Volume 4 - CH 51

Act 4-51: I’ve Told You Right? No One Going to Save You Now

I opened my eyes and my body was assailed by bone piercing cold. I raised my torso the next moment and was surrounded by greenery and closed thickets.

And then, he saw the faces of a few familiar people on his side.

「Father… Prime Minister…!!?」

And the last figure entering his line of sight triggered a great terror in his entire being, he choked up.

The three people started talking, disregarding Gilbert’s situation.

「Despite being a truant, he’s still my son. Allow me to express my gratitude for giving him a chance.」

The King of Amelia Kingdom, Edward Loto Amelia expressed his gratitude toward Kai Heineman.

「Save your gratitude to that freckled boy and Somni boy. This trash barely avoided most gruesome death penalty entirely due to their request. All I did is just respecting their value for willing to give this trash ne last chance despite being betrayed by him.」

「I understand. I shall personally express my gratitude to them, the victim of my son’s runaway la――」

But then, Kai Heineman raised his right hand, interrupting Edward from finishing his remark.

「No need for that. They might be willing to give this trash one last chance, but that doesn’t equal them forgiving what he did to them. Those two have expressed their extreme fear towards royalties.」

「I see… Well, that’s natural….」

For some reason, my father spoke with a lonely voice.

「Your Majesty, it’s about the time.」

When the Prime Minister urged my father,

「You’re right.」

Father heaved a sigh as he looked down at me.

「Gilbert, you just committed a taboo for royalty, assassination attempt to your subordinates. I really can’t give any compassion to you who treated others like mere bugs.

The only thing I can do as your father is wish that you can overcome the trial that about to fall upon you.」

「What are you talking about, father!? What trial!?」

Gilbert raised his voice as he felt something was amiss with the way his father spoke those words.

But, his father just closed his eyes in silent and,

「Do it.」

He asked Kai Heineman while gnashing his teeth.

「Satori!」

Kai Heineman nodded lightly and conjured a book out of nowhere as he spoke.

A green-haired girl with bob cut appeared out of nowhere,

『Have you call me, Supreme Ruler-sama?』

The girl then bowed respectfully toward Kai Heineman.

「Yes, I want to ask your help to temporarily erase this guy’s memory. And..」

Kai Heineman suddenly placed his hand on his chin before he finished his sentence.

「Make it so that his memory will be back after he fulfilled the condition that I’m about to say.」

And then, Kai Heineman told the green-haired girl with bob cut about the condition to return Gilbert’s memory.

「I see. My deepest apology for causing so much trouble for you.」

Though father shut his eyes while chewing his lips, he suddenly turned around and bowed to Kai Heineman upon hearing the conditions.

The current king of the great Amelia kingdom had actually bowed his head toward the incompetent. The Me from before would definitely find a fault in this situation. But, the current me knows for better that Kai Heineman was an unknown monster in human skin. And my father actually sold me off to that monster. Seeing that I…

Felt something really repulsive――

「FATHER, NO! SAVE ME!」

He pleaded to the king as his son.

「Gilbert, your participation in the crown contest will be suspended until further notice. You may participate again once you gain some essential qualities needed to become the true ruler of Amelia kingdom」

「What are you talking about!」

「Yes. You won’t understand it even after you hear the conditions from Kai. That’s why you’ve to be grateful since, at the very least, your life is spared. No matter what kind of a failure you are, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re my son. That’s why, please do your best to pass Kai’s trial with flying colours!」

After saying so, father turned around and never looked back again. I was dumbfounded, it was the first time I saw the back figure of my father, a king trembled like that and,

「Satori, do it.」

Kai Heineman sent his order.

『As you wish.』

The green-haired girl with a bob cut appeared before Gilbert again and grabbed his head with her hand. The next moment, Gilbert’s consciousness descended into the darkness.

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