Chapter 431
“His name is Edgar.”
Sylvia looked at the eyes of the sword demon, who somehow resembled her husband, and called out the name Edgar for the first time in a long time.
“That, he… .”
I thought it would be okay now, but as soon as I mentioned his name, my heart ached as if a sharp thorn had been stabbed.
When the tip of my nose got sore and tears were about to come out without my knowledge, Raon silently held my hand tightly.
Her throbbing heart slowly calmed down at the firm yet warm touch of her son.
“I first met him at a pub in Cameloon. It was when my condition was at its worst because of the constant series of missions.”
Sylvia closed her eyes and recalled those days.
‘It was a boring yet painful time.’
My father repeatedly practiced training and war and did not pay any attention, and the brothers were ignored as if they were not there.
I met him when it was so hard that I wanted to give up everything.
“I was drinking alone on the second floor of a bar, hiding my identity, and a fight broke out on the first floor. I didn’t pay attention to it because it was a fight between drunkards that could happen anywhere.”
Even after watching them fight while making a mess, they didn’t do anything. Her heart was also exhausted, and she continued to drink, thinking that she would take care of herself.
However, the drunkards were both heirs to a fairly large samurai family, and the individual fights became a group, and the entire bar became a battlefield.
“I was about to leave the tavern because I thought it would be annoying, but a man broke into the fight.”
Sylvia narrowed her eyes and looked at the sword demon’s face.
“He wielded only an old sword and subdued the warriors on both sides. I defeated warriors over 20 with only swordsmanship without strong momentum or aura.”
“Only swordsmanship… .”
“You know what’s funnier? The fool sat down all the people he had subdued and began to preach. They talked for a long time about how much damage it would do to the manager if they fought in the tavern, how scared the citizens were, and how swordsmanship was not used that way.”
“… … .”
The Sword Demon looked down at the swaying tea water with a serious expression.
“It must be meaningless, but he taught everyone seriously. Thinking he was an idiot, he tried to turn around, but the drone, who had fainted at first, tried to stab him from behind.”
He was a person with excellent swordsmanship skills that was second to none even himself, so he thought he would know it by spirit, but unexpectedly he didn’t notice the signs of those who were trying to attack from behind.
I thought about leaving it because it wasn’t my job, but maybe it was because he thought it was fun. Unknowingly, he blew the fork that was on the table and shot the shoulder of the guy who was about to ambush him.
“That was the first time I made eye contact with him. His eyes are as sharp as blades, and I could feel the warmth in his blue eyes.”
He did not kill anyone who tried to attack him, and after preaching, he came up to the second floor.
“He bowed his head to me and thanked me for saving me, and said he would definitely repay this favor. I said I wanted to ask a question, since it was a grace.”
The first thing I asked was why are you preaching to them? It was clear that it was meaningless even if I tried, so I wondered why.
“He knew too. It’s meaningless to most. But he said that if even one person lives a new life, his words will help. He too came to realize that way… .”
Sylvia smiled, remembering Edgar’s smile that she had seen for the first time that day.
“Secondly, I asked Auror why he was so weak, not befitting his excellent swordsmanship, and he said brightly, ‘It just happened that way.’”
As she watched the black demon’s complexion turn black, she recited the things she had done with Edgar one by one.
* * *
“In short, Edgar was a man of weak subjects. He messed around like he was a master. Just from Sieghart. No, he’s a personality I haven’t seen anywhere, so I kept looking at him without even realizing it.”
“… okay.”
Sword Demon Rektar smiled lightly as he listened to Sylvia’s words. However, his insides were cracking black as if they had been burned.
‘It’s you. Edgar.’
The stupid son did not change his name even after leaving the lotus.
I thought it was really like him to use that name to the end even though he hated father and lotus so much.
‘It’s like the fact that I can’t throw away that stuffy personality.’
Unlike the warriors belonging to the lotus, Edgar has a good and righteous personality. If he belonged to an ordinary faction, he would have made a name for himself as a knight.
‘but… .’
I couldn’t live like that.
They say people can’t make a living doing what they want to do, but Edgar was serious about that. She never understood killing and reviving people for mutual gain without resentment.
My heart ached every time I saw him because it was no different from letting a child who was good with a fountain pen hold a sword for the rest of his life.
It was close to impossible for Edgar to get out of the lotus, so he tried many ways to change the child, but he never gave up, even if he learned from his mother.
