The Whole Empire Thinks The Admiral Wants To Steal The Bride - Chapter 22

Chapter 22 – “You Are As Dazzling As A Star.”

　　☆☆、Chapter 22 – The Whole Empire Heard That The Marshal Was Getting Married (Part 3)☆☆、

　　The dosage of hypnotic drugs in the red wine was not high. Joshua struggled to wake up after a short nap. He habitually lowered his head to touch the communicator— good, all his belongings were still there, at least it was not a kidnapping that isolated him from the world.

　　Joshua pursed his lips and turned on the communicator, but the inbox did not explode as he had imagined. There was only a rigid question from the captain of the palace guards lying alone.

　　”Security has been taken over by the military. Do we need to start tracking you?”

　　”No, thank you.”

　　Joshua replied to the message and raised his eyebrows slightly— it seemed that the Imperial Marshal had been planning this for a long time and had brought people from the military security department with him.

　　Who is this guy’s accomplice? Ke Xi? Miranda? Simon? Havelin?

　　He was afraid they wanted to collectively write another 30,000-word performance report?

　　The unusual gravity and surrounding furnishings indicated that he was inside a flying vehicle. Joshua lifted the white sheet that had carefully covered him and got out of bed with a frown.

　　Judging from the view outside the round window, they had just left the capital planet not long ago.

　　Where did Glenn want to take him?

　　The light in the room was dimmed, and the silver hatch was ajar. Joshua turned on the voice-controlled light and put on the windbreaker hanging on the railing.

　　He walked to the door with steady steps, and the sweet female voice of the artificial intelligence suddenly sounded: “Hello, Your Highness Joshua Gustav, your identity information has been authenticated, and you have been allowed to enter the aircraft’s cockpit.”

　　Okay, now he knew that this was the lounge next to the cockpit, and connected to it was the cockpit of this medium-sized aircraft.

　　Joshua nodded slightly, said “thank you”, pushed open the cabin door and walked out.

　　•=|=•

　　There was a figure sitting on the operating chair outside the door, with only half of his wheat-colored arm sticking out from the armrest, with an obvious dark red tooth mark.

　　Joshua stood in the distance with his arms folded and watched for a while before walking towards the figure at the operating table.

　　”Marshal Glenn Sasir,” Joshua said in a deep voice, “What you are doing now is holding the Regent of the Empire hostage, which is extremely bad.”

　　”Well, yes.” The tall operating chair turned slightly, revealing the handsome face of the marshal.

　　Glenn turned on the automatic flight mode and stroked his chin thoughtfully: “What should I do? I suddenly feel a little nervous after hearing what you said.”

　　Havelin and the head of the security department, who were eavesdropping on the first floor of the aircraft, were both very upset.

　　‘Marshal, this is quite a long sentence, but the only word that really makes you nervous is the word ‘nervous’, right?’

　　Joshua suddenly laughed a few times and calmly sat in the vacant co-pilot seat – this kind of medium-sized aircraft always had two sets of driving modes – he leaned back leisurely and asked: “Where do you want to take me?”

　　”We’re almost there,” Glenn said gently, “It’s a place I’ve always wanted to go back and see.”

　　He used “go back”.

　　Joshua was stunned for a few seconds, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. After a while, he closed his eyes again and said, “Okay, call me when we get there.”

　　He didn’t hear any more answers, but only felt Glenn stand up and adjust the curvature of his seat to make his cervical spine more comfortable.

　　Oh, and there was also a warm hand gently stroking his head.

　　In the end, he did not ask the other party why or what he wanted to do, nor could he force the other party to tell him the destination of his trip.

　　‘Maybe I’ve been too tired recently,’ Joshua thought weakly.

　　The amount of government affairs that had been piled up in the Fran Empire in recent years due to the emperor’s recuperation was already far beyond imagination, and the Senate was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that he still had no Alpha at the age of 27.

　　Every two or three days, several white-haired old men, several hundred years old in total, would rush into the palace to persuade him to get married as soon as possible.

　　To the people of the empire, royal status is an honor and a halo, but to the Senate of the Fran Empire, royal members seemed to be nothing more than breeding machines.

　　A male Omega elder named Alkar once said helplessly: “You should marry the Marshal as soon as possible. He loves you, too, doesn’t he?”

　　Yes, Glenn even expressed his intention to start a romantic relationship with him, but he actively avoided him. As of today, more than a month has passed.

　　It wasn’t because he wanted to refuse, nor was it that the feelings were finally worn away by time. It was just that eleven years of knowing each other made him understand more clearly the other person’s stubborn and proud sense of responsibility.

　　Glenn liked him—he knew that before Glenn did.

　　After all, given the personality of the Imperial Marshal, he probably never knew how many levels of kindness he could show to others. He only distinguished the closeness and distance based on instinct.

　　It is precisely because of this that the love and sense of responsibility Glenn felt for making him wait for eleven years might be stronger than a simple emotion like “like”.

　　This is not what he really wanted.

　　He desired Glenn Sasheer twelvefold, and his desire for his love was doubled.

