Return， Control， and Eat 240

Chapter 240 – The Tame Emperor

The Emperor and Gray were born five hundred years ago, at the height of the war between beasts and mankind.

A thousand years ago, a beast disease broke out, and in the hundreds of years since then, all those who were not immune to the disease died.
Along with the brilliant achievements of past civilizations.

Civilization back to the level of the Middle Ages. A struggle for survival against countless wild beasts.

The horrors of the war cannot be expressed in words.

The miracle of human altruism is because they are creatures with room in their hearts after all.

The Emperor and Gray grew up watching what humans can do in a situation where only survival is urgent.

In fact, even that boyhood wasn’t long.
Because one day, the Emperor and Gray’s parents were in need of money.

They sold their children to hunters for pennies.
The buyers were a group of hunters who used the purchased slaves as bait to attract wild beasts.

“Why were we born?”

That was Gray’s habit.
Hugging the corpse of his brother, who died from being bitten by a wolf-shaped beast in his place, the emperor replied.

‘There’s no such thing as meaning.’

The world is not beautiful, and there is no reason why humans were born.
It was the only realization I gained in my short life.

Does that mean she is right?
At that moment, the venom that was inherent in her burst out.

[Humans are beings that should disappear.]
[You are the chosen one.]
[Use that power to exterminate humans.]

I don’t know what it is or why.
A sweet voice came from somewhere.

It was an irresistible urge.
Is there anyone who can resist this voice?

Does not matter.
Because I had no intention of rejecting it anyway.
The emperor accepted the unknown power as his own will.

Everything has changed since then.

First of all, he killed all the hunters who treated them like pigs, and revived Gray to make him an immortal companion.

What after that
He lived according to his impulses.

The emperor, who was born from people like poop, properly showed what a clean fish is.

If there is an advantage to being born and raised in a turbulent world, it is that you grew up seeing so many dirty things, and this time you have nothing to hold back even if you do dirty things yourself.

Looking back on the past, there is no regret or hesitation.
It was a good life.
So, ‘this guy was actually a pitiful guy… ‘ I have no intention of buying sympathy tickets.

It was an ugly, mean, and dirty life, but humans are originally created to be this ugly.

There’s no meaning to life anyway.
Then it would be more comfortable to live happily according to impulse.

I would have lived a long time believing that with all my heart.

But why are you making me feel this way now?

…

Even after facing the ancient beast that appeared, the emperor could not convince the princess.

Incredibly large body.
Even after seeing the wonders of nature, Gongju-in intends to fight in person.

“Would you like to order?”
“If you come here, you should definitely eat steamed seafood. Give me this and this and this… Fried catfish? Plenty of this too.”
“Uh, by any chance, are there more people with you? I can move you to a larger seat over there.”
“It’s okay.”
“Yes, please wait a moment.”

A princess who lives in a shop that serves as a restaurant during the day and a bar and inn at night.

The emperor, who is invisible to anyone, as well as the princesses are slightly disguised, so their eyes are not focused.

‘Really, he’s a big guy. As I said with my own mouth that the raid might be today…’

At a moment like this, I came to have a drink alone.

The princess didn’t pay attention to the emperor’s lukewarm stare and ordered more than enough food to satisfy a few people.

Although he is a direct descendant of one of the leading nobles in the empire, he is familiar with taverns like this.

After a while, the open food fills the table.

“What is this? Are you asking me to eat too?”
“Do whatever you want. I won’t force you.”
“I already ate today’s meal this morning. Aren’t you mistaken?”
“Eat or not, do as you please. I ordered too much while it was pleasant.”

The princess didn’t have a short mouth, but it was too much for her to eat alone.

The seafood dish with fresh ingredients looked pretty good, and since the emperor is always hungry lately, he took the tableware without hesitation.

“Of course, steamed seafood should be spicy. Is it worth eating?
“Really. It’s pretty good.”
“It’s a relief. The mouthwateringly high meat toilet acknowledged it.”
“I wonder how they fish in a place infested with beasts.”
“That’s all jjambara. It’s still delicious here. I bought a lot of it before without my mother’s knowledge.”

