Became the Younger Sister of the Villainous Young Lady 92

Chapter 92 – The Reason I Kept Swinging My Sword

Next day.

As promised, the Duke, who was standing there as usual, and Richard, who returned after healing all his wounds in one night, confronted each other again.

This time.

Richard, who was determined, glared at Duke Tzepes.

“One look in your eyes hasn’t changed.”

Of course.

The boy gritted his teeth. I couldn’t give up right now. It wasn’t something I’ve been trying to do until now. He wanted his father’s approval. He barely made his father’s wish come true by working hard without being frustrated by the wall of talent.

I wanted to be confident.

So, Richard’s will was not broken. He becomes like grass, the more he tramples, the more he burns.

It was not a disposition befitting a noble prince.

As if he was not happy with that fact, the Duke chuckled.

Even that scene looked like it would become a painting, so the annoyed Richard straightened his grip on his sword.

No matter how angry I was, I couldn’t rush into it.

If he does, he will just blow up the opportunity he barely got.

Richard didn’t have the talent to handle a sword, but he wasn’t lacking in sense. Rather, his ability to grasp the situation was quite good, so he carefully kept his seat.

In my experience so far, the duke never attacked first. No, even if Richard took the first attack, he would only defend, and if possible, he would not even counterattack well and would watch the boy as if observing him.

If that’s the case, there should be a few chances to attack.

Took advantage of that gap.

“Ah.”

A devastated voice.

A huge shadow covered Richard’s eyes, face, and body.

The same giant he had seen in his father’s throne room.

Because it was outside, not indoors, it was only then that his standing straight without bending his back caught my eye properly.

The giant had no pupils. It was because he was revealing the ‘personality’ of existence artificially through shadows.

Even so.

Richard felt as if a giant was looking down on him.

In reality, the gaze of the Duke standing there in awe was only met.

…

Ah.

Ah.
I see

“This, this.”

I was not mistaken. The feeling of being looked down upon by a giant was not an illusion.

However, the duke just stared at him without hiding his status.

That’s all.

He didn’t even hide any other tricks, he just didn’t hide the ‘class of existence’. Just the gaze of the Duke in that state made Richard feel as if his soul was suffocating.

This.

Something like this.

Why.

“Why… !”
“Hmm?”

At first it was fear.

It is such an existence. I don’t know if my father has ever revealed his position so openly, but no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think it would be bigger and greater than this.

Being in the sight of such an existence was not much different from being in the grip of a giant who could crush you at any time.

Richard was now in his mid-teens, and no matter how much he trained and trained hard, he was still the prince of the empire.

It was an unbearable experience for the plants in the greenhouse.

The boy trembled in fear of death.

And.

What came next was neither despair, nor resignation, nor a desire to evade.

“If that’s the case, why did you call… !”

It was anger.

Since he was in the position of a human who dared to be angry with God, the boy’s attitude changed drastically from the unconscious realm when he realized the gap between the two, but the fact that the boy prince was angry did not change.

Richard shouted in anger.

In other words, the boy dared not even dare to express his anger at the existence that he could not dare to resist because the hierarchy was organized to the point of being close to instinct from the unconscious realm.

It was an act that directly went against the instinct and essence of living beings who wanted to live.

And.

The duke, who watched the entire process, smiled obliquely.

“You know best.”
“… What.”

The arm of the giant, who was just standing upright, wrapped around the Duke, moved.

Koo Goo Goo Palace.

He simply moved his arm, and the ground shook as if it had been an earthquake. Richard was barely able to keep his balance.

The boy was astonished.

He didn’t use mana separately, and he didn’t even use a pre-set spell.

In the case of existing without a form, it was only covered with an outer shell for a while.

It is different from giving a physical entity. It was like giving only a vague illusion so that it could be seen by others.

However.

How can something that has no physical substance be able to cause an earthquake just by simply raising its arm?

How is this possible!

Seeing something indescribable, Richard was stunned.

To that boy, the duke said.

“This is what it means to cross the wall.”

Thud.

