Chapter 74 – Royal Capital Gaul (21)
“Let’s do what you just didn’t hear.”
“I will.”
It was a grand misunderstanding that was already imprinted in his head, but Einstein understood with an open heart.
If you poke me for nothing and then press the seizure button, it will be this side that is in trouble.
Leon cleaned up his feelings of shame and saw his doppelgänger.
Sigh.
Who sighed?
“I have a lot to say. I’m not sure where to start talking about it.”
Real and doppelganger.
They looked at each other like beings mirrored in a mirror.
“… Did I misunderstand?”
“It was a well-written script.”
Edelis wasn’t hurt by her doppelganger.
I found out only now.
Shadow.
At that time, it was the demon’s shadow that stabbed Edelis.
A cleverly crafted trap.
From there the misunderstanding originated.
Leon clenched his fists.
“I wanted to kill you right away.”
Edelis subconsciously reacted to the word killing.
Leon, the main body, smiled brightly at his article.
A person you can always trust
The doppelganger asked.
“How are you now?”
He untied his clenched fists and made a sullen expression.
“Mysteriously, I don’t feel that way anymore.”
“Is it?”
“It’s not because of you.”
“I know. At least thanks to Sir Edelis and Sir Einstein.”
The real Leon’s face contorted.
As if he was annoyed, as if he was embarrassed.
“Why does a fake me get more attention?”
“The disappearing situation must have been pitiful and pitiful.”
“Am I not pitiful?”
“Isn’t it true that fakes tend to be more distorted?”
“That is a funny logic. I have the same personality and personality, but what reason is there to be better or worse?”
“Are you whining like a child?”
“How about complaining a little? Both are the same ‘me’.”
Same ‘I’.
A simple fact I knew from the beginning.
However, a big fact that has been forgotten at some point.
The doppelganger said as if he were looking at a pathetic guy.
“Don’t be proud of fakes. Aren’t you ashamed?”
“You’re ‘me’ too, so what’s there to be ashamed of?”
“You tried to kill me, but your words are liquid.”
“Because it’s ‘me’, I can kill without hesitation.”
“That makes sense.”
In the first place, Leon is not tolerant of himself.
Their conversation was close to self-talk.
Since they were beings made to resemble each other from birth, it was natural for this conversation to continue.
The group of warriors quietly listened to the advice of the two yet one person.
“Just as you, the real you, have your own difficulties, I, the fake one, also have my own.”
“I was very sick. After all, I realized anew that I couldn’t give up something precious even to myself.”
“Yes. Edelis does not want to yield.”
“Really.”
Emotions went through.
Matched perfectly.
Leon and Leon.
The person standing in this place was the same being.
That moment.
A halo of light arose.
Everyone closed their eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, Leon, who had been two, had become one.
Like it was from the beginning.
Leon put on a complicated expression and held his head back.
Edelis hurriedly ran to help him.
“Okay, are you okay!”
Leon caressed Edelis’ cheek.
“It’s dizzy. Memories spring up like a fountain.”
Leon learned what kind of curse was placed on him.
One of the ancient curses.
Split.
It was the curse of dividing oneself and coming back together over time.
The condition is that the two objects recognize each other as the same ‘I’.
The reason why the separated self is not reflected in the mirror is for a simple reason.
There is no way that what is made up of information and soul will be reflected in the mirror.
If he had killed himself, he would have lost some of his memories and soul.
It was a dangerous situation.
Leon opened his palm and repeated his grip.
His physical condition is fine.
The prince looked at her Edelis for a moment, then he yanked her away.
Action close to a raid.
No matter how experienced a knight was, there was no way to prevent his body from being led.
There is a difference in weight class, and there is also a difference in gender.
Edelis’ body tilted.
No.
It’s an excuse.
She knew it, but couldn’t deny it.
So the two kissed.
After a while Leon removed her face from Edelis.
“This is the seal that the Lord is mine.”
“… Lowering.”
Edelis Bride’s face, which gave off a businesslike and public feeling, was dyed a lime green.
It gave off a fresh feeling.
The season is definitely winter, but the leaves of spring have bloomed before I knew it.
At the kiss between the prince and the knight, Astein was taken aback, but Azazel and Aria let out a small exclamation.
There must be something that stimulates their emotions.
Neither the main body nor the doppelganger, he made a rather malicious expression.
“Do you know how disgusting you looked when you were worried about your doppelganger’s safety?”
“… That, that.”
Edelis didn’t know how to answer.
Leon stroked her hair.
“But you were right. I shouldn’t have killed him.”
“Yes?”
“It was me too. It was a trap from the start.”
“… Is that so?”
“That’s right. It was a trap that would be doomed even if it killed me, and doomed even if it didn’t coexist.”
He cuts her off and looks at Edelis.
What kind of emotion and what kind of heart does that gaze contain?
Wouldn’t it be the strong and strong feelings of friendship like a torrent?
“Sir Edelis. Thank you. For protecting me, for telling me not to give up on me.”
“You are the one who should shine brightly. It’s not natural to be a servant…”
“I gained strength from that obvious statement.”
The hand that contained his strong heart squeezed Edelis’s hand tightly.
It was an absolutely heartwarming sight.
Leon wiped his eyes and looked at Einstein.
“I wonder if we should put aside our problems for a while and repay the benefactor.”
At that, Einstein scratched the top of his head and asked.
“Pay?”
Leon said succinctly.
“You must have the purpose of going around the palace.”
“Right?”
“I know a place related to the hero.”
