episode_0506

After everything is over.

The crown prince looked at me as if asking for permission.

“I think it would be a good idea to go.”

“···Please kill him. If you do so, we will have a battle for the throne.”

“Yes. An agent of Mercurius will hunt him down.”

I wasn’t planning on ending like this.

“···I’m sorry.”

“No. Aren’t you the agent who carries out your servant’s wishes?”

Stefan died after being caught up in my help.

It’s not my fault, but strictly speaking, I’m at fault too.

‘It’s enough to blame me.’

The prince was worshiping me.

I believe that what I do is unconditionally right.

“···I hope there will be good news in the near future.”

After saying his last words, the prince left the Blue Pearl lonely.

Anne hesitantly approached me.

“Lee, are you okay?”

“It’s okay. It’s not like there’s a setback in the plan.”

“···It’s not a good expression.”

“Let’s say I’m a really bad person.”

“Yes?”

“What will you do if I die doing something that deserves death?”

Anne looked up at me as if she were puzzled.

“We’ll have a funeral first, right?”

“And what?”

“After you grieve, you have to live.”

“It seems that there are people who can’t do that.”

Anne sighed at my words.

“···I guess those people have never been loved.”

‘Have you never been loved?’

Anne smiled and sat comfortably in her seat.

“Why did you come to that conclusion?”

“If it were me in the past, I would never have left alone the person who killed Lee.”

“You don’t really hate me, do you?”

“No! What I mean is… if your loved one does something bad or dangerous, you should stop them, right? But taking revenge without doing so means that you didn’t even know and didn’t tell you.”

Ruby-like eyes glance at me.

“···Isn’t it?”

“No. I think that’s right.”

Under normal circumstances, this would be nonsense.

However, the Grand Duke Widow brainwashed the members of the hallucinations into believing that they loved him.

If one-sided love ended in tragedy, you might feel angry.

“Who on earth are you talking to?”

“With my cute wife.”

Come to think of it, I almost never spent time alone with Anne.

I held Anne’s hand.

“I’ll go outside.”

“What are you doing?”

“To go sightseeing.”

I held Anne’s hand and leisurely left the Blue Pearl.

We visited the tourist attractions of Dberg.

“Do you think this would suit Isabel?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t know much about jewelry, so what color jewelry goes well with blonde or white hair?”

“I also know jewelry well. First of all, blonde ─────”

Buy some jewelry for your wives.

“This is really delicious!”

“Scurvy is common in quarries. The meat is so delicious.”

I handed Anne the fermented fruit.

“That’s why the Dver people always eat this.”

“Is this a fruit you’ve never seen before? What is this?”

“This is a fruit ripened at low temperature. It is said to be a drink, and if you eat a lot, you will get drunk.”

How long did you wander around like that?

After eating, drinking, and singing, I carried Anne, who was drunk, and headed to the main square.

“Why on earth is everyone treating me like a child…!”

“You’re young, aren’t you?”

“I am a woman of marriageable age!”

I walked around with Anne on my back, looking for things to see.

In the main square, all kinds of theater companies and clowns were enjoying the festival.

“···When can we get married?”

“You will be able to do it when I finish everything I do.”

“When does it end?”

“It will be finished within 5 years.”

“······It’s too long.”

The moment when I was walking around the huge park in the quarry while drinking alcohol from Anne.

A crippled man sitting in a wheelchair stole my attention.

“···Ha.”

Soon there was laughter.

The crippled person doesn’t recognize me.

Because the face I have now is a face I have never seen before.

He was staring into space and holding a sign on his chest.

It was a text that no one in this world would recognize.

─FUCK ME.

‘The man named James must have been American or British.’

Soon his eyes turned to me.

I looked at him, and he looked at me.

However, I no longer felt any hostility from him.

“···First, I will go on a honeymoon. And I will see everything about Pangea.”

“You included it.”

“It’s not like it’s all included, but it feels different when you see it together, right?”

“···Travel takes too long. My butt hurts too.”

“Those words won’t even come out at that time. I will apologize.”

I stood next to a man sitting in a wheelchair.

Anne, who had consumed a lot of alcohol and fruit, was beside herself.

“···James said. If anyone recognizes this article, he is Dantalian’s agent.”

“I am a ‘former’ agent. Do you still miss the fight?”

“No.”

“Thank goodness.”

He glanced at me and rolled the wheels of the wheelchair.

“···Have I been brainwashed?”

“Yes.”

Hermann smiled bitterly.

“···I thought I wouldn’t fall for such a trick.”

Judging by his reaction, it appears that James has also used brainwashing.

If Hermann had been brainwashed, he would have been able to avoid the brainwashing of hallucinations.

“What do you plan to do in the future?”

“I plan to follow the flow.”

“The crown prince was very angry. I promised him I would kill you.”

“Sure.”

“But, my wife knows you.”

“······.”

“Invincible Hermann. First article. Guardian knight of James von Romaria.”

Hermann’s face turned red.

He seemed a little angry.

But that anger is shame that comes from oneself.

“Everyone has forgotten you, but my wife has not forgotten you.”

“So?”

“It looks like he’s itching to be with you.”

“···You want to clash swords in this era?”

He looks embarrassed.

But despite his appearance and tone, he seemed quite happy.

As if I had heard good news.

“Is your wife as strong as you?”

