Sorry, the Patricidal Tyrant Seems Beastly - Chapter 36
What was that scratching on the floor?
It seemed like something was scratching with fingernails.
As if something was crawling up from below.
Something scratched the dirt floor with fingernails.
It was both familiar and unfamiliar.
“It felt unpleasantly like scratching from below…”
Charlotte tapped the table.
“His Majesty the Emperor seems to be late.”
The head maid whispered as she prepared the bed.
“Would you like to retire first?”
“I’ll wait a little longer. If it gets too late, I’ll sleep alone, so you can go now.”
The head maid lit an incense candle nearby and withdrew. The flame flickered as the candle burned.
“Please call if you need anything.”
Charlotte felt a sense of deja vu.
“What am I missing……”
It feels like something is pulling at my ankles.
Death is abstract.
It was a realm difficult to explain in just a few words.
The death she had experienced directly was darkness.
Charlotte struggled beneath death.
Everything was broken.
Charlotte clung desperately to the frayed edges of a twisted and trampled life.
How meaningless that end was.
What was I holding on for?
What did I survive for? Then, why did I die?
“Are you awake?”
Charlotte opened her eyes.
“Go back to sleep. You looked uncomfortable sleeping face down, so I was thinking of moving you, but I guess I woke you up.”
Charlotte finally focused her blurry vision.
“Did you wait?”
“Yes, a little.”
“I told you not to wait. From now on, don’t wait here. Even if I’m late, go to sleep first.”
Benjamin pulled up the blanket and laid Charlotte on the inside.
Charlotte smiled faintly.
“Did the work wrap up well?”
“Yes. If you catch the poison in time, the demonic beast is quickly dealt with.”
“Did you used to handle such matters personally before?”
“I told you before. Even a country like this is still a country, someone has to hold onto its lifeline and keep it going.”
Because the process of ascending to the throne had been chaotic.
The labels that followed him were mostly negative.
“……It may have been a bit unfair.”
Did he hear Charlotte’s muttering?
“What did you just say?”
“Nothing.”
“Silly. Go back to sleep.”
Consciousness gradually sank.
[This is the timeline separator]Last night’s events were wrapped up.
“The chaotic scene has all been cleaned up. No one directly saw the demonic beast.”
“That’s fortunate at least.”
Benjamin set down his quill pen. New flesh had grown on his hand that had been damaged by the poison.
“Have you investigated that fellow?”
The intelligence officer reported on what they had investigated so far.
“We pressed him, but he didn’t know anything either.”
“Is there a possibility he forgot after drinking?”
“We considered that as well. However, he lacked the capacity to handle a high-level demonic beast. From the start, he was consumed by the poison after using it. The poison ate away at him. It seems he didn’t anticipate it going that far either.”
As the man writhed in pain, the priests burned away the poison and interrogated him.
‘Damn it! It hurts! It hurts! Aaargh! Aaaaaah……! Do something! Sa-save me. Priest….. I was wrong, so please save me!’
‘What a fool we have here, handling such poisonous energy without protecting his own body.’
‘I-I didn’t know it was this dangerous! No, I was planning to summon a parasitic demonic beast. I, I never heard such an explanation! Th-that old man! Bring that damned old man here! Ugh….. Urk!’
It doesn’t seem like the man is lying either.
“It appears to be his first time handling such poisonous energy. He said he bought it cheaply from some old man….. He doesn’t even know who. We’ve been digging for days, but it’ll be hard to expect anything more.”
“Is that the limit?”
“Yes. The poison consumes the caster. For a regular person to handle that poison, even if it’s low-grade, it would be fatal. With low-grade, giving up an arm would suffice, but to handle that level of poison and expect one’s own safety is greedy.”
It seems he used it without knowing, though.
“You may go now.”
Benjamin waved his arm, saying that was enough. The intelligence officer finished reporting and left.
[This is the timeline separator]Aaron took off his hood.
“I thought it hadn’t been long, but it’s been quite a while.”
Aaron looked up at the imperial palace gates with clouded eyes.
I’ve set foot here again. The palace I fled from after the previous empress died.
“You there.”
The guard asked, narrowing his eyes.
“Who are you?”
Aaron only then realized how shabby his appearance was.
“Ah, I’m not trying to chase you away.”
The guard examined Aaron with a complex expression.
“I am this kind of person.”
Aaron took out the entry pass he had kept inside.
“Are you from the palace?”
Aaron nodded.
“I’ve returned to the palace at the imperial summons.”
[This is the timeline separator]Charlotte brushed back her hair.
“What about your maternal relatives?”
“Yes. I escorted them to their carriage before coming here.”
They had come from the House of Windsor.
Her maternal relatives only left after checking two or three times that she was alright, despite her assurances.
“It seems the House of Windsor was very worried.”
“Even though I said I was fine, they had to see for themselves before they could set aside their worries.”
“That’s how people’s hearts are. People’s hearts are as delicate as flower petals. Knowing how delicate those hearts are, isn’t that why we watch over each other again and again?”
Though she explained at length, the point was that they worried about each other.
