108. The name of the shackles is hesitation.
After hearing what I said, France quickly closed her eyes with a sullen expression.
“Wait a minute, I know the rest, but are you saying that even the dukedom’s knights will be replaced?”
I smiled and nodded.
“The knights of the Descartes family did not respect the princess. “It will now be the princess’s family, so we can’t have knights like that, right?”
The knights of this duchy have ignored France for a long time. Now I have the strength to bow my head, but my feelings won’t have changed.
He is just being punished for it.
“I’m not saying I’m going to kill everyone… ?”
Oh, you think I’m some kind of crazy psychopath.
“That can’t be right. “I am also a human being.”
France breathed a sigh of relief. Do you really think that I am going to kill everyone just because I am reorganizing the water?
“Yes, I know roughly what kind of operation it is. “Aren’t you saying that we should overthrow the current system by showing the Cartesian family’s incompetence in a disaster situation?”
I understand well. I nodded, “That’s right.”
“Hmm, but it won’t be easy to squeeze in the position of successor. Partly because I am a woman and also because I am the youngest.”
That is correct. So I prepared something else.
“You don’t have to worry about that. “I have a separate method in mind.”
France tilted his head.
“What method did you have in mind? “What is that?”
“This is a secret.”
“… “It still makes me curious.”
This time, I’m not keeping it a secret just to have fun. I just can’t really say anything.
“Then I also have to participate in the wave of disaster?”
“That’s right. “The princess will also participate for the purpose of controlling me.”
France narrows her brows and massages her temples with two fingers.
“Hmm. This is my first time experiencing a wave of disaster. I’ve never fought with magic before. “I don’t know if I can do it well.”
You’re worrying about nothing.
“Princess will be with La Dea in her rear.”
“So?”
“Yes.”
I can never send France to a dangerous place where magical beasts pour in like waves of disaster.
France slowly lowered her head with a calm face and asked me a question, “But you know.”
“You said you would disguise yourself as a demonic beast and Cale would play you, right? It doesn’t seem easy. How are you going to do it?”
Well, it’s simple.
“We will prepare armor to cover Kayle’s face. At the same time, I will prepare armor to conceal my identity.”
France said, “Armor?” She tilted her head while saying this. I continued my explanation.
“Kale will wear light chainmail that only covers her head and face. On the contrary, I will wear jet-black armor that covers my entire body.”
Franche is once again questioning the fact that jet-black armor appears to camouflage the beast.
“Is there a demon wearing jet-black armor?”
“Yes. “It is called ‘the ghost of bitter cold.’”
France’s eyes and mouth opened at the same time. Why am I constantly surprised today?
“… When you say the ghost of the cold, do you mean the magical beast from that myth?”
I nodded, “Yes.”
The Ghost of the Cold is a hidden boss with a humanoid and knight concept, but it had ridiculous difficulty and combat power.
It is the so-called disaster of demonic beasts.
“Then wouldn’t the knights and other soldiers be in danger?”
“You don’t have to worry about that part. “It’s just an act.”
The intention is to break down the Descartes Duke family’s front line, not to camouflage the Demon Beast to massacre them.
‘Actually, there is one more thing to do.’
France will naturally find out about that later, so there is no need to explain it now.
“Now let me tell you the final step.”
“Wasn’t this everything?”
“Because this is not enough.”
France hung his arms on the table and listened to me.
“If things go according to plan, the Descartes family will fall into the greatest chaos in history. “His system collapsed and he lost a lot of trust.”
I raised my index finger and continued, “This is where the princess appears.”
“Not only does she have the trust of the imperial family and possess overwhelming power, the appearance of a princess who can move me will be seen as a savior to the Descartes family.”
It is a similar method to the method used to destroy Frida. Creating a situation and extracting direction.
Heroes who appear in crisis situations using dramatic production are welcomed everywhere.
“But there’s a hole in that plan.”
“What is it?”
France became a bit more serious as her eyebrows tightened.
“It makes no sense for our front line to collapse while you are here.”
This is a sharp point.
“That problem is okay. “I have a plan for that as well.”
France tilted his head and asked, “What is your plan?”
“The waves of disaster are zoned and maintained on the line. “The only place I’m targeting here is the main unit, which is the front line and core.”
Destroy only the area where the Duke and Eden are without touching other areas. It would be possible to tarnish one’s reputation with this alone.
“Then other places will also collapse, and the Descartes family’s forces will eventually have no choice but to retreat.”
In a word, it is like dominoes. If one part breaks, the rest will collapse as well.
“Then wouldn’t the civilian casualties be enormous?”
“This is where the princess appears.”
“Me?”
I nodded and continued speaking.
“If the main force of Duke Descartes retreats in a state of inability to fight, the princess will command the front line with me, Kale, and Radea at the center.”
France’s eyebrows furrowed.
“I am commanding the front line?”
“Words are not a command, they are just a waste of time.”
You just need to direct it appropriately. Anyway, I will soon sort out the waves of disaster.
“Hmm. I feel like I know, but I’m not sure about something. First of all, I understand your plan. “I’ll know that.”
