Chapter 54 of the side story. That was Aidan’s love
2023.02.18.
Most of the people in the hall could not immediately recall the owner of the name.
“Kietro Javier…?”
It’s a name I’ve heard somewhere, but where did I hear it?
Someone’s shrill cry broke through the muttering crowd.
“Kietro Javier!”
With that cry, the people’s hum grew even more. It reminded me of who the owner of the name was.
The biological father of the current Duke Javier and the Marquis of Leiden, and the former Duke of Javier.
He wielded great power with the authority of his family, and his children’s accusation revealed all the corruption he had done so far, and he was removed from office and imprisoned for life in the Abysus fortress prison.
Abirani accused by his son.
At the time, it was such a shocking event that only the story of the Javier family came out in the social world, but people’s memories were not forever.
As if there is nothing immutable in the world, the shock of the time was weathered and blown away before I knew it, and was vaguely buried as if it were covered in sand.
The reason for this was the unconventional move of Emily Javier, the current Duke of Javier, and his unmatched presence.
Years later, the ‘Duke Javier’ in people’s heads now was, of course, ‘Emily Javier’.
Just then, Emily walked out slowly through the tumultuous crowd.
She put her hand on Enrique’s shoulder with a very slight smile on her face.
“The Marquis of Leiden needs to go through his adjutant training again.”
“Lord Javier.”
Despite Enrique’s dissuading words, Emily’s cold gaze turned to his lieutenant.
“Since you were expelled from your family, wouldn’t it be an insult to your family to use the surname of Javier?”
Only then did the adjutant, realizing his mistake, bowed his head with a contemplative face.
“I’m sorry, sir. I made a mistake.”
“Be mindful. One mistake is enough.”
“yes. I will engrave it deeply in my heart.”
Accepting the adjutant’s apology, Emily suddenly looked around. As it was the delegation’s birthday banquet, the hall was full of people.
‘It’s a new feeling.’
Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since I’ve looked at something so interesting.
It was because lately, I had only received eyes full of awe.
Suddenly, I felt as if I had become the Lady Emily Javier, who had no power or power in the past.
“Emily.”
Lois approached and carefully grabbed her hand.
That thoughtful act almost made Emily burst into laughter.
‘What the hell is this man thinking?’
Did you know that you were heartbroken over your father’s death?
In the sense of not worrying, he squeezed his hand once and let it go.
However, he was not in the mood to enjoy a banquet at all.
“I think we should hold a family meeting.”
Emily walked out of the hall with a leisurely gait. It was Lois who immediately followed, followed by Enrique belatedly.
***
“Kietro died…”
Mabel, who had been watching the commotion in the hall all along, felt uncomfortable.
I didn’t want such a comfortable ending.
Because that person was a man who abused Enrique and Emily and made their childhood unhappy, and he was a traitor who abandoned Ermano for his own self-interest.
At Mabel’s request, a detailed report came from the Abysus fortress prison.
[Prisoner #544. Briefly able to move. At that moment, he voluntarily bit his tongue. There was no time to stop it because it was so fast.]
Mabel didn’t completely recover with his healing ability, but Kietro became a vegetative person.
I thought I would live forever like that, but miraculously my body seemed to move.
I didn’t know that I would run away to death in the meantime.
“I’d rather die.”
Rather than living with only blinking eyes in a state where you can’t move for the rest of your life.
I should have struggled with more pain.
Death could never be revenge.
“Are you okay?”
Mabel, lost in thought at Aidan’s question, just bit her lip.
Only then did Mabel stop torturing herself as his thumb touched her lips.
“There are people in the world who shouldn’t be parents.”
Not all parents love their children.
“Kietro is that kind of person.”
And also my biological father from the previous life.
He made the case that it was for Emily and Enrique, but perhaps this was a personal vent.
Maybe he’s trying to find comfort in his heart by taking revenge that he couldn’t do in his previous life.
“I shouldn’t have died so easily.”
However, it had already happened, so it was like a complaint in the end.
However, Aidan’s reaction to hearing that was unusual.
Moments later, Aidan gently cupped one of Mabel’s cheeks.
“I can help.”
“how?”
“You just need to recover some of your rank.”
Even if he regained some of his status, what he was trying to do was harm the human soul.
Unless it is a perfect god’s body, there will be an unbearable price to pay.
Even if it was, it didn’t matter.
‘I can do anything for you.’
It didn’t matter if Mabel’s suffering was because of others.
Even Mabel’s anguish is mine.
That was Aidan’s love.
***
A few days later, the Javier family meeting was held.
The agenda for the meeting was what to do with Kietro’s funeral.
“Of course, the transfer of the body should be refused. You’re not even from Javier, are you?”
“Please refrain from talking. Even though he was excluded from the family, he is the former head of the family. No matter how much the funeral is not held…”
“There is no reason to care about the honor of a criminal who has already been expelled from the family.”
“Otherwise, Javier will be the laughing stock of the entire empire!”
The opinions of the vassals were sharply divided.
When Emily and Enrique listened to their argument and did not express their opinions, some retainers cautiously asked for their opinions.
“What do you two think?”
“well. No answer seems to satisfy anyone.”
Emily delayed her decision with vague answers.
In my mind, I wanted to throw Kietro’s body into the sea of the fortress, which was said to be infested with demonic beasts.
However, as the head of the family, he could not be swayed by personal emotions.
I’ve already received some unkind stares for accusing my father in the past.
However, at the time, it was clear that Chietro was a criminal, so no one openly criticized him.
