Chapter 56 – 56. Crying
widely.
When I returned to the room, my body felt weak and it was difficult to stand properly.
As I sit down on the bed, struggling to get my body together, the dark spirit cautiously reveals himself.
She must have sympathized with what I was feeling right now because she had seen everything by my side.
[…] … .]
That’s why the dark spirit didn’t bother to talk to me as I was confused, but just waited in silence.
Until I arrived at my own answer.
It didn’t take as long as I thought. I was calm as always, and just discussed the current situation as if slowly solving a problem in silence.
As I close my eyes, curl my hair, and straighten my tangled hair, the image of Eleanor who keeps coming towards me flashes in my mind.
“after.”
As he exhaled, calmed down, and stood up, the dark spirit looked a little surprised.
[Are you feeling better right away?]
She says not even 5 minutes have passed yet. But the agitation she felt for the first time in a long time lasted longer than she expected.
“Yeah, it’s okay.”
Still, in the end, that was the end.
The tingling sensation was only accompanied by a brief moment of pain, and I was back to my original self.
[sure. I’m just asking because I think it’s better to be sure. The current Princess Eleanor is… … .]
“Yes, the being from the dream we knew has taken over our body.”
[…] … .]
This much was certain, and there were no different opinions between me and the dark spirit.
When he first saw me, he didn’t ask me if this place was real.
Also, she did not answer my password as she had prepared.
There were two reasons.
Now, here comes the problem.
The dark spirit folds his arms and asks, wondering if anything.
[There is no possibility that the monster you created called Mac was wrong, right?]
“First of all, it definitely worked. Mac swallowed his nightmare, and after fully playing his part, disappeared.”
Immediately after eating the dream, Mac performed his final role and disappeared.
The dark spirit looked at me for a moment with an uncomfortable expression and then answered glumly.
[Then wouldn’t there be only one answer? The Eleanor we originally met was a nightmare.]
“… … .”
[Honestly, I’m a little surprised. Even among evil spirits, there are often people who don’t believe they are dead, right?]
Yeah, I’ve seen it too many times.
In addition, there were some evil spirits who actually tried to take over the body.
[She didn’t even realize that she was in a nightmare. As a result, Mac ate nightmares normally. Freedom has finally come to Princess Eleanor, who has had her body taken away from her for a long time.]
“… … .”
[The body owner has returned to normal, so we should congratulate him.]
A dark spirit who speaks as if he is intentionally telling you to strike him down. I get up and head to the teapot again.
I answered as I started boiling the tea I had brewed yesterday again.
“That is impossible.”
I, too, thought that Eleanor, who was lively at first, might have been a nightmare.
But that was impossible.
[yes? Impossible?]
A tea kettle spouting steam. After slowly pouring the tea into a teacup, I hold it in my hand and feel the warmth seeping into it.
Without bothering to sit down, I took a sip and quenched my thirst and answered.
“If the Eleanor we saw was an unknown fake, there is no way we wouldn’t have noticed.”
Now the dark spirit was thinking too much from the necromancer’s perspective.
But unfortunately, Eleanor’s case was very far from necromancy.
“For that to be possible, the premise must be that Eleanor is written by something. “But we didn’t see anything.”
[ah… … .]
The dark spirit and I continued to talk.
Eleanor can’t see anything.
Even the saint could not properly understand the cause.
There was no outside involvement in this incident surrounding Eleanor.
“What we need to look at is the nightmare side.”
[Nightmare?]
“Mac ate a nightmare. But what is a nightmare? “I’m not familiar with that concept.”
[…] … This means that nightmares have not been established as an absolute concept.]
“yes. And in this case, the concept will be determined by the will of the subject being eaten.”
Again, Mac is similar to an AI made of mana. We have no choice but to act according to the way of thinking we have set for ourselves.
Since we couldn’t properly define what a dream is, we only gave Mac vague information about nightmares and couldn’t give him a clear definition.
There was a high possibility that Eleanor, the subject, had eaten something that she defined as a nightmare.
Kuuk.
You can feel a deep sense of weight from holding it in your hand.
Now the puzzle is finally coming together.
I admit that I stumbled because I was blind to simply solving the problem.
but.
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There is still a way to turn it back.
So, as twisted as it was, I was planning to get this incident back on track again.
I pour all the bad tea I brewed yesterday into my mouth. Now, looking at the teacup that doesn’t have a drop left, I boil new water.
This wasn’t a nightmare event.
This was not an incident where an evil spirit or monster was tormenting the girl.
This wasn’t some kind of mysterious, eerie ghost story.
This was not a twisted trick that required a brilliant detective, nor was it a case that required the unrealistic powers of a necromancer and a priest.
This wasn’t some kind of poetic skit where you had to save a little girl from the clutches of evil.
This was not a trial that required Solomon’s judgment to distinguish between the real and the fake.
This… … .
* * *
The party held in the royal garden in the evening was more luxurious than expected.
Literally all the nobles in Graypond have been invited and are congratulating the princess on her recovery.
I was wondering how to explain the story about the nightmare, but it was simply introduced as a cure for a disease I had suffered from since childhood.
Naturally, it became known to the nobles that I was the person who cured the disease.
Before later revealing that he was a necromancer, the king had laid the groundwork in advance.
“There is one last test left, but let’s forget about it and enjoy it today.”
The words the King smiled at me from behind were quite impressive.
In fact, it could be said that he had already gained the trust of King Orpheus.
Also, I was confident because I could roughly predict what he was preparing for the final trial by recalling the game story.
Nobles, clergy, and even knights.
Today, we put aside our fights against each other and laughed together to congratulate the princess on her recovery.
“It was a great achievement.”
