How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 21



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Episode 21. Maybe a childhood friend.

It was common for the royal family that ruled an empire and the Viscount who could see the future to have some kind of connection. That is why the relationship between the royal family of the Tius Empire and the Viscount Damier has been going on for quite some time.

There was a time when there was no family called the Damie family.

A great pestilence broke out throughout the empire of Tius.

It is now officially called a pest, but at the time, for unknown reasons, plants and crops died and decayed, and the empire, which had been more prosperous than any other place, ended up suffering from food shortages.

The Emperor of the Tius Empire, whoever he may be, will grant any wish if he can resolve this situation. The entire empire was informed.

And then a young man with dark circles under his eyes and the air of an old man who looked like he had lived for decades came to see the emperor.

“It’s because of the bugs.”

The young man spoke without holding back, showing that he was annoyed even though he was in front of the emperor.

“How is it that so many people are investigating and yet they don’t know that the cause is a bug? Don’t people even farm here? How can an empire with all those smart magicians and alchemists not know that?”

There was no precedent for a plant dying from insects from the past to the present. No one could complain. The young man’s tone was sharp, and he did not give any suggestions on how to resolve the situation until the young man finished his criticism, which was almost like a denunciation.

The young man, who spoke quickly, called the current situation a pest infestation, a word I had never heard before, and explained the treatment and control methods.

The method he gave was to combine several ingredients into a bug-repelling potion made by alchemists.

It was simple, but effective. The situation that seemed like it would swallow up the empire was quickly restored to a point where it could be said to be futile because of one young man.

“It’s all thanks to you. If there’s anything you want, just tell me.”

The emperor asked the young man to keep his promise, and the young man requested a private meeting with the emperor.

Although the nobles and knights who had seen his temperament said that he was dangerous, the emperor somehow liked this curious young man and allowed him to meet him privately.

“Okay. Now it’s just you and me. Let’s talk comfortably.”

“Ha… I guess it’s a bit odd.”

The young man muttered to himself and frowned in front of the emperor, openly expressing his discomfort at the moment, and thought about it for a long time.

“It’s also true that you’re accepting my request for an exclusive interview. Yes. I’ve been using this situation like this. I’m going to win anyway, and this won’t change anything.”

Without even realizing that he was speaking, the troubled young man looked at the emperor waiting for him and said with a deep sigh.

“Rebellion. There will be a rebellion. You. No, His Majesty the Emperor will be seriously injured in that rebellion.”

“Well, I see. So what is it that you wish for?”

The young man shook his head as if he was frustrated by the emperor’s calm answer.

“I told you you might die?”

“Haha. I’m glad you agreed to the private meeting. If my retainers and knights were here, you might have died before me.”

The young man looked at the emperor.

The emperor also looked at the young man.

Are you kidding? The emperor opened his mouth as he looked at the young man who asked, thinking that since he had ascended to this position, this was the first time he had seen someone look him straight in the eye.

“I know there are signs of rebellion. After all, you are the emperor of this great empire. Also, even if I die, I have a grown son who will succeed me. So it’s okay.”

“… … .”

“I can tell you how much thought went into telling me what you just told me. I am very grateful to you. However, I am the emperor of this empire. I must protect it as much as I have enjoyed.”

Even if it costs me my life.

The young man’s eyes held complex emotions as he listened to the emperor’s voice, which was added slowly. It was difficult for even the emperor, who had passed through countless people since his days as a young crown prince, to guess.

“I….”

“hmm?”

“What if I knew the identity of the rebels and could help them before the rebellion broke out?”

“It seems like there are conditions.”

“Three years from now. You will hand over the throne to the crown prince.”

The emperor burst into laughter at the young man’s conditions.

“That’s right. Aren’t these conditions too advantageous for me?”

“So, are you going to make a deal?”

“Good.”

The emperor readily accepted the deal offered by the young man whose name he did not even know. The young man threatened to ruin the emperor if he changed his mind, and offered an ‘unbreakable oath’.

After the treaty was signed, the emperor asked the young man:

“I suspected you of being a rebel. What would you have done if you had punished me?”

“What more could there be but death?”

The young man’s tone of voice as he answered the question still showed his emotions. However, it changed to a polite tone, and the emperor felt very sorry about that, so he continued to ask about the young man’s forgotten wish.

“Come to think of it. You didn’t tell me what you wanted. I’ll grant you whatever you want, so tell me.”

“Even the emperor cannot grant my wish.”

The young man answered thus, and the Emperor could not ask him what wish he could not grant.

The sight of the young man spitting out the word wish, his voice seemed so hollow. It seemed as if he had already experienced countless despair. I couldn’t bring myself to ask.

