All Power Wizard Episode 206.
Plum blossoms endure the cold winter and bloom in the earliest spring.
There is no need to be upset that the flowers fade quickly.
When you wake up, the plum blossoms will be the first to bloom again.
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“It will bend.”
The emperor bowed his beliefs.
“I deeply reflect on my mistakes. I have committed an unforgivable sin and brought a great threat to the continent. So, I will accept all the conditions requested.”
“Mo, I’m saying I’ll accept all conditions! Are you serious?”
“Return of the territory taken from Perna by the previous emperor, disbandment of 100,000 regular troops, appropriate war reparations, apology for the tragedy of the Holy See, and even recovery costs. “I’ll listen to everyone.”
Is it shameless or refreshing?
Is that a war criminal or an emperor?
They look like they can’t get their bearings.
“So, save me.”
“Puh-ha!”
I, too, was so absurd that I burst out laughing.
It seems we were not the only ones who felt this absurd feeling.
Maiden B. Blov, who had always advocated for the death penalty, began to oppose it vehemently.
“Impossible! Absolutely not possible! Show Mertan! With what kind of face are you begging for your life? And yet you are the emperor of the empire… … !”
“Maiden Byblov. “Do I look like I’m begging for my life?”
“That is begging, Schomertan. You haven’t forgotten my teachings… …
“no. “It’s a deal.”
“••••••transaction?”
The emperor’s gaze turned to the representatives of each country.
“I have no intention of spending imperial money. money
Because I have an infinite amount of ramen. All compensations mentioned above will be paid, and appropriate support will be provided to other countries that did not suffer direct damage but may have felt threatened. If you need bread, I will give you bread; if you need gold, I will give you gold. I promise not to spare a penny to pay for my life. If you want, I’ll make you an oath. but… …
The emperor’s gaze turned to his brother.
Deposed Emperor Khan.
“The incompetent pig who came back smelling of power and put a knife in the disciple’s back.”
“It would be a waste of even a piece of bread to give ‘what is mine’ to a lowly old man who wants to do it.”
“Shomertan! I am your brother… … !”
“Shut up. “Because I don’t want to hear any more.”
Emperor.
Schomertan Reinak.
The man who turned the war crimes trial court into a real ‘auction house.’
He was definitely a long and bad relationship for me.
Why isn’t it so hateful?
That’s probably because they like this kind of head-to-head competition rather than cowardice.
“Last remarks, it’s all over.”
The emperor held his head upright until the end.
“I refuse the death penalty.”
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A man who would rather die than bend his beliefs.
He gave up his beliefs.
This is why, what should I say?
“Like you said, I was abandoned. “I just abandoned them too.”
Even though I can die as an emperor.
I couldn’t be abandoned as an emperor… … .
It’s like thinking like a child.
No, maybe I really think like an ‘emperor’.
“How did this result come about?”
The trial results were overwhelming.
Only one country advocated for the death penalty.
Maiden Byblov of the Reinak Empire.
There was only one place.
The most surprising thing is that the Vatican, which had always advocated the death penalty, changed its mind.
“Don’t hate religious people too much. See, I already forgave everything with just one word of reflection.”
“It’s not forgiveness. I was only moved by the words of restoration of the Vatican and war reparations. “It was a fight that wasn’t going to happen anyway, so I gave up early and took advantage.”
“Anyway… … . “There is no humanity.”
“Humanity does not save lives. It’s all just part of politics
easy.”
I completely agree with the statement that it is ‘part of politics’.
He was a natural politician.
He was an eloquent speaker who could captivate people, and his voice had the power to attract people.
There is no material value gained from the emperor’s death.
I only get a small consolation that I got my revenge.
Yeah, that’s it.
A new emperor will appear in the empire
And the empire will still boast its strong strength.
We may have to repeat the same history in order to impress another emperor.
However, if the emperor is saved here, the story changes.
The Emperor will owe us his life.
The empire will pull out its own claws and teeth.
The emperor’s gold will fill the hole left by war, which only brought about ‘waste’.
In this way, peace will be guaranteed for the time being.
This may not be the way to appease the souls of all those who died in this war.
This is probably the best way to take a choice with no right answer.
“That betrayed teacher. “What are you going to do?”
“It won’t be a nice death, but it will die.”
Traitors like Maiden Biblov, who tried to create new power like old snakes, will also be purged.
The empire lost some of its vast territory.
The 100,000 army will be disbanded and disappear.
We will rise again as one under a wise emperor.
of course.
“Now, there is no such thing as war.”
“… … “I promise.”
There is no war anymore.
The emperor has changed.
He was born again, and he no longer seemed in danger.
He didn’t even seem anxious.
I’m not sure what made the emperor change like this, but I could definitely feel it.
“You’ve changed.”
“It looks like that.”
“yes. “What can I say, I feel like we can communicate a bit more now.”
“Weren’t the conversations we had before just conversations?”
“… … Have you ever tried talking to a wall? It felt exactly like that. But it’s a little different now. I’m not sure how to explain it… … . Anyway, it’s different.”
