Ms. Despina agreed to meet with Kriemhild.
She said she was afraid to go home, so she was going to see Krieghild where she was staying.
We had to wait and see how this turned out.
Gerald came to see me, perhaps feeling uneasy.
Seeing that Gerald was unsure of how to start the conversation, I decided to help him out.
“Mr. Rosa, you want to talk about Ms. Despina, right?”
“Ha …… Yes. I heard that the messenger of the demon tribe was a blood relative of Despina’s ancestor…”
I tried to keep my tone as calm as possible so as not to make Gerald uncomfortable.
“It seems that the ancestors were sisters. The messenger… Kriemhild does not seem to have any grudge against Ms. Despina.”
“I wonder if that’s true…”
That’s right, if you’re suddenly told that, you wouldn’t believe it so easily.
It is a person who has suffered since birth and a person who has supported her.
“Of course, I should tell you why I’ve come to trust Kriemhild.”
“Ah… no, I said before that I believe you, so…”
Surely it would have seemed dishonest of me to say so and then question it.
But, you know, the human heart is not that simple.
I silently interrupted Gerald’s words with my hand.
“I have no doubt that you believe in me. But …… I have no intention of telling you not to worry.”
Gerald seemed relieved.
“Thank you. Please tell me about it.”
“First of all, Kriemhild is also a victim. But she doesn’t seem to have any resentment about it. She seemed to be more concerned about the insubstantial resentment around her.”
“Substance?”
“Yes, a grudge that is just an unrelated oral tradition is insubstantial. It’s like an illusion when you hear someone say something and then hold a grudge against an unrelated person. And because it’s an illusion …… it’s easy to project.”
Gerald looked as if he had no idea what I was talking about.
AD
It’s not just that I’m talking about it in a roundabout way.
If I put it in simple terms, it tends to fall on deaf ears unconsciously.
It’s a grudge that has tormented them for more than a decade.
It would be hard to accept it even if it were said in ten seconds of words.
Gerald waits for me to finish my sentence.
“It’s a grudge that has tormented Mr. and Mrs. Rosa without substance. That is exactly what unrelated people do, if they are dissatisfied, they project their negative emotions onto the illusion. Have you and your wife ever thought? That It’s not our fault. Why should we be resented and hated by people who had nothing to do with us?”
Gerald nodded strongly.
“Yes, that’s… But I didn’t know how to get rid of it. The only thing I could do was to stay on Despina’s side.”
“You can’t get rid of it, you know. Even if you slash the illusion, you won’t feel any resistance from it. And vague things with no substance are easy to use as an outlet for negative emotions.”
I’m sure Gerald had noticed that, too.
But no matter how many times the person who is being victimized points it out, they are powerless.
It will be seen as a desperate attempt to protect themselves.
AD
However, when someone who has nothing to do with the illusion of resentment points it out, the story changes.
Gerald seemed surprised.
It’s not unrelated because I’m the feudal lord and you’re my people.
But… in the larger scheme of things, we were strangers.
If someone else understands your position, it will help you in some way.
I continued my explanation as it is.
“Let me go back to my first point. Kriemhild is also aware of the illusion of resentment. That is the reason why I left the meeting to Ms. Despina to her own discretion.”
Gerald looked at me with a seriousness I’d never seen before.
“I wonder if …… Kriemhild was tormented as well…”
“You’ll have to ask her about that. But she is concerned about the fact that her family is being shunned by other demons because of it.”
“The demons in the back, huh…”
“Yes, and when she moved to Ravenna, there was one thing she was most concerned about. Is it limited to the person who is guilty? And will you not bend it out of deference to other forces?”
AD
Gerald closed his eyes and seemed to think for a moment.
“I wonder if Kriemhild is like us.”
I wonder if he understands it somehow.
“Yes, and moving here will be good for Ms. Despina too.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Suppose Ms. Despina goes to the Kriemhild’s tribe because she is told that she does not care about the past. But if you just go there …… you will be exposed to someone’s malice at any opportunity. Even if it’s something unrelated, they’ll try to force it on you.”
Gerald seemed to agree and nodded strongly.
“Yes. There have been many times when I’ve had to change my previous remarks. She used to be told that I would be persecuted for having horns. If she breaks them off, she’s no different from other people, and then they’ll accept her as one of them.”
Gerald looked as if he was remembering his unpleasant past.
That’s why she had the horn marks.
When I remained silent, Gerald continued to speak as if he was letting something out.
“When you break a horn, it hurts like hell. But for the sake of the child, Despina endured. But afterwards…”
AD
Gerald seemed to be losing his patience as he spoke.
As usual, I stopped him with my hand.
I’m sure it’s too embarrassing for an old man to cry in public.
“No, it’s fine if you stop there. When Kriemhild’s tribe joins us here, they will be subject to the laws of Ravenna. And it will also be an opportunity to say goodbye to the past.”
Gerald looked like he understood everything, and silently bowed to me.
Then there was no need for any more words.
“Then, please wait for her at home. I’m sure you don’t want to be gone when Ms. Despina comes to call for you.”
He bowed to me again and again and left.
If you say the wrong word, you’re out, so it’s pretty exhausting…
When I looked around to catch my breath, I saw that Mil, Kiara, and even Jules, my bodyguard, seemed to be overcome with emotion.