　　He hopes that the other party will think more clearly and that their feelings would be more equal. Only equal feelings could last longer. He didn’t want to feel resentful one day in the future.

　　He had no intention of giving in on this front.

　　Unrequited love for an unworthy and unsuitable person should make people suffer, but unrequited love for a worthy and suitable person, even if you endure it, will always bring sweetness that cannot be told to outsiders.

　　If the target is Glenn, he could wait a little longer.

　　How long was the month that just passed? Perhaps it was only the one hundred and thirtieth second of eleven years.

　　But he was inexplicably confused- could he already have even the slightest expectation?

　　Twenty-seven-year-old Joshua Gustav thought so and fell asleep again in the comfortable seat of the aircraft.

　　•=|=•

　　So when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a dense forest. This planet obviously belonged to another star system, and it was still bright daytime here.

　　”Are you awake?” A deep, magnetic voice came from behind.

　　Joshua hummed. He realized that he was lying in the other person’s arms in a rather ambiguous posture, and couldn’t help clearing his throat: “I want to move around.”

　　”Good.”

　　Glenn moved his legs to make it easier for Joshua to stand up. The long military coats covering the two were put back on their owners, making the marshal look even more handsome.

　　Joshua looked around, and his movements of stretching his limbs suddenly froze. He asked in disbelief, “Is this the Shizukumi Star Base?”

　　Glenn nodded slowly, stood up quickly, and took the regent’s slender white right hand in his: “It’s Shizukumi Star. It’s been almost ten years, don’t you want to go back and take a look together?”

　　Joshua had no idea what Glenn was trying to do. His heartbeat was temporarily unbalanced, and he just nodded blankly, followed him, trying his best to ignore the warm touch on his right hand, and slowly walked towards the familiar military base.

　　Shizukumi is a planet rich in timber. The military base is surrounded by tall and straight trees. The forest paths are shaded by the trees, with only a few spots of light occasionally cast on the two people’s faces.

　　They followed the path around to a twisted gap in the fence and stopped.

　　Glenn looked at the metal mesh around the shabby fenced area with some regret and sighed, “I didn’t expect it to be sealed off.”

　　”Yeah, after all, it’s been so many years.” Joshua’s voice was hoarse.

　　At that time, Joshua had just joined the army and had known Glenn for only a month or two. He was young at heart and liked to pester Glenn to help him find wild game in the woods. The mecha soldiers in the entire base had eaten their snacks, but of course, they would occasionally be driven away by Joshua.

　　That was the happy beginning of his boyhood.

　　”You were only as tall as my chest at that time.” Glenn gestured with his hand, and then put his hand on Joshua’s head with ulterior motives, “I don’t know how you got so tall.”

　　”Still not as tall as you.” Joshua rolled his eyes childishly.

　　Glenn laughed: “I am an Alpha after all. Don’t underestimate the gender difference, Your Highness.”

　　”What did you call me?” Joshua raised his eyebrows.

　　”Okay, my bad. Joshua.”

　　The two looked at each other and a nostalgic smile appeared on their faces.

　　——This conversation has happened here countless times.

　　Glenn suddenly raised his hands, held up Joshua’s face, which had become increasingly fairer recently, and kissed him lightly on his red lips with an extremely pious gesture.

　　”Did you discover it at that time?” the Imperial Marshal asked softly.

　　Joshua blinked, his cheeks flushed, and he shook his head calmly, “No.”

　　Glenn smiled and nodded, took Joshua’s right hand, and the two returned along the path and walked towards the main gate of the Shizukumi Star Base.

　　The military personnel had already completed the formalities, and the two men had no trouble passing through various checkpoints.

　　When they reached the training ground, Glenn stopped and pointed to an empty space and said, “That’s where I beat you up the first time.”

　　Joshua was in a very complicated mood: “Why are you memorizing these? Are you wasting your brain capacity?”

　　Glenn smiled even more deeply. “Well, the sight of someone with a bruised face and tears hanging down his face, crying that he will trample me under his feet sooner or later, is worth wasting my brain capacity on.”

　　Joshua groaned awkwardly, “No, please, don’t talk about this.”

　　Glenn obediently shut up, and they went to the accommodation area and the cafeteria to take a look. They were sorry to find that the supporting facilities of the base had completely changed, completely erasing the shadow of the past.

　　After exiting the gate of the military base, the two held hands and walked back to the direction of the aircraft. Glenn suddenly added: “To prove that you are better than someone, you don’t have to step on him.”

　　Joshua was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, “I’ve known this for a long time.”

　　Glenn seemed not to have heard it. He continued in a gentle voice, “You can also make the other party convinced by you, and voluntarily bow down to you and be loyal to you.”

　　Joshua paused slightly, then continued to walk forward, led by Glenn.

　　The black-haired imperial marshal did not turn around, but his voice was carried into Joshua’s ears by the breeze in the forest: “In my eyes, you have always been the best one- much better than me. You are as dazzling as a star.”

　　“I have always believed this.”

　　-TBC