I Became the Father of a Degenerate Emperor

Episode 27. Give and Take

Episode 27. Give and Take

Perhaps it was still early in the morning, not a single passer-by could be seen on the empty streets.

In the stillness, I was staring at the sign of a three-story building with my hood pulled on deeply. Of course, the secret palace was also hidden under the cloak.

‘Mother’s Blue Touch’

This was a place the elves used as a base to rescue their fellow slaves.

In the two-story space prepared in the basement, there was a resting place for runaway slaves, as well as various weapons and herbs.

On the first floor of the building, various herbs and potions were on display, and from the second to the third floor, elven warriors disguised as imperial citizens were always on standby so that they could sortie at any time.

Because you never know when someone from your own country might need help.

So this place, day or night, rain or snow, the lights were always on.

Of course, thick curtains were drawn on each window, so it was hard to notice from the outside.

For a quick sortie, the front entrance was also never locked.

Clap-

Carefully opening the door, I limped into the building.

“How did you come?”

An old woman with a slight stoop approached slowly, holding a teacup in one hand.

Perhaps it was just brewed, steam was rising from the teacup.

When I didn’t answer, I took a slow sip and asked again.

“Guest, don’t you ask how you came?”

The real identity of this old woman is an elf. She must be at least 100 years old.

And now, of course, this figure was camouflage.

Her actual appearance is that she is only around 20 years old.

She was an elf named Sylene.

A member of the ‘Nymphs’, one of the 4 major clans of the Elf Kingdom, blessed with water.

All the elven warriors currently residing in the imperial capital were under the command of this elven named Silenne.

She wasn’t that old by the standards of an elf, but her inaction and magical abilities were far superior to those of others, so she was entrusted with an important responsibility.

Of course, he’s a little eccentric, so the other elves must be having a hard time.

Looking at the frown between his brows, he must have been offended by my silent reply.

Actually, Silene appears in her side story and she also appears in the main story, but she was an elf who later became the main character’s colleague.

The chemistry with the main character who keeps calling her grandmother was quite good to see, but if you think that she is the owner of her mischievous personality, you will definitely hurt her big nose.

To those other than the main character, it was because he was an elf with a very fiery personality, to the extent that even the slightest touch on her nerves would send her fists flying.

“Are you looking down on me because I look old now? Why don’t you answer people’s words!”

In the old woman’s face, anger shone.

“If you don’t want to answer, get out of my store right now!”

Sometimes a single sight has a much greater impact than a hundred words.

So I slowly took off the hood I was wearing.

As her face is revealed along with her blonde hair, her eyes meet mine and she puts on a look of astonishment.

“…… Red eyes?”

Just that alone would have recognized me as the emperor.

Across the entire continent, only Kratus has the red eye.

As a result, the air in the store froze in an instant and a terrible silence began to flow.

And after a while.

Silene moved quickly without saying a word and picked up the bell placed on her counter. Then she rocked it as best she could.

Picking it up and shaking it at a speed that no real old woman could even dream of.

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding!

It was very urgent, and it was such a sharp sound that all the nerves in her body were on edge.

It was a noise that anyone inside the building could not help but hear.

In just a few seconds, several young men and women rushed downstairs, armed with weapons.

In an instant, I was besieged by several strong men and women and an old woman.

But it was them, not me, who felt the fear.

It must have been because everyone recognized me as the mad emperor.

Silene was the first to open her mouth.

“…… Kratus. It won’t hurt to grind and drink these bones, the enemy of the clan.”

She growled in a low voice, her face contorted like that of a raging beast.

And the next moment.

Tightened bows, sharp arrowheads, and even sharp blades were pointed at my throat very quickly.

I even felt a tingling pain and the feeling of blood running down my throat as some of the blades touched my throat.

Actually, it was a very natural reaction.

To them, I will be seen as the head of terrible enemies who capture people and sell them into slavery.

So, to the elves, I should have seen myself as a fundamental evil.

Soon, starting with Silene, each of them returned to their original elves.

Perhaps it was dispelled some kind of magic that changed his appearance.

Because of the pointy ears, it felt distinctly different from normal humans, and a mysterious aura that humans could never have stayed everywhere in the body.

So it seemed that the irresistible attraction did not let go of his gaze.

Even though it is undoubtedly a living being, it felt like a statue made by a craftsman who sold his soul.

The lively body with alluring curves also had fantastic proportions that squeezed out every last drop of wonder.

This is why the nobility of the empire coveted elves so much, regardless of gender.

As Silene stretched out one arm forward and grabbed her air, the tea water in her cup was sucked in and turned into a bow in an instant.

Clang-

Soon after, having let go of her teacup, she pulled on her string, and water droplets shot from her bowstring turned into arrows and were loaded.

What was even more curious was that the amount was not something that could come out of a cup of tea.

Anyway, the pointy arrowhead made of tea water was pointed at me as if it were natural.

If you fit into that, you probably won’t survive.

“Answer me! Why did you come here!”

But I didn’t come here without any countermeasures either.

I opened my mouth in a cold voice.

“I have come to tell you where dozens of elven slaves are being held.”

In fact, the real purpose was different, but originally, the most important proposal was that you could not refuse it only if you took it out after incurring debt.

The eyes that were glaring at me as if they were going to kill me just a moment ago start to tremble violently.

