The Duke’s Madness

At the harsh shouts in his ears, Arthur tilted his head.

“Waaa–!!”

“Crazy Confucius beat Jane Dormund!”

“That too was overwhelmingly won!!”

“When did you become so strong? Are you our Confucius!?”

Knights, butlers, maids.

Everyone with the Bayern name cheered and called my name.

Because of that, Arthur couldn’t understand.

The sight of Jane Dormund now lying on the floor was not something to be cheered for, no matter how well she looked at it.

It wasn’t enough that he had knife marks all over his body, and to be honest, his figure with his right arm cut off and urinating was terrifying.

In other words, it is not a distance to rejoice and cheer like that.

‘No matter how many enemies, if you make them like this… Aren’t they usually scared rather than cheered?’

So Arthur looked at the Bavarian vassals with a bewildered expression, but did not think deeply.

Because laughing was better than crying and cheering was better than screaming.

Turning his gaze away from the cheering Bavarian vassals, Arthur looked at Kane.

‘Ohh… .’

Kane, whose expression had lost his emotion, had very deep wrinkles between his brows.

Although he didn’t show any emotion, Arthur could tell.

Kane now was more angry than before.

Because of that, the moment Arthur’s mouth naturally went up, the cheers of the Bavarian retainers who were watching Arthur grew stronger.

“Waaa-!!”

I thought it was a confident smile from a winner.

When Arthur’s name was chanted enough to shake the Bavarian mansion, Kane, who had been silent until now, finally opened his mouth.

“Clean it up.”

The Dormund Knights, who had been stealthily approaching the order, quickly took Jane and left the gymnasium.

Confirming that, Kane slowly looked away.

In line with that gaze, Arthur proposes.

“Looks like I won, can I hear what you promised?”

“… .”

“If you’re concerned about staring around you, it’s okay to go into the room and talk.”

The corners of Kane’s mouth twitched.

However, I couldn’t do anything more than that.

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No matter how angry he was, his cool-headed reason was still maintained.

And that rationality warned that no matter what action you take in the current situation, you cannot turn the tide of the war.

‘It’s a miscalculation. But it’s not like there’s nothing gained.’

With a murmur, Kane’s eyes shine.

As he recalled Arthur Bayern’s swordsmanship in his head, he rummaged in his arms and tossed a book.

“hmm? What is this?”

Arthur took the book and asked a question, but Kane didn’t answer.

Turning around, he left the arena as it was, and the silent Dormund vassals followed him belatedly.

As the 30 Dormund vassals rolled their tails and left the mansion, the Bavarian vassals cheered louder.

“Wow!

Amidst the deafening cheers, Arthur opened his eyes as he opened the book Kane had handed him.

Because the first phrase written on the enchanted page was a fairly familiar name.

‘Dannyan Bayern. The name of the man who is said to be the founder of the Bavarian family.’

Because of that, Arthur’s eyes looking at the book were of interest.

The cheers that had been ringing in my ears suddenly stopped.

When Arthur raised his head at that incident, the Bavarians gathered in the gymnasium split into two and bowed toward one person.

Seeing that, Arthur murmured quietly.

“hmm… .mother?”

* * *

Arthur, who was following Yonel, scratched his head.

The feeling that he had given Kane a thrilling blow a moment ago, and the joy of cutting off Jane’s right arm, were all gone now.

Instead, I felt an unknown heavy emotion at the back of Yonel, who seemed firmly angry.

‘… But I can’t say anything because it’s my fault.’

I provoked Kane, and I made an appointment for sparring on my own.

This alone is a problem, but in the process, Jane was brutally sliced up.

Ordinary parents would never understand.

Because of that, Arthur let out a sigh.

‘I must beg you I was wrong. I made a mistake…’

In the meantime, Yonel entered the empty office.

Arthur, who was standing behind, also noticed, and followed Yonel inside a beat late.

“… .”

The two people who entered the room did not open their mouths as if they had promised.

Yonel looked at Arthur with his lips tightly closed, and Arthur lowered his head in fear of his gaze.

It was a time when silence continued without a single sound.

Yonel got up and gestured.

It was when Arthur moved slowly and approached Yonel.

Yonel stretched out his arms and suddenly embraced him.

“… ?”

When Arthur showed a bewildered expression at the sudden embrace, Yonel opened his mouth and asked.

“… You didn’t do anything wrong, Arthur?”

Arthur came to his senses and answered.

“Yes, yes mother.”

“What did you do wrong?”

“that… That you disobeyed your mother and were stubborn.”

Yonel shook his head as he was held in Arthur’s arms.

At that moment, Arthur could feel the top on his chest getting damp.

‘She’s crying.’

