I Became the Master of the Empress

80 – Episode 80

A room full of frost.

Dozens of cow carcasses are arranged and hanging.

A scene where a piece of meat with vivid white bones and red muscles is hung on a large hook.

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Inside a wooden cabinet where two people could be hiding, a princess and a man with a dark figure are hiding.

“Whoop!”

With her tears streaming down her face and a gag in her mouth, she is Princess Joy, passionately loved by her people.

“Shh… Be quiet, Your Highness, Princess. “If you just stay still, she won’t be in trouble.”

At those words, Princess Joy trembles pitifully.

‘If the soldiers expand the siege to Roman, then it will be easy.’

He has no doubt that the other team members will do well.

‘Just in case you don’t know. ‘I guess I’ll just have to stay here today.’

He worries as he looks at the winter clothing and one day’s worth of food prepared in advance.

‘As time goes by, we will expand the search scope, so there will definitely be gaps. You can get out then.’

“Ugh!”

***

Meanwhile, it was the gold area at that time.

The court doctor, carefully examining the wound with careful hands, looks at me and says.

“Your Majesty… I am very sorry, but the potion cannot be used because the dagger is poisoned. “You must call the court priest and court wizard immediately.”

Poison…?

With those words, I speak to the surrounding guards.

“Ask the priest and wizard to come here immediately!”

“Yes, yes!”

Looking at the unconscious De Vian, I feel the sensation of blood not flowing to his fingertips.

Debian can’t die yet. Yet… He hasn’t told me he loves me yet.

The tip of his nose is sore, his surroundings are shaking, and tears are flowing down his cheeks, so he hastily wipes them away.

“Are the priests and wizards not here yet?”

I am saying this again with a nervous heart.

“Not yet. It’s been less than five minutes since you gave the order. Your majesty…”

“I see.”

I carefully stroke the black head of Devian, who is breathing unsteadily.

Why… Did you protect me so much?

I feel deep sadness at the thought that he was stabbed with a dagger instead of me.

Debian.

My husband, who can be called the genius of the century.

I feel the loss of his body as if it were falling apart at the fact that he was in danger of dying because of me.

I am not great enough for you to risk your life.

If I were just an emperor, he wouldn’t have risked his life for me.

To put it bluntly, there is someone who can replace me.

“Huh…”

If Debian has quick political calculations, it would be fully aware of this.

Because I am your wife, because you are my beloved wife. She risked her life.

“Debian… Don’t die…”

Debian bleeding black blood from its back.

It hurts so much to see that blood soaking his clothes.

“Court doctor, the Archduke… Is the Archduke okay?”

Hearing my words, the court doctor shakes his head with a distressed expression.

“I guess… It depends on the type of poison.”

-Ugh…

You damn bastard.

What kind of person was trying to assassinate me?

I won’t leave you alone.

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty! “Did you find it?”

“Did you call me? Your majesty.”

When I hear the voices of two men, I turn my head and look at them.

“My husband… Please save my husband.”

“I will… Do my best.”

Let’s say that, the court doctor says.

“Priest. The Grand Duke has poison in his wounds. “You have to decipher it.”

Then the priest looks closely at Devian’s back.

It’ll be okay. Debian… It’ll be okay, just hold on a little longer.

I hold out hope while stroking the unconscious Devian’s head.

No matter what kind of poison it is, a court priest can detoxify it.

That’s right. If I knew that I couldn’t use a potion if it was poison… I’m sure I could fix it.

I heard that potions should not be used on wounds soaked with poison.

Because they are competent. It will be fine.

Right, Debian?

“Hmm… I guess it’s poison.”

Let’s say that and open the wound on my back…

Blood is leaking out from the open wound.

Isn’t it bleeding too much?

I feel afraid, but the people who take care of Devian are the most skilled in the empire.

It’ll be okay…, It’ll be okay.

“This looks like mineral poison. “It is a poison that cannot be detoxified by divine power.”

The wizard next to the priest gently touches the blood and spreads it on the back of his hand.

“It’s mineral poison. I can feel the energy of the magic stone on the back of my hand. “I think you did well not to use potions.”

And then the wizard speaks.

“I will bring medicine to neutralize magic stones from the laboratory. “Please wait a moment.”

After saying that, he stands up and quickly leaves the room.

