My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 296

296. Kyle’s Confrontation with the Truth (1)

Charlotte stared blankly and quietly at Kyle’s face.

Kyle, however, avoided her gaze.

“I’m sorry…”

He repeated only the word ‘sorry,’ without any explanation or reason.

“Is it because I’m lacking? Do you feel I don’t have the ability to lead?”

“No, you are a great leader. You have the ability to empathize with people and embrace them. Those are things I… cannot do.”

Kyle lowered his gaze slightly.

From Kyle’s expression, Cyan glimpsed fleeting memories of him.

“Charlotte, if it weren’t for you, if you weren’t here, we wouldn’t have been able to gather like this. If it weren’t for you, I, and this continent, would have collapsed.”

“Then why! Why do you have to leave us!”

Charlotte shouted, but there was no answer.

Kyle remained silent, without a word.

“I can’t… tell you many things.”

*Because if you knew this, you would also be in danger.*

Only Kyle’s quiet voice was heard.

Only a barely audible voice echoed emptily.

And the meaning was impossible to understand.

Neither Charlotte, nor Cyan, who was watching Kyle’s memories, could yet understand that meaning.

However, there was one difference from when reading Charlotte’s records.

Kyle’s goal was to return to his original world.

Perhaps Kyle wanted to return to his original world.

Because it was something he couldn’t bring himself to say, Kyle had to leave his companions without a word.

Cyan could only speculate that much.

However, unlike Cyan, Charlotte did not know that.

“You… were always like that.”

Charlotte murmured, sounding defeated.

“Are you coming back?”

“…I can’t say for sure. But, I will definitely return someday.”

Charlotte lowered her head.

Kyle slowly, very slowly, moved his feet.

“Leah.”

Charlotte’s voice rang out.

Kyle stopped abruptly.

“Are you going to leave without even seeing Leah?”

Kyle remained frozen, showing no movement.

As expected, he didn’t answer.

An awkward silence descended.

In that silence, Charlotte and Kyle stood silently.

“Let me ask you just one thing.”

Charlotte broke the silence.

“Is the reason you’re leaving related to someone you’ve always longed for?”

The existence Kyle longed for.

To be precise, Kyle didn’t long for any *person*.

It meant the world Kyle originally belonged to.

However, Charlotte only knew that Kyle longed for *someone*.

That’s why Charlotte asked Kyle.

“No.”

This time, Kyle answered.

Kyle slightly turned his head and looked at Charlotte.

“It’s to protect everyone.”

Kyle left those words and disappeared.

And that was the last image of Kyle confirmed in Charlotte’s records.

After Kyle left like that,

Charlotte was crowned queen.

Leah fell asleep in the Arnaise Hall to wait for Kyle.

Until Charlotte resented Kyle and harbored resentment.

Charlotte didn’t know what Kyle had been doing during that time.

Therefore, Cyan also didn’t know.

And now.

*Whoosh!*

A flurry of white light covered Cyan’s vision.

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The light disappeared, and the vision that reappeared

It was the scenery of a forest.

It was also a forest scenery quite familiar to Cyan.

‘The Forest of Darkness?’

It was none other than the Forest of Darkness.

Perhaps because it was after the final battle, the Forest of Darkness showed its true colors.

And perhaps because it was right after the final battle,

the demonic energy surrounding it was even more terrible than it is now.

Therefore, the demonic beasts dwelling in the Forest of Darkness were also more ferocious.

In an unknown cave located in such a Forest of Darkness,

The vast Forest of Darkness naturally had countless caves.

‘This is…’

However, this was a cave in Cyan’s memory.

‘Isn’t this the cave where I first got my smartphone?’

It wasn’t exactly the same shape as he remembered.

There was also the flow of a thousand years.

There were many parts that didn’t match.

However, Cyan could tell that it was the same place.

Kyle was sitting in the middle of the cave.

The sitting posture was also quite unique.

*Did he have to sit so uncomfortably?*

It was a posture that raised such questions.

In Kyle’s memory, it was vaguely reminiscent of a posture called… lotus position [a cross-legged meditation pose].

Kyle was sitting in the lotus position, lost in meditation.

As if controlling and taming something within.

Around Kyle, the transcendent power of magic fluctuated.

Even the current Cyan could not dare to approach.

It was a power that made the word ‘amazing’ pale in comparison.

Could that strength really exist in this world?

Cyan could immediately shake his head.

Cyan knew because he himself had experienced the collapse of existence.

