My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 298

298. The Truth Kyle Faced (3)

Charlotte knelt, Kyle’s sword still piercing her chest.

And Kyle didn’t pull it out.

Knowing that if he pulled the sword from her chest, Charlotte would die.

Instead, Kyle released his grip on the sword hilt and stepped back.

But that was only delaying death for a moment.

“Cough…!”

He couldn’t stop Charlotte’s death itself.

“Charlotte…”

Kyle softly called Charlotte’s name.

Looking at the dying Charlotte, he wore a cold, sorrowful expression.

Charlotte slowly raised her gaze.

No longer was the power of evil felt from Charlotte.

The two dark lords who had consumed Charlotte were also gone.

Could it be that the two lords had met their end along with Charlotte’s impending death?

Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the two lords died before Charlotte.

Beyond the blurred vision.

Charlotte’s blood-soaked eyes looked at Kyle.

“So… you could make that face.”

And then, a faint smile.

“You finally look a bit more human. Cough…!”

With a chuckle, Charlotte spat out a mouthful of blood onto the floor.

Kyle silently watched the dying Charlotte.

Charlotte calmed her rough breathing and slowly opened her mouth.

“I know… what my condition was… so don’t have any guilt… If I were you… I would have made the same choice.”

Cough!

“Though I don’t know if I could have made you like this…”

Charlotte wore a mocking smile.

Soon, Charlotte raised her head and looked up at the sky.

A clear, deep blue sky.

“My, what a clear sky.”

With Charlotte’s murmur, an awkward silence descended.

And how much time had passed?

“Kyle. You know what?”

Charlotte turned her gaze and said to Kyle.

“Muriel liked you.”

“……”

Kyle, as expected, had no answer.

However, Kyle’s wide eyes conveyed the feelings he was experiencing.

“I guess you didn’t know.”

Charlotte once again let out a faint chuckle.

“Well, you weren’t very interested in us.”

“Charlotte, that’s…”

“I know. That’s just your personality, cough…!”

In an instant, Charlotte’s body bent sharply, and blood poured out onto the floor once more.

The pool of black, dead blood was as deep as Charlotte’s life was waning.

“Stop talking, Charlotte. Any more and…”

“…It’s okay. I’m going to die anyway. Let’s just say whatever I want.”

Charlotte wiped the blood from her mouth and continued to speak.

“Since I’m dying anyway, I’ll say this. Kyle, don’t tell anyone.”

“……I won’t.”

“I wouldn’t trust Noemi or Morcru, but Kyle, I trust you.”

Charlotte opened her mouth with a weak smile.

“Actually… I had some feelings for Muriel too. As you know, Muriel is quite pretty.”

“……”

Kyle’s face seemed to have lost what to say.

Charlotte was also chuckling with an expression that was hard to tell if it was sincere or not.

And just as Charlotte was about to open her mouth again.

“If we’re only talking about beauty… Leah is no less so.”

Did an amazing thing come out of Kyle’s mouth?

‘Huh?’

“……?”

Charlotte and Cyan were both quite surprised by Kyle’s sudden words.

Rather than a surprised expression, it was more of a dumbfounded expression.

No, who knew Kyle would say something like that?

“Looks like I’m not the only one dying. Kyle, for you to say something like that.”

Charlotte still wore an expression of disbelief.

“I honestly… didn’t think you would choose Leah. Leah is my sister, but… she’s quite the tomboy. On the other hand, Muriel… has a pretty face. Good personality. In many ways, Leah can’t compare. If you had known Muriel’s true feelings for you…”

“Even if I had known, my choice would not have changed.”

Charlotte was momentarily speechless at Kyle’s firm answer.

And looking at Kyle’s determined expression.

“No wonder Muriel liked you.”

Charlotte once again let out a faint chuckle.

Silence resumed.

But this silence was not long.

“I admired you, Kyle. But… I also had feelings of envy. Now that I confess, it was probably because of Muriel too.”

“……”

“Even as a man, I thought… you were a cool guy.”

Charlotte wore a faint smile.

And the feelings of envy and jealousy that took root in Charlotte.

The demon of jealousy, Envyria, dug in.

