I was reincarnated as a famous genius with the greatest talent ever. Episode 253
166. I don’t think it would be any fun
Of course, no matter how many times you go in and out of the threshold, the imperial family is still the imperial family.
There was a thorough search and inspection from the entrance, and not only weapons but also subspace and any other belongings were not allowed.
As before, you can only go to the audience after heading to your lodgings and changing out of the clothes provided to you.
In the long history of the imperial family, the only visitor allowed to leave personal belongings was Saul Hangston.
“Of course, even Lord Hangston couldn’t come and go often at such short intervals.”
These were the words of Hank, the chief secretary whom I had not seen in a long time.
“Did Lord Hangston visit the royal family often?”
“If you look at the sedge, it appears that it was a frequent visitor to the imperial family. “For a wizard.”
For your information, the imperial family and the magic tower do not have a very good relationship.
It is said that the Magic Tower is building a separate force. A force that can turn the country upside down if touched incorrectly.
The truth of history is that magic towers are always at odds with each other, but they unite when they have a common enemy.
“That’s why Dane Sogress County is special. “There is no precedent for His Majesty the Emperor to look for someone like this, no matter how high-ranking a nobleman he is.”
As the secretary said, it is a special case.
It seems clear that they come and go more than other nobles.
“But just like before, please…” … Please do not look directly into His Majesty’s eyes. “I thought this chief secretary’s heart had stopped right then.”
iced coffee.
I thought of the emperor who asked him a difficult question during his first audience and at a banquet in front of all the nobles.
And he grinned as he looked at the anxious face of Chief Secretary Hank.
“You don’t have to worry.”
“Chief Secretary, I want to live and die for my name. “It’s a wish that always occurred to me.”
And after a while, it was audience time.
“Dane Sogress. “You still don’t avoid my gaze.”
“… … .”
Despite Hank’s instructions as I watched from the side, I ended up making eye contact with His Majesty the Emperor once again.
Honestly, I can’t help it.
When someone calls you and asks you a question, you have to look them in the eye and answer them to have a proper conversation.
“That’s why I like it. “That unchanging calmness.”
“I am devastated.”
“It’s good that you don’t say that lightly.”
He was smiling quite warmly, so much so that his nickname, the Mad Emperor, did not suit him. Should I say it feels like seeing his grandfather?
Of course, it is too early to be reassured.
Because the opponent is the emperor.
“He was quite clever, careful, and meticulous.”
Now comes the main point.
“Corruption related to the Count Sauer family’s emerald mine business license… … And the allegations of tax evasion by the Count Derringer family. Various other charges related to three noble families.”
Information collection I requested from Seed Lane regarding Ernest’s assault case.
The information was passed on to the imperial family, and as a result, the five noble families lost their former prestige.
“Thanks to this, the Count Sauer family completely lost its power in the West, and the Count Derringer’s power became less than that of the Viscounts. Is that it? It is said that the remaining two noble houses have completely collapsed and surrounding nobles are flocking in to target their territory. The other place… … “He’s okay, but he’s holding his breath.”
“It’s a shame.”
“yes. It’s a shame. But you speak as if you didn’t know.”
I tilted my head.
“These are the affairs of an aristocratic family that we have never met. Should I do anything more than feel sorry?”
“So, you don’t lie?”
The emperor asked, smirking and curling the corners of his mouth as if he knew everything.
“Coincidentally, it was right after you, Dane Sogress, filed the complaint. “Those reports were passed on to the imperial family.”
“If so, it is a very complicated matter.”
“It is true. “It’s very elaborate.”
If the Emperor bothered to call me and ask me about this, he wouldn’t be treating this conversation as ‘chitchat’.
Of course, you are already sure.
After all, should the emperor be called the emperor?
So the question remains, ‘Why?’
The question was quickly resolved.
“Let’s take a look and see. The five noble families are all concentrated in the west, but that doesn’t mean they have a close relationship. The solidarity of the nobility in the West is not that strong. However, in that case, it is highly unlikely that he would have a grudge against all five nobles. “Isn’t that right?”
“That’s an interesting inference.”
“You are evaluating me now. haha.”
“I’m sorry if it sounded that way.”
Despite my tightrope walking, the emperor did not reprimand me further.
Hank, who was next to me, just made a slight sound of out of breath.
“good night. Let’s keep going. Then, quite coincidentally, information related to five nobles that could be ‘helpful to the imperial family’ came in at the same time… … “It could mean that someone planned this.”
The emperor continued his reasoning, which was quite reasonable.
And he said it as if he was making a declaration.
“There are not many people who can quickly obtain and organize such information. If it’s from a weak family, it’s nonsense. And as expected… … In that situation, Dane Sogress, your complaint was filed, and all five children who participated in the assault were expelled from school.”
the emperor finally asked.
“What do you think?”
At this point, the attitude a ‘normal person’ should take is as follows.
Acknowledge and wait for the next word.
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But why?
I don’t think the emperor was expecting that and called me here to have that difficult ‘audience’.
So I answered like this.
“If there was someone who planned something like that, I think it would be amazing.”
A moment of silence passed.
Is it an illusion that the sound of someone breathing next to me is a little louder?
And I still maintained a calm expression without avoiding the emperor’s gaze.
How much time has passed?
“Hehehe… … .”
