ALL NOVEL chapter 134
134 – Real Battle 3
“Shall we talk about Betzdo’s location now?”
Rocky clapped his hands once, trying to lighten the mood.
Sepia looked at Rocky with a determined gaze.
He had been curious from the start. Who knew the location of Betzdo, which he couldn’t find no matter how hard he searched?
“There are many worrisome things, but now it’s time for Sepia to be happy too. I know there are worries, but I’m also worried. If Sepia gets in danger, I’ll protect you.”
Sepia thought Rocky was talking to him at first.
“So, don’t worry too much.”
As he continued to listen, he realized Rocky wasn’t talking to him.
“Sepia has already made up his mind. I’ve been watching Sepia’s efforts from the side.”
But since there was no one else present except Rocky and himself, Sepia couldn’t hide his surprise, speaking in a trembling voice.
“Who are you talking to now…?”
“That’s right, now.”
Roki cut off Sephia’s words, having witnessed all the disasters that had occurred in the village and being the only one who could track down Vetsudo’s current location.
“Tell me slowly. Where is Vetsudo now?”
Roki’s gaze was fixed on the spirits from start to finish.
.
A nation that even the combined forces of all the kingdoms on the continent couldn’t defeat.
The Croa Empire, recognized by everyone as the sole empire on the continent.
And the one who held the highest position within that empire.
Thus, the one who held the highest position on the continent.
The former emperor, who had cleared the mess left by the previous emperor, and had developed the empire even further.
The master of the sword clan, Freyja, and the magic clan, Adelian.
The Emperor of the Croa Empire, Kassten Leonhart.
The great emperor gazed at the mountain of documents on his desk, furrowing his brow.
When would he finish processing all of this? Even if he focused, it would take at least three hours.
“Sigh…”
Originally, he would hand over these documents to the prime minister and spend his time chatting with the empress. But the prime minister hadn’t come to work for two days.
“Should I call the prime minister back now?”
The emperor’s eyes and hands were quickly processing the documents, but in his mind, he was regretting his decision to give the prime minister a break.
Two days ago, the prime minister had asked to retire or take a leave of absence.
If it were anyone else, Roki would have thought they were joking, saying something like, “I’m having a hard time, so let’s work a bit harder…”
But recently, the prime minister had obtained a powerful tool for negotiation.
At first, it was because of Roki’s movements during the entrance ceremony, but somehow, he had officially become the emperor’s disciple.
“It’s been a real hassle because of that.”
Roki becoming the emperor’s disciple wasn’t the only thing that had become a hassle.
The emperor was also experiencing a troublesome situation.
From the start, when he began teaching, to indirectly talking about his own children…
No one had directly said it, but it was clear that he wanted to make his own children his disciples.
The one who had spoken the most about this was the prime minister.
The prime minister hadn’t requested to make his own child a disciple.
“If only that were the case…”
“Are you making me do all this work because I’m teaching a disciple? You didn’t allow my retirement! I’ll raise a young disciple myself! Now that I’m old, the disciple I raise will be more useful than me, won’t they?”
His loud voice made it seem like he could work for another 10, no, 20 years.
It was the blessing of the empire.
And it seemed that the prime minister had misunderstood.
It wasn’t that the emperor had dumped all his work on the prime minister because of Roki.
The emperor had often dumped his work on the prime minister even before Roki.
“I did give him a break, but…”
Trying to process the work the prime minister had left behind was giving him a headache.
It wasn’t particularly difficult. The problem was that there were too many documents, and it was annoying.
There were also confidential documents that couldn’t be carelessly handed over to other officials due to security concerns.
“From now on, I’ll give you money instead of a vacation. And more bonuses.”
“‘Your Majesty! What I want is not money or honor, but retirement!'”
The emperor ignored the prime minister’s cries in his mind and processed the documents.
He was thinking about the prime minister’s health, after all.
“It would be better to take a good rest during this vacation and work a bit longer.”
Even machines need occasional maintenance to last longer.
The emperor processed the documents, thinking that the prime minister would be devastated if he heard this.
