Chapter 72 Birthday: Your Company [VIP]
"Alfonso's matter..."
Xiao Yunyou seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
"You want to ask me if I knew this would be the outcome from the beginning?"
"I……"
"On the surface, the old Barakanian nobles staged the Red Wedding to avenge Louis. In reality, revenge for Louis was just a pretext. Freya, led by the old Barakanian nobles, intoxicated by the so-called glory of the nobility, looked down on Alfonso, who came from a lower class background, and yet they also wanted to seize the army and land he had worked so hard to acquire over the years."
"After determining that the peaceful transition of power in Barakhania could not proceed as planned, I dispatched men to assist Alfonso in carrying out the counterattack at the Red Wedding. Because, compared to the arrogant and brutal Barakhanian royal family, who had completely become parasites of the people, Alfonso, with his eyes still gleaming with dreams, was a more competent and superior king."
"Compared to the widespread civilian deaths and industrial destruction caused by war, the bloody massacre of the ruling class at the Red Wedding is a tolerable sacrifice... My only worry now is whether Alfonso will be captured by the ghosts that inhabit the Barakanian Crown and become their possessed..."
Yaris's voice was low and full of sarcasm.
"All crowns in the world are inhabited by ghosts. When Alfonso decided to become king, he was already being targeted by ghosts. Everything he experienced thereafter was secretly watched by ghosts..."
"ghost……"
A strange feeling arose in Xiao Yun's heart, as if Yaris, who was talking to him at this moment, was not a living person, but a ghost full of sadness and death.
"...The founding emperor of the Yula Dynasty was once a young man full of dreams. The day before his official coronation, he told everyone around him how happy he was, overwhelmed with the joy of his dreams coming true. But when he actually put on the crown and stood on the balcony to greet the cheers of the crowd, his eyes were filled with despair and fear. He could not see the future—"
"Why?"
"He was captured by the ghosts and became a companion of the ghosts that inhabited the ancient crown of the empire... From that moment on, the entire Yula Dynasty became a toy of the ghosts..."
Yaris held out his hand to his brother.
Xiao Yun noticed that on his slender fingers he wore both the ring of the Twin Gods and the ring with the face carved into the goddess of death.
"Lucien, I hope you can break this cycle of despair and give the world a truly positive future."
"But I..."
"I know you can do it."
His expression was calm and his eyes were gentle, as if he already knew everything.
Xiao Yun fell into confusion again.
(Should I...?)
"We don't have much time left."
Yaris said weakly, "I knew Edmund would succumb to Him due to the darkness in his heart, and even take the initiative to join Him. But I didn't expect that less than four months after I left the capital, monsters born from His dark transformation would appear in the Royal Knights..."
"Edmund...how could he..."
"There's a special barrier between the East and West Continents. This barrier restricts my freedom, preventing me from moving around as I please, and even preventing me from leaving the Sun Empire for too long. However, because of this, his true form cannot directly enter the West Continent, and he can only attach himself to Edmund as a consciousness."
"So Edmund now..."
"Well, he has now completely become His puppet."
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Yaris's white forehead.
"Now that I think about it, Edmund and 'He' had already established a connection, and even possessed him, at the latest when the Eastern magician who called himself 'Sangong' appeared in the imperial court."
"On the one hand, although he is a creature from another dimension, his power far surpasses that of all human magicians, he is ultimately not a true E-level higher-dimensional being, a god. The conditions for carrying his consciousness are far less demanding than those for carrying the consciousness of the gods. On the other hand, the royal family of Yula and the Holy Family have intermarried for generations, and Edmund also has a small amount of Holy Family genes in his body, enough to bear his consciousness... Thus, he, who believes that the emperor can do whatever he wants, and he, who dreams of becoming a true E-level god, are attracted to each other, using each other, and forming a community of the worst kind of fate."
“Will the future be even worse?”
"Yes, if no one stands up to stop it, the future will be extremely bad."
Yaris said softly, "Every action has a price, but with His cruelty, foolish Edmund will hardly live to see the day when fate bites him back."
"Brother, it's late, you should go to bed."
Xiao Yun raised his hand and turned the bedroom lighting to the lowest level.
"You're too weak. If you don't get enough rest tonight, you'll be exhausted the next day and even have a high fever... Edmund is very likely to attend tomorrow's birthday party. He and the thing inside him will see you looking haggard and listless, and they will definitely..."
Calm down and fall asleep..."
Yaris lay among the pillows, looking at his worried brother in the dim starlight.
