Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 888 It would be good if we could have both sides

No matter how easy it is to cross the line, breaking it will still cause excruciating pain.

As long as he is in so much pain that he forgets the good times of the past, then parting ways is the best outcome.

Once this impression is formed, anyone who wants to destroy their family, anyone who wants to interfere, or even anyone who wants to replace Yuri will go to great lengths to harm him.

It will never stop.

As long as there's a weakness, someone will always find a way to exploit it.

Of course, if Leon remains steadfastly behind Yuri, these are just minor troubles.

Only when he also began to doubt Yuri did the disastrous consequences occur.

Leon is now certain that he will not make that mistake.

What can happen later?

He himself doesn't dare say that he will never change.

Rather than forgetting his origins and his trust and love for Yuri amidst constant trials, Leon chose to suffer in silence.

Of course, there are also those outsiders.

But Leon believed that Yuri wouldn't even blink if all those guys died.

Yuri shook his head helplessly: "Leon, I know what you're afraid of."

But you overlooked a premise.

The premise for me to make a mistake because of that pressure is that I would actually break the law.

As for the other minor issues, even if you change someday, you won't hold it against me, right?

To put it bluntly, even if Yuri had his own wife and children one day, he still wouldn't have the ability to take over... He couldn't even become a regent.

Without the support of a family or the backing of an army, no matter how capable he was, he was no different from the current Minister of Finance, who had been in charge of the wealth of the Northern Kingdom for nearly a century but had never really made a name for himself.

Even if Leon becomes extravagant, arrogant, and conceited, his intelligence will not drop to the point where he cannot understand Yuri's harmlessness.

No one would cripple their own skills, not even a madman.

The most foolish king of the Northern Kingdom did nothing more than push a family like the Gezar, which had already fallen to the second tier, into the arms of the Storm Nobles.

But at least it didn't drive them to treason.

The King's Covenant not only guaranteed peace throughout the world, but also ensured that kings had to abide by certain bottom lines.

But if Yuri really gets carried away by power... He gave a cold laugh: "Leon, if I become like that, you'd better send me on my way."

The past is like a knife that cuts back and forth in his soul.

It's not fatal, but it's constantly painful.

If he really becomes like his father, then it would be better for him to die.

After all, that means that Yuri has now been killed by his own hands.

Leon did that in fact, to avenge him.

“I…they…” Leon was still a little hesitant.

Yuri's words were simple and clear, but he said one thing and did another!
He gets chills just thinking about that possibility... Leon honestly thinks it would be better if he were the one to suffer first.

Yuri pursed his lips; he knew Leon wouldn't get a good answer.

He had just been clinging to a sliver of hope that Leon, in his frenzy, would actually forget his mother's surname.

Those unpleasant memories from the past resurfaced in his mind, but he still had to say what he didn't want to: "Look at the age of that heir, does that give you any ideas?"

"Huh?" Leon looked at him, confused.

“He’s about the same age as Lowry,” Yuri said expressionlessly. “Just before you come of age for your arranged marriage, it will be the same day you become Earl Hamilton.”

Whether or not you become the future king, His Majesty Travis's high regard for you cannot be erased.

Leon suddenly realized: "Back then, the people who almost tricked you into selling yourself were them...they!?"
Then, you, Mom!

No wonder you've never mentioned it again since then..."

Yuri stopped him with the coldest look in his eyes... This place is no longer just the two of them.

The king's close attendants and officials had already entered.

The reason they weren't near them was because the newly selected boys were being trained nearby, but they weren't completely oblivious to the noise.

Leon is dealing with state affairs; he can't just make decisions arbitrarily in a secluded room when no one is around.

Even the final step of signing and stamping must be done in broad daylight at the government office.

After a three-year transition period, some real staff members will emerge here.

Yuri didn't think he knew everything or could do everything.

The reason he can handle so much right now is because the basic work is still being done by Travis's dozens of high-ranking officials and ministers.

He was mostly summarizing.

But he certainly can't hold onto power like this in the future.

He himself wanted to do the job of Chancellor of the Exchequer, but Leon still hoped he would take over the job of Prime Minister.

Yuri was still hesitating.

But he knew very well that for the sake of this position as prime minister, he would not be able to have a peaceful three years.

Since it's all going to be a hassle anyway, what's the harm in having a little more?
Yuri glanced out the window... Milian should be over there guarding some prisoners.

Especially that old swordsman who wanted to commit suicide after his defeat.

