Pick Me Up! Chapter 292

#292

292. Han Israt (3)

‘What did the prince just say? Isratio al Ragna?’

It was a name I hadn’t heard anywhere.

I wondered if I had heard it wrong, but I shook my head.

Because I wasn’t out of my mind enough to hear hallucinations.

The prince in front of me obviously called me ‘Isratio all Ragna’.

All Ragna.

This title was, without a doubt, a venerable surname handed down from generation to generation to the imperial family.

I was told that no one in the Taoni language could be given the surname ‘All Ragna’ unless they were descended from the emperor.

‘Then this… … .’

what do you mean

Was there a hidden setting in ‘Han Israt’?

Calming my mind, I recalled information about an Israt.

A laugh came out of nowhere.

Strange sights seen during the promotion ceremony or suspicious points seen during missions.

Everything led to a single conclusion.

‘Han Israt was a member of the royal family.’

I took a deep breath.

I was a little surprised, but I was able to regain my reason quickly.

Han Israt is just a temporary borrowed status. There was no need to panic at the revelation of his hidden identity.

‘Did I get mixed up in the process of growing into a hero?’

Well, according to Isel, it was replaced during the prologue of Taonier.

In the first place, as I am from Earth, there was no connection between him and me.

Having regained my composure, I looked at the prince again.

He was throwing rice cakes on the fish in the lake.

Splash Splash! Dozens of carp wriggled in a mess and splashed the water.

“Islatio.”

The prince looked at the school of fish and murmured.

The prince turned his transparent golden gaze this way once more, and then pointed to the right exit of the garden.

“See for yourself if you want. The truth is out there.”

“……you.”

There was no way the prince could see me.

I won’t even hear your voice It was natural because the time axis was off.

Even so, he acts as if I am right in front of him.

“He’s still an annoying bastard.”

The prince showed no reaction to my words.

He was just leisurely observing the flock of fish.

woo.

After spitting once, I turned my back.

I was taken aback for a moment, but it was all in the past.

‘Even if I say something about Israt, it has nothing to do with me.’

After the promotion ceremony is over anyway, I will be repatriated to Earth by force.

I walked down the dirt road in the garden and headed for the exit on the right. There seems to be something more, but since I came this far, I decided to watch it until the end.

After leaving the garden, a long open hallway appeared.

The open corridor was decorated with marble columns and various statues.

I walked slowly down the hallway.

Could it have been 10 minutes?

I entered the luxurious terrace at the end of the corridor.

Beside the silver terrace, someone was sitting.

[Imperial Bastard]

[Han Israat Lv.???]

A dark-haired boy in a shabby leather suit.

Even if I put it high, I would have been in my early teens. The boy was looking at the sky with his distant eyes.

It was a look that did not suit a boy of that age.

‘This guy… … .’

one israat.

It wasn’t a very positive impression.

If it got in the way in front of me, I might have kicked it.

‘This is an illegitimate child.’

You can tell just by looking at the name.

Unlike the prince and Freea, Han Israt had an exotic appearance.

Mixed blood at a glance. They probably received the blood of foreigners who are said to be staying in the eastern part of Taoni.

I was just trying to hide this guy’s existence. In an empire that holds golden lineage sacred, black-haired royals shouldn’t exist.

“Your Highness, I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

I looked back

A middle-aged woman in a maid’s uniform entered the terrace with a cart.

A high-quality tea set, including a kettle and tea cups, was placed on top of the cart.

“Since the evacuation order was issued, I didn’t have much time. I’ve offended Your Highness. I’m really sorry.”

The tiredly wrinkled maid bowed to the boy.

The boy waved his hand with a puzzled face. It seemed that the woman was not used to being treated.

“…”

“Your Highness Haona is of legitimate imperial lineage.”

The boy sighed and opened his mouth.

Its lips moved, but no sound escaped.

“…?”

“Her Highness the Princess is already waiting in the room.”

I frowned.

I can’t hear you. I could hear the maid, but it seems she only muted this guy’s voice.

The two continued their conversation across the table.

“…”

“It’s been a while since I met Her Highness, so he’s getting dressed up.”

click.

The maid put a teacup on the table.

“You’ve come a long way, so let’s have a cup of tea.”

“…”

“Yes, it is the finest tea prepared by Her Highness herself.”

I checked the maid’s right arm.

The woman poured white powder into the tea, covering the cup with her sleeve.

‘sleeping pills.’

The boy seems to know nothing.

With a completely unsuspecting expression on his face, the boy picked up the teacup.

One-shot at once.

Within a minute, the boy’s body was slumped on the table.

The woman carried the boy’s small body and disappeared out of the terrace.

I will have to follow

Because the ‘truth’ the prince said would be there.

I went out on the terrace. and… … .

“…”

I put my hand on the pillar.

‘What is this unpleasant sensation.’

