Chapter 341. At Least You Shouldn’t Cry, Right? (2)
At Patrick’s stern rebuke, Matias thought.
What should he say here?
How could he escape this crisis?
‘I don’t know.’
Matias Karvan.
He was fundantally an honest and straightforward man who lacked cunning.
He was active enough on the battlefield to be called the Hegemon King’s right arm, but that was an achievent he could only get by following the Hegemon King’s orders and Noah Gregory’s strategies.
He was not a man accustod to judging and moving of his own will rather than soone’s command.
No matter how much he wracked his brain, he couldn't find any clever sche to escape this crisis.
In the end, the thod he chose was….
Shing.
Matias drew his sword.
Was he thinking of fighting back, whether it worked or not?
It wasn’t that.
The choice he made after drawing his sword was….
“I will bear all my sins. So, Double Dragon, please protect my lord’s family in my stead.”
Matias brought the sword to his own neck.
Patrick stared at Matias and spoke.
“Are you going to take responsibility with your life?”
“I don’t know of any other way.”
“……”
“Please, I entrust the future to you.”
And without hesitation, Matias powerfully thrust the tip of his sword toward his own neck.
Stab!
His sword dug into his neck.
But….
“That’s enough.”
It was only a little bit.
Patrick had suddenly grabbed his sword blade to stop him.
Blood dripped from the tip of the sword that had dug into his neck, but it was not life-threatening.
Then, Patrick sighed and spoke.
“Like lord, like subordinate…. Always trying to leave everything to , damn it.”
“Double Dragon.”
“In the first place, you were included in the countless sses that guy left behind for
to clean up.”
“……”
Matias was silent.
What could he say?
He was nothing more than a loser who ultimately failed to protect his lord….
Looking at Matias, who couldn’t lift his head, Patrick continued.
“Black Knight Matias Karvan. From now on, as the victor, I will command you, the loser.”
“……”
“Live.”
“……”
“Your sins are not so light that they can be paid for with death. So, live and repay them. Use the rest of your life for atonent.”
“……”
“That is the price for granting your request.”
As Patrick finished speaking, the strength in Matias' hand holding the sword slowly drained away.
And after plunging the sword into the ground, he bowed his head and spoke.
“I swear to use the rest of my life for atonent.”
“It won’t be easy. You’re not my subordinate or anything, so I’ll work you to the point where I won’t care if you die.”
“That’s what I wished for.”
The strongest in the Yusef Kingdom.
Black Knight Matias Karvan thus ca under Patrick.
***
Turning back ti to the present.
Patrick looked at Queen Katherina, who was kneeling before him, and spoke.
“Let’s get one thing straight while we’re at it.”
“Please speak.”
“You and your son are not guilty.”
“……”
Katherina clenched her fists.
It was what she most wanted to hear, but also sothing she could not say herself.
How could she dare?
She was the Hegemon King’s wife.
She even gave birth to the Hegemon King’s son.
The na of the Hegemon King, a symbol of evil reviled by the entire continent, would follow this mother and son for their entire lives.
Her son’s future was nothing but a thorny path.
Solely for the reason of being the Hegemon King’s son.
But, there was just one person.
One who could protect her and her son.
It was the Double Dragon, right before her eyes.
And he had acknowledged it.
That they were not guilty.
With just this, she felt as if she had found hope in the depths of despair.
But….
“I am deeply grateful for your imnse consideration and rcy.”
She steeled her wavering heart and maintained her original deanor.
She was thoroughly humbling herself.
It was as if she was determined not to show any sign of relief or reassurance, lest she be taken to task for it.
Patrick felt sorry for her.
‘She’s like a puppy that’s been abandoned once.’
Indeed, when you thought about it, her situation was unbearably tragic.
Once a royal of the noblest birth, she was now the wife of the Hegemon King, who bore the hatred of the entire continent.
Not even Patrick could shield them completely from the hatred and resentnt that would be poured upon her, or more accurately, upon this mother and son.
So it was understandable that she was so tense and humble.
‘Just telling her to relax won’t make her relax.’
Patrick had no intention of just using words.
