After a short break, Leolde begins to prepare for the party. After having Gilbert changing his suit from the ceremonial suit to the celebration suit, Leolde heads to the party .
Leolde is the star of the show, so when he appears at the party , the crowd goes wild. The hero of the nation's salvation has arrived.
Although it's a hassle, Leolde returns the greetings to the nobles and heads to his family in the center of the hall. As soon as he arrived at the family, Leolde was happy to be free from the stuffy atmosphere, and showed a genuine smile instead of the fake one he had put on earlier.
Needless to say, the ladies who happened to see his smile were fascinated by it. It was the smile of the hero of the nation's salvation and now a man of the hour. If they saw it, they would not be safe.
For a while, Leolde passed the time with his family, waiting for the last of the royalty to arrive.
Eventually, the noisy hall became quiet, and Leolde knew that the royalty had entered. Leolde leaves his family and goes to greet the royalty. In the process, it is announced that Leolde and Sylvia are engaged .
Many people applauded when they heard that Leolde ,the hero of the nation's salvation, and Sylvia, the guardian goddess of the nation, were engaged.
Then the music started and the dancing began. Naturally, Leolde took Sylvia's hand and started dancing in the center. It was a scene that had been seen many times before, but tonight the two of them were shining brighter than ever.
After the dance, Leolde and Sylvia enjoyed the celebration. The two of them spent their time elegantly, savoring the sumptuous food and wine.
But then an unexpected person appears in front of them.
Elina Vanstein, the daughter of the duke's family, who has been swearing at Leolde many times in the past.
"Congratulations on your engagement. Your Highness, Sylvia, Count of the Leolde .
Leolde raised his eyebrows suspiciously at Elina, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress and bowed politely. he was not sure why she is here this time.
However, seeing that they are celebrating their engagement, he think it looks like there is nothing special this time.
"Oh, thank you."
"Thank you very much. lady Elina."
Leorde and Sylvia returned the congratulations and thanked her .
"Sylvia, Your Highness. I'm sorry, but I'd like to have a word alone with Count Leolde, if that's all right.
"Well, that's really rude. It's shameless of you to want to be alone with him without me, when it was just announced that Leolde and I are engaged
She could say whatever she wanted. However, Sylvia was right. Even though their engagement was announced just a few minutes ago, Elina asked to be alone with Leolde . You can't blame her for questioning her common sense.
"Elina. I'm sorry, but it's impossible for me to be alone with you. Do you mind if I we will be with His Highness?"
"...... is fine."
"I see. Your Highness, would you mind if I joined you for a moment?"
"If sir Leolde says so, fine. But, Lady Elina, if it comes to that, I'll have no mercy."
"Yes, ......."
The three of them left the venue and moved to an unpopulated area. The three of them came to a place not far from the venue and faced each other.
The first one to speak up was Elina.
"Count Leolde. I would like to apologize for the many times I have been rude to you. "
The first thing she said was that she was sorry.
"The Duke of Vanstein told her not to antagonize me?'
"......"
"Silence is an affirmation, Lady Elina.
"That's right, ....... My father scolded me. He wants me to apologize to the Count oLeolde.
"I see. Well, I suppose you're right. I don't think you'll ever apologize to me unless someone else tells you "
"...... I know. I still can't stand the thought of bowing to you."
When Sylvia tried to complain about Elina's way of speaking, as if she didn't understand her position, Leoldo stopped her.
"Sir Leolde?"
"Elina. I want to ask you, why do you hate me so much?'
It had always bothered him . It's not that she is not a good person. So, he couldn't help but wonder why she hated him so much.
In fact, even in the game Leolde never did anything that was disagreeable to Elina. The only people Leolde actually raised his hand against were the servants of the family , his younger siblings, and Clarice. Incidentally, when he was a student, he only used his status as a duke to dignify himself.