“What the hell is that…….”

It seemed completely unexpected that those words would come out of my mouth.

Originally, when faced with an unbelievable reality, I would immediately stop talking, and then conclude that there was absolutely no way that would happen.

“Stop the nonsense!”

After that, it was a kind of national rule to see only what you wanted to see, hear what you wanted to hear, and spit out only what you wanted to say.

“Couldn’t you have come alone? How many troops have you brought with you to be able to come in like this!”

Actually, I didn’t bring the Imperial Knights on purpose because I was afraid to hear something like this.

Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t consider the option of subduing the elves with the Imperial Knights and then persuading them.

But then, I couldn’t believe my words even more and it seemed like it would take more time.

And I already knew how to get them to obey me without being forced to do so.

“No one was brought. If you don’t believe it, why don’t you check outside?”

As Silene chinned her, one of her elves cautiously opened the door.

After sticking her face out to check her outside, she nodded her head as if he was okay.

Sirene’s face softened slightly before she knew it, as if she was greatly relieved by the disappearance of the potential threat.

However, the grotesque smile that followed seemed somehow unusual.

Probably dark flesh.

It was the kind of look that would kill you right away if there were no more problems.

“No matter how crazy you are, I didn’t know that the emperor would come to die on his own feet? How could there be all this windfall?”

Her arrowhead was still pointed at me.

“So, what will you want to leave before you die?”

A vivid line drawn by pale pink lips.

It was an expression that he was relieved to have finally killed his enemy.

I’m a little worried that he might actually shoot me like this. I must hurry.

“You don’t want to save your people?”

“Save your own people? With information from a lunatic killer like you? How do you know if it’s a trap? More than anything, how did you get here?”

The words that if they sold the trap, the imperial knights would have wiped it out a long time ago tickled her uvula and crawled back inside.

The important thing is to earn trust. And swift.

“I am the chosen one of the secret palace, you guys do not dare to point your sword at me.”

The blades begin to tremble as soon as they hear the word secret.

Through that, the agitation of the elves was vividly felt.

“I heard that Secret Palace disappeared a long time ago…….”

If you move quickly, you may be attacked, so I moved very carefully.

“It’s in the cloak, so I’ll take it out.”

As the Bigung reveals itself little by little, the eyes of the elves also slowly begin to grow.

“How to find the Secret Palace…… !”

The mad killer seemed to be asking how the hell he was chosen.

The arms of the elves holding the weapons begin to tremble. Even his eyes were wandering due to the rising embarrassment.

Everyone here clearly recognized that it was Secret Garden.

“Won’t you be polite?”

Originally, the secret palace was a weapon used by the main character in the novel later.

It’s been quite a while since now, but the elves said they would be polite, and took the attitude of a servant to the king as if he were treating the king.

Charleuk-

The bow Silene was holding turned into liquid in an instant and fell to the ground.

It seemed obvious that the intention to attack had been withdrawn.

“Jeegiraaal!”

After bursting into her anger, she forced herself to get down on one knee.

Following her, the rest of her elves also lowered their stances with expressions of despair.

The bitter eyes engraved on every face of the elves. It was as if he had been abandoned by God.

Soon after, Silene lowered her head and said.

“Meet the owner of the Secret Palace.”

Her other elves followed her and bowed their heads.

Of course, the reason they showed their respect was not simply because the secret palace was a treasure.

Six branches that make up the secret palace.

All of them were branches of the world tree that they worshiped like gods.

Besides, the secret palace has an ego, so it was inevitable to show respect to those who were chosen by it.

In fact, the elves were well aware that the Secret Palace could read the minds of those it came into contact with.

He should have known very well that the secret palace would never allow an elf’s enemy to possess it.

But even so, the Kratus Empire and the emperor would hate it enough to want to deny all of that.

That must be Silene’s true heart.

It was my goal to turn that rough heart around.

“I am not here to harm you.”

“Then why did you come here?”

Silene is always saying respectful words even with hostile eyes.

“Since I know where dozens of elves are imprisoned, I will tell you where they are.”

I handed her the paper.

There was a detailed drawing of the location of the secret auction house where the elves were imprisoned.

“Why? Why are you telling me this?”

Sylene’s eyes were full of doubt.

At this rate, it seemed as though they would never go there even if they knew the location.

To be honest, even for me, it was a very burdensome situation for the people of the empire to sell people of different races into slavery.

In the midst of being intensively checked by the surrounding kingdoms, it was because there was nothing good about turning even the different races into enemies.

However, there was no way to regulate the slave trade of different races under imperial law, and so many nobles were implicated that it was impossible to take a public step.

Even amending the law would obviously cause a huge backlash, so it would take some more time to fundamentally solve it.

Even so, since the antidote was urgent, there was no choice but to do something like this.

And I also had a lot of hopes that the elves would wipe out the slave trader instead of me.

“I want to help you guys, and I want to get help in return.”

“What does the owner of the Secret Palace want?”

“The saint’s orchid, I want a continuous supply of it.”

The other elves nearby let out a sigh of astonishment.

“A saint’s orchid…… !”

“Even if you don’t have a conscience… ….”

“For the imperial bastards themselves to kill her saint and give away her and her legacy… ….”

The contemptuous gazes directed at me feel quite stinging.