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Chapter 57
“…….”
Unlike just a moment ago, when he had been leaning back on his throne in a monotone stupor, the Emperor’s pupils trembled aimlessly like a ship caught in a storm.
He slowly rose from his throne, appearing rushed.
“…So, you truly found her.”
Swallowing back the dry laughter that kept leaking out, he began to descend the stairs. Thus, standing before the coffin, he slowly lowered his posture.
Еñû ṁ ӑ
The disheveled hem of a silver dress lay as quietly as the last place she had stayed. Above it, a single pale wrist was slightly visible.
“…….”
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The Emperor could not speak for a long time. His gaze trembled as he stared at the floor. Richard watched that sight cautiously.
“…Ellica.”
As if calling out to someone longingly, the Emperor muttered her name twice, as if he could not believe his own voice even after hearing it.
He slowly reached out and touched the Empress’s body. As his fingertips brushed the hem of the silk dress, the chill that radiated from the coffin transformed into an awkward warmth against the Emperor’s skin.
Е̂ n̆ u m̂ а
“To think… I could see you again, even like this….”
Those words scraped past his parched throat. Richard stood a step behind, quietly bowing his head.
“…Young Master Friedrich.”
The Emperor grit his teeth as if suppressing a surge of emotion.
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“I shall never forget this grace.”
“…….”
W ѐb̃n̆ о̇ vе̃l Ẽn uṁ ǎ
At those words, the nobles exchanged glances and stirred quietly.
‘For His Majesty to show such an intense reaction….’
Though they did not know the circumstances of the case, they could be certain of one thing. Young Master Friedrich had accomplished something massive.
“…I am honored.”
Richard bowed deeply to the Emperor once more before quietly rising from his spot. As he walked slowly across the carpet, he looked at the buzzing nobles—or more accurately, at a single man mixed among them.
…Vilmar Chesica.
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‘……Just what is that man.’
In this situation where his head might be cut off at any moment, he was clearly smiling.
***
“Your Imperial Majesty! I, Derrick Friedrich, present to you…!”
The next person to present a gift was Derrick Friedrich. It was at the moment he hurriedly pushed through the nobles to step onto the carpet.
“Stop.”
Е n̄ u̇m̀a .ĩḋ
The gaze of the Emperor, Laios, cooled chillingly.
“The offering ceremony stops here!”
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He shouted in a voice like thunder.
“……!”
The knights’ bodies froze in unison. They recalled the instructions they had received a day prior.
['If Richard Friedrich "succeeds"…….']
E̊n um̌ a..îd
['…….']
['Immediately arrest Vilmar Chesica.']
“It is an Imperial order!”
The Emperor looked around at the knights in the banquet hall with cold, sharp eyes and issued the command.
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“Drag Vilmar Chesica out!”
“We receive your command, Your Majesty!”
Wе̊ ḃ nоvё l Е́ nů m а̌
Clang—!
The knights, answering in one voice, drew their swords as if they were a single body.
“Aaaaah!”
“What is happening so suddenly…!”
Drawing their chillingly shimmering longswords, the knights pushed through the bewildered nobles and approached a single man.
Vilmar Chesica.
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“It is His Majesty’s order! Seize him!”
The knights charged at him with a terrifying momentum. Vilmar did not resist. He obediently accepted the handcuffs they placed on him and walked one step at a time as his bound wrists led him.
Thud—
His knees buckled in the center of the banquet hall.
“Vilmar Chesica.”
Laios slowly stood up. The hem of his red cloak, embroidered with gold, brushed the floor. In the quiet banquet hall, the sound of his footsteps echoed slowly. He looked down at the man kneeling in the center of the hall.
Wеḃn̂о v е l Е̃ n ûm a
“You have committed many sins indeed.”
His voice was as cold as a blade.
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‘The Duke of Chesica has committed a crime…?’
‘…Just how are things turning out?’
The nobles, who did not know the reason, whispered and looked around. Red eyes slowly scanned everyone gathered in the banquet hall. Laios raised his hand.
“At this moment, I intend to reveal all the misdeeds of the Duke of Chesica.”
Еn ŭ ṁ ӑ
The whispering of the nobles ceased instantly. Holding their breath, everyone stared at the Emperor’s mouth.
“First. Embezzlement of military supplies and illegal arms trading during the Southern War.”
A knight standing nearby unfurled a scroll.
“Second. Forgery and destruction of Imperial Palace records.”
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“…….”
“Third. Concealment of land taxes and jurisdiction taxes, and the falsification of tax records.”
Е̊ n̆ u m̆ ã .ĭ ď
Fourth, fifth…… the charges, none of them light, continued without pause.
“…Ninth.”
Laios stopped speaking. The Emperor’s voice wavered for the first time. It was as if he was finally letting out the rage he had suppressed for decades.
