## Chapter 642 – The Scent of Flowers

ㅡKIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My scream echoed through the restaurant building. The sound grew louder and louder, and I had no intention of stopping it.

Because I needed them to feel the stress I had endured.

“Hi, hik…!”
“Ugh…!”

The Haelen siblings, seeing me like that, trembled, their faces pale, clinging to each other. They were receiving the stress perfectly, just as I intended.

If these bastards were rabbits instead of people, they would have died from the sheer stress by now.

“KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

I screamed, staring into their eyes.

“We, we’re sorry! Stop! Please stop…!”
“Sister…! *Sob*…!”

This is the `empathy` of pain.

They were trembling, watching my incomprehensible behavior.

Of course, it was intentional, but screaming madly while staring into someone’s eyes was not something a normal person would do.

Inevitably, they would be terrified.

This is the pain and sorrow I felt. They inflicted this pain on me for reasons I couldn’t understand. If they wanted to apologize for their wrongdoings, they first had to experience the same pain. Only then would they be qualified to apologize.

This is a kind of self-sacrificing act. I will continue to scream for the victims who suffer in the future. I swear this on my Fusion Confucianism.

“Ah.”

I stopped screaming, finally satisfied.

ㅡTHWACK!!!

“Young Master!”
“Young Lady!”

Suddenly, the restaurant door burst open, and armed guards rushed in. These bastards, they had arranged for guards to come running if anything happened.

This is too much.

A guy who comes to apologize hides such a trump card?

If I hadn’t screamed, I would have been caught off guard. There was a 100% chance I would have eaten poisoned food and had my head cut off.

These bastards are all dead.

“Hehehe, Young Master. Young Lady. You brought guards? These guys have no manners. You didn’t actually come to apologize, but invited me here to kill me, did you? Wow, I can’t even eat my meal at the restaurant. Who knows if it’s poisoned?”
“…!”

I immediately stood up and tried to draw my sword. I was going to cut off their heads and offer them to Claudia. I had no intention of forgiving them anymore.

“N, no, that’s not it…! Get out of here immediately! Go back to the residence and wait!!!”

Then, the First Princess Haelen stopped me and shouted sharply.

“But Young Lady…!”
“Didn’t I tell you to go back!!! Go back!!!”
“Y, yes, ma’am!!”

The guards, startled by the First Princess’s shout, quickly scurried out. Seeing that, the First Princess bowed to me at a 90-degree angle and said.

“That was absolutely not our intention! I’m sorry! They just begged to come with us, so I couldn’t help it…!”
“What? So you’re saying I misunderstood?”
“That’s not what I meant…! We just….”
“You bastard! So you’re saying I’m an idiot who can’t understand what you’re saying! How dare you embarrass me, a guest who was invited here, like that!!!”

These fucking bastards invited me and then insulted me!

“I’m so ashamed!!!!!”
“No! Please! George! You too, quickly!”
“A, alright, Sister!”

As I was about to get angry, they bowed respectfully in front of me. Of course, they should have done this from the beginning. If they had been bowing from the moment they came in, I would have known that they came to apologize.

That’s what happens when you waste time for no reason.

“Hmm, well. I’ll believe you. That was a satisfactory bow.”
“…Thank you.”

I squatted down and asked George in his ear.

“Anyway, did you hear my scream well?”
“Yes… Y, yes, I heard it well…”
“It was painful, right? It felt like shit, and you were so, so scared, right? Your whole body was trembling, right?”
“J, shit, I never thought of anything like that…”
“Whatever. Anyway, it was painful, right? If it wasn’t painful, you’re not human… You’re a terrible… A truly cruel and brutal monster. Are you such a monster?”

If he’s a monster, I have to cut him down.

“I, I’m not a monster, I’m a person!”
“Does a person do that kind of thing?”
“I’m sorry! I was wrong!”
“Hehehe, yeah. You should be sorry.”

As expected, violence was not an option but a necessity when talking to these bastards. I felt like I could finally have a proper conversation.

“Anyway, after being insulted by you, George, I wake up every night and scream like that. Why? Because I was so deeply hurt. It’s all because you guys tore my heart out. Do you understand?”
“Y, yes, I understand! I’m sorry!”
“No, you still don’t know… *Sob*! Not only do I scream, but I even cry like this!!!”
“H, huh!”

