I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 138

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

 

Chapter 138

 

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Gray stood on the ramparts of the Imperial Palace’s outer walls, looking down at the pitch-black demon beasts surrounding the palace.

 

The spider-like demon beast leading them appeared to be about 3 meters in size, but the other creatures around it had similar appearances but were much smaller.

 

Gray’s eyes coldly settled as he watched below.

 

Had all the demon beast eggs from underground in Halen hatched and swarmed here like this? Why were those things only attacking Ruusephon?

 

“Your Majesty, we’ve identified approximately 300 demon beasts.”

 

Gray snapped out of his thoughts at Ethan’s blunt voice and turned around.

 

“If it’s approximate, that means there could be more.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Ethan bowed his head with a stern expression.

 

Oreon, who had been standing beside him, erased his usual playful smile and continued.

 

“Besides those spider-like demon beasts, there are other types mixed in as well. Fortunately, thanks to the lockdown order, there have been no reports of casualties among the Empire’s citizens yet.”

 

Gray nodded as if he understood and turned his gaze back to the demon beasts.

 

The moment those demon beasts turned toward somewhere other than the palace, the Empire’s citizens would become nothing more than food for them. He should almost be grateful they had swarmed here instead.

 

Gray turned away from the demon beasts and spun around.

 

Five hundred Imperial Palace knights stood in formation with tense faces, aligned in rows and columns.

 

“The demon beasts are beyond this gate. Those creatures threaten our families, friends, and comrades. Proud knights of Ruusephon, all of you draw your swords! And protect!”

 

At Gray’s dignified voice, all the knights bowed their heads with solemn expressions.

 

Gray immediately climbed over the outer wall and leaped down.

 

The castle gates opened with him and knights poured out, shouting battle cries.

 

“Waaaaah! Let’s protect! Let’s fight!”

 

The demon beasts rushed toward the knights as if they had been waiting, their red eyes gleaming.

 

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“Princess! Demon beasts are swarming toward the Imperial Palace!”

 

Dahlia jumped up from her seat, startled by Cole’s report.

 

Cole spoke to Dahlia with worried eyes.

 

“Princess, you must take shelter.”

 

Dahlia firmly shook her head.

 

“No. I’ll be safe. Cole saw it at the orphanage too.”

 

“Ah…”

 

Only then did he recall the divine power pouring from Dahlia’s body and the demon beast that had avoided her.

 

Cole relaxed his tense shoulders. In his panic about the demon beasts swarming, he had been thinking only of escape and had forgotten about the orphanage incident.

 

“I need to go where the demon beasts have gathered.”

 

“Princess…”

 

Annie weakly grabbed Dahlia’s sleeve.

 

Dahlia gently took Annie’s hand.

 

“Annie, His Majesty will need me.”

 

“But must you go to such a dangerous place, Princess?”

 

“The demon beasts can’t attack me. I have divine power too, so I’ll definitely be helpful in battle.”

 

Dahlia smiled even more brightly on purpose to reassure Annie.

 

This hadn’t happened before her regression. These were demon beasts that had followed along across timelines because of her regression.

 

In the end, it was as if she had brought the demon beasts here herself.

 

So the responsibility was hers.

 

Fortunately, from the moment she realized she had regressed, she naturally knew how to use divine power.

 

“Must you really go?”

 

However, Annie still tried to dissuade her carefully with an anxious face.

 

Dahlia squeezed the hand she was holding, as if asking her to trust her.

 

“Annie, I have a favor to ask. Could you go to the Princess Palace with Cole right now? Bibi must be scared.”

 

“I must stay by the Princess’s side!”

 

Cole made a resolute face as if that was absolutely impossible.

 

“I told you I’ll be fine.”

 

As Dahlia spoke firmly once again, Tiara, who had been listening to their conversation, stood up.

 

“I’ll go.”

 

All three people’s gazes turned to Tiara.