To keep his promise, he intended to provide a foundation for this mother and son to live in peace.
“If there is anything you desire, please speak.”
“How could I dare have such a wish?”
“……”
“The kindness you have already shown my son and
is more than enough.”
“……”
Patrick scratched his head and said.
“It’s really rare for
to say sothing like this.”
“……”
“Stop talking nonsense and take it when I’m offering it.”
This was truly a rare occurrence.
Normally….
[You don’t need it? You really said that, right? You can’t ask to take it back later. Refusing once and then changing your mind later is the thirty-eighth thing I hate.]
That’s the kind of person he was.
For such a Patrick to try so hard to give sothing was truly rare.
‘Hmph, Master, don’t I seem quite like a Great Master now?’
[Are you sick sowhere?]
‘That old man….’
Patrick was montarily angered, but he just sighed.
Yes.
What could he do?
‘It’s all karma I’ve built myself….’
[Are you really sick? Let’s go see a doctor.]
‘…….’
He hated his Master.
Just as Patrick’s shoulders were slumped, Queen Katherina spoke.
“Is it really all right for
to say what I want?”
“Of course.”
“Is it really all right?”
“I promise. On my na, I will do anything I can for you. However, it must not go against what is right.”
Patrick went ahead and made a promise.
In fact, it wouldn’t be a loss to grant most of the conditions she might ntion.
In the first place, he had gained a huge advantage thanks to her formally surrendering on behalf of the Yusef Kingdom’s royal family.
The Schneider Duchy had completely annexed the vast territory of the Yusef Kingdom and was able to minimize the bloodshed in the process.
Considering that achievent, he could grant most requests.
‘Even if she asked
to separate the forr Fla Kingdom’s territory and grant it independence… well, it’s not sothing I couldn’t do.’
At that mont, Katherina rose from her seat, looked at Patrick, and spoke.
“I expect you to keep that promise.”
“How many tis do I have to say of course… huh?”
Rustle.
He heard a sound he had heard once before.
Yes, the identity of this sound, of fabric brushing against human skin, was….
“Uh… uh uh. Hey. What are you doing?”
Patrick tried to stop her urgently, but it was no use.
Katherina took off her clothes.
Despite Patrick’s protests, she moved her hands without hesitation, taking off the things she was wearing one by one.
Soon, having removed all her clothes and revealing her naked body, she looked at Patrick without even covering herself and spoke.
“It is a lacking body, but I hope to receive the Grand Young Master’s grace.”
“Hey, excuse . Your Majesty the Queen?”
This isn’t right.
How on earth did the conversation suddenly turn this way?
Katherina beat Patrick to the punch as he was about to say sothing.
“You told
to say whatever I wanted, didn’t you? You even made a promise, right?”
Uh, I did say that.
I promised too.
“This is what I desire.”
“……”
“Surely, a person who is the strongest on the continent and the Grand Young Master of the Schneider Duchy would not lightly break a promise, I trust.”
Damn it, this is why you shouldn’t make promises rashly.
Katherina approached the troubled Patrick with a seductive smile.
“I dare not wish for the position of a legal wife. Even a concubine is fine, so please allow
to be by your side.”
“Hey, let’s talk for a mont.”
“Are you saying you’re going to refuse now, after telling
to state my desire?”
“……”
“If that is the case, then it cannot be helped. This vulgar woman who knows no sha has no way to live now, so please just take my life.”
“……”
So, either embrace her or kill her?
One of the two?
Wow… there’s no escape route.
‘Master, what should I do?’
[I don’t know either, you brat.]
‘What am I supposed to do if you don’t know?’
[Then why did you speak so carelessly and cause this situation?]
‘How was I supposed to know?’
[In any case, I don’t know. Don’t look for .]
Damn it, as always, his Master was no help.
And even in this situation, Queen Katherina was getting closer.
Patrick slowly backed away, but now there was no physical space to retreat.
He was literally cornered.
Katherina approached Patrick and gently wrapped her arms around his neck, smiling.
“I will take this as your acceptance.”
The soft and sweet scent of a woman tickled the tip of Patrick’s nose.
Her lips slowly approached Patrick’s.