The giant’s palm covered Richard’s head. Darkness enveloped them in an instant. It was to the point where I couldn’t see ahead. In the pitch-black darkness, the boy could see only the sparkling red eyes of the Duke.

“Keugh.”

The boy swallowed. The Duke’s brightly shining eyes, which I thought were very beautiful just a few days ago, made me afraid.

Eyes that seemed to be delicately sculpted by melting ruby.

Ah.

He realized again.

How can the eyes of an existence be like jewels that only shine beautifully?

How could that be the eyes of a living, breathing creature?

“Do you understand now?”

The momentum that had been holding the boy’s breath lifted.

“Why do people who have crossed the wall and taken one step closer to being transcendental beings are called superhuman?”

An existence that goes beyond one’s own limits and interferes not only with oneself but also with others, and even more, with the world.

A practitioner who is reborn as a transcendent being, like a god in the celestial world.

They are called Aura Masters and Arch Mages.

“What do you want to achieve with your petty desire for recognition?”
“…”

Richard’s mouth fell shut. He wanted to deny it. It wasn’t a petty desire for recognition. No, I had a desire to be acknowledged. He wanted to make his father’s wish come true. And then, I wanted to be acknowledged.

But why is that wrong?

“It is wrong.”

The Duke’s words pierced the boy’s chest.

“Aiming for a state where you have to go beyond your limits, you can’t even set your own limits.”

It was true. Because I don’t want to admit that my limit is only this much. If it were you, if you worked hard, you would surely be able to overcome the wall and become a master.

That you should try

I thought so.

“I couldn’t even fully recognize myself, but I even transferred the desires and longings of others to myself.”

How could a guy like that complete himself?

It was a deep, piercing voice.

However, the boy could not refute.

Just like squeezing.

Spat out a word.

“Then.”

The duke’s eyebrows twitched.

“Why, did you praise me?”

It was similar to the question I asked earlier, filled with anger. Why did you call me, if it’s going to be like this. Why did you praise Like this, if you’re going to trample on a boy’s dream.

“Why?”

The Duke smiled faintly.

“I just told the truth, so how can you say it was wrong?”
“I beg your pardon.”
“It is true that your spirit is excellent. And, I liked the attitude he didn’t give up even though he had a wrong attitude. That’s why I called you here today.”

But.

The duke added.

“I called you today not to give you a chance, but to let you know the reality.”

Anger.

Sunlight penetrated the place that had been covered in shadow. For the giant abandoned his form again and imbued himself with his master. The boy frowned at the sudden bright light.

“What reality? Do you mean the reality that no matter what I do, I will not be able to cross the wall?”
“It’s hard to say with a twist.”

Despite the hostile appearance of the prince, the duke did not seem to care.

“It means stop rotting inside your father.”
“… Yes?”
“I promise to grant the old man’s wish, and my son is wielding only his sword while rotting his other talents. So, will the old man feel good?”

Embarrassment appeared on Richard’s face. I had never thought of anything like that. He was still young enough to be considered a boy. Although he is quite tall thanks to constant training, and his body is gradually approaching a young man with traces of his training.

Anyway, Richard was young. Although he knew that his father, seeing his children grieved, would make up his mind to work for his father’s wishes, he never thought that such an attempt of his own would upset his father again.

“Ha, but I am still young. No, you’re still young! Even if you’ve only held the sword for a while, you’re not even 20 yet, and your father won’t worry about that…”
“Because I’m not even twenty, I’m worried.”

As if asking what he was talking about, the Duke cut off Richard. The embarrassed boy prince’s face formed in the duke’s pupils. Come to think of it, the coercive appearance from earlier had gone, and the duke was treating the prince even more gently.

No one noticed the slight liking for the character that he had liked in his previous life, contained in his voice.

At least Richard could understand that there was a good feeling in his voice, as if he was considerate of him.

“It doesn’t matter if you’d rather be an adult. If you receive the support of the imperial family, you will be able to play, eat and live no matter what.”
“If not.”
“You are now at an age where you have to find out what you want to do. Children who struggle to fulfill their parents’ wishes only do so because they have to. Whether it was the will of the parents, or to raise the family that was tilted.
At least the prince of the empire shouldn’t be like that.
How would you feel if you became the emperor of an empire and say that your dream is to make your father’s wish come true instead of your child’s pursuit of your own?”

