The Chosen One Was Me, Not You - Chapter 148



148 – {Unknown Danger}

{Unknown Danger}

After the tournament, the Duke of Artin fell even further.

The imperial family of the Britannian Empire publicly announced their cooperation with Theodore Skylord, the Chosen One, and succeeded in evading the responsibility.

Compared to him, public opinion on the Duke of Artin, who was guilty of discriminating against the chosen one in his childhood and causing him to leave for the Arkan Empire, was the worst.

Everyone in the Britannia Empire was condemning the Duke of Artin, regardless of rank, and it seemed that the Duke of Artin could not avoid its downfall.

“There is absolutely no way.”

Elliott put her hand on her forehead and despaired.

She couldn’t see any way to survive.

I gave birth to three children, but Theodore Artin and Reina Artin went to Arkhan Empire, and even changed their castle to Skyroad.

The only survivor, William Artin, had been mutilated and impotent and was in a psychiatric ward.

Having lost virtually all of his children, the fate of Duke Artin was obvious.

Amid hopeless days, the Duke of Artin was quietly losing power and falling into an insignificant family.

* * *

A week after the tournament, Theodore and Yuria left the Minst Academy and returned to the Arkan Empire.

Since the two returned to the Duchess of Skyroad and the Duchess of Arsene respectively, they couldn’t stick together like they did when they were at Minst Academy.

“Brother!”

Judith ran to greet Theodore and hugged him.

Theodore smiled as he hugged her younger sister, the tomboy who came running in with her dazzling blonde hair licking.

“Judy, didn’t I tell you not to play at home?”

“Yeah! I’ll remember! Ah~ Come to think of it, it’s the 30th next time!”

Of course, he said he would just remember it, not that he would follow it, but Theodore just laughed it off.

It was clear that he would laugh happily at the next time he played at home in front of him and filled 30, but he thought that it would be enough to see his cute little sister’s prank.

“Welcome.”

“Welcome.”

The Duke and Duchess of Skyroad also came out to meet him smiling.

“Welcome, young master.”

The actual age is sixty, but the butler of the Duke of Skyroad, who appears to be in his mid-40s, greets them in a disciplined manner befitting a man with a knighthood.

“It’s been a while, Grandpa.”

Theodore smiled and greeted him face to face.

And there was one person who hadn’t said hello yet.

“Oh, welcome. Brother…”

Theodore smiled softly at the appearance of the black-haired girl who was dressed in a pretty dress and showed a modest attitude.

“Reina, you don’t have to be so awkward.”

Speaking in a friendly voice, Theodore lightly placed his hand on Reina’s hair and gently stroked her hair.

At that touch, Reina smiled slightly.

She still couldn’t get rid of the awkward feeling, but she definitely felt brighter than before.

“How are you?”

“Yes, Judy unnie…Please take good care of both of your parents.”

Raina smiled shyly.

From her appearance, Theodore could feel that Judith took good care of her as her older sister.

“Huh~ Oppa, no matter how you look at it, how much I adore our cute Raina as her older sister~”

Judith, speaking proudly, sneaked up to Rayna and played a prank on her by tickling her side.

“Kyaaa?! Oh, sister, don’t do that! Kyaahahahahaha!”

Raina, who tried to hold back her laughter, couldn’t stand Judith’s teasing prank, and burst out laughing at her.

Looking at these two close sisters right in front of him, Theodore felt that there was no sense of distance between them.

That’s why I was able to play pranks like this without hesitation.

‘Oops, I guess I should try too?’

Theodore looked at Judith and Reina and said, thinking that she would have to work hard to narrow the distance between her and Reina.

“Do you both want something to eat? I’m back home after a long time, so I’ll make it for dinner later.”

* * *

For Reina Artin, the days she came here are like a dream, but she hasn’t fully gotten used to it yet.

But she felt she was getting used to it, especially her sister Judith, who always actively showed affection to her.

“Kyaaa?! Oh, sister, don’t do that! Kyaahahahahaha!”

When her brother, Theodore Skylord, finally returned home, she smiled and accepted Judith’s pranks as she greeted him.

Theodore looked at them with a smile and asked them.

“Do you both want something to eat? I’m back home after a long time, so I’ll make it for dinner later.”

Is it an illusion that his voice is much softer than before?

It was as if there was something that softened his heart, and Raina quickly recognized that the reason was Yuria.

‘A lot of good things must have happened while Yuria was with her older sister.’

She is of course a virgin because she is still young, but she was Reina who received her basic sex education.

She also taught her sexual knowledge even here at the Duke of Skyroad, so Reina was sure that Theodore and Yuria had sex with each other often.

The relationship between the two, which was also her engagement, was very good from her point of view, so it was not strange.

“Brother! Then I want to eat your homemade bouillabaisse!”

“Okay. I’ll do that for dinner then.”

Unlike Judith, Raina was a little hesitant to ask for a favor.

She came home after a long time, and she was worried that she might be causing him trouble.

‘Bouillabaisse… It’s a dish that we can eat together, so it’s okay if it’s this, right?’

So, Reina said she would rather eat bouillabaisse than she would say another dish.

“I’ll do the bouillabaisse too.”

When the dinner talk ended like that, Reina was puzzled by Theodore’s careful examination of her.

“Brother? Did you get anything on my face?”

“No, I’m just wondering if you’re learning swordsmanship.”

As expected, his discerning eye quickly noticed that Reina had recently been learning swordsmanship.

“Yes, I’ve been learning recently.”

Reina was shy to speak confidently in front of Theodore.

Compared to his skill, she fell terribly, and Reina, who had only recently started learning swordsmanship, was in an immature state that had not even learned the basics properly.

She was so lacking in her own thoughts that she could not speak confidently in front of her excellent swordsman like Theodore.

“When your thoughts are complicated, it wouldn’t be bad to spend it swinging a sword.”

Said Theodore, placing a hand on her shoulder.

“Work hard, and let me know if you need any help. If my Raina needs help, as her brother, I’ll always help.”

Raina also smiled at Theodore, who spoke kindly.

“Yes, brother.”

After talking lightly like that, Theodore said to the Duke and Duchess of Skyroad.

“Let me go to my room for a moment.”

“Yes. I’m back after a long time, so take a break.”

“Yes.”

* * *

Theodore entered his room and immediately sat down on his chair.

Unlike the soft expression he showed in front of his family, his expression when he looked out the window was hardened.

He felt that something was unusual.

‘Something is happening.’

Theodore wasn’t quite sure what it was.

However, Theodore thought that the identity of this uneasy power he felt now was probably related to the Helmintos.

‘It’s spread all over the planet to hide the source.’

Theodore felt the presence of an aura so faint that normal people could not even detect it, but found it difficult to deal with it.

That power was not a force that had a direct impact on this world.

Apart from that, it was an aura that felt like a plea to summon something.

‘I can’t tell you how dangerous something can be.’

I thought it might be calling out to something very ominous.

Theodore felt as if the world was begging him to save himself.

‘I have to prepare.’

Perhaps Theodore thought he would have no use for it, but he thought that he might even use that power.

And he had to protect the people he would protect first.

‘Yuria.’

Theodore thought as he remembered the image of his fiancée, from whom he had been separated for a while.

‘I will definitely protect you.’

Unlike before he went to Minst Academy, now that he has returned, Theodore made up his mind for her, thinking of her as someone he wanted to protect.

Even if the threat the Helmintos drew in was a huge threat, he would definitely defeat it head-on.

And by fulfilling his duty as his chosen one, he would bring peace to this world.