095 – True Apology
Tigris silently placed the meal on the table in front of the bed.
Then he untied the rope tied to Morita’s feet.
Morita moved her ankle once as the rope was untied, and said at once.
“……I’m not going to eat.”
“There is a saying that goes down in Fogwood, ‘A ghost that ate and died has a good color.’”
“What do you mean?”
“It means that it is better to eat first when you can.”
Tigris left Morita behind and sat down on the chair.
“So come and eat.”
“I will not eat.”
Tigris sighed and opened his mouth.
“Then sit down without touching your hand. I’ll explain why I came to the arena and Levis came to see you.”
“·················ogue.”
But Morita didn’t even budge from the bed.
As Morita seemed unwilling to move, Tigris started eating alone.
Morita watched Tigris eat for a while.
I couldn’t afford to go for the food.
It was because I was so hungry right now that I felt like I was going to throw away my pride and eat food the moment I sat down on that chair.
gulp-
Morita swallowed dry saliva.
Every time the warm stew, steaming bread, and savory bacon entered Tigris’ mouth, he felt like going crazy.
Morita’s will was unknown, but Morita’s body was longing for nutrients.
Even when Morita had both hands cut off and sat on the street, she couldn’t stand her hunger and rummaged through trash cans or ate food waste.
Even then, I thought about dying, but my body was clamoring for life.
So, returning to Macedon, the authority and honor of the aristocracy were thrown into the trash, and they lived in the arena.
Morita opened her mouth.
“…I am afraid.”
Tigris’ hand stopped.
“I fear that if I eat that food, I will want to live again.”
Morita’s body trembled.
“I want to die. I don’t want to live anymore. But if I eat it, I think I will want to live again.
Morita wasn’t stupid.
The fact that Tigris had brought food to Morita meant that she had given Morita a way to live.
Even the man who took his hands did not want to live with sympathy.
Morita stared at Tigris with bloodshot eyes.
“Tigris. Please don’t give me a reason to live.”
Tigris put his fork and knife at Morita’s desperate tone and wiped his mouth.
“You were a very annoying guy.”
Before returning, Morita used her doppelganger’s powers to pretend to be a Tigris.
Appearing in the social world while wearing the form of Tigris, or showing ugliness.
Get a high-interest loan in the name of Tigris.
Go to a family under the Norbert family and kill them.
killing innocent civilians, etc.
In the form of Tigris, he carried out all sorts of actions.
Belatedly, the imperial family and the Norberde family tried to take control of it, but the prestige of the Tigris and the Norberde family had fallen to the bottom.
“Because of you, all the vassals of the Norberd family have left, and the Norberd family has gone down a path of rapid decline. Come to think of it, it may have been your fault for Beyton’s betrayal.”
“What are you talking about now?”
“I’m talking about your future and my past. I have already been through the future and I know what your life has been like.”
For a moment, Morita doubted that Tigris had lost his mind.
“Are you going to play puns with me now?”
“Thanks to that pun, I caught Levis. In fact, based on the future that I have experienced, the Empire is also making plans to capture and kill beings like Levis that are harmful to mankind beyond the Empire.”
“Do you believe in one word from you? Do you think that makes sense?”
“Then do you think it makes sense that I, a mere five-star knight, killed Lucas and Marquis Baros? Or did you catch and kill the Chimeras that were underground in Victory?”
“·················ogue.”
“And what caught Levis using you as bait?”
Morita’s eyes lit up.
“Then it must have been a duel with me at the Imperial University…”
“okay. It was all planned.”
“You motherf*cker!”
Morita jumped up and ran to Tigris.
But his feet were twisted and he fell to the floor.
Morita looked at Tigris.
“You boy! Knowing what kind of life I’m going to lead! How dare you…!”
“The enemy ships are also oily.”
“What?!”
“At that time, you insulted my family and me. I told you that I, the heir of the Norbert family, had asked the principal of Bastian.”
“··········!”
“You would have lost your life that day if Principal Bastian had not intervened. It was deserving of death for insulting me and my family.”
Since Tigris wasn’t wrong, Morita couldn’t come up with anything to refute.
“And you succumbed to the temptation of Levis in the arena and tried to kill me. If I hadn’t stopped, I would have become a jealous slayer and branded a traitor to mankind.”
“So you’re saying it’s not your fault?! You left me alone, knowing that my life would fall to hell! You mean it’s not a sin to dodge knowing that you’re going the wrong way?!”
“You are right. But the sin is not only for you.”
“······What?”
“I know that many people in the Kingdom of Gillion are dying due to chimera experiments, but I am not taking any action. In the Godiva Desert, I stand by in spite of kidnapping travelers and pilgrims to conduct chimera experiments.”
Tigris clenched his fists.
“Why? Because I made the decision to save many lives with few lives. All I can do is decapitate the enemy in front of me, not the ability to decapitate the invisible enemy. That fact is so deplorable and anger rises.”
