The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 54 - The Meaning of 'Sorry' On That Day

TAP

A well-built man in imperial robes walked through the deserted passageway.  The goal is one, the library. Upon arriving there, he approached one of the bookshelves and shifted it slightly.

And to his surprise, there was a secret room behind the shelf. The man entered it unsuspectingly, staring at the occupant's daughter in silence. The girl's eye bead is sapphire, just like it.

The girl realized the existence of the emperor. But instead of paying homage, the boy just kept quiet. The emperor did not seem to be concerned about it either.

The emperor approached the girl and stroked her hair. "How are you today?"

The girl replied with a nadar. "habit."

The emperor smiled wryly. "Sorry you can't take you out, your skin is very sensitive. It'll be dangerous to be exposed to direct sunlight."

"What's wrong, I'm used to it." The boy's voice sounded hoarse.

The emperor looked at the boy gently, carrying him on his lap while the emperor sat down. "Are you used to it?"

The boy held his chest. "He often appears suddenly - arriving and once appeared acting arbitrarily - mena. Sometimes it's also because I forget my true identity.Today I also forget many things."

"I'm sorry, but I did all this so you could compensate for the black magic in your body."

"..."

"How do you think Freesia is?" Asked the emperor, trying to shift the topic.

"Just like here, I still can't play out..... I envy those who are normal."

"But you know? Not everyone has a special condition like you. Even if you don't want it, I hope you can accept this one day."

The boy did not respond, the emperor reached into his pocket, taking out a small object he got from someone.

"Look at this..."

The boy seemed interested and took the small object from the emperor's hand. "What'sthis? Bookmark? I've had a lot of them, different motives."

"Well... but you don't have a hortensia flower yet, do you?"

"This... of the real flower?" The boy asked - tanya.

"That's right."

"Great, then this is for me."

"This is for you."

Outside the room, leaning between the shelves. Standing up a boy who was dressed was not much different from the emperor. Ruby colors decorate both eyes perfectly.

Then the boy looked at the book in his hand.

"Hortensia, the Scoleths are you and me?"

...❀...

"Tu.wait! Whether the girl in His Majesty's story is... Servant...?"

Clara glared in disbelief at Meiger, after the Hortensian Emperor told her story in the past. Clara Scoleths lived here before Freesia. The Hortensia marker was a gift from the previous emperor, Siegward Westhley.

"Don't believe it already..."

"Ugh...! But, Your Majesty, how does this story relate to this book? Moreover, the writing on his first page was very ambiguous, so easily arousing suspicion."

"You remember why you didn't touch your own chest back then?" Ask Meiger back.

Eh? Could it be that the original Clara was talking about...

"That's... personal in Servant?" Guess Clara.

"Fright."

"Is it true that it was Emperor Siegward who made the Servant create a person in itself. But, what's the reason? What does 'balancing the black magic in my body' mean?"

Clara clutched her clothes, I don't know. Since she was in the body of Clara Scoleths, she often felt sad because of the circumstances that befell Clara. His feelings were more easily swayed - udders after he became the new owner of this body.

Is it possible that the original Clara's feelings are still residing in this body...?

"Hamba please Your Majesty! Please answer the question of the servant!"

A drop of tears streamed down Clara's cheeks, she felt that this was already the peak. Tired because he became an antagonist as well as rumors that made his life unsettled. It was enough for him to be patient, patience had its limits.

Meiger was stunned for a moment, before he could take a breath back. "Do you know where the real name of the Scoleths came from?"

Clara shook her head faintly.

"If so, have you ever heard of the last girl with white eyes resembling diamonds?"

This time Clara nodded.

"Well, if you know, it'll be easier next time. Know you? If in fact the Herbras continent has been contaminated by black magic since hundreds of years ago. And that girl is the one who absorbed the black magic."

"uh? Meanin?"

"In short, the girl realized that the growing black magic would be dangerous for human survival. If it is left alone, there is finally only one. Humans will be swallowed by black magic and become the undead."

