My Wife the Empress is Becoming Frightening

25. That’s fate

Episode 25

“Sorry, Isaac. The spies dispatched to the three countries are also working hard, but they are very vigilant, so it’s hard to… … .”

I stopped by the Imperial Intelligence Department once every three days, and today I was listening to a polite apology from Shigaro Benhem, the head of the Imperial Intelligence Department, bent 90 degrees.

I also learned while studying, but when it comes to the Imperial Intelligence Agency, it seems that it used to be amazing in many ways.

It is said that if you give them two days, you can even find out what the secret illegitimate son of the Republic Prime Minister ate for lunch.

However, all of this was just glories of the past, and the previous emperor of the empire drastically reduced the intelligence department with an incomprehensible way of thinking, ‘Why is it necessary to gather information diligently when there is no country that can stand against the empire anyway?’ was

Fortunately, Marianne became emperor and support for the Imperial Intelligence Service was revived.

However, even if the support itself has increased more than before, it seemed that the vacancy of numerous agents who died or betrayed in other countries was not yet filled because of the loss of information and support from each country.

“I know that situation well, so you don’t have to bow your head and apologize.”

Even non-experts know that if the Three Kingdoms, next to the Empire, were determined and united, it would be difficult to find out.

So, despite the fact that he said it with the meaning that he was not particularly reprimanding him, Benhem’s head went down even further with the cigar.

“sorry!”

Since he was bent 180 degrees, should I say that his head went backwards? It’s very flexible.

I sincerely advised not to do that to the head of the Imperial Intelligence Department, who said he would bring useful information even if he wiped out the agents, and then came out into the hallway.

Since the Hound and the Imperial Intelligence Department have a mutually cooperative relationship, it was quite uncomfortable and burdensome to see such an appearance from the intelligence director at times. At first, I wondered if he was making a fuss to f*ck me.

I was really curious, so I asked right away. The intelligence chief had cried and protested, but now I know that attitude is sincere.

It’s more of a burden, but that’s okay.

“Hmm. But what kind of empire was it in its heyday?”

Despite being ruined to the extent that there is no place that hasn’t been ruined in one generation, ‘still’ relatively, the Empire is much bigger and superior than other human nations.

Marianne’s occasional references to her great ancestors began to make little sense these days.

“Hmm. I am Isaac.”

“huh?”

As I was walking with that thought in mind, someone started talking to me from behind. I knew it was approaching, but I didn’t know who it was, but when I turned my head, there was an unexpected person standing there.

“what? Aren’t you the enemy of our Imperial Army?”

“hahahaha. yes. You were agitated.”

Guard Harris. The commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army. It was one of the characters I desperately memorized during the traitor hunt a while ago, as I can’t remember people’s faces properly.

Even though he was a man with tremendous power and power, he was impressed by his clean integrity both front and back. I hadn’t seen it in the imperial palace, so what was it?

“Do you have any business with me?”

“Ah, what. that… … There is one thing I want to ask of Isaac… … .”

When he started talking to me, he couldn’t hide his awkwardness, so he cleared his throat, and when he hesitated while bringing up the main topic, it felt like he was acting quite unresponsive.

“ask?”

“yes. If you don’t mind… … Would you like to have a training session with the Imperial Knights?”

map battle?

—

Marianne, who was enjoying tea time for a short break while working in the office as usual, suddenly realized that something was strange.

‘Was life originally this fun and happy?’

An involuntary thought brought Marianne back to her past memories.

No matter how much I thought about it, I had no memories of being happy, except for my childhood when my grandparents and parents were still alive, when I was allowed to know nothing and not know anything.

There was never a moment when he felt comfortable before or after becoming emperor.

‘But now, every day is fulfilling and satisfying.’

It was an astonishing change. To the point where I don’t want to go back and I’m afraid to even imagine going back.

‘This and that are all Isaac’s fault.’

Not long ago, to her, Isaac was only her legal husband. After accepting him as her real husband by giving her body and mind to him, Marianne felt an incomparable sense of security.

When work is tiring and exhausting, seeing him sitting at the central table in his office and doing his work gave me strength again.

Above all, when I think of the couple’s time after a tiring day, my motivation goes up several times. Thanks to that, I’ve been reducing my work hours quite a bit lately.

Incidentally, the other bed I had brought was already disposed of and disappeared.

‘Although it’s a bit embarrassing to think of Isaac’s face after the first night and not only when I think about it, my lower abdomen gets hot.’

To tell the truth, in reality, the difficulties caused by the ever-increasing s*xual desire were not considered bad. Even if his desire has become stronger, it is new blood for Isaac.

Still, the number of fainting is drastically decreasing, so I wondered if I wouldn’t faint even if the relationship ended sooner or later.

‘I thought about it and it throbbed again. When is Isaac coming back?’

The average time it takes for Isaac, who periodically visits the Imperial Intelligence Service, to leave the office and come back is about 40 minutes.

It was an absurdly long time for a young lady who had just come to know love, so Marianne tried to order the intelligence chief to come and report in person, but Isaac said no.

The intelligence department is already struggling day and night to regain the information power of the past, but it was because they felt sorry for wasting time for reports every time.

