I’m A Doll, But The Tyrant Is Obsessed With Me - Chapter 130
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 130 – Shal Tribe (1)
“Careful. Walk slowly.”
“If I walk any slower here, I won’t get to the fountain before sunset.”
Looking at Declan, who was terrified that I might fall, I smiled lightly.
“How about just hugging me?”
“Don’t you think hugging you would be more difficult?”
As he spoke, glancing at my fairly full stomach, he made a pained groan.
“It’s okay. It’s good to walk moderately before birth. I’ve already experienced it when I was with Rachel.”
“I didn’t want to have a second one because I was afraid you would suffer this much.”
Declan’s smooth brow furrowed in displeasure.
“It’s so hard to do it alone.”
“It’s good to have siblings in the Imperial Family.”
The complicated state of mind disappeared in his eyes as he gazed at the clear sky.
“I think of you and Chloe. Our children will grow up caring for each other like that.”
“I hope so.”
Declan caressed my bulging stomach with a loving touch.
“I want a son who looks exactly like you this time.”
“It’s fine if it’s a daughter just like you. Then, I’ll be happy surrounded by the three women I love.”
His mouth curled wide as he imagined it.
As I approached the fountain, I saw a statue of the first emperor riding a white horse. The cool water gushing out of the fountain was creating a small rainbow. While Declan carefully seated me on the bench facing the fountain, I sat next to him as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders.
“These days, Ray asks me several times a day when her sibling will come out.”
It was so cute every time I saw Rachel urging the baby to come out quickly. She was so cute that I couldn’t stand it, so I hugged her and showered her with kisses.
“It must be because of Lillian.”
“She looked just like Stella. How pretty she was.”
“Our Ray is prettier.”
My laughter leaked out at his firm, and resolute words like that were an immutable truth.
“Of course. She’s our daughter.”
As I agreed with him, Declan nodded his head and smiled approvingly.
“I think she was envious because Julian had a younger sibling. She had never talked about having siblings before.”
“That’s right. Mason had a second child in such a hurry.”
Rachel was the decisive reason Declan’s firm decision to have only one child was shaken because he could never say no to the child who begged him every day to have a sibling. After seeing Lillian, I also wanted to have another child, so I worked hard to persuade him.
“Stella wanted to have a lot of children even before she got married. It’s good to have a big family.”
“Well, the two children will be good friends for our children.”
“They will. Just like we do.”
Originally, Duchy Buccleuch had a close relationship with the Emperor because they were a family of meritorious subjects that helped found the country. Still, in this generation, the relationship became even closer. There had never been a case where both the Ducal couple were close friends of the Emperor and empress.
“Dad!”
Our words stopped talking at the sudden, sonorous voice and we turned our heads away. As Rachel came running, her silver hair down to her shoulders was flying in the wind.
“Ray!”
Declan jumped up and ran to pick up the child.
“If you run like that, you’ll fall.”
“I’m good at running now.”
Rachel, who turned four this year, grinned and hugged Declan.
“Still, you should always be careful. If our Ray is hurt, Dad will be heartbroken.”
When he pointed to his chest, Rachel, who was thinking for a moment, blew on his chest.
“I’ll, hoo~ for you if you’re hurt, and then it won’t hurt.”
Declan narrowed his eyes slightly at the child’s tickling breath.
“Ray.”
As he hugged Rachel tightly with a moved expression, the child gave him a familiar pat on the back. For some reason, the role of the child and parent seemed to have changed, so I laughed.
“Mom!”
Declan came and sat next to me with Rachel in his arms, and the child turned her body to me.
“Ray, did you have a good time with the teacher?
“Yes. The teacher gave ten problems today, and Ray got them all right. Ray got praised.”
The paper the child held out with a proud expression had a score of a hundred points and a stamp of praise stamped on it, like a spelling test.
“Good job.”
I kissed Rachel on the cheek and stroked her hair, making the child laugh.
“I think my daughter is a genius.”
Perhaps waiting for my compliments to end, Declan took the child in his arms and set her on his shoulders.
“Wow, it’s high. Dad is the best!”
His tall stature made Rachel quite fond of doing that.
“Really?”
“Yes. Dad is the best.”
Excited by Rachel’s praise, he spun around like he was about to dance. After that, sunlight hit the rainbow created by the fountain, and a halo shone towards the two of them.
“I wish I could leave it as a picture.”
I quickly glanced at the chief lady-in-waiting nearby. With the chief lady-in-waiting’s gesture, an attendant busily moved his hand and drew something on paper. At the same time, the other lady-in-waiting eagerly recorded this scene with the video stone in her hand.
