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Chapter 96.1 - In The Same Boat
96.1 In The Same Boat
Good day, Demon Prince Jilbagias who was reduced to a mere decoration in the corner of the room in order to not disturb the tearful reunion between father and daughter is here…
The inheritance of light magic ended up in an instant.
That was far too short for a parting between parent and child…
Lyla bawled until the end. This was the first time I saw her bearing her emotion so blatantly like this.
As for me… All I could do for her was just to respect Faravugi, that's all. Even if I pray for his happiness in his next life…
But Faravugi, I will etch your way of life into these eyes of mine. You're willing to exchange your soul for your daughter.
You were a splendid father. You really were a proud white dragon. That's why I will do my best to protect Lyla for your sake.
That's why… Please…!
Even if I knew that your soul would vanish, I couldn't help but pray.
Please, rest in peace.
『Well then… The real thing is about to start.』
Ante muttered in my soul.
Yeah, she was right.
This hadn't ended yet. Rather, this had only begun.
Finally, Lyla wiped her tears, raised her face, and looked at me.
Fierce light dwelled in her golden eyes.
This girl… Could make such a powerful gaze huh?
「Lyla.」
「Uhm.」
We ended up speaking at the same time.
「You first.」
「No, please don't mind me.」
「No can do, I'm all ears.」
I urged Lyla to speak first as I got on my knees to match my line of sight with her who sat on the floor.
「Thank you… Very much.」
Lyla―― Bowed apologetically.
「For summoning my father. For allowing us to talk for the last time…」
A fleeting smile flashed on her face.
「Thank you, thank you very much.」
… She didn't have to thank me.
To be honest, that was the only thing I could do for her…
「I can finally say it.」
In contrast to me who endured the emotion in my chest, Lyla heaved a sigh of relief as if a weight was lifted from her shoulders.
「I, I hate you.」
The next moment, it felt as if my heart was stopped by her sudden confession. But, contrary to her remark, Lyla looked really composed.
「Even though you've always been treating me so nicely. Even though you have always been worrying about me. I can't make peace with myself since you're the one who killed my father.」
「That's… Obvious. It's not something to worry about.」
I barely managed to squeeze out those words.
「Even if you say 『Treating nicely』, all I did was treat you like any other employee… It's not enough to repay the sin of having killed your father…!」
「I heard from Garounya. Had it not been for a slip-up of the documents, I might have been presented to the other Demon Prince around this time.」
Lyla looked up at the sky outside of the window.
「What do you think is going to happen to me in that kind of situation?… By now, the other prince might tortured me to death…」
And then she looked at me again.
「That's why I'm really grateful. Not to mention that you even gave me the chance to have a last conversation with my father, albeit only for short time…」
Tears ran down her cheeks but Lyla wiped her tears with the sleeve of her maid uniform.
「To be honest, I still can't get over it even as we speak. But, I know that my father will laugh at me from the afterlife if I keep laughing at him.」
And then she was smiling at me.
「I―― Will become a splendid dragon that will make my father proud.」
… Aaah.
She was not a girl that needed my protection anymore.
The girl who stood before me was already capable of standing on her own feet, and could take flight with her own wings――
「――That's why you, don't have to worry about me anymore.」
…!
I couldn't say anything back. Nor did I have the qualification to do so.
「… I understand. Thank you, Lyla.」
Suddenly it felt as if a weight was lifted up from my shoulders.
Maybe that's just how much pressure I had always felt.
「… Thank you.」
Thank you very much, for being willing to forgive a bastard like me.
… We were smiling awkwardly at each other.
It somehow was soothing to my heart, alas―― It didn't mean that we could stay like this forever either.
「Let's talk about our next steps.」
After I braced myself and said so, Lyla nodded earnestly.
「Well first, let's make ourselves more comfortable by sitting on the sofa.」
「Ah. Yes, thank you very much.」
After we sat on the sofa, facing each other, we talked about our future policy while looking at the empty barrier of bone powder.
「Well then, regarding the Demon Kingdom.」
「Yeah. Let's destroy it.」
I nodded at her.
「At least, this kingdom will head to its own destruction as long as we defeat the Demon King and the other successors. For now, I'll make full use of my status as a prince.」
「I know.」
「There's Ante in my soul vessel. Liliana. And lastly, you.」
Lyla made a slightly strange face when she heard my remark.
「Uhm… That, Liliana-san, could it be…」
「Yeah… She became like that for now though.」
I was imagining Liliana who was 『Waiting』 outside of this room… Well, I guess my current expression was the same as Lyla's.
「I put a temporary seal on her memory when I took her out of the night elf's prison. The seal should've been lifted but, the person herself seems to be content with her current position…」
Thanks to the ghastly experience she went through in that prison, she might be reluctant to regain the painful memories, Lyla hung her head down sadly when she heard my story about Liliana.
「I… Always thought that I might be the most unfortunate person in this world but, turns out there's someone even more unfortunate than me…」
Well, Liliana's situation was really dire but…
You're just about the same right?
「… Well, that's not something to be compared…」
「Indeed. My apologies.」
「Nonono, spare me the apology… Anyhow, someday, once she regained her memories… I want to set her free.」
Thus, I looked at Lyla.
「For that… I need a transportation method that would allow me to be completely free from my other subordinates but…」
Now we finally get to the main topic.
「I see…!」
Lyla spoke while clenching her fists.
「So that's where my role comes into play…!」
「Yes. I hope you'll cooperate when that time comes…!」
「Naturally!」
That was a relief. I was worried for a moment that she would say something like 『Letting someone to ride on the back of proud dragon is a bit…』.
「But…」
Lyla's expression suddenly clouded.
「Your subordinate… So that means you're going to betray them someday. Vigne-san and Garounya-san.」
I gasped for a moment since her remark hit where it hurt.
「… Yes, I'll betray them someday.」
I grit my teeth and admitted it so easily.
「In my previous life… My mother was killed by the night elves, and my father was killed by the 4th Demon King's Child, Emergias.」
This time, it was Lyla's turn to have gasped for breath.
「And then, I have to crush the intelligence network of the night elfs that sow seeds of chaos and discord within the domain of the alliance. Demon Race aside, I'll make sure that the night elves… Have paid their due in full!」
I bared my deepest secret to Lyla.
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