The Prince Wants To Retire

32. The blood prince with a sword drawn! (2)

The cruel truth for Miriel to hear yet.

He must tell her that the person who might be her brother is the leader of the rebels and is destined to die.

I was worried that Miriel, who was still young, could handle it, but I couldn’t.

Kariel, worried that the smell of blood might remain even after taking a shower, sprayed perfume on her and left for Miriel’s palace.

It was a long time since she had seen Kariel’s face, so she was happy and ran to Miriel, who looked at Kariel’s unusual expression and tilted her head.

“… … Myriel.”

Kariel, who barely summoned Miriale, bit her surroundings.

Cariel, who sat alone in the chair, spoke with difficulty.

“Oppa will tell you the truth Miriale must know. It can be difficult to hear. so… … If it’s hard, tell me to stop. Understand?”

Miriel nodded her head with trembling eyes at Kariel’s words.

Then, hesitating with a sigh, Kariel began to explain.

It is a rumor that has already spread as soon as it has spread, so one day it will enter Miriael’s ears. I was explaining it because I thought it would be better to explain it myself, but it became difficult to explain as I watched Miriael who is gradually becoming more and more weeping.

“… … Do you want to stop?”

Miriel shook her head resolutely at Kariel’s question.

As if he wanted to know the whole truth, he wanted to hear it all while crying.

In the end, after completing the explanation, Kariel looked at Miriel with a blank expression on her face.

“it’s okay?”

When Kariel asked carefully, Miriel nodded her head and said firmly.

“That person is not my brother.”

“… … yes?”

“I have three older brothers.”

At Miriel’s words, Kariel widened her eyes and soon drew a smile on her lips.

“right. That person is not Miriel’s brother.”

* * *

Kariel, who spent some time staying in her palace to calm Miriel, who spoke with trembling hands, quietly came out of the palace at night.

“The princess’ deterioration… … .”

“Are you sleeping.”

At Kariel’s answer, Tarion sighed and nodded.

It must have been a shocking fact, but it was necessary to deal with it more clearly for Miriel, who had endured steadfastly.

“Tell them to crack down on the court ladies in the princess’s palace.”

“Yes.”

He tried to pretend he was okay in front of Kariel, but his expression showed that he was shocked.

That’s why Kariel had been telling the attendants to pay special attention.

Then a shadow came and whispered in my ear.

Then, Kariel nodded with a heavy expression and headed straight for the emperor’s palace.

“Is His Majesty sleeping?”

“You are still awake.”

Kariel nodded at the chief chamberlain’s answer and quietly asked for a private meeting with the emperor.

Kariel bowed her head to the emperor who was lying on the bed, then took a chair and sat next to the emperor.

“… … What about Miriel?”

“It’s holding up well.”

“Good luck.”

The emperor smiled bitterly at his karma.

At the time, I thought it was an inevitable decision.

Even a slight twist will cause him to step down from the throne and be attacked or poisoned to death like his other younger brothers.

Especially if he was the eldest son, he thought that his younger brothers who became emperors would surely kill him.

That’s why I didn’t want to give it any chance.

But that decision has now turned into poison.

“People have turned around. All that remains is for the subjugation forces to subdue the rebels.”

At Kariel’s words, the emperor nodded slightly.

The emperor, who was politically involved in both childbirth and marriage, sighed quietly and said,

“Jim is running out of time.”

“… … .”

Seeing the silent Kariel, the emperor smiled.

It was clear that he should be happy to ascend the throne, but it was strange to see Kariel with a disgusted expression.

Because it was the exact opposite of you.

It was clear that it was her own son, but it was just a wonder why a child with such a different personality was born.

“Chief.”

“Yes.”

At the emperor’s call, the head servant approached with his head bowed, and took out a golden envelope from his bosom.

“A quick-witted guy. Yes, it is Jim’s will.”

Looking at Kariel, who immediately noticed, the emperor smiled and opened his mouth.

“This is Jim’s will. I have already obtained the consent of the 4th Marquis.”

Preparations to hand over the next throne to Kariel.

Almost all legitimacy for the next great emperorship was secured at the time when the will was stamped with the seal that the four major margraves who guarded the borders agreed.

Even the official seal of Achelio, the head of the imperial palace knights, was stamped, so all that remained was the consent of the ministers, the chancellor, and the aristocracy.

The chancellor told them to prepare for a sudden change, so in fact, the consent of the nobles was all that was needed, but it seemed that the emperor was planning to request it directly at the last minute.

“I don’t think Jim’s body will last until the two dukes return.”

At the emperor’s words, Kariel looked at the chamberlain.

Then the old chamberlain shook his head quietly, and the moment he saw it, Kariel’s eyes closed tightly.

“I knew there was over a month left, but… … .”

“Your body has deteriorated rapidly.”

Kariel looked at the emperor’s face at the words of the chief chamberlain.

It was similar to the face he had before he died.

Cheeks and lips that cannot be found to be flushed overall.

However, his eyes seemed to be the most intelligent recently. However, Kariel knew better than anyone else that this was not because her health improved.

‘It’s really not long.’

Kariel let out a long sigh, knowing that the emperor was exerting his last strength. Seeing Kariel like that, the emperor parted his lips in fear.

“Perhaps this is the last time I can speak with my sane mind.”

Having said that, the emperor held Kariel’s hand.

“As of today, all of Jim’s powers are handed over.”

“What is that… … .”

