179 Sea Outlaw
let’s not see
let’s not see
Let’s not see him in love with another woman.
The moon hides in the clouds.
The Witch of the West’s heart also hid in darkness.
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Don’t see anything In this world, may all be plunged into darkness.
For the first time, I felt grateful to be blind.
Tok tok tok, the crow touches the back of her hand with its beak.
‘Are you comforting me?’
it’s okay i’m okay As long as you are left behind by the founder, I’m fine.
The Witch of the West repeated that and stroked the crow’s wing. It’s so soft that I feel like crying.
Outside the window, the hidden moon came out. In the wide space illuminated by the moon, the demonic creatures of the emperor roamed around as if they were dancing. Everyone sprinkles light with joy and dwells everywhere.
Only the Witch of the West and the Crows were locked in silent silence.
***
The world is divided into two types of people.
experienced and non-experienced.
Lilitha is a person on the experienced side.
“…”
I became an adult.
became a woman
It was a terribly painful and embarrassing experience, but now I was truly involved with Rudy. Became a real wife.
Nara, which had a small corner, felt like the right piece had finally fit into the circle. I am so happy that I feel like crying.
In the dark room, a ray of light came through the curtains.
When light hits Rudy’s black hair, it sparkles.
Rilisha silently looked down at Rudy and shed tears.
“…Good…Lu…So good…”
Love springs from the depths of the heart and overflows. I love this person so much I don’t know what to do.
Yesterday’s love and today’s love seem completely different. It was deeper and darker. I thought it was so good that I couldn’t like it anymore, but I liked it more than that.
“…please only like me…don’t do that with other girls…”
Rudy is the emperor. Of course, there will be concubines in the future.
The reason why there was no concubine until now was because His Majesty Emperor Shang had said that no other woman should be placed in the concubine before the empress gave birth.
So nobles endured even if their families wanted to put a woman in their concubine.
But now, when Lilitha has a child and an heir, the situation will change. Everyone turns on the light in their eyes and invites Rudy to become a concubine.
“I don’t like it, Lou.”
When he thought that what he did with Rudy could happen with another woman, it hurt as if his chest was sliced thinly with a knife.
It feels like peeling off a thin fish skin, constantly cutting through the heart one by one.
I hate it as if I’m going to vomit just by imagining it. It was painful as if my heart would break.
Rudy is invisible because of her tears. I hate that again and it’s sad.
She was crying sobbing, not knowing what was so sad about it, but something gently brushed her cheek.
“My wife is crying so sweetly.”
I blinked and saw Rudy smiling in my blurry vision.
Tears fill up again and Rudy is nowhere to be seen. It made me sad to not be able to see her for a while even though she was right in front of me.
“What are you so sad about, Lilitha?”
Rudy grabbed her wrist and pulled it.
Lilitha collapsed on Rudy’s chest. Oh, and come to think of it, I’m not even wearing clothes. I suddenly remembered what had happened during the night and felt ashamed.
Rudi placed Lilitha on her chest and gently stroked her hair.
“I know what you’re worried about, but there’s no need to think about that. I have no intention or need to have another woman besides Lilitha as my concubine. So don’t cry, ma’am.”
“…really?”
“really.”
“…”
Things might not always go the way Rudi thought. Maybe Rudy could actually fall in love with someone.
Still, I don’t think I can live my whole life with just one word from Rudy. Never let those words be kept.
Lilitha clenched her fists while shedding tears and runny nose on Rudy’s chest. Come on, girls! I’ll beat them all up and kick them out.
***
‘What the hell are you thinking about?’
Rudy smiled and pulled the blanket over Lilitha’s body. Rilisha clenched her fists and seemed to be swearing something.
Since earlier, the magic power inside my body has been moving around. Rudy looked outside through the slightly open curtains while holding Lilitha.
Amid the bright moon, phoenixes were flying in the sky as if dancing. It’s like watching fireworks flying freely.
“…”
Both humans and monsters seem to know that today is the first night of Rudy and Lilitha. It’s really painful to have all the circumstances of the lower body known. please i want you to stop Really, stop it.
Other times, when it is still dark, attendants come to tidy up the clothes and prepare for government affairs, but today they do not come to wake me up even when it is completely bright.
Rudy got up, being careful not to wake Lilitha. At one point she fell asleep as if falling and did not wake up. still dreaming
Rudy lifted the blanket up to her neck and kissed her on the forehead.
The human mind is truly deceitful. Let’s share the body temperature, the quality of mind that thinks of the other person has changed.
I thought it was lovely before, but it wasn’t the same feeling as now. Now, how can I say it, or should I say that a corner of my heart is grieved? When I think of Lilitha’s face struggling under my body, my head throbs and I feel sad.
Rudy quietly traced Lilitha’s cheek with his finger. She still looks innocent like a child, but when did the girl she knew become a woman?
As if she was counting the time, the baroness came in and quietly pulled down the thin curtains attached to the bed.
At some point away from the bed, attendants were standing.
As Rudy got out of bed and approached them, a flat silver basin was filled with water.
Rudy soaked his hands in the water and washed his face lightly.
The attendant hands out a towel.
While he was wiping his face, the other attendants quickly put clothes on his body one by one.
Levin is the closest attendant, but he does not enter the bedroom where Lilitha is.
No attendant who was too young entered the empress’ room. Most of them are older attendants. It is to guard against possible mishaps and bad rumors.
The chamberlain said in a low voice.
“Today, an audience with Baron Seren is scheduled first. They say they have something to tell you about an overseas matter. After that, visits with the ambassadors of each country will follow. There are marriage proposals from two of those countries…”
While listening to the chief chamberlain’s words, I put on my clothes and glanced toward the bed. The baroness stood quietly right next to the bed.
