I Became the Vassal the The Tyrannical Is Obsessed With

206 – Episode 206 I Hope Luke Sees It That Way.

Episode 206 I hope Luke thinks that way

At a time when everyone was asleep, Cecilia was lying on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

“…”

There was only one thing she was worried about recently.

What she had to do was to completely destroy the aristocratic faction.

This time, the Marquis of Marlborough was executed, and Duke Montersen also dealt a heavy blow. But that alone didn’t make me feel relieved.

Rather, the thought that it was still not enough dominated her mind.

‘My father suffered longer than they did.’

Cecilia quietly closed her eyes. Then, as if she had been waiting, scenes from the past began to appear in her mind one by one.

In my memories, my father was often surrounded by priests and received healing through divine power. However, his divine power healing only temporarily alleviated his pain. As time passed, his father would inevitably groan in pain, and he and his mother could do nothing but watch.

The helplessness of not being able to do anything while her family was hurting gave her a sense of despair that was difficult to put into words.

She felt it herself, but her mother must have been shocked.

So she never had any intention of showing mercy to them.

“However, the timing is not very good right now…”

Cecilia muttered softly and pushed up her eyelids again.

She let out her light breath into the air. The problem was that she did not have a plausible justification, as it had not been long since her trial was over.

As Luke advised me earlier, I needed to pay some attention to my image.

“Now that I think about it, I’m worried about that too…”

A few days ago, she went for a walk in the garden alone with Luke.

There was no particular reason for it. She just wanted to enjoy a moment of relaxation with someone she felt comfortable with.

But Luke didn’t take it that way.

She was under the illusion that she had been called aside to discuss something important. It was as if she was confident that she would not invite her unless there was a valid reason.

It was somewhat sarcastic for Cecilia.

‘Isn’t it possible that you might want to go together even if there is no specific reason?’

She thought she would never have done it if she had been the old Cecilia.

But now she thinks like that as naturally as breathing.

Cecilia was so grumpy that she pounded the mattress with her fists. Immediately after that, she was reminded of the mistake she had made.

“Why did she start talking to herself at that time…”

Although she took care of it just in case, her reaction to Luke was strangely disturbing. I would say her attitude was as if she had heard but she was deliberately pretending not to hear.

“Ha.”

Cecilia let out a long sigh.

If Luke heard himself talking, what would he think?

It was difficult for Cecilia to guess.

Just… As for the emperor who was crazy about revenge, I just hoped he wouldn’t do it.

I don’t know about others, but I hope Luke doesn’t think of himself that way…

Even if she eventually learns the truth, Cecilia hoped that she would be considered a fair empress for as long as possible.

* * *

The Count of Cork rode in a carriage with Viscount Nilos to the Duke of Montersen’s residence. He sent a letter a few days ago requesting that he leave the noble party, but no reply has been received yet.

Cork originally intended to follow his father’s footsteps and join the aristocracy for the rest of his life. However, after hearing about the recent unfortunate incident, he decided that he could no longer join the aristocratic faction.

And that was the same for Viscount Nilos.

“Count. Still, wouldn’t it have been better to send a letter saying I would visit?”

“Originally, that would have been the case, but you haven’t heard back, so what should I do? “I have no choice but to visit in person.”

The two men who got off the carriage knocked on the duke’s residence door and shouted. After a while, a butler came out of the duke’s residence.

“Who are you?”

“We are members of the noble faction. “I am the Earl of Cork, and this is Viscount Nilos.”

“Ah… “What business have you come here for?”

“I want to meet Duke Montersen. “I sent you a letter requesting that you leave the noble faction, but you did not receive a reply, so I would like to tell you in person.”

The butler rolled his eyes and looked at the expressions of the two men. The two men had a determined look on their faces.

“Could you please wait a moment? “I will tell the duke and come back.”

The butler immediately bowed his back and ran towards the duke. The place he headed was Montersen’s bedroom.

“Duke! “The guest requests to meet you.”

Montersen, who was still recuperating while lying face down on the bed, only turned his head to the side.

“Who was it?”

“They said they were the Earl of Cork and Viscount Nilos.”

“What?”

Montersen frowned.

It was because he remembered that the Earl of Cork had sent a letter just a few days before, requesting that the nobles break away.

“No way. Did you come directly to ask me to leave the noble faction?”

“Yes…”

“Profit, noble things!”

Monte Lessen roared and pounded his fist against the headboard of his bed. Then the bed head broke with a crashing sound and fell towards the wall.

The butler, weighed down by the force, could do nothing. Other than shrugging his shoulders and closing his eyes tightly.

“How dare you abandon the leader of the noble faction and run away! “You b*stards!”

Montersen continued to pound the bed mattress with his fist, even spouting profanity that he did not normally use. Even after that, he continued to huff and puff as if his anger didn’t subside.

“Warn them. “I will never accept the aristocratic faction’s withdrawal from the party!”

“Boo, I will do as you command, Duke.”

The butler bowed low and hurriedly left his room.

* * *

As soon as I finished work, I went to the staff cafeteria and had a quick dinner. I was planning on taking a quick bath, then writing a letter to Fonta and making plans for after I resign.

But my plans for tonight went awry from the beginning.

