The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 267's

Linley returned to Count Wharton's house. When he did, he locked himself into his courtyard, banning anyone from entering. Although it was Wharton and Nina's marriage, upon learning that Reynolds had died in battle, Wharton knew how his brother felt at this time.

No one in the Count's estate dared to bother Linley.

The courtyard door remained tightly closed.

Linley sat down at the stone table. There was one bottle of wine and two glasses of wine on the table. One cup of wine was in front of Linley; the other was opposite to him. Just ... no one was sitting opposite Linley.

Linley poured the wine into both cups, then raised one of them toast.

"Bro Fourth ..." Linley stared straight ahead, his gaze seemingly piercing through the wall of reality. However, his eyes were red. “Hopefully your trip is fun. ”

Raising his head, Linley gulped down the entire wine cup.

Fourth Bro has died.

Linley could not accept this.

But first he had interrogated Emperor Johann, and then he interrogated the people of the Dunstan clan. He even carefully examined the expressions on the faces of the people of the Dunstan clan. Linley came to the conclusion …

That perhaps, his Fourth Bro had actually died resplendently in battle. Maybe it's no one's fault at all.

But what Linley did not know was that only the three or four core members of the Dunstan clan knew the truth. Neon Dunstan knew that Linley would pay attention to their expressions, which was why he did not tell others the truth.

There's one more person who knows the truth. Mother Reynolds!

This was the so-called 'Miss' that the guard had mentioned earlier. Reynolds' mother was heartbroken. Neon knew very well that in front of Linley, Reynolds' mother would not be able to hide at all, which was why there were no women present in the main hall. Of course, Reynolds' mother wasn't there either.

“Fourth Brother, you're the smallest of us, four brooches. I'm not expecting that you'll be the first to leave. "Linley's heart felt as if it had been pierced by a knife, and two paths of tears began to flow down uncontrollably.

Seizing the wine bottle with his hands, Linley raised his head and started drinking.

"Uhuk . "After drinking so fast, Linley started coughing. But after coughing two or three times, Linley once again raised his head high and drank it all down.

Bebe and Haeru stood in the corner of the courtyard, not daring to disturb Linley at all.

"This is the fourth time the Boss has been heartbroken. "Bebe said to himself. The first time he broke up with Alice. The second is when he learned of his father's death. Third time when Grandpa Doehring died …

Family member . Friends One by one, they left him.

Linley felt very sick, but Linley knew .. he had to be strong. Because he has other family members and friends. He must be strong, both for the dead and for the living.

"Let me wallow in my misery for three days, then. ”

Linley painfully made his lips become laughing. Then, without holding back at all, she cried as she wished, drank as she wished, laughed as she wished, muttered as she wished, reminiscing about him as she wished … or even talk to Reynolds as if he were there.

Three days later!

"Creaaac. "The door to the courtyard opens. Delia had been waiting outside the courtyard for the past few days, and had asked the maid to bring a stone stool. He had been sitting there, reading while quietly waiting for Linley.

Three days!

Linley had shut himself in his yard for three days, and Delia had been waiting outside for three days.

Hearing the door creak open, Delia turned her head in surprise. Right now, Linley was wearing a long light blue robe. His back was still perpendicular, and he did not look the slightest bit oppressed.

"Linley ..." Pleased, Delia immediately went to greet him.

Linley looked at Delia, and when he did, he felt a warm and grateful feeling in his heart. Given Linley's current level, how could he not realize that Delia had been waiting outside for three whole days?

Although he was inside the courtyard and separated from Delia by a gate, Linley could feel Delia's presence at any moment.

Linley suddenly reached out and took Delia into his arms.

Delia stunned.

Linley had never hugged her of his own accord before!

Holding Delia in his arms, Linley lowered his head. The tip of her nose touched Delia's fragrant hair. The smell was so intoxicating. Smelling his scent, Linley felt his heart grow calmer.

