Chapter 552 – Episode 551 – Dramatic Reconciliation Between Mother and Daughter, and the Beginning of Trials

Once the fire started, it started to spread quickly.

“I tried my best, too. I tried to become the king of this country. I tried not to fall behind my brother!”

“Was the reward for that effort a fight?”

A quarrel between daughter Dredd and her mother Clemens.
Since it was a fight that started as a trick of the devil, if they don’t do it right, it is certain that their friendly relationship will be taken to the abyss by the devil, so the two began to reveal their feelings to each other.

However, is it because the conflict has become so deep that it cannot be bridged?

“It’s not ssambakjil, it’s sparring!”

“You like sparring. Is sparring about beating a knight until he’s bloody?”

The conversation between the mother and daughter, which was supposed to end appropriately, turned into an argument.

“But you were safe, right? You were treated safely and returned. You apologized and it was over. That’s it, right?”

“That knight eventually retired from the Order! He said he would never be able to hold a sword again because you beat him so much!”

“That’s because the man became weak. It’s not my fault!”

“No, it’s your fault. If you had kept the line, that knight wouldn’t have left! You wasted our precious fighting power!”

“Then we can just find a new one. Will the country be ruined without that guy? There are so many talented people!”

“You call that a horse!”

Perhaps it is safe to say that this was predicted.

Think about it. Her mother, Clemens, was greatly disappointed in her eldest daughter, Dredd. She believed that she would make the country prosperous like she did, but as time passed, she began to feel more disappointed than expected as she began to resemble her predecessor.

“Why are you behaving like a good king? Do you want to ruin this country like your grandfather did?”

“Why are they talking about the previous king? How similar do I look to them?”

“Everything you do!”

Clemens pointed out how similar Dread and the previous king were.

“Throwing away talented knights, getting angry when they make a mistake, destroying everything, and insisting that there is nothing wrong with making a mistake. Everything you do now is the same as that of the previous king!”

It can be said that the King of Knights before Clemens was unfortunate because he lost the war against the Kingdom of Necia, but in reality, he was not a very good king within the Kingdom of Temple.

In order to realize his ambition of building the Temple Kingdom into an empire, he expanded his armaments, collected a lot of taxes for this purpose, and mercilessly punished anyone who stood in his way, even if they were loyal subjects. He was so merciless that there was no one among the people who did not blame the king, no one among the subjects who did not blame the king, and even his family members blamed him.

Although he was the one who received everyone’s resentment, he defeated everyone with the breakwater of the king. He didn’t listen to any advice and just walked his own path.

So, was the long-desired empire-building a success?

No, it failed.

It was defeated in the war against the Kingdom of Necia. He had to give up his territory and pay huge compensation. The king was so shocked that he probably didn’t expect that he would lose, and eventually died of anguish.

Because Clemens saw it with his own eyes, he tried not to follow in the same footsteps as his father. While sorting out the mistakes made by the previous king one by one, he also took steps to prepare to regain his homeland.

As he continues to do so, does his lovely daughter begin to resemble the previous king? Can this be tolerated? Dredd may not see it as a problem, but for Clemens, it was a problem that could not be overcome. Because her country’s survival was at stake, she tried to correct her daughter.

However,

“If it had been any different, I wouldn’t have put Duna forward. But, you cruelly trampled my expectations. It’s very nice!”

“Do you think I will destroy this country just because I resemble the previous king? It’s strange that my mother thinks that!”

“Because I saw it! Because I saw this country declining! I saw what happens when someone called a guardian rules the country as he pleases. That’s why I tried to change you!”

It didn’t change. As the days passed, Dredd’s personality became more vicious like that of the previous king, and he tried to use violence when he was upset, and tried to destroy anything he didn’t like. No matter how hard Clemens tried, nothing changed about the dreads.

So Clemens had no choice but to make a decision.

I decided to abandon Dread and appoint Duna as her successor.
And, for the well-being of this country, Dredd and the forces that follow him,

I decided to purge. For that purpose, Dread was sent to the front line.

“So you tried to kill me?”

Of course, this decision deeply hurt Dredd. Because unless she’s an idiot, there’s no way she wouldn’t know that her mother’s decision was to kill her. Just,

I just didn’t rebel because I had the hope in my heart that I would be able to go back if I completed my mission properly.

