chapter 285
285 – Scene 285# Despair
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“Ah, father…”
Luna looked at her Maxim in an uncharacteristically nervous voice.
It was clear what the situation was.
Milliam led Aslan into the imperial palace.
Maxim, who had lost even his trusty bodyguard, was completely cornered.
“Lu, Ruelberta? So does that mean he’s Aidan’s son?!”
“Why did you kill him?”
“Kill me?”
“I asked why you killed Kyle.”
Maxime’s eyes widened as she finally understood the situation as Millium interrogated her.
“Are you also in the same company as Kyle!? No way… Did the Ruelberta family also participate in the rebellion? These despicable b*stards… !”
“… “Despicable?”
“Didn’t they do this to take advantage of the opportunity when Jim sent troops to the North? You vile Ruelberta b*stards! “I sent the army in secret, but how do you know?”
Maxim glared at Milliem, as if he was truly indignant at her. In a way, it could be said to be amazing that the emperor’s dignity remained even under these circumstances.
“Just wait and see. As soon as the army I sent to the north returns… !”
“Your army has already returned.”
“What?”
As Millium lifted his hand, one of Aslan’s crew members threw something at Maxim.
Tuk…
A round object like a ball rolled down in front of Maxim. Maxim, realizing the identity of the object, screamed.
“Ugh, wow?! Do it, a skeleton?!”
“I’m sorry that’s all that’s left.”
It was a skull stained with black ash.
Maxim groaned after confirming the words of the captain of the imperial army who had left to suppress the rebellion.
“Is this Dolan!?”
“Okay. It must be Dolan. “Maybe not.”
“What is that…”
“Your entire army was killed. “All the corpses were burned.”
“Well, don’t lie! How did you kill all those soldiers?”
“Okay. It’s a lie.”
“What?”
Are you trying to make a joke in this situation? Maxim looks at Millium as if he is dumbfounded. However, Milliam’s expression that she did not look like someone joking at all.
“Bring it.”
The men wearing wire lion masks dragged away about ten men.
“Uhhh… Boo, fire…”
“Hey, hey?! Hot, hot! Argh!”
Maxim frowned when he saw them half-out of their minds and talking gibberish. But that too for a moment… Maxim’s face was distorted when he saw their faces revealed in the darkness.
“Do, Dolan’s men…” ” .”
“Luckily you recognize me. These are people whose minds have already collapsed before we kill them. “I went crazy after seeing my colleagues die in front of my eyes.”
“Then really… Are you saying my army was annihilated? ?”
Maxim looked at Milliam and the soldiers with disbelief. Only then did he realize that he had lost all his cards, and a look of deep fear appeared on his face.
“This is ridiculous…”
“I will ask again. “Why did you kill Kyle?”
“Why… ? That’s because Kyle was in secret with Mine.”
“Bullshit.”
“Huh, that’s not bullshit! Jim ordered Kyle to eliminate the demons several years ago! But he refused, making all kinds of excuses.”
“So?”
“Why did he always refuse Jim’s orders? Because he was in secret with the demons.”
“… That’s a big leap. “Isn’t it just your guess that Kyle was plotting treason?”
“Well, of course there is evidence! Ruler… Look!”
What Maxim hurriedly took out of his arms was a letter.
“This… ?”
“This is proof that Kyle was in cahoots with the demons! This letter clearly states that Kyle was in regular contact with the demons and even handed them over food.”
“…”
Milliam’s eyebrows twitched as she looked at the letter.
“… “Where did this letter come from?”
“Do not ignore the imperial family’s information network. “Everything that happens anywhere in this country comes to my ears.”
“Then it is an extremely sloppy information network.”
“What… ?”
Milliam crumpled the letter and looked down at Maxim.
“I already knew that Kyle interacted with demons.”
“Well, then you guys are…” ” !”
“You really don’t know why Kyle did that? “Emperor.”
“… Did you ask why? “Isn’t that why they joined forces with the demons and tried to swallow this country?”
“… Kyle is someone who worked solely for the well-being of the North and this country. “The barren North always had a lack of food, so he tried desperately to keep his people from going hungry.”
For the first time, an emotion appeared on his face, which had always been expressionless.
“Instead of giving grain and clothing to the demons living in the demon forest, Kyle saved the people from starvation by receiving wild animals and fruits they were caught. Furthermore, it stabilized the lives of the northern and English people by reducing friction with the Mao people.”
The emotion that appeared on Milliam’s face was contempt. He spoke with a look of sincere contempt for the emperor, the most powerful person in the country.
“Kyle is a man who has worked for peace in the North both in front and behind the scenes. “You killed that man by falsely accusing him of being a rebel.”
“Now, wait! Jim didn’t even know that! And Jim definitely gave Kyle a chance.”
“Opportunity?”