It was a time when Arthur trembled involuntarily with his thoughts.

Yonel explains in a weeping voice.

“How is that your fault?”

“… .”

“To create such a situation… After all, this whole thing itself is my fault.”

Arthur, who came to his senses, asked with his eyes wide open.

“… What do you mean, mother?”

“It is literally. What is your fault in this matter?”

After muttering these words bitterly, Yonel calmly began to explain.

“yesternight… I fell asleep and thought Why would my son, who is so kind, be so stubborn? It’s called Dalian… until you do something stupid. Then the answer came out.”

“… .”

“For me. It came to the conclusion that he did it because of me. Kane That man… He must have been threatened. If you don’t fight, I will threaten your mother… I must have seduced you in this way.”

Arthur raised his swollen eyes.

Isn’t that right, mother?

Is it a sparring that was mutually agreed upon?

In the meantime, Yonel apologized once again.

“I’m sorry, son.”

“… .”

“It’s not enough that I leaned on you and hid… Please forgive this mother for trying to use you.”

Arthur, who watched the scene, did not answer anything.

It was good that the situation was passed thanks to her mother’s misunderstanding, but on the contrary, it was heartbreaking to see her shed tears.

It was time for Arthur to ponder between those subtle emotions.

“uh?”

With an exclamation, something dripped from Arthur’s eyes.

Something warm and salty.

They were what are called tears, secretions that did not come out even when the heart stopped.

So Arthur was stunned, and Yonel was stunned, so the two of them couldn’t say anything.

Of the two, it was Yonel who came to his senses first.

“Oh, Arthur? Why are you crying?”

“… I don’t know Does it just flow?”

“Come over here. what did you do wrong… What are you crying about doing wrong… What did you do wrong for overcoming the hardships with splendor? .”

Yonel, speechless, weeps.

At the sight, Arthur burst into a sigh.

‘ah… .’

As expected, it hurt more to see my mother shed tears than to have passed on the situation by misunderstanding.

With that thought, Arthur hugged Yonel again.

“I’m sorry, mother. I won’t do that again.”

Yonel buried his face in Arthur’s chest and answered.

“… no. Just think about this one thing. I am Irene and Arthur in this world. That you two are the most precious.”

“yes. of course. My mother is the most precious to me.”

Yonel didn’t open his mouth anymore.

In the midst of it, while Arthur was smiling without knowing himself, it was possible to know that the tears that had flowed had stopped at some point.

‘That’s right… I shed tears because I came back to my senses.’

With a murmur, Arthur raised the corner of his mouth.

The stinging around the eyes hurt, but the tears shed for the first time in years weren’t worse than I thought.

* * *

After putting Yonel to sleep, Arthur returned to his room.

Undine, who was playing with the gnomes, welcomed Arthur.

[Arthur is here!?]

Arthur smiled and accepted the greeting.

The gnomes and Undines tilted their heads at the sight of him looking more cheerful than usual.

[Arthur… What’s up? Your expression looks so good?]

“ah. Do you like my expression?”

[yes! You look much better than usual!]

At Undine’s words, Arthur replied with a grin.

“I cried today.”

[…] … ?]

“So it felt good. I don’t know if it’s because it’s been a long time since I’ve shed tears, but the feeling that I’m alive is vivid.”

Undine’s expression becomes ambiguous at Arthur’s explanation.

‘… Crying makes you feel good?’

Isn’t it normal to be sad when you usually shed tears?

When the confused Undine tilted her head, the gnome next to her trembled.

‘I feel like crying… did you get better? Did I hit someone again?’

Maybe that’s why I felt so good that I started to cry?

I don’t think it makes sense, but he was a gnome who thought that if he was his master, he could do that again.

Arthur, who was sitting in the meantime, took out a book and held it.

Undine, who came to her senses, asked a question.

[Are you not going out to exercise tonight?]

“Yeah, I have work to do today.”

Show the book Arthur got from Kane.

Undine burst into admiration.

[Is this a really old book? But it is a magical book!]

Arthur nodded and carefully turned the pages of the book.

‘Kane Dormund… There’s no way that person will give you anything good, but since he gave it anyway, you should read it.’

Arthur raises his concentration with his thoughts.

Two spirits light candles for Arthur, who started reading like that.

Fire-!

Leaning against the shade of a burning candle, Arthur turns the page.

The only sounds in the room were the flipping of books and the occasional breathing.

In that low but heavy silence, Arthur’s hand as he turned the page gradually became faster.

Arthur, who was looking at the last page he reached at some point, raised his eyes.

“hmm… What is this?”

With these words, Arthur tilted his head.

“So… Are you saying I am descended from [an angel] now?”