Emperor stats are visible - Episode 1
Emperor! see the stats? - ⓒ Gongpyeong 2018
Prologue - The Day of the Public Execution
Today, the capital's square is crowded with countless people.
“His Highness, the 2nd Prince, Hooray!!!!!”
“Kill that damn tyrant with a single stroke!!”
“Kill! Kill!”
A wild cheer erupts from among the citizens.
Soon, the crowd split in the middle of the square, and a group of people headed towards the center of the square.
At the head of the group walks a young man with his hands tied.
Appearance about thirties? He has a fine impression, but his face looks weak as if he is tired.
The faces of the citizens who saw the man become even more stern.
“No, look at the outfit. Isn't that proof that they sucked our blood?”
“You’re mocking us even in this situation, right?”
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!”
Contrary to the situation where he was tied up and dragged out, the man's attire was extravagant.
The majestic clothes woven with gold thread and the dangling clothes all over the body are all gold and jewels.
The man being dragged away laughed inwardly.
'Really, there are no cheap plays? It must be that the dissatisfaction is exploding to the point of doing such a thing.'
No matter how much he was an emperor, he had never worn such overly fancy clothes.
The imperial family's ethos itself was frugal, and more than a decade after he ascended the throne was consumed by civil war.
There is no way that he, who spent half of his imperial reign in the battlefield, could afford to wear such luxurious clothes.
'If I had the budget to dress me like this, I'd save those screaming poor people. Tsk tsk.'
The man clicks his tongue inwardly and moves forward, reaching the center of the plaza before he knows it.
At the center of the square is a huge execution tool.
A huge blade connected to a frame and a string to secure the neck.
It was a guillotine used to publicly behead a high treason recognized by imperial law.
The man, the dethroned emperor, stopped right in front of the execution frame.
Then, he slowly looked down at the enraged citizens once again.
“Cut your throat right now!!!”
A rough-looking middle-aged man shouts.
“Because of you, our son and grandson were dragged into the war and died. Hey!"
The gray-haired old woman screams while screaming.
All that was transmitted to the crowd was the malice poured out upon them.
But the man felt sorry for them.
'What sins could they have?'
It's all because he, the emperor, was foolish.
he couldn't keep anything
Even the soldiers who followed him to the end.
Even his faithful servants.
And even the lover who was his precious companion.
“Citizens, please be quiet!!”
“From now on, the trial of the emperor will begin!”
The man's thoughts are broken by the declaration announcing the trial.
“Leonhard.”
Only then did the man look up at the high podium where the trial would take place.
At the center of the judge's eyes was a handsome blond man.
Even though he is over his mid-thirties, he has a neat appearance that only looks like he is in his twenties.
However, the whole body overflows with dignity that is inappropriate for its age.
When he appears in the courtroom, the crowd cheers.
“The Golden Lion of the Empire!”
“Your Majesty the Second Prince, no, His Majesty the New Emperor, Hooray!!!”
[2nd Prince of the Empire, Leonhardt]
He was the man's half-brother and the one who drove him out of his position as emperor.
His expression becomes a little grim and he looks at Leonhard.
“… … .”
However, Leonhardt's expression, receiving stares, is very cold.
The winner has been eclipsed, and the life of the man who was once emperor is no more.
'I'm not worth dealing with anymore, is this?'
The man just listened to the reading of his crime with a blank look on his face again.
The nobles in charge of the trial are watching the scene with triumphant expressions.
“From now on, I will accuse the late emperor of his crimes.”
“The crime of disturbing the livelihood of the country by clouding state affairs with extravagance and debauchery!”
“The crime of attracting foreign powers, confusing the discipline of the empire and causing a civil war!”
“Woooo!!!”
“Kill! Kill!”
The judge repeatedly knocked on the table to keep quiet, but as the charges were declared one by one, the voices of criticism from the crowd grew louder and louder.
“Above all the crimes of the late emperor, I will accuse you in detail.”
“Do you have something you want to say, Emperor Lung?”
At the judge's question, the man ate again inwardly.
'If I defend myself here, will you let me live?'
This is all that suits the childish play. No matter how much he is a loser, he has no intention of becoming uglier.
I have already given up hope in life.
I just want to rest now.
'Tsk, but the last thing is that I want to die proudly like an emperor?'
The judge clicked his tongue inwardly and completed the verdict.
“If the guilty does not answer, it is judged that all sins have been acknowledged.”
“The emperor is to be guillotined!”
The strong hands of the executioners held the man from both sides.
Following the executioner's guidance, his neck is slowly slung over the frame.
Thoughts passed through the man's head as he felt the cold touch of the mold digging into his throat.
'Where did it get twisted?'
As a child, he was immature and stupid.
Probably from then.
“Drurling, drooling.”
The heavy steel blade rises slowly.
Soon after, a declaration was made.
“Execute!”
“Shhhhh!”
The blade strikes at his throat with lightning speed, the opposite of when it ascended.
“Steel Puck!”
The beheading using the guillotine ended too easily.
The blade immediately separated the man's neck, which should have been attached to the torso.
'Can I see it after death?'
He wasn't a person with deep faith enough to believe in the afterlife, but I can't help but think of him in this situation.
The last thing that pops into the man's mind is the image of a woman wearing a sword and standing dignifiedly.
'Beatrice... … .'
With the severed neck, the man's thoughts were cut off there.
[Special aptitude - Recognize the lineage of the royal family.]
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