Episode 229
Despite Aveiro’s words, Philip still did not lose his puzzled expression.
because.
“I don’t know much about people like that because I’ve seen a lot of them.”
This time, too, with a snap, Aveiro’s fingers snapped.
“Yes, that’s it. Uncertainty. You can’t naturalize just because you have a family? It’s uncertain. You can naturalize even if you have a family. Your life is precious, after all. But what will the rest of your family think?”
Philip frowns slightly, as if he knows something.
I feel like I have a feeling something is going on, but I’m not sure what it is.
“Usually, the people left behind think as best they can for themselves. That is.”
“People only believe what they want to believe?”
“That’s right. Let’s take another look. A person who decides to naturalize is a bad person. Why? Because he abandoned his family. But the family that remains doesn’t think that their father is a bad person for abandoning his family. That’s the difference between those who stay and those who abandon. Even if there are exceptions, all the dead people were tortured to death. It’s a happy ending in some way. No one knows for sure who naturalized, who decided to abandon their family, and who decided to protect their family.”
Philip smiles brightly as if he realized something.
“You’re trying to instill the black-and-white logic that anyone who chooses to naturalize and abandons their family is a bad person. It’s not like you’re trying to package something, but you’re literally feeding those who want to believe what they want to believe by only reporting the facts as they are, and instead of minimizing or covering up rumors, you’re reporting the facts as they are, and even exaggerating the facts a little… … Oh my god.”
Aveiro shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal.
“It is true that my lord killed him. However, as you said, there is no need to minimize or cover up what happened. As I said before, my lord does not do things that are shameful to himself. A lord who does not act shamefully should be rewarded accordingly. The reward here is.”
Aveiro glanced at Philip.
Philip noticed the meaning of that gaze and chuckled.
“Fame. Or in other words, dominance.”
When he had said that, the two men were silent for a moment.
Then Philip, who had been smiling bitterly, spoke in a slightly heavy tone.
“It’s such a shame.”
“what?”
“Those who refused to become naturalized died even though they were completely innocent.”
That’s what people often call a dog’s death.
There are certainly those who believe that Jack is completely responsible for the current situation.
Aveiro could well understand that Jack’s actions might have seemed to have put them in a difficult position.
But I only understood and did not agree.
Is Jack responsible for everything?
It’s not just nonsense, it’s just bullshit.
When was the punitive force first organized, and when did they set out for the Demon Forest?
Even before Jack became aware of his return, the punitive force had already set out.
Rather, Jack did his best to prevent them from dying in the Forest of Demons.
This is the fault of the guys who were part of the ‘committee’ that organized the punitive force in the first place. It’s just their shit.
It was Jack who cleaned up that mess.
This is all because the great piece of trash called Shushire Malone was offered naturalization and decided to blow a big shit up on Teslan because of that offer. It’s very inappropriate to think that Jack was the cause of this.
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If we look at the chronological order, the Tulcan Empire was the cause, and the Magyar Teslan who had a hand in Tulcan, and the nobles of the Teslan Council who have now been completely overthrown and become food for the wild dogs, were the cause.
Everyone should know.
If there had been no Jack, there would have been no revenge, and words like “99 sinners” would not have been created.
Everyone should know that if Jack hadn’t been there, not only those on the expedition, but the entire kingdom of Teslan would have been engulfed in flames.
Aveiro put down his teacup and slowly ran his hands through his hair.
Come to think of it.
“General Rommel is said to be the guardian deity of the Kingdom of Teslan.”
“Yes. Unlike other nobles, he was a man of integrity and never did anything dirty. A guardian deity… … Yes, I think I’ve definitely heard of him a few times.”
“I really didn’t like that. It was that way in the past and it still is now.”
Aveiro stood up from his seat.
“The Teslan Kingdom has now completely fallen into the hands of the lord. The lord exists and the supreme being called the lord reigns, but General Rommel is the guardian deity? A person who does nothing but engages in politics is the guardian deity? That’s nonsense.”
Even if others didn’t know, Aveiro was sure.
From today on, Jack’s name will echo throughout this continent and beyond.
That the word guardian angel will be attached.
Of course, he is not the guardian deity of Tesla.
If Jack, who is known for his talents in the name of Tesla, becomes the guardian deity of Tesla, it will cause quite a stir.
If I had to put it that way, that would be appropriate.
The guardian deity of the people.
or not.
Guardian of the continent.
“The lord must rise higher. Higher than now, higher than the sky.”
* * *
Wherever a territory is located, there is bound to be a high place.
The high place mentioned here is a place that overlooks the entire territory.
As with most estates, such terrain has places to install things like telescopes, and of course, there was one in the Valanti estate as well.
To be precise, it is sometimes called a spire, and sometimes a watchtower.
There is no end to the etymology, but the Spire is usually the name given to it by the Tulcan Empire, while other kingdoms usually simply call it a tower or watchtower.
There, at the top of the tower in the Valanti estate, were Cell and Elizabeth.
The two women’s gazes were fixed on the square of the Valanti estate, and there.
There was a huge crowd of people.
One of those women.
Now Elizabeth, with her face so beautiful that she could almost be called the second coming of an angel, spoke to the silver-haired boy beside her.
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“Have you heard? It’s called the procession of the 99.”
Elizabeth’s expression looked a little bitter.
“Jack, who caught them, probably collapsed again and lost consciousness for a few days.”
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Jack had already asked me to do something.
There will definitely be one or two instances where I lose consciousness like what happened at the Marquis’ House, so don’t come to me every time.
Elizabeth knows what he meant.