Since Rachel was born, every moment has been wonderful and precious. It was a pity to let the time pass like this, so I searched for a way to leave it as a record, and I came to use pictures and video stones.
Memories fade with time.
As I gazed at the painter and the lady-in-waiting, I saw Mason hurriedly running from afar. My heart skipped a beat at the unusual expression.
“Ray, should you tell the baby that you got a praise today?”
Raising my heavy body and approaching Declan, he stopped his movement and carefully put Rachel down. Perhaps he noticed Mason’s presence before I did.
“Yes. I’ll tell the baby, too.”
As I took Rachel to the bench, the nanny followed me and seated the child on the bench. In the meanwhile, as Declan talked to Mason, Rachel sat close next to me as she spoke to my stomach about the day.
“I think I should go for a while.”
Seeing that Declan’s expression hardened slightly after returning from the conversation, it seemed that something had really happened.
Then, he turned toward Rachel.
“Ray, I think Dad has to go to work. See you later at dinner.”
“Bye.”
After receiving Rachel’s kiss on the cheek, Declan smiled lightly and lifted himself up. I watched anxiously as he walked out of the garden at a brisk pace.
“Issue a convocation order to the ministers of each department.”
As soon as Declan turned away from Erica and Rachel, he gave the order with a hard face. Liam, who was following behind, selected the knights to deliver the message and gave instructions.
“Where is Duke Castor now?”
“He’s waiting in the conference room.”
His pace quickened at Mason’s reply.
“Greetings His Majesty the Emperor.”
Duke Castor, who was waiting in the conference room, bowed his head as soon as he saw Declan.
“I heard that there was an invasion by foreign enemies in the northern border area. What is the damage?”
“Fortunately, there were no civilian casualties. However, the damage to the border guards is greater than expected.”
Sitting on a chair decorated with gold, Declan rested his chin and frowned.
“Who are the intruders?”
“A tribe called Shal.”
“A mere tribe dares to attack the Empire?”
“The Shal was one of the few tribes a few years ago, but now it has become very large by unifying with the other tribes.”
“Are they going to make a country?”
Declan, who tilted his head sharply at Mason’s explanation, laughed as if finding it ridiculous.
“Perhaps that’s the case. They say that the new chief this time achieved unification at a rapid pace.”
“He’s called Knan. He’s said to be so strong that he was promoted to chief as soon as he turned twenty. He’s also very ambitious.”
Declan, who had been quietly listening to the information conveyed by Marquis Castor and Mason, laughed.
“It’s been quiet the past few years.”
Even Duke Castor shrank at the ferocious energy that radiated from Declan in an instant.
“I can’t believe they’ve climbed this high.”
It wasn’t just Shal.
Tierra and Ielro were also raising their heads, which had been bowed down, little by little. Only the Gemina Kingdom was not crossing the line.
“The Gemina Kingdom has asked for support. It looks like they’re under attack there, too.”
“Since Gemina’s northern border is adjacent to Shal, it’s obvious. They are weaker than us.”
Duke Castor nodded.
“Since Gemina seems easy enough, they must have attacked them too.”
“Perhaps so.”
Mason answered with stiff eyes.
“Duke Castor, how do you see it? Would it be okay to leave them as they are?”
“Compared to their strength against the Empire, they pose no threat right now.”
“It may be in the future, don’t you think?”
Declan curled his lips crookedly as if it was unpleasant to dare to compare them with the Empire.
“If they destroy Gemina, Tierra and Ielro will also be destroyed in turn.”
“If that happens, it will become a country comparable in size to our empire.”
“At that time, it will be difficult to deal with.”
Declan thought for a moment at Duke Castor and Mason’s opinions. The conqueror of the continent must only be the Burgundy Empire, just as there was only one sun in the world. That should not change in his reign nor in the era of Rachel and her descendants.
It wasn’t the only thing at stake. If the Great War should ever fall into their hands…
His worry didn’t last long.
“Duke Castor, send volunteers to the Gemina Kingdom. Never give up the Kingdom to Shal.”
“Understood.”
“In addition, strengthen the defense of the northern border area.”
“I will.”
Duke Castor and Mason bowed their heads.
After a while, the ministers who received the convocation order entered the conference room one by one. Everyone looked nervous. Soon after the seat was filled, a long meeting continued about the issue of dispatching troops to the Gemina Kingdom and the defense of the northern border area.
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