Chapter 14: Hero of Pratinos (3) (2/2)
“So is that why you became a mercenary?”
“Yes And I was e, Viscount”
Milton was now able to co explanation of his past
h I kneas a noble, I was curious why he hated the Republicans so much; now I see what circu left which Milton failed to understand
“After the rebellion ended, your territory was not forfeited nor your peerage confiscated, correct?”
“No, they were not”
“Then rather than being a e if you reigned as the successor of a Marquis household?”
A run of the dom There wasn’t much discussion to be had on which side would possess more power
But if that were the case, why did Jeroe? That hat Milton did not understand
Jerome replied to Milton with a wistful look
“I threay e my fae are already gone, I can’t stop my hatred for the Republics in their entirety”
“And?”
“How could I succeed a House that has been a enerations if I cannot abide by the knight’s code anyht”
Milton furrowed his eyes at Jerome’s words
‘Past the point of blind faith, it seeht’s code’
Generally, Milton’s as to keep to himself and let others live their lives the way they wanted In fact, he thought that one of his qualities was that he didn’t normally nose into others’ lives
However, he was so irked this time around that he could not possibly stay silent
“Your thinking is incorrect, Jerome”
“Whatever do you mean?”
“By the way you explained it, it is iht’s code, and so you chose revenge and threay your House”
“Yes, that’s correct That is the only way”
“You’re wrong”
Milton sternly denied Jeroreat firmness, as if there was not even room for a different opinion
“Why would you surrender your title as a knight for revenge? These two things are steadily co-existing in your heart — so for what reason must you only take one extreht hates the sin but not the sinner, draws his sword for justice, protects the weak — and must never vest his personal e one of the passages in the knight’s code textbook Of course, Milton too knew that passage, having also received a knight’s education
Yet Milton’s sentiment towards this was…
“That’s a load of horse shi+t”
“V-…Viscount Your words are too much”
In his life, Jeroht’s code a crock of shi+t — and in such a frontal, full-on way at that But Milton was relentless
“Do you think I would have been any different in your shoes? If my family died and I were to have seen their last moments with my oo eyes, would you think I would have stayed faithful to the lofty knight’s code and not harness any feelings of revenge?”
“……”
“I assure you — that wouldmore than an ordinary hu withyour loved ones was ulti choice to make, and one that was e
One who could do thatlabelled a saint But the brilliance of a saint was not so that should be imposed universally on ordinary individuals
“Your notion of the knight’s code isyour own utopian vision of the code that does not allow roole stain — but is that really in line with reality?”
“What is it that you wish to say?”
Milton looked Jeroht in the eye and spoke froht is just a person in the end They are ordinary people who rage, cry, laugh, and shed tears Do they have to suppress their eht’s code, and are they disallowed froe it purports? Does there even exist a knight in the world who’s able to do that?”
“But…”
“When you force lofty ideals onto reality, it is normal for them to break or bounce out I suppose we could take the Republican blokes as the closest exaht?”
“That’s…”
Upon Milton’s words, Jerome made the most shocked expression he had until now It was not easy to acknowledge it, but Jeroht
As Republicanis systems also studied it They had to know their enemy if they were to adapt and respond appropriately Eventually, several scholars explored and discovered the weaknesses of Republicanism and preached them to the world
And that weakness was…
“Trying to shoehorn unactionable ideals into the real world That is the greatest downside of Republicanisht — then you would also be aware of the ht’s code that you are insisting on is also no more than an ideal which does not fit into the real world Is that not so?”
“That’s not quite…”
“As you have lived — and even a single person is alright — have you seen anyone that actually practiced the iht’s code that you have in mind?”
“There are none as of yet”
It would be difficult for any person to apply the knight’s code perfectly as it is Soh ethical standards, while others would simply make human mistakes
“If that is so, does that hts in the world, none of theht to be one?”
“That’s not true Even if they were to deviate a little from the code, if they uphold justice… oh!”
Jero
That was it There was no need to be bound by rules like a hypochondriac avoids gerht in such rigid terms
‘If I have justice in my heart… and if I were to not lose that focal point, even if I were to becoht”
Theoutwards from his body
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1 the literal Korean ter the Westernthe translators, we cautiously decided that taking this transliteration, instead of an interpretation of Jerome’s mother as a mistress would be more appropriate