contact (2)
As Ji-ying and Sujeong-gu continued to ring with a regular beat, the heart started beating at a faster beat than usual.
Just as a soldier returning from the battlefield feels extremely resistant to the sound of something exploding, every time I hear that beep, my heart is deeply disturbed.
“ha… .”
It’s easy to stop the notification sound. It’s enough to press down on the crystal ball as if you’re crushing a small insect.
However, this contact was not someone else, but the one who gave birth to me, so I did not readily reach out to Sujeong-gu.
If it wasn’t for my mother, even someone I didn’t know would have reached out to Sujeong-gu without any hesitation.
I’m really sorry for the person who brought me into this world, but to be honest, it wasn’t a pleasant feeling to meet my mother face to face.
Just seeing her mother face to face feels like her heart is being squeezed by a strong warrior.
The reason I disliked the sound of the crystal ball was because my mother often contacted me through this crystal ball.
To be honest with what I’m thinking right now, I feel like I want to throw the crystal ball out the window and even talk about what I was talking about with Nana.
But even if it was Ian, I didn’t have that kind of courage.
After clearing my breath and calming my mind, I reached out towards the crystal ball that was still ringing.
– Pick.
It was a black-haired woman like me, reflected in the crystal ball with a sound that sounded cute for some reason.
Overall, my mother, who looked very similar to me, was said to be alluring, and she was surrounded by a decadent atmosphere that seemed to degenerate as she continued to stare.
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My father said that he welcomed me as a concubine because he found that part particularly attractive, but I couldn’t understand his feelings at all.
“Euclid… You have dispelled the magic.”
There is no emotion of anger in her face or voice, so why is my heart trembling so much?
“Why did you break the magic?”
“That, that… Ha, it’s midnight and no one comes… It’s frustrating to keep using magic… .”
“okay… . But what would you do if, for example, someone broke into the academy and the guards rushed to find you, like we did last time?”
“yes?”
“It is literally. I’m asking how you would have reacted if that happened. Are you going to shut your mouth by killing me? Or are you planning on getting some money and sending it to a distant place?”
“That, that… !!”
weird. In preparation for such a thing to happen, Nana and I made several countermeasures, but strangely, not a single one came to mind in front of my mother.
While I was hesitating because I couldn’t help it, Nana, who couldn’t see it, came forward and said,
“I locked the door, so don’t worry, I will be the first to greet the escorts. Even if you come in through the door, if you answer that it is a woman called by His Majesty, even if you get suspicious, there is no solid evidence, so you can pass it on somehow.”
“I asked Euclid, why is Nana giving such an answer?”
“… … I apologize for going off topic.”
Saying that, Nana bowed her head, and her mother coughed as if it was over.
“Euclidean, even as king, if I ask you a difficult question, will you have Sir Nana answer it for you? Next time, please tell me.”
“Yes, sorry… . But, mother, why did you contact me like this today… .”
“This is a story about Gong Ian, whom you recommended the day before. It is said that His Majesty summoned him to the royal road to honor him. At that time, I wanted you to accompany me and have a meeting with him, so I contacted him like this.”
“Ahh… . That seems a bit difficult… .”
“Well? Do you have any plans for that day?”
“No, it’s not… .”
It’s decided today, so the news hasn’t been delivered to the royal road yet, but Ian doesn’t go to the royal road.
It was obvious that my mother would not like it if I told the truth about the reason, so I laid out the excuses Ian had prepared.
Then the mother narrowed her eyes and spoke in a suspicious tone.
“I was hurt… ?”
“Yes, the wound was so severe that Ian’s mother was acting as a proxy in the royal capital… .”
“That is strange. I heard that his injuries were already completely healed.”
“… … yes?”
I knew there was a royal informant in the academy, but was it possible that Ian was also following in the footsteps of Ian?
When the agitation came out of her expression, Mother took a deep breath and asked again.
“… … Euclid, let me ask you again. Why doesn’t he come to the royal road?”
“That, that… .”