"No matter how the spinning wheel of fate turns, no matter how cold death and darkness are... the disaster will eventually end, and sunshine and tomorrow will always come... I hear the waves of history echoing in the depths of my consciousness... soon... soon..."
Night fell over the room.
Xiao Yun walked gently to the bedside and took a deep breath.
He didn't want to look away from the pale profile in the picture for a moment.
…
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Yaris's bedroom is located in the deepest part of the Little Cupid Palace. No matter how noisy and commotion outside, even if the war spreads to the garden of the Little Cupid Palace, it remains absolutely quiet and dim to avoid disturbing the owner's sleep.
After noon, the chief attendant, Kelly, quietly walked into the room, came to the bed, and leaned over to whisper in Xiao Yun's ear, "Sir..."
"Is there something happening outside?"
Yaris opened his sleepy eyes in his brother's arms.
"Ah...did I wake His Highness?"
"I've been awake for a while, but I don't want to get up..."
"A doctor needs to be summoned—"
"Need not."
"You really don't need a doctor?"
Xiao Yun asked worriedly.
"unnecessary."
Yaris smiled and said, "Thanks to your company, I slept well last night, better than ever before."
"That……"
"I should get up."
With the help of his brother, Yaris slowly stood up.
Kelly deftly cushioned his master's back and covered his slender shoulders with a thin blanket to protect them from the cold. Finally, he served him honey water at just the right temperature and a silver straw.
Yaris reached out and took a sip of the honey water with a straw: "Thank you, Kelly."
"It is my vow to dedicate my life to you."
Kelly said with a smile.
He was only eighteen years old, but he had been with Yaris for six years.
…
After drinking the warm honey water, Yaris's face became a little rosy, and he asked again: "What happened outside?"
"Your Majesty's motorcade will soon arrive at the Little Love Palace."
"Edmund..."
Yaris raised his eyes, met Xiao Yun's gaze, and ordered, "Tell Edmund's messenger that my brother and I were frightened yesterday. I am now lying in bed with a high fever and cannot leave my bedroom. Lucien will not go to greet me. He will stay to take care of me and comfort me."
"...I'll ask Edmund to host all the celebrations Maga has prepared for my birthday. I will only attend the birthday party held in the Garden of Love in the evening."
"Yes, sir."
After giving instructions on the relevant reception matters in an orderly manner, Yaris looked at his brother with a smile.
"What would you like to eat for your first meal today?"
"I eat whatever my brother eats."
"That won't do... I've always eaten very little..."
Jaris thought for a moment and ordered, "For the first meal, prepare two portions according to my dietary preferences. For Lucien's portion, add one portion each of roast meat and fruit tart."
"yes."
Kelly left the bedroom.
Soon, the servants brought soft soup, diced fresh fruit, smooth stewed egg custard, and the extra request of a full plate of sizzling roast meat and a fruit tart piled with delicious berries into the living room and placed them in front of the two masters.
"Brother, you only eat this much every day, no wonder your health is so poor."
Xiao Yun looked speechlessly at the plate in front of Yaris, which was obviously one size smaller than the tableware he used.
"I also want to eat more to give myself enough energy, but I can't eat... no matter how hard I try..."
Yaris said helplessly, and reluctantly finished the food under the joint supervision of his brother and the servants.
Kelly came to report at this time.
"Your Highness—"
"Um?"
"Your Majesty has arrived at the Little Love Palace."
"oh."
"He heard that you were frightened and lying in bed with a high fever, so he wanted to go into your bedroom to visit you."
"Didn't Ulysses stop him?"
"The Prime Minister tried to dissuade him, but His Majesty was adamant."
"Then..."
Yaris raised his eyes and said, "Tell Edmund that according to the treatment plan Dr. Moss has prescribed for me, I have to go to the bathroom to receive a full body hot compress massage. I can only meet him after I finish my bath."
"yes."
"If he still demands to see me immediately—"
Yaris thought for a moment and added, "Tell him about the knight sent by the capital to strengthen the security of the Little Love Palace who suddenly turned into a monster and attacked Lucien."
"Brother, what are you doing..."
【Do you want to fight him head-on? 】
Xiao Yun held Yaris's hand worriedly.
Edmund insisted on meeting me now because he enjoys watching others suffer, and he wants to confirm whether yesterday's events have made me angry and fearful. If I confront them now, it might actually make them feel better and stop pressing me.
How could they...?
Edmund has the potential to become a tyrant. As for him... in his understanding, intimidation is a sincere expression of love...
【Well……】
Xiao Yun felt nauseous.
He held Yaris's hand tightly and declared solemnly.
I will go with you to see Him. With me and the things in my body here, He won't dare to go too far.
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