“Even if she were to die, she believed without a doubt that I would save all the other children. I cannot betray my daughter’s faith.”
“……Yes.”
“I’ll die after beheading that bastard. After beheading Generba.”
Having vengeance as a goal in life is good. That anger would ignite Clint’s reason to live.
“Yes. We can’t just wait for Levanfell to wake up. We’ll leave here soon. Let the children know in advance.”
“Yes. Everyone seemed to want to leave here as soon as possible.”
I nodded and turned my body. Countless stars were twinkling in the dark night sky.
May the stars please shine so that the suffering ones’ nights aren’t so frightening.
Walking while looking at the sky, I unconsciously reached the carriage where Levanfell was sleeping. Jaelim was standing guard in front of the carriage.
“Jaelim. What about Levanfell?”
At my question, Jaelim yawned loudly and shook his head.
“There’s no sign of him waking up yet. The doctor said that in addition to the wounds, there seems to be a lot of accumulated fatigue.”
“Accumulated fatigue?”
“Yes. He probably didn’t eat or sleep properly for days.”
What on earth had he been doing since leaving Liranef’s mansion? What had he done to show up in a place like this, covered in sword wounds, a person afraid of swords?
“I…… Your Majesty.”
“Hm?”
“Please forget what I said before.”
“What did you say?”
“That Ferdiank’s experiment was a necessary evil.”
Jaelim lowered his guiltridden, ashamed face.
“After seeing your night, I felt a lot, and this time I realized it clearly. ……This should never have happened.”
“……Yes.”
“I was careless back then. I talked big without seeing or experiencing it myself. ……Please erase all the words I said that day. My thoughts were short. I’m sorry. I feel sorry for the children too, even for a moment, thinking like that.”
Jaelim sincerely bowed his head in remorse. It’s something he naturally wouldn’t know without experiencing it.
It wasn’t just Jaelim. Perhaps the majority of nobles and many people were living selfishly, thinking it was fine as long as it wasn’t happening to them.
“You don’t need to apologize to me, Jaelim. If you really think that way, use your head to get the children out of here as soon as possible.”
“Use my head?”
“If we clean up this place and leave, we don’t know what might happen when surveillance loosens. This place is perfect for hiding things when surveillance weakens even for a moment.”
“That’s right.”
“It will take time for additional support from the palace.”
“You and Her Majesty should stay in a nearby inn, and this place should be guarded by the remaining knights until support comes…….”
“Everyone is exhausted from the long journey.”
Jaelim slowly nodded his head.
“There’s a village nearby where people live, right?”
“Yes. There is.”
“How about getting help from the ablebodied people in the village?”
Jaelim’s eyes widened in surprise. It was a face that had never even considered it.
“But if that happens, everyone will know about this incident. The news of such an event might create anxiety.”
“Isn’t this the time when that anxiety needs to be created?”
“What?”
Jaerim tilted his head with a puzzled look.
“Even the Eteria Emperor didn’t know Generva’s face. Everyone knows that Generva has been up to no good somewhere, but they couldn’t even imagine that she would be so close.”
“…….”
“Now is not the time to be at peace; when you see a suspicious person, you should suspect, be cautious, and be on guard whether it’s Generva.”
Jaerim couldn’t answer hastily. Then, a voice agreeing with my opinion came from behind.
“Jaerim. Do as the Empress says.”
“……Your Majesty.”
It was Levanfell. Levanfell, who appeared, added, handing me a jacket in the chilly dawn air, worried about me.
“The Empress is right. They need to know enough, too. That way, the same thing won’t happen again next time.”
“……Understood. Then, as the sun rises, I will look for volunteers to help from nearby villages.”
“Yes.”
I nodded and looked up at the village that had been hellish.
“That way, those children can go home quickly.”
As soon as the sun rose, Jaerim went to the nearby villages to inform them of the situation and receive volunteers.
The Ferdiak Experiment, and the wanted criminal Generva.
These were familiar names, but the fact that such a thing had been happening for decades nearby shocked people.
Especially the parents who had children.
And this story began to spread not only in the nearby villages but quickly throughout the entire empire.
“The Empress is looking for people to help the children!”
“The Empress has rescued the suffering children!”
“It’s not the time for us! It will take a long time for additional support troops to come! Let’s go and help the Empress! We have to save the children!”
Not only nearby, but many people from various places rushed to help.
There were merchants who brought food to feed the surviving children, and some people who wanted to help the children who had no place to stay.
There were endless traces left by decades of pain and sorrow.
“Sobbing. Sob… My child, my child! Why are you lying down here like this… My child! If only you are alive, I begged like that!!”
Among those who rushed, there were parents who had forcibly lost their children.
Together, we put the longburied children in clean coffins and slowly began to take them out of that hell.
Some carpenters broke down the wooden prisons or buildings that had been used for experiments. The cleanup was quick.
And by the time all the cleaning was done, a letter came from the imperial palace.
It was news that additional support was coming, and the fact that the Ferdiak Experiment had been done was revealed. Also, that Adresa Earl had attempted suicide but failed.
“Bastard. Trying to die because it’s hard to bear being caught? Where are you trying to go so comfortably?”
Levanfell clicked his tongue.
“Jaerim. Is there no other news?”
Upon Levanfell’s urging, Jaerim continued reading the letter, then froze with a surprised look.
“What’s wrong? Jaerim.”
“Ah… It’s not related news, but.”
“Huh?”
“……Iana has been frequently sick and weak lately, so there is a note saying that she will be sent down to the country house.”
“Iana?”
Worried about Iana, Jaerim didn’t answer my question and kept staring at the unresponsive letter.
“We’ll finish up soon, let’s go back quickly.”
“……Yes.”
I patted Jaerim’s shoulder and turned away. Jaerim still stood in that spot with a worried face, holding the letter in both hands.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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