People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

"Yeah, it's been a long time."

He smiled in response to Diaros's greeting, but then changed the subject: "However, Lani and I came here at the invitation of Tanis. I'd like to know why you, originally a member of the Round Table, chose to join the Volcano Residence and become a rebel."

It is obvious that your servant Lenya is not dead and is still alive and well.

"..."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Diaros's eyes. He was silent for a moment before he slowly replied, "...It's a long story."

Diaros then told him and Bernal the whole story.

"Lady Tanis said I have the talent to walk the path of a hero, and that true heroes deliberately choose to walk a path that is filthy and unclean."

"...After listening to it, I suddenly understood everything."

"Ah, this is what I wasn't mentally prepared for."

After listening, Bernal fell silent.

Not only was Bernard silent, he also didn't know what to say.

Just by being puaed a few times, he joined Volcano Mansion and the Rebels?

You are worthy of it, Diaros. You really bring shame to the Khosrow family, who [speaks with blood]. You have lost all their face.

He forced himself to suppress the urge to complain and asked in the calmest possible tone, "What about your servant, Lenya? Don't you have a good relationship with her? Not long ago, she was attacked by the lawbreakers from Volcano Mansion. Aren't you planning to avenge her?"

"...Of course, I also think that Lenia's experience is pitiful, but she was not killed. She is still well taken care of by the witch Seren at the magic academy. So I gave up revenge. I just hope that Lenia can live a good life in the magic academy..."

Diaros's words sounded so natural that it even made him lose control of his temper.

He stood up suddenly, and with a clang, a chair fell to the ground. He glared at Diaros and roared, "...What the hell do you think this is a magic academy? A nursery?"

"Is my teacher Seren helping you take care of the children?!"

"How dare you call yourself a hero? Do you deserve it? You've completely disgraced the Khosraw family!"

"Do you know that the rebels in Volcano Mansion are planning to attack your eldest brother, Yuno Khosrow? What will you do then? Will you join those rebels in killing your eldest brother?!"

"You're just suddenly enlightened! I think you're just a coward to the Crucible Knights around Tanis! And you shamelessly joined the Volcano Mansion. No wonder the Khosrow family is ashamed of you, Diaros!"

His voice was so loud that his argument could be heard in the corridor. He said nothing at all and even mentioned that Yuno Khosrow was going to be attacked.

Since he dared to come here, he naturally had no intention of fearing anyone or anything.

He is not like Diaros.

The reason I came here was simply to accompany my wife, Lani, and to meet the [blasphemous king] Lakkad.

His words made Bernal's brain unable to react for a moment, and his CPU almost burned out.

Is Diaros from the Khosrow family?

And it was clear that Volcano Mansion was going to take action against Yuno Khosrow, and Yuno Khosrow's younger brother Diaros joined Volcano Mansion? !!!

Bernal was a little confused for a moment.

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Diaros clenched his fists tightly, his body shaking uncontrollably with anger.

Reinhardt's words were heart-wrenching to him, but he had no way to refute them because they were all true.

And he couldn't beat this man.

At that time in the Round Table Hall, he saw with his own eyes how this man threatened everyone in the Round Table Hall, but no one dared to say anything.

Even the "Sir Hundred Wisdom" Gideon Ofnir did not show any reaction, which shows how powerful Reinhardt is.

Those rumors are not groundless.

But this humiliation was unbearable for him...

"Wait, you said this man Diaros is from the Khosrow family?" Bernard stopped Diaros who was about to attack and confirmed with him with a frown.

"Of course, that's for sure. I wouldn't joke about something like this. If you don't believe me, just ask him yourself!"

Reinhardt was so angry that he didn't bother to hold the chair, so he pulled another one over and sat down.

He had never seen such a shameless person who could say such words so righteously.

What? Do the magic academy and teacher Seren owe you anything? They even helped you take care of Lenia.

Although Teacher Serlian is interested in Lenya now, both he and Serlian know that they will have to return Lenya sooner or later and she cannot stay with them forever.

Besides, he wasn't interested in Lenya.

But what was unexpected was that Diaros, this bastard, actually ignored his followers and even left them to others to take care of as if it was a matter of course, and then turned around and joined the rebels.

Just because Tanis said that he has the qualities of a hero, and that a true hero would walk on dirty and unclean paths?

Is this something a human being can do?

Lenya has been waiting for you in the academy every day, and this is the answer you give?

Indeed, perhaps the true heroes of the Borderlands are indeed like that, but this filthy and unclean road is definitely not the path of the lawbreakers.

Moreover, at this moment, Diaros does not even have the inner faith and is not qualified to be a hero at all.

Diaros, on his part, admitted his identity very reluctantly under Bernal's constant questioning.

He also admitted that he was Yuno Khosrow's younger brother.

He even admitted that he came to the Volcano Mansion because he was moved by what Tanis said to him, and he wanted to taint his white hands and embark on the path of a hero.

To achieve the so-called, Khosrow spoke with blood.

This answer surprised Bernal.

But the look he gave Diaros was full of contempt and sympathy.

