Episode 242. Order of the Fog (2)
Arin’s office in the imperial palace.
When she returned to the imperial palace, there was no time to rest.
“After investigating the Imperial Army, the Knights of Salvation, and the knights of each territory who had inherited the power, it was said that there was no case in which the power of the Holy Sword was manifested again.”
“What is Abamama’s condition?”
“It doesn’t seem like much has changed since yesterday.”
Arin sighed softly, feeling confused.
“The movements of the Empress and Marquis Nephelis are unusual. “It seems like they are trying to seize the opportunity to bounce back from this situation.”
“I guess they’re trying to shift the blame for daring to drive Abama to the battlefield when she’s not even in good health. “You can’t miss this great opportunity.”
Arin didn’t react much, as if she had already expected this.
“Any news about Lord Eshel yet?”
“There have been some reports of seeing a similar person near Hwangseong Castle, but there doesn’t seem to be any definitive news yet. also… … .”
Resimus hesitated slightly before continuing.
“There is no news about the mist yet.”
Arin quietly closed her eyes at those words.
A week has already passed since that day of chaos.
Cian and Mist left after collecting Silica’s body, and Arin did not stop them from leaving.
A day full of unbelievable events.
I still felt like I was picturing the whole situation vividly in my mind.
But the most shocking thing was,
“The entity that killed Sirika at that time was,”
“… … ?”
“It wasn’t a person, right?”
“What on earth did you see?”
Resimus, who was not present at the time, did not understand the situation.
“I don’t know. “There are speculations, but I don’t think I should dare mention them.”
Arin clutched her head and looked in pain.
“I guess Xian is okay?”
Meanwhile, the image of Xian crying in sorrow kept flashing before my eyes.
-smart
“Princess Violet has arrived!”
Soon, news of Violette’s visit comes with a knock.
Soon the door to the office opened, and Violet walked in with confident steps.
“Welcome, sister.”
“Let’s talk for a moment. scale.”
The two sisters sat down without showing any signs, as if it was a planned meeting.
The moment Resimus, who was slightly concerned, was about to leave quietly,
“Stay there.”
Violette stopped her.
“Because there’s no need to go out.”
Violette’s instructions contained the intention to remain seated while the story progressed.
“You heard the news, right? The Empress family is trying to hold us responsible for this incident. “If we don’t deal with it properly, we will be helpless.”
we?
The word ‘we’ that came out of her mouth sounded particularly unfamiliar to Arin.
“why? Now that the word ‘we’ is coming out of my mouth, it must be very awkward, right?”
As if she had penetrated Arin’s feelings, Violette raised her eyebrows and asked.
“I understand. Even though we worked together for the past few years, there was no trust between you and me. I’ll confess right now. “I tried to kill you, Arin.”
“… … !”
“I guess you didn’t expect it? “I thought you must have been prepared to some extent?”
“I never thought I would be of such value to my sister.”
Violette chuckled at the word value.
“That’s an interesting statement. I have no particular desire to ask for forgiveness. It was my fault that happened due to my ignorance, so I should take full responsibility. In that sense, let’s share what we need to do with each other.”
“In what way?”
“As of this moment, I am in charge of all follow-up to this situation. Arin, you just followed what we told you, and you have no direct connection to this matter. “You understand what I’m saying, right?”
Arin, surprised, asked with flashing eyes.
“So, are you saying that you will take all responsibility?”
“yes. I will carry everything with me. “I’ve already gotten all the advice from her grandfather.”
“There’s no need to go that far… … !”
“Because she’s the princess.”
Arin’s mouth fell silent at that one word.
“As the princess who is responsible for running this country, I will take full responsibility. “This is natural.”
There was determination in Violette’s eyes.
“So, Arin, please work for the future of the imperial family, not for the past.”
After saying those words, Violette stood up.
“It will be hard to see me for a while. So don’t worry, just focus on what you have to do. So that you don’t have to come again… … .”
“To me!”
Arin also stood up and shouted at her as she walked away.
“Are you really okay with me completely entrusting the royal family to you?”
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Instead of answering right away, Violette held the doorknob and stayed in her seat for a moment.
After a short silence,
Violette opened her mouth with a helpless expression.
“Abamamama doesn’t have much time left. That means we don’t have much time left to prepare.”
Even though he was a child, he couldn’t deny it.
Emperor Dione’s life is already short.
“So, you must continue to prepare for the future of the imperial family and empire.”
Violette said nothing more and opened the door to the office.
“Because I’m not qualified… … .”
Arin didn’t hear that last word.
Arin, whose mind became delicate, clutched her trembling heart and stared aimlessly at the door through which Violet had left.
“Resimus.”
“yes. Princess.”
“Am I recognized?”
Resimus hesitated slightly, but soon answered in a firm tone.
“It seems to me like that.”
“This is what it feels like. “Being recognized.”
Arin smiled faintly without realizing it.
The moment I was about to resume my duties after spending such a brief, sentimental time,
-smart
The office door rang again.
“Can I come in?”
A familiar voice followed the knock.
Arin and Resimus couldn’t believe their ears together.
