I Became the Father of a Degenerate Emperor

Episode 8. Even if hatred deceives you

Episode 8. Even if hatred deceives you

The first prince of the Kratus Empire.

Eric.

As the noblest person in the empire after the emperor and empress, he only glared at the sleeping emperor over his mother’s shoulder.

If anything, he was ready to strike down with the wooden sword he was holding.

The second prince next to him, Huron, is also burning with his will towards the emperor.

However, Estill, her mother, held her place with her upright posture, and she was forced to glare.

Apart from his older brothers, Edwin, the youngest, seemed unconcerned.

Because he was not alone.

A few hours ago, all three of them headed to the gymnasium.

The reason was, of course, to practice swordsmanship.

‘I’ll get stronger soon, and I’ll decapitate the emperor with my own hands.’

The first and second have already had that kind of mind for a long time.

It was not enough to wield her fists at the motherf*cker, she killed many of her servants and abused and abused her children, even to them.

I even cut off my mother’s arm not too long ago.

It was as if the emperor had given up being human himself.

Anxiety that neither they nor their mother would survive in the end if they went on like this continued to chase them breathlessly.

So the princes had no choice but to focus on training even more.

‘A monster wearing a human mask.’

Her youngest was still young and just afraid, but she would soon realize.

That an emperor is never like a father. That he is no different from the monsters that must be destroyed.

Poof! Poof!

Although they were swinging their wooden swords with that thought in mind, the tips of the princes’ swords kept straying from the right path.

It is natural that the third Edwin is clumsy because he still lacks strength and experience, but it was difficult to understand that the first and second wooden swords, which had been trained for quite a long time, were constantly shaking sideways.

‘…… Why did that monster do that?’

For both Eric and Huron, the incident at breakfast kept lingering in their minds.

It felt so strange that I couldn’t concentrate.

In the end, Huron spoke out what he was thinking first.

“Hyung, what the hell is the emperor thinking? What was he thinking when he cut Edwin’s steak?”

You can only find bad things in people you hate.

Even more so, if the target was a human he hated enough to want to kill, he would look evil no matter how good he did.

But despite this, Eric couldn’t easily decide.

Because what happened this morning was that shocking.

Recently, the situation of food ingredients has been getting worse, and the quality of meat has been getting worse and worse.

Of course, it wouldn’t be easy to use tough meat on her youngest child, who was only 7 years old.

But no matter how frustrating the scene was, they couldn’t even imagine that the ruthless hands that had been beating them would cut the meat themselves.

But with just that alone, can we conclude that the emperor has changed?

Eric paused the wooden sword he was wielding and gave a worried expression.

“I don’t know either. One thing is certain, you never know when the monster will kill or punch again. Huron, people don’t change that easily. You have to eat hard. Because the only person in this world who can protect us is ourselves.”

After saying that, Eric started swinging his wooden sword again.

To some extent, my mind had been sorted out, and my sword path had regained stability.

However, Huron couldn’t help but look upset.

“What if the emperor really changed? As the mother said, what if you could go back to that friendly look of the past? Are you going to kill the emperor then too?”

Hearing that, Eric stopped his sword and made an annoyed expression.

“You idiot, that kind of nonsense can’t really happen. In time to talk useless, at least one more wooden sword-“

Before Eric could finish his sentence, he heard someone’s voice.

“Your Highness the Prince!”

At the oddly urgent voice, the heads of the princes turned at once.

From far away, a fat man came running, waddling and panting.

Smooth impression with a generous body.

He was the Marquis of Carso, the Minister of Finance.

He was known for struggling to revive the economy of the empire that the emperor had ruined.

“Haa- haa-“

Eric asked the Marquis who was out of breath in a deliberately grown-up tone.

“Marquis Carso, what are you doing in a place like this?”

The jumping form, Yuk Deok-jin’s body that reminds me of a pot, and at a glance, he was a person who was far from training.

“That is…… I came here on Your Majesty’s orders.”

It was his first time doing something like this, so he looked like he didn’t know.

“Your Majesty called you here?”

“Yes, I have a lot of things to do, but you suddenly called me and I’m in a bit of trouble.”

Eric wondered what the emperor was trying to do to the marquis.

The narrowed eyes seemed to be convinced that nothing good would ever happen.

And Huron had similar thoughts.

“Hyung, let’s hide and watch.”