The sympathy comes from the fact that Diaros is the second young master of the Khosrow family, and has a powerful brother like Yuno to pressure him.

The contempt is because the Khosrau family is the target of the Volcano Residence, especially Yuno Khosrau, the spokesperson of the Khosrau family.

However, as his younger brother, he shamelessly joined the Volcano Residence and thought he had the qualities of a hero and could embark on the so-called heroic path by dirtying his hands.

It's really... too naive and ridiculous... and too sad.

"Leave now, while you are not in too deep a situation and can still turn back, just leave." Bernard advised earnestly.

Although Diaros was indeed a coward, he had not yet started hunting his compatriots and was still able to turn back.

Unlike himself, who has been going further and further down the path of rebellion...

In the end, under Bernal's persuasion and the pressure of the two men's gazes, Diaros left dejectedly.

And no one knows where he went, or whether he has escaped the path of the lawbreakers.

At least, Rhinehart said he hasn't seen the man at the Volcano Residence since then.

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The light emitted by the golden tree gradually dimmed, and the border area fell into night.

In the guest room on the first floor of the Volcano Mansion, Reinhardt lay on the bed and listened quietly to the sound of bubbles rising in the lava river outside.

He suffered from insomnia.

It was not the sound of the flowing lava river outside that disturbed his rest, but the strange noise coming from within the wall.

"...My king, do you hear that? The sound within the walls."

Lani, who was sitting at the table and reading under the dim red light, suddenly raised her head and looked at the wall on the side.

"Ah...you heard that too?"

"Um...."

The wide witch's hat swayed a few times as she nodded, and then they turned their eyes to the third person in the room, Melina, who was sitting silently in the corner of the room.

Melina, noticing their gazes, whispered, "...I heard it too. It was probably the sound of snake scales rubbing against each other, and some subtle hissing."

"Snake scales? Hissing?"

Melina's words made Lani frown deeply.

She didn't understand how snakes could appear in the Volcano Mansion, the territory of his second brother Lakkad.

You know, the presence of snakes in the border area doesn't have a very good meaning. It's an ancient belief of Miguel Volcano...

"Hey, Lani, what did you talk about with Mrs. Tanis today?"

Reinhardt, who was tossing and turning in bed and feeling bored, suddenly spoke to his second wife.

"Nothing, just a quick chat with Tanis about the past and about my second brother Larcade."

Sitting on the majestic bed with four books on it, Lani closed the book and put it aside, then turned her head to look at him.

"My king, you should be well aware of the traitors and the desecration of the Golden Tree by [Justice Officer] Larcade."

"Ah."

He nodded while gazing at the ceiling with his hands under his head.

He did know these things.

When the Elden Ring was broken and Queen Marika disappeared, the kings who possessed the Ring fragments fell into a dilemma.

Forced to fight for the power that was shared between them.

Some people want to win the dispute and become the King of Elden; some people just want to survive and don't want to become victims of war.

In response to this, Lacard was very angry after talking with Lani and could not accept such superficial behavior.

He then followed the example of his sister Lani, preparing to rebel against the golden tree and the supreme will.

From then on, he made a vow—

“Since the Golden Tree, that is, the god, intends to trample on us.

Even if it means committing an act of treason and blasphemy, we must rise up and defend our dignity."

This sentence not only became the consensus of all the staff in the Volcano Mansion, but also revealed the determination of [Justice Officer] Lacard.

Many people even rushed here upon hearing the news, following Lakkad and jointly committing the crime of blasphemy, raising the banner of rebellion against the Golden Tree and the supreme will that is high above.

Afterwards, Lacard found the weakened serpent hiding in Mount Miguel and offered himself and the fragments of the Ring to the ancient serpent, attempting to devour it.

However, he failed.

But it cannot be said to be a failure.

Lacard did devour the ancient snake, but the result could not be called a success. He formed a symbiotic relationship with the snake, and Lacard thus embarked on the evil path.

This made the followers of the Volcano Mansion even more heartbroken. The souls of those who died in the war with the Royal City of Rodel refused to leave and remained on the battlefield.

That was all he knew.

He had no idea how much Lani knew about all this.

I don't know whether I should tell you about Lakkad's current situation.

"...My king, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Reinhardt's hesitant look, Lani felt a little strange.

But Reinhardt shook his head and said, "No, nothing, just thinking of something."

In the end, he didn't tell Lani about Lakkad, thinking it would be better for her to discover it herself.

"...Yeah?"

After staring at him for a few seconds, Lani slowly stood up from her seat, walked to the bedside, and gently stroked his face with her small hand. "My dear king, if you have any troubles, you can tell me. We can face it together."

"You are my king, my Dark Moon companion. There is nothing we cannot face together."

At this moment, Lani seemed to have shed her dignity and arrogance, and displayed her wifely gentleness to the fullest, leaving even him stunned for a moment.

I didn't expect that Lani had such a side...

In his heart, Lani has always been the little princess who is arrogant and majestic but kind-hearted at heart, but now he sees a gentle Queen of the Moon.