The maid sent by Cecilia was waiting in front of my door.

“His Majesty was looking for his secretary.”

First of all, it was too late to rest comfortably this evening.

I headed straight to Cecilia’s room. She was sitting in front of her desk and as soon as she saw me, she stood up.

“I’m ready to go.”

“Where are you going?”

“It’s Duke Kylos.”

“Are you trying to confirm what you instructed the duke last time?”

What Cecilia instructed him to do was to take out the members of her noble faction in order to destroy it.

“Yes.”

Cecilia nodded her head once.

So we immediately boarded the imperial carriage and moved to Duke Kylos’ residence. When I asked her if she had sent her message while on the move, Cecilia raised the corner of her mouth.

“I sent it about an hour ago.”

Duke Kylos stood at the front door of the mansion and greeted us. He immediately led us to his office. We sat facing each other across the office table. For reference, my seat was right next to Cecilia.

After savoring the tea served by the duke’s maid, Cecilia cried.

“I came here because I was curious about whether you were doing well with what we talked about last time.”

“Are you talking about recruiting some members of the aristocratic faction to our side?”

“Okay.”

Cecilia nodded her head once and tilted her teacup slightly. I carefully looked at Kylos’ expression his. He kept massaging the corner of his mouth with one hand, as if he had difficulty speaking.

“Why but?”

Cecilia also asked a question as if she felt something was wrong.

“We succeeded in capturing not only the Earl of Cork but also Viscount Nilos…”

“Just?”

“It is said that the Duke of Montersen does not listen to their request to leave the party at all.”

“Are you being stubborn… ? …”

Cecilia let out a low voice, and Kylos and I were unable to say anything. No matter how successful the recruitment was, it could not be considered a complete success if they were still tied to the aristocratic faction.

“Is the Duke of Montercene currently holed up in his mansion?”

“According to what I have reported, yes, Your Majesty.”

“Is it a good idea to have surveillance… ?” …”

I turned my head and stared at Cecilia’s profile. A serious expression appeared on her face.

During a moment of silence, Kylos spoke up.

“Your majesty. May I tell you a word?”

“Yunheohaji.”

“I am not opposed to trying to remove the power of the noble faction, but… Politics requires balance.”

Cecilia stared at Kyle Ross with her mouth shut. It was difficult for me to know what emotions were in her eyes.

But one thing could be said for sure.

“Balance… “That’s a good thing to hear.”

What was in those blood-red eyes was a chill.

“It is unwise to oppress them too much. The attitude of accepting opposing opinions is also a virtue that an emperor must have…”

Kyle Ross couldn’t finish his sentence. This was because Cecilia interrupted his remarks by lightly raising her right hand her her her her.

“Thank you for the advice. But I think we still need to take away more of their power.”

‘It was like that last time. Revenge has only just begun…’

If this continues, I might really become obsessed with revenge and commit tyranny.

Even while I was thinking that, Cecilia continued to say what she had to say.

“So, Duke, I hope you don’t worry about it and take care of what I request.”

“If the Duke of Montersen continues to refuse to accept demands to leave the party, complete inclusion will not be easy.”

“Why not consider making the enemy fight in two places?”

Making people belong to two places at the same time?

I know there has never been a case like that before…

Kyle Ross also widened his eyes as if in shock. Then he countered in a polite tone, saying it was unprecedented.

“Just because there is no precedent, where is the law that says there will be no such thing in the future?”

“…”

“What? I’m just suggesting one of the options that can be considered. As I said before, I have entrusted this task to you, so I believe you will do a good job.”

Cecilia got up from her seat, and I quickly followed suit.

“I’ll just go. “I hope to hear good news next time I come.”

“I will do my best, Your Majesty.”

After receiving the Duke’s greeting, Cecilia left her mansion with me.

* * *

After returning to the room, I immediately sat down at the desk and took out paper and pen.

Although it was a bit late, I had enough time to think about what to include in my resignation letter.

‘What should I write… ? …’

When I tried to write it down, I hesitated. Should I say that it feels like my mind is all tangled up?

Let’s just write down the keywords first.

Fatigue from work, health problems, work environment…

After listing the keywords, I thought it wouldn’t be bad. In short, I quit because I need medical treatment due to work stress.

Whatever it was, I was afraid that the empire would fall, so I was going to take refuge in advance. It was much more plausible than the same story.

“Secretary. “What are you writing down?”

“Huh!”

She started by the sudden voice of Rayna. But I quickly came to my senses and covered the words written on the paper with my hand.

“What’s going on, Ilaina?”

“I feel like I haven’t been able to say hello to the secretary recently.”

“Oh, now that I think about it, that’s it.”

Because of various things recently, I didn’t even have time to say hello to her.

I guess Ilaina was also considerate of me in her own way.

“You seem busy, so I’ll leave now. “I hope you have a peaceful night.”

“Wait a minute, Ilaina.”

Ilayna looked at me without putting on the invisibility cloak.

“Yes.”

“I’m telling you just in case, I hope you don’t pay attention to what I’m writing right now.”

“If that is what the secretary wants, I will follow it.”

It was only after she paid her respects to me that she disappeared.

Now I can write my resignation letter with peace of mind.

I focused my mind again on the paper I left on the desk.