Chapter 275 – Each Person’s Will
About three hours had passed since the time of pleasure began, with a happy smile, Jun left her sleeping wives behind and headed out of Dowon Township alone.
He wanted to sleep with his wives as his blanket and pillow, but he couldn’t do that when he thought of the Holy Knights under the Pope who were anxiously waiting for him.
‘… It’s annoying.’
Both dealing with people and behaving appropriately for the position assigned to me were all extremely bothersome.
I once again missed my days as an adventurer, doing whatever I wanted with my wives.
‘Let’s just hold on until the salvation of the world comes to an end.’
I mumbled and tried to calm down the mounting annoyance.
Then, carrying a bunch of daily necessities, he joined the Holy Knights, who looked happy as if they had everything in the world, and returned to the imperial palace.
“Welcome, Cardinal. And you did a perfect job.”
As soon as he arrived at the imperial palace, Arthur secretly visited Jun through a secret passage.
His face as he looked at Jun was full of gratitude, excitement, and a sense of accomplishment.
“It looks like my performance was somewhat successful.”
“Don’t even talk. I’m sure there’s no one in the capital who doesn’t know about your performance. Especially commoners.”
All humans are equal.
No one is insignificant and no one is noble.
At least that is how God created humans.
Arthur added that even though it has only been a few hours since these words were spoken by Jun, countless commoners are imitating them.
“Maybe that’s why the citizen representatives met much sooner than we expected. “I will contact the church soon to ask about my intentions.”
At that time, if he and the Pope take the stand and show that they are sincere in breaking down the class system, citizen representatives will most likely come out cooperatively and the amount of bloodshed for reform will naturally decrease.
“All of this is thanks to you. Thank you so much.”
“… I just did what I felt like. So please raise your head quickly.”
“No, I won’t lift it.”
If Jun had not brutally suppressed the Shadow Emperor and his subordinate forces,
If he had not suppressed the power of the nobles with his miraculous ability,
As a commoner, if you didn’t attract the attention of the commoners,
“No, me and Leon’s mom’s lifelong wish (to abolish the class system) would not have even begun, and even if it had begun, it would not have flowed as smoothly as it does now. Even if you didn’t mean to do that, I have more than enough reasons to bow down and express my gratitude to you.”
Arthur bowed his head even deeper to convey his true feelings.
He didn’t care at all about the emperor’s reputation. If it weren’t for him, he wouldn’t have been able to regain his face.
Well, there were definitely other reasons.
“I feel burdened. Do you know how burdensome it is to see your friend’s father bowing his head to express his gratitude?”
“Haha! Do you feel burdened because you are your friend’s father? “Not because he’s the emperor?”
“Yes. “Don’t you like it?”
“No, I like it much more. I feel like you definitely think of my son as a friend. “I thought our relationship had become very distant since we never met in private even though we were together in the imperial palace.”
Arthur lifted her head and smiled reassuringly.
She somehow seemed happier than when she told me that her wish was going smoothly. Is this such a happy thing?
Jun shrugged his shoulders and said, not knowing what to say.
“It has become very distant. While we were apart, Leon did a lot of things that disappointed me.”
I don’t know why I was so busy, but compared to other friends, the number and content of letters I sent was small.
She is preoccupied with other women and neglects her lovers and family, Linda and Hennie.
Above all, when Elysia and Iris were working as teaching assistants, they had a lover, and even though the lover clearly said that she was your friend, she did not give up and made an attempt on both of them.
Elysia and Iris were too attractive to give up easily, and even if Leon had liked those two people first, it wouldn’t have been true.
‘If you know grace, you should give up cleanly. ‘He’s had blood on her hands for five years because of him.’
I thought many times about breaking off diplomatic relations.
Still, the reason she didn’t do it in the end was because she was very lenient on her friends because of this beast, and because Leon was one of her friends who grew up like family.
But even that reprieve gradually reached its limit.
Even though it had been quite some time since they spent time in the imperial palace, Leon did not come to apologize, but rather avoided the conversation, and even when they ran into each other by chance, he avoided conversation with an ambiguous smile.
Slowly, inside Jun, his evaluation of Leon was becoming similar to that of Juan, a beast.
“Well, that’s probably because I was scared of you.”