It was as if a lonely little boat had finally reached the harbor.

"Delia's. Thank you . "Linley's voice sounded next to Delia's ear.

Hugging Linley and resting her head on Linley's chest, Delia felt happier than before. He had spent many years in the Institute hoping for this, then another ten years waiting .. Now, it seemed like his dream was closer than ever.

After the day Linley came out of the courtyard, he and Delia had stepped closer. Sometimes, they can tell what others are thinking with just a quick glance. Merely, Linley did not push past the final bottleneck between them, and Delia did not try to do so of her own accord.

"How is Your Majesty?"

Gates spoke softly to Wharton in the palace training yard.

There was a smile on Wharton's face. “After exiting her page, my sister was already quite close to Ms. Delia. When I saw him just now, he even smiled. Most likely, he was feeling much better now. ”

Gates nodded slightly. “When His Majesty doesn't leave for three days, it's really worrying. ”

"Fifth Brother, do you think His Majesty is the same as you, so it's easy to leave himself to despair?" A huge and powerful man nearby said with a laugh.

"Second brother, why are you criticizing me?" Gates said sadly.

The Count's estate was very peaceful. Linley continued to live a quiet training life, while at the same time, making preparations to head to the Anarchist Land.

…… .

"Your Imperial Majesty, Lord Linley seems to be acting as usual. He focused on his training. There is no abnormal activity. But of course, on Lord Wharton's wedding day, Master Linley paid a visit to the Dunstan clan. "The palace officials reported respectfully.

Emperor Johann's face was covered with a smile.

"Great . You can go now. "Emperor Johann said calmly.

Knowing that Linley was not acting out of the ordinary, Emperor Johann was greatly relieved. “Fortunately. Fortunately, Linley truly believed that what I said was the truth. ”

"Klan Dunstan knows how to act as well. "Emperor Johann was very satisfied.

But clearly, Linley learned nothing from his trip to the Dunstan clan, and truly believed that Reynolds had been killed in battle, with the Neil City soldiers unable to save him.

………

Delia looked at the letter in her hand, then looked at Linley. He had a miserable look on his face.

"Delia, what's wrong?" Linley looked at Delia by asking.

Delia shook her head helplessly. “This is a letter from my parents. They said that my grandmother was very ill, and wanted me to go home soon. My grandmother .. "The sad and sad expression is on Delia's face.

Linley grabbed to hold Delia's hand. Staring at Delia, she comforted him, “Don't worry. Your grandmother will be fine. ”

"Linley, I need to hurry home. "Delia looked helplessly at Linley. "I've planned to go with you to Anarchist Country, but now …"

Linley smiled and comforted her, "It's okay. You go home first. Given the capabilities of my troops, we should be able to quickly establish a base in the Anarchist Country. In the future, when you come looking for me, it will be easy to find me. ”

Delia looked at Linley, unwilling to part from him.

But her grandmother was very sick. Her parents' letters made her very worried. There was nothing he could do .. he could only choose to leave and return to the Yulan Empire.

The next morning, Delia climbed the back of the Wildthunder Stormhawk and flew straight back to the Yulan Empire.

……

In a prefecture-level city in the Central Administrative Province of the O'Brien Empire. In a courtyard owned by a high luxury hotel. Yale casually flipped through the number of letters he received.

"Hrm? Something about Fourth Bro? What happened to the Fourth Bro? Could he provide military service and be promoted soon? ”There was a slight smile on Yale's face.

In the past, out of the four brooches, Yale and Reynolds were both playboy types. They chase girls together. The two of them had acted degenerate together, while George and Linley were somewhat in control themselves.

Opening the letter, Yale began to read.

And as he did …

Yale's face immediately turned pale. His body suddenly began to shake uncontrollably. Yale held his head in his hands and closed his eyes. After a long time .. Yale finally opened his eyes.

His face was completely pale. There was not a single bit of blood in sight.

