The Seventh Prince Wants to Bail — Chapter 28
Dialogue Transcript
Dialogue Transcript The Seventh Prince Wants to Bail — Chapter 28 106
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UGH, UUUGH...
UGH, UUH... UURGH...
WELL, THAT SETTLES ONE THING.
IGO CRYSA... NO, MENTIL ABIRAN...
WAS NEVER AFTER SELOS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AT LEAST I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIM ANYMORE.
IMPERIAL SKULLS ARE FAR STURDIER THAN THOSE OF ORDINARY PEOPLE, AFTER ALL.
THOUGH IT'LL BE A PAIN WHEN HE COMES BACK TO MAKE A FUSS LATER.
BUT THEN... WHY DID MENTIL SEND IGO CRYSA HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE...?
IS SHE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?
IF THAT'S THE CASE, THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM... EVENTS ARE UNFOLDING AHEAD OF THE ORIGINAL STORY AGAIN...
CAN HE NOT SEE WHERE HE'S GOING...?
MENTIL MUST HAVE BEEN IN QUITE A HURRY.
ALL RIGHT, I'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF HIS BIZARRE BEHAVIOR.
IF HE KEEPS MAKING THAT RACKET, THE GUARDS WILL COME RUSHING UP HERE.
LAST TIME, THE MOMENT HIS FACE WAS EXPOSED, HE IMMEDIATELY RETREATED SOMEWHERE.
I COULDN'T FOLLOW HIM BECAUSE SELOS SUDDENLY BURST OUT...
BUT THIS TIME... I'M GOING TO FOLLOW YOU ALL THE WAY TO WHEREVER YOU'RE HIDING!
MY ARM FEELS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO BE RIPPED OFF...!
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GIVE UP AND FOLLOW HIM ANOTHER TIME...
WAIT, HOW LONG HAS THAT WINDOW BEEN OPEN...?
?!?!
SO THIS IS HOW HE VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE?!
YAAAWN~
I THOUGHT I HEARD AN ANIMAL AROUND HERE...
...WAS I IMAGINING IT?
HMM-HMM~
HMM-HMM~
HMM-HMM~
HONESTLY...
THIS WORLD REALLY IS OVERFLOWING WITH LIES.
...DON'T YOU AGREE?
DAMN...!
I WAS PLANNING TO JUMP OFF AND HIDE SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY...
BUT I WAS SO BUSY TRYING NOT TO FALL THAT I COMPLETELY MISSED MY CHANCE!
YOU'RE BACK A LITTLE EARLY TODAY, AREN'T YOU?
DON'T TELL ME SOMEONE SAW YOUR FACE?
THEN... DOES THAT MEAN YOU FINALLY FOUND IT?
TAKE OUT EVERYTHING YOU'RE CARRYING!
COME ON!
...YOU STILL HAVEN'T FOUND IT?
IT'S ALREADY BEEN A WEEK SINCE I SENT YOU OUT...
YOU'RE MUCH SLOWER THAN I EXPECTED.
YOU NEED SOME STRONGER MOTIVATION.
ONE WEEK.
I'LL GIVE YOU EXACTLY ONE MORE WEEK.
IF YOU DON'T FIND THE BOOK BY THEN...
I'LL TAKE YOUR LIFE AS PUNISHMENT FOR DISAPPOINTING ME.
...WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT FEELING I HAD?
PRESSURE?
FEAR?
OR WAS IT...
GUILT...?
...I'VE FELT SOMETHING LIKE IT BEFORE.
BACK WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT CHILD'S BATTERED CORPSE IN THE CAPITAL...
...HOW RIDICULOUS I MUST LOOK AT MY AGE.
EVEN WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I NEVER ONCE CONSIDERED SNEAKING OUT OF MY BEDROOM BEFORE DAWN.
IT'S STILL SMALL AND CLUTTERED...
SO PLAIN THAT IT ALMOST LOOKS SHABBY...
SO ALL THE BOOKS HERE ARE ABOUT AMICA.
THIS IS THE MOST ELEMENTARY TEXT.
IT CONTAINS THE FUNDAMENTAL TEACHINGS AND COMMANDMENTS OF GOD AMICA.
POSSESSION OF SUBVERSIVE LITERATURE CONSTITUTES BETRAYAL AND TREASON...
AND TREASON IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH, WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
TREASON MEANS DEATH.
TREASON MEANS DEATH...
TREASON MEANS...
TO THINK YOU'D COME HERE AT SUCH AN HOUR. YOUR THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE TRULY IS ADMIRABLE.
HOWEVER... I'M CERTAIN I TOLD YOU THAT ENTERING THE LIBRARY REQUIRES THE ELDER'S PERMISSION.
Y-YOU...!
THAT MAN... HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN HERE...?
...AM I LOSING MY MIND?
I NEVER EXPECTED TO FIND YOU HERE AT THIS HOUR.
HOW DOES IT FEEL, JING?
DOES IT FEEL AS THOUGH YOU'RE BREAKING THE LAWS OF THE WORLD?
Y-YOU BASTARD...!
HAVE YOU... DONE SOMETHING TO ME...?!
JING, YOU SEEM TERRIBLY AGITATED.
PLEASE, JUST CALM DOWN FOR NOW...
I'M ASKING YOU!!
WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!
JING, MY SWORD...
...WHEN EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER KNOWN IS SUDDENLY TURNED UPSIDE DOWN...
IT TAKES TIME TO ACCEPT IT.
...DAMN IT! HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND TO KEEP ME TRAPPED HERE?!
LET ME OUT OF HERE! RIGHT NOW!!
I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD!
YOU'RE MORE EXTREME THAN YOU LOOK, JING.
BUT AS GOD'S REPRESENTATIVE, I MUST TEST YOU.
TEST ME? HAVE YOU EVER EVEN SEEN THE GODS?
DO YOU THINK THEY GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THEIR MESSENGERS?!
...PFFT.
AHAHAHAHA!!
YES...
I THINK THAT WILL DO.
RATEL, YOU'RE READY, I TRUST?
...WHAT? WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!
...IT MEANS THAT, FROM THIS MOMENT ONWARD... I'M ENTRUSTING THE BOY TO YOUR CARE.
WH-WHAT ARE YOU...?!
OH, AND THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT FEEDING HIM.
HE'LL HAPPILY EAT WHATEVER YOU GIVE HIM.
DAMN IT...! STOP TALKING NONSENSE!
I JUST WANT MY SON...!
THE BOY'S NAME IS RATEL.
RATEL ROERA
Chapter Summary
Chapter 28 of The Seventh Prince Wants to Bail opens with the narrator secretly following Igo Crysa and questioning Mentil Abiran's true plan. Igo realizes Crysa is not after Selos, witnesses his traceless disappearance through the open window, and learns that Mentil is after a mysterious book that must be found within a week. The scene then shifts to the secret library before dawn and the tense confrontation surrounding Jing and Ratel Roera.