The duke, who made a complicated expression for a moment, lowered his voice.

“The crown prince will be Edwin.”
“Yes? Brother…”
“Okay. Have no talent So there will be a lot of talk. That’s why your father called me.”

I got it. If no one but the Duke of Chepes supported him, he would be given one chance no matter what the reason for disqualification.

“Do you know why Edwin?”
“That.”
“It is because of you. Because of kids like you.”

That.
A decision unprecedented in the history of Arcadia for hundreds of years, in order to ensure that no child would rot and engross his talent like Richard for nothing, without using the favor of the goddess, the most important quality and virtue of an emperor, as the criterion for their father, emperor, and successor. That it was lowered.

At the Duke’s explanation, Richard’s complexion hardened.

“I would have told you. You have talent It’s just that it’s not martial arts talent. It wouldn’t be bad to go to the Magic Tower and walk the path of a scholar. The innate sense is helpful when dealing with relics or complex circuits.”
“…”
“It may not be just that. If you’d rather grow as you grow older, try your hand at this and that, and still want to make your father’s wishes come true, I won’t stop you either. Leaving behind whether that is possible.”

Ah.

Hearing that far, the boy’s memories of up until now passed like waves.

My father’s voice muttered as if he was disappointed to see himself.

He was disappointed that he had no talent, he just thought so.

Suddenly, I remember my father’s brightly smiling face when Aaron, the fifth, said he had no talent in martial arts and would pick up a pen instead.

After that, even the 6th, Catherine, on her birthday, during a swordsmanship demonstration, in the end, the word that she had no talent came out, and she cried for fear of being scolded by her father.

And even the memory of accidentally seeing my father wiping away tears alone that night.

…

Richard tightened his grip on the wooden sword in his hand again.

“… All right.”
“Really? Okay. The old man will like it too.”
“I will continue to swing my sword.”
“… What?”

In an instant, as if he had heard it wrong, the duke’s complexion changed strangely.

Feeling strangely delighted by that fact, Richard smiled refreshingly.

“I’m not trying to fulfill my father’s wishes.”
“What if?”
“I like swinging my sword.”
“… Do you mean believe it?”

Hmm.
Is it weird?
Richard acted cool.

“I hate giving up.”
“… Okay?”
“Yes. Also, I want to show it to my father.”
“What.”
“It’s not because of the father, this son has been stubborn and stubborn until now, so don’t worry.”

Her.

The duke laughed.

“I wonder if someone isn’t Richard.”
“Yes? Then who am I Richard?”

No. It is nothing.

The duke waved his hand.

It was a pleasant memory.

The unforgettable memory of that day that made the current Richard exist.

The Prince of Chepes, whom he met again, treated him differently than before, but Richard never forgot his kindness.

Besides, this time, he didn’t acknowledge his sword, albeit weakly.

Even if it’s only at the level of dealing with my older brother.

Richard would suddenly feel amused by the fact that the Duke of Chepes, not anyone else, had recognized him.

Even now.

Richard’s sword brushed away the rushing Edwin’s sword. Kaga, sword and fist collided, but such a bloody sound erupted.

Even so, Richard did not back down.

It looked like it would fly. His body moved freely. I don’t know why.
However, the fact that he can move freely is what makes it so pleasant.

Richard stared at his outstretched fist once again.

Older brother.

Maybe I was just like my older brother.

Once again, after spilling.

If I had no memory of that day, at that time, I too would have been caught up in the delusion of my childhood, and the goal of making my father’s wish come true, and the means to grow myself and overcome the wall one day for that purpose, would be reversed.

He might have looked the same as his older brother.

‘Why are you laughing! Why! What do you mean it’s so good!! I, I lost everything… !!〉

And.

I think it was a really good thing that I decided not to let go of the sword that day.

The reason I held the sword was for my father.

The reason I didn’t let go of the sword was for me.

No. Is it the opposite?

Anyway.

If so, what is the reason I have swung the sword so far?

I guess I know that now