Chapter 236. The begging idiot (1)
The idiot Lloyd Frontera.
he messed up
Personality, behavior, and thoughts.
There was no sincere place in any corner.
He was always arrogant and selfish, destroying his surroundings and himself.
And always thought
Frontera estate.
Boring and unsightly countryside.
He felt sorry for himself who was born in such a place and had to rot.
So I was always angry.
Because my own family name is not getting any better.
I want to have more, but that doesn’t work for me.
I was angry, resentful, and angry.
He released his rising anger to those around him.
He lashed out at the maid and hit the servant.
He behaved indiscriminately towards his family, including his parents.
and drank
When I was drunk, I felt better.
It was the only comforting feeling.
So I drank more.
It was the same on that day.
I drank to the point of unconsciousness at a tavern.
As I drank, my anger soared and my temper flared up again.
My memory after that was not clear.
Did you just hit it and break it?
Did he knock over, throw, knock down, or step on the tables, chairs, and other furniture in the tavern as he saw them?
In the meantime, the bar owner seems to have been crying.
please don’t do this
It seems that he has shaken off the bar owner who was clinging to him as if begging.
The image of him flinching and shrugging his shoulders when he once raised his fist while glaring menacingly.
He said he thought it was fun because he looked like an ugly worm.
Returning to the mansion, he remembered it again and giggled.
So I threw myself on the bed.
fell asleep
It was his last memory.
The last memory in the physical state.
‘After that…That guy….’
The specter of the crazy Lloyd’s eyes trembled.
cast a blank gaze.
His body was there.
Even now, I cannot forget what happened that morning.
how can i forget
The moment I suddenly became a specter like this.
The memory of seeing the other guy who stole his body wake up in bed and get up.
‘….’
The guy who was talking to Xaviel that morning in a calm manner.
It wasn’t enough that he stole his own body, so he pretended to be himself.
Seeing it made me tear up my eyes.
No, it was scary.
I was embarrassed and afraid.
Why did he suddenly lose his body?
Why did he become like a ghost?
I couldn’t understand anything and couldn’t respond.
It was.
He was powerless.
I just wanted to get my body back.
So I stuck with him 24 hours a day.
When he sleeps, when he eats, and all day long.
I tried everything I could to get my body back.
I wanted to drive out the fake guy who pretended to be himself.
I wanted my body back.
But it was impossible.
All attempts have failed.
until when?
Until that fake bastard defeated Giga Titan in Cremo, fell unconscious, and reunited with his parents after waking up.
‘….’
Because I was still unconscious.
Because I’m in a vegetative state.
I was sure that I would be successful this time.
But that too failed.
It wasn’t enough that he had failed, so he had to see his parents running and crying and hugging him.
The expression of the parents who were sincerely worried about that guy.
With trembling fingertips, the eyes that looked at the comfort of that guy.
When I saw that, I wondered if the Mac was released.
‘….’
Perplexity.
deprivation.
sense of defeat.
and…Regrets of why I lived a messed up life.
I was finally able to understand
There was no room for excuses.
That guy who took his body and pretended to be himself.
It was because I had seen him for almost a year when I was attached to that fake guy.
how hard is this guy
How much effort does that guy make?
How much do you think he lives?
It was because I saw more clearly and in detail than anyone else.
Even if I wanted to make an excuse, I couldn’t.
‘I just…I lived by blaming my family for being poor.’
That guy was different.
I just inherited my own body.
I was burdened with a lot of debt from a poor family.
He acted as if nothing was wrong, saying that it was rather like heaven.
They made money like crazy, unimaginable.
I tried to wonder if people could live like that.
Sometimes, he didn’t mind taking risks.
That’s how he changed all the gazes around him, which he had thrown into the gutter while acting foolishly.
If it were me, I wouldn’t have dared to dream.
I saw it all clearly, so I couldn’t make excuses.
I had no choice but to admit defeat.
He said that it was better because he lost his body.
Watching the parents hugging that fake and crying.
I thought to myself that there was nothing I could do about it now.
and left
He came to the afterlife mixed with the dead.
I fell into hell and went to hell castle.
However, he was expelled from there without being judged.
The reason was simple.
‘Because I’m neither dead nor alive.’
Although the body was taken away, the body is not dead.
So he’s not dead.
It’s not even a physical state.
So it’s not even the living person.