“And when you abandoned us. And when Leah fell asleep in the temple, saying she would wait for you. When my life was completely ruined. I couldn’t shake the hatred for you.”

In that hateful heart.

The demon of rage, Iraria, dug in.

Charlotte was thus consumed by demons.

The demons thus dig into the sins of existence.

Existing as parasites, immortal.

“Kyle, the you I saw was a very outstanding person. You always looked at situations with a cool head and didn’t give your trust to just anyone. I, of course, everyone relied on you. You always called me the leader, but… in fact, our leader wasn’t me, but Kyle. It was you.”

“As I said, our leader is not me but you. If you hadn’t been there, we wouldn’t have been able to gather like this. We wouldn’t have been who we are now, and we wouldn’t have been able to come this far.”

“There’s no need for empty words when you’re dying.”

“It’s not empty words.”

Kyle’s firm and resolute words.

However, Charlotte could only wear a bitter smile.

“…It feels like just yesterday that I was fighting demons back-to-back with you… How did I end up like this… Cough!”.

The end of life had already arrived.

Charlotte looked at Kyle with lifeless eyes.

“Kyle. Other comrades besides me… must have been consumed by demons. I didn’t tell you, but…”

“I already know.”

“…I was the last one.”

See, our leader was you, Kyle.

Charlotte swallowed the rest of her words and chuckled with a lifeless smile.

“Muriel… harbors lust.”

Ironically, the name of a saint, who should be more chaste than any other being in the world.

And the existence that endlessly craves the truth of the world, the magician.

But the truth is sometimes a poisoned fruit, and knowing how to turn a blind eye to it may also be wisdom.

In that sense, there are no beings as foolish as magicians.

“Elodie… has been eaten up by an endless thirst for knowledge.”

And the cycle of reason that is nature.

A shaman and spiritist who lives in harmony with it, Noemi.

“I never knew Noemi could eat so much.”

Noemi was consumed by the sin of gluttony and greed that goes against nature.

Also, a blacksmith who is more diligent than anyone else.

“Morcru was taking a nap. Can you imagine it?”

He was swallowed by the sin of sloth.

And Charlotte is the demon of jealousy and rage.

She was being swallowed by two lords and facing death.

Lastly.

“Kyle.”

The demon that has consumed the absolute being of this world.

“You’re… pride, right?”

The demon of pride.

The first sin among the seven deadly sins.

The demon that consumed Kyle was none other than the demon of pride.

However, pride was not the kind of thing that would be considered a sin on the surface.

Unlike the sins of the previous six lords, it was not very obvious.

Lust craves the corruption of existence.

Greed craves the greed of existence.

Gluttony craves endless hunger.

Sloth craves laziness.

The sins of the previous six lords reflect clear actions and corruption in reality.

But pride had nothing specific to point out.

At best, it could only be dismissed as showing off.

But what could that mere showing off do?

It was not something that could be defined as a sin.

However, when pride met the absolute being of this world.

When no one could bring down the soaring pride.

Thus, the end of pride that humans can reach.

“I… wanted to become a god.”

Kyle had been fighting God alone.

This was the reason why Kyle had to leave alone.

This was the reason why Kyle had to go to another dimension.

This was the reason why Kyle couldn’t control his demon.

“Kyle. Just one thing… can you promise me just one thing?”

“Speak.”

“As always. Can you find a way… can you save our comrades? Can you save Leah…?”

Charlotte asked with earnestness.

And Kyle couldn’t answer.

He should at least make a promise, even if it was an empty one.

Kyle was deeply, very deeply shaken.

But.

“Definitely. I will definitely find it.”

Kyle finally spat out a lie-like promise.

“It seems like I’m always giving you… only heavy burdens.”

Charlotte gave Kyle a small smile.

And slowly raising her gaze to look at the sky.

Under the clear, deep blue sky.

The noble hero who saved the world, Arnaize.

Thud.

The first Arnaize thus met her death.

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After Charlotte died.

Kyle wandered aimlessly somewhere on this continent.

There was no destination, no purpose.

Literally aimlessly.

Kyle was just wandering somewhere on this continent.

Cyan, who was watching Kyle’s appearance, really had nothing to say.

That was because he could not fathom the feelings Kyle was feeling now, as well as the shocking truth he had learned earlier.

