76 – Long time no see, father-in-law.

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‘No, what the hell is that all about?’

The numerous crowds visible under the clouds and the soldiers standing like ornaments on a carpet wearing dazzling armor that showed no practicality.

At first glance, was today a festival day for the Empire? Streets that are lively enough to raise the question of

I might have thought otherwise before I was discovered by Lily, and before Lily told me that the Emperor would have known all about me.

Since the emperor’s power has become so strong, the princess’s return to Korea for vacation is such a welcome treat. What I did wasn’t wrong. It made sense.

thank god. Called.

However, I had a memory of one night that suddenly came to me, and that memory made me unable to accept the cheers that seemed to pierce the clouds with joy.

-If you come to the empire again someday, then I will treat you as a state guest… .

The emperor’s regretful farewell, who said he would treat me like a state guest.

The memory of that night, when I made an unplanned mistake in my early morning sensibility, slightly distorted the muscles in my smiling face.

I was grateful that he did not welcome me, who had become his daughter’s lover, but I did not want such a noisy welcome.

“Did I tell you? The problem in front of your eyes comes first.”

“I see… No, it would have been better if you had known about it beforehand!”

When the short-distance transfer headed for the magic circle and appealed, Lily scratched her cheek shyly.

“Ah, that… I was also in a position to hear only that Obama would hold a welcome ceremony in a letter… I didn’t expect it to be to this extent.”

Ehehe.

However, unlike Lily, whose name was the princess, and smiled as if she had seen such a luxurious scene, the back of my neck began to openly express her soreness.

But the sky is also savage.

The cheering people did not give me time to organize my thoughts, and I had no choice but to immediately put my body on the teleportation magic circle.

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The vision gradually opens with a slight tingling feeling after the transfer.

However, the fanfare of all kinds of musical instruments resonating before the light perceived by the eyes strikes my eardrums.

Bam-bambam-bambam-bambam-

After a while, the sound of cheers like the echo of a fanfare.

Unlike Lily, who was accustomed to waving her hand with a bright smile toward the public, she showed an awkward smile and just silently followed her.

smile.

Every time Lily gives a deep smile, invisible arrows fly without covering the target.

hooked hooked hooked

As the silent arrow strikes the target of the man’s heart, a slight quarrel spreads over the carpet road filled with cheers.

It’s faint, but I can definitely hear the angkaljin voice.

“Hey, you burn! Where are you staring at me?”

“Kuh, keuh! No, this lady? When did I say that I was fascinated! I just welcomed our noble princess!”

“Shit and shit! When did you use the word ‘we’ to Her Highness the Princess?! This is the first topic I’ve seen today…!”

If the source of the turmoil was the academy, I would have stopped it using Moonlight’s ability, but this place is the Empire. It wasn’t a space where I could wield a sword at will, like at the academy.

Even that kind of quarrel couldn’t be said to be a matter of silk, just the previous couple, so I had no choice but to grab my throbbing hair and move to the kingdom.

‘Anyway, as expected.’

There are two reasons why I nodded my head while holding such a thought inside.

One for Lily, who was randomly throwing arrows in front of me, and one for her father, the emperor.

The former was a presence that even attracted the attention of the female students of the academy whenever I went alone because of my excellent appearance, but for the reason that I did not stand out at all from the moment I was with Lily.

I realized again that light loses its light in front of a more brilliant light.

The latter is due to the actions of the emperor who took good care of state affairs to the extent that even though rumors about me had already spread widely throughout the empire, the people could welcome Lily, the princess, to their heart’s content.

It was because the welcome ceremony alone made it possible to know that I had been working hard to fulfill my promise to protect Lily without getting drunk with the enormous power I had given me.

Isn’t it?

Even if the aristocrats disappeared, if the emperor had used power only for himself, the people would not have been smiling brightly.

Even though there was an excuse that he was at war, the fact that he did not use him softened the smile that had been distorted for a while.

that buck that buck that buck

As we followed Lily, we arrived at the entrance of the imperial palace.

The large crowds were also invisible now, and only silence surrounded us.

But as always, I couldn’t talk to Lily without hesitation, because unlike the crowd, I was concerned about the soldiers standing side by side on our way.

So just stay silent. With a feeling of tension, he took one step towards the audience room.

Even if you really welcomed it, your lover’s father is your lover’s father. I couldn’t help but feel the emotions I felt when I was in a completely different position from that time.

Fortunately, the location transferred to the magic circle was not too far from the imperial palace, so it was possible to move on foot without riding a carriage.