Tigris’ voice was trembling with a mixture of anger and sadness.
“Of course, that does not wash away the sin of neglect that I committed against you. That sin will go away only when you forgive me.”
Tigris got up and stood in front of Morita.
“The apology I made at the arena was a one-sided apology because I couldn’t bear my remorse. So, once again, I sincerely apologize.”
Tigris bowed his head.
“sorry. Morita.”
At the apology of Tigris, Morita trembled and shouted.
“Ahhh!”
Morita’s cracked voice felt the bitterness of being lost.
Morita got up and pushed Tigris’ chest.
“You motherf*cker! This motherf*cker! where! where! Only you can be free! Where do you want to be freed from your sins?”
Morita hated Tigris so much that he confessed his sins and asked for forgiveness.
Because it was something Morita could never do.
“I ate hard bread on that cold street. He greedily picked up food waste that had been thrown away at the tavern. He slept with dirty beggars on the cold street. The beggar who taught me how to survive as a beggar froze to death. He licked the feet of the first, who killed the second, for a meal. only to survive. Only to get revenge on you! But are you trying to set yourself free from your sins?”
Morita shook her head.
“Then what am I going to become? What happened to me who decided to kill good citizens to kill you? If you apologize so much, what should I do?”
Morita’s face was a mess.
“I am such an ugly bastard. There is nothing better than you.”
Morita said, wiping away her tears.
“If I hadn’t met you, I would have lived a life of a wicked person. Because I am a jealous, indolent and greedy coward.”
Morita has been blaming others all her life.
The reason I couldn’t become a 4 star knight for over 7 years was because of my drinking friends.
The reason he was kicked out of the Viscount Griff was because of his eldest brother, Barion.
Both hands were cut off because of Tigris.
Looking at Tigris, Morita realized that she had never admitted that she was wrong.
“What kind of life have I been living?”
Morita fainted.
* * *
Tigris laid Morita on the bed and left the room.
Outside was Amoris.
“Did the apology go well?”
“I do not know.”
“I think I did well when I heard it.”
“······Is that so?”
“Isn’t that great enough?”
Amoris patted Tigris on the shoulder and said.
“Then let’s give Morita some time to think.”
As soon as Amoris saw Morita’s contemplation, he knew one thing.
Morita has crossed the threshold of death several times so far, but she must pass a few more times to see the light.
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Just as a cicada spends a long time crouching in the ground before becoming an adult, Morita will have to suffer even more to be able to spread her wings.Whether or not she can survive it depends on Morita’s ability and will, but… Amoris wanted to support Morita.
It is true that Morita was a villain, but it was because she was also a pitiful person.
“Oh right. this.”
Amoris handed the chains of heaven to Tigris.
“How do you do this?”
“I am a body sealed up to the Demon King of Extinction. Are you afraid I can’t seal a single soul?”
Amoris showed me the box with bone stakes.
“Here is Rota’s half soul. I took care of the body, so let me know.”
“······thank you.”
Amoris picked up a rake and put her arm around Tigris’ neck.
“Then shall we eat some rice? My sister will shoot you.”
“·················ogue.”
“By the way, you didn’t think that you were a grandmother, not a sister, did you?”
“·················ogue.”
“hey. Show me your face.”
Tigris said as he loosened Amoris’s arm.
“Let’s go eat.”
“hey! Come here!”
***
Morita opened her eyes again.
It was hard to open my eyes because of the dry tears.
Morita stayed lying down for a while.
I don’t do it to think or organize my head.
Because that’s something only people who paint the future do.
I just wanted to empty my head.
Morita lifted her head and looked out the window.
Fogwood was a very gloomy neighborhood.
Even if I tried to look far away, I couldn’t see it because it was blocked by the hazy fog.
Only blue lights were visible.
‘·······It is like my life.’
Morita got up.
At his feet lay the rope that bound Morita’s feet.
‘Let’s die.’
not worth living anymore
I didn’t even want to live. Morita grabbed the rope.
Then he threw a rope on a hook that protruded to hang clothes.
“·················ogue.”
The problem was that he had no fingers, so he couldn’t tie the rope.
I tried to tie it up with my mouth, I tried using my neck and feet, but it didn’t work.
Even after 30 minutes of fighting, my strength ran out and my eyes were spinning.
Morita burst out laughing.
Now, if you want to die, you will have to get help from Tigris.
Morita sat down.
“Life is like a beggar.”
I can’t even do my own death now.
In addition, the hotel room was held on the second floor, so it was impossible to fall and die.
Suddenly, Morita’s eyes saw food.
It was bread, stew, and hardened bacon.
Morita reflexively crawled towards the table.
gulp-
There was no longer the delicious scent tickling the tip of Morita’s nose, but saliva was welling up.