But now, the name Kietro had been forgotten to such an extent that he could not immediately recall it.
In this situation, if even the funeral of his real father was not held, it was almost certain that many people would complain.
Enrique remained silent, but did not open his mouth until the end.
It was a time when the sluggish family meeting was going on.
The chamberlain ran over and whispered something in Emily’s ear.
“Your Majesty?”
‘your majesty?’
The vassals’ eyes widened. At the same time, someone stepped into the meeting room.
“your majesty!”
Indeed, His Majesty the Emperor had appeared.
After that, put the Grand Duke of Aserad on the post.
Naturally, the family meeting was suspended.
***
The lion face-to-face between the Javier brother and sister and the emperor couple unfolded.
Emily, who was looking at Enrique and Aidan, who were sitting across from each other with a blunt face, smiled and poured the tea.
“Because it is like this, it reminds me of the old days. The four of us often had tea time like this.”
“Each time, Aidan didn’t say a word. like now.”
“…”
Mabel playfully looked back at Aidan and he looked away.
Not to be outdone by this, Emily grunted as she poked Enrique’s forearm.
“I don’t know why my brother suddenly grabbed the weight.”
“It’s not like that…”
As we talked about the old days to lighten the atmosphere, the steam stopped coming out of the teacup before we knew it.
There was silence for a moment. It was Mabel who opened her mouth first.
“What do you want your sister to do?”
It was an unkind question without prior explanation, but I could understand it.
“It’s a funeral, I want to bring it back to life and kill it. It would be too futile to die like this!”
Emily clenched her fists and let go of her anger.
I couldn’t get rid of my anger when I thought of what the man I didn’t want to call my father had done to them.
“What about Enrique?”
When Mabel’s question was directed at me, Enrique slowly opened and closed his eyes.
“Since he’s already dead, there’s nothing you can do about it.”
Mabel asked again in a calm tone.
“really? Are you okay with that?”
“Fine-.”
For a moment, Enrique was speechless. My face, reflected in the light blue eyes of the other person staring at me, felt unbearably ugly.
‘Are you okay? Am I really okay?’
Enrique asked himself. Eventually he found the answer.
I didn’t want to be seen as a bad person.
Even though I may not be honest, I was obsessed with the thought of wanting to be a good child and hid my true feelings.
Not just now, but his life as well.
I want to be a good son.
I want to become a worthy successor.
I want to be a good person to Mabel.
As I wrapped myself in the right shell, I couldn’t tell what I was serious about.
I stumbled upon it. To the only person who never wanted to be found out.
In the end, Enrique let out what he had been hiding.
“…no. It’s not okay.”
“then?”
“I want him to suffer more.”
It wasn’t like Emily expressing her anger as it was, but it was the best expression of emotion Enrique could do.
Mabel, who succeeded in bringing out Enrique’s true intentions, smiled in satisfaction.
“good. The Fairy Grand Duke has decided to grant your wish.”
Enrique and Emily asked in bewilderment at Mabel’s sudden declaration.
“…yes?”
“What… are you going to do?”
Mabel’s answer was simple indeed.
“Necromancer.”
***
When Yelium was activated, they arrived inside the Abysus fortress prison in the blink of an eye.
“omg. I almost fell into the sea…!”
Emily and Enrique’s faces got sick of Mabel’s words that they could have become food for the monsters in the sea if they did something wrong.
“Am I alive…?”
Emily groped me for nothing.
“Haha. It’s because it’s the first time I’ve seen it.”
Mabel smiled shyly and looked around for nothing.
I received the inside map of the Abysus fortress prison in advance, so I was able to arrive at my destination without getting lost.
“Welcome.”
As proof of that, there was a black coffin right in the middle of the dark prison.
Someone was lying in an uncovered coffin.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a face, but there’s no way I can forget that look.
It was Kietro who had died. He looked thinner than the last time I saw him, as if living with a paralyzed body was hard.
“…”
Emily and Enrique stared at her face. In the midst of an indescribably complicated feeling, Aidan took a step closer.
“I can make it painful.”
Emily gave a small nod, and Aidan stood by the coffin.
If it hadn’t been long since the death, there were traces of the soul. Along the way, the souls who have taken rest are taken down by force and bound to this land.
level recovery.
In an instant, Aidan’s eyes turned golden.
At the same time, a mixture of black and golden aura began to rage like a storm.
Kwaaaaang!!
With a tremendous roar, one wall of the prison fell away. Looking outside, I saw the sea of demons with black water flowing down below.
Among them, a new demon was born.
He was once a human, but now he has lost his senses and is a mere demonic beast.
The giant serpent-shaped beast struggled violently.
Kieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
A piercing, deafening roar resounded over the sea.
As if in response, a huge wave rushed in.
Other monsters that were roaming around in the presence of the newly appeared monster immediately rushed in and started biting the body.
Kieeck! Kiek!
A painful cry followed. Enrique, who was watching the beast being eaten, noticed something strange.
“…is recovering.”
As soon as the flesh was ripped off, a new one grew. When the demon didn’t die, the other demon beasts took turns biting like crazy.
“That witch will not die.”
It was a blessing from God, but it was no different from a curse to the Witchbeast.
As the brother and sister wished, they would suffer forever.
It was only natural for the guards guarding the fortress to flock to the fortress, as the walls were destroyed and the demons of the sea went wild.
“The guards are coming. Let’s go back quickly.”
It was the moment Mabel reached out to Aidan.
“Ugh…”
Aidan dropped to one knee and sat down.
