Published at 21st of November 2020 06:13:13 PM
Chapter 63: 63
Evelyn hesitated for a while and then picked up the pen . She tried to write a formal reply, but her hand didn’t move easily . The more Fabian showed his mind, the more she couldn’t figure out what to do with him .
[Thank you for your generosity . ]
In the end, Evelyn hid herself behind the plainest sentence .
[In the Felice Kingdom, no demon has appeared since the Great Festival, so you don’t have to worry . ]
When he asked obvious things, Evelyn had nothing to write . There was also something about Adrian in Fabian’s letter, but it shouldn’t get his attention any further . Even she was a little happy with his interest .
[I hope your Majesty is always healthy . ]
For a moment, the pen stopped in the air .
[Regards, Evelyn Felice]
However, all she had to do was to write down her name only . Evelyn didn’t have the courage to write a bold phrase like Fabian since she had a child and a secret to keep .
“I think this is enough,” Evelyn spoke to herself and called the palace chief to tied the letter to the hawk’s leg . Then she sighed deeply as if she had done something big .
She never thought it would be so hard to write a letter . Still, she sent him a reply, so it was fortunate that she wouldn’t suffer from for the time being .
Evelyn thought so . However, a few days later, another black hawk flew back into the Kingdom .
“Princess, this is His Majesty’s letter . ”
From then on, the hawks came to the Kingdom whenever they had time . And Evelyn finally realized why he trained three hawks . Whether Evelyn sent a reply or not, Fabian kept sending the letters until the three of them had no time to rest .
Yes, and this was only the beginning… . .
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Fabian spent more time sitting alone at his desk after his official duties . It was much easier to calmly put down the letters on the stationery than to express feelings in words . He felt that they were closer now than when Evelyn lived as the Empress .
[ With heart, from Fabian . ]
He always closed the letters with the same phrase . Countless emotions were contained in that single word . For Fabian, it was his maximum expression . By the time Fabian folded the letter straight, he heard a familiar knock .
“Come in . ”
After hearing Fabian’s answered in a low voice, soon Serus came into the room and gave an example .
“I’m glad you come here . This is to the Felice Kingdom . ”
Serus looked at his master with strange eyes . He wanted to say that this wasn’t a letter anymore, but a diary . But he couldn’t say anything after he thought about Fabian’s brighter face these days .
“……Yes . ”
“Is it true that the hawk is flying at its own pace?”
“I trained them myself . It’s something wrong?”
“I always send the letter on time, but it seems the hawks always come back late . ”
Actually, it wasn’t the hawk’s fault . Why didn’t Fabian, who is praised as a wise emperor, realize such a simple fact?
“Ah ……… Is the wind’s direction different?”
Seeing Fabian looking for reasons from a distance, Serus couldn’t tell the truth .
“Maybe… . ”
When Fabian sent three letters, he only got one reply from Evelyn . It almost seemed like he talked alone to himself because Evelyn just sent a formal response . But somehow, Fabian was satisfied enough .
“I’m glad there is no more damage caused by a demon in the Felice Kingdom . ”
Serus nodded silently at Fabian’s sincere words .
“But not all places are peaceful . ”
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The demons were still making suspicious movements . The demon, beyond reason, couldn’t easily be defeated by the Emperor . It was now taken for granted that they were repeatedly taken away by the Vatican .
“It is said that the Vatican has become more worshiped in the area where it was attacked by a demon,” Serus said .
“I can’t help it . ”
There was no greater propaganda than that . As if the Vatican was waiting every time the demons attacked people . As that happened, a knight led by a Vatican Paladin would appear and killed the monster .
“Not long ago, Count Bert, who was rescued from a demon raid, completely pledged his allegiance to the Vatican . ”
There was displeasure in Fabian’s dark eyes . His wrong predictions were coming along . “That’s their way of getting public sympathy and support, especially young people . That’s why I can’t erase my suspicions that it was intentional . “
Serus nodded .
“But the Pope doesn’t have that ability . ”
Fabian asserted himself . He had seen the Pope several times before he ascended the throne at the age of 16 . The Emperor also had to keep a close eye on the Pope for a long time because he had to control the Vatican’s excessive power expansion .
“If that old man could do that, he wouldn’t have been hiding . ”
The Pope was already old . He didn’t have to hide his abilities and had no reason to hide .
