Solo Swordmaster

#706. Because that’s enough.

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Time Manipulation.

A psionic born from the silver dragon clan.

Its power over time itself is the most mysterious of the seven psionics.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the strongest ability, except for the disadvantage of being at a disadvantage in long-term battles because it consumed too much psionics.

The problem was that the side effects were just as great.

Every time you lose control of your psionics.

In a time isolated from everyone.

in a few tens of minutes.

up to tens of days.

Because they have to live alone time, they gradually fall into madness.

Just as prisoners who spend a long period of time in solitary confinement are more likely to become disabled or suffer from mental illness.

in that sense.

Time manipulation is a prison of time.

It was a double-edged sword that imprisoned itself the more it was used.

But, in other words, it also meant that it was possible to confine oneself in time.

…Including spending decades alone to forget the hurt of a broken heart.

“You know what, brother?”

how many months

or how many years

Because it’s been such a long time.

Recalling the memory of that night that is so vivid even though it feels far away now.

Catherine laughed.

“That I prepared with all my heart to betray my brother and Ainsha.”

Turning to Chuck Limon and Ainsha, who are busy preparing for the launch of the GOD brand.

Make secret contact with Adolf.

risking their lives to negotiate.

For example, suggesting Limon’s beauty system.

Limon was not surprised by the intrigue that Ekathrice had confided in with pleasure.

I just said it quietly.

“It seems that Ainsha and I were very resentful.”

“Yeah, that’s the reason.”

who did it

Love and hate are two sides of a coin.

It is said that liking someone can easily turn into hatred.

from that point of view.

It was only natural that after learning that Limon could not love her, hatred grew in her heart.

No, it’s not just hate.

The shock of having your heart rejected.

Jealousy towards Ainsha.

to sorrow and bitterness.

Because those countless emotions entangled in her heart and swirled around, dyeing everything black.

“The biggest reason is that I wanted it so much that I wanted to destroy it.”

“….”

“My sister and brother too.”

A heart that could not be abandoned.

No, on the contrary, it made the obsession more intense.

To monopolize it, even by destroying it so that Limon can only love him.

Kneel before me and kiss my toes and make me crave love.

Sometimes white skin, sometimes hard muscles are tossed to their heart’s content.

Show Ainsha all of that and distort her cute face.

How happy and happy it would be if I could monopolize their love, regret, hatred, and jealousy.

The imagination is so ecstatic.

dye the mind with madness

Betray the Seven Dragons.

abandon the country

cheating on everyone

To the point where he wants to achieve that even if he sells Rin to Adolf.

“But isn’t it funny? I seem to like oppa and Ainsha more than I thought.”

“….”

“I love you so so much…. To the point where I want to protect the happiness of my brother and Ainsha, even if I have to give up my own happiness.”

“…Is that why you ruined yourself?”

precious brother.

loving man

That’s why I was even more resentful.

Even so, I couldn’t give up that love and preciousness.

So, even though he wanted to betray them, he looked at the girl who chose the path of self-destruction with deeply sunken eyes.

Limon asked.

“Whenever you can’t stand it, you’re confined to time and spend decades alone?”

Probably the first time that night.

the sorrow of a broken heart.

full of grudges.

heavy despair.

I had no confidence to suppress myself, so I spend decades until I can suppress it.

Cut off the overly long hair.

Even so, whenever she felt like betraying her, the girl’s behavior, which she had spent years or decades alone, was simply madness.

Ordinary human beings, of course.

It was an atrocity that would turn even a descendant of a dragon with a long lifespan into a madman.

“are you okay.”

“…”

“Because I was originally broken.”

nevertheless.

Playful as always.

Light, bright and cheerful.

―That’s why, looking at the girl with a strangely sad smile.

Limon kept his mouth shut.

Time isn’t the only thing Yekathrice has lost.

Amputated left arm?

Of course, that is also a big loss.

But much more serious than that was inside her now.

Having melted through runaway.

By making the psionic runaway again.

No matter how precisely you use it, you forcibly unfolded the ten-day feast, which is a great burden on your body, only with your instincts and talents.

As a result of that madness, her qi and blood were now almost turned upside down.

Of course life is cut.

I fell into half-cooking.

To the point where it wouldn’t be strange if he vomited blood and died right away.

Rather, it was to the extent that Maia, who had died with her lifespan exhausted from human experiments for decades, felt fine.

The cost of intervening in a fight between the three Sword Masters and Limon without the aid of the Seven Dragons was just as great.

nevertheless.

No regrets, no despair, no sorrow.

Rather, it seemed that if Limon could be obtained this much, it might have been cheaper.

At the end of staring at the silver-haired girl with a single smile.

Limon quietly opened his mouth.

“sorry.”

“What are you sorry about?”

I don’t know if it’s thanks.

What is the reason for the sudden apology?

Yekathrice tilted her head slightly and asked.

And it hardened.

“I said I couldn’t love you.”

It’s as if I heard something I didn’t hear.

without blinking an eye.

deep and

heavy

Quietly.

Yekathrice, who was locked in silence, asked after a long time.

“Why are you apologizing for that?”

