CH 225

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 225

42. The Duke's year-end settlement (5)

Anyway, it's okay, so draw it or unravel it quickly. Uh huh, look at what doesn't work.

At my words, Serpence put on an outright expression of resentment.

You're probably wanting to put something like this on your wrist and ask what you're talking about.

Stop looking at my face.

After adding one more word, the boy's gaze turned downward.

As he raised his arm, the chain connecting his wrist and wrist shook with a creaking sound. Serpense's eyes fluttered as well.

His breathing was shallow and quick. And for a moment. It completely stopped.

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The silver god from Serpens' right hand

I wondered if there was any holy power, and as it was, I broke the lock on the thing that bound my left wrist.

The other side similarly cracked and broke easily.

He held the broken scrap metal in his hand and looked down at it with suspicion.

"What are you so surprised about?"

It's so... so simple...?

"Is that surprising? Items that can restrict divine power are strictly controlled by the Order, so even the Duke would not have been able to find it.

If you use a fastball, it doesn't affect your divine power. So it's only natural for this to happen.

Knowing that, you said it again and again with full meaning of why, and took it from his hand and carefully set it down on the floor.

In my mind, I wanted to throw it as hard as I could.

Because my bronchi are precious.

"From the beginning, for Serpence, this was just a piece of iron.

do not have.

Shackles and handcuffs. none of that

Just metal, scrap metal. It was just that.

"And it must have been the same for Serpens at the time."

Serpens, who was staring blankly at his reddened wrist, shrugged his shoulders.

If it were me, I would have healed him right away with divine power, but why am I just looking at it? .

The marks left on my white wrists were clear.

D: In regret, I grabbed his two hands and went down, and he raised his head and looked at me. There is no reason to avoid that gaze.

"It was not such a lump of scrap metal that suppressed Serpense. When he was so young that he couldn't even remember, he was so helpless. The fear engraved on his body and mind must have bound him and restricted his actions.

"It must have been frightening and frightening. He must have obeyed without even thinking of the option of rebellion. He was restricted from acting in the name of responsibility, and no accidents were caused by violence.

It's raining... . I just had to endure it."

If I'm wrong, or if you feel like I'm arguing, please let me know.

Serpens shook his head without saying a word.

The only thing that can bind Serpence now is only Serpence's own will. You don't have to be afraid of such an insignificant piece of iron anymore.

The same goes for things."

This time he nodded.

When I smiled lightly, he also smiled immaturely.

Then get out of this dusty space quickly. If you have something to say here, say it quickly. If not, go back to your office and breathe in the fresh air. Oh, heal your wrist and neck as well.

Sunwoo.

Serpens looked at me and called my name.

With the light emitted by the holy power sphere floating in the air, his green eyes sparkled as transparently as jewels.

Those clear eyes did not suit this place.

It was a noble light that should not be buried in the dust.

Yes, tell me.

Thank you, for coming with me. If I had been alone, I would never have had the courage.

At his words, I couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

This place must have been neglected for a very long time. You can tell just by looking at the dust that has accumulated under your feet.

It will take only a year or two for so much dust to accumulate in this place where the air is questionable.

'And when you think about the way you get here .'

It was easy to see that he hadn't given the second key to anyone.

That's why Hans couldn't even come in, and instead of cleaning it, it was a torture tool.

It could not have been thrown away and must have been left as it is.

It meant that it was such a terrifying and terrifying place that I couldn't even order it to be removed.

Thank you for telling me to come with you.

"Why is Seonwoo , ah that's right."

He tried to question my thanks, but changed his words to show that he knew something.

As much as I once said to myself that he wanted me to lean on him. Why did I thank you for your help

You seem to have a vague understanding of what you are expressing.

Then let's go!

okay.

Serpens nodded happily in reply.

We went back the way we came. The secret passage leading down to the basement was definitely locked, and the junk that had been set aside for a while also found its place.

As much as the air in the basement was turbid, the air outside was extremely refreshing.

Please go back to the office first and wait.

While enjoying the fresh air and going up the stairs of the main building, Serpens suddenly spoke up.

Eh? Why?

Instead of answering my question, he pointed to the hem of his sleeve. There were black handprints left on the sleeves of his white jacket.

I rolled up his sleeve with my hand that had touched a pile of dust and got it on.

Damn! Be careful.

Aren't you laughing too much?

Are you laughing? Me? The Duke was mistaken.

He bulged out his lower lip to see if he was sprained and went up to the 5th floor.

