He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 153

I Became the Unrivaled Crazy Emperor – Episode 153

I Became the Unrivaled Crazy Emperor 153

The empire’s first emperor, the covenant he made with Ktarion, I renewed as my own.

Ktarion demanding ‘blood relation’ was not only my stubbornness but also a political choice.

“The Fishmen are drilling holes in the bottom of our ships!”

“Damn it, we have no way to stop them!”

So, what political advantage did I gain from this choice?

It’s simple. I won the hearts of the Naga [a race of aquatic humanoids with serpentine lower bodies].

“For Ktarion!”

“……! The Naga are here! They’re fighting off the Fishmen in the water!”

“Damn, I knew we could count on them! It’s a good thing they’re on our side!”

Although we were already allies, the Naga’s public sentiment wasn’t particularly inclined towards the empire.

Those who were under the rule of the Fishmen didn’t exactly see the imperial army as liberators either.

However, as the oath to Ktarion became known, public opinion rapidly changed.

“Even the emperor of the empire has sworn an oath to lift our curse! But we are not resisting the oppressors at all!”

“It’s time to overthrow the false queen! Let’s return the throne to Ktarion!”

“The alliance of 3,000 years ago has returned!”

The lukewarm attitude of the Naga until then became resolute.

Of course, the Naga who were already with Blackbeard fought alongside us from the start, but now even more Naga began to cooperate.

“We will no longer listen to your rule, Fishmen!”

“Kuaaaaaak!”

Rebellions broke out on islands that had not yet been captured.

“Welcome, Imperial Army!”

“Welcome!”

“You’re, so beautiful.”

“Hey, get a grip. They only look like that here.”

“Who cares! I’m going to live here!”

“Oh, dear…….”

Even in the occupied territories, they received a warm welcome and a great deal of cooperation.

As a result, the influence of the Fishmen was rapidly receding.

“The recovery of the islands is going smoothly. But my own problem is difficult.”

But I couldn’t just be happy.

Now, something more important than pushing back the Fishmen had become important to me: the fulfillment and completion of the oath.

“……Unexpected. Emperor, is there a reason why you value your oath with me so much?”

“Of course, there is. You think I want to lose my precious divinity?”

“Hmm…… If that’s the case, I might be able to accommodate you. I don’t really need divinity.”

It was Ktarion who said unexpected things. She doesn’t make monkey noises anymore, and she’s surprisingly friendly. Is this her original personality?

“Even if that weren’t the case, there are many reasons. It’s also because of the current Naga public sentiment…… As I said, I won’t be the kind of guy who abandons my responsibilities to my children.”

“Don’t you have any children yet? You speak like someone’s father.”

“Well, let’s just say I have my own circumstances.”

In my past life, I grew up as an orphan because of irresponsible parents, so I can’t do something like selling out my children.

Of course, as Ktarion said, I don’t have any children right now.

“Anyway, the important thing is how to solve your curse. I made an oath, but honestly, I don’t know much about the curse.”

Of course, the person who knows it best is Ktarion in front of me.

I wanted to hear her story about it now.

“So, I’ll ask you. How do we get rid of that curse?”

“This is going to be a long story.”

Ktarion took a sip of wine made from deep-sea shade grapes and continued.

“Until 3,000 years ago, our race was one of the most blessed races. Even the elves envied us, especially our beauty.”

While telling the old story, Ktarion cast a spell on the water in the bathtub she was in.

In the water imbued with illusion magic, the glorious visages of the past were appearing.

All the races of the abyss were seducing the races above ground with their beautiful appearances and were envied.

“All the kingdoms envied us, including the empire. And…….”

“You met the first emperor.”

The emperor’s visage appeared in the illusion.

I also knew his face vaguely because I had seen him several times in the soul world of the empire, even though the ages were different.

However, the visage of the first emperor, which appeared clearly in the illusion, was that of a typical handsome man.

Enough for Ktarion to fall in love.

“Yes, I still can’t forget that memory.”

As if to emphasize that, she appeared in the illusion, laughing with the emperor.

She looked really happy in the illusion.

But that happiness could not last forever.

“But Selenbris, who was my maid, envied me for being with the emperor. Then she committed an unforgivable act.”

The illusion changed.

A beautiful woman with sharp features was glaring at Ktarion.

Her face showed jealousy, but at the same time, it revealed the dangerous desire that traitors possess.

“She’s the Sea Queen.”

“Yes, the current illegitimate pretender.”

“What did she do?”

“What do you think?”

Ktarion asked with a strange smile.

The answer to that question could be easily inferred from the atmosphere.

“She’s the cause of the curse.”

“That’s right.”

Once again, the illusion changed.

A huge heart made of beautiful coral was visible.

Selenbris was approaching that heart.

……Holding a dagger imbued with a black curse.

-Kwaddeuk!

-Kiaaaaaaaak!

The dagger was stabbed into the heart, and the curse spread throughout the entire abyss.

