“Although everything was very strange, anyway, thanks to Miss Namiya, the problem was solved.”
Kiaros mentioned Namiya's name again, making the Emperor and Empress look embarrassed once again.
He sighed and decided to change the subject again.
"Oh, now that we're talking face to face, I remembered something I wanted to say.
I'm in the dark period."
The Emperor and Empress were surprised by his words.
Kiaros calmly explained the events of the recent Dark Period, and how he miraculously survived an attack thanks to Namiah.
“It was truly amazing.”
قال كياروس بجدية.
For someone like him, who usually didn't show much emotional fluctuations, saying 'truly amazing' was of great significance.
"When she was attacked during the Second Dark Period… and now, I'm still so confused.
She acted as if she knew the future."
The Emperor frowned and crossed his arms.
“Another dark period… In that case, Kiaros, you will have to take care of yourself for a while.
I will have to take care of the palace’s affairs again.”
“But...”
“It's okay, I can hold on until your dark period is over, don't worry, son.”
The Emperor laughed even though his face looked sick.
“I've been through a lot, Kiaros.
There's no point in me standing idly by in a situation like this.”
Kiaros bit his lips, worried, but remained silent.
He knew better than anyone how helpless he was at that moment.
“Anyway, this is really just the beginning.”
The Emperor muttered as if he wanted to make sure of that.
“We have a formidable enemy… a bold enemy who not only infiltrated the nobles, but also dared to reach the palace.
They have finally targeted you and the Empress.”
The tail had been cut off, so the mastermind remained unknown.
باستثناء شيء واحد…
“That woman clearly shouted ‘for evolution’…” “Return to Chapter 34 for those who don’t remember.”
The Emperor mused, his voice slowing.
Like a slogan.
“There are groups with strange and powerful beliefs, strong enough to sacrifice their lives in an instant.”
“Evolution...evolution, evolution.”
The Emperor frowned and Kiaros spoke in a low voice.
“Reminds me of a goblin.
It's evolution...”
Low-level monster, goblin.
The organization in the south that experimented and enhanced orcs, raising their intelligence to human levels.
At that time, the leaders were tracked down and killed.
However, a few managed to survive.
"Yes."
The Emperor acknowledged Kiaros's words and nodded vigorously.
"I've been thinking about them too.
We may need to track them further."
Then he turned to the Empress, smiling kindly.
“However, thanks to you, Fron, we have at least learned something.
From the moment of your arrest until the trial, you have endured a lot.”
“I wasn't...?”
The Empress scratched her cheek in shame.
"I did what Namiya told me to do.
She is smart.
Although I failed to make her my daughter-in-law, I realize that marrying the Crown Prince is terrifying.
I also felt burdened by the position of Empress."
The Empress's face lit up with renewed vigor as she recalled the trial.
“Namiya told me to insist and stick to the end, so I was shouting all kinds of things!
Then Your Majesty appeared, and everything was arranged!”
The Empress enjoyed the Emperor's loving gaze, and beat her fists excitedly as she continued.
“Honestly, what could someone as foolish as me understand?
Namiah, it's like she knew the future...”
Immediately.
“Excuse me.”
Kiaros interrupted her with a deadpan face.
“Excuse me, Your Majesty the Empress.”
"Yes?"
“What did you just say?”
The Empress was surprised by Kiaros's sharp behavior, so she immediately moved her head and exclaimed,
“I apologize, Your Highness the Crown Prince!
How dare I mention that Namiya refused to marry Your Highness!
I did not know my place!”
“Yes, you have made a mistake...
He has waited for years...” the Emperor muttered as he put his arm around the Empress.
The Empress shouted, her voice trembling from the intensity of the sound.
“Please punish me severely because I dared to trouble one of the Dragon’s descendants!”
“No, no, not that...”
“Not that?
Ah, so my thoughts were short when I said that I can understand why she would reject His Highness the Crown Prince!
Anyway, I am saying this at a disadvantage…”
“No, no, not that!”
Chiaros interrupted, raising his hand.
“You mentioned that ‘it’s like she knows the future,’ right?”
With her head bowed in confusion, the Empress raised her eyes warily.
“...Did you do that?”
Kiaros, looking sharper than ever, added:
“Isn't there a group that acts like they know the future?”
[When I was attacked during the Second Dark Period… And now, I am still extremely confused.
They acted as if they knew the future.]
Attackers who targeted Kiaros during his unexpected second dark period.
“Isn't this suspicious?”
Kiaros's eyes flashed.
"The humans who set the traps as if they knew the future, and Nmiya, who saved us as if she knew the future.
Isn't there a connection between them?"
“…Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you saying that you suspect Namibia?”
The Empress looked around cautiously before asking,
“Are you suggesting that even though Namiya saved Your Highness the Crown Prince and me when we were younger, and again 15 years later?
But because she doesn’t want to marry Your Highness...”
"No, it's not about her turning down the offer.
I really mean that."
Chiaros interrupted her in a solemn voice.
"But now that I think about it… It's really strange how she prepared so many defense scrolls on the day she was attacked.
It's like she knew the future.
Miss Namiya Ruabi had never acted alone in this department until then."
The Emperor spoke with a somewhat tired expression.
“But Kiaros, let's say you doubt her.
However, there's nothing we can do about it, right?
That elderly old man, the Master of the Magic Tower, who was so ignorant that he was clapping his hands for someone else's wife, actually fell in love with her.”
His voice sounded like an attempt at reassurance, but it carried a firm tone.
“You know, we can't strip someone of their status or detain them without reasonable cause... especially since she would think it was retaliation for rejecting the proposal.”
"I know."
Kiaros replied very seriously.
What if Namiia is the big villain?
The expected outcome was too horrific to imagine.
What if you saved the Imperial Family from the enemy's threat several times to gain trust, and then stabbed us in the back when it mattered most?
Hadn't the Empress already fallen in love with her?
If so, it would be tantamount to placing the enemy's leadership in a ministerial position.
“Miss Namiya Ruabi has handled this matter exceptionally well, hasn’t she?
It’s as if she knows the future.
Of course, this may just be good luck, but since it concerns the future of the empire, we must be careful.
So...”
With an expression that was unwavering even if pricked by a needle, he spoke as rationally as ever, thinking about the future of the empire.
“I must personally keep an eye on Miss Namia Rawabi.”
His majestic appearance and princely arrogance were natural.
The Emperor looked at his handsome and perfect son with admiration.
“My beloved son...”
Even his voice trembled a little.
“…This is really trivial.”