episode_0188

“… … !”

Because an unexpected question was asked, I gave up a strike without being able to respond properly.

“Interesting, Swen.”

“Yes… … ?”

“I didn’t think the question you just asked was difficult enough to make you look like that.”

“… … .”

After saying that, I was speechless for a moment as I saw Serpina looking at me intently.

She was right. In fact, that’s probably the question monarchs want to ask the most.

Any monarch who has even the slightest idea of my abilities will ask about it. leading this country

Since that question was already asked by Zenith, there was no need to ask it additionally as long as there were enemies in Serpina’s army.

Anyway, since this is the place where my master will test my abilities for the first time, I can’t help but enter it.

‘Can Serpina von Eyngart become a unified monarch?’

Well, the answer came rolling around just as I expected.

[Not like that.]

‘The question is not the answer.’

The question is how to say this.

In some ways, the answer was simple. It’s just a lie.

It is said that it is impossible to know ‘who can become the unified monarch’, and given Serpina’s personality, it did not seem necessary to inquire.

Moreover, since some questions were actually truly unknown, this answer lends credibility.

There was no need to explain this ‘mechanism that only I know about’. Even if you just say random things like ‘I’m not feeling well today’ or ‘I’m having trouble understanding the flow of the stars because it’s unusual’, she will have no choice but to understand. In the first place, all of these premises were meant to happen only if you firmly believed that you had the ridiculous ability to know the correct result without fail.

So, is that okay?

This question was not about Serpina.

The question was not about her, but about the person answering it – me.

‘Am I okay with lying?’

If the person asking the question had been Yuuri or Rin, they would have lied and said, ‘There are no results from that question’ without much worry.

I didn’t feel sorry for them, but that didn’t mean they were meaningful to me either. It was clear that they were the masters I served, but there was no need to instill affection for the nest that I would leave someday, and I did not feel much affection for them because the country was running smoothly, and they also did not particularly want me strongly.

but.

Serpina is different.

She kept saying she wanted to get me. Instead of being intimidating and pushing me around, he was approaching me in a very submissive manner for a despot so as not to incur my hatred after listening to my story.

Not only was she nice to Irene, who was important to me, but her attitude towards the country and the generals under her command also told me a lot.

The only thing in common with the previous girls is that Serpina is also a ‘nest to leave someday’… …

But why can’t I make simple decisions?

Why does my heart get so hot?

In life, moments like this would come.

That moment when you are shaken by a strong intuition at the crossroads of choice.

The biggest way to not have regrets when you look back on this moment after enough time has passed is –

I was answering as my heart led me.

“My lord… … .”

I looked into Serpina’s sparkling golden eyes, slowly and carefully.

“You cannot become a monarch who can unify the continent.”

It conveyed the ‘truth’ containing the fate given to her.

“… … .”

My choice was to be honest.

I also knew that nothing good would come of saying this straight and honestly.

However, I did not want to lie to Serpina and deceive her. There may have been a desire for her to accept her fate.

Because I thought that was the way to save her.

The more she continues to reach for an impossible destiny… … Because my faith in her gradually spread into murderous intent.

“Really?”

“That’s right. It cannot be a unified monarch… … That is the result.”

Serpina’s expression was calm.

However, there is no sign of peace on his face. How can you explain what it feels like?

Her answer, finally heard after several minutes of silence, was quite heartless.

“I see.”

“… … Are you saying you don’t care?”

I was surprised by the surprisingly simple answer, but when I thought about it, such a reaction was not surprising.

I was able to convince myself of the proposition, ‘What I say is absolutely correct’ through inductive reasoning using the experiences I have had and the knowledge I have about this world to this day, but from Serpina’s point of view, there is no evidence other than what I claim. Because it was a horse.

Of course, she was treating me with a very serious attitude, and she also knew the keyword ‘mind’s eye’, which seemed to be almost similar to my ability, but when she suddenly said, ‘You can’t be a unified monarch,’ my dejection was always logical. It would be appropriate to say that it does not suit her appearance.

If it’s the Serpina I know, then yes. Here, he probably said, ‘If that’s Yeo’s fate, it’s okay to twist that fate from now on,’ and then burst into laughter.

but.

Her answer to my question was something I didn’t expect.

“No. I was just relieved that the answer was as expected.”

“… … Yes?”

“I thought so. In my hand… … I had expected that such an opportunity would not come.”

Serpina’s shocking statement.

Rather, I was the one who was so surprised that it was visible on my face.

