Chapter 940 – Lineage (6)
It is not difficult to use other people’s misfortune as food and bend the route to suit your taste.
No matter how much she is a princess.
The situation she was facing was nothing more than a rumor full of empty air that was distorted by just my words.
“I don’t think you and I will ever be able to connect in the right direction since we’re entangled down to our roots.”
It’s cocky, but it knows the topic.
The bank seemed to recognize that our interests would not align in any direction.
‘Because I have nothing to lose.’
If he bows his head here, he must be convinced that his family and country will go down a more miserable path.
Because the honor that the imperial family seeks to protect is not something that our kingdom can preserve and fulfill.
“When people die, they leave a name. In other words, there are many people who are willing to die because of their name.”
I approached the bank, reciting lines from a movie I saw a long time ago.
Because the height difference was so large, Banks’ head gradually rose upward as he tried to force equal eye contact. It was erected stiffly at a right angle.
-Tak.
The princess takes a step back and narrows her eyes sharply.
“But I just don’t understand it.”
I asked in a calm tone without any hint of nervousness.
“White fruit.”
“…”
“I am an ordinary human being who did not miss the chance to become a genius and got to this position thanks to my innate talent.”
As a human being born on an earth without God.
A few questions that I thought were just cultural differences.
“But nothing went smoothly. “I was encouraged to let go of everything, without any status.”
We catch up with the bank that backed away. The faint scent of the princess’s sweat stung my nose.
“Discrimination has been accepted as discrimination. “I ended up falling into a brothel to achieve something.”
“… We don’t get any closer-“
“Shut up and listen.”
Bank, who had stopped breathing, shrugged his shoulders and raised his head stiffly, pressing his chest against me.
The distance is such that the exhaled breath penetrates through each other’s respiratory tract.
I asked quietly.
“There is a dirty man in front of you who has committed unspeakable acts, and I do not know the honor you are trying to protect.”
It’s not that I don’t understand.
My father said the same thing, and I probably learned that idea from an early age even before I, a woman, did.
“What are you responsible for? Who are you leading? “It’s different from birth.”
“…”
“Okay, me and you coming up from the floor. Do we look very different as we become royals differently?”
“What… To me?” . “Do you want to say something?”
Mulkyung.
Banks, startled by the strong hand digging into his waist, trembled in great surprise.
My hand grabbed her stomach and squeezed the area below her navel as if torturing her. The bank endured the pain and looked up at me with one eye closed.
“Tsk, ugh…”
“Don’t build up your mediocre pride.”
The idea of protecting the noble’s duty is grand.
It is also admirable for someone with power to protect someone without power.
It’s also understandable that people want to save face for those who support them.
In a world where there are many people who don’t like responsibility and only want benefits, I know how respectable it is to please the strict children and do good deeds.
“Ugh, tsk…” Ugh! “Wait a minute – stop.”
Unable to bear it any longer, Ginkgo grabbed my wrist with his delicate hands and let out a pained moan.
“Let go.”
I quietly muttered while glaring at my delicate, trembling wrist. The princess, sensing her survival, slowly endured her pain and gave up her resistance.
“In the end, I was planning on doing this – ugh!”
“That’s not bad either. If you strip it away, all people become the same. “I don’t think there’s any need to tell you that.”
Don’t burn your pride in front of me.
If I warned you this much, you would have understood. When I let go of my hand, a faint scent of blood rose between Ginkgo’s trembling and gaping chin.
Did he even chew his tongue to endure the pain?
Maybe there was a bruise on my abdomen.
“This is the honor of the imperial family. What should I do? I don’t even want to know how deep your lineage and family roots are. “I don’t know because it was never given to me in the first place.”
“Ha, ha…”
“I have one standard by which I see you. “You know how to lead others, you know who honor comes from, and unlike other gentlemen, you do not degenerate and try to protect those who follow you.”
It’s close to volunteering.
I was forced to take care of the people because of a contract with the crown, but in any case, from my perspective, the bank was a very unfortunate entity.
However, there was no need for me to talk about my personal interests.
“I cannot be responsible for something as empty as the imperial family’s honor. However, the protection of your subjects and family that you want to protect can be achieved by risking my life.”
“…”
“Isn’t that the right decision for the sake of the subjects who have so far trusted and endured an imperial family without a vision?”
“… “What do you want me to believe?”
“I would ask you the other way. “What do you believe and follow from the World Tree?”
If you go into the story of trust, you will be left speechless. The bank wouldn’t be by their side because it trusts the World Tree.
There was no way the bank, knowing that, would continue this boring conversation.
I took a few steps back, leaving behind the princess who had become a corpse, and remained silent. After taking a pause, he opened his mouth.
“Are you worried about my daughter?”
“… !”
Although it was far from the bank’s purpose, it seemed like he was stabbed to the core.
Although it may not be the main reason for my hesitation right now, it seems to be one of the reasons pushing me away to some extent.
To be honest, when I think about Shiva and the people around him gradually disappearing, I can’t help but tell him to get over it easily.
“I’m kind of thankful for that.”
“… Don’t be mistaken.”
“Okay, well, if I sum it up. Assuming you would cooperate with me as a nobleman. I can promise you all the help I can give.”
