Chapter 984: Section 641: Wild Banquet (Part 3)
Svenson’s younger brother stared at the high platform where Lord Malin was speaking eloquently alongside the still somewhat juvenile Crown Prince Daniel. This morning, after just learning the truth, he felt his first pang of disgust toward his family and those familiar nobles.
What on earth are they thinking? How could they do this? They... don’t they know they are digging their own graves?
"My soldiers, I must apologize. I won’t be heading to battle with you today because I’ve accepted a more critical mission. As a key member of the Western Human World Union delegation, I will be traveling to the Eastern Human World."
Lord Malin on the platform didn’t seem angry, but Link, who knew his temperament well, could clearly perceive Malin’s kindness. He was too kind. As long as it wasn’t an enemy, he seemed willing to meet the demands of others, even if they were excessive; he wouldn’t choose to refuse.
The nobles indeed had their reasons to fear Malin’s prestige in the army, but why didn’t they consider that their actions would cost them even more in the military, that the soldiers would come to hate them?
Precisely for this reason, Malin had to step forward... Link listened silently to Malin’s explanation. Although there was still some commotion among the soldiers below, the majority eventually understood Malin’s heartfelt intentions.
But Link didn’t see it that way. Damn Manheim, damn Wallace, their families deserved to be cursed, their kin should die as an apology!
The sins they carried—they truly deserved them... How could families like theirs become part of the royal lineage and its future successors?
Link had cursed these nobles more than once. In his eyes, these people didn’t deserve to be called human. His older brother’s memory had been tampered with; he forgot those things. But Link hadn’t. He and his brother had made an exchange, with one sibling bearing the burden of remembering it all.