Cyan knew because his existence had been denied by the laws of the world.

Kyle’s power was a power that the laws of the world did not recognize.

Kyle was no different from an existence that far transcended the law.

Perhaps that’s why.

Cyan couldn’t feel another powerful energy approaching.

[What’s the reason for calling me here?]

A voice suddenly spoke.

It was a voice Cyan had heard before.

‘Karze?’

Dragon, Karze.

The figure he turned to look at was different from the Karze Cyan knew.

That’s because this memory was a thousand years before Cyan’s era.

The Karze in this memory was a dragon from a thousand years ago.

Unlike then, when he was an ancient dragon of a thousand years,

now, he was just a hatchling.

The size was also only about 5 meters [16.4 feet], not even 100 meters [328 feet].

It was still big enough, but it didn’t feel like an ancient dragon of a thousand years.

Above all, standing in front of Kyle, he felt like just a lizard.

However, the power inherent in Cyan was saying

The dragon in front of him was definitely Karze.

“Do you know a way to move to another world, Karze?”

And the voice spoke.

Kyle slowly raised his body, which had been in the lotus position.

It seemed that Karze had come to see Kyle.

To be exact, it seemed that Kyle had called Karze, but anyway.

[Moving to another world?]

Karze tilted his head and asked.

And Karze’s voice was definitely young.

‘Well, it’s a young state from a thousand years ago.’

To be exact, he was a hatchling, but anyway.

“Is it possible?”

Kyle nodded and asked.

Karze tilted his head once again.

[Impossible. In the first place, the existence of another world is just a hypothesis…]

“It exists. The dimension of another world.”

Kyle interrupted Karze and stated his answer.

He gave conviction with a firm and resolute tone.

Well… it could be said to be a natural thing.

Because the existence of Kyle is the proof.

But looking at the blank Karze…

It seemed that Karze didn’t know.

That Kyle was a person from another world.

And that another world exists.

Besides, even the same Arnaise didn’t know that.

In the first place, Kyle didn’t mention that fact to anyone.

[······]

At Kyle’s confirmation, Karze was lost in thought for a moment.

To be exact, it seemed that he was dismissing Kyle’s words as nonsense.

However, the person who made that statement was none other than ‘Kyle’.

That alone meant that nonsense was no longer nonsense.

[If another world definitely exists as you say…]

Karze slowly opened his mouth.

[Possibilities exist.]

However, he quickly shook his head and continued.

[However, only possibilities exist. Even if another world exists as you say, the laws involved are different for each world. Moving to another dimension is an act that ignores those laws. Of course…]

“What if there is a law that applies to all dimensions in common?”

[There’s no way there could be such a thing—]

“The law of causality [the principle that every effect has a cause].”

At Kyle’s answer, Karze was silent for a moment.

Looking at Kyle quietly, Kyle neither nodded nor shook his head.

And that was enough of an answer for Karze.

[Then it’s even more impossible. The law of causality is absolutely absolute. You can’t create a result without a cause.]

“Conversely, it means you can create a result if there is a cause. Just like you can create a result if you understand the process.”

[Do you think that’s possible?]

Karze made an absurd expression.

The law of causality was no different from the origin of existence.

Therefore, touching the law of causality,

was no different from answering a question.

What cause did the result of the beginning of time originate from?

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

It was the same principle as revealing the answer to that cycle.

“The destiny of causality. It has always been an object of fear and awe. However, if you understand the process, you can create the result.”

However, Kyle didn’t seem to think so.

To be exact, he seemed to think that he could approach the truth.

“Can you do it?”

*Of course it’s impossible. No existence in this world can do it.*

*There is only one existence that can do it, God.*

*Only the God who created this world could do it.*

Therefore, Kyle’s request was no different from becoming a God.

Of course, it’s a request that doesn’t even need to be considered.

There is a difference between the existence of possibilities and the realization of them.

But the look in Kyle’s eyes now,

the will of Kyle reflected in it.

[······ I’ll try to make an effort.]

However, Karze quietly gave an answer.

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Time passed quickly.

And Cyan didn’t know exactly how much time had passed.

This is just a virtual reality reconstructed from Kyle’s memory.

Cyan could only recognize that time had passed.

In such a flow of time,

Cyan quietly watched Kyle’s actions.

Kyle was with Karze every day without fail.

He spent his days researching how to move to another dimension every day.

When watching Kyle’s appearance, it was really…

‘Whether he’s a knight or a magician.’