I immediately let go of George’s ear, grabbed the First Princess Haelen’s face, and made eye contact with her as I burst into tears.

“I cry!!! I cry!!! I can’t stop crying! Waaaaah!! Because I was so upset! I even cried so much that my precious house was flooded!!! I lost my house because of you, you fucking bastards!!!!”
“W, we apologize!!! I’m sorry!!! I’m so sorry!!!”
“Sister…!”
“Waaaaah!!!”

ㅡDrip, drip, drip.
ㅡPlop, plop.

The tears flowing from my eyes dripped onto the First Princess Haelen’s face. It was almost like I was giving her a facial with my tears.

“Hic…! *Sob*!”

After giving her a facial for a while, she also started to shed tears like me.

This is the `empathy` of sorrow.

The Haelen siblings, who originally didn’t know the hearts of people, came to know the hearts of people through me. The power of Fusion Confucianism can rehabilitate even people without emotions like this.

I believe in the potential of Fusion Confucianism. If all of humanity believes in this value someday, there will be no more strife, and paradise will come. I truly believe that.

“So please stop now…! Please stop making me cry, Haelen siblings…! Heal my wounds…! My pain! That’s why I came here!!!”

The only thing that can stop these tears now is a huge amount of compensation…!

“O, of course, we will!! So please, calm your anger!!!”
“Good!”

Anyway, I managed to calm my anger for now. I immediately stopped the tears I was forcibly squeezing out and wiped my eyes with my sleeve.

It seems like I’m ready to have a conversation.

“George… Please bring it out.”
“Alright, Sister.”

As the First Princess Haelen, who had become haggard, instructed George, George stood up and went to the back, taking out a luxurious-looking box from a large bag.

ㅡSparkle, sparkle.

The box sparkled as if it had been nickel-plated. It looked quite luxurious, and the design was also decent. The First Princess, receiving the box from George, handed it to me.

“Please accept this… As a token of apology, we are giving you 300 silver coins, 1 silver.”

ㅡClick.

When the box was opened, the silver coins inside were revealed.

“We deeply regret and apologize for the insult, so please calm your anger. Please, High Priest Kim Kat.”
“300 silver coins, huh.”

3 gold.

I reached out my hand towards it.

“…”

As I reached out my hand.

“JUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Huh? Uh oh!”

I grabbed the guy by the collar.

“How dare you try to buy my forgiveness with this kind of trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Ugh, uaaaaaaagh!!!”
“What do you think of a person’s honor and pain!!!! You’re trying to end this incident with just 3 gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“This can’t be!!!!”

How dare you insult me!!!!
I can never forgive this!!!!!!!

“A, are 300 coins not enough!!!”

As I grabbed the First Princess Haelen by the collar and lifted her up, George shouted as if he was wronged.

“Of course it’s not enough, you motherfucking bastard!!! How much is the Haelen family’s wealth, and you’re trying to settle it with just 3 gold!!! George, you fucking come here! I’m going to twist your fucking head off today!!”
“S, stop! I’m sorry! Please stop!!!”

ㅡWHOOSH!

“Kyaaaaaaagh!!!”

I immediately threw away the First Princess Haelen, who I was grabbing by the collar, and grabbed George, who was trying to run away, and lifted him up high.

“I, I’m sorry!! I’ll bring more! I was wrong! So please!!! No! Noooooooo!!!”
“Where do you think you’re ordering me around!!!”
“Uaaaaaaagh!!!”

ㅡTHWACK!

I slammed George down as he was.

“Keuhuaaaaaaagh!!!!”

George, colliding with the ground, vomited stomach acid and twisted his body.

I fucking. I was going to end it on a good note if possible, but how dare you try to settle it with 3 gold?

This is an act of ignoring me.

Therefore, it is an act of ignoring Lady Isvant.
It is also an act of insulting Saintess Kadia.

“Give me everything you have!!!!!!!!!!”

I roared, pointing at the fallen siblings.

Looking at them, they were wearing a lot of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings. If I take all of those, I think I can barely make it.

