My Wife the Empress is Becoming Frightening

26. Lethal poison coated with sweet honey

Episode 26

Guard Harris After receiving a request from Marshal of the Imperial Army and giving guidance sparring with the Imperial Knights, my impression was that it was surprisingly pretty good.

Of course, when evaluating the level of the knights, the presence or absence of actual experience was not considered in the first place. Human nations on the continent have been enjoying a period of peace without war between nations for decades.

It would be a bit unfair to ask such people for their actual combat experience. So I sparred with the knights and focused only on their skills.

After evaluating all the articles, I spoke to Guard Harris.

“You’ve trained quite a few knights, Marshal.”

“ha ha ha… … Is that so… … .”

At my words, Guard Harris smiled awkwardly as he looked back at the wriggling knights in rags.

I knew roughly what he was thinking, so I continued without hesitation.

“The evaluation I just gave is not meant to be sarcastic or sarcastic, but from the heart.”

It really was. The Imperial Knights had skills worthy of their fame.

Their trained bodies, sharpened auras, and long-forged skills were enough to arouse admiration.

Thanks to this, the average combat power was much higher than expected. Some of the top Imperial Knights seemed like it would be fun to put together with Damus and Garel.

Speaking in general terms, honestly, it can be said that I never thought that there would be a place that fosters knights of this level among the human nations.

“Is that so… … ?”

Was the truth conveyed? Seeing guard Harris’ expression soften a little, I smiled and said,

“It’s at a level where you can think that a good fight is possible with the Meyer Kingdom soldiers, so you can be proud of it.”

“… … … … Is that so.”

I thought I gave the best compliment I could give, but guard Harris’ expression became shaken again.

Why?

Anyway, that day passed like that, but Guard Harris often asked for guidance sparring for the Imperial Knights.

It didn’t really matter because Marianne allowed it, but there was no special training method or technical training. When I asked if it would be helpful, Guard Harris replied:

“Just facing the sword with Isaac is a lot of learning for the knights.”

Well, no matter how many knights, if you repeat the same training every day, you will inevitably have stagnation of skills as well as mannerisms.

This place isn’t full of stimulation like the kingdom of Mayer. So, just like the first time I asked for it, I responded half-heartedly, but unexpectedly, it became more and more enjoyable.

It was because the imperial knights, who even had an amazing spirit of improvement, delighted me with new attempts every time.

As a token of gratitude for making them happy, I also actively participated in training for the Imperial Knights.

For example, if you bring a shield to block my attack.

“Are you sharing a narrow aura with a subject that has a narrower field of view and slower perception than me? Do you seriously think that would make any sense?”

teased in a way Then, in the next Dalian, I will wear light armor and try to focus on evasion, but then.

“What are you trying to do by running around even though you know you are slower than your opponent? Are you chasing after me and tempting me to cut it down?”

He said, approaching it at once and blowing it away.

Anyone would see it as bullying, but there was a reason for this.

It reminds me of the old days.

There is a traditional training method for new recruits in the Meyer Kingdom Army called ‘If you twist it, kill it’. Of course, training was not simply when a superior provoked a new recruit and overwhelmingly stamped them.

“I’m sorry for getting excited and snorting, but I already have a body that belongs to me. So, I hope you will take your affection for me to the grave as it is.”

The reason for provocation is to learn how to deal with strong emotions so that you don’t get excited more than necessary on the battlefield.

“You’re too slow to react, idiots. The moment I lost my weapon and sighed, I was already cut a hundred more times.”

No matter what means they try, they sarcastically destroy it in order to develop the ability to adapt to ever-changing situations and respond calmly to unexpected variables.

For that purpose, the superiors who became in charge of education must react sensitively to small changes in the new recruits and respond immediately to induce training.

Therefore, the superiors in charge of education were strong enough to easily subdue a few new recruits, but there were very rare cases where they were stabbed.

For example, a prince who was still young and inexperienced really pierced the stomach of the person in charge of education when he was told to kill him if he twisted it.

“… … … .”

It’s a samurai, but the prince seemed to be very sorry after he found out later that it was originally like that.

—

‘It seems to be going according to Fabian’s idea, so it takes a while… … I didn’t know that interacting with Isaac would have such a positive effect on the knights.’

Guard Harris, the Marshal of the Imperial Army, couldn’t hide a satisfied smile at the appearance of the knights, who seemed to have gone back to the days when they were full of blood during the military academy.

Thanks to the characteristics of the empire as a huge country located in the center of the continent, it was difficult to see even a single beast even when looking around the entire territory, not just the system.

There is no war there, so there is nothing to experience a battle like this.

No matter how much you manage it, stagnant water will rot. I could never say it out of my mouth, but Guard Harris knew. That the sword of the empire is rusting.

‘The swords of the empire are being quenched again by external stimuli.’

Guard Harris could not forget the shock of seeing the hounds for the first time not long ago.

