204 The father and son of the Makuma royal family.

Emperor Amadeus II of the Adastera Empire sat on the throne alone among the unmanned stares.

I don't plan to see anything else from now on. This is the emperor's habit when thinking, and the guard knight stands by the door.

Behind the emperor's head, with one elbow on the throne, the appearance of a black-haired young man who had left the Imperial Capital was reflected.

"I'm not interested in the past or the truth, is everything for my own purpose?"

The throat of the old emperor trembles with joy.

"Shikibu, the sky is definitely your child. Words are different, but the same path you are trying to walk. However, unlike you, who only cares about you, the sky seems to leave feelings for others...."

That said, the emperor looked away.

"Is this the influence of my mother, Shizuya? That was a sweet daughter. If the strictness of the ceremony and the kindness of Shizuya reside in the body equally, the sky will draw the blood of the parents correctly."

When the emperor was alone, he closed his eyes and turned his back on the throne. Then, you try to retrace your consciousness to the past.

But in the next moment, the emperor's mind was broken. Because the door between the eyes was loud and revealed.

The sound of cutlets, cutlets and iron shoes made him walk to the throne with a large crotch, a grand man with a sense of dominance in his face.

The eyes peering from the truncated eyes are blue, the bowed eyebrows are straight enough to envy women, and the tall nose bridge reminds me of a sculpture that will become the hand of a master craftsman. Tall, stretched limbs, no gap in walking. There was a strong pride in the smile that came to my mouth, and it was as if I believed that I was the lord of this imperial palace.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and pointed his words at the approaching person.

"Can I help you, Richard?"

"Can't a child see his father without help, Father? Let's say you miss it too much."

Crown Prince Richard gave me straight eyebrows and appealed to loneliness, but the Emperor showed my son's behavior with his nose.

"Though you are a proud child with no shortage of sentences or martial arts, it is a pity that you are lacking in talent for play."

When he heard that, Richard stroked his face and pulled in a lonely expression, and laughed with joy.

"Ha ha, was that really deliberate? Well, let's do the role of Takako, who thinks of her father, by herself. I will take care of things that cannot be done in Purple Garden."

"But that's what I'm not saying. Of my sons, the Crown Prince has no choice."

For the first time, the emperor's voice was sarcastic.

"Paradise, Carnelius, Azlite, and Dagger. Aren't all the nobles who represent our country with you? Your position as the next emperor may be called Banjaku. You will be close to them. I don't need to worry about it."

"I know that your father was right and right. The next empire belongs to the Crown Prince. Unfortunately, there are many fools in the world who turn their backs on reason. Those who think that if my position becomes a cornerstone, the profits that I get when it turns upside down will be great."

Here, Richard narrows his eyes and sends a meaningful gaze to the father of the throne.

"I'm not surprised that your father would let me take my position one step further, in order to eliminate the room for them to delusion."

"You want me to leave?"

"No way! I am both your father's son and your subordinate. I will not disrespect the emperor with my subordinates. But you also know the disturbing rumors that have been whispered in the Empire and beyond in recent years, don't you? If nothing is done, rumors may emerge that the rumor is true, and that your father intends to change the order of succession to the Empire by waiting for the adult of the Purple Garden. If only they were interested in the pleasures of people in the Purple Garden..."

Rumors run out of rumors.

The sound of Richard's mouth was terribly pale.

"It's too sour to bleed each other with a blood-connected sibling. I would like to ask you to do me a favor to avoid such a situation. For example, if we send Shiohan down to his registry, there's no room for fools to delude themselves."

Descending into the castle refers to descending as an imperial family and joining the ranks under the castle.

It is only natural that you lose your right to inherit the empire because you are no longer an imperial family. And once you have descended into the royal family, you cannot return to the royal family again.

In the Adastella Empire, it was not uncommon to use the method of descent to avoid confusion in the succession of empires. For example, the Duke of Paradise, one of the three houses of honor, was born when the brother of the second emperor descended into the throne and was given Paradise territory.

Amadeus II has taken great care to preserve the position of the Crown Prince, Richard, based on his own hard work inheriting the empire. In fact, Richard and his younger brothers were dropped off at an early stage.

― ― The Amadeus II will not try anything against Prince Ziyuan.

I could not deny that the fact fuelled rumors of royal discord. Is it Richard's own thoughts that the word 'evil-doers may be revealed', which Richard has just said?

In response, the emperor did not reply silently.

To state the true intentions of Amadeus II, I have no intention of abandoning Richard. The option of releasing Shiohan to the registry was also taken into account.

But the only reason we haven't come to a decision yet is because the Emperor is putting Rishal's arbitrariness at risk. The Continent's hegemon is bleeding too much.

Amadeus II himself, when he was young, greedily sought territory and power, and feared its harshness from the surrounding countries. Therefore, blaming Rishal's way is like spitting in the sky - even if you think about it, you have to shake your head to the side if you ask if you can keep the Empire with Rishal today.

Now that Amadeus II is still standing up, we can restrain Richard's actions. Richard also shows his ears against his father's words.

But once he succeeds (once), Richard will not be able to put his father's restraints on his teeth. With my father in the middle of the confinement, Richard himself must have mastered 10,000 aircraft as emperor.

To say the least, Amadeus II did the same to his father's emperor.

The Emperor thinks that things about himself are good. Causal retribution is just what your own deeds bring back to you.

However, I was afraid that Richard's hostility would be directed against Shin-en. There is no guarantee that the hostility of Rishal will be eliminated by descending Shiohan to the registry office.

