The Hero Disciple Is Back

EP.42 – 41. The disciple handled it quickly

The position of crown prince was still vacant.

There was a eldest son, the first prince, but the first prince had the worst relationship with the emperor. However, the first prince, who was born by the empress and even had the support of a strong mother’s family, was the closest to the position of crown prince. Even high-ranking nobles supported the first prince.

However, high-ranking aristocrats supported the first prince because of opposition to the emperor, who used the ‘imperial envoy’ to pressure him from behind. He had no choice but to pay attention to the imperial family because he was afraid of the ‘envoy of the imperial family’, but even so, he could not do anything, so he supported the first prince whom the emperor hated. Of course, the reason why she was born as an empress from a high-ranking aristocratic family and that her strong mother’s family supported her was a big one, of course.

Above all, the second prince whom the emperor wanted to put in the position of crown prince was born by an empress from a humble local aristocracy, and at the same time, it was difficult to expect the ability as a leader. There was no strong maternal family to support power, and at the same time, his reputation and ability could never be said to be good. In the first place, the reason why the emperor wanted to place the second prince as the crown prince was because he seemed like he would listen to himself rather than saying that he liked something about the second prince.

Yes, even when the emperor later became an old man in the back room, he had not the slightest desire to let go of his power. He wants to wield power until the moment he dies somehow. Indeed, since his own life was in danger, he was doing what would be expected of a human who works in the name of a candidate for a hero, saying that it doesn’t matter if he sacrifices children.

However, for the first prince, the current situation was not particularly bad.

“Emperor… . To be honest, I have no greed.”

The first prince had never dreamed of becoming an emperor since he was born. From his mother, the empress, to his maternal grandfather, and the people around him, everyone told him that he should become emperor… . Even so, he had never had a particular desire to become emperor.

He was sure that if he had been born into an aristocratic family rather than the imperial family, he would have been writing. Because he found the time to study culture and history more interesting and enjoyable than the time to study royal studies. The time spent studying royal studies was nothing but boredom for him. That is why he wanted to become a writer. I wanted to live my life expressing what was in my heart through writing, because it was okay to be treated as a third-rate writer without earning much money. I sincerely hoped that it would.

But he knew that it was overkill for him.

It was clear from an objective point of view that becoming the emperor was the least bit better for the future of the empire.

‘That kid is too much. I’m just a puppet of the Emperor.’

The first prince knew the second prince better than anyone else.

He was not a vessel for leadership. No, the child was similar to himself in the first place. If she hadn’t been born into the imperial family, she could have made a living doing what she loved. However, he was born into an imperial family and, at the same time, to power-oriented parents. The emperor wanted the second prince to be his eternal puppet, and the empress insisted that he should sit in the emperor’s seat. There was no way the child could bear it in such an environment. Because that child was a delicate and delicate child from the beginning. I don’t have any talent, but people around me forcefully suppress me, so I have no choice but to ruin what I can do properly. And whenever that happened, the emperor said, ‘You just have to do as I say.’ In doing so, it was like applauding the second prince’s personality and claiming that the empress, who should be protected by her side, was right.

Will that change if the child sits in the emperor’s seat? There is no way it will change. Rather, the moment you sit in the seat of the emperor, you will not even be able to escape. Therefore, you must become the emperor yourself. That’s for the future of the empire, for the second prince, and for himself… It was. This is because if the 2nd prince ascends to the throne, the emperor and the empress cannot leave themselves alone as the greatest threat. And there was absolutely no way it would be light and nice looking like exile.

Yes.

He had to become emperor in order to live.

not knowing that

But… .

‘Even if I become the emperor, nothing will change… .’

The emperor would not install himself as the crown prince. If he had even the slightest intention of publishing, he would have done it a long time ago. It is safe to say that the fact that he had not done so until now was clearly expressing his intention that he could not give away any power to the first prince, who could not become his puppet.

In the end, if he wants to become an emperor, he has no choice but to wear a crown stained with blood.

As has often happened in the history of empires.

If you are yourself, you will succeed.

There might not be people complaining about him wearing a bloodstained crown, but there were plenty of ways in his head to clear up those voices. He will stabilize it in an instant, and he will be able to rule the empire as an emperor.

