There Is No Need To Be Obsessed - Chapter 18

At night, the emperor, Kaishan, who had finished his work at night, leaned his entire body onto the sofa after taking a shower, exhausted.

As he poured the prepared wine into a glass, he suddenly chuckled lightly, feeling ironic.

I didn’t bee the emperor for this.

He did not bee the emperor just to look at documents all day long.

He had a clear goal of being emperor at the start. For it, he was willing to shed blood and cut his flesh.

Four years ago, as soon as he turned twenty-three, he finished his magic training and left the magic tower. He went looking for her….

However…

He couldn’t find her anywhere.

She had disappeared three years before he left the tower.

The reason for her disappearance was that she was attacked by unidentified people while on a business trip.

Bloodstains and corpses were all around her carriage, but only she could not be found anywhere. Not even her body.

Both in the Cheshire Guild and in the Finisis Duchy, he searched for her with all his might.

No one of Cheshire nor the Duchy of Finisis was able to escape the search nets.

But she was never found. So he…

I became the emperor.

In order to find her, he needed an excellent information network and the power to enpass everything.

Therefore, he beheaded the blood and flesh that had abandoned him and became the emperor. In order to find the owner of the Cheshire Group, who vanished into thin air.

It’s already been three years.

T/n: if you look back to the conversation between Leone and Eureia before she entered the palace, at some point Leone also mentioned someone’s looking for her during the 3 recent years. And you know what that means 

It had been three years since he ascended the throne to find her. Yet, he still could not find her anywhere.

As if she has never existed in the first place.

At that moment, there was a faint sound from the window.

It was a very small tap, like a bird pecking with its beak.

(Tock. Tock.)

The emperor shifted his gaze towards it, and after a moment the window opened and a black shadow got inside.

“Any clue?”

When the emperor questioned, the shadow bowed apologetically and answered.

“I couldn’t find her. I searched all over the Empire, but could not even find someone with a similar impression. I even inspected the slave traders, brothels, and mines, to see if she was sold somewhere, but the result was the same.”

The emperor’s hand, holding the glass, tightened at the report that was repeated every week.

Eventually, the surface of the glass cracked, and the emperor rubbed his tired eyes.

“Expand the search network further and search all the surrounding kingdoms. If that doesn’t work either, search all over the continent. You must find her.”

“I shall follow your order.”

“And…”

The emperor slowly lifted his eyelids. His cold blood-red eyes shook slightly.

“Always keep an eye on the Duke of Finisis. If she appears, she will certainly find Duke Leone Finisis first.”

A bitter smile appeared on the emperor’s lips as he spoke.

Saying these words, he felt like grabbing the guy mentioned by the neck.

“…I got it.”

After reading the chilling atmosphere, the shadow quickly answered and disappeared as quietly as it had e.

The emperor, who was left alone, noticed the cracked glass while pouring wine, and decided to drink the whole bottle.

The drunk emperor frowned slightly.

“It’s sweet.”

The bottle he put down had the country of origin ‘Mount Cleréans’ written on it.

“It’s not alcohol, it’s more of a drink.”

He grumbled lowly.

As he said, the wines of Cleréans were characterised by low acidity, low alcohol, and strong sweetness.

Therefore, it was a drink enjoyed by young girls who had just reached adulthood.

It was somewhat inappropriate for the emperor, a strong man in his late twenties, to drink.

Besides, he did not like sweets very much. It was close to disliking.

“…”

The emperor, who looked at the bottle with dissatisfied eyes, picked up the bottle again and began to gulp it down.

Having finished drinking the wine, the emperor threw his bottle casually on the table and tilted his head back.

The colour of the wallpaper on the ceiling was platinum.

When he saw the colour, someone came to mind.

Eureia Craycia…

She was the woman who had an audience with him today to get approval for a succession.

She was a very bold woman.

He was not serious about proving one’s value. Since he did not expect anything from the beginning.

He was just moody and annoyed with his life being buried in papers, and wanted to vent his anger. And she just happened to be right in front of him.

The emperor expected her to return without a word. And when the banquet was over, he was going to give the approval eventually.

