A Private Meeting Between Two People
I was told that I would be representing the Empire, so I decided to participate.
In the end, all I had to do was sit and listen.
Everything that needed to be done was done by Yukikaze-sama.
A lot of decisions were made that I didn't understand.
And then we disbanded.
I was planning to sleep on the airship, but Yukikaze-sama stopped me from doing so.
"Let's just leave the two of them alone for now."
And so we spent a few days in Marguerite's castle guest room.
"Is this the only light..."
I was too used to life in the empire and in the deep world.
This continent had not yet developed magic stone technology or chemistry.
I never expected to return to the candle life of a hundred years ago in the modern age.
This makes my eyesight worse when I read.
That's why I gave up reading and was about to go to bed early when there was a knock at the door.
"......? Come in."
"Excuse me."
And with that, King Olasha Marguerite entered the room.
"Y, y-y-your Majesty!"
"Aren't you too surprised?"
Of course, I'm surprised.
Why would the king come to see a knight from another country?
"I want to talk to you."
"Me?"
"Yes, you. Alex Heinlein."
As he said that, I made up my mind
"King Marguerite, are you… are you Tyler?"
"…That's right"
"Then you killed my brother, Andarte?"
"Yes, I killed your brother."
The king speaks the truth out of his mouth.
The story roughly matched what the empire had surmised.
"A letter was delivered to Andarte that day."
"A letter? But such a record..."
"No formalities were followed. It was a younger orphan who delivered it."
The orphans were told to give it to Andarte while they were playing outside.
Naturally, it was me and my brother's parents who gave it to him.
"It was a threat."
"Threat?"
"Yeah, they said if he didn't work to get them back together, they'd tell the whole Holy Kingdom about it."
"That's why…"
"Yeah, he went to kill his parents. It may be short-sighted, but Andarte and his parents were so cornered."
"Did you chase him?"
"Yeah, I tried to stop him."
"According to the Empire, Tyler killed Andarte who tried to kill me and stopped him."
"That's not true, that's wrong. Andarte isn't trying to kill you."
"Then?"
"...Your parents took you hostage because they knew they would be killed."
"………Ha?"
I don't understand.
Rather than my brother taking me hostage?
My parents?
"You don’t understand what that means, do you?"
"I don’t understand and I don’t want to understand."
"You must have realized that Andarte had feelings for you, his brother."
I've been told about my parents' criminal record and their behavior, but I had no idea they were that vile.
"Andarte killed them and screamed at me. Kill me, he said."
"And he took the blame for it?"
"Probably, but I couldn't handle it, because he really wanted to kill me."
"That's probably to make you recognize your right to self-defense..."
"Even so, it was definitely me who killed him. I was definitely a comrade killer. I was confused, and at the time I didn't really understand what I was doing."
"Then take the ship..."
"And that's how I ended up on this continent."
That's a terrible story. There are no redeeming qualities.
"Since then, a lot of things have happened, and I am now the king of this sandy land."
"What are you going to do now?"
"It won't change. Live as a king, die as a king."
"I see…"
"Do you hate me?"
"No, I don't feel that way at all."
"I see. I was willing to accept your revenge if you came here before I became king."
"Thank you for your help."
"After all this time?"
"After all this time."
When I thanked him, King Olasha finally smiled.
"Yes, Alex. You're a grown man now"
"Yes"
"Then let's have a drink. Although it's not as high-quality as the Empire, we also have alcohol."
"But not too strong, please."
"Ah... Sorry, but we only have strong stuff."
Then it can't be helped
Let's just have a little bit so I don't get drunk.
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