The beautiful sky of the abyss darkened, the waves became rough, and all the races of the abyss began to twist.

At the same time, traitors appeared to Ktarion. It was Selenbris and the Fishmen.

Having obtained the power of the heart, they were able to drive Ktarion from the throne.

While other abyss races betrayed her, the Naga who were loyal to her had to go ashore and live a difficult life adapting.

“……That’s a tough history.”

“Well, it’s in the past. What was more painful to me…… was that the emperor could no longer be with me.”

“What happened to the first emperor?”

He was the first emperor who seemed to be in a romantic relationship with Ktarion.

Of course, just because it was a personal romantic relationship, there was no reason for the emperor of the empire to unconditionally help Ktarion.

But I don’t think the perfect hero emperor would have just done nothing…….

“That’s right. So, he made that oath to me. His power could weaken the curse. The only reason I was able to maintain this visage even in the abyss was thanks to him.”

“But the oath was not fulfilled.”

“That’s right. He eventually left, to protect the empire. And…… he didn’t come back.”

“…….”

So, you’ve been waiting for 3,000 years.

It was a sad story.

“After that, I demanded the fulfillment of the oath from the next emperors. But no one sent their children. That’s how I’ve been living until now.”

“That’s a pity, but it’s also natural.”

If he were a normal emperor, no one would want to send his child to his death because of an oath made by his predecessor, even if he was respectable.

Unless there was some political gain, there would be no obligation to protect the fallen abyss race.

I probably would have made the same choice.

“But now I’m here. As I swore, I won’t stop until your curse is resolved.”

“……You have a strong will. You look like that man.”

“I’m not asking for that kind of compliment. Rather, tell me how to get rid of the curse now.”

“……I will.”

As she said that, Ktarion got up from the bathtub she was in.

She walked with her voluptuous body and brought an artifact.

“What’s that?”

“Ktarion’s Dagger. That is, my dagger.”

“The artifact that subjugated Blackbeard.”

“Well, people say it’s a cursed object, but it’s actually just a relic where my power is concentrated. So, originally it was a relic of pure power.”

But it was changed by the curse…….

Then what is the reason for mentioning this artifact?

Somehow, I had a bad feeling.

“There is only one way to purify the curse. It is to destroy the heart of the abyss. But the heart cannot be destroyed by other forces.”

“Then you have to use that dagger?”

“That’s right. Only the power of the true queen can take the life of the heart.”

And that heart is in the palace of the capital island ‘Seyram’, which is now a stolen throne.

Of course, that meant we had to advance there.

“Now the strategic goal has been set. But there’s one thing I don’t understand?”

“What is it?”

“You were clearly still queen when the curse broke out. So why didn’t you destroy the heart then?”

“Are you sharp? Is that what it means to be the emperor of the empire? Well, there was a good reason for that.”

“What is it?”

“If you destroy the heart, the abyss will collapse.”

“……!”

Ktarion went on to explain the reason.

The abyss is not an ordinary seabed, but a huge subspace continent that exists on the seabed, as you can see.

It is a scale that cannot be maintained with ordinary subspace magic, and the powerful artifact that maintains it is the heart of the abyss.

“I want to protect the abyss then and now, hoping that one day, the abyss will regain its former visage.”

“Then you can’t destroy the heart?”

“Destroy it and make it again. But to do that…….”

Ktarion took my hand, and she brought that hand to her chest where her heart was beating.

Then I felt it. Her heart was a heart with the same coral magic as the heart of the abyss.

It was also in a pure state that was not as cursed as the heart.

“……You have to use my heart.”

“You…… Are you going to sacrifice yourself?”

“I was going to do that 3,000 years ago, but the first emperor persuaded me. He said he would purify it with his power.”

The whole story of the covenant was unsettling.

The emperor was trying to help his lover who was trying to sacrifice herself.

Perhaps he felt sympathy as an emperor for someone who was trying to sacrifice herself to protect the country.

“But now there’s no need. Just by receiving your oath, I am now satisfied. Just by meeting someone who looks like him…… I can’t be happier.”

“…….”

“So, destroy the heart, and offer my heart. I’ll entrust my race and the abyss to you.”

“…….”

I couldn’t offer any persuasion or objections.

I don’t love her, so I can’t make the same oath as the first emperor.

I have no obligation to protect her as he did, and there is no reason to do so.

Rather, the opposite was true. My oath is to fight for the Naga until the curse is resolved.

If I follow her words, my oath will be automatically fulfilled.

“As the emperor of the empire, I swear that the abyss will be purified. Your people will be saved.”

“Yes, that’s enough…….”

“However.”

However, I will not stop there.

“I will save you too.”

“……Me? Why? There’s no reason to-”

“I want to do that. That’s all. That one reason is enough for the emperor.”

I am acting as the emperor with the intention of doing whatever I want.

There’s no reason? There’s no obligation? So, you can’t even save one poor woman in front of you?

Don’t be ridiculous.

“So, don’t give up either.”

I will not compromise with anything unjust.

That is my way.