◈ Episode 643: Identity revealed (3)
Terry and Ryan Howl’s cold eyes contained complex emotions.
‘Ludger Chelsea.’
He was a teacher in Seorn and a man with considerable skills.
No, even saying “considerable” was rude considering his true skills.
I knew it because it was Terina who fought with him in the empire’s underground capital.
Still, I can tell how trustworthy he is because we once spent time together as comrades.
Therefore, Terina was not very happy about this situation.
Although she was expressing her heartlessness on the outside, somewhere in her heart, she also hoped that it would not be so.
“Do you have anything to counter this?”
That was the reason why Terina, who should have captured Ludger alive without mercy, kept talking back.
Lloyd and Enya Joiners, who knew Terina well, stared at her with wide eyes.
This is because the manager they knew, Terry, would never say something like that.
This also means that Terina had a good opinion of Ludger.
But Ludger listened to Terina’s words and just held out his hand without saying a word.
Terina twitched her eyebrows at that sight.
“you… … .”
“Arrest. “Because that’s your job.”
“… … .”
Terina glared at Ludger in silence, then took the magic suppression artifact she had already taken from her belt and fastened it to Ludger’s wrist.
Crash.
“Take it into custody.”
With those words, Terina left the teacher’s office as if she didn’t want to see anything.
Sedina, who was anxiously watching the situation from outside, tried to protest, but Ludger took priority over opening his mouth.
“egg plant.”
It was a very shameless attitude for someone who was being taken away, but it was so natural and fitting that the Knights of Nightcrawler dragged him outside as Ludger wanted.
Sedina could not say a single word to Ludger until the end, and just watched Ludger’s back as he was taken away.
“what. “What the hell is going on?”
“Nightcrawler Knights? “Who is being dragged away?”
Perhaps because the Nightcrawler Knights attacked all at once, students, employees, and several teachers who heard the news came out to see the sights.
They wondered who on earth was being captured in this situation, and then their eyes widened when they saw Ludger’s face being taken away.
“Lu, Mr. Ludger? “Are you back?”
“No, more than that, why are you being dragged away? “What happened?”
Rine, who had run out of breath just in time to hear the news that Ludger had returned, stopped in her tracks due to the crowd of people surrounding her.
I could see Ludger being dragged by knights in black uniforms over people’s shoulders.
“teacher!”
As Line shouted, Ludger’s footsteps stopped for a moment.
But soon he started walking again as if something had happened.
“What on earth is this fuss about?”
President Elisa was also informed of the situation.
At her appearance, the crowd naturally split to the left and right, clearing the way.
Elisa walked out from the front and stood facing Terina.
“Terina.”
“Elisa.”
“… … “I need to hear an explanation as to what this is all about.”
“Did you know?”
“… … “What do you mean?”
Terina caught Elisa’s subtle hesitation with the sense of a master, but did her best to explain it while pretending not to notice.
“This man is not Ludger Chelsea. Rather, he is a man who disguised his identity and went into hiding in Seorn. And he is currently accused of the murder of Cardinal Patrick.”
“What is that… … .”
Elisa also knew that Ludger was not his real identity to begin with.
But what about the murder of Cardinal Patricio Romelo, who suddenly disappeared from Ledervelk recently?
In terms of pure power, the cardinal is no match for even a 6th rank wizard.
Did Ludger kill such a cardinal?
“It’s not just that. He is accused of murdering several archbishops and even of massacring priests and paladins of the Holy Kingdom of Bretus.”
“… … “Don’t you think the joke goes too far?”
However, if the word “massacre” was mentioned, including the archbishops, credibility would be diminished.
“We’ll find out when we hear the news soon. “The important thing is that he did not deny his guilt.”
“… … Is that really true? “Mr. Ludger.”
“Are you still calling me Ludger?”
Ludger turns to Elisa.
No, he said as if everyone should listen.
“Let me introduce myself again.”
Students were confused as to what that meant.
Line looked at Ludger with trembling eyes.
