Episode 77. Rebellion (2)
It was my first time meeting unexpected families.
To be exact, I knew Erina’s face, but other than that, it was my first time seeing Michael and his first wife, Leona.
‘Is that guy…..’
The last head of the Duke of Widia, and the person responsible for the destruction of the Duke of Widia.
The first one to catch my eye was Michael, who clashed with the enemies with great force, but soon destroyed the Duke of Widia in one day.
‘Even so, he’s a capable guy.’
As absurd as his ending was, Michael was the first son that Eisen later officially recognized as his successor.
Well. Honestly, looking at the state of the house, it feels like he had no choice but to give it to Michael, but he was talented because he led Widia well even after Aizen disappeared.
‘And that woman… is that Leona?’
I didn’t know much about Leona.
Even in the future, nothing was known about Leona, but there was one thing she did know.
‘She was called the Saint of the Temple of the Sun, right?’
I heard that even now, once a year, he goes to the Sun Temple to read the Bible during a procession.
Unlike other temples that were closed off and did not even allow marriage, the Temple of the Sun was relatively free and it was said that becoming a monk was possible.
Because I have the title of saint, I feel like my connections are a bit more complicated than those of other priestesses, but it doesn’t have to be anything to do with me anyway.
“Where should I sit?”
“Sit here.”
A long table.
He pointed to the end of a long table that was wide enough for two people to lie down comfortably.
He sat in the chair closest to the door.
‘What? Because I’m an illegitimate child.’
Under the law of nobility, an illegitimate child could also be an heir, but that was the law and had no bearing on what happened within the family.
Anyway, Duke Aizen sat across from me to differentiate himself from me.
Perhaps because the table was so long, the crampons felt even further away.
“I think you heard it yesterday too.”
Before the food arrived, Aizen opened his mouth to talk about what happened yesterday.
“You will know that there has been a rebellion.”
“Yes, Father.”
“It was led by Ceylon and Roderick, and was stopped before anything could happen. That’s all.”
Aizen simply said so.
‘I guess you said it was a rebellion. Let’s take care of Roderick this time too.’
Roderick was most likely taken away by Princess Atalina together with Ceylon.
To be exact, it would be to find out what information Roderick has or what he has done in collusion with Ceylon.
‘Because it’s clear that Roderick wasn’t related to me by blood to begin with.’
The reason Aizen left Roderick here from the beginning was because of some kind of deal with the Kingdom of Pratz.
Now that it’s broken, Roderick’s existence has vanished into nothingness.
‘Maybe we’ll meet again someday.’
Well, even if we met, I don’t think it would have any particular effect.
“What happened to Sylvia?”
Eisen responded to Michael’s words without any hesitation.
“Stay home. Sylvia is injured at the moment, so she will come later.”
“Injury? Is there something wrong with Sylvia’s body…”
“I was just injured yesterday trying to stop my mother.”
“yes.”
It seemed that Aizen had already decided in his head who he would keep and who he would send away.
“Then please tell me why you called me?”
I leaned back awkwardly in my chair and glared at Eisen.
I originally had no intention of coming here.
When Aizen first asked me to go to a restaurant for a family meeting, I declined.
But this time, I was helped, and I was dragged here because I was told to come if I wanted to know about the Achievement’s abilities.
“I’ll tell you now.”
Eisen turned his gaze to me and looked at Michael.
“First of all, Michael.”
“Yes, Father.”
“Once the rebellion dies down, I will make you my official successor.”
Michael didn’t look particularly surprised at those words, but just lowered his head with an indifferent expression.
“I will do my best to become a leader worthy of the proud Widia.”
“In other words, starting today, you will begin the real class of the household, so be determined.”
“yes!”
Even though he has learned the art of ruling the kingdom, he is still lacking in experience, so he slowly enters the role of head of the household as successor.
Later, even without Aizen, Michael will be able to lead the Duke of Widia as the head of the household.
‘It must have been said in a place where I wasn’t originally present.’
Anyway, Michael had already made up his mind and nodded to Aizen’s words.
“And Locke.”
“what?”
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“Starting tomorrow, you will learn about achievements from me.”
“……under?”
What did I just hear?
“If you want to lay the foundation for your achievements before entering the academy, you must start learning from tomorrow.”
“Now, just a moment… Are you saying that the Duke will do it himself?”
Aizen responded to those words as if they were nothing special.
“For the power of achievement to be fully realized, there must be someone who has the achievement.”
“No, but still……”
“If you don’t properly realize the power of achievement, the area around you may become a battlefield in the future.”
I understand to some extent because I’ve heard about the dangers of achievements before, but I just don’t like being with Duke Aizen.