There was no doubt that the princess liked these foods.
If it’s enough to make you want to brag to the emperor, who considers it a meat toilet, it must be pretty good.

But the food isn’t the only reason he’s in a good mood.

The restaurant is full of alcohol and crowded with food drinkers.
Despite the martial law, the people of Yeongji are still full of energy.
For example, it was the kind of tenacious vitality felt at a fish market at dawn.

The princess is looking at them with soft eyes.

A rare sight.

Seeing this, the emperor realized.

“Amazing.”
“Isn’t it? It’s delicious.”
“That’s not it. You really were human.”
“What?”

A look of helplessness.
He doesn’t know how ridiculous he is.

If you are devoured by miasma, you can never look at humans with those eyes.

“I thought you were fooling everyone.”
“What is he saying now.”
“I guessed you were drawing something big. I couldn’t believe that you really could have overcome the urge to hear the venomous whispers. There’s no way someone like that exists in the world.”

It’s not like I’ve lived comfortably as if I was a princess.

For example, when the plan was discovered due to the betrayal of the slaves he was trying to save, and he lost the woman he loved.
Even at that moment when he was deeply disappointed in people and fell into despair, the miasma must have been whispering incessantly.

However, unlike the emperor, he did not waver.

That is the crucial difference from being a princess.

The emperor couldn’t do that.
The princess did just that.

Maybe the princess is right.
Maybe then or even after that.
Does that mean I could have refused… ?

“You…”
“No, that’s not it!

What were you trying to say
Just as the words were about to come out, a conversation that came out from behind cut them off.

“I’d rather support Princess Carol than Young master I’ve never seen before. Everyone knows how diligently Princess Carol has been running around in recent years, right?”
“I agree. To be honest, the timing is really bad. Why do you have to come back when you’re so confused? It makes sense to give up your seat to the princess and disappear.”
“Uh huh! It’s the grand duke’s name, but these rebels.”
“Knock off the Grand Duchess!”

Did you say it was a drunken joke?
When alcohol is added to the raucous atmosphere, everyone becomes completely honest.
And although it’s prone to fights, there’s no better side dish than talking about politics.

The stories the hunters sitting behind now share must be the raw public opinion.
An honest impression of the current Yeongji people accepting the princess.

However, sincerity is not always a virtue.

The emperor furrowed his eyebrows.
Of course, there was no way that the princess couldn’t hear the conversation right next to her.

Yet he

“It’s sharp. It only says the right thing.”

He is giggling.

“Are you going to stay still after hearing such a thing? Do you have no belly?”

Rather, it was the emperor who burst into anger.
I forgot what I was going to say in my anger.

The fact that the princess was not born with strategic magic.
Therefore, it is true that he left home at a young age because he could not carry the family.

However, when the princess decided that she could now defeat the beast, he immediately returned to his hometown.
In the process, he didn’t even know how much blood he would have to shed.
Although he gave reasons for his debauchery, he came back with his own responsibility.

How dare you talk nonsense about a subject you don’t even know about.

“Foolish grassroots. It wouldn’t be enough even if I pulled out his disloyal tongue and punished him severely…”
“The meat toilet is talking. I’m feeling good right now, so I’ll take a look at it. Eat what you’re already eating.”
“…Even if you don’t say that, I can’t do you any harm anyway.”

That is the current miserable situation.
Over the past few days, he has grasped his subject to the point of getting tired of it.

However, the emperor closed his mouth tightly and secretly stretched out his hand to cover the eyes of the man who was gossiping about the princess.

Even if the emperor is invisible to others, his brain refuses to recognize it, and it is not really transparent.
If so, other women would have straddled her as she sat in the passenger seat of her car the other day.

Therefore, if you cover your eyes like this, you will not be able to see the other side properly.

“Huh? What, did the fire go out… Oh, it’s hot!!”
“Giggle giggle, this guy must have drunk his ass. He’s already drunk. No, he’ll be hot if he just inhales the soup.”
“I thought it must have been a drink… Are you really drunk?”

In other words, he is the best bully for the emperor, who has become somewhat accustomed to being a ghost.

If the man was driving or if he was blind, he would not have been able to blindfold it if it was a dangerous moment.
However, there is nothing dangerous if your eyes become blurry for a moment while you are eating.

