A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 231
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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 231
The banquet hall was so quiet that not even breathing could be heard.
“…A bestowment?”
“Yes.”
Ardiana smiled at the Emperor.
“I thought that was why Your Majesty invited the Sorcerer King to this memorial service. I assumed you intended to resolve the misunderstandings that have persisted.”
“…Ha.”
The Emperor let out a hollow laugh.
After a long moment, he spoke in a strangely suppressed voice.
“I was indeed planning to bestow something anyway.”
The Emperor gripped the cup he was holding tightly and turned his head.
For the first time since the memorial service began, the Emperor’s gaze fell upon Tie.
“Sorcerer King, come here.”
At the voice calling him, Astie unconsciously hunched his shoulders.
However, after looking back at Father standing behind him, he quickly straightened his chest again.
‘It’s okay, Father is here.’
Not only that?
Grandfather was here too, along with the Princess Association President who cherished Tie so much, and the unit members as well.
Though he was being careful with his actions due to all the watching eyes, it meant there was no need to cower no matter what happened.
As he walked forward boldly, people parted to the left and right.
The Emperor sat in a high, large chair, looking down at Tie.
In the silence, Tie carefully examined the Emperor’s face.
The Emperor’s features were quite handsome.
He was even tall, so at first glance he looked like a wonderful protagonist from a fairy tale.
However.
‘…Scary. His eyes look like a villain’s.’
There was no light in the Emperor’s pupils.
What was even stranger was the way he looked at Ardiana.
‘Why does he make that expression when looking at his daughter…?’
Just as Tie was Father’s daughter, Ardiana was the Emperor’s daughter.
But the Emperor didn’t look at Ardiana the way Father looked at Tie.
It seemed Ardiana felt the same way.
‘The Princess also has eyes that hate her father.’
She hated him so much that it seemed like there would never be forgiveness or reconciliation for a lifetime.
Then.
“Your achievements weren’t particularly remarkable, nor is your bloodline outstanding.”
The Emperor spoke with long pauses between his words.
“But since it’s the Princess’s request, I have no choice but to accept it.”
His lightless pupils settled on Tie.
“By my authority, I grant you a title.”
“…”
“I hope the honor I bestow is a weight you can bear. The bestowments and land will be delivered later by Count Collin.”
Officials who had been waiting in the corner immediately came forward and bowed their heads.
“We shall carry out Your Majesty’s will.”
The watching nobles wore awkward smiles.
“Tr-truly generous of you!”
“Indeed it is.”
“They say a ruler who combines both courage and benevolence appears only once every three hundred years, haha…”
However, Tie, who had actually received the title, just stood there blankly staring at them.
Bestowments, Count.
There were too many difficult words in the Emperor’s speech.
But even so, she could infer to some degree.
‘So, he’s giving Tie a reward…?’
Because Tie had successfully completed the Clock Tower siege.
‘But he’s only saying that while his face looks like he really doesn’t want to give it.’
Not knowing how to react, Tie was fidgeting with her fingers when.
“What are you standing there blankly for?!”
One of the officials beside her whispered to Tie.
They were looking at Tie with bewildered expressions, half-straightened from their bows.
“You should offer thanks first! Even if you don’t know proper etiquette…!”
“Oh!”
Tie hurriedly looked at the Emperor.
‘I forgot.’
Whether he was a bad person or good person, the Emperor was still the Emperor.
And if she received a reward from the Emperor, it was proper to give thanks.
Tie bowed her head.
“Thank you!”
Then she glanced at the official grandfathers beside her as if asking if that was right.
But far from saying she did well, the grandfathers looked even more shocked.
‘Is this not right?’
Tie rolled her eyes and looked at the Emperor again.
“Um, Tie doesn’t have much, but I’ll add to it and use it well…”
This time too, silence followed.
‘This isn’t right either?’
Finally, Tie looked at Ardiana restlessly.
Just as Ardiana, whose eyes met hers, was about to open her mouth to say something.
