Chapter 19.

 

"Do you think I can't do it?!" Kies, filled with rage, shouted so loudly that the sound filled the entire room.

 

"It's too noisy.

"Bastard, bastard!" Ugh...... Kies's lips, who was about to order Darcy's murder, automatically closed.

A what?

I can't order Darcy to be killed. It's like I've been brainwashed.

 

Kies soon realized what had happened.

What he muttered to me earlier.

"You can't kill me.

These words worked.

But how?

"It was completely useless to search the room. I've known for a long time that you're looking at your watch.

The curse that had settled in Darcy's heart was gone.

He no longer had to follow Kies's words unquestioningly. However, the Emperor did not know this.

He also didn't know that the clock in this room was 30 minutes behind the others.

The first thing Darcy did when he regained his powers was to brainwash those who came to kill him.

Calling their names, he silently brainwashed people.

 

The prerequisites for brainwashing included eye contact and the use of a real name. And the people who have been brainwashed must respond to Darcy's words. From that moment on, he was able to control magic power perfectly.

 

All conditions were met.

 

They couldn't budge as long as Darcy's brainwashing was in place.

 

There was no one who could help Kiesu. Even Kies himself was like that.

 

Once the brainwashing has begun, it continues until the magician stops it.

It was an absolute defeat for someone who underestimated Darcy.

 

– …… Ha ha. Ha ha! Kies laughed like a man who has lost his mind.

 

Darcy stood before him, twirling a revolver in his hand.

 

Kies's eyes burned with hatred as he looked at Darcy, who had his fingers on the handle of his revolver.

 

"Now you're going to use me as a puppet?"

 

Darcy shook his head, again pointing the barrel of his revolver at the center of his forehead.

 

"No way. To feel pain, you need to be of sound mind. Naturally, there will be restrictions......

 

"You are no different from your insignificant pedigree. He deceived me and-

 

"Do you know how boring it is to hear something like that now, after you've taken advantage of it?" grumbled Darcy in disappointment, interrupting a familiar curse that was about to begin. "First demand. You must recognize me as a Prince. Newspaper headlines, I think...... [A person who has always supported the Emperor by standing behind him, his illegitimate son who never dared to covet the position of Emperor] will be enough.

 

Since I have decided to stay here, my current situation must change. What I am doing now will be the first step towards achieving this goal.

"Return all the merit you took from me.

 

– …… This will never be the case

 

Darcy grabbed Kies's chin and pointed at the people who were mindlessly staring at them. Their gazes were unfocused.

 

"Do you like brainwashing?" With so many people looking at you, wouldn't it be better to be sober? Who knows when I'll free them.

 

The most perfect revenge is not the one that happens instantaneously. What happens in a brief moment should be a haven for Kies. I wish that my revenge on him would last a very long time.

 

"If you want to look the same, then it's not a bad idea.

 

The most appropriate revenge for Kies would be to trample on the life he has lived all his life.

 

A place that he was so proud of as an Emperor. A place where you could kill people and oppress mages, but at the same time bathe in honor and respect. A place where he used me 100% and didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt.

 

He must leave the Emperor's place. And the current Crown Prince will have to leave his place.

 

I'm not going to watch Ryan, Kies's son and my half-brother, use his status to marry Marceau and torture her.

 

"The inauguration ceremony of the Crown Prince will be postponed.

 

 

Judging by the conversation between Marceau and the Marquis of Etvar, Kies had already given the Marquis the bait.

 

There are 2 reasons why Ryan shouldn't be crowned Crown Prince right away.

 

First. I am incredibly anxious to see the distorted face of Ryan, who leads the elegant life of a Prince, even though I have suffered all my life.

 

Further, it is impossible to become an Emperor who is respected by the people (and who will terrify Kies) by simply taking control of the Imperial family.

 

First I will become Crown Prince and then Emperor.

 

I will create a situation that will be unbearable, and Kies, who will remain sane, will proclaim me Emperor with his own lips.

 

By making himself the Emperor, Darcy planned to make Kies shudder and suffer, experiencing this fact for the rest of his life.

 

Before I leave, I need to figure it out.

 

Darcy had no intention of remaining Emperor, but he also had no intention of allowing Kies or Ryan to inherit the throne.