It didn’t matter to him whether she became a Viscountess or not. Because her very existence was as invisible to him as the dust floating in the air.

However…

‘There is a big difference between business and gambling. But there is some sense to Your Majesty’s words. So how about this? What if I could make a high-end kind of pen without consuming a lot of money and materials?’

She really managed to get back at him for ignoring her.

‘Your Majesty told me to prove my worth. That is my worth.’

She was confident, showing no hesitation. It’s like the image of a particular woman overlapped with her.

I don’t like it at all.

Eureia Craycia was much more slender and smaller than her.

She looked as if she was about to fall over with a single stroke. Which was pletely different from her.

But why? Why did he see her in Eureia Craycia?

It bothers me.

The emperor got up and looked down at the world immersed in the darkness of the night.

The banquet would take place on the following day. She would most likely attend the ball too.

I guess I’m seeing her again..?

He thought they should have a proper talk.

But why?

“…”

The thought of seeing her again made him feel strange. It was an emotion that was difficult to describe. The emperor himself did not know why he felt this way.

♔♚♔

“Uh…”

I got up with a stiff body. It was dawn outside.

“Is it because the bed changed…?”

I let out a long sigh, patting my shoulder with my fist.

“What a strange dream…”

Unlike the last one I had on the carriage, this dream was quite clear.

Black hair.

I thought it might have something to do with the dream I had before.

This time I saw a boy. The boy had a pretty face with black hair.

He was dressed in ragged clothes and had broken shackles hung from his hands, arms, and neck.

He grabbed my hem with his wounded hands and moved his lips.

‘Master.’

“I think there was once a kid like that.”

Based on the dream, I traced my memory.

I met him for the first time three years before I was murdered, so it was ten years ago.

I must have found him at a slave auction.

It was a long time ago, so I did not remember very well, but the child was a slave.

(Knock knock).

“Lady Eureia Craycia, this is Chia. May I e in?”

The train of thoughts was interrupted.

“Come in.”

At my answer, Chia went in.

Behind her, assistant maids followed, carrying dresses and accessories one after another.

Upon seeing it, I sighed deeply. The time had arrived at last.

♔♚♔

At night, the emperor, Kaishan, who had finished his work at night, leaned his entire body onto the sofa after taking a shower, exhausted.

As he poured the prepared wine into a glass, he suddenly chuckled lightly, feeling ironic.

I didn’t bee the emperor for this.

He did not bee the emperor just to look at documents all day long.

He had a clear goal of being emperor at the start. For it, he was willing to shed blood and cut his flesh.

Four years ago, as soon as he turned twenty-three, he finished his magic training and left the magic tower. He went looking for her….

However…

He couldn’t find her anywhere.

She had disappeared three years before he left the tower.

The reason for her disappearance was that she was attacked by unidentified people while on a business trip.

Bloodstains and corpses were all around her carriage, but only she could not be found anywhere. Not even her body.

Both in the Cheshire Guild and in the Finisis Duchy, he searched for her with all his might.

No one of Cheshire nor the Duchy of Finisis was able to escape the search nets.

But she was never found. So he…

I became the emperor.

In order to find her, he needed an excellent information network and the power to enpass everything.

Therefore, he beheaded the blood and flesh that had abandoned him and became the emperor. In order to find the owner of the Cheshire Group, who vanished into thin air.

It’s already been three years.

T/n: if you look back to the conversation between Leone and Eureia before she entered the palace, at some point Leone also mentioned someone’s looking for her during the 3 recent years. And you know what that means 

It had been three years since he ascended the throne to find her. Yet, he still could not find her anywhere.

As if she has never existed in the first place.

At that moment, there was a faint sound from the window.

It was a very small tap, like a bird pecking with its beak.

(Tock. Tock.)

The emperor shifted his gaze towards it, and after a moment the window opened and a black shadow got inside.

“Any clue?”

When the emperor questioned, the shadow bowed apologetically and answered.

“I couldn’t find her. I searched all over the Empire, but could not even find someone with a similar impression. I even inspected the slave traders, brothels, and mines, to see if she was sold somewhere, but the result was the same.”

The emperor’s hand, holding the glass, tightened at the report that was repeated every week.

