episode_0548

I think it sounds long-winded.

However, looking around, I can understand it.

But even for a moment.

Mercurius told me.

A servant is a ‘human being’. They don’t know why their father didn’t make them perfect.

So I said it.

“I don’t trust them.”

“······.”

“The fact that we met was solely due to our fate.”

It is natural to find meaning in life.

Because this world is not humanistic, but theological.

However, servants are also imperfect in their pursuit of perfection.

That is why Hein burned the Laobian Empire and caused this tragedy.

“I’m not saying that what Sii said is wrong. Since I am a human, as Si said, I will think and plan from a human perspective.”

In other words, angels are hiding in the human world.

“Now that things have come to this, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to Inoemagyeong together.”

To some extent, a conclusion has been reached.

Except for the words I didn’t say because I felt uncomfortable saying them.

‘What to do if you fail.’

I looked at the ladies.

Everyone was waiting for my last words.

“···If we fail, why don’t we all run away to Earth together?”

Silence came.

Very hard to accept.

‘Even if I think about it, it doesn’t make sense.’

It was because of my foolishness.

“Please pretend I didn’t hear.”

“No.”

A happy voice rang out.

Isabel. She was looking straight at me.

“I’ll go.”

That person also has memories of Earth.

The psychological burden seemed to be lessened, but others hesitated.

Who can follow to another ‘world’ without hesitation?

It was natural.

The same goes for these people.

“Thank you.”

If I were to go back, I would have to leave alone.

With that promise, I avoided Isabel’s gaze.

“It’s okay. Because it’s okay as long as you don’t fail.”

* * * * * *

When I returned to the palace, I saw the doorknob of my room—the man standing next to me.

Hermann seemed to have business with me.

However, they don’t recognize me. I grabbed the doorknob of my room as a joke.

“This is the room where the owner resides.”

“Yes? I am the owner of this room?”

I looked up at Hermann with a look that seemed obvious.

Hermann’s eyes widen.

“What do you mean?”

Hermann looks at me as a child.

It’s time to stop in a good mood. I covered my face and transformed into my true self.

Hermann looked quite surprised.

“···It was really you.”

It was an interesting reaction for me too.

Because this person really knew what I was doing just by looking at him.

“I thought you would recognize me.”

“I didn’t recognize it because the momentum changed.”

Hermann also smiled awkwardly.

‘The momentum has changed?’

Hermann, who caught my gaze, continues speaking.

“It’s softer than before. Very much.”

“Looking at you now, you look tall.”

That’s all for the pleasant words of gratitude.

I smiled and looked up at Hermann, who seemed to have business.

“···Did something happen?”

“I came here after seeing the proclamation. ···Not everything written in that proclamation is true.”

I also know this because I heard it from the king.

The royal family tried hard to accept Ain.

“Of course. If you change where you stand, the scenery you see will change.”

“···We didn’t have a bad intention to keep Ajin as slaves.”

You have no obligation to explain that to me.

But if you said you were going to do it, there was nothing you couldn’t do.

Hermann also continued speaking with my tacit agreement.

“We led the refugees to Lomaria, and we planned to unite the demi-humans and create a country comprised of multiple races.”

“We worked hard to establish the framework of the country.”

“But not everyone had the same thoughts as us.”

‘You left the yellow buds alone.’

In a way, it’s natural. Because the hardest thing for humans is ‘effort’.

That’s why I get mistaken. If you work hard, you will be able to reach your goal.

What is more important than effort is analysis, statistics, and inspiration.

But what can you do? He is the representative of the good and generous Dantalian.

“Misfortune came to James in an instant.”

“James’ son died after falling from his horse while trying to ride a dragon, and the nobles gradually became corrupt.”

“The queen became depressed and resented James.”

I thought this was that time.

“There is no one to lean on except me.”

“Moreover, even though James stood among nobles, he tried to escape aristocraticism.”

“Thanks to you, even though he was the king who achieved everything, he became isolated in an instant…”

Hermann trails off and looks at me.

With eyes as if asking for understanding.

“So you are saying that you have become lax in state affairs?”

“That’s not true. Because most things were resolved over time.”

‘It’s resolved?’

Just hearing the words took my breath away.

But I can’t believe I overcame that situation. I got somewhat interested.

“Let’s talk inside first.”

I opened the door and stepped into my room.

But there were no refreshments to be served, and all there was to drink was water.

I poured some water out of my shingi and offered it to Hermann.

“I’m so curious that I can’t stand it. ···How on earth did you overcome that hellish situation?”

Hermann smiles bitterly at my question and takes the glass of water.

However, he did not hold back on his words as if he were bragging about a friend.

“James was also falling apart.”

“In the evening, when I was not at my residence, I came over and had a drink every day.”

“The only thing I could do was be a drinking partner and comfort him.”

‘This person was the support.’

Surprisingly, people can hold on well as long as they have something strong to lean on.

If I had Jules, James had Hermann.

“As time passed, the difficult times passed.”

“Time is the cure for mental illness. The queen overcame her depression.”

“The nobles also gave in to James’ strong response.”

