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Rupel pleaded.

He said not that he wanted to live, but that he wanted to meet Mother as a child.

I could feel desperation in Rufel's voice and expression.

My brother's first and last request to bend even his pride.

I did it.

“I decline.”

I refused.

Rupel stared at me in horror.

“What, what? ”

I smiled fresh.

"Unfortunately, I don't have the strength to help you. You know what? First Prince Luan and White have left. They're so excited. ”

“You can stop them. ”

I'm sure I can stop it.

I dealt with King Lahamma.Rufel saw it with his own eyes.

But it was not only the power of the artifact, but there was no reason to use it on White and Luan.

“Why should I stop them? ”

Rose is the one who tried to assassinate me and the enemy who killed my mother.

Kill her and I'll kill her. There's no reason to bring her back here alive.

Rufel's face pales, whether he is aware of the fact.

Rupel hasn't spoken in a while.

For a moment, I opened my mouth tightly.

“The Liberty of the Apocalypse. ”

You stare at the mumbling Rupel like a charmed soliloquy.

“I'll give you that. Yes, I'll give it to you! ”

“... What are you talking about? ”

Rupel looks at me and says,

“Alan, I know you're gathering all sorts of rare magic tools. You must have been seduced by a force as powerful as a commander! ”

No, that's not it.

Every artifact I had in the first place is everywhere I go, and I just came in on my own.

Rufel continued to speak, whether he knew what I was thinking.

“An artifact left by Ordin Olfolds, the First Holy Father. I'll tell you where he is. ”

Rupel earnestly said.

“If you let me meet my mother, I'll tell you the location and location. With that, Alan, you have nothing to fear. ”

You think this is the first time you've had a temper?

You're gonna tell me that?

Lupel asked with an eager face.

“So, have you thought about helping? ”

I said, staring at Luffy.

“No."

* *

I got out of prison.

“Aaahhhh!”

You hear loud noises coming from the prison.

Rupel is the voice.

Hey, that's my big brother. The mocking is rewarding.

I shaken my head at the prison.

Still, it looks like he's still got an arm for that kind of rampage.

I felt like I was dying for no reason, but I don't think I need to care anymore.

I laughed, and Charlotte, who was next to me, bowed her head.

“Well done. You must have done something." ”

I knocked Charlotte's head slightly.

Charlotte folds her eyes and covers her head in embarrassment.

I had a look on my face.

“It wasn't a lie. ”

Charlotte's expression stiffens.

“You know how he wants to see his parents. ”

I can see her eyes shaking.

It reminds me of the old days.

“Three Prince Rupel Olfalls, bring me all the data on Rose Darina. Ah, if only there was something about Ordin Olfalls, the first Holy Scripture. ”

“No way... ”

Charlotte looks worried.

She said carefully.

“You have to be careful. Rupel is no longer Pope III. If you do anything to help him, it will be treason.... ”

“I know.”

I know enough.

That's why I wanted to make sure.

“It's not too late to take a look at the data. ”

Yeah, it's not too late. Decision whether to help Rupel or not.

I needed to know exactly what kind of man Rupel was.

After that day, I was stuck in the library.

With the help of Charlotte, Haman and Elise, I gathered all the data.

From the life of the 3rd Pope Rupel, to the words tortured by his legs and family, he combined them.

Even the stories of the servants and maids gathered together and came to a conclusion.

“Puppet.”

I felt my head tingling.

Leaning back against the backrest, I leaned back.

I pressed down on my temples because my eyes were tired.

“What a foolish brother. ”

The third prince, Rupel, lived thoroughly as Rose's puppet.

Rose put up all kinds of battles to eat the Great Depression, and if something went wrong, she put the Three Kingdoms in front of her shield.

When Rufel tried to do something for Mother, there was more violence than compliments.

Rose alone caused the assassination of Yulicia and the bloodsucker, and Aslan's war followed Rose's word.

He had lived his whole life to be recognized by his mother, and was also abandoned.

A mother like the devil and a foolish son who follows her to the end.

How ironic.

‘Well, that's it, too. ’

Rufel will be beheaded with a guillotine, and Rose Darina will die at the hands of Luan.

Hat meetings are difficult.

I turned my gaze to the side while thinking about it.

There are many letters piled up.