“G, George!! Quickly…! *Sob*! Take off all your accessories!!”
“Kueugh…! I, I’ll give you everything!!”
“Good thinking!”

Since I’ll never see these bastards again anyway, it’s better to take as much as I can. Feeling regret later will lead to my mental pain. And my honor is not something that can be bought with 3 gold.

But maybe I’ll see them again.
But then one of them will have to die no matter what.

Anyway, you have to go all the way when you’re being a nuisance to avoid any problems later.

“Ugh…! My back…!”
“George…! Please bear with it! You can’t make a sound of pain!”
“A, alright…! Sister!”

The Haelen siblings, in a messed-up state, shed tears as they took off all the accessories they were wearing.

They were all gold accessories with jewels as the point.

As I put them all in the box, all the anger in this world disappeared as if washed away, and peace of mind began to come. The cold winter snow in my heart melted away, and warm wildflowers bloomed in the spring.

“Hehehe!”

Yeah, people can make mistakes. They can ignore you as a barbarian.

Negative perceptions of barbarians are common sense in this world. That’s the era, and that’s the background, so you can be flexible in those areas like this.

And the Haelen siblings came to apologize like this, didn’t they? Then there’s nothing I can’t forgive.

Feeling happy, I decided to give them constructive advice.

“Hehehe, you should be grateful that I spared you, siblings. I’m going to give you some sincere advice, it’s better not to mess with people you don’t know.”
“…”
“…”

Them kneeling and bowing their heads listened to my words.

“I’m a gentlemanly and sensible person, so I’m trying to resolve things as well as possible, but most people aren’t like that. If you show them even a little bit of weakness, they’ll take everything you have, including your life.”
“I… I understand.”

Rather, these bastards are lucky that they got caught by me. I’m very patient, but if it was someone else, they would have already been dismembered and had their organs displayed.

“The fact that you guys can go back alive… That’s proof that I’m a gentleman. Well, I was going to go find you myself someday if you didn’t come to apologize anyway. It’s better that you came.”

That’s the story of when I get stronger later. If these bastards hadn’t come, I would have gone to slaughter them all later.

“D, do you… Forgive us?”

As I gave them advice, the First Princess Haelen, who slowly raised her head, asked cautiously.

“You guys showed sincerity, so I’ll let this go. Be careful in the future. If something happens, find out the situation first and then act. If you did something wrong, admit it right away and apologize.”
“…I understand. Thank you.”
“Then I’ll go?”

I turned around, holding the box.
It was a profit that I could be satisfied with.

I should buy gifts for my wives with this.

“Goodbye, High Priest Kat… George! You too, say goodbye quickly!”
“Hic! Goodbye, Priest Kim Kat!!!”
“Yeah. You guys get lost too, you fucking bastards. Oh, but what about Marquis Lormalza?”

As I was saying goodbye to them, I suddenly remembered something and asked. I had resolved the insult from the Haelen family. But the resentment towards that bastard Lormalza still remained.

“Marquis… I heard that he has returned to his family.”
“Is that so?”

Well, it’s been a while since the duel ended. It seems like he made up with the lord and went back.

“But why didn’t that bastard come?”
“I, I don’t know. He should have come to apologize…”
“Tell him to come when he gets back.”
“I will.”

I waved my hand and left the restaurant. I don’t care what those bastards do anymore. Now that I’ve received everything, we’re strangers.

Let’s stop by the Magic Tower before going back.

I need to check if these bastards have done anything to the silver coins or the box before going back. I should also stop by the jewelry store to cash in the accessories.

“Hehehe.”

Ah, I can’t stop laughing.

“To think that I helped them regain their human hearts.”

As expected, good things come when you do good deeds.
Kim Kat is accumulating good deeds today.

ㅡWhish.

As I thought that, a warm spring breeze blew from somewhere and tickled my cheek.

ㅡAh.

Yeah, it’s spring. No, it’s been a while since winter ended, so it’s almost summer. Just as the seasons cycle, people’s hearts also cycle. Maybe the Haelen siblings appeared to tell me that fact.

Thinking that, I started to feel warm and my heart warmed up.

It’s a desolate other world, but there is spring.
And there is also spring in my heart.

If spring comes to everyone’s hearts someday, then that world.

It will definitely be warmer.