“Yes, I tried to kill him.”

Clemens answered. There was a deep sense of guilt in her voice.

“I have no choice but to endure this for the sake of the kingdom.”

“Do I really have to die? Why did I have to do that?”

“If you were there, the country would have become more chaotic! That’s why I made the decision!”

“Did you do that knowing that that decision would be irreversible?”

Although Dredd was guessing the reason, hearing the truth from her mother’s mouth was so unfair. Does it make sense that she would try to kill herself just because she resembles the previous king? Why is she so tied to the previous king? I want her to know that she is trying!

“I knew I wouldn’t be forgiven! Even though I knew, I had no choice but to do it! Why don’t you know why my mother made such a painful decision?”

“I guess it’s the suffering of one’s own self! Who can sympathize with the suffering of someone who is stuck in the shadow of their grandfather and doesn’t trust their children? Yes?”

“You…”

“I…”

In this way, the argument between the two mothers and daughters reached its peak,

“I just wanted to come back.”

After reaching the peak, I finally started to be honest.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I don’t know anything about it. Still, I wanted to come back. I thought I could go home if I did some good work.”

“…”

“Wasn’t it impossible to even hope for that?”

“Dread…”

What should I say?

What can this ugly mother who tried to kill her own child say?

No, don’t you know the answer?

“I’m sorry.”

Clemens said.

“I’m sorry for not trusting you and trying to kill you.”

It could be seen as a cowardly excuse.

“I was afraid that you would become like the previous king. So I thought that if you stayed, you would become a threat to this country. I knew very well that you would never go down. So I tried to get rid of you.”

Still, you have to do it. Isn’t it better than dying without being able to do anything? It would be better to tell everything and die.

“But, now that things are like this, I think it might be better to trust you. Duna said the same thing…”

“…”

“I’m sorry, Dredd. If you want to kill me, just kill me.”

“… Is that so?”

After hearing his mother’s words, Dredd opened his mouth.

“I can’t believe I regret it now. It’s truly motherly. Didn’t the previous king say the same thing? He regretted it in the end.”

“Okay.”

“There have been dozens of times when I didn’t want to forgive… But it’s so embarrassing to say that.”

Dredd, who finally learned his mother’s true feelings and heard her apology, was finally able to escape from the shackles of deepening conflict.

“It would have been better if it had been like this from the beginning…”

In this way, the conflict between the mother and daughter was resolved,

“Oh, good. Good. This is family love.”

There were still more harsh ordeals left for the two mother and daughter, no, the three mother and daughter.

“I was wondering how to resolve the conflict, but I never thought it would end so easily. As expected, the reality is more like a crazy drama.”

Clapping our hands, Grid, Advent has arrived.

As the demon who sent them to hell approached, Dredd and Clemens glared at him.

“What are you planning to do again? After toying with us like that, what kind of nonsense are you planning to do again?”

Dread shot back in a tone full of caution.

“Of course it’s a dog.”

Kangrim answered as if it was obvious.

“You were forgiven by your mother, but I have no intention of letting you go. A person with a broken personality like you needs to reform his soul to feel safe.”

“You…”

“So, I was thinking about how to remodel it, and I came up with the perfect idea.”

“…?”

Wrinkle? To this devil, good thoughts are never good intentions. What on earth are you trying to do? What are you going to do to yourself, your mother, and your brother? Are you planning to brainwash me again?

“I will remodel you from the inside out.”

While saying that, Kangrim snapped her fingers.

“…!”

Suddenly, Dread began to twist his body.

“Ugh, ah, ahhh, mo, my body ah, ahhh!”

“Dread? What have you done!”

Clemens, embarrassed by the sight of his daughter struggling in pain, immediately confronted Kang-rim? Kanglim said.

“I told you, we will reform your body from the inside out. The sacrifice for that transformation is in your daughter’s intestines.”

“…!”

Offering? There was only one thing that came to mind for Clemens when he heard the word sacrifice.

‘No way, those tentacles…’ .’

The moment you reach the answer,

“Uwaeeek!”

A mass of tentacles protruded from the Dread’s mouth.