Edgar Fromware was lying on a bed in the healing hospital.

　Bandages were wrapped around his body in many places.
　Although a large amount of herbs were used, the pain did not go away.
　The pain was incessant, as if her body was being pierced from the inside with a needle.

''d*mn... why do I have to go through this...?''

　Edgar bit his lip as he sat on the bed, unable to move his body.
　It's unreasonable.
　It's impossible.
　This is a bad dream.
　I think about that, but it doesn't override the reality in front of me.

'How are you doing?'

　The healers came to check on Edgar.
　Edgar doesn't respond, but instead decides to keep his mouth shut.

''Well I'll see how your injuries are.

　To the healer, Edgar's demeanor was now familiar.
　He would palpate him without bothering to check on his injuries.

'It looks like you're recovering well.
....
That should get you out of the hospital next month. Though he won't be able to walk without the cane.
What... what?

　Edgar can't help but react to the unheard words.

'Oh, hey ... what did you mean by that?'
I mean it just the way it is.　You can't walk properly anymore. It's an after-effect of your injury.
'That's ridiculous... oh, you're a healer, aren't you!　Heal my wounds perfectly, that's an order!
'Don't ask me to do it. Such a thing is impossible. That's how deep your injuries run.
'Stupid...'
And...

　The healer gave him a sharp look.
　He glared at Edgar....
　I hit him with a shooting stare.

'I'm uncomfortable even treating you. I would never do that, even if I could, to heal your injuries perfectly.
Who do you think I am?
You're the former lord's son, aren't you?
Ex...?
'You don't know?　Your father is already imprisoned and awaiting trial.
What...?
'There's nothing left for you to do. There's nothing you can do about it. You've paid the price for everything you've done.
"Nonsense I'm the son of a lord.　I shall rule this city!　You're all my toys.
'Huh ... is it too much of a shock for you to accept reality?　It's pathetic when this happens. I can't even get angry. I don't care what it is anymore. I don't want to get involved. Then I'll come back later to check on you.
Wait, wait.

　Edgar tries to keep the healing surgeon back, but he is ignored.
　He is left alone in the room.

"I'm not going to be the one ... the healer, etc...

　He never doubted that he was above people.
　And yet, he was pitied by the people who were supposed to be below him.
　Edgar's pride was torn to shreds.

''Silly... this... this is not... this... this is not...''

　Edgar is a man with a lot of self-esteem.
　Being pitied by a healer hurts his heart badly.
　It's nothing more than what he deserves...
　Not being aware of this, Edgar continued to distract himself from the reality that it was impossible.

　That's when it happened.

　The door to the room opened.
　Edgar looked at the door.
　Had the healers come again?
　It was awfully fast for that.

　As I was wondering, more than one man walked in.
　None of them look familiar.

What's the matter with you guys...?
Sounds like the rumors are true.
I didn't expect to find my lord's son here.
Well, it's a good thing he's a stuck-up guy.
'Oh, come on ... who do you think you are?　Answer me.

　The men were all in a swashbuckling mood.
　Edgar raised his voice.
　It was a pathetic act, nothing more than a way to disguise his frightened mind.

'Hey, do you remember us?'
Well I wouldn't know about a bunch of lowlifes like you.
It's...!
Well, wait. You don't f*ck a guy until you get him to see his guilt.

　Edgar's heart jumps at the men who are having a disturbing conversation.
　What are they doing?
　What do they want?
　Fear and anxiety slowly build up in Edgar.

'My wife ... you took her away from me.
They took my girlfriend.
I'm your sister.
Wha... what?
'You're all freed from what you've become but still, the time that has passed will never be the same. We've all been badly wounded.
I know this won't help, but I can't just keep my mouth shut, I can't.
I'm going to end up on top of you.

　The men pulled out knives.
　With the cutting edge pointed at Edgar, they each have a dark expression on their faces.

''No, stop ... do you guys know what you're doing?　Don't you dare do that to me........stop!
No matter how many times we begged you, you just wouldn't stop, would you?
All right, I apologize. I'll make a special bow to you and I'll make it right.
After all this time, this attitude...
You can't save this guy.

　The men, knives in hand, leaned closer to Edgar.
　Seeing a clear crisis in front of him, Edgar broke out in a cold sweat.
　He tries to escape, but his body doesn't move properly.
　All it does is make the bed creak.

　The knife touched Edgar's skin.
　Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

'Ow, that hurts!'

　Even when he was relative to Rain, Edgar was not hurt.
　But now he's being cut by a hostile opponent with a knife.

　Scary, scary, scary.
　Edgar shuddered from the bottom of his heart.
　His teeth chattered at the first killing intent and pain directed at him.

'Stop, stop!　Please, help me!　Please... no, no, please, please don't!　Please.........

　Edgar pleaded with the men, without shame or disrespect, to stop.
　He rolled up his body, tears streaming down his face, and pleaded for them to stop.

　It was too pathetic a sight.
　If anyone who knew Edgar before would have seen him, they would have suspected that he was a different person.
　Edgar was trapped to the point of exposing such an abomination.

　Edgar was a man with a lot of pride, but....
　Up until now, he had lived unimpeded.
　There was no way such a man could endure the hatred of people being beaten up close and personal.

'Don't, don't ... please don't ... please don't ... I'm sorry, I'm sorry ... so ...' ...
You're a boring guy.

　The men's vengeance was rapidly cooling down at Edgar's unseemly abomination.
　I felt like an idiot for being so determined to kill a man like this, even if it meant stabbing him to death.

'Let's go,'
Well this man is not worth killing.

　The men put their knives away and left the room without further ado.
　Alone, Edgar let out a breath of relief as he realized that the crisis was over.

　Then ... he remembered his abomination.

'Oh, I ... why did I ... why did I do that ...'

　The image of himself, desperately begging for his life, was burned into Edgar's mind.
　He tried to forget it, but he couldn't.
　His mind rattled and crumbled.

'Nah, how could I... I... I... ugh...'

　Edgar groaned with his head in his hands.
　It was all he could do now.
　There was nothing else he could do.

　And then.....
　Edgar couldn't answer any questions properly and was deemed insane.
　No amount of recovery magic can heal his mind.
　However, being in an insanity state does not mean that the sins of the past will be erased.
　They will be judged exactly........
　Like his father, he would be transported to King's Landing to be convicted after he was able to move.
　As it is, Edgar will spend the rest of his life in prison, but that's another story.



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　The man who had been looking out the window at the inside of the healing hospital.............Arios quietly left without a voice.

'I thought I should take care of him so that he wouldn't talk about anything unnecessary... but with the way he looked, I don't think there's anything wrong with him.