I Became the Father of a Degenerate Emperor - Chapter 54

Episode 54. I came.(1)

Esteel.

She clearly checked over the campfire.

The Duke of Shade kissing the emperor on the cheek.

‘As expected, the duke was a woman.’

The duke’s unknown discomfort eventually turned out to be true, and anger boiled in his heart.

Perhaps because of the ups and downs of his emotions, it made him want to kill the duke right now.

Even so, Estill gritted his teeth and let go of his anger.

The emperor would hate her if she saw herself like this.

Then, the moment the emperor woke up, he could be sure as he saw the duke running away in a hurry.

‘It must have been unrequited love.’

As soon as she confirmed that fact, the anger that had flared up quickly faded.

After all, the emperor wasn’t cheating.

Besides, it was also because of the memories of her past.

– Your Majesty’s memory is not perfect right now.

The Duke of Shade told her not to misunderstand even if the emperor said something strange.

‘Actually, Lux said something strange.’

– Actually, I am not a real emperor.

– So I used to live here

Since the content was so strange, if Duke Shade hadn’t told him in advance, he would have surely misunderstood it.

I thought that was very strange.

For the duke who had unrequited love for the emperor, it seemed clear that it would have been better for the relationship to have been estranged due to a misunderstanding.

So I got curious.

What was the reason she said that?

‘I’ll have to talk to the Duke later.’

Of course, even so, the fact that they had a rival did not make them feel comfortable.

Didn’t she already give birth to her three children?

If the emperor gets tired of himself, it won’t be too difficult for him to fall for the temptation of another woman.

That’s why I suddenly felt anxious and naturally frowned.

However, the awakened emperor approached him and apologized.

– I’m sorry for making you worry all the time.

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The moment his lips touched my forehead, all my anxiety completely disappeared and my mood seemed to improve, so I almost smiled.

Dugdak! Dugdak! Dugdak!

We kept running.

Perhaps it is morning, the crisp air cools down the lungs.

It took quite a bit of time because I ran with enough rest.

After two more days of driving through towns and cities large and small, we finally arrived at Aegis.

The big city is called Hexagonum because it looks like a hexagon when viewed from the sky.

It seemed very strange that there were no walls for such a large city.

A city wide open for anyone to come and go.

For what reason did the Aegis demolish the wall?

We left the horses with the soldiers and walked into the city.

The faces of the people strolling down the street all looked dark.

Anxiety and sense of loss gained from fighting the invasion of monsters for a long time.

It must be because of such things.

Anyway, just that fact alone was enough reason for me, the emperor, to take the risk.

Dark Elf.

You must meet them and put an end to the long-running tragedy.

Fortunately, Estill was smiling at me from time to time, as if his anger was all gone.

Silenne followed Estill with a frightened expression, and Duke Shade had left his seat just before coming here, saying he would bring the duke’s troops.

And the Imperial Knights, hiding among the people, were escorting us.

On the way to the duke’s house, I passed a plaza where many people were gathering and chatting.

There, a man holding the imperial breakfast was screaming loudly.

From his appearance, he was probably a beggar.

“Look at the mad emperor’s ramblings!”

He was shouting loudly, pointing to each article in the newspaper.

“Look here, Bright defeated a million savages. Besides, why did the emperor implement a policy of relief, form an alliance with Marinene to resume trade, and call a dragon? No matter how much you lie, you have to make sense! This is just a scam, a scam! There is absolutely nothing to believe in this!”

Then another man who had been listening continued.

“If the only thing you can do at a time when the empire is falling apart is to lie, Kratus will really perish soon.”

“It’s not like this, shouldn’t we make a request to the Duke? I think it would be better for Aegis to become independent as a principality. If we belong to the Empire like this, we will all sink together.”

Then the beggar spoke again.

“If the Emperor is sane, he will never turn away from the Aegis. They would have sent troops from all over the empire right away. Aegis is now in a situation where there are not many soldiers left, how many more times can it withstand the monsters of Spisus? Even so, the emperor is making a lie like this. Ay tsk tsk.”

Any other person nearby also shouted in a loud voice, as if sympathizing with the beggar’s words.