As a result, Lily, who glanced at me at the prepared carriage, waved her hand saying it was okay and said that it was also important to make eye contact with the people one by one.

‘Perhaps, if I had moved by wagon, I would have been able to fully enjoy the feeling of pigs being dragged to the slaughterhouse.’

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Just imagining it made me shudder at the terrifying sensation.

Even if you go when you go, it’s a completely different feeling to move towards the final station with your own will and just waiting for it to arrive.

that buck

Lily suddenly stopped walking.

I raised my head in line with that and found myself in front of the audience room door.

It seems that he didn’t even notice because he had a lot of complicated thoughts running through his head.

“Ha ha… Whoa…”

Lily, who was trying to give a signal to the gatekeepers who were silently waiting for our preparations to finish, heard my deep sigh and turned her head.

It is noticeable that he could not hide his happy feelings and a happy smile spread across his face.

“Are you nervous? Berry?”

“The princess will be fine, but I… can’t be nervous.”

“Well… I think it’ll be okay if I don’t?”

On what basis?

I was about to ask that question, but Lily jumped first and took out some letters from her bosom. Three envelopes of letters branded with the imperial family.

As if only I knew the answer.

Lily waved at me as if she were proud of the letter, showing off her happy smile even more.

“Ha, I see. Let’s go in.”

yeah, i don’t know The fact that the emperor couldn’t hate me.

It was just that my heart couldn’t move forward in a situation I was experiencing for the first time in my life.

Didn’t he even show consideration for Lily by refusing the carriage, walking with a narrower stride than usual, and silently waiting for me to finish my preparations?

It’s gotten to the point where I can see you running hard from far away, even with a restless mind, so I’m going to go in.

“…Now I finally have a normal face. Even if you don’t be so nervous, nothing you worry about will happen. Rather…you should worry about the opposite.”

“yes?”

Without even answering my question, Lily waved to the gatekeepers.

Very elegant, yet familiar. Paradoxically succinctly.

Then, the gatekeepers with very strong physique open the door slowly, shouting with grandiose modifiers.

“The only light and blessing of the Helios Empire where the sun never sets under the sky!! Her Highness, Princess Liliciana Ekaterina! Second seat at Solus Academy! Knight Finn is here!”

kiik-

The brilliant colors created by the jewels reflected in the sun shining through the cracks in the slowly open door.

The appearance of the audience room, which clearly reveals that it is the Empire of the Sun, raised the corners of my mouth.

Even the emperor was looking down at me with a solemn expression, including the appearance of the audience room that remained in my memory.

‘Still, I can’t seem to get the slightest trembling of my pupils or muscles yet.’

The shadow of doubt in the emperor’s eyes disappears with joy the moment he sees me.

The lower official, who twitched slightly with his hardened expression, let me know that he was sincerely welcoming me.

The faintly audible trembling of my fingers reveals how much I want to say to me.

The fact that the immature emperor, who only thought of his daughter and wife, had truly become the owner of the empire, made him very happy.

again.

Lily, leaving me behind and stepping out in front of the emperor, greeted me with courtesy like a blooming flower.

“Abama, I have safely finished my first semester at the academy and returned. Have you been well?”

“…Yes, Lilithiana. I heard about the story in detail through Marianne, who arrived first. It is very commendable that she ended up in the second place even though she went through unavoidable circumstances after entering the school as the top student.”

“As the princess of the empire, I just did what I had to do. Although it was an unavoidable situation, it is regrettable that I could not reap the beauty of being the chief with the rank of second in rank.”

‘… These guys, did you take the medicine as a group?’

I didn’t expect to grow to this extent… came to mind.

It was because he felt a strange sense of distance from the emperor and Lily, who started reciting the lines that were only seen in real romance novels.

“You have exceeded this father’s expectations, so that is enough. Excessive swearing can cause anger. Rather than obsessing over the result, it would be better to take care of the process without neglecting it.”

“Yes, I’ll take your word for it.”

Lily bowed her head, looked around, and the emperor beckoned lightly.

Then, people vacate their seats in an orderly manner, but without making a fuss.

Wondering what was going on, I turned my head and looked around, noticing that the faces of the remaining people belonged to people only familiar to me.

“…Okay, then we should get to the point now, don’t we?”

Did he take care of me so that I didn’t have to hide the fact about my identity?

I bowed politely, expressing a little gratitude and a handful of admiration.

“Meet the great master of the empire.

The emperor’s smile, which was looking at me carefully, deepened.