That’s how it is with family.
“Here is the event schedule. The delegation will visit the palace the day after tomorrow afternoon. Since things were rushed during the coronation, they plan to formally greet you this time.”
“The budget proposal?”
“That part is here. I’ve also noted other necessary items below, so please check.”
Charlotte tapped the table. The head maid carefully observed Charlotte.
“Is a delegation coming from the Southern Continent as well?”
“Yes. Relations with the Southern Continent have been severed for the past few years. The Southern Continent had been in turmoil with internal strife, but as soon as it ended, they sent a delegation.”
“The customs and culture of the Southern and Eastern Continents are completely different. We must not forget that difference. Be careful to avoid any mistakes.”
The head maid noted down the precautions Charlotte dictated.
“Your Majesty. Just a moment……”
A maid sought out Charlotte. She absently set down her teacup.
“What is it?”
“Were you expecting a guest today?”
Charlotte waved her hand for her to continue speaking.
“A guest has arrived outside. He introduced himself as Aaron, saying he used to work as a palace physician in the past.”
“Who did you say?”
“He introduced himself as Aaron. He was a stooped old man.”
Charlotte rose hastily.
“Where is he?”
“Outside……”
Before the head maid could finish speaking, Charlotte went outside.
As she caught her breath in front of the imperial palace, a familiar person stood in a familiar pose.
“I greet Your Majesty the Empress.”
Aaron bowed deeply.
“Aaron……”
Charlotte’s lips only trembled.
“This old man has been out in the night air too long. Would it be alright to speak somewhere warmer?”
Charlotte quickly arranged a place inside the palace. She had the fireplace stoked and ordered warm tea to be brought.
“I’m sorry to appear before you in such shabby attire.”
“You have nothing to apologize to me for.”
“I thought the two of you would reach the palace someday, but it happened sooner than expected. I’m sorry I couldn’t be present for the royal wedding.”
“That’s the second apology. I’m fine, so please warm yourself first.”
Aaron’s hands trembled as he held the teacup.
“Are you unwell somewhere?”
“I’ve just gotten very old. The Southern Continent is a warm land, but the continent is cold. It’s even colder now as we’re at the end of winter.”
Charlotte smiled awkwardly as she looked at Aaron.
“I had no idea you would travel all the way to the Southern Continent. If you had told me beforehand……”
“You would have said there was no need for an old man like me to make such a journey. I’m fine after warming up while traveling in warm places.”
“Still……”
“Please speak casually, Your Majesty. If you sit in that position, you must maintain the hierarchy befitting that position.”
Charlotte smiled bitterly.
“Someone who feels loneliness keenly has ascended to the loneliest position. It’s the highest, but also the most solitary. Each step you take may feel burdensome at times.”
“I……”
“Speak casually, Your Majesty.”
Aaron whispered firmly once more.
“I expected to see you like this, but actually seeing it fills me with emotion.”
“I can’t bring myself to do it, Aaron. Is your business in the Southern Continent finished?”
Charlotte spoke casually. Only then did Aaron smile warmly like before.
“There were some medicinal ingredients I needed to obtain directly from the Southern Continent. Ah, I also investigated Lupatic disease.”
Aaron slowly recounted what he had learned.
“Lupatic disease is characterized by paralysis of the body’s sensory systems. For example, sensation gradually disappears from the hands and feet, and then the muscles stiffen……”
“Is it a common disease?”
“It’s not a common condition.”
Aaron explained the origins of the disease. In the past, there was a trend of mixing luminous ore discovered in Southern Continent mining towns into pottery.
“It was a disease that frequently afflicted miners working in the mines.”
“That can’t be……”
Then why did I die?
Charlotte’s expression gradually contorted.
“It’s true that Lupatic disease is rare. Also, the current treatment has severe side effects, making the treatment process more painful than the disease itself.”
“Is treatment possible?”
“It’s possible, but research is needed to treat it without side effects.”
“Then, if someone from a noble family dies of Lupatic disease……”
“Lupatic disease is still a disease. People can die from it. Without treatment, they fall into a moribund state before dying.”
Aaron muttered uncertainly.
“However, treatment is possible.”
[This is the timeline separator]Haneli stood still.
Without a word.
He stood like that for a long time.
His eyes were empty, but something alien was mixed in.
“……High Priest.”
The young priests trembled. That divine power spread here and there.
Like a spider web rippling in the air, that divine power spread thinly.
The young priests gnawed on their fingernails.
“Are you alright?”
Haneli somehow exuded an aura that made it difficult to speak to him carelessly.
That divine power was raw.
Primordial divine power is like that.
Raw and untamed, it burns away impurities as it claws at the skin.
The unrefined divine power stung like it was scratching the skin.
Haneli shed tears. He whispered dreamily.
“Why.”
His eyes gradually reddened.
The raw divine power swirled chaotically.
He muttered as if entranced. That whisper was so full of resentment.
“That soul is still wailing. How wronged must it have been, to wither away alone without even crying out?”
“……”
“Stop crying. Child. You don’t even know how to wipe away the tears flowing down your chin.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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