Born as the Hidden Daughter of a Villainess and the Male Lead

<Episode 50>

 

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Eventually, the Emperor called Roberick back to the imperial palace shortly afterwards.

I was also called in front of him, and there I was faced with a shocking scene.

“I beg you with all my heart, Roberick. Please… forgive me for what happened this time.”

He threw away all his honor, prestige, and pride as an Emperor, knelt down to me and Roberick, and offered his apology.

Although he was in a corner, but..

Unable to hide my embarrassment, I watched the arrogant and relaxed Emperor kneel down and look up at Roberick, he was unable to hide his nervousness.

“…How can you be like this? You feel guilty, but you can’t bend your knee to someone who is your servant.”

“Roberick!”

However, Roberick did not show any signs of agitation despite the Emperor’s humiliating apology and only spoke coldly.

“If you don’t accept my apology and return to our original relationship, I will continue¹I think he is saying he will continue kneeling.. like this forever.”

“……Your Majesty the Emperor.”

His angel-like appearance played a part, but I had personally experienced how cruel Roberick, who usually seemed extremely docile, could become when he made up his mind to do something.

If things were left like this, their conflict would never end.

The situation was such that neither the dethronement nor the abdication could proceed as desired.

I closed my eyes once.

In that case, I need to get a promise on just this one thing.

“Father, please forgive His Majesty the Emperor.”

“……Edith, how can you say such a thing?”

Roberick frowned and asked me while I lightly grabbing his sleeve.

I ignored his reaction and took a step toward the Emperor.

Ashamed’s dark-rimmed eyes, which seemed to have been stripped of their characteristic cold feeling, were staring at me with anxiety.

“What angered me the most about this kidnapping was nothing else but the fact that His Majesty the Emperor attempted to assassinate His Majesty’s own son, the Second Prince. How could you be so cruel?”

I paused and took a moment to breathe.

“…That’s what I want to say to the Grand Princess… .”

What on earth is a dark spirit, that could make a father hate his son so much that he wants to kill him?

“Your Majesty, the 2nd Prince is the companion chosen for me by the Spirit Kings… but I find it difficult to watch His Majesty kneeling before me and my father any longer.”

I said with a miserable feeling.

“Please promise that you will never threaten His Highness, the Second Prince safety again. If you do so, I will no longer blame Your Majesty.”

“…………Grand Princess.”

In an instant, all of the Emperor’s previous expressions disappeared.

All that remained in his expressionless face was the agony that came from cold hatred.

Even though he is in this situation, can’t he let go of our hatred for Ashamed?

I was shocked and furious, so I gritted my teeth and waited for the Emperor’s answer.

“…Yes, as a father, there is no greater crime than trying to harm your son. I promise, Grand Princess Edith Ronen Heilian, I will never again……………. .”

Finally, at the end of the silence, the Emperor lowered his gaze and spoke slowly.

“I will not threaten the well-being of my son, 2nd Prince Ashamed Haus Ruairi, and will treat him equally as the Crown Prince and 3rd Prince.”

“………I will believe in His Majesty’s promise.”

Let’s end it at this point.

Because Ashamed can live peacefully without any threat to his life anymore.

“Father, His Majesty the Emperor made a promise. So, please take back your anger out for me.”

I turned to Roberick and pleaded with him.

Roberick, who was looking down at me with shaking gaze, turned his head and answered with his jaw clenched.

“Yes, you said you will forgive him, so why should I persist any longer?”

However, his cold gaze no longer contained trust in the Emperor.

It was the end of a solid friendship that I believed would never be broken.

 

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That wasn’t the only change brought about by the kidnapping.

“Edith was eventually rescued by me and my comrades.”

“…….”

“Even though you have the title of Archduke Hailian, you couldn’t do anything and just wandered around foolishly. I really don’t trust you, so I can’t leave Edith in your care any longer. I must stay with Edith!”

“….What do you mean!”

Roberick, who had been silently listening to the bombshell my grandfather uttered, distorted his face expression and shouted.

“Ha, why are you shouting so confidently?”

However, he kept his mouth shut, unable to protest in response to my grandfather’s cold ridicule.

“I also heard the whole story from Edith. I can no longer leave Edith alone in the imperial palace with the Emperor, who hated his son so much that he wanted to kill him, and who ultimately put Edith in danger. You can no longer trust the Emperor, but won’t trust me?”

“…….”