“I knew you had the noble hobby of going around in a child’s form.”
The Emperor clicked his tongue and leaned back against his chair.
Then he continued speaking while looking at Tie with an even more contemptuous gaze.
“I didn’t know your etiquette would be this splendid too. You’ll adapt to your new title quickly.”
The nobles fell silent.
Those who knew the Emperor’s personality could naturally realize.
‘He’s trying to completely crush her.’
Usually, when someone he disliked or found annoying appeared, the Emperor used this kind of speech.
It wasn’t a way of openly blaming or punishing someone.
Instead, the Emperor enjoyed the method of indirectly humiliating his target in front of many people.
Ardiana’s face hardened as she noticed his intentions.
However, the Emperor had already begun to continue speaking.
“But on the other hand, I also think this: perhaps it was because you have no formality, no family, and no fear that you could achieve such feats.”
“…”
“Well. There’s no law saying lowly creatures must always stay on the ground. Even insects can fly, after all.”
“Your Majesty.”
Finally, Ardiana quietly stepped forward.
She looked at Astie once before speaking.
“The Sorcerer King has never properly learned etiquette. This is also his first time attending such an event…”
“Hehe, actually!”
But then Tie raised her hand high.
“Just like Your Majesty said, everyone has been saying that Tie is well-mannered!”
The child looked up at the Emperor brightly, as if happy to be acknowledged.
“Long ago, at kindergar—no. Um… Tie learned how to bow properly somewhere!”
“…”
“All her friends got confused, but Tie memorized everything and received praise for etiquette. Women put their left hand on top!”
Tie flopped down on the floor and bowed to the Emperor.
The officials were shocked at the unfamiliar etiquette.
The Emperor also furrowed his brow, but Tie got up on her own again and tilted her head.
“Is that wrong? Right hand maybe…?”
The child who had been pondering deeply shouted ‘I’ll do it again!’ and bowed once more.
The sound of someone quietly stifling laughter came from behind.
Tesetan was holding back laughter with his lips twisted upward.
Meanwhile, Tie got up from her spot.
Then she brushed off the knees of her clothes as if that was enough.
And then,
“Well then, I’m really busy with work so I’ll be going! Farewell!”
Having seen it somewhere before, she backed away step by step without showing her back to the Emperor.
Faint veins appeared on the Emperor’s forehead as he watched Tie disappear.
He muttered in a voice only Ardiana could barely hear.
“…How dare.”
Ardiana raised her gaze.
“How dare that lowly blood treat me…”
“You just granted a title to that lowly blood, Your Majesty.”
The Emperor flinched.
When he looked up, Ardiana was staring at him with calm eyes.
“You taught me that royalty must be weighty in both words and actions, didn’t you?”
“…Hah.”
“If you get angry at the Sorcerer King’s words, it only proves those words reached Your Majesty.”
Ardiana smiled.
Then the Emperor’s fist trembled beneath his sleeve.
It wasn’t that he didn’t know.
That questioning the Sorcerer King here would only make himself look foolish.
He swallowed his displeased groan and put down the glass he was holding.
Where had Pides gone?
Why hadn’t Lavania appeared even now?
What reason did Ardiana, who had lived quietly like a mouse, have for…
Finally, he clicked his tongue and stood up from his seat.
“I’m not feeling well.”
Everyone held their breath at his following words.
“Continue the banquet. There’s no reason to let things fall apart just because I’m absent.”
The Emperor left the banquet hall with his stern expression unconcealed.
“I think it’ll be a baronetcy.”
“What! It’s sure to be at least a viscountcy! Her Imperial Highness personally requested it, and these days they say you can even buy a baronetcy with money!”
“Still, isn’t a baronetcy a bit much for a mercenary?”
“It’ll definitely be a lifetime title! But seeing that land is also being granted…”
Tie’s eyes went right and left as the speakers changed.
Tie was moving her fork in small bites in a corner of the banquet hall where people had flocked because of her.
“Sorcerer King! What do you think?”
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