And, like Elizabeth, I know the cell next to me.
So Cell said nothing.
I couldn’t do it exactly.
Jack Valantier.
He is a benefactor to Charlotte, a benefactor to Thanos, and a benefactor to Cell himself who thinks like this, but he was actually sacrificing more than we might think.
The spirit of the soul.
I have watched from the side a few times.
But Cell currently had no idea where that power came from.
Is that all?
The same goes for Charlotte and the Masters around Jack.
Jack continues to use that energy even at the age of 14.
Even if you say you’ve regressed, if you think about it logically, you’d think that you’d have gained that kind of power in a young body that wasn’t even fully grown.
Since it was used almost periodically, it was bound to have some kind of side effect.
Jack’s body, which I had seen one day, was a mess.
At a young age, his entire body was covered in ruptured and torn scars.
Even those were not scars caused by external stimuli, but scars induced from within.
Side effects, or adverse reactions.
Yet Jack never showed it even once.
Others won’t care.
Jack Valantier, the so-called hero, it would be natural for people not to care if the sacrifices he makes or what he does don’t have a big impact on their lives.
But not for the two women.
Because we were family.
“Long live Jack Valanti!!”
“Long live Valantie!!”
Those who were throwing stones and trash at the 99 people were all shouting the same thing just like before.
Long live Jack Valanti, they say.
The person who captured 99 sinners and made them travel across the kingdom.
Furthermore, as soon as those who had been waiting for the return of the punitive force were shocked by the loss of their families, this completely eased their shock.
So, he is the person who took revenge.
Jack Valantier.
It would be stranger if we did not praise him.
“Cell.”
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-Yes, sister.
“I think you’re thinking that maybe the organization called Anonymous came forward and made Jack into a hero. Is that correct?”
It seemed a bit out of the blue, but not to Cell.
Because my eyes widened.
-… … Have I ever told you this?
“What are you talking about?”
-You look a lot like your boss. You could say you look like a ghost.
Elizabeth laughed.
“Of course we should look alike. We’re family.”
Then he reached out and patted Cell’s head.
“Anonymous did not intervene. To be exact, he helped spread the rumor, but he did not praise it. That praise is something they did voluntarily. In fact.”
Cell looked at Elizabeth’s mouth.
Because I was curious to see what would happen next.
“The process of becoming a hero is simpler than you think.”
-Is that so?
Elizabeth nods.
“If you are praised, respected, and have power that no one can match.”
-If you have it?
“Even if he doesn’t want to be a hero, he becomes one. Like Jack is now.”
Sel, who had been staring blankly at Elizabeth, tilts his head.
Then he asked:
-You don’t like it?
“… … Do you see it?”
-A little bit.
I guess it all shows in his expression.
Since it had already been revealed, Elizabeth had no intention of hiding it any longer.
“I know Jack doesn’t like that kind of hat.”
Cell nodded.
That was a fact that even Cell knew.
“Don’t you know? That kind of one-sided praise usually ends up being extreme?”
Cell shook his head.
“As time goes by, that becomes a belief. That’s because it’s a historical trend. If there’s no one to catch that, it could eventually turn into a disaster. That’s how the word fanatic came to be.”
200 years ago.
There was a time when a king called the Pope was born, centered on faith.
Although they completely disappeared from the continent in less than ten years, their actions were so fearsome that they are still talked about hundreds of years later.
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Offering one’s own body as a sacrifice for God.
Sacrificing one’s family for God’s sake.
They kill children in the name of God, and eat their own people to keep God’s command and carry out that command.
That’s how the word fanatic came into being.
“I will prevent that from happening.”
The two women’s heads turned at the same time.
A man in his early 30s there.
Aveiro, Jack’s closest associate and the head of an unknown intelligence organization.
That was it.
“But now, you must be the hero. You must be praised. Otherwise, the people will become anxious. Furthermore, you are the one who has done and finished all these things. You deserve to be praised. That’s why you are such a person.”
It was probably around this time.
Cell.
Something felt strange.
To be exact, I should say that it feels strange.
It’s not like I’m anxious or anything.
There’s something strange and eerie about it.
The way Elizabeth and Aveiro look at each other.
It felt really, really strange to Cell.
“You always work hard, Aveiro.”
“I’m busy so my lord won’t have to suffer as much. But hasn’t your highness the ‘lord’ suffered quite a bit?”
And while doing that, he kept laughing hahahoho.
Cell was genuinely curious.
What’s so funny?
Which point here was the funny point?
Am I lacking empathy?
“Are you leaving today?”
“Yes. I’m going today. My lord called me. I’ve already taken care of the affairs of the Valanti estate, and I’ve left the insufficient parts to a trustworthy man, so you don’t have to worry.”
Here, the trustworthy guy meant Philip, Aveiro’s adjutant.
Then Aveiro adds a word.
“I’m about to leave for Ascension. I’ve made quite a name for myself.”
Dean of the Academy of Information Studies.
That was Aveiro’s title.
Aveiro looked at the cell and said:
“Let’s go together. You should start climbing too.”
Just then, Elizabeth turns her head and looks at Cell.
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“I told Jack I’d keep you for about a week, but it turned out a little longer than I thought. I’m sorry about that.”
-Why are you apologizing?
Elizabeth laughed as if she was teasing a child.
“Well then, why should I apologize?”
Then he raised his hand and pressed his index finger against Cell’s forehead.
“Tell Jack I said hello. And.”
-And?
“Don’t be so impatient.”
Although it was a strange remark, Cell nodded slowly as if he understood it well enough.
So, Cell and Aveiro headed to Ascenvul.