“I used to win, but now it’s half and half.”

“Since when did you beat me?”

“······?!”

A voice from behind took my breath away.

“···If you came, say you came.”

Hermann turned around and looked at Lexi.

Lexi also looked at Hermann, and soon there was silence.

It was Lexi who spoke first.

“···I didn’t know why you were so strong.”

“It’s been a while.”

The two seemed to be familiar with each other.

An ominous thought passes through my mind.

‘They’re probably not close friends, right?’

Hermann must die.

“Do you know each other?”

“He is my swordsmanship teacher.”

“Yes?”

“He was an instructor at the Swordsmanship Academy. There was no way I could beat that guy. I thought I wasn’t good at swordsmanship so I started learning how to use a spear.”

Jaan secretly glared at Hermann.

“But it was immortal.”

Anne was looking at the two with bated breath.

It looks like the alcohol has worn off.

“You brag, pretending to be his student. His swordsmanship is said to be that of the undefeated knight Herman.”

“Pfft!”

“When they say that an arrow should have three feathers, they say that they are absolutely right and that the arrow should have four feathers. They say the undefeated knight Herman said that.”

“Pugh!”

His eyes narrow into a smirk.

“It was so absurd that I remembered it. Thanks to you, I was convinced as soon as I heard it. It must be him or Hermann.”

Two-handed swords declined with the advent of armor.

It is difficult for anyone to accept that the skills they have honed go to waste because they cannot keep up with the times.

Even so, you’re acting like yourself?

Perhaps out of embarrassment, Hermann’s gaze became narrow.

“Aren’t you here because you feel the same way as me?”

“That’s right. But I’ve never been as embarrassed as you.”

Lexi threw her medicine to Hermann.

“I’ll see you here two days later at noon.”

“Okay.”

If Lexi is here, Hermann can’t run away.

It didn’t seem like that in the first place.

“So, you beat me?”

“You lose during the day, but you win at night.”

Lexi burst out laughing and looked at me.

I walked leisurely, enjoying the look in his eyes.

* * * * * *

I sent a letter to the crown prince asking him to observe the duel, and the reply came back in barely an hour.

Regardless of whether the duel is won or lost, Hermann will die.

Even so, it seemed that this duel was not without meaning.

Lexi had gathered all her weapons and was working on her black spear.

Although it was a dangerous task, he rarely seemed happy.

“···What time is it?”

“Three hours ago.”

Several questions arose in my head.

“Are you close with Hermann?”

“No.”

“Do you want to save Harman?”

“No.”

I glanced at Lexi.

Lexi, unable to resist my gaze, eventually put down the window she was cleaning.

“That’s not the case.”

“It’s because I don’t want to kill him.”

“You’re not trying to ask me to lose, right?”

“No.”

This is because I did not like the idea of living like Bupyeong Elementary School.

For everyone, life is a movie.

In that case, I think the last part should not be as vain as it is.

“Never give up.”

However, there are movies like that too.

Before we knew it, the time for the duel was approaching.

We leisurely headed to the main square.

In the main square, numerous armed Debergs were surrounding Hermann.

Whether he wins or loses this duel, Hermann dies.

But I couldn’t find any tension on his face.

“It’s your sword.”

Lexi leaned the black spear on her shoulder and held out her sacred weapon to Herman.

There was tension for a moment, but Hermann simply accepted the sword.

There is still time until the duel.

Meanwhile, the two talked like friends.

Perhaps, for Lexi, he is the only enemy left in the world.

Whether she loses or wins today’s duel, Lexi will never use her spear again.

I felt bad for interrupting, so I had them sit far away and eat.

Alex sat in front of me and ate a sliced medium steak, and I ate a sliced medium rare steak.

The crown prince was just gnawing on water.

“···If you don’t mind, can you tell me what the servant means?”

“The Hibi Desert will become land where people can live.”

“I heard that story.”

“Yes. As a result, all countries will start a war to take over the Hibi Desert.”

“Did the servant tell you to stop that?”

“No. I do it because I want to.”

“Yes?”

I shoved the sliced steak into my mouth.

The meat becomes soft and juicy.

I wanted to chew more, but I couldn’t resist the look in his eyes and had to swallow.

“I just want to prevent war.”

“···Are you saying it wasn’t the servant’s intention?”

“For servants, demi-humans are just one of the creations.”

The crown prince looked dumbfounded at my answer.

“There is no grand cause behind my actions. I just want the world my children will live in to be a peaceful and beautiful place.”

I looked at the crown prince.

“If Henry cannot defeat the Crown Prince in the battle for the throne, I hope the Crown Prince will agree with me.”

“······Where did it come from?”

“Everything, including the relief of the Black Death, is my personal judgment.”

“Are you saying that the servant is not interested in us?”

“As the creator, you will be responsible for the minimum survival, yes. I’m not very interested.”

A person should not rely on a servant.

“In the end, Ain must be led by Ain.”

“···I’m confused. Could you please give me some time to think?”

“Yes. There is plenty of time.”

Dang—! Dang—! Dang—!

The bell rings, signaling noon.

The two who were talking from afar also got up and headed to the center of the plaza.

Soon the two are standing in the center of the plaza, turning their backs to each other.

Five steps each, ten steps in total.

The two knights turned towards each other and drew their weapons.