Arthur, who was listening to Jun’s complaints with a bewildered expression on his face as if he had no idea of such a fact, hurriedly defended him.
“Leon is scared of me? Why?”
“Isn’t the last time you and Leon met again at a meeting held at the request of Lee Geomseong, Samgeomseong, and Paeseong? At that time, you radiated such a terrifying force that even I felt trembled. According to intelligence, some of the nobles who attended the meeting at that time still have trouble sleeping at night remembering that time. How can it be so bad for Leon, who lacks skills and experience?”
Jun nodded his head as if it seemed plausible.
Arthur quickly continued his defense as if he was gaining momentum.
“And I’d like you to look into women’s issues as well. “It’s the history of our family.”
“Could something like that run in the family?”
“That’s right, family history. We men of the Rai Windsor family instinctively seek to create a pride and harem made up of high-class women. No matter how hard you try to suppress that instinct, you can’t help it. It’s like an imprint in blood. It’s a shame, but that’s why our family’s symbol became a lion.”
“But Your Majesty only loved the former saint. “Did you also love the former empress?”
“No, my only love is Leon’s mother. But that’s just me being weird, not Leon. And Leon was born with Rye Windsor’s blood so deep that she developed her superpower – Nullification. “I’m sure her instincts are much stronger than those of other bloodlines.”
After hearing it, it seemed like Leon had his own reasons.
However, I couldn’t completely forgive him.
There are some behaviors that cannot be explained by fear or family history,
“Honestly, isn’t it too bad to keep your lover and teachers from meeting me just because you don’t want to meet me?”
Involving others in one’s work could never be viewed as a good thing.
“Woah, did our Leon really do that?”
“Yes, I really did.”
While sitting at the café and chatting with the 10-stars, Jun monitored the entire academy using skill-activation, skill-CPU, and radar as much as possible to check and find the movements of the nobles in the academy and any resistance members that might be hiding.
Then, he could see.
Linda and Henny complaining that they want to meet her, and Leon stands in their way with a stern expression.
“Perhaps you were worried that they would be taken away by you. Well, even if that happens, it still doesn’t change the fact that it’s an ugly thing to do.”
Arthur shakes his head bitterly, as if he couldn’t even cover it up to that point.
Jun said to him.
“You are my father. Please take this opportunity to give me a hard scolding, so I don’t do that.”
“Hmm~. That seems a bit difficult.”
“Why? “Have you discovered any weaknesses?”
“It’s a weakness. “You could see it that way.”
Arthur smiled bitterly and nodded at her, then explained the reason as if confessing his sin.
“I can’t feel comfortable with Leon because there are so many things I couldn’t do for him and the time we spent face to face was very short. Leon also seems to notice my expression and feels awkward.”
“Then you can increase the time we spend face to face and do what you couldn’t do for us.”
Time is medicine, and if you do that, the awkward relationship between father and son will likely become stronger.
“I often visit Leon to do the same, but it’s hard to see where he is and what he’s doing. No, what are you really doing? My face is getting more and more gray every day. I don’t think I’m meeting Henny and Linda. Have you found a new lover?”
Arthur scratched his head roughly as if he was frustrated.
He seemed quite worried.
“If you were that worried, why did you secretly monitor them?”
“And what if I get caught? I’m sure you’ll feel bad, but if you happen to hate me, I, I…”
“… Leon is not a bad guy who would hate his father for something like that, so don’t look like it’s the end of the world.”
Jun comforted Arthur with cold eyes.
For a moment, she asked him with a very worried expression.
“Are you sure you don’t mind? I don’t think you’ve even told Leon about the constitutional monarchy yet. “If you know that, even Leon can hate your Majesty.”
This is Leon, who did not give up on becoming a prince even when the orphans he raised as family in the church could be in danger.
It may have been to help his father, but he wouldn’t have been able to do that if he hadn’t had a great desire for power.
Would he, who has such a strong desire for power, willingly accept a constitutional monarchy?
Jun thought that the probability of that happening was very low.
“… But I still have to do it. No, I will definitely do it. Even if I’m hated by Leon.”
So that everyone in the empire can live freely like adventurers.
Arthur was determined to fulfill his and his only lover’s wishes.
