CH 219

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 219

41. People of the Dukes (7)

Eirich, who thought he would attack the duke's residence the next day with all his luggage, returned to the duke's residence only after a week had passed.

I mourn my pitiful nephew, the sweet candle he presumably likes

I bought a fondant chocolat with plenty of collet.

'I think he's the uncle of the person who has been feeding walnuts all week just because he talked about walnuts once .'

I thought they looked alike, but their actions were also similar.

"Ummm are you really going to leave the church?"

Serpens tried to ignore the smell of chocolate tickling his nose, and asked Eilich.

In that tone, 'I can't quite understand why he is doing this.'

The nuance of that is dripping.

Even so, there was not even the slightest tremor in the light of Eirich's eyes.

Yes, I do not change my mind.

Eirich answered firmly.

But seeing that you have to accept this, it seems that the Holy Father doesn't want it either...

Saying so, Serpence reached over the table and picked up the paperwork Eilic had brought.

It is the paperwork to reincorporate Eilic into the Prasidus family.

So, of course, the signature of Serpens and the seal of the House of Fra Sidus were required.

In other words, if the Pope wants to leave the Orthodox Church, he has asked Serpens to get permission first.

'Isn't this kind of paperwork usually done after leaving the church completely?'

It's not like leaving school is not a job change, and I'd like to see if it's not a good idea to put your name on the family while belonging to a denomination.

Even if the registration is done later, just having these things ready in advance can cause problems.

Still, if the Pope made this happen, there are two major possibilities.

Either he was afraid that Serpence would not accept him after Eirich left the church, or he just didn't want to let him go.

Serpens seems to think that the latter is the case.

'Or it could be that Eirich is gritty and pretends not to know the former case.

Personally, I want Serpens to feel the real family affection, but if he doesn't like it, I can't force it.

Thinking to himself, 'I am Corissa Lou, who I borrowed,' I vowed to watch him quietly.

And it was then that I thought of fondant chocolat in a soufflé cup as a dessert spoon.

Zion, the messenger of the gods, said that there is no need for me or the Heretic Inquisitor to take responsibility for the past.

Serpens sold my name.

Eilrich's gaze, which had been on Serpens all the time, reached me.

I poured the poor spoon that didn't even reach my mouth into the soufflé cup.

laid flatly

It's a shame it was before I put this in my mouth.

Yeah, well... it's not that the two of you did anything wrong. Serpence is the victim, and Eirich-sama was unaware of it because he strictly obeyed the church's discipline.

"Not knowing is not an excuse."

But if you had known, you would have helped Serpence.

But you didn't tell me.

peel. Inside, I was satisfied and rejoiced at the good news that was going around. I didn't take into account how hard he must have worked and how hard he must have been in the process.

Eirich replied with a dark expression.

Guilt seems to drop from that voice.

Serpence and Eilic are the same, and I don't know why they are so gripped with guilt.

'The conscience that the previous duke should have been born with is divided between the two

Did you ever do it, what?'

Anyway, Serpens doesn't seem to have the slightest intention of excluding me from this conversation.

I must have seen him mention me, scary enough that I decided to watch quietly.

I wonder if this happened or should I ask.

"May I ask why Eirich-sama left the dukes before that?"

that .

Ale who seemed to answer right away

Richie paused for a moment, then looked at me with questionable eyes.

I remember you asked that question before... Are you really asking because you don't know?

The question was, why did I not know that, as I seem to be in charge of serpents in the holy sword-related part.

It's been a while since I became a messenger of the gods, so I don't know much about the old days. That..., what is it? Did you hear that I was kidnapped by a demon before? Bought, he returned

Because you handed it over to me before time... . yes, what... . We'll go into more detail.

There was a setting that Euges had said before, like he was possessed, but since I heard it with the back of my ear, my memory is hazy.

Because of that, it was hard to recall the memories, so I had no choice but to say the ending fuzzy.

Ah, such a thing...

Eirich, who had clearly misunderstood that it was difficult to recall the memories of that time in a different way, nodded with a serious expression.

I don't want to ask for details.

Come on! .

I'm going to ask.

Just because Eirich didn't ask about my situation, there was no reason why I wouldn't ask about the other side.

That's it, and this is it.

Anyway, that's just skipped over, can you tell me now? Don't you need to know why you left the family so that Serpense will refer to it and accept it or not?

At my words, Eirich's gaze slowly turned to Serpens.

He put the papers back on the table and put his hands on his knees.

Sitting on top of it, when Eirich's eyes met, he smiled awkwardly.

"The reason I chose to leave my family and return to the church was because I thought my younger brother would be better than me as a lord and a nobleman."