No. brother. Don’t do that.
Freuden, who arrived at the scene just in time to hear about the situation, also stared at Ludger being taken away with disbelief.
“My name is Heathcliff.”
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Ludger’s voice rang out quietly through the crowd filled with confusion and astonishment.
“Heathcliff van Bretus.”
“… … Bretus?”
“Wait a minute, is this real? Bretus. The person who can add that name… … .”
“… … for a moment. So what does that mean?”
no. That can’t be possible. This must be some kind of illusion or a lie.
No one wanted to believe the absurd truth that was thrown at them all at once.
But strangely enough, their instincts were waiting for what Ludger would say next.
“He is the illegitimate son and illegitimate son of Benedict van Bretus, the previous pope of the Holy Kingdom, and the man who murdered the cardinals and archbishops of the Holy Kingdom.”
As if betraying everyone’s expectations and negativity.
A bombshell exploded from Ludger’s mouth.
* * *
Clap.
Ludger was locked in a cage.
Both of his arms were covered with magic-suppressing restraints, and not only his ankles but even his eyes were covered with a special eyepatch.
That wasn’t all. Surveillance and security were maintained alternately around the bars without leaving for even a single minute, and measures were taken so that the moment Ludger made even the slightest mistake, the inside of the prison would automatically explode.
It was an attitude that could only be seen by a high-class criminal who carried out a terrorist attack almost at the level of overthrow of the state.
But Ludger quietly accepted it.
Without any sign of discomfort, he was quietly locked in the cage as if this was normal.
After some time, I felt someone approaching the iron bars.
“Go away.”
At the order given as if it was obvious, the knights who had been on tight guard retreated without a word.
Only Ludger and the new guest remained in the cage.
“It moved faster than I thought.”
Ludger spoke naturally as if he knew who the other person was without even looking at him.
In the first place, it didn’t make sense to not recognize it since I had heard the voice that had alerted me a little while ago.
At Ludger’s words, 1st Princess Eileen stared at Ludger, who was trapped in the iron cage, with a complex gaze.
“… … Honestly, I was surprised. “When you told me your true identity, I almost wished it was a lie.”
“Unfortunately. “I told only the truth.”
“okay. That’s why I believed what you said and sent Terina.”
The story behind Ludger’s arrest was simple.
This is because Ludger himself confessed everything to Eileen and deliberately instructed her to arrest him.
“Revealing your identity means that you are ultimately planning to carry out the plan you have prepared before, right?”
“okay.”
“What a heartless man. “I never thought I would cut off all the relationships I have made as a teacher in this way.”
“It was a relationship I didn’t need anyway.”
So what about me?
Eileen was about to ask that question, but held back with desperate patience.
I couldn’t be too emotional here.
“How dare you treat the person who will become the next emperor like this? What’s more problematic is that the Holy Kingdom of Bretus heard this news. “You know, right?”
Eileen said that and then shook her head.
“no. “I guess that’s what they asked me to hear in the first place.”
Eileen knew very well what Ludger wanted.
If she were in the same situation as Ludger or knew his situation, she would have acted like she did now.
“Thanks to you, the empire regained its status that almost collapsed, even if only for a moment. After discovering the identity of Heathcliff, the rare man who exterminated the elites of the Holy Kingdom of Bretus, he was able to arrest him faster than anyone else. “The Holy Kingdom of Bretus should bow to us and ask for the extradition of criminals.”
“okay. But no matter how empire it is, it won’t last long. “Because there is a second prince.”
“… … Did you know that too? okay. My ugly little brother did things as he pleases. He reported all the facts to the Holy Kingdom.”
Rather, it was nothing short of good news for Eileen.
The 2nd prince, who had only suspicions and no actual evidence, revealed the fangs he had kept hidden until now.
If Ludger had not opened the way like this, the second prince’s dagger could have reached Eileen.
“Be careful of the second prince. He seems to have a very deep connection with the Holy Kingdom of Bretus beyond joining hands. “There must be more hidden.”
