Chapter 137 CH 124: BROKEN TRUST

In this world, seven divine weapons existed and each of those weapons were bestowed to the seven blessed.

In a way, this weapon was a shortcut that could greatly boost the power of the one wielding it. But, only a blessed person could use it and his blessing needed to correspond to the sin of the weapons.

As such, in this world, the only one who could use the holy sword of Lustburg was Sol.

Then why would the wings steal this weapon?

Sol of course had few ideas.

For one, it was possible that they just wanted to weaken the power of Lustburg. Though this was a rather weak possibility.

The second possibility then, was that they could use the sword one way or another.

Perhaps as a key?

This was the possibility with the highest probability.

If he was right then, this would mean that not only the sword of Lustburg, but even the other godly weapons would be targeted.

Sol shared his thoughts with the other Duke who then nodded,

“Your highness is wise. But what could they possibly do?”

Hermes asked as he looked at Camelia, “Supreme daughter Camelia, do you have an idea? Is it perhaps related to the Goddess of Chaos?”

Camelia was a Blessed and, different from Sol, she was officially the Supreme Daughter.

The level of information she had access to should be way higher.

Sol meanwhile fell silent as he looked at Camelia waiting for her to answer.

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“You are mistaken. Even though the seven weapons are indeed related to the goddesses. The seal can’t be related to them.”

Camelia chuckled bitterly,

“If that was the case, it would be equal to saying that the seven sins are superior to the seven virtues. There’s no way those arrogant bit*Ahem* I mean there’s no way the goddesses would let their honor be tarnished in such a way.”

‘She was about to call them bitches, right?’

Everyone thought at the same time.

Camelia ignored the weird gazes and continued,

“I think that getting all the godly weapons could indeed be one of the steps for the final goal of the Wings. But we shouldn’t be in a hurry to decide their final goal. For all we know, getting one weapon is already enough.”

Sol nodded,

“Indeed, everything is possible. What we must keep in mind is that:

One, The Wings of Freedom wish to unseal the Mother Goddess of Chaos.

Two, getting the other weapons may or may not be part of this endeavor.

Three, getting all the other weapons or at least some more might or might not be necessary.

In conclusion...We know absolutely nothing.”

Everyone chuckled bitterly,

“Thankfully, all hope isn’t lost. Thanks to my Aunt Theresa, we did manage to capture that vampire. Though it seems that she is still sleeping.”

Camelia nodded,

“This is indeed the case. I do not know what kind of shadow is eating at her, but it’s so powerful that even Persephone had a hard time getting rid of it. If we did not save her that soon, even as a vampire, she would have died.”

While saying so she shot a look at Milia. It was surprising that someone at the Duke level had such power.

She didn’t know much about the creation and the members of the crown’s shadow since Mars had been pretty tight-lipped about them, but still, she knew that this power wasn’t normal.

Camelia had never felt so stressed in her life.

She thought she would have been ready for every reaction Sol could have.

She was ready for him to scream or complain about what she had done. She even already had all the arguments to explain why she didn’t warn him.

But contrary to what she thought, Sol neither threw a tantrum nor ignored her. He simply never asked about her reason.

And that, more than anything, scared her.

You didn’t have to worry when someone got angry at you. It is when this person stopped getting angry that you should be worried.

After all, anger meant that the person still cared.

Sol could only shake his head, “And what should I have done? Berate you for your choice? Scream at you? What purposes would it have served? After all, the way you handled it got the best results possible. Isn’t it all that matters?”

“Sol...”

“Stop it. I do not need any excuses, nor apologies. What is done is done. Even though I admit that I have some secrets I have never divulged, I would have not hesitated to do so if it could spare you any form of pain. But I guess this must be my childishness talking.”

“...”

“I may hide a secret, but I have never lied to you. I have always been as forthright as possible and have always trusted you more than anyone. But you broke my trust, not once, but twice. Tell me then, how could I believe you ever again?”

“...I did it for--”

“You did it for me. Haha.” A bleak laugh escaped Sol,

“I know you did it for me. I do not doubt your love nor loyalty to me. I believe that you would die happily for me, but — I do not trust you anymore. You used Gerald for my sake. Then next time, what stops you from using Lilin, or Setsuna, or Milia? Did you know, they say that the way to hell is paved with good intentions.”

Milia could only close her mouth and lower her head.

At this, he stood up.

“Currently, I have other things to deal with, for example a man I saw as a father about to be exiled under my own order, or how my aunt is close to killing herself. I do not have time to deal with this melodrama right now.”

Walking toward Camelia, he crouched and put her forehead against his own,

“I am really thankful for all the love you have for me. Every day, I thank the goddesses for letting me be with people as incredible as you guys. But... I think it’s time we reassess our relationship if we really hope to stay long together. Think about it on your side. Okay?”

Not waiting for Camelia's answer, he stood up and left.

He could understand why she did everything she had.

But understanding that wouldn’t take aways all the pain and anguish he went through.

*Bang*

After the door closed behind Sol, Camelia, now alone, could only let out a bitter smile.

“You have really grown up, Sol. It seems that I was too blind to see that.”

She still did not regret using Gerald. After all, the man did really betray Sol at first and if she hadn’t been able to give an alternative he would have never sided with her.

After all, her power couldn’t instantly control people at the Duke level.

That was why she did not regret using him.

But she did regret not informing Sol beforehand.

It seemed that even though she loved him so much, she still saw him as a kid she had to take care of.

The result of all this was the loss of trust between her and Sol.

She knew more than anyone else how hard it was to get back trust once it was lost.

If the Sol of before blindly believed in her, she knew that from now on, he would doubt everything she said.

In a way, this was a good thing. This showed his growth and his maturity.

She just didn’t really like the price she had to pay for this growth.

(AN: I wonder if I handled it well. The relationship between those two will be a little stiff but no worries. This won't give birth to some stupid rom-com type misunderstanding.)