Chapter 190. Feelings towards Aidan 2021.11.27.
After Mabel fell into the lake, the place of the verification ceremony in front of the forest north of Ermano became a mess. In particular, Hwang Sangje Esteban was the one whose eyes turned upside down.
“Let go, that crazy old man pushed my daughter! I mean pushed into the lake! That crazy old man!”
“Emperor. Calm down… No, don’t calm down! Don’t give up!”
Even Oscar, who should be stopped, lost his temper and was encouraging Esteban.
“Calm down, Oscar…! You have to stop the situation, what if you lose your sanity too?”
In the meantime, Enrique tried to organize the situation by holding onto Oscar’s arm, but it was not enough to calm the Ermano father and son, who ran amok like a mad colt. As if to add to that, even the nobles of Ermano began to mumble timidly one word at a time.
“How dare you… Our Majesty…!”
“Pushing His Majesty into the lake! Take it off!”
There was a strange atmosphere between Ermano and Abelardo. The two countries had maintained friendly relations for hundreds of years. Will the friendship end like this? When the tension was extremely tense, it was God King Michael who broke the silence.
“The blue-eyed young guy is talking nonsense about being a crazy old man because his hair is a bit bigger now.”
Tteak. Hermano side, as well as the priests of Abelardo, opened their mouths.
‘Such disrespect to the emperor of the empire!’
‘Of course I’m very young!’
‘The God King would have lived three times as much as His Majesty Sanghwang!’
But an insult is an insult. However, since Esteban had already insulted him by saying, ‘You’re a crazy old man,’ no one could point out that attitude. In particular, the faces of the diplomats of the two countries were so miserable that they couldn’t bear to open their eyes.
“Don’t make a fuss and look into the lake with those dynamic eyes.”
When Michael, who had beaten the majestic god-king performance, pointed at the lake, the eyes of the people on the Ermano side moved.
“Is that…?”
A different scene was reflected on the surface of the lake, where the calm waters had risen until just now. Esteban walked over and stood in front of the lake. His pupils suddenly widened.
“…Mabel.”
Surprisingly, Mabel’s figure was reflected on the surface of the lake. Mabel, who had just woken up from fainting and looked around, bravely turned on her clothes and left the alley. After a while, shrill screams broke out among Abelardo’s elders.
“His Highness Renesmee…!”
Right next to it, the figure of Renesmee collapsed in the alley, still unconscious, was reflected. People realized that the place reflected in the lake was the ‘virtual realm’ that the god king had spoken of, and the test to uncover the true god’s seed had begun. Michael, who glanced at Mabel on the surface of the lake starting to explore where he had fallen in earnest, stared at Esteban.
“Since each person said a word, it would be better to count it as a tie, but do you have any objections? Ermano’s situational system.”
Esteban frowned in disapproval.
“…none.”
Then I thought to myself.
‘Looks like a fucking old man.’
***
The place of the solemn verification ceremony soon became noisy. For some reason, the eyes that Michael described as ‘dynamic eyes’ were full of vitality and vitality. The cause was right in the lake. Screams and cheers erupted from everywhere.
“button? Why are you unbuttoning it?”
“ah! turned into money! You are buying a robe. Also wise majesty. It stands out, so you’re trying to hide it.”
“Hey, you’re buying bread. Are you hungry?”
“mouse? Are you suddenly giving bread to mice?”
“Annit? Are you afraid the mice are hungry? As expected, our majesty has a very kind heart, so it’s a mask…”
“But isn’t that language Ioleka? Do you mean that you understand Langard and Iolekar? You are smart!”
Real-time live broadcasting took place. As if it were a lie to say that His Majesty had fallen into the lake, they watched Mabel’s struggles immersed. In particular, Esteban, who was sitting at the very front, was immersed as if he would fall into the lake at any moment. Esteban gnashed his teeth as Mabel bumped a passerby on the shoulder.
“How dare you fucking hit Mabel on the shoulder. It’s not enough to cut off his shoulder right now…”
“It’s not the real world, Father.”
“Yeah it was.”
ポポポポ. In the midst of everyone’s attention, Mabel diligently wandered around the slums. In the meantime, Renesmee, who had passed out, also woke up. On the surface of the lake, the two candidates moved at the same time. Unlike Mabel’s screen, where the surrounding scenery constantly changes, Renesmee’s screen quickly stopped in one place.
