A Farewell to my mother.

“Hello mother…………”

“!!Rudolf….!!”

Having made my way to the dungeon of the Imperial palace, locked behind a set of iron bars, I confronted Beatrice once again.

I wasn’t alone here though. Liz, the Marquis as well as Queen Alicia had come with me.

On the other hand, Beatrice was looking at me with a gaze that you wouldn’t expect a mother to show her own son.

Seeing her like this, I wondered if maybe I never should have even come here.

But……..to start my new chapter in life, this was necessary.

To part ways, and say farewell to my mother, who I had been always yearning for, before I had recovered my previous life’s memories.

“Mother, I want to hear from your own mouth. Was my real father, really Duke Svalier……?”

I asked a question, to which I already knew the answer.

Of course, I didn’t even want to have that Emperor’s blood in me, and even if Duke Svalier was indeed my father, I didn’t care at this point.

“………..Yes. It’s true. You are indeed that gentleman’s son.”

“Then, once you were already pregnant with me, you approached the Emperor, became his lover, and then gave birth to me. As if, I was the Emperor’s son.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Was she already desperate, Beatrice spat out those words of affirmation.

 “Why did you do such a thing? Why conspire with Duke Svalier?”

“Isn’t it obvious? It was all so that that gentleman could come, and then make me his queen.”

“!?”

Seeing Beatrice suddenly show a toothy grin as she spoke, I inadvertently faltered for a moment.

“That gentleman………Lord Yoran said it himself. He would make me his queen…..his wife. Now that that dirty bitch was no more, I would be the only one to receive Lord Yoran’s eternal love.”

As for this dirty bitch Beatrice spoke of, I assume she’s talking about Duke Svalier’s legal wife…….meaning, Wilhelm’s mother.

Now that I think about it, I never even wondered what had happened to Wilhelm’s real mother. I suppose I should investigate when I get the chance.

“However, did you really think things would go so smoothly? He was using you for his own ambitions, and even made you the Emperor’s lover for it. Would he even really have made you his queen?”

“…………….”

To bring her back down to the harsh reality, I questioned Beatrice again.

But, it would seem this woman really did always know the truth. As she gave no response and simply bit down on her lip.

“In any case, you were simply used. And in the end, Duke Svalier’s ambition were thwarted, and he died a miserable death by the hands of his own son.”

“!? You!……..you killed Lord Yoran!!!? You monster! Murderer! Beast! Demon!!”

Beatrice rose up furiously and tried to reach me with her hands through the gap between the iron bars.

Nothing but hatred in her eyes, and words of resentment spewing from her mouth.

“Die! Die! You should have died! Not Lord Yoran! If only…….. someone like you should have never even been born!!”

Beatrice’s words of hatred came out like vomit from her mouth.

And I simply stood there, accepting it silently……….but.

“Liz…………?”

“We meet again, and allow me to refer to you as simply Beatrice. First of all, I should give you my heartfelt gratitude. Thank you so much for giving birth to Lord Rudy.”

Saying that, Liz gave a deep respectful smile.

After hearing all the [Die!] over and over, nothing could be more ironic than this.

“Y-you……..!!”

“Thanks to meeting Lord Rudy, I was able to experience happiness unmatched under the heavens. And all this is thanks to no one else but you. All because you conspired with Duke Svalier and then seduced the Emperor.”

Cutting between Beatrice’s words, Liz put her hand to her chest and continued to sarcastically give more and more words of gratitude.

Her aquamarine eyes, filled with pure rage.

“I’m sure you may have some worries as his mother, but please, stay relieved. Lord Rudy will most certainly spend the rest of his days happily by my side. And so, do us all a favour, and disappear from the face of this land while you taste nothing but despair and agony.”

“ah……..ugh………….”

Hit with brutally cold words, even Beatrice faltered, and was left lost for words.

“ufufu, you can leave that part to me. I’ll most certainly make sure that our dear Beatrice here experiences the worst kinds of pain imaginable. For many, many days, months, and hopefully even years.”

“Hiiii!?!”

A dark smile crept upon Queen Alicia’s face as Beatrice squealed with fear.

I think she’s finally starting to understand just what kind of position she was in right now.

And the fact that, I wasn’t even the one that hated Beatrice the most in this room. It was Queen Alicia.

Then, I suppose it is only natural that I leave the control over this woman’s life or death in the hands of Queen Alicia.

“H-hey! Rudolf………we, we are mother and son, right…….?!”

Grabbing on to the iron bars, Beatrice spoke with a terribly cramped smile.

Alas, such a bond had long since disappeared.

You yourself let go of that bond.

“Pardon me, but I’ll take my leave now.”

“!!? Wait!! Please, wait!! Rudolf! RUDOOOLLLFFFFF!?!!!”

I turned on my heel, and made my way out of the dungeons as Beatrice’s sorrowful screams echoed behind my back.

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