I Became the Father of a Degenerate Emperor

Episode 9. The snappy woman

Episode 9. The snappy woman

You can feel this vivid gaze even with your eyes closed.

I feel uncomfortable as if I keep poking my face with a sharp object.

It’s quite cramped.

So I couldn’t even sleep.

I wasn’t pretending to be asleep in the first place.

The empress, whom I thought would be gone soon, was still in her place.

The sobs seemed to have stopped now, but the sound of her breathing continued, and her sharp nerves refused to settle.

Page-

When something soft touched my cheek suddenly, it tickled me, so I almost burst out laughing, but I managed to suppress it.

That enchanting texture.

It must have been a kiss.

Even if it was only the lips touching the cheek, the stimulation was so intense.

Because of that, her mind went wild and her face flushed hot, and she wanted to jump out of her seat and run outside.

It was difficult to close my eyes any longer because the moth was sore.

When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw the empress’ pupils.

The soft light in the bedroom clearly highlighted the confused feelings even in the midst of the silence.

Upon closer examination, traces of the severe ordeal were still visible on her face and dress.

She hadn’t been so anxious that she still couldn’t erase those shameful traces.

Nevertheless, her natural beauty was still shining through.

“…… Your majesty. Are you out of your mind?”

In fact, the moment the imperial family doctor examined my body, she was already in a state of consciousness.

Seeing me suddenly open my eyes, the attending physician was astonished.

I fell behind her and even hit her buttock, so I could understand the intensity of her shock without even having to listen to the explanation.

I heard about the situation from my doctor, and he even blew away the threat that if he spoke out about me, he would face a brutal death.

There was no need to worry about him, as he nodded his head like a woodpecker in a cold sweat.

There was just one thing that I still couldn’t put my mind to.

That is, right now, there are no bloodstains left on my body.

It was the result of someone brushing or washing my body.

There is no doubt that whoever did, he would have seen signs of poisoning.

It is said that a horse without feet can travel a thousand miles, so rumors about the poisoned emperor might soon spread throughout the neighborhood.

It was not an ordinary day.

Because now the imperial authority had fallen to the ground.

Most of the people of the Empire hated me.

A time when resentment against the tyrannical emperor seems to pierce the sky, it is not strange when a rebellion breaks out.

In the current situation, the mere fact that the emperor was poisoned could cause quite a stir.

If even deciphering was impossible, the ripple effect would be so enormous that it was difficult to guess.

It was unlikely that things would escalate as they said that he had to abdicate the throne quickly because his death was not far off, or that he had to be dethroned because the devil-like emperor had been punished by God.

It is obvious that the six wings that support the empire will take the lead in all chaos.

Even the Duke of Bright, who had said he would give his life, quickly changed his posture and chose the next emperor among the princes to stand in line.

In the worst case, a sibling war might break out between the three princes.

Originally, aristocrats were people who could even do such things for their own benefit.

So, even now, I had to find the person who washed my body and tie it up with threats so that I couldn’t think of anything else like my doctor.

“Your Majesty?”

When I did not answer, the empress called me again. It was only natural that there was more concern than ever before on her pretty face.

Swoop-

I was about to get up, but the empress stopped me by holding me down with both hands.

“You have shed a lot of blood. You can’t get out of bed for the time being.”

Perhaps it was because of the dignity felt in his voice, but despite his resolute tone, he didn’t feel any repulsion at all.

Furthermore, it was so close that I could feel their breath and smell their bodies.

Eyes, nose, mouth, there was no place that wasn’t pretty, so I lost my mind for a while without realizing it.

But perhaps because my expression was so bloody, the empress seemed to think she was angry.

“Are you trying to hit me for carelessly touching me?”

Obviously he asked, but what settled in his eyes was something different from fear.

“Please hit me when you are completely healed.”

Even though he said he would hit me, it seemed like a faint certainty that I wouldn’t hit him anymore was twinkling in his eyes.

Perhaps she must have had a hunch that her husband had changed.

“It’s because your posture is uncomfortable.”

I vehemently resisted her persuasion and insisted on her.

Then, suddenly, she felt a presence, and the moment she looked behind the empress, she was startled and felt her heart skip a beat.

It was because four blazing red eyes were glaring at me, full of death.

Hiding behind the back of the second child, it was probably the youngest child who couldn’t even make eye contact with him.

Of course, my expression was hardened like a fossil right now, so I couldn’t even express my surprise.

But for some reason, the princes’ eyes seemed to harbor a much deeper hatred than at breakfast.

Since we had never met each other after a meal, there was something in their hatred that I couldn’t understand.

Following my gaze, the empress turned his head and issued a congratulatory order to the princes.

“His Majesty has woken up, so you guys can go away and rest.”

She seemed to realize that perhaps the situation was not entirely comfortable.

“Oh my God… ….”

The princes had expressions of frustration, as if they were frustrated while trying to do something important.

“Even if everyone wants to go back.”

After the empress stopped once more, she hesitated for a moment, but then, without pretending to know me, she just turned around and left.

When she turned her head again, the empress had a sad expression.

“As your Majesty knows, too many things have happened.”

I didn’t disagree with that, but I had more important things to do now.

I had to hurry up and find the person who washed my body, and I had to hurry up and shut my mouth.

“Do you know who washed my body?”

It was an infinitely cold voice, to the point that even I, who spoke, felt awkward.

The expression on his face would also be cold, so he might think he was being interrogated.

However, the empress’ gaze at me did not waver in the slightest.

“There was too much blood on it, so I wiped it off myself.”

The Empress was the noblest woman in the Empire.

