At the time when Lachlaine was spending the night with Bercheria, new inmates entered the underground prison. This cruel place, where even water and a single meal were not provided, was so agonizing that there were hardly any survivors. In other words, the surviving individuals were as terrifying as beings can be.
“I am the emperor! I am the emperor! And this place is absolutely… divine.”
Entering the underground prison with a loud voice, Gerard grabbed the bars and shouted within an hour.
“Save me. Please. I’ll do anything if you let me out of here. Anything. Please. Please.”
Returning to the palace after spending the night with Bercheria, Lachlaine received a report about the trio in the underground prison.
“From now on, in the underground prison…”
Lachlaine glanced at Bercheria and spoke.
“As many loaves of bread as the number of living ones.”
“What about the ones who were already here?”
“They…”
Most of them were innocent mages.
However, this was not an area where Lachlaine could intervene.
It would be a matter for the next emperor to judge.
“Save those who are alive first.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
After Bercheria fell asleep, he carried her along with Muha and headed to the palace.
The trembling hand, which had imitated the power of the Absolute Deity, seemed to have recovered somewhat just by spending the night with Bercheria.
Due to the delicate relationship with Muha, he couldn’t afford to return quietly, so he couldn’t help but listen to a report from Wyatt.
But that was the end of the report.
Lachlaine was planning to stay here with Bercheria, glued together like one body, until the preparations for the return to the north with his knights were completed.
Without a single moment apart.
Then, a knock was heard from outside.
Your Grace, there is something I need to tell you.
It was a strange voice.
Lachlaine frowned, but worried that Bercheria might wake up, he hurriedly opened the door.
He couldn’t allow her to be awakened by the noisy officials.
“What’s going on?”
As he opened the door, dozens of officials were standing in front of him.
“What is it?”
When Lachlaine raised his eyebrows nervously, they all bowed their heads simultaneously.
“Your Grace, we have something to tell you!”
When everyone shouted loudly in unison, Lachlaine turned around in surprise.
Bercheria, who had gotten up from the bed, was wiping her eyes and looking at them.
“What’s going on?”
When Lachlaine turned his head abruptly, the officials stuttered and stepped back.
“How dare…”
A soft touch of Bercheria’s hand reached Lachlaine’s back, who was about to get angry.
She extended her head to his side, glanced at the officials, then turned her gaze back to Lachlaine.
“Please take the seat of the Emperor of Ferriat.”
Unexpectedly, a recommendation came from the officials.
Lachlaine, instead of answering, scowled at them.
Until now, there has never been an occasion during the empire’s existence when the throne of the emperor was vacant, so the officials were feeling a more serious sense of crisis than ever.
“So, are you asking me to take the emperor’s throne?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Hah.”
Lachlaine had moved to the banquet hall with Bercheria. If he hadn’t done so, by now, he would have been pressed against the officials who had gathered, almost twenty in number.
This was not a metaphor but a literal situation. As they moved their seats on a large scale, they inadvertently ended up with the northern knights trailing behind the officials.
In other words, the banquet hall was packed.
“What is going on here?”
The officials seemed not to hear Lachlaine’s muttering as he wiped his face.
Although their average age seemed to be over 80 at a glance, they stood firmly in front of Lachlaine with determined faces.
“It has only been 10 years since the war. If the fact that the emperor’s throne is vacant becomes known, we cannot predict what will happen.”
“Do you not know, Your Grace, that the Condana Kingdom is constantly eyeing our empire?”
“There might be another war!”
Lachlaine sighed and looked up.
“So, what do you want me to do? I have no intention of becoming the emperor. There is no reason for me to do so.”
In an irritated tone, Lachlaine’s subordinate, Wyatt, inadvertently tapped the back of Lachlaine’s shoe, a hint that he should probably refuse first and then consider.
“Your Highness, the situation is extremely dangerous right now. The empress sent from the Condana Kingdom has been murdered, and the Deransis Prince is right here in our Ferriat, isn’t he?”
“Yes. Even taking one step now is like walking on the edge of a cliff.”
“We might not be surprised if a war breaks out again.”
“Hah.”
Lachlaine sighed and looked at Bercheria.
He had just passed through the long darkness and finally obtained time to be alone with her, but he didn’t appreciate the officials who wasted that golden time.
In his heart, he wanted to shout that he didn’t want to hear about wars or anything else and take Bercheria to the room, closing the door.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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