At that time. The court doctor sighs and says.

“Your Majesty. The wound is severe. “I think you need to prepare your mind.”

When I hear those words, something in my heart boils with emotions that are difficult to describe in words, such as sadness and wailing.

“No! No! Definitely save him! “It means to save…”

The doctor and priest, their faces saddened by my words, lower their heads and avoid my gaze.

“Well… aren’t you the best doctors, priests, and wizards in the empire? I… I have no doubt that you can save the Archduke… that you can save him… huh… “No.”

But I despair when I see the two people not answering.

“Why is there no answer? At best… Wasn’t it an attack by a sneaky assassin? I heard that if you work hard, you can save someone who is on the verge of death. So… So…”

“You lost too much blood. “You probably won’t be able to hold out for long.”

The cruel reality is hard to believe in those words.

“No! No…”

As I gently lower my head, the pale-faced Devian comes into view.

Looking at his face, I feel that death is close to him.

“No, no… Ugh… Devian… I haven’t told you I love you yet. Sigh… If I die… I can’t die.”

He begins to explode with emotion at the thought that he might die.

“You said we should go hang out at Roman again, right? So… You can’t die…”

I promised to go out with him again after the last secret trip.

Isn’t that the promise that that day’s secret act would not be the last?

“My father and brothers who love me… My whole family left, right? But… You, the one I love, will never leave, right? You will always… Always be by my side, right?”

Gently caress Devian’s cheek.

Debian does not respond to my earnest request.

As soon as he feels his warmth, tears begin to well up from his eyes.

“We… there are a lot of things we haven’t done yet, right?… Every day you… sigh… you’re so busy working… we haven’t even been able to talk much…”

“Huh? So…Don’t go…Huh? Please…”

And then he looks at the ceiling of the imperial palace and speaks.

“O Almighty El, I pray and pray to you. He worked harder for the empire than anyone else… Please save the person I love. “He is a person who cares about his people more than anyone else.”

He is a person who truly loves the people of the empire and lives for the empire more than me, the emperor of the empire.

Why does God want to take such a person?

“El, didn’t you take a lot from me? Haven’t you given me a lot of harsh fates? If you feel sorry for me, please…Please…Don’t take my beloved husband away from me. Please…”

The family that God took away from me.

And although the harsh fate that was handed down to me led me to the position of emperor, I never wished for anything like this.

Because it was the position of the eldest brother, the future crown prince, even if something happened to the eldest brother, there was a second brother.

But everything was distorted by Valorant.

I took away my beloved family and ascended to the throne to protect my family’s duty.

Because it’s for the family.

If I don’t become emperor… Then delicate Joey will have to become emperor.

“El… I resented you at first. “I was very resentful of why they gave me such a harsh fate.”

I cursed God to the extent that it is difficult to express it in the word resentment.

Because I couldn’t help but blame Valorant and Shin for cruelly killing my good family.

In a difficult situation, all the powerful nobles treated me only for their own power and ignored my helping hands.

At first, I thought he was that kind of person.

So, he thought he was marrying me forcibly so he could control this empire as he pleased.

But… It wasn’t long before I realized that he wasn’t that kind of person.

When resolving the chaotic political situation and always running the political situation.

He listened to my opinion first, taught me things I didn’t know, and taught me what negotiation is.

He did not treat me poorly and respected me.

And at the moment when life could really end.

In that brief moment, he gave up his life to save me.

So I plead with God.

“I was wrong… So… Ugh… Please… Don’t take my husband away from me. He is a good and faithful husband who only knows me, the empire, and the people of the empire. “If it’s to punish me… take me with you.”

But God has no answer.

I hate L so much for keeping that silence.

Thinking of the God who always takes away what is mine, I clenched my hands and prayed.

If… You’re going to take him away from me… Then…

All believers in you will no longer belong to this world. Okay?

And we will drive the empire into the abyss of destruction and support devil worshipers to destroy this world.

If you don’t want to be like that!

If you don’t want this world to return to chaos.

Save my husband right now. You incompetent god!

“Ha… Ha… I brought you some medicine. “Hurry and apply this to the wound.”

Did my earnest prayers work?

The wizard is breathing heavily, shaking the vial and handing it to the doctor.

“I will decipher it right now.”