It was a trivial stroke of luck that the man picked up a soup cup instead of a drink.

You ignorant bastards, you’re lucky.
I was going to cut off my tongue, but it was just a slight burn!

For some reason, the proud emperor shrugged his shoulders.

‘No, now is not the time for this! You missed the timing to speak up!’

Even after that, the emperor was only wasting his time.
Time passed without any progress.
The last day passed just like that.
He couldn’t stop the princess or come up with a sharp alternative.

Finally, the attack of the wild beasts aimed at the absence of the Siberian Grand Duke began.

…

“Princess. Do you have a book?”
“There is no such thing.”
“Then, aim for the next opportunity. The Princess and the other two Strategic Wizards do not lag behind the anti-aircraft in terms of firepower, so even if you don’t step out, it’s not too much to defend.”
“Is the toilet talking back?”
“This… What does this mean! A finger is cut off by even a young beast. One moment’s mistake is death!”

The emperor recklessly pursued the princess who headed to the front line with only one squad.

The princess still acts without a countermeasure.

In fact, I know the odds of winning are higher than I thought.

The princess rips off the flesh of the beast and absorbs miasma each time her blood is smeared.
If you only have poison, you can regenerate even if your whole body is crushed, so once you can cling to the ancient beast, the battle becomes a battle of mental strength.

It is highly likely that the princess will win after the misery that is hard to see with both eyes open.

My heart raced wildly.

Under the sea on the other side.
The presence of a huge beast like a mountain was clearly felt.

“Princess, defend yourself! Let the King of Fair Wheels draw the sword! Or if there’s something, something I don’t know about, defend yourself!!”

The beast, which wandered the coastal waters with hundreds of cubs, showed its malice towards its prey, which voluntarily came to the shore.

The Emperor and the Beast are essentially the same being.
An existence that follows the will of miasma and is hostile to humans.

So she knew.

Tentacles, tentacles, horns, legs, antennae, teeth, fins, scales, tail.

Each one is more lethal than a weapon made of steel.

I could clearly feel the presence of them stretching like a spider’s web under the surface of the water.

“Coming! Princess, you can hear me! Stop it!”

It’s getting closer.

500m, 300m…

“Are you kidding? Are you just kidding me? Actually, you’re hiding some really great magic?!”

At a very high speed.
When the attack begins, most humans will not even be able to react and will be skewered.

Of course, the powerless emperor’s meat shield cannot protect him.

“Haha…! Haha…! Crane…!”

The attack is now close to 100m.

Die?
Are you a princess?

No matter how soon he was revived, he had to see his body pierced and broken hundreds of thousands of times?

The master of all poisons.
The only being that can resist miasma.
The only one who recognizes the emperor.

The only meaning left in the world.

The emperor tried to catch his rough breath.

“Princess! Princess! Please…!!”

Tentacles came close to my eyes.

The dreaming presence under the surface of the water has now turned into waves and can be seen with the naked eye.

The reason it doesn’t attack right away is just to judge whether the prey in front of it is safe.
Now that their judgment is over, it wouldn’t be strange if they attacked right away.

“Please…!”

Is there really no way to protect the princess?

There is.
It has been there since the beginning.
He only turned his head to keep his own oath.

But time with him.
Little by little she changed.

“I got it! I got it…!”

All of this is the plot of the princess anyway.
Gaslighting her to bring her down.
Assistant.

I know that.

“You won! You won…”

Still, the emperor cried out.
He couldn’t stand it without shouting.

“I’ll admit it! From the beginning. Until now, and from now on…!”

Are the tears flowing out the corpse of pride and dignity that were as high as the sky?
Anyway, it didn’t matter now.

The emperor clung to the princess’s lap with tears running down his nose.
He didn’t care how he looked.

“I was your toilet. It’s okay to treat it like an object…!”

If the princess was really nothing.

If it was just hateful, there would be no reason for the emperor to be angry when he heard his gossip.

What does it mean?
The answer was very easy.

“So… Let me protect you!!”

The cry of putting everything down was strangely comforting.

The emperor even smiled across his disfigured face and shouted an oath of complete surrender.