France pouted his lips and slowly lowered his head. I understood it correctly, right?
‘I’ll have to brief you again when that time comes.’
Well, anyway.
The last task I have to do as Jean Barenberg is to make France the matriarch.
When this is over, we will part ways.
* * *
The time is lunch. After a light meal, France began deciphering runes. He looked at the page and it seemed like he was still stuck in the middle.
“Princess, how about taking a light walk?”
At my words, France took off his glasses and massaged his eyebrows.
“Is that so? “My eyes are sore, so I guess I’ve been reading too much lately.”
“That’s right. “When winter comes, it will be difficult to go out lightly.”
France smiled slightly and nodded her head.
“Okay, let’s go out. “Please call me Helena.”
“Yes, I understand.”
After calling Helena, who was waiting at the door, France finished preparing to leave immediately.
After leaving the mansion, we started walking around the duchy.
“It’s getting colder.”
“Because it’s winter soon.”
The leaves are gradually turning yellow, and the wind is gradually getting colder. Now is the fall season to create the last memories before the winter of separation comes.
“Walking like this feels new.”
“Is there anything different from before?”
“Okay. “You can see even things that were invisible.”
After saying that, he looks at me. France smiles. The red hair blowing in the autumn wind goes well with the scenery.
“I didn’t know the Duchy in the fall was this pretty. “Unlike before, the situation has improved, so I have a broader perspective.”
France cupped my hand and lifted it up and rubbed it against her cheek.
“Everything changed after you came.”
France smiles like a small sunflower. I could see myself reflected in green eyes shining like emeralds.
I had a sad face there.
“… You were the princess who brought me here, right? “Everything was created by the princess’s choice.”
She looked away and smiled awkwardly.
“Are you embarrassed?”
“That’s not it… ….”
“It’s a shame.”
Soon, France sticks her head out and smiles brightly. Seeing that she didn’t know anything made her heart pound. But now she couldn’t help but smile.
Even if it’s bitter, even if it’s bitter, a smile is a smile.
“When winter comes, we will have to celebrate the harvest festival together.”
“You mean the harvest festival?”
“Yes.”
Harvest festival of ‘Lopanso’. To put it simply, you can think of it as Christmas.
“On the day the goddess came, I always looked out the window alone, but now I have someone to spend it with.”
Her chest feels tight.
“I’ve been alone for so long, so now there are a lot of places I want to go. “There are many things I want to try.”
I feel sick to my stomach because of her guilt.
“Unlike before, I am not alone. “I have everyone, but you are the most important to me.”
My whole body was shaking.
“… Is that so.”
“Yes, you are a blessing given to me.”
France walks in the autumn and greets the wind, like a child going for a walk with her parents.
She stood blankly looking at the sky for a moment as if lost in thought, then nodded her head and looked at me.
“You said that at the party, right? “Think about the feelings I have for a little longer and think about it.”
“I did,” I said, making her nod.
“That’s exactly what I thought.”
No.
“You changed my whole life. “He is a lifesaver and my savior.”
I cannot repay those feelings.
“I like you, Jin.”
France smiled brightly and made eye contact with me. What kind of expression am I making right now?
“Once this is over, I will liberate Warenberg with my own power and turn it into a local power. “If that happens, won’t you become my life-long partner?”
France asks me with a warm smile. The feelings that I had somehow put off and postponed finally came to an end.
“… ….”
The liberation of Warenberg does not make sense. France, who is at the end of all plans, will have overwhelming power.
If we continue like this, we can really be together…….
“I… ….”
I would like to say that it is okay right now. I want to be with France. However, only his lips moved and no answer came out.
We are destined to never end.
If I’m with you, I who shared this heart will disappear.
“I wish I could do that too.”
“What is the answer? Vaguely.”
“It’s literally true.”
“Can I consider it accepted?”
“… ….”
I smiled bitterly and lowered my gaze.
“Are you embarrassed to answer? “You’re more shy than I thought.”
A cold wind blew. The fallen leaves were falling, and the memories of the past and the pain that would soon arise seeped into a corner of my heart.
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Fallen leaves piled up on the road we walked together. Leaf by leaf, it fell as if telling us the remaining time of separation.
Autumn is a season of change and silence, but within it, we drifted away like fallen leaves falling from our fingertips.
“… “I hope this moment lasts forever.”
Wishing for eternity in a season of change.
It was greed.
“So? “I hope so too.”
A brightly shining smile approaches you with affection and tightens your heart.
‘I knew it would be like this.’
At some point, we have to step out, but we spent so much time together, shared so many different emotions, and gave him all the love I could give him.
As a result, the shackles of hesitation are holding me back.
“The wind is cold. “Please go back soon.”
“Already? “I haven’t even walked very far.”
“It was a light walk.”
I smiled and held out my hand. France held her hand as if he was used to it.
“Okay, let’s go back.”
“Yes.”
We returned to the Duke’s residence holding hands.
The leaves that keep falling as they turn are like a clock that tells us that separation is approaching.
Even if spring comes without me, will you be able to smile like now?
France.
