I Became the Master of the Empress

58 – Episode 58

Report posted a few weeks later.

The story is that the enemy has entered the Grand Duchy, surrendered three fortresses, and is quickly occupying them and entering the Grand Duchy.

The good news is that they are advancing toward Wynn as quickly as possible without plundering them, and that they are surrounding them with metallurgy.

Except for the major casualties in the first battle, not many people were injured that badly.

“Is it fortunate?”

I smile bitterly at the self-deprecating words I said.

Since when did it start? Why was I so arrogant?

Was it the moment he became the Grand Duke?

The result of my momentary choice.

I knew it in my head. Every single one of my actions will have an impact on countless people.

If I make the empire wealthy and strong, the people of the empire will become rich.

But I know that if I make wrong choices or commit tyranny, the people of the empire will gradually become thinner.

Bitterness.

I still think this is the best choice.

The longer the war drags on, the more difficult it will be for everyone.

But, unlike that, I can’t help but feel uncomfortable.

Because I am also human.

The sense of responsibility that someone is harmed by my choice weighs heavily on my heart.

“Whoa…”

I checked the report from Carol.

“I sold a lot.”

Read the transaction report posted by Pieta Trading Company.

“Are Grand Duchy bonds more expensive than you think?”

Is it because they sell a lot of options? An unbelievable amount of money was collected.

It gives me a little strength to think that I don’t have to pay all this money back.

I still have a lot left over after investing in fertilizer.

If the war is over and all profits are put into the national treasury, you will have enough gold to not worry about finances for the time being.

It’s still too early to like it.

I don’t like the fact that the Grand Duchy’s bonds are trading more expensively than expected, but if the fortress were to fall soon, wouldn’t it fall a little more?

At that time, he used all the money he had saved to buy the Grand Duchy call option.

That’s how I write a letter to Carol.

-Srup… Srurr…

-Knock knock! His Majesty the Grand Duke.

I answer Lucius’ voice from outside.

“Come in.”

Lucius, whose face cannot be seen, walks towards me as if he is familiar with his arms full of documents.

“This is an agenda item that needs to be approved by both the report you mentioned and the borrower.”

And…

-Boom!

Lucius is roughly placed on my desk, probably because it is quite heavy.

“Good job. “Please go in early today.”

He opens his eyes wide at what I say and asks with suspicion as if it were true.

“Yes? “Today?”

-Nod.

“Ugh! Thank you.”

I feel envious of Lucius as I see him running away without saying hello, perhaps because he thought I would change his mind.

I’m jealous. I’m really jealous.

Responsibilities and obligations.

This can be said to be the reason why nobles and royal families exist.

The responsibility of leading others and the duty to protect them.

You can only be considered a true noble if you faithfully fulfill this.

With great power comes great responsibility.

Even if you become a baron, the smallest title among nobles, you can be said to be in charge of hundreds of households.

How much more so is running an empire.

It can be said that it is a position that takes responsibility for all citizens of the empire.

Now the empire is on my back.

It’s also a chaotic empire.

On the outside, it looks like a glorious empire, but in reality, great nobles are preparing to run amok.

The worshipers who will resurrect the Demon King are hiding in this empire and preparing an insidious plan.

So I can’t rest to my heart’s content.

No, it is not easy to even relax.

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So…

I really like Lucius.

“I’m really… Jealous.”

***

“aaah! “How do you memorize all this?”

I speak firmly to Joy, who is crying and ruffling her lovely hair.

“This is something that an emperor or princess must know.”

Joey covers his eyes with his hands and makes a groaning sound, pretending to cry.

“Ha… But I don’t want to be emperor? “Sister, because I was wrong…”

– Perfect!

I hit Joy’s forehead while she’s pretending to cry.

“Stop crying. “I already did everything.”

Joey gives up at my words and lies down on the desk.

“Huh… You’re too much, sister. It wasn’t like that before. “I’ve changed…”

I smile softly at those words.

“hehehe… You can’t stay like a child forever, right? He is the emperor’s younger brother. “If something happens to me, you might have to become the next emperor, right?”

As I see Joey flinching on the desk, I kiss my lovely little sister on the head.

– Side!

“Joy, my lovely little brother. You have no idea how hard this sister went through when she ascended to the throne without any preparation. “If something happens to me… You must lead our family and carry out a sacred duty.”

Hearing my words, he gently raises his head and makes eye contact with me.

