Solo Swordmaster

#165. chosen future.

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Tata was surprised.

Ainsha, who is not even the Blue Dragon Princess, suddenly crossed the space and appeared in front of him?

Because she’s clad in shameful clothes by an outsider?

Because of the faint blush on Ainsha’s expressionless face?

Of course, that was also the reason.

But what was really unexpected was the fact that Limon and Ainsha had already caught up with him.

It was predicted that the sabers left behind to catch the ankle would not buy much time, but it was unplanned to be caught at this timing.

That is why Tata openly expressed his doubts.

“It is unexpected. How did you already find out Tata was here?”

“It was a joke. Get your neck out quickly. Then without pain…”

“Ainsha, wait a minute.”

“…Wait a minute.”

Ainsha stepped out with great enthusiasm, but at Limon’s words, her shoulders drooped and she retreated.

Limon asked softly to Tata, who looked at him and made a strange expression again.

“There are complex answers and simple answers. Which one do you want to hear?”

“The complicated side, please.”

“That is not true of the White Dragon Clan.”

If it’s unexpected, it’s unexpected, and if it’s expected, it’s as expected. Hearing those words, even looking at Tata for a while.

Limon let out a laugh.

And he responded in a kind manner.

“It’s not that great. I was just following the clues you left.”

“I don’t remember leaving a piece of bread behind.”

“I left a clearer clue instead. Like you’re a traitor.”

“…is that a clue?”

“Don’t be.”

It seems that it is not natural.

Limon nodded at once.

And he spoke with a grumpy expression.

“If you are a traitor, you have to do something that will betray you, but there are limits to what you can do.”

If it had been the Holy League, Tata would have been able to do many things.

If he borrowed the power of the Liberation Brigade or the other forces of the Holy Alliance, he might have been able to overthrow the White Dragon clan depending on his luck.

But what about in this country?

There was little he could do even with the help of the Liberation Brigade and the teenage guild.

Ainsha and Li Qingwi were on this land right now, because Limon was there.

For the two princesses of the Seven Dragons to fight head-on against mankind’s last sword master is suicidal.

If so, Tata’s act of treachery had nothing to do with an all-out war, and it was inevitable that it would be one of the things that could be done even if it was revealed that it was a traitor.

or sneak away

or leaking internal secrets.

Or induce friction with other forces.

Or…

“Indiscriminate attacks against facilities or civilians, for example.”

“Anyway, I think the leap is too far for a traitor to suddenly become a terrorist.”

“Of course it is.”

Limon readily admitted.

In fact, even he himself was more likely to be a spy for an enemy country than a traitor who would have considered the possibility quite low.

But Limon had reason to consider the assumption quite seriously.

“Even if your princess didn’t see the future of you dying to me.”

“…”

I heard of his own death.

Tata was neither surprised nor agitated in the slightest, and calmly passed the words away.

And Limon also continued with a cold smile as if he knew that, of course.

“The fact that the White Dragon Princess read the prophecy means that you will ‘definitely’ have a reason to die for me.

I wouldn’t have cared too much if Tata had done something harmful to the Seven Dragons.

Kill or save Tata.

That disposition is to be decided by Ainsha, the White Dragon Princess.

Even if the damage reached the Black Dragon clan, even if Li Qingyu would intervene, Limon would not necessarily step in.

What if it was reversed and Limon himself had to step in?

The answer is simple.

Something that Limon would never tolerate.

In other words, it was enough to think of it as the premise that Tata kills or harms innocent people.

“Once you think about it, it was easy to figure out this place. You just have to think about why you contacted Moon Cheon-yeop.”

“Chunyeop Mun… is that the name of the person who handed over the bag to Tata?”

“okay.”

“That is strange. He must have had no idea where Tata was going or what he was going to do?”

“What would it be? In the first place, you must have met for the first time through the criminal service of the Liberation Brigade.”

At first, Limon considered the possibility that Tata might have joined hands with the Liberation Brigade, but as he pursued her, his doubts almost disappeared.

It is highly unlikely that the Liberation Brigade, a player criminal organization, would join hands with the elders of the Seven Dragons.

It was strange to reveal such a simple traitor who should have been hidden even if they held hands.

And aside from the intervention of the Liberation Brigade, the situation became simpler.

That Tata used the Liberation Brigade’s criminal service to get what it needed, and there, Moon Cheon-yeop and Moon’s interests aligned.

“But I happened to know who the bastard had a grudge against.”

Limon laughed.

Mun Chun-yeop should have used the Liberation Brigade’s business card to find someone who would take his revenge.

It would have been Tata who ‘accidentally’ met the conditions, and she would have obtained information from Moon Cheon-yeop in return.

And through WIM’s guild leader, Yeon-hwa, Limon was able to hear, at least roughly, what data Moon Cheon-yeop stole.

“Thanks to that, I noticed. That this [Music Challenge] program was what you were aiming for.”

