The Way of the Empress

T/N: Happy December 1 (or end of November) folks!

To celebrate the end of year/upcoming holiday season, the release schedule will be upped beginning next week for the month of December 2021.

TWE: 4x weekly (up from 1-2x)1Some of you might wonder why does TWE get +2 when it’s less popular? Well, it’s my first KnoxT project, and it’s also the easiest to schedule (fewer ko-fis). BATCFO: 3x weekly (up from 2x) RLDRFH: 3x weekly (up from 2x) COG: 0-2x weekly (no change)

Ko-fis will still count, for a max of 7 releases in a given week. Any additional ko-fis will be credited for the subsequent week.

With that, happy reading y’all~

-komorebi

 

The originally bustling and lively crowd watching of the military parade suddenly quieted down at the appearance of the crown prince. Almost all the cameras and telescoping equipment were aimed at the mecha Lucifer where Moodys was located.

In the stands watching the parade, Queen Catherine and the second prince Vincent were shocked.

Moodys is better?

When did he get better? As his mother and younger brother, why didn’t they know about it?

It was already prepared long ago. All the forces that were going to make a big fuss in this military parade also put out their fires one after another, putting away the thoughts and calculations they had planned.

Everyone knows how popular Moodys’ name and support are. If Moodys is better, their calculations will not succeed at all.

The third prince Leo and the princess Gu Xia also had a moment of surprise when they saw Moodys’ mecha leading the Dawn and Glory Legions.

However, both of them quickly concealed it, and clapped their hands calmly with with emotions.

Compared to Queen Catherine and the second prince Vincent, they are much more stable. It is no wonder that emperor is more optimistic about the third prince than the second prince after the crown prince’s accident.

Zhuo Yang calmly observed the subtle changes in the expressions of everyone present. Even if they covered it up very well, after confirming that Leo and Gu Xia were surprised for a moment, he immediately let go of his reservations towards Gu Che.

Although Gu Che is the crown prince’s follower, he is still a descendant of the Gu family… Zhuo Yang always worried that he valued his family more than his loyalty to the crown prince. Seeing that even Gu Xia was surprised at the emergence of Lucifer, shows that Gu Che sealed news about the prince’s recovery very tightly. Not only towards his family, but even his younger brother. Now he completely released his guard and confirmed that Gu Che is a truly credible person.

After scanning the micro-expressions of all the important people from the corner of his eyes, Zhuo Yang no longer looked at them, and directly shifted his gaze to Lucifer being driven by Moodys. He couldn’t see anything else in his eyes.

Moodys has always been dazzling… and should always be so dazzling.

Zhuo Yang is happy and proud of him from the bottom of his heart.

Emperor Winston looked at the group of people with different thoughts with shocked expressions. Letting out a sigh of disgust in his heart, he intently looked at the heroic figure of his eldest son driving a mecha.

The military parade soon ended. Moodys took the lead in getting off Lucifer under the attention of all the media. Under the media spotlight, he led his two deputy commanders, step by step on the red carpet, step by step from the stairs on the right side of the parade platform, and walked up to the parade platform where the emperor and the top figures of the Osphia political circle were.

Strictly speaking, Moodys looks very resolute, but not exceptionally handsome. His back is tall and straight, coupled with years of military career and high-ranking exercises, makes his momentum very compelling. It gives people a sense of oppression that belongs exclusively to someone superior. The him in a military uniform is completely different from him in a wheelchair. When people look from a distance, they can’t help but look up, and are involuntarily attracted by him.

“Glory Legion and Dawn Legion Commander, Lieutenant General Moodys Bricania, reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, and the Grand Marshal.” Moodys, together with Ding Hui and Gu Che, first presented themselves to the emperor and Marshal as commander and lieutenant with military salutes. Then he saluted the Emperor Winston as the crown prince: “Child greets Emperor Father.”2Child = Moodys referring to himself

The appearance of Moodys made all the people with different minds swallow a big surprise. But at this moment, no matter what kind of tricks they have in their hearts, they can only applaud Moodys.

Pa pa pa pa… Applause rang out.

Even the faces of Queen Catherine and the second prince Vincent had to put on far-fetched smiles at this time.

After a few simple words, Emperor Winston swept past the people with different thoughts, and announced a decision that everyone expected after Moodys appeared: “It’s the 70th anniversary of my succession today. I am already a 186-year-old person, and my body is not as good as the day… Today, in the presence of the people of the whole empire and everyone present, I want to announce that I officially hand over the Rising Sun Legion my son, Crown Prince Moodys Bricania. Inviting everyone pay witness to this today.”

As soon as the announcement was made, there was long moment of silence in the audience.

But there was a round of applause soon after.

Moodys’ popularity is really too high. If he’s better, those who have made preparations for a big fight at the military parade, like the queen, no longer have a reason to prevent the emperor from handing over the Rising Sun Legion…

The emperor is handing over his power to his successor who he personally trained for more than 30 years, an heir everyone supports. Isn’t this something everyone hoped for?

No one is in a position to oppose.

Under the live broadcasts and media witnesses, Emperor Winston turned and transferred the Rising Sun Legion tally to Moodys very solemnly.

