Chapter 1029 – What Is the Right Heart?

Before Lefelt could even answer. Gold felt his heart thump a lot.

“…No. Before that.”

Gold said quickly before his coachman turned his head.
He closed his eyes for a moment, disgusted at his own indecision.

“I have to go check out the shops after a long time.”
“Yes, my lord.”

Refeld ordered the coachman to turn the head of the carriage, and sent a notice to the school that he was absent due to personal business.
Gold cautiously asked Lesfeld, who thought he did well to get his grades in advance.

“Refeld… Did you find out where your brother went?”

Les Felt lowered his head and gave a small reply.

“I’m sorry…”
“No…”

Anxiety flooded Gold’s heart.
Didn’t he find out all the secrets?
Dirty thief. Could it be that they are preparing to punish the impersonator?

Gold closed his eyes and tried to dispel his anxiety.

After a long time, he visited all the Heart family-affiliated merchant houses located in Sers.

The merchants were surprised and nervous at the sudden visit of the second-in-command of the Hart family, but did their job.
Among them, there were some who were lazy, but it was at a level that they could turn a blind eye to.

‘Those who sweat.’

Those who work for their own lives or to support their families.
If the Hart family perishes, their lives could be very difficult.

Gold walked around the mall to see how hard they worked and how proud they were of being members of the Hart family.

Why you came here And there is one reason to watch everything. For the sake of decision

Kill Madora.
Either carry on succession and continue stealing. To solidify your resolve.
It is to whip the heart that wants to become weak.

‘Determination to dirty hands and will. Motivation.’

After hearing the truth from Gald, I continued to think about it, but still no answer came out.
Mind. Conscience is telling Madora to apologize and give her name back, when another voice says:

What’s your worth if you’re not the heir to the Hart family?

Can you, who is not even the heir, take responsibility for all those who follow you?

A conscience that has been kept until now. Are you going to betray your beliefs?

What comes to Gold’s mind now is a while ago. It was the mistrust, contempt, and curses of the merchants who believed in the rumor that the Hart family was going to collapse.

At that time, they were in a corner, but when they thought that the Hart family was weak and in danger, they showed hostility to Gold, whom they were afraid of.
That’s a reaction to a rumor.

When you find out that in reality the Hart family was nothing more than thieves, and worse. What kind of eyes would you get if you really accidentally lost Dre and Chuck and became an idiot?

‘A coward.’

Are you afraid of those eyes right now?
More important than that is the lives of those who follow the Hart family.

Gold, while mocking himself for not being able to make up his mind without such work, witnessed their daily life and peace with his own two eyes as he walked around the mall all day long.

When I returned to the mansion, it was after dark night.
Gelz, who greeted Gold, who returned late, received his clothes.

Gold felt he was so tired that he wanted to fall into bed right away and go to sleep.
He quickly washed up and moved to sleep, but soon stopped and frowned at him.

“The mansion is cluttered.”

Zellz quickly lowered her head and answered.

“Because of vicious rumors.”
“…”

Evil rumors.
Rumor has it that Dre, who has discovered the Hart family’s sinister secret, is trying to destroy the Hart family.

‘I must have made an oath with the head office…’

She said, “If you don’t tell me only the contents of the secret, are you allowed to say that there is a secret?” Gold laughed.

“Has your brother come home?”
“No”

But. Had he come home, there wouldn’t have been a fuss late at night.

Had Dre returned, the hirelings would have stuck and bombarded him with questions.
And either he heard something reassuring about him, or he was silenced, overwhelmed by the confirmation that he was the enemy. He must have been one of them.

“Where is everyone?”
“They are gathered in the dining room.”
“Restaurant…?”
“The butler couldn’t see the messy atmosphere and summoned them to warn them.”
“…Go see.”

Gold, who thought he should be reassured by his family, moved to the restaurant.
After walking for a while, a voice was heard from afar.

“How much the teacher likes you!”
“If you really wanted to fight, wouldn’t you have declared war a long time ago?”

The voices of Lena and Almiraz.
They also seemed to be in a restaurant.

