The Book Of Flowers
Choosing a Leader
-- In the meantime ----
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He just woke up again. And now, he could only sit while looking out of the window of the room
He understands the situation at this moment. No need to remember too deeply. The big event that happened to him before that fainting, he would always remember as if the memory was behind his palm
Lying if he says he's not upset. But...
This was a payment because he was unable to do anything. Whether it is to complete the task given to him, or...
...
He lost everything in a few seconds that day. All the things he had been trying to do and slowly ascended into space. But all of it collapsed as if his efforts were not appreciated by anyone at all
Everyone has become his enemy. Again, the young woman was in the solitude that this world had given her...
His white hair made a curtain before his bowed face. He could see nothing more, especially when his eyes began to be filled with tears that began to fall
He was not even aware, along with the cool breeze coming into his room, there was someone already present inside
...
"Hey"
The greeting left him shocked and immediately raised his head. He was even more surprised when he saw a figure he knew so well, leaning on a chair right in front of his bed
The figure he longed for enough, but knew he didn't deserve to mention his name anymore
"Vescals..."
The wind again blew in accompanied the two people who were silent without the sentence. Both were silent a thousand languages, letting their hair be played by the wind that came in tranquility
Veskal closed his eyes...
He tried to gather courage in his heart, to be able to speak to Natasha before me and the others arrived
"... You lied to us again" the first sentence was uttered
Natasha down. He knew what Veskal meant, and had no intention of continuing it again
"So, you've caught them all...?" Natasha asked with resignation
"Just someone named Luca Erzebil. The other two are loose, and Vainzel certainly won't spare them as much as he does to you right now"
And that's a fact that even Natasha knows. His three friends may have made a mess in Hortensia so that it invites my anger
"... Butwhy? I thought we were friends?"
He has no answer to that question. Natasha simply kept quiet and refused to answer
And it's...
His action immediately extinguished the light in Veskal's eyes almost instantly...
She was upset because Natasha refused to talk. And he thought...
If it is no longer useful to make up with the young woman in front of him
Half his face was planted on his folded hands on the seat divider. His eyes still turned to Natasha, still hoping that he would at least not mess up the relationship between the two that had existed for a long time
"So, you want us to be enemies...?" the question spontaneously came out of Veskal's mouth
Natasha was surprised. "That's not-!" he tried to shake Veskal's question, but stopped
When she saw Veskal's eyes that were not filled with light anymore, Natasha came to a halt. A mixed feeling of distress and fear and uneasiness stirred within him now. No one could describe how shocked his heart was at that moment
Inevitably, he had to explain slowly to Veskal
"... What would you do if one of your friends was in danger, Veskal?"
Veskal was silent for a moment, thinking of a short answer that might pass in his head
"... Of course I'll protect them"
"Even if you have to cheat or hurt the world, right?"
Starting from that sentence Veskal snapped. From there he began to understand something
He understood the feelings and sentiments that Natasha had
His gaze was shifted because he did not consider that that answer was what he would get. The answer that has also been the goal so far remains forward
...
Apparently, both people are the same. They use themselves as a tool to help those they care about...
"But baby, both sides we have to fight with each other..." Veskal let out his breath
His face lifted back up, and he looked at Natasha's eyes as sharply as possible. The woman who was already seen did not know what else it was just smiling. He was probably thinking about what was going to happen in front of him, after all that had passed...
Natasha Epsilon has given up. He's already lost
...
"The greatest is the one I love very much, Veskal. Just like you love your two friends" Natasha said
"Even if the world thinks of him as a bad person, and so do we... Then let it happen
As long as I can serve the man who saved me, give me a meaning to life and shade my head, I will do everything for him with all my heart"
Veskal was speechless at the thought of Natasha who had just been spilled
"The man would have killed you had Vainzel not done something" he then said to deny Natasha
"I told you I would do anything wholeheartedly, didn't I...?"
Natasha suddenly laughed. A mocking-sounding laugh came out of his mouth, and was directed directly at Veskal
"Even your friends are not exceptions. If they have a chance to throw yourself away, they will do it as soon as possible" Natasha said
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...
...
"Hmph-h!"
The reaction shown by Veskal was something Natasha did not want. The reaction is accompanied by a much louder laugh and humbling of the interlocutor
Laughter that signifies confidence, if anything Natasha says is nonsense is meaningless
"Sorry, sorry! I didn't think you liked to joke!"