Holding the power of the three legions at the same time also means that the entire empire and the royal family will be the crown prince’s from now on.

After Moodys took the command tally, he said a series of very official words and made a promise that he would protect the country well in the future. Then he immediately looked at Zhuo Yang, and all the shots of the audience followed. The prince’s eyes swept towards Zhuo Yang, as Moodys moved his throat about to say something.

Receiving his gaze, Zhuo Yang ran forward hugging him.

Tightly, as if embedding in each other’s bodies…

No matter how dazzling the person in front of them is, he is destined to belong to me. No one can take it away! Zhuo Yang thought.

Moodys was caught off guard, but he hugged him back tightly for the first time, allowing Zhuo Yang to almost embed himself in his body.

The scene was silent, but no one dared to disturb them.

After a long time, Moodys sighed softly in his ear: “Little madman.”

He had never experienced the feeling that he was so ardently needed as a person by another.

“Your Highness, I am proud of you.” Zhuo Yang said softly in his ear.

The Osphia royal family’s full honorific name for the crown prince’s spouse is “respected imperial crown princess, future queen”. After marrying Moodys, many people called Zhuo Yang like this, but because of Moodys’ body, many people with a bad relationship with Zhuo Yang used the title to ridicule him.

However, today, at this moment, this title is completely and solidly true.

Before, Zhuo Yang was still the most sympathized with existence in Osphia. But after today, he has suddenly transformed into the existence that is most worthy of the envy of all guides in Osphia.

As a nobleman, Rand stood in a relatively remote position in the parade. He had always been very good at controlling his emotions and demeanor. But even his eyes almost burst into flames at this moment.

Why? How come?

Isn’t Moodys dying? How did he suddenly heal? How could Zhuo Yang have such good luck?

Rand, who regarded the queen’s throne as something in his bag, was so angry that he almost vomit blood. But his mother noticed that his eyes were too exposed and obvious, and gave him a warning look in time.

Only then did Rand calm down the emotions in his eyes.

Because of crown prince’s recovery, and the transfer of the Rising Sun Legion in the live broadcast, the network exploded once more:

“The royal family hid the news too well. It’s great. I thought that His Highness’s health wasn’t good, but I didn’t expect him to be healed.”

“His Royal Highness is getting better. It’s really good. I seem to see the light of hope in the empire again.”

“I really believe in destiny and fate now. It’s obvious that I was a materialist before… Now it seems that Zhuo Yang really has the fate of an imperial queen. The prince’s body was like that, but can really get better.”

“The first person in the history of Osphia to be commander of three legions, and be crown prince. Moodys is awesome.”

“His Royal Highness is so handsome today.”

Most of them are sincerely happy for the crown prince’s recovery, and some are concerned about how Moodys is getting better: “No one is curious, how did the crown prince get better? Could it be that our empire has a SS-level guide, or has developed a new treatment method that can even cure the crown prince?”

But it was quickly buried in other messages.

Compared with how the gossip crown prince got better, people who are willing to watch the show of love and sugar are more enthusiastic about the fact that the crown prince is getting better, and details of the interaction between Moodys and Zhuo Yang.

“Is the royal family treating this parade as a messy dog blood ceremony? The first half was the third prince and princess’s show, and the second half is the crown prince and princess, leaving behind the only the second prince, a single dog.”

“Ao~ ao~ ao~ The crown princess is too beautiful, too beautiful, too beautiful. I must repeat the important things three times. When the crown prince drove the mecha today, the crown princess’s eyes never looked away, and were starry eyed in admiration towards Lucifer. Really meng, really cute, ah.”

“Replying to upstairs, I really did not notice. I was attracted to the crown prince’s recovery, I’ll go back and look!”

“Heavens, big beauty don’t be so cute with your starry eyes. If His Royal Highness is willing to look at me like this, even one glance, I’m willing to die for him!”

“The crown prince really a winner in life. A good man, a successful career, and also carries a beauty home.”

“Doesn’t anyone think that their hug is also cute? Holding on so tightly. When the princess pounced in the prince’s arms, they seem to be biting their ears, whispering. Is there a great god who can read their lips and see what they’re talking about?”

“His Royal Highness really don’t look that good. Let alone compared with the crown princess, even compared with the third prince. This combination of beauty and the beast, why do I feel its’ a particularly good fit? Am I blind?”

“+1 upstairs, I inexplicably think they are a good fit too.”

The aristocratic sentinels in the forum are all crying. Before they thought Zhuo Yang, this flower, would be inserted into the cow dung just for a while. They never expected the crown prince would actually get better, and were completely out of luck with the male god. This is really a tragic tragedy. Isn’t it too tragic?

The poor beauty is about to face the crown prince’s disfigured face for a lifetime. This is simply too miserable.

I don’t know if Zhuo Damei will be scared when he sees the scars on the crown prince’s face at night…

This is what’s said online, and the topic of discussion is still the Moodys and Zhuo Yang couple.

 

Yes Zhuo Yang is a little madman. And those netizens…

 

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1Some of you might wonder why does TWE get +2 when it’s less popular? Well, it’s my first KnoxT project, and it’s also the easiest to schedule (fewer ko-fis). 2Child = Moodys referring to himself