I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 59

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

Chapter 59

This woman kept making him feel confused. And he couldn’t understand his own heart that didn’t dislike it.

Then, violet eyes looked up at him.

“Your Majesty, you don’t believe me, do you?”

He silently raised an eyebrow.

“You keep trying to smile right now.”

He was caught even though he covered his mouth with his hand.

“No, I’m not.”

Emperor Gray lowered his hand and calmly met her eyes.

“Usually when Your Majesty smiles, only your mouth smiles. But right now your eyes are smiling. As if you find something very interesting.”

Was he looking at her with interest?

“The Princess claims to see the future, but can you also read my inner thoughts? Impressive.”

“I’m incredibly perceptive, you know.”

Dahlia lifted her chin with a confident expression.

“Let’s pretend I didn’t hear that.”

“You already heard it though.”

She pouted her lips and grumbled as if talking to herself.

Emperor Gray tensed his lips, feeling another unintended smile about to form.

“Your Majesty, it’s fine if you don’t trust me. But please, you really must be careful.”

“It’s not like I can’t get married just because I injure my arm, so why worry?”

“Ah… That’s true.”

Her violet eyes wavered. As if awakening from a dream.

Emperor Gray observed her change in expression without missing a detail.

After being lost in thought for a moment, she soon shook her head.

“Still, even if it weren’t Your Majesty but anyone else getting hurt, I would worry. If I could help prevent someone from getting injured, I would.”

“Anyone?”

Suddenly the Emperor’s voice lowered as he stepped closer to her. His black eyes became darker than the night sky.

“Yes?”

Dahlia stepped back slightly, matching the distance the Emperor had closed. But he approached her again.

“You’d cling to any man’s arm like this and worry about him?”

He pointedly lifted the arm she was holding.

“What? That, that’s…”

As his black eyes stared at her persistently as if binding her, Dahlia unconsciously stepped backward until she was blocked by a tree.

Dahlia looked up at the Emperor with trembling eyes. Why are you suddenly acting like this toward me?

“Why can’t you answer?”

The Emperor placed one hand against the tree and lowered his head, making his handsome face clearly visible.

Dahlia shook her head rapidly with a startled expression.

“No, no! That’s not it!”

Only then did a satisfied smile form at the corners of his mouth.

But he was still too close.

“Um, Your Majesty, could you step back a bit?”

“Why?”

He asked while gazing deeply at her.

“If we’re this close, people will misunderstand.”

“Misunderstand?”

As his deep voice resonated near her ear, Dahlia flinched and trembled her shoulders.

Does he really not know? This position, I’ve seen it a lot in novels. What comes next is…

“Your Majesty, I’m terribly sorry to interrupt, but it’s almost time for the next meeting.”

Oreon spoke up in a very sorrowful voice.

Dahlia brightened and quickly escaped from the cage(?) he had trapped her in.

“Your Majesty! Take care of yourself!”

Emperor Gray chuckled as he watched her retreating figure after leaving those villain-like words, then turned to look at Oreon.

Oreon was looking at him with eyes that showed he really hadn’t wanted to interfere.

Emperor Gray ignored Oreon and headed toward the Conference Hall.

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Late at night, in a Small Village Outside the Imperial Palace.

In an Old Empty House with all windows boarded up with wood, figures dressed in Black Clothes had gathered.

Soon, someone with their face covered by a Black Mask opened the door and entered.

“Have you arrived, Your Majesty.”

Ethan slightly lowered his Mask and bowed his head.

Emperor Gray acknowledged the greeting with a nod and sat in a shabby Chair.

“I’ll report the current situation. As a result of our Imperial Guard’s investigation, we discovered Demon Beast Molted Skin in Zone 8.”

“And the place where you found it is here, right? Bring me the Molted Skin.”

He didn’t know what species this Demon Beast was, but it had undergone Molting.

Was it growing larger? Would it gain abilities beyond its flying capability?

Soon two Knights brought the Molted Skin.