‘In the end, he got out of the lot himself.’
While going outside and handling Lianzhu’s request, Edgar took Lianzhu’s test and left Lian on his own.
The guy who could have been aiming for the position of the next Ryeonju escaped the Ryeonju until he suffered a wound that could never be recovered.
Only then did I regret that I should have understood my son a little sooner and more deeply.
‘A bad boy… .’
When I returned from Ryeonju’s request, I remembered the last letter from my son that was left in the corner of the room.
[I want to be a person I am not ashamed of to myself and to my family. Please understand. father.]
Edgar left a short but heartfelt letter and left Yeon.
I thought that not looking for the child was the last consideration for my son, but it was here that I met the people the child left behind.
“He was happy no matter what he did. Even when I had no money, even when I was in difficult situations, I always smiled. His eyes were kind of scary, but he was a man as bright as the sun.”
Sylvia smiled at the garden tree swaying in the wind.
“Thanks to that, I changed too. Growing up in Sieghart, I was cold-hearted and did not know affection, but thanks to him, I learned what a person is.”
Her eyes widened as if she remembered her time with Edgar.
“It was because of Edgar that I told Raon to raise the sword for the sake of people. Like him, I wanted to become a child who could hold a sword for the world and always smile happily. Well, the second is vague, but the first seems to have come true.”
Sylvia muttered that it would be nice if she smiled a little more, and touched Raon’s cheek.
“That’s right. Because Prosecutor Raon’s chivalrous spirit spreads throughout the continent.”
The Sword Demon agreed with Sylvia’s words and trembled.
‘Edgar. You achieved what you wanted.’
your life melts here
When Raon heard that his father had died, Edgar assumed he had been killed by a dog.
I thought that the guy who might have been called the Sword King when the seal was released had he stayed in the lotus wounds himself and died stupidly.
But no.
The son’s will remained undead and was with them both.
Just like Edgar’s name means to create happiness. The boy’s happiness remained here.
‘Uh… .’
The tip of his nose stung, his eyes twitched, and he bit his lip. I felt like I would cry if I didn’t suppress my emotions while using my aura.
The Sword Demon clenched his hands under the table as he watched Sylvia tell of the joys of life with Edgar.
‘I must have had a hard life.’
She deliberately did not bring up the story of this place, but she must have lived a difficult life.
My heart was bitter because I knew what it would be like for someone who strayed from the samurai family once.
“After leaving Sieghart, we settled in a small village in the northeast. People were friendly, and there were mountains and rivers nearby, so I didn’t have to worry about making a living. but… .”
Sylvia’s bright voice sank low and heavy.
“The demons of Eden recognized my face and attacked me… .”
She bit her lip until she bled, saying that she had lost Edgar and her first daughter to Eden.
“Daddy, daughter? Wasn’t Raon alone?”
The Sword Demon called Raon by name, probably surprised to hear that he had a daughter.
“yes. There was an older sister who was a bit older than Raon. But with him in the hands of Eden… .”
Sylvia finally couldn’t finish her words and closed her eyes tightly. Thin water dripped from her eyes that she had been holding back.
Jjiik.
The Sword Demon bit his tongue and clenched his fists. I felt that if I didn’t put pressure on her body, her energy would explode right away, so I gave her pain and forcibly suppressed her strength.
‘Did I have a granddaughter?’
His chin trembled and he turned his gaze to Raon. She held on tight as if her heart would burst at the fact that she had not only a daughter-in-law and a grandson, but also a granddaughter.
‘I should have found it sooner!’
No, even if I didn’t go, I should have known.
I have profound regrets. The thought that he couldn’t do anything right, that he had lost not only his son, but also his granddaughter, made his heart feel like it was being ripped out.
“Do you know who raided Eden?”
“It’s a pair of ears.”
Speaking of double-headed ears, it was a monster that inherited the power of Etin, the highest among monsters. However, his strength didn’t matter.
Anger rose that he had killed both his son and his granddaughter whom he did not even know.
“Right.”
The Sword Demon forcibly suppressed his emotions and nodded.
“Thank you for telling me such a difficult story.”
He politely bowed his head to Sylvia.
“excuse me… .”
Sylvia put down the teacup she was holding with her fingertips and swallowed dryly.
“Is Rektar-sama acquainted with Edgar?”
