Chapter 240: How is This Possible?!
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"So their predecessor talked with their successor like this, about many things. Things about the world. The people in it. The kingdoms. And...us Edens"
"Hmm"
"Though none of those talks matter now. The world is not how it used to be. It is...not how it was supposed to be"
"...."
"But we have to follow the tradition, so I will tell you some things that you have to be cautious about, as a king. As a...protector, of our loved ones. Now that is for you to decide whom to involve in the list of loved ones"
After that, he told me many things about our ancestors, which I have never heard.
He told me how they used to run a kingdom and take care of their citizens, their people, their loved ones.
There were many traditions to become a king, but it's all vain nowadays. And besides, we kings don't have any powers.
There is one more country which has a king, but it is also ruled by the government. While the other five countries are kingdoms.
He slowly got up from the chair and said, "Follow me"
I followed him.
He walked to the bookshelf and stopped.
"You see. The Edens' crest. You have probably never seen it before"
"Yeah"
"We used to have a flag on the top of the palace, with Edens' crest on it"
"Is that so?"
"Yeah. But it was taken down even before my father became king"
"...."
"I would love to see our flag there, once again"
"..."
"On the top of the palace. Everyone in the city would be able to see it"
"We can't do it?"
"We don't have permission to do it"
"Even though we are--"
"Even though we are kings, we are slaves to the government"
"..."
"I have lived my entire life like this. Scared, because I had power. Not literally, but I was a king, the only heir. I was always scared whenever I went out. Whenever I was alone. I still am, scared. I was afraid to die, but not anymore" He patted me and said, "Now I am not scared. You will finally be the king now. And I can die in peace"
"Don't say that. I will become a great king, and I will once again place the Edens' flag on the palace"
"Haha. I would love to see that"
"I will make it happen"
"You haven't seen the crest yet, right??"
"Yeah"
"I will show you. Remember it properly" He took out the book, and a box from behind the spot where the book was.
"Why is it at a place like this?"
"This room was...my father's room. I never touched it after he died, nor did I ever come here"
"....."
He opened the box and took out the crest.
"...!"
"This. This is our family's, the Edens' crest"
How!
"This crest..."
"What's wrong? You didn't like it?"
"It's..."
[Calm down, Das]
I need to calm down.
"You will have this tattooed on your body"
"...."
"I had this tattooed on my shoulder. And your mom tattooed it on her back. What about you? Where do you want it to be tattooed?"
"...."
"Both me and your mom were excited when we were getting tattooed"
"...."
"What about you? Are you excited...Arthur? What's wrong? You are sweating"
"I am fine. And it's Das"
"No need to lie to me. I know how you are feeling right now"
"....."
"You are nervous, right?"
"Nervous. Yes, I am very nervous"
"It's totally natural. And don't worry about the pain. You have to bear that much pain if you are to become king"
"Yeah"
Those mere needles can't hurt me.
"Okay then, I am tired. I will go rest in my room"
"I will drop you off"
"No need. An is waiting outside"
"Mom!" I called out to her.
She opened the door and said, "Are you done, papa--father?"
"Yeah"
She looked at me and said, "Good luck"
"Hmm"
Mom took grandpa and left the room.
When she was closing the door, I noticed Lier standing outside, glaring at me.
Looks like I pissed her off.
[Das, are you okay?]
"I don't know. Just what the hell is going on?!"
[I don't know]
"That crest..."
The crest was...the crest looked like a dragon if seen horizontally and like a sword if seen vertically.
"That crest was the same as...my mask"
[It was the same crest as the palace of world zero in LWO]
"And that room where I met Karkas. The door had the same crest"
[Don't panic, Das]
"How can I not panic?! Just what the hell is going on? How...how is that possible"
[Nothing will happen from panicking]
"Sorry"
[Don't apologize after yelling]
"Sorry"
Creak~
"Uhh...can I come in?" A woman opened the door.
"Are you the tattooist?"
"Yes"
"You may enter"
She came in and closed the door.
"Are you ready for the tattoo, my king?"
"I am. First answer me this. Did you hear anything?"
"Hear what?"
Does she really not know, or is she just acting dumb?
Well, I didn't say anything that would cause me a problem
"How much time will it take?"
"About two hours"
"Two hours for a tattoo!"
"I need to do it precisely"
"Can't you finish it in ten minutes?"
"I can't"
Sigh~
"Fine, please complete it as soon as possible"
"Please sit in the chair near the balcony"
I sat on the chair.
"Where do you want to get a tattoo?"
"Do it on my back"
"Oh, Like the Queen"
"Please do it quickly"
"You need to take off your top first"
I took off my top.
"You look...very fit. Do you exercise?"
"It has nothing to do with you. Just tattoo and get out of here"
She took out the laptop from her bag and put it in front of me.
"What is this for?"
