214 – Actually, it’s your story
Why is this person here?
Ginger Belle did not understand the current situation.
‘I didn’t even feel a presence, let alone the sound of footsteps, so how could I…? .’
It was as if he suddenly appeared during that brief moment of running errands.
After organizing his confused thoughts, he approached the man named Ian.
Because I had no choice but to stand next to him in order to wash his hands.
-Shoot.
The sound of water echoed, and an uncomfortable silence fell between the two.
“I have something important to tell you…”
Sure enough, someone is talking to me from the other side.
“Don’t worry.”
Naturally, a sharp reaction came out. There is no greater waste of time than listening to the words of such untrustworthy people.
“Ah… Is that so?”
Then the sly expression changed to an embarrassed expression.
‘Anyone with discernment would have noticed that I had no intention of continuing the conversation we just had.’
Just when I thought there was no need to mix words anymore.
“Then you won’t have to bother trying to please me.”
“…!”
-Boom!
At the same time, the attitude of crawling changed and the body was pushed towards the wall. I felt the cool tiles and began to ravenously seek warmth.
“What are you doing now…!”
“Stay still.”
He raised both his hands and grabbed them with one hand, putting his knee between his legs and blocking any possible resistance.
On the other hand, he still has one free hand left.
Hot.
The large hand grabbed his chin and made him face his master.
“You bastard…! Are you really going to equal us just because we share the same goal?”
I glared at him and told him to let go right away, but the man named Ian just looked at him as if it was ridiculous and didn’t seem to have any intention of letting him go.
“If you’re going to scream, scream somewhere. If you want your secret to be revealed.”
“…What?”
My heart sank when I heard those words. It’s my secret.
‘That can’t be possible. Everyone who knew my secret ended their lives on the battlefield.’
But his eyes stopped on his chest, as if he was laughing at my thoughts.
“Others may have called you the silent king. In reality, you don’t speak much on purpose to avoid sounding like a girl.”
I flinched at the word “Sissy.”
‘No way….’
“Gingerbell Logos Porgia.”
A man who suddenly says his own name.
“Your mother died from an illness when she was young. Your father, who was the previous king, continued his resistance against the empire, ruined the country’s finances, and followed his wife due to a fever. And you are taking over and going through difficult days. .”
That’s right.
Ginger Belle was relieved to hear the next words. Those were things that anyone who was familiar with the news would know.
But she could not help but be shocked by her subsequent remarks.
“But her real name was Julia Logos Forgia. She was born a princess of the Kingdom of Forgia.”
When she heard through someone else her name that only she remembered. No, she was confused.
“How on earth can you do that…?”
“Do you seem to be a little more speechless now?”
He was laughing right in front of her, but it didn’t reach her eyes.
‘A fact that had never been discovered by anyone before was revealed to someone who saw it for the first time today. ‘Is that possible?’
While she was panicking. He muttered to himself.
“You don’t know how fortunate I am that you are looked down on by other kings. No matter what I do to you, no one will come to help you.”
When she came to her senses at those words, a wicked smile caught her eye.
“I think you should help me out.”
He knows his secret, but he cannot reveal it.
If things continued like this, being molested at the hands of the author was a planned process.
The day I first reigned before the people. She was determined to survive even if a knife was inserted into her throat, but she was overcome with extreme fear as she had never thought of something else entering her somewhere else.
At that time, I was regretting my past self for thinking that activities that burn a lot of calories, such as exercise, were a luxury while only eating two meals a day.
“If you understand, wait for a call later.”
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He said that, untied one of his hands and stepped back.
“Huh…?”
When I looked at him with a puzzled look, he was smoothing his hair while looking in the mirror without paying any attention to this.
“Wasn’t that what you just did…?”
“So and so? What do you mean?”
As I looked at this direction through the mirror and asked, for a moment I felt like I had become a fool.
“…It’s nothing. Why did you follow me?”
“Well, the other kings were convinced, but you were the only one full of doubts.”
“…If you think about it a little, you can immediately see this. Although others seem to have been obscured by the provocative story, they didn’t notice.”
“Was it too contrived? Still, I thought it would do well because it was a fairly popular subject.”
“Material that works? What is that….”
“Anyway, the other kings weren’t influenced by my story either. Since no one came forward, we just shared the burden with each other.”
“Why such a decision…”
“Why? That way, when you need to step out, you can definitely pull it out, and if you think it will work out later, you can dip in deeply.”
I felt resentful as I thought that the man in front of me knew better about politics that I didn’t know anything about.
“What on earth… What are your intentions for doing this to me…?”
“Well, I have something to entrust to you.”
“I’m leaving it to you… I wonder what you were talking about earlier… Ugh…!”
When he finished cleaning up and looked over, his hand unconsciously covered his chest.
