Chapter 1681: The Aftermath 2 (2/2)

”You....” Melinda was almost exasperated when she saw Shin really couldn't understand everything.

”Shin, don't be arrogant!” Merlin shouted.

”Gr - Grandpa...” Shin was trembling since it was his first time to see his grandpa was furious.

”You might be powerful with all of your magic, but to kill someone, all you need is to stab you with a knife.” Merlin looked at Shin with a serious expression and said, ”Let's say that you're walking among the crowd then suddenly someone stabs you on the back, or when you're drinking in the cafe, someone poisons your drink, and there's a lot of more. With all of that, can your magic protect you? Can you really believe that you can 100% that you'll be ready to fight against an assassin for 24 hours without a rest?” After all, the name of the devil wasn't disclosed, so Kurt's family didn't receive unjust treatment by the society, so without a doubt, Kurt's family had the power to revenge their son if Shin really was the one who killed Kurt, but fortunately, Shin didn't do that.

”I...” Shin couldn't say back, then sighed and said, ”I'm sorry, grandpa, grandma.” He thought for a while and felt that he might start to get arrogant when he thought he could solve everything with magic.

Merlin nodded with satisfaction and said, ”It's alright, you're young. It is good to make a mistake, but worse is that you don't realize that you've made a mistake. It's good that you've admitted your mistake, and then let me explain to you how Kasugano has helped you before.”

”Yes, tell me, grandpa.” Shin really didn't understand how Haru had helped him, which was why he was curious.

”Shin, the revenge of Kurt's family, is one thing, but in truth, you don't need to worry much about it since you have our protection and with our reputation, it is easy to stop Kurt's family, so you don't need to worry if you kill Kurt since we really can't let a devil run this kingdom amok.” Merlin paused for a while, then said, ”But you should know what will happen after you've killed Kurt.”.

”What's happening?” Shin didn't understand. After all, he had always thought that he should kill a demon, and there was nothing wrong with his action, right?

Merlin was about to say something, but Melinda stopped him.

”Let me explain it, Merlin,” Melinda said.

”Un.” Merlin nodded and didn't say much.

”The first thing is that you'll be revered as a hero,” Melinda said with a serious expression.

”Eh? Hero? Me?” Shin was dumbfounded.

”Yes.” Melinda nodded and said, ”Yes, everyone in this city will revere you as a hero after you've killed the devil, which was why that what Kasugano had done before by not admitting that both of you didn't defeat the devil, but the devil fell on its own was a good thing.”

Shin was confused, and even though he didn't have that much interest as a hero, he didn't understand why being a hero was bad.

Melinda looked at Shin's expression and sighed. She continued with her explanation. ”If you become a hero, you'll be used by the kingdom as a tool for politics.” She looked at Shin and said, ”We hope no one is using you, and even though you know Diseum (King of the Earlshide) and August very well, both of them are still the king and the prince of the kingdom before they make their decision, they have always put the interest of this kingdom first, which is why we have told you that Kasugano has helped you.”

”Will Uncle Dis and Aug use me as a tool of politics? There's no way, right?” Shin was confused.

”Shin, I know that you know both of them very well, but you should understand that a human's heart is very complex and sometimes the interest of a lot of people is more important than a single person, so you should always be ready when such a situation appears in front of you,” Melinda said with a serious expression. She knew that it might sound cruel, but she also needed to tell her grandson, after all, that he was already an adult.

”...” Shin felt that his mind was blown away, but he nodded, even though he didn't believe that August and Diseum might use him.

”By the way, if possible, can you invite Kasugano to our house?” Melinda suddenly asked.

”Yes, I agree with your grandmother.” Merlin nodded and said, ”We need to say thank you for his help.”

Shin nodded and said, ”Then I'll invite him when school starts.” He was just a normal salaryman, so there was no way for him to think such a complex thought, but he also knew that he needed to thank Haru for what he had done to him.

The three of them continued to talk, and they returned to their harmonious state, but as expected, both Merlin and Melinda were helpless against Shin's common sense.