"Live recording"
"Oh"
She took out a small camera and wore it on her forehead, like it was some kind of headband.
"It will hurt a little. Please endure it"
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"So their predecessor talked with their successor like this, about many things. Things about the world. The people in it. The kingdoms. And...us Edens"
"Hmm"
"Though none of those talks matter now. The world is not how it used to be. It is...not how it was supposed to be"
"...."
"But we have to follow the tradition, so I will tell you some things that you have to be cautious about, as a king. As a...protector, of our loved ones. Now that is for you to decide whom to involve in the list of loved ones"
After that, he told me many things about our ancestors, which I have never heard.
He told me how they used to run a kingdom and take care of their citizens, their people, their loved ones.
There were many traditions to become a king, but it's all vain nowadays. And besides, we kings don't have any powers.
There is one more country which has a king, but it is also ruled by the government. While the other five countries are kingdoms.
He slowly got up from the chair and said, "Follow me"
I followed him.
He walked to the bookshelf and stopped.
"You see. The Edens' crest. You have probably never seen it before"
"Yeah"
"We used to have a flag on the top of the palace, with Edens' crest on it"
"Is that so?"
"Yeah. But it was taken down even before my father became king"
"...."
"I would love to see our flag there, once again"
"..."
"On the top of the palace. Everyone in the city would be able to see it"
"We can't do it?"
"We don't have permission to do it"
"Even though we are--"
"Even though we are kings, we are slaves to the government"
"..."
"I have lived my entire life like this. Scared, because I had power. Not literally, but I was a king, the only heir. I was always scared whenever I went out. Whenever I was alone. I still am, scared. I was afraid to die, but not anymore" He patted me and said, "Now I am not scared. You will finally be the king now. And I can die in peace"
"Don't say that. I will become a great king, and I will once again place the Edens' flag on the palace"
"Haha. I would love to see that"
"I will make it happen"
"You haven't seen the crest yet, right??"
"Yeah"
"I will show you. Remember it properly" He took out the book, and a box from behind the spot where the book was.
"Why is it at a place like this?"
"This room was...my father's room. I never touched it after he died, nor did I ever come here"
"....."
He opened the box and took out the crest.
"...!"
"This. This is our family's, the Edens' crest"
How!
"This crest..."
"What's wrong? You didn't like it?"
"It's..."
[Calm down, Das]
I need to calm down.
"You will have this tattooed on your body"
"...."
"I had this tattooed on my shoulder. And your mom tattooed it on her back. What about you? Where do you want it to be tattooed?"
"...."
"Both me and your mom were excited when we were getting tattooed"
"...."
"What about you? Are you excited...Arthur? What's wrong? You are sweating"
"I am fine. And it's Das"
"No need to lie to me. I know how you are feeling right now"
"....."
"You are nervous, right?"
"Nervous. Yes, I am very nervous"
"It's totally natural. And don't worry about the pain. You have to bear that much pain if you are to become king"
"Yeah"
Those mere needles can't hurt me.
"Okay then, I am tired. I will go rest in my room"
"I will drop you off"
"No need. An is waiting outside"
"Mom!" I called out to her.
She opened the door and said, "Are you done, papa--father?"
"Yeah"
She looked at me and said, "Good luck"
"Hmm"
Mom took grandpa and left the room.
When she was closing the door, I noticed Lier standing outside, glaring at me.
Looks like I pissed her off.
[Das, are you okay?]
"I don't know. Just what the hell is going on?!"
[I don't know]
"That crest..."
The crest was...the crest looked like a dragon if seen horizontally and like a sword if seen vertically.
"That crest was the same as...my mask"
[It was the same crest as the palace of world zero in LWO]
"And that room where I met Karkas. The door had the same crest"
[Don't panic, Das]
"How can I not panic?! Just what the hell is going on? How...how is that possible"
[Nothing will happen from panicking]
"Sorry"
[Don't apologize after yelling]
"Sorry"
Creak~
"Uhh...can I come in?" A woman opened the door.
"Are you the tattooist?"
"Yes"
"You may enter"
She came in and closed the door.
"Are you ready for the tattoo, my king?"
"I am. First answer me this. Did you hear anything?"
"Hear what?"
Does she really not know, or is she just acting dumb?
Well, I didn't say anything that would cause me a problem
"How much time will it take?"
"About two hours"
"Two hours for a tattoo!"
"I need to do it precisely"
"Can't you finish it in ten minutes?"
"I can't"
Sigh~
"Fine, please complete it as soon as possible"
"Please sit in the chair near the balcony"
I sat on the chair.
"Where do you want to get a tattoo?"
"Do it on my back"
"Oh, Like the Queen"
"Please do it quickly"
"You need to take off your top first"
I took off my top.
"You look...very fit. Do you exercise?"