Seeing Nana standing behind her in a troubled heart without being able to answer anything, her mother turned her gaze away from me and asked Nana.
“Sir Nana, you tell me. Why doesn’t he come to the royal road?”
“… … He said he wouldn’t go to the royal road because he didn’t want to kneel to someone who doesn’t practice podiatry.”
“… … I beg your pardon?”
Did you not understand the meaning of that word?
Or was it that you understood it, but you couldn’t quite understand it?
There is nothing strange about the former or the latter, so after waiting for a while, Mother frowned and said:
“Nana Sir, are you kidding me?”
“… … I also hope what I said was a joke. But there is no lie in what I said. He refused to go to the royal capital simply because he did not want to kneel to those who did not use foot swordsmanship.”
“… … .”
At those words, Mother opened her mouth slightly, did not say anything, and looked at me and Nana for a while.
When I saw my mother’s surprised face for the first time, I thought it was strange that my mother was showing such agitation on her face as well.
“If that is true, then why are you continuing your relationship with such a crazy person? No matter how good I try, it doesn’t seem normal.”
“Hey, Ian is just a little weird!! I’m not normal!! Ahhh… .”
Raising my voice in a rush, I quickly shut my mouth when I remembered who said it a beat later.
It was impossible for me to raise my voice to my mother, so my mother had a surprised expression for a moment, but then immediately died expressionless.
“… … You still haven’t given up on a woman’s heart?”
“Well, it’s not like that… . I feel a little bit angry when you just curse at your friend… .”
As usual, I bowed my head and apologized, but perhaps because of Ian’s story, I wondered what I would have done if it were Ian.
If it were Ian, not me, would something have changed?
At least, I wouldn’t have ended up struggling in front of my mother like I was.
“mother… I don’t know if I should even take the throne by borrowing the power of the devil. Even if I become the king, the devil will… .”
“There is no way the devil will just leave. We are also taking measures for that.”
“Well, it’s not just that… You have to sit on the throne while doing such deceitful things that deceive not only your father but all the people… .”
“Then what do you want to do?”
“yes?”
“Euclid… We’ve come too far to stop. What if we stop here? Do you think His Majesty would say, ‘I used the power of the devil to trick us all, but to be honest, I will forgive you mother and daughter.’”
“… … .”
Father is a kind person. However, it was never the one who would just forgive the sin of deceiving the royal family by borrowing the power of the devil.
Even if my father forgives me, my servants and my brothers will never forgive me.
Unless we give up everything and hide our whole life in a place where there is no one else, all that awaits us is the inevitable death.
“What will the servants who entrusted their lives to you do? Is there Nana or Sir? Can I tell them all that I must die for my remorse?”
“… … .”
I can not say. Even if no one knew, there was no way I could say such a thing to Nana, who always protected me.
“The guilt of deceiving everyone must be painful. However… Think carefully. Would that feeling of guilt be more painful than losing me or the sheep next to me and everything I had built up?”
“… … .”
“Everyone, including myself, has only seen you, Euclid. To repay their hearts, you have to endure a little more. You know? Euclid?”
“… … yes.”
There was no other word that could be said other than that.
Upon hearing my answer, my mother smiled contentedly and grabbed her forehead as if she was dizzy while trying to continue.
“… mother?”
“Well… I guess I’m a little overworked these days because I have a lot of work to do. It seems that something unusual happened in the South… . So, now that we’re done, let’s get into it. Good night Euclid.”
“… … yes.”
With those words, the mother’s reflection in the crystal ball disappeared, and there was a cold silence in the room.
The silence that seemed to last until the end of the night was shattered after a while by Nana, who put her hand on my shoulder and opened her mouth.
“Are you okay, my lord?”
“… yes I’m fine. I’m sorry Nana… . At least you shouldn’t cry in front of Nana.”
“no. I am okay. By the way… .”
“yes? what’s the matter?”
“No, I was concerned about something unusual happened in the South… .”
“Ah, if it’s the South, obviously… .”
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