Until when will this continue?

“I understand very well that your thoughts are only about the starving soldiers.”

“Well……”

At this point, it was difficult for the priests, no matter how much, to understand what I wanted.

Perfect submission.

Bow your head in front of me.

It was a very arrogant act to bow one’s head separately to the Empress when the Emperor is clearly present here.

It meant that the Emperor and the Empress were completely separated, and depending on the interpretation, it meant that the Empress was above the Emperor’s authority.

Usually, servants bow their heads together to both the Emperor and the Empress.

However, even if they did, the hidden meaning deeply buried in the act ultimately amounted to simply ‘submitting to the Emperor.’

It didn’t particularly mean submission to the Empress.

‘But here and now, ignore Enrique and bow to me.’

If not, from now on, I won’t give any help from Shailo Silver Rose during this suppression journey.

The expressions of those who understood even the hidden meanings were all different.

The one with the worst complexion among them was none other than the commander of the Crusaders.

He dared to open both eyes and stared at me, but I had to acknowledge his loyalty.

‘So kill him together here.’

If I take him alive and take him to the palace, it will be very annoying.

“Disappointing.”

After waiting for a few seconds, I stood up abruptly. Then, without looking back, I went out towards the entrance.

“Yo, Your, Your Majesty! Wait!”

One of the substitutes who realized that the situation was getting serious tried to mediate in some way.

However, Shailo followed me, whistling.

Merem, after glaring at each one who didn’t bow to me with a sharp gaze, finally took a step late and walked away.

“G, gods didn’t notice!”

“They didn’t notice….”

“Yes. Please forgive us with your broad-mindedness.”

Enrique hadn’t said a word from before until now.

As if it was a matter that had nothing to do with him, no matter what his subordinates did.

As this attitude continued, finally, the substitutes also seemed to have regained their senses.

They realized that the Emperor would not help at all.

“For such a thing, your throat is still quite stiff.”

Standing tall, I raised my chin.

Now, I no longer smiled.

Those who were watching me were startled as I completely erased the expression from my face.

Whether I feel good, bad, happy, or sad.

If I don’t want to reveal it, no one will know anything.

So stop using shallow tricks to figure it out and use your heads.

“Please… I beg you.”

“I also beg.”

As Enrique maintained silence, the substitutes who had stepped forward from around him bowed their heads.

Some nobles who had come as sponsors also did the same.

With the atmosphere like this, the priests, one by one, approached as if they had no other choice and bowed their heads.
In my heart, even if the Empress grumbles, saying that I’ll regret it once I return to the capital or that she’s arrogant and curses at me, it doesn’t matter.

They bowed and yielded.

The result is what matters.

“…….”

The only one left is the commander of the Crusaders.

I stared piercingly at his stubbornly closed mouth and clapped my hands.

Even though he was bowing his head, everyone who had been glaring at me with wide-open eyes witnessed my gesture.

At the same time, I extended my index finger and pretended to thrust it into the ground.

“Well, others should share one person’s share and bow more.”

If you’re going to make an enemy, do it properly, make it relentless.

If someone hates me and harbors resentment for no reason, don’t act vaguely.

This was another teaching from my beloved second sister.

“Ugh.”

“Ouch, my waist!”

Since those who were already bowing had to bow even more, in the end, they had to bend not only their heads but also their waists.

Actually, I didn’t want the commander of the Crusaders to bow to me.

I just needed a tail to split them.

‘Another teaching from my second sister. If you’re going to act fatalistically, do it thoroughly.’

Don’t be afraid of receiving someone’s hatred and harboring resentment for no reason.

Because, in the end, someone will like me for no reason, and someone will hate me for no reason.

‘What’s this? Looking at it this way, during the time my personality was forming, didn’t my second sister excessively influence it?’

Maybe we didn’t like each other because we were too similar, always obstinate and stubborn.

Internally chuckling, I waited patiently.

Silence and composure belong to the winner.

Restlessness is the property of the loser.

I am waiting for Enrique, who has no choice.

It was up to Enrique, the owner of that insolent knight.

On the other hand, Dmitri, the commander of the Crusaders, seemed to be going crazy.

At this point, we should let it pass, but the Empress was very persistent.

‘To act so wickedly and maliciously as if determined to make someone unable to live!’

I truly shivered.

That he swore allegiance not to Empress but to the Emperor.