The Molted Skin had fur in patches like animal hide, and was so large and heavy that two grown men had to carry it. The foul-smelling hide still retained warmth, suggesting not much time had passed since the Molting.

Emperor Gray’s face hardened.

If it hadn’t been long since the Molting, the creature might be nearby. Just as he was about to order heightened vigilance with a tense expression, screams echoed from the distance. It was the voices of Knights on patrol.

“Aaaaah!”

“Uaaaah!”

Ethan quickly positioned himself in front of Emperor Gray and surveyed the surroundings.

“Everyone protect His Majesty.”

“The creature isn’t far away. First, we catch it. And everyone come inside. The creature has Invisibility. Outside is dangerous with openings everywhere.”

Emperor Gray lightly pushed Ethan aside and commanded while securing his field of vision.

“Everyone come inside.”

At Ethan’s command, the Imperial Guard Knights who had been surrounding the house all entered with grim expressions.

“Everyone stand with your backs to the walls.”

The Knights followed the Emperor’s order with their Swords drawn. Now they only needed to watch the front and above.

“Prepare the Holy Water.”

Ethan followed with another command.

It was the moment when the Knights tensely gripped Swords in one hand and Holy Water Bottles in the other.

Crash!

With an ear-splitting roar, part of the wooden roof came crashing down.

“It’s the creature! Pour the Holy Water!”

The Knights all poured Holy Water toward the air in unison.

Kuuuaaaah.

The Demon Beast’s black hide was slightly revealed.

“Over there!”

All the Knights threw Holy Water in that direction. Finally, the Demon Beast’s true form became visible.

Small wings made of membrane like a bat. A body resembling a monkey and sharp teeth protruding above lips that split across half its face. Three red eyes were each glaring in different directions, watching the surroundings.

Then, the Demon Beast picked up its own Molted Skin from the floor and began chewing it thoroughly.

The demon beast seen in person had a completely different intimidating presence than the one captured from afar in the Vision Orb.

Several knights could be seen looking at the demon beast with fearful expressions.

Gray quickly created blue aura and shot it at the demon beast.

However, the demon beast’s hide was so tough that even after being hit by aura that could cut through rocks, it only left scratch-like wounds. It would be difficult to capture the creature with simple aura alone.

Gray poured holy water on his sword and wrapped it with blue aura.

“Ethan. Attack the wings first.”

“Yes!”

Ethan also poured holy water on his sword and surrounded it with white aura.

Gray and Ethan simultaneously leaped up and targeted the demon beast’s wings.

The demon beast quickly dodged while chewing on its molted skin, but it couldn’t avoid Gray’s attack in time.

As one wing fell to the floor, the demon beast let out a shriek and charged forward.

Kukaaaaaa.

The demon beast began wildly swinging its sharp claws.

Clang clang clang.

The claws were so strong that when they clashed with the swords, the blades trembled violently.

“Ethan! Draw its attention.”

“Yes! Over hereeee!”

Ethan, who caught onto the Emperor’s intention, deliberately let out a loud battle cry. The knights also made noise along with Ethan.

The demon beast looked up at the broken ceiling. It seemed to be looking for an escape route.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Ethan attacked the demon beast’s belly with his holy water-coated sword.

The demon beast, wounded in the belly, glared at Ethan with glowing red eyes.

Meanwhile, Gray, who had quietly circled behind the demon beast, poured holy water all over his body. Now, even if the demon beast’s body dried up, any contact with him would reveal its location.

While the knights drew its attention, he leaped onto the demon beast’s body and thrust his sword straight into its neck.

Kukaaaaaa.

The demon beast let out a pained scream and shook its body, trying to throw him off.

Gray quickly pulled out his sword and poured holy water into the hole he had made.

Kukaaaaaaa.

The demon beast writhed and convulsed violently before collapsing to the side.

The Holy Empire had tried to capture this creature, but he had intended to kill it from the beginning.

The demon beast twitched for a moment before burying its head into the ground.

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