"Have you really made up your mind? Well? Augustine leaned back on the ornate bench and asked again with interest. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At this time, I wiped the short sword in my hand over and over again, and I couldn't tell what kind of mood I was in now.

"Boy, although I assembled his body according to your wishes when I was in Evenerg City, it seems that it is not working well now, and his movements are much slower than when I was in Evenerg City. But even so, you are no match for him. Do you really need to have a fight with him? Augustine asked again.

I stopped what I was doing, put the dagger on the table beside me, and replied nonchalantly, "Isn't there still you?" ”

Augustine was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "Haha...... Yes, you're right, and me. As your contractor, I will naturally grant your wishes...... But have you forgotten? What did you make a contract with me for in the first place? Who would have thought that the little prince who could fight to save him would become the one who wanted to kill him the most in the blink of an eye......"

"Say no more......" I rudely interrupted Augustine, not wanting to continue on this heavy topic, and every time I think about the scene, I feel extremely ironic and hopeless.

At that time in the city of Evenger, when I saw Rosa lying in front of me like that, there was only one thought in my mind, and that was to save him. So I never regretted signing a contract with Augustine.

Yes, I never regretted it.

What we didn't expect was that since we came back to Dodro, everything had changed, and it had become different from before.

I was pushed to the forefront by people who panicked after the disaster, and I had to start managing what I wasn't good at and starting to carry everything in the country.

But I don't understand anything.

My world is starting to get out of hand.

Gradually, I realized that I could no longer balance the relationship between the country and Rosa, and things began to take a turn for the worst.

Until one day, I found myself in a black and white situation where I could only choose one or the other.

And I was the one who started it all.

On the one hand, there are panicked and suspicious subjects, and on the other hand, there are my best friends who have grown up with me since I was a child and have been born and died...... When the scales of fate began to get unbalanced, I couldn't control it anymore.

At the same time, because of my concealment, Rosa began to dig up the most unbearable history of my reign; As a friend, I didn't muster up the courage to tell him the truth. Until the truth could no longer be hidden, I chose to protect myself again......

I want to stand up and admit that all this is my fault, and everyone should stop accusing Rosa, he is just a victim of the palace struggle; But I don't have the courage.

With the future of the Duchy on my back, I am no longer the simple Rand von Alberg I once was. I can't just think about myself, I have to think fully about what I'm saying, what kind of impact I'm doing on this country, everything that happens to me can't be described in simple black and white...... It's all just for the good of the principality.

In the end, I, the coward, chose to betray Rosa.

I can't imagine how he felt when he found out that I had betrayed him, after all, I was sorry for him anyway.

I know he's been hungry for freedom all these years, and I wish I could give it to him...... But now I can't do it anymore.

Now that I am already king, I have to think for the millions of my subjects in this kingdom. If you sacrifice one of them, you can return prosperity and peace to the entire kingdom...... I've made my choice now, haven't I?

Somehow, I began to think back to the past, and those moments that we experienced together, good or bad, always lingered.

Too much has happened.

Something is irreparable.

And I will never be able to change back to the innocent boy I was when I was at the beginning.

Thinking of this, I took a deep breath and tried to calm my emotions.

The sound of the bell tower told me that it was nine o'clock and that the duel was about to begin.

We're about to have a break between us.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help laughing, but tears flowed down my face.

I raised my hand to wipe the tears from my face and turned to face the gate at the entrance to the arena.

"You won't do it later." I stood with my back to Augustine and said the last words, then walked to the door without looking back.

The north wind rose.

It's cold.

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