First of all, there was no end to this fight.

To be exact, it was a fight with a predetermined outcome.

Demons based on the sins of existence.

As long as the concept of sin exists, demons will continue to be resurrected.

If existence does not have sin, demons may not be resurrected.

However, there is only one possible case.

Only when all beings in this world are annihilated.

In the end, this tragedy was not the end here.

The fight is repeated and will continue again someday.

Above all, Kyle could not even solve the current tragedy.

Pride that consumes Kyle.

The pride of an absolute being becomes a sin in itself.

“Cough…!”

It was no different from an actual god.

Kwaaaaaaa─!!

In an instant, Kyle’s magic began to boil.

Was it a gap in some feeling that killed Charlotte?

Was it the germination of the sin of killing a comrade?

A hideous power of evil surged from Kyle’s entire body.

And that was not comparable to any other demons.

A gaze that seemed to grasp the entire world.

A level that exists beyond the dimension.

‘T, this is…’.

Cyan’s entire body trembled.

He doesn’t even have the will to confront the unattainable fear.

It is not about discussing the level itself.

Even Kyle was kneeling before this power now.

In front of Kyle now.

In front of Kyle, the god.

All things in this world are nothing more than mere creations.

‘Ugh…!’.

Cyan’s mind ached from the ejected power.

You must not look beyond the abyss.

You must not look at that distant existence.

Even though this is just a virtual thing, it has no meaning in front of God.

Cyan closed his eyes tightly and shut down his mind.

And in an instant, when he came to his senses.

‘What… the?’

The scenery had changed.

It was so sudden that there was no point in wondering when or how.

A space where only pure white light existed.

That unknown space was unfolding before his eyes.

‘Where is this…?’.

Cyan couldn’t hide his bewildered feelings.

And when he raised his gaze to look at Kyle.

“……!”.

Somehow, Kyle also seemed to be just as embarrassed.

Kyle scanned his surroundings with surprised eyes.

He didn’t seem to realize why he had come to this space either.

That meant that Kyle didn’t intend it.

‘Then how on earth…?’.

…The question arose for a moment.

“That’s strange.”

A strange voice was heard from somewhere.

At the same time, crack─!

The pure white space cracked and a man slowly walked out.

The man looked no different from a human.

He had black hair like Kyle.

Of course, Kyle now had silver hair.

This was the hair color that changed immediately after meeting Leah.

So, it was after Leah mistook Kyle for a demon.

It was the result of Elodie’s help to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings with people.

At first, he wanted to have blonde hair like Charlotte, but it was impossible.

It was said that Elodie’s magic didn’t work properly because the magic power he possessed was too strong.

Well, anyway.

Kyle was originally dark black hair, although he was silver now.

And now, the man in front of him also had black hair.

Judging by appearance alone, he was about the same age as Cyan.

However, if you look closely, he looked older than Cyan.

Also, he was exuding an atmosphere that seemed to be missing a screw somewhere.

If you saw him on the street, he was just an ordinary bum that you could ignore.

However, Cyan could never take that man lightly.

At least… Kyle level.

He couldn’t even fathom the realm beyond that.

If Cyan confronts him now, he will definitely lose.

If Kyle confronts him…

I don’t know.

From the beginning, it is impossible to even fathom the level of that man.

The man was such an absurd existence that he couldn’t help but think that.

It wasn’t just Cyan who felt that.

Clear tension rose on Kyle’s face as he looked at the man.

Whether he knew Kyle’s feelings or not.

“Is he a transcendent from another dimension?”

The man tilted his head and opened his mouth again.

“But after the Observer was banished, the space of the boundary has never been opened to anyone other than me.”

And then he slowly raised his gaze to look at Kyle.

Kyle met the man’s gaze with nervous eyes.

And again.

The man’s gaze passed Kyle and went over.

No, the man’s gaze was clearly directed at Kyle.

But why on earth.

Cyan felt like the man’s gaze was directed at him.

The man is not Kyle but Cyan.

It felt like he was looking at himself.

But that couldn’t be.

This is Kyle’s memory and a non-existent virtual reality.

Cyan is a non-existent being in the reality of memory.

The man could never recognize Cyan’s existence.

But Cyan was clearly feeling that gaze.

