Chapter 75 – The Imperial Family (5)
Aaron.
The third son of King Claudius II, he has no talent for martial arts, but he has excellent management skills and an excellent sense for dealing with numbers.
And, the one who betrays Luke, that is, Iris, at the most important moment.
He smiled and put his hand on Iris’s shoulder.
“Hey, at least I thought you would come back after vacation. What happened to the palace?”
“My father called me…”
Anyone can see that Iris is quite embarrassed.
Arnold, who is supposed to guide me, also has a slightly stiff expression.
See, I don’t mind interfering here.
No
Even if they intervene and cause problems, what does it matter?
Iris is in trouble.
“Do that.”
Took.
Lightly, he reached out and pushed away the hand that was on Iris’s shoulder.
His eyebrows twitched in surprise at the sudden intrusion from the side, but soon after seeing my face, he changed his attitude and became a brightly smiling face.
“Oh, who is this? The greatest and greatest pillar of the Empire! It’s such an honor to meet His Highness Chepesch like this—”
“I’m tired after chatting with His Majesty for the first time in a while, but it would be okay if I went to rest with Iris.”
Stop talking blatantly.
At this point, Aaron also seems to have a hard time maintaining his composure. His mouth is smiling, but his eyes are trembling slightly.
No matter how good he is at living, he is still a prince. How many people would be so openly insulting you in front of you?
“Haha… You must be very tired. Excuse me…”
“I’ll talk to you later when I have time.”
Next time you have time
After what was literally just a greeting, she wrapped her arms around Iris’s waist and turned around instead of adding more to her words.
“Oh.”
“Let’s go, Iris.”
Pretending to whisper in Iris’s ear, he spoke in a loud voice as if to hear. Although Iris also opened her eyes round as if surprised.
“Arnold.”
“… Let’s go!”
Arnold, who had been blankly watching what the other side was doing, also replied with a hint of excitement.
Seeing the back of the Knight Commander, who was guiding him with a shrug of his large size, seemed to increase his excitement at the same time.
“Arnold Knight Commander.”
“Did you call?”
“Can you give me a minute?”
The Luke I remember may have accepted her Aaron because of her kind temperament, but thanks to her upright will and firm and unshakable spirit, even though Aaron betrayed her, she held her heart coldly instead of being sad. Was
But what about Iris?
Although she may seem cold and ruthless on the outside, if she is kind and compassionate on the inside, will she be able to remain calm despite Aaron’s betrayal?
She is Iris, who even now notices Aaron reluctantly. If she had taken care of her Aaron, then surely Aaron would have begged her Iris for her excellent housekeeping skills and her iron-clad acting skills.
I had no intention of leaving it.
What had to be cut out had to be cut out in advance.
“Ugh. All right.”
Arnold also nodded his head, probably guessing the meaning of my words.
Although Iris, standing next to me, tugged on my sleeve and said something like “I’m fine.”
Well.
What does it mean to be okay?
I decided to scare Iris.
“If you say it’s okay one more time, I’ll slap you in the ass.”
“… Rice, are you pervert? How!”
Shock. Iris covered her buttocks with both hands.
I don’t know if that kind of look makes spanking more difficult.
He lightly lifted his hand.
“Huh.”
As if frightened, Iris watched my hand with trembling eyes, unable to release her hand covering her hips.
I glanced at Arnold going ahead.
“Yes.”
I weakly pinched the cheek of Iris, who couldn’t use both hands.
“Muh, what is it?”
“I just raised my hand, but it was Iris who got scared and covered her butt?”
“Ugh, brother…”
“Me?”
“You hit me in the ass…”
“You didn’t say hit me now.”
“…”
Iris with a troubled face was quite cute.
And when I released my hand supporting my hips as if I was relieved, I swung my hand.
Slap!
“Kyaaak!”
“What, what are you doing?”
Arnold turned around in surprise at the sound of Iris’ screaming scream as he jumped up and down his butt.
I waved my hand as if nothing had happened.
“I was just kidding, so don’t worry.”
“Is that so?”
As Arnold turned around and started walking, Iris opened her eyes and patted me on the side.
“Brother!”
It didn’t hurt that much, but Iris, who was angry, was cute.
*
The room where Arnold guided me to stay.
As I requested, Arnold agreed to take a moment.
“Do you want to wash Iris?”
“Maybe?”
Iris naturally tried to enter the bathroom attached to my room, so I grabbed her by the shoulder and stood her up.
“You can wash up in your room.”
“… Ah.”
Seeing Iris very casually trying to use her bathroom, Arnold seemed to have a new misunderstanding, but she decided to ignore it because she honestly couldn’t explain it.
Iris’s karma.
I attached two crows to Iris’s shadow as she left the room with her face flushed. I don’t know if Aaron will come again.
“Arnold.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Do you know what an iris is?”
Arnold’s head nodded up and down. I couldn’t have known Although he was to serve as my guide today, Arnold was one of the most influential figures in the palace.
“Only Iris has the qualities of an Aura Master.”
“Yes. That’s right. It’s unfortunate, but none of the other Highnesses…”
“At the same time, she even became a warrior that Iris recognized as her goddess.”
“…”
Arnold’s expression slowly hardened.
As it is said, the power structure of the continent is balanced by the Arcadia Imperial Family, Kroychev in the North, and Chepes and Friedrich in the Mage Tower, who oppose it.
And I was the head of Chepes.