"It has nothing to do with you. Just tattoo and get out of here"
She took out the laptop from her bag and put it in front of me.
"What is this for?"
"Live recording"
"Oh"
She took out a small camera and wore it on her forehead, like it was some kind of headband.
"It will hurt a little. Please endure it"
"So their predecessor talked with their successor like this, about many things. Things about the world. The people in it. The kingdoms. And...us Edens" "Hmm" "Though none of those talks matter now. The world is not how it used to be. It is...not how it was supposed to be" "...." "But we have to follow the tradition, so I will tell you some things that you have to be cautious about, as a king. As a...protector, of our loved ones. Now that is for you to decide whom to involve in the list of loved ones" After that, he told me many things about our ancestors, which I have never heard. He told me how they used to run a kingdom and take care of their citizens, their people, their loved ones. There were many traditions to become a king, but it's all vain nowadays. And besides, we kings don't have any powers. There is one more country which has a king, but it is also ruled by the government. While the other five countries are kingdoms. He slowly got up from the chair and said, "Follow me" I followed him. He walked to the bookshelf and stopped. "You see. The Edens' crest. You have probably never seen it before" "Yeah" "We used to have a flag on the top of the palace, with Edens' crest on it" "Is that so?" "Yeah. But it was taken down even before my father became king" "...." "I would love to see our flag there, once again" "..." "On the top of the palace. Everyone in the city would be able to see it" "We can't do it?" "We don't have permission to do it" "Even though we are--" "Even though we are kings, we are slaves to the government" "..." "I have lived my entire life like this. Scared, because I had power. Not literally, but I was a king, the only heir. I was always scared whenever I went out. Whenever I was alone. I still am, scared. I was afraid to die, but not anymore" He patted me and said, "Now I am not scared. You will finally be the king now. And I can die in peace" "Don't say that. I will become a great king, and I will once again place the Edens' flag on the palace" "Haha. I would love to see that" "I will make it happen" "You haven'tseen the crest yet, right??" "Yeah" "I will show you. Remember it properly" He took out the book, and a box from behind the spot where the book was. "Why is it at a place like this?" "This room was...my father's room. I never touched it after he died, nor did I ever come here" "....." He opened the box and took out the crest. "...!" "This. This is our family's, the Edens' crest" How! "This crest..." "What's wrong? You didn't like it?" "It's..." Calm down, Das I need to calm down. "You will have this tattooed on your body" "...." "I had this tattooed on my shoulder. And your mom tattooed it on her back. What about you? Where do you want it to be tattooed?" "...." "Both me and your mom were excited when we were getting tattooed" "...." "What about you? Are you excited...Arthur? What's wrong? You are sweating" "I am fine. And it's Das" "No need to lie to me. I know howyou are feeling right now" "....." "You are nervous, right?" "Nervous. Yes, I am very nervous" "It's totally natural. And don't worryabout the pain. You have to bear that much pain if you are to become king" "Yeah" Those mere needles can't hurt me. "Okay then, I am tired. I will go rest in my room" "I will drop you off" "No need. An is waiting outside" "Mom!" I called out to her. She opened the door and said, "Are you done, papa--father?" "Yeah" She looked at me and said, "Good luck" "Hmm" Mom took grandpa and left the room. When she was closing the door, I noticed Lier standing outside, glaring at me. Looks like I pissed her off. Das, are you okay? "I don't know. Just what the hell is going on?!" I don't know "That crest..." The crest was...the crest looked like a dragon if seen horizontally and like a sword if seen vertically. "That crest was the same as...my mask" It was the same crest as the palace of world zero in LWO "And that room where I met Karkas. The door had the same crest" Don't panic, Das "How can I not panic?! Just what the hell is going on? How...how is that possible" Nothing will happen from panicking "Sorry" Don't apologize after yelling "Sorry" Creak~ "Uhh...can I come in?" A woman opened the door. "Are you the tattooist?" "Yes" "You may enter" She came in and closed the door. "Are you ready for the tattoo, my king?" "I am. First answer me this. Did you hear anything?" "Hear what?" Does she really not know, or is she just acting dumb? Well, I didn't say anything that would cause me a problem "How much time will it take?" "About two hours" "Two hours for a tattoo!" "I need to do it precisely" "Can't you finish it in ten minutes?" "I can't" Sigh~ "Fine, please complete it as soon as possible" "Please sit in the chair near the balcony" I sat on the chair. "Where do you want to get a tattoo?" "Do it on my back" "Oh, Like the Queen" "Please do it quickly" "You need to take off your top first" I took off my top. "You look...very fit. Do you exercise?" "It has nothing to do with you. Just tattoo and get out of here" She took out the laptop from her bag and put it in front of me. "What is this for?" "Live recording" "Oh" She took out a small camera and wore it on her forehead, like it was some kind of headband. "It will hurt a little. Please endure it"