Maybe he didn’t like my behavior like that? He protested with an unpleasant expression on his face.
“There are two women who might be feeding me even if I did something like this. Would you please stop looking at me like I’m a criminal because I don’t do things like that?”
“Something seemed strange from the moment the two of us were together…”
“Hmm! That’s…!”
A man clearing his throat as if caught off guard.
‘Is this what it originally looked like?’
Still, this was much better than what it had looked like so far.
“The conversation got sidetracked for a moment. Anyway, you have inherited the will of your ancestors and are seeking revenge, but honestly, you don’t want to go to war.”
I really don’t like the attitude of talking as if you know everything, but it’s all true. If you lose, it’s literally over. Even if they win, they will be pushed out by the rest of the kingdom and will not be able to claim anything.
“What are you saying now that war is certain because of your actions…?”
“It’s complicated, but in short, it’s something only I can do.”
It was quite unpleasant to see him shrugging his shoulders and showing off.
“But why did you choose Porgia? It’s a bit weird to say this as a king, but our country is probably the weakest among the seven countries…”
Still, I wanted to ask this much. Why did you choose Porgia instead of another country?
“I chose you, not Porgiara.”
“Me…?”
Then he closed his eyes as if he was thinking of something and opened his mouth.
“The weight of the crown is difficult to bear. It is also difficult not to live up to the expectations of the people. But the hardest thing of all is missing that pain.”
When I asked him why, I was speechless as he suddenly started saying different things.
“What do you think? Is it plausible?”
It wasn’t because it was ridiculous.
“It really seems plausible….”
Because every single word touched the depth of his heart.
***
Ginger Belle left, saying she needed time to think.
‘Is this how they dragged Gingerbell in here?’
She was lost in her thoughts as she watched the back of the guy walking away, lost in his thoughts.
Porgia is the only country in the game where surrender can be obtained through dialogue. At first glance, it was a scene reminiscent of Saldena of the past, but the inside was completely different.
Gingerbel, the king of Porgia, was bitten because he thought of his people suffering from the pain of war.
The last thing I told him was the line he said when he surrendered.
-It’s okay for the people to call me a coward. Rather than returning victorious and feeling the empty space left by those who fell in the war, it would be better to see them all unanimously criticizing me.
It was revealed that he even tried to secure food by tearing down a boat that was used for military purposes and converting it into a fishing boat, so he was once nicknamed Jinboji, whose back was bent to feed Porgia.
Later, an Easter egg was discovered, and the nickname did not last long.
When we went to the temporary shelters of the Porgian army, which were not yet cleared away when they retreated, we were able to find blood-soaked underwear along with a mountain of bandages in one of the tents.
-Underwear with traces of the king’s blood, which holds a secret. I feel like something interesting will happen if I show it to the hero.
As I became obsessed with that one item, I felt a strange sense of respect.
‘I thought I would see all the crazy kids every time something was said about that. I never thought it would help in this way.’
Anyway, the initial purpose was accomplished with this. It’s a bit of a shame that I didn’t get to see Salazar, though.
At that time, I was about to return to the throne room because I felt like I would get suspicious if I stayed out alone for too long.
“You are truly diligent at such a young age. You must be tired from meeting this and that person.”
With a voice echoing through the hallway, someone appeared.
A middle-aged man with a solid body shaped like an inverted triangle that cannot be covered by clothes.
‘No way, Salazar… ?’
If it weren’t for the unusually shaped mustache flowing from side to side, I probably wouldn’t have recognized him.
In the game, he was a pot-bellied old man who seemed to be rolling around, but what happened?
“Excuse me, but who are you…?”
I asked vaguely, hiding my dark intentions.
“Gee, I invited you but you didn’t even show my face, so is it natural?”
He continued with a bright smile.
“I’m late for an introduction. I am Salazar, King of Saldena.”
“As expected…! From the moment I first saw you, you seemed unusual!”
-Chuck.
I naturally imitated the nobleman’s greeting. One hand on his chest and the other on his waist.
“I salute the Lord of Saldena, who rules the West.”
Then, he naturally took out the dagger that was in his pocket and hid it behind his back.
It’s a bit of a confusing appearance, but it becomes simple if you kill him here.
I came here on my own, but I can’t miss this opportunity.
I concentrated on measuring the distance between him and me.
If you take three steps forward, you can accurately stab him in the vital spot with one lunge.
‘Just a little closer….’
The moment when I was caressing the decoration engraved on the handle of Excalibur and waiting for the right moment.
“Stop such formal greetings among the same players.”
Stop.
Salazar stopped at an awkward distance for stabbing.
“Even though I wasn’t there, I clearly heard what you said. You want revenge on the empire?”
He actually took a step back and opened his mouth.
“Do you think I don’t know what you’re thinking?”