I Became the Father of a Degenerate Emperor

Episode 43. Rest leaves a scent.

Episode 43. Rest leaves a scent.

It has already been several days since we escaped from the danger of war.

I was sitting on the sofa in my office, enjoying a cup of tea and reading the newspaper.

Perhaps it was raining outside the window, but the scent of tea felt exceptionally strong.

The rain that has been pouring down for several days already seems to have no intention of stopping.

Then, suddenly, a group of children run out of the window.

“Edwin, I will use this wooden sword well!”

It is Elodie who stands in front of her, followed by her children who have followed Elodie out of her orphanage and rush after her.

Those children were brought by Max for Elodie.

Since there were many vacant rooms in the palace of the emperor, it was discussed in advance that we would stay together there.

Soon after, belatedly, the princes chase after the children.

First, Eric let out an angry roar.

“If you get caught, Elodie, you will die!”

Edwin cries.

“Sister, give me back my wooden sword!”

Huron also screamed.

“Give me my brother’s wooden sword!”

As expected, it is nice to see children playing loudly.

The princes who had a shadow in their hearts because of the mad emperor. If you play with your children, they will grow up to be healthy adults.

Enough to make the bitter tea taste sweet.

How nice it would be if every day was just this relaxed.

I never knew that a cup of tea could be so precious.

Of course, the period of this sweet rest will not be very long.

Actually, after becoming a real emperor, there was one thing I didn’t quite understand.

If you look at the Three Kingdoms, Yubini, Jojoni, and Sun Quan are all dreaming of unification and wanting to become emperors, so they go crazy.

Of course, my position will not be the same as the monarchs in the Three Kingdoms.

But even so, the pressure of being the final arbiter of all choices must be similar.

If you make a mistake, it will lead to rebellion and war. The moment when an order is given incorrectly and a policy is implemented incorrectly, a dangerous situation in which countless people may die.

It was the reality of the emperor’s power that the heavy responsibility immediately following great power weighed down his entire body in real time.

Why do people still want to become emperor?

It’s just amazing that I still haven’t had a nervous breakdown.

Of course, being the emperor, being able to embrace a woman like Estill was extremely satisfying. There was no room for disagreement.

She and I stayed in bed for several days in a row. I ate there too, and I didn’t meet anyone. Even princes.

Because of that, she was terribly exhausted. S. Til stayed at the empress’ palace all day yesterday, and I also skipped meals and slept.

It was the first time since I came here that I had a good rest without any worries.

And that’s what made this morning so refreshing.

Chalarak-

The newspaper I am reading right now was the imperial family morning paper that was first published yesterday morning.

Because it was a newspaper published directly by the imperial family, there was no choice but to praise me.

– Resumption of trade with Marine. The Kratus Empire, once again on the road to emergency. Unconventional tariff rates! Even concluded a military alliance with Marinene. Kratus IV, His Majesty’s abilities cover the Pasus Sea.

– An alliance of kingdoms that ran away with Kratus protected by dragons. All thanks to Kratus IV’s wit.

– Duke Bright restores Florente under the glory of Kratus! Domtar, King of Barbaross, is reduced to a corpse with his head missing. A million savages were brutally slaughtered.

Duke Bright “Everything is thanks to the hard work of His Majesty the Emperor.”

A million. I think it’s a bit of an exaggeration. Isn’t this almost a scam?

– Kratus IV, who spread the relief policy throughout the empire. There is no end to love for the people. Respect His Majesty’s virtue.

– Just look at the beautiful things. Excessive greed causes anger. Kratus IV issues an edict banning elven slavery. On the road of friendship with the elves once again.

Tak-

As I put the newspaper down on the table, I suddenly felt the urge to go outside the palace.

Just as a writer is curious about the reaction of readers after writing, I also wanted to find out the reaction of the people living in the capital city.

In addition, a desire to become a beloved emperor by managing the empire well, as if the memory of the owner of the body was coming back to life, was rising little by little.

Of course, it would be extremely greedy.

In the first place, my purpose was to survive.

To that end, the most urgent issue was to improve relations with the empress and princes.

Now I have a relationship with Esteel that is no different from a real couple, and the princes seem to have a good relationship.

In the future, at least, I won’t be able to die to my children.

In addition, since she has the main character, Elodie, who is the strongest talent in her original work, by her side, she will be able to prevent her many tragedies even if she raises only her well.

