Chapter 101

As expected, several maids had gathered around due to the sound. There weren’t that many there because they felt self-conscious. Three or four of them at best. All of them were senior maids who served the Emperor.

Patrizia walked toward them with a firm look. The ladies were surprised to be found by her and bent over to bow. She looked at them with still trembling eyes and opened her lips.

“Now… in this room…”

“…”

They were shaking. Their faces were full of dismay. Surely… really…

‘My guess… is it correct?’

After a brief but deep breath, Patrizia spits out the question that would open up Pandora’s box.

“His Majesty… is he in there?”

“…”

They said nothing. Sure. What more was there to say here? Patrizia slowly opened the door. The sound was so loud it was incomparable. CREEEAAAK, the creaking sound of the door was mixed with the cries.

“AAAAGH!”

When she opened the door, the sight was terrible to behold. The Emperor was crying in the room in just his pajamas. Yes, in fact, even that was a nicer description than what she actually saw. He wasn’t just crying. He was just… going crazy.

“… close the door. ”

“Your Majesty”

“Hurry up.”

Only when she firmly ordered, was the door closed. With the sound of a thump, she was relieved. It would not be a good thing if the details of this scene spread now. That was why the maid had tried to stop her. Although as a result, she had indirectly helped Patrizia get to this point.

“…”

Patrizia screamed through her stiff eyes and looked at the crazy man. Lucio Carrick George de Marvinus, who was called her husband. The Emperor of this country and the Sun of the Empire. A man like that was acting like a maniac.

“Your Majesty.”

Her voice was trembling. But how? Why in the world? She had never heard that the Emperor possessed a mental illness. And to lay down the judgment that this man must have some kind of mental illness, he was usually just fine. If so, how could this behavior be explained right now?

“Your Majesty.”

Was it because of fear? Tears were in her eyes. Her lips trembled and her hands quickly got cold. Yes, she seemed to be scared. She seemed to have been afraid of seeing him like this for the first time.

She raised her widened eyes and looked at Lucio. He was howling like a beast. It was shocking. Patrizia bit her lips and called out to him once again.

“Your Majesty.”

Only after she called out to him for the third time, did he turn around to her. His eyes were red and bloodshot, and a rough breath was coming out of his mouth. Dried tear marks stained his whole face. Ah, he was crying.

“Why…”

Her head was dizzy due to the shock. It was a similar shock to the time Petronilla’s head had dropped in front of her. Patrizia swayed without her knowledge. The sight in front of her was too destructive for her tender body to handle. Patrizia barely regained her senses and called out to him.

“Your Majesty.”

Even on the fourth call, he continued to cry without stopping. What was so heartbreaking, that he screamed this badly. What could it be? What was going on in front of her? What was this…

“UGH… AHHCK!”

His screaming appearance was strange. That he was a man like this. Patrizia’s body then happened to tilt over at that moment. She collapsed down on the floor without her knowledge. He was still crying. The sound hurt her head.

‘Stop.’

“Your Majesty. Why in the world…?”

Her mind was blank. Her thoughts had stopped. The only thing that came to her mind was that she had to stop this travesty right now.

‘Get up.’

She gave orders to herself. What was the point if she just sat down here right now? There was no reason to have come all the way here. Wasn’t this what she had wanted to hear? Wasn’t that why she had wanted to get rid of the factors that interfered with her sleep? If that was the case…

‘Enough.’

“Stop it.”

But he did not stop.

“Stop it.”

The wailing continued.

“I said stop it!”

When she finally screamed, only the harsh breath of air remained in the room. He looked at her with eyes that seemed they could be drained away by the rain. The subject was too unclear for him to say he was staring, and the expression was too fierce to call it friendly.

So then, he was looking at her and at the same time not. He was apparently looking at her on the outside, but on the inside, he was looking at someone else.

“The Empire… You are the Sun. Please maintain your dignity, Your Majesty.”

“…”

“Why…”

“…”

“Why in the world… Are you acting like this.”

“…”

She silently shed tears and moved over to the man staring at her. As if her feet had weights of lead attached, her steps to him were infinitely heavy. This situation right now, and the reality surrounding her, was difficult to adapt to, but she had to accept it. It was a fact that she couldn’t escape.

“All of a sudden…”

Her words did not reach a conclusion. This was because he was suddenly hugged by her. She was amazed and tried to get him off reflexively, but she wasn’t able to because of Lucio’s moaning.

“Haa…”

He was crying while giving off rough breaths, suffering, in pain, and in torment. That was why this situation wasn’t very good right now. It wasn’t even more desirable. It was just a really a flustering situation.

“…”