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Seo-yun, who only now sits on the throne and has succeeded in stabilizing the country to some degree, wanted to see the niece that my sister left behind last time.

“Very well. It's difficult right now, so if you'll excuse me, I will definitely visit you. Would that be okay, though?”

“It's a matter of urgency, Your Majesty. ”

The defender kite again looks down deeply.

He then left Lubarzan that way because he fulfilled his duties as a messenger.

Judas remained in the Imperial Palace during the holidays and learned a little about what he had to do as successor to the monarchy.

He should have received the seal of succession when he was a little younger and been educated by imperial scholars, not Lubach.

Since it was a late start and he did not give up his academic life, proper postgraduate classes have been postponed since graduation.

Instead, I was guided in advance about the things I needed to learn in the future, so I had quite a few things I could read myself.

Edan, Cristina and Baikal have often come to him until the end of their vacation.

They also shared discussions about which classes to apply for the next semester and became acquainted with each other, including contacting each other without burden.

After a summer night of dreaming, it is time to leave and return to Lubach.

Judas last visited Sage before leaving the palace.

Her son, the Three Kings Sage, was trapped in the 'Palace of Silence’ due to the discovery of Empress Saya's deceased liver.

It was a place so desolate and full of watchers' eyes that it was called the Imperial Private Prison.

But it really didn't matter where he was.

Sage would not have come out of the room, even if he had not been locked up separately.

The eyes of a 9-year-old boy, who was always sparkling vividly, were cloudy as dead fish.

The child who was looking at the sky, leaning against the window, turned his head to the news of his brother's visit.

“Brother... ”

“Long time no see, Sage. ”

Judas only came two months later because he thought he needed time to grieve.

Technically, Judas didn't kill the Empress.

It was the Empress herself who jumped into a risky gambling game and strangled me.

She lost the game, so she died.

Even though it was true, Sage couldn't be more comfortable seeing Judas.

Over the past two months, Sage has cried all alone.

I fell asleep and wept in my dreams as if I were weary of crying; I wept when I woke up.

Knowing Judas was only a victim, he also grumbled against him.

‘... I wish it wasn't just you. ’

It was a selfish idea, but as a young sage who had just lost her mother miserably, it was a grudge that naturally filled her heart.

But that resentment didn't last long.

The sheep were furious as if they were boiling in a pot with excessive sorrow.

Not only did I need a target to resent, but I didn't really think Judas was evil, so the cooling speed in my overheated head was fast.

Instead, Sage collapsed like a hanger who lost everything in one day.

The lustrous hair was tangled and the clothes were dirty because they had not changed long ago.

The tears did not dry, causing dermatitis, such as urticaria on the face, and the whole body was incapable of eating properly.

Found a shadow full of faces, Judas slowly approached the child.

Sage, leaning against the window, looked at him as he walked.

“Can you tell me what you're thinking? ”

“ ……. ”

Judas stands by Sage and leans against the window together.

A gentle breeze blows through the curtain, and the morning sun leaks through the open window and glitters like a jewel.

“…… I am. ”

Sage opened his mouth after a while.

“I chose my mother. ”

“Yes.”

“I knew it all. I couldn't stop him from doing that. I didn't even tell anyone. ”

“You did.”

Sage shrieks as she looks at Judas, who gently accepts her words.

“But why! ”

It's been too long since I heard a loud voice and my voice split.

Without even thinking about trimming his throat with a sound of fifty, the child spoke again.

“Why do you still have that look? I knew it all. I know all about who killed your mother, who signed a contract with the Command to kill you, and what would have happened if you hadn't won this time. But..... ”

Tears gushed over the red ball.

Sage no longer managed his expression.

“I'm bad. It's all because of me. I pretended I didn't know. ”

“Sage.”

“I'd rather curse you. You must betray your brother, betray His Majesty, and hate me for what I did wrong. ”

“Sage.”

“That way I can, that way I can. ”

You can hate the brother who hates me.

Faced with clear gold eyes, Sage couldn't stand the sight and buried her face in the window frame.

Instead of a distorted face, the small shoulders rot.

“I'm sorry.”

“ ……. ”

“I have no reason to hate you. I know it was your choice to keep this precious one. ”

I stopped crying. Sage snorts and raises his head.

“You've never betrayed anyone, Sage. I just made a choice to keep it. ”

“ ……. ”

“Yes. What were you thinking? ”

“…… uh. ”

Sage hiccupped.

I hesitate to check my brother's warm gaze and slowly open my mouth.

“…… I want to see my mother. ”

The child cried that day to rest his neck.

Unlike the days when I cried alone, I wept like a kitten who had lost her mother by holding her clothes.

This was the first day that Prince Sage walked away from his mother's shadow and started walking on his own.

* * *

Finally, Lubach's opening day was bright.

It was sunny in the late summer when the heat broke.

During the school holidays, students dressed in uniform passed by in wax.

The children returned to Lubach again with excitement about the start of the new semester and concerns about academia.

The biggest issue among such students was the news about Judas, who was crowned the Crown Prince.

Only half a year ago, the 'White Emperor’, who could not be broken, returned to become the Emperor's successor.