Of course, it would be great if I could have her as my daughter-in-law.

However, this position as emperor was not so easy.

Although Florente was recovered and trade resumed, the miserable life of the imperial people was festering.

It won’t be easy for their lives to get better right away.

Then the threat of rebellion still existed.

Also, the foreign powers that are holding the empire’s expansionism in check and the demons hidden all over the continent will aim for the destruction of humans, so you must never be careless.

Of course, internal enemies were a bigger headache than external enemies.

Rotten aristocrats who exploit the people with high tax rates and then give only rat dung to the imperial family.

In addition, numerous improvement tasks such as education, security, legal system, etc., Were still piled up, starting with the usury that was prevalent throughout the empire these days.

Of course you will need more money.

And the issue of elven slavery and the Aegis barrier.

They should be resolved as quickly as possible.

In fact, elves were very warlike beings.

I’ve been obstructed by Rupes Kingdom, which is located in the west of the Empire, so I’ve been forced to avoid the war with the Empire, but if it really turns out, I might join forces with Rupes and launch an invasion.

Of course, considering the disposition of the elves who hate humans so badly, the alliance won’t be easy.

So maybe, before invading the empire, I might conquer Rupes Kingdom first and use it as a stepping stone.

Actually, the elves had that much ability.

Unrivaled archery that shoots auras with arrows, and spiritism that summons spirits and borrows the power of the vast Mother Nature.

If it had not been for the peace with Kratus I, the elves would have continued to wage war against the humans.

Although the law against elven slavery went into effect, strict enforcement of the law was never guaranteed.

The feudal system is a system that grants ignorant authority to lords, at least within the territory.

Any law is effective only when there is a prevailing perception that it is applied fairly and strictly.

If it didn’t apply to the lord or those who were in his eyes, but only to those who were out of sight, the law would eventually become useless.

So, follow-up was urgently needed.

Nobles would undoubtedly protest strongly.

It is not simply because they oppose the prohibition of elven slavery, but because they think the emperor is too involved in their authority.

Assembling aristocratic factions would certainly be a problem, and they might openly refuse to enforce the law, they would desperately need manpower to keep an eye on lords across the empire and enforce law enforcement.

However, nobles basically own private soldiers, so there is no doubt that they are tolerable. If you hired a skilled mercenary, it would be even more difficult to deal with.

So I’ll have to think about that a bit more.

And the Aegis barrier construction problem.

If they couldn’t stop the hordes of monsters crawling out of Spisus whenever they had a chance, the Aegis would eventually be devastated, and soon the imperial palace would be in ruins as well.

But if we were to actually build a barrier, it would take an enormous amount of labor and money.

Not too long ago, the chancellor said that the problem might be solved without building a barrier.

I was curious about that, so I called the chancellor before coming to the office.

The chancellor will come running in a hurry, even if he just wants to report on the accumulated reports.

Come to think of it, I still haven’t been able to properly thank Duke Shade for subjugating the Lake County and working hard to ban elves from slavery.

It’s not enough just to drink wine together. I plan to reward him by handing over the information that only I know.

Then I suddenly had a question.

He or she.

Is Duke Shade male or female?

When I have a chance, I will carefully ask.

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“Your Majesty!”

Just in time, the chancellor came in.

“Are you here, Prime Minister?”

However, the chancellor’s expression looked unusual.

“I’m in trouble!”

“What is it?”

“A delegation from the Elven Kingdom is currently passing through the border.”

“What’s so wrong with an envoy coming?”

Of course, it was strange that the elven delegation had suddenly arrived at this point.

I’m sure you don’t know what the imperial nobility thinks of the elves, so what the hell are you sending an envoy for?

“Your Majesty, the elven delegation is a treasure chest full of jewels for those who want slaves.”

Well, from a human point of view, elven slaves are very coveted and expensive, so the delegation is like a lottery. You will want to capture it somehow.

“Their route even includes the Duchy of Bios.”

Duke Bios is one of the six wings of the empire.

“Duke Bios is a fanatical collector of elven slaves. In any case, if the delegation witnesses the misery of the slaves in the dukedom, or conversely, if the duke touches the delegation, war with the elven kingdom may break out. He must immediately send escort troops, as well as prepare for war as soon as possible, just in case.”