I can’t put it into words, but things have definitely changed.
At least it looks like we have returned to the days when the crown prince was okay.
Perhaps, I feel like I have returned to the prince I was when I was around 10 years old, who loved even the fluttering plum blossoms instead of being confined by ‘peonies’.
I can’t exactly define what it is.
“I like it better this way.”
He seems like a much better person now.
I asked playfully.
“Are you going to try to kill me again?”
“My teeth fell out and my toenails fell out. “All that’s left is my skin.”
“That’s right. Don’t ask me to fight anymore. “It’s so weak that there’s nowhere to hit it.”
“Let’s have some tea sometime.”
Let’s have a cup of tea.
I liked those words so much that I couldn’t help but laugh.
“yes.”
At the same time, plum blossom petals in the palace garden
It flew to the other side like a flutter.
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25 years ago.
By the time he was 10 years old, the 3rd Prince Schomertan, who was known to be ‘pure’, had already died and disappeared.
“What kind of flower is the prince’s peony?”
“Of course, it’s the peony that destroys the surrounding beauty, right?”
Now, I can’t be an emperor like a plum blossom.
The prince who was like a plum blossom had already died and disappeared the moment he bit down on his teacher’s temptation.
“I will become an emperor like a peony who tramples everything and shows off its beauty.”
“You are great. “As expected, you are wise.”
I should have asked that day.
‘Why do you have to destroy it?’
‘Can’t we coexist together?’
‘Are peonies really such flowers?’
But we’ve already come too far to even think about these questions… … .
Looking back, I realized too late how meaningless this was.
For the first time in his life, the emperor ‘regretted’.
The emperor, atop a magnificent palanquin, muttered in a self-deprecating voice.
“A plum blossom is a plum blossom, and a peony is a peony.”
Who would you blame?
Although he may have had the wrong teacher, all of this is his fault.
I thought I could gain respect with a spear sword.
Based on that spear, it was thought that creating a huge peony garden was the path an emperor who resembled peonies should follow.
However, true respect was not something that could be achieved with a spear sword.
More important value lay elsewhere than the huge peony garden.
So, you will pay for your sins.
You will also pay the penalty for deceiving the emperor.
“Hey, hey! Woe to you, Emperor!”
The crowd gulped at the sight of the emperor riding proudly into Leverdine on a gorgeous palanquin.
A blood-crazed emperor.
An emperor crazy about war.
The emperor was clearly what the crowd thought of, but the atmosphere was different somewhere.
The emperor, who did not easily show his emotions in front of the crowd, showed his emotions for the first time.
“I’ll give you one hour. “Kill all those who tried to price the emperor’s life.”
“Jonmyeong!”
He was angry.
He expressed his feelings generously.
The eyes of the great sage Maiden Biblov and the desolate emperor Khan, who were tied to ropes at the very rear and dragged like dogs, were already distorted with ‘fear’.
“So that not a single bud is left behind. “Kill them all.”
The emperor was ready to turn that fear into another fear.
A bloody storm swept through Leverdine.
At the completely unexpected return of the emperor, the faces of the nobles who turned their backs on him
It was distorted and turned into an earthy color.
“… … “You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
“Woe, Emperor! We sincerely hope that you returned safely… … ! “Gagging!”
“Why, why are you like this! I have protected Lever Dain with righteous loyalty ever since the previous emperor… … ! “Ugh!”
“Save me! Please save me! I was wrong! Please at least save my life… … Kehehe!”
The emperor decided to have blood on his hands one last time.
Since the blood stains that had already been applied once became a stain and could not be removed, another
I decided to cover it up with blood stains.
“Woe, emperor! It’s all because of him! Great sage! Maiden Biblov has lured us! Oh, please take pity on us and spare our lives… … ”
“You never would have guessed that I would come back alive. He must have tacitly agreed to the death penalty, put the foolish emperor at the forefront, defended himself by saying he had no choice but to make this choice, and tried to enjoy endless wealth and fame under the guise of a treacherous traitor.”
“So take your punishment. “I will pay for my sins too.”
I was abandoned once.
It was very easy to mercilessly cut off the heads of those who abandoned him.
Moreover, it was very easy to behead a teacher who betrayed his faith.
The moment when the blunt sword held by the emperor struck the great sage’s neck.
The emperor laughed.
“Sho, shomertan! Please, even if it’s just for old times’ sake… …
It was because I saw the face of the teacher I wanted to see.
Suddenly!
There was no mercy to his sword, and the wind of blood that blew through Reverdain did not stop easily.
Screams rang out for three days and nights, and the number of dead nobles alone exceeded 60.
“your majesty. There are quite a few central nobles who participated in the treason. If they all die, the empire may face long chaos.”
“Does not matter. “I will sow new seeds in the burned peony fields.”
“••••••Honorary name.”
The bloody wind that swept through Leverdine turned into a wind of change.
Although it was like burning a peony field that had been cultivated for a long time with his own hands, the emperor’s resolve did not waver.
We will create a new flower garden.
He was ready for a new beginning.