I felt sorry for something.

I thought there might have been an opportunity to mend my broken heart in a more dramatic way.

‘I’ll ask about this later.’

Let’s find out why Herman came to me.

“Among them, James strongly abhorred slavery.”

“I also deeply sympathized with the Ajin people.”

“That’s why I did my best to protect Ajin.”

In other words, this is what Hermann wants to say.

James said they weren’t the bad guys pointed out by the white wolf.

He came to me in person to clear his friend’s name.

‘Will I ever have a friend like this for the rest of my life?’

I thought I had a very envious friend.

“I knew. At least he’s a good person.”

“Thank you for your understanding. There is a high possibility that it was not during James’s reign that the White Wolf suffered a disaster.”

‘Wasn’t it during James’s reign?’

Something is wrong.

The ‘heads’ who received Dantalian’s blessing are people who were previously Dantalian’s agents.

However, while Juul was living with me, he witnessed the destruction of Laobia with his own eyes.

“What do you mean by that?”

“James left Romaria behind.”

‘The king left the country?’

Leaving behind what you have achieved?

I have never heard of a king leaving his country behind.

Thanks to this, I couldn’t help but feel curious.

“···What on earth happened?”

Just as Hermann was about to open the door.

Hesitantly, he looks at me. Then, in the end, I reluctantly opened up.

“I was there for James when he was having a hard time.”

“As a close drinking buddy, James visited me every day even after the situation got better.”

“···But James was mentally ill.”

That’s quite possible.

Because I was Dantalian’s agent, I also suffered from mental illness.

“He said it was all his fault.”

“Which one?”

“I asked too. What on earth is your fault? The guy said Literally everything is your fault.”

“Does this mean that your capabilities are lacking?”

“I comforted him that way too. It’s not your fault. I’m telling you to forget it because it’s in the past.”

Hermann’s eyes, steeped in memories, lost focus.

“···I was delusional. My spirit has collapsed.”

However, it was not this type of mental illness.

Dantalian’s agent is good and generous, so his spirit does not break down.

“Then one day, I lost my family.”

“I started revenge. But he did it again. It’s your fault.”

“I couldn’t comfort him at that time. My heart was frozen. So I interrogated him. Why is it your fault that my family died?”

“That guy said that. I’m sorry. He said it was because he became close to me.”

so that. If he is, then so be it.

Hermann’s family was killed by James.

─It targeted an acquaintance of James.

He killed James’ son and sent the queen into depression.

He corrupted the nobility and targeted Hermann’s family.

‘If you’re an Ain, you can’t do that.’

He is Dantalian’s agent who rules over the demi-humans.

However, judging from the nuance of his words, it was clear that something had come that even he could not stop.

“And then he left. Abandon your country.”

─Something that even the founding king of a nation could not bear.

“After that, the country slowly decayed. Immortal wanted me, and I wasn’t interested in Romaria without James.”

I’m sure it has something to do with ‘angels’.

‘There are more than one suspicious part.’

James was brainwashed by an angel to target me, and was chased by an angel.

And he tried to reveal his identity to me.

Meanwhile, he was eaten by Craxxmara.

‘Is Craxxmara related?’

“···I really wanted to apologize for what happened when we met again.”

“I will definitely come to you someday.”

Because James is the ‘head’.

“···You said something inappropriate. I’ll go back.”

Hermann suddenly got up from his seat.

After seeing him off and closing the door, silence came.

The events of that day came back to me.

James came aboard Craxxmara.

James was eaten by Craxxmara.

Craxxmara spits out James and asks for a funeral.

And… the voice that warned me.

‘I said it was Dantalian’s doing.’

But there is no need for that.

James was Dantalian’s agent, and the servant has coercion over the agent.

However, his will was broken, so Juul became Dantalian’s agent.

However, the period is not correct.

James and Jules were born within the same period.

‘There cannot be two agents in one era.’

One thing I knew for sure.

─The angel achieves his goal by destroying the life of Dantalian’s agent.

But now Juul is invincible.

What should we do to destroy Juul?

Soon I realized one thing.

Edeline said that my anger threshold was very high and my stronghold was strong.

Therefore, if the stronghold falls, there is a high probability of destruction.

Jules and I look alike.

In other words, I am influenced.

Juul was also devastated by my death and destroyed Heindeer.

If Pluto hadn’t stopped him, he might have destroyed the entire Habstenburg.

In my past life, I tried to push away Romalia itself.

Maybe it’s not me that the angel is aiming for.

─Aren’t you planning to use me as a medium to destroy Jool and destroy Pangea?

Is the reason the strong people are gathered around me to stop Juul?

‘This is truly a delusion.’

A grin came out.

It’s easy to understand why James is crazy.

But I felt like I had no idea how to dig into it.

‘I guess I’ll have to stop by the library tomorrow.’

Let’s find out the traces of Dantalian’s agents.

If you look for commonalities there, there will be something that stands out.

‘You were caught wrong.’

Jules and I are not ordinary people.

We do not run away, but look straight at the person we hate.

The moment you touch me or Jules, the angel will know that fact painfully.