I washed my hands in the bathroom sink on the 4th floor, returned to the office, and quietly waited for Serpense.

It's been a while since he didn't come, so I was worried and thought about going to his room.

Serpens opened the door to the office with a lot of moisture in her hair.

and came in

"I thought you were going to come in just to change clothes, but did you come after washing?"

There was nothing I could do.

It was just embarrassing to go in and out of the dustbin.

In addition, there is nothing wrong with children because they have a weak immune system and have a habit of washing them thoroughly.

"Still, serpenses tend to shiver too neatly."

"Sunwoo: Do you hate washing?"

You don't mean that! Every day

Since you are washing me thoroughly, will you please stop looking at me for being dirty?"

It was a joke.

jokes are bullshit. To the subject who looked me up and down with utterly terrified eyes.

I'll totally believe that.

"I asked if it was because Serpens was so concerned about cleanliness or something like an obsession with perfection."

that .

The guy didn't go to his seat, he stopped, and he was in trouble with a serious face.

lost

I was happy and grateful that they listened to my words seriously and worried about them.

But at the same time, the stopped steps felt as if I had tied his two legs together.

'It is inevitable that childhood trauma leads to excessive attachment... .'

However, if you try to cut it off forcibly, you can't do that because it will leave a bigger wound.

He also has separation anxiety, so for now, I'll be by his side so he can feel secure.

I have no choice but to watch

Even though he said he was going to bind himself a while ago, he politely reached out his hand.

The behavior is all due to one problem.

'Because one day I might disappear suddenly.'

Why does separation anxiety arise in the first place?

I don't know when I'll see you again. It is because of the fear that they will be separated forever.

Of course, this is not the only cause of separation anxiety.

There is also an example of expressing anxiety because they want to depend on someone because they are afraid of being exposed to an unfamiliar environment alone.

However, in the case of Serpence, it is separation anxiety caused by the fear of losing me forever.

It's something he's too familiar with to do it alone.

'Time will solve it... , would you like to?'

hard to be sure

"I don't know. Do you think it should be changed in Sunwoo's view?"

In a little while, after eating three o'clock every day, I'll come to check my mouth to make sure I brushed my teeth well.

...what do you mean by that?

"It just means that Serpens do what they are comfortable with."

Serpens frowned.

He must have felt that he was the first to speak up and then reply without sincerity.

It's strange for me to say this and that about the hygiene of a grown-up adult.

"You treat me like a child, and I treat you like an adult only when it's convenient for you."

Is that a story that you want to be treated like a child in the future, or is it that you want to be treated like an adult in the future?

It was a little confusing.

Anyway! There's nothing wrong with being clean, so you don't need to fix it unless you feel uncomfortable and stressed.

It's enough to just change clothes, would that offend you?

If you can't change clothes right away

what if the situation? Do you feel like you're just angry, out of control, anxious and anxious?

Serpens shook his head with an expression that he did not understand why he had to do that.

Then it seems that Serpense's nature likes things that are neat.

"Are you saying that you can't fix it?"

Even if I tell you to fix it, if Serpens doesn't want to fix it, it doesn't matter if you don't fix it.

How long have I been like this?

I don't know if I should point it out.

First of all, looking at the face of the dazed guy, it seems that there is still a long way to go.

End of this discussion, what are you going to do with the basement of the warehouse?

Though it's enough to throw away things... The stains on the walls and floors seem to be difficult to use as a warehouse unless you repaint them.

Now that I see it, this guy seems to be a huge efficiencyist.

I have a lot of money, so I thought the answer would be to just demolish the building and build a new one, or just leave it alone.

Did you know

I didn't know how to use it first.

If I had known this would happen, I would have left the keys to the former butler...

The boy muttered a little to himself.

Before heading there, it was completely different from his reluctance to even mention it accurately.

"By the way. If I had done a little painting every time I had the time, I would have been really clean! Shall I call you for a moment and hire you as a cleaning service and a painter?"

"There is no shortage of warehouse buildings.

You don't have to.

If so, the only conclusion left is abandonment.

Still, it bothers me that there are such atrocious torture tools around. I feel like I have to stop by sometime and throw away all the things there.

'Didn't I say that I would put it in my pocket and dispose of it before going upstairs?'

this is not a bit It's worse to throw it away.

If you put a large-size waste sticker and put it out, it won't go away on its own.

And it's even worse to keep it in your pocket until you get a chance to throw it away.

'Well, maybe someday I'll have a chance to throw it away.'