TAPGB - Chapter 122
The Abandoned Prince's Ghost Bride
Caesar, who teleported, discovered a cold cave as soon as he set foot on the ground.
"It's been quite a while since I've been here."
"Is this Carcerine Rare?"
"Yes. It has a gloomy atmosphere, perhaps because it has been a long time since it lost its owner."
A cold rare dish that doesn't feel any warmth at all. Age, who had been caught in his thoughts for a moment, turned his head to Caesar.
"Do you feel anything when you see this?"
Caesar shook his head.
"Yes, it can be because it is still the entrance. Let's go in."
Caesar followed Age.
As expected from a dragon rare, there was a room piled with all kinds of gold and silver treasures, a room piled with various precious items, and a library filled with magic books.
While Caesar was watching in fascination, Age was busy looking for the letter.
"I'm going to go somewhere else for a moment, so I'm just looking around."
Age left and Caesar was left alone.
"Do you want to use it?"
Caesar looked around and wiped the corner of his mouth.
To be honest, rare is very much his preference. From the layout of the room to the items inside, there was nothing that was not to his taste.
"It doesn't have the owner anyway, so why not ask for it? I am the reincarnation of my uncle."
Just 10 minutes ago, he thought it was a different dragon from Carcerine but when he saw the rare, he became greedy.
"Crazy! This is here?!"
Caesar's eyes widened when he saw the craftsman's weapon, which had been discontinued a long time ago, on display.
While Caesar was preoccupied with the object, the dragon heart in his pocket wriggled and responded.
"I can't do it. To mom. No, I'll have to ask my grandfather for this rare."
Isn't it a huge loss to leave such a good rare as is?
-You're a greedy guy.
"Greed! What will everyone think when they see this? To be honest, Carcerine died a long time ago! What's the problem if I, the reincarnated person, say I'll write it for you!"
-Tsk tsk. You're too young to think. My father will pass it on to me.
Age, why does he keep arguing...
Caesar huffed and turned back. Soon he stopped and looked at the person standing in front of him.
-I can't believe my reincarnated person is such a fool.
"Waaagh!”
After a while, Caesar screamed loudly. Then the person in front of him covered his ears and clicked his tongue.
"You, you, you.....!"
- I can hear just fine, so lower your voice. My head is pounding.
"Yes, how are you here! You're dead!"
The person who appeared before Caesar was none other than Carcerine.
A red dragon who is Caesar's uncle and presumed to be his previous life.
Carcerine, whom he had seen in his fantasy, appeared before his eyes.
But when he looked closely, he saw that his body was quite blurry. Just like when Leah was a ghost.
Ghost?
- If I were a ghost, you wouldn't have been born. Because you are my reincarnation.
"Then how on earth is this..."
Carcerine pointed to Caesar. Seeing that his fingertips were directed towards his pocket, Caesar put his hand into his pocket.
Carcerine's Dragon Heart, which Age had handed over, was glowing.
- I am an afterimage that dwells there. You can often think of it as the last will left before death.
"Could it be that all the illusions I encountered in the basement a long time ago..."
- This is my last will to protect Arya.
Caesar was momentarily speechless.
He couldn't believe that the afterimage of the dragon that sacrificed its life for humans 300 years ago still remains even after so many years.
- If it weren't for that dragon heart, I wouldn't have appeared like this.
Caesar was fiddling with Carcerine's dragon heart.
"Does it have something to do with me remembering the past?"
- I can't say it doesn't exist at all. Because you are truly the reincarnation of my soul.
The shattered Dragon Heart was put back together when Leah and Caesar fell into the basement.
As the two people reminisced about the past, the afterimage of Carcerine that remained in the basement resonated.
"So, it really means that I am your reincarnation. Damn it."
- You have a foul mouth.
"If it were you, wouldn't it be difficult? I almost killed Lucian because of you!"
Carcerine's afterimage.
Because it was left behind while sealing Arya, the grudge against the first Emperor was great.
And 15 years ago, that resentment took hold of Caesar and exposed its claws to young Lucian.
Even if it was his past life, Caesar had no intention of forgiving the guy from back then.
"I want to ask you something. Why did you seal Leah?"
- ...
"There would have been a way to save Leah even without sealing her."
- That was the best thing at the time. The seal activated by Leon had progressed to some extent, and even if Leah had been evacuated to another place, she would not have been able to escape Leon's eyes for the rest of her life. Besides, I had made a soul contract with that guy, so I couldn't resist.
That's stupid.
"That doesn't happen because you make a soul contract with someone like that."
- I actually did it, so I can't make any excuses.
It was very annoying to see him smiling so calmly.
But Caesar will understand his feelings someday. When Carcerine signed the contract, he thought Leon was a really trustworthy guy.
Carcerine's face was bitter. Wouldn't it be more painful for the person involved than the person who is swearing?
'Hmph. I can't believe it's my past life.'
That doesn't mean Carcerine isn't stupid, though.
Wow, it's already time.
Carcerine's form began to fall apart. Caesar, who didn't know he would disappear again, was embarrassed.
