306. Howel, what do you mean? (Complete)
A blind swordsman from a western academy.
Paradise Returner, Zeto.
I still couldn’t believe that he was Baek Cheon-gyeol’s reincarnation, but this has now become an undeniable fact.
The Vice Lord, who found out about the atrocities I had committed, told me to personally apologize and apologize, saying that Wolyeonghoe should never be hostile to him.
With the help of an informant, we were able to find him in his guesthouse.
He, who was setting up his bar, spoke a few times with his companions and then immediately stood up.
“You are a human from the Wolyeonghoe, right?”
Soon, he walked out of the guest room and asked me.
“……”
Because I didn’t have the courage to look at his face, I kept my head down and walked towards the dark alley.
Then, his steps, which were following me, stop at the entrance to the alley.
“I don’t know what this group does, but it seems amazing. They’ve even infiltrated the palace, right next to the king.”
He naturally leaned against the alley wall and spoke to me.
“What is the reason why such amazing people came to visit me, an ordinary cadet with no special significance? Ah, if you came here to cut off her limbs, please go back. As you asked, refrain from contact with her. “I’m doing it. Besides…”
Zeto, who had been talking for a long time, trailed off, suddenly placed his hand on his left arm.
Crash.
At the same time the sound of metal moving is heard, his left arm is separated from his body.
“…As you can see, my arm looks like this. As someone who has already had a limb cut off before, it’s something I don’t want to go through again.”
“…Well, that’s not…”
I can’t breathe.
I thought for a long time about what I should do on the way back to undo the nonsense I had said.
Even though I thought about it, I couldn’t find an answer.
Spilled water cannot be picked up.
It is said that the mouth is a door that invites misfortune, and the tongue is a knife that cuts the body.
‘And you pointed a sword at me?’
Raijin might have been surprised.
Wolyeonghoe, who was supposed to protect him with his life, instead threatened him with a sword.
Moreover, it is no longer unrelated to Wolyeonghoe. I don’t know how he found out, but he already knew that I was a human from Wolyeonghoe.
There is no way to know whether the memories have been fully revived, but that does not change the fact that Wolyeonghoe pointed a sword at the reincarnation of Baek Cheon-gyeol.
So this was the only way.
“…What happened then was an arbitrary action on my part that had nothing to do with Wolyeonghoe. Wolyeonghoe has no intention of being hostile towards you. However, it is true that my rudeness crossed the line. So, I “I want to pay for my sin with my life.”
He took out a small dagger from his pocket and pointed it at my neck.
I knew better than anyone else about Wolyeonghoe, which we had worked hard to build.
They were my family and home.
I couldn’t harm the Wolyeonghoe and the owner who organized it.
I said it was for the sake of the Lord, but I also know that it was also my own greed.
I was not satisfied.
I could not tolerate Baek Cheon-gyeol’s reincarnation flirting with other women.
It was written like this in Hoeju’s diary.
‘If he is reincarnated and is laughing and talking with another woman, I will crawl out of the grave and cut off his head with my own hands. Wherever he goes, women entice him and he can’t put his mind to rest.’
She was worried.
I wonder if the Conqueror might fall in love with someone else after he is reincarnated.
She wonders if others can see his sweet smile that only she can enjoy.
Of course, King Baek Cheon-gyeol of Conqueror did not have a single concubine during his lifetime and only had his eyes set on Lord Hoe, but isn’t it true that people can change when they die and come back to life?
So she denied him even more.
No, she had no choice but to deny it.
She thought that the reincarnation of the conquering king should not be a libertine who would only cause harm to the Lord of the Society.
Their reunion I had hoped for was not a bloody, passionate fight like the provocative novels circulating in the public.
But soon it became clear that he was the reincarnation of the Conqueror.
‘I can’t think of anything else other than black hair.’
Unfortunately, his blue eyes, which were the evidence, were hidden behind a pure white bandage.
Just as there was no change in Lord Hoe’s beautiful appearance even though he was reincarnated, Baek Cheon-gyeol’s handsome appearance, which was written in Lord Hoe’s diary, seemed to have disappeared, and there were many women around him.
‘Definitely…’
…He was handsome.
At the end of my gaze prepared for death, his pure white skin touches.
A straight nose, sharp chin, and even plump lips.
Even though his eyes were covered with bandages, his appearance did not fade at all.
“I was wondering what you were going to do…”
He sighed deeply, put the prosthetic hand back, and walked towards me, who was aiming a dagger at my neck.
“…Ugh.”
Soon he stretched out his hand, and then closed his eyes tightly.
ㅡTalk.
The dagger easily slips out of his fingers and falls to the floor.
“What can I gain by getting rid of the body of a helpless girl who could cut off her head? Let’s stop this useless thing.”
“B-but what I did…!!”