If you watch what he does to Marquis Carso, you will be able to see if the emperor has really changed or not.

“Marquis Carso, we must never report our existence to His Majesty.”

“Yes? Ah…… Yes.”

The princes hid behind the wall behind the marquis, and the marquis thought the princes were just hiding away from the emperor for a while.

But Eric and Huron were already able to use the ability of the red eyes hidden in their blood.

Only the youngest, Edwin, hadn’t realized her abilities yet.

“Brother, is His Majesty here?”

Edwin twisted her body around, feeling a little unfair that he couldn’t see her alone.

“Can’t we just go back?”

I even whined loudly as if I was afraid of being noticed by the emperor.

Then Huron lowered his voice and demanded.

“Edwin, be quiet, it could be really dangerous if you get caught doing this.”

After a while, the emperor arrived at the gymnasium.

Eric and Huron were able to clearly see the emperor standing on the other side of the wall using the ability of their red eyes.

I couldn’t hear his voice well due to the distance, but that alone was more than enough to achieve my intended purpose.

As expected, the emperor did not disappoint.

He handed an apology to the Marquis of Carso and started harassing him in a childish way.

Then he abruptly backed away, raised his unstringed bow and pretended to shoot.

I thought he was just pretending, but the next moment the unbelievable happened.

Pak! Bang!

There was a sudden hole in the wall above their heads.

Even cracks were created over a wide range as if to show off its destructive power.

Even so, no arrows were to be seen anywhere.

Perhaps an invisible arrow.

Eric was sure it must be like that.

And I could understand it without having to check it out.

If I had gone a little further down, the marquis’ head would have exploded like a watermelon.

Huron looked frightened and asked in a trembling voice.

“Tongue, brother…… What the hell is this situation…… ?”

“…… “

Eric didn’t understand this situation either.

Because I’ve never heard of invisible arrows.

But what happened right before my eyes was definitely the emperor’s doing.

That strange bow without even a demonstration was what made it possible.

At that moment, Eric naturally imagined the destructive arrow being shot at his mother and themselves.

According to what I have experienced or witnessed, it was a very natural inference.

‘Now that I have such a terrifying weapon, if I continue like this, I will eventually die at the hands of the emperor.’

Looking out through the hole, I saw the emperor approaching, limping.

As usual, his expression was terribly cold.

It looked like he was saying something, but I couldn’t hear what it was.

But I could tell without having to listen.

If you see the marquis coughing up hiccups as if in a fit, he must have made a terrible threat.

After a while, the emperor left, and Eric went out with his younger brothers.

The sunset had been setting just before I hid it, but now it was a dark night.

The emperor was heading towards the empress’ palace.

Huron said urgently with a worried expression.

“Hyung, it looks like the emperor is heading to the empress’ palace. What now?”

“Perhaps the mother-in-law is in danger. Let’s go after the emperor.”

Edwin put on a look of unsure of what his brothers were talking about.

“Hyung, why is Mama in danger?”

But again, Eric and Huron gave no explanation.

The princes started following the emperor slowly, from a fairly long distance.

There were street lights, but it was already dark.

If it wasn’t for the ability of the red eyes, it would have been impossible to monitor the emperor from such a distance.

Of course, as time goes on, you’ll get a bit hungry as a result of using your abilities, but that wasn’t a big deal.

Anyway, if the emperor tried to harm the empress, she was going to attack right away.

Although what he was holding was nothing more than a wooden sword, Eric was already able to instantaneously create swordsmanship.

For others, it would have taken at least ten years just for the manifestation of sword skills, but his innate talent made the impossible possible.

Anyway, it wouldn’t be too difficult to kill the crippled emperor if he was looking for an opening.

Of course, the distance was quite far, so an immediate response was impossible.

But they couldn’t get any closer, afraid that the emperor’s ridiculous bow might be aimed at them.

Because if you get caught, your head will be smashed.

So, if you had to approach it, it would only be appropriate in the worst case scenario.

As we continued chasing after him, the emperor stopped near the empress’ palace.

He just stood there with his hands in his arms.

“Hyung, what the hell is that person trying to do?”

“Looks like you’re trying to get something out?”

If the ability of the red eyes had been unconsciously manifested, he would have been able to clearly see the woman in front of the emperor at that moment.

However, it was possible to manifest that ability only by thinking about the target and having a will to live.