What am I supposed to do in this case…
Ms. Despina agreed to meet with Kriemhild.
She said she was afraid to go home, so she was going to see Krieghild where she was staying.
We had to wait and see how this turned out.
Gerald came to see me, perhaps feeling uneasy.
Seeing that Gerald was unsure of how to start the conversation, I decided to help him out.
“Mr. Rosa, you want to talk about Ms. Despina, right?”
“Ha …… Yes. I heard that the messenger of the demon tribe was a blood relative of Despina’s ancestor…”
I tried to keep my tone as calm as possible so as not to make Gerald uncomfortable.
“It seems that the ancestors were sisters. The messenger… Kriemhild does not seem to have any grudge against Ms. Despina.”
“I wonder if that’s true…”
That’s right, if you’re suddenly told that, you wouldn’t believe it so easily.
It is a person who has suffered since birth and a person who has supported her.
“Of course, I should tell you why I’ve come to trust Kriemhild.”
“Ah… no, I said before that I believe you, so…”
Surely it would have seemed dishonest of me to say so and then question it.
But, you know, the human heart is not that simple.
I silently interrupted Gerald’s words with my hand.
“I have no doubt that you believe in me. But …… I have no intention of telling you not to worry.”
Gerald seemed relieved.
“Thank you. Please tell me about it.”
“First of all, Kriemhild is also a victim. But she doesn’t seem to have any resentment about it. She seemed to be more concerned about the insubstantial resentment around her.”
“Substance?”
“Yes, a grudge that is just an unrelated oral tradition is insubstantial. It’s like an illusion when you hear someone say something and then hold a grudge against an unrelated person. And because it’s an illusion …… it’s easy to project.”
Gerald looked as if he had no idea what I was talking about.
AD
It’s not just that I’m talking about it in a roundabout way.
If I put it in simple terms, it tends to fall on deaf ears unconsciously.
It’s a grudge that has tormented them for more than a decade.
It would be hard to accept it even if it were said in ten seconds of words.
Gerald waits for me to finish my sentence.
“It’s a grudge that has tormented Mr. and Mrs. Rosa without substance. That is exactly what unrelated people do, if they are dissatisfied, they project their negative emotions onto the illusion. Have you and your wife ever thought? That It’s not our fault. Why should we be resented and hated by people who had nothing to do with us?”
Gerald nodded strongly.
“Yes, that’s… But I didn’t know how to get rid of it. The only thing I could do was to stay on Despina’s side.”
“You can’t get rid of it, you know. Even if you slash the illusion, you won’t feel any resistance from it. And vague things with no substance are easy to use as an outlet for negative emotions.”
I’m sure Gerald had noticed that, too.
But no matter how many times the person who is being victimized points it out, they are powerless.
It will be seen as a desperate attempt to protect themselves.
AD
However, when someone who has nothing to do with the illusion of resentment points it out, the story changes.
Gerald seemed surprised.
It’s not unrelated because I’m the feudal lord and you’re my people.
But… in the larger scheme of things, we were strangers.
If someone else understands your position, it will help you in some way.
I continued my explanation as it is.
“Let me go back to my first point. Kriemhild is also aware of the illusion of resentment. That is the reason why I left the meeting to Ms. Despina to her own discretion.”
Gerald looked at me with a seriousness I’d never seen before.
“I wonder if …… Kriemhild was tormented as well…”
“You’ll have to ask her about that. But she is concerned about the fact that her family is being shunned by other demons because of it.”
“The demons in the back, huh…”
“Yes, and when she moved to Ravenna, there was one thing she was most concerned about. Is it limited to the person who is guilty? And will you not bend it out of deference to other forces?”
AD
Gerald closed his eyes and seemed to think for a moment.
“I wonder if Kriemhild is like us.”
I wonder if he understands it somehow.
“Yes, and moving here will be good for Ms. Despina too.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Suppose Ms. Despina goes to the Kriemhild’s tribe because she is told that she does not care about the past. But if you just go there …… you will be exposed to someone’s malice at any opportunity. Even if it’s something unrelated, they’ll try to force it on you.”
Gerald seemed to agree and nodded strongly.
“Yes. There have been many times when I’ve had to change my previous remarks. She used to be told that I would be persecuted for having horns. If she breaks them off, she’s no different from other people, and then they’ll accept her as one of them.”
Gerald looked as if he was remembering his unpleasant past.
That’s why she had the horn marks.
When I remained silent, Gerald continued to speak as if he was letting something out.
“When you break a horn, it hurts like hell. But for the sake of the child, Despina endured. But afterwards…”
AD
Gerald seemed to be losing his patience as he spoke.
As usual, I stopped him with my hand.
I’m sure it’s too embarrassing for an old man to cry in public.
“No, it’s fine if you stop there. When Kriemhild’s tribe joins us here, they will be subject to the laws of Ravenna. And it will also be an opportunity to say goodbye to the past.”
Gerald looked like he understood everything, and silently bowed to me.
Then there was no need for any more words.
“Then, please wait for her at home. I’m sure you don’t want to be gone when Ms. Despina comes to call for you.”
He bowed to me again and again and left.
If you say the wrong word, you’re out, so it’s pretty exhausting…
When I looked around to catch my breath, I saw that Mil, Kiara, and even Jules, my bodyguard, seemed to be overcome with emotion.
What am I supposed to do in this case…
