I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 140

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

 

Chapter 140

 

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The carriage heading to the Princess Palace suddenly stopped.

 

Tiara and Annie, who were riding inside the carriage, looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

 

At that moment, the frightened voice of the Royal Palace Chamberlain who was driving the carriage flowed into the carriage.

 

“Wh-who are you? Princess Tiara is riding in this carriage!”

 

“You’ve come to the right place.”

 

Annie’s eyes trembled anxiously as she listened to the conversation from inside the carriage.

 

All the palace knights had gone out to deal with the demon beasts. She thought she only had to worry about demon beasts, but now she had to worry about security within the palace as well.

 

Annie looked at Tiara sitting across from her with a worried gaze. Her expression was cold enough to send chills.

 

“How dare these things…”

 

When Tiara reached out her hand, the carriage door flew off with a bang.

 

Tiara got out of the carriage with a haughty expression, then floated an illumination orb into the sky and looked around.

 

People dressed in black night clothes that covered their entire bodies as if to blend into the dark night were surrounding the carriage.

 

They seemed to be well-trained, as no one appeared to have been hit even though the carriage door was suddenly shot off.

 

As Annie carefully followed behind, a man at the very back of the group spoke up.

 

“Princess. Please hand over that maid to us.”

 

Tiara glared at the man to understand his intentions.

 

“I don’t want to.”

 

“Then this servant will die.”

 

A sharp sword was pressed close to the neck of the pale Royal Palace Chamberlain.

 

Tiara looked at the scene and sneered coldly.

 

“I’m a princess of the Krzea Empire. Why would you think I’d worry about the life of a Ruusephon Empire servant?”

 

“Princess might think that way, but the maid behind you would be different.”

 

At the man’s voice speaking as if he knew her well, Tiara glanced sideways at Annie behind her. Just as he said, Annie’s complexion had turned pale.

 

When the man pressed the sword closer to the servant’s neck, blood began to flow from his neck.

 

“Pl-please spare me!”

 

The servant pleaded with a tear-stained face.

 

Annie looked at the threatening man with wavering eyes.

 

The voice was familiar.

 

She thought it was impossible, but what if it really was him?

 

Even if she ignored that servant’s death and turned away, if it was that man, she would never be able to escape.

 

Who could defeat a Sword Master? Even if Tiara was an excellent mage, it would be difficult.

 

After much deliberation, when Annie tried to step forward, Tiara blocked her path.

 

“Where are you trying to go?”

 

“Princess. It seems I should go with them.”

 

Tiara shook her head with an expression that said it was ridiculous.

 

“No. If I hand you over to those bastards, how can I face Dahlia!”

 

To that, Annie whispered so only Tiara could hear.

 

“That person seems to be Captain Roand.”

 

“…What?”

 

Surprised, Tiara was about to turn her gaze to check the man again, but Annie quickly shook her head.

 

“That servant isn’t the problem. Princess, have you ever faced a Sword Master?”

 

“…Of course not.”

 

It’s not like Sword Masters were common in the world. Especially the Krzea Empire was a country that focused on nurturing magic, so there were no Sword Masters at all.

 

Even in Ruusephon, the country of swords, weren’t the Emperor and Captain of the Guard the only ones? That’s how rare they were, and only a select few could become Sword Masters.

 

“I think it would be better if I obediently go with them for now. I’m also curious about that person’s intentions. Following the demon beasts and now Halen, this palace is no different from a battlefield right now. Princess, please quickly go to Princess Viviana’s Palace. She’s the next heir after His Majesty the Emperor. There might be people trying to cause another disturbance targeting this time. Please protect her.”

 

Tiara looked at Annie with complex eyes. As if she was prepared to die, her eyes looked rather calm.

 

There was nothing wrong with what she said, but sending her to those bastards like this made her feel not just uncomfortable but upset. She wasn’t even her person, so had she developed some kind of affection?

 

“…Don’t get hurt. If you get hurt, I won’t have the face to see Dahlia. You know how to use that ring, right?”

 

“Yes. Thank you.”

 

Annie bowed sincerely to Tiara. Thanks to her, hadn’t she learned about Cole’s feelings too? Though she seemed prickly on the outside, she was a good person at heart.

 

“Save that greeting for later.”

 

Tiara, who snorted, looked at Annie with an uncomfortable expression. Annie smiled faintly and passed by her.

 

“I’ll go, so please let that person go.”

 

Hearing her words, the man put back the sword he had held to the servant’s neck.

 

The servant looked up at her and sobbed.

 

“I’m sorry, thank you…”

 

Annie slightly bowed her head in response and was obediently dragged away by the people in black night clothes.

 

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When the wooden door of the shelter split in half and fell to the ground, dusty clouds rose up.

 

Cole and Hart looked at the suspicious people visible beyond the open door with tense faces. It was so dark outside that they couldn’t even see how many there were.

 

“Princess Dahlia, please come out. Your maid is here.”

 

Dahlia’s eyes widened and she tried to step forward, but Cole blocked her path.

 

“Princess, you must not go out.”

 

“Cole!”

 

“I know about your divine power, Princess. But that only works on demon beasts.”

 

Though his words were true, Dahlia looked anxiously at the dark outside.

 

Annie was out there. No matter how much she tried to change fate, she was driven into similar situations again. Was that why it was called fate? But she had already made up her mind to fight against that fate.

 

“Cole. Let’s go out for now. We need to check if Annie is okay.”

 

“Then I’ll go check and come back.”

 

Cole’s voice trembled slightly. She could feel his sincere worry for Annie.

 

“Let’s go together. I’m what those people want. What if Cole goes out alone and they do something to Annie?”

 

Before the regression, there had been no hesitation in the sword swung at Annie. So securing Annie’s safety as much as possible came first.

 

While Cole hesitated, Hart whispered quietly.

 

“I’ll go bring His Majesty. Please buy some time.”

 

Before Dahlia could answer, Hart quickly climbed over the window and disappeared silently.

 

“Understood. You must not leave my side, Princess.”

 

“I know. And I have this too.”

 

Dahlia stroked the magic necklace Tiara had given her with her hand.

 

“Yes. I’m somewhat relieved that you have that.”

 

In case someone might hear, the two people lowered their voices and whispered, then went out through the open door.

 

Dozens of people in black night clothes could be seen in the moonlight. A man at the front was holding Annie’s arm.

 

“Annie, are you okay?”

 

“Princess…”

 

Tears dripped from Annie’s eyes.

 

Seeing that, her chest ached as if it was burning.

 

But she forced herself to pull it together and stared at the man holding her. His clear, clean blue eyes looked empty.

 

“Princess, I’ll hand over this maid, so you just need to come over here. If you follow me, no one will get hurt.”

 

Right. It was important that no one got hurt.

 

Annie, of course, and herself as well. If she got hurt by any chance, the Emperor would grow black wings.

 

“…Elder Brother?”

 

At that moment, Cole, who was standing beside them, stared at the man holding Annie with a shocked expression.

 

“Princess, this person is Captain Roand!”

 

Annie screamed with all her might.

 

That man with dead eyes is Captain Roand?

 

Dahlia stared at him with a surprised face, while Cole shouted in confusion.

 

“What are you doing…? What the hell… Elder Brother, no, why are you!”

 

That was the moment.

 

“Is Hallen now officially showing its fangs completely to Ruusephon, Captain?”

 

The Emperor’s cold sarcasm, which they thought would take a while to arrive, was heard from behind.

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