"...... because I don't like you. You've made Duke Beluga and Lady Olivia sore, you've disrespected Regulus and Leila, you've tortured the servants unreasonably, and to top it all off, you've given my dear friend Clarice a wound in her heart that will never heal! And now you've come to your senses! The hero of country? Don't make me laugh! No matter how much you accomplish, the past will never go away! As far as I'm concerned, Leolde, you're nothing but a sinner!"
. What Elina is trying to say. It is true that LeoldE has accomplished a lot of great things since his reincarnation.
But that doesn't erase the past. To the people that LeoldE had hurt in the past, he was still a bad person.
" So what?""
So what? Do you even understand what I'm saying?"
"I do understand. So I'll tell you. It's bullshit."
"It's fucking bullshit!
"Yeah, it's bullshit. In the first place, the past is the past. You can't change it if you make a fuss about it now. But you can accept it, redeem it, and move on. The sins I've committed in the past will certainly not be atoned . But I can only move forward and not look back. No matter how many abusive comments I receive, I will move forward, bearing the sins of the past."
"......! Do you really think you can get away with that?"
"I don't do it because I want to be forgiven. I'm not doing this because I want to be forgiven. I'm doing it because it's the only thing I can do. , and I know there are a lot of people like you who hate me. So all I can do is just keep moving forward."
"What about the people you've hurt?"
"They'll just have to put it behind them like I did and move on."
"Some people can't do that!"
"If then they can't do that, then they can squat there for the rest of life. I can't take care of it that way.
"That's not what you did!
"No, I didn't! But it's you who's stuck in the past and won't move on!"
"You pushed him!
"I may have been the one who started it, but it's not my fault they stuck there!"
"There are people who need someone to pull them along!"
"If that's what you want, I'll pull them all the way!"
"Of course you don't want to do that. ......"
"Then I'll leave it to someone else. Because I don't think I can save everything."
Elina finally stopped saying anything. No matter how much she blamed him, Leolde had already accepted the past and knew what he had to do. So, no matter how much they blame him, Leolde will not bend his will.
After a short break, Leolde begins to prepare for the party. After having Gilbert changing his suit from the ceremonial suit to the celebration suit, Leolde heads to the party .
Leolde is the star of the show, so when he appears at the party , the crowd goes wild. The hero of the nation's salvation has arrived.
Although it's a hassle, Leolde returns the greetings to the nobles and heads to his family in the center of the hall. As soon as he arrived at the family, Leolde was happy to be free from the stuffy atmosphere, and showed a genuine smile instead of the fake one he had put on earlier.
Needless to say, the ladies who happened to see his smile were fascinated by it. It was the smile of the hero of the nation's salvation and now a man of the hour. If they saw it, they would not be safe.
For a while, Leolde passed the time with his family, waiting for the last of the royalty to arrive.
Eventually, the noisy hall became quiet, and Leolde knew that the royalty had entered. Leolde leaves his family and goes to greet the royalty. In the process, it is announced that Leolde and Sylvia are engaged .
Many people applauded when they heard that Leolde ,the hero of the nation's salvation, and Sylvia, the guardian goddess of the nation, were engaged.
Then the music started and the dancing began. Naturally, Leolde took Sylvia's hand and started dancing in the center. It was a scene that had been seen many times before, but tonight the two of them were shining brighter than ever.
After the dance, Leolde and Sylvia enjoyed the celebration. The two of them spent their time elegantly, savoring the sumptuous food and wine.
But then an unexpected person appears in front of them.
Elina Vanstein, the daughter of the duke's family, who has been swearing at Leolde many times in the past.
"Congratulations on your engagement. Your Highness, Sylvia, Count of the Leolde .
Leolde raised his eyebrows suspiciously at Elina, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress and bowed politely. he was not sure why she is here this time.
However, seeing that they are celebrating their engagement, he think it looks like there is nothing special this time.
"Oh, thank you."
"Thank you very much. lady Elina."
Leorde and Sylvia returned the congratulations and thanked her .
