How to Live as a Tyrant’s Spoiled Brat Chapter 50

How to live as a tyrant’s spoiled brat, episode 49

(49)

“I am very grateful to those of you gathered here for choosing me over Ranchea. You chose me, and I chose you.”

Valencian continued speaking quickly.

The attitude was that he would not listen to any objections.

His eyes, filled with candlelight, sparkled like gold.

He held and embraced with his characteristically wicked and decadent heat the other eyes that were shaking with immense doubt, anxiety and bewilderment.

I invited enough people, and all who were supposed to come came, and those who declined made their own choices.

Now it was time to focus on those who had arrived.

“Your maternal families are both noble families, so even if you were to behead them, His Majesty the Emperor would not be able to do so without any justification. However, His Majesty the Emperor has no intention of maintaining this tedious standoff any longer.”

Helena, with her characteristic judgment, understood what the words meant.

It meant that the emperor had made up his mind to kill them all.

And since the hardest part was accomplished, the method and justification for execution were not the issue.

‘Mother. I will go so as not to bring shame on the family. Please forget about me as a child and raise a beautiful new child.’

“However, I felt it was a shame that talented people like you were ‘committed suicide,’ so I advised His Majesty and obtained the authority to persuade you.”

Valencian’s voice penetrated Helena’s ears.

‘please.’

She unconsciously clenched her fists.

Helena, Hadritan, and Denia all hoped for a ‘palatable compromise’.

Valencian smiled as if he knew her well and took out a piece of parchment from under his white uniform embroidered with gold thread.

It was a genuine product, stamped with high-quality ink mixed with gold dust and even had an anti-counterfeiting magic seal.

“This is the imperial edict that His Majesty the Emperor gave me. It contains what His Majesty demands of you.”

Everyone’s eyes were focused there.

If you think about it the other way around, asking means wanting cooperation.

It meant that he truly had the heart to save me.

“After His Majesty is anointed by the saint, he will demand loyalty from the great nobles of each region. Then, you will persuade your maternal family with tearful letters. If you succeed, I will send you to your maternal family. If you wish to remain in the capital, you will be released from this palace as well, and you will be given the opportunity to rise in the ranks like me.”

It was a very acceptable and understandable tactic.

The conditions were so good that I was suspicious.

After being anointed by the saints, they might not have needed them.

As if he had read her mind, Valencian continued speaking.

“His Majesty the Emperor is not a monster. He is higher than us and considers more than we do, so sometimes he makes incomprehensible or cruel choices, but he is ultimately a human being with his own interests, justifications, and likes and dislikes.”

Helena burst into laughter.

Everyone looked at each other as if they couldn’t believe it.

Regardless, Valencianus continued to speak solemnly, his face covered with an iron plate.

“He does not wish to waste national power on meaningless attrition and fighting with the great nobles who are loyal to the empire.”

That’s exactly what he wanted.

There was silence for a moment.

Helena shared a glance with Denia, and Hadritan chewed his lips.

Soon, Helena opened her mouth and let out a small sigh.

“Let me ask you one thing. What exactly happened to those who followed Lancia?”

Valencian answered immediately, as if grateful for the question.

“They are traitors who joined hands with the red-light district and tried to sell the imperial family’s confidential information to foreign countries, but they will be permitted to commit suicide as a favor to His Majesty the Emperor.”

Hardritan asked hesitantly, holding his ashen hair with both hands.

“If I reveal the details of Lancia’s launch date or plans, can I get an additional reward?”

Valencian knew that this was the behavior of someone who had already made up his mind and was pretending to be troubled.

“Thank you for asking first. Of course. This was information I needed to know anyway.”

The eyes of the royal family shone here and there.

“perhaps…….”

“I wonder if I can rise to prominence under His Majesty Jaylilith.”

“My mother didn’t die then, and my siblings didn’t die then. I’m also ambiguously high in the line of succession, so whoever becomes the emperor would have been controlled and poisoned. If I get a chance to survive, I’ll catch him.”

Valencian smiled happily.

Nothing strengthens a person as much as hope.

“Then I understand that you all want to sign.”

He said, taking out a piece of parchment and a quill.

“Oh, since we’re all gathered here, I hope we can see each other’s faces. Could you please take off your hoods and veils?”

Several members of the royal family, including Denia, took off their hoods.

Valencianus looked at the face of one of the men and was taken aback for a moment.

I almost knocked the bottle of gold-dusted ink off with my elbow.

“Justinian?”

