episode_0002

The empire’s nobility is largely divided into two factions.

Conservatives who want to maintain the status quo and reformers who want change.

It was the radical reformists among the reformists who started this civil war.

I really hoped this wouldn’t happen. I feel sorry for future generations, but even if it did happen, I wanted it to happen later.

I finally found happiness.

I’ve finally started living a proper life.

Maybe God is trying to punish me. I’m trying to be happy without paying the price I deserve.

I feel like I want to ignore this civil war and live happily with Luna… .

That can’t be possible.

I am no longer a bastard, I am the head of the David family.

You have a duty to protect your territory and a responsibility to protect your family.

Also, if you ignore this civil war now, you won’t be able to stand proudly in front of Luna.

If this is the price I have to pay, I will pay it and come back.

With that in mind, I led my army and stood on the battlefield.

[Albert, be careful.]

I folded the paper containing Luna’s worries and kept it in my arms.

It was like some kind of talisman. I heard that other people take pictures of us together, but unfortunately we didn’t have anything like that.

When this civil war is over, there is one more thing I want to do.

When we get back, let’s take a picture just the two of us.

I’m going to print it out really big and put it in my room.

So I can’t die. We will put this civil war to rest and stand proudly before her.

That’s what I thought, but the war didn’t seem to end any time soon.

The concept of the date has already disappeared, and each day continues to be just a day of hope that everything will be okay.

The entire area was covered in blood, and the smell of burning and rotting corpses was constantly in the air.

When I lay down to sleep, I couldn’t fall asleep easily because the screams of dying soldiers rang in my ears.

But I endured it. No, I had to hold on. Because once this war is over, I can live a happy life with Luna.

[Albert, be careful.]

I held the paper in my arms, which was torn in some places because I had opened it too much, and closed my eyes, thankful that I was safe again today.

How many more days have passed since then?

It was a long time since the war started.

There is finally an end in sight to this damn war.

“Matriarch! Reinforcements are coming from Duke Ifrit!”

The Imperial Knights are coming from the “ Islands!”

Even so, the front line was gradually being pushed back, so it was a welcome sound to hear.

Now all we have to do is hold out until reinforcements arrive.

From then on, we continued the battle, focusing on holding on rather than trying to win.

Of course, it wasn’t easy either. Because the number of enemies we were facing was the largest among all battlefields.

In fact, they went so far as to say that it was almost a miracle that they had survived until now.

But it had to be done. Now we are starting to see a way out, but we can’t stop.

“Have wizards waiting here, and avoid anything that sticks to the front.”

“Then this battlefield is… .”

“Let’s just take the cavalry there and threaten them. All you have to do is make sure they don’t come too close.”

The staff and I put our heads together and thought about the strategy. I stayed up for hours, sometimes all night.

This was all I could do, so I had to do my best.

Did my efforts work, or did the soldiers’ morale increase knowing that reinforcements were coming?

We somehow succeeded in holding on while minimizing damage.

Soon after, reinforcements arrived, and they completely changed the situation.

The Imperial Knights, a group of talented people requested by the empire, sank the enemy army, and reinforcements and supplies from other territories were also of great help.

News of victory comes from all directions. A proud shout is heard that even the retreating enemy army has been defeated.

I survived and the war was won.

What could be happier than this? I really felt like I had the whole world.

Everyone shouted in unison. I enjoyed the joy of victory.

But that was only for a moment.

Because the end of war is always accompanied by sadness.

As the sun set and darkness came, the atmosphere became solemn.

comfort the dead That was the final responsibility of those who survived.

Standing on the battlefield for the last time before returning to the territory, I quietly closed my eyes and meditated.

May rest come to those who worked for peace for the empire and family.

I prayed for the first time, something I had never done before in my life, and walked quietly.

I had mixed emotions the next few days back to the estate.

Emotions such as happiness for the days ahead and sadness for the dead swirled around me.

But was it because I survived? In the end, the feeling that remained at the end was happiness.

You can meet Luna, whom you haven’t seen for a really long time.

We take pictures, eat together, and take walks with our future child.

I envisioned a happy future in my head.

Of course, those who worked hard in it will not be forgotten.

Because of them, I was able to stand here.

After such an arduous walk, the territory began to appear at the bottom of the mountain.

The thought of the huge castle in the center and Luna waiting there made me want to go back quickly.

I wonder if she wants to see me too.

Are you worried about me?

If, instead of showing a blank expression when I return, he cries or smiles, I might actually end up crying.

Thinking like that, I took out the paper I had kept in my arms.

Paper carefully folded to the corners.

The paper was already worn out.

The first paper I received from her containing concerns.

I was so grateful to think that I was able to survive until now thanks to this.

Every time I go to sleep, I open it and sleep with it in my arms, but what if I can’t break that habit?

