My Wife the Empress is Becoming Frightening

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Episode 32

More than human beings, everyone has times when they are having a hard time. That I was no exception.

For the average person, you can change your mood by meeting someone, eating your favorite food, or engaging in hobbies such as theater or reading.

But on the battlefield, there was nothing you could rely on, let alone change your mood.

When you are having a hard time, your subordinates are also having a hard time, so it was impossible for you to call anyone and tell them as you had to lead them.

“I only saw it for a little while like that. So, it definitely doesn’t have as much special meaning as you think.”

“I think it’s special enough.”

Marianne, who was sitting next to her, was still frowning. My wife, who was wondering if it was okay now, went into a bad mood as soon as I walked into the theater with me.

In order to appease his lovely wife, who is cute even when she is frowning, he tried to tell a touching story about his previous experience, but it only had the opposite effect.

Having made a note in my heart that this kind of talk doesn’t work, I decided to change the topic.

“By the way, this is really good. Did you say box seats? Even when I was in Mayer, I didn’t go to the theater often, but I did occasionally. But I’ve never sat in a special seat like this, so it feels quite refreshing.”

It may have been to change the topic, but the appreciation of the seats was sincere. Mayer’s theater also had separate seats for the upper class, but it wasn’t this special.

The place we were at was about three floors high, so we could slightly overlook the exact center of the theater, and there was even a small telescope so we could see in detail.

I never thought I would be able to feel the difference between a rural kingdom and a great empire in a place like this. Maybe it’s even more so because it’s a place like this.

As I was admiring it as it was and expressing my impressions, Marianne answered with a slightly flattered look on her face.

“Yes, I am the emperor. Isaac is my husband. Besides, this is a box seat exclusively for the royal family. Even if you are a noble or a person of rank, you cannot use it carelessly.”

When I looked in the direction Marianne pointed to, I saw the Duke and Duchess of Jericho sitting on the right side of the wall one floor below us.

“It’s unexpected.”

“what?”

“Duke Jericho, he didn’t look like he would go out with his family.”

It’s not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’d say it’s just a little weird. It seems I wasn’t the only one who found it fascinating, as Marianne also tilted her head.

“… … I see. I’ve heard that they are often seen at bookstores, but I don’t think they have ever been seen with their families outside of public settings.”

Even though he is staring at the stage that hasn’t even started yet with a sullen expression on his face.

The duke’s mother and daughter were chatting happily with Haria. You’re working hard on your mission, Haria.

Haria was talking to the duke’s mother and daughter, but at some point, she seemed to feel my gaze and started turning her head here and there.

Ah, we made eye contact.

“It’s rude to stare too intently at other seats, Isaac.”

I see After hearing Marianne’s words, I immediately looked away and took out my pocket watch from my pocket to check the time. I’ll start soon.

How many minutes from now will we be able to see Angelica Parks in person?

“Isaac.”

“huh?”

Did you read my thoughts? Worriedly, I turned around, and Marianne, who looked at me as she tugged at her sleeves, told me she had a question for me.

Relieved that I didn’t seem to have read his thoughts, I answered to ask him anything. Then Marianne.

“Is there something like a theater in Meyer Kingdom?”

Without warning, a stone was thrown at my chest.

“there is! of course! there is!”

“Oh, Isaac?!”

“Even Mayers watch performances, read books, listen to music, and draw pictures!”

“Mi, sorry! It’s my fault! He, so calm down… !”

I had been shouting out of my heart for no reason at the moment, but I was able to regain my senses by the face of Marianne, who was so frightened and withered.

When he glanced around, he opened the door and found that not only his subordinates, but also the imperial knights who had joined the escort because they were outside the imperial palace, had entered the box seats.

“sorry. It’s nothing.”

“Hey, are you really okay? I heard a sound with a huge aura… .”

Did you inadvertently include the aura? I told my subordinates and imperial knights that it was okay again, sent them out the door, and apologized to Marianne.

“Sorry. I think I got a little excited.”

“Oh, no. are you okay. I was the first to do the wrong thing, and to be honest, being angry with Isaac wasn’t that bad… … It’s okay.”

Maybe it was because he liked blushing. Make a note of this in your mind and try it out tonight.

As I opened my arms slightly in anticipation of the night’s experiment, I told Marianne the story of my homeland as she leaned into my arms.

“Well, looking at what I have said and done on a daily basis, it is not unreasonable to think that the Mayers only revere military force.”

“huh. I thought so.”

It is true that armed forces are an inseparable part of life for Meyer people. However, it was never the only thing that mattered.

“It is the same for Meyers that all activities for living are considered important. You can’t really chew and eat a knife just because you’re eating knife rice, right?”

To win the war, and to make a reason to come back and live again.

“You need a farmer to grow crops, and you need to raise livestock to eat meat. The same goes for leisure activities. If the mental fatigue is not relieved, no matter how much rest there is, there is no point.”

Because Meyer people are well aware of this fact, there is little prejudice or discrimination against occupations. I wonder if that part would be better than other human nations.

“I see. I want to visit once. with Isaac.”

That’s what he said, but Marianne knew. That he, as the emperor, would not be able to empty the system unless it was a trivial matter.

Nevertheless, I answered, hoping that day would come.

“Someday, definitely.”

At just the right time, the lights in the theater went off and darkness fell.

Then the curtain went up and the long-awaited performance began.