"Cannot be. ”

Moisture could be seen in Yale's eyes. Soon, they turned red. Forcibly swallowing the grief in his heart, Yale continued reading.

After finishing…

"Fourth Brother !!!!" Yale's tears began to flow.

If someone asks Yale who is the person he cares about the most? Must not be his real brother. The relationship between them was relatively cold. After all, within the Dawson Conglomerate.

Within ten years of leaving the Ernst Institute, although Yale had trusted a few people, he had not really treated them as lifelong friends. In his heart, there were only three friends for life. Three that he made in his youth.

George. Linley Reynolds!

Yale stood there, his entire body trembling uncontrollably. Suddenly, a flash of electricity appeared in his hand, turning the letter into ashes.

Yale was a lightning-style magus. He was the weakest of the four brooches, having only reached the magus level of the sixth rank.

"Prince ... Julin?" Yale gritted his teeth, his entire body still trembling.

“You actually just stood there and watched, and let my brother die !!! I don't care who you are. I'll make sure you die! ”Yale took a deep breath, closed her eyes.

He forced himself to calm down.

The Dawson conglomerate was highly influential among the common people, and border towns such as Neil City were cities that the Dawson Conglomerate viewed as extremely important. The merchants and nobles there had many transactions with the Dawson Conglomerate.

Perhaps this secret could be kept from Linley, but there was no way they could keep this secret from the Dawson Conglomerate that spanned the entire world!

“There is no way father will exert the power of the Conglomerate to deal with a prince for my sake. Moreover, even if he tried, he would not always succeed. "Yale understood this.

Prince Julin was the administrator for the Southeast Administrative Province. He controlled a large number of soldiers. How could the Dawson Conglomerate fight him?

"Third Brother!" Suddenly, Linley came to Yale's mind, without a ban.

"Third Bro hasn't replied to Fourth Bro?" Yale knew very well how much each of them cared about the other. He was certain that if Linley knew why Reynolds had died, he would definitely take revenge. "Definitely Prince Julin and the Emperor were – anything that hid this from him. The Third Bro has no intelligence network. ”

Every time Yale thought of the adorable young man who had followed him around and drank and dwelt beside him in the Jade Water Heaven, he felt a bitter pain in his heart.

“Bro Fourth, I promise, Third Bro and I will definitely avenge you. "Yale muttered to himself.

Suddenly, Yale roared loudly. "Right me! Make preparations for me immediately. I'm going to the imperial capital now. Hurry along! I'll be leaving soon! "

In just five minutes, Yale was mounted on a fine stallion, with two guards by his side. He rushed towards the imperial capital at full speed. On the way, Yale stopped aimlessly, traveling day and night, not eating or drinking.

On the way to the imperial capital, he switched horses in several cities, continuously rushing towards the imperial capital at full speed.

After two days and one night, Yale and his men managed to arrive at the imperial capital. Due to his extremely fast journey, both of Yale's eyes were flushed red, and his face was ashen and pale as to appear to be the face of someone who was seriously ill.

"Here . ”

From afar, Yale saw Count Wharton's house. After two days and one night of travel, Yale finally felt a glimmer of hope.

"Master Yale?" The guards in the palace naturally recognized Yale. In the past, Yale often came to visit Linley. There was no need for them to make a report before letting Yale in. Merely, the two guards were at a loss as to why Yale looked so haggard.

"Third Brother!"

Yale got into the manor, then started shouting over his lungs, "Third Brother, get out! Third Bro, hurry, get out !!! ”Once Linley heard Yale's first shout, he immediately ran at high speed from his yard.

Looking at the distant Yale, Linley was stunned.

Right now, Yale's face was extremely pale, and his hair was a complete mess. Is this the perfectly dressed, handsome, cheerful Boss Yale?

Seeing Linley, Yale immediately ran over, grabbing Linley's shoulder. His red eyes looked at Linley, and he said in a sobbing voice, "Third Bro, you really should take revenge for Fourth Bro!"