This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam - Chapter 100

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Chapter 100

The Palace Knight had a face that suggested nothing I said would get through to him.

I let out a deep sigh and sat down on the field bed.

“Meow.”

Toto, who had been nowhere to be seen, suddenly appeared and jumped onto the bed, rubbing his head against my side affectionately.

“Were you very scared?”

I gave Toto a gentle pat and then nudged him slightly toward the tent entrance.

“It’s safe now. You can go wherever you want.”

But Toto burrowed deeper into my side and eventually flopped down completely.

“Purr, purr, purr purr purr.”

As if that wasn’t enough, he started his purring song. From his behavior, it seemed he had no intention of ever leaving my side.

Is he still anxious? No, if he’s purring this much, he must be calm enough, right?

“Lady Hailey!”

Just then, I heard Raven’s voice. Soon the tent flap opened and a familiar face suddenly appeared.

“Oh! Raven?”

Raven hurried over to examine me and was shocked.

“Oh my! I was really surprised when I heard the news. You’re seriously injured!”

“No, it just looks bad because of all the bandages. I’m fine. What about Baron? I heard a Gate opened at the port too – is my house okay? What about your house?”

“Yes, everything’s fine. Baron is doing well too.”

Raven told me what had happened in the meantime.

“A Palace Knight came rushing to our house earlier.”

Raven, who happened to be having tea in the garden, received news from the Palace Knight that ‘a Gate had opened at the orphanage and was now under control, and that I had been caught up in it and was at the temporary infirmary.’

As soon as the knight finished his report, he went to find Baron at our house.

“He was eating something called tteokbokki.”

‘He used to avoid it, saying the smell of boiling gochujang was unfamiliar.’

Hearing that he had eaten it made me curious about Baron’s reaction.

‘Did he like the taste?’

Whether he enjoyed it, whether it was too spicy for him.

But since Raven was speaking with a serious expression, it didn’t seem like the right time to ask, so I held back.

‘I’ll have to ask him directly when I get home.’

When Baron heard the situation, he was so shocked that he threw down the tteokbokki he was eating and tried to rush here immediately.

“I told him it was dangerous and that I would go check and report back, and begged him to please wait.”

Baron was frantic, but eventually nodded at Raven’s persuasion.

I breathed a sigh of relief at those words.

‘If Baron had come here, he would have been even more shocked. I can’t leave a child with trauma.’

My injured appearance would be the same either way, but seeing it in a war-like refugee shelter versus seeing it in the quiet house would feel completely different. It seemed better for the child’s emotional well-being to see me at home.

“Thank you for being so considerate.”

“Not at all. It seems you can go home together now.”

Raven, who had been examining my wounds, asked worriedly.

“No matter how I look at it, your injuries seem severe. Can you walk? No, it would be better to call a carriage.”

“Well, I want to go home too, but they say I have to wait for His Majesty’s instructions.”

Just then, another Palace Knight who had entered the tent spoke to me.

“To Miss Hailey, a resident of Snoril’s domain, a message from His Majesty, the great savior of the Ilpein Empire.”

He delivered the message to me with a solemn expression.

“Miss Hailey is a righteous person who fought hard to rescue people even in dangerous situations. His Majesty also judges that she is an important witness to this Gate incident.”

So he instructed not to send me home but to treat me with the utmost care, provide perfect treatment, and conduct a respectful witness investigation.

“Therefore, we have arranged a hotel for your recovery. We will escort you to the hotel, so please cooperate.”

Though he was speaking in a commanding tone, from what I heard, it meant Bloden had granted me a free healing vacation pass.

“Ah, I see. I’m truly grateful for His Majesty’s boundless grace. But…”

I’d seen people taking healing vacations on social media, and I’d wanted to try it at least once. But Baron is alone…!

I mentioned again that I had a young sibling at home and asked the knight.

“Couldn’t you convey to His Majesty that sending me home would be the best treatment?”

“I understand your situation, but that’s difficult. Didn’t I mention there’s also an important witness investigation?”

“The investigation can be conducted at home too.”

“Whether the investigation location is home or hotel, that’s not important. However.”

The knight’s gaze became sharp.

“Are you saying you dare to defy His Majesty’s command?”

Only then did I realize. Whether reward or punishment, as a mere domain resident, I couldn’t refuse the Emperor’s instructions at all.

“Of course not, how could that be! I only asked because I’m so worried about my sibling.”

Raven, who had been watching our conversation from the side, looked amazed.

“I had no idea Lady Hailey had performed such tremendous good deeds. Then you certainly deserve to be treated well.”

With even Raven saying that, I had no choice.

“Then Raven, I’m really sorry, but could you possibly bring Baron to where I’ll be?”

Though it was disappointing that I couldn’t go home right away, it would be somewhat better if I could talk with Baron.

But before Raven could even answer, the knight firmly cut in.

“During your stay at the hotel, you may meet with only one adult of verified identity.”

“…What?”

The answer was utterly absurd.

“How can that be? I don’t know about other things, but not letting me see my sibling makes no sense. My family is just me and my sibling. He’s only seven years old and must be very anxious right now.”

“That’s not for me to review. Just inform me of the name of the person you wish to meet.”

I couldn’t stand his attitude of not even pretending to listen to me, so I said firmly.

“Then there’s no choice. I’ll appeal directly, so let me see His Majesty!”

“What, what?”

As if it was an unexpected statement, the surprised Palace Knight stepped back. But he immediately frowned, and Raven was startled and quickly tried to stop me.

“Lady Hailey. The knights are merely carrying out His Majesty’s orders. Please calm down.”

“But Baron is alone.”

“I will take good care of Baron. He’ll understand sufficiently, so please don’t worry and rest.”

Raven seemed unusually urgent.

‘He must think nothing good will come from clashing further with the knight.’

Since a mere commoner had dared to say she wanted to see His Majesty the Emperor, a loyal knight would have good reason to be angry.

In the end, I was moved to another location according to Bloden’s orders without even seeing Baron’s face.

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The room assigned to me was the top-floor suite of the hotel where Raven had stayed before.

As soon as I entered, the midday sea sparkled beautifully beyond the wide front windows. The sight of seagulls and unknown seabirds cutting through the sky was also pleasant to watch.

I gazed at the refreshing ocean view for a while before turning my attention to the interior.

The interior was nothing short of splendid.

The hotel manager explained that it was a room recently renovated for high-ranking nobles visiting the domain. And he added that I had become its first guest.

‘They must have prepared this product with considerable ambition.’

But the opening guests happened to be a commoner whose status was just verified yesterday, and one cat that came with that commoner.

I felt a bit sorry.

However, the manager said that having His Majesty the Emperor’s name written in the first slot of the guest list was actually an honor.

‘The cat was also included in His Majesty’s instructions. It’s an honor to serve you.’

Thanks to him saying that much, I felt relieved.

After that, I was assigned an attending physician and received intensive treatment. I thought the treatment the doctor at the medical tent had given me was sufficient, but apparently others didn’t think so.

Meals and snacks were the hotel’s most premium menu, and new clothes were provided each time I changed.

On top of that, the dedicated staff of this suite room attended to me.

On the first day I came to stay, the employee said this to me with great envy.

‘All the clothes in the wardrobe are gifts bestowed by His Majesty.’

In other words, it meant I would take them all when I went home.

‘New clothes every time… Isn’t that too much? And why are these things in here?’

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