A man with golden eyes contrasting with his plain black hair, wearing a blue cloak and standing shoulder to shoulder with the commoners.

A monster who was called the traitorous prince and ultimately destroyed the empire after opposing Jaylilith.

“yes?”

He asked back with a bewildered voice and frightened eyes.

For a moment, Valencian considered whether to draw his sword and cut him down.

Although he knew that everything had gone back to square one, the scene in his previous life where he had cut off one of Jaylilith’s arms was still vivid in his mind.

Valencian suppressed his emotions, reminding himself that he was only the last of many ‘rebel princes’ to survive.

I couldn’t just throw away the plan I had so desperately put together.

“… … No. Sign it.”

Valencianus gave the assembled royals a strict silence that was obviously not to be kept, secretly gave simple tasks to trustworthy people such as Helena and Hadritan, and then ended the meeting.

As he walked through the dark hallway with Rudi and Tentia, he thought of Justinian.

Should I go up and cut it down right now?

Now that he has returned, shouldn’t he be brought in and made into a loyal subject?

“… … was.”

“Huh? What did you say, sir?”

“You were a truly upright knight, actively petitioning His Majesty the Emperor to save the lives of your relatives. When did you receive that imperial edict?”

Tentia asked in an enthusiastic voice.

Valencian answered, avoiding eye contact.

“I have never received it. I just picked some random parchment and made it up with the ink I used when I met with the Marquis of Planitis last time. Now I must go to His Majesty and try to get him to give me similar terms.”

“yes?”

“Then what happened to the sentence?”

“The sentence is completely fake. Since the design is different, it obviously won’t be detected by the counterfeiting prevention system. It’s not a forgery.”

“What on earth were you thinking when you did something like this!”

“Your Highness, you must stop doing such foolish things!”

* * *

It was the VIP room of a top-class casino hotel that had been built by a wizard.

Around a grand round table sat the casino’s rulers, including Hope, Future, Snake, Heaven, and Salvation.

They were each like kings of their own red-light district.

He drank alcohol that cost more than a skilled worker’s monthly salary, hugged beautiful men and women as he pleased, and used skilled guards who were mercenaries as his private soldiers, and ruled these red-lit streets.

But today their faces were as wrinkled as they could be.

“It’s been a while, everyone.”

A genius magician with a fresh expression, blue hair that reaches down to his waist, and gold and silver eyes.

He was still wearing the same blue hat and robe that were red on the outside and red on the inside, but today he was also carrying a top-quality cane with a jewel larger than his fist.

The nightmare they thought they had forgotten returned and brought them hell.

“… … the nightmare of gold.”

I didn’t even expect that I would be able to do it by force like last time.

She was the one who trashed the first floor of the future casino by herself even when she didn’t have a cane.

Moreover, now they have wands and even reagents that increase the effectiveness of their magic.

Moreover, the one standing behind her now was a knight who was never left out when discussing the strongest in the empire.

A man in his prime, with a short beard, lion-like hair, and shining black eyes.

A giant knight with both wildness and intelligence.

Barbatos, Commander of the Black Iron Knights.

He stood behind Sereraji, clad in a full body armor of pitch-black paint that was impenetrable.

Sereraji looked back and forth between Barbatos and the managers, then opened his mouth.

“Can I trust that you are now in the mood to talk?”

“… … Yes.”

“Oh my. Don’t make that face. It makes me feel like I’m threatening you or something.”

“no.”

“Okay. Then I’ll start making reasonable demands from now on. Any parts where my memory is ambiguous or unclear have been interpreted in your favor. Oh, and don’t even think about questioning my memory. My memory is on a whole other level than yours.”

These were the words of a genius who became a 4th circle magician in his 20s.

Besides, the commander of the Black Iron Knights was standing behind him, so it was expected that the opponent would do that even if he wasn’t a genius.

“… … If you convert it, it’s 8,738 gold coins and 3 silver coins from the ‘snake’. Is that right?”

“yes…….”

“And from ‘Hope’, 4,655 gold coins and 8 silver coins. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

“And the ‘future.’ 13,872 gold coins and 9 silver coins.”

The casino managers shuddered every time the exact amount from her mouth came out according to her exact memory.

It was an amount that would terrify even the most powerful lord.

They also had their own calculated data.

Sereraji’s memory matched that amount exactly.

If I had paid that money in cash, I would have gone bankrupt.

Even if they barely avoided bankruptcy, paying the debt was a problem.

But I couldn’t endure it.