"Sylvia, Your Highness. I'm sorry, but I'd like to have a word alone with Count Leolde, if that's all right.
"Well, that's really rude. It's shameless of you to want to be alone with him without me, when it was just announced that Leolde and I are engaged
She could say whatever she wanted. However, Sylvia was right. Even though their engagement was announced just a few minutes ago, Elina asked to be alone with Leolde . You can't blame her for questioning her common sense.
"Elina. I'm sorry, but it's impossible for me to be alone with you. Do you mind if I we will be with His Highness?"
"...... is fine."
"I see. Your Highness, would you mind if I joined you for a moment?"
"If sir Leolde says so, fine. But, Lady Elina, if it comes to that, I'll have no mercy."
"Yes, ......."
The three of them left the venue and moved to an unpopulated area. The three of them came to a place not far from the venue and faced each other.
The first one to speak up was Elina.
"Count Leolde. I would like to apologize for the many times I have been rude to you. "
The first thing she said was that she was sorry.
"The Duke of Vanstein told her not to antagonize me?'
"......"
"Silence is an affirmation, Lady Elina.
"That's right, ....... My father scolded me. He wants me to apologize to the Count oLeolde.
"I see. Well, I suppose you're right. I don't think you'll ever apologize to me unless someone else tells you "
"...... I know. I still can't stand the thought of bowing to you."
When Sylvia tried to complain about Elina's way of speaking, as if she didn't understand her position, Leoldo stopped her.
"Sir Leolde?"
"Elina. I want to ask you, why do you hate me so much?'
It had always bothered him . It's not that she is not a good person. So, he couldn't help but wonder why she hated him so much.
In fact, even in the game Leolde never did anything that was disagreeable to Elina. The only people Leolde actually raised his hand against were the servants of the family , his younger siblings, and Clarice. Incidentally, when he was a student, he only used his status as a duke to dignify himself.
"...... because I don't like you. You've made Duke Beluga and Lady Olivia sore, you've disrespected Regulus and Leila, you've tortured the servants unreasonably, and to top it all off, you've given my dear friend Clarice a wound in her heart that will never heal! And now you've come to your senses! The hero of country? Don't make me laugh! No matter how much you accomplish, the past will never go away! As far as I'm concerned, Leolde, you're nothing but a sinner!"
. What Elina is trying to say. It is true that LeoldE has accomplished a lot of great things since his reincarnation.
But that doesn't erase the past. To the people that LeoldE had hurt in the past, he was still a bad person.
" So what?""
So what? Do you even understand what I'm saying?"
"I do understand. So I'll tell you. It's bullshit."
"It's fucking bullshit!
"Yeah, it's bullshit. In the first place, the past is the past. You can't change it if you make a fuss about it now. But you can accept it, redeem it, and move on. The sins I've committed in the past will certainly not be atoned . But I can only move forward and not look back. No matter how many abusive comments I receive, I will move forward, bearing the sins of the past."
"......! Do you really think you can get away with that?"
"I don't do it because I want to be forgiven. I'm not doing this because I want to be forgiven. I'm doing it because it's the only thing I can do. , and I know there are a lot of people like you who hate me. So all I can do is just keep moving forward."
"What about the people you've hurt?"
"They'll just have to put it behind them like I did and move on."
"Some people can't do that!"
"If then they can't do that, then they can squat there for the rest of life. I can't take care of it that way.
"That's not what you did!
"No, I didn't! But it's you who's stuck in the past and won't move on!"
"You pushed him!
"I may have been the one who started it, but it's not my fault they stuck there!"
"There are people who need someone to pull them along!"
"If that's what you want, I'll pull them all the way!"
"Of course you don't want to do that. ......"
"Then I'll leave it to someone else. Because I don't think I can save everything."
Elina finally stopped saying anything. No matter how much she blamed him, Leolde had already accepted the past and knew what he had to do. So, no matter how much they blame him, Leolde will not bend his will.
