Chapter 199 – Side Story – Leon/ Edelis
Profit.
The gates of Daejeon open.
The guards were trying to stop Leon de Gallia with bewildered faces, but the difference in strength was overwhelming.
Like a farmer being led by an ox, it’s ridiculous to see trained guards following Leon.
Meanwhile, Edelis watched her master with a worried expression beside him.
Leon, who is in a somewhat agitated state, does not only raise a knife, but his face is the same as his life-or-death decision.
It was proof that he was accepting this situation unpleasantly.
“It’s noisy.”
The king’s words were cold.
It was as cool as if a block of midsummer had been placed on your cheek.
The gaze from his throne, Leon always despised its indifference.
It was the same reaction to his mother’s death.
“You did something like that, didn’t you?”
It was rude, but the king didn’t care.
“The fact that the successor of the family is decided by the family, what is the connection?”
“I must have told you that I was not interested in the position.”
“Well. When will the world go your way?”
Aww
Leon gritted it.
The king’s gaze scans the surroundings.
“Isn’t the meaning of the sutras the same as that of wine and wine?”
There were many people in Daejeon.
Leon, who came to his senses belatedly, followed his gaze and looked around.
They were giants just by looking at them.
Why are the great nobles who are vassals here?
Perhaps, it was to clearly state that he was the successor.
There was also Nargie von Grande, a former comrade of Leon and Einstein.
Examining Leon’s face, she asked the king a question.
“Lord Leon, it seems that he is not interested in succeeding to the throne.”
It was something that hit the point.
The king was aloof.
“That’s something we can talk about later.”
Leon was inconsiderate.
There is a person in front of you, and regardless of the person’s will, you are arbitrarily deciding how to treat you.
They also recognize that the treatment will be accepted as a matter of course.
Hagisa, you have the power to do so.
That kind of person
But.
I couldn’t stand it this time.
“Who.”
It wasn’t a scathing shout, or a shout of twisted rage.
It was extremely plain and quiet.
“Do you think it will be your will?”
The faces of several great aristocrats in the seat were distorted.
It was such rudeness, and an act worthy of being called a mistake.
Some blatantly clicked their tongues or pointed their hands at their swords.
Of course I didn’t pull it out.
It was because I felt as if the numbness of life was strangling my body.
A wild life that will kill you on the spot if you pull it out.
That kind of lifeblood was emanating from Leon.
The king calmly rested his chin on his throne and shook his hand.
“Ruler. Everyone, stop going, I have something to share with the prince.”
“But Your Highness! The actions of the two princes now…”
“Aren’t Guwain’s words like words? Count Natherick.”
The Count, who was put on the face for his clumsiness, lowered his head.
“… No.”
With one word the king uttered, the uproar was roughly suppressed.
The personnel in Daejeon slipped out like the ebb tide.
But one.
Not a single person left.
The king continued without any change in expression.
“Sir Edelis, that includes you too.”
The silver-haired knight kept his seat even though he showed an uncomfortable expression.
Because the one she served wasn’t the king.
Leon’s reason, which had been severed by her actions, returned, albeit slightly.
“… Wait outside for a moment, Ethel.”
Only then did Edelis move her steps.
Just once, right before she completely left Daejeon, she looked back.
“Leon, as you know, I will always be yours.”
That unusual confession implied a promise to be with you no matter what happened in the future.
Leon let out a laugh.
What a foolish knight.
“I know.”
“I just said it in case you forgot.”
“Because I know you well.”
“I’m glad if that’s the case.”
“… I’m waiting outside.”
“Yes.”
Edelis left, and the door that had been opened closed.
This left only two people in Daejeon.
Leon, whose gaze was marked, coldly shot at him.
“Your Highness, I know that the conversation has already ended the other day.”
“Don’t you have a question for the winemaker?”
“… Huh, did you know?”
“He is my father.”
Are you the father?
I couldn’t help but laugh at that.
Is that what a person who neglected to care for himself would say?
Even the moment her mother died.
Even at the moment when all the servants who gave him affection died.
Who was watching from afar?
“Your Highness, do you really want to pretend to be an immature father to me?”
