That Man’s 101st Bad Ending

Salvation request-1

-So that’s how it happened. For the time being, I will be with you as the Grand Duke’s adjutant.

“Aha.”

-…Are you angry?

“No, why would I be angry?”

While smiling, on the other hand, have some doubts about whether you are genuinely smiling.

Thinking to myself, the way I spoke just now wasn’t soft, so it was just another woman calling my name.

They weren’t too close to each other to be jealous. If so, what should I call this?

“Then I will call you back later when the time is right. I’m sorry I may have bothered you today.

-it’s okay. Because there is a lot of time.

After thinking for a while, Adrian opened his mouth with a small smile.

From a certain point on, it was complicated in my head, and it was quite difficult to continue the conversation any longer.

As Artifact lost contact, Mirazen’s voice came from the crystal sphere.

-You said you had something to say, did you just hang up?

“…Yes, because this is a bit hard to believe. It’s just a little hard to talk right away.

-Is it like the prophecy I said last time? Don’t worry too much, it’s always been fine.

Can you say what you saw is a prophecy?

For a prophecy, it was like something from a long time ago.

However, the timing is close to the present.

I don’t know what to judge the confusion of this hour,

What was certain was that it had something to do with Robert Taylor.

“Okay, can I get some rest?”

-Okay, I was busy as well. I’ll contact you in a little while.

Took-

The crystal ball was disconnected and the room became quiet,

The word that immediately came to my mind was my name, which Robert had mentioned earlier.

Adrian, a very soft voice.

I couldn’t even guess why I couldn’t say the name.

My lips parted a little in the silence that followed, wondering why I was doing this alone.

Robert… Adrian, who was about to mutter that name, smiled bitterly and shut his mouth.

I never thought it would be so difficult to call someone by name.

Indeed, Sir Taylor calls himself comfortably, but isn’t he the only one making such a fuss?

Adrian, who was touching the place where his eyes were supposed to be, let out a light sigh.

These eyes no longer saw the light.

The last thing I saw was all the brilliant moonlight I saw when I was very young,

However, I was able to face a completely different world with eyes that lost color and light.

Look inward, not outward.

Whether this was a blessing or a curse, Adrian himself did not know.

It hurts my heart when people’s thoughts and words differ,

If you meet someone who truly cares about you, it will warm your heart.

Of course, it wasn’t just a good thing. It’s always creepy to look into someone’s mind.

If the person looking at you actually has a different mind, wouldn’t it be more difficult than anything else to trust that person?

And when I looked inside, I could also see things like that person’s destiny.

The future, destiny, and path that person will live. I didn’t see it.

The only person close to me is Miragen, but I have lived my life deliberately avoiding looking at my inner self.

Adrian no longer used the eye given to him by God.

…If I hadn’t seen the inside of a man named Robert, would I have been able to treat him normally?

Adrian smiled lightly and rubbed his cheek.

A chance meeting, a relationship that was connected by chance again.

I was startled by the coolness I felt whenever I was by his side, but on the other hand, I could see the softness in his voice.

not the wicked But why are rumors so bad?

As time passed, I wanted to see the inside of the rumor that the intensity was getting worse.

If you’re really evil, there’s no way you’ll be so kind to yourself.

Yes, in the Wall Tower.

The inside of Robert I encountered there seemed to be empty.

I couldn’t feel anything, not even a ray of light or warmth.

Anyone who had these things had already seen them, so I couldn’t help but be surprised at the inside that was like a living corpse.

When I stretched out my hand and touched my chest, I felt relieved when I felt a shallow pulsation at the tips of my fingers.

This man is alive – but his heart is dead.

why? When he spoke to himself, the softness of his voice was still the same. warm, friendly.

The inside of such a person was just empty, so I couldn’t even guess what kind of past he had lived.

In addition, there is another thing that these eyes show.

Clinging to his pounding head, Adrian slowly recalled what he had seen.

didn’t see much Perhaps what he saw was just a snippet.

A memory too vast for one person to hold, and a memory too cruel.

“There’s no way one person could die multiple times… it’s impossible.”

Killed by his sister, decapitated, hanged.

Abandoned by the person he loved, confined to an empty room and starved to death.

I thought it was an illusion, but I knew very well that it was not an illusion.

But can it really be called reality?

What should a person think of this memory that remembers several deaths?

It was neither the past nor the future.

The ability of a saintess is not to read prophecies or memories, but to be able to look at a person’s fate and inner world.

However, this man named Robert has gone through several deaths alone.

Cold sweat ran down Adrian’s forehead as he clutched at the bedspread.

If the memories he saw were true, how many deaths did that emptiness come from?

The sudden rise of anxiety was one of the emotions that plagued Adrian ever since.

If a man named Robert suddenly disappears,

If at some point its existence is forgotten.

Even though he knew that it would not happen, this anxiety did not go away and continued to hover around Adrian.

When he suddenly turned his head, Adrian’s gaze was directed towards the north.

A cold north wind was knocking on Adrian’s cheek through the slightly open window.

“…Robert.”

What are the deaths he saw? I tried to ask but couldn’t.

If asked, what would Robert say to himself?

Blurred eyes look into the air. I couldn’t see anything, but I slowly clenched my fist at the sensation I felt on my fingertips.

There was a heartbeat that I felt at the tip of the fingers that touched my chest that day.

This strange feeling of insecurity will probably go away when you see yourself.

However, I had to be patient. Since she herself was a saint, she was a saint of a church that was not allowed to leave her seat recklessly.

“under.”

Adrian laughed bitterly.

For the first time, the fact that she was a saint only made her feel resentful.

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“You are surprisingly calm.”