In other words, he was a kind of spiritual refugee.
was stateless.
A floating spirit that is neither alive nor dead.
A specter that does not belong to either this world or the next world.
That was the situation he was in.
So it was.
Since then, I have been hiding in this corner of Hell.
There was no other way.
Satans were scary.
If you get caught by them, your soul itself will be destroyed.
I had to live in hiding, fearing that I would be noticed by Satan.
How long have you been like that?
I couldn’t even know
Here in hell there were no seasons.
I had to hide every day just to survive.
As such, I had to endure every moment like hell.
Still, I didn’t regret it too much.
himself who lived carelessly.
It was because he thought it was a punishment that suited him.
But now?
Crazy Lloyd was the first to regret his decision to ascend to Hell.
It was because of the appearance of the fake Lloyd, who was standing there right where he was looking.
‘I gave up trying to get my body back, so that damn guy came up here already dead?’
This is hell
But it looks like he’s already here!
‘That bastard is real!’
The specter of the crazy Lloyd was crying.
The regret that I had given up on getting my body back rushed like a torrent.
Soon the dam of patience broke.
– hey!
He shouted loudly and jumped up.
He rushed ferociously at Lloyd.
– If you’ve already been killed, now you’re in my hands, you bastard!
Crazy Lloyd jumped at Lloyd and swung his fist.
So what about Lloyd?
I felt embarrassed.
“…what is this?”
He was checking the place where the roadbed construction was completed in the middle of the day.
But a specter that pops out of nowhere and swings its fist.
I honestly thought it was crazy.
‘Satan also crawls on me, but is it just a specter?’
Swoop.
Lloyd moved lightly.
It’s because he usually avoids fighting, but in fact, he was also in the state of sword expert advanced.
As such, he was able to avoid the mere specter’s punches very lightly.
The counterattack was also easy.
Turtuck!
Lloyd dodged his fist and reached out.
match! Damn!
I hit the ghost’s cheek.
With a crackling sound, the specter’s head swung back and forth.
Lloyd’s counterattack did not end there.
Turtuck!
I pushed the staggering ghost’s waist with my shoulder and hugged the back of the knee and pulled it.
I shifted my weight forward.
– What?
The specter tumbled backwards.
Lloyd quickly pressed the ghost’s stomach with his right knee.
I pressed the ghost’s arms with my left leg and right hand.
I grabbed the ghost’s neck with my left hand.
It was perfect suppression.
‘Whoa. What is this really?’
Lloyd, who easily subdued the specter, laughed.
Could it be that the inhabitants of Hell oppose the indiscriminate railroad development or something?
So, do I have to play the role of a rogue developer again?
Lloyd thought for a moment.
I checked the ghost’s face properly.
At that moment, I flinched involuntarily.
“uh?”
A stupid sound came out of itself.
“Lloyd Frontera?”
– …Did you find out now, you bastard?
“….”
It’s real.
It’s so sudden I can’t believe it.
This specter struggling under the ground and glaring at us must be the crazy Lloyd Frontera.
The moment he saw it, Lloyd couldn’t help but realize.
It just felt instinctive.
It’s a specter, so the face is a little blurry.
Even though it’s translucent, it’s hard to see the features.
Even so, I was convinced intuitively the moment I saw it.
‘…what. This is how I should react.’
For a moment, I was extremely embarrassed.
I never dreamed that I would run into the crazy Lloyd Frontera in a place like this.
It wasn’t just disconcerting.
I felt like I was caught doing something bad.
Although it was not intentional, it was the target that took his body.
A victim who lost his life because of himself.
So, the existence that made me feel remorse throughout.
It was because I ran into such an opponent without any preparation.
But Lloyd quickly regained his composure.
let’s not panic
Let’s understand the situation first.
He calmed himself down and straightened his expression.
I asked the crazy Lloyd Frontera.
“Why are you here?”
– That’s what I want to ask, you bastard?
Again, no good answer came back.
Crazy Lloyd Frontera’s eyes became bloody.
– Why are you already dead and in hell?
“I? Are you dead?”
– okay.
“What is dying, I am dying.”
I guess he thought he was dead.
Lloyd responded to clear up the misunderstanding.
“I am not dead.”
– what?
“I’m not dead.”
– What bullshit. Why is this guy who didn’t die in hell!
