IT MR HURTS. COMMANDER!!
CH 69'S. STEPHANO'S FOCUS

Stephanus began to reorganize his kingdom.

After dumping Eros' ashes into the waters, he ordered Carlos to announce his arrival to his people.

There's been a purge of the rest of the war here.

Alfonso's surviving soldiers, he took care of and treated first, and he will return them to the empire with respect.

The matter of taking over the empire, he had not thought about it. Stephano was still focused on reorganizing his kingdom.

Selecting the higher-ups of his kingdom, repairing the damage, reorganizing the economy that Eros has ruined,

restoring the trust of the people who had been traumatized by the power of Eros who disobeyed, and many more.

He was still focusing on this first. Let it be later after everything is safe, he will visit and pick up his two favorite women.

One was in the arms of her husband, and the other she left in her hiding place first.

Sophia, he will trust Sophia to Alfonso.

He saw firsthand how Alfonso guarded and protected Sophia. That made him calm.

He had not told Alfonso about Sophia who was his younger sister.

He will tell her later, when everything is clear, on the day of her coronation.

Let everything go as usual

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After a long journey, Alfonso and Sophia arrived home. With Filips still blabbering is unclear

"I've even only slept a few hours. There is a man who is very homesick forcing his wife and bodyguard to go early in the morning" Filips insinuated Alfonso

"Who told you not to sleep" said Alfonso easily handed the reins to Filips as a code for Filips to take his horse to his cage

"You Sir!! You're the one who made me sleepless. There is a strange sound****** in my room! the sound of your nightly activities bothers me so much!!" Annoyed that Filips heard the voice of perci*t*an Sophia and Alfonso that night. Filips' room is next to Alfonso's. Where Stephanus used to rest.

Sophia's face flushed red, immediately leaving these two freaks behind.

"shameful" muttered Sophia stepping towards the door of her house.

Alfonso's face changed firmly

"You seek the Empress until you can. The seat of the ruler cannot be empty for too long. The sycophants will take over. Receive the Emperor's loyal servants, and the emperor's advisors. That they took over for a while" Alfonso said

"But sir, isn't the Empress the same as them? they are just as greedy" Filips said

"At least other kingdoms do not know of a power vacuum here. The Empress is only a shield. The royal regulations will be controlled by the loyal people of the emperor as usual" said Alfonso seriously

"Before you leave, tell the government. That I'll have a meeting in the hall later." he continued.

"But when will it be like this, sir?" ask Filips.

"Until Stephano is ready to make things right, and take over this kingdom. I have a strong feeling that he will be the ruler of this land" said Alfonso, who never missed his prediction.

"I'm awkward!! hurry up I'm tired!!" the shout of Sophia who was leaning against the door shocked the two. Sophia gave an annoyed look at the two whispering earlier.

Alfonso was surprised to think Sophia had entered the house. He forgot that the key to the house was with him.

Philip left to carry out the duties of his leader.

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After entering the house, Sophia was made shocked by the current appearance of her house

"Darling? why mess like this? Don't wear clothes on a chair like this!!" sophia picked up Alfonso's clothes hanging freely on the chair

"This what else? Why don't you throw away your food? It's rotting away" Sophia replies to a table by the window

"My displayuuu!!! this shouldn't be here!!"

Alfonso was just speechless watching Sophia who was pounding.

"It's only been a few weeks that I'm not home, you've made the house like a stall" Sophia upset to pick up Alfonso's mess.

Alfonso stopped Sophia's agile movements

"Darling why are you angry all the time from last night? When I drove you to my dad's house, I didn't stay here very long. I live in the barracks baby." said Alfonso hugged Sophia from behind.

Sophia passed away from Alfonso stepping towards the room.

Alfonso was silent following Sophia's steps

"What's wrong with her?" alfonso followed Sophia's steps

"Darling, I don't go there anymore, I just go later tonight to the royal hall. There is an important meeting about the departure of the dear emperor" Alfonso persuaded to try to reach Sophia's hand

"You're not lying?" sophia asked cynically

"Of course not!! I only have you, there's nothing else dear. Calm down don't get angry" woo Alfonso hugged Sophia from behind who put her shirt out of the bag she was carrying when she went to Luke's house to her closet.

"Where? where's my knit coat one more?" sophia panicked

GLACK!!

Alfonso swallowed his saliva heavily. He left that coat in kingdom x. His bag.

"I put it here yesterday. Where's?" sophia asked, looking around the corner of her closet.

"Darling, we just got on the way. You're not tired hmm? go to bed, baby, I'll cook you some food?" alfonso turned Sophia's attention.

You can know him again if Sophia finds out his coat was left by Alfonso.

"Come on" said Alfonso holding Sophia to his bed.

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After making sure his beloved fell asleep, Alfonso came out of the house to check the state of his barracks.

He's pensive.

In this tent he usually talked to the emperor.

I don't know why things became quiet for Alfonso

The barracks and training ground were silent.

Only a few soldiers remained.

One of the servants approached Alfonso.

"Sir, would you like some tea?" he said mendayu

"Go!" cold Alfonso.

after feeling like he had spent too much time, Alfonso rushed back to his residence

He sat in Sophia's wooden chair.

Everything becomes empty.

He closed his eyes. Lying if Alfonso is not hit will the departure of the emperor.

He glanced at the door of the room in which there was Sophia

Alfonso breathed a rough breath

"I think it would be better if I retreat from the position of commander of this kingdom" Alfonso said

His ideal of living in peace and security with Sophia would not have been able to be perfect, if he was still a warlord.

There will always be dangerous jobs that will involve him.

Sophia's life and she will always be threatened. There's no way he's keeping Sophia locked up like a bird in this house

Alfonso recalled the word Sophia who wanted to have a place to live near the river.

Sophia said she also wanted to find her family.

Alfonso. There are many things Sophia wants to do. But none of Alfonso can fulfill. His entire attention was only for the emperor all along.

"It's time to make Sophia happy right now" Alfonso thought

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