Chapter 511
Chapter 141. Fall (4)
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Luna’s throne renunciation, Jin’s declaration of family headship, and Joshua’s downfall. Of all the particularly significant events of the present generation, this one has by far been the most shocking to the family.
No one expected Joshua to fall like this.
He was always the next head of household after Luna gave up the throne, and behind that was Rosa’s strong support and favoritism.
But Rosa herself ended Joshua. It is also a vicious way to trample on one’s pride and damage one’s honor in front of everyone.
“Ha, it’s refreshing. I mean, it’s kind of embarrassing. I’m not the kind of person to go that easily… Well, whatever my intentions were, I ended up sabotaging an important mission, and if you think of it as the cost of losing the two black knights, it doesn’t make sense.”
Dippus
‘s eyes were blank as he spoke while refilling his glass. Ever since I was young, I had been looking forward to the day Joshua would fall, but when I finally confirmed this kind of ending, instead of blood, I felt an unpleasant sense of futility running through my veins.
The sore throat did not soothe, even after pouring poisonous liquor, which ordinary people would not be able to drink even one sip of.
In fact, he had not only hatred for Joshua, but also affection. It was not such a lukewarm heart.
Feeling sorry for not having been able to deal with his nemesis with his own hands, feeling powerless over the fact that every single word of his mother weighs incomparably more than his authority and fighting spirit, which he has maintained as a high-ranking rider.
Such things were making Difus suffer.
“By the way, you, the youngest, were too. If you knew he was a clone, why don’t you give me a hint? No no… I must be stupid because I didn’t know until now. From the time you teased that wicked tongue to kill him together in the barracks in Sota Desert, I thought something might be going on.”
“From before on, I spoke alone and answered alone. There is no such thing as a drunkard, brother. If Sister Mary had been there, you would have heard one voice.”
“He would have understood me. Try depriving yourself of the prey you’ve been aiming for for decades. Whether or not you’re upset.”
At those words, Jin quietly smiled coldly.
28 years in the previous life, 20 years in the current life, a total of 48 years. Jin’s biggest enemy has changed twice over the years that have been close to half a hundred.
In his previous life, his family, Runcandel, was close to his biggest enemy, and in his current life, he faced several incidents and faced Zipple as Runcandel.
But enemies and foes are different concepts. The person Jin has the greatest personal grudge against has never changed since he learned the inside story of the curse.
‘Joshua Runkandel…’
So, Jin is also deprived of prey, and there is no way he won’t be rotten inside. On the contrary, he was barely suppressing his empty heart even more than that of Difus.
The reason was no different.
“I don’t think it will end like this.”
“I’d rather feel less dirty that way, but this time it’s definitely over. It couldn’t be, but it wouldn’t be something that would be forgiven by my mother. Who would follow Joshua again after seeing him stammering and shaking his legs? This is something that cannot happen in other samurai families, but this is Runkandel.”
Jindo received the liquor offered by Deepus and poured five or six glasses down his throat in succession.
“Isn’t it a bit strange when you think about it?”
“what?”
“If his mother had formally referred Joshua to the family trial and ordered the truth about the mission, he might not have fallen so vainly. Honestly, even if he shared the information from the beginning, it might not have been possible to save both of the black knights as long as there was a variable called Hedo.”
Hedo, Tower Keeper of the White Nights.
After the mission report, Jin and Difus had not yet heard any information about him from Rosa and the Council of Elders.
It was unknown whether it was because Rosa and the Council of Elders did not know him, or if there was another reason. I can only guess that the latter is much more likely.
“If I did that, my mother could have made me and my older brother fall in reverse. The chief officer is Joshua, but we also have responsibilities as standard bearers, and even though he is a clone, in the end, he spread a volcano for the family.”
“If that’s the case, Joshua’s strange arrangement of us getting help from Sandra Ziple could lead you to be a traitor. There is also a relationship between you and Beradin Ziple.”
“I don’t think my mother didn’t know what we could think of either. No, you must know. And her goal has always been to make Joshua the head of the household, but now she has decided the exact opposite.”
“In the end, even my mother must have approved of it. That guy is not the lumber of the family head. I don’t know why you just realized it now. Damn, to be so frightened that even dragged the knights around and showed such an asshole… If it were me, I would have cut their throats on the spot.”
While Difus continued to drink alcohol nervously, Jin pondered over why Rosa attacked Joshua and not them.
end.
Difus was not wrong. No one who saw Joshua’s humble appearance yesterday will ever be able to acknowledge and follow him again.
Suddenly.