At those words, my heart thumped greatly. Not only Sylvia, but also Raon looked this way with eyes that seemed to sense something.
There was a certain certainty in the eyes of the two of them.
‘It’s worth it.’
Her and Edgar’s faces looked like father and son. Her eyes, in particular, looked alike.
Even when he saw Raon, he found his son’s face hidden behind his gorgeous appearance, so it wasn’t strange.
I wanted to reveal the truth.
Not just acquaintances. I wanted to shout out that I am your father-in-law and that I am your paternal grandfather.
‘but… .’
Not now.
Currently, he belongs to a place that can only be called enemies with Sieghart.
I couldn’t reveal my identity to them unless I finished the work there. Because I don’t want to give another wound to those who are already sick.
“That is not true.”
The sword demon swallowed the word ‘not yet’ in his mouth and shook his head.
“Is that so?”
Sylvia smiled awkwardly with a look of great disappointment.
“Sorry for disappointing you.”
The Sword Demon pressed his palms with his nails and lowered his eyes.
“no! Talking about a story that has been buried for a long time also made me feel a little better.”
“Then I’m glad.”
The Sword Demon kept his mouth shut as he saw Sylvia and Raon smiling.
‘From now on, I This ugly old man will protect you.’
* * *
“Fortunately, an escort sent by my father arrived and we were able to survive. After that, I returned to Sieghart and raised Raon.”
Sylvia stroked Raon’s head and smiled faintly.
“It must have been difficult… .”
The Sword Demon lowered his eyebrows as if he knew what life would be like here.
“are you okay. Now that I think about it, it’s because they took care of me a lot.”
“Convenience?”
“yes. He was sent to this annex so that he would not run into other brothers or executives. At first, I thought I wasn’t recognized, but it wasn’t, I think my father was considerate in his own way.”
Sylvia laughed, saying that Glenn had helped her live comfortably here.
“I’m sure it will.”
The Sword Demon nodded as if he agreed.
Raon nodded while seeing Sylvia’s pale smile.
‘That’s right.’
He was cold-hearted when he heard that Sylvia sent her to the annex after leaving the family and returned, and that she sent the previous ladies-in-waiting as they were, but I thought they were considerate in their own way.
‘As expected, it’s different from what it looks like.’
Regardless of direct, collateral, or external members, if they made a contribution, they were rewarded appropriately, and if the name of the family was tarnished, they acted directly.
Raon put his hands together as he watched the Sword Demon listen to Sylvia for hours.
He pretended to have a calm conversation, but he couldn’t hide his weakly trembling eyes.
‘Is it a pity?’
I don’t know exactly what it is because people’s emotions are still difficult, but it was a color that seemed to reflect sadness.
“Ah, come to think of it, are you a master now? A windmill!”
She clapped her hands as if she remembered Sylvia and turned her head.
“Starting today, I became a gwangpungdae. I wanted to call it rabid.”
“Well, that seems a little too classy… .”
Her chin shook and she muttered no to the name.
“Anyway, it’s a master! Let’s have a celebration party! The Lord is also calling… .”
“Oh, he can’t come.”
“uh? why?”
“Looks like I won’t be able to move for a while. or not… .”
Raon muttered that he might already be dead and shook his head.
“Well then, we’ll have to do it ourselves. Because I have to prepare. Let’s open the day after tomorrow. Rektar-nim, please join us.”
“I didn’t do anything… .”
“You can come as a guest and congratulate me!”
“Um, I see.”
“thank you!”
Sylvia nodded and headed to the annex, saying she needed to talk to the ladies-in-waiting.
Raon narrowed his eyes as he scanned the eyes of the sword demon who was staring at Sylvia’s back.
‘I said I had nothing to do with my father… .’
Sylvia was convinced and asked the Sword Demon if he was related to her father, but he said no.
‘That’s what I heard too.’
albeit very slightly different.
When I was in the lower castle, I asked the same question as Sylvia, and even though I was not a Sword Demon, I answered. However, at that time, one more word was attached to the front.
‘I still said that.’
It was very awkward to say that I still don’t know someone who is already dead.
‘Are you sure. The Sword Demon and my father knew each other.’
It’s pretty close too.
The Sword Demon didn’t know his own expression, but it was obvious when he saw it from the side. He and his father were obviously acquainted.
Raon licked his lips at the sword demon lifting the empty teacup.
‘Either I owe my father a great debt or . . . .’
