My Wife the Empress is Becoming Frightening

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Episode 22

The body of the man who ate his comrade’s throat began to change. My men tried to rush at me immediately, but I threw the surviving one of the three I had tied up and said.

“Oh, stop for a moment.”

“yes?”

He knew that his subordinates were puzzled by his eyes asking why he was restraining him, but there was a reason.

I had to make sure that it was the same as what I thought it was.

It rapidly grew in size and cut the rope we tied it to as if bursting at once. Not only has he grown in size, but his aura is also soaring as if expanding.

I guess that’s what I think is right?

[Ha ha ha ha ha ha! The best! An effect beyond imagination! It literally feels like I was born again!]

Soon after, the changed appearance of the guy was like the devil in the story. Legs resembling those of a goat and wings pierced through the back by the claws of a beast.

And I, who watched the horn sprouting from the top of my head, spoke to him.

“hey.”

[Keuk. What? Would you come and beg for your life now?]

“Doesn’t it hurt when you get horny?”

[…] … what?]

I always wondered every time I saw it. Wings come from the back, so I think I can endure the pain, but don’t the horns come from the head?

“I opened it and found out that the horns were connected to the skull. That means that part of the skull has changed and penetrated the scalp. It looks like it will hurt.”

[…] … Are you playing with words in fear?]

At my question, he narrowed his eyes and looked down at me. Every time I ask this, no one will give me the right answer. And to take it as a joke when someone asks a serious question is a rude assassin.

“And why should I be terrified? At least for the taboo magic of different races?”

[What?! How did you… !]

I was rather surprised to see the surprised guy. If you were hostile to the Empire and formed an alliance, wouldn’t you have investigated me to some extent?

The reason I told my subordinates to stay still was because something came to my mind after seeing his actions and changes.

It was the taboo magic of the different races.

“Here taboo has two meanings. One is ‘meaning that you must not use it’ in the literal sense of the word. The other is ‘break the set rules’, which means that you will trigger it by breaking a specific action set by yourself or the enchanter.”

It’s not often, but I’ve seen it occasionally in wars with different races. Occasionally I’ve seen it used in situations where defeat was deepening.

“There is a good reason to say don’t do it, as is the case with all types of doping. It completely destroys not only the mind, but also the soul.”

[what… ? That’s a lie! I haven’t heard of that!]

It must be true that you haven’t heard. These races do not regret their lives to prey on humans. It would be natural to hide important information.

There’s no way they could bestow useful magic on humans in the first place.

It’s common sense in the Kingdom of Mayer, but people from other human nations, who have little experience with other races, seem to be unaware of such common sense.

“No matter what, I think it’s too naive.”

[Shut up!]

The angry bastard’s claws came down on me. It’s easy to avoid, but I didn’t like the idea of the old headquarters being destroyed.

However, if I cut it with a sword, blood would splatter and it would be a hassle to clean it, so I had no choice but to hold on to the claws with my hands.

[Kuh! Let go!]

“hmm. If a human uses it, it will be roughly this much.”

It’s the first time I’ve seen humans use it, so I wondered if it might have a different effect, but it seems like it was just a matter of reason.

There was not much difference from what I saw on the battlefield.

[profit!]

The one who was immobilized with his claws on him came punching at me with his other hand. As I hit the side of the fist that was being thrown out and pushed it with the aura at the same time, the fist hit my stomach.

[Gagging!]

“For taboo magic, there are differences in appearance and ability for each race. Even though Dwarves are not, their hard bodies become almost the level of steel golems, and beasts become something similar to beasts. Well, instead of walking on all fours, I wonder if it’s degeneration from a viewer’s point of view.”

In addition to that, it was easy to see what kind of magic it was by looking at the changed appearance. That guy for example.

The magic of the guy holding onto his stomach and suffering now was the magic of the elves.

As an elf, I felt the hair on my body stand on end at the sight of someone in my head. I just imagined

“Lastly, just in case, would you mind telling me who cast the spell?”

[Destroy it!]

I didn’t feel any disappointment even when I saw them running towards me and shouting that they should die.

I guess so. There was no way the guy who was shouting at me to kill him even before the transformation would give me a proper answer now that he had gone berserk after the transformation.

It may be possible to redeem him again, but his soul will soon be shattered anyway. In that case, the ego disappears, let alone the distinction between friends and family, and the body simply becomes a monster that repeats slaughter until the magic power runs out.

“i get it. At least I’ll kill you while you’re still human.”

Without any creativity, I kicked up the arm of the guy who was swinging his claws again and jumped off the ground. I made eye contact with the head of the guy who was twice as tall as me, who is tall, and reached out and grabbed his forehead.

When I applied strength to the hand that wrapped the aura, the guy’s head was smashed with a thud. When he came down, the giant’s body collapsed helplessly.

There was no blood oozing from the thumping corpse. It seemed to be thanks to the thickening of the scalp while transforming as expected.

“If that’s the case, we can just clean up the traces of that guy’s bite earlier, right?”

I looked back and said, “I didn’t do well”, but the men wearing hound masks were just looking at the fallen corpse, feeling a bit dazed for some reason.

