Episode 205
Our inspiration sitting on the bed.
It looks different than usual.
Isn’t this not a level of liberation, but rather something that almost seems like giving up on life?
He leaned against the bars and asked.
“You know what? I gave you so many opportunities.”
“I know, I know too well.”
It’s not a joke, the inspiration had convinced both sons, and if both sons had really reformed and changed, he might not have touched them.
If only I had knelt before Cell and apologized, and lived truly ‘like a nobleman’.
No kidding, he might have saved my life.
Of course, it’s not because of affection or anything like that, but because of necessity.
Because I really needed inspiration.
An opportunity to change the situation.
I gave it over two whole months.
But the inspiration failed, and his two sons kept kicking away opportunities.
People don’t change easily, to be honest, I had expected it to some extent.
The fact that my two sons would turn a deaf ear to their father’s words.
“Do you have any complaints?”
“Who?”
“Me.”
The inspiration chuckles.
“What are you complaining about? Cell is your man. Besides, my two sons had a hand in causing ‘that’ to happen to Cell. It was reason enough to kill them. But you gave them a chance, and they kicked it away. And they even gathered troops to take over the entire kingdom and establish a new country.”
The founding of a new country… … .
I had an interesting thought.
“Those two guys planned to kill you for that purpose, and failed. So why would I blame you? That’s all.”
all?
“You brought this upon yourself.”
What should I really say about this?
I have rarely seen anyone like you, sir.
Although their priorities were slightly different, they treated the nobles and commoners as fairly as possible, and never committed any of the common crimes committed by nobles, such as murder or rape.
He’s an inspiration who’s almost like a mutant, but his current appearance is really strange.
So I just asked.
“Are you giving up on life?”
“… … .”
“Do you think there is no reason to live?”
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Phew-
The inspiration sighs.
“Do you know?”
“What?”
“The heart of a father who has been betrayed by his son.”
How could you know?
“You probably don’t know. That’s what I’m going through right now. I was betrayed by my sons, not just one, but two. I really thought… … I gave them everything, without any lack. I raised them, nurtured them, helped them stand on their own. So I thought my later years would be easy. But it turned out to be a good mistake.”
The inspiration slowly stands up from his seat.
“Do you know what I felt when my son said that my shadow was too big and that he could only surpass me if I died?”
I just listened in silence.
“It was vain, truly vain. It was useless to do well. But what good would it do for me to live on?”
It was as expected.
Our inspiration.
I went beyond resignation and just gave up on life.
He leaned his face against the iron bars and smiled faintly.
It doesn’t fit the situation, but it just makes me laugh.
“Do you know why that is?”
“Well. No matter how much I think about it, I still can’t figure it out.”
I don’t know… … . It’s a bit disappointing. I think I know.
“It’s just that the inspiration is like X.”
“……what?”
“You’re good at politics? I know that. You’re influential? I know that. Even I, who had no interest in Teslan, know that, so how could the nobles of your country not know? Even the old man who runs a restaurant in the corner of the Ascendible territory, and the common kids in the Valanti territory know. But among them, is there anyone who fears you? Not a single one.”
“… … .”
“Because we all know how indecisive the old man is. The old man may have been popular with most people, but he was not feared. Just, oh, Rommel Assemble? He’s a noble. And he’s also a duke. Man, isn’t a duke a very high rank among nobles? Oh, be afraid. That’s the end of it. That’s the problem.”
A picture of me leaning roughly against the bars.
If someone saw me, they probably thought I was being playful, but I’m serious now.
“Look at me. Is there anyone on this continent who looks down on me?”
“… … .”
“There isn’t. If there is, then they’re crazy. Only idiots with no sense of reality take me for granted, but I guarantee that if you kill them five times, they won’t come back. That’s what true fear is.”
“Are you teaching me?”
I burst out laughing.
“Yes. I am teaching. The inspiration was too kind. The world cannot be governed by popularity alone. Fear and popularity must coexist. A monster that no one dares to look down on stands above, and a popular person moves under that monster without any obstacles. Isn’t this a repertoire you’ve heard a lot?”
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Me and Aveiro.
Me and Gray.
Me and my little ones.
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And so on.
At first glance they look different, but upon closer inspection they are all the same.
The monster called ‘I’ endures, and I do what I can behind that monster.
That is the image of an ideal monarch, and that is the image of an ideal subject.
The reason I keep saying this is…
It’s a kind of groundbreaking.
“Now choose.”
