My Wife the Empress is Becoming Frightening

30. They have eyes and ears

Episode 30

“If Runtas, Elios, and Galbaldi formed an alliance, there is a high possibility that they would have created a common organization.”

It was said that it was an alliance to deal with the empire, not for normal exchange or containment. It would be much easier to move as a single organization than to move individually.

Personally, I hope that, contrary to expectations, they are just moving separately.

“I’m saying that as a premise, but if the Moonlight Troupe coming in a few days is according to Gilbert’s information, there’s a possibility that the troupe is a camouflage and is actually an organization for espionage.”

Although there is no confirmation, quite a few suspicious circumstances have been discovered. According to the documents handed over, the moonlight troupe was receiving donations through the back hole from the politicians of the three kingdoms, and the amount was staggering.

Even if it is a donation to a popular theater company, it is too much.

“I think he probably received funds for his activities in the name of donations. “If I were to receive that amount of money, anyone would think it was strange and I would be taking it back.”

Marianne, who was sitting across from me in the office, asked me something with an expressionless face while I was explaining hard.

“Huh. I see so?”

“Besides that, it seems that you have a closer relationship with the powerful people of the three kingdoms than is known, so I think it would be better for me to find out for myself.”

It was not because I wanted to meet Angelica Pax, the representative dancer and face of the Moonlight Theater Company.

Now that I am a married man, I must not have a tryst with another woman unless Marianne approves, as before.

No matter how much it is me, I keep my duty as a husband. Because of this, I had no selfishness toward Angelica Pax.

I just wanted to get an autograph. A handshake if possible.

“What do you mean find out yourself?”

“Well, it’s because you can’t just overturn your feelings without any evidence… … .”

“Should we go see a performance first?”

That’s it. If you catch them when they move clearly, it will be much easier to interrogate them, and even if similarly suspicious people come next time, they can be alerted or searched for the cause of what happened before.

Including that part, I tried to open my mouth to add legitimacy to the reason why I had to go to the performance, but Marianne’s words continued before that.

“aha. The reason you went to see the performance was for the safety of the empire. I thought I was going to see Angelica Pax, the owner of the portrait, who has been comforting me whenever I was feeling down.”

“… … … .”

It’s strange. I feel like I’m breathing, but I can’t feel my heart beating. What? The world is still moving on, but it feels like time has stopped for me?

No, it’s okay. I didn’t do anything and didn’t plan to do anything. So, all I had to do was answer calmly like I always did.

Let’s answer Marianne’s words with a relaxed smile.

“Uh, uh, uh, uh, how did you… ?!”

My mind was betrayed by my body and my leisure froze to death. Maybe they should have emphasized their pure fanship by looking a little embarrassed.

How did Marianne find out I’m a fan of Angelica Pax? It’s been a long time since Haria kept an eye on me, and no one has been followed.

There was no way Gilbert had sold me out, so I was all the more confused.

“Taking isn’t the only way to spy on an opponent. Above all, your wife is the emperor. I like to think that I have my eyes and ears everywhere in the Empire.”

Is this what it feels like to be stalked by a woman with power? It’s a new experience in its own way.

… … A little scary.

“Why surveillance?”

Marianne’s eyes darkened a bit when I asked if she was asking because she didn’t know.

“I’ll tell you in advance, it’s not that I don’t trust Isaac. You don’t trust the women Isaac touched or even want Isaac right now.”

Was it something like that?

I felt a little bit scared, but after thinking about it for a while, I decided to leave it alone. There’s nothing uncomfortable about it, so it doesn’t matter.

More than anything, I felt very strongly that he would do it even if I told him not to. There’s no way to stop it.

“Anyway, I have no intention of blaming Isaac for being a fan of a celebrity, so don’t worry. You can also go to the concert together. Oh, you don’t really hate going with me, do you?”

“It can’t be.”

It was our first date outside, so I was looking forward to it. The autograph has gone through the water, but it’s much better than being squeezed.

“huh. That’s it… … By the way, do you like this type of woman?”

“It didn’t happen at all, you.”

The day lasted until I finally returned to my bedroom.

and knitted

Incidentally, when I sneakily asked Marianne, who was relieved the next morning, it was Gilbert’s wife, Talia, who informed me that I was a fan of Angelica Pax.

Marianne didn’t go there herself, she sent someone else to find out using Talia’s close friend, so Talia wouldn’t even know that she was an informant for the empress.

“There are many more.”

After hearing my wife’s explanation, I decided to be careful with my words outside.

—

“Samuel. Wouldn’t it be better to just visit Isaac right away?”

“sorry. My heart is not ready yet.”

Samuel sighed weakly in response to Dorothy’s words and looked around.

Samuel and Dorothy, who heard the advice of an assassin in Runtas not long ago, arrived in the island yesterday. However, I was not going to visit Isaac with excuses such as not having the courage or not being ready.

“You can’t avoid it forever.”

“Yeah, that’s right. But the day of disaster is coming soon anyway, so my eldest brother has to go home to Meir. “Wouldn’t it be okay if I took advantage of that time and came to see you briefly?”