After that, the young man told them the identity of the rebels and their plan.

At first, the nobles who did not believe the emperor’s orders because of his detailed explanation, which was almost as if he had seen the future, began to believe his words little by little when they discovered the circumstances and basis for the rebellion that those he had spoken of were actually preparing for.

If the rebellion that had been prepared for a very long time had happened, it would have caused damage and sacrifices greater than the plague that had swept over the empire. Before the spark could be ignited, the emperor cut the fuse and thanked the young man after everything was settled.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, we were able to avoid the sacrifice of the imperial people.”

“Please keep your promises.”

He was consistent from beginning to end.

“Haha. I wonder if I keep my promise well. Shouldn’t you be by my side and watch over me?”

“I will leave.”

“Even though I might not keep my promise?”

“If you disobey, you will have to pay the price with death, and Your Majesty is not the kind of person to do that.”

“Isn’t that what happens when you’re human?”

The young man remained by the emperor’s side, despite his expression of disgust.

“You are the first person to come to this position and see me as myself, not as the emperor. I know it is greedy of me, but could you please stay with me until I step down from the position of emperor?”

For several months, the rebellion was suppressed. During that time, which was neither short nor long, the emperor believed the words of a young man who could be called absurd.

Because he was such an emperor. Also, because he knew the unspeakable future. The young man could not easily refuse that request.

“… Exactly. 3 years.”

* * *

Three years later, the young man stayed by the emperor’s side until the emperor died.

“I guess I was destined to die anyway. That’s why you listened to my stubbornness.”

The Emperor realized at the end of his life that the young man knew that he would die. The Emperor smiled at the fleetingness and sadness that passed through his eyes as he watched him.

“It must have been very difficult for you to choose to stay by the side of someone who was about to die. Thank you.”

“Just thank you,” the emperor said to the young man.

“Is it okay if I consider you a close friend?”

“As you please.”

“Haha, thank you. I really appreciate it. The three years I spent with you were more enjoyable than ever.”

“… I also had a lot of fun after a long time.”

“I have prepared a gift for you. I hope you will like it.”

After that, the emperor and the young man continued to have a small talk.

“Thank you.”

“Me too. Thank you.”

“Take care. My first best friend.”

“Goodbye.”

It was the last conversation between the emperor and the young man.

Until the day he closed his eyes, the emperor did not tell the young man what gift he had prepared, and the young man only found out what the gift was when the new emperor ascended to the throne.

“His Majesty has bestowed upon you the surname ‘Damie’ and the title of Viscount. However, even though you have received the title, you do not need to rule over the territory or come to the palace to do the work of a noble. You can think of it as an honorary position.”

In this way, the young man became the first Viscount Damier.

I don’t know what the previous emperor said to the emperor who was the crown prince, but the emperor wanted to continue to maintain a friendship with the young man who had become Viscount Damier, and through his persistent courtship despite numerous rejections, the friendship between the imperial family and the Viscount’s family grew and grew, and the relationship has continued to this day.

The child who would become the next emperor and the child who would become Viscount Damier met and interacted with each other often since they were young.

In common parlance, it was a relationship that was similar to that of a ‘childhood friend’ that had continued for generations.

What is this, the last gift?

Damn emperor.

“That’s why the emperor is….”

Kael, the young man in the previous story and the first Viscount Damier, muttered as he picked up a cookie placed in front of him.

The starting point was that he personally went to see the emperor because the ‘pest and disease incident’ mentioned in the original work had not been resolved even after time passed and he wanted to protect the original work.

“Huh? What did you say?”

The emperor of that era, who appeared very briefly in the original work, was seriously injured in a rebellion and died in agony as a result.

As befitting the record of the former emperor, the emperor I met in person was so kind. I felt like I was also ‘responsible’ for such a person dying in pain, so I helped him.

Right now, I don’t feel that kind of ‘responsibility’ or ‘guilt’ because of it. It seems like all that’s left is a desire to return to the original world.

“I’m just talking to myself.”

– Crispy.

Kael munched on a cookie that had a rich, nutty flavor with a hint of sweetness.

These unsweetened cookies were not the kind that the emperor in front of me liked. Despite his appearance, the emperor was very fond of sweets.

Cookies prepared for yourself.

Because it’s so clear.

Kael ate just one cookie, something he normally wouldn’t even put in his mouth. He rinsed his mouth with tea and then opened his mouth.

“So why did you call me?”

Without even getting to the main point.

Towards Emperor Bastian, who was looking at himself eating cookies with a chin rest and a happy expression.