The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 88
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#88. Regrets that go back (20)
“What do you mean?”
“I treated you rudely.”
The priestess tilted her head.
“That’s unexpected. I never thought Your Majesty would apologize.”
“Why is that so?”
“Aren’t you the emperor of the water country?”
She said calmly.
“I heard that in the Sui Dynasty, the authority of the Emperor is absolute. There is no reason for a person of divine blood to apologize to a mere mortal.”
“But aren’t you also a child of God?”
The priestess’s hand that was stroking the library stopped.
“Then it would be right to treat you as an equal to me. I just acknowledged it too late.”
“… … Indeed. So that’s the reason.”
Blue eyes widened.
So, Doseongji had no way of knowing what kind of gaze the priestess was looking at him with. Only the beautiful, statuesque face of the priestess with her eyes closed entered his vision.
“Your Majesty, may I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“You said that your two younger brothers were cursed and still alive. Then how is it that Your Majesty is alive, having transcended humanity?”
Do Seong-ji blinked.
It was a question I had never heard before.
The subjects under her were always terrified, and Do Hye-won, the only one who was treated as an equal, already knew her secret.
“I was born with a special constitution.”
“Well, I guess so.”
The priestess said.
“You have a body similar to that of a demon?”
“… … You see.”
Do Seong-ji sat down on the chair right next to the priestess and leaned his upper body forward.
“It wasn’t something I was aware of from birth. It’s just that I grew faster than others and was unable to use my magical powers.”
Swish.
Do Seong-ji, who had come right up to the priestess’ nose, spoke mischievously.
“So, my father must have seen me as a woman. My mother was very jealous of me like this.”
“… … .”
The priestess’s expression fell for the first time.
It was quite a sight to see the smile that had been on his face the whole time cracking. Do Seong-ji twisted his lips and whispered, feeling the low pleasure of shaking a woman like a snake with his own hands.
“After my father passed away, I drank the poison my second brother gave me, and at some point, my magical circuits exploded and burst open. That was my first awakening. After that, I probably heard about it from Hye-won.”
It was a recollection filled with deep regret.
“I killed all the brothers who had been eyeing me and ascended the throne myself. I don’t feel any guilt at all about killing my own family. Just.”
closely.
“I should have saved my siblings a little earlier. If I had woken up sooner, this child would have… … .”
Do Seong-ji continued speaking, clenching his fist so hard that the veins were visible.
“What difference would it make if I catch and kill the demons like my second brother late? However, I cannot stand it without revenge, so I have no choice but to kill all the black-haired people-”
“I understand.”
The priestess answered calmly.
The city hall looked down at her from a slightly higher position. The priestess in the men’s clothing was neatly dressed, as if she had never been in a state of ruin.
Now I see that even the dirt and dust that was on my body has completely disappeared.
Is this a miracle of God?
“I feel sorry for you.”
The priestess reached out to her.
A non-threatening hand approached her gently. Soon, a gentle light poured down on her.
The city of Dosungji, wrapped in white light, took my breath away without me knowing. The light of mercy and forgiveness, like the sea, that I experienced for the first time, was more affectionate and warm than I had imagined.
‘How could this happen?’
Even now, the image of the priestess is extremely cold and painful. However, the light that comes from the person who has such an image is more loving than anything else in the world.
Generosity that willingly embraces anyone, no matter what kind of being they are. It was a power that only evoked boundless awe and admiration, as if the gods high above had come down to earth in human form.
The discomfort that had been rising slowly was caught in the holy ray of light and pinned to the floor. Do Seong-ji glared at the priestess with his eyes hardened.
“You are an incomprehensible being.”
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
The priestess smiled.
She is truly an inscrutable woman.
“Your Majesty has two beloved families, and I am sure you would like to provide them with peace.”
“… But that’s true.”
“Will you promise me that?”
Doseongji nodded his head.
It was meant to be told.
“Please don’t think of human life as expendable.”
“I don’t understand English.”
Her brows furrowed.
“The people are like weeds. Do you care if a few weeds on the mountain behind you are trampled?”
“oh.”
The priestess covered her mouth with one hand.
After a bit of silence.
The priestess’ face came closer.
“Then, Your Majesty, you won’t mind if I trample on ‘this’, which is nothing more than a weed?”
For a moment, I felt eerie.
As the eyelids that had been closed for a long time opened, the deep blue irises flashed like a bottomless pit. The pupils that should have been black turned white and split into a strange cross shape.
The city hall gasped in primal fear. The space where the friendly white light had been withdrawn was now dark and cold.
“Your Majesty, please answer.”
“I am…….”
A cold sweat ran down my face.
The ice thorns that had been stabbing the priestess all turned outward at once. The wild enemy, like a wild beast, was rampaging with aggression.
At the same time, one thought dominated my brain.
I can’t go against that man.
You can never win.
“Okay, I’ll do as you say-”
“Good idea!”
Clap! The priestess smiled brightly and clapped her hands.
At the same time, the abyss that had been pressing down on the surroundings disappeared. Do-seong-ji, still wet and soaking wet, stared blankly at the priestess.
“I am sure the Lord will be very pleased that Your Majesty is willing to cooperate with me. I am truly fortunate.”
“Yeah, I see.”
“Then, in order to spread the Lord’s teachings further, should we launch a nationwide relief project for the poor?”
The priestess spoke, embracing the library.
“And dig a trap.”
***
“Hey, commoner. You’re crazy. Stop spinning around like a dog.”
“It’s noisy.”
“Huh. What an insolent bastard.”
As Liliana said, Cedric, who had sent Izumi down, was circling around the reception room for a while.
But what should he do when he just can’t seem to calm down? The words Izumi left behind kept lingering in his head.
“Youth asked me to follow him secretly. He said to wait for the two of you upstairs!”
He muttered harshly.
“Why that kid and not me.”
No, actually I knew the answer.
Cedric himself would act like a mad dog whenever Justinas was involved. He didn’t even know how to be polite in front of Liliana, the princess of the branch country, and when he met the emperor, he almost caused an accident if Justinas hadn’t noticed.
This was Cedric’s fundamental birth problem. No matter how much he wore the hat of the head of the underworld and met with powerful people, he was still an orphan from a back alley who had rolled in from nowhere. There was an unbridgeable gap between him and the other two who had grown up with good education in their families.
Cedric had never been ashamed of his background in his life, but ever since he met Justinas, his origins began to feel like a pebble in his shoe. This inferiority complex was especially deepened when he saw Izumi Polly.
Because. That’s right.
When Justinas looks at Izumi Polli, his eyes are like… … .
‘… It’s so pathetic.’
In this way, isn’t it true that even Guni Justinas doesn’t trust him emotionally?
Izumi Polli, a man who resembles Justinas, is righteous, but always cool and calm. He follows a gentle line, but is never emotional.
So, Justinas must also think of that man as special.
“… … .”
Cedric stopped walking for a moment, unable to bear it any longer. The ugly jealousy seeped into him from the very tips of his toes.
But you have to endure it.
The moment he reveals these feelings, Justinas will abandon him without hesitation and choose Izumi Polli.
He had no expectation that he would choose him. Justinus would cherish him, but he would also value the ‘brave’ who was the object of the trust for the sake of the greater good.
… … But, is it really only for the sake of justice?
Maybe Justinas-
“Ah, you two! You’re here.”
My darkening heart stopped for a moment when Izumi burst through the door and came in.
and.
“Um… Izumi? Can you just get off here… … .”
“No. Youth is sick right now, so he needs to get some rest.”
Cedric opened his eyes wide as he saw Justinas, who had a red and bruise-like mark on his white neck, and Izumi holding him.