My Beloved Oppressor — Chapter 14

FATHER. IS SOMETHING WRONG?

SOMEONE IS MAKING A COMMOTION OUT FRONT.

OH MY!

WHO? WHY?

REFUSAL TO CONCEDE THE TRIAL RESULTS.

IT'S ALWAYS PEASANTS WHO COMMIT CRIMES AND CRY ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE LAW.

ANWAY, IT'S NOT SOMETHING FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT ON YOUR BIG DAY.

I SEE.

I UNDERSTAND, FATHER.

Episode 14

PHEW.

I WAS NERVOUS, BUT I DIDN'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

I COULD HAVE PLAYED WITH MORE EMOTION...

HOPEFULLY I CAN POLISH IT UP A BIT MORE AND PLAY PERFECTLY NEXT TIME...

HUH?

THE COMMOTION FATHER SPOKE OF...

IS IT HER?

SHE’S LOOKING AT ME...

SHE'S SCARING ME...

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN FORCED...

...TO SEE SOMEONE'S LOWEST POINT...

AHHH!!

HEY, WHY SO JUMPY?

ANSGAR!

A WARNING WOULD'VE BEEN NICE!

SORRY, SORRY. I CALLED BUT YOU DIDN'T ANSWER.

WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING AT?

OH... IT'S NOTHING.

JUST SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T AGREE WITH THE RULING...

...WAS MAKING A COMMOTION.

MY BROTHER WAS SHOT DEAD THE NEXT MORNING.

I COULDN'T APPEAL.

IT WASN'T A TRIAL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I REMEMBER NOW.

I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR THAT THE ROYAL FAMILY HAD FALLEN.

IT'S HER...

I HOPED THAT MAN WOULD APOLOGIZE.

I HOPED HE WOULD GET THE PUNISHMENT HE DESERVED.

BUT THE PAPERS ANNOUNCED THE MARQUESS'S DEATH THE NEXT DAY.

THAT HE WAS SHOT DEAD BY REVOLUTIONARIES IN HIS MANSION...

WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A WORD OF APOLOGY, IT WAS OVER.

I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A PARDON OR A SETTLEMENT.

DAVID DID SOMETHING TERRIBLE TO YOU.

HE SHOULD BE PUNISHED ACCORDINGLY.

WE HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR THAT IN ITSELF.

BUT THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS JUST...

...BECAUSE I WANTED TO TELL YOU WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

I JUST... WANTED YOU TO KNOW.

HOW MY BROTHER DIED...

IS IGNORANCE A SIN?

AM I ALLOWED TO BLAME YOU?

I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND AN ANSWER.

I HOPE YOU KNOW I'M NOT SAYING THIS BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE GUILTY.

I'M DEEPLY AND SINCERELY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU.

I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON.

...I'LL BE LEAVING NOW.

ANNETTE!!!

RUN!!!

THE REASON I WANTED TO HEAR HER STORY.

RUN, ANNETTE! QUICK!!!!

THE FIRST AND LAST OPPORTUNITY GRANTED TO ME.

I'M...

SORRY...

I'M REALLY...

...TRULY SORRY.

I'M SORRY...

I'M SORRY...

I'M SO SORRY...

...ALRIGHT.

I NEEDED TO HEAR THAT FROM SOMEONE.

I NEVER TRIED TO UNDERSTAND.

I NEVER THOUGHT I NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND.

IT WAS ALL UNKNOWN TO ME...

...AND I DIDN'T THINK WE SHARED ANYTHING.

NO MATTER HOW ANTITHETICAL...

...WE SHARED A MOMENT.

A NOBLE OF ROYAL BLOOD AND A COMMONER.

A WOMAN WHO DREAMT OF BEING A PIANIST AND A FRUIT VENDOR.

THE FAMILY OF A MILITARY LEADER WHO INTERROGATED REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS,

AND THE FAMILY OF A SOLDIER WHO WAS EXECUTED BY HIM.

NO MATTER WHAT I DO, I'LL NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND.

HOWEVER.

I WANTED TO FACE THE PAST AND JUDGE FOR MYSELF.

AND JUST LIKE THAT, I WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A BIT MORE.

THEN I REALIZED.

NOW, IT IS TRULY IRREVERSIBLE.

ANNETTE.

WHAT IS THIS?

A PETITION TO PARDON DAVID BERKEL.

WHY WOULD YOU WRITE THIS?

WHAT DID THAT WOMAN SAY TO YOU?

HEINER. THIS IS MY RIGHT.

AND IT'S MY DECISION.

ARE YOU A SAINT? IS THAT WHAT IT IS?

YOU KNOW ME. I COULDN'T DARE.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING I DECIDED FOR MYSELF.

AND...

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SMILE LIKE THAT IN A LONG TIME.

SORRY.

IT'S NOT THAT I BLAME YOU.

IT'S JUST THAT I'M...

...SORRY, HEINER.

FOR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE THINGS I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT ARE YOU APOLOGIZING FOR?

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

BECAUSE I AM ROZENBERG'S DAUGHTER. BECAUSE YOU RESENT ME.

AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS I HAVE YET TO KNOW...

NO, DON'T APOLOGIZE TO ME. EVER.

IT'S BETTER THAT WAY.

...IF YOU WISH.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH I SHUT OUT THE WORLD AND CLAIM TO BE INNOCENT, I CAN'T.

BORN WRONG, RAISED WRONG.

I THINK ABOUT THE PAST, THE FUTURE, MY RESPONSIBILITIES... AND THE PRICE I MUST PAY.

AND THE CONCLUSION I'VE COME TO...