Episode 26. Return (4)
Exactly 10 seconds elapsed from the time the door opened.
I couldn’t say or do anything.
Only my right hand wandering in the air and my nervously trembling gaze represented my unstable mind right now.
“I guess you don’t remember me? Well, that can happen. The last time I saw you was before you entered the academy… … .”
The extremely ugly countertop smiles at me.
When I look at that smile, my heart boils and I feel like my blood vessels will explode.
Let’s calm down.
There is nothing to gain from getting excited now.
It was a situation that would come someday, right?
This is a guy who vowed to eliminate its existence by tearing its throat with my own hands and chewing it down to its molars.
If you can’t control it already, you’ll only end up making mistakes in the near future.
Yes, now we have to let go of everything and continue with the unquestionable normal situation.
To do that, talk comfortably as if nothing happened… …
Have a conversation with a relaxed mind… …
… …
Do you think you will do it?
Even if you rip off his limbs, cut them into pieces, grind up his bones, and scatter them all over a volcanic pit, you won’t mind!
A guy like that has just appeared in front of you. What are you doing instead of killing him?
To completely destroy his future?
Do you really need to bother looking into the future?
No! Just kill me here!
There’s no need to drag it on, you just have to cut off the evil ties of your past life here!
As if responding to my will, my wandering right hand headed into my arms.
Eventually, the hilt of Kayram’s sword was taken from his arms.
The moment I grabbed the hilt of the sword, all the random thoughts in my head were erased and only one emotion remained: the intent to kill.
-chin.
“… … ?!”
A mysterious hand suddenly appeared and grabbed my wrist.
[If you don’t want to break the bamboo stick, come to your senses.]
The quiet yet cold whisper of the magic sword.
At the same time, the feeling of murderous intent that had been eating away at my body quickly eased.
“Xian, the youngest of the Bert family, meets your eldest brother… … .”
He naturally took out his hand from his pocket and immediately lowered his head.
It was the best thing for me to do now.
“… … “Do you remember me?”
“of course. “As a younger brother, it’s impossible not to recognize your face, right?”
“I’m glad. “To be honest, I was worried if you didn’t recognize me, but I’m glad you remembered me at first sight.”
Eshel patted my head as if she was proud of me.
I desperately tried to suppress the urge to kill again.
“I guess I should apologize first. I’m sorry for coming into your room without permission. “You must have felt uncomfortable having a stranger come into your space.”
“it’s okay. “It was just an empty room with no owner anyway.”
“You probably don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this moment. “The reason I came here today was purely to meet you.”
Are you coming to see me? You?
The first time I met him in my past life was after I graduated from the academy.
You, the guy who doesn’t give a single glance to unnecessary beings, have come to see me now?
It can’t be that way unless there’s a dark plan. The moment he realized that he had some intention, strangely enough, his boiling emotions calmed down and his thinking also became rational.
I spoke softly, hiding all my true feelings.
“I also really wanted to meet you, brother.”
* * *
“I don’t really have much luggage, so if I carry it on my own, will it be worth it? Anyway, our master doesn’t know how to take care of a woman?”
Emily climbs the stairs carrying a sack that contains only clothes.
After finishing unpacking with the attendants, she took the last of Xian’s luggage and was heading to his room.
But for some reason, the expressions on the faces of the attendants who were helping me pack my luggage were unusual.
Does it feel like they are trying to hide something that only they know?
Among them, one of the fellow maids with whom she was close even pushed her back, telling her to quickly go to Xian’s room.
I wondered if he had prepared a surprise gift for himself, but that couldn’t have been possible.
Eventually, Emily reached Sian’s room and knocked on the door without thinking.
-smart
“… … .”
All that came back was indifferent silence.
Tilting her head, Emily knocked on the door once more.
-smart
“Master, it’s Emily! “I brought my luggage up!”
After a while, Xian’s heavy voice came from beyond the door.
“… … come in.”
Although she was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected atmosphere, she opened the door and went inside.
“You just carry your baggage up without making a fuss, I must do this…” … huh?!”
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For a moment, Emily came in complaining as usual, but her whole body froze at the sight that unfolded before her eyes.
There were exactly two men in her eyes.
“Oh, is it that woman? “Is she the maid who stayed with you at the front?”
A strange man talking to me with a bright smile.
Emily did not know the man.
A very attractive impression that makes you feel as if a being living in the divine world has descended to the human world.
In this duchy, there was only one person with such appearance.
“Well, first master… … ?”
Eshel Bert, the eldest son of the family.
I don’t know why, but he was currently sitting in Sian’s room.
Emily finally covered her mouth and hastily lowered her head.
“S-sorry! First, I was rude without realizing that the master was there… … !”
This feeling of wanting to hide if there was even a mouse hole.
Even among his attendants, he was considered the most desirable son, but he showed an extremely light side.
“Haha, it looks like we have a good relationship without any pretense. “Sian must have been a maid whom you cared for so much that you took her to the front line.”
“… … .”
Xian responded with silence.
As if some conversation had already taken place before she arrived, Eshel was getting ready to get up.
“I just got back and I’m sure I’m tired, so I’m sorry for taking up so much time.”