There was no doubt that there would be no psychological pressure to tell me the details of the situation in the imperial family.
I decided to comfort Arnold a little.
“Now I am here as Iris’s lover, not as the head of the household of Chepes.”
“… I will believe in Your Highness, whom I have seen so far.”
I don’t remember, so I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Anyway, thank you for trusting me.
“Okay. … What is Iris’ current position in the palace?”
Arnold shut his mouth for a moment. He agreed to cooperate with me, but he didn’t seem to be able to open his mouth easily. I decided to wait a while. I’ll tell you in the end
Soon his mouth opened.
“… Not very good. Some of His Highnesses are even arguing that since Her Highness Iris is a warrior, her right to succeed should be revoked.”
“Tsk. Seongguk probably won’t take it very kindly.”
“It is the Emperor who receives the protests of the Holy Kingdom, aren’t His Highnesses who speak out?”
“And what if you are punished by His Majesty who is angry?”
“I don’t know if it would take one or two minutes, but even with His Majesty, who doesn’t make a voice, she subtly gives strength to that voice…”
In other words, it is useless to punish even one windbreaker who speaks loudly, but if we punish all those who support quietly, there will be no one left.
“More than anything, it’s great that His Highness the Crown Prince belongs to that category.”
“Edwin.”
“… Yes.”
Hearing my annoyed voice, Arnold lowered his head.
I recalled Edwin’s setting in my mind. In order to somehow catch the emperor’s eyes, he trained to be close to the age of 50, but in the end he couldn’t even reach the wall, let alone an Aura Master.
The successors of the Arcadian family were all Aura Masters, so they all basically had a lifespan close to one hundred and fifty.
Moreover, he did not even age until right before his death and maintained a youthful appearance, so even if the previous emperor did not die and kept the throne for a long time and served as the crown prince for about 50 years, it would be so.
Likewise, when he becomes emperor, he can keep the throne for about a hundred years.
Usually, the average age of an emperor when he inherits the throne is fifty, and his first child is fifty years after that.
During those fifty years, either the empress was not admitted, or the empress was brought in, but a woman with the same immortality and immortality was accepted.
But,
“Edwin is an ordinary human being.”
“Yes…”
The crown prince of this generation is not a superman who can live without aging for 150 years. He was a pot-bellied man in his 50s with wrinkles already on his face.
I can’t help but be nervous Even if he became emperor like this, he would only enjoy ten to twenty years at the longest.
“Then, the crown princess said that she immediately went in and gave birth to a child.”
“Yes, but…”
Even that child has some qualities, but it’s not enough to become a master.
At this point, I wonder if there is a big problem with the royal family of this generation.
“At the same time, Iris is only a few steps away from becoming an Aura Master.”
It’s not that Edwin’s nervousness isn’t understandable.
I smiled. Arnold had his head down and he could see he was at a loss.
“I also understand how you feel that you can’t lose your place to the young youngest, just because you are strong.”
“… Majesty.”
“But why is Arcadia Arcadia?”
How was it possible to unify this huge continent? Was it possible to bring all the countless nobles of this vast continent to their knees?
It could be Chepesch, Kroychev, or Friedrich.
However, the emperor of the empire that eventually unified the continent was Arcadia.
“Isn’t it thanks to the blood of the emperor and the aura master that leads to his blood?”
Not just the individual emperor, but all direct descendents are born with the qualities of an Aura Master, and sooner or later they all reach the master level superhuman.
Therefore, despite knowing that the competition for succession would intensify, the emperor gave birth to many children from generation to generation.
The brothers who did not become emperors could not pass on the qualities of an Aura Master even if they had children.
If you recall that the Arcadia Imperial Family is favored by the Goddess of Light, it is probably because the goddess’s favor stays only in her immediate family.
In other words, if she does not have the qualities of an Aura Master, if she cannot pass on those qualities, it also means that she is not favored by the goddesses.
Then.
Wasn’t there the only person who could clearly tell that she was favored by the goddess?
“Arnold.”
“… Yes.”
“Whose side are you on?”
Warrior of light.
The only one who surpasses an Aura Master and possesses the qualities of a Grand Master.
“… This is Her Highness Iris.”
Iris.
“Right.”
I quietly summoned the crow that was standing in the shadows.
“Did you call?”
Arnold’s eyes twitched.
Even the Aura Master seemed shocked at the fact that he hadn’t noticed the identity of the crow hiding in my shadow.
If it wasn’t for me, if it weren’t for me, I would have tried to cut the crow’s neck with my flagship.
“Tell Edwin.”
“Have a command.”
“They were acting cute and doing cute things. Let them know that the crow is watching.”
“I will do as you command.”
The crow melted back into the shadows, and Arnold asked cautiously.
“It is said that it is a knapul… ?”
“Aaron.”
I laughed.
“Arnold. Will you stop me?”
“…”
“Edwin and Aaron are members of the imperial family that you must protect.”
Arnold’s complexion hardened.
I was relaxed. If Arnold sprinted away like this, the five ‘claws’ hiding in my shadow would overwhelm him.
But Arnold’s choice was different.
Slowly, get on one knee with me.
“If Her Highness Iris inherits the crown.”
It was the voice of a serious, knight.
The unwavering loyalty of a superman who has dedicated his whole life to serving the imperial family, and has reached a state beyond countless walls.
“His Highness Chepesch, too, will be my lord.”
It was a knight’s oath.
