I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 63
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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor
Chapter 63
Chirp chirp.
Lemon chirped as if asking if she was okay.
Lemon, you were an amazing bird!
Dahlia smiled brightly at Lemon as if to thank him.
“Princess?”
At the Emperor’s call, Dahlia lowered her gaze and found eyes looking at her with worry.
If I suddenly look up at the sky and smile in a life-or-death situation, I’d look like a crazy woman, right?
“The sky is clear.”
The Emperor raised his head. The blue sky looked hazy due to the smoke.
When he lowered his head again, Dahlia awkwardly averted her gaze.
He doesn’t even believe my dream stories, would he believe in an invisible bird?
Dahlia, who had been deliberately avoiding his persistent gaze, widened her eyes when she saw his arm.
“Your Majesty!”
“What?”
Dahlia reached out in surprise toward his arm. The bare skin exposed where his clothes had burned was swollen red.
“You’re injured!”
Dahlia examined his wound with a distressed expression. The blistered skin looked painful at first glance.
His low voice came from above her head.
“It’s the right arm.”
Dahlia looked up in surprise, then lowered her gaze back to his arm.
“It is the right arm…”
Was this why the Emperor had bandages wrapped around his arm in my dream? If he hadn’t come to save me, he wouldn’t have gotten hurt.
“Stop.”
“…Pardon?”
“I can tell what you’re thinking, so stop thinking that. Did you forget that I said the Princess is my responsibility as long as you’re in the Imperial Palace?”
“But still…”
“The bad ones are those who shot the arrows, so why are you trying to blame yourself? Curse at those bastards.”
Dahlia’s dazed eyes became clear.
Right. The ones who shot the arrows were the bad guys. She was the victim, so why was she trying to blame herself?
This man—I knew he was smart, but he was wise too. I could see why he was the most praised among all the emperors in Ruusephon’s history.
“You’re right. They’re the bad ones! Those frog-eyed bastards! Those chick-toed bastards!”
“Your curses are quite creative.”
He burst into refreshing laughter.
Dahlia found herself captivated by his smile without realizing it. So he could smile like this too.
As she stared at him blankly, a warm, fuzzy feeling rose in her chest.
“Emperor Your Majesty!”
At that moment, Ethan’s voice could be heard from very far away. The fire arrows had stopped at some point.
When the Emperor shot his aura up into the air, the blue energy exploded in the sky.
The sound of hoofbeats rushing toward them could be heard loudly.
“Your Majesty! Are you safe?”
Ethan jumped down from his horse.
“Yes. What about them?”
“The ones caught while fleeing committed suicide. They had poison hidden in their mouths and died immediately. When we removed their masks, all their skin was damaged with burn scars, so it will be difficult to identify them.”p>
When a cold smile formed on the Emperor’s lips, Dahlia averted her gaze.
It’s back. That smile.
Then, Cole approached carrying Annie and examined her.
“Princess, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. What about Annie?”
“I’m fine too, Princess.”
Annie looked at her with an expression that said not to worry.
“Let’s go back.”
The situation was resolved with the Emperor’s single word.
And so the hunting competition suddenly ended due to the forest fire.
* * *
Rayen, pale as a sheet, hurriedly entered Annie’s room.
“Annie!”
Before he could pour out his nagging, Annie raised her hand and calmly spoke first.
“Elder Brother, I’m fine. They said I just need to apply ice packs.”
“Haa…”
Rayen let out a deep sigh and pressed his brow.
Dahlia, who was beside Annie, watched him nervously as she anticipated his next words.
“This can’t continue. You must return now.”
“I know. I know that I’m in danger right now too.”
“Yes. So you must return quickly.”
“But if I experience things like this even in the Imperial Palace, is there any guarantee that the journey back will be safe?”
Rayen stiffened.
The Princess’s words made sense, but this time he couldn’t back down easily.
“I’ll ask the Kingdom to send Knights. And I’ll also request Knights from the Empire.”
“If I return to the Kingdom and stay at the Star Palace like that, will I be safe?”
Rayen hesitated for a moment.
Since the identity of whoever was targeting the Princess was completely unknown, he couldn’t give a definitive answer about the Princess’s safety.
Dahlia spoke again.
“Without finding the culprit, I’ll be anxious wherever I go. So let’s catch the culprit first.”
“…I understand. But I must report to His Majesty the King.”
He had no choice but to agree since he knew the Princess’s words were right.
“I understand.”
She would have to endure Elder Brother’s worried nagging, but it was necessary.
Knock knock. Just then, there was a knocking sound and Hart quietly entered and whispered to Dahlia.
“Princess, His Majesty is calling for you.”
“Alright. I understand.”
When the Princess followed Hart out, Rayen approached Annie’s side.
“Are you okay?”
At his worried voice, Annie nodded.
“Yes. More than that, please wait for the Princess. The Princess has a reason why she must stay here.”
“It seems so. But I have no idea what that could be.”
Rayen sighed as if frustrated.
Annie had some idea, but she planned to wait quietly until the Princess told her directly.
* * *
Entering the Emperor’s Office, Dahlia lowered her gaze to the bandage wrapped around the Emperor’s arm.
“I greet Your Majesty the Emperor.”
“Let’s skip the formalities from now on. Ethan, step outside for a moment.”
Ethan bowed respectfully and went outside.
“Is Lady Hudran alright?”
“The Royal Physician treated her well. Thank you. But Your Majesty’s arm. How about meeting with a priest from the Holy Empire? They could heal it completely.”
“The Royal Physician is sufficient. There’s no need to owe them a debt over such a small matter.”
The burn marks looked quite painful though.
Dahlia nodded while glancing at the bandages with regretful eyes.
Even such trivial matters required calculating debts. The Emperor’s position must be that difficult and heavy.
“Princess? Why do you look so listless?”
“I think I need to return to the Kingdom…”
The Emperor fell silent with a hardened expression.
“If Your Majesty would just get married soon, I could return right away.”
“Then you’ll never be able to return.”
The Emperor relaxed his expression and chuckled.
“This isn’t a laughing matter. That future could happen at any time! Maybe even tomorrow…”
Dahlia raised her voice then muttered with a gloomy face.
She had made excuses to Rayen about those attacking her, but preventing the world’s destruction was the top priority.
“Why on earth would my marriage prevent the world’s destruction?”
“I don’t know either. But someone in my dream said, ‘If only Emperor Gray had gotten married, it wouldn’t have come to this.'”
“Who was that person?”
“I don’t know. I couldn’t see their face. I can’t move in my dreams. I just stare at the sky like this, and monsters pour down from above. And I hear people screaming.”
Dahlia unconsciously covered her ears and lowered her head. Just thinking about it made those screams seem to echo in her ears.
Meanwhile, the Emperor’s eyes widened in shock at her words.
“…Monsters?”
Dahlia, who had been covering her ears, removed her hands at the Emperor’s words.
“Did you just say monsters?”
“Yes. Strange monsters I’ve never seen before fall from the sky.”
“Do those monsters fly through the sky?”
“Since they fall from the sky, they must fly, right?”
“What do they look like?”
“Are you believing what I’m saying now?”
Dahlia looked at him with hopeful eyes.
“Describe them in detail.”
The Emperor frowned and urged her on.
“There were too many monsters to examine them all, but they commonly had wings, were black, and looked like a mix of various beasts.”
An exclamation escaped from the Emperor’s lips.
“Ha… They were demon beasts.”
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