 

“I told you before, didn’t I? If I don’t use attack magic, I can at least protect one room. I’ll protect your maid and the Imperial Princess. So Dahlia, you go destroy all those demon beasts.”

 

“Yes! I’ll destroy them all and come back!”

 

When Dahlia looked at Tiara with grateful eyes, she nodded slightly as if telling her not to worry.

 

“I will guide the Princess to His Imperial Majesty.”

 

Hart, who had been standing restlessly near the door, quietly raised her hand and interjected.

 

Dahlia took Tiara and Annie’s hands, one each, and hugged them all together.

 

“You are my most precious friends. Let’s endure well in our respective places and meet again. Nobody get hurt. Understood?”

 

Tiara primly lowered her eyes and glanced down at their overlapped hands, then soon smiled proudly.

 

“I’m Tiara. Of course.”

 

“Princess, you must also stay safe.”

 

“Right!”

 

Dahlia squeezed both their hands tightly once and turned around.

 

“Let’s go too.”

 

“Yes!”

 

Dahlia moved forward following Hart’s guidance.

 

Cole started to follow, then hesitated and looked back.

 

“Miss Maid. You must stay in a safe place.”

 

Annie smiled with sparkling eyes as if telling him not to worry about her.

 

“Please protect the Princess.”

 

The two people, who knew each other too well and who they prioritized most, met eyes and nodded.

 

After Cole left, Tiara asked with surprise at Annie’s appearance as she couldn’t take her eyes off the door with wistful eyes.

 

“Do you like that knight?”

 

Annie turned her gaze to look at Tiara.

 

“Yes… I like him very much. He’s the man I love most in the world.”

 

The man she loved had headed to such a dangerous place. Anxious that something might happen to him, she wanted to confess her feelings to someone.

 

Hearing her answer, Tiara’s lips gradually curved upward and she pointed toward the door.

 

“That knight you say you love seems to have come back?”

 

“What?!”

 

Startled, Annie creaked her stiff neck as she turned to look at the door again.

 

There stood someone who shouldn’t be there. Cole was frozen like a stone statue with a bright red face.

 

“Why, why didn’t you go? Why did you come back?!”

 

Annie found herself shouting at him without realizing it.

 

“Ah, well, the Princess told me to bring the necklace… She also insisted that Miss Maid must wear the ring.”

 

Cole stammered with his eyes downcast, then soon poured out words like a machine gun as if making excuses.

 

“Right. That’s important.”

 

Tiara, who had been enjoying watching the two people busy avoiding each other’s eyes, personally handed Cole the necklace from the table.

 

“Thank you. I’ll be going now-”

 

“Wait!”

 

As Cole was about to quickly disappear, Tiara blocked his way.

 

“Do you have something to say?”

 

“You didn’t answer, did you? Running away after hearing a woman’s confession? Is that Foevern chivalry?”

 

“Princess, that’s not what’s important right now.”

 

Annie whispered in a voice as small as a mosquito’s from behind.

 

“Children are born even during war.”

 

At the mention of children, the faces of the two people who had been gradually regaining their color turned sunset red again.

 

Cole squeezed his eyes shut and opened them again.

 

He had never even thought that Annie would like him. He had only thought of her as someone he shouldn’t covet. He had only suppressed his feelings, thinking he shouldn’t love her…

 

Currently, demon beasts were camped in front of the Imperial Palace, and he was scheduled to head there. Perhaps this place might be his last meeting with Annie.

 

So wouldn’t it be okay to be honest just once?

 

Cole gazed at Annie, pouring out the longing for her that he had buried deep in his heart.

 

She was still blushing and shyly looking down.

 

In his line of sight, he saw the ring placed on the table.

 

Taking a step to the table, he grasped the ring in his hand and looked at Annie again.

 

He could see Annie’s crimson eyes, which had lifted at some point, trembling as they watched his actions.

 

“Miss Maid. I feel the same way about you. Please, wear this ring.”

 

Cole gathered all the courage he could muster and held out the ring to her.

 

Ah, should I kneel on one knee at a time like this?

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