I don’t know if this expression is right, but some of them, who really appeared like hounds, seemed angry that their owner’s attention was diverted elsewhere, and challenged the Imperial Knights for sparring.

Their identity was unknown because they did not take off their masks during the sparring, but if possible, Guard Harris wanted to see their faces.

‘Amongst the top knights, Miles and Colton are on equal footing.’

The one who wielded a huge hammer freely and the one who wielded it as if he were one with the sword.

I had to admit it because I had seen it with my own eyes. Contrary to the rumor that spread secretly that he became a direct escort due to Isaac’s halo, he had a strength befitting his position.

‘It was from then. The reason why the knights gave up their pride and went to Isaac and asked for advice.’

Everyone was secretly visiting the other knights, but it was not a shame, but a result of competition, so there was no problem at all.

No, let alone the problem, it seemed that the passion that had been forgotten was revived by the appearance of young people trying to improve their skills by being stimulated by each other.

Enough to doubt that even if I was 10 years younger, I would have jumped into that position without being able to stand it.

“Isaac. Thank you for devoting your valuable time today.”

Guard Harris, who approached Isaac after completing the instruction of the hound and the knights, thanked him. Isaac was truly like a benefactor to him, who was obliged to make and maintain the empire strong.

However, the benefactor only shrugged lightly.

“What is this? I can warm up my hardened body, and I can also train my subordinates, which I thought before, so it’s good for both of us.”

Gard Harris felt his crush on him grow stronger when he saw Isaac talking about humility in a voice and tone that was not at all humble.

In the opinion of the enemies of the Imperial Army, Isaac was a wonderful man who looked down on the weak and did not forget to be considerate of others, even though he had the power to do whatever he wanted.

To the point where he had a disrespectful thought that if he had a granddaughter, he would want to make him his son-in-law.

‘This is also what Fabian was aiming for, but… … .’

It must be more than a pity, it would be foolish to cut off communication with a man like this just because he was paying attention to the son of a close friend who was like a nephew.

Guard Harris, having made up his mind, spoke to Isaac again and asked.

“Isaac. I’m going to have a light dinner with friends at my mansion soon, but if you don’t mind… … .”

Isaac readily accepted Guard Harris’ proposal. Because he also quite liked the honest old man who had both skill and flexibility.

The dinner party that brought a storm had originally started for such a heartwarming reason.

—

“I have a question for you, Haria. What is love?”

“It’s a lethal poison coated with sweet honey, Princess Duchess.”

In the indoor garden within the estate of the Duke of Jericho, Haria conveyed her thoughts as they were to the question of Bianca Jericho, who was sitting across from her.

But instead of being satisfied with the answer, the duke’s only daughter frowned and asked the question again.

“Everything for love? Why are you trying to get something like that? And don’t call me the duke’s daughter. This place was set up for us to play ‘recently dating’.”

At Bianca’s words, Haria had to hold back a laugh. It wasn’t because he looked down on her. It was so cute that I didn’t want to hurt my pride, so I put up with it.

‘Did I say I’m 14 now? The duke seems indifferent not only to his stepmother, but also to his own daughter.’

Even if it’s not Haria, if you have a little bit of eye, you can easily recognize that Bianca’s confident and resolute attitude is all acting.

And if you are familiar with the circumstances of the Duke of Jericho, you will know that the young daughter, who is only a teenage girl, deliberately acts like him to get his father’s attention.

‘Even if it’s awkward now, it will become natural after a few years. That wouldn’t be a good thing.’

Haria, who had expressed regret for the girl in front of her in her heart and cursed at the duke, opened her mouth to answer the question again.

“To the first question, I will answer that I realized it too late, unfortunately. Even if I realized it first, the result would not have changed.”

Haria continued, thinking that if that was the case, the condition could have been worse than it is now.

“Secondly, you are the reason I needed to set up this place, not me. Even if I only know the rough information, I can act to some extent.”

“Oh… … .”

Seeing Bianca biting her lip in resentment, Haria had to deliberately lift the teacup to hide her laughter.

“… … I honestly don’t know exactly what your father and you are up to. Instead, I know at least that Isaac’s presence at the dinner party two days later is a very important fact.”

“It’s an important fact, and that’s all there is to it, right?”

Bianca, on the contrary, had to feel confused at Haria’s lightly affirming appearance.

“Why is it important?”

“I told you. It’s because of love.”

“For whom?”

“About Sir Isaac.”

“Someone’s?”

“my.”

“… … No, Isaac-sama is His Majesty’s consort?!”

“What do you know about that?”

Unlike Bianca, who was so surprised that she instantly raised her hand to cover her mouth and looked around, Haria remained calm.

A sloppy passion that is revealed without any intention to hide it without hiding it.

‘I don’t know.’

It was a very early feeling for a teenage girl who had no choice but to know many things.