A place related to the hero Leon is talking about.
There is a high probability that this is the place where the ‘truth’ that the former hero’s clone spoke of is located.
Einstein asked while looking at his watch.
“Is it okay if I go now?”
“After a while, my older brother will give you control, and your actions will be restricted. Now is not the time to do it.”
“… I was asking if your position was okay.”
Leon brushed his bangs.
“I don’t want to suffer from a speck of worry any longer. I’m tired of having headaches.”
Einstein looked at Arya and Azazel.
“What should I do?”
“I have to go.”
“I have to go.”
A majority of the party agreed.
It was the moment when the destination was set.
* * *
The point of view returns to the present.
Only the sound of footsteps walking down the spiral staircase echoed.
“The place we are going to is a place that is said to have existed hundreds of years ago. Maybe even older than that. It’s a space created by the first hero’s companions.”
A space created by the friends of the first hero.
Arya thought the words were very meaningful.
‘Usually, if you go to a place like that, there will be arrangements for the first hero or something.’
When it was inferred that incidents and accidents flowed in this world based on novels, there was a strong possibility that a visit to such a meaningful place would be triggered by some event.
So Arya was uneasy.
Because things fit so tightly.
Without any cacophony.
But I can’t turn away, why did I come all the way to the capital?
‘Truth’.
Perhaps this is the story that deals with the main conflict of the novel?
“Sister, you are crying again.”
Azazel checked Arya’s expression and she poked her cheek.
Arya relaxed her expression at the unhesitating action.
Yes, what is the need to harden her face from now on?
“I want something to come loose.”
“Aha? Ok, that’s right Sometimes things work out distastefully well.”
“When that happens…”
Einstein’s index finger covered Arya’s lips.
“If it’s negative, it’s better not to bring it up.”
Come to think of it, most of them didn’t go as they said.
Arya nodded her head, recalling that unpleasant cliche of hers.
“Yes, it was a slip of the tongue.”
“I’m not blaming you, so don’t be depressed.”
After exchanging conversations with each other, everyone came down the spiral staircase.
The heavy, cold iron door was stubbornly closed.
Azazel approached her iron door and tapped her with the back of her hand.
It was to check the magic contained in the door with mana waves.
As expected, it is not whole iron.
It is made of alloy cast by magic and has high mana conductivity.
“I see, this is not an ordinary door. Some kind of magic or physical force won’t work.”
Azazel’s diagnosis was the highest compliment that could be given to a door.
Because it is so difficult to break through.
Einstein looked at Leon.
“Can you get in when it’s closed like this?”
Said Leon.
“This door cannot be opened with a normal key. You must use the magical keys handed down in the royal family. They say that if you enter without a key, only an empty cavity will appear.”
Is it a magic key?
“Leon, you’re not carrying anything like that.”
“Right.”
“So you’re saying you can’t get in? It’s a waste of time to have come this far, are you really feeling down?”
“Not necessarily.”
“What do you mean?”
“Aren’t you a hero of our time? Wouldn’t there be a way?”
“No, but you have to bring the key…”
“There are a lot of things that need to be approved for that. If time drags on, there will naturally be surveillance eyes, and then you won’t be able to act so freely. I came here assuming that you have to come here without me, so please don’t get too upset.”
A strange silence passed.
Arya let out a weary voice.
“Then she has to go up again.”
It was terrible.
Although the physical strength has been improved, it is a long spiral staircase.
Monotonous scenery and an endless number of stairs.
She was exhausted both mentally and physically.
Ugh.
A resonant sound rang out of nowhere.
They looked at the source of the vibration and were able to find it right away.
A holy sword hanging from Einstein’s waist.
It was a vibration and a wave that occurred there.
-Isn’t it terrible to treat a girl who doesn’t have a sword just because she doesn’t talk to her?
It was the holy sword, Karelin.
Einstein widened her eyes.
“I guess I forgot because she didn’t say a word at all.”
-Didn’t I tell you to be careful about your actions? Didn’t you keep her unobtrusive?
“I did say that.”
It was her who grumbled as if she had accumulated quite a bit.
Of course, only Einstein could hear it, so the rest of the group looked at him strangely as he talked to himself.
Arya was confused.
If this continues, Einstein’s honor and reputation will be destroyed.
She defended her beloved.
“It is a sword with an ego. I think he is talking to Einstein.”
Leon and Edelis lightly shook their heads.
If it’s a holy sword that’s been around for a long time, that might be the case.
The party listened to Einstein’s self-talk, no, his conversation.
“So the royal key is also fake?”
-Did you not believe what the girl said?
“Then where is the real key?”
-You have it, the girl has it, and she has it.
It sounded like a dialogue.
Einstein desperately squeezed his hair.
He realized that Karelin’s words meant the hero, the holy sword, and the holy woman.
Even though I knew the meaning of the words, my doubts deepened.
“Even if you are an object, the rest of you are human.”
– Only when a person with certain conditions arrives can the true door be opened. The King’s key only opens the door to his camouflaged treasury.
Einstein shook his head in disgust.
“It seems that the first hero’s colleagues didn’t have much to do either.”
– I’m sorry.
“… ? Why are you sorry?”
– Because the girl made it.
“… ?”
– So, can you let me in?
Tell me something
Let’s try to hear what the truth was hidden so secretly.
“Open it, Karelin.”
– I will do as you command.
A light emanated from the holy sword.
Its brilliance enveloped everyone present.
When the light disappeared, no one existed in front of the iron gate.
No one