[Looks like a lady from a fairly well-to-do family, why don’t we get dressed for the poor people?] It
was only natural that Renesmee, who was walking around in a flashy outfit as if saying ‘I’m an aristocrat’ with nothing on, would become a target for slum hoodlums.
“Your Highness is in danger!”
“What if something happens?”
“Wow!”
The moment when people close their eyes tightly.
[Send her here.]
A familiar voice broke the silence. At the same time, the screens of the two people who had been split in two in the lake merged into one.
“…!”
The one-sided beating scene that followed! People were enthusiastic about the fist he threw out so refreshingly that his stomach was pierced.
“Wow!”
“your majesty! your majesty! your majesty!”
“Break it down!”
The verification ceremony quickly became the site of Mabel’s fan club. . . . Since then, the situation has gone far beyond people’s expectations. The two candidates started moving together. The elder Elliott’s expression hardened for an instant.
‘Such incompetent.’
He predicted that this test would not be simply a matter of finding treasure and an exit. The God King he knew was not such a simple person. It must have been part of the testing device that deliberately floated the scene on the lake and watched it together as if to recruit prospective viewers. It is to test the quality. Do you have the determination and judgment to become the seed of a true god? In that respect, Renesmee lacked any qualities. The complacency and recklessness of wandering aimlessly in the slums without hiding their appearance. Even the incompetence of quickly asking for help from a rival after giving up saying that he could not go through alone. It might have been different if I had approached Dylan. But Dylan was a boy with no gaps to approach. Rather, there was a judgment that it was better to dig into the gap of Renesmee, who had many wounds.
‘It’s lacking in every way. It’s not enough to say that I’m stupid, no, I’m stupid.’
It was impossible to dare to compare with Emperor Mabel. He couldn’t hide his horror when he criticized treating a sick sister in the poor as ‘useless’.
[just. I thought I would feel uncomfortable later if I turned away and passed by. In the end, it’s just that I want to be comfortable with myself, so it’s selfish.]
At that, the audience at the verification ceremony shut their mouths as if they had made a promise. Because it was a word that made me think a lot. Eventually, when they reached the lake in the forest, the people waited for the result, concentrating on the appearance of the exit on the magic circle. But the results were unexpected.
[Go Renesmee first!]
Since it was obviously a virtual realm, it must have been obvious that the Count Aserad who appeared there was not a real being, but Mabel ran toward him without hesitation. Hesitantly, Renesmee threw herself into the exit just before it disappeared. Pot-! The image reflected on the lake disappeared. The place of the verification ceremony became a silent tomb for an instant.
‘Win this?’
In an unexpected result, Elliot struggled to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out. Aren’t the results obvious? Anyone can see that it was the last trap dug, but Mabel seemed to have caught it and abandoned it.
‘No matter how intelligent she may be, in the end she was just a foolish girl blinded by men.’
Unlike Elliot, who was engulfed in joy, Esteban and Oscar went berserk.
“Mabel! My cutie!”
“Mabel! My brother!”
Lisandro and Enrique, who were waiting, held on to the two rich men who were about to jump into the lake. They weren’t the only ones shocked by Mabel’s fall. Even the servants went into a fit of rage, arguing with and listening to the god-king.
“What the hell happened to His Majesty!”
“Our Majesty could not get out of the exit. Our Majesty…!”
Just when the previous quarrel was about to be repeated again, Michael coldly shook his head.
“Shut up.”
“…!”
“The test isn’t over yet. These fellows.”
“…”
“I told you. We have to find the treasure and the exit. What the hell did you hear?”
Tsk. At the gesture of Michael, who clenched his tongue as if he were annoyed, the scene came to mind again on the wind-swept lake. But, of course, that scene…
“That unscrupulous bastard!”
It was Mabel and Aidan hugging each other. Esteban grabbed the back of his neck.
“Oh, Your Majesty!”
The imperial doctor hurriedly ran.
***
Aidan is weird. I stared blankly at Aidan, who was sweating and breathing hard. If it wasn’t for my barrier, I wouldn’t be able to control the rampaging power, so why did you push me away?
“Aidan.”
“Don’t… come… come.”
“why? Why are you doing that?”
Aidan, who had pursed his lips, lowered his head, his face twisting.
“…Kuh!”