“If I hadn’t said that, you wouldn’t have been so desperate.”

“…”

Yekathrice, who destroyed herself for him and Ainsha.

But Limon knew.

That Yekathrice was able to make this choice wasn’t just because the two of them were precious.

The bigger reason is the fact that you can no longer value yourself.

I didn’t know if it was normal.

As the silver dragon clan obsessed with only one thing to suppress madness, the only thing that was precious to Yekatriche was Ainsha.

However, as soon as another precious target named Limon came into existence, she began to deteriorate.

Like a man whose hands are tied to two horses and run in two directions.

and that day.

Rejected by Limon.

Being hated by Ainsha.

The moment when you couldn’t decide which one was more precious, and you lost both at the cost of trying to get both.

she had to give up

own life too.

your own happiness.

love for yourself too.

I just couldn’t throw away my feelings for the two and decided to live for them as if I were dead.

So it’s her fault that she became like this.

to hear his apology.

Yekathrice hardened her face.

“Limon Asfelder, you… dare to pity me?”

Oppa is a playful nickname.

Without the smile I always had.

Despite Yekathrice’s cold-eyed gaze, Limon responded calmly.

“If you want to be angry, you can be angry. Because the mind is unavoidable.”

How much of an insult it would be for you to sympathize with the proud princess of the Seven Dragons.

I didn’t know that

But I can’t deny the feeling of sympathy for her who lost everything because of him.

Because it can’t be denied.

Limon continued quietly.

“Including regretting what I said to you that day.”

“…regret? brother?”

“okay.”

Is it because I heard something so unexpected?

I seem to have forgotten how angry I was.

Limon said bitterly to Yekathrice, who blinked.

“I thought I couldn’t love you. No, I thought I shouldn’t love you.”

“…”

“Because your madness is incurable.”

The cunning and insidious Black Dragon Princess.

The Red Dragon Princess, a born tyrant.

An obsessive green dragon princess.

The emotionless White Dragon Princess, etc.

A princess with the family’s punishment more deeply than anyone else, as she was born with powerful dragon psionics thanks to the dragon’s blood.

Limon gladly took them as his bride.

Because he thought that if he replenished his incomplete dragon psionics, he might be able to alleviate the punishment.

Even if he couldn’t escape the punishment of heaven, he could still love them as they are,

but Yekathrice is different.

Her madness is just the result.

Even if she could avoid the rush of being isolated in time in the future, the years she had spent so far would not disappear.

There was no way to get rid of the madness that had already arisen.

It was impossible in the first place, so I had to cut down the students who had run out of control so far.

that’s why he said

He said that he would not be able to love Yekathrice unless he could help his own madness.

―How cowardly indeed.

“But now I know. That it was just my lack of determination.”

I was not prepared.

Instead, he passed on the responsibility.

In order not to feel the pain of directly cutting down the person who has become or is about to become a bride again.

I tried to draw a line and decide in advance.

“So I swear by Yekathrice my sword.”

I knew it was all a mistake.

Because I can’t let go now.

To take responsibility for this frail girl who was ruined because of him.

Limon promised.

“If you cross the line because you cannot control your madness, I will cut you.”

hear the declaration.

Catherine was silent.

As if doubting one’s own ears.

Or as if he was completely lost.

After staring blankly at Limon.

“Ha… Kyahahahahahaha!”

riots started.

At the end of laughing as if it was so ridiculous that I couldn’t stand it, holding my belly button with my only hand.

Wiping away even the stinging tears with my fingers.

Yekathrice said.

“You’re crazy, brother, really.”

To the subject who just apologized

saying that kicking herself was a mistake .

Doing so is intimidation.

The ironic behavior, which can only be said to be really crazy even by the standards of a lunatic, naturally causes laughter.

But nonetheless… No, that’s why she laughed.

Because I knew.

This declaration was Limon’s determination.

Even if the worst happens and he cuts her down and drives himself to madness from the grief and pain.

That it was a promise that he would not reject her just for that reason.

…and now.

Why are you making this oath?

I’ve already given up on everything.

That’s why the words are so unexpected that it makes my heart tremble as if I’ve received a surprise gift.

“But oppa, please don’t make me happy any more.”

“….”

“Your brother is already Ainsha’s groom.”

nevertheless.

Because I know that this ideal is greed.

Looking at Yekathrice, who drew a line for herself, Limon asked.

“Will you be okay with that?”

“Because I’m Ainsha’s older sister.”

Even if you don’t give up on yourself.

Because he still values his brother more than himself.

The girl who chose to take a step back rather than drowning her sister in envy, jealousy, and sadness said with a smile.

“Instead, don’t forget the promise you made to not make my sister cry no matter what.”

“…”

“Because that’s enough for me.”

a few months ago.

in the middle of the snowfield.

unilaterally she forced.

But I could never deny it.

Hearing the same words this time, Limon could only nod quietly.

“If that’s what you want.”

So…

Limon raises his spoon.

I scooped up the soup that had cooled before I knew it.

I slowly fed the silver-haired girl with a single smile.

…Pretending not to know the presence of another girl clenching her fists on the other side of the wall, which Catherine wouldn’t have noticed now.