episode_0043

“… … ”

Be honest.

What on earth?

I was speechless due to the endless questions.

‘There will be no announcement of the deal with the emperor.’

Are you really asking about the source of the blank check?

But I guess the imperial family hasn’t used blank checks yet?

‘Now that I think about it, I definitely mentioned Ludine just now. Is it something related to the imperial family? Could it be that the emperor… … ‘

No, that can’t be true.

There was no reason for the emperor himself to brag about his own shortcomings to others, and more than anything, wasn’t it a contract bound by Geass?

‘If not, then what is it?’

Apart from my connection with the emperor, there is no longer any connection between me and the imperial family.

Oh, I don’t know.

What can I do since I don’t have anything to say?

He said he couldn’t spit on a smiling face, so he just smiled brightly and wasted time.

“I have no idea what you are talking about.”

“No, you know.”

“I have no idea.”

The duke was staring at me closely.

It’s a blatant gaze, as if each facial muscle is being torn apart.

A breathtaking silence followed.

Strangely, being patient was harder than usual.

at that time.

“Kyle.”

The duke continued speaking in a cool voice.

“I’ve been looking into you recently.“

“Are you talking about me?”

When I asked with a frown on my face, the Duke slowly nodded.

“From one day on, I started acting as if I were someone else.”

“… ”

“At first, I didn’t think much of it. But you weren’t the only one who changed.”

I held my breath.

I just stared at him with soulless eyes.

“Isabel Justia, who hated you so much, suddenly started clinging to you.”

“… ”

“The princess is also the same. I heard that starting from the day your attitude changed, the princess’s tone and behavior completely changed. At the same time, he started showing special interest in you. As if I were someone else.”

Yeah, it’s someone else.

Isabel, Ludine, and me.

Because we all returned to the past with inherited memories of the past.

‘But there will be no sign of regression.’

So what on earth are you so sure of?

I guess they’re calling me in to interrogate me because they have a clue about something.

The duke’s eyes were filled with clear confidence, not doubt.

I got curious.

What on earth is he trying to say?

I kept a smiling face.

“What do you want to say?”

The Duke remained silent for a moment.

They just keep their mouths shut and look at me with sunken eyes.

He didn’t ask any more questions or answer my questions.

‘I’m amazed.’

The duke told me.

Kyle has changed.

Because I don’t blame myself like Kyle usually does.

For not acting stupid.

By firmly carrying out my will.

The only basis for his claim was Kyle’s changed attitude.

Of all the many things, it was as if that was the only thing that had changed.

“I wasn’t interested anyway.”

“… ”

“What does it matter whether my attitude changes or not? Just ignore it like you normally do. Don’t be shy and ask questions.”

The duke’s face was calm, without any emotional agitation.

He’s still glaring at me with confident eyes.

After a while, the duke spoke softly.

“A few days ago, the Empress’s servant came to the mansion.”

“Empress?”

“He told me to enter the palace as soon as possible because I have something important to say. Since it was the Emperor’s name, I couldn’t refuse.”

I kept my mouth shut and listened to the story in silence.

“Her Majesty said. The princess, who was smarter than anyone else, started to become obsessed with you, Kyle.”

“… ”

“Suggested to me at the same time. Would you like to meet the princess in person and have a conversation?”

what? Meet and talk with Rudine?

“So we met. Her Royal Highness, the princess who is so close to you.”

A meeting between a duke and a princess.

The unexpected content almost made me sigh for a moment.

I managed to control my distorted face and maintain an expression.

The breathtaking silence continued again.

The moment I moistened my burnt lips with my tongue.

‘… Shall I ask?’

My patience was slowly starting to wear thin.

The worry was short-lived.

“What did you talk about?”

The duke did not answer.

He leaned back in a comfortable position, as if he was just enjoying the silence.

sniffling.

He lifted the teacup on the desk and took a sip.

In the midst of all this, it felt strange to see him paying attention to etiquette.

After a while, the Duke’s dry voice filled the air.

“As I heard, he was an intelligent child.”

“… ”

“At the same time, it was sharp. He never wasted a word and never let go of the initiative throughout the conversation.”

widely-!

The Duke put the teacup in his hand down on the desk.

“He knew everything.”

“Everything?”

“Yes, everything about Winfred. And, Kyle, everything about your birth.”

All about Winfred.

And, all about Kyle’s birth.

So many unfamiliar details poured into my mind.

The strings of reason were stretched so wide that it seemed as if they might break at any moment.

gulp.

I swallowed deeply.

The duke described in a calm voice.

“Kyle, I also knew that you were not my child.”

just now.

What on earth did you just say?

The moment a pitchless voice rang out, my mind flashed white.

“It’s no use pretending not to know.”

“… ”

“Because the princess, who could not see your situation, revealed herself that she had already conveyed all the facts to you, Kyle.”

What are you talking about?

This is the first time I’ve heard this story.

Above all.

‘Kyle… He’s not the duke’s child… ?’

What kind of lightning bolt is this?

Kyle must have been Winfred’s illegitimate son, right?

Obviously in the setting house… …

‘… … Was there such a thing?’

Kyle Winfred’s birth details.

Even just one line… Was it written in the official settings book? ?

‘There wasn’t one.’

