Book 4: Chapter 23
“Son, wait a moment.”
After dinner, I made a small bow and went to leave. However, just as I went to leave, mom called out to me.
I turned around. Mom wiped her mouth with her napkin. She then looked at me and asked: “Did you kill at the palace gates today?”
I nodded and nonchalantly replied: “Yes.”
I put on my new cape. The one covered in blood had been thrown away. It’s probably with those corpses already. I don’t care who they are, who their father is, or who their grandfather is. If they’re relatively troublesome, it’s better to just kill them.
It’s pointless to show their kind kindness. They aren’t my servants. They didn’t swear loyalty to me. The best way to get that kind to show respect is to shed blood instead of showing them respect.
Mom looked at me and asked: “Can you tell me your reason for killing them?”
I looked at mom and replied: “Because they insulted Luna.”
Mom revealed a smile of approval, nodded and said: “You’re not in the wrong. My dear son, if an emperor’s people are insulted, it’s the same as insulting the emperor himself. Son, you made the right decision in this matter. It’s just that you shocked me since you weren’t like this in the past.”