I’ll Quit as The Empress

By the time Fabian reached the Felice Kingdom through the night, David was also looking at the same moon.

As a group of cloudy clouds passed, a full moon came into sight and illuminated the night.

“Why those two, who aren’t supposed to meet the most, keep running into each other?” he said to himself as if he didn’t understand.

“No……he’s chasing her one-sidely. Will you repeat the tragedy?”

David was a long-time watcher of human history. The longer he watched it, the more difficult it was for him to understand what a person’s personal feelings meant. The tiny pieces in the great flow of history were just like dust to him.

“Normally, I don’t interfere, but if I don’t, I cannot avoid destruction again.”

The tower’s guardian shouldn’t be involved or intervene in human life. Since signing a contract with the Empire’s first Emperor, David never had any contact with humans. But when he met Evelyn, things fell apart.

“His madness and cruelty have already crossed human boundaries.”

‘His’ that he meant wasn’t the current Fabian. But David saw with his own eyes how Fabian dyed this continent with blood in other future. After losing his beloved woman and his human heart, Fabian lived his life with suspicion and massacre.

David couldn’t know precisely when he became insane since it was so difficult for David to understand the human heart.

[‘No matter how much I swear, I only can stop, if I forget her.’]

David remembered Fabian’s black eyes, shining madly with blood on his face.

He killed, killed, and killed the living. And then he came to the end of the world where David was.

[‘Are you…..who can turn everything back?’]

David shook his head at Fabian’s cold question. There was no reason for him to use forbidden-time-magic for humans.

[’Can’t you save one person?’]

At that time, Fabian had already put his sword down.

[‘The moment my wife died, I felt an unbearable emptiness in my heart. And at the end of the emptiness, I heard a voice continuously craving for blood. It ……was controlling me. Even now, this hand is trying to kill someone.’]

Fabian’s eyes were stained with despair as he killed countless people.

[’At this rate, I will kill myself for the last time if there are no more people to kill after I exterminate everyone on this continent. I … I don’t even know what I’m thinking. Now, at this time, too.’]

Those were the words of a man who had been overcome by madness.

[‘Return her from the death. Before this madness rules me.’]

Then, David opened his eyes. It’s a possibility—an opportunity to protect the balance of this crooked world.

[‘The power of the Tower isn’t to satisfy human needs. Our way is different.’]

[‘I accept whatever the result is. As long as she’s not going to die like that. As long as her soul wouldn’t grieve at the sight of my slaughter… yes, I want to end this wrong world.’]

[‘I agree that this world is wrong. And You’re a sinful man.’]

Once…. it could only be reversed once.

[‘I will turn your relationship with her to ‘nothing.’ And you will never meet each other again.’]

[‘Then…..she won’t die unhappily? And I don’t need to experience this madness? ‘]

[‘Yes.’]

A limp-bloodied Fabian knelt in front of David.

[‘That’s enough.’]

David accepted it as an oath and consent.

Leaving Fabian, he returned to the Tower and cast the forbidden-time-magic.

But the results led him to something completely unexpected. It’s the wrong time dimension. Where did he arrive when Evelyn was already dying. David failed to reach the time to return all of Evelyn’s life ties to nothing.

[‘It’s so cold. I don’t want to die.’]

It was an incomprehensible result that the despair of a beautiful woman would soon turn the continent into a pool of blood.

But David decided to do what he could.

[‘It could be reversed.’]

But, David’s power alone was incomplete.

[‘Your great despair, your miserable wish, and your deep regret. Now give it all to me.’]

Evelyn, who had come to her death, didn’t even know who she was talking to.

[‘I no longer have the power to overturn this world’s time. But if it’s just your life’s time, I can turn it back’]

Thus, David added Evelyn’s wish to his imperfect power to create one final turn of time. He managed to return Evelyn’s life, but only ten years. However, it was enough time to change her fate.

It was an unforgettable moment for David. And until now, he felt he had made the right choice.

“As expected, the forbidden magic is impossible; it can’t be perfect.”

Even though David couldn’t turn her relationship into ‘nothing,’ Evelyn willingly left Fabian’s side. But, he didn’t expect that Fabian’s persistence wouldn’t stop, even a life that shouldn’t exist was born.

Not enough of that, the current Fabian was trying to get closer to the truth.

David even had a hard time controlling the demons now. So he had no choice but to wear Paladin’s mask and borrow the Vatican’s power. It was impossible to make those demons disappear entirely. However, at the very least, he could control the time and location they appeared.

David defeated all of the demons with the power of the Vatican. In the same way, he also manipulated the Wyverns to prevent Fabian from approaching, as had happened on the previous big festival day.

“It would be easier if you gave up then,” David said bitterly to himself.

Yes, humans had always been things that didn’t go as planned. Even more so because this was the first time, David had been involved in someone’s life.

“I’m sorry for that woman, but there’s only one way left.”

David recalled Evelyn’s figure with her blue eyes. She must have forgotten about him. But David still remembered how she cried out, saying that she wanted to protect her son.

“It is unavoidable for the balance of this world.”