Moreover, the removal of Shiohan from the Imperial family threatened to spark strife in different places.

Specifically, the conflict between the eastern aristocracy supporting the Purple Garden and the central aristocracy, headed by the three gates, has intensified.

Although the central aristocracy is overwhelming on the factional side, there is no denying that a small fire of strife could turn into a fire in Ryogen, which burns the entire Empire. If you look at it in terms of clothing, it is even possible that Rishal and the central aristocracy supporting Rishal will take power in the east, inciting the eastern aristocracy into rebellion with the purple garden.

As Emperor, I wanted to clear up those issues while I was in office. Therefore, he continues to sit on the throne with an old man.

However, I'm sure it won't last long. From now on, as the Emperor grows old, Richard must be pressuring him to give up his empire as soon as possible.

This is also what Amadeus II did to the Father Emperor.

--It would be too ironic to say that the father and son are very similar.

The elbowed emperor sighed small enough not to be noticed by his son.

Enveloped in silence while gazing. It was Richard who broke the silence.

"By the way, Father. He said he had invited strange people to the Imperial Palace."

Richard changed the subject with a sluggish face. I don't suppose Richard had any intention of decisively confronting his father at this stage.

However, I can also accept the pressure that this will help me understand my father's actions in the Imperial Palace.

Compared to the old emperor, who is short, and the grand prince, there are not many court ministers who are inclined to the latter by the weight of loyalty.

The Emperor does not intend to accuse them of being unfaithful. Of course, it's not interesting, but when I think about the future, I take it for granted that the scale of loyalty leans towards the young Crown Prince.

The emperor did not agree with my son's words.

"Strange person is a way of saying things are stuck in the back teeth. He is already known to be a messenger of Sakuya, and a son of the sword."

"Haha, that's exactly what your father is looking forward to."

After a smile, Richard narrowed his eyes.

"I just don't know what that person and your father were talking about. The Empty Sword. I heard you chased Onigashima without age, but you killed a dragon in the land of Canaria recently. Although the truth is uncertain, the fact that Sakuya was a messenger is a fact of dragon killing. You want me to escort you to the Purple Garden?

"No. The sky does not intend to serve our country. I can't say I'm going to serve you. After all, the Empire is a cursed vendetta against my fiancée, Claudia the Duke."

The emperor glanced at Richard.

Richard, who was leading the plot against the Kingdom of Canaria, looked up at Daw Aung Daung and accepted the eyes of his father.

"Father, I reported it the other day. Indeed, I moved my sword through Berch. However, it was not to curse the Duke's daughter, but to eliminate the aristocrats in his land who opposed Sakuya's wedding. It was the magician's discretion to curse her. It was not intended by me or the sword."

"You seem to have known about that arbitrariness and how to do it, and left it alone."

"It's too much to wear," he said. But let me dare say so. If your father was right, is there a problem?

That said, Richard laughed ironically.

"I did not harm the innocent people. Have you ever fouled your hands with the blood of a young man in the interests of your father?

"... mmm"

"Well, it is true that the series of events is our undoing. Therefore, in the name of Sakuya's wedding, the Canary Kingdom promised a great deal of assistance, and the Canary side should have forgiven it. The Duke has also been reported to have obeyed the wishes of King Canaria. I would be foolish to think that it is not in the interest of both countries to vaporize it now -"

Once Richard cut off his words there, he turned to his father's emperor in a low voice.

"Is the sky a fool that doesn't make sense?

"That's not true either. The sky said nothing about the curse. I asked and heard from the rest of them."

For any reason, it is the duty of the Emperor to take responsibility for the Adastera Empire beyond its movement.

Instead of mentioning Richard's involvement, the Emperor admitted his responsibility for the curse he had inflicted on the Duchess and asked for the Emperor's opinion.

I thought it would be unknown that the snake would come out with a snake after the snake (snake) was slapped, even if empty himself did not touch the matter. But more than that, the idea was that this was a rare opportunity to take advantage of the human body mass called the sky.

The sky responded calmly to the emperor's query.

― ― There is certainly something I think about the plan of the Empire. I have heard from the Duke that Jinbo's actions were arbitrary, but I do not think that anyone who gave the orders of the Big Book is responsible.

― ― However, it is not only Claudia herself who came out at the end of the matter and waved a little sword, but Claudia herself, who has suffered from the curse for a long time, and the family of Lord Dragnaught and Astrid, who have worked hard to support Claudia.

- But the three don't try to blame the Empire. This is because we know that the divergence from the King who wants to reconcile with the Empire will become wider and wider. Conflicts between the Royal Canary and the lead nobleman, the Duke of Dragnaught, quickly divide the country. They avoided it.

- As nobles representing the kingdom of Canaria, the Duke of Dragnaught gave priority to peace in the kingdom over their own pain and resentment. Having welcomed Claudia to his residence, he is now considered a member of the Duke's family. If he acts like he blames the Empire for his anger, he will trample on the will of the three.

--So I am not going to say anything to the Empire. Unless we can reach Claudia or the Duke again....

The Emperor shakes his back slightly, recalling the empty eyes as he speaks his last words.

Otherwise, the sky would not have intimidated the emperor. I was merely stating the facts quietly. The Emperor understands that.

However, a faint glance at an old well spoke much more clearly of the heart of the sky than it spent thousands of words.

It might have been a mistake not to call Richard at that time. The Emperor still felt a little regret as he exchanged words with Richard.....