“I’m not really worried. I think everyone is a good person.”

“What did you look at and make that decision?”

Adele’s steps, which were walking forward, stopped.

Thinking of the adjutants I would meet this time, he must have thought that I would be scared, and my unexpectedly calm appearance seemed quite strange.

No wonder. ‘Cause I already knew them

Lotos, Toby, Bunta… and even Adele.

Other than that, I had a few memories of being quite close with a lot of people.

No one has a bad personality.

In the first place, they lived with Adele, who was several years younger than themselves, as their captain.

If you have good skills, you will be welcomed, but that is not to say that you will not be hated.

However, I couldn’t answer because I already knew them, so I thought about it for a while and carefully opened my mouth.

“persimmon…?”

Adele clicked her tongue as if she was dumbfounded, but she still had an expression of understanding.

It must be hard to refute as she lives by relying more on intuition than anyone else.

Adele stared blankly at me for a moment, then started walking forward.

Then, as if he remembered something again, he opened his mouth as he looked forward.

“By the way, who were you talking to earlier? I know no one has entered the room.”

“I have received an artifact from Her Highness the Princess before. It’s something we can talk to each other even when we’re apart.”

“Hmm, was there such a thing?”

“Would you like to try it?”

When I asked, Adele stared blankly at the artifact in my hand.

Originally, there should have been one more artifact, but if you use magic lightly, you can have a short conversation.

A long rod-shaped artifact the length of a fountain pen, Adele’s eyes narrowed as she took it.

“How do you write it?”

“You just need to lightly bring the tip to your ear.”

After making a moderate gesture with her hand, Adele then placed the artifact on her ear with an awkward hand movement.

When I smiled at a suspicious expression, she gestured to me to do it quickly.

The magic that rose from his hand touched the artifact and began to vibrate a little.

As I told you, when Adele manipulated the artifact, she whispered softly into her hand that had magical energy.

“Can you hear me?”

wince-

Adele hurriedly removed the artifact from her ear and blinked several times.

If what I just saw wasn’t wrong, I wonder if I was startled and trembled.

Adele, who had been staring at the artifact before long, carefully placed her hand on her ear again.

“I think you sound right.”

flinch.

This time he shivered a little less than before, but he still seemed surprised.

A light blush bloomed on his white cheeks.

She also gave the artifact back to me, as if embarrassed by her surprise, and murmured softly.

“…It seems like a useless toy.”

“Surprisingly useful. Because this is faster than sending a letter.”

“I’ll just use the signature phrase. This is not for me.”

“Aren’t you just surprised?”

“under? No way.”

When I laughed at the grunt that was uncharacteristic of her, Adele glanced at me and turned her head away.

It seemed like he was pissed off, that he didn’t answer no matter how many times I called his name after that.

Still, it was the office where the adjutants would gather soon.

To be called adjutants, they were subordinates of a group that had been linked to her friendship.

Still, their influence in the North could never be ignored.

Those who belonged to the mercenary corps led by Adele were all skilled enough to conquer an area,

There was a time when Bunta, who had lost to me, was also the captain of the mercenary corps that fought against Adele.

Their strength was not limited to force, so as soon as the door opened, their eyes fell on me.

“Are you here? You came with me.”

Seeing Adele, Lotos smiles at me, and Bunta makes a sullen expression.

Toby, who was just staring at me, and other than that, Argos, Imanda, and so on, were all at the top of the corps she led.

Adele left me in one place and walked alone, then sat down in her chair and looked around.

The Grand Duke’s throne made of wolf’s head and bear’s skin,

Adele, who had been silent for a while, spoke a little later.

Unlike the pouting moments before, a rather serious voice came out of her.

“As you all know, a temporary deputy was appointed. The reason for appointing an adjutant this time… Well, even if I made an excuse, everyone must have noticed.”

“Probably because of the upcoming subjugation. But are you okay? Aren’t you noble?”

Lotos glanced at me and replied.

He expected me to be surprised by the word subjugation, but he already knew that much before coming to the North.

By the time I arrive here, the plan for the subjugation must have been in place.

The reason for making me his lieutenant was simple.

I guess I didn’t think that my skills would be helpful in subjugating her.

So there was no reason to refuse. When I still put on a calm expression, Adele stared at me and opened her mouth.

“I think it probably doesn’t matter. As you can see, it seems that I was aware of it to some extent. Am I wrong?”

“I expected it. Why would I come in winter?”

“…smart, good. If you already predicted it, there would be no need to hide it any longer.”

Sreung, Adele drew her sword and lowered her sword towards the map placed in front of the throne.

What was drawn on the map was things other than the area occupied by the Grand Duke of the North,

It depicts the territories of foreign nations where Adele has not yet exerted her influence.

“The reason I tried to bring in a new adjutant this time is simple. The first is that Robert Taylor’s skills are outstanding. second is-“

When Adele spoke, the lieutenants each waited for her words with serious expressions on their faces.

Ever since she was leading the mercenary corps, Adele’s speeches have been short and bold.

That didn’t change even after becoming a grand duke, so when she ordered something, most of the time, only the main topic came out.

Adele, who cut the map with her sword, muttered quietly.

“To subdue the foreign race.”

Winter always brought a chilling north wind. The northern winter was also the same.

It was a cruel season in which people tried to survive by tearing each other’s throats, as the harsh cold weather approached more harshly and colder than ever.

So it came in winter. Participating in this subjugation was the best way to gain Adele’s support.

A cold wind blew through the slightly open window.

The coldness of the north wind reaches even the bones at the slightest touch, and I stare at the pale sky in a daze at the coldness.

Soon, it was hunting time.