TOGETHER WE WILL CONQUER THE WORLD (WMMAP)

Chapter Thirty-Two: Plan

"Let's sit down."

"Y-yes."

The two cam back to see Arthur smelling flowers. He quickly got up and brushed it off as if nothing happened. Cayena giggled and Claude simply shook his head.

"Why aren't Athanasia and Angelina here?" Cayena missed those two lovely girls terribly.

"Athanasia is busy with her banquet. Angelina has her violin tournament coming in three weeks."

"Oh? can I come?"

"She and Athy will be glad!" Arthur said. Cayena patted his head.

"I'll be glad to see them too."

Claude sipped the tea Cayena made and smiled. She's growing up mentally. Now ...
He looks at Cayena.

She's thinking like an Empress.

"So what's your plan?"

AFTER EXPLAINING...

"Never mind you've gone mad." Claude stated.

"Seriously?!" Arthur yelled.

Cayena sighed. She knew claude will be against it.

"You want to make that boy the Emperor? You do realize if he does I'll never step foot on this empire ever again."

"Well-"

"He's using you but you know his plan and you're going with it?"

"Yes... ?"

"I think that poison made you go extra nuts." Arthur said.

"Claude, I know your against it. However, I do not want to become Empress because then Rezef will never let me go. What I want it-"

"Freedom." Claude finished. She nodded.

"Until Rezef becomes Emperor he will never let me go unless I marry someone."

"How about the guy who helped you from that creep?"

"Lord Kedrey?" Cayena said from shock.

"You have been passed with him-"

"Nope! I'm over him." She huffed.

"Right." Father and son said. She glared at them.

"I am!"

"We didn't say we did." Arthur shrugged. Cayena groaned.

"You're not believing me!"

"Nope." Both of them said. Cayena knew these few days will be interesting.

The three imperial relatives walked to the Emperor's chamber. Once they arrived the doors opened to reveal Cayena's father in the bed although he looked ill, he still had the powerful aura of a ruler. His eyes were placed on the three and his eyes-brows raised.

"Claude?"

"You're looking at sickly as ever." Claude stated. Arthur froze.

Dad! He's an Emperor- but so is he, so is it really okay for him to say that? Arthur thought.

"And you're as stubborn as ever." The Emperor stated back.

Welp, I guess it's okay. Arthur sighed.

"Are you feeling better, father?" Cayena asked.

"My headaches have lessened, no need to be worried."

Claude hummed and they walked to him. The Emperor's eyes landed on Arthur. The boy stared at him. Cayena's father had white as snow hair and midnight bright blue eyes. Cayena looked nothing like him but he could see some similar features like their expressions and gazes. The shine in their eyes that screamed Ruler.

(Does anyone know his name? I can't find it in the manga at all so unfortunately I'll just call him 'The Emperor' or 'Cayena's father'. Also I made up Cayena's mothers name cause she was only mentioned like twice? Throughout the whole manga)

"Is this your boy?"

"Yes. Come." Claude placed his hand on Arthur's back, giving him a little push. He bowed a little to show his respect.

"Greetings, your majesty. I'm First Prince Arthur De Alger Obelia."

The emperor nodded and smiled.

"He remind of you when you were younger."

"I've been told." Claude patted Arthur's head.

"You have two daughters as well."

"Yes. Athanasia and Angelina."

"I wish I could've seen them as well."

"You will."

Then they talked. Cayena took Arthur to give him a little tour of the place who's let Claude and the Emperor talked.

"My time is running out."

"Clearly."

"Now is not the time to be smug about it. I know you don't like me but we're still family."

"Unfortunately. I still have no idea what Mirabella saw in you that made her fall in love."

"Watch it, boy. Both of us are Emperors but don't forget who's the oldest."

"No one would mistaken who's the oldest."

"(Sighs) Mirabella truly loved you even though you were a little demon."

"Look who's talking ... who do you hope to be the next ruler?"

"... that damn Duke will tear this place down to as his little doll house. Rezef thinks being an Emperor will solve all of his problems ... this leaves Cayena."

"She had matured greatly, hasn't she?"

"Indeed. She surprises me every day."

"However she doesn't want the throne."

"What?" The emperors asked in shock.

"You do realize how much Rezef has manipulated her, correct? Well now she can see through his lies but she will make him Emperor."

"What would she do that?!" He yelled. He can't understand his daughter's motives.

"She said that if she takes the throne, Rezef will never let her go."

"... that is true. What does she want then?"

"... freedom. Freedom is what she wants."

The two stared at each other. The emperor looked down to his small desk and reached out to a drawer. He took out a picture and looked at it with longing. Claude took a glance of the photo and found himself staring at it.

It was a picture of the emperor in his prime and Mirabella in his arms. They looked about in their early twenties. It was truly remains on how Cayena looked so much like her mother.

"Even though I love Katherine. Mirabella will always be my first love." The Emperor said.

"Then why don't you treasure Cayena as you do with Katherine's child?"

"How dare you!" He yelled. Claude remained stone face.

"Cayena is my first child! She was born out me and Mirabella's love for each other!"

"Funny you say that yet never give a care about being in her life."

"You!- ... looking at her pains me."

Claude sighed.

"Mirabella would be very disappointed if she were here."

"I know ... did you know when Cayena was born I never let her leave my side?"

"... I do remember you were always where Cayena was as a baby."

"Her birth will always be the day I'll never forget."