enemies.

He betrayed Raoul, who helped him.

As soon as he took over as head of the household, he did everything he could to harass Raoul. He sabotaged everything Raoul was doing, and instead of attending his birthday party, he insulted him by sending him a bunch of dead bodies, and he spread all sorts of rumors to further tarnish his damaged reputation.

Because of this, not only the Emperor, the Empress, and Camilla, but also everyone who had been through thick and thin with him on the battlefield hated him. Some people began to threaten to kill him.

And it was always Raoul’s role to stop them, because if it weren’t for Raoul, Rosie would have met her death in one way or another.

The emperor, who knew this fact better than anyone else, expressed his disgust towards such a logi without any filter.

“How does it feel to let go of everything you were holding onto in a moment of impulsive emotion? It wouldn’t be so bad, I guess. I thought you were a cautious person… but you’re actually hotter than any gambler. No hedonist would throw away everything they’re holding onto.”

“I am aware that I made a mistake.”

“Wow! That’s a huge step forward! You finally realized your mistake! I’m so surprised I’m almost shocked! So… you’re saying you thought it was right all along.”

“I know I was foolish. I know I didn’t see the truth.”

“You’re still avoiding it. Let’s just talk about chocolate cookies. The subject of chocolate cookies is cookies or chocolate…”

The emperor was a rather impulsive man, but he was a man with a knack for giving someone a hard time. He had inherited that skill from his predecessor.

“Why on earth are you doing that?”

“Isn’t a chocolate cookie story more valuable than a worthless story? First of all, let me say Jim’s opinion. First of all, chocolate as an ingredient…”

“I am aware of my sins. That is why I am asking for your help. For not recognizing the truth, for the hatred I poured out because of it, for my foolishness…”

“There is a saying that the heaviest sin is ignorance. But I hate saying that. How can ignorance be a sin? If you look at it that way, everyone in the world deserves to be put to death. But…”

A hot flame began to flicker in the emperor’s eyes.

“Isn’t your sin ignorance?”

“Yes…?”

“Your sin is laziness. And I personally hate lazy people the most. You were lazy, Marquis. There was me, there was the Empress, there was Camilla. Do you know how many people would have told you everything beyond the truth if you had asked them the truth? It is not a matter of ignorance. You avoided it because you were lazy. ”

Rose had to quietly accept the Emperor’s criticism.

Even Roger himself was aware that he had no right to refute those words.

Because I knew that I had to accept the pain that felt like my heart was being stabbed with a knife.

“Was it fun to turn away from the duty to accept the truth, to lazily and provocatively vent your anger? Was it nice to see Jim’s friend suffer in the process? Didn’t his heart stink as it rotted away in the process?”

“….”

“Jim learned that Raoul can take the cork out of the wine bottle on his own, thanks to you. I am very grateful for that. Did you think he wouldn’t mind? No, he just didn’t show it.”

Raoul would drink a bottle of strong alcohol on days when Rosie interfered with his work, or when he stopped her from killing him, or when Rosie insulted him.

And such drinking could not possibly be good for a body soaked in dragon venom.

“Don’t forget that Jim didn’t cut off your head just now, that the Empress didn’t ruin your family, that Camilla didn’t burn everything you had. It’s all thanks to your sister and Raoul.”

“… I regret it.”

“Who doesn’t have regrets? Do you think regrets are something special? Jim, the Empress, Camilla, and Raoul all live with regrets. Do you think you can use that one natural feeling as an excuse? You’re so hot and brave, Marquis. ”

“How can I repent?”

“Don’t do it.”

At the completely unexpected answer, Logie raised his head, which had been looking down.

Even if he told me to cut off my arm, I was willing to do it. Even if he told me to give up my family, I was willing to do it. But all the emperor asked was for me to stay still.

“Continue to be lazy like that. That’s the best you can do. Don’t hurt your friend with hasty atonement anymore. Just embrace the head of the family and live the rest of your life in luxury. ”

“But then my atonement is…!”

“Why should your atonement be fulfilled? Isn’t one-sided atonement also selfish? Why should your friend suffer so that your heart can be lightened?”

The Emperor was genuinely angry. Usually, when he got angry, the surroundings would burst into flames, but when he got truly angry, it felt like the temperature in the room was dropping, as if the heat was being sucked out of the surroundings.

His real anger was cold, heavy, and sharp, unlike the flames.

Rose, witnessing true anger for the first time, began to tremble.

“It wouldn’t be bad to ruin your family and make it look ugly. But I won’t do that. If someone tries to do that, I’ll stop them. It’s not because you’re pretty. It’s because Raoul and Leila cherished you.”

“…”

“Congratulations. You must be living comfortably with a good sister and fiancé. You have only made a handful of your own crops, but what you reap from the fields others have cultivated is countless. I really envy your luck.”

“Your Majesty… please… please help me… please help me atone for my sins…”

For the first time, Rosie shed tears in front of her sister’s friend.

This heavy stone weighing on her chest tormented her every day.

Everything that had been done to Raoul was like a knife stabbing his whole body.

Everything Raul had done to protect himself was burning his whole body every single day.

“I… really feel sorry…”

“I don’t believe in words. I believe in determination and actions.”

“…..”

The emperor ridiculed such a logi, rose from his seat, and tried to turn his back.

Because Rose is a lazy person. A lazy coward who can’t show determination and action. I thought she couldn’t do anything.

“I’ll do anything.”

“What a light and meaningless statement. I have never seen anyone keep that statement.”

“If you would help me atone… If you would just do that…”

“If it’s about money or political interests, keep your mouth shut. I think I’ll want to kill you.”

“I will give up my sister’s ring.”

“What?”

And the emperor’s heart, as weak as a real flame, wavered a little.