How to Live as a Tyrant’s Spoiled Brat Chapter 19

How to live as a tyrant’s spoiled brat Episode 19

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It was a difficult question, but I was used to difficult questions.

This is because in her previous life, she was in charge of cleaning up the aftermath of Jaylilith’s drastic personnel and military diplomatic measures.

“It is the crime of coveting the relics of His Majesty the Emperor. However, your father did not receive the price of his excessive greed, but rather the death he desired. Consider it a grace.”

So I could say that to the face of a girl who must have been fifteen years old.

“Your father wished for your death?”

“okay.”

If you don’t, you’ll die. I didn’t say that on purpose.

I knew full well that the feeling of guilt toward the dead was not easily shaken off.

It’s so cruel to live with irreversible regrets, as I did.

Of course she is the child of a sinner, and the Empire is guilty of complicity.

But if you cut off the head according to the law and the will of the monarch, there is no reason to live with guilt for the rest of your life.

“Go. The Black Iron Knights will be here soon. Don’t touch that potion. If you don’t want to ruin your insides.”

“I understand, Your Majesty. I will never forget the kindness you showed me today.”

The one-legged girl set an example.

It was a cleaner move than my father’s.

Looking at those eyes shining with hot anger and cool reason, I suddenly thought.

It may be an absurd probability, but I think we might meet again someday.

I left the building.

Outside the burnt entrance, Sir Tentia was waiting.

He looked immaculate, without even shedding a drop of sweat.

“Sir. Are you hurt anywhere? There must have been quite a few.”

“No one attacked me.”

She said it as if she was embarrassed.

I looked at her with a puzzled expression for a moment, and then she continued.

“As soon as they found out I was a member of the Platinum Knights, they all ran away with their eyebrows raised. Many of them even threw away their bracelets.”

I saw knotted bracelets rolling around here and there on the floor.

“Good. It’s better than shedding blood needlessly. Why not put on that shiny armor and run away after learning better?”

Sir Tentia nodded with an embarrassed expression.

I said, pointing to the boss’s room on the second floor.

“There’s a lot of drugs piled up in that safe over there.”

“Then let’s go and secure it.”

“No. I think it would be better to leave this matter to the Black Iron Knights.”

She frowned for a moment, then made an “ah” expression.

“If I, a Platinum Knight, were to resolve matters outside the palace, they would consider it a provocation.”

“Because of your misunderstanding, Lord Barbatos is already in a terrible state of disrepute. If you achieve great things in the Black Iron Knights’ jurisdiction at a time like this, it will be like smearing their faces with black ink.”

“Contrary to rumors, you are wise. Then let’s pay off the debt this time.”

After hearing that, I took the relic out of my bosom and held it out.

A pen nib the size of two palms, wrapped in layers of high-quality paper.

“Your Majesty. You have indeed found it!”

“Then did you think I couldn’t find it?”

“How on earth did you not know I was here?”

Sir Tentia looked at me with an expression of cognitive dissonance.

It was not the kind of look one would get at a man who kicked Lord Bonnell in the groin and made death noises every training session.

I avoided his eyes and rebuked him in an exaggerated tone.

“Then did Kyung think I was lying?”

“Ugh!”

“Take it and report it. This is the achievement you have made.”

“What do you mean? Your Majesty, you realized that it was the work of a gang of poor people, and you guided me through the underground passages, and you went into their den yourself to retrieve the relics. So how can it be my fault now?”

She scolded him in a knightly manner, her manly face distorted.

It seemed like he was scolding me for trying to make him lie.

After some thought, I decided to use my authority.

“Oh, my. If the Grand Duke is your vassal, then I know he is your vassal.”

I put the relic in her hands as if passing it on.

A knight who will later become a sword master.

If you just leave it by Jaylilith’s side, it will become a pillar of the empire.

Knowing the future, I have many opportunities to make achievements in the future.

I had to testify to my sincerity, little by little, in an environment I could control.

When such unexpected situations occur, consider it a bonus and give credit where credit is due.

