Tower of Karma
Beginning Tragedy: The Secret Room
"Oh, it's for the hero, the White Knight."
Gustav appeared under William, who was being chased by post-war processing clerical work in Arkas, a general from another country but was being rehabilitated in Wang Du as a friend army.
Even William is distracted because until a few days ago he had received reports that he had wandered the frontier of life and death with an unconscious weight. From there, he recovered in this short period of time, traveled from the sanatorium to the royal palace, and was also surprised because he appeared before William.
"Is this a saddle change to the mailman?
"There's a thorn. Fair enough. I don't like you either. No, I'm not gonna like you guys."
(Ra?)
Gustav's remarks, William frowned at the hook.
"... well, temperament won't engage"
"But that's not all there is to it. The reason is extremely personal, and I can't help but mesh with Jan's guy when it comes to his place. I admired it with my best friend and they took two, even eight hits...... no, that's bad. That's just too much extra."
William glances at the piece of paper Gustav offers. There was an address for Arkas. William floating question marks. I can't grasp Gustav's intentions.
"At first, I was willing to tell you. But knowing you, knowing you couldn't go back, he decided this guy was gonna be a burden. So I didn't tell him. But I don't think so. Because it's better to know than to know. Whether that's a fucking tragedy or a vain story that no one ever made happy, it's a burden, sometimes you want to hold it."
I still can't grasp the intention. I can somehow guess who he is.
But if so, I don't know.
"What are you talking about?
"Don't you want to know why Jan died protecting you?
"... you think there's a reason for that rampage?
"If he doesn't, he's not such a jerk. I don't even leave the country in the first place. It's a hassle, isn't it? I can't believe you switched saddles. He and I were good old, and Gaius' grandfather joked about the deal and made it easy. Still, he did."
I've been hooked. Why did that Jan act like that? There is no question about his abilities, his brains. Without a glimpse of its bottom he disappeared from the world, but one scale alone was well worth the alert. Those seven years stretched up to seven years because of Angelm's struggle, and the only reason it took seven years was because Jan was gone.
"If you want answers, watch your spare time and go there. We've been through this. It's just not a good story. It's a story that makes me feel really down. I'll never do that again."
"... I understand your story."
At the time I brought this story in, Gustav would have been convinced that if it were William's nature, he would always go. I don't like that kind of foresight. Just like that man, what he could do because he knew something he didn't know, because it was also very similar to the way he fought.
"Oh, well, I'm going home."
"Are you going to come back to Arcadia?
"Hey. Nothing. I'm good anywhere myself. That's where I was. Because you're an idiot, I am. He's not here anymore. But what I left behind, I do. Two. One is a tablet stone, the other is still a pretty dish. If I say one way or the other, you're cute."
"Oh, I've heard rumors. You were married inside, or Lord Jan and Lord Eurydice. You had a child. Congratulations."
"That's Gaius's condition for asylum. It's a shame to keep both talents alive, so if you only mate once for now, you can go to exile. I said no to that, but no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
"... you come to an eye. I'll do anything for what I want, so that's who you are."
"On such terms, if you think that man hates and proudly thunderstorms, it's instant instant. Besides, we're both in for a good age. I saw a few obsessions, man. Boy is cute, but I still don't like that woman. I don't like women."
"I don't understand women either. You disagreed on that, Hundred Gen. Garias, Lord Gustav. Thank you for your information. Someday, someplace else."
"Oops. Someday."
Gustav's back leaving refreshed. It was so clear that I didn't think it was the breakup of a man who said he hated himself. The story of an already deceased man, I'm interested but not profitable. It won't be worth it enough to devote time to this busy time.
But...
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William was coming to the address location. I couldn't beat curiosity.
"That's a fine mansion. He must be quite a nobleman."
Lots managed by aristocrats on the remote edge of Zeke. When I hear that Jan's home was originally there, I can still see that he was quite famous. A boneless portal like a martial arts house, I might have hesitated to go in if I was my old self.
"His Excellency Admiral William, right? I've been waiting for you."
"We would like to thank you for your sudden visit today. I would like to begin by saying hello to our Lord."
"No, the owner of this mansion will not see His Excellency. Throughout his position that he is not a martial family, but a civilian, a situation where he is an edge of Zeke but still manages to live forever. Contact with His Excellency the Admiral who controls the army can shake your home. Please forgive me."
"I see. I lacked consideration"
"The intrigue looks boring. There is no need for His Excellency the Admiral to take care of you. The Lord wanted to see him, but he was a noble society made up of boring beauty."
