The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 25
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#25. Open the Prince’s Head (6)
The misunderstanding between the two, no, three people was resolved after I barely managed to get up and gave a brief explanation.
“So what you’re saying is… … that my brother has been brainwashed by the demons all this time?”
“that’s right.”
Diold blinked blankly after hearing my answer.
“Brainwashing? Me?”
“Didn’t you find it strange?”
I explained slowly.
“You might feel like you were forced to do something you didn’t want to do. At the time, you believed it was right, but it wasn’t.”
“… … Now that I think about it.”
His brows furrowed.
“It’s strange. I have no idea why I did such a vulgar thing. Ah….”
Diold seemed to be recalling his past actions. As he continued speaking, he suddenly buried his flushed face in his hands.
“How could this be? I have no face to face with my parents and my people. The pillar of the kingdom, the national foundation, is so weak that he is being deceived by sorcery.”
“… Diold.”
Liliana looked at Diold with confused eyes.
It was understandable that it felt strange.
Liliana despised her brother.
Because he was born as the crown prince, it was difficult to tolerate the acts of wantonly raping and murdering the people.
But is it true that Diold was actually the victim?
‘Even I would be confused.’
Meanwhile, Cedric.
“… … .”
He didn’t seem to have any particular thoughts.
When he realized that Diold had not harmed him, he quickly turned his attention away from Diold. It was a surprisingly quick change of pace.
Instead, he just sits next to me like a big shepherd and listens to my story silently. Sometimes, he nods at me as if he’s concentrating.
Even though you probably think I’m blind.
“If we do, Saintess, we must expel that demon tribe quickly.”
“Yes.”
“Just give me the order. I will use the saint’s sword to purge the demons of trash at any time.”
Cedric (special: I don’t know) of the Lago tribe said.
“Well, that’s right. But before we cut down the demons, there’s something I want to solve… … .”
My gaze turned to Diold.
He was still in a state of mental weakness. His red eyes, which had become clear like rubies after the brainwashing was lifted, trembled without mercy, filled with shame and guilt.
“Mr. Diold.”
“Yes, yes?”
He answers as if he’s jumping up and down.
“What’s going on?”
The appearance suddenly became gentle.
Feeling a strange sensation at the change in honorifics, I asked him.
“Is there anything that bothers you?”
“The catch… … Ah!”
He shouted after thinking deeply.
“I personally supported an illegal slave trade. They captured children, women, and subhumans and sold them into slavery… It’s so shameful.”
He smiled bitterly.
“I am ashamed to have dragged even Duke Biya, who was my teacher, into it. I guess I have tarnished his integrity.”
“Oh, you don’t have to worry.”
I smiled brightly.
“The demon who brainwashed me is actually His Excellency Duke Biya.”
“…yes?”
He paused for a moment.
Blink. Blink.
It was like a computer that had just been turned on trying to figure out the current situation, searching for data. But the original Diold, who was smart, soon figured out what I meant.
“Then, that would be a big problem! If he finds out that I’ve escaped from the brainwashing, he might kill all the slaves at once to destroy the evidence…!”
“Calm down, Diold.”
Liliana, still confused, grabbed his arm.
It had been a long time since they last met. The two people met each other’s eyes and flinched.
“There must have been a specific purpose behind brainwashing you, the crown prince. … Nothing is certain, but would he really give up the power he has built up over the past ten years just because of a little suspicion?”
“ah…….”
He sighed.
“You are right.”
He agreed with Liliana, and after a moment of silence, he shook his head.
“Your thoughts have matured a lot since I last saw you, Liliana.”
“I see you every day, what are you talking about?”
“You can’t know someone’s thoughts just by looking at them, right?”
Liliana was speechless at those harsh words.
Before she could say anything, Diold muttered with a sour look on his face.
“It might have been better for you to be the successor. Rather than me, who is weak.”
“… … A woman cannot be a king.”
“Yes. That’s a meaningless assumption.”
An awkward silence fell.
That was when.
“Your Majesty, this is Duke Villa. It seems like there’s a commotion inside. May I come in for a moment?”
The atmosphere, which had been filled with bitterness and regret, turned cold.
The most noticeable change among them was Diold. He took a step back with a frightened expression, like a rat in a trap.
“Down. Down?”
A thick male voice is heard from beyond the door.
Diold’s fingers trembled as the brainwashing was released. I felt the air a few times and then grabbed his hand.
And then he whispers.
“lowering.”
Shudder.
“Say you are having a good time with the saint.”
“That’s so irreverent… … .”
“Come on.”
Diold coughed several times after hearing my urging.