Because it is not an empire that will be leveled in the next year or two.

* * *

It was three days after I gave my firm warning to Lord Tentia.

The servant came and called me to the palace.

“Rudy. I’ll be back.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

I exchanged greetings and headed to the main palace with my attendant.

He led me not to the grand audience room, but to a sunny, south-facing room.

The room, with its entire south wall and half of its west wall made of glass, was like a greenhouse.

The room was filled with tall, broad-leaved plants.

It was fragrant and fresh even without flowers.

It felt like the stench of the slum I had visited three days ago was completely erased from my mind.

In the corner of the room, a musician was sitting and playing the violin.

It was a waltz, and I thought it would fit the tastes of nobles who wanted to be immersed in deep emotions because it was both sorrowful and sorrowful.

“Are you here?”

Jaylilith was lying on a long chair in the middle of the room.

A white hand, completely relaxed, dangled over the armrest.

A warm towel was placed over the eyes to block out the sun.

It was an extremely defenseless attitude for an emperor who was known as a kinslayer.

But I had an experience in a past life.

She knew that this ridiculous leisure was her way of reaffirming her strength and power.

“Yes, my lord. I am here.”

“I heard from Lord Tentia. He said that the advice you gave him was of great help.”

A sleepy voice.

“Can I say that Kyung also possessed the virtue of humility?”

I turned around and praised Lord Tentia and put myself down.

But Jaylilith shook her head with a small but firm movement.

“I was just going to think of it as lost and let it go. I decided to focus on catching the rats who were eating my money in the West Palace. How could I find it after it drifted to that dirty slum? I feel sorry for Lord Tentia, but her mission, which wasn’t her mission, was just to pressure Captain Barbatos to save face.”

“… … .”

“She’s a potential knight. If Jim couldn’t have her, I’d destroy her. But as you know, there’s a difference between the ability to cut and stab and the ability to analyze a situation and draw a directional conclusion.”

“I can’t have both abilities-.”

“stop.”

She cut me off in a firm tone.

“I received a report from the Platinum Knights searching the West Palace. They said they received some assistance from the passing Grand Duke Valen.”

Those who know this grace.

They’ll just pretend they don’t know and take all the credit.

“But this time, I heard that Lord Tentia also heard some advice from you. Although this world is full of coincidences, I don’t think this is a coincidence.”

The lingering sleepiness in Jaylilith’s voice completely disappeared.

Oh no, I’m screwed.

The violin melody that had been flowing sadly was cut off.

She wiped the towel from her eyes and stood up from the long chair.

The dragon-like golden eyes flashed with a unique heat.

I fell flat on my face.

“If you just spare my life-.”

“You are a talent too good to be kept in the Red Moon Palace.”

uh?

“I realized that I had killed my relatives and ascended to the throne, but in the end, I too could not completely escape from my relatives.”

She bit her lip and shivered.

What happened at that time?

I don’t remember much in my previous life because I was suffering from the aftereffects of torture.

It’s difficult.

“I would like to appoint you to a position. I will appoint you to the position of advisor, and I will call you often from next week to hear your opinion.”

I racked my brain desperately.

Not much has changed since my previous life.

It is a world where all administration is done by hand and by people.

Change is unstoppable, but it is slow.

The civil wars, rebellions, and otherworldly activities with the great lords have not even begun yet.

But what made her hire me less than a year after the purge?

“Your Majesty, may I ask why you decided so?”

Are you trying to keep me closer and watch me?

“You will remember when Jim allowed his five half-siblings to commit suicide. You caught the maid who poisoned Jim’s drink.”

“Yes, Pheasant.”

“I saw several lists during the subsequent processing. Those who openly participated, those who pretended to be clean and lined up behind them. There were also those who had no evidence and whose mothers were nobles, so they had to be kept alive for now.”

But she continued, taking her luck out.

“You alone are clean.”

“That’s nonsense. I just-.”

“You’ll say you were drunk. It doesn’t matter. You’re telling me now. I’m sure my blood relatives didn’t try to kill me… … and I’m definitely happy.”