“It’s not right. “It was a great honor to have a conversation with my eldest brother.”
Eshel got up and patted the head of Sian, who followed her.
Xian just silently accepted it.
“Then I’ll just go see my mother. “If you have any difficulties at the academy, please contact me at any time.”
“I will do that.”
After finishing the conversation, Eshel left the room with a soft smile.
The moment his footsteps disappeared at the end of the hallway, Emily let out a deep breath she had been holding.
“Pua! I was so nervous I thought I was going to die! Those idiots! “If the first master is here, at least tell him he’s here!”
“… … .”
Despite Emily’s complaints, Sian said nothing.
“What did you discuss with the first master? You’re not the kind of person who would come home for no reason! Are you sure you came here just to see the master? If that’s the case, you really are… … !”
“Emily… … .”
Her mouth was blocked when she heard Xian’s name.
Embarrassed, Emily carefully looked into Sian’s eyes.
“I’m sorry, but please stay out…” … .”
I could feel the deepness of the low voice that was enough to sink the ground.
“Why are you doing this all of a sudden… … ?”
“Don’t make me say it twice.”
Emily, seeing the look on Sian’s face, couldn’t say anything more.
After his sword sparring with Kranz, he who had always seemed easy-going, was showing his dark side for the first time.
If he had a knife in his hand, he would brutally slaughter anyone.
That’s how much Xian’s face was now filled with anger and murder.
* * *
The moment I released my suppressed nature, I felt the blood flowing throughout my body flow backwards.
I couldn’t bear it anymore and ended up running to the bathroom in the room.
“Uweeeek!”
As I was looking at the vomit that was spitting up from inside, I felt like I was seeing my most base lies and pretense.
“Kick… … .”
And yet, I couldn’t help but laugh at how I managed to endure that moment.
[Is that him?]
As I slowly raised my head, I saw Kayram’s face looking down with his arms crossed.
If she hadn’t stopped my hand, I most likely would have ripped him to pieces.
Even though I was laughing like a crazy person, I asked her vaguely.
“Why did you stop it?”
[Why don’t you say thank you first?]
“It was a chance for you too, right? “If I had killed him on the spot, you would have had the best opportunity to absorb me, right?”
There is nothing as easy to eat as a soul that has lost its true nature.
Humans consumed by madness and murderous intent are the best prey that the Demon Sword wants. If Kairam really wanted to, he could have unleashed his magic sword nature and eaten me, the owner, and taken over the host.
But she didn’t.
On the contrary, he desperately tried to prevent that from happening.
So now I can talk to her with my eyes wide open.
[Don’t be mistaken. You’re just raw meat that hasn’t aged yet. If you eat it raw just because it has some soot on it, you will only end up throwing it away. You need to ripen more… … .]
Cold eyes and haughty lips.
It was the devil’s ugly smile that could not be seen anywhere else in the world.
It would have been a sight that would have made any normal person’s nerves numb and their bones freeze, but all I could do was laugh.
This is how my favorite sword should be!
[But after seeing his face, I thought I knew why you were growling like a dog in a fit of rage. how was it? How did you feel when you met the enemy from your previous life?]
“It was a good thing.”
[Relief?]
Kayram raised his eyebrows as if he was surprised.
“I too have thought about this shitty life countless times as I live it again. Since when did the guy I trusted and followed my whole life start hating me? Because my abilities were so outstanding, I became impatient, and didn’t that impatience eventually turn into jealousy? So what if I hadn’t been with him from the beginning? Could at least such a miserable death have been avoided?”
[It’s so complacent. why? Did you feel pity when you thought of them as brothers?]
“What do you think of me? He’s still just a shell with no courage whatsoever. “Even if I swing my sword to get revenge on such an insignificant guy, the anger built up inside me will not be relieved.”
It may be different 20 years from now, but the current Eshel is just a cornerstone that has not been polished yet.
To put it bluntly, it is safe to say that he is a completely different person than the owner of the holy sword that pierced my heart, so what would be left by killing such a person?
“But, the moment I met him, I knew right away… … .”
[What?]
As my heart aches, that moment comes to mind again.
When the golden holy sword pierced my heart, he said that he had never completely trusted me during his time with me.
The mean eyes I saw back then.
The guy had the same creepy eyes back then and now.
“It’s not that it changed because of me, it was just that it was dirty from the beginning. When it needs it, it sucks every drop of blood, and when it no longer needs it, it mercilessly throws it away… … . “He was that kind of guy from the beginning.”
Even if it’s hidden behind a sly smile, I’ve already seen his true nature.
It was like an imprint on my body that could never be erased, so I recognized it at first sight.
“So how fortunate would it be? Eshel Bert, who I want to bring all the pain to the world, exists exactly as I want… … .”
Even so, I won’t kill him yet.
As Kayram says, meat is best eaten when it is cooked.
If you eat it right away just because it looks a little soot, you won’t be able to enjoy the best taste.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun from now on, Kayram.”
[It should be fun. That way, I won’t regret what happened today.]
A life where I decided to achieve everything on my own.
The name Eshel Bert will not exist in that life.
Even if there is a god behind him, it doesn’t matter.
I will completely erase him from this world.
(Continued in the next part)
