CH 95

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 95

23. Duke's Choice Day (1)

Everything is education to correct the wrong mindset.

If you feel pain in the process, it is your fault.

To lean on someone is laziness.

If it looks like you need help, it's because you're not good enough.

'It must be so... .'

Why can 'he' call it a wound and say help is taken for granted?

If that's true.

What is the meaning of his past when he was not even allowed to reach out his hand?

A small question spread in waves.

But there was no reverberation. It was then that I realized

'I' didn't have an answer for that.

To find the answer, I decided to watch him.

* * *

Today, all of a sudden, thoughts of the past lifted my head.

According to his words, I had killed myself until that day came, so that day was a day of rebirth for me.

And it came with such a great shock that I forgot for a moment even the use of divine power, which was close to the habit.

It's the first time I've never had any thoughts come to mind even though my head is full.

It was.

Something seemed to rise above the water surface, and then it repeatedly fell into the depths of the road.

After a while, I decided to watch him, and after normal thinking became possible.

'Isn't that... .'

Still I was confused and not at all rational.

It was such an impulsive and emotional act that he could not even understand.

However, it has produced far more positive results.

pushed back according to the movement of the wagon

As I was looking out the window at the scenery, I fell in love with it for nothing.

He looked away from there and turned his head to the front. His seat, where he was restless and rustling, was empty.

' Are you nervous?'

Even though I thought that I had already prepared enough, my heart pounded unsteadily as if that was not enough.

Today, once the master of the holy sword is decided, many things will change.

To become the master of the holy sword.

[ If the Holy Sword chooses someone else? What will you do then! ]

it won't be me

Zion knew my past, which he should not have known.

For some reason, it is presumed that he has fragmentary knowledge of the future.

That's what he said.

It was also part of the subconscious that burst out with excitement, so that must be true.

Sion's face, which could not hide the signs of anxiety and concern, comes to mind.

He knew that I would not be chosen by the Holy Sword, and he was worried that he might be shocked.

Worried about losing your only purpose in life and wandering.

Using the story that I had put off so much because it was difficult to bring it up as a bait, I got confirmation over and over as if trying to lead me to myself.

I was afraid of what the hell was waiting for him, that he was so restless.

My life was to become the master of the holy sword.

The moment it was denied, everything it had built up would have collapsed.

'If it hadn't changed.'

I was wary of that, and didn't lead me so that I could have my own life, not as the master of the holy sword.

I didn't have it fully yet, but I could see some blurry outlines.

nevertheless he still

was anxious

That means that's not all.

All of the continent's people expected that I would become the master of the Holy Sword, and they waited for it.

But I will not be chosen.

The main hall of the Great Hall.

Those gathered for the ceremony will not be able to prove their qualifications and will doubt and rebuke me for not being chosen.

'Would I have been able to withstand their accusations?'

[ He hasn't done anything bad yet, but rather a victim of good will. ]

[ You can't just kill a person who hasn't done anything wrong! He's basically an upright man. Right now, because of the wounds he's been betrayed, he'll take revenge on the world for a while... ]

It is for me that he pours out stories of unknown origin without paying attention to the gaze of those around him.

to change my mind.

'In the future he knows... . Did I end up choosing 'evil'?'

That's probably why he's so desperately wrapped up in someone who might become a demon cult leader.

If only I could kill him with that possibility.

After the ceremony of choice is over, after facing the truth he knows.

I was afraid that even I myself would think I deserved to die, so that I would feel guilty and suffer for the contradiction of living after killing someone in a similar situation.

I wonder if he was trying to convince me without even having time to look around with such worries.

The reason he delayed his story beyond the day of his choice was probably because he felt he was not prepared to face the evils I might commit in the future.

I don't know how he got to know the future. However.

'A lot will change.'

In previous countries, it was impossible to even calmly carry on such thoughts.

Instead of becoming the master of the holy sword and saving the continent, only with the possibility that it might become an evil that leads to ruin on the continent.

You would have denied yourself, demeaned yourself, and suffered.

[ That doesn't mean we can't keep you in pain. You can still be happy, but you don't know that, so how can I just watch you walk on your own feet into the abyss of despair? ]

what happiness is he is talking about

It is not yet clear.

The thing that fluttered in front of my eyes as if it was about to be caught, even if I stretched out my hand to catch it, it kept slipping away and I couldn't catch it.

However, it is different from the past when we were vain in the air.

Instead of the stinging cold that made me give up even reaching out, the warmth that envelops my hands remains.