Yes. If you put your mind to it, if you put your mind to it, you can get there. This was by no means arrogance. It was the emperor’s karma. It was the poison that the emperor, who had been trampling on everything using the dagger called ‘the envoy of the imperial family’, had accumulated himself. And the poison burst at any time, and it was not strange even if it aimed at the emperor. It was enough for him to use it. In a causal way, in a private way.

He knew full well that everything would be as he wished and as he paid for it.

But

That doesn’t make any difference.

The absolute truth that the crown he is wearing is stained with family blood is that it will never change.

Yes.

he wasn’t prepared In the first place, he had never lived a power-oriented life and did not want it. From an objective point of view, it was the right thing to do, so he only kept his position while fulfilling his duties as the first prince. And looking at it objectively, it was right for him to walk the path of blood while harming his family with his own hands.

How beautiful are these words? How valid does this sound?

But there is no emotion there. There are only cowards who follow people with their heads bowed while watching people’s eyes.

Know.

He is no different from the second prince.

He was more observant and more flexible, but his essence was no different from that child.

The first prince was not unaware of this fact.

Would he really be doing something for the empire just because he was sitting in the emperor’s seat?

“You have a troubled face.”

A sudden voice was heard and when the first prince looked up, there was a person sitting in the opposite seat where no one should be. It was a girl. The silver-haired girl looked like a ghost had appeared, but it was not difficult for the first prince to know that it was a living creature.

“… … .”

“what? Aren’t you surprised?”

“I’m sorry if you wanted to see a reaction of surprise, because I’ve never lived a flat life enough to show it because I was surprised.”

“Are you honoring me? As if you know me?”

Silver hair that seemed to be bathed in moonlight, eyes that looked like they contained amethyst, and her absolutely outstanding beauty that would not make a lot of men cry already.

A person who shakes the empire with his name in the midst of these days

“Aren’t you a candidate for the hero, Sera?”

“Hmm. Are you respectful even though you know it? Although the emperor gave him the grandiose name of a candidate for a hero, he was an orphan with no parents. For those who like to guess their bloodlines, they must be no different than hybrids, right?”

“Because their thoughts and mine are different. For any empire, regardless of status, people are a precious treasure, and an empire cannot survive without its people. Above all, all of the warrior candidates are valuable people who will fight for the future of the empire. Even if I am a member of the imperial family, it is only natural that I should be treated with respect.”

“There’s no need to express your apology and sympathy for not being able to stop the emperor even though you know he’s doing something stupid like that.”

“… … .”

The first prince was at a loss for words. It is not because he was mentally shocked that he spoke so recklessly to himself, who was in the position closest to the highest position of power.

It was because his instincts as a coward who had been paying attention for a long time were shouting.

if you say it wrong

That he could die here.

“Why do you think I appeared?”

“Did Your Majesty make a mistake?”

“It’s unique. You dared to kidnap my master and play a trick. Just like the emperor.”

It was the first time in his life that the first prince had ever seen someone who said that to the emperor since he was born. Even her own mother, the empress, who resented the emperor more than anyone else and even harbored a strong desire to kill the emperor by poisoning herself if possible, had never said anything like ‘such a thing’ towards the emperor.

However, the first prince knew.

That the girl named Sera, who is a candidate for the hero in front of him, is a person that he can do well enough. Perhaps even if all the core members of the imperial family were involved, they wouldn’t be able to stop that girl… .

‘Even though she broke in like this in the first place, seeing as no one could detect it… .’

The imperial family must, of course, be impregnable. Therefore, the guard of the imperial family was so strong that superhumans were in charge. Nonetheless, no one senses that she is so relaxed and unconcerned right now. What it means is simple. There was no way to explain it other than that the girl’s power was so different.

“So may I ask the meaning of the appearance in front of me?”

“It seems like useless things keep happening because the person who is supposed to clean the trash doesn’t clean it, so isn’t it natural to come looking for the person who needs to clean the trash?”

In other words, it meant to hit the emperor right away and come to the spot.

gulp

The first prince had no choice but to swallow without realizing it. It was because he had never imagined that he would be told, ‘You become emperor’ in this way, although he had heard many different ways of telling himself that he had to ascend to the throne.

