The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 641

Chapter 641: The Heart Laid Bare

Always a bittersweet thing.

Knowing how, in his own way, he was caring for them.

But really, when they were preparing to be parents, they had been told about the difficulties of communicating with teenagers.

That there might be chances of them being reclusive, rebellious, or even rude. She said she figured it would happen, considering how many angry teens were out there, and considering the effects of war back then.

But at least there would be communication!

Even if they screamed at each other or ran around in anger or hysteria, at least there would be something, anything!

Who would’ve thought they’d have a totally different concern?!

Blessed with a child like Xavier, who monitored and policed himself, there were times when the young prince would even start policing them, the supposed adults.

And that was back when he was a literal child. So what more now?

Which was really why they were out here, scared to a degree. Because Xavier had always been so impartial.

Therefore, as the Empress and Emperor, they could really only confidently face their child when they knew they had done nothing wrong.

Which was definitely not the case today. By approaching and creating unnecessary problems, they had likely made it more difficult for Xavier and Luca.

Sigh.

A first meeting that was more of an apology than anything else. It seemed that such was their destiny.

The Empress looked rather wistful as she thought about it. But apparently, her expression was so pitiful that even Luca’s panic softened into sympathy.

But just as Luca thought of comforting her, the wistful Empress suddenly straightened slightly, her eyes flashing as she pointed across the room at Renard, who still hung trussed up in Xavier’s bindings.

"My plans changed because of that man. He approached you with intentions that felt malicious. So naturally, I was concerned and wanted to protect you."

Luca blinked, startled. "Me?"

"Yes. You," she said firmly. "But as for earlier, I was more than satisfied with how you answered him. You handled it with dignity. Although, really, such vermin didn’t deserve your grace."

Empress Gisella remembered how she thought Luca would be carrying Renard and felt that the crook was looking more and more like a nuisance to her now.

The little chipmunk turned pink, stammering out a small, "T-thank you."

Encouraged, the Empress pressed on. "But when he suddenly tried to push forms onto you, I could not stay still. That was when I felt I had to move in."

The Empress’s voice grew quieter as she continued, "Upon checking with my people, it seems that man was not officially part of Holt Industries. But he had been earning Star Coins for selling information and alerting others whenever high-end mechas were registered."

It hadn’t been necessary to get rid of him, because he was also a way to check on interested people. After all, a seller would only survive if there were buyers.

Additionally, he had been selling information that would have been made public anyway. But today he’d gone too far.

Luca’s eyes widened. "So that’s why he was being so pushy and kept saying strange things! Sure enough, a criminal!"

The Empress gave a small nod, her expression turning somber. "But I should’ve left it at that, and yet, I didn’t. Instead, I opted to hold a conversation with you. I truly wanted to apologize for fishing for answers earlier. To think I wasted such a chance to talk to you in that way."

"In effect, I lied about a great many things. While I did hope to use the information to help Xavier get closer to you, it still doesn’t excuse my behavior."

"Your Majesty, you wanted Xavier and me to get closer?"

While it sounded like an excuse, the truth was really that. "It’s because prior to hearing about this, we’ve apparently formed a lot of misconceptions. One of them was how Xavier was likely in deep competition to vie for you."

Luca blinked in surprise. And Xavier exhaled, because he figured they would have a misunderstanding, but he hadn’t thought they would be bold enough to run out like this to check for themselves. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Verify captcha to read the contentVerify