Ian wiped the black blood from his lips.

"I want to know what Britannia means to you that you are willing to risk your life to fight a war with Rome that has no chance of winning."

【This is the heart of the Britannia problem.】

[What on earth is supporting Boudica to rebel again and again? ]

[You know, this is a very risky behavior - if you make a mistake, you will end up like this. ]

[You believe that Boudica could not have not thought about this kind of thing. ]

[After all, her performance is completely worthy of the title of Queen of Britannia. ]

[There must be a deeper reason behind this. ]

Perhaps she realized that the situation was hopeless and that nothing would change whether she said anything or not, or perhaps the conversation with Ian just now gave Boudica new ideas.

The former queen of Britannia sighed deeply, and then stated her reasons:

"Seneca, do you know Prasutagus?"

"I know." Ian responded quickly, "That was a friend of the late emperor. They once had a friendship and support each other."

"Britannia, with our Roman help, has survived a terrible economic crisis."

"That's why Prasutagus is willing to offer half of the region to your majesty, isn't it?"

"That's not the case!"

Boudica suddenly became quite excited.

"It's a hoax—a hoax perpetrated by you Romans!"

"At the beginning, they said they would treat the people of Britannia well, right? Why did it turn into such oppression later?!"

"Food and water have to be taxed, and we also need to support so many Roman troops - isn't this pushing us to a dead end?!"

"No, wait a minute."

Ian stopped looking at Boudica.

"But your majesty is trying out a low tax policy in Britannia, and the maintenance of the Roman army is also the responsibility of our side."

"What you said would never happen."

"..."

Boudica looked at Ian and realized that something seemed to be wrong.

"Then how did our lives become like this? No, you are lying to me. The policies implemented by Agrippina are not like this at all!"

"..."

Ian finally understood.

This was the aftermath of Agrippina's rebellion - the Britannia region, which had just been incorporated into Rome, was still implementing the policies that the evil woman had forged in order to cause chaos.

Because the handover process was too slow, it eventually led to information asymmetry, which in turn caused the rebellion.

After explaining everything to Boudica, the queen's eyes widened.

"How could this happen... Didn't Prasutagus die of anger for nothing?"

"That's your husband, isn't it?" Ian sighed, "I apologize to you for my negligence in Rome."

"Who said he was my husband's?"

Boudica turned her blushing face away.

"I just inherited his name - there has to be someone guarding Britannia at all times, right?"

"But there is no such relationship between us at all."

"Boudica, you mean... you are still single?"

"That's right!"

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere became silent in an instant.

Neither Ian nor Boudica expected the actual situation to be like this - he took away her first kiss.

"It seems that there are still a lot of misunderstandings between us." Ian took the initiative to break the silence.

"Ms. Boudica, please allow me to compensate you for all that you have done on behalf of Rome."

"compensate?"

"Yes." Ian nodded.

"Please let me take you to the streets of Rome and find the good times you should have had."

416. Nero's Special Polygraph Method/Compensation for Boudica's Past (4k)

"..."

"What weird things are you talking about?"

Boudica looked at Ian in front of her and her expression became a little embarrassed.

"What do you mean by revisiting those days on the streets of Rome? You talk about it as if you have mastered some magical power."

"Of course I don't have any magical powers." Ian shook his head, "But I think this might be more useful than magic."

"..."

Boudica looked the man in front of her from top to bottom.

She didn't feel that the other party was lying. Instead, his words were extremely sincere and he seemed very confident in his promise.

Do you want to agree?

The Queen of Britannia remained silent for a long time, without making a decision.

Seeing her like this, Ian added.

"Boudica, I am not deceiving you."

"This is really just a compensation for your past. If I must say something, I just want you to see what Rome really looks like under your Majesty's rule. That's all."

"If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, you can stop at any time."

"..."

If what she said just now was just superficial sincerity, Boudica thought it was the real truth now.

after all--

He mentioned the emperor of Rome, a young girl named Nero.

He shouldn't be so bold as to use his name as emperor to fool others, right?

Thinking of this, Boudica finally nodded:

"I understand."

"Seneca, if you insist, then I'll trouble you."

"Yeah." Ian nodded.

"I'll come back in two days."

【You leave the cell.】

[You are going to meet Nero - after all, taking Boudica out of prison and showing her around the streets of Rome is a bit beyond the limit.]

[Even if you knew that you could have secretly taken Boudica away under Nero's name, no one would have reported it to Nero.]

[But you still insisted on telling her about this. ]

[Because you know that she is both your emperor and your lover. ]

[In that case, I should share this decision with her. ]

late at night.

As usual, Ian and Nero had another tryst.

Although the two are not officially husband and wife, they have actually tried many things that are only appropriate for husband and wife to do.

Now, Ian was lying on the same bed with Nero.

The girl's beautiful green eyes were already filled with the joy of playing with her lover, an expression that would never be seen when she was normally handling government affairs.

"Hmm~ The teacher who usually looks so majestic in front of others has become my slave."

Nero said this as he gently took the man's hand.

"I always feel that sooner or later, the teacher will become the kind of useless person who will be completely useless if he leaves me."

These words, which are quite taboo in themselves, have a more lovely flavor when spoken by Nero.

Looking at her like this, Ian couldn't help but feel a little more fondness for her.

but--

The man also knew that he was not here just to play this kind of game with her today.

Although he really enjoyed this flirtation, he knew he had to explain the matter of Boudica to Nero.

"Nero." the man shouted.

"Hmm?"

Nero raised his head and looked at the man he loved deeply.

"Teacher, if you call me Yu at this time, do you mean you want to beg for mercy? Well... if you want me to let you go, it's not impossible, but you have to call me 'dear'~"

"Hmm, can't you do that?"

"Dear." Ian responded to Nero's request without hesitation.

"Eh?!!"

Nero's fair cheeks, which originally showed confidence in victory, suddenly turned bright red, symbolizing complete defeat.

"You...what did you call Yu? Do you dare to say it again?"

"Dear." Ian responded again clearly, "Did you hear that? If not, the teacher can continue until you hear clearly."

"Enough, enough!"

Nero stopped Ian's verbal attack.

This request was actually the result of the girl overhearing her lover's playfulness. She had originally made the request with the intention of teasing him.

Unexpectedly... he shouted it out without even thinking about it.

This is so embarrassing!

Looking at Nero's adorable face, unable to hide his blushing face, Ian felt his heart pounding.

He responded to her active holding of his hand, as if he had grasped some precious treasure.

"Then let the teacher add one more sentence - the teacher has indeed become a useless person who can't do anything without Nero."

"So, I can only come to see Nero every night."

"..."

Nero's blushing face showed a little more joy.

"The teacher is a pervert." She said this with disdain, but her tone was much happier than usual.

The cold wind blew in from the window, then swirled in the silent night and then went back outside.

Everything is just like usual.

Nero lay in front of him, very obedient.

Having accomplished all this, she boasted about her achievements as if she had won a victory.

"It seems that the teacher can only be my slave forever~"

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