"Brother, are you not going to be the new king of the Durkis country?
The king suddenly said that with a serious face.
Not only was Duke surprised by the words.
All of a sudden, I'm not following my head. Speak at a slow speed that is easy for ordinary people to understand.
"... My brother has the qualities of a king. I've been with you since I was a little girl, and I know it best."
That's what he says seriously. With that mouthful of mouth, I know exactly how good Jicha was when she was young.
"My late father won't forgive me."
The king shuts his mouth to Jicha's words. Show a little confusion.
For both of us, the only thing we have in common is a father. What does it feel like to be a half-brother......
After taking a breath, the king began to utter words again.
"I have a letter that I kept from my father.... he did not know that his brother had been flushed into a poor village until the very end. I thought he was murdered, and I blamed him for it."
"Well, maybe it's a good thing he died without knowing the truth. I was the one who planned the King's murder."
"... no. My brother knew better than anyone that he would never do that."
I found the words a little upsetting.
"The magic has become unusable and the attitude of the people around me has changed. My father was disappointed in me, and he saw me no more."
"I didn't know how to deal with my brother. I think I would have blamed myself for not losing my magic if I could have taken care of him on the side a little longer. That guilt also led to fewer and misleading confrontations with my older brother. My father was pretty damaged, too."
"How do you know that?
"I don't have an out-of-people brain, but I'm pretty good at human observation,"
That's what I said, and for the first time, I gave him a mild smile that made the tension loose.
"Besides, since I heard your brother died, your father faded rapidly and died as he did"
We can't all hide our surprises in the first facts we hear.
I've also heard stories about the former king being a sloppy, incompetent king in a woman's relationship. Besides, it actually surrounded the forbidden concubines in this country.
I knew it was better not to count on rumors. In fact, the rumors that come into my ear are tens of times more prevalent than the truth, or completely different.
So much so that rumors are circulating that Duke is also being molested by a sexually vicious woman named Alicia.
"Even if I lost all my magic, my father expected more from my brother than anyone else. You trusted my brother with envy."
The king left the spot a little and took the letter out of a small crate that he had placed on the side of the chair. Slightly discolored letter.
Pass it slowly to Jicha. Jicha seemed a little nervous.
It is the last word of the late king. Even I am so nervous that my heart sounds loud that it has nothing to do with it.
Jicha received the letter and slowly opened inside.