âI crown the throne to Mabel Gardenia Ermano.â
A smile came his mouth when Esteban finished speaking,
Ever since Abelardo announced the visit of the King, he has been waiting for this moment.
There was a moment of silence, and people just exchanged glances. before long, the banquet hall became noisy like a market.
It was the priests of Abelardo who were especially in trouble.
Esteban stared at them belligerently.
Among them, only the one with the robe coercing him, was standing without moving. Esteban was convinced that he was Micheal Abelardo, the King.
<b>âYou dare to try to take my daughter?â</b>
Esteban never intended to send Mabel to Abelardo.
But like those who believe in God, they thought that even fanciful things could be possible with faith.
Knowing their tenacity, it was important to cut off the possibility from the roots.
To do so, it needed a just cause. There were many ways.
The first is to get married, but since she is only one-years-old, he rejected it immediately.
Even if he gave Mabel a title, it was useless if she was forced.
In the end, the last remaining method was to take pass over the throne as Emperor to Mabel.
It was a more certain way than marriage.
Naturally, there were many protests, but Esteban succeeded in winning the majority of his subjectsâ consent.
The nobleman, who first heard the news, grabbed the Marquis of Gardenia and asked.
âMarquis. What is this. Didnât you have her Highness the Princess as your successor?â
âWho knows. I donât know.â
The Marquis was simply ignorant of the pouring questions.
The rest of the officials attending the parliamentary session were also simply easygoing.
With only foreign envoys and nobles without authority to attend meetings were agitated, there was a place where their gaze finally reached.
All eyes were on Oscar Alle Ermano, the first prince, who everyone naturally thought would be Ermanoâs next Emperor.
But Oscar also sat calmly. As if he knew in advance that things would turn out this way.
The priests who had been in a great uproar, looked back at the King.
âKing. If it goes like this, we will not be able to take the Royal Highness!â
âWhat should we do?â
But the King only stayed silent. His red eyes were directed only at Mabel.
The Priests hastened for an answer.
âKing.â
âNot yet.â
âYes?â
âWe canât take her yet.â
The seeds of God who are the closest to God. In Michealâs eyes, the divine power that lived and breathed in Mabelâs body was fully visible.
Mabelâs divine power was enormous. But it was latent ability.
The divinity was useless because it had not yet been awakened.
The King thought he didnât have to make an opportunity for himself.
âIâm going to back off this time.â
âBut itâs better to take the Princess when sheâs still young.â
âIf you can handle that daughterâs crazy Emperor, you can take her.â
ââŠâŠâ
There was no one who could spare their life. But they couldnât give up the seed of God.
Moreover. it will be difficult to take the Princess in the future because the young Emperor still has the strong will to hand over the throne to his daughter, who in only one-years-old.
âBut King. Wasnât there a way?â
âThere was.â
âYes.â
âBut itâs gone.â
ââŠâŠâ
Michael looked at Mabel despite the priestâs ridiculous gazes. He wondered when that ability would bloom. He saw at a glance what kind of abilities Mabel would have in the future.
By then, Mabel will naturally come to Abelardo. So he just had to wait.
<b>âBecause itâs the ability to drive people around you crazy.â</b>
Godâs seed will eat itself and eventually find itself. 1
Michael had confidence.
Esteban narrowed his forehead. The reaction was worse than he thought. He thought they would get up right away calling it crazy.
<b>âIf that was the case, I can kick them out right away.â</b>
Anyway, since he declared war, he only needs to protect Mabel.
He didnât ask for Mabelâs opinion, but whatâs important about a one-year-oldâs opinion? She wouldnât understand him asked.
Even thought she was good at imitating and using sentences as a one-year-old, sheâs still a baby.
No matter how much of a genius Mabel was, it was impossible for her to understand this situation.
Turning to sit on the throne again, Esteban panicked, Mabel was crying with a frown on her face.