Veskal laughed again, getting louder. It certainly made Natasha's brows furrow, starting to be mixed in with vexation
"You know what Vainzel did when we first met?!" he then asked a question
"What?" Natasha asked back
"She slammed me to the ground as it had slipped into the Thyme castle area. And the bad treatment didn't stop during our initial 3 meetings"
Veskal then took out his 2 fingers and went back to explain to Natasha
"He tied me to a tree so that I could not escape, even after that he let me go. And he was still unhappy with my presence at our third meeting, even though he knew Rosalia was throwing me away"
Veskal then moved forward and thrust his face right in front of Natasha
"Then you know what Verdea said when we first met...?"
Again a question. But Natasha began to feel uncomfortable and shocked due to Veskal's previous answer. And this time, he nodded in ignorance
"He said 'do not know yourself' to me, and we fought so hard that he beat me..."
...
Natasha is silent a thousand languages. He didn't know if he should feel guilty, or not. He only realized that he had thrown himself into an argument that could not be won
Veskal retreated and began to walk slowly aimlessly around the room
"Both of my friends are not perfect" Veskal said again
"They mainly follow emotions in doing things. They have flaws that I sometimes hate. And they do not give up if a plan has been neatly built"
His steps stopped, and his head turned back towards Natasha. His prideful manner was not hidden at all, as he placed both hands on the foot divider of Natasha's bed
And while he was so, a sentence came out of his mouth
"But they will never throw away a friend they have"
Natasha. But he also had no intention of retreating
"How can you be sure of that??" he furiously asked
Veskal already had all the answers and evidence he needed. But he only needs one
"Have you heard of the attack on Xiang?" he asked, where Natasha immediately responded with a nod of her head
"They did that solely not because Xiang was doing a problem. But because they wanted to save me from Shen Xiang's hands"
"That-that!"
"- That's impossible, you want to say?"
Veskal started laughing again, not believing that Natasha knew anything at all
"Please ask all residents of Hortensia! I'm sure they'll answer the same thing!"
And just to save her, Verdea and I went into the lair of danger. Although the plan was carefully calculated, the treatment was still careless
We could be in even greater danger. We could've been killed, and made some very shocking news. But we both insisted, and finally took the others to save him
Just. Her. An...
We never planned to save the other 7 people. We didn't even know they were there
"You won't make friends like them in your life. Even if they don't understand who I am, at least they want to, Natasha..."
Veskal's hands clenched, feeling the warmth of the memory that flashed across his head. His eyes closed slowly, as he began to look back at the voiceless Natasha
"... Then, does the person you adore so much and are willing to sacrifice yourself for, want to understand you?"
"...!"
...
One very cruel question for Natasha. One question he didn't know the answer to in order to come out victorious
He knew right away that he had lost. No need to use his intelligence. He just needs the most basic logic
"Even animals can choose their leaders well, you know...?"
"Ber..stop..."
Veskal was silent at the response. Shut up, look at Natasha's body that started to shake clearly, as her hands began to cover her ears
His face was no longer visible, covered by all the hair that became the curtain before him. Veskal could only see that Natasha was now unwilling to listen to anything anymore
...
"I hope all our talks are satisfying to you, Vain..."
Natasha was surprised to hear Veskal's words. But she did not want to raise her head, even as the sound of her bedroom door started to open
Veskal had no need to look at us at all, and he knew we were behind that door
"I think I'm going to miss a lot of things" I said to Veskal
"But... That means this girl is a devil worshiper? It's not dangerous for him to stay among everyone, is it Oberon?" Margaret anxiously asked
His son immediately tried to calm him down, so did I who turned to him and said
"I've made sure he can't use magic freely anymore"
No need for explanation anymore. It all happened the night I took out demon blood from inside her body
The demon blood came out with a forced, right? Of course it would hurt his Mana and blood flow. That's why he hasn't been conscious long enough
I have to give a little comment in admiration to his other friend. The boy was able to wake up faster than him, although I was sure his condition was worse
Ah, and back to that topic
"Since Veskal has pulled out all the things he can from you, I'll just come here to tell you the bad news"
And I kept quiet, until Natasha started to look at me with wide eyes. Eyes that indicate that he asks for mercy, however small
But free. I have no mercy for them
"I'll execute Luca Erzebil tomorrow, after our soldier's funeral has been performed tonight"
And you won't be able to hear the last sentence
"May God bless us, Natasha. Because I'm pretty sure he won't help people like you at all"