He began to run wild and run wild. Several trees surrounding the lake were cut down helplessly by the energy that flew in randomly and fell down. The cut section was extremely smooth. Aidan seemed to be struggling to control the energy, but the momentum of the energy did not seem to be weakened. I couldn’t understand.
“Why are you pushing me away when you’re in so much pain? I’ll close the barrier-”
“it’s okay.”
“It’s okay, what’s okay, you fool! Sweating like that! you feel like dying it hurts! Don’t be weirdly stubborn-”
“…it’s okay.”
“You stupid idiot. Just tell me why!”
After suddenly disappearing in the morning and causing concern, isn’t it collapsed in the forest of Ioleca Kingdom? Isn’t the barrier already broken? Isn’t it just pushed away without telling why? I couldn’t figure out why it was suddenly doing this without any warning. Aidan stumbled and took a step away from me.
“It’s dangerous… get out of here.”
“I’m not going. Where do I leave Aidan?”
“…everywhere.”
Wow. Aidan’s attitude of pushing me away made me feel sad for a moment.
“If you don’t like the barrier, let me hold your hand.”
“It’s not possible.”
“You can use me.”
“I don’t like…”
“why!”
“Because I don’t want to…”
While moaning in pain, Aidan looked straight at me. With straight eyes without the slightest distraction. Only then did he know what Aidan wanted.
“…Are you trying to overcome the ban?”
Aidan nodded slightly. I was dazed for a moment.
‘I knew I couldn’t stay like this forever. If Veron releases the forbidden again, then even my barriers might not be able to stop it. Still…’
Aidan’s danger factor would disappear if he overcame the ban, so it would be a good thing, but his heart tingled. Then, will Aidan no longer need me? The value of my existence that suppresses Aidan’s prohibition will disappear.
“…no.”
Even I was surprised by the words that came out of my mouth without even realizing it. Aidan also stared at me with a wavering gaze. I didn’t bother to correct it. Those words that I inadvertently spat out were my true intentions.
“I don’t like it. I’ll keep going around the barrier. If it breaks, I’ll come around again. So you don’t have to overcome the ban. huh?”
“…Mabel.”
“Aidan will leave if he doesn’t need me.”
It was selfish. I don’t want Aidan to leave, so I order him to use me and tell me he doesn’t have to overcome the ban.
‘I want to capture Aidan even with that.’
I never thought of myself as a good person, but I didn’t know that I could be this mean. Our gazes collided in midair. Aidan’s expression was still expressionless, but somehow he felt confused. When he lowered his gaze, he saw Aidan’s fists, tightly clenched from holding back the pain, turned white. Soon, Aidan’s low voice was heard.
“…not leaving.”
“Even though you don’t need me?”
“Why do you think so?”
“That’s natural. We were together to get revenge from the beginning.”
The time we spend together is so happy that we often forget about it, but that was how we started. It was a colleague who joined hands to avenge Veron, a common enemy. Aidan, who took one step back, took two steps closer.
“I will not leave.”
I couldn’t bear to look at his face and said with my head down.
“Then promise not to leave. Even after taking revenge on the Devlin Empire, you will continue to be by my side.”
It was a command that was purely a complaint to satisfy my selfishness. But the kind-hearted Aidan still obeyed my will.
“I swear. Even if my revenge is over, Mabel will stay by your side.”
“…good.”
I looked at Aidan and smiled faintly. It didn’t matter how much it was. Having received Aidan’s promise, I was finally able to drive away my fear. Suddenly, I realized that Aidan’s black aura was no longer threatening.
“Aidan. Are you okay now? energy-.”
“ah.”
Aidan looked down at his own body, perhaps realizing it now. The energy that always seemed to burn the surroundings calmed down and stayed by Aidan’s side. After a while, Aidan succeeded in completely capturing the energy. oh my god. To say that he overcame the liberated prohibition.
“and! Good job Aidan!”
Impressed, I hugged Aidan tightly. As always, Aidan’s body stiffened with tension. But today was a little different.
‘uh.’
I felt Aidan’s hand rest lightly on my shoulder. Feeling relieved, I buried my head in Aidan’s arms.
‘What if I’m selfish.’
I couldn’t imagine a daily life without Aidan anymore. It’s family.
‘…Family?’
I denied the question asked deep in my heart.
‘It’s family.’
This affection for Aidan.