Now I was with Archmage Rockpelican. He must have been drunk, but he kept tapping my shoulder and asking if I wanted to become his disciple.
“Oh my, Master!”
“really! “You’re so drunk that you say anything!”
The disciples urgently take him away. It is disgraceful to see the disciples trying to make something out of nothing just because they are drunk and talking nonsense.
I have no intention of becoming a disciple anyway.
[He is my student.]
A dark spirit who looks irritated as if he is in pain. Everyone is wearing a uniform, but she alone looks like a fortune teller, so even if you want to ignore her, she stands out.
The good news is that only my eyes can see it.
“Where is the princess?”
[It’s on the balcony side. You must enter the palace.]
Thanks to the fact that I was told to find Princess Eleanor in advance, I was able to avoid wasting time.
Even though the main character of this party naturally left the room, no one seemed to notice.
Normally, places like this are a bit busy at first and then everyone can have fun afterwards.
I went straight into the palace. This is a place that only high-ranking nobles can use, and stiff knights blocked me from the entrance.
“You probably don’t know me.”
Since the King had already introduced me once, I thought I would be able to pass, but they did not back down.
“The princess gave an order. “If Deius Verdi comes, stop him.”
“… … .”
That’s a pretty direct move.
It took some time unintentionally, but it was time to find another way.
A huge palm resting on my shoulder. It was heavy and powerful, so I couldn’t believe it was someone who had been hospitalized a few days ago.
The sorcerer’s judge, Tyrn Ol Bellokus, was confident and was taking a seat behind me.
“I’ll let you go.”
And he forcefully demanded it from the knights.
The knights were taken aback that Tyrun was trying to disobey the princess’s orders, but Tyrun pounded his chest and declared.
“I take responsibility. “If anything, I don’t mind beating you up here.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
When the knights were standing still, Tyrn roughly pushed my back and stood between me and the knights.
“Get on, Sir Tyrn!”
“This is some kind of treason!”
“It’s not like you couldn’t see that the little princess had a distraught expression. “That man is trying to solve it even if it means violating orders.”
Tyrn puffed out his chest and declared.
“That could also be seen as twisted loyalty.”
I glanced at him. Tyrion glanced at me and said with a smile on his face.
“I won’t lose next time.”
[Ugh, I never want to fight again.]
With the strange support of the large man, I climb the stairs.
With each climb, I felt like my head was refreshing.
In life, you can’t always take the right path.
In fact, the original Deius has always walked the wrong path, and Kim Shin-woo has also walked the wrong path more than the right path.
But now, I was confident within myself.
I was definitely on the right path.
Reach the dark balcony.
There were colorful lights and people’s laughter constantly coming from below, but strangely, it felt like they couldn’t reach this place.
A blonde girl looking up at an unusually dark night sky, even though the scene below is brighter than the starry sky.
“I actually didn’t know what this place was called. They said it was a balcony. “It doesn’t suit me as much as I thought.”
Eleanor Luden Griffin, who was quietly muttering, slowly looks at me.
“I thought it would come eventually, Deius. “I practiced imitating Eleanor before, but it won’t work on you.”
A cold voice I heard for the first time.
Thinking that her true identity had already been discovered, she had no intention of playing the previous Princess Eleanor.
In her eyes, one could see a burning belief, a fierce belief in herself, and a desire for power.
And that’s the traitor to the kingdom I saw in the game.
An ambitious man who tried to kill his brother, King Orpheus, and usurp the throne.
fallen princess,
Eleanor Luden Griffin.
“How do you feel? The Eleanor you knew is dead. “It’s not in here anymore.”
Eleanor confidently smiles and declares. She bursts into laughter and spreads her hands.
“Did you want to save me? But what should I do? In the end I won! I! We won in the end! how is it? “I, who you played with so much, ended up becoming a princess.”
Step by step.
“… … .”
Step by step.
“It’s your defeat, Deius Verdi.”
Step by step.
“There is no longer a princess who looked to you for salvation.”
Step by step.
I reached in front of her and looked at Eleanor in silence.
Eleanor, who was looking up at me with an arrogant twist of the corner of her mouth, motioned for me to say something if I wanted to say anything.
“There’s no need to say that.”
He consoles her by telling her not to say anything unbecoming.
“I know everything.”
“What are you talking about… … .”
“Even if you want to complain, you won’t be able to. Even if you want to beg, wail, or sit down in an awkward position, you won’t be able to.”
“… … .”
“Because that was the image of an ideal being who takes responsibility for the rights and duties you have been carrying since you were born.”
“Don’t say anything weird.”
Eleanor was trying to push me away with her teeth, but her hands had no strength.
“There is no need to hide your feelings with sharp words. “If you can’t say anything else, it’s okay to choose silence.”
Before coming here, Tyrn Ol Bellokus said this.
Serving one’s lord even if it means violating orders is also called loyalty.
I cannot completely agree with that statement.
At the very least, he cannot express his true feelings.
No, my current actions for Eleanor, who was no longer able to express my true feelings, could not be defined as loyalty.
This is a clutch play to correct my mistake.
This is not a situation that unfolds from the rigid position of royalty and nobility.
As a professor, time spent with students.
“I’m sorry I didn’t notice.”
Eleanor was glaring at her as if she was going to eat her at any moment, asking if she was still insulting her.
Tiny teardrops forming at the corners of my eyes.
Without letting go of it, he carefully reaches out and wipes it.
The girl’s body is shaking slightly.
“Fake and real. In fact, there was no need to distinguish.”
Nightmares, evil spirits, monsters, riddles, demons, incidents, and ghost stories.
It wasn’t anything.
This was just a cry.
“Because you, too, were just Eleanor Luden Griffin.”
What the crying girl needed was comfort and a hug.
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