A new assumption popped into Jin’s mind.
“prophet.”
“what?”
“What if Joshua’s mind was manipulated… by the power of the Prophet and black magic?”
“Can that be? Joshua, who stuttered yesterday, was the very image of being trampled on by his father and older sister in the middle of his childhood. That was the essence of Joshua.”
“I know. I really don’t think the Prophet manipulated Joshua’s mind. But if the mother insists on doing so and reinstates Joshua again… what do you think?”
Takdipus put down his glass.
The Prophet used an unknown power to help decisively in this mission, and in addition to that, he has helped Joshua and his family with their missions.
Also created a clone of Joshua.
The Prophet’s full-fledged identity has not yet been revealed, but the things he has done and his existence itself are now known to everyone in Runkandel.
Some will argue that the Prophet must be driven out, saying that it is against the law, some will say that it is necessary to stand up to enemies, and some will remain neutral and silent.
But they all have to admit one thing. That Joshua’s Prophet truly has divine powers.
-i get it. So what’s the third? Aside from killing the second horseman, what is the purpose? What benefit does the death of the Second Horseman bring to the family?
-It feels like you’re getting your exam papers graded. Second brother. What are the benefits to the family? This is your chance to sever the rotten links of favoritism and purify your family. Even if you kill Joshua, the Prophet will still belong to your mother, so you can decide what to do with his powers then.
A conversation between Jin and Difus in Sota Desert.
Not only Rosa, but also Dipus thought that the power of a prophet should be used for the sake of the family. To find the legacy of the first family head and to slaughter the enemies.
That thought was further solidified by what I saw and experienced during this mission.
From a fleet of over 100 ships to an unknown demon who crippled Hedo’s black knight, Mon. Although only a part of the power hidden by the enemies must have been revealed, it far exceeded the riders’ imagination.
“Mother will never give up her prophetic powers. What brought Joshua down this time… maybe a warning to the Prophet. If the relationship between mother and prophet is not as close as that of Joshua, it is possible.”
“So what you mean is that your mother intends to bind the Prophet and later put everything on him and restore Joshua?”
“More than that, Mother once again reestablished your authority by bringing Joshua down. This will erase the blemishes from the Exiled Case. Because he showed a platform that directly defeated the second rider he supported so much. Whatever the inside story, the members of the family will have no choice but to fear their mother even more in the future.”
“After raising your power to the limit like that, bring Joshua back to the ground and hand over all power… The Prophet bears all the blame and cause.”
There was silence for a while.
The two of them didn’t fill their glasses anymore.
“…that’s not impossible. no it’s pretty high If only Joshua at the time of his reinstatement could be shown to be so strong that anyone who is completely different from before would think that the reason he had been lacking was because of the Prophet’s manipulation of his mind.”
If Joshua at that point was given the power to ruthlessly purge all those he had doubts about, Rosa would take over and his own armed forces would become the strongest in name and reality.
Joshua’s reinstatement was possible.
“There is one more thing.”
“Are there more?”
“Do you know how the Prophet creates a clone of Joshua?”
-Do you know how the woman clones Joshua?
– I only know that I need a lot of humans.
-…what?
-Looks like he’s using Hufester’s death row inmates. When you send them to the Prophet, a new body is created… The Lord mainly used that body to deal with people like me. For the purpose of direct suppression when strengthening one’s prospective contractors and running out of control.
After killing Joshua’s clone for the first time in the Blue Bird Islands, Jin heard from Yulian that the Prophet uses humans as material.
Afterwards, he happened to hear from Emma about the strange executions taking place in Riccarton, and was tracking down the related details. Right after the Black Dynasty incident ended, I sent the Dark Knight Dox there.
“Humans are used as ingredients. A lot of people. This is the information I got from catching his direct subordinate hound when I was a reserve jockey.”
“under. If that’s true, he’ll have to pay a bigger price…”
“But Joshua is already in the dungeon. I can’t dig any more. At least officially. Who would dare to insist on further trampling on Joshua, who was brought down by his mother herself? They say I have witnesses, but there is no hard evidence yet. Even I can’t claim it.”
Difus felt as if a cool breeze was passing over his back.
My senses, blunted by the solo drink, stood sharp, and goose bumps formed on the back of my neck.
‘According to the youngest, Joshua’s fall was just a successful plot by his mother…!’
Of course, all of this was hypothetical.
But the two of them, who knew a human named Rosa Runcandel as their son… had a hunch that that assumption would be very close to the truth.
“So this is not the time to soothe a sore throat with alcohol. The fight is only just beginning.”