They were letters to Rupel from all over the country.

I picked it up.

‘A coward will live his whole life. ’

“... I've come to a conclusion. ”

I stood up, covering the data.

Charlotte, Haman and Elise's gaze focused on me.

I smiled and told them.

“I'll go see my brother. ”

* *

I went to the prison to see Rufel again.

I was astonished by the horrors of Rupel's imprisonment.

“Hey, bro! Something.... doesn't seem right to me. ”

Rufel's mouth is covered with cloth and his eyes are covered.

The shackles are all tied up tight.

Apparently, after I left, I started a commotion.

You suppressed it because of the injuries.

It's like a patient in a mental institution.

“Ugh!"

Rupel shouts.

He lets out a grumbling voice.

You begged me so much, and I turned you down, and you hated me.

I laughed and whispered in his ear.

“I'm sorry, sir. No matter how much I think about it, I can't save Rose Darina. ”

“Ahhhh!"

“She has sinned too much. She's going to die. They'll be killed by Luan and White. ”

Rupel trembles.

He will have no more dreams or hopes.

Despair and frustration.

He won't be weird if he goes crazy.

Well, that's about it.

“If that were all, I wouldn't have come here. ”

I put the letters to the ground.

The letters fall, making a small noise.

“I am the voice of the people who support you all over the country. ”

Rufel bows in awe. I turned to the place where the letters had fallen.

“Whether this is a false form or a true form, ”

I took out one of the letters and said,

“They thanked you. ”

I said the source of the letter.

“Principal Ibelin of Benekin Church. ”

It was an orphanage built by Rupel.

I picked up another letter.

“Janna of the Venia Church, histones of the Gastian Monastery, Saints of the Bezan Church, and 23 other children. ”

I read down to the people who sent the letters one by one.

It is the name of an orphanage created throughout the Holy See.

Rufel treated those who were injured or afflicted at his own expense for free, and he also established an orphanage to support them.

The priest's words made a guess as to whether or not they obtained the love that Mother did not receive from them.

Rufel continues to bow his head without speaking.

“I can't help you. ”

"..."

"I also have a bad feeling about Rose. She tried to assassinate me, didn't she? ”

I rolled my mouth up. And like the devil whispered, I told Rupel.

“So I want to take revenge. ”

I've finally had a reaction.

Lupel's body bends.

I was restrained and unable to move.

Without restraints, he was ready to attack me.

“I saw her. ”

I looked at Rupel and said,

“We have decided to execute him through a formal procedure. ”

Rupel's body stops and he turns to me.

He can't see, he's looking for direction in his voice.

“Well, you never know. Whether it's you or Rose, we'll see each other once before we die. ”

I reached out my hand.

I took off the cloth that was covering Rufel's mouth and sat down.

“Oh, Alan, are you helping me? ”

“Vengeance, not help. You also owe me a lot of money. I would like you to pay for this. ”

“For what? ”

I narrowed my eyes and looked at Rufel.

“Ordin's relic, the first of the Holy Scriptures. Where is it? ”

* *

I got out of prison.

Charlotte, who was waiting, bows her head.

“What would you do? ”

“Well, we had a deal. ”

Rupel has decided to show me the relic of Ordin, the First Holy Father.

In return, I put Rose on death row through a formal process.

“Let's prepare for the journey. ”

“Are you going to the Kingdom of Rome? ”

“Yes."

“But you don't know where the Second Duke is, do you? ”

“No one knows. But I got a clue. ”

I recalled the last conversation I had with Rupel.

He spoke of the 'Rose and the Maid', and lastly referred to the whereabouts of the Second Crown Prince's Mercy.

- I'll tell you where she is.

2As he was following the Emperor's mercy, Rupel was well acquainted with the people around him.

- Barus Victoria, First Prince of the Kingdom of Rome, your aide.

A leader of the rebellion who assaulted the current king of Rome.

- The prince continues to lose. There's only one way left for Prince One.

Rupel takes a deep breath and continues to speak.

- Lost Village. The greatest knight in the royal palace, Dragon Slayer Ryden, lives there. The first prince and his mother will ask him for help. So if it's there...

Maybe we can meet.

I told Charlotte.

“Here we go. Target. ”

* *

Lost Village.

It was a small village in the north of the Kingdom of Rome.

