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Chapter 39: Underlying Message
Chapter 39: Underlying Message
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LOCATION: STELLARUS EMPIRE
ROYAL THRONE ROOM
"We, from the Marquis Chevalier household, greets the ruler of the star empire, His Royal Majesty, the Emperor."
Eclipse and his so-called elder brother, the First Young Master of the Chevalier household, Altron Zerux Chevalier greets the Emperor of the Stellarus Empire upon their arrival in the Royal Palace.
Since Eclipse accepted the invitation and even if he doesn't care about the Chevalier's reputation, he wasn't that a scumbag to be a burden to this so-called family of his. After all, no matter how much he hated this family, in the eyes of other people, he is still part of this household, and he is still a noble that needs to comply with the orders from the crown.
The reason why the First Young Master tagged along with Eclipse when only the latter was the one who got invited was simple. That's because Eclipse is the one who suggested that his elder brother would come with him to the Royal Palace.
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« ….. "I will only accept this invitation if my elder brother, the heir apparent of this household, should come with me. If you don't accept this condition of mine then, I apologize but I'll decline that invitation, even if that invitation came from the Emperor itself. You, the envoy, should have known about the rumors and I don't want to be with someone who I don't know.
I need someone that I'm comfortable with. I hope you understand." .... »
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Of course, Eclipse needs to show to everyone that he wouldn't want to be with someone he doesn't know and that's why he suggested that his elder brother come with him, and the other man seems like it didn't matter to him if he went along.
« ….. "If you're still uncomfortable with this, just let me know. I also don't understand why you received an invitation, and we have no idea if it's from the Emperor or the Crown Prince however, if I were to analyze the situation, this invitation would most likely be coming from the Crown Prince." ... »
The world-hopper also thinks about that as well because from what he remembered, the Emperor wasn't likely to send an invitation to a mere noble child, let alone a half-noble on top of that.
So, the only conclusion he had was…. That invitation came from none other than the Crown Prince.
But the question is…. why? Eclipse didn't remember meeting the Crown Prince during his youth and he had no impression of meeting that brat after all.
However, for some unknown reason, Eclipse felt something was missing.
« Host should be cautious. Silver had detected that there was something odd within this Palace. The best that Host could do was to observe the surroundings before taking an action. »
'Hmmm? What do you mean? Is this the same from before?'
« Silver couldn't tell that much but be careful Host. »
Eclipse nodded mentally as they were still in the presence of the Emperor of Stellarus Empire.
The current emperor of Stellarus Empire…. LEIRANO FAUSTIAN DE STELLARUS.
According to the archive and from the world plot, Emperor Stellarus had two wives.
The first one is the Empress, RAZIAH MICA MARFA-DE STELLARUS from the household of Magicians, the Duke Marfa household and also one of the distant relatives of the main bloodline of Stellarus royal family.
The second wife, the Queen, EULA AGATHA CROWELL-DE STELLARUS, another household from the Magician's bloodline, the Count Crowell household. There was also a rumor that Queen Eula was a disciple of a highest-ranking mage from the Magic Tower, but no one had proven that rumor though.
Although both women came from a Magician's bloodline household, both parties are neither superior or lacking with their respective traits.
The Empress' traits are alchemy and the Queen's traits are spellcaster.
'How lucky this b*stard of an Emperor for him to have two most prominent women as his wives. Tsk!'
Eclipse and his brother are still half-kneeling in front of the Emperor after they greeted him.
"Both of you, rise."
After that, both siblings (If Eclipse ever wanted to label himself as a sibling with this person beside him), now stood in front of the Emperor while maintaining their respective bows in front of the ruler of the Empire.
"I have learned that the Third Young Master received a golden envelope for an invitation. This must be likely coming from the Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince had summoned you, I'll let you guys off your way. At least both of you manage to come here first before going to the Crown Prince."
In Eclipse's own translation means; 'You guys better know who should obey first.'
'Tsk! What a sly b*stard. You just wanted to corner us, especially, the First Young Master. This is why I hate political dramas.'
He pretended to look nervous in front of the Emperor so that the Emperor would at least put his guard down and wouldn't be interested in him.
The First Young Master, Altron, on the other hand, tried not to frown at the Emperor's statement and composed himself as he maintain the level of politeness as he speaks.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is the top priority that we, all nobles, should know. Of course, we are aware of who we obeyed but at the same time, we also know how not to engage in such internal fights."
In Altron's translation; 'We, the Chevaliers, might be a Marquis (Grand Duke) household but we remained neutral in the battle of succession for the throne so shut the f*ck up and just enjoy that throne that you keep on protecting because you might never know when it lasts.'
From Emperor Stellarus' expression when he heard what Altron stated, Eclipse saw how the Emperor's expression darkened because of those hidden statements.
'Geez! These people knows how to fight with their words, don't they? Also, it's a good decision that I bring along this man with me. I might know how to handle myself in politics but as Ezekiel Zephyr Chevalier, I don't have any power in that name so might as well borrow someone's hand which is being the younger brother of the heir apparent.'
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