Then, at some point, the emperor turned around.

Then he started walking with a limp. It was a pretty quick walk.

If you were passing by the empress’ palace, you didn’t have to worry anymore.

The princes were only going to stand still and confirm that the emperor would return to his place completely.

But after a while, the emperor pulled something out of his bosom.

That’s also a very slow motion.

It seemed that his hands were trembling.

What was in the emperor’s hand was a dagger with a blade made of red jewels.

“Hyung, is that a knife right now?”

“Yes, it is a dagger.”

Huron’s face turned into astonishment for an instant.

“Uh, uh! What the hell is that guy doing right now?”

The emperor drew a knife from his bosom and stabbed himself.

The tip of the knife toward the left abdomen was slowly going inward.

“That’s about to die, right? I guess I’m really crazy now. You’re not angry with killing others, so you’re trying to kill yourself!”

The emperor’s appearance in the eyes of the princes was nothing more than a madman who was trying to take his own life.

That was the reason for Eric’s nonchalant expression.

“It went well. It couldn’t get any better than dying yourself.”

But the next moment, the Emperor suddenly turned around and raised his bow.

It was aimed at someone.

I pretended to pull, and even though there was no protest, the bowstring was bent to the point where I thought it was severe.

At that moment, Eric had a hunch.

An invisible arrow was about to be shot towards the Empress Palace.

An even more surprising thing happened when the bowstring, which had been bent, was soon restored with a powerful elasticity.

The emperor suddenly limped and started running.

It was unbelievable speed even with a knife stuck in the abdomen.

Huron let out a sigh of admiration.

“If you’re going to die, don’t die gracefully. Why are you like that again?”

“…… “

The emperor was running toward the empress’ palace again.

Eric and Huron both clenched their fists.

It was because I had an ominous feeling that something was about to happen.

So only the emperor was watching without a slight movement.

“Hyungs, can’t you teach me too?”

Edwin whined, unable to hold back his curiosity, but it was nothing more than a meaningless struggle.

Now Eric and Huron couldn’t take their eyes off the Emperor’s eccentricities.

Huron shouted again.

“Hyung, is what I’m looking at really true? Is this really a real situation?”

The emperor stopped before he knew it and pulled out the knife stuck in his stomach.

Of course blood spurted out of his body.

Then, with trembling hands, the emperor thrust his blade forward.

He stabbed someone.

The ability of the red eyes was limited to only one emperor, so the princes could not know who was the main character of the tragedy.

“Hyung, I stabbed you…… You stabbed someone!”

“Take it easy.”

“Do I look real now? The one who was stabbed might be my mother!”

“You idiot, my mother said to such a madman…… There’s no way I would have been stabbed…….”

But even Eric’s voice trembled when he said that. His eyes were also filled with tears.

The emperor was the one who swung his fist without hesitation, both to her mother, the empress, and to themselves, the prince.

Would it be that difficult for such a vicious man to stab his wife with a knife?

Edwin started to cry openly.

“Oh my God… ….”

The princes could not bear to take a step toward the empress’ palace.

What if the person stabbed was the real Mohu?

Then they wouldn’t be able to forgive themselves for not being able to stop them even after chasing after the emperor.

Just imagining the figure of the bleeding mother seemed to drain her soul, and she did not have the confidence to face it.

So she was unable to do this or that for a long time, only her feet were stomping in her place.

The chief chamberlain approached them with a smile on his face.

“Your Highness the Prince. The Empress is looking for you.”

“What about you?”

Eric, Huron, and Edwin were all surprised.

His own mother was not dead.

Tears welled up in Eric’s eyes.

“Brother!”

Even though Huron and Edwin were shedding tears as well.

Eric hurriedly wiped away his tears and asked the chief chamberlain carefully.

“Well, did someone die near the Empress Palace?”

The chief chamberlain just nodded silently with a smile on his face.

“Who the hell? Who is dead?”

“His Majesty’s mistress, Camilla Vicious.”

The moment they heard that, Eric and Huron were convinced.

As expected, the emperor is a murderer worse than a demon.

It must have been.

Although the emperor cut the steak this morning, the reality was nothing more than a murderer.

It was not enough to shoot such a terrifying bow at the mistress he had met while abandoning his own wife.

It was said that if they could kill the mistress they loved so much without regret, they might kill their mother and themselves too.

So I had to kill him before I was killed.