Chapter 536
a few days ago.
Louise von Schwarz found the emperor.
It was to raise objection to having dealt a decisive blow to the already creaking atmosphere among the Schwartz royal family.
‘Your Majesty, it seems that you are overly interested in the affairs of the Schwartz family.’
‘It’s happening in one of the main axes of the Allied Forces, so I shouldn’t be interested in it.’
Imperial Emperor Bertus de Gradias.
There are emperors who demonstrate their abilities in wartime, and there are emperors who demonstrate their abilities in peaceful times.
Louise von Schwartz didn’t know when Emperor Bertus was more powerful.
However, it cannot be said that the empire is still alive, but it is still breathing.
He was able to unite the surviving lords and organize an allied army.
‘I’m sure you’re not unaware that the fact that the Gradias family recklessly mentions a very sensitive subject is a very big insult to the Schwartz family.’
The Empire is clearly a superior country, but Kernstadt is not one to be ignored.
If the Kernstadt Army immediately leaves the Allied Forces, the Allied Forces will lose about 30% of their strength. As such, the proportion of the Kernstadt Army within the Allied Forces was enormous.
No matter how mercantile it is, it is a grave diplomatic rudeness and the emperor’s mistake for the emperor to talk about your youngest prince as an illegitimate son or something to the Schwartz family. Even if it’s not a public comment, but a private one.
At Louise von Schwarz’s cold stare, Berthus, as always, was only smiling the entire time.
‘Why can’t I see that it’s better to keep quiet?’
‘… … .’
illegitimate child problem.
It’s to your advantage to just ignore it.
‘If he stays still, Heinrich will be assassinated by his ugly brothers who can’t overcome their jealousy and inferiority complex, and I would have used that as an excuse to wipe out the Schwarz family, who have always been a thorn in the eye and a nuisance to the empire.’
‘There will be noise that is hard to handle, but there is a cause now, isn’t it? The great cause of fighting a war where the fate of mankind is at stake. The Allied Forces may falter, but they will not crumble. It’s because we’re fighting a war for a reason.’
‘In exchange for the life of Heinrich von Schwarz, the Schwarz family, who will surely want the overthrow of the Empire more than anyone else. If I just stay still, everything will take care of itself. Wouldn’t it be better to be silent?’
Louise’s expression hardened even more at Bertus’ harsh words, which were different from the smiling expression.
If silenced, Kernstadt would fall on its own, and taking advantage of the confusion, Bertus was able to capture and kill the Schwarz family in the name of a greater cause, and then swallow the entire Kernstadt army.
There will be tremendous resistance from Kernstadt’s army, but this war is for a cause, not for self-interest.
Bertus knows that the allied forces will suffer great confusion, but will not collapse.
Kernstadt, who might be the biggest post-war competitor, will fall on its own. There’s no reason not to watch it.
‘What are you talking about right now?’
‘The reason why I brought this kind of diplomatic rudeness to myself was not because I had an ulterior motive, but because I didn’t want to see my friend die… … . That was the only reason.’
It was something I had to watch out for.
Bertus had to say nothing to Heinrich, who came to visit him.
Heinrich was an important force, but if Heinrich’s life could be exchanged for the future of the empire, it had to be done.
However, Bertus did not do that.
He didn’t give Heinrich a direct answer, but he did tell some truth.
Not all truth, but some truth.
‘Because I know to some extent now that terrible things happen if you don’t treat your friends with respect.’
Louise couldn’t understand Bertus’ meaningless addition.
But if left as it is, Heinrich will be killed.
At those words, Louise gritted her teeth.
‘You seem pretty sure that’s going to happen. Do you think such nonsense would happen?’
‘Your two brothers are uglier than you think.’
Trust in the name of brother.
no, not even that.
Trust in human beings themselves.
In this situation, in the situation ahead of this fight, he is jealous of his illegitimate son who is better than himself and tries to assassinate him.
Louise couldn’t understand that something stupid and ridiculous like that would happen.
Because they have more rights than anyone else, they have more responsibilities than anyone else.
A belief that such people could not commit such irresponsible things.
Louise von Schwarz believes that such nonsense cannot happen.
I don’t think the brothers are that stupid.
I don’t expect much, but I don’t think it will be that much.
But things have already happened.
The other brothers started insisting that they use their hands first.
Alphonse and German seriously think that if Heinrich is not killed, they may die themselves.