“You hate me as much as I hate you. But is there a better way to keep Edith safe than for me to stay by her side?”

“That…There is also a way to protect her back at the Grand Duke’s residence.”

“Gibberish!”

Grandpa let out a sharp snort and dismissed Roberick’s words.

“Have you even forgotten what that commoner-born Archduchess did while you were away from the Archduchy’s residence? She brought back that knight who was caught and kicked out for accusing Edith of a ridiculous crime? I saw that scene with my own eyes. I saw it for myself! Do you think such a woman would be a good stepmother to Edith?”

“…….”

“I think you understand by now. Stop wasting time talking nonsense and follow my decision!”

Roberick postponed his answer with a very disapproving look, but in the end, he too was quite disappointed by the betrayal of the Emperor whom he truly trusted and Chastia’s wrongful behavior.

Finally, my grandfather was allowed to stay with me.

“Grandpa, are we really allowed to stay together now?”

“Well, of course. How hard must it have been alone, my baby….”

And I felt like sending my thanks to Riat once again.

I can’t believe I’ll be able to stay with my grandfather so soon!

I smiled sincerely as I hugged my grandfather, whose eyes were red and filled with tears again.

The space in the villa attached to the 2nd Prince’s Palace where I was staying was spacious, so I was able to prepare a place for my grandfather without difficulty.

So, after a series of events were completed, it was time to say goodbye to my grandfather’s old comrades in arms.

“We will go back to our own lives now. See you next time, baby.”

Grandmother Sophea, who had graying hair here and there but must have had bright green hair when she was young, smiled gently and said goodbye.

Soon, Grandpa Ezekiel, who I had thought was strangely familiar from the moment I first saw him, gently stroked my head with a kind smile on his face.

“Be healthy, I’ll see you again next time.”

“Next time, I’ll go to where my grandfather lives.”

“Yes, please come and visit. I can’t wait.”

…This grandfather resembles Roberick.

No, if I were to express it correctly, Roberick would be the one who resemble this grandfather.

It’s really strange.

Why does my grandfather’s former comrade, who has no relation whatsoever, have an appearance similar to Roberick?

“Let’s go now, Sophea.”

“Okay, Euphemia should be waiting for us.”

Grandfather Ezekiel soon left with his wife, Grandmother Sophea.

“I definitely wanted to see you in Litera last time, but It’s a pity that that meeting didn’t happen.”

And in fact, Grandma Mekaila, a close friend of my grandfather who had known of its existence for a very long time and the chairwoman of Litera, whom I had hoped to visit for so long, said goodbye with a solemn expression.

“……”

Finally…I was left with an old man who was looking at me, piece by piece, with eyes full of remorse that I could not understand why.

This grandfather is the Great Spirit of the Earth named David…like my grandfather, no.

On the contrary, his spirit, even greater than that of my grandfather, flowed around him, and his passionate gaze was extremely burdensome.

“… Safety and health come first. You must have gone through a lot of trouble because of this, so from now on, don’t mess around for no reason and just be quiet.”

Grandpa David who looked down at me silently for a while, spoke in a blunt tone, and roughly stroked my head as if pressing it.

…What was that? The grandpa called the Great Spirit of Earth, why does he look familiar?

Isn’t his personality and attitude so similar to Oried?

“Don’t treat my granddaughter poorly and just leave!”

As I looked up at him, thinking that this was truly amazing, my grandfather shouted and joined in.

Grandfather David also couldn’t hold back and immediately screamed.

“What?! Did I do something to your granddaughter? Where on earth did you get your temper?!”

“Do you really think a small child like this could withstand a hand like a pot lid? I told you to go quickly!”

“Let me try this again……………!”

Ah, the fight that I had witnessed so many times while living with my grandfather’s friends was about to flare up again.

What do I do? I wish they would just stop and go… !

Kwaang-!

“……”

At that very moment, a wind spirit, with a calm and refined aggression that was incomparable to Roberick’s, cruelly knocked David’s father and my grandfather to the ground.

“What kind of obscene behavior is this in front of the child?”

Meanwhile, Grandma Mekaila appeared with a kind smile on her face.

“I will take this one out of here. See you later.”

Grandma Mekaila left the palace, dragging the back of David, who had fainted.

She hadn’t left yet… … ?

As I watched the two of them getting further and further away, I suddenly became curious about my grandfather and the elders’ younger days.

They were still like this now, but I wonder how amazing they were in there prime…?

 

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TL:

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