According to this body's memory, there is a formation in this hallway that makes it long and make the intruders get lost, and alert the guards to immediately apprehend the intruder. "Hmm! Well of course. As expected from an Imperial Castle!" Once again remembering that I'm in another world made me feel a little excited.
After walking for 7 mins. the long as hallway, Steven can finally see the light! The light of the dining room! He curse in his mind, 'Finafuckingly!'
"Finally you are here. What took you so long Steven?" Hearing a gentle voice, he look at his current body's mother. Deodora Lockhart, the Empress of the Empire.
Coming from the Dukedom of the Empire, she later married to the current Emperor. Beautiful face that is expected of the Empress of an Empire, sharp nose with oval face, golden Iris, and a gentle smile that always accompany her motherly face. Even though she is already in her mid 30s, she still look young with mature charms that combines with her gentle aura makes her quite popular in the Empire.
In the original story, Deodora Lockhart is someone gentle, loved, and respected by the Empire due to her generosity, beauty, and kindness. She sometimes go incognito to give food to poor children in the alleys, and buy bulk of products to those that are in need. Of course shadow guards follows her in the shadows to protect her from those who have bad intentions toward her, whether those caught by them manage to escape, nobody knows.
Unbeknown to the current Empress, her deeds in the Empire are well known to the common people, and she is being called a saint by the masses. Whenever the mouths of the subjects of the Empire talk about the famous Empress, only praises and admiration are the only thing that accompany her name.
Right now, she is currently looking at her son who is in the eyes of the nobility, a disgrace. But for her he is one of the most precious treasure that was bestowed to her. Although Steven is always in the pubs and 'cause headaches for his husband. She paid it no mind, and always persuaded his husband to have patience and leave him be. As a mother she always thinks that one day he would grow up and become the respectable royalty he truly is.
"Mother.." Steven muttered as a tear couldn't help but fall from his eyelids as for some reason he felt like something got stuck in his throat.
"Son? What's the matter, why are you crying? Did someone bully my dearest son?" The Empress stood up from her seat and hugged Steven as he stood dazed in his place.
'Huh? Why am I crying?' Seeing her mother who is currently caressing his hair, he felt like something just clicked in his heart, and forgot the momentary sadness that he just felt.
Looking at the side, he heard someone's mocking voice. "Hah! The booze finally got it's toll on you huh? Imagine an Imperial Prince coming from the bar wasted and after coming back home started crying? What an embarrassment!"
The one who just now insulted him, the second son of the Emperor, Marco Lockhart. With face that of a 12 years old that still have baby fat, golden iris, sharp nose, his hair is of colour white that came from her mother's, and a frown adorning his baby face that is currently looking at Steven. Born from the Emperor's second wife who unfortunately died after giving birth to him. According to the novel, he always despise Steven, because despite of having everything he is becoming more and more of a shame to the Royal Family whenever his name is spoken. He also envy his brother on having his mother alive and having such a caring mother. He could not help but be always be pissed whenever his face come to sight, as he always take for granted her mother's care.
Hearing his second son's snarky remark the Emperor finally spoke up, "Silence!"
In the head seat, the current Emperor, he is famous for subduing the nearby countries and integrating them to the Empire. The 2nd Emperor of the Lockhart Empire a 4th stage cultivator, Luke Lockhart. Son of the 1st Emperor of Lockhart, Lucas Lockhart. The 1st Emperor, Lucas Lockhart a 2nd stage peak qi condensation, gave the throne to Luke Lockhart when he already stepped in 2nd stage mid qi condensation after he came back from a grueling war that he just came from.
From a small and weak Empire, Emperor Luke Lockhart managed to strengthen and improve it to the current bustling and flourishing Empire through his blood and sweat. So, seeing his current eldest son who is being a wastrel, he could not help but feel disappointment on the future ruler of the Empire. He is even thinking whether it's much better to give the title, crown prince to Marco when he came of age instead of Steven.
Sighing, he said to both the mother and son, "Come sit, and eat already."
Under the eyes of my family, both me and my mother started going to our table and sit. In the head seat is my father, on his right side sat mother, while my little brother sat in front of me who look dissatisfied.
Looking at my now father, the current Emperor, I could not help but sympathize when I read through the memories about his glory and comparing him to the current eldest prince, 'Steven Lockhart' who is just a drunkard. ['Hmm! Well at least according to the early mid of the plot, he have noble supporters in the dark. They are part of an organization that will make the Protagonist's life a little harder, and will help him be crowned as an Emperor.']
Holding my fork and knife I started to slice the steak on my plate. After tasting the steak I nodded, ["Hmm Hmm! A finely made meat for a fine gentleman such as I."]
"Ehem!"
Coughing, my father the Emperor is looking at me like I'm a strange creature, and my little who looked at me like I'm a stranger, while my mother is just gently smiling at me.
Clearly confused. I asked, "What's the matter?"