DEG

"How do I stop it...?" Clara interrupted Meiger's words.

"Of course by killing the humans before they were swallowed by black magic. Because if they die before being swallowed by black magic, their end will be better than being undead."

"The girl's name is Lyserith Scoleths."

"...!"

"And the rest of the story you can connect to her yourself about you having the same last name as that girl. Although Scoleths is not a noble surname."

Clara seemed to be beginning to tremble, the truth she wanted was little by little she got. I don't know why he doesn't like facts. It was better for him not to know anything.

"Same ability 'does...?"

Clara's already pale face turned even more pale. Saying a single sentence he was powerless, his lips trembling violently.

"Huft.and I'm sorry about my father who made you have two personalities. That's what he did so you could support the black magic that was absorbed in his body intentionally or not."

"I'm sorry? Is this what His Majesty meant by 'sorry' on that day? This apology is what His Majesty meant." Clara whispered faintly.

"...Is correct. I'm sorry, Clara."

A lonely atmosphere was created.

Meiger who hates melancholy atmosphere, chose to look at the surrounding nature. His own way could only bow his head in - deep. Thinking about how complicated the plot of the novel he labeled as the abal-abal novel was.

Too many plot twists... Even so, why am I crying? Anybody, would anyone like to tell me why I cry?

Clara silently watched Meiger's side face. It's a lie that Clara says she's not fascinated. Ever since she fell in love with this man, Clara had always been amazed by Meiger from any side.

I'm not the real Clara, but I can feel her suffering. But my feelings for him are not hate.

GREPS

Clara tightened her grip on her dress. He did not care if his face after crying was very tangled. He also did not care about Meiger's impression of him after this.

But one thing made Clara certain. Although the timing was not right, it would be even more regretful for him if he lost this opportunity.

"Your Majesty..." Call Clara, her voice was trembling, her face was already very red from embarrassment and her glassy eyes were beads.

Meiger faced Clara again.

"Even though His Majesty feels guilty about it. But in fact the Servant does not hate His Majesty, nor the Emperor Siegward." Clara said, her voice did not stop shaking.

"What's? Could it be that you're a fool? Your inner person has been a lot of trouble for you, hasn't he?"

"It's true... The servant can never hate His Majesty. After all, the other Servant's personality wasn't that troublesome."

"...?"

Clara strengthened herself even more, convincing herself to do so. Last time it was this way maybe. never? I don't know, Clara has forgotten a lot of things in the past.

"Your Majesty.. is actually Servant of the"

SREK

Heh? Wh who?

Clara looked behind her, where she heard the bushes rustling. In fact it was not the wind, but someone with a wrinkled face.

The woman in the maid's clothes and her wise face. But his current expression said that he was very surprised at something, feeling that he had interrupted a rare historical moment.

Avrim's back!

DEG!

Just now Clara was smiling happily when Avrim was back. But a sense of tightness again - again attacking him, a dark, cold and heavy aura as if forcing its way into his body.

Clara was holding her head which was getting heavier, even thinking that an iron was thrown at high speed towards her head. The more piercing the pain, Clara also further strengthened her grip.

"Claras? Why you? Are you okay?"

BRACKET

"CLLARA!"

"MISS!!!"

Clara's body collapsed falling to the ground, she continued to hold her head and chest which the pain became many - times more severe than before.

Ughhhh! This pain again! Actually why this?!

The pain increasingly hit him, now it has even spread throughout his body. Clara could barely feel her body anymore at this moment.

The Meiger helps support Clara's body from falling again. Samar - faintly also Clara heard Avrim screaming for help the soldiers to call the healer.

So painful it was, now Clara was not able to even just say a word. She was half crying, without a sound.

His breath gasping, his consciousness seemed to be taken slowly - the land. His eyes long - long closed.

Before losing her consciousness, Clara could still hear Avrim's scream calling her. As well as Meiger. I don't know what the man did, Clara doesn't know anymore.

"Miss, hang! Missy? Missis! MISS!!"

"Claras..."

TB

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