In the midst of this, seeing how her body reacted to food, it seemed that her body wanted to live independently of Morita’s will.
Morita sat down at the table.
He held the bread with both arms.
And he took a bite and asked.
It is just plain wheat bread without sugar, but it has a sweet taste.
Morita chewed it slowly.
Although it was already cold and chewy wheat bread, the fragrant scent lingered in the empty space between the tongue and nose.
I’ve never had bread more delicious than this in my entire life.
Suddenly, the bread in Morita’s arm disappeared.
Once the food entered his mouth, Morita had no hesitation.
Morita dexterously lifted the fork and poked it into the bread.
Then I dipped it in the stew and ate it.
The tender meat stew permeated through the cracks in the bread, creating an indescribably beautiful flavor.
Morita put the bread on the front plate, put the meat in the stew on top of the bread, and then put bacon on it.
Then he picked up the front plate and shoved it into his mouth.
The eating process was very uncomfortable, but Morita found a way to eat it and ate it deliciously.
Morita, who licked up the whole stew, felt inadequate.
Morita also aimed at the plate of Tigris on the other side.
He ate so much that stew splattered on his clothes and pieces of bread scattered all over the floor, but he didn’t care.
The food was just so delicious.
Morita wiped her lips with a handkerchief and burped.
“·················ogue.”
After enjoying the food, I want to eat more.
I wanted a tender tenderloin steak.
I want to eat tomato pasta.
I wanted to eat a crepe that was sweet enough to give me nausea.
I was craving some cool pineapple juice.
“······X feet.”
Morita wanted to live.
I was in tears because I hated myself so much.
* * *
Morita wore a large backpack.
Inside it was Levis’ soul, along with food and water to eat until Morita went to the mysterious land.
A talisman against evil spirits was hung around his neck, a prosthetic sword similar to that used in Macedon in his right hand, and a hook in his left hand.
“Are you ready?”
“okay.”
For the past three days, Morita has been resting, eating, drinking, and sleeping, and her condition has returned.
He had not yet fully recovered from the sequelae of the drug, so he advised him to recuperate for a few more days, but Morita seemed to want to finish her mission quickly.
That way, you can get a new identity as soon as possible and start a new life.
Then, the door opened and Amoris entered.
“I’m ready too.”
Amoris also wore travel clothes, and Morita took on the role of guiding him to the mysterious land.
And just before Morita entered the mysterious land, there was a role to hand over the soul of Levis.
“But can I really not go with you?”
Amoris patted Tigris on the back and said.
“You said leave it all to me I’ll be sure to see Morita enter the mysterious land.”
It takes quite a while to get from Fogwood to the Land of Mysteries.
Since it took almost ten days just one way, the t-christ was a little burdensome.
There is still plenty of time left, but it was a waste of time to wander through the forest of fog for almost a month.
“Morita, please take good care of me.”
“I know.”
Morita knew from Tigris that Amoris was an ally of the hero Pereira.
When Morita heard this, she was so shocked that she dropped bread on the floor.
“Then shall we go right away? Tigris Are you going straight to Victory?”
“Yes. That’s right. Amoris-sama, are you going to come up to Victory right away?”
“I think it will take a while because I have to clean up the old woman’s house.”
“If you need help, please contact me.”
“It’s not enough to open my hands to you. Anyway, I’m going to Victoria this winter, so keep that in mind.”
“Yes. All right.”
Tigris looked into Morita’s eyes.
Morita did not avert the eyes of Tigris.
“I hope you come back safely.”
“Mysterious land is said to be dangerous, but I don’t want to look back, so don’t look like a dead man.”
From what Amoris had heard, Morita said that she would suffer many difficulties of death in the land of mystery.
Because the probability of dying is higher than the probability of living, this could be the last time seeing Morita.
I wasn’t particularly close with Morita, and I didn’t have a deep conversation with Morita over the past three days, but strangely, I was concerned.
It was the first time I had ever felt such a puzzling feeling, so I didn’t know what to answer.
“······i get it.”
Amoris opened the door.
“There is a saying that the shorter the breakup, the better. Let’s go, Morita.”
“Yes. All right.”
Morita quickly followed in the footsteps of Amoris.
No matter how naive Morita was, she acted like a gentle dog in front of Amoris.
Amoris waved his hand and said.
“Then see you later in the ecliptic. Tigris.”
The door closed and Amoris and Morita left.
Tchrist now pulls out a teleport scroll to get to Victorie.
Then, the door swung open again, and Amoris entered.
“Oh right. Tigris.”
“yes.”
“If you go to Victoria, new encounters await. He’s as pathetic as Morita, so take care of him.”
“······yes? What do you mean?”
“Just know that. Well, if it were you, you’d be fine. Then we really go.”
After saying those words, Amoris closed the door and left.
Tigris felt a bit uneasy, so he thought of returning to Victoria as soon as possible.
Tigris tore the teleport scroll.