Kyle’s magical knowledge was truly amazing.

To be exact, rather than magical knowledge… the principles of the world? Rules? Principles?

Well, his knowledge of such things was truly amazing.

Kyle’s words that everyone looks at the same place when they reach the extreme [a philosophical concept suggesting that mastery in any field leads to a similar understanding of fundamental principles].

It was a sight that made the meaning of those words hit home.

And when he saw such Kyle, he couldn’t shake off one thought.

No other reason than the reason why Kyle had to abandon his companions and leave.

A certain truth that Kyle faced.

Was Kyle… simply leaving his companions to return to his original world?

Did he just abandon the Arnaise and Leah to return to his original world?

The promise with Wang Dae-ju.

The revenge to stain the world with magic.

Did Kyle make the choice to abandon everyone for that?

Such thoughts kept coming up, but Cyan tried hard to deny it.

There must be another reason.

There must be unspeakable circumstances and unavoidable reasons.

There must be inevitable circumstances and reasons why Kyle had to leave them.

Cyan kept denying the thoughts that kept coming up.

However, the more he faced Kyle’s memories,

the more time passed,

Cyan’s thoughts became more and more firm.

[Kyle, I can’t do it alone anymore. I need Elodie’s help.]

“Elodie is not allowed.”

[It’s not something to be stubborn about. Haven’t you been repeating the same section for months? Elodie’s help is essential for the progress of the research and the perfection of the magic.]

Karze continued to persuade Kyle.

However, Kyle was unmoved.

“The companions must not know this.”

[What’s the reason? If you tell me the reason, I’ll at least agree.]

“I’m sorry, Karze. This is something I have to solve alone. I can’t drag other companions… and you into this.”

[You’ve already dragged me in, so what’s the point of saying that now…]

“I’m sorry. I can’t tell you many things.”

However, Kyle only repeated the same words.

Karze naturally couldn’t understand Kyle’s words.

However, Cyan could guess the meaning behind those words.

Returning to the original world.

The purpose of revenge.

‘······’

Cyan had nothing to say.

He was just watching Kyle’s memory quietly.

Time passed relentlessly like that.

And what day was it?

I didn’t know the exact time.

But it was one day after quite a long time had passed.

[Muriel came to see me.]

Karze suddenly said to Kyle.

At this, Kyle raised his eyes and looked at Karze.

There were no words, but the meaning was clear.

[Muriel asked me. ‘Kyle, have you ever heard any news related to you?’]

“······ Did you say anything?”

Kyle quietly asked Karze.

Karze gently shook his head.

[I said I didn’t know.]

Even at Karze’s words, Kyle didn’t take his eyes off.

At this, Karze let out a burst of laughter and continued his answer.

[Do you think I can lie?]

Only then did Kyle lightly nod his head.

The strongest life form that reigns over all things, the dragon.

The dragon is an entity that uses dragon language at the same time as the unity of soul and spirit.

To the dragon, lying is not simply treated as a lie.

Therefore, Kyle didn’t ask Karze any more than that.

But Karze asked Kyle more than that.

[Did you have to do that?]

“What do you mean?”

Kyle asked back at Karze’s sudden question.

Karze quietly looked at Kyle and slowly opened his mouth.

[I mean, do you have to go to another world?]

“This is something I have to solve alone. I can’t drag others in—”

[Kyle, what if it’s not just your problem?]

Kyle paused at Karze’s words that cut him off.

“What… what does that mean?”

Kyle asked Karze.

Karze asked Kyle again.

[Kyle, is the reason you’re trying to handle this alone because you couldn’t handle the demon inside you?]

‘What, what did you say?’

At Karze’s question, Cyan opened his eyes wide.

A demon inside Kyle?

Does that mean Kyle has a demon inside him?

What the hell is this nonsense?

Cyan turned his wide eyes and looked at Kyle.

And Kyle was…

“······”

He wasn’t giving any answer.

He wasn’t giving affirmation or denial.

Therefore, it contained one fact.

The uncomfortable truth that Kyle has a demon inside him.

[I’ll ask you one more time. Kyle.]

Karze asked Kyle once again.

[If that’s not just your problem. What are you going to do now?]

At Karze’s words, Kyle raised his eyes.

With a questioning look, he threw a silent question at Karze.

[Didn’t I say Muriel came to see me?]

And Karze’s answer continued.

[It’s not just you, Kyle, who has a demon inside.]

That was Cyan and Kyle.

It made both of them shocked.