—

Haria cursed the empress in her heart. Recently, there hasn’t been a day when she hasn’t been angry, but today she was in a particularly bad mood.

‘Why do I have to be here when the captain is by her side?’

Except for the duke, it wasn’t that he disliked the duke’s family. If you ask me whether I like it or not, I could immediately say I like it.

It was because, after visiting the duke’s house every day, Isadora and Bianca were now Haria’s first friends in her life.

But that is it and this is this. The conversation with the duke’s mother and daughter was enjoyable, but he couldn’t understand that he was the only one here when his captain was far away.

‘I was able to get away from chores in the name of monitoring Duke Jericho, but I can’t do it like this. If I do like now, I will never be able to bring back the captain for the rest of my life.’

The only thing Isaac really loved was himself. As proof of that, he turned his head at the words of the empress, whose eyes had met earlier, but whose face suddenly turned blue.

‘No.’

Didn’t you see the sad side that had no choice but to turn around? yes, this was definitely it.

He simply chose the Empress out of duty. Even though she said harsh words to herself with her mouth, Haria properly witnessed that her eyes were pointing at her honestly.

‘You don’t have to worry, Captain. I won’t give up on you, even if I die.’

not even die

not even dead

Even if I am reborn, I will not give up.

The sadness of not being able to meet only strengthened Haria’s feelings for Isaac.

“Haria. Isn’t that dancer really amazing?”

“I see.”

Haria gave an appropriate answer to Bianca who was whispering from the side with an excited face. In fact, she had no interest in plays or performances.

I just wanted to accommodate Bianca, who was excited about going out with her parents for the first time in a private rather than public setting.

‘Well, it’s quite worth seeing.’

A dancer was dancing beautifully on the stage to the upbeat music. It seems that that dancer is Angelica Pax, who represents the Moonlight Company.

‘I don’t like it.’

It wasn’t that I was jealous because I was pretty. Because if you are beautiful, you can be proud that you are not inferior to yourself. Haria didn’t like it simply because she felt like she was to Isaac’s taste.

Aside from that, the performance was great. There was a story to the splendid dance, and the music and the background behind it continued to change as it progressed.

I have to admit that the dancer’s ability to properly convey the story to the audience is excellent despite the lack of dialogue or narration.

At first, Haria struggled to hide her boredom, but as the play progressed, she became completely immersed in the story.

In particular, the great flow of the story shown by the dancer is a brave woman’s journey to recover the man she loves who was kidnapped by an evil witch.

‘That’s completely my story!’

… … Haria, who thought that, had no choice but to be incredibly empathetic and immersed.

In the meantime, the audience was immersed in the performance.

Suddenly, without any warning, the lights on the stage went out.

Right after.

Sharp screams echoed in the darkness accompanied by the sound of weapons colliding.

—

“Good. Are you all ready? let’s go!”

As soon as the lights went out, Angelica ran backstage, quickly changed into the clothes she had prepared, and rushed into the theater where the commotion was brewing along with the troupe members who, like herself, covered their faces with masks.

Abrarum raided the theater as promised. The plan would have been abandoned had it not been for the raid, but luckily they kept their promise.

The theater, where darkness fell, was engulfed in chaos, and thanks to that, they were able to move freely without question.

They were trained for today, but they were able to immediately recognize their shapes even though they were in the dark. Moving was no problem as I had memorized the entire structure of the theater.

After confirming that battles were taking place everywhere, Angelica thought.

‘it’s okay. Is it possible.’

The top priority targets to secure were also dealing with Abrarum’s combatants in the expected location.

When the Empress appeared with the monster, she was taken aback, but when the attack started anyway, the monster decided that it would not be able to move hastily because it had to protect the Empress.

So Angelica, who decided to go ahead with the plan, knew that her judgment was correct.

All that remains is to secure the target of abduction that has been marked out in advance and deliver it to those waiting outside to get it far away from the system.

After confirmation, Angelica and the troupe members were about to start the operation, but they couldn’t.

“Ugh!?”

Because the light has returned in the theater.

The light returned to the magic tools in the theater, which must have been checked several times and properly installed, and illuminated the entire theater.

Their movements stopped all at once.

Maybe it’s because they’ve gotten used to the dark? When the bright light suddenly returned, the vision was blurred.

“What is this… ?”

Angelica and the troupe members, who were rubbing their eyes at an unexpected situation and trying to understand the situation, realized something almost at the same moment.

There was no sound.

The noise stopped as soon as the light returned. I couldn’t hear anything.

Not a single shriek of fear that seemed deafening until just now, nor the noise of a battle screaming.

After a while, when her eyesight came back and her vision was secured, Angelica looked at the brightly lit theater and realized that even if something was wrong, it was a long time ago.

The battle had stopped. It’s not over. it was stopped

The combatants of Abrarum who raided the theater, the guards who fought against them, someone’s escort, the empress of the topmost box seat and her direct escort, the hunting dogs, imperial knights, and their targets, including the duke and other nobles, and imperial high officials and even the general audience.

Everyone stood still and looked at themselves.

“How was it?”

In addition to the suffocating fear, a huge aura that oppressed the whole body came over me.

They did not dare to open their mouths in fear, but someone approached them as they collapsed under the pressure that seemed to be out of this world.

Isaac Mayer, the monster who had approached them before they knew it, asked again.

“I asked if you liked our acting.”

no one could answer