The Eternal Debauchery's

emperor's request

After the battle, I was led by several servants to bathe and prepare my audience with the emperor.

After the bath was over, the maid prepared a set of clothes for me and took me to the waiting room to wait for the emperor's call.

However, someone appeared in front of me before the emperor asked me to go inside.

“It's nice to meet you, Mr. Clark. I watched your battle in the arena, and it was an eye-opening experience.”

I frowned a little at the words of the blond young man in front of me.

Alan Quintin, my first brother and imperial crown prince.

The thought of him being able to smile so naturally after he tried to poison me.

“It's nice to meet you, Your Majesty. It's an honor to hear your praise.” I answered him with a smile as well, though in my heart I sneered at him.

Well, Alan might do the same. He must have cursed the young man who ruined his plan.

"Is there anything you need from me?"

Alan looked at me for a few seconds before nodding.

“Live to the point. I like that. Let me go straight, then. I hope you can forget what happened today.”

Oh? So you're scared now.

All right, let's play with you for a second.

"… I don't understand what you mean, Your Majesty."

“No, you understand, Mr. Clark. Someone in your position must know the consequences of your words.”

I didn't answer, just stared at him.

"Mr Clark, you don't want to turn me into an enemy do you? I promise you that if you forget this, your Red Skull Gang will have my full support when I become emperor.

… Oldest brother, you will never become emperor.

Mm... How should I answer now?

Unfortunately, someone else appeared at the time, stopping me from messing around with my brother.

"Alan, what are you doing here?"

Alan frowned. He hurriedly turned around and sighed when he saw the empress.

One of the few people he did not dare to fight.

"… Mother."

“you're bothering Mr. Clark. What are you talking to him about?”

"Nodging is important, mother," said Alan smiling and looking at me. “Then I apologize, Mr. Clark. Let's find another chance to talk later. ”

Alan then left the waiting room as if running away from something.

Lilia could only narrow her eyes when she saw Alan leave.

“... The boy, he's been acting weird lately. I think he's hiding something from me.”

Yeah, indeed. He just tried to poison your lover.

Plus, he may be planning to kill your husband.

Of course, I won't say that out loud. It was better if Lilia was kept in the dark for a while.

Instead, I pretended to show a respectful expression and bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty."

“you needn't be too polite, Mr. Clark. I'm proud of your performance today. Also, I need to talk to you after your conversation with the emperor. Please go to my room after that. ”

I want to put on a strange expression. This lady…

“... This is a bit inappropriate, right?”

For a moment, a mischievous smile appeared on Lilia's face. However, it disappeared as quickly as it appeared, making it almost invisible.

“Don't worry, I just need to talk to you about something personal. No one will trouble you for that. ”

I can only shake my head while smiling wryly.

This woman is really brave.

But if he's brave, I'm obviously brave too.

"i understand. I'll be there."

"good. I'll wait for you." Smiling seductively, Lilia left the waiting room.

Not until ten minutes later, the emperor asked me to enter the throne room.

As soon as I entered, the emperor looked at me. He sat on his throne and observed my every move, as if trying to see all my secrets.

I behaved respectfully, as expected of the subject in front of the emperor, kneeling on one knee and slightly bowing my head.

"i salute Your Majesty."

"Rise." The emperor said with a dignified tone. “Your name is Clark, right? I've heard of you before, but I never thought you were much better than the rumors.”

“Nothing to be proud of.”

“You don't have to be too humble. This is the first time I have seen such a young twelve outer layer powerhouse. Actually, I was surprised when you revealed your true strength in the battle against Louis. Who would have thought you were hiding so much power? ”

“Thank you for your praise.”

The emperor nodded slightly. He then looked at me for a few seconds as if thinking of something.

"Mr Clark, now that you've won the tournament, you're technically my son-in-law. Therefore, I want to ask you a little help.”

I'm a little surprised. What is this man planning now?

“A favor?”

“Yes, it's related to Dina. More precisely, for his younger brother.”

"Sister man? You mean Prince Claus?” I put on a surprised expression.

"Yes. To be honest, today's arrangements were made without Dina's consent. Princess Dina did not want to get married. However, as a member of the imperial family, this kind of marriage was part of his responsibility. Therefore, in order to avoid trouble, I plan to marry Dina to you one month later.

“... That's rather fast. What do you need from me, Your Majesty?”

“Well, the thing is, Claus is very close to his sister, Dina. So she might try to do something once she finds out about her sister's wedding. I hope you can help me with that.”

… Hey, my dad is really mean.

Hahaha, so he even thought of this. Is this a countermeasure if his other plans fail?

"… I don't understand, Your Majesty." I put on a confused expression. Anyway, Clark shouldn't know anything about this.

The Emperor narrowed his eyes and explained.

"Mr Clark.I hope that if Claus leaves his duty and appears before you, you will catch him. Even if he was a prince, he couldn't defy the orders of war."

“If he tries to save Dina, you have to catch him. And if you can't, you have to kill him.”