A horrifying sensation struck my mind like a thunderbolt.

I just thought it was like that.

I immediately accepted the story and dialogue I saw while playing the game without question.

Because no one was interested in the narrative of just one villain.

me too.

Players who enjoyed the game.

and.

Even the characters in the game.

“… … ”

My heartbeat pounded throughout my body.

At the same time, a thick vein appeared on my temple.

I forgot.

There is no normality in this world.

“After hiding in the imperial palace for as long as possible, what is the reason for returning to the duke’s residence? Thanks to you, I thought about it for a while.”

“… Ha.”

An empty smile appeared.

The world’s malice toward Kyle was not over yet.

“Tell me.”

A bright blue sparkle flickered in the peacock’s eyes.

“What do you want?”

Crazy bastard.

I wanted to rip that damn face off right now.

****

Jump and jump.

Luna was walking slowly down a dark hallway.

“… … ”

The pace is neither fast nor slow.

Luna’s face looked somewhat distraught as she took one step at a time, lost in idle thoughts.

The reason she was distraught.

That’s because Kyle finally returned to the mansion today.

“… … Kyle.”

Kyle immediately asked for help in obtaining the Precious Blood.

And in return for help, he offered to return to the mansion.

Suspicious.

As for the sudden search for the Precious Blood, Kyle also suddenly became friendly.

However, Luna could not bear to refuse.

No, I was actually happy.

The fact that he, who had been a hindrance to Kyle his whole life, could finally be of help.

It’s okay even if you are used and eventually abandoned.

Because Kyle is my younger brother.

Just the fact that we can clear away some of our past sins is enough.

Okay, that’s enough.

enough… do…

enough… …

“… .”

… … Is it really enough?

What if I get used the whole time and never see Kyle again?

“… I hate it.”

So isn’t she no different from Isabel, who was ultimately abandoned?

I have to be different from Isabel.

I don’t want to be hated or abandoned by Kyle.

Luna covered her head with both arms.

Suddenly, a memory from a few days ago passed through my mind.

— I guess it’s you, not me, who is jealous.

— Are you afraid I don’t know the dirty feelings you harbor?”

Isabel Justia.

She said my feelings for Kyle were dirty.

Luna gritted her teeth.

It’s just nonsense.

The feelings I feel when I look at Kyle are not those ugly feelings at all.

but.

“… .”

I couldn’t bear to refute it.

The identity of the uncontrollably boiling emotion was not anger, but a sense of guilt.

— You, Kyle, look like a man, right?

No, it’s not.

Kyle is definitely my younger brother.

It’s so lovely that it doesn’t hurt even if you put it in your eyes…

Beloved… My little brother…

“… Damn.”

When I came to my senses, Luna was already standing tall.

Luna immediately turned around.

If I were to meet Kyle in this state, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to control the dark emotions growing in my heart.

It was then.

“——“

A familiar voice came from far away.

Luna walked in the direction from where the sound came as if she were possessed.

In front of a door we finally arrived at.

It was in front of the duke’s office.

Luna slowly walked towards the door.

Then, he bent forward and put his ear to his ear.

“… … ”

As I slowly focused my attention, my voice became clearer.

It’s Kyle’s voice, a deep man’s voice.

After that, the Duke’s voice continued.

What followed was truly spectacular.

‘The princess… ‘

The duke visited the empress’ palace under the royal order.

And, I heard about the relationship between the princess and Kyle from the empress.

Luna listened to the story with a grave expression.

Since I already knew this, it wasn’t that surprising.

It was then.

— Kyle, I also knew you weren’t my child.

I got goosebumps.

What does this mean?

The tip of Luna’s chin began to tremble.

In my blank mind, the voices of Kyle and the Duke intertwined sharply.

The Duke was more serious than ever.

Kyle did not deny anything.

‘What is this… ‘

Kyle is not the duke’s child?

Kyle is not my brother?

That’s ridiculous.

That can’t be possible.

Me and Kyle are not family?

Me and Kyle… They’re not brother and sister… ?

“Heo Eok… ”

The chest rose and fell irregularly due to heavy breathing.

The blade-like realization cut Luna’s reason to pieces.

Unless it’s my brother.

So what on earth is Kyle to me?

‘No, Kyle is my younger brother.’

Luna desperately denied it.

Cold sweat ran down my face, as if my boiling emotions and reason were in a power struggle.

‘my… My younger brother… ‘

Yeah, nothing changes.

Because Kyle is family.

Because he is the kind of younger brother I have to protect.

but.

but…

If that is true…

‘My younger brother… or not… ‘

Luna flopped down in her seat.

Afterwards, all kinds of ugly delusions branched out and bore fruit.

‘No way… ‘

Kyle.

My little brother.

Suddenly, a voice rang in my ears like an auditory hallucination.

— Wake up from your dream.

— Because you are dead and it is impossible to wake up.

— As you said, blood ties are not so easily broken, right?”

‘… … ah.’

My whole body became hot due to the intense heat that soared.

My face turned bright red like hot iron.

‘Kyle.’

The corners of Luna’s eyes were curved like half moons.

A dark desire flashed darkly in his bright blue pupils.

‘My little brother.’

My lovely little brother.

Beloved… …

The one and only… …

… … My Kyle.