“There is a side where the empress is overworked, so let her rest without moving for the rest of the day.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I’ll send flowers later. Tell them to join us for dinner.”
“Mama will be delighted.”
The Baroness smiled softly.
I wanted to stay with him until he wakes up, but what he has to do is Taesan. There was no such luxury.
After seeing Lilitha’s faint figure through the veil, Rudi stepped outside.
*
Baron Seren is the husband of the baroness next to Lilitha. Both of them had a slightly naive side and were very sincere personalities.
As soon as Baron Seren saw Rudy, his face filled with a smile and he politely congratulated him.
Marlowe congratulates him on winning the war against Cania and Crede, but in reality, he seems to be happy to become a real couple with Lilitha.
Baron Seren was exceptionally close to the empress, probably because her wife was Lilitha’s aide.
‘It’s nice to have an ally to Lilitha.’
Rudi wants to give as much support as possible to the emperor’s daughter, who has no support. So that there is no hard work even where you are not.
Baron Seren presented a few congratulatory gifts, then turned serious.
“Your Majesty, it seems that something strange is happening across the sea.”
Baron Seren is currently using two ships to trade with other continents far away from the sea.
They mainly bought spices, silk, and ivory from the country of Perry.
The ferry is a center of international trade where goods from all over the world gather. There weren’t many things produced in my country, but the location was good, so it was a trading center connecting this continent and that continent. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire country lives on trade.
In the early days, it focused on buying things such as spices.
However, after hearing that on the continent across the sea, weather conditions were not good and food was scarce, they changed direction.
Baron Serene loaded a boat full of grain and took it over to sell. Items such as fur and honey are also brought and sold, and when called, they pay the price as they are called. Thanks to this, even after buying spices and other items to the limit, there was money left.
The boats used for trade were owned by the state. The state invests ships and funds, and Baron Seren is in charge of the overall operation. Of course, the Empire’s pockets were getting bigger and bigger.
“Go on.”
As Rudy urged with his gaze, Baron Seren continued.
“I heard a strange story from the captain of the ship who returned a while ago. There are rumors that a ship from a neighboring country has been kidnapped by a country called Arubaso on the continent across the sea.”
Maritime trade is a high-risk, high-return business. In addition to the dangers from the sea, there were various dangers, such as revolts by pirates and sailors, and unexpected situations in other countries. That’s why pepper is expensive. Very expensive.
“If you say hijacking, do you mean that the entire ship is being detained? A foreign ship directly from Arubaso?”
“It’s a rumor, but I don’t know if it’s accurate. I’ve checked and the ship hasn’t returned to the country over here. But in reality, it’s possible that it sank in an accident at sea or is drifting.”
Baron Seren’s expression became cautious. Wrinkles appeared weakly on the forehead.
“Anyway, after hearing the rumors, it seems our captain has investigated Arubaso. The results are a bit disconcerting.”
More wrinkles form on Baron Seren’s forehead.
“They say that the country discovers countries on other continents and colonizes them. They also operate slave ships. They collect people from the colonies and sell them to other countries or take them to their own countries.”
“…”
It’s like a story I’ve heard a lot on Earth.
Baron Seren said in a gloomy voice.
“In addition, they say that their ship has a new weapon that no one has ever seen before. They say it is a cannon. It is said to be very powerful.”
Oh yeah. It really seems like what happened on Earth is happening here as well.
I don’t think I’ll know without hearing the story behind it. Rudy sighed lightly.
“So, their next target is our continent?”
“There are signs of that. There is a circumstance that they spied on the situation here. Besides, the people of Arubaso see our empire’s sailors and call them savages. They seem to think they can easily conquer them.”
Rudy grinned.
If the country of Arubaso develops and uses cannons and firearms as he expected, an empire that still uses swords and bows as weapons will of course look uncivilized.
It is said that there is no concept of magical power on the continent across the sea. Of course, there are no magic tools or magical possession on that continent.
‘I can’t even imagine the fact that magic exists.’
If I had heard of such a thing, I would have dismissed it as nonsense.
You might believe it if you saw it yourself, but there are few opportunities for them to see magic tools.
Even the ships of the empire had lights and magic tools. However, it was rarely used because it was difficult to replenish mana during a long voyage. It’s just an emergency.
Mortars, which require a lot of manastones, could not be used. I keep a sniper rifle on my stomach for self-defense, but I won’t use it unless the really important moment comes. So far, there have been no reports of encounters with pirates.
“Has anyone actually seen a cannon?”
“No, no. Rumors abound that the cannons make a thunderous sound and destroy ships.”
Well, I guess. At this time, it would be a cannon that shoots iron balls.
The Empire is the greatest power on this continent, but not so strong on the sea side. The number of warships possessed was small.
“If they come from Arubaso, it might be an opportunity.”
“…”
At Rudy’s words, Baron Seren looked at him as if surprised.
With a smirk, Rudy said.
“We don’t have enough warships. It’s an opportunity to increase ships.”
“But they have a new weapon…”
smile without knowing
As Rudy chuckled and laughed, Baron Seren’s expression stiffened for a moment.
“It’s okay. As long as I am present, the enemy’s soil will not be buried in our empire.”
At Rudy’s words, Baron Seren’s expression slowly softened.
Hmmm, but what about it?
I said it confidently, but I didn’t think about how to do it. He was an ordinary salaryman in his previous life. Naval battles, let alone try them, have never seen them properly.
“…”
Was it some kind of bluff? It would be easy to just destroy the ship, but I have no idea how to safely take the ship.
