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“I… I understand. Thank you for your protection, Your Majesty the Emperor. I hope I can repay your kindness.”

It might be true that, deep in my heart, I had no intention of being adopted by the Emperor.

I know, I realize the image of the moment when I am announced as the Emperor’s adopted child.

Surely, it’s not impossible that the academy students would show surprise on their faces.

But I know, and I realize that I can’t do anything about it.

No matter what, the fact that I’ve really been targeted by evil people is something undeniable.

Because of this, I know the Emperor’s protection is the most necessary thing I must accept.

Unfortunately, just as I thought I had solved the problems I was facing, I unknowingly heard the Emperor’s words, as if I didn’t understand at all.

Indeed, the Emperor said I looked like I was trying to hide my true face.

“Do you have no intention of showing your face? I think you should reveal yourself.”

“W-What do you mean, Your Majesty? I don’t understand what you mean.”

“Hehehe. Don’t be afraid. I don’t care whether you wear your mask or not. I just hope you can hide your true identity.” For a moment, I couldn’t, but had no choice but to freeze in place.

I must admit, I never expected my face to be revealed by someone like the Emperor.

If I recall, the Mysterious mask is one of the highest-ranking masks.

Even if the Emperor tried to peek at my true face, there’s no way he could distinguish whether it was real or not.

In the end, the fact that the mask I wear doesn’t look like an ordinary mask cannot be denied.

“Does Your Majesty know I’m wearing a fake face?” And indeed, what I thought was true.

For a moment, when I asked the Emperor, it was impossible for him not to confirm my question.

“You’re right. After my younger sibling brought you into the palace, I inspected you. I suspected you were disguising your identity.”

“I see… Since Your Majesty knows my secret, can I trust you?” Honestly, I must admit, I knew I wasn’t required to reveal the identity of my face.

But what? The fact that I can’t possibly hide my face in the future is undeniable.

Furthermore, considering the man in front of me is one of the strongest in the empire is a fact.

Maybe because of this, I decided to try trusting someone like the Emperor.

“Leave it to me. I only hope you can repay my kindness in the future.”

Before long, without hesitation, I decided to remove the mask from my face.

Shrink-

“You are my father now. I hope you can keep this a secret from others.”

Red eyes… Could he really…

He is worthy. But looking at this boy, I think he has lost a quarter of his life span? As if realizing what happened, the Emperor knew I looked like a 40-year-old man.

But unlike the face of a typical 40-year-old man, what differed about me was the color of my hair.

Perhaps because of this, the Emperor guessed that I had sacrificed part of my life to save something else.

“Well… You’re handsome. That’s the most I can say. I think the reason you hide your face is that you don’t want others to know your charm?”

“Your Majesty… Please don’t talk about my face. I don’t like my real self.” Even my voice, I seemed to have changed, as though I now sounded like a refined man.

Luckily, without intending to, I once again decided to put the mask back on my face.

If I didn’t wear my mask, I was afraid others might discover my true identity.

Even the Emperor seemed to think the same thing as I did.

“A wise decision. I just heard some footsteps. They’ll be arriving at this room soon.”

Step- Step- Step-

“Footsteps? Who’s coming?”

Unfortunately, just as I was about to ask who was entering the meeting room with the Emperor, I heard the Emperor’s words, which were the last thing I wanted to pay attention to.

“By the way, are you interested in marrying my first daughter? I think you’re a man worthy of her.”

“Eh? Wait! Why should I marry your daughter?!”

“So? Would you like me to marry you off to Celine?” Honestly, I didn’t know whether I could respond to the Emperor’s words or not.

Just as I was about to open my mouth, I heard the sound of the door opening, signaling that some people had entered.

“Father/Dad!”

“You three… What are you doing?”

“Dad! I missed you so much!”

In fact, I didn’t know if I should leave the meeting room or not.

I knew, and realized who the three people were near the Emperor.

Indeed, these people were none other than the Emperor’s children.

“My little princess… Why don’t you go and focus on your studies?”

“Why? I don’t care. I want to see Father!”

“Alright, alright. Please release your father. He’s busy dealing with your future sibling.”

Honestly, I didn’t expect the Emperor to tell them that I was their adopted sibling.

In less than a few seconds, I could see confusion on their faces.

Because of this, I knew they didn’t understand why I was called their sibling.

“Sibling? Where? Who’s our sibling?”

“He. The man in front of Father. From now on, he is your adopted sibling.”

“I see… What? Wait! How can Noah be our sibling?! What has Father done?!”

At first, I had no intention of staying silent in the meeting room with the Emperor.

Unfortunately, just as I was about to silently walk out of the room, the Emperor surely noticed I had disappeared from my place.

“Your Majesty… Please release me. I have nothing to do with them.”

“Nothing to do? Have you forgotten that you called me father earlier?”

“…” Honestly, I really couldn’t but intended to curse the man behind me.

If I had known this would happen, should I have attended the meeting with the Emperor?

No.

But now, I knew what happened could no longer be changed.

In the end, the fact that I had acknowledged the Emperor as my adoptive father was undeniable.

Perhaps because of this, I couldn’t truly respond to the Emperor’s words.

“Good. You should sit in my place. I need to introduce you to my children.”

“I understand…”

“Father… Did you really adopt Noah into the empire?” Aisha asked, not knowing whether I had truly been adopted as their sibling.

And sure enough, what Aisha feared really happened.

“Of course. He’s your sibling from now on. I hope you can get along.”

Maybe it’s true, Aisha didn’t mind whether I was adopted by the Emperor or not.

But not for the prince, he couldn’t accept that I was their sibling.

“Wait, Father! I can’t accept this! How could someone like him join the imperial family?!”

“So what? Father doesn’t care about other people’s opinions. I just want to help this child.”

“But Father, what about the reaction of the other nobles? I’m not sure they’ll accept his presence.”

For a moment, a sharp glare appeared in the Emperor’s eyes.

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