“Because of the construction contract I signed with the King of Hell at the request of a certain dragon. to work.”
– …uh?
“You can think of it as a short business trip.”
– ….
what is this
Crazy Lloyd felt absurd.
To think that he signed a construction contract with the King of Hell at the request of a dragon.
A stupid question flowed out of nowhere.
– What the hell are you doing with my body?
“What did you just live hard for?”
– ….
“Then why are you here?”
– Why! Because of you!
Crazy Lloyd was hot.
– I was just living a fine life! But because of you, I! uh!
It was from then.
Crazy Lloyd screamed.
He brought up the story of what he had been through since the day his body was taken away for the first time.
They argued, protested, and shouted.
I was indignant, complaining, lamenting.
I begged, begged, and clung.
– …so please help me huh? i hate to be here I’m tired of living like a ghost who can’t go anywhere. huh? I’d rather be able to reincarnate!
“….”
– It’s because of you. I’m neither dead nor alive, but the reason why I became a specter was because I lost my body to you. But why are you the only one living well? huh? What did I do wrong!
“….”
– Take responsibility! Take responsibility! do something for me!
“…Whoa.”
Lloyd let out a sigh.
Crazy Lloyd clinging to this side while being suppressed.
Hearing what he went through in the past made me feel sorry for him.
‘To think he became a specter who could neither die nor live.’
That’s why I’m in a state where I can’t belong to this world or the next world.
I didn’t know that he could live like that.
‘I’ve become a complete stateless person.’
When I figured it out, the situation made sense.
So it was embarrassing.
It’s pitiful.
It’s unfortunate.
“How are you asking for help? Is there a way?”
– You have to find a way to help!
“….”
– That’s what our servants and maids did! Take care of yourself even if I don’t tell you! Isn’t that natural?
“Oh no wonder.”
Another sigh came out.
I’m very sorry and very sorry.
This crazy Lloyd Frontera guy.
I thought that even after becoming a specter, this guy couldn’t throw away his toughness.
“For now, listen carefully to what I have to say.”
Lloyd looked straight into Lloyd’s eyes.
“one. You’re in a position to ask me Don’t scream, don’t spit. You are not a child.”
– ….
“two. Let’s start by arranging names.”
– what?
“Name arrangement. I don’t know?”
– Of course I know, but why should I do that? I’m Lloyd you are fake
“I’m also Lloyd.”
– What bullshit? on a fake topic.
“So you’re going to keep calling me fake?”
– of course.
“Then I won’t help you.”
– what?
“You’re being sarcastic.”
– ….
Crazy Lloyd swallowed dry saliva without even realizing it.
I thought about it for a long time.
‘that’s right. This fake guy was very petty and dirty after all.’
This was something I often felt when observing and staying with the fake guy for nearly a year after he was first taken away.
But now, have you tried talking to him directly?
I felt a little more than I felt while watching from the side, and it hit my skin.
Crazy Lloyd asked, trying to hide his embarrassment.
– So what are we going to do?
“Let’s decide with rock-paper-scissors. Lloyd wins. The losing side is Frontera. how is it?”
– What kind of nonsense….
“scissors….”
– Are you crazy?
“If you don’t pay, you lose. rock….”
– Oh really!
“paper.”
Chuck!
The two Lloyds held out their hands.
Lloyd is a pair of scissors.
Damn Lloyd is Bo.
A satisfied smile bloomed on Lloyd’s lips.
“good. I won, so I’ll be Lloyd.”
– Ha ha crazy. You can’t steal your body, so now you want to steal your name?
“At least you call me by your last name, Frontera.”
– …damn it Then please set me free
Prontera grumbled.
Lloyd’s eyes turned bitter as he looked at him.
‘Whoa. I’m a bit sorry.’
It was not intentional that he took his body.
I had neither the will nor the will to do so.
It was just a coincidence.
However, he couldn’t deny the fact that the incident completely separated his fate from that madman.
‘I’m looking for a win. That guy becomes a ghost. Tsk.’
It wasn’t intentional, but I’m sorry nonetheless.
Of course, it wasn’t just that I was sorry.
He himself had a proud side.
‘Even if I didn’t take the body anyway…After about a year and five months, he would have died miserably in an alcove in a tavern.’
That was the fate Lloyd Frontera met in the novel Iron Blooded Knight.
It was also something that would have happened if he hadn’t taken his body away.
