CH 65

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 65

16. Guests at the Duchess House (4)

Oh, it's not like that!

If not, what is it?

I can't say it was because I'm not really your family.

Even if you believe it, it will be a problem after that.

It was because I was worried.

What? We stop by my little brother

Are you afraid of getting stuck and having an accident? So, are you worried about your own safety?"

First, calm down. Let's sit calmly and talk.

Zeon, who was staring at me with bloodshot eyes, was half-forced to sit on the chair.

Seeing that there was no resistance at all, it was felt that he also did not want to end the relationship like this.

To what extent, if it was an excuse that was reasonably understandable, he seemed to be reluctant to forgive him.

'Sion guy, from a really harmonious family

You were born.'

My family is also very nice people... .

"What are you going to say?"

So, that's... this is a secret, so only you know. Don't tell your family.

Did you feel something serious about those words? Zeon's face, which had been sullen, stiffened and straightened.

His gaze, who had turned his head slightly and turned away from me, was completely directed at me.

"A few months ago, some aristocrats in the capital

Did you know that they were destroyed?"

Since the family has evaporated into sesame seeds, no matter how far out of town aristocrats may be, they can't know. I've heard it has something to do with demon worshipers.

You don't know how it turned out?

Yeah... Does it have anything to do with what you're talking about?

As I nodded with a serious face, I saw him straighten his posture.

'Is it right to look around?'

If I cut ties with Zion's family like this, I will feel at ease.

Conversely, the more I come in contact with the real Zion, the more different it will be from before.

If that happens, other people will start to feel this hurt too.

'It's still suspicious enough. Now, the Rivelon family were treated like strange people... .'

Someone will notice soon.

Serpens, I don't know what to think, but in the worst case... .

'Maybe it's my fault that he wasn't chosen by the Holy Sword.'

I'm actually a member of the Demon Worshipers, and rumors circulate that I killed Zion and took his place.

There is a possibility that it will be pointed out that Serpence was corrupted by enticing him with all kinds of coaxing theories.

...little brother?

Oh, I'm sorry. Well, I'm afraid that if I talk like this, I'll worry and worry about you too.

"It's okay, when we have a hard time, it's the family that helps each other, isn't it?"

That's right. Except he's not part of my family.

Zeon, who knew nothing, looked at me with worried eyes and spoke kindly as if he was trying to reassure me.

'If it comes out like this, I can't really turn my back on it... .'

Not only Zeon in front of him, but everyone in Zion's family will be hurt.

'Yeah, the reception system said to rule the country. It is said that there is no shortage of achievements when the family is stable first.'

You're saying you're going to save the continent, but before that, you can't destroy other people's families.

no

Once again, I made up my mind and continued the story.

The demon worshiper lured me in.

Your little brother?!

Yeah, they threatened to take my family hostage. It wasn't really kidnapping, it was just a trap using illusion magic... Fortunately, the Duke came to the rescue in time. Thanks to him, we caught him and found the nobles involved.

I hope the little hyung walks away from us

Is that why you were going to let it go?"

He nodded quietly.

With that small gesture, Xeon seemed convinced that I was keeping my distance for fear of putting my family in danger.

no lie told That's my minimal conscience.

Yes, it's just self-satisfaction... .

Mi, I'm sorry. I didn't even know that...

Anyway. Why did I try to keep my distance, now you know?

I don't know what to do with Xeon's sorry

He was restless.

I didn't lie, but I felt as if I had lied, and I felt sorry for myself at the same time.

Is the little brother okay? It's too dangerous.

I'm fine. It's something I've been prepared for since the beginning...

It was the job of pushing me into the mouth of the final boss, but the danger was as good as having been prepared for it.

And now the threat to him is almost gone.

'Now the main villain organization, Demon Worship

Can we just check the power?'

It is proceeding smoothly.

Why don't you just come back to your hometown and live? You don't have to take that kind of risk.

Yes, the Duke still needs me.''

No matter how much he faced himself and began to shake off the past, he was still in his infancy.

'The basic premise is that I am by my side and assisting him to the end.'

Serpence still puts walls on others

was standing up

When I'm gone, I'll be alone again, I'll bear the burden alone, and eventually I'll die under that weight.

Should that be the younger brother? There must be many people who are better than you when it comes to the capital of the empire...

You're right. People with better ability to handle things than me have been hit. But if you put effort into that kind of thing, I'll be able to keep up with you to a certain extent.

"Are you going to have to take a risk while making such an effort?"

Yeah. All I can do is

but no one else can Should it be called the uniqueness of my existence?"

I remembered the words I had spit out before becoming a Serpence, and said with a grin.

It was used in a slightly swearing sense, but if you think about it differently, there is no more appropriate expression.

After all, in this world, I am nothing but a distant existence.

Little hyung, you've changed a lot...

You said so.

You look dignified and full of confidence.

Nice to see the scene.

"Are you regretting not placing a bet on the fixer now?"