"Is it going to disappear like this?"
- No, it can come out at least once more. But any more than that would be difficult. Of course, I am nothing more than Carcerine's will.
That was also possible because of Dragon Heart. If it weren't for that, his will would have slowly disappeared in the basement.
"Carserine?"
At that time, Age, who had left to look for the letter, returned.
As his hand lost strength, the letters he was holding fell to the floor.
Looking at Age's frozen expression, Carcerine smiled lightly.
- Age, you grew up nicely. How is Luce?
"Carcerine! How did you...!"
- I'm sorry, but I don't have much time right now. Please help this guy here defeat Leon. Please, Age.
Age pursed his lips and then nodded repeatedly, looking like he was about to cry.
Now Carcerine's new model is completely transparent.
"For a moment! Tell me this before you disappear!"
Carcerine looked back at Caesar.
"Is it true that Leon has a twin brother named Odell?"
- ...
Carcerin made a sad expression. For some reason, his heart ached as he looked at that face.
- That's right, Odell is Leon's twin brother. And he was the one who told me that Arya was in danger.
"What? So does this mean that Odell was still alive at that time?"
Caesar hurriedly asked another question, but his mouth had already disappeared.
Just before disappearing, Carcerine looked at Caesar with meaningful eyes, then turned into powder and disappeared from the world.
The dragon heart in Caesar's hand lost its light.
Age, who was looking at the place where Carserine was from afar, asked Caesar what happened.
In response, Caesar explained the amazing phenomenon that occurred for 5 minutes.
"Will."
"Is this realistically possible? Carcerine is a dragon that died 300 years ago."
"You can think of it as a kind of resentment. It probably symbolizes Carcerine's desire to protect Arya like a grudge. Maybe it appeared because Carcerine's energy remained here."
Caesar may have had an influence.
Aren't the two souls the same?
It was Age who believed that influence on him could not be ruled out.
Caesar looked at Carserine's Dragon Heart for a moment and then put it in his pocket. And Age looked through his letters that he had missed.
Although they confirmed the existence of Odell directly from Carcerine a little while ago, Odell is still a person shrouded in mystery.
'Besides, Odell told him that Arya was in danger?'
What on earth happened between them?
Caesar promised to uncover the hidden secret through this letter.
***
"Oh my. I can do it."
"You can't even lift your arm properly. Don't do that, just open your mouth. Now, ah~"
Leopold groaned and then had no choice but to open his mouth. Serena put food into his mouth like a mother bird feeding her young baby.
I, who had come to check on Leopold's condition, frowned as if I had seen something she would not see.
"It's very sincere."
After being sarcastic for a moment, I covered my mouth because I thought she was going to miss it. When I secretly looked next to me, I saw Lucian standing expressionless.
'Is Lucian okay?'
Looking at Serena now, I could see that she was discriminating between Leopold and Lucian.
Of course, even if they came from the same boat, there would have been a developed bond, and Lucian would have rejected the relationship so far, so he may not have approached her.
Nevertheless, when Serena dealt with Leopold and Lucian, everything was different, including the atmosphere, voice, expression, and tone of voice.
Even I feel like a stranger, so what must Lucian, the person in question, feel?
For no reason, My anger toward Serena surged, and I held Lucian's hand tightly.
Lucian looked back at me when he felt strength in his left hand. He smiled when he saw my eyes burning.
And he patted our joined hands to show that it was okay.
"Uh, oh my. I'm full now."
"Just one bite though. Let's have one more bite, huh?"
"Enough of that. It is not good to overeat when your stomach is weak."
Serena, who had been focusing all her attention on Leopold, trembled at the appearance of Lucian and me.
Soon, she lowered the spoon she was holding while looking at Lucian's notice.
Leopold sent a look of gratitude to Lucian without Serena knowing.
"From what I heard, you've been here since morning until now, right?"
"My son woke up from the state of death. Isn't that a natural thing for a mother to do?"
'She said that in front of someone...'
I was momentarily upset and stepped forward, but Lucian quickly pulled me back and took a step toward Serena.
"Extreme love is good, but think about it from your son's perspective. Wouldn't you feel uncomfortable if you were treating your grown son like a child?"
"But......!"
"And you need to get some rest, brother. You will have a lot of time together in the future, so please spend less time here."
There was a lot of dissatisfaction with Lucian's words, but Serena couldn't say anything else. I just glared at Lucian slightly and looked back at Leopold.
"Leopold, tell me. Am I really a burden?"
"Uh..."
Leopold rolled his eyes and looked at Serena and Lucian alternately.
Lucian gaped at him.
'If I don't talk now, I'll get tired.'
Leopold closed his eyes tightly as he completely agreed with those words.
"Honestly, it's burdensome."
Serena stumbled with a shocked expression.
"But I know better than anyone else how much Momma cares about me... Please shorten your stay."
"Okay, if you say so, I will shorten the coming time."
Serena had no choice but to follow Leopold's words.
I didn't even like the current situation. Even though Serena didn't even listen to Lucian's words, she immediately changed her attitude after hearing Leopold's words.
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