Right then.

Ding!

《Warning! Memory synchronization rate has exceeded 100%.》

《Warning! Exceeded the administrator’s causal tolerance.》

Suddenly, a warning window from Mobile Lord popped up in front of his eyes.

The bright red screen was flashing and constantly notifying the warning.

《For administrator protection, forcibly logging out.》

And another warning window that pops up.

“I don’t think it’s time to come here yet.”

At the same time, an unidentified man muttered.

And before he could even wonder, ‘What is it?’

A swarm of light, Hwaaaak!, covered Cyan’s vision.

#

The scenery changed in an instant with the swarm of light covering his vision.

And the changing scenery was none other than the guest room of the Imperial Palace.

The space he was in before running Kyle’s journal.

“Did I… come back?”

Cyan returned to the original reality.

《’DLC Content – Kyle’s Journal’ is terminated.》

As evidence, a notification window popped up in front of his eyes.

Cyan reached out and pressed the X button.

And then he ran Kyle’s journal again.

None other than the memory from just now.

Because he thought he should see that memory again.

However.

《’DLC Content – Kyle’s Journal’ cannot be executed due to overload.》

《DLC items will be inspected for smooth and prompt action.》

《We are very sorry for the inconvenience.》

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Kyle’s journal could not be executed with numerous notification windows.

And judging from what overload or something…

It seemed to mean causal overload.

“I didn’t spend any money?”

But Cyan hadn’t spent any money.

From the beginning, he was just looking at Kyle’s memories.

But it was overloaded and went into inspection.

“Could it be because of that memory just now?”

In the circumstances, it seemed that the aftermath of that memory had caused this situation.

“But does that make sense?”

Just by peeking at the memory, a causal overload occurs?

“What the hell.”

Cyan couldn’t handle his confused mind.

Does Mobile Lord know anything?

At the same time as the question, Cyan strode over and checked his smartphone.

And just as he was about to pick up his smartphone.

“Ah, it’s hot!”.

He dropped his smartphone due to the tremendous heat.

The heat was so intense that it could have burned his hand if he had pulled up his magic power for a moment.

Somehow, it felt like he had touched a fireball instead of a smartphone.

It seemed to be the aftermath of the overload…

《Kueeeeeek…!!》

Perhaps because of that, Mobile Lord was being cooked.

It was melting beyond the point of being cooked.

《Save meeeeeee…》

The sight of the notification window popping up on the screen was really…

It looked like a zombie crawling out of magma.

Mobile Lord was overloaded by the aftermath of a simple memory.

“What the hell was that memory?”

Numerous questions arose and his mind became a mess.

So, it seemed like he had to organize his thoughts once.

He thought he should reorganize the related matters based on the information obtained from the memory once again.

However, Cyan couldn’t continue that thought due to the sudden sound.

Knock knock.

-Cyan. Are you inside?

Conrad’s voice was heard from outside the door along with the knock.

Before Cyan could answer, the door of the guest room opened with a creak.

Even if he was the Crown Prince, it was a slightly rude act.

However, Cyan did not point it out.

What’s the point of pointing it out?

Above all, Conrad’s expression as he opened the door and entered.

“What on earth have you been doing here all this time?”

That expression looked quite urgent.

“Ah, that’s…”

Cyan scratched his head awkwardly, slurring his words.

He didn’t know how to explain this.

‘How much time has passed?’.

Above all, he didn’t even know how long he had been reading Kyle’s journal.

So, what should he gloss over…

While he was thinking that.

“No. No. Let’s ask that later.”

Conrad shook his head and continued speaking.

“You have to step up quickly now.”

“What’s wrong?”

“The entire Imperial Palace is in an uproar right now!”.

“Yes? The Imperial Palace is in an uproar?”

Cyan wondered what that meant.

Suddenly the Imperial Palace is in an uproar.

No, who on earth can turn the Imperial Palace upside down?

Even so suddenly?

“Could it be Elandur…?”

Naturally, what came to mind was Elandur.

However, the truth was far beyond Cyan’s expectations.

Conrad’s expression, which combined trouble and embarrassment.

“Please stop the Saintess!”.

“……Yes?”

Cyan couldn’t understand what that meant at all.