Chapter 939 – Lineage (5)
“Let’s talk.”
Lee Si-heon’s soft words pressed heavily on the hearts of the princess and bank.
Her head is on the verge of exploding because she took away Han Bang, the royal family’s source of information. What more are we talking about here?
The bank glanced at Star Anise and Clove, who had betrayed him.
Although he did not want to blame the two for what they had suffered while carrying out the work he had been asked to do, it was also true that he could not easily soothe his bitter heart from the cold eyes of the women who had been loyal to him. The two disappeared before my eyes at the gesture of Lee Si-heon’s hand even before the princess’s command was given.
-Ssuk.
“If it’s just the two of us, will you open your mouth?”
“… Since I have extended my power over those two people, if you wish for anything from me, you will be able to achieve anything. “What meaning does the conversation have?”
Ginkgo fired back with the thorns of a well-grown rose and raised the tone of his words sharply.
Siheon, who was quietly listening to those words, raised his eyebrows and was rather happy.
“It has no meaning.”
And he flipped his shoulder and shrugged. The bank’s cold response still followed.
“Because you won’t just put your face in front of me.”
“I didn’t know that the Chinese princess would rate me so highly. “I don’t know what to do with myself.”
“Don’t make fun of me. King Mokyeong. I know better than anyone else how cautious you are, the main enemy of the imperial family. “I’m not as foolish a tree as you think.”
The main enemy.
There was a light of anticipation in Siheon’s irises as he looked at the bank.
Surely. He is the one who started the bank.
What power does the current empire have when its homeland has been taken away and all its compatriots have been scattered?
Even the subjects abandoned the imperial family. The only value left in China is that it is a stage for a war that passes through all powers, and the legitimacy of the land. Only the value of the noble bank.
The bank has led the country by making full use of what was given to it. He also understood his own limitations better than anyone else.
“You showed up in front of me so easily and without making a fuss. “It means that the current World Tree is not a big threat to you.”
“Well, you don’t know that. The World Tree may have completely abandoned you.”
“Either way, it’s true that there’s nothing I can do right now.”
Bank muttered calmly and looked up proudly at Lee Si-heon.
A proud face. White skin and lustful lips. The princess’s outfit, decorated in gold, was neither too flashy nor simple.
‘I know that you usually live very frugally.’
You know very well that you are the face madam.
It seemed like he was living with just enough decoration to reveal his position, and that certainly made it worth the bank’s high value.
I wonder if the weight of the lineage that has maintained the foundation of the thousand-year empire is well felt.
‘What.’
Considering that the other members of the Ginkgo family are trash cans, it is not the legendary temperament passed down from the bloodline. It would be reasonable to view it as the bank’s own ability.
“So? “Is there any reason why you think talking to me is meaningless?”
“… Due to my own inadequacy, I was in a situation where the initiative was completely out of my hands. I can clearly see what kind of conversation you want. “Do you really want to play with me that much?”
No. I might be a better person than I thought.
The thought that briefly appeared in Lee Si-heon’s head was completely refuted by the image of sisters Palgak and Jeonghyang shown just before.
“…”
A short but cold silence.
Even though they were only looking at each other and exchanging glances, the charisma of the two royals collided and sparks flew.
The bank was in an overwhelmingly unfavorable situation, but being discouraged was a completely different matter.
It is a bank that pursues utility, but that does not mean it disregards honor.
A noble and noble appearance. A mindset worthy of royalty. The atmosphere of the leader.
I could tell from every single thing about the bank’s attitude. In the end, she is just a princess of a country on the verge of ruin.
-Thump.
Just change your playful eyes and look at him lightly.
The bank could not withstand its overflowing life and had no choice but to stop breathing.
“… Sigh.”
A cool feeling with cold sweat running down my spine. Banks, who was trying hard to keep a straight face, seemed to be looking at Erinyes, the queen of spirits.
The more this happens, the more fantastic the taste will become when you break it.
If you always turn your head to sexual desire, that becomes a problem.
“So?”
“…”
“If I were to interpret what you said in my own way, there is nothing I can do anymore, so let whatever happens. It sounds like you want to let go of everything and be comfortable.”
“It’s different. It means that it will not be reduced to just your entertainment. I am the wife of the imperial family. “I am the one who will rightfully inherit the throne.”
“It’s nice to think highly of me, but don’t you think treating me like a bad guy is no different from being a world tree?”
“Then… “Are you saying that you are neglecting my personal safety with good intentions?”
The bank, which sensed the direction of the conversation from Lee Si-heon’s tone, finally responded to Lee Si-heon’s conversation and asked a question.
“I don’t necessarily want to compromise my choice, but my relationship with Gwimok is a bit complicated.”
“… ?”
“I knew that taking it by force wasn’t the solution. It’s a complementary relationship, and you and I are tied together by that damn fate.”
Fate. For Banks, an adventurer who pioneered his own path with his own abilities, it was a line of words he never wanted to hear.
Isn’t it a pleasant thing to act as if someone had predicted the result you achieved after all the hard work?
“… What do you mean fate?”
“Me and you. To be precise, if you and I don’t cooperate with each other, we will each be dragged to destruction.”
“What kind of-“
“We also have good brains. “This really says it all.”
Help each other It is not a position where one side dominates and oppresses the other, but rather co-existence.
Ginkgo took a deep breath and slowly turned his brain.
“…”
If a man named Lee Si-heon could take anything he wanted, there was no reason for her to try to talk to him in this situation.
Even if King Mokryeong’s subordination was just a fiction. It is not difficult to kidnap someone like this and brainwash them by impoverishing their body and mind.
