436. Secretary of the Immortal (9)
That day, the short conversation with Katrina had great implications for Masain.
‘Am I a moron! You’re afraid of hurting my Majesty’s feelings, so you have the ridiculous idea of completely abandoning your mission! ‘What a meaningless worry this was!’
Staying by his side even though it may be a little awkward, and leaving far away to an unseen place. It is as obvious as seeing which one will cause greater harm to the child.
Even so, the high-ranking priests’ gaze toward Mores has become increasingly sinister recently. Therefore, at a time like this, Masain had to be a strong dam by Mores’ side to block the waves. Just as Katrina steadfastly maintained her position even after making the terrible mistake of handing poison to the Holy Emperor.
Of course, I didn’t dare expect to be like Katrina. He simply provides a little bit of strength to Mores when he needs him. That was all Masain wanted.
‘For that to happen, I’ll have to become stronger than I am now!’
Taking advantage of the slack in guard duty, Masain accelerated his training even more.
In order to calm my trembling mind and not be distracted by miscellaneous thoughts anymore –
Also, he hoped that the stronger his power would become, the more he would be able to find some peace of mind in the face of the demon species’ curse.
‘Of course, it is still difficult to completely hide the fear of the Red Curse. If so, it would be a good idea to prepare in advance so that you can reflexively help Haepo, at least when a crisis arises!’
So I started practicing booming in my spare time. If it were the most frequent crisis situation that Mores would face, nothing else would come to mind other than a fall accident.
“… “Masain, what kind of useless thing are you doing?”
As I was repeating the practice of throwing and catching training sand bags in the air, Francis, who happened to be passing by, clicked his tongue and asked.
He was a fellow student at Masain’s Academy, and had recently joined the Knights of St. Aurelion, so he was often seen at the imperial palace.
“Even at the academy, you only chose the most foolish and ineffective training, but this time, what kind of ridiculous training are you doing on your own?”
“I’m practicing booming.”
Although he was scolded quite rudely, Masain responded without hesitation. Francis did that for a day or two. Even when Masain had the right to succeed to the throne, his arrogance was beyond description.
“It just so happened that the training sandbags were exactly the same as Maures’s weight. So, I’m going to practice taking the fall until I can move my body reflexively without thinking about it.”
“… what?”
After hearing the absurd answer, Francis’ eyes widened in an unusual way. Then he immediately snorted loudly.
“wait for a sec. I don’t know what that boom is, but what’s the use of getting used to the weight of sandbags? Prince Mores will continue to grow up anyway, right? “You can double your weight very quickly.”
“Is that so?”
Masaine, caught off guard, looked back at Francis with a shocked expression. His eyes, which had been shaking aimlessly, soon hardened with the intense light of enlightenment.
“Right!”
At that time, Francis thought that Masain would realize his foolishness and quit training right away.
However, the next day, he visited the Royal Guard training site again, and this time he found Masain throwing and catching two bags of sand at once.
“… “Isn’t this guy really stupid?”
As time passed, fortunately, the curse that invaded Mores’ body gradually weakened.
The strings that were bright red suddenly changed to a faint light. The number of times letters surfaced on the skin began to decrease significantly.
The reason was unknown. Does the curse’s effectiveness run out and disappear, or does the curse become weaker over time?
Anyway, Masain was internally relieved.
‘If things continue like this, we can expect the curse to disappear completely soon.’
But at the same time, some unwelcome changes began to appear in Mores’ behavior.
For example, at some point, Mores no longer wore a red cape.
“Sir, where did you put Rex today?”
When Masain became suspicious and carefully asked Mores-
“huh? Rex? What is it?”
“… … !”
A very innocent question comes back.
When Masain faced the child’s flawless eyes, he was speechless from shock.
‘… How did this happen? Could it be that the curse is causing my memories to gradually disappear?’
Of course, I wasn’t sure if it was really because of the curse.
The unique actions and words that Mores has shown so far have felt like they were based on a child’s unique dreams or imagination rather than reality.
Perhaps, as time passed, the child began to distinguish between dreams and reality little by little.
Anyway, Masain felt strangely lonely, so he picked up the old tapestry that had been thrown away in the corner of the room and stored it in his lodgings.
But the problem wasn’t just the memories disappearing. As time passed, Mores’ expression also gradually became depressed.
The child who woke up with a bright smile every day developed the habit of staring blankly out the window with an expressionless face.
Even when he met Logan or Marsain, he didn’t seem as happy as before. Sometimes they seem to avoid them, and sometimes they hide in remote places and sniffle alone!
“older brother. It seems that Lizabeth is too harsh on Mores. “Shouldn’t we tell Abama and get rid of all of Mores’ classes right now?”
At this point, Logan was also visibly nervous.
However, although he constantly hovered by Mores’ side and tried to persuade him, he did not hastily try to interfere in the relationship between mother and son by borrowing the power of a third party. This is because he fully understood that all of these events were ultimately based on Mores’ own will.
Right now, the child was struggling desperately, even with his young heart, to not lose the attention of Empress Lizabeth that he had regained.
“… … .”
Masain also knew that fact well, so he was helpless.
So, when the sight became too painful to look at, he would occasionally take out the old tapestry he had stored away and make up his mind.
‘The empress’s tyranny is only the beginning. As long as the devil’s curse continues, things will become more and more difficult for Mr. Mores to handle. But no matter what happens, I will stand by my side and protect him until the end.’
However, Masain at the time did not know anything.