A frivolous laugh that would be hard to think of as an emperor.
Even I was momentarily taken aback by the laughter that seemed to burst out as if I couldn’t hold it in.
Of course, he didn’t show it on the outside, but I don’t think I’ll ever forget the emperor’s smile today.
“Yeah, he’s a great guy. “He is a very great person.”
The emperor asked me in an excited voice that was clearly different from before.
“Then, Dane Sogress, what if I said I wanted to keep him by my side?”
Even though I didn’t stop you, I think I need to answer really well this time.
Of course, the answer still flowed without hesitation.
“Maybe he doesn’t want that.”
“The reason is that?”
“If he wanted to do that, I believe he would have made the report in his own name.”
“yes. I guess so. Still, if you want to have it? If I could, what if I wanted to search all over the empire to find him and make him mine?”
iced coffee.
Now I understand.
The real reason why this emperor is called the crazy emperor.
That greed in your eyes.
Have everything you want.
In the process, anything that bothers you is destroyed.
So, I finally get it.
This is why he was able to remain completely unshaken despite the strong checks and balances of nobles, including my father and the Duke of Termion.
“I want it. “A person with that kind of ability to act.”
Seeing that he even uses inversions to emphasize it, it seems like I’ve entered the tiger’s den.
But what can I do?
There is a way out if you come to your senses.
And I am calmer than ever.
“If that happens, he may no longer be someone you want to have around.”
I recalled the existence of an underground city that seemed ‘interesting’ to me.
Absolute existence.
A being beyond the horizon.
The one who told me to maintain that interest.
“Interesting. “Please continue.”
The emperor stretched out his hand.
I watched his hand silently, then made eye contact again and continued talking.
“The reason His Majesty the Emperor wants to keep him by his side now is ultimately because of the things he did elsewhere. However, he may no longer be able to do so if you keep him around.”
“Do you think I would do that even if I guaranteed freedom?”
“Once a bird is caged and tamed, it will eventually return.”
I thought about it.
If I choose to be by the emperor’s side, what happens next?
Will I really be able to live the life I want?
well.
It would just be a life where motivation and drive disappear.
Because that’s not what I want.
Good luck.
Wealth and fame.
Everything is good.
However, there is something more important than that.
“And a trapped bird may one day no longer be able to fly.”
It is ‘me’.
The emperor looked at me silently after hearing those words.
This time it looks like anger.
Anger that comes from a desire for something you want.
Why?
Why the emperor wants me.
Just because you’re talented?
Because I can easily accomplish various tasks based on my experience, judgment, and composure?
perhaps-
There might be another reason.
“Trapped, La. Even now, countless people wait for years to meet me and shed tears of joy to catch my eye, and they express it as being trapped.”
Like a crazy emperor, he smiles again.
“But it’s fun, a lot of fun. also… … Fun.”
It seems like it has somehow become more dangerous.
“If every audience was like this, watching government affairs every day wouldn’t be boring.”
What I read this time is boredom.
I’m not sure if these kinds of judgments are correct, but it seems certain that the emperor wants me.
The problem is that I have no intention of going there.
“In that sense… … That’s right. If you keep it around, the fun will go down. Of course, you can just throw it away then.”
So, the story goes that all the people who have passed through him until now have been abandoned.
When it becomes useless or becomes less fun.
“However, I don’t want to abandon him. For now, that is. so… … “When I think it’s okay to throw it away, I plan to call him.”
What should I do with this?
Like that absolute being, do I have to maintain ‘interest’ to survive?
To be honest, if the emperor calls me by name and keeps me by his side, there is no way to stop him right away.
But, that doesn’t mean I can stay still.
“Today’s audience ends here.”
The Emperor ended the audience with such an aftertaste and disappeared behind the curtain.
And the moment I went out, I caught Hank who was about to collapse.
“… … “I can’t believe you so cruelly betrayed my last wish.”
Hank took a deep breath.
“The most breathtaking audience I’ve ever seen… … “It was an incredible audience.”
“You don’t believe it?”
“Because you walked away safely even after rejecting His Majesty’s ‘request’.”
I tilted my head.
“I was just answering the question. “I refuse nothing.”
“… … .”
Well, it’s just a play on words.
Anyway, I figured out the emperor’s general intentions.
Of course, I will not live for his ‘will’.
My God, I have to live an interesting life so as not to be summoned to the Emperor’s side.
Isn’t this really funny?
“anyway… … “I think this is the first time I’ve seen His Majesty the Emperor like that.”
Hank sighed and then stood up on his calm legs.
“Let’s go. “I will prepare a meal for you.”
“Of course.”
first-
It remains to be seen.
How will the emperor treat me in the future?
We need to find out more about exactly what the intention is, but this is what is certain.
The fact is that if I had just accepted the offer at the audience just now, it wouldn’t have been that much fun.
In the midst of this, Hank asked.
“By the way, I would appreciate it if you could tell me the time you will leave tomorrow. “I will prepare the carriage in advance.”
“Then please do it as early as possible.”
I answered with a grin.
“I have to prepare for the final exam.”
Hank’s blank expression.
Yes, I have to prepare for final exams and go to the jungle in the south during vacation.
I’m so busy and have so much to do, so I’m asked to stay locked up in the imperial palace and make a joke in front of the emperor?
well.
I don’t think it would be any fun.
fantasy,