The place where Ainsha first met Limon.

And even now, behind the auditorium crowded with people, various staff members are running around preparing for the broadcast.

The filming location of the Music Challenge.

Tata, who was standing on the ceiling obscured in darkness by the lighting shining there, murmured coldly.

“…You managed to figure it out.”

“I have surprisingly wide feet.”

On the ceiling opposite Tata, Limon smiled coldly.

It was at that moment that Ainsha, who had been silently listening to Limon’s story, opened her mouth with an expressionless face.

“I can not understand.”

“What do you mean?”

“I don’t know why Tata was only aiming for a broadcast program like this.”

“Oh, I didn’t understand that either.”

Limon shook his head.

Limon, who put together most of the puzzles based on tenacious tracking and intuition, still couldn’t figure out why Tata was aiming for the music challenge.

However, because of that, Limon quietly spoke the truth that could have been easily guessed.

“So, you know better. That your nanny betrayed you only to ruin this one program.”

“…That is nonsense. It’s a bombshell. It is complete bullshit.”

Ainsha inadvertently objected.

It was natural for her.

The Seven Dragons never tolerate betrayal.

Moreover, considering the influence of the Seven Dragons all over the world, Tata and other traitors were almost dead.

Even if you are lucky enough to escape, you will have to hide and run away for the rest of your life.

However, the nanny who has taken care of her all her life took such a risk and only aimed for a broadcast program.

Because the general who declared the coup was as stupid as taking over a convenience store.

“It’s generally ridiculous, but you guys are from the White Dragon clan.”

“The White Dragon Clan doesn’t matter.”

“No, it doesn’t matter.”

Limon lightly tapped Ainsha’s objection and suppressed it.

And instead of Ainsha, who was staring at herself as if she couldn’t understand it, she turned her gaze to Tata, who was keeping silent.

“That’s why you White Dragon Clan are called fools.”

“…”

“In that sense, I ask you, what kind of future are you trying to make ‘foolish things’ like this?”

Ainsha tried to poison her face and feed her in order to change the future.

A woman who has done, is doing, and intends to do foolish things like her… no more.

Tata laughed at Limon’s question.

It’s like giving up on something.

It’s like being very happy.

It’s kind of like regret.

Tata said in a calm voice with a smile that seemed rather empty because it was so complicated.

“It is the future that the princess will be with you.”

* * *

After receiving the letter from the Black Dragon Princess.

When Ainsha said that she had seen Wisdom meeting the person of her destiny, Tata was genuinely happy.

It’s what she’s been dreaming of all her life.

It was a long-cherished dream of helping three generations of princesses.

The fact that Ainsha traveled all over the world to find someone to be her sire was also influenced by Tata’s education and upbringing.

But the moment I saw Ainsha meeting Limon at this filming location.

Tata knew.

If this is the case, then the two cannot be connected.

It was because of this broadcast that Ainsha foresaw the future in which she faced catastrophe with the person she was destined to find.

It was an unacceptable ending.

Fortunately, there was not only one future predicted by Tata.

It was because he also saw the future where there was a possibility that Limon and Ainsha could be together by getting rid of this broadcast program.

However, including the ending in which he dies as a traitor in the process.

Which future should you choose between the two?

Tata’s choice was fixed from the time he heard Limon’s performance and saw Ainsha shed tears.

“Fortunately, the other clans saw the same wisdom as Tata and made the same choice. So preparation was easy.”

The girl who listened to the story with an expressionless face.

Ainsha opened her mouth in a blunt voice only after a long time had passed.

“…clean it up. It means that you betrayed me for my sake. It is a contradiction.”

“There is no contradiction. It’s just that the future where we ruin this program and die as traitors to the White Dragon Clan is predestined.”

Tata said casually.

Then he looked straight at Ainsha and smiled lightly.

“Isn’t that why the princess couldn’t foresee another future?”

“…”

It was only natural that Ainsha did not see the future that others saw.

Ainsha is the White Dragon Princess.

Because they were the best prophets of the time who only saw ‘the future that could be realized’, and what they saw was ‘the future that would not come true’.

As Tata himself said, since they saw the two futures, this was a set ending.

“I can not understand.”

Ainsha shook her head.

As the White Dragon Princess, she could sympathize with the actions of the Tatawa clan themselves.

Because following the future is natural.

What I couldn’t understand was why they chose that future.

“My marriage is small. There are many men in the world. There is no reason for Tata to risk his life.”

No matter how much he likes Limon, it’s not worth weighing the lives of Tata and other clan members.

That’s why Ainsha, who tried to change the future even by killing Limon, couldn’t understand their choice.

“No, that is enough reason for Tata to risk his life.”

To her, Tata asserted.

Then, he looked at Ainsha with a dry face that had lost his smile until now and continued.

“If only we could prevent the princess from dying without meeting her fate like the previous princesses.”