Apparently, the butler had gathered to warn them, but looking at the situation, it seemed that it had become a place for candid discussions before I knew it.
Gold peered into the room through the crack in the door.
The maids were agreeing with Lena and Almiraz’s words.

“Anyway. How good is Dre-nim and Gold-nim?”
“It’s just rumors, see for yourself. Is he the kind of person?”

Half of them were really saying Dre couldn’t do that, and don’t be fooled by rumors.
But the other half is gold.
He did not miss those with ominous eyes.

That moment. The eyes of Gold and the maid inside met.

“Have you been there, boy!!”

The moment she greeted Gold’s name, her gaze drew attention.

“…!!”

For some reason, Gold felt his heart grow cold.
These are the people of the Hart family, and the main family at that.
They are like family that I have been with since childhood. The corners of his eyes, which had been even friendly, were now like frostbites.

“Gold! Are you back!”
“Welcome!”

As if to disprove Gold’s personality, unlike other aristocrats, the family welcomes them with sincerity.
Seeing them, Gold felt his heart soften.

“Have you been?”
“Welcome.”

Lena and Almiraz also greeted each other politely.
However, Gold got the feeling that Lena was wary of herself somewhere, unlike her usual.

If she feels uneasy about that attitude, if Lena thinks she’s wary because she’s been told to Dre, is she sensitive?

Even this frail and beautiful girl had powers beyond imagination.
If you want, you can turn this castle to dust in no time.

Gold tried to erase his delusions and opened his mouth.

“Every…”

Gold tried to get the word to be relieved, but swallowed it.
Relief? On what basis?

At that time. The maid, who was quite old, said, making a fuss about her.

“Gold-sama. I’m going to die because of the strange rumors~ Of course it’s a rumor, right?”

It’s a question full of anxiety disguised as a joke.
The curiosity that not only this maid, but all the employees are currently having.

Gold choked at those gazes and hesitated to answer him.
I hesitated.

“…”
“…”

A commotion spread among the employees who saw Gold’s hesitation.

Even those who thought there was nothing to worry about were shaken by seeing Dre as a normal person and learning about the relationship between him and Gold.

Gold noticed that and blamed himself.

‘Idiot…!’

A leader cannot be shaken.
Even if you shake, you shouldn’t show it.
When your head shakes, everything shakes.
Gold tried to tell me not to be fooled by rumors right now.
And…

“Fuck it. What if the rumors are true!”
“That’s right. We all know that Gold is a clean and dignified person, right?”
“The Heart family will never fall.”
“Gold. If you have something to ask us, please tell us anytime.”
“We are the Eternal Heart Family!”

Seeing people talking while hiding their agitation, Gold felt his heart sink.

He returned to the image of his usual dignified heir.

“Don’t make a fuss. Do those of the Hart family get seduced by gossip?”

At the words of criticism, the employees quickly apologized.
Seeing Gold’s dignified appearance as usual, the suspicion faded in the eyes of the employees.

‘But. The truth is, our hearts are thieves.’

When the truth comes out. The Hart family will be accused of being a family of thieves.
Even if you reassure me with lies right now, that day will come someday.

Then.

‘Before that… These guys. Even for those who see me and follow my father. I forsake my honor.’

Gold finally made up his mind.
He decided to bend his own beliefs.
He decided to become a complete thief in order to succeed.

‘As soon as I’ve made up my mind.’

Delay will weaken your resolve.
If you visit Madora now, you will stand out in many ways.
If so, right now. Hold a succession ceremony

After disbanding the meeting, Gold took a bath and chose clothes suitable for battle.
Just a moment ago, I was so tired that I wanted to fall asleep right away. His head was very clear now.
He took out the necklace hanging around his neck.
Iron gruck. A necklace of crude yellow light in my hand. A heart left by Prunar. No, Thunder’s Artifact.

Abbie on the head of gold. Gald’s horse revived.

‘The succession is very difficult, but the challenge process is very simple.’