Eventually, the surface of the glass cracked, and the emperor rubbed his tired eyes.

“Expand the search network further and search all the surrounding kingdoms. If that doesn’t work either, search all over the continent. You must find her.”

“I shall follow your order.”

“And…”

The emperor slowly lifted his eyelids. His cold blood-red eyes shook slightly.

“Always keep an eye on the Duke of Finisis. If she appears, she will certainly find Duke Leone Finisis first.”

A bitter smile appeared on the emperor’s lips as he spoke.

Saying these words, he felt like grabbing the guy mentioned by the neck.

“…I got it.”

After reading the chilling atmosphere, the shadow quickly answered and disappeared as quietly as it had e.

The emperor, who was left alone, noticed the cracked glass while pouring wine, and decided to drink the whole bottle.

The drunk emperor frowned slightly.

“It’s sweet.”

The bottle he put down had the country of origin ‘Mount Cleréans’ written on it.

“It’s not alcohol, it’s more of a drink.”

He grumbled lowly.

As he said, the wines of Cleréans were characterised by low acidity, low alcohol, and strong sweetness.

Therefore, it was a drink enjoyed by young girls who had just reached adulthood.

It was somewhat inappropriate for the emperor, a strong man in his late twenties, to drink.

Besides, he did not like sweets very much. It was close to disliking.

“…”

The emperor, who looked at the bottle with dissatisfied eyes, picked up the bottle again and began to gulp it down.

Having finished drinking the wine, the emperor threw his bottle casually on the table and tilted his head back.

The colour of the wallpaper on the ceiling was platinum.

When he saw the colour, someone came to mind.

Eureia Craycia…

She was the woman who had an audience with him today to get approval for a succession.

She was a very bold woman.

He was not serious about proving one’s value. Since he did not expect anything from the beginning.

He was just moody and annoyed with his life being buried in papers, and wanted to vent his anger. And she just happened to be right in front of him.

The emperor expected her to return without a word. And when the banquet was over, he was going to give the approval eventually.

It didn’t matter to him whether she became a Viscountess or not. Because her very existence was as invisible to him as the dust floating in the air.

However…

‘There is a big difference between business and gambling. But there is some sense to Your Majesty’s words. So how about this? What if I could make a high-end kind of pen without consuming a lot of money and materials?’

She really managed to get back at him for ignoring her.

‘Your Majesty told me to prove my worth. That is my worth.’

She was confident, showing no hesitation. It’s like the image of a particular woman overlapped with her.

I don’t like it at all.

Eureia Craycia was much more slender and smaller than her.

She looked as if she was about to fall over with a single stroke. Which was pletely different from her.

But why? Why did he see her in Eureia Craycia?

It bothers me.

The emperor got up and looked down at the world immersed in the darkness of the night.

The banquet would take place on the following day. She would most likely attend the ball too.

I guess I’m seeing her again..?

He thought they should have a proper talk.

But why?

“…”

The thought of seeing her again made him feel strange. It was an emotion that was difficult to describe. The emperor himself did not know why he felt this way.

♔♚♔

“Uh…”

I got up with a stiff body. It was dawn outside.

“Is it because the bed changed…?”

I let out a long sigh, patting my shoulder with my fist.

“What a strange dream…”

Unlike the last one I had on the carriage, this dream was quite clear.

Black hair.

I thought it might have something to do with the dream I had before.

This time I saw a boy. The boy had a pretty face with black hair.

He was dressed in ragged clothes and had broken shackles hung from his hands, arms, and neck.

He grabbed my hem with his wounded hands and moved his lips.

‘Master.’

“I think there was once a kid like that.”

Based on the dream, I traced my memory.

I met him for the first time three years before I was murdered, so it was ten years ago.

I must have found him at a slave auction.

It was a long time ago, so I did not remember very well, but the child was a slave.

(Knock knock).

“Lady Eureia Craycia, this is Chia. May I e in?”

The train of thoughts was interrupted.

“Come in.”

At my answer, Chia went in.

Behind her, assistant maids followed, carrying dresses and accessories one after another.

Upon seeing it, I sighed deeply. The time had arrived at last.