“Did you think so?”

Serpina said with a bitter smile.

“Didn’t I tell you? When walking down the street, sitting on the throne, and… … Until this moment. You can feel the malice towards her just by taking a breath. When the opportunity came, it disappeared as if it had never come. Obviously, most of the things I did when I thought this was the right time ended in failure.”

“The country did not collapse. Since the foundation of the empire was received as is, it was rather strange that it would collapse overnight if there were no pointless fights over the throne. But, those moments, moments. When I look back on those moments when it felt as if everything in this world hated me… … I had no choice but to think that way.”

“You may not be destined to become the monarch of a unified empire.”

“Master… … .”

“Swen. Have you ever found it strange? Why has our country, which has conquered the entire northern continent and has the greatest national power, been unable to regain the glory of the old unified empire for such a long time? Why are there so many rebellions? And why… … Just like I missed the opportunity to go south to the continent this time, I always end up being held back by something every time the time comes.”

At her words, I lowered my head without saying anything.

Even when I typed things like ‘why is that like that’ into my head, of course the only output was [unknown.].

“But, when I look at it through your ‘mind’s eye’, everything becomes clear. Opening… … They were not born with the destiny of someone who could do it. What was flowing through Yeo was not the destiny to build a unified empire, but was merely the last bloodline of the Eingart Empire. If the karma of the Eingart family, which survived this far by drinking so much blood, is what is holding her back, then maybe――”

She looked at me and smiled bitterly.

It’s that smile again.

A breathtaking expression that looks as if it will break at any moment.

“――The last obstacle to this country may be myself.”

I was even more confident with what I had just heard.

Serpina was a truly insightful person.

The fact that when she dies, the fate of unification will pass to this nation was inferred from the premise that ‘she cannot become the unification monarch.’

Of course, she probably knows far more information about this country than I do, but even taking that into account, there are only a few people who can look at themselves with such an objective perspective.

okay.

She is not incompetent.

just… … As long as she was alive, the Goddess of Fate was on Luna’s side, not hers.

That was all… …

Why?

Once again, a whim that was not my whim began to control me.

“However, these are only the results so far.”

“… … What?”

“At this very moment, the result of the question ‘Can you unify the continent?’ is correct. However, it is precisely at that point that the mind’s eye predictions become effective. It is also true that if the situation changes even slightly, a different answer will often appear.”

What I said wasn’t a lie.

There was no coercive force that would not change no matter what happened, just the result at this point.

Twice she avoided the fate of almost dying. The proof was that she was still alive before my eyes.

“So, I feel it is a bit hasty to think that way. How about focusing on running the government first and trying to achieve the best results possible?”

As I said that, I was once again surprised by my own words.

There was no need to say things like this if I were only ‘Luna’s agent’.

If that were the case, I wouldn’t have thought that I would regret it if I didn’t tell her the truth, and it was best to just make vague puns like ‘I don’t know.’

If I shook her for no reason, there was a chance that Luna’s destiny to become the monarch of a unified empire could be ruined.

Wasn’t the reason I worked hard to save Serpina in the first place because I wanted to keep my promise to Luna?

But, who I am now.

Who will become the emperor of the unified empire is not the same thing… … I was speaking only in the hope that Serpina would not collapse.

I thought I didn’t want her to be sad. I thought it would be nice not to be swayed by superstitions such as bad karma.

It couldn’t have been an overly emotional decision. why? What is she to me?

“Swen… … .”

Serpina listened to me and couldn’t continue saying anything –

“… … Ahhh.”

He smiled brightly.

It was my first time.

Why did she laugh so happily?

That moment.

The intense sunlight shining through the window illuminated Serpina’s shiny straight blonde hair and white cheeks.

“Thank you, Swen.”

“… … !!”

“As you said, in order to seize the opportunity, you will definitely need the help of your ‘mind’s eye’.”

Serpina said that and stretched out her hand to me.

Absolute.

Dominating over subordinates, stretching out his white hands forward and giving orders was enough to give a very elegant feeling in itself.

As a general under her command, I would look up at it and feel with my whole body the charisma of the absolute tyrant called the tyrant of the northern continent.

But at this moment.

The image of Serpina reaching out to me was not the Absolute looking down on me from above-

It was like a companion walking together at the same pace.

“I’ll take good care of you in the future, Swen.”

Excited.

Excited.

There was nothing I could do right now against my heartbeat, which I could clearly feel.