I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 96

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<Chapter 96>

“Did you know about this?”

“Every time I participate in official events, I hear people around me whispering about the seed of a tyrant. It would be stranger not to know.”

Jair knew too.

He just didn’t care about it.

“But even if the supporting forces weaken, the Imperial Palace will remain strong. I’m the only time observer in this empire, so I’m also the only one who cannot inherit His Majesty’s position.”

“But there’s always the possibility of an unexpected situation. Rather, in times like these, you should use your abilities to gain people’s support…”

“I’ll be taking my leave now.”

After Jair disappeared, the Emperor, left alone, let out a small sigh.

“Haa, he’s learned too much at such a young age.”

Actually, Jair’s words weren’t wrong.

From the beginning, past emperors had always lived only within the Imperial Palace unless it was an important imperial event.

Nevertheless, thanks to the title of time observer bestowed by Chronos, no one had ever thought to rebel against the Imperial Palace.

However, this was under the premise of peaceful times.

Recently, the empire had been in chaos due to dark magic.

They had infiltrated families by mimicking the time abilities of the Theodore Ducal House.

Even the Duchess had been involved.

Now in high society, anxiety was secretly growing as people worried whether ‘another noble dark mage’ might be hiding around them.

Therefore.

The nobles would no longer follow the Imperial Palace based on ‘time abilities’ alone.

They would want the Emperor to take the lead, command directly, and personally stabilize the empire.

That duty would also apply to Jair, who would inherit the Emperor’s position.

Moreover, the young nobles of his generation might use this incident as an opportunity to reconsider the duties an emperor should bear.

So this Blessing of the Cradle festival would be an important opportunity for Jair to get closer to the young nobles.

That was the Emperor’s thinking.

“If his abilities had manifested in his mid-teens like mine did, Jair might have been able to act a bit more rationally.”

Because his abilities had manifested at too young an age, Jair’s wounds had already festered.

“But even so, there are duties he must bear as Crown Prince…”

The Emperor muttered with a frustrated heart and left his office.

“We greet His Majesty.”

It was then, as he walked down the corridor.

At the Emperor’s appearance, the maids closed their eyes and bowed their heads deeply.

There were strict rules in the Imperial Palace.

Specifically, all attendants except assistants must close their eyes when encountering the Emperor.

It was a measure created by the Emperor who didn’t want to see anyone’s future even in his own residence.

Thus, he had to endure solitude.

This was another reason why past emperors of the Chronos Empire were considered tragic figures.

Looking at the closed-eyed faces of all the attendants passing by him, the Emperor muttered.

“…In any case, he’s a strong child who inherited my blood. I should try persuading him one last time.”

Having made his decision, he visited the Tower of Time. Jair spent most of his days in the tower.

But contrary to expectations, he wasn’t in the tower.

“Where is Jair?”

When he asked the maids in charge of the tower, they bowed their heads and gave an extraordinary answer.

“He went out to the city with Princess Rie.”

“…He went out to the city? Why?”

“Well, Princess Rie said she wanted to see the city…”

The guy who won’t even attend official events because of people went to the city?

Why?

The surprised Emperor couldn’t continue speaking for a while, then hurriedly came to his senses and fell into deep thought.

‘Rie… isn’t that Duke Casselik’s daughter?’

The cause that made that Jair go out on his own feet.

The Emperor had no interest in high society affairs, but he made exceptions for Duke Casselik, a time ability user, and the Theodore family.

Especially the child named ‘Rie’ had appeared frequently in newspapers recently, so he knew of her.

“…But why would the Crown Prince be with a child named Rie?”

“His Highness the Crown Prince meets with Lady Rie regularly. At least once a week…”

“Jair meets with someone once a week?!”

The Emperor was shocked for the second time.

“Yes… To add to the explanation, Crown Prince Jair has personally gone to the Birdwell Barony several times to see Lady Rie…”

“The Birdwell Barony is so far from here, and he went there on his own feet?!”

As the Emperor was shocked for the third time, the maid, now accustomed to this, continued speaking.

“Yes. Recently, he’s been going out regularly two or three times a week. All to meet Lady Rie.”

“Good heavens. Good heavens…!”

This was information on the level of the sun rising in the west.

So the Emperor didn’t believe it.

As a result.

The Emperor, who hadn’t gone out once since the last trial, pulled on a robe himself and went out.

It was to confirm whether his son was really in the city.

A moment later.

“…Good heavens.”

Arriving in the city with his face covered as much as possible, he was shocked to actually see Jair among the people.

The small girl standing next to him appeared to be Princess Rie.

What shocked the Emperor even more was something else.

His son, who often made even him click his tongue due to his prickly personality, was firmly holding the hand of the child named Rie.

And he was constantly smiling at the child as if she was all he could see.

“What did that guy… eat wrong?”

The Emperor was shocked at seeing his child’s appearance for the first time.

To think that Jair, who had been a symbol of misanthropy, could show such a warm smile.

But why on earth?

He knew that Rie was a special child with time abilities, but there shouldn’t be any influencing factors.

He had never felt any special emotions toward Casselik either.

“I should meet her directly once.”

The Emperor’s golden eyes hidden within the robe glinted.

* * *

It was when Rie, who had enjoyed touring the city with Jair, parted with him and had just arrived at the Birdwell Barony.

“His Majesty the Emperor wishes to see you.”

Due to the Emperor’s sudden summons, Rie got back in the carriage and headed to the Imperial Palace.

‘Our Rie? Why?!’

‘What is this about? She’s just a child, what is there to see that His Majesty the Emperor would summon her!’

‘Mother, please calm down…! I, I’ll also ask Duke Casselik just in case.’

Emilia and the Viscount couple turned pale at the Emperor’s sudden summons.

Seeing such adults, Rie was equally frightened.

‘Wh-why did His Majesty the Emperor summon Rie?’

Following the guidance of the Imperial Palace maid sisters into the reception room, His Majesty the Emperor, whom she had always looked up at from below the platform, was sitting in a chair.

Her small heart was pounding.

She was so scared and trembling that she wanted to hug any adult, but Rie was a well-mannered child!

She put her small hands together and greeted him properly.

“I greet His Majesty. Hello, Your Majesty the Emperor.”

“Yes. Sit in the chair.”

“Yees…”

Fortunately, the Emperor didn’t make a scary expression.

Rie instinctively realized she could feel at ease.

No.

“Right. So you’ve been getting close with Crown Prince Jair?”

At the following question, she instinctively realized she needed to use her wits.

“….”

Rie, who had been sitting in the chair, froze like stone.

The question the Emperor had asked was an extremely terrifying question.

The reason was right there in volume 2 of 【That Abyss】.

It was exactly the same question the Duke’s Mother had asked while pouring black tea on the female lead’s face.

‘So you’ve been getting close with my son lately?’

Splash.

‘M-Mother!’

‘Take this money and leave the Duchy immediately. I don’t care if you go to another Empire or to the countryside, just stay out of my son’s sight!’

That’s right.

Right now, His Majesty the Emperor was testing Rie!

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