The mont their lips were about to touch….
“Queen Katherina?”
“What is it?”
Patrick’s expression turned serious as he pushed Queen Katherina away.
Then, looking at her who was giving him a dizzying smile, he said.
“This is as far as it goes.”
“Do you not find
to your liking?”
“……”
“I believe a woman of this caliber is not common.”
“Well, that’s true. But….”
“But what?”
“Usually, when you try such a seduction….”
“……”
“At least you shouldn’t cry, right?”
“……”
“Isn’t that so?”
What Patrick saw were the tears endlessly streaming down her cheeks.
And Patrick said to her.
“This isn’t what you truly want, is it?”
“……”
“Therefore, the promise is void. Either tell
what you truly want, or at the very least….”
“……”
“Tell
your honest feelings.”
That one phrase broke Katherina.
“Sob….”
The expression she had painstakingly put on crumbled.
And burying her face in Patrick’s chest, she burst into tears.
Her shoulders heaved violently, and tears flowed without stopping.
‘Yes. It must have been hard.’
Patrick let out a sigh.
He understood why she had resorted to such an extre thod.
The husband she respected and loved was a villain who had joined hands with black mages to bring down her own country.
She had given birth to the child of such a villain and enemy.
And, even in this situation, she loved her son.
A mother is a being who sotis becos stronger than any man could compare.
She must have resolved to do anything for her beloved son.
To change the life of her son, born as the Hegemon King’s son, she had to beco Patrick’s woman, even if it ant being a concubine.
That way, her son could be reborn as the Double Dragon’s son.
Everything was for her one and only son….
That was the motive that drove her.
But….
“Sob…. Hiiic….”
“It’s okay to cry. Don’t hold back, just cry.”
“Waaaaaaah!”
No matter how strong-willed she was, in the end, she was just a slender woman.
She, who carried the noble blood of the Spirit Royal Family and had displayed valor on the battlefield, cried at Patrick’s permission.
Just like a child.
Patrick hesitated about what to do with her, then just placed his hand on her head and gently stroked it.
As if soothing a crying child.
And at that mont….
“Patrick, what’s going….”
Isabella entered the barracks.
And her body froze solid as she faced the scene inside the barracks.
Worried by the sound of a woman crying from inside the barracks, what she saw upon entering was….
1.
The naked body of Queen Katherina.
2.
Furthermore, she was being held in Patrick’s arms while naked.
3.
Crucially, the bastard who was her husband was gently stroking her head.
How should she take this?
“Wait a minute, Isabella.”
Patrick said hastily.
“I know this is a situation that can be misunderstood. I understand completely. But if you just listen to , you’ll understand.”
Patrick desperately tried to clear up the misunderstanding.
But….
“Honey, what’s going on…. You XX!”
Wow, I’ve never seen an elf swear before.
No, that’s not the problem, Elione ca in too.
On top of that….
“Everyone, what’s going….”
April ca in too.
Seeing her frozen solid, a hollow laugh escaped Patrick’s lips.
Hahaha.
Everyone’s here.
Everyone’s here.
What should I do to get out of this crisis?
“First of all, it’s not true. It’s really not. I can explain everything. No, we can explain everything.”
If Patrick alone tried to make excuses here, it would be nothing more than the bullshit of a guy caught cheating.
Patrick hastily asked for help.
“Please say sothing. Nothing happened between us, and nothing was going to happen, right? So please clear up the misunderstanding for my wives.”
Then, Queen Katherina….
“Hic…. Hiccup… that is… hic… sob…. ugh….”
“……”
Ah, she still can’t control her crying.
Yes.
That can happen.
Doesn’t it physiologically take so ti to collect and compose oneself after crying breaks out?
Yes.
That can happen.
The problem is, if you do that now….
‘Doesn’t it look like I forcibly threatened you and tried to do sothing to you?’
That’s what it looked like.
Patrick looked at his beloved wives.
eting their eyes, full of distrust, disgust, and contempt, a resigned smile hung on Patrick’s lips.
“I’m X-ed.”
Boom!
Patrick’s barracks was blown away entirely.
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