If you have ever heard the news about camellia and pitaya, this is not an entirely unbelievable statement.
“You have two things to give me. Adding your strength and mixing your body.”
“In the end, are you betting on subjugation?”
“No? “I’m just doing it.”
“What… Without any reason.”
There is a reason.
I had no intention of missing out on a night with this exquisite woman.
People also smell amazing. There is also a desire to bump the princess’s noble buttocks with all her might. As you know, there is nothing that increases my life span other than sex.
It goes beyond killing two birds with one stone, killing three birds with one stone.
“… “I just gave you the answer.”
“It would be better to change sooner rather than later.”
“In the end, is it a scare?”
“If you feel that way, there’s nothing you can do.”
Thinking that Shiba must have noticed, I ended the conversation while preparing to leave.
“I would like to tell you that there is no need to save the night. “It’s probably not because of my daughter’s personality.”
“… I see. However, I have no intention of quitting. She would probably be even more so if she were that child.”
I am the one who saves the night and takes it with me.
To put it simply, I am the only one who can protect myself at night.
“It would be a waste of time. You may not know Shiba, but you will be dangerous. Rather, it might be a hindrance.”
“…”
Although I was ignored, the bank seemed to have accepted my words without any hesitation.
Do you understand your topic well without provoking bloodshed?
It was embarrassing to see a slightly helpless look in his eyes.
“Nevertheless-“
“I don’t think you would do something senseless because of your personality.”
The bank quietly averted his gaze. Although she looked like she couldn’t even come up with an answer on her own. She could no longer continue the conversation as Shiva’s presence was getting closer.
-Tap, thump, thump.
Approaching steps.
I lightly activated the magic formula in my hand and disappeared before the bank’s eyes.
The face of the princess left behind was consistently complex.
* * * * * * *
People do not leave their names when they die. Die because of the name.
‘Are you dying with honor? Do you abandon your family’s will and save your subjects?’
Whatever choice you make. You can’t avoid the resentment that you made an irresponsible decision.
Even though it is too much for a bank that has nothing to safely rescue one of the two.
Perhaps Lee Si-heon, although it may have been a false mask, seemed to have fully considered his situation and intended to persuade him.
His mind couldn’t help but become more complicated.
‘…’
Lee Si-heon’s words were like telling the bank to give up its ambition.
To a woman who has lived her whole life pursuing only one place, she speaks words that are no different from death. It means finding another happiness.
‘…’
Even though you know the path you must walk, there are feet that won’t fall.
If ambition is not met, all that remains is chaff.
When everything goes wrong for the bank, it’s like what happened to the traitors at countless historical moments. I also thought about taking my own life countless times.
-Boom!
“Sister!!”
“… Lord Shiva?”
“By any chance, here… That, that. My hair is black. “Tall, that.”
Did she feel her father and come to find him? Lee Si-heon was also amazed at this.
Looking at this, it certainly seemed like fate or destiny really existed.
“No one came.”
“Oh, yes…” ?”
Shiba looked disappointed for a moment, then looked at the bank’s face and asked.
“By the way, over there. Sister. Are you having a hard time?”
“Yes?”
Could it be that I haven’t taken good care of my cold face?
Banks checked his facial expressions in a mirror in a corner. The expression was the same as usual.
“No, what made you feel that way?”
“Beep… I just feel that way. “I’ve been sighing a lot lately.”
It looks like a ghost. Really.
My lower abdomen is still whining.
No doubt, when you take off your clothes the next day, there will be bright blue bruises. I don’t know if there are any potions left in the treasury.
“I’m fine.”
“Really? Look at this. My hands are hot too. I also have a fever.”
“… Umm. “If you stutter too much, you’ll be in trouble.”
Did I feel a sense of déjà vu from the bank, which seemed a little different from usual?
Shiva approached the bank much more aggressively than usual and spoke.
“I don’t know because the princess didn’t tell me until the end. “I want to get closer, but always add an honorific title after my name.”
“Hmm… Haha.”
“Don’t you feel good because my hands are cold?”
Little Shiba’s hands felt good. Her bank closed her eyes and smiled softly, enjoying the touch.
Honestly.
Who would have known that there would be someone who approaches me so purely when all I have is a dream?
It is better to commit suicide than to choose one side and be buried.
Ginkgo, who had thought that far, found comfort and stroked the back of Shiva’s hand.
“Peep hee.” It tickles.”
“… Lord Shiva.”
“Except Jonjing.”
“Then… Shiva?”
“Your sister.”
The bank asked, happily looking at the face of the girl who brought him stability.
“It may be a burden, but when we’re done preparing, let’s go rescue him right away.”
“It’s not a burden at all. And they told me to remove the honorific title.”
“That seems a bit difficult. “I will adapt slowly.”
“You’re so stubborn.”
Stubborn.
That might be right.
I also think that trying to achieve an ideal beyond one’s abilities may seem trivial.
Nevertheless, I still have the same feeling of not giving up easily.
And. This may also be stubbornness.
“Thank you.”
“I am more grateful.”
“Why?”
“You called me by my name.”
The bank simultaneously harbored the desire to be with this child who has the charm to lead people.
“Hehe.”
As if breaking the peaceful atmosphere, the pain in his lower abdomen gradually tainted Ginkgo’s breathing.