I say this while looking into your red eyes that are clear, pure and lovely, unlike mine.

“So. “Let’s both try our best.”

“Huh… Sister…”

Joy soon brightens and raises her head and smiles brightly.

“Hey! Actually, I thought my sister was grumpy because I was always hanging out at the imperial palace and was doing this to help her study for college. Sister… I misunderstood.”

-Finch.

When I flinch slightly at Joy’s words, her eyes shine sharply.

“Look at this! You’re making me study just to pamper you, right?! “You’re so mean to me!”

I sigh as I look at Joy, who puts her head down on the desk again and pretends to cry.

“Haa…”

As I sigh, Joy asks as if she is curious.

“Sister, is something bad going on with your brother-in-law these days?”

I hesitate and say those words.

“I’m not sure…”

Debian has been experiencing low pressure recently.

These days, sometimes I feel blank while working.

“Hmm… I guess it’s because I’m at a disadvantage in the war?”

I shake my head at those words.

“That won’t be it. “That battle was originally…”

I almost accidentally spilled information to my soft-spoken younger brother, so I hurriedly shut my mouth.

“What in the first place? “I’m so curious!”

I sigh as I look at Joy, whose eyes are shining brightly.

“Oh, there is something like that. Anyway, memorize this. “I know that if I don’t get over 80, I will tell my mother.”

Joey trembles at my words as if he is afraid.

“Uh… Sister?, That’s not enough. “I recently recreated my mother’s love hawk.”

The Hawk of Love.

A whip filled with memories.

I remember when I was young, if I was caught playing a prank in the imperial palace, my mother would hit me on the calf.

He stopped hitting me as I got older. When you really did something wrong, you were whipped.

Even now when I think about it, when I was young. He was quite the troublemaker.

In the past, she was scolded for randomly applying her mother’s cosmetics because she wanted to be pretty like her mother.

I heard that it was a cosmetic product more expensive than the same weight of gold, so her mother only applied it on special occasions.

-Pisik.

“What a nostalgic word! “The Hawk of Love.”

Joey shakes his head and says what I said.

“No, my sister, the emperor, must be a nostalgic word! I still get scared when I say ‘hawk of love,’ right? “How much is your mom struggling these days?”

I smile as I see Joy shaking her head as if she doesn’t want to even imagine it.

“Okay, okay, just get over 80 and I’ll tell my mom that I did well.”

Hearing my words, he looks sullenly at the paper on his desk.

Now that I think about it… It will soon be time for Debian to go into hiding.

He leaves the imperial palace every time the night market opens.

Shall we ask to go together this time?

***

When the afternoon work is somewhat over.

-Knock knock!

“Come in.”

At my words, the door opens softly and Theodora comes in and speaks.

“Are you going to practice secretly today?”

I nod my head at those words.

“Yeah, ah… Now that I think about it, we decided to go out together, right?”

I wanted to be alone for today.

As I did not show my thoughts, Theodora smiled and nodded.

“Yes. Then I will tell the escort team in advance.”

I call out to Theodora, who is about to leave the room.

“Theodora. “Stop for a moment.”

She was about to leave as if there was something wrong with what I said, but she turned her head and looked at me.

“If you bring a bodyguard, you won’t be able to do it properly, right?”

Theodora spoke to me with a questioning expression on her face.

“You’re following me in plain clothes, right?”

I shake my head at those words.

“When I go undercover. “I’ve never had an escort.”

In fact, no matter how many plainclothes guards are attached, you will inevitably feel a sense of discomfort if so many people follow you.

Theodora, who was shocked by my words, spoke hastily.

“Well… Then, what about safety?”

At her words, I take out her ring from the drawer.

“You’ll be fine if you wear this.”

It doesn’t matter because there aren’t many people in the empire who have seen me up close and personal.

Roman has been a popular person since he was young, so I prepared this ring because I thought he might recognize him.

“If you wear this, it will change your hair color. “Then no one will recognize me?”

When I handed him the ring, he put it on with a curious face…

Her beautiful gray hair turns into black hair with a bright light.

Her impression changed from a beauty with a flashy, cold look to a beauty with a calm and slightly sharp look.

“So it’s nice to see.”

At her words, she looked at her own hair and smiled softly.

“Really?”

Is it because I have black hair that is different from usual?

I get excited for a moment when I see the calm feeling.

“Hmm… Then, we have to get ready to go out, so let’s go to our room.”