“I’ll go out!”
Resimus said he would personally go to the door and check on the visitor.
“no. Resimus!”
Arin held up her hand to stop her,
“come in.”
Entry was permitted in a calm voice that controlled emotions.
-Squeak
As soon as the door opened, the air in the room suddenly dropped.
An unfamiliar visitor walks through the front door with confident steps.
A black-haired man dressed in dark black, neat and heavy noble clothing.
It was none other than Sian.
It was a look of nobility that was rarely seen until now.
“Uh, how did you get here?”
“As you can see, we came through the front door.”
“alone?”
“yes.”
Sian continued to give an indifferent answer as if there was some problem.
“I came here because I wanted to talk to the princess. Do you have time?”
“of course.”
Arin personally guided Xian to his seat.
Sian spoke right away without hesitation.
“I heard you stopped tracking the Mist.”
“It’s just an official investigation. “I was still looking for news about you personally.”
“What is the reason?”
“Nothing special. “I just had to focus more on other things.”
Arin continued to answer calmly.
“You know? Not only the imperial castle, but the entire empire is in chaos right now. “Such an unpleasant incident occurred on the day when a new order was to be declared, so now we are putting all our efforts into calming the confusion.”
“You’ve improved a lot.”
Arin’s face turned slightly red at the unexpected compliment.
“There’s something I’ve wanted to ask you for a while. Can I ask it?”
“Go ahead.”
“Why do you hate your brother so much?”
It was a very sensitive question for Sian.
but,
“It’s not that I don’t like it.”
“… … ?!”
“I hate that person because I know his true face.”
Xian answered immediately without any hesitation.
“He is neither a savior who will save this world nor a pioneer who will lead a new order. He simply uses everything around him for his own purposes, and when he no longer needs it, he mercilessly throws it away… … . “He is just a dirty and mean human being.”
There was no sign of excitement or agitation at all.
With cold eyes that go beyond calm,
Sian honestly expressed her feelings for Eshel.
“But the world has made him seem like the only truth and hope in this world. I couldn’t tolerate that, so I tried to completely ruin all of his plans. “It was the same thing that day.”
The true side of light that Xian said he would show Arin also meant the true appearance of Eshel, who is said to be the savior of light.
“But things didn’t go as planned. Perhaps in the near future, they will appear again, citing light, and try to deny our existence. “They may try to take advantage of the princess again.”
“You don’t want to do that, do you?”
Arin asked without hesitation.
“… … .”
“Isn’t that why you came to me now?”
“I won’t deny it in any way.”
Xian vaguely looked away and answered.
“I didn’t come to force anything on the princess. However, from now on, rather than hiding in the shadows, we will make our presence known to the world by revealing ourselves openly. So, princess, please choose.”
“select?”
“Will they acknowledge and accept our existence, or will they continue to maintain the current order?”
“Why are you asking me to choose that?”
In response to the reaction of not knowing the reason, Sian frowned slightly and said.
“Doesn’t the princess have that power now?”
Arin was momentarily embarrassed and trembled.
You have power?
Doesn’t that mean that Xian recognized him?
Although she didn’t say it directly, Arin couldn’t control the excitement rising inside her, and her face continued to heat up.
“It’s not something you’ll be very happy about. “Power always comes with a price, so the princess will have to take on more responsibilities in the future.”
However, Sian showed a desolate reaction that extinguished even such excitement in an instant.
Thanks to this, Arin was able to immediately ease her mind.
“Anyway, the choice is up to the princess. Whatever you choose, we are ready to accept it. If you don’t want to accept us… … .”
Xian stood up and turned around.
“At least please don’t disturb me.”
It was a word that felt heavier than ever.
Sian, who was about to leave the room, suddenly saw something familiar hanging on one side of the chair and stopped.
“Why do you still have that?”
“It’s not my thing, so I can’t just get rid of it. Do you want to take it back?”
“That’s it.”
Sian left the room like that.
Arin stared blankly at the door where Xian went out for a while.
“What do you want to do, princess?”
Resimus, who had been watching the scene silently, asked cautiously, and Arin silently approached the window.
“Miss Silica, there are last words she said to me.”
As I slowly pulled back the curtains, I could see the entire castle shrouded in fog.
“Continue to follow Xian. He told me not to just blindly follow, but to pursue with questions. He said that then we will be able to know what kind of world Sian wishes for… … .”
Her last appearance was as she tried to convey her love to herself even while vomiting blood and suffering excessively.
“If you think the world is right,”
Arin still vividly pictured that scene.
“I asked you to help Xian create that world. They say that many people are still needed by Xian’s side… … .”
Then he looked back at Resimus and asked.
“We can certainly help, right? Resimus?”
“If you are the princess, you will definitely be of great help.”
Resimus just silently watched behind the princess.
“Let’s go see Abama. “I have to go and tell you everything I think.”
Arin made up her mind and tried to leave the office, but instead turned her gaze to something for a moment and then walked out with a strange smile.
Where her eyes were directed, Xian’s black cloak was neatly folded on a chair.
(Continued in the next part)
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