“First of all, about the mistakes Your Majesty has committed… .”

“It was useless. Are you going to clean up the trash? will you speak?”

“… What are you going to do if I say no?”

“It’s just changing the name of the imperial family.”

In other words, it meant that the current imperial family would be completely eliminated and a new imperial family established.

“… Do you think that is possible?”

“It will take some time, but nothing is impossible. Even if I don’t step forward, there are many people who will step out and claim that they will overthrow the empire on their own if only the events behind the scenes are revealed to the world.”

“Then why don’t you?”

“When it comes to the world created by people, it is there. Above all, in a situation where you don’t know when the Demon King’s army will appear and threaten the world, there is no time to do something leisurely like removing it and creating a new one.”

As if she had overthrown the imperial family and created a new one several times, as if speaking through experience, Sera, the candidate for the hero, said that. It was nonsense, but it felt that way to the first prince.

“In many ways, considering the situation and conditions, it is clear that it is better for you to ascend to the position of emperor when viewed objectively. So if you’re going to clean up the trash and do a good job on your own, I won’t have to step out. You don’t want to die anyway, do you? If the 2nd prince becomes emperor, you should know that you will have no choice but to die.”

“… Don’t you know that I have no choice but to see blood anyway? But why did you appear to me?”

“Because it was obvious that people are so kind that they would waste their time saying that they would worry about it as much as possible. You know there’s only one answer anyway, right? No matter how much you like people, you should know that you are not a kind enough person to give up your life. If that’s the case, doing it as quickly as possible would be more comfortable. Because of the pointless waste of time, only this side of the damage was seen. So come here and threaten me. If it’s trash to be cleaned up anyway, I’d say take it away right away.”

“The threat is… . Do you think it will harm me if I procrastinate?”

“As much as you need.”

At those words, the first prince closed his eyes.

After all, there was only one way for him.

It was the moment when it became clearer and clearer.

Because I didn’t want to die either.

“… Well sir. I will walk that road.”

“That’s it.”

After saying those words, Sarah stood up from her seat.

“Carrot and stick are the basics when it comes to dealing with people. I swung the whip to my heart’s content, so I’ll give you some carrots.”

“You mean carrots?”

“Why do you think the emperor suddenly targeted my master?”

“It must be because the emperor touched something he wanted to hide.”

“Because I have finished all of the ‘Imperial Death’ and the [Medusa] group of assassins he created.”

“… … .”

It wasn’t like carrots.

The reason why the high-ranking aristocrats couldn’t do anything other than express their support for the first prince despite their dissatisfaction was because of the ‘imperial envoy’. However, what if the ‘imperial envoy’ and the group of assassins he created ceased to exist… .

It was clear that the situation had become overwhelmingly advantageous for the first prince.

‘If the ‘Imperial envoy’ and the group of assassins were gone, even if he became emperor later on, he would have to do less complicated calculations with high-ranking nobles. No, it would be a very simple calculation.’

No matter how much the first prince had the capacity of a leader, high-ranking nobles did not support the first prince just by looking at it. It was because when the decision was made to wear the bloody crown, the person who would objectively and reliably calculate the reward for helping it later was the first prince. However, the ‘Imperial envoy’ and the assassins who follow him, the most obstructive to the plan, have disappeared? The calculation of compensation, which should have been complicated originally, became too simple.

No, on the contrary, thinking that it would be a loss if they did not come to terms with the first prince at this moment, it would not be strange if the aristocrats tried to give the first prince a profit, let alone a reward, while accepting the loss.

For that, what was most needed at this moment was that the first prince should have some share in the handling of the ‘imperial envoy’ and the assassins.

“Does the carrot mean that I can use this information? For example, I killed them with my trump card.”

“Sometimes people are so good that they look pathetic, but looking at it this way, they are really weak people. I said I’d give you a carrot, so you can use it however you like. But just know that I’m not going to be your tool, and I’m just going to get rid of it if you do such a nuisance.”

“… I will always keep in mind and be careful.”

The first prince said so sincerely. It was the moment when the scariest thing in the world changed for a coward who was most afraid of ‘What if I don’t meet people’s expectations?’.

There would be no need to hide the fact that the target was the ‘Hero Sera’. Because it was obvious to anyone… .