That night, Marianne complained and protested, but when she came to her senses, she fainted and woke up.

Since then, Isaac has been personally visiting the Imperial Intelligence Agency once every three days.

‘To be able to neglect my beloved wife for so long… !’

Marianne gritted her teeth when she looked at her watch and confirmed that 41 minutes and 53 seconds had passed since her husband left. The margin of error she can tolerate is around 3 minutes.

I was thinking of penalizing Isaac if he didn’t come back by the 43rd minute.

For example, in bed at night, whisper sweet words of love that he is shy about secretly for about 2 hours.

If executed, it was a punishment with a high possibility that Marianne would not be able to endure it before her husband who spoke, but fortunately or unfortunately, it was canceled when Isaac returned around 42 minutes and 29 seconds.

“I’m here.”

“Why are you so late?”

As soon as she saw him return, Marianne hit the desk with her fist in anger. Of course, it’s just a light tap.

If you really hit it, the desk would have turned to dust in an instant. Seeing his wife like that, Isaac silently went behind her and put his arms around her as she sat in the chair.

“joy.”

Confirming that her satisfied anger quickly subsided, Isaac opened his mouth again.

“On the way, the Imperial Army Marshal talked to me.”

“Guard Harris?… … oh.”

Is it because Isaac’s hands are massaging his chest? As Marianne raised her head and asked, her face quickly turned red.

“huh. I’ve been asking you to do a map sparring with the Imperial Knights.”

“Yes… … Map sparring?”

“Looking at how awkwardly uncomfortable I was, it probably wasn’t my intention. “I guess Duke Jericho asked for it.”

Guard Harris was a classmate of the former Duke of Jericho and the Imperial Academy, and he still maintains a close relationship with the duke’s family, so it was nothing strange.

“aha. No matter how you approach it, you will be wary anyway, so at least ask someone who is hard to refuse… … Aww!? Oh, don’t put your hands inside your clothes!”

“Well, I guess that’s roughly it.”

Isaac looked down at Marianne, whose entire body flushed red and began to flinch, kissing her on the top of her head.

“What? I said I would ask you and give you an answer.”

Normally, Marianne would have been concerned that she was too restrained by her husband, but on the other hand, she would have felt the pleasure of putting her opinion first, but now she no longer has time to think about such things.

After three hours had elapsed in the tightly locked office.

Only after barely regaining her reason, Marianne, unlike before, was able to give permission to accept the coaching sparring, as she was now friendly with the central figures of the Empire and there was nothing wrong with it.

—

Guard Harris is an upright knight acknowledged by himself and others. I myself don’t think so at all, though.

‘I couldn’t help it because of Fabian’s request… … .’

yesternight. The son of a deceased close friend who had visited after a long time had suggested an exchange with the emperor’s consort.

Gad Harris is aloof from politics, but that doesn’t mean he’s an idiot. In the first place, there’s no way an idiot could become an enemy of the Imperial Army.

Because of that, I drew a line and rejected it at first. Because it was his theory that the imperial army should only be loyal to the emperor and the people of the empire and not get involved in politics.

‘But to hear that even the father is dead.’

When Fabian mentioned his friendship with the previous duke, who was a close friend, it was quite difficult for even Guard Harris to blindly refuse.

In the end, he had to compromise by accepting the promise that it was only this one time.

‘To be honest, I was curious inside.’

Mayer Kingdom is the place where even Benhem, who was regarded as the best agent of the Imperial Intelligence Service in its heyday and the greatest spy ever in the history of the Empire, had to come back crying after being beaten by the owner of a vegetable shop.

Since the Imperial Intelligence Service was like that, it’s safe to say that few human nations know much about the Kingdom of Mayer.

It seems that they have approached the countries adjacent to the Kingdom of Mayer, but they say that they had to be kicked out without hearing anything because everyone was scared and kept their mouths shut.

‘That’s why virtually nothing is known about it.’

The only known information about the Mayer Kingdom was that it was a rural kingdom located in the remote mountainous area at the end of the human national sphere and was neither particularly friendly nor hostile to other countries.

‘Although I’ve heard rumors that the emperor’s wife defeated Diarose alone or that she possessed hero-level powers.’

I thought it was just a rumor.

It’s not decided, but in the human national realm, there are at most five to six people with hero-level powers in an era.

Even if you search all the history of the continent, even during the chaotic period when all kinds of monsters appeared and went wild, less than ten people passed through.

Also, on the present continent, the only ones who are known as heroes, rather than as a possibility, are the old dragon slayer Lowe Rekensus, the half-devil Valentino Knox, and the heavenly disaster Louise Lowell.

All of the writers who were commonly called heroes, except for Low Rekensus, whose whereabouts are known, the other two have been missing for several years.

‘No. As for Low Rekensus, nothing is known about his actions after the killing of the old dragon, so it’s the same.’

In such a situation, the emperor’s consort, who was properly brought in as a scarecrow and meat shield, is a hero-level strongman?

Guard Harris, who sneered, thinking that if that was true, it was fate.

‘Was it really?’

While holding a real sword, he felt his fate as he watched the imperial knights hit by Isaac’s wooden sword and rising high into the sky.