Rasputin of the East

Episode 4

“your majesty!”

I bowed my head hastily and prepared my manners.

“Raise your head.”

Slowly raising my head, I looked at my opponent.

He had blonde hair, a dark beard, and blue eyes.

“Hmm. Are you the shaman who healed my son?”

“That’s right. your majesty.”

Then the tsar slowly passed me and went in front of the prince.

“……It was really good.”

A soft but powerful voice was heard towards the emperor, who looked blankly at the prince as if he had fallen into sentimentality.

“father.”

The emperor, who had been silent for a moment at Princess Olga’s voice, looked back at me to see if he had come to his senses.

“Before becoming emperor, as a father of a child, I would like to thank you for your help.”

‘I lived.’

After a moment of relief, the emperor’s question flew in.

“I overheard an interesting story outside the door. Yes, next June 30th?”

For a moment, I was so startled that I almost hiccuped.

“Yes, yes, yes. It is based on the Gregorian calendar, but…”

“It is June 30 in the Gregorian calendar.”

“I am not familiar with the Russian calendar as my son-in-law came to Russia not long ago. I’m sorry.”

“I’m just curious, how can I apologize that I’m not used to coming from a distant place?”

“Yes?”

“Where are you from? You can tell that it’s from the East, but you’re from Tatar? China? Or Joseon? Japan?”

“Joseon…. This is Joseon. your majesty.”

“It’s Joseon. under.”

Tsar smiled inexplicably.

“It’s also quirky.”

“……?”

What does it mean?

I was curious, but I can’t ask first. I just want to quietly crumple up and let the emperor figure out my doubts.

Or just guessing, if the Tsar of Russia responds to the word Joseon… Is it because of the Russo-Japanese War?

“Yeah, did you say you haven’t been to the Empire for a long time?”

“That’s right.”

Specifically, it’s been less than a few months.

“How did you get here, to St. Petersburg? in that distant land. I want to hear it.”

f*ck!

isn’t it? No wonder… Suspect me as a Japanese spy.

Although Joseon has not experienced Gyeongsul state rule, it has already been treated as a puppet state by Japan through several treaties, including the Eulsa Treaty.

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Maybe it was a mistake to say that it was China or Chosun? Sweat dripped down his back in an instant.

‘What should I do at this time? how…..’

Desperately shaking my head and contemplating an answer tailored to the taste of the other person, I hurriedly came up with a story.

“So… I originally knew that the hyangban of Joseon… was one of the branches of the local noble family.”

Know. In other words, it is a statement that minimizes the risk I have. It’s okay if I go around saying I’m wrong.

“I think the story is long. I’d rather sit and talk. let them sit And bring the car.”

I do not know. Now this is the judge’s board.

Somehow, I have to come up with a ‘story’ that this person will like.

‘Nikolai II was obsessed with the value of loyalty throughout his life.’

I can’t even remember where I picked it up. For me now, it was more valuable information than a thousand gold.

***

“Huh, such a thing…”

Under the banner of defending the king against Japan with all my might under the command of commander-in-chief Jeon Bong-joon, the advance of the royal army to Hanseong, which occurred solely with loyalty, but after failing to break through the Japanese defense line and collapsing, I overcame the charges of treason and Pungbi Park San i’m clan To avoid sitting and retaliation, it tells the story of a birth mother who can’t even remember her face, who left her still young in the hands of a maid and evacuated to the north.

And the Tsar listened to my story with considerable interest.

“After the people who raised me died from the plague, I wandered all over the place. Then somehow it just flowed into St. Petersburg. That’s all.”

“Then do you want to go back to your hometown when you have the chance?”

“I want to go back, but there is no way back. The family has been driven as a traitor, and as you may know, the East has a strict system of association against treason. Even though it has been repealed from the law, it is being done secretly, and if I go back, it will only cost me more than to lose my life.”

“Well, it is. By the way, Saddam is getting longer.”

The emperor turned his head and glanced at the clock. Even if you look closely, the short needle has turned quite a lot.

“Whatever you are, it is clear that you saved my son. Is there any prize you want?”

“……I am sorry, but please do not be angry and listen. Unfortunately, His Majesty the Crown Prince has not yet fully recovered. Most of the symptoms have gone away, but it will take quite some time for a complete cure.”

“Huh?”

A wrinkle crept between the emperor’s forehead. But I continued.

“I only learned divination and medicine from my adoptive father and mother-in-law who raised me, but I do know one thing. A person who has learned medicine has been taught that he should never give up on a patient once he has been entrusted with it. The teaching I know is that a patient should not be allowed to relapse if he is not convinced that he is completely healed. Please don’t let me break that teaching.”

“Is that a prize? It is said that Asians place great value on spiritual things. If you really want it, it will also come true, but say something else. Even if you don’t care, if the story spreads that the emperor did nothing in return for those who spared the crown prince, all Europe will laugh at the Romanovs.”

“It is enough if we can just not worry about what we eat, what we wear, and what we sleep. How could you wish for more?”

It is often said that it is unhappy to be with a boy.

I can now ask Nicholas II this and that. You could ask for a title or ask for money. As a Tsar who is famous for his love for his children, he will listen to him in any way.

But don’t ask for it.

It is often said that having a relationship with a boy is unhappy. It is said that if you receive an excessive position at a young age, you will receive envy from all sides, and it will not last long.

It’s good to be favored by Nicholas II. But what do other nobles think of it?

At least Rasputin was Russian. But I’m a cultist who doesn’t know what’s rolling from the East.

Would the Russian nobles really like the way such a guy gets a title and swells up? In Russia, lethal poisons are often found when the corpses of royalty and nobles are dug up and tested.

It is absolutely forbidden to throw cyanide into my food like a condiment, or to get hit by a candlestick, crush my skull and throw it into a river.

In other words, here, it is best to just buy the emperor’s favor, which can be used for escaping from a crisis at any time, and to be guaranteed food, clothing and shelter.

It would be best if he could keep his emotional influence on the Crown Prince under the pretext of monitoring the recurrence of the disease.

However, Nicholas II seems to have taken it in a slightly different sense.

“Then that’s good. If you don’t have anything you want, I’ll give you a reward according to my will. Count of Vostok.”

Yeah? Wait. count? Did I just say Count?

“I will remove the seat and mansion of the royal court, and at the same time give permission to enter the Imperial Palace. After that, the pension will be paid, and from now on, keep going to the palace and check the condition of the Crown Prince. This is my reward to you.”

The tsar was a little bigger than I thought.