âMabel? Whatâs wrong.â
âdwonât wikeâŠâŠâ (Donât like.)
âWhat?â
âEmeror. Nwo!â (Emperor. No!)
Euaang!
Then she cried, her cries ringing in the banquet hall. Esteban was embarrassed and held Mabel in his arms, but she only cried louder.
Mabel crying was a situation he had never thought of. Esteban was inwardly shocked.
<b>âMabelâŠâŠsaid she doesnât like. Sheâs not saying she doesnât like me, is she?â</b> 2
<b>***</b>
Two months ago.
The plot to turn Mabel into the Emperor was made covertly by some people.
Esteban first singled out figures that would oppose.
The first was Marquis Gardenia. It was very easy to persuade the Marquis.
Esteban secretly called in Marquis Gardenia and brought up the matter immediately.
âIâm thinking of turning Mabel into the Emperor.â
âWhat? What the hell does-â
âMarquis, if you oppose, Mabel will leave for Abelardo. Object if you donât want to see Mabelâs face forever. What are you going to do?â
ââŠâŠâ
Persuasion took less than a minute.
Next, Esteban visited Oscar himself.
Oscar, who wielded a sword in the corner of the training hall, felt a presence and turned his head.
âI greet the Emperor.â
Oscar greeted the Emperor, putting his sword into his sheath. Esteban stayed still, looking at his son.
Oscarâs education was largely under the supervision of Duchess Donovan, so Esteban only looked at it a few times in his usual life and didnât bother with it much.
Is it die to the severe education? Despite his young age, Oscar was quite precocious. It seemed that he was desperately trying to avoid his youth.
<b>âItâs probably because of the early education as a successor.â</b>
He knew that Duchess Donovan was driving Oscar and that the child feels pressure.
The two sat side by side in the side of the training room. It was a conversation after a long time.
âOscar.â
âYes, Emperor.â
Esteban asked a question randomly.
âDo you sincerely want to become the Emperor?â
âThatâŠâŠâ
Oscar, who hesitated to answer immediately, bowed his head.
ââŠâŠI donât really know. Of course, because I have to become the Emperor, Iâm trying hard. Itâs not a position where I can say can do, and itâs not a position that I can just say that I donât want to.â
Oscar had no choice. He had to get there if the Emperor and his mother wanted him to.
Maybe thatâs why he was born. He thought that the significance of his existence was only to become the Emperor.
<b>âWhy is he asking this question?â</b>
Oscar looked up at Esteban with terminal eyes. He felt strange because he had never talked to his father this way.
Esteban, unable to capture his complex expression, sighed and stroked Oscarâs head.
âI am trying to pass on the throne to Mabel.â
Unlike the friendly touch and the peaceful atmosphere, what Esteban said was not a light matter at all.
âI plan to announce it on Mabelâs birthday, which will be around the corner. If I turn Mabel into the Emperor, she wonât be able to be taken by Abelardo anymore.â
Esteban examined his sonâs reaction. As he expected, Oscar seemed quite surprised.
âI have also considered you as the next Emperor, and I intend to cancel this plan if you donât like it. I can find another way. Oscar, what would you like to do?â
Oscar answered without a word of worry.
âIâm in favor of it.â
âAre you being sincere.â
âYes. If Mabel can be protected from danger, it doesnât matte. If Mabel really becomes the EmperorâŠâŠâ
Oscarâs face had a full smile. Esteban was a little surprised. It was the first childlike face he saw in front of him, his father.
âI will become the Knight who protects Mabel.â 2
For the first time, Oscar was sincere.
<b>***</b>
The next target was Duchess Donovan. Of course, Oscar, her own son, is to become the Emperor, so she is expected to oppose Mabel abdicating the throne.
Perhaps she will be the most difficult opponent to persuade.
Esteban has prepared several ways to appease Duchess Donovan.
âI want the Princess to take the throne.â
Once he got to the point, he waited for the opposition from Duchess Donovan. But there was no objection.