“I’m sure that there’s something wrong with the Vatican’s Paladin . ”
Fabian never laid his hand on him . It was tough to get in-depth information about the Vatican, but one thing became clear when he put the pieces together . A suspicious movement occurred in several areas with the Vatican’s paladin’s appearance, who was known as the Pope’s closest aide .
“Is there still no progress in investigating him?”
“Yes, I apologize . ”
Fabian narrowed his eyes, “No . That’s already enough . ”
“Yes?”
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“Do you think there’s a people who don’t come out of hiding although I dig them in the back?”
Serus frowned his eyebrows . It was a habit when he was lost in thought . “I thought it was his complete defense . ”
“Is there a human who only exists alone? Even I still have an ancestor and a mother . Imperial affairs aren’t easy to talk about, but once you investigate me, you will know that I was raised in the Duke of Perth . ”
He was right . Even Fabian, the noblest person in the world, still had a past and a relationship .
“At first, I thought the investigation was shallow . But as time goes by, I have other convictions,” said Fabian . His low voice sounded clear . “It doesn’t make sense if we can’t even know his name . ”
The Emperor’s power and the connection were great . His current opponent was a man that Fabian had investigated with all his strength . Still, he couldn’t even figure out his name .
“There’s no record . The history of how he became a Paladin is also unknown . A man who has no background, but he can stand beside the Pope with a sword . That means he’s not an ordinary person as we thought so far . ” No one couldn’t know his existence, regardless of his parents or family . But Fabian decided to accept the impossibility .
“Obviously, there’s him behind this phenomena . A human who goes beyond our common sense . ”
“What should I do then, Your Majesty?”
“Stop the investigation . It will only be a war of attrition anyway . ”
Serus nodded his head again .
“The Pope has the answer, But there is no way that clever old man would tell me for free . ” Fabian sighed, holding his breath . His official duties were also overwhelming, but the trouble that went beyond common sense made him exhausted .
“All of the troops chasing the demon will also withdraw . ”
“Really?”
“Yes . ” Fabian, who answered low, dragged the map on the desk and put it in the middle . Every spot where the demon attacked was marked with dots .
“78 cases . ” That was the number of incidents since Fabian felt suspicious and tracked them down . “With no exception, it’s also the number of demons that were killed by that Paladin . ”
No matter how many times Fabian sent the elite troops, he couldn’t get rid of one of them . ”Sending my troops like this is like helping the Vatican . ”
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“How… . ”
“If my elite troops show an incompetent appearance and always appear one step slower than the Paladin who kills the demons, won’t that only increase the Vatican’s honor?” Fabian hit the bull’s-eye . Until now, he had endured it to collect information, but now that he had reached a certain conclusion . So there was no need to send his precious troops for the Vatican .
“Anyway, the demons are killed by sacrificing one or two people in the place where they appear . Like a set rule . ” So, it meant that the number of victims wouldn’t change whether the Imperial Army was there or not .
“I see…It’s a burden to Your Majesty . ” Serus managed to open his mouth .
“Even if the Imperial Army comes to help …… . . Those who like to talk will say that the Empire has no defense against demons . ” Fabian raised the corner of his lips, and a cold smile caught by . “I’d appreciate that . ”
Fabian meant it .
“They will sing about the Empire’s incompetence, my incompetence, and the Vatican’s glory . ” Fabian’s brain shrieked when he thought about that .
“Then wouldn’t it be better for us to maintain our troops?”
“Do you mean to waste our troops in useless places just to avoid criticism?”
“………… . ” Serus apologized with a stiff face, but Fabian waved him lightly . Recently, Fabian had changed a little . Somehow, he was more little tolerant .
“The Emperor must be the only unquestionable being under this sky . ” Suddenly, A calm voice rang clearly .
“He can’t be judged . … . . As long as he exists on this continent, whether within common sense or outside . ”
Fabian swore at the age of sixteen, wearing a heavy Emperor’s crown . And whoever ascended the throne and became Emperor was obliged to maintain his power until his death .
“Everyone is under my control . ”
Fabian’s black eyes turned cold . He was a born Emperor . Fate or innate, such a thing was somehow good . What was clear was that after sitting on the throne, his personal life disappeared, and he lived his life and reigned as an Emperor .
“I am the one who exists to reign . That’s the only truth that cannot be shaken . ”
An eerie low voice rang out . His fierce instincts were captured in his dark eyes . The ruler’s temperament flowing through the bloodline cooled the air . It was the power that pushed Fabian’s life to solitude .