Until now, it was a matter of possibility, but from now on, it has changed to a matter of timing.
And wasn’t that the beginning of what came out of the emperor’s mouth after all?
bastard.
If Heinrich hadn’t listened to that, it would not have happened.
But is it really something that shouldn’t have happened? Louise had seen the sights of openly ignoring and despising Heinrich, both from afar and up close.
Even if this had not happened, would it have happened anyway?
In a place you can’t see, in a place you can’t perceive. without even asking for their consent.
Could it really be that the two of them would try to kill Heinrich on their own?
I don’t think I’d be that stupid, I don’t think I’d be that stupid.
How can humans be that stupid?
It was Louise von Schwartz’s innermost wish to punch the face of the emperor, who was lying on the subject of throwing the bomb irresponsibly.
But, did the bomb already exist?
Was it just that he didn’t want to admit that he was a bomb?
‘To be honest, it’s a bit disappointing that the commander of Kernstadt has come to visit us like this.’
‘… … Did you say you’re sad?’
Louise narrowed her brows at the words that sounded like red flags.
Do you think the emperor’s prestige will be the same as before?
Since all human power has become smaller, the emperor does not have as much prestige and authority as before.
Am I mistaken that I stood on top of everyone, just like the days when the power of the empire pierced the sky after the Great War?
‘In order to save the commander’s son’s life, the emperor of the empire even committed the rudeness of talking about family affairs in a foreign country, but instead of thanking him, he came to rebuke me. Isn’t that something to be sad about?’
‘… … !’
‘You thought I wouldn’t know?’
Bertus de Gradias.
Louise’s words sent goosebumps all over her body.
In the Schwartz family, only three things were known: the king, the current queen, and Louise.
The emperor knew that.
‘Commander, you graduated early from the Kernstadt Royal Academy at eighteen.’
‘… … .’
The Royal Academy of Kernstadt.
A genius, she even graduated early from the Royal Academy.
It is so known to the public.
‘The fact that Heinrich von Schwarz was born after traveling abroad for about a year under the pretext of going on a graduation trip… … . I don’t think it’s a coincidence.’
Louise met Bertus’ eyes with her eyes wide open.
‘It’s not an early graduation, isn’t it a dropout?’
The gaze of Bertus made Louise feel a pressure that seemed to suffocate her.
‘Raphael Müller.’
‘… … !’
‘Need more explanation?’
The emperor already knew the name Louise had buried in her heart a long time ago.
That name was, obviously, the name of someone she loved.
already dead a long time ago.
* * *
‘The case of the Schwartz family incorporating a child presumed to be an illegitimate child into the royal family… … . I couldn’t understand this. King Constantine is also a very clean-cut person in that regard, so he won’t have an illegitimate child, and Queen Solenin would collapse if she found out about the existence of an illegitimate child. For some reason, Heinrich is presumed to be an illegitimate child, but he was accepted rather than treated… … . I don’t get it. The Schwartz family I know is not like that.’
Louise was looking at Bertus with a hard expression.
These are great people whose personalities cannot be attributed to an illegitimate child, and even if there was one, they would have dealt with it, but there was no way the illegitimate child would be incorporated into the royal family.
But for some reason Heinrich was incorporated into the royal family. Of course, this is an inference starting from the results.
The youngest prince who is hated so much seems to be an illegitimate son, but if you hate him this much, I’d rather kill him.
There are circumstances in which you have no choice but to keep them alive.
Louise von Schwarz never married, despite her advanced years.
Although he has not inherited the throne yet, heirs are very important to the heir.
Nevertheless, she has never been married, and it seems that she has no plans to ever do so.
And the Royal Academy of Kernstadt is very similar to the Temple.
Various classes are mixed and educated.
Bertus’ words are very disrespectful both politically and humanly.
If you want to make a problem, you can make a problem.
But Louise said nothing. That in itself was already a proof.
‘I have several assumptions in my head, but I won’t dare to say them. Anything more than this would just annoy the commander.’
‘… … .’
‘That’s what it is.’
Berthus put down the teacup and looked at Louise von Schwarz, who was frozen.
‘I can’t keep everything.’
You have to choose.
Heinrich made him aware of the fact that he was in danger, which led to an argument.
‘You have to choose. Before you choose neither this nor that and lose everything.’
Bertus hastened what would happen someday.
So Louise von Schwarz thinks it will be okay as it is, but has to make a choice before everything is ruined.
