Chapter 21
Episode 21.
A few days before the sword convention.
The day I was caught by the Grand Duke on a ridiculous mission with an imperial sword.
The Grand Duke was furious and demanded that I pay for my crimes.
“Pay the price, not run away.”
You don’t realize the weight of those words.
If you pay for what you’ve done to the Southern Palace, you’ll probably have to suffer for the rest of your life. This was done against the enemies of the Southern Palace and the Confuciuses.
It is a great sin that cannot be avoided by any excuse.
And the punishment should be sweet.
No one is willing to pay the penalty, and no one is willing to accept it.
I would rather die or flee.
One.
The Grand Duke refused.
Nor did he say anything else.
Nor did he offer any sweet nothings that he would do something for her in exchange for her punishment. He simply waited for her to make her own choice.
A wave of shame washed over me.
I didn’t realize how shameful and disgusting what I had done was, and I thought I would just go into hiding. I thought that would be enough.
But it wasn’t.
I had to apologize for what I had done, for what I had done in the name of Mr. Pang and the Four Confuciuses. It was something to be regretted, and it was something that Black Ho had to accept as his own.
It’s been more than a year since the Grand Duke opened his eyes and apologized for his deception and behavior. Even a boy like him was reflecting on what he had done, and what he was trying to do.
Black Ho turned on his heel.