"I intend to understand"
Civilians and politicians, in particular, are sensitive to these things, and they praise the fact that they never are, and sometimes turn white into black. It seems foolish that we have no choice but to obey. Especially since this house, Zeke, the main house, 'twice', is causing disturbances.
"Then come here."
"Excuse me, sir."
A gentleman took me away from the mansion.
"That's what's in every mansion, what you call away"
"Yes, hidden things are for everyone."
Gino, and for the first time in a long time, a baffling and painful sound echoes through the door.
It was a small distance away. A great place to hide things. I just can't hide it from my family. It was only a place to break eyes from the outside, it seemed so.
"Minimum household necessity, is it"
"Because it is a departure for the emperor of history to overlap his mistress with his mistress. Polar theory, one bed is enough. I'm sorry to bother you."
"I don't mind. Gossip is indispensable to the conversation of nobility, and these things are the talk of tales."
"For a long time, nobles have followed you to the board."
"Well, I've been living in the North for a long time."
"Be modest. Whoa, let's get back to this. I told you earlier that everyone has something to hide. But in this detachment, it slips through the family and is therefore not used much. How more suitable for hiding out there. So I didn't notice anything but Master Yang"
The gentleman takes some books out of the shelf and sticks his hand behind the shelf. From there, pull through the wooden plank, and repeat the same operation several times elsewhere.
"The real hiding is what lies behind the hiding. It is under the mask that there is truth."
Moving the bookshelf, there was a small entrance and exit on the floor there. It is a space where each person manages to get through. Sure, that's a lot of books in vain to keep away, but I still didn't think there was a trick underneath it.
"I also seem to have had a hard time finding the key to this entrance and exit. Yang said it took two years for all this book to find the code from the dummy, the huge collection of books in the main house's mansion, and to untie everything and find the key. Probably stumble here even if you think there's something there. Even if there were signs of moving the bookshelf, there was probably no sign of anyone entering, except the first generation who built the scheme."
Outside The key to solid construction. The doors themselves were built quite sturdy, and it would have been difficult to break them and get in. I cannot tolerate pride as a challenger in the first place. In addition, the secret act of searching for a hidden room itself, if you don't want to find out, is still a very difficult business to destroy.
"Come on, come here"
"... whenever you say a man, you're attracted to this kind of romance"
"Hehe, so am I."
Zeke's Secret. Further back of the hiding.
Curiosity will be stimulated by nothing. Because it's a boy.
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William opened his eyes. The basement was packed with books all over the shelf. Plus, there's a rather old mix of books. That is the number of books with a history and culture close to the time of the founding of the country, that is to say, the age of witchcraft. What a sight for curiosity.
It is a simple room with one other desk and more chairs on just two legs.
"Hmm? It's just this corner. Oddly enough, the book's new."
"Yeah, that's Master Yang's space."
"Lord Yang's?
"Can you see it?
"We'll see."
William largely pulls through the book. William had also read the book. Already known, there's nothing to see. And yet, why is my heart so bothered?
"I've read this too. This, this, no, all of it. I can tell by the back cover. All of it, I know. I read it when I was a kid. Besides, this is the first book I've ever translated... and the letters are mine. I care as little as possible to avoid habits, but no doubt, this too, yes. And this..."
William closed the book and, looking back, pulled out his sword and turned to a gentleman.
"Answer me, what does this mean!
"I'll keep watching"
"Um, it's the repertoire that was in the imported bookstore. This book has a slight crease on the corner of the back cover. I dropped it and let it snap. That shopkeeper hated scratching things. I remember being relieved without finding out. At the time, I couldn't have been dumped."
"I see. Didn't you know? Both the store owner and the customer bought and sold it knowingly. I have been told that I was unable to scold the frightening boy and asked regular customers to explain the translation and buy it. Master Yang was laughing a lot too, he said it was adorable."
"Funny, you don't. This, now, all"
"Yes, of course, sir."
William's eyes narrowed sharply. I didn't mean to kill people in a place like this, but the situation greatly exceeded my assumptions. This is not a dangerous situation.
It's all like knowing it was a dogma dancing there on Jan's palm.
"I'll get an answer. All of it."
"I intend to, my lord William. I also heard from Jan, Gustav and my father that they are biting the joy of being connected. Talking is a tragedy, there is no salvation. Still, I think I'm just a little beautiful. Because this is a tragedy that love has invited."
A gentleman takes out a book that hasn't been loaded.
"It was a long time ago. Yet, the story of the time when Master Yang was being spoken to by Kirinko..."
And the man opens his mouth. What's so soft about the sleigh while the sword is being poked at?
"Not long before a nobleman and a slave met..."
Spinned is a story of no salvation.