“The suspected assassination of the Empress and the crime of… imprisoning her body.”
He spat out each word as if grinding his teeth. In an instant, the banquet hall froze.
‘He… imprisoned the body?’
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‘Did he truly go that far…?’
The nobles whispered with stiff faces.
‘Then, the body Young Master Friedrich presented to His Majesty earlier was……?’
It was the moment they vaguely realized the full story of the incident.
“The Duke of Chesica dared to insult the Imperial authority and rebel against it.”
Laios moved along the carpet.
Ӗn̆ u mа . і́d̈
“Today, I declare in the name of the Emperor.”
He finally raised his hand.
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“Vilmar Chesica is no longer a noble of the Empire.”
“……!”
“All titles and authorities are immediately revoked, and from this moment, Vilmar Chesica is designated a traitor.”
Gasps of shock erupted throughout the banquet hall. Someone’s face turned white, and someone else lowered their wine glass with trembling hands.
W̃е̃ bň о̇ v еl̃ Еn u m̀ à
“Vilmar Chesica, you are under arrest by Imperial order.”
Laios made his final, firm declaration.
“Henceforth, the full truth shall be established through torture, and after a trial, it shall be decided whether you are to be executed according to Imperial law.”
“We receive your command, Your Majesty!”
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The knights moved in unison. Chains were fastened onto the sinner, and the sound of iron chains crossing the hall rang out. Amidst all that commotion—Vilmar did not bow his head.
His chilling violet eyes quietly scanned the banquet hall. In that gaze, there was neither humiliation nor fear. There was only mockery.
Ĕnù m̈ а̄. і d
“…….”
Clank—
Until the very last moment the door closed, he was smiling to the end.
***
“…….”
Richard watched the sight of the Duke being dragged away. His brow furrowed involuntarily.
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‘This feels unpleasant.’
To maintain such a relaxed attitude until the very end. Does he have a trump card or something?
‘But.’
Regardless of what weighed on his mind, he knew logically that nothing would happen. A formidable Imperial power. Before that, no matter if he were a Duke, there would be nothing he could do.
He knew the Emperor’s personality well. Did he say he would establish the truth through torture and judge him through a trial according to Imperial law? No, it won't even go as far as a trial. During the torture stage, he will likely die.
‘…It’s none of my business now, though.’
Ŵеb̊ n̄о́v̈еl̀ Ӗ n ům̌ á
Richard shook his head. What happens afterward has nothing to do with him. He had kept his promise to the Emperor. He had finished everything he needed to do.
‘……Anyway.’
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Richard turned his head at the piercing gaze he had been feeling for a while. Among the group of confused nobles. Violet eyes and silver hair, just like the Duke’s.
The villainess, Evgenia Chesica.
Clutching the hem of her dress, she was staring at him as if she wanted to kill him.
‘…So that was why.’
Ŵ е̇b ñ о v̌ӗl Е nu.m ӑ
The reason she had been glaring at him since earlier. Richard recalled her looking at him with murderous intent.
‘Because she thinks the Duke is dying because of me?’
Richard thought as he leaned against the wall. It was the truth if it was the truth, and a lie if it was a lie. While he was the one who tried to steal the Empress’s body, in the end, it was the Duke who had obediently handed it over.
‘No need to worry about it.’
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Richard quickly brushed off the stray thoughts. In any case, he had kept the deal with the Emperor. He had returned the Empress’s body, after all.
‘So.’
W̊ӗ b n ӧv̂ ѐl Е n ŭm̄ a
Richard kept his head bowed but lifted only his eyes. Chillingly shimmering water-colored eyes looked at the Emperor standing over there.
‘You must keep your promise.’
The Emperor was also looking at him. As if realizing the meaning of the gaze, Laios smirked.
“And.”
He opened his mouth.
“There is one grave matter to announce at this gathering.”
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The gazes of the murmuring nobles focused on the Emperor at once. Having just witnessed the unprecedented event of a Duke’s arrest, everyone was silent in tension.
Laios slowly walked up the stairs. Then, looking toward Richard, who was still standing with a straight posture in the center of the hall, he declared.
“Young Master Friedrich.”
“…….”
Richard quietly lowered his eyes as if he had expected it.
“By reclaiming the body stolen by the traitor Vilmar Chesica, you have rendered a great service to the Imperial Family as of today. And.”
Ê ñu m а
Laios’s gaze turned toward another man who had been moving quietly at the edge of the banquet hall.
“Caelus le Regnantia.”
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“…….”
The two men did not answer. Under the golden lights, the shadows of the two wavered. Laios looked down at the two of them in silence for a moment before slowly declaring.
“From this moment on, the Crown Prince and Young Master Friedrich are—”
The corners of his mouth curled up.
Е̄ ň u mа̊.id
“Announced to be in an engagement.”
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