He still had no intention of retiring the prime minister.
One prime minister was much more useful than several mediocre officials.
“At least as long as I’m on the throne, retirement is just a dream. Ah.”
Every time the emperor’s hand moved, the documents on the desk decreased.
As the overwhelming mountain of documents gradually decreased…
– Suddenly.
Someone entered without permission, opening the door and walking in.
If anyone else had entered the emperor’s room without permission, they would have been fired at the very least.
But the emperor, who had been looking at the documents with a blank expression, raised an eyebrow as he confirmed the identity of the person who entered.
“The Empress.”
The eyes that had been fixed on the documents turned to the empress.
The empress smiled as she met the emperor’s gaze.
“Your Majesty, am I disturbing you?”
“No, not at all. I was just about to take a break anyway.”
The empress looked at the number of documents the emperor had processed and the number of remaining documents. Although the processed documents far outnumbered the remaining ones, there were still many left.
“The prime minister is on vacation, and Your Majesty is struggling. Hehe, that’s why I said I’d take care of it.”
“I could have worked hard even if I hadn’t announced my retirement.”
“But you liked it, so you said it, didn’t you?”
She had discovered his secret, had talent, and even had the ability to catch a necromancer alone.
If she were an ordinary subject, she would have responded nonchalantly to the empress’s words, but……
“Moreover, I like Erika too. It seems like you’ve been talking to her all this time.”
The emperor’s raised eyebrow began to tremble as he continued to look at the empress.
The empress smiled as she looked at the emperor.
Her lovely husband always showed this kind of interesting reaction when it came to their daughter.
“You’re cute. Honestly, there’s no one else I like besides that child.”
“………….”
The emperor remained silent, saying nothing.
The empress’s words were true, after all.
She was precious, cute, kind, and lovely.
Compared to our perfect daughter, no man could catch her eye, but…..
If she had to choose one, she would choose Rocky.
Of course, it’s still far from enough.
The empress said to the emperor, who was trying to deny it.
“Besides, didn’t you also get surprised when you saw the artifact that child gave to Yerica?”
It was the day when Rockie said he was a disciple at the disciplinary committee meeting.
Late at night, my daughter came in, laughing and boasting.
“Dad, Mom, look at this! I got all of these from Kwangdae-nim as gifts! Hehe.”
What she took out was numerous artifacts.
And among those artifacts, there were some that were priceless.
It was surprising that she had received all of those without giving anything in return, and that Kwangdae-nim had given them to her without expecting anything.
Although there wasn’t a single identical artifact, it was clear what kind of heart Kwangdae-nim had when giving them to my daughter, considering the protective barrier and evasion abilities.
“Now that it’s known that child is your disciple, there will surely be families who will try to propose a marriage alliance. Won’t Yerica be sad then?”
The empress’s words made the emperor ponder.
– Tingling. Tingling.
The communication device beeped.
When I checked, it was a personal communication device, not the one used for work.
The number of people connected to this device, excluding family, could be counted on one hand.
“Timing is really something.”
The empress raised an eyebrow at the emperor’s reaction.
“Who is it?”
“My disciple. Now that I think about it, you’ve never met them before, empress. Why don’t we hear their voice for the first time?”
The empress shook her head at the emperor’s suggestion.
“No. I want to see their face properly for the first time, not just hear their voice through the communication device.”
The empress said that and gave the emperor a light peck on the cheek before leaving. After the empress left, the emperor received a call.
[Long live the great empire’s sun. Today, I’m grateful for your favor.]
“Ha… “
The person who usually only exchanged simple greetings said something like that, making me feel a sense of unease.
“Is there any contact from another kingdom?”
[Not anymore. I think I’m getting old.]
“Since it’s the weekend tomorrow, come visit, and I’ll teach you a move or two.”
[You’re busy tomorrow.]
“What’s the reason.”
[Going to catch a necromancer.]
It was a carefree tone, as if saying “I’m going to eat rice.”
The emperor’s gaze almost went back to the documents he was processing.
“………….”
Should I call the minister again.