David, the guardian, couldn’t kill someone carelessly. If a guardian directly touched a human’s life, the balance would be broken. It was also the reason why the destruction of the continent couldn’t be avoided by killing Fabian.

Even now, David couldn’t kill him as Fabian was a natural existence that had existed on this continent from the beginning.

“But that child… is the only life that didn’t exist in the original world.”

Human life couldn’t be added or diminished freely. But, Adrian’s case was different. That child was destined to die in Evelyn’s womb without seeing the light of the world in its original time.

Evelyn had two miscarriages, and the first was Adrian.

For David, there was no difference between Adrian or the second child who disappeared as Evelyn’s fate changed because all of them were initially unborn lives.

“It’s a cruel fate for her.”

David, who mumbled for a moment, was a little surprised by what he said. It was an unfamiliar feeling for him to sympathize with a human being.

“What a nonsense …….”

David called out something towards the darkness. The gentle wind followed the slow movements of his hands.

“Go.”

At David’s command, the demon that would appear somewhere on the continent now would head to Adrian. He had to break the ties between Fabian and Evelyn.

“Now, there should be no mistake.”

David’s violet eyes, as always, had a quiet glow.

The Felice Kingdom welcomed the Emperor in a relaxed manner, without any reception.

“He wants me to wait until morning?” Fabian frowned and asked Serus again.

“Yes, that’s what the King said.”

Serus had conveyed and emphasized that the Emperor’s visit was very private and confidential. Then Arthur gave an unobtrusive-separate palace as his residence since he refused to accept the idea of meeting Princess Evelyn right away.

“I guess he knows why I came here.” Fabian said quietly, “No way, is he trying to get the princess out from the palace …..?”

“Logan is watching. But there’s no sign of anyone leaving or coming.”

“You couldn’t see the Kingdom’s secret passage.”

“No, but he looked into the Princess’s residence. He could confirm that she’s there.”

Fabian nodded after that. If the morning came, they wouldn’t be able to postpone the meeting any longer.

No matter what, Fabian tried to see Evelyn’s face in person and check it out. He was already convinced, but before that, he wanted to ask Evelyn why.

“And…… Lady Akshire is with her.” Serus carefully added.

“It’s not a new thing.”

“According to Logan’s report, Duke Akshire has officially entered the palace since yesterday.”

Fabian frowned when he heard that name.

“Why didn’t he come out?”

Regarding loyalty or not to the Emperor, that was a later matter. The problem now was Liam’s trick. Since he also a man, Fabian was instinctively annoyed.

“He was so brave to have a heart for my woman.”

“What? Who has a heart?”

“Who else! That damn Duke of Akshire.”

“Really?” Serus’ eyes widened in surprise. He had spent a few days at the Duke’s residence with Liam, but he never thought about it.” I had no idea.”

“Ha…I don’t expect that kind of reconnaissance from you anyway.”

Fabian was still better than Serus. He met Evelyn, loved her, and married her. Therefore, Fabian could tell Liam’s feelings for Evelyn faster than anyone else. If he was a man, he had no choice but to do it.

“The Empress is beautiful.”

At some point, Fabian called Evelyn the Empress again.

“So, of course, there are so many bugs around her.”

Fabian first got to know about Evelyn was because he heard rumors that she was the most beautiful woman on the continent. And when he saw Evelyn for the first time, Fabian recognized her immediately without knowing her name.

Even rumors were nothing compared to reality.

“It’s my job to get rid of them.”

Nobody ever seduced Evelyn. Since they didn’t dare to turn the Emperor into a rival. The same was true even now. Except for one person, the Duke of Akshire, who couldn’t read Fabian’s signal.

“What do you think the most beautiful woman in the world needs?”

Serus blinked his eyes at Fabian’s unexpected question.

“That’s the strongest man in the world.” Fabian’s black eyes glowed arrogantly as he said that.

“So, from the beginning to the end, it must be me.”

His low voice rang clearly. There was no trace of discouragement in Fabian’s voice, even though Evelyn had abandoned him for no reason.

If that child, Adrian, was his child, the breakup couldn’t be established.

“I’m ashamed that I couldn’t find her reason. Otherwise, I wouldn’t end this relationship easily.”

Fabian didn’t know Evelyn would leave him. Nor did he think that he would divorce by the Vatican’s interference.

“But there’s no problem anymore. I know why.”

“Huh, do you know·····?” Serus asked back with astonishment. Then Fabian nodded proudly, “I was a bad husband.”

“What? How dare she said that.”

“It’s all right. I was the Empress’s husband, so she’s the only one who can judge me.”

He wasn’t wrong. Evelyn was the only woman who was Fabian’s wife.

“Probably, for the southern continent’s people, the rational thinking of the Imperial person seems to feel heartless.”

“Is that so? I didn’t know that.”

Only

“But now I know what the problem is. So it’s settled.”

“Your Majesty is right.”

Serus was deeply impressed. Indeed, the Emperor, Fabian, was different than anything else.

“I will do my best…..”

He was rarely touched, and also his eyes were seldom filled with tears, but this time another emotion was created in Fabian’s eyes.

“At least I won’t make the Empress sad again.”

Although it wasn’t enough, it’s also sincere.