He may have left a few days to spare, but given his eldest brother’s personality, there was a high possibility that he would rush over as soon as preparations were completed.

Samuel thought that since he would not want to waste time as the day of disaster approaches, it would be a little less severe even if it were true.

Or maybe it’s a wish.

“Really, you too, Samuel. But is it already that time?”

“I was surprised too. “Time flies so fast.”

Although the Kingdom of Mayer does not hold festivals very often compared to other countries, during the period of the disaster day, a festival as large as any other country is held.

During that period, even foreign races could not attack, so the kingdom’s citizens were able to spend the safest time of the year.

“It’s a problem because everyone can die after the festival.”

At least the people of the Meyer Kingdom would be fiercely slain after fierce battles.

There was a saying by ancestors that other countries were neither part-time jobs nor wanted to know, and even if they were told, they would not attack.

In the first place, Mayer people were fighting to protect their loved ones and their home, not to protect the world.

“are you okay. Isaac-nim has never been defeated before, right?”

“That’s true, but just because the disaster is clearly stronger than it was during my father’s time.”

Of course, Samuel couldn’t even imagine his older brother losing. But as the big brother always said, it is also true that there are no absolutes in the world.

“All we can do is hope that, as always, Isaac-nim will safely defeat the disaster this year as well. So, for now, let’s focus on the problem in front of us.”

“A problem right in front of you?”

Dorothy pulled out a pouch from her bosom and opened it to Samuel, who didn’t know what the problem was.

“We have no money.”

“ah.”

Come to think of it, Samuel scratched his head when he remembered belatedly that he had spent all of his money on tolls and wagon fees on his way to the Empire.

“It must have come so comfortably that I was dazed. I completely forgot.”

There was not a single fight or raid on the way from Runtas to the island. Samuel seemed to know why those who went outside the Mayer rarely returned without lasting a year.

Those who go out are very few, but those who go out and do not come back are even more few.

“I don’t feel very stimulating when I go out after living in Mayer.”

“I agree with that, but it’s not the important part right now. The important thing is that we both have to find work.”

The money now had at most three days’ worth left.

The problem was that when Dorothy was away for a while, Samuel was deceived and sold the herbs and metals he had heard were sold at high prices when he first came out of the Mayer Kingdom.

“Because it was something that was rolling around in Mayer… … .”

“That’s because it was the loot brought back from robbing a different race. “It is of great value in other places where there is no fighting with other races.”

In fact, the Kingdom of Mayer has no resources of its own, but it is making enormous profits by exporting the spoils obtained from the war.

Nevertheless, the reason they always suffered from financial difficulties was because they spent more than what they earned on the kingdom’s army and citizens.

For example, most essential items and expenses, excluding luxury items, are supported until the child becomes an adult.

“Even more so since we are a prolific nation.”

“I’m glad you realize it now, but the problem isn’t resolved yet, Samuel.”

The money that was sold and received at a bargain price had already been used up a long time ago. After that, Samuel worked as an adventurer in the country he stopped by from time to time, while Dorothy earned her living by doing chores.

Even this was possible because Dorothy cherished and cherished it like an obstinate, and used it deliberately.

Since he was a prince by birth, if he had left it to Samuel, who had no sense of money, he might have fallen into debt, let alone leftovers.

“It must be difficult to work as an adventurer here, right? I heard that the empire doesn’t have witches, so there isn’t much adventurer work.”

Like other countries, there are adventurer guilds and there are many adventurers regardless of rank, but this is due to geographical reasons that the empire is located in the center of the continent.

Unlike other countries, there were few proper adventurers in the Empire. This was especially true because the roles of military agents and security guards were mainly taken on by those who had retired or been dishonorably expelled.

For that reason, the two stopped at a general store, bought a few newspapers, and began looking through advertisements and flyers looking for people.

“Everything else in the empire is big and splendid, but this is inconvenient.”

“You don’t have to worry. With Samuel’s skills, you can adapt to anything in no time!”

“Is that so?”

If you look at it from the side, it might look like a heartwarming picture of a woman who is a lover encouraging a man who is not confident in everything, but the reality is a bit different.

Samuel did not have low self-esteem or lack of confidence. Just don’t forget to be humble.

By continental standards, Samuel was undoubtedly a first-class warrior. It was average even by the standards of the Meyer Kingdom, and I was well aware of that fact.

‘It’s because he’s weak by the standards of the Mayer family.’

When I first subdued the beast and received an A rank, I was worried about it, but I learned it while traveling. Exactly, I felt it.

He thought that all of his family members were really monsters.

‘Especially the big brother is of a different rank among the monsters.’

Without the slightest hint of sarcasm or disdain, Samuel thought of the faces of his family who were worried, pitiful, and sometimes sad because he thought of himself as very weak. Suddenly, an advertisement caught his eye.

“uh? Are you looking for a man who is physically strong, knows how to handle weapons, and is somewhat skilled in combat?”

It was just a reference to himself.