As for that magic ship, he and Leon couldn't handle it yet; it was imprisoned by Travis, no, it should be said that Luscania.

Although he was responsible for suppressing the ship using the palace's magic array, Yuri suspected that the Lord of Storms had also secretly intervened. He believed that Yuri's own mental power alone wouldn't have been enough to render the ship completely powerless. Even with Arslan's help, it wouldn't have been possible.

Yuri said softly, "Those past events, no matter who was wrong, cannot be used as evidence of the other party's shamelessness."

Just like Miriam, whose family did not expel him even though everyone said he was acting impulsively.

Those who know him understand that he can't possibly reveal the real reason.

Humans are actually quite cruel.

They won't talk about the perpetrators; instead, they'll treat the victims as playthings on their tongues.

After all, what's so strange about wicked people doing wicked things?
The victims are the ones worth talking about... and if there's a hint of something scandalous about it, then it's even more worth talking about.

Suppression by force is useless; it will only make those who try to suppress others look like a joke.

They might even spread rumors to more distant places.

Yuri believed that Leon was willing to become a tyrant for them, but what was the point?

You can't kill all those who know the truth, and you can't stop the people of the world.

The only thing we can do is ensure that those in the know don't dare to utter a single word.

Therefore, they should not take the blame for such things... Their own actions are the most powerful proof of their evil.

Having been an adventurer for so long, Leon would never again believe such nonsense as innocent victims being fearless.

If that were the case, most of the ladies in Gezar wouldn't have fallen into the arms of the Tower Lord.

In matters like this, cults are more effective at deterring people... After they entered the Tower Church, all their previous chatter stopped automatically and consciously.

After all, no one can discuss with a cult what crime doesn't warrant death.

He wasn't afraid of any infamy, but Leon would never be so stubborn as to use Yuri's reputation to prove his daring.

Leon signed and stamped the document decisively, then calmly asked, "Should we also deal with those illegitimate children?"

“No need.” Yuri smiled slightly. “Right now, the ones who are most afraid of bringing up the past are themselves.”

If they dare to utter a single word, it is only natural for Yuri to kill every last drop of their bloodline.

As for why such a thing could become a fatal weakness... after seeing these lists, Yuri knew who had secretly paid to buy him.

This guy is quite persistent. First, he tried to bribe his father's family to change their allegiance and give up following Leon.

After being rejected by him, she probably also tried to bribe his father.

But his father would never agree to this.

Yuri became his scholar and was forced to accept some things that, while not pleasant to hear, allowed the family to claim they had been deceived.

Even if they have to expel Yuri as a result, they can still preserve their own reputation.

But to sell his own son directly?

What's the difference between that and selling your entire family?

No nobleman who is not driven to desperation would do that.

But his maternal clan didn't care.

No matter what happens to Yuri, when outsiders bring it up, they always focus on his own family.

Of course, this matter cannot be discussed, and it must not be known to outsiders.

Otherwise, their family would be completely excluded from aristocratic society.

They dared to do it because it was Yuri's own mother who did it.

Although the benefits were taken by Yuri's mother's clan, that woman was indeed considered a member of his father's clan.

Although Yuri was extremely intelligent and rational, he was not really wary of his mother, who went with the flow, lived her life as a symbol, and only dared to take care of him in secret.

Of course, his mother wasn't really that bad.

She simply believed that her father and brothers would find a better way out for their poor son, which is actually a fairly normal reason.

In aristocratic society, the maternal family had this responsibility... to step in and protect the poor women and children when the father was not behaving himself.

Normal marriage contracts would state this... Giving up protection is considered selling one's daughter at the noble level.

For example, the current Countess of Hamilton's marriage certificate does not include this clause.

Yuri really didn't want to recall the past.

There's no way around it; no amount of scheming by a bad person can compare to the quick thinking of a fool, let alone the fact that she genuinely felt she was helping her son.

Fortunately, although Yuri wasn't on guard against his mother, he didn't completely trust her intelligence and still took some precautions.

Otherwise, his life would have truly ended that day.

Yuri couldn't blame her either. She was a pampered woman who was raised to only obey her father's wishes before marriage and follow her husband after marriage. She really didn't understand many things.

However, that woman herself could not forgive herself.

Not long after, he became so worried that he died.

Then, Yuri, who had previously had relatives to support him, lost his home and his money.

His father quickly married a young woman, happily severing the previous in-law relationship.

it's a pity.

It would be great if both sides disappeared at the same time.

This is Yuri's true wish.

(End of this chapter)