“Yeah, yeah. The reason Jim knew about this but he ignored it until now was because he wanted Kyle to voluntarily tell Jim about his interactions with Mine. But he didn’t do that. In the end, I questioned him, but he didn’t give any explanation and instead ran away to the north.”
Maxim looked very sad.
“Jim was convinced after seeing that. It’s clear that Kyle is trying to join hands with the demons to start a rebellion! That’s why he ordered his soldiers to go north and bring him back.”
“…”
“The reason Jim secretly sent soldiers is because he knows that Kyle has contributed a lot to this country and Jim. How disappointed would the people of the empire be if it became known that he, the hero of the frontier, was actually in cahoots with the demons? So there was nothing I could do about it.”
Maxim patted her chest as if he was saddened by the loss of Kyle.
“I feel really sorry for you. Kyle… No, I didn’t know that Sir Kyle had such a secret… If I had known properly, this wouldn’t have happened… It’s late, but Jim promises. I will restore his honor by any means necessary. So that future generations will praise him as a hero.”
“There is something I felt while fighting the imperial army that invaded the north.”
A murky voice interrupted Maxim’s words
“In the name of suppressing the rebellion, the imperial army set fire to the village. “The cries and pleas of the northerners were completely ignored.”
“That…”
“I don’t think you guys have any intention of listening to and understanding Kyle’s situation. Rather, it would be correct to say that my only intention was to kill Kyle and his family.”
“Oh, it’s a misunderstanding! “Jim didn’t even think about killing Kyle!”
“No.”
Milliam shook her head and held up the crumpled letter.
“It is true that the information written in this letter was originally recorded several years ago. But the state of this letter shows that it hasn’t been that long since you received it. In other words… “It would be a lie to say I gave Kyle time to confess over the years.”
“?!”
“So you were planning to kill Kyle from the beginning. There was an ‘opportunity’ at the right time, so there was no reason to hesitate.”
Seeing the letter crumpled again in Millium’s hand, Maxim lowered his head as if he had hit the nail on the head.
“So why did you kill Kyle?”
Millium asked him his first question again. And Maxim’s mouth opened faster than expected.
“… This country was founded by our ancestors who risked their lives fighting against the demons. Since the founding of this country, there has not been a year in which we have not fought against demons.”
“…”
“The horse people are a potential danger to this country. If there is someone who takes their side, that person can also be seen as a danger to this country. “Jim just ruled out those risk factors – wow?!”
The next moment, Maxime’s body flew backwards due to Milliam’s kick her her her her.
“Cough… ! Ugh… !”
“So, even a newborn baby who knows nothing is treated as a risk?”
Milliam muttered, looking down at Maxim, who was lying on the floor and writhing in pain, with a cold gaze.
“It’s ugly. This country and you…”
Luna next to me was shocked. She was looking at this scene, unable to close her mouth. I ended up seeing the true face of my father, Maxim, whom I had no doubt about believing that he was a saint until now. And he was as ugly as Milliam said.
“You are not worthy of being alive.”
“Are you planning to kill me and destroy this country?” .”
“No.”
Millium’s fingers grasped Maxim’s hair.
“Huh?!”
“You do not kill.”
“Uh, why…”
“Many people died because of you. “Don’t think about closing your eyes in peace until you pay the full price.”
Milliam’s voice was calm.
However, his feelings conveyed through his sensitivity her… It was ‘murderous intent.’ I was suppressing the desperate feeling of wanting to strangle Maxim at any moment.
Because he still has work left to do.
“In exchange for sparing your life, you must defend Kyle’s honor for the rest of your life. It doesn’t matter if you distort the truth. Even in later generations… Record it in history so that you can be praised as a hero.”
“Oh, I see…” ” .”
“And if you try to harm Kyle’s wife, your life is at stake.”
“!”
Ariel cried quietly. Not only was Millium, whom she hated so much, trying to protect the honor of her friend Kyle, but she was also thinking about her safety.
We finally realized that the ‘Autumn Tragedy’ remained such an event.
“If you went around saying something that would bring shame to Kyle and their family. “I will pull out your intestines alive.”
“As the emperor of this country, I promise you. Oh, of course, I will write positively about the Ruelberta family.”
“There is no need for that. Even if I write a good story about my family, no one will believe it. And…”
A shadow appeared on Milliam’s face.
“I don’t deserve that.”
I felt guilty for not being able to save even one of Kyle and his family. He chose to punish himself by being criticized.
“That…”
At this point, Luna’s face became completely ashen. She confirmed the whole truth, but it would inevitably be difficult for her to accept. And the same goes for Lucy, her original personality.
“Maxim Meikahel.”
At that time, Milliam opened her mouth.
“The imperial army that received your orders brutally killed even a young child. And the Roelgreen family was even exterminated.”
