I’ll Quit as The Empress

Fabian had stopped looking for a moment and th time seemed to have stopped too, as it was.

“Empress…”

Evelyn’s golden hair reflected beautifully in the bright sunshine of the crowd. Fabian tightened the tip of the telescope towards Evelyn without realizing it. The woman, who had been his wife once was incredibly shining.

And Fabian looked down at the pink smile full of her cheeks.

“Yes, Your Majesty?”

“I see the empress.”

Fabian never mentioned Evelyn after the divorce. Then, Serus said, “Your Majesty, have you seen it? The Knights next to the Pope.”

“Ah.”

The real reason Serus took Fabian to this location was to have him watch the Pope in person as he came to the Black Veil Forest to see the massacre of monsters. But different with Fabian, for a moment, he forgot his intention having come to this place.

“I can’t find anything about that mysterious person , no matter how much I dig up the information in Black Hawk.”

Fabian recalled a man in armour who stood beside the Pope earlier. But he could not even see his face because he was wearing a helmet.

“Do we have to pay attention to his ‘dog’ or something?”

“It’s not that, but it’s a figure that stands out after the Demon’s behavior recently became suspicious.”

Fabian nodded. It was definitely something worth noting.

“He’s the one who happens to be next to the Demon that appears every time.”

“Yeah, and now he’s a hero who leads the Vatican’s Knights to defeat the monsters.”

“That would be great if the monsters come out when we’re watching.” said Serus.

“You mean in that plaza? Where people are gathered?”

Unexpectedly, Fabian reacted sensitively. It was different from Serus’s assumption that he wouldn’t mind because it wasn’t the Empire’s territory.

“But, Your Majesty. If you don’t catch the monsters that attacked the scene, you can’t investigate.”

“Why should it be here?”

“You ordered not to damage the Empire.”

Serus’s judgement was right. Fabian knew it too. But since earlier, he couldn’t help but felt annoyed and unpleasant for some reason.

“Don’t provoke them here.”

“Pardon?”

“I don’t want to see blood in public space. I’m going back.”

Fabian turned around without saying anything more.

Serus felt embarrassed, yet he followed Fabian in silence. He thought Fabian would be pleased if he had the opportunity to speed up the investigation. But today, Serus’ prediction seemed wrong.

“Okay, Your Majesty.”

Perhaps, Serus erased the existence of Evelyn, the empress too quickly. But not with Fabian.

After all, they were a couple who had been in a relationship, so, naturally, Fabian was hesitant to use it for that kind of stuff.

But, it wasn’t precisely what Serus knew about Fabian.

★★★

Evelyn was at the peak of happiness. She was only grateful for the blessings of the lovely Adrian. Without even knowing that her ex-husband was watching her from a distance.

“The royal family were truly gracious. Looked at the Queen and Princess, they were so happy even though he’s not their child and brother.”

“What a wise people. They have a great tolerance.”

It didn’t matter what people, who didn’t know the inside details, would gossip. As Miriam said, this would be passed, and for Evelyn, it was only important that Adrian was blessed now.

“The reason Felice Kingdom has prosperity today is because they are faithful and devoted to God. You, too, will succeed if you devote your heart to the Pope and God.”

(T/N *Holy Father = Pope)

Unlike his appearance, the old Pope continued his speech with a loud voice. Evelyn, who was sitting nearby, though it was strange as she stared at the Pope’s gaze which kept turning to the sky. She felt like he was taking his time by repeating the same words.

‘Is it just because I’m bored?’

Actually, Evelyn wanted to hug Adrian quickly. But now she felt bored and upset because there was no sign when the Pope would end his speech.

Evelyn could read people’s faces since she lived in the Imperial Family and she’s been observing the Pope carefully all along. She was thinking about getting up when he was done talking, but something was a little strange.

‘Is he waiting for something?’

Only

The old Pope seemed to have purposely stalled his speech and kept looking around. Often he gazed at the paladin knight standing next to her. The appearance of the knight made Evelyn feel uncomfortable because he armed with heavy armour and covered his face.

“The Vatican will always take care of people with kindness and generosity.”

The Pope said that again. Evelyn was looking at the suspicious Pope From the beginning, his gaze on her stomach seemed strange.

“Look here, everybody! The Pope has received a blessing to save the people of this era.”

Evelyn thought, what he said was baseless. Still, the Pope quickly drew people’s attention, and he wasn’t even looking around anymore.

Then, the next moment, the sunny weather suddenly turned cloudy, and Evelyn unconsciously looked to the sky where the Pope had previously looked at.

“······Oh God…”