Chapter 182
Having secured the allegiance of the two Elven Lords and the Blue Magic Tower as Shadow Lord, Saxony’s ‘Black Prince’ finally returned to his domain.
Alongside Sepia, the elf who had long since placed her trust in the House of Saxony.
That day, in a chamber of the Saxon ducal castle.
When his son returned, it was not the Black Prince who did not know the bitter cold seeping beneath Dale’s flesh.
“……”
An incredibly heavy and deeply unsettling silence descended.
“My son.”
After the silence, the Black Duke spoke.
“Yes, Father.”
“Is it not painful?”
Dale did not answer immediately, maintaining his silence.
No matter what, to the Black Duke, Dale was his son. The family he had built after abandoning the monster, alongside his young sister, Lize.
But the ‘Black Prince’ willingly took on the role of shadow ruler, embracing the ancient darkness and apocalyptic chill within his flesh—and he knew full well what that meant.
“…Yes.”
The Black Prince smiled indifferently.
“But when the burdens you bear become too painful to bear, do not hesitate to tell me.”
“……”
“Am I not your father?”
Seeing the father’s expression, unable to hide his concern, Dale quietly smiled in response.
“The burdens I carry are never mine alone to bear.”
After gaining a second life in the House of Saxony, what Dale possessed was never something he had built up alone. It was obtained through the help and bonds of his father, the Duke of Saxony, Lord Helmut, Sepia, and countless others beyond count.