It seemed like everything was over, but Milliam pulled out her sword as if she still had something to say.
Maxim, who saw the sword shining eerily in the moonlight, hit her butt on the floor.
“Mi, Milliam! Wow, why are you doing that all of a sudden!”
“Since they did such a thing, doesn’t Maykahel deserve to be destroyed as well?”
“What?! Now, wait!”
Kang!
Milliam’s sword swung and hit the marble floor. To be exact, it is less than 1cm away from Maxim Meikahel’s crotch.
“Uh, uhm…”
“Consider yourself lucky that you don’t have children. “If you had children, I would have torn them to pieces in front of you and thrown them to the dogs.”
Milliam didn’t even sneer as she watched Maxim’s trouser legs getting wet.
He just gave him a sentence that was like a curse.
“Forget the thought of dying in peace. “The empire ended in your generation.”
There was a sound of something breaking in the dark.
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“?!”
As soon as the lights went out, I felt the floor disappear. The floor we were standing on was broken.
“What?!”
“Kya?!”
Ariel and Luna’s menacing screams were heard. It seemed like I wasn’t the only one falling.
“Ship, Count!”
As I was falling, someone suddenly fell into my arms. The foolish voice and feeling like a small animal… Of course, there is only Wendy.
However, the problem now is that it fell to an unknown place.
Now that it’s like this… She held Wendy in her arms and tried to take her fall. But my response was one step too late. No, it would be more accurate to say that it had no meaning.
“… ?”
I think it fell by about 5 seconds.
The falling speed gradually decreased and I soon felt the bottom. It’s like sinking to the bottom of a swimming pool.
“Gwae, are you okay? Count?!”
“… I’m fine.”
“Are you all okay?!”
Wendy’s cry echoed in the dark space.
“Gyo, professor? Peha? Where are you?”
Wendy’s voice returned, but Ariel and Luna’s voices did not.
It seems that he fell on a different floor or space than the two people.
Should I check the whereabouts of the two people?
While I was thinking that, the light suddenly turned on. What on earth are you trying to remember when you get to the bottom?
“Well, that’s the Count’s study…”
Wendy muttered as she saw where the light was shining. As she said, the space she appeared this time was my study in the Ruel Berta mansion.
Someone other than me was sitting on the chair I usually sat in.
“You’re late. Millium.”
The person who turned his head was Aidan Ruelberta, a handsome young man with a gentle smile. He looked at Milliam, who was standing in the dark, as if he had been waiting the whole time.
“You worked hard to come this far. How are you feeling?”
“I thought it was strange from the beginning. My father is a person who does not reveal his true feelings, so it was especially true …”
Unlike Aidan’s soft voice, Milliam’s voice was stiff.
“The handwriting of that letter… “Did your father send it to you?”
“Okay.”
Even though he didn’t say what kind of letter it was, Aidan didn’t deny it.
“Then… “Is the magic in Kyle’s body also your father’s work?”
“Okay.”
“Why?”
“Why… ? Hmm…”
Aidan scratched his cheek and thought for a moment. It was a stark contrast to his son’s unusual mood.
“Do you really need a reason? “What can’t a father do for his son?”
“I… “For the sake of it?”
“Okay.”
Milliam’s shoulders trembled as she stood in the dark.
“Damn… Father. How… What on earth was this done for me?!”
As if reacting to his anger, Aslan’s crew appeared one after another from the darkness.
They were covered in blood and looked like demons, but Aidan didn’t care at all. Rather, he burst out in admiration without taking his eyes off Millium.
“Okay. That’s a very nice expression.”
“… “I’m not here to joke.”
Aslan’s sword was draped around Aidan’s neck. Only then did he look up at those around him.
“Haha… Okay. Aslan is also a very good soldier… He is quiet, faithful to orders, and never gets tired. “They are truly ideal soldiers.”
“Father…”
“But.”
Tak!
Aidan hit the Aslan member next to him on the chin with the cane he was holding. Then the steel lion mask fell to the ground, revealing the face of a loyal member.
“Ugh?!”
I guess he was about 20 years old. A young man with bloodless skin and unfocused, cloudy eyes was standing there. He was dead. But the reason Milliam and I were surprised was probably because of the animal ears growing on the young man’s head.
“No way… Hoin people?”
“Even when demons die, they are still useful.”
Aidan smiled and looked up at the unmasked member.
The Aslan of Aidan’s time was a legion of death created using the corpse of Majin. Milliam staggered as he realized the true nature of the force that overwhelmed the SS and the ruthlessness that thoroughly trampled on the enemy.
“Father… How could you do this…”
“Haha. “It’s not that great yet.”
When Aidan pressed the button on the wand, a blade popped out from the end.
Kwasik-!