“He said you could just pick up the artifact and cast a spell with the native Ryunar…”

It is said that Ryunar below a certain level will not be recognized, but Galde assured that if it is gold, he has nothing to worry about.

Also. As the content of succession is difficult, a total of three opportunities are given.
Usually, it is said that the heart is broken at once, but Gold had no intention of breaking it.
Gold took a deep breath and poured his unique Ryunar into the artifact to inherit it.

And. Place an order.

“A friend’s…”

Place an order…

“A friend…Of…”

Less so

I couldn’t memorize it.
The necklace swayed weakly in the air in Gold’s hand.

Gold shut his mouth tight and shuddered at him.

‘Afraid.’

If you fail three times, the chance of succession is gone.
The opportunity for the Heart family to fully acquire the power of a hero will be postponed to the next generation, or to Charles or Topaz.

If Gold failed, there was no way the two of them would succeed.
If he does not gain strength, he cannot take responsibility for those who follow him.
The Hart family will disintegrate and the lives of the subordinates who blindly follow the Hart family will become very difficult.

By your own mistake. When I thought that thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people would fall into the abyss, I could not cast a spell.

‘I have three chances, but I can’t even take on a single challenge…!’

Was he such a coward?
Gold wrapped his head around his head and sat back on the bed.

Tweet.

“…”

It seems that not much time has passed. It was already morning.

Mind was clear.
The ominous visions continued throughout the night, and his chest sizzled like it was on fire.

Thump thump!!

Gold frowned at the sound of knocking on the door, which was hardly a knock.

“Master!!”

The voice shouting from the other side of the door was Kaisir, who lacked caution.
Gold looked down in frustration and hesitated.

‘A pitiful bastard.’

Are you trying to take out your anger on his men now that things are getting tough?
Did this happen because of your own incompetence?
Gold grabbed his heart and said.

“Come in.”
“I’m sorry for my rudeness in the morning…!”

Kaisir looked very urgent.

“Since the head of the family couldn’t reach me, I thought I should at least report it to Gold-sama…!”
“…? What’s the matter with you being in such a hurry?”
“That… The rumors have become even more bizarre!!”
“What? How?”

In the midst of growing anxiety, Kaisir said something absurd.

“We, the Hart family, say bullshit about killing their own knights… Ah, sorry.”
“No. Well said. That’s bullshit.”

I was about to burst out laughing.
It was a sneer at himself for lying casually without blinking.
The poisonous fangs of the water lilies certainly made Gold eroded by the disease of anxiety and self-deprecation.

Gold asked after being silent.

“Caesir.”
“Yes. The source of the rumor is the middle one we are currently looking for…”
“Has your brother come home?”
“…”

Kaisir rolled his eyes and replied.

“You haven’t come in… Yet.”
“…Okay?”

Gold stood up.
Brother It’s not clear what Dre isn’t thinking about.
Did he disappear because of the Hart family’s secret or was he caught up in another incident?

But. One seems to know
Once he learns the Hart family secret, Dre, the monster of righteousness, will destroy the Hart family.

‘Then, you are not my older brother.’

Heart crest.
He who seeks to bring misfortune to his men… Is an enemy.

Suppressing his own convictions and conscience, and his adoration for the man who sincerely followed him as his older brother, Gold struggled to rationalize himself.

‘As his father Gald said… Let’s assume that the heart officially enters the teenage family category by inheriting it.’

But in that case. Will Dre let the Hart family go?
Didn’t he say that because of the quest in the first place, he had no choice but to antagonize Heart?
Gald said that if he were officially succeeded, the content of the quest would naturally change, but how far can he trust the information given by Brave?

You have to take a sure way.

‘The best way, was separately.’

Gold said with a determined face.

“Kaisir. Prepare the wagon. Let’s go to the place where Madora Aritats is.”

“Wow!! It’s gold!”
“Yes. It’s me.”

Gold, who had packed up desserts, admired the sight around him without even realizing it.

Even if he didn’t know what it was, the sight of the magic tool moving freely and printing things was a scene that stimulated his merchant spirit.

At the same time, I am afraid of her talent.