It was a rough move that no one had imagined.

Not only that, but also the fact that only one person in history was a contractor of a four-attribute spirit in the natural world did not stop.

Students felt as if they were witnessing a new era of legends before their eyes.

“He's here!”

“Where, where? ”

On the news that he had arrived, the Lubach students rushed to Urr.

There was a boy passing through a crowd of students who could not get close to him and sat on his back like a citizen watching the king's chariot.

It was Judas who went my way without a single shaking of his teeth when he saw the crowd flocking with gold and soft light on his clean, undisturbed silver hair.

“Judas! ”

There were children who stopped his steps.

I often saw their faces during school holidays, but when I met them again at school, they smiled happily.

In the meantime, unlike those who met in imperial robes or luxury costumes, everyone in the same uniform arrived in Lubach and naturally gathered around Judas.

“Baikal, Cristina, Edan. Good morning."

“Gee, the weather seems to be getting better. ”

“It's pretty chilly in the morning and evening now. I'm hanging one outfit. ”

Autumn was approaching at the end of the summer.

Judas gently shook his head as he watched the children who were worried they might get hurt by the sudden temperature changes that characterized the anniversary.

“Not yet. I like it when the day is loose. Cristina, you're a woman, so you'd better warm up. ”

“...... Judas will be the only one who treats Lubach's mistress as a 'girl’? ”

Baikal shrugs and mutters, and Cristina, who has returned her worries, simply shuts her mouth.

Then a yellow-haired boy approached them and greeted them.

“Hello, Judas. ”

“Marzen, it's good to see you here. ”

“Haha. Nice to meet you, too. ”

It was still marzen in a rhythmic atmosphere.

While he was not in a gathering place during his vacation, he used to visit Judas separately and go to congratulations and sick leave.

“Hey, how have you guys been? ”

“You don't have to ask for greetings, so don't omit them. ”

“Ahaha. You're still charming ~”

Despite Cristina's pudding, Marzen smiles as if she was familiar with it.

And naturally I asked them in the gaps of their group.

“But where are you going now? I know it's the other way around. ”

“There's one place I have to stop. ”

“Ah.”

Only then did Marcen nod his head, meaning that he knew what Judas was capable of.

The other three children were already aware of where he was going, so they did not question him.

They soon reached their destination.

The number of flowers increased considerably from the last time I saw it, and a brightened garden spread out in front of me.

A subtle floral scent and a pale butterfly warmed the garden's atmosphere.

It was the garden of the Institute of Epistemology.

“Huh? Brother! ”

Rivech with a blue ribbon pin in his light pink hair found Judas and jumped in.

Depending on how she felt, the winter spirit rain caused a mixed breeze of salamanders and snowflakes.

Looking at the glittering ice crystals with astonishing eyes, Marzen reaches out her hand and Libech stares at the other three and clings to Judas as as vigilantly as he does.

“…… Who? ”

“These are my friends. ”

“Brother friend? ”

Judas laughed awkwardly at the title "Brother", which is still not adapted.

“Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh. ”

“Ugh, yes! He's a friend of Libech's. Dear friends, ”

Four people smiled and greeted me with a seven-year-old girl's navel greeting.

“Nice to meet you, Libech. What's your name? My brother is marzen, marzen. ”

“Brother Marzen? ”

“That's right! Livech is smart, haha. ”

Marzen, the most sociable, quickly became acquainted with Libech.

In the meantime, Abel found them from afar, and ran into them.

Next to him was Turkey, who resembled a brother and sister.

“Sire! Uh, when did you get here? No, you're okay. No, Chu, congratulations. ”

Abel stuttered and stretched out what he was about to say to him.

Judas, who knew the expression was immature, but found the sincerity in it, smiled at Abel.

“Thank you, Abel. ”

“Oh, my God, Judas? Your guests are here, too. Welcome."

“Huh. Are you here? ”

Isabel and Cole approached him as well.

And they came not into the garden, but were polluted with sprinkles and pots.

Children in other spirituality classes also approached and welcomed them.

“...... Yes, you're back. ”

The spirits who heard his little murmur reacted with a smile.

Looks comfortable, Greg.

"Lots of fun people!

I can see everyone is truly welcoming.

And you too. I'm glad to see them.

I enjoyed being among people for the first time.

Their gaze was neither burdensome nor fearful.

There was no need to be sorry and there was no reason to run.

I didn't care if I thought about using myself in that look. In the end, relationships are like that.

All of those complex things were human relationships, in which they wanted each other to use and give to each other, or to dedicate themselves to the other, or to do something to the contrary.

For he himself had something to hope for in those before his eyes.

‘Until then, I want you to remain the same friend you are today. ’

There is no one who remains unchanged.

He also knew that he could not always be the same now.

So maybe this wind was the best greed he could get.

But he thought he would never be disappointed or run away again, even if he did not do so.

There is no bird that wings without being sick.

There is a wave bend in the sea, even though it appears to be debris.

Someone did.

I can't just live what I want, but I'm excited to have an unknown future.

So he decided to live his second life as a human being.

That was the prelude to a world where he would walk slowly but upright from now on.

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