She was adored as the eldest daughter of the duke’s family, and she was the one who ascended to the position of empress.

There was no way it would have been easy for her to wipe the body of an adult man covered in blood.

It would have been something she never wanted to do.

She said she cleaned it herself, so there was no need to doubt how she felt about the emperor.

Anyway, it seemed clear that the empress must have found something in my body.

“Have you seen it?”

After organizing her thoughts for a while, the empress replied in a calm tone.

“I understand your concerns. We’ve thoroughly shut down the lower ones, so you don’t have to worry about words leaking out.”

Her answer was straight-forward.

Maybe she is a much greater woman than I expected.

“Thank you.”

There is no doubt that this short word is the best expression of gratitude I can at this moment, but it would not be easy to get a feeling of gratitude from the expression or voice.

That was just an expression.

However, even with that short word, tears rolled down from the empress’ eyes.

She hurriedly wiped away the tears with her hands and smiled shyly.

“Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe.”

After saying that, she was the empress who just stared into my eyes again.

She was pathetic, but her eyes seemed somehow happy.

The coziness and warmth that makes you feel at ease just by looking at it was deeply melted into it.

I carefully asked what I was curious about.

“How did that happen?”

“Are you referring to the monster who lost her head?”

“Yes.”

“I heard that Your Majesty got her father into trouble. So, I was in a hurry to leave the empress’ palace.”

Perhaps it was a misrepresentation of the Duke Bright’s forehead strike.

I must have encountered it while coming to stop me.

“Duke Bright’s job is-“

Before I could finish my words, the empress cut me off.

“I know. She said to His Majesty that she did not do that. I was just quick to judge.”

Deprived of words, I inadvertently touched the wound.

The part torn by the blade was neatly attached.

“The wound must have been quite deep… ….”

“I did the first aid myself. However, as His Majesty knows well, recovery magic is not omnipotent, so you shouldn’t overdo it for a while.”

In fact, the bright silver hair of the Duke of Bright meant the blessing of mana.

They were born with a vast amount of mana, and the ability to control it was also infinitely superior.

However, for some reason, the men of the Duke of Bright felt that wielding a blade was their greatest pride, and only those who became heads were those who had mastered the sword.

Those who would have prospered if they had learned magic, but because they had to learn the sword, they were frustrated and bitter in front of the wall called the Sword Master.

But the empress was different.

She liked magic.

She was especially obsessed with recovery magic, and even during her academy days, she secretly read the recovery magic book during class, and it was detailed in the book.

Since she was such a person, it wouldn’t have been too difficult for her to heal my wounds.

Of course, even if you didn’t treat it, after a while, the wound would have healed on its own.

It was because the place she was stabbed was the poisoned area.

Mad poison was a strange poison that never killed the poisoned, as if its most important purpose was to manipulate humans.

The poison engulfed the body and caused it to rot, but it naturally adhered when the poisoned part was torn.

The strangest thing was that the miasma never penetrated the heart.

Perhaps because the poison could kill the poison if the heart muscle was damaged by the miasma.

“By the way, what happened to the body of Camilla Vicious?”

“I told you to keep the body of that monster in a safe place.”

“Actually, it’s not a monster, it’s a demon.”

“As for the demons, aren’t they the beings that only appear in myths?”

“Things that appear in myths and definitely exist in reality. Right now, I am addicted to the extreme poison called paradigm because of that demon.”

The empress’ expression suddenly turned to grief, and she lowered her head.

“That poison has been driving me insane for the past five years. And now we need demon blood to make an antidote.”

“It must have been like that.”

The empress continued, hurriedly wiping away the tears that had flowed out again.

“As soon as the day dawns, I will tell you to collect the blood.”

At that moment, an unknown emotion bloomed in my heart.

Sorry and guilt.

Because of those uncomfortable feelings that didn’t belong to me, my mouth moved wildly.

“I’m sorry. Sincerely.”

While thinking that perhaps the owner of the original body had done so, the empress slowly climbed onto the bed.

She came over to me with tears in her eyes and stroked my cheek with her gentle hands.

“It breaks my heart to think that Your Majesty must have endured all these situations alone. How hard was it…….”

The empress leaned against me and cried for a while.

It must have been a tiring day for her too.

“Please go back and rest.”

“I will stand by your Majesty’s side.”

I was grateful, but it was a little difficult.

She was uncomfortable with her presence and she didn’t seem to be able to sleep.

Even now, my heart was pounding and I felt like I was going to keep having bad thoughts.

I just thought that, but suddenly my voice rose and anger mixed with it.

“I told you to go back immediately.”

It was probably because of the poison.

But perhaps because the demon who gave it blood died, he couldn’t exert his dominance even over his body like he used to.

Anyway, it was unmistakably true that I was surprised when I got angry, and the empress who became the target was also surprised.

So it seemed like there was a lot of need to explain this rootless anger.

“Don’t get me wrong. Is it because of the poison?”

She looked at me with her dazed expression for a few seconds, then slowly rose from her seat with an expression that she finally understood.

“Okay. Rest then.”

The empress turned around and slowly walked away.

She said that even though she was still upright, her steps didn’t seem to come off.

Tack-

The empress, who was about to step out of her door, stepped back and stopped in place.

She didn’t even turn her head, she asked in a slightly resentful voice.

“What are you going to do tomorrow morning?”

Perhaps, she was asking if we would like to have breakfast together.

I had no other options.

“I want you to be together.”

My voice was still blunt and cold, and it was quite callous,

“Okay, see you in the morning.”

The empress’s voice seemed to have gotten slightly higher than before.