The elven delegation would usually be led by a prince or princess, so if they touched it, a war would break out immediately.

Besides, they had a long-standing relationship with dragons, so there was no way they could believe the word ‘Kratus the dragon protects’.

So this was definitely a crisis.

“Then send the Imperial Knights right now to escort the elves.”

“That will suffice.”

“Why?”

“It is said that Duke Bios still refuses to release the slaves despite the fact that the ban on elves was announced. He may be harboring a rebellion. According to intelligence, he is even buying various weapons and tools as if he is preparing for war. Besides, it seems odd that he even hired a sword master mercenary.”

Reverse mind.

Considering the forces the dukedom possessed, if a civil war broke out, countless soldiers and civilians would die.

From the perspective of an empire that has just begun to normalize, it is like being struck by lightning.

Not only will everything I’ve accomplished so far go to waste, but I’ll be criticized again for bringing about all of this.

“Then what should I do?”

“I have decided that I need enough troops, so I have sent a message to the Dukes of Shade and the Dukes of Bright. We do not know what will happen in the future. If any of the elven envoys get hurt, the situation will get out of hand.”

The important thing was to calm the situation down.

It would be best to stop the civil war and calm the elves’ anger.

At that moment, I remembered the secret palace.

If you have secret secrets, you will be able to make the elves calm. Just because of my mother’s blue touch, the elves who tried to kill me fell to their knees.

And if Duke Bios rebels, Bright and Shade will stop it.

“Then I must go myself.”

The chancellor then dries with a straight face.

“Your Majesty, the title of emperor is not a position to directly handle everything. Your Majesty must guard the palace and make decisions on urgent matters.”

However, you must have a secret secret to calm the excited elves.

Still, the chancellor wasn’t wrong, so I called the imperial knights and heard the secret. It was to see if it would be possible to take it instead of me.

“Ouch!”

But no one could hold the Secret Palace for more than 3 seconds.

It was because the roots of trees protruded like tentacles from all over the bow pole and persistently attacked and refused. It was a stubborn rooting, as if he wanted to make me the only owner.

It was a strange thing.

In the original work, it was written that it was rare for a secret palace to reject a human. Besides, when I handed it over to Sylene, I hadn’t done it this far.

“I can’t help it.”

Now I have no choice but to go there myself.

Before leaving, I heard from the chancellor about Duke Bios in detail.

Actually, he wasn’t dealt with very heavily in the original work.

So I vaguely thought that since it was just Kratus’s six wings, I’d be a rather remarkable human being.

But what?

They are persecuting the people by collecting excessive taxes on garbage that is obsessed with elven slavery, and enslaving the territories who can’t pay the taxes.

Whether civil war broke out or not, it was sure to be the number one candidate for elimination in order to make the empire a better place to live.

Anyway, it was the most urgent task to solve it gradually, and to bring the elf delegation safely to the imperial palace.

I was unable to speak to Estill and hurriedly drove the warhorse with the imperial knights and left the imperial palace.

Of course, as always, the prime minister ordered that urgent matters be taken care of.

Of course, he took care of the secret palace, and he completely hid his identity by putting on a cloak and hood.

Dugdak! Dugdak! Dugdak!

I ran without stopping through the raindrops.

The more I ran, the more the rain got stronger.

I ran downhill for several hours in the heavy rain, took a short break, and then ran again.

A handful of mana created after the poison is completely detoxified.

Although the amount was small, perhaps because it was the body of a sword master in the past, it showed strong stamina and superhuman endurance.

Then it was only when dusk fell on the horizon that we were able to reach the borders of the Duchy of Bios.

The warhorse let out a wild cry and raised both legs. It was an abrupt stop. At the same time, lightning fell from the sky.

Quarre quack!

Above the vast plain far away. At least thousands of soldiers surrounded something in a circle.

It was the elven delegation that was surrounded by layers of soldiers.

A muddy road dripping with rainwater. And dozens of elves standing on it.

Boasting unrivaled beauty on every side, he was preparing for a decisive battle with a bow and sword drawn.

A situation in which the sparks of war will be born at the slightest delay.

I don’t have time. Hurry up!

I pulled out the secret palace that was tied to the horse’s saddle. Then, holding the reins with one hand, he galloped off.

“Let’s go!”

Seureung Seoseureung!

The Imperial Knights each drew their weapons and hurriedly started chasing me.