Chapter 113: Shocking Revelation (2/2)
His words made the king's entourage and ministers buzz with both fear and anxiety. The king, who was glaring at Ronin, sighed.
”We have more important matters at hand than deciding whether he was a hero or not. For now, he'll stay in the palace until the issue is over.”
”I think not, he'll be staying with me.” Master Ronin grabbed his shoulder. ”When the whole thing is over, I'll make sure to bring him here to receive his proper reward.” The king sighed again and waved his hands in dismissal.
Arthur and Master Ronin left the hall together, where the discussion already started about the possible countermeasures against the current crisis. As they left the palace and boarded Master Ronin's car, where a private chauffeur was waiting for them.
The whole ordeal ended so quickly and so well that Arthur, even after leaving the gate of the palace, sat there gaping. He then turned to Master Ronin who was already throwing his tie away like it was a venomous snake.
”So, Master is the help Ivy mentioned?”
”Haha, yeah, sort of.” Master Ronin smiled. ”Boy, you've caused quite the stir on the first time you've left. Not that I hate what you did,” Master Ronin started unbuttoning his sleeves as well. ”This attire is too suffocating.” He sighed.
”I mean, you've should already have an idea. The king should have one as well.” Arthur said after remembering that Si also knew what was going on.
”We did,” Master Ronin nodded. ”The king did as well, he's just really petty.” He casually insulted like he was talking about someone ordinary. ”He's also quite cynical about everything.”
”Before you came in, I felt like there was…” Arthur tried to describe what he felt.
”Yeah, that was the king's ability.”
”But that means Si is…”
”The king's son,” Master Ronin nodded and sighed again. ”Don't mention the subject in front of Si, not now at least.” He turned toward Arthur and smiled. ”Treat this as a way to learn things about Si and his past.”
”So, his father also has the same ability?”
”No, a lesser version of it. One with more limitations but also fewer consequences. His father is only able to read minds, not truly see everything. Nera could see things a hundred kilometers away easy, making her a terrifying archer.”
”What about Alfred?” Arthur asked, now hesitant to believe all of this. After all, Si's appearance was so different from the King's or the rest.
”That boy always said he saw things none of us could see, I don't know if he's simply untalented or there are things that we're unaware of.” Master Ronin's words made Arthur think of a single possibility, the Enders. Even though people have seen traces of them, a manifestation, none of them could see the creatures for who they really were.
”As for Si's appearance…” The car made a turn across the Heji River and Master Ronin gazed through the window. After a sigh, he answered.
”He resembles his mother,” He said. ”It's such a heartbreaking thing to be shunned because you look like the person you love the most. His mother was the first queen. However, Si's lack of talent in his earlier years made her fall from grace. The king turned his back to her, making Si feel responsible for this.”
”Oh,” Arthur didn't know what to say. He felt slightly bad for this, as Si had tried to help him many times. However, he remained doubtful of his motives. Now that he was learning them, he was unable to decide what to think. ”Then,” He hesitated to ask. ”Sier's goal is to…”
His voice trailed and sank in the car like a stone thrown in the Heji river, forever sinking. Master Ronin turned to face him with a thin smile.
”To overthrow the king.”