A ring placed on Kariel’s hand while he was embarrassed.

A key to open the Royal Seal Cache in Daejeon.

The ring, which had been briefly borrowed through the chamberlain, was officially handed over to Kariel.

As soon as the word of transfer of authority came out of the emperor’s mouth, a red light began to flow from the ring stained with the emperor’s blood, and at that moment, firearms emitted from Kariel’s body and flowed into the ring.

“ね!”

Seeing Kariel in pain, the emperor looked back at the chamberlain.

“Is this it?”

“Yes.”

The one the Secret Guard had been waiting for, the one with the qualifications.

The ring of the first emperor was finally officially recognized by not only the current emperor, but also a person with the qualifications that no one had had for several generations.

“… … Too bad. If only Jim had been a little healthier… … .”

A secret hidden inside the imperial palace.

I tried to see it all, but in the end I failed.

It was because he had purified his mind contaminated by drugs and dark magic, but failed to completely purify it.

I tried to peek at the secret following Kariel, who was qualified, but the tainted emperor was not finally accepted, so I had no choice but to look at it like this.

“That one… … Are you the first emperor?”

“It is.”

A red figure appeared above Kariel’s head.

The figure of the first emperor in the portrait looked at the emperor with cold eyes.

As if scolding her for her sins, she looked at her sternly, then turned her gaze to Kariel, put her hand on top of her head, and created a red glow.

After that, he nodded once as if to admit it, and it soaked into Kariel’s body.

Then, with the red energy, Surt, the fragments of the Spirit King, and the Squall began to spin around Kariel’s body.

“Fun.”

What Kariel gained by saving the Empire from crisis.

They were radiating power everywhere to protect Kariel’s body.

For such a long time, the red wave filled the Emperor’s room. Then it slowly seeped into Kariel’s body and disappeared without a trace.

“Ugh… … Ugh… … .”

“A pattern has appeared.”

A pattern of the imperial family that disappeared long ago.

It appeared on Kariel’s forehead.

The chaplain, who saw this, immediately knelt down on one knee and said:

“I see the true master of the empire.”

At the words of the valet, Kariel’s eyes widened.

Even though she was sweating in a cold sweat, Kariel looked at the emperor.

But the emperor just smiled as if it was okay.

The power of the imperial family, which was thought to have been cut off, was revived. For that alone, the emperor was generous enough to forgive everything.

“It was resurrected by Jim. That’s Jim!”

It was okay even though I wasn’t recognized for the Secret Guard in the end.

Even with a tainted mind and a vibrating body, the true power of the imperial family was resurrected.

This alone will make most of the sins you have committed so far forgotten.

“It happened… … . This is it.”

The emperor closed his eyes as if fainting at the end of those words.

“your majesty!”

“it’s okay. You just passed out.”

At the words of the chief chamberlain, Kariel sighed in relief and then turned and glared at her.

“How did you act like that when His Majesty is here?”

“We, the Secret Guard, accept only those who are recognized as emperors.”

“… … you.”

“Your Majesty knows that too. That’s why he was so happy.”

The true emperor who has finally been resurrected.

Knowing that, the current emperor was delighted.

As Kariel stood still with a wrinkled expression, the chamberlain delivered the emperor’s final order to him.

“This is the last order Your Majesty gave beforehand.”

The last command to ask the next great emperor. It was the custom of the empire that the next great emperor had to abide by a will that was no different.

Even if he was usurped, he had to obey the last order if possible.

That’s why Kariel sighed and knelt down.

“Let the whole empire know that the crown prince has been recognized by the first emperor. This is my last order before I die… … I beg you to listen.”

An order containing the Emperor’s earnest desire.

If you obey this order, Kariel’s legitimacy will gain absolute power.

However, there was a high possibility that it would be difficult to inherit the throne. The disappeared imperial family pattern was revived, but who would dare to doubt Kariel’s imperial authority?

It’s best not to announce this, but… … .

“By the way, we have taken measures in advance to prepare for the possibility that Your Majesty will not listen.”

“… … .”

Since he was the emperor who knew Kariel’s temper better than anyone else, he was fully prepared until the very end.

Hearing the chief chamberlain’s words, Kariel gnashed her teeth, earnestly wishing that her younger siblings would have the same strength as herself.

‘In the end, only my brothers and sisters can be trusted. Believe.’

After muttering that inwardly, Kariel bowed her head and answered.

“I will obey Your Majesty’s orders.”

Hearing his answer, the chieftain took out a formal order from his arms and handed it to him, and bowed his head.

* * *

Cariel left the emperor’s palace with the emperor’s ring and last order, and sat down on the stairs with a tired expression on his face.

“majesty.”

“… … Tell the ministers and the prime minister that I will see you right now.”

“Maybe your Majesty… … ?”

When Tharion asked with contemplation, Kariel shook his head and showed him the emperor’s ring.

“ah… … .”

Kariel holding the emperor’s ring in her hand. Knowing what that meant better than anyone else, Tarion hurriedly knelt down and shouted.

“Congratulations!”

“Congratulations!”

At Tarion’s cry, the quick-witted attendants knelt in unison and shouted the same.

Then, the knights and maids also knelt down.

Kariel’s expression became more and more rotten at the cry announcing the birth of a new emperor.

Kariel gritted her teeth and looked up at the night sky at the reality of eventually returning to this spot despite trying so hard to avoid it.

“It looks like a ×.”