“What did you do?”
“Yes…? That’s…”
I… I threatened you.
I couldn’t figure out his intentions, so I naturally tilted my head.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t remember the woman’s voice making scary threats to rip her limbs off. Her eyes were like this… Is she related to that woman? “Do you have this?”
He put his face in front of his eyes and patted the bandages covering his eyes.
‘It’s too close than that…’
I felt like my face was going to explode and I wanted to push him away, but for some reason, my body didn’t listen.
“……”
In response to my silence due to embarrassment, he leaned his head closer and whispered in my ear.
“Everyone makes mistakes. I’m saying I’ll close my eyes at least once and move on. Well, my eyes are always closed.”
He straightens his back and smiles at me.
“Ah, ah…”
I think I understand.
I think I finally understand.
Why was Lord Hoe so worried, and why were there so many women around him?
No matter what kind of woman you are, if you spend time with him, you will fall for him without even realizing it.
He was a swamp and a poison.
It was like a terrible trap that you couldn’t easily get out of once you fell into it.
“Um, is it really over…?”
It was over and there was nothing to do.
His relationship with Kaen no longer deteriorates, and the Wolyeonghoe no longer becomes hostile towards him.
All the problems that had been troubling his heart were resolved thanks to his generosity.
Nevertheless, the lips moved without stopping due to a lingering feeling. It was because I didn’t feel like I had paid for my sins at all.
“……”
He turned around at my question and stopped walking.
“…Then what more do you want to do? I forgot. I don’t know what the Wolyeonghoe does, but I don’t think it will be harmful to the Wolguk… I think it has something to do with Miss Kaen… It’s her personal problem. It’s just a matter of circumstances, so I’ll skip that too.”
“I have committed sins, so how can I be forgiven so easily? I want to at least pay the price commensurate to my sins.”
“Are you saying it’s not enough to just move on?”
“Boo, it’s not enough…”
“Hmm…”
He rests his chin and ponders my nonsense.
Soon, he recklessly reached out and started groping my body here and there.
“Ji…What are you doing…?!”
I was startled by his sudden touch, but I couldn’t throw his hand away.
If this was the punishment for my sins, I was going to accept it silently.
“Ho… Hmm… Maybe it’s not that bad…”
He ignored my question lightly and continued to stutter and mutter something incomprehensible.
I quietly accepted his touch with my face turning red.
Finally, his mouth opens.
“Please pay the appropriate price for your sins with your body.”
“Yes…?”
“Just like Ms. Kaen did before.”
“Kaen…?”
My eyes widened at his questionable answer that immediately followed.
What on earth are you talking about?
***
“Anyway, I haven’t heard your name yet.”
“…My name is Howell.”
“Miss Howell, you had better be prepared. It won’t be easy to pay for your sins with your own body.”
“……”
Howol swallows his saliva at my new request.
Actually, I don’t think she would be that nervous, but I tried to make fun of her to scare her for no reason.
From the beginning, I didn’t pay much attention to Howell’s words. There must have been one or two people who were outright hostile to me.
‘Even that seems like a mistake mixed with her illusions and misunderstandings…’
The more I dig into it, the more it feels similar in many ways to Kaen before I became acquainted with it.
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Anyway, I was just about to smooth over the fact that I had been passive towards Kaen for the past few days because she was getting on my nerves, but I guess she suddenly took the bait from Howell’s side.
She was struggling so hard to ask.
So she took the bait.
She just happened to need a ‘fake lover’ to dance with her at the festival.
The group of blood cultists who had hidden themselves in the festival were planned to be dealt with quietly, ‘as if nothing had happened.’
In order to do so, ‘camouflage’ that could catch the blood religion off guard was inevitable, and ‘props’ were needed for stable camouflage.
Isn’t it more natural for a blind man being supported by his lover to ‘accidentally’ run into a group of blood cults hiding in a building than for a ‘blind man who walks the streets suspiciously well’ to appear without a cane?
Moreover, Howell was quite appropriate as a ‘prop’.
Since she was able to infiltrate inside the palace, she didn’t have to worry about Howell’s acting skills, and even if she found out that I was clearing out her blood cult group, she was one of the few people who didn’t have any trouble at all. He was one of the characters.
She’s trying to make it a happy festival for Aizel, but she can’t destroy her blood religion with Aizel.
This was the same for others.
“hehehe…”
“…Ugh.”
My mischievous smile casts a shadow on Howol’s face.
I think there was a big misunderstanding, but I had no intention of clearing up that misunderstanding.
Didn’t she say that she would pay for her sins with her mouth?
The question that was now cluttering her mind was the price she had to pay.
What was Sierra’s reaction?
[ I’m sick again… ]
Well, having experienced something like this twice, she seemed to have gotten used to it.
Déjà vú?🤔