Just trying to catch it, I felt satisfied.

He has already changed a lot.

The future he knows will not come. will not let

The carriage moving toward the Great Hall came to a stop. The heart is still beating with tension.

Whew...

I got out of the carriage, trying to catch my breath and calm my heart.

The white snow piled up on the floor was trampled on, making a 'pop' sound. Concentrating on the sound, he moved slowly.

One breath at a time.

As each footstep increased one by one, I felt the pulsation gradually subside.

Enter the building and put it on your shoulders and head

As I was wiping my droopy eyes, I heard the rustling sound of mending footsteps.

Look at that sign and the energy you feel .

Sep-!

was the prince

I should have arrived a little earlier, but I ran into it because I was late because I had promised to return immediately.

Although it has not been long since we last met, the Crown Prince seems to be very happy today as always.

His face was full of smiles. In response, he looked at the person with a fake smile that had gone beyond his habit and had grown accustomed to it.

It's finally the day of choice. How are you feeling today?

That bright expression that didn't even feel the slightest shade made me always uncomfortable.

I'm very nervous.

"It's like everything has been decided anyway, so what are you nervous about?"

The Crown Prince smiled skillfully, and without hesitation stabbed me in the side with his elbow

come.

This kind of behavior of interest is always embarrassing.

friend.

Iza kept me in that position. And I wanted myself to be in that position for me.

The Crown Prince formed a sense of unity at will, but I only got a sense of heterogeneity.

So I was always embarrassed.

I couldn't figure out what the hell I was looking at and thinking like that. I know you don't understand

there was.

Not knowing each other, not understanding each other.

'Is it really okay to call this relationship that way?'

Until now, he didn't know what it was like to be a close friend. I thought it was just another name for such a human relationship.

But what changed my mind... .

Three blood?

" Oh, nothing."

Are you really nervous? I can't wait to see you all tense in life.

Hey...

Is it that surprising?

Even if he denied it, Zion took it for granted.

Is it the interest of interest that I cannot accept it immediately even if I tell the truth, or is it my fault that I deceived and hid it so that I had no choice but to see it that way?

I get nervous too.

It's okay, if it's Sepi, you'll be fine.

I think I will be able to do well. Those words I've heard countless times over the years are not as funny as this one.

'What if it wasn't me?'

It is tragic that there is not even such an assumption. What kind of mess will happen when the Holy Sword chooses someone other than me... .

I am also born, but the one who will be chosen as the master of the holy sword will also not see good things.

'Who is the one who is chosen by the Holy Sword? .'

Does Zion know?

I knew it wasn't me, but I had no clue as to who it was.

can't get the feel

By the way, it's been a long time. After today, I can finally get married!

Congratulations in advance.

Thank you, Sepi! I hope Sepi can attend somehow...

Thank you for your concern.

Anyway, I'm probably the only one in the history of the Empire who couldn't get married at this age... I'd be born a month or maybe a full full moon earlier!

The Crown Prince burst out in anger as if he was embarrassed.

' At least it won't be interest.'

Even with a fiancee, rumors abounded that the relationship with a woman was complicated. He didn't seem to want to hide it either.

Basic qualifications were not met.

Slowly the time is running out.

Yeah, let's go in!

While moving from the entrance to the main hall, the Crown Prince acted more like a spectator rather than a participant in the ceremony.

There doesn't seem to be any tension or worry. He just seemed to have no idea.

Renny-!

As soon as they reached the main hall, the prince called his fiancee, who had already arrived.

Count Young-ae, who had been called, tugged on the hem of her dress, approached with a quick pace, and stepped on the foot of my fiancée.

I'm sorry, Duke Prasidus. Somehow, he didn't arrive until the time was almost running out, so I was wondering what was going on...

No, it's just that the departure has been delayed because there are documents that need to be dealt with urgently.

I'm glad you did. I wondered if your Majesty had caused trouble again.

Seeing his fiancée relieved as he wiped his chest, the Crown Prince looked dissatisfied.

It's too much, who would think I've caused any trouble to Sepi every day?

"Not every day, but not every day or two."

I took my eyes off the two who were joking and laughing and joking around and looked around.

Everyone is so arrogant, I want to be exceptional

The silver one did not stand out.

'I don't care who's chosen.

It is not the human will to make a choice.

It is purely the crystal of the god Luxmea and the Holy Sword. It may have been a mistake and a mistake to have expected it and tried to estimate it arbitrarily.