I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!

Book 14: Chapter 12

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Brain Break

(TLN: Or maybe mind break is more suitable? I'm just following the original title ブレインブレイク Bureinbureiku)

"Ed! I'm so glad you're safe. I'm so glad."

When Edward came back to the mansion, he was gently hugged by Rosetta.

There are servants from the mansion around, but she pays no attention to that.

Edward was happy to be back at the mansion safely, but he felt embarrassed.

"I-I'm home."

Edward felt sorry for causing worry to Rosetta, who was about to give birth.

"…Sorry"

Seeing Edward's remorseful behavior, Rosetta widened her eyes at first, but then smiled.

"It's okay. Darling seems to have faced Ed properly."

Judging from Edward's remorseful behavior, Rosetta seemed to realize that Liam had handled the situation appropriately.

It's not wrong, but Edward found it a little hard to accept.

(Can you really call that facing each other? From my point of view, I was forced to face it, wasn't I? The role of School of One Flash (Issen-Ryuu) is too heavy for me, to begin with.)

Those who slaughter the monsters of the non-humans.

Suddenly confronted with this fact, Edward felt the weight of responsibility, even though he was still a child.

(I don't know about darkness or monsters yet, but I'm worried about being forced to fight someone my mentor can't defeat.)

Although Ellen lost to Rinho, Edward never doubts her abilities.

He respects her as a mentor, and sees Ellen as a stronger fighter than he could ever match.

Even Ellen was unable to defeat Rinho, and soon she too will be forced to fight monsters that are equal to or worse than that.

According to Liam, there was an opponent that even Yasushi in his prime couldn't beat.

(I feel like School of One Flash (Issen-Ryuu) is not a swordsmanship that the heir to a feudal lord would learn.)

No matter how he thought about it, Edward realized that this was not the kind of swordsmanship that he, the heir, should be taught.

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Rinho and Fuuka were rushed to the hospital, where they were given treatment and then taken to their rooms.

Though both were seriously injured, they were doing fine thanks to the care they received, no expense spared.

However, hospitalization was still necessary.

They were given two beds in a private room.

The two people using the beds side by side were silent at first.

However, they tried to find an opportunity to talk to each other, and the timing of their talks overlapped, and each time they became silent.

After spending more than an hour like that, Rinho gives up and apologizes to Fuuka.

"Sorry."

It was a whisper, but loud enough for the silent room.

Fuuka was startled and tried to jump up, but her wounds still hurt and she could not move properly.

"Y-You! …If you're going to apologize, then don't act so violently in the first place."

Fuuka complained to Rinho, but her voice sounded tearful.

If Yasushi had not arrived in time, Fuuka would have lost her precious sister.

The thought of that must have scared her.

Rinho chuckled when she saw Fuuka like that.

"You're still a crybaby."

"S-Shut up."

Fuuka turned her face away and lay down on the bed with her back to her as if she were going to sleep in a sulk.

Looking at her back, Rinho was reminded of a nostalgic memory.

"Even though you're stronger, you're still the same as you were before Master picked you up. Why don't you grow up a little?"

Rinho said with a grin, and Fuuka replied with her back to her.

"You're the one who should grow up, right? ——Learn to control your power quickly. If you don't, Yasuyuki will be sad."

Now that Rinpo had fallen into darkness, she was like a bomb that could explode and go out of control at any moment.

If she does not train her mind to be able to control it, she will hurt those around her again.

Rinho understood that too.

"I know that without you saying that. I don't want to hurt my family either. ——But it may take some time for me to master this power."

Rinho looked at her palm.

A purple, flame-like aura appeared, and she crushed it, making it disappear.

Even as she did so, the power of darkness was trying to eat away at Rinho's mind.

Rinho asked Fuuka in a serious tone.

"If I go out of control again, you'd better stop me this time, Fuuka. I don't want to cause trouble for my master and senior disciple (anideshi)."

Fuuka turned over and faced Rinho.

Fuuka, who had a serious look on her face, first tries to say something —— and eventually stops.

Instead, she smiled and made a joke.

"By then, I'll be stronger than you."

Rinho lifted the corners of her mouth and smiled.

"You're so determined even though you lost to me. If you don't train a little more seriously, you might lose again next time. If that happens, I won't forgive you even if you cry, so be careful."

She was aware that if she fell again like this, she would end up killing anyone, whether it be Fuuka or not.

Fuuka at first tries to return it with a light-hearted remark —— but then she stops being so cheerful and makes a sad face.

"Train so that doesn't happen. I don't want to get into fights that aren't fun."

Rinho looks up at the ceiling.

"You're right. If we are going to do it, it better be fun."

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The office area was blown to pieces and the aftermath was very difficult to deal with.

As soon as I got back to the mansion, I was forced to deal with the situation, and my workload nearly doubled.

"——I should have chosen where to fight."

Although I now regret it, there is a bigger problem.

It's my beloved disciple, Ellen.

When Ellen came to visit me in my office, she had a troubled look on her face.

"I have made a disgrace out of myself in front of my master. I am prepared to accept any punishment."

She was probably blaming herself for being defeated by Rinho.

However, it will be difficult for Ellen to defeat Rinho in her current state.

Although I let her fight, I don't think she will win from the beginning.

"I rather appreciate your courage in challenging Rinho. You don't have to be so hard on yourself."