No matter how many times I tried to pull myself together, any firm resolve or oath would be meaningless in the face of an unexpected event.
That fate sometimes boldly throws humans in front of an unbearable reality and watches with pleasure as even the roots of their will and beliefs are shaken to their core.
“… … !”
No matter what terrible tricks the demon race carries out, I will not leave His Majesty Mores’ side and protect him until the end.
That was the only premise that Masain had no doubt about for a long time.
But that day.
The day when a strong storm raged and we were unfortunately stranded at Grand Duke Asein’s mansion.
Masain faced an unrealistic scene he had never imagined even in his dreams, and instantly lost his mental balance.
‘That…’ what?’
At that time, there was clearly Mores in front of him. No, the ‘thing’ that was Mores just now was standing there.
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However, even if you look at it with your own eyes, you cannot easily understand what ‘that’ is. Reason and emotion clash violently, and the boundaries between reality and fantasy become complexly entangled.
The two hands holding Misra began to tremble mercilessly.
“Lowering… … .”
The voice that came out like a moan could not reach the person calling and was scattered empty into the air.
Ah, what have I done so far? Who on earth were you trying to protect from ‘what’?
[Ahahaha!]
In his confusion, a bright laughter that felt particularly familiar reached his ears. No, rather than hearing it in my ears, it was a strange sensation as if the sound was being hit directly into my head.
And in that dark backlight, there was a silver eye that gave off an unusually bright light.
[are you okay. Now, no matter what I do, it doesn’t change. Because my brother is nothing.]
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“That day I… “I betrayed your trust so easily!”
Masain knelt down and frantically confessed his mistakes.
“It’s all my fault! If only I had stayed by your side until the end that day! I’m sure I could have prevented something like that from happening to you… … .”
Seongjin, who was quietly listening to the rambling confession, made eye contact with Owen, who was as embarrassed as ever.
‘Hey, what is Sir Martha talking about now? Do you know anything?’
‘no? I don’t know. ‘Is this my first time seeing this too?’
‘okay?’
hmm.
Seongjin became a little embarrassed. Masain had been apologizing for something gibberish since earlier, but the problem was that he had no idea what was going on.
‘So what on earth did you do wrong to me? ‘I don’t remember anything anyway!’
However, there was no need to urge him to calm down and explain step by step. It’s not that it wasn’t, because Sir Martha seemed completely out of his mind right now.
It was unusual for Gyeong to be a warrior who rarely lost his composure despite Seongjin’s considerable trouble.
“I tried to overcome it for so long, but it was no use! Dear, I… “As expected, he was a terrible coward!”
Meanwhile, Masain was completely buried in the fear that he had suppressed and ignored in his heart for a long time, and was not even aware of what he was saying.
I regret what happened that day. I still regret it terribly even now.
But despite this, Masain had no confidence that he would not make the same choice again when faced with the same situation.
-Look at this. After all, it’s a dream, right? Brother Masain is still with me.
And the old fear that he might repeat the same mistake became a clear reality when he stood in front of ‘Mores’, who remembered the events of that day, and attacked him mercilessly.
‘It was all in vain! Even though I tried so hard for so long, I couldn’t overcome anything!’
If you remain by his side in this state, you will probably end up ruining everything just like before.
So then what should I do now… … .
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…” … .”
At that time, Giacomo Milo, who was watching the scene from the side, let out a dark smile.
“I saw it.”
“… what?”
In response to Owen’s question, Giacomo Milo smiled somewhat wickedly.
“Perhaps this is not the first time for that young man! Didn’t you just see the sight of the Master coming into this world? “That is truly the supreme mystery the world is hiding!”
“… Mystery?”
“exactly! I’m sure he was shocked by that! There is no way an ordinary human mind could handle the feeling of reverence given by such infinite possibilities! “Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!”
Giacomo Milo’s words can be seen to have gained some credibility, given that the person uttering those words is already halfway there.
But his nonsense could not continue any longer. This is because Seongjin glared at him with extremely murderous eyes for a moment.
“No, I… Well, that’s right… … .”
After saying those words, Giacomo closed his mouth like a clam.
“Ugh… … .”
Seongjin sighed softly and walked towards Masain. I don’t know what the problem is, but anyway, I can’t leave that guy like that forever.
“Sir Martha.”
A voice that sounds strangely calm.
Owen looked back at Seongjin without thinking and was a little embarrassed. This is because Seongjin’s face, looking down at Masain, looked somewhat cold.
“I’m sorry, sir. Dear, I… … .”
“Try to calm down. “Brother Masain.”
Startle!
Masain was startled by the unexpected name and raised his head. Toward him, Seongjin twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled somewhat strangely.
“are you okay. “Even if you put your mind to it now, nothing will change.”
“… … !”
“I think Sir Masaine is greatly mistaken, but his influence is not as great as he thinks compared to his self-consciousness. okay? Sir Martha is nothing to me after all.”
Masain’s eyes were greatly shaken.
It was a statement that may sound cold at first glance. However, what is surprising is that Masain’s eyes, which were listening to the voice, are slowly coming back into focus.
“I don’t know why you regret it so much and blame me, but you probably wouldn’t have changed anything at that time. So I couldn’t have ruined anything. “I assure you, the mistake you made against me wasn’t as big a deal as you thought, right?”
“Calm… … .”
Masain asked with a trembling voice.
“Is that really so, Your Majesty?”
“okay.”
Seongjin nodded without any hesitation.
okay. Don’t be real. At least within the memories I have now.
fantasy,
