The Mansion Awaits Spring — Chapter 18

IT'S A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE SOLVED IF YOU FIRMLY LOOK AT ONLY ONE PERSON.

...BROTHER.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE SAYING THAT.

WHAT'S WITH YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN?

ARE YOU DRUNK ALREADY?

BROTHER.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, RIGHT?

REALLY?

OF COURSE.

WHEN I LOST MY PARENTS EARLY IN CHILDHOOD,

YOU WERE THE ONE WHO COMFORTED ME WHEN I WAS ALWAYS GRIEVING,

AND YOU WERE THE ONE WHO RAISED ME.

I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE TOO.

RIGHT?

YES.

OF COURSE.

I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE.

GUH...?!

BROTHER...?

!!!

THIS IS NOT MY BROTHER.

THIS IS...

SOMEONE FROM HOUSE LUNOS.

!!!

GUH...!!

WHAT IS THIS PERSON SAYING...?

DAMN IT, I CANNOT BREATHE...

HAH...

UGH...

!!!

DAMN IT, WAS THAT A DREAM...?

WHAT KIND OF NIGHTMARE WAS THAT...?

MY LORD. YOU HAVE A GUEST.

I BELIEVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO LET ANYONE IN.

WELL...

LADY APRIL HAS COME.

I HEARD YOU WERE SO HUNGOVER THAT YOU TOOK SICK LEAVE.

YOU LOOK BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.

Considering you even dressed up in a suit.

MY HEAD FEELS LIKE IT IS SPLITTING, ALL RIGHT?

DID YOU COME HERE TO MAKE FUN OF ME?

WHY DID THE DIVISION 3 INVESTIGATORS COME TO MY MANOR?

WE NEED TO KNOW WHY YOU CAN WITHSTAND THE FOG FOR SO LONG, DO WE NOT?

THERE COULD BE SOME COMPONENT IN THE WATER YOU DRINK OR THE GROUND YOU WALK ON,

SO I TOLD THEM TO INVESTIGATE. WHY?

BECAUSE IT IS IRRITATING THAT YOU KEEP RUMMAGING THROUGH MY MANOR.

YOU KNOW IT CANNOT BE HELPED DURING YOUR PROTECTIVE SUPERVISION PERIOD.

DID YOU BARGE INTO A SICK MAN'S HOUSE JUST TO COMPLAIN?

THIS IS A COMPLAINT REPORT ABOUT AN INCONVENIENCE.

DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT IS A NATURAL RIGHT OF THE ESTATE'S PEOPLE?

THE RIGHTS OF THE ESTATE'S PEOPLE ARE JUST AN EXCUSE.

YOU CAME BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ASK OF ME.

I AM GOING TO GET MARRIED.

...MARRIED?

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT?

YOU HAVE SEEN MY SITUATION, SO YOU KNOW VERY WELL

THAT I HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE REVENGE ON THE GRAND DUKE RIGHT NOW.

SO I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT SHOULD COME FIRST.

FIRST, I WILL GET MARRIED AND HAVE A CHILD,

AND WHEN MY HEIR IS ABLE TO CARRY ON HOUSE LUNOS...

ONLY THEN WILL REVENGE BE POSSIBLE.

IN THE END, I NEED TO SEARCH HIGH SOCIETY FOR A GOOD MATCH,

AND AMONG THE PEOPLE I KNOW,

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN OPEN THAT PATH INTO HIGH SOCIETY FOR ME.

SO YOU ARE SAYING YOU ARE STILL GOING TO TAKE REVENGE.

EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO PREPARE TO GIVE YOUR LIFE FOR IT.

WHY SHOULD I HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING

THAT COULD HARM MY BROTHER?

FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS, UNTIL I FINISH RAISING MY HEIR,

I CANNOT DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD HARM HOUSE DIEUS.

THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU DIEUS PEOPLE TOO, IS IT NOT?

MY GOAL IS TO REBUILD HOUSE LUNOS.

BUT IF I CANNOT DO THAT...

YOU KNOW, RIGHT?

PEOPLE WITH NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE ARE FRIGHTENING.

IN THREE DAYS,

THERE WILL BE A PARTY HOSTED BY THE GRAND DUCHESS.

FIRST, I WILL GET MARRIED AND HAVE A CHILD,

AND WHEN MY HEIR IS ABLE TO CARRY ON HOUSE LUNOS...

DAMN IT...

...IT IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS ANYWAY.

ONCE THIS MATTER IS WRAPPED UP,

THE ONLY PLACE I WILL SPEND MY LIFE IS THE EMPIRE.

SUPERINTENDENT DIEUS REQUESTS AN AUDIENCE.

YOUR MAJESTY.