Episode 127. omen (3)
Brian has one routine that he never misses, like exercising.
Just go to the Academy reception area.
As Xian’s squire, he checks every day to see if there are any letters or items sent to him, and if anything comes, he delivers it to Xian without delay.
Of course, due to Xian’s introverted nature, letters like this did not come very often.
Except for the occasional affectionate greeting letter from Ellis, I rarely received any, but today I received a letter from someone other than Ellis.
The sender’s name was not clearly written.
However, after checking the back of the letter, Brian opened his mouth wide and ran straight to the Royal Pavilion where Xian was.
On one side of the letter was a seal symbolizing the Bert family.
“A letter has arrived from you, Master!”
Even while he was running around in a panic, the letter remained intact without any wrinkles.
“… … .”
Sian did not specifically ask where it was sent.
Judging by the seal on the letter, it seemed like he had already identified it, and as always, he calmly confirmed the contents.
It’s already been three years since I served as his squire.
It was said that even things that were not there before would start to appear around this time.
Although he didn’t say it out loud, Brian also had some idea of who sent the letter.
After all, if it has the seal of the Berthe family, doesn’t that mean it was written by a member of the Berthe family?
If it were a letter from Ellis, it wouldn’t have been packaged so luxuriously.
Brian carefully guessed that it might be like an official document sent from the family owner to a family member.
“under… .”
Just somewhere between a sigh and a laugh.
At first glance, it looks like a very absurd expression.
It seemed like he had read something bad.
Xian said nothing after that, staring at the letter for about 10 minutes.
The air suddenly became heavier.
As the strict atmosphere that one must not deviate from continued, Brian froze as he stood, sweat pouring down his face.
-tuk
And then for a while,
With a gesture of indifference to the world, Xian threw the letter he was reading on the floor.
“It goes out and it comes back.”
Soon, Si-an left the room without saying a single word.
Brian, who did not understand the situation, just blinked on the spot.
“what? “What is it?”
Emily, who was leaning against one wall and watching the situation, came running to me in one step.
“Well, I don’t know either! Was there something uncomfortable in the letter? … .”
“This is from Belias, right? “If it even has a seal on it, it must have been sent by the first master or the duke, right?”
In Emily’s hands, she was already holding the letter that Sian had thrown.
“Hwa, are you planning to check?”
“yes? No, it doesn’t seem like a big deal if you throw it away so indifferently… … .”
Even if he could ask about the contents, Brian couldn’t even imagine secretly reading his master’s letter.
“Now, please restrain yourself. Emily. However, it is still difficult for us to read… … .”
“I know! I know that too… … .”
Even though she had a light-hearted personality, she still had morals as a maid.
However, the two couldn’t take their eyes off the letter due to a curiosity so strong that it went against even such moral principles.
“Bye, if it’s not that important, you can tell me later. what… … .”
Emily soon gave up and placed the letter neatly on the sofa.
The man and woman, who tried to suppress their regrets, began to concentrate on their work again.
-Squeak
Meanwhile, Nana woke up, opened the door, and came out.
“Haaam!”
With a cute yawn, she naturally walked over to the sofa and sat down.
After shaking her tail and rubbing her eyes for a moment, Nana soon discovered a letter lying next to her.
“… … ?”
Then, about 5 minutes passed.
During those five minutes, Nana’s eyes did not stray from the letter.
“Nana, wake up… ?!
After a while, Brian came back into the living room, found the letter in Nana’s hand, and his body stopped.
Nana asked, tilting her head with bright eyes.
“Papa are you getting married?”
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[Why is the new bridegroom’s face so green?]
You sound like a new groom.
I knew that if I answered, only I would be tired, so I just sighed.
When I saw what I had done so far, I thought it would come someday.
The engagement of Arin Sebellus, the youngest member of the imperial family, and Cyan Berthe, the youngest child of the Duke of Berthe.
In fact, I guess it was almost confirmed when I, who was not a member of the royal family, was assigned the royal crown at the Academy.
It would be a lie to say that I didn’t know.
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But isn’t this too fast?
The princess and I are now only thirteen.
Among noble children, it was customary to get engaged before graduating from the Academy, but it was only around sixteen, or fifteen at the earliest, and it was extremely rare for them to get engaged this early.
As those in the know will know, the engagement between the royal family and the duke’s family is not simply a marriage between a man and a woman, but has the meaning of promising to become a kind of support force for each other.
In other words, I will be given the title of sire of the imperial family, and Princess Arin will be given the support of the Duke of Berthe.
