The God of War
Something Complicated
"Hadess, you will be the next emperor of Fumio. Your coronation ceremony as emperor of Fumio must be carried out immediately. Do not leave this place empty for a long time, or it will be very dangerous for Fumio" said the previous emperor Fumio staring fixedly at Zhou.
Zhou with his shady face smiled and nodded slowly while wiping his father's fingers that were filled with fine wrinkles.
"Yes, Ayahanda .. for the future father does not need to worry and worry anymore. I will do my duty and my duty well."
"Hc. I believe you can do well. And you must marry Noahime's daughter. Because this old man had already promised the emperor Itsuki to always look after his daughter." said the middle-aged man expectantly looking at Zhou. "And now you will truly live together as you should .." he added with a serene look.
DEGRH ...
Hearing that last sentence made Zhou peck with a pair of eyes that widened. Lily also accidentally dropped a container filled with berries that she had just brought to Zhou's father.
PRONG ...
"Ma-sorry .. I-I will soon bring you another new berry, Your Grace .." said Lily began picking up some of the fallen berries.
Zhou turns to look at Lily and intends to help Lily, but the father holds back his hand because he still wants to be with her.
"Hadess. You still remember the promise you made, don't you? Promise on the day you got engaged that spring and that night of lantern celebration?" said the previous emperor again looked closely at Zhou.
While Lily who had picked up the fallen berry, immediately left the room with an uncertain feeling. Tight, sad, sick, but he could not deny. if he also still hoped to redeem all this. That he should not be selfish and hope that Nouhime and Zhou can be happy and together again. Maybe that's what Lily's been thinking all along.
He returned to the palace kitchen to prepare berries and warm tea for the previous emperor Fumio. But he did not realize that his face had now broken with tears.
Some of the palace maids who accidentally passed by or who were in the kitchen saw all of this, but no one dared to ask him for disdain, especially for those who knew Zhou's true identity. Of course they will keep their distance and not carelessly to be close to Lily.
Although the heart and self try to always be strong and strong. But still all this makes Lily feel very claustrophobic. He came to another palace maid who happened to be nearby.
"Turuhime, please deliver this berry and tea to His Majesty the previous Emperor Fumio. You can?" said Lily while offering a wooden tray that already has a cup of warm tea and a bowl of berries.
"good. I will deliver it." said the woman greeted in a low and friendly tone, then passed by carrying a wooden tray.
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Meanwhile Zhou, who was still in his father's room, was confused by all this. She remembers her father's promise to the emperor, but she will also never leave Lily, as she promised Lily to make her queen in Fumio. And it was all done when Zhou's memory had fully recovered.
"Ayahanda .." he said shaking.
"After your coronation ceremony as emperor of Fumio, the wedding ceremony must be held immediately" said the middle-aged man still full of hope and his face was also so shining.
Hearing Zhou's statement, immediately made the father choked. He flinched for quite a while as he was very surprised after listening to all of this.
"Is that all true?" he asked as if he still did not believe all Zhou's statements.
"Yes, Ayahanda. It's all true. All this just happened ... just flowed. .. then ..."
Zhou began to tell his father everything. From the moment Zeus and his men were poisoned by poisoning him, to the time when Zhou was dying on the cliff of the valley of death, to finally becoming a warlord in Nobuhide's empire.
The previous Emperor Fumio was silent for a while after listening to Zhou's story. He tried to digest it well every delivered by the son.
The middle-aged man still had a complicated face, as if helpless. But he tried to be wise.
"So .. Your wife is an ordinary woman? A rural woman who has no royal blood or a palace family?" asked the middle-aged man back heavily.
Zhou nodded faintly.
"Hadess, you are the future emperor Fumio! The largest empire and has the most clans compared to other empires. You are also a God of War! You bear a great responsibility .. but you .. you instead do something like this ..."
"I'm sorry, Father .." said Zhou, who can only apologize, though perhaps his apology will not change the burden and confusion his father is currently feeling.
The middle-aged man's face was getting complicated. He never thought it would be like this.
"Hadess my son .. All this time only Noahime has always cared for your father sincerely. Please ... leave them and go back to Fumio ... Noahime will definitely accept all of this. All for your good name and the big name of the Fumio empire, Hades. Only Noahime deserves to be your queen, my son."
Zhou's father's words reassured Zhou, although they also made him sick.
"Leave them and let's go right back, my son .." he added, staring fixedly at Zhou.
Their views met for a while. Zhou was quite surprised by all this. He really did not expect that his father could ask him to leave his small family.
"Ayahanda, I'm sorry if I'm not filial. But I'll never leave them. It will never!" said Zhou lirih but full of emphasis.
Again, Zhou's father again put on an expression of disbelief as Zhou still insisted on keeping the woman.
"Ayahanda begs you, Hades ..your life, your family. Everything should be well considered. Come back, my son ..."
"I'll just go back with them, Father. If my father insists on opposing my decision, then I will never come back again." he stressed.