Regret and Anger
Center of the imperial capital
There's a huge castle there
Extremely solid, intricate, and sturdy to represent the majesty of the empire and its strength.
There are 13 floors counting from the castle gate.
But the true number of floors in this castle is 16.
Descending the stairs accompanied by several guards.
The sunlight doesn't reach it
What illuminates the darkness is a stone called a luminous stone embedded in the wall.
"By the way, Your Majesty. I heard from Yukikaze-sama the other day."
The person I walk with has been my confidant since childhood.
"It seems that a stable magic stone furnace has been developed despite its low output."
"Hoh, can it be used for something?"
"I heard that it can produce light whenever we want without using a luminous stone..."
"Fumu, Is there a fire?"
Luminous stone is a rare ore with high value.
However, being able to safely turn on light in a closed space is extremely important.
Fire is dangerous
"Ah, His Majesty has never been on an airship."
"I'm not good at heights, is there something in it?"
"It's bright inside the airship. You don't even notice the shade or the night."
"I see. So it means that we can brighten this place freely as well?"
But there's no need to brighten the basement of this castle.
This is the place of our grudge.
There's a man hanging on chains in the deepest part of the basement.
"...You seem to be doing well as usual. Baron-dono."
"The former baron, you mean. Make no mistake."
"…Excuse me"
80 years ago
Death of Goddess Wince
Dragon Sedona's rape
The traitor who was responsible for it all is still alive.
"What do you think, former baron? How do you like being immortal? Are you getting tired of it?"
My father, Miriu
My grandfather, Giran
My uncle, Shisu
For them, the loss 80 years ago gave rise to unbearable regret.
They kept it a secret from everyone, but I knew.
A life full of pain and regret
"Ah, your throat is rotten, too. Well, what does it matter, I have nothing more to ask you."
The hanging man tries to say something, but he just lets out a rotten breath and says nothing.
"I have a good story for you. Let him hear it."
"Ha! Shiro-sama has woken up. Good for you, former baron, you are now fully-fledged useless."
Tears began to spill from his yellow, clouded eyeballs, perhaps because he heard that.
"Even better news. It has been suggested that the Goddess Wince may awaken."
The man looked relieved.
"Your Majesty, he definitely seems to want to die."
"I see…"
I see, I see
He wants to die that badly.
The man's heart is exposed
It's still beating.
And in his heart is a large, long claw.
It's a synthetic dragon's claw.
These claws make this man immortal.
I grab the claw with a tool.
"Do you want me to pull it out?"
He looks peaceful
A peaceful death will come soon
"But I won’t allow it!"
I didn't pull out the claw all the way
I penetrate it even deeper
"Proceed as planned..."
"Ha!"
The guards prepare a thick iron box.
The hanged man is wrapped in strong iron wire.
"You will receive no sympathy. No pity. No mercy."
The man is shoved into the iron box.
"You cannot see, hear, speak, move, or breathe, and yet you will not die, you will not lose consciousness, and you will fall into hell and suffer forever."
Soil is poured into the iron box
The man wriggles desperately, tears streaming down his face.
After a while, the iron box was filled and the man was out of sight.
The box is covered with a steel plate and secured tightly
"This is the end of our grudge."
"From now on, we'll move forward. Right?"
That's right
We must move on.
From this day forward, we will regain it. The Empire
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