I Will Be The Crowned King

On the way back to Thundercastle, the uneasy Louis Bernard kept careful attention to his brother Kroger's face.

He is very aware of how many troubles he has caused: disobeying military orders, being captured, making promises to the enemy, disobeying his brother's plans...especially the latter two, he did it in front of him.

But it's strange that Kroger didn't reprimand him as sharply as he expected, didn't even give him a wink, and remained silent along the way except a few times when necessary - instead it made Louis even more nervous.

This tension continued until the two returned to the fortress, and Kroger, who brought the young knight to his room, drank the guards outside the door, and closed the door after confirming twice.

Looking at the backs of the guards leaving, Louis took a deep breath, stood up straight and put his hands behind him, ready to accept his brother's stormy reprimand.

"You leave Fort Thunder Fortress immediately, just tonight."

With his back to the door, Kroger said coldly to Louis.

Ugh?

Louis looked blankly at his serious brother.

"Brother, but..."

"Don't worry, I have already arranged everything for you."

Kroger directly ignored Louis, who wanted to speak, and kept saying: "You will stay here from now until twelve o'clock tonight. I have arranged for two cavalry to respond, and you just have to follow. , no matter who comes up to ask, let them deal with it."

"Once you leave Thunder Fort, leave immediately in the opposite direction of the siege position; try to avoid important cities and villages and towns along the way, and it will be safe after reaching the border; I have already prepared a letter to the commander of the southern legion, no one will look for you. Trouble; when you arrive, go straight to the letter with the letter..."

"Brother Kroger!"

The shocked Louis suddenly shouted sharply.

Kroger, who was interrupted, moved slightly, staring at his brother silently.

"What happened, why did you suddenly want me to leave?" Louis asked in confusion:

"Is it because I didn't obey your orders, or because my actions at the time ruined your plan? You can tell me, don't do this... Drive me back without saying a word! "

In the spacious room, Louis' slightly aggrieved voice echoed.

After a while, Kroger suddenly stepped forward, held Louis by the shoulders, and made him sit on the edge of the bed slightly forcefully; he knelt down on one knee and looked straight into those clear and innocent eyes.

"Brother..."

"No, Louie, listen to me." Kroger interrupted with a sigh and patted his brother's shoulder lightly: "I'm definitely not doing this because you made a mistake, so I want to drive you back; I This is for the future of the Bernard family."

"For the future of the Bernard family, no matter what happens, you can no longer be involved in this siege of Thundercastle!"

Kroger's expression was extremely grim: "It's not your war, and you can't get any military exploits or honors from it; for the Bernard family, you - Louis Bernard, the inheritor of the power of the 'Sea Knight' bloodline The only thing I can do at this moment is to get out of here, and the farther away, the better!"

"I repeat, this is not to protect you, but for the future of the Bernard family-for the future of the Bernard family, you and I, all personal dignity and honor are irrelevant, understand?!"

Looking at his brother who suddenly became serious, Louis's inner problems were not explained, but even more confused.

But he knew that now was not the time to ask, so he just nodded blankly:

"Okay... I understand."

Kroger nodded slightly, a hint of relief in his stern face.

"You know... I used to be jealous of you when we were young." Kroger, who slowly got up, leaned on Louis' shoulders and sat beside him, looking down at the eyes that were looking up at him:

"When my father regretfully told me that you are the only one in our generation who can become a gifted person; although I pretended to be generous, in fact, I should be the one who envy you the most among all people."

Looking at his brother's expression, Louis couldn't believe his ears.

The heir of the Duchy of Edland, his elder brother... he is jealous of himself?

"Yes, you heard that right."

Kroger slowly withdrew his gaze: "It's hard for a knight like you, Louis, who has not been stained by this world, to understand what it means that the heir of a duchy does not inherit the bloodline power that belongs to the family."

"For me at the time, it meant a lot; the eyes of other families, the criticism of my mother and relatives; I hated to speak ill of others behind my back, but many people did tell me that you would be my inheritance in the future. The biggest obstacle to the title."

"Unfortunately, that's what I thought at the time - I was too impulsive and easily deceived; the years when your bloodline power was awakened were almost the hardest time for me; I did a lot of I still regret it, and it is an irreversible decision.”

"There is only one of these decisions that I have no regrets so far, and that is that I... didn't hurt my brother."

Louis Bernard was completely stunned.

Looking at the extremely abnormal brother in front of him, who was completely different from the brother who was always serious and calm in his memory, and who was occasionally irritable, he faintly sensed that something was wrong, but he did not dare to speak.

"The world is quietly changing, something hidden in the shadows is sprouting~www.readwn.com~ Some people who are unwilling to bow their heads are trying to change something... But no matter how the world changes, we will always belong to the blood of the Bernard family. ."

"Until now, I don't understand what a correct decision I made at the beginning - Louis, we are flesh and blood, but we are also a member of the Bernard family; each of us should make this honorable in our own way. The thousand-year-old surname lives on."

"You have your own path, and the only thing I can do for you is to let you follow this path unswervingly and keep going."

Kroger, who stood up, patted his brother's shoulder lightly: "So you don't have to worry, I don't think there is anything wrong with your previous behavior; on the contrary, you are fulfilling a knight's promise with your actions, There's nothing wrong with that."

"Because of your actions, the Clovis people will remember the promise of a Bernard knight even more, how much weight it will have!"

After speaking, he solemnly glanced at Louis, turned and walked towards the door.

Looking at the back of his brother leaving, Louis, who had never said a word, abruptly stood up and reached out to try to stop him.

Kroger's words made him have a very strong premonition - if he can't stop his brother here, maybe he will never...

"Oh, right."

With his back to Louis, Kroger suddenly stopped the right hand that was reaching for the doorknob: "As for the agreement with the Clovis people, you can rest assured; I will abide by the agreement and won't take those scumbags for three days. How are they?"

"Also... If you have a chance to meet, remember to say hello to our cutest little sister for me."

The voice fell, and Kroger slammed the door away.

In the empty house, only Louis was left, stretched out his hand and stared out the door.