I wonder if Luna will scold me later.

I burst out laughing, thinking I should put it in a frame just in case.

Not long after that, we arrived at the estate.

We walked out amidst the cheers of local residents who filled the streets.

The desperate voice looking for my family that I heard from time to time was painful, but I thought it would be better to shout for victory for now.

Those who sacrificed will also want that. Because I worked hard and achieved victory for my family.

Soon, as the head of the family, he officially announced his victory and headed straight to the castle where Luna was waiting.

As I waited, my heart began to beat loudly.

I couldn’t care about anything right now.

Grumble-.

The tightly closed castle gate opens, and people can be seen to the left and right.

Shouts ring out along with applause.

Everyone was of one mind and rejoiced in the victory.

But only one person caught my eye.

A woman standing at the end of the line looking at me.

Even though her husband had won, the woman stood with an expressionless face as always.

She was the woman I loved most in the world.

I took the paper I had kept in my hand with the intention of teasing her.

He carefully unfolded it and moved forward, and the distance between him and Luna gradually narrowed.

It was that moment.

Deeply…

There was a hole in the paper I was cherishing.

To be exact… .

The arrow flew through the paper and lodged in my chest.

“Kyaaak-!”

“Matriarch!”

It was an instant for the shouts of joy to turn into screams and screams.

Meanwhile, my eyes continued to follow Luna. I was wondering if she might be in danger.

“This bastard!”

“There may be more! Search inside the castle! If there is anyone suspicious, arrest them all!”

Fortunately, the soldiers in line caught the culprit and immediately beheaded him.

Was it to confirm that Luna was safe?

Cough!

A lump of blood came out of his mouth, and his weakened body slithered down and fell to the floor.

“Matriarch! Hold on tight!”

The therapist came straight to me and started treating me. I pull out the arrow that was stuck in it, and the warmth from the magic flows into my body.

But somehow I could tell.

Maybe it’s instinct.

Obviously I can’t survive.

That was when I was accepting death.

“Lu, I… .”

Luna rushed towards me through the soldiers.

And he knelt down in front of me.

Hands shaking, expressions filled with despair, tears flowing down cheeks.

She, who always had an expressionless expression in front of me, showed a change for the first time.

I couldn’t help it, so I burst out laughing.

“Doing well… Why did you do that until now… .”

She shook her head violently from side to side. Her hair was matted, sticking to her cheeks, and it was a mess.

I reached out my hand and slowly straightened her hair.

“Mi, no… .”

When I think of the hardships she must have had because of me, no matter how many times I apologize, it is never enough.

I also regretted not being able to treat her better.

I promised to give back several times the amount of hard work I had put in, but I was saddened that I couldn’t keep it.

If I had noticed her efforts a little sooner, or if she hadn’t been a bitch to begin with, she wouldn’t have had to struggle so much.

Do you regret marrying me?

Thinking about that made my heart break.

I felt resentful of God for not even giving me a chance to reflect and be rehabilitated.

As my vision gradually became covered with darkness, I finally opened my mouth with the last of my remaining strength.

“Lu, I, love… .”

I love you, was something I had never said to her before.

With trembling hands, she reached into her purse and took out something, but dropped it.

Fighting-.

A fountain pen and a small notebook fell on the bedside table.

She hurriedly tried to pick it up, but gave up and came into my arms.

It was the first time I had skinship with her, but it was such a sad moment that I didn’t even have the strength to move my hands.

As if consoling my death, the wind blew.

Her pure white hair was flowing, and her notebook was fluttering.

The notebook was filled with writing. As if there was so much he wanted to say to me.

Then, suddenly, when the wind stopped.

This was written in the notebook:

[i love you.]

‘ah… .’

I wanted to tell you first.

If there is an afterlife.

If only I could wait and see her again.

It’s late, but I’ll definitely say it.

I say I love you.

* * * * *

“Ugh… .”

I opened my eyes with a headache that felt like it was going to break.

When I breathe, there is a strong smell of alcohol.

When I raised my head from my bowed position and looked straight ahead, there was someone who shouldn’t be there.

“Albert, if you are a member of the David family, shouldn’t you do at least one thing that will help the family?”

It was my father.

My deceased father was sitting across from me and talking to me.

‘be used to.’

This scene, my father’s words, all remained in my memory.

‘Are you back?’

By what means?

why?

Before the confusion in my head could be resolved, my father spoke again.

Obviously, what my father will say next is… .

“No further discussion, get engaged. The second child of the Duke of Iris… .”

“Yes, I will.”

My father tilted his head after hearing my answer.

As an added bonus, the expression on his face that asks, “What did this guy do wrong?”

After facing death with victory in the war, I returned.

Before I met Luna.