“Leon de Gallia. Is this father resentful?”
It seemed to be firmly determined.
The chicken meat has sprouted.
The nausea was intense.
“Resentment? Did you say resentment? The feeling of resentment is also a waste for you.”
Despite the reaction of me, he is calm and weak.
“Then what will you do?”
“… Yes?”
“I don’t like the treatment I gave you, so I will object. Things like that happen, too. However, if you say that, you should be in a higher position than me. What do you have now?”
“I have power.”
“You’re smart. Yes, will you wield that power?”
“You have to speak right. I will resist.”
“The wielding of power without meaning is nothing more than mere violence.”
“I didn’t come to hear you preach.”
“So I am asking. What are you going to do?”
Leon’s ferocious gaze was directed at the king, but he could not answer.
The king continued.
“So, where are you going to kill me?”
What is this man talking about now?
It seems that the reason that I barely managed to hold on to is cut off again.
“Do you really want me to kill you, Your Highness?”
“Does not matter.”
As if nothing really happened.
He said.
“Yes?”
“What are you going to do after you kill me?”
“… What.”
“After that, I asked what he was going to do. Acting impulsively, living impulsively, can anyone embrace anyone?”
“You act like a father, get rid of it…”
“It is not possible to get out of a crisis by saying no or refusing. Those who have someone to protect need more strength.”
“Ha, you say you need strength? You!”
Did you keep her mother.
The words I wanted to ask didn’t come out.
Because the man’s eyes were dark.
“Yes. Just a failure Even though I had power, I couldn’t protect anything precious.”
“… .”
The king rose from his throne.
Then came Leon.
The distance gradually narrows.
“Unlike such a failure, the heroic prince who gave great contributions to the mission of defeating the demon lord with the hero will be able to have a fairly solid base of support. Perhaps he can make the kingship more solid.”
“You are good at talking round and round. So what do you want to say?”
“Don’t shy away, accept it. You are the only lumber.”
Chuck.
The king arrived right in front of him.
Leon licked his lips, then chewed and spat out.
“What if I don’t want to die?”
“Then it will be ruined. You and this country too.”
It was such an inelegant word that it would be hard to dare to come out of the king’s mouth.
To the extent that even Leon, who was wearing the crazy title, opened his mouth.
“It’s just that you disappear into the things you care about so much.”
“You’re pretty sure that’s the case.”
“Bloodline has an important cause. The aristocratic faction with new power will never let you live. Your knight will die in the process.”
“You don’t think your brother will succeed to the throne.”
“Even if that bastard succeeds me, is it unlikely that it will change? Same, everything. Plus, judging from your knight’s cocky demeanor just now, it seems like he’ll never sit idly by when you’re in trouble.”
Leon, who had been glaring at the king for a long time, said as if he couldn’t win.
“… I don’t understand your words and actions. Why do you do that to someone like me?”
The king gave a simple answer.
The answer was neither children nor the best choice.
“Because I’ve been wondering what kind of answer you’ll show.”
It was a very personal and damning reason.
Leon let out a sigh.
Is there anything more ironic than sitting in a position he despised so much?
I can’t help it even if I refuse
The two stared at each other for a while.
Because I had nothing to say anymore.
Perhaps the same was true of the king, he opened his mouth as he cast his bored gaze at Leon.
“Yes, do you have anything more to say?”
Leon saw the king from afar.
It was quite embarrassing to bring out the question I had in his mind.
Still, it’s something I’ll have to do someday.
“… Have you ever loved her mother?”
Did you even expect something like this to come out?
Hearing the question, his eyes were tinged with a shimmering light that was closer to yearning than astonishment.
The gaze, which seemed to be looking somewhere far away, soon regained its focus.
“Woomun.”
Is this an evasion statement?
Before Leon could even click his tongue, he continued.
“It was the heart, it made my heart beat.”
There was no need to ask who he was referring to.
Leon was stunned.
“You are good at packaging. A topic that didn’t interest me.”
“Because you are more like me than she is.”
It’s a really good reason, Leon snorted and left Daejeon.
“Because you’re like a damn father.”