“!”

I took a small breath.

I had forgotten about it for a moment because his face hadn’t changed at all since before his return.

Now she was only 17 years old.

It was an age where he had not yet experienced the betrayal of his trusted vassals, the countless wars, or the encroachment of the Demon Realm.

I took a deep breath, feeling like I’d been hit.

“Yes, Your Majesty. I, Valencianus, am grateful to Your Majesty for granting me the position of advisor. I will do my best.”

The faster you get promoted, the better.

I will do my best in the position I have now.

Jaylilith nodded.

“If you are lazy, you will be beheaded.”

That was like inhaling and exhaling.

I ignored it, but then suddenly I felt a sense of doubt and asked her.

“May I ask you one more thing?”

“I am sorry.”

“If I were to be a consultant, what kind of work would I be assigned to? I would like to know whether I would be assigned to the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the Ministry of the Interior.”

“Of course, that would be a concurrent position. Think of your title. You are more than capable of carrying out the important duties.”

“yes?”

This time it was my turn to be surprised in a slightly different way.

When it comes to torture, it generally comes down to one of two things.

Either sit the old people down as a courtesy and let them doze off like chickens, or hire outside experts and don’t give them the final say.

What I would probably end up doing seemed closer to the latter.

* * *

“Still, I’m glad that you didn’t get hurt and that it ended well. I thought that this time, Your Highness and I would both get our heads cut off.”

Rudy said in a very timid voice.

“I am truly sorry. For Your Majesty to have made you go to such a place. I do not think I am fit to be Your Majesty’s maid.”

Tears welled up in her eyes.

“Don’t worry about it. Who knew it was a relic? It ended well, just like you said.”

I couldn’t blame her.

Even I, who had returned, had half given up on recovering the relic.

“All’s well that ends well.”

I spoke firmly to her, trying to break her guilt.

“I came back from training today and my muscles are so sore I feel like I’m going to die. Can you give me a massage?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

She wiped away her tears, smiled brightly, and turned to get the perfume.

During that less than a minute, I was lost in thought.

It’s just as I thought.

Nothing has changed much since my previous life.

The rebellions, civil wars, wars, and invasions by monsters haven’t even begun yet.

Rudy is someone precious to me, someone I would risk my life for, but objectively, she is just one of the many maids of a humble family in the palace.

But the butterfly effect of her not dying was greater than expected.

Sir Tentia was able to clear her name sooner than I had planned, and I was also promoted several years earlier than in my previous life.

A small change, such as the life or death of a single maid, may change the course of great events in the future compared to previous lives.

Thinking this far, I let out a small sigh.

“Since it has come to this.”

If variables explode even if you act cautiously, and if variables explode even if you act boldly, it is better to be bold.

The empire is still sound and outwardly unscathed.

It was an opportunity for us to recruit many talented people who had sided with the rebel prince in their previous lives, even at the risk of their lives.

If they refused to serve her, she could have nixed them in the bud.

Now that I’ve reached the position of advisor, things will get easier.

Should we go meet the future great wizard first?

My reputation is at rock bottom, but that might give me the courage to take bolder steps.

After thinking that far, I took off my top in front of Rudy and lay down on the bed.

“I think you’re feeling better. Until last week, your shoulder muscles seemed thinner than they are now.”

“The Imperial Swordsmanship Training is the best. I’ll teach you later, Rudy.”

“yes yes?”

“I’m not joking.”

* * *

“Your Majesty, Archduke Valencian has sent a letter of expedition.”

“business trip?”

Jaylilith furrowed her eyebrows after hearing the chief’s report.

“Where are you going on your business trip?”

“This is a red-light district casino. No matter how I think about it, it doesn’t seem like a business trip. Should I give the order to have him escorted?”

She hesitated for an unusually long three seconds before shaking her head.

“Last time, the Grand Duke went to the casino and caught an embezzler, right?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Then let’s look forward to who you catch this time.”

“What if we squander our budget?”

“Then I should order him to commit suicide. No, that’s too honorable. I should burn him at the stake.”