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“Even if we send troops, in the end there will be no business in front of the monsters that are constantly coming in. We need a radical solution.”

Then the beggar continues.

“Even in the time of Kratus I, it was an Aegis that demolished the wall on its own. Back then, monsters didn’t even attack at all. There must be some reason…….

“In the end, with Kratus IV, the empire will come to an end.”

“What will happen if the empire perishes?”

Just by listening to it, it would be safe to say that Aigis’ public sentiment toward me was the worst.

In fact, these side effects were expected in advance.

However, he said it was an unavoidable rite of passage because the trust he had lost was so great.

I also said that it will take quite a while, but sincerity will eventually reach people’s hearts.

However, it was true that I was very uncomfortable when I heard people criticize me.

That’s how hard I’ve lived.

Honestly, I felt so unfair that I felt like crying.

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At that moment, Estill approached me and wrapped his arm around my arm.

Her warm body temperature transmitted from her, and infinitely soft touch.

Even just holding her arm, her troubled mind is magically calmed.

I heard her warm voice before long.

“You cannot be loved by everyone. So don’t worry. Your Majesty, go for what you believe in. Because I will always be by your side.”

Seeing E Stil say that with her smile warmed her heart and seemed to light up the whole world.

“Yes. Estill, you were there for me. She hadn’t been seen very well since she’d been to Bios, though, so she almost forgot about it. I hope she will continue to be as warm as today.”

Then she lightly bursts out laughing at her.

It was a very beautiful smile.

“I saw you doing it.”

Saying that, Estill is so lovely, if it weren’t for the situation of hiding her identity, he would have wanted to kiss her right away.

We headed for the duke’s mansion, clinging to each other.

As we walked together in the morning sunlight, it felt like we were on a date.

Then, before she knew it, she reached the duke’s residence, and even then, Estill hadn’t undone her arms.

A brief moment of sweetness after the long Cold War.

It’s a pity that I couldn’t do it. Both she and I felt that her steps were getting heavier and heavier.

The duke’s residence in Aegis was a bit unusual.

Just as the city itself has no walls, the duke’s residence also had no walls.

Even the servants were barely visible.

Looking at the walls of the old building covered with ivy, Duke Aegis seemed to be a fairly frugal person.

After Fulgor and the Imperial Knights waited outside the mansion, we slowly went inside.

Parma Aegis.

One of Kratus’ six wings, and the owner of the Aegis Duchy.

He’s in a pretty embarrassing situation right now.

It was because the emperor came suddenly from the wind in the morning.

Even the empress and the elf were together.

It was completely unexpected, so I felt like I was struck by lightning in the dry sky.

Moreover, the emperor never limped on his leg, and even his expression looked so peaceful that one would never think of a madman.

‘It is true that it has changed.’

Duke Aegis knelt on one knee in front of the emperor and bowed.

“God, Duke of Aegis. Under the gaze of the enemy, as a shield that will never break, I dare to see the face of His Majesty the Emperor.”

“Stand up.”

Duke Aegis asked straight-forward as soon as he sat down, befitting a military commander who had fought against demons all his life.

“How did you get here, Your Majesty?”

As if the emperor knew that such a question would come up, he gave an immediate answer.

“I have come to solve the problem with the Aegis.”

The duke just stared at the emperor.

It was because I was curious about what kind of problem he had come to solve.

“I’m thinking of meeting a dark elf and making a deal.”

As a duke, I couldn’t understand what that meant at all.

It was because the Dark Elves had never accepted a conversation with a human.

My father and I also failed each time.

“The Dark Elves of Spisus are demons. They will never accept human conversation.”

Even with the duke’s negative voice, the emperor responded with a relaxed face.

“I heard that even Dark Elves talk to those with red eyes.”

Red eyes.

It was something that only the direct descendant of the Kratus family could possess.

And I heard that it contains the power of Oculus.

It was the duke who suddenly remembered the words of his father.

– Originally, the Dark Elves made peace with Kratus I. As a result, Aegis was able to tear down the wall on her own and actively interact with them. However, that is all a thing of the past now. This boring war will never end until one of them dies.