His staff plunged into the Hoin man’s chest. To be exact, towards the magic that was in his chest
“?!”
At that moment, the Huin man’s face suddenly fell. The body inside the military coat collapsed and soon collapsed.
All that was left there was a handful of sand.
“As you can see, it’s still a failure.”
“Kyle too… Did you make it like that too?”
“Ah. Okay. Even Kyle, who had outstanding physical ability, failed. It was really disappointing. Still, there is still plenty of time. “It is an imperfect experiment in many ways, but if we study well, we may be able to complete it in four generations.”
“Father insulted Brother Kyle!”
Millium shouted, slamming his fist on the desk. He was showing heightened emotions for the first time since Kyle’s death. It was like Tristan who lost everything to Milliam.
“Brother Kyle… ! Even though he was being manipulated by his father, he did not want to let go of reason. “He protected me until I turned into sand and disappeared!”
“That’s what a corpse doll says.”
Despite Milliam’s fiery anger, Aidan remained calm. No… I know what kind of person that kind of person is. He is the type of person who cannot empathize with the pain of others and cannot understand sadness.
Aidan Ruelberta was also a broken human being.
“Why did you do that! Why! Why did you make Kyle like that!”
“Ah… “Kyle was the right person.”
“The right person… ?”
“Okay. The right person. How are you feeling? Millium.”
“… “What?”
Milliam exclaimed as if she was shocked to be asked how she was doing so calmly.
“Now… “Is your father curious about that?”
“Don’t be curious.”
Aidan said with a warm smile towards her son.
“What can I do to wonder if Kyle’s organs have settled in well?”
“… “What?”
Exciting…
My heart started beating rapidly.
Milliam asked Aidan back with an expression as if she had received an ominous oracle.
“Father… Now… “What did you say?”
“Milliam. This year would have been a difficult year for you. Not only the heart but almost all organs were damaged. It was truly hopeless. “You have no idea how hard I tried to save you.”
“That is…” . What…”
“But then Sir Kyle appeared. Befitting his sword skills, his body his his his was also very healthy. So, just in case, I checked a sample of his body. Just as expected! “It’s almost similar to your physical information!”
Exciting…
In an instant, a sharp pain rose in my chest and I fell to my knees.
“Ship, Count!?”
Wendy came towards me screaming, but she was in no condition to care.
It hurt. The pain is unbearable even if you max out your ‘endurance’. A pain even worse than the pain experienced in Tristan’s past was tearing at his heart.
Aidan clenched his fists and his eyes sparkled.
“At that time, I was sure! Sir Kyle is the savior who came to save our son! Aren’t you two close like brothers in real life? “We weren’t even related by blood, but seeing how similar the two were, it felt like fate that they became friends.”
“Ah…”
Millium got down on his knees.
He despaired when he realized the true nature of the surgery that made him healthy.
The fact that Kyle’s organs are in his body without him knowing. And this damning truth that he was living with Kyle’s heart was weighing on him.
“Kyle… Brother…”
His eyes were shaking.
Even the faint emotions that remained after being corrupted were being erased. If I didn’t do that, I had no choice but to go crazy.
“Ahhh…No…Brother…I am…”
“Looking at it, I’m glad the surgery went well.”
Aidan looked at Millium’s appearance and nodded with satisfaction. And he smiled and asked.
“How is it? Can’t you hear? Kyle’s voice crying inside your body.”
“Ahhh!!”
[Response to trials!]
[Your sensitivity is 100%!]
“Ship, Count!”
Blood poured out from the mouth.
“Cough… !”
However… Blood… Something was strange.
Unless you saw it clearly, blood as black as ink was spilling on the floor.
When I saw that, I had a hunch.
That my mind was starting to become polluted.
“Ah…”
I couldn’t get up.
I was overwhelmed by despair and couldn’t do anything.
If this is a nightmare, please someone… I hope someone wakes me up…
But Aidan’s voice came as if trampling on my vain hopes.
“Accept it. My ‘anger’. And…”
He spoke to Milliam, who fell and screamed.
“Go crazy with ‘anger.'”
At that moment, black tears poured from Milliam’s eyes.
[‘Patience’ cannot handle it!]
[You did not survive the ordeal!]
My surroundings became increasingly darker.
My heart, which had been beating fast, suddenly stopped.
“Count! Come to your senses!”
I heard Wendy’s voice from far away, but I couldn’t do anything.
Other than despairing in this hellish ordeal.
[Settings will be changed!]
[I opened my eyes to a new personality!]
[I woke up to my personality ‘despair’!]
As my consciousness drifted away, I heard Lucaela’s voice like an auditory hallucination.
“Congratulations on going dark. “My ‘wrath’ Ruelberta.”
And my consciousness was swallowed up in the abyss.
[You will awaken as a demon lord.]