I understand that it would be cumbersome to clean up because the body is so large, but I want you to know my hard work in killing it without shedding a drop of blood to make it less of a hassle.

“by the way.”

“Hee!?”

When I turned my attention to the surviving one that I had thrown away to my subordinates, I was very frightened and cowered.

It was not enough that he was murdered by the same comrade, and seeing him transform into a demonic form seemed to bring out the fear he had been suppressing.

“how is it? I thought I’d tell you something… .”

“Let me tell you! I’ll tell you everything! Please, just save me!”

Unlike before, his attitude had changed to a very cooperative one. It was fortunate that the trouble of torture was spared. To be honest, I don’t really like that one.

“Now then, shall we all look up to the sky and start a pure and honest conversation without a single lie?”

It seems that the traitor problem will be resolved sooner than expected. I hope Marianne likes it.

—

“ha.”

Marianne threw down the pen and sighed. I managed to finish the long meeting and returned to the office, but I just couldn’t work.

Beyond simply not being motivated, I couldn’t even lift a finger. Because my body and mind were so tired.

“I never thought that the traitor would have been Kay Price’s favorite student… … .”

The possibility that there would be a traitor among the highest-ranking aristocrats and close vassals was what Marianne had naturally thought about.

Right after she lost her grandparents and parents, she couldn’t trust anyone except for her sister, the only blood relative she had left.

Above all, she is now the emperor. Revealing one’s emotions prematurely can be both poison and a weakness at the same time.

“Nevertheless, even so, they were the ones who had been together… … .”

Even the emperor is human. It must be difficult for anyone to always show consistent suspicion towards those who have been working towards the same goal for a long time.

In particular, Kay Price not only made a great contribution to the process of Marianne becoming emperor, but also had such great character and ability that no one objected when appointed as Prime Minister.

He didn’t like James Lecter, but Kay Price vouched for it, and he was a colleague who worked together to change the Empire anyway.

no. I thought of you as a colleague.

The chancellor, who must have trusted him incomparably with himself, was not the party to the betrayal. Instead, he said he would step down from his position as chancellor upon learning of his disciple’s betrayal.

After an extensive investigation, starting with his apprentice, everyone now knows that he is not really a traitor.

but.

“Once doubts arise, you will never be able to completely remove them.”

I couldn’t accept my resignation. The empire still needed him. Because of this, Marianne recommended him to rest in the name of probation.

If so, he will probably come back after the break and demonstrate the same ability as before. Then what about yourself?

“Besides, it’s an alliance of the Three Kingdoms next to the Empire.”

Marianne grabbed her aching head. The reason why an empire can still be an empire is thanks to the incomparable superior ancestors who laid the foundation like a rock.

Thanks to this, the empire was able to withstand the defeat of the previous emperor, but it is a well-known fact that it has become significantly weaker compared to before.

If war broke out with the Three Kingdoms, those countries would also face extinction, but the empire would surely be defeated anyway.

It would probably be co-destruction at best, and even this was a hopeful observation.

“Even the three countries that have formed an alliance won’t start a war right away. Because the risk is too great. At least there were no more traitors among the nobles and high-ranking officials, so let’s start with internal affairs… … .”

As if muttering, Marianne’s mouth stopped as she made plans for the future. It didn’t work. Today was really too much anymore.

Even if I start working again tomorrow, I wanted to hit everything today. Moreover, Marianne felt a strong urge to lean on someone.

He himself knew that he was shocked and weakened by the existence of the traitor and the alliance of other countries that were hostile to the Empire.

At times like this, he also knew that it was right to gather his mind and act resolutely as an emperor.

But that was the limit. If she is not comforted now, Marianne will surely collapse.

The problem is that there is no one to lean on. His sister, who is his remaining blood relative, is an object to be protected, not to be leaned on, and above all, he is not hiding that he hates himself.

High officials and nobles were not even worth mentioning. As was the case before, the door to Marianne’s heart could never be opened to them because of this betrayal.

I want to lean on it, but it’s not good for anyone. Rather than relying on anyone, it was better to collapse.

“ah.”

But there was. It existed for her now. Someone you can lean on with peace of mind.

Marianne, who was about to call the lady-in-waiting, changed her mind and stood up. As if it was a lie that he couldn’t even move a finger just a moment ago, he acted quickly.

As they roughly opened the door and went outside, the people wearing hound masks all looked back at themselves. Although he was wearing a mask, his expression of surprise was evident.

Of course, Marianne wasn’t interested in that.

“What about Isaac?”

“If you were the captain, you would stop by the intelligence department… … He should have gone back to his bedroom by now.”

After hearing the hound’s words, Marianne remembered that she had told Isaac to go to bed first, since the meeting might end.

“By the way… ?”

Instead of answering, Marianne hurriedly moved on. The panicked hounds followed from behind, but it didn’t matter because they didn’t come into the bedroom.

Moving at a speed of almost running, Marianne arrived at the bedroom, opened the door with a burst of force, and when she entered, she found Isaac sitting at the table smoking a cigarette.

“what? Marianne? The meeting is over… ?”

Isaac’s words didn’t go further.

Because Marianne’s lips, which rushed at him as if to attack him, blocked his lips.

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