“Hey, don’t interrupt! I’m having a blast right now, gasp, enjoying myself!”
“Ah… Excuse me. I’ll see you tomorrow morning, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
The acting became more realistic thanks to the nervous and panting breath. Just listening to the sound made it feel like a really happy time.
Liliana’s face cooled.
“… I know it’s a plan, but the sound of you panting is honestly disgusting.”
“…sorry.”
***
Ricardo Villa.
He was Terra’s prime minister and the crown prince’s teacher, and was actually a high-ranking demon under the Demon King’s army, Blue Heaven.
‘It looks like the brainwashing is going well.’
Ricardo, who confirmed the Crown Prince’s panting voice, turned around with a satisfied heart.
He didn’t hear the saint’s cries, but… well, the brainwashed prince’s tastes were a bit maniacal. He thought that she had put a muzzle on him, so he didn’t pay much attention.
‘More than that, the appearance of the saint. Even though she is currently being suppressed as the crown prince, it could be quite troublesome.’
Even if we look at history up to now, the appearance of adults has always been annoying.
Seeds that crawl in even when thrown into the abyss. Adults who are rife with speciesist ideology are objects of fear for the demons.
He immediately thought of the saint who had appeared five hundred years ago.
When Ricardo was just born.
Back then, it was the opposite of now. It was a time when demons ruled the world and humans tried to hide in between.
Young Ricardo was enjoying a happy childhood as the beloved youngest child of a noble family.
But the saint ruined it all.
“They are evil. The only way to save them is to return them to the Lord.”
One day, a saint who received a revelation from God united the humans who were treated as slaves and took over the land.
“Ricardo, don’t worry. This older brother will definitely defeat the saint and restore peace to the territory.”
The older brother who said that and went out died the next day without even leaving a body behind.
There was no choice.
“I pray to the Lord. Take everything from me and annihilate the devil before my eyes in the most painful way.”
With one of her prayers, with one breath, the old humanity fell helplessly.
No, it wasn’t even a human race.
The saint did not recognize them as fellow human beings.
“Destroy all the demons. The Lord wants this.”
It was from then on.
They were born from the dead elements and freely manipulated the power of the elements, so they began to be called the Demon Tribe.
The elemental powers they used to manipulate became their own special magic powers, and their diet of negative human emotions became their own special trait.
The world was turned upside down.
Many of my compatriots died.
Only a few survived.
Ricardo, who became the sole survivor of the family, declared himself a subordinate of Changcheon, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s Army.
His goal is one.
To wipe out the evil new humans and return the world to its former paradise.
‘To do that, we must first fill the leadership of each country with demons.’
In particular, the Eastern Continent, which had a monarchy with a centralized government system, was easier to rule than the Western Continent.
How much effort had been put into brainwashing the crown prince? He had been working hard for a long time, changing his appearance and rising to the position of duke, and finally became the crown prince’s teacher.
He smiled broadly.
‘There’s not much left.’
The moment the crown prince ascends to the throne, he will replace all of his close associates with demons. In this way, the country will slowly return to its former paradise.
What a joy it is-
“Oh, Your Majesty! What are you doing here?”
“…Polly?”
The thoughts were interrupted by a man who suddenly appeared.
When I turned around, Izumi Polly was smiling innocently, her plate full of desserts. She looked very stupid.
“I am on my way back from visiting His Highness the Crown Prince’s room for a moment.”
“That’s great!”
He smiled brightly.
“I was on my way there too.”
“Yes? No, why?”
“I think the saint is there.”
I was speechless.
“His Highness the Crown Prince is alone. No, more than that, you cannot enter the Crown Prince’s Palace without permission.”
“But didn’t the saint go that way? It smells… … .”
“…smell?”
What smell?
“Ah! The saintess always smells good. I can easily find her within 5km.”
“…yes?”
What the heck is this pervert.
Ricardo’s expression turned rotten.
‘Isn’t he crazy?’
The crown prince must have been brainwashed into becoming like that. Isn’t this guy just like that in nature?
At the unexpected remark that he was chasing a woman by her smell, Ricardo internally exclaimed, “Oh, this is a bit much,” and took a step back.
Then Izumi followed.
“But Your Majesty the Duke.”
“Yes, yes?”
Thud.
The arm is grabbed in an instant.
‘… When did you get so close?’
Ricardo gulped as the distance between them grew closer without him noticing.
He would never attack someone known as a duke, but if this guy really wanted to kill him, he would never be able to resist.
“What happened… … .”
“Why are you lying?”
Transparent green eyes stared straight at him.
Somehow a goosebumps appeared on my spine.