Even Lloyd Frontera wasn’t the only one destined to meet a miserable end.
‘The baron couple who have now become counts, and even Julien.’
The entire family committed suicide and was murdered, with a disastrous end in mind.
If it wasn’t for you, that would have been the case.
If so?
At least he was a benefactor to Lloyd Frontera’s family.
‘Whoa. I’d like to get rid of the thing that took my body with that grace.’
Actually, that was my honest feeling.
I just wanted to help him.
On the one hand, it was also annoying.
But my heart ached.
A corner of my conscience felt uneasy.
I thought I couldn’t just ignore it.
It was even more so when he thought of the count couple who had always treated him well.
‘Because I’ve already been pretending to be their son. But what if they ignore that their real son is in trouble? What if you pretend you didn’t see it? Whoa, that’s really doing bad things to them.’
With that in mind, I was able to make up my mind.
He said.
“Hey Frontera. Listen carefully. I know where you are and what you want. But right now it’s hard for me to help you.”
– what? This kid is really….
“Don’t curse and listen to what I have to say. am i busy right now? It’s in the middle of the construction that I won from the king of hell? So, I’ll finish what I’ve been doing for a while. You don’t know how to help you right now anyway.”
– …That’s true.
“That’s it. I’ll look for a way to help you while we finish the project. okay? So come into my inner pocket for a while and be quiet.”
– In your pocket?
“uh.”
Prontera asked curiously.
Lloyd laughed.
“Since you’re a specter, can you become smaller?”
– It’s possible if you let me go.
“Then get smaller and stick yourself in my inside pocket.”
– Why do you have to?
“It gives you a chance to be safe until the construction is finished. Or do you want to be captured by Satan and destroyed?”
– ….
“At this point, you understand why I am making this suggestion, right?”
– Whoa damn it. Okay, so let it go for now.
Prontera grumbled.
Lloyd freed him.
Frontera, barely freed, shrank in size.
Lloyd introduced him to his inner-pocket friends.
“Ppodong? bell? hamangah? little kid? This friend here is called Frontera. Do not hit or bully and get along well?
“kiss? room? under? tail?”
Podongi and Belle who were enjoying a nap in their inner pockets, Hamangi and Kkomingi.
The four phantasmagoric species widened their eyes when they saw Frontera.
It’s the same as Lloyd’s, but a slightly different specter’s appearance.
He showed interest in it.
On the other hand, Frontera?
I was frightened.
– …Wow! What are these hairballs!
“What? These are the kids who will be hanging out with you for a while. He said he stayed with me for about a year. Then at least you would have seen everything except Kkoming.”
– hey! What does this have to do with what you saw! Why do I have to deal with these things!
“no? Then throw it to Satan?”
– ….
“Do you hate that more?”
– ….
“Keep calm. Don’t get stuck in hatred for them.”
Lloyd smiled bitterly.
It seemed that the ugly fur had already been lodged in it.
The remarks that Frontera made a while ago, ‘things like this’.
Looking at the four phantasmagoric species who are already opening their eyes because of that remark.
But Lloyd didn’t care.
“Now then, enter.”
– Wait a minute!
“Button up.”
– …hey! Buff!
I pushed Frontera into my inner pocket.
The buttons on the inner pockets were also tightly closed.
After a while, a chattering sound was heard in the inner pocket.
It seemed that your phantom species were patting (?) hard on Frontera.
‘Whoa. First of all, I bought time like this.’
Lloyd let out a deep sigh.
To be honest, I couldn’t figure out how to help the ghost of that Prontera madman.
‘Well, I didn’t promise to help. I just said I would find a way to help.’
At least I made a corner to escape.
If you can’t help, you can excuse yourself by saying ‘I tried, but I couldn’t find a way to help’.
‘Besides, it would be better to hide it in an inside pocket like this for the time being. That way, Xaviel won’t find out about this guy’s existence.’
Xaviel, who believes himself to be Lloyd.
What if that guy witnesses the real Lloyd Frontera’s specter?
What if you realize the truth?
I don’t know how to react.
I honestly didn’t even expect it.
So it would be best to keep Prontera hidden for the time being.
That was the moment Lloyd thought about.
“Lloyd? Why are you sighing so heavily?”
Really without any hints or signs.
It’s so natural and sudden.
Xaviel’s question flew right behind him.