Were you worried about the resistance of the World Tree, worried about the exploitation of noble trees?
If that were the case, there would have been no reason to come here in the first place. The bank secretly admitted that Lee Si-heon was looking at a branch much further away than where he was looking.
Even though it must have been frustrating because his direction was unknown, the bank continued the conversation in silence.
“If what you say is true, if our imperial family does not help that side. Everyone said that things would go wrong in the worst case scenario. “It’s meant to be.”
“You don’t look good. Do you feel any resistance to the word fate?”
“… No. “I never thought you were a person who conforms to fatalism.”
It’s compliance.
In some ways, it could have been right.
“If you want to overcome fate, the first thing you need to do is understand it.”
“…”
“I don’t know how you heard me. “The reason why Gwimok and I join forces is not for the sake of a happy destiny.”
Lee Si-heon spoke lightly about the situation and situation of Gwi-mok that he had seen.
From Dongbaek, who was on the verge of death after losing most of her senses, let alone her arms and legs, to Pitaya, who was on the verge of self-destruction due to lack of stimulation in life.
A night when he was almost killed on the street while working hard to collect debt, and a bank where he was tied up by various interests and could be assassinated at any moment.
The bank itself was able to understand the meaning of Lee Si-heon’s words because it had the information it had received so far.
“You and I were destined to be fucked from the moment we were born. We are involved in order to destroy it.”
“… “I don’t think there is destiny.”
“I thought so too. There was something like that.”
A fateful meeting.
Love that came unexpectedly.
Or a complicated relationship formed in the past.
“My daughter is like that too.”
“… Shiva.”
“That’s right. “It looks like it has something to say.”
“Most of all, it was something I couldn’t understand. “I thought you abandoned that child.”
Is that possible?
The bank frowned at Lee Si-heon’s brief warm expression.
Actions and emotions that do not match like misaligned puzzle pieces. I don’t understand. So does that mean that fate is involved here too?
“It’s a bit lame to dismiss anything as fate. And how can I stop my daughter?”
“If you think she brought it up about you in some way-“
“What, are you willing to die in my place?”
The bank narrowed its eyes fiercely at the lightly pointed remark.
Lee Si-heon quietly closed his eyes and recited softly in a voice devoid of any emotion.
“Either being helplessly attacked by an indescribable being, or driven to death. “I know the frustration of being protected without power because I have experienced it.”
They say that even a hedgehog wraps around its child.
There was no way for a hedgehog without thorns to survive.
You need strength to survive in a world that will become more chaotic in the future.
Isn’t this an estimate when you think about Shiba’s growth outside of her father’s arms?
Shiva tried like crazy. She, like Shiva, was pouring out her entire power to overcome what she saw as her fate.
“And this is the same for you too.”
“… “What?”
Rather than being helplessly bent and conforming, give yourself the opportunity to make your own choice.
She said that was how she would achieve the greatest results, but it was also a self-serving hypocrisy.
Isn’t that what people like these days?
Vanity and false conscience.
To put it plainly, the road ahead of you is not good, so let’s go for the better.
During Dongbaek, it was too coercive. Pitaya recklessly solved his own problem without any intention of treating it.
The night was so worried that it was kidnapped by resentment.
“That’s a nice thing to say, after all, I’m asking you to cooperate.”
“Is that so? Honestly, I can’t help it. “If you see someone walking into a poop bucket, isn’t it natural to want to stop them?”
“In that if I don’t follow you, you too will be destroyed. It’s different.”
“I’m saying this as someone who hates fate. “I have no intention of being tolerated just because I miss out on anyone.”
“… That’s a good thing to say when your child is trying to thwart your plans.”
If you delve into that, the story becomes quite complicated.
In fact, Lee Si-heon doesn’t understand the world that Shiva sees. It was difficult for her to figure out what Shiva was doing and what she had planned.
But. If Shiva becomes strong enough to defeat him, wouldn’t it be necessary to acknowledge that?
“If my daughter defeats me, perhaps no one in this world will disobey Shiva’s words?”
“…”
The bank closed its lips in silence as the words dripped with confidence and arrogance.
Although I understood his story.
To be honest, there were some parts that made me irritated.
There was a lot of packaging, but in the end, there was nothing the bank could say that could be trusted. The only basis that can be used is the psychological reason that Lee Si-heon does not exercise his skills.
Of course, it is natural that Lee Si-heon also acts for the kingdom and his family like a bank.
The idea of leaving Shiva unattended was strangely annoying.
“… “I can’t help you.”
“For now, that is.”
I am in a position where I have come to know the love of my father from a shy girl who talked small talk every night.
He said if it was too hard, why not go to her dad? A cute elf who was carefully persuading.
It shouldn’t be like this, but the affection has become attached. I couldn’t imagine leaving this place and leaving Shiva behind.
‘This person is completely neglecting her daughter.’
If there’s a problem, you have to help.
But psychologically, Shiva was exhausted.
A precarious mental state that could collapse at any moment. I needed a friend who would support me and correct my path. That was originally the role of parents.
“…”
In fact, it may be a deficiency that Banks was feeling deep down, not only because she was neglected by her father, but also because she was treated as a tool to give birth to a child.
I don’t think I will entrust myself to Lee Si-heon unless this issue is resolved.
“And, King Mokryeong, you are clearly controlling our imperial family’s land and territorial waters without permission. “If we’re entangled down to the roots, I don’t think we’ll ever be able to connect in the right direction.”
I’m at a loss for words.
That resolution will not last long.
Lee Si-heon nodded quietly and looked at the bank’s face.
He still had an emotionless face.