âDo as you please.â
ââŠâŠHow come you donât object. You expected Oscar to become the Crown Prince.â
Not only did the Duchess, but also Esteban himself. If it wasnât for the damn oracle, he wouldnât have thought of this.
Duchess Donovan calmly took a sip of her tea and let her cup down.
âOscar doesnât want to become the Emperor. Heâs a quick learner, but heâs more talented at using the sword.â
Duchess Donovan smiled at the surprised Esteban.
âHe also said that he didnât want to be the Emperor.â
He never said anything, but she seemed to have seen through everything. Esteban burst out laughing at the Dukeâs seemingly cold face.
âDid Oscar talk to you in advance?â
âI havenât met him in nearly a week.â
They didnât even meet, but she expected everything.
The Duchess was well aware about Oscar.
<b>âI thought you werenât interested since you left all of his education to Lissandro Donovan, but that wasnât the case.â</b>
Now that the persuasion of Duchess Donovan has ended, the only thing left was to notify the rest of his subjects.
To be honest, he didnât have to persuade them.
No one could speak out if the Emperor, Marquis Gardenia, and Duchess Donovan joined forces.
In fact, when the officials were notified, there were voices of concern.
âEven so, the Princess is still young, it will be hard to take care of state affairs.â
âYou donât have to worry about it. The work will be done by me anyways.â
It literally meant that he would take the cause. No one dared to oppose him.
thus, all but the Javier family, who were absent for visits to Southern mines and territories, expressed their consent to the transfer.
In fact, the majority agreement had their own circumstances that Esteban did not know about.
<b>âItâs much better to have the Princess, who is not even one-year-old, than his Majesty the Emperor, who may change suddenly.â</b>
<b>âI canât wait to see how cute she is.â</b> 1
Thatâs how the plot ended, with only Mabel not knowing.
<b>***</b>
The castle, the forest, and even the tribute. The Emperor seemed to care for me quite a bit.
But whatâs the point of giving me the country as a gift? Iâm only a year old!
No matter how much you care about me, how can I be the Emperor? The Emperor is definitely not sane.
But whatâs even more absurd, is that no one objected. It felt like common sense was being destroyed.
âEuang! Dwonât wike!â (Dontâ like!)
It was so shocking, all I could do was cry. The Emperor seemed to be embarrassed for a moment and then glanced at the nanny.
The Emperor is still young. Iâm guessing heâs not even 30 years old. Besides. his successor, Oscar, is sitting right next to me.
<b>âYeah, what about Oscar?â</b>
Heâs had such a hard time taking his succession classes every day, and now Iâm given the throne.
I cried for a long time.
Everyone in the banquet hall looked at me with their eyes wide open, but it didnât bother me.
The country is about to be ruined. How could you not cry?
âHeungâŠâŠâ
I cried so hard that my crying became weak. The Emperor looked puzzled.
âMadame Lupe. Take Mabel back first.â
âYes, Your Majesty.â
âŠâŠThatâs how I was banished from my first birthday party.
<b>***</b>
I opened my exhausted eyes from the sound of birds singing outside the window. I cried so much that I couldnât open my eyes well.
âHow should we call the Princess now? Her Majesty? Empress?â
âItâs still her Highness since the Coronation didnât happen, Lalima.â
<b>âYesterday wasnât a dreamâŠâŠâ</b>
I was really depressed. I regained my senses and reflected on yesterdayâs situation.
Grandfather Marquis Gardenia said I was to be his successor when we met before. But yesterdaysâs crazy announcement, he didnât make any commotion at all.
Oscar was also calm. The Duchess remained calm even though her son was deprived of the throne.
It was clear.
âEuang!â
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I screamed and banged the bed!
They left me out and discussed it between themselves. Without asking for my opinion at all! 3
<b>âHow could you do this? I donât want to be Emperor!â</b>