 

He enjoyed watching Kies's resistance, just as Kiesu enjoyed watching him flounder.

 

I got into a bad habit.

 

My whole life has been held captive by Kies, and brainwashing will make it too easy.

 

You need to leave him conscious for at least a few months. Despair will be stronger when he realizes that nothing is working.

 

Falling into endless despair. That's what I want.

 

The Emperor's position will kill two birds with one stone.

 

That way I can see Marceau happy.

 

Isn't she worthy of the Empress's place? That way, Marceau can make things go the way she wants.

 

Naturally, until then, I plan to continue to get to know Marceau and contribute to her happiness.

 

These were actions that many might call excessive, but to Darcy they did not seem so at all. All of his actions at this moment were extremely reasonable.

 

Rather, he was thinking about something much crazier.

 

Even if I achieve my goal of seeing Marceau happy, after my revenge is completed, should I stay a little longer before leaving? – one thought was replaced by another.

 

I'm going to be the real merchant I lied about the first time," Darcy, thinking seriously, remembered Marceau's face and sighed. It was because he felt sad when he thought about the current situation.

 

I won't be able to see her for a while.

 

Even though Darcy could enter and exit the Etwar Mansion via teleportation, he had no intention of secretly visiting it at the moment.

 

When I go there next time, I want to do it officially, showing the right personality.

 

Before that...... You need to take a closer look at the theater troupe.

 

One of them said that he wanted to become her lover. Even if I'm not going to kick the actor out of Marceau's favorite theater troupe, I should at least warn him not to say such vulgar things again.

 

…… even if it means shedding blood.

 

As a friend, can't you do so much?

 

After that, I'll have lunch with Ryan and crush him completely.

 

"What are you thinking about?"

 

Darcy finally woke up from his fantasies when he heard Kies's frightened voice. Bitterness filled his mouth again, which had been filled with sweetness until that moment.

 

Before that, you need to be a little bad.

 

Darcy's indignation was too deep to end with a single blow with the back of his hand. The resentment that he thought had dulled for a while now overwhelmed the man and continued to flow out.

 

Old hatred and anger that he didn't even know existed filled Darcy's entire body, flowing outward.

 

"Now that I've thought about it, I think maybe it's better to kill you right now," Darcy slapped his arm, lowered his voice and frowned. He said this calmly and, inserting another shard of magic stone, pointed the revolver at Kies's thigh.

 

Bam! Smoke poured out of the muzzle of the revolver along with a loud sound.

 

"Ahh The damage was heavier than before, so Kies screamed in pain.

 

But no one moved.

 

Darcy shook his head and, exhaling, whispered in Kiesu's ear in a low voice.

 

"And now the head......

 

The moment Darcy whispered that...

 

"You can't do this to me...... Kies finally lost consciousness, completely distraught.

 

It was a meaningless end.

 

Maybe he should stay here? Darcy tucked his revolver back into his belt and narrowed his eyes.

 

This is definitely my space. Kies will have to be thrown out of the room.

 

It's hard to move it," Darcy began to take weapons from the people who were standing in prostration.

 

He liked to use weapons, but Darcy was tired of pointless battles.

 

It's time to end brainwashing, so it's worth disarming them.

 

If people knew that his main magic was brainwashing, they wouldn't just go over to Darcy's side.

 

This was not the only reason to cancel brainwashing.

 

It is dangerous not to have a single man of your own in the palace.

 

No matter how strong a magician I am and no matter how perfect I am at brainwashing, the palace is huge, and there is a lot of work to be done. In order not to get entangled in the intricacies of the court at any time, I need a few people who will share my thoughts.

 

And among them, there are those who doubt whether the person who wore armor during battles is really Emperor Kies.

 

Darcy, who had looked at each of those present in turn, stopped in front of the commander of the knights, with whom he got along well in battle.

 

"Kasen Hofeng," Darcy called his name.

 

Kaysen blinked his hazy eyes, as if waking up from a dream.

 

– …… you," muttered Kasen, who had memorized Darcy's face when he began his brainwashing.

 

His gaze gradually cleared.

 

Thus Kaysen first encountered Darcy's existence.

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