Just looking at this, there is nothing good about it from my perspective.
This fact must have already spread to other members of the imperial family, so from now on, there will be more eyes watching and being wary of me.
Not only will they send someone to monitor my every move, but a full-fledged investigation into me will also begin.
The more this happens, the more restricted my movements will become.
Since the emperor had arranged it and my father had agreed to it, I had no right to refuse this engagement.
The same goes for Princess Arin.
I got caught up in the most troublesome situation in the worst possible situation.
For now, I’m going to put that aside for later and start with what needs to be resolved right away.
The Altar of Aer, located in the far corner of subspace, surrounded by thick fog.
This is the home of my water owner who came to visit after a long time.
As soon as he stepped onto the altar, the fog that had fallen slowly cleared and he appeared.
(Keiram and you, for some reason, none of the people who come here come smiling.)
Aer looked at me with an expression that was close to a straight face and said with regret.
“I wish you could create a situation where we can laugh… … .”
It was a half-sincere answer.
“I don’t have time, so I’ll ask you straight. Where are you? Master of the Bible?”
(…….)
Aer couldn’t answer right away and kept his mouth shut.
“You would have known from the beginning. Even though you knew, you didn’t tell me or the head of the family. Therefore, this situation occurred… … .”
Aer’s eyes, which had been looking at me with a mysterious smile, turned slightly to the side.
[…] … .]
Although he didn’t show it, I could roughly tell where his eyes were pointing.
Aer, who was silent for a while, soon raised the corners of his mouth and spoke as if it was no big deal.
(As you know, I am a being ostracized from the divine world. But that does not mean that my essence as a god has disappeared. Just as a human does not become a beast just because he is rejected among fellow humans.)
That is correct.
Although the people I’ve killed so far were trash that couldn’t even be treated as human beings, their very essence as human beings couldn’t be changed.
Even our supreme gods would have been no different.
(There is one rule among the gods that cannot be broken from the moment they are born.)
“rule?”
(Yes, it means that we must never reveal what we want to do to anyone other than God. If we break this, we will not simply be ostracized.)
“What happens?”
(It disappears.)
I was left speechless by the concise yet clear answer.
My eyes naturally turned to Kayram behind me.
(Moreover, the owner of the Bible you met would have been the same. The Bible would not have revealed the existence of Kayram even though it knew about it.)
Now I know why she kept quiet.
As the Demon Sword and the Bible are ultimately like children born from the power of God, they should be viewed as truly divine beings.
But is it really necessary?
What is it that people who are supreme and have nothing to fear are afraid of forcing those below them to join?
And by putting such huge restrictions on it that it could almost eliminate its existence?
It was difficult for me to understand now.
(Are you afraid? Are you afraid that the owner of the Bible will reveal your existence?)
I responded with silence.
It’s not that I’m particularly scared, but it’s also an ambiguous feeling that doesn’t bother me.
I couldn’t possibly deny it.
(I understand. You’re probably worried. The repercussions that will spread to those around you if your identity is revealed.)
Did you feel like you hit the nail on the head?
I ended up laughing without realizing it.
As Aer said, I have no problem with my identity being revealed.
That doesn’t mean the world can kill me.
But at some point, things around me that I had to protect began to increase.
It’s not even a joke to laugh at, saying that I have to protect my body from an assassin whose only priority is protecting it.
Didn’t I decide to break away from the life I lived for others and now live for myself?
I don’t want to go into such vain denial.
Unlike in my past life when I only had eyes for that devil bastard, now there are so many things I want to hold in these two hands.
What is there to worry about, what is there to take issue with?
It is my job to protect it, and if there are beings that threaten it,
All you have to do is find them all and kill them.
Regardless of whether it is a human or a god.
(I’m so scared that I can’t even look at it. Just looking at its eyes looks like it could kill a god.)
Aer looked at me like that and stuck out his tongue.
“To conclude, you don’t have any intention of telling me anything, right?”
It’s not that they won’t do it under the circumstances, but it’s probably closer to not being able to do it.
Ultimately, this means that I have to find it on my own, so there will be no gain in holding on to him any longer.
I just turned around.
(The more things there are to protect, the more enemies there are to threaten them. Wouldn’t the Master of the Bible think the same way?)
“What are you talking about?”
(It means making allies who help you.)
Aer turned around again and saw me making a strange expression.
As if he was trying to suggest something.
(How about looking for the magic book?)
(Continued in the next part)
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