‘Hero’s lineage.’

A real man, different from himself.

‘The true successor whose name was stolen by me…’

In the past, I thought she was just a pitiful girl who was excellent but consumed that excellence in the wrong place, but now she looked so dazzling.
Madora welcomed Gold at first, but she quickly lost interest and focused on her studies.

In other words.
It’s a chance.

Chijijijiji.

Next to Gold’s head, a spear of lightning that was more powerful than ever flowed.
If it was later, I wouldn’t know, but Madora’s current combat power was as good as nonexistent.

She is a sorcerer.
Although she is well versed in magic, she only learned knowledge for the sake of magic, and it would not be practical.

In the first place, sorcerers are those who fight using items.
Even if no one is strong, they can’t even use an item, so they can take it down at once without giving them a chance.

‘That way you won’t have any pain, so it’ll be comfortable.’

Gold stopped breathing.
And he had a murderous intent in his eyes.

Chijijijijijiji.
Ruler.
It’s time to get her hands dirty.

Chijijijijiji!!

The lightning spear condensed to its limit became as small as a needle.
Although it is this small, if a person gets hit by it, the entire body will be electrocuted and burned to death.

Ruler.
All you have to do is fly.

‘Ruler.’

And gold.
Window.
Blown

Patsut!!

Clink!!

“Wow! My expensive flask is aaaaa!!

Madora cried as she scrambled toward the broken flask in the distance.
In the gap, Gold covered her mouth with nausea and came out of the lab.

He came out of the lab, ran and ran through the woods, and came out to a clearing where there was no one. He knelt down on his knees before removing his hand from his mouth.

Haha!!”

Tears welled up in Gold’s eyes.
It was miserable tears mixed with his self-loathing and ridicule.

“I was such a cowardly and indecisive bastard!!”

My self-confidence was only possible with the Hart family’s majesty.

My benevolence, and my grandiosity. All of them were possible because the Hart family had a name.

By myself, I am an ordinary young man whose unique Ryunar is only a little strong.

“No…”

He is not an ordinary, but a cowardly young man.

“What the hell do you want to do?”

Fearing the risk, he could not carry out the succession.
He couldn’t even kill Madora.

Her gold eyes reminded of Madora trying to give her the flask hurriedly, and at the same time her circumstances also came to mind.

Madora said that because she had no money, she saved up old things.
The owner of an indomitable spirit who did not give up his research even though he was ridiculed not only by the aristocrats but also by the talented.

Even though he may look weak, Gold thought he was a much better confident person than me.

Haha…”

Okay.
She is a hero
A fake like herself would peel off her plating with the slightest shaking, but she was always firm.
Only like this brother No wonder Dre prioritized her over her gold.
Okay.
Dre prioritizes Madora over Gold.
Otherwise, there is no reason not to return to the Hart family.

“I am…”

Sigh. Grasp the ground with your hands.

“I’m a cowardly scumbag…”

I can’t even return my name by keeping my faith.
Not even suffering
Can’t even be fixed

When I was relaxed, I boasted that I would get through the crisis on my own, but when the real crisis comes, only my older brother resents me.

What the hell is this indecisive scum…?
How…

“…”

Gold raised her head.

Parts Tsutsutsutsutsut!!!

Okay.
It’s just a coincidence.
If you get hit by a random lightning spear without looking at it yourself, and accidentally get hit by Madora in the laboratory…

‘Khehehe.’

He is a coward who is indecisive until the end.
Fortunately, however, it seemed that this could be done somehow.
The spear of lightning that shines around Gold tries to spread out randomly in all directions.

And.

Shukak.

“…Hmm?!”

With the feeling that something is disconnected. Lightning is gone.

That buck

“…”

Gold raised her head.
There… I missed it very much.
There was a face I didn’t want to see.

Gold’s body trembled.
He in front of gold. Dre, whose expression was hard to see in the darkness of the forest, opened his mouth.

“Gold.”
“…”
“You…”

Dre, who was choosing his words, said with a puzzled expression.

“Madora. Do you want me to kill you?”