For this moment.
“Choice? What?”
“Are you going to continue with me or will you stop here?”
“… … .”
“Give up on life? It’s easy to say. People don’t change easily. Especially for someone like you, who has already grown old enough and has experienced enough in the world, you shouldn’t use the word “easy.” It’s just impossible to change.”
That’s why I continued to feel uncomfortable with the inspiration.
The inspiration has already lived his own life, and from that life he has realized and established a philosophy and his own techniques.
All of these things come together to create the Rommel Assemble, which I can change to my taste?
that.
No one can guarantee that.
“It’s the same now. You’re giving up on life? Can you really give up?”
“… … .”
“Your grandson and granddaughter are all alive. Are you going to abandon them and go to heaven? Is that possible? I don’t think so. That’s why you’re conflicted, isn’t it?”
“… … I’ve felt this way before, but you really don’t feel like a child.”
What’s new?
“I don’t know how long my father will live. He is quite old and I think he is still suffering from a great deal of psychological damage due to the shock. But leaving now is a different matter.”
“… … Is there another problem?”
“yes.”
“What are you talking about?”
hmm.
I didn’t say anything.
I feel a bit lost right now.
“There has to be someone to clean up the mess.”
“Clean up?”
“There are a total of 44 families in the Teslan Kingdom. The heads of 34 of them have died. And just a moment ago.”
“… … .”
“Oh, I should add one more. Since the crown prince was also killed.”
“… … .”
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“If this continues like this, a civil war will break out. It could even lead to a war between countries.”
The inspiration’s expression becomes serious.
“The Alliance of Kingdoms? That’s a flimsy organization that could collapse if anyone touches its strings. If they hear about the current situation, they’ll immediately gather an army.”
Iskandar, the crown prince of Tulkan, would have realized long ago that the Alliance of Kingdoms was a house of cards.
Of course, I, who created that board, could not be unaware of that fact.
“It’s easy to stop a war. I just need to unite the kingdoms before it starts. Doing that by myself? It’s possible. It’s possible… … But am I really going to do it by myself? Do you think that’s good?”
me.
It’s a new thing, but he’s crazy.
He’s a crazy guy who, when something happens, catches and kills everyone, including the culprit.
“Marquis Hermann was only a precedent, if you wish to extend it further, then so be it. Do you really wish that to be the case?”
The inspiration eventually bursts into laughter.
“You are absolutely right.”
He tilted his head slightly.
Am I right?
suddenly?
“Fear… … I lacked fear… … I understand, if you were me, my two sons would have listened to me. I should have been strict a long time ago, but I was not strict and was indecisive, so I made a mistake… … So.”
Little by little, strength began to enter the inspiration’s eyes.
“Is it enough to make a mistake once? Don’t make the same mistake again? Do you still have children left to teach?”
You certainly have a keen eye.
I’m not saying that you ate political food for nothing.
“Once is enough, but you don’t have to change. You can’t change. You just have to change the way you teach someone a little. Other than that, just act as you normally would. Do politics, and make sure the nobles don’t cause trouble. I’ll just stand behind you. Isn’t that enough?”
The inspiration raised his hand and knocked on the iron bars.
It seemed like a signal to open it, so I just pulled the iron bars out with all my might.
Then he picked it up and threw it behind him.
Clank-!
Kwaaang-!
The old man, who had a blank expression for a moment, smiled faintly and asked me.
“This time, tell me the real truth without lying, without acting, without exaggerating, without diminishing anything.”
I feel like I’m asking a question, but what is it?
There was no need to think about it.
Because the inspiration asked right away.
“Who the hell are you?”
The inspiration had asked a similar question before.
At that time, I just said, ‘Jack Valantier.’
It’s still the same now.
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If it’s the truth, without any reduction, it’s simple.
He glanced at the teacher sitting on his shoulder and answered as is.
“I returned from the future 20 years from now.”
“……what?”
“I lived in a world ruled by half-bloods, and I killed all the half-bloods in that world. I killed all the dragons, and I brought down the Tulcan Empire. My people? None. I moved alone, and acted alone. Inspiration.”
How would my appearance, leaning against the wall and with my arms crossed, look to the inspiration right now?
“That’s what I am. I reigned over the world and killed everything that got in my way. A tyrant? If you call me a tyrant, you don’t know a single thing about me. If you compare me to the countless tyrants throughout history, they should be ranked far below me.”
A natural smile forms on the lips.
“That’s me. A monster from the future.”