Ellen had tears in her eyes when I told her that I would not punish her.

It was just like when she was a child at times like this.

It was as if she was bravely holding back her urge to cry.

"I! ——I was defeated, despite being Master's disciple. That alone is unforgivable, and yet I have also abandoned the duties assigned to me as a knight."

Ellen prioritized the situation of School of One Flash (Issen-Ryuu) and temporarily returned home while her fleet was on standby.

From the military's point of view, this may be a problematic action, but in the first place, it gives the Knight Numbers the right to act on their own judgment.

This case, too, can be put in that category.

——Well, military personnel probably wouldn't be too happy about that.

"I'll tell the military. You don't have to take responsibility."

Even as I said all this, Ellen was still filled with remorse.

Her expression remains gloomy.

"I have also failed to educate Ed —— Edward-sama. I have been entrusted with your precious son, and now this is how things are going to turn out. I will not be happy if you do not punish me for this."

She's still the same serious, beloved student disciple.

You could say she is too serious and a bit inflexible.

"Don't worry about Edward, it's his personal responsibility."

"No, it's my responsibility."

I like how serious she is, but I get annoyed when she blames herself too much.

"You're too serious."

"Master (Shishou), I am talking about serious matters!"

Perhaps she thought she was being teased, Ellen's face was red as she became agitated and her voice became louder.

Since I have no choice, let's talk seriously about it.

Good grief —— I never thought that the disciple of the evil lord would grow up to be so pure and innocent.

"I was the one who asked you to be a knight and entrusted you with Ed's education. To be honest, I'm sorry I relied on you too much."

I have pushed too much work onto my talented disciple for the reason that we are short-staffed.

Ellen impatiently denies my assessment.

"Compared to you, Master, I still have a long way to go!"

This is only natural, since Ellen and I have lived through such different times.

Taking that into account, I think Ellen is excellent.

"You will surpass me someday. No —— surpass me. That is your duty as a swordsman of the School of One Flash (Issen-Ryuu)."

"!? Y-Yes!"

Hearing my lecture on how to be a swordsman, Ellen straightened up her back.

I let out a small sigh and acted as if to break the serious atmosphere.

"I understand your feelings, because I'm also worried about whether I can surpass Master Yasushi. But I need you to surpass me at least."

Eventually, Ellen will have to fight with the non-human monsters.

However, the problem is that we're pushing too much work onto her and she doesn't have time to train.

"——Ellen, I've relied on you too much. In fact, I'd rather let you receive a reward. Don't bother me by asking for a punishment."

"Master (Shishou)…… It's not fair to talk that way."

Ellen finally gave in and I was relieved.

"Sorry. But, actually, I'd like to prepare a reward for you. Do you have any requests?"

I want to give a gift to my beloved disciple who is working so hard.

I'd rather do something for her since I've been giving her a lot of trouble.

Ellen thought for a moment —— then blushed in embarrassment and looked away from me.

"In that case, I have one request."

"What is it?"

"L-Like old times…… I want you to hug me and stroke my head."

"Eh?"

You —— is that all you ask of me? Indeed, I used to hug Ellen and pat her head when she was a little girl.@@novelbin@@

Come to think of it, Ellen looked really happy.

"If that's okay with you then I don't mind —— but are you sure?"

Ellen nodded repeatedly when I confirmed my concern.

"By all means!"

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In order to properly apologize to Liam for this incident, Edward went to his office.

There were knights guarding the door, but for some reason they looked bewildered.

The door they were supposed to be guarding was also open a few centimeters.

Standing in front of that door was Amagi, expressionless.

Edward looked at Amagi and tilted his head.

(Still as expressionless as ever)

Having been surrounded by maid robots since birth, Edward has no aversion to artificial intelligence.

"I don't think you should be peeking into my father's office, do you?"

When he asked the question honestly, Amagi turned her body towards Edward and curtsied.

"I'm sorry. My master (Danna-sama) had something urgent to do, and he was in the middle of taking care of it, so I was waiting here."

"Something urgent? What is he doing?"

When Edward tried to peer through the gap in the door, the knights were visibly panicked.

"Young master (Wakagimi), you can't peek!"

"It's better to turn back here——"

Ignoring their advice, Edward looked into the room —— and there was Ellen, hugged by Liam.

Her head is being gently stroked.

"——Heh?"

Edward's mind refused to comprehend at first.

He had heard that Liam and Ellen were master and disciple, and that Liam had looked after Ellen since she was a child.

So even though it looks like he is just stroking his lovely daughter's head —— the look on Ellen's face is something Edward has never seen before.

Edward had only recently begun to keep women as his attendants, so he couldn't help but understand this.

Ellen's face like a maiden in love destroyed Edward's mind.

It was a look she would never show to him.

(Even though I was the one who liked you firstttt*!!)

Brian (´・ω・｀) "……BSS*? I don't know if this is the first time, but I'm sad that Edward-sama has been mind broken."

(*TLN: Boku ga Saki ni Sukidattanoni. A situation where someone is jealous or upset that someone else ended up with someone they had a romantic interest in, but the jealous party has no actual claim or right to be upset.)

Brian (｀ゝω・´) "But aside from that, I'm the Evil Lord of an Interstellar Nation! Volume 8 will be released on the 25th of this month. Please support it."

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