I heard it was a farmhouse and lively town, but the young man who came there felt different.

“Is this really Lost Village? ”

Barus Victoria, the first prince of the 20-year-old kingdom of Rome, stands at the entrance of the village with a guard guard.

The whole town was pretty dark, no matter how late the evening was.

He looks away.

Farmers roaring through the golden wheat field at sunset.

One of the guard guards yells at the farmer.

“Hey, farmer. I have something to ask you! ”

The roaring farmer reacts to the sound and turns his head toward the knight.

“Is this the Lost Village? ”

The farmer opens his mouth and closes his mouth.

I couldn't hear a word.

Rather, Barus felt a peculiar sensation.

Instead of a horse, the farmer points to the village with a slow gesture.

In his appearance, the knight made an impression.

“You're rude. How dare you point your finger at safety...! ”

Barus shakes his head on the knight's shoulders as he pulls out his sword and appears to attack immediately.

“There you go. Late evening. We can't trouble the people who work late for a stranger. ”

The knight gives the farmer a nasty look and bows to Varus.

Varus says to the farmer, "Thank you! ’Then I took a step.

The farmer rolls his eyes and looks at Varus and the guards.

Varus looks around town.

It used to be a town of about 300 people, but it doesn't seem very popular right now.

He knocks on the door of the village's hut.

“Excuse me. Is there anyone in there? ”

No sound, no response.

Empty house?

Are hundreds of furniture all empty?

As Varus frowns, water falls over his head.

Looking up at the sky, the black clouds ate away the moonlight.

The rain drops violently one by one.

“What do you want me to do? ”

Barus groans at the knight's question.

“Let's head to the inn. There'd be people there. It's good to ask where Ryden lives."

Varus and his escorts head for the village inn.

Fortunately, the inn lights up.

Barus opens the door in relief.

After entering the spacious inn, Varus narrows his gaze.

I didn't see anyone at the inn.

Only candles are blooming.

Varus shouts.

“Waitress!”

Silence.

No waiters, no innkeepers, no one came out.

Varus stares at the escort knight.

The escort has made his move.

You head to the inn's kitchen, climb the stairs, and search the room.

Someone spoke to Barus, who was feeling anxious.

“It's no use.”

Varus turns his head.

At the entrance of the inn, there was a boy and girl all wet in the rain.

The robed boy took a step.

He naturally sat at the table and waved a bottle of wine he didn't know where he had taken it from.

“I just got here. I looked around, but there was no one there. ”

While escort knights shout at the boy's words and actions, Varus stops them.

Varus has moved on.

“Excuse me for a moment. ”

The boy sat across from him.

Varus observed two people in front of him.

One is a boy aged 17.8 years.

I'm wearing a luxurious robe.

And the companion beside him?

"A knight."

She's 18,9 years old.

Probably an apprentice knight.

You are covered in robes, but wearing white armor that looks quite luxurious.

Then, is the boy the son of a nobleman?

I can't believe you left a knight next to a girl, not even an experienced knight. My tastes were unique once.

I thought it might be the child of a runaway nobleman.

“There are no villagers here. What's that supposed to mean? ”

In Barus' question, the boy poured a drink with a disgraceful look.

“Oh, you mean here? Actually, I don't know. I just got here. It is known for its liveliness, its specialty in wheat, and its beautiful scenery. So I came to do tourism and do what my brother asked me to do, and now... ”

The boy shrugs.

The village has fallen.

Varus thought so.

“Do you know why? ”

“Maybe it's the war. ”

Barus gripped his teeth at the boy's words.

I never thought the aftermath of the war would come this far.

“But in my opinion, it's artificial. ”

After the boy, Varus had no choice but to wonder.

“This place has become a zombie village. A town with a terrible stench. ”

“What?"

“My prince!"

Barus turns his head in horror at the knight's cry.

The knights draw their swords.

Their gaze is directed out of the inn.

I can see the villagers roaring.

However, there are holes in the face or parts of the body that rot.

I opened my mouth wide enough to tear my cheeks with a red glare.

Barus looks at them, dumbfounded and mutters.

“Zombies…?"

“Barus Victoria. ”

When his name is mentioned, Varus turns his head.

The boy, Allen Olfolds, smiles as he raises his head.

"I've been looking for you. ”