‘… … That Heinrich wanted to live. Is that really all?’
At Louise’s question asked quietly, Bertus smiled.
‘If I stayed still, I wouldn’t have to have such an uncomfortable meeting, so why bother?’
I didn’t want my friend to die.
Even though there would be power loss if you stayed still, you could see huge political gains, but Bertus did not do that.
He gave a hint to Heinrich at the risk of touching Louise von Schwarz’s injustice.
So, what the hell was that for?
At Bertus’ words, Louise could no longer believe that the emperor had any nefarious intentions.
If you want to protect your son, you must shed blood.
Bertus didn’t say anything more, as if he had stopped discussing family affairs in other countries.
* * *
‘why… … .’
‘Why did you kill Raphael?’
‘why… … .’
‘Why did you have to go that far?’
It was a long time ago.
‘You’ve lost your mind.’
‘I can’t bring dirty people into the royal family.’
‘I told them to study with the lowly people and understand their physiology. It wasn’t about giving affection.’
‘Have you been born with such intelligence and talent, so you couldn’t even make that much sense?’
‘A thousand things that don’t know the subject coveted what they couldn’t dare to have, so I just punished them.’
‘Do you think there is room for personal affection to intervene on the way to become the Queen of Kernstadt and pave the way for an empire that will surpass the Gradias family in the future?’
‘It was foolish, daughter.’
‘Yes, humans make mistakes. There can be no perfect being, so you made a mistake too.’
‘So let’s skip this mistake.’
‘Erase, forget everything and start over.’
The cruel words of her father, Konstantin von Schwarz, drove Louise out of her mind.
It was an early love.
I could have called it immature, but I couldn’t help but call it love.
Poor love bore poor fruit, and they had to pay a cruel price.
It was the first real emotion I encountered after escaping from a world where everything was forced as if to suffocate.
Dignity and hypocrisy, honor and face, in the real world where you live and face a person who is forced to do things you don’t want. It was the first thing he had of his own will.
it was taken away
trampled mercilessly
‘no, I do not want.’
It was a deal.
‘Take nothing more from me.’
‘what?’
‘If you try to take it, you will lose me.’
A life-and-deal.
I can’t take back what was already stolen, but I didn’t want to lose more.
That’s why he risked his life and threatened his parents.
Don’t even try to take my child.
The king and queen could not give up the best equipment of the Schwartz family, which was likely to appear once in history.
The daughter’s child was disguised as the father’s illegitimate son and incorporated into the royal family.
Those who knew the truth were extremely rare, and the other royals, as well as their born son, were no exception.
The end of what happened with countless lies, deceit, and half-truths intertwined.
“… … .”
“Who, sister… … .”
Louise von Schwarz, having killed the last two of her brothers with her own hands, watched her son’s eyes terrified at her.
-Seureung
she put the sword in.
“Let’s go back.”
“Who, sister. what the heck is this… … . What are you talking about? I am. Brothers now… … .”
“I asked to go back.”
In the end, the two brothers tried to kill Heinrich several times without consulting them.
If Louise hadn’t kept an eye on the situation, she would have lost her son with both eyes open.
If the emperor had a different mind, he would have used this to destroy the Schwartz royal family by tying up the two brothers who were the masterminds, as well as himself.
It is unknown what kind of change of heart there was, but the emperor had a different mind.
Rather than kicking out the Schwartz family, he told Louise to deal with it as it might be too late if she didn’t act quickly.
The emperor told her that to protect something, blood must be shed.
Louise saw blood.
At the cost of killing blood relatives, they were able to protect their blood relatives.
Louise staggers toward the horse.
His blood-soaked fingertips trembled violently, as if he had suffered from tremor.
Leaving the horses Alphonse and German had been riding on, Louise got on the horse, and Heinrich, distraught, got on the horse as Louise commanded.
killed my brothers
How should I let you know about this?
Louise has no solution.
Stunned, he doesn’t know what to say to the youngest, who has discovered that his older sister is actually his mother.
I had to make a choice, so I made a choice.
That was all.
– Hee hee hee!
They run away from the abandoned warehouse and disappear.
Confusion and vagueness.
As soon as the backs of those two emotions disappeared from the warehouse, two figures appeared in the air.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Reinhardt and Harriet, who had heard the unbelievable story, were there.
“this… … . what… … . What?”
“… … Mo, I don’t know.”
Hearing Reinhardt’s bewildered words, Harriet shook her head.