My stomach is rumbling.

I went back and thought about it several times.

“That… is not me.”

i was born on earth

She was abandoned in an orphanage before she was ten years old.

The only thing the scumbags called parents left for me was ‘I’ll come pick you up’. I couldn’t remember their faces, but I could clearly recall their voices right before they were thrown away.

thud!

I hit the pillar with my fist.

‘The front and back don’t match at all.’

A being from a lower dimension cannot go to a higher dimension.

Isel and Yurnet have mentioned it several times. Even if a passage connects the two sides, it will be shattered in the process of movement due to the dimensional pressure. The reason I had to become a 7 star was to withstand the pressure of that dimension.

‘Don’t play around.’

I walked quickly down the hallway.

From somewhere in the hallway, a woman’s voice rang out.

“There is no possibility.”

“Is it really like that?”

“Isratio-nim is also the one who inherited the golden lineage. He is the legitimate successor of His Majesty the Emperor.”

“You’re not wrong. The emperor has connected the four divided dimensions into one. If that power remains in your brother… it won’t be a meaningless attempt.”

golden pedigree.

I remembered the explanation Halgion had given me the other day.

About the myth of the Taoni language. In the distant past, the emperor who founded the empire by merging the dimensions ruled by four transcendental species into one… … .

‘He was from Earth.’

If that blood is connected.

‘no.’

I shook my head.

There are many things that cannot be explained by that alone.

I passed the corner of the hallway.

A whispering voice came from the end of the hallway.

“Your Highness, I’ll tell you in advance…”

“I know the odds are not high.”

“…you may have to be prepared.”

“Wouldn’t it be better than staying here?”

I stopped walking.

Beyond the door engraved with the imperial family’s pattern, I felt a familiar presence.

rattle.

Before I could step, the door opened and a middle-aged maid came out.

She leaned over to the person in the room and slipped out into the hallway.

I went into the room

“one.”

An upright voice that could only be heard not long ago.

But the voice was heading in a different direction than mine.

center of the red carpet.

A black-haired boy was lying down.

The boy seemed to be in a deep sleep, his eyes closed and he didn’t move.

“……Fria.”

My murmurs do not reach.

Fria, dressed in a silver dress, was looking down at the boy with friendly eyes.

Before long, Freea caressed the boy’s cheek.

“Where you will wake up, I don’t know. Still… I can tell you that your life from now on will not be easy.”

Freea’s voice rang out in a low voice.

“I won’t ask for forgiveness. Resent me. You can curse me or hate me. If that gives you strength, do it to your heart’s content.”

Freea stroked the boy’s neck.

“But there is one thing I would like to ask of you.”

“…”

“Please live.”

Fria continued.

“Survive one more day, and find your happiness that you couldn’t enjoy here. It’s okay to forget me and all the memories here. If it helps your happiness, do it.”

Freea put her hand on her chest.

With her eyes closed, she spoke as if reciting a poem.

“I promise you too.”

“…”

“I will protect our hometown. When you return, we will build our memories from scratch. This is an oath. It is a promise that will never change. I will stake my soul and heart on it. Even if my body is broken, again and again Even if I die and be reborn… I won’t violate it.”

Fria muttered an oath that the boy would never hear.

Before long, her shoulders swayed slowly.

“I’m sorry… that’s okay.”

“…”

“Forgive me for letting you go like this… Forgive me.

I reached out.

But my hand passed through Freea’s shadow in vain.

This is just the past.

“Han Israt.”

Freea opened her mouth.

Her voice, full of special power, enveloped the entire room.

“I promise you. When everything is over, I will go pick you up.”

Freea’s right hand stretched out.

The space seemed to tremble, but dazzling brilliance began to radiate from the fingertips.

‘This is true.’

I couldn’t help but laugh.

There is a level of extreme drama.

“Someday, when we meet again.”

I was tired of looking at the object Fria was holding in her right hand.

It was a dimensional sword.

“Show me your smiling face.”

A golden blade cut through the air.

What you can see inside is an abyss of unknown depth.

Whoops!

The boy’s body began to rise slowly.

‘There’s nothing more to see.’

Because it was obvious anyway.

I opened the door and came out.

gray sky.

In the distance, what looks like a cloud is probably a bunch of debris.

Even if it is small, it will be hundreds of thousands.

“Was it like that?”

I could fully predict why the dimensional sword was in that guy’s hand.

It must be the prince’s work. It was obvious just by telling me about this place.

“…”

Shortly after being abandoned, I fell ill with a great fever.

He lost all his memories before the age of ten.

The only thing that came to mind was a word that he would come to pick me up.

Of course, I believed and waited, but no one came, and I had to go through life alone.

A life without anyone’s protection. It was filthy. Even if I had only slightly strayed, I would have been rolling in a dark back alley now.

“okay.”

The motherf*cker who abandoned me was right here.