Because if I said I couldn’t do it, it was clear what would happen to the article behind me.

Sereraji laughed.

She smiled brightly and beautifully.

“The casino can ask for chip redemption at any time, right?”

“Then you need to bring the chip.”

The owner of the ‘Future’ casino glared at her with bloodshot eyes.

“You have the audacity to try to kill me. What are you talking about? You must have already cleaned out the room I was staying in.”

“If you don’t have the chip, I can’t give you a penny.”

The owner of the ‘Snake’ Casino said, squeezing his eyes shut.

That was the only rule they could trust.

No matter how much you are a celestial being, you don’t demand money by beating them with magic.

Unlike Valencian, she wasn’t that much of a s*ut.

Her request had force because the natural procedure of asking for money exchange was supported by rules.

And the casino’s terms and conditions clearly stated that you had to bring chips to exchange your winnings.

But rules and justifications have always been created through backroom deals.

A woman wearing a red fox mask and a black suit.

The red mask’s eyes shone through from behind the mask.

“Hope” will keep its promise.

“Four years!”

“What now-?”

“Even if we join forces, it won’t be enough!”

“Didn’t we agree? Let’s hold on!”

The surrounding managers were shocked, but the red mask did not even blink.

She had already received letters and promises from Valencian.

It won’t be long before Barbatos sweeps away the entire red-light district.

To completely get off drugs.

She never sold that information to anyone.

“Four thousand six hundred and fifty-five gold pieces and eight silver pieces. I will give you all of them. I need to make the cash, so could you wait a week?”

Sereraji smiled contentedly.

Precedents are powerful.

It wouldn’t be a bad thing to press her like that, but she didn’t enjoy it.

“I’ll give you ten days. All of you. When I come back at noon in ten days, have the sack of gold ready. In the meantime, I’ll let you stay in this hotel. Now, will you hurry up and jump out? Let’s count the gold?”

The managers stood up one by one.

With a face that was obviously distorted and filled with embarrassment.

As they walked down the hallway, they vented their grievances.

“This can’t go on.”

“There is no doubt that the royal family is trying to kill us all.”

“What do you say, sir?”

“There is no answer. Maybe it is already… … .”

“already?”

Already dead, already run away, already abandoned themselves.

That word made me imagine a lot.

“Why don’t we run away as well? I heard that some members of the royal family are leaving the capital this time.”

“!”

“Where are you going leaving this hotel and these machines?”

“Because it’s the capital of the empire, there’s this much cash circulating. No matter what territory or country you go to, you can’t make this much money through gambling.”

“You should try to convert as much money into gold as possible within ten days. There must be a reason for that, right?”

“But I guess I’ll have to make ends meet. If it’s not money, I could also do business as a slave trader or land trader.”

There was silence between them for a moment.

There was an excuse to sell the hotel and the machinery and rake in the cash.

“I won’t even get half the price I deserve?”

“Is money more important than life?”

The casino managers locked eyes.

* * *

Casino managers used their hotels and machines as collateral to obtain huge loans from loan sharks.

I prepared for the future by arming my skilled guards with the best gear I could find in the capital, gathering key machine parts, and wooing a few nimble dealers.

Lancia and the royal family were rather pleased that the casino managers were leaving together.

They wouldn’t fool around since they have to go out together.

After several days, Hadritan came to see Valencianus.

“Only Lancia knows the exact launch date. He said he’ll let us know an hour before departure, so everyone should be on their toes.”

“You didn’t come here to report such things to His Majesty, did you?”

“I heard him talking to the horsemen who were operating illegally without joining the guild. Three days later, or maybe five days later. I couldn’t find out more than that. He said he was planning to use the waterways and rivers of the East Gate.”

When the emperor heard those words, he hit the armrest with the hand wearing the knuckle ring.

“The two of them have joined. Defeating them individually is the basic tactic, but I’m getting tired.”

“That’s right.”

“If I don’t catch it this time, I’ll stay silent for a while. This is an excuse I’ve worked hard to make. I can’t put it off until next year. I want to calm the capital city within a year.”

“If you do.”

“Stand by in small groups. When a fierce battle breaks out, then we will send out the knights.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I will convey it thusly.”

“‘Tell’? You too. Watch the riverside all night to see if they move or not.”

“Did I mishear you?”

Jaylilith smiled mischievously.

“This is the punishment for taking Jim’s name in vain. Be thankful that he didn’t cut off your head.”

“… … I am so grateful.”