“… … okay. “Preparing for that will be my job from now on.”
“That’s it.”
Eileen bit her lip at Ludger’s words.
He could have chosen a peaceful life.
Instead of living as Heathcliff, he was able to live as the real Ludger Chelish.
However, Ludger escalated the incident to the point of covering himself in filth and sacrificing himself.
“… … “You are a really annoying man.”
Still, at one time I even thought they were equal.
When he was working as Seorn’s teacher, I caught his whereabouts and revealed his true identity. I can’t tell you how happy I was to finally be on the same level as this man.
But at this moment.
Eileen got hit hard by Ludger.
“It’s really the worst. They arbitrarily incur debt like this and don’t even give me a chance to repay it. “I don’t know how many times I’ve felt this much shame in my life.”
“You will do well. He will definitely become a great emperor.”
Eileen looked at Ludger and sighed.
I knew there was no use getting angry here, but there was something more important.
“… … A person came from the Holy Kingdom to meet you. It was a very quick movement, as if they knew this would happen. “If I had been a day or even half a day late in arresting you, I would have been helpless.”
“is it.”
“No matter how you look at the situation, it is hopeless. “But I don’t think you’d give it up for nothing of value.”
“… … .”
Ludger did not answer.
However, Eileen’s voice brightened a little at the fact that she did not deny what he said.
“You too, do your best. “I will also do my best.”
The bond between Eileen and Ludger could not be separated by these bars and restraints.
Just as Ludger only said what he had to say to Eileen, Eileen also only said what she had to say to Ludger.
However, the two trusted each other more than anyone else, so they did not lash out at the other person’s words.
Well then, that’s it.
Eileen left prison.
And as if he had been waiting, a new person came to look for Ludger and stood in front of the iron bars.
“It’s such an unpleasant sight that I can feel it even if I cover my eyes.”
“That’s too much. “But they came to see me because they were worried.”
As always, it was the priest of Lemria who spoke in a voice full of laughter.
“Thanks to you, we were able to get rid of Cardinal Patrick, right?”
“It was also the result you hoped for.”
“It can’t be. There’s no way I would have let a faithful cardinal from the same denomination do that, right?”
“I’ll stop with the useless chatter here. So why did you come to see me? “Is this to mock me for being trapped in a place like this?”
“You know better than anyone that that can’t happen. You are a prosperous bloodline. As a priest, I can never disobey you.”
“okay.”
Ludger curled the corners of his mouth and made a bitter sneer.
“You cannot disobey my words. But what if someone with more power than me says something?”
“… … .”
Although Ludger was blind, he stared straight into Lemria’s face.
Lemria was also covering her eyes with a tiara, but her expression did not smile like before.
“… … “My role ends here.”
Lemria said that and slightly lowered her head.
Not towards Ludger, but towards the other side.
“this.”
A third person’s voice like that.
A voice that seemed similar to Ludger’s, but was also soft and full of kindness, strangely lingered in my ears.
“I never thought I’d see you face to face like this.”
A man approached the iron bars without any footsteps or presence.
“Even though we are said to have inherited bad blood, my brother inherited the other half from our father.”
“… … .”
“Hmm. You can’t see me because you’re covering your eyes. Then let’s do it like this.”
As the man said that, he lightly flicked his finger towards Ludger.
Then, the eyepatch that was covering Ludger’s eyes was cut in half and slid down.
Even though it looked like this, it was not an ordinary eye patch, but a specially processed artifact.
It was cut off with a light flick of a finger from behind the iron bars, so the alarm did not even sound.
It was proof that the opponent’s skills were great.
Ludger finally saw the man behind the bars through his vision that regained light.
A person with a similar face to you, but a completely opposite vibe.
A young man with red eyes, long white hair, and a kind smile that makes people look good.
“Salesin van Bretus.”
“You should call me big brother.”
He is the eldest son of Benedictus, a prosperous man of the past.
The current prosperous man came to visit in person.
fantasy,