That's right. It was a chance to sweep all the stakes.

After you joked with a playful laugh, Xeon laughed and agreed.

"I decided to buy a new train ticket earlier. Is it still valid?"

"It is, but you didn't stay for a week, did you?"

I have changed my mind. I don't think this is the time to be young like this.

I don't know why, but there must have been a change of heart. As he said that, his eyes gleamed with guns.

Ah, I'm still going to look around the duke's house.

After the conversation, he left the room and looked around the peacock's house very carefully.

Why does he want to be here?

Swipe the window sill with your finger, or stare openly at the passing maids and attendants.

Carefully examine the decorations in the hallway, and the trimmed trees in the garden.

I looked around carefully.

Finally, we went to the restaurant and had dinner.

' Where else has my lunch gone?'

Nine the 1 is the one who guides me, and I think I was dragged by Xeon.

And before I left, I met Serpens again to say hello... .

'Why did I get kicked out?'

With a very cautious attitude, Zeon asked Serpense for a solo session, and he accepted it.

Thanks to this, I had no choice but to stand and wait outside the drawing room.

What's even more strange is that Hans is called in in the middle.

'No, what are you talking about?'

I don't know for sure, but seeing the bright expression on Zeon's expression as he leaves the duke's house, he seems to have received a favorable answer.

And Hans looked at me with a very pathetic look and clicked his tongue.

'Did the three of you even curse at me?'

After that, Xeon did not even look around the capital to get the fastest ticket and went right back.

It really appeared like the wind and disappeared like the wind.

* * *

"So what did you talk about with Xeon?"

The next morning, as soon as I got on the carriage heading to the council, I asked Serpens a question.

If your brother didn't tell you, I have nothing to say either.

Uh, how can you keep a secret from me? We're all open-minded.

Is that what you mean? Put your hand on your conscience and think about it.

I put my hand on my conscience and thought quietly.

'There are some things that have been postponed until the day of choice. Oh, and there's also the Black Knight's baby, which he secretly shed only for Eugene... .'

As he said, I'm not talking

seems to have been If this happens, you can't ask for more, right?

Still, I couldn't help but feel a little betrayed.

'I've been trying to earn his trust for months! We've only been together for a few hours, so why don't you make up a secret with the other guy?'

What should I say about this feeling?

Let's say that we succeeded in taming a gilnyangyi, who was wary of people, over a few months and bringing it home.

But as soon as I put the cat down in the living room, it lay on the lap of another family member.

It was shocking like seeing him climb up and eat a snack.

It's not even on my lap yet!

Yes?

"Did you like the taste of Xeon's chur?"

?One

Serpence, whose face suddenly turned white, gave a dazed expression.

I tried to pull myself back one more sip, but realized that this place was in a carriage with nowhere to go, and hardened my face.

Swallowing his saliva, he opened his mouth with a determined look as if he had made a decision.

I, I've never been on your brother's lap! Besides, he's chubby... he's chubby.

Yes?

There seems to be a big misunderstanding of something.

How frightened I was, Serpens put her legs up on the seat and wrapped her knees around me, alerting me.

I only think of the difference between myself and my power

There wouldn't be a reaction like that... .

Ah, no, that means...!

I didn't know that Lord Rivelon was looking at me like that! Maybe that's the purpose in the first place...?

It's really a misunderstanding!

In the end, I had to fully confess that I had been treating him as a cat.

I was very enthusiastic about explaining which parts of Serpence were cat-like and how I had treated him like a cat.

Finally, after telling him that chur was the cat's representative snack, he relaxed his boundaries and lowered his legs to the floor with an indifferent expression.

Hmmmm...! But isn't the treatment of cats too harsh?

"When I told you before, you didn't say anything, so it's a new thing."

"When did you say that?"

Did you do it? Gilnyangyi, Yugi-nyang, and dog-nyangyi.

Is it possible that 'Nyang' is...?

In general, profanity and serpens

It's not a suitable combination, but for this moment, I'll express his expression as 'deeply upset.

With an expression that could not be described other than those words, he shook his head and let out a sigh.

' Don't you know how to get angry with him?'

I think of Serpense's expression of emotions as positive in any situation, but I don't think I'll ever be able to view it as positive as it is now.

Something like this... I thought this kind of thing belonged to the timid axis in my hometown? Is that really where people live?!

My, it's a thing of the past that I'm timid! It's been a while since I've been to that hometown? So, because they don't yet know about my personality that has changed while living in the monastery...

Serpens, who raised his head slightly, looked at me with a look of disbelief.

The possibility that the entire Rivelon family had similar or higher inclinations to mine, and the possibility that a simple country young man came to the capital and changed his orientation.

I'm weighing those two

may it be?

" I can't even imagine that you are timid and weak. It scares me just to imagine that there are people like you everywhere in this world."

Why? Isn't it healing and good?

Serpens shook his head violently.

He shook so vigorously that his hair was so tangled that he had to tie it back up again.