“No, even so… oh, right.”
I was so shocked, but I couldn’t say anything.
‘Don’t you know, Your Majesty?’
‘…..Just a moment. With your body?’
‘What is that…..’
I was speechless, but I couldn’t say anything.
“Achievements… Did the youngest get them?”
Aizen nodded at Michael’s words.
“That’s amazing. I think I know why you called the youngest here.”
“Anyway, just know that. You’ll be able to see Sylvia in about a week.”
I thought the story would end like that, but Leona, who was next to me, cautiously opened her mouth.
“But… is it really true that Sylvia has nothing to do with this?”
There was a lot of meaning contained in it.
Because Leona didn’t know everything that happened yesterday.
“exactly.”
But Duke Aizen opened his mouth calmly and honestly.
“Sylvia has nothing to do with it.”
“I will believe you.”
“If you ever meet Sylvia, treat her like family, not a stranger.”
“Yes, I understand, Father.”
“Okay.”
“Now that the story is over, let’s start eating.”
At the same time, servants came into the restaurant bringing food.
[…..Tsk. There are no vegetables.]
Baekgol looked at the dishes on the table with a look of disappointment in his eyes.
‘But would you like to eat here?’
Except for Erina, Michael and Leona kept glancing at me, and honestly, their gazes were painful.
***
The meal, frankly, wasn’t tasteless.
‘It’s not as good as I expected.’
I had high expectations since Erina and Sylvia carry expensive seasonings, but it was just average.
The uncomfortable dining table also contributed to not being able to enjoy the food, but it ended safely anyway.
The problem happened now.
[My body is slowly coming back to me.]
“huh?”
At Baekgoli’s words, I absentmindedly looked at my hand.
‘It’s cute and all, but it was uncomfortable, so it’s good.’
It was uncomfortable to walk because the ground was so close, but I felt relieved when I came back.
‘But I wonder if the clothes will tear.’
I’m currently wearing baby clothes, so if I continue to grow in these clothes, they’ll definitely rip.
-Squeak.
And that imagination soon became reality.
“Evan.”
-Bam.
A man who looked about the same age as Aizen opened the door and came in with a quiet voice.
“Did you call?”
“Dress Locke in something comfortable to move around in and bring him to the training grounds.”
“All right.”
“……gymnasium?”
Although those words were absurd, I could understand Aizen’s intentions.
‘I kind of expected that you’d tell me to bring a sword.’
It would have been better if the body had been smaller.
Then, it might be an excuse not to fight at all.
‘They must have given me the food on purpose.’
Aizen knew that eating food could restore stamina.
So, I fed him food so he couldn’t even make excuses about being out of shape from fighting yesterday.
Even though the taste was ordinary, I was able to recover my stamina sufficiently because I used better quality ingredients than what I usually eat.
“Come this way.”
I followed Evan obediently.
‘Is Duke Aizen going to experiment with his power again?’
Just like Duke Aizen did last time.
Fortunately, the clothes were completely torn after Evan had guided them to where they were.
‘It was an expensive outfit, what a shame.’
Since blue is expensive, even clothes for children would cost quite a lot of money.
It looked like new clothes, but I felt bad because they ripped after wearing them for a short time, but since it wasn’t my money anyway, I just let it be.
“How about these clothes?”
“Everything looks expensive.”
Evan nodded as if it was obvious.
“You, Lord Locke, are also a descendant of the Duke of Widia. You must have the dignity befitting that title.”
“What is dignity…..”
Anyway, after I graduate from the academy, I will abandon the name Widia and go on a journey.
Because I am not needed in the Duke of Widia.
“It’s okay.”
“That’s great. Then this way.”
After changing into some comfortable clothes, I followed Evan to the training ground.
In the training ground, the knights were already in formation, and there, Michael, not Aizen, was standing, holding a real sword.
“…..What are you trying to do?”
Aizen responded to my absurd question as if it were nothing.
“Initiation ceremony.”
“…..Who? Me? No, why?”
Whatever it was, Duke Aizen knew that I denied being the son of the Duke.
I can understand that Aizen himself is currently exploring my abilities and confirming my achievements, but it was absurd that he was told to fight Michael instead of Aizen.
Even fighting Michael was understandable if you thought that Aizen might accidentally kill him if he came forward, but in this place full of knights, he didn’t want to fight even more.
‘A parade? Is that a march by the military to show their strength?’
‘……’
When I heard the words of the King of Heroes, I felt both understanding and dissatisfied.
‘Then it doesn’t have to be me?’
There are knights who are more skilled than me, and there are knights here who don’t know me?
Why on earth?
I stared at Eisen with a dumbfounded expression.
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