As a nobleman, I don't know what his abilities were like.

However, as a head of state and as a father, it is certain that he ate the whole thing.

It was a stupid decision.

Eilic looked away from Serpence and the fondant chocolate was placed in front of him.

He looked down at Ra and said bitterly.

The black dessert was covered with pure white sugar powder, and the insides were not revealed at all.

The small spoon next to it was still neatly gleaming in silver.

From an early age, he was more interested in politics than in theology. He had a cool personality and great determination, and unlike me, he had a lot of ambition for power . He was more suited to a politician than a clergyman.

This is bad for the previous dukes

It is unknown, but Eilich's words were translated as 'He was a sociopath by nature.'

"So, did you surrender your seat to the former Duke and join the Church?"

Actually, there is a sense of absurdity in saying that we made a concession.

Yes?

I don't know what kind of dog this is, but a dog that doesn't bark sounds like a rainbow.

If it were anyone else, it would be like a rainbow

It might have been asked not to shout, but since he was Serpence's uncle, he took care of it once.

As he looked at Eirich with eyes asking for an explanation, he sighed heavily.

Actually... his desire was terrifying.

In the end, Eirich said that he had run away. So, the tragedy seems to have begun.

He seemed to be saying that.

'How the heck did he show his lust for power, Eirich giving up his title and running away to the church?!'

He is so greedy that he forces Serpens not to ask for anything.

The more I got to know, the more terribly selfish he was.

"If it were him, he would have tried to take power even after entering the church. And in the end "

Come on, wait a minute!

I interrupted Eirich for a moment.

Then he cleared his mind, took a deep breath, and opened his mouth again.

I think you were trying to say that if I didn't misunderstand you, I would have been aiming for the papacy... is that right?

He's the guy who will remain.

Suddenly, the backbone was pounded.

"Then I was afraid I wonder if the previous duke will become the Pope and wield the power of the Order as he pleases: Uh No, it's really scary, that!"

After all, something truly terrifying was about to happen.

Eirich said earlier that his judgment was foolish, but now that I see it, it was a very wise decision.

But then Serpens... .

Oh, I'm going crazy!

In my heart, I wanted to pour out double lust, but I had to swallow my anger because of the two pairs of eyes looking at me.

'Let's calm down... . Even so, you can't do a pad rip in front of your blood relatives, right?'

And I had to be especially patient in front of Serpens, who was constantly learning strange words from somewhere.

"The reason is well, I understand. Yes, you know very well."

To be honest, it's better not to know

it was obvious

The last time I asked Eirich the same question, I think I can see why he avoided the answer.

As a heretic interrogator, I probably couldn't have said such a thing.

"Then why do you want to come back to your family now?"

Serpens asked the question, 'Are you going to come back now that your worries are gone now?'

He was pretending to be innocent as much as he looked on his face, but asking such a question

It seems he didn't realize that it was the problem.

It was like saying openly, 'I don't know what a family bond is.'

'No, when you notice that I miss my family and hire Xeon by mistake .'

It was clear that he was accepting it as a story from another world.

Thinking that it was not something he could dare to wish for, he may have unconsciously erased the possibility itself.

The Heretic Inquisitor was right. If he had become Pope, then it would have been the same for all the candidates for master of the holy swords, not just him.

That's plausible.

He must have fostered a more perfect master of the holy sword, built a dormitory somewhere in the valley and rolled the children.

"But as an adult of the family "

"I don't even understand what you said. From the moment you left the family and returned to the Church, everything about the Prasidus family has nothing to do with the Heretic Inquisitor.

are you?"

At first glance, it sounded like resentment.

I don't want to care, so I guess I just threw it away. Come on now, don't ever say that you're a grown-up of the family.

However, Serpense's eyes were transparent like glass grains without even a single point of resentment.

'Does this guy really think of Eirich as a completely stranger?'

Eilich may have heard about Serpence from the time he was born, though through rumors.

it will

Since he is so famous as the one who will become the master of the Holy Sword, it is natural that he will hear it as long as he joins the church.

Even if we couldn't meet in person.

Eirich was with him throughout his growth spurt.

'On the other hand, Serpens probably wouldn't have heard the rumors about Eilich.'

Of course, I wouldn't have intentionally looked for it.

Even if you happen to hear it by chance, it must have been just a horrific story about the torture expert that the denomination is proud of.

"I will help you if you regret that you entered the church unintentionally and want to find your own life even now. I have no intention of resenting Inquisitor Heretic.

Serpence smiles most kindly, with a friendly voice and a kind tone.

You uttered the most cruel words to Eirich.