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"Brother, do you intend to become the new king of Durkis?"
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The king asked sincerely.
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His words surprised not only Hicchan but also Duke.
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It was too sudden for my head to follow. Please speak at a slower speed, easy enough for an ordinary person to understand.
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"...... you have the makings of a king. I have been with you since I was a child and I know that better than anyone.
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He says it seriously. The way he speaks clearly shows how talented Jicchan was when he was a child.
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I don't think my late father would have approved.
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The King closes his mouth at Jicchan's words. He looks a little confused.
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The only thing they have in common is their father. I wonder what it feels like to be half-brothers. .......
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After a pause, the King begins to speak again.
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"I have a letter from your father. ...... He did not know until the end of his life that his brother had been exiled to a poor village. He thought he had been murdered and blamed himself for it.
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"Well, maybe it's a good thing he died without knowing the truth. After all, I was the one who planned the King's murder.
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"...... No, sir. Father knew better than anyone that you would never do such a thing."
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I could see that Jicchan was a little upset by those words.
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"When I lost my magic, the attitude of the people around me changed drastically. Even my father was disappointed in me and stopped looking at me.
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"I guess he didn't know how to deal with you. I think he blamed himself, thinking that if he had taken care of him a little better, he might not have lost his magic. His guilt made him see his brother less often, which led to misunderstandings. Father was also quite damaged."
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"How could you possibly know that?"
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"I don't have a brain like most people, but I'm good at observing people."
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He smiled lightly for the first time, as if the tension had been released.
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"Besides, after I heard about your brother's death, my father began to decline rapidly, and then he passed away.
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All of us were surprised to hear this fact for the first time.
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We have heard that the former king was a philanderer and an incompetent king. And in fact, he had a concubine, which is forbidden in this country.
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It is better not to rely on rumors after all. In fact, the rumors you hear may be dozens of times more exaggerated than the truth, or completely different.
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There is even a rumor that Duke is being played by a vicious woman named Alicia.
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"Even though he lost all his magic, my father expected more from him than anyone else. He trusted you to the point of envy.
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The king left the scene for a moment and took a letter from a small wooden box that he had left by his chair. The letter had a slightly brownish tint.
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He slowly hands it to Jichan. He seemed to be a little nervous.
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They were the last words of the late king. Even I, who had nothing to do with it, felt so nervous that my heart beat loudly.
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Grandpa took the letter and opened it slowly.
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