Ayanokouji Kiyotaka 181

Title: It’s All Your Fault

Ayanokouji pretended to observe the entire room. Crusch beside him watched his movements seriously, not knowing what clues he could find in this room.

Crusch looked around for a while when she entered, but didn’t find anything. She was very curious about what information Ayanokouji could obtain.

On the other hand, Reinhard was a little uneasy, fearing that Felt was in danger.

Almost all the guards of the royal capital had been sent to search for Felt’s whereabouts, but nothing had been found.

As Ayanokouji was searching, he turned to everyone and said, “Felt might not have been kidnapped, but left on her own.”

“Left on her own?” Reinhard’s eyes widened, his blue eyes full of doubt.

“That’s right.” Ayanokouji immediately began to explain, “There are no traces of a fight in the room. Although it cannot be ruled out that the other party has covered up the traces, the other guards in the mansion are unlikely to have not heard the sound.”

“Yes.” Reinhard nodded.

“Besides, I checked the wardrobe. There are clear signs of being rummaged through, and it is obvious that many clothes are missing. Ordinary thieves would definitely not have the ability or courage to come here, let alone the fact that their lack is only clothes.” Ayanokouji continued.

“How many clothes are missing? Does this have anything to do with Felt’s disappearance?” Crusch was a little confused.

“What does it mean if someone leaves with many sets of clothes? It’s most likely that she will go to another place and stay there for a long time.”

Reinhard frowned slightly and remained silent.

While Ayanokouji was talking, he continued to search the desk in Felt’s room. He knew that Reinhard was very anxious to find Felt’s whereabouts and had no time to examine it carefully.

He stopped, then took an envelope out of the desk drawer, and then showed it in front of everyone: “Reinhard, it seems this was written for you.”

“What?” Reinhard hurriedly took the envelope, immediately opened it, and looked at the contents carefully.

This was what Ayanokouji had asked Felt to write before she left.

In the letter, Felt expressed her apologies to Reinhard and revealed her disgust and reluctance towards the throne selection.

Felt also explained that in her heart, she didn’t like this kind of life and was worried that those close to her would be involved in this chaos. She just wanted to live a peaceful life freely.

At the end of the letter, Felt said that she would stay with Rom in an unknown place and didn’t want Reinhard to come to her again.

The content of the entire letter was written by Ayanokouji and asked Felt to use incorrect grammar and some uncommon slang in some places.

Because Felt had lived in the slums and hadn’t received formal education, it was natural for some speech problems to appear appropriately.

“Sorry, my understanding of writing in this world is not comprehensive.” Ayanokouji said, “Also, I’ve never seen Felt’s handwriting. Was this written by Felt herself?”

“It’s true... this is Felt-sama’s handwriting, I know it.” Reinhard looked at the contents of the envelope with a complicated expression.

He had taught Felt that as a candidate for the throne selection, she should pay attention to her writing, so knowing Felt’s handwriting, there was no doubt that it was hers.

This showed that Felt left here voluntarily.

“Felt-sama actually wanted to withdraw from the throne selection... Why... she is clearly the rightful heir...” Reinhard was full of confusion.

“Sorry, Reinhard, can you spare a moment to talk?” Ayanokouji walked up to Reinhard and patted him on the shoulder gently.

”Um.”

The camera changed, and the two arrived outside the mansion.

“Why does Felt-sama want to withdraw from the throne selection? Is it because I haven’t done a good enough job?” Reinhard asked first.

His handsome original face was now filled with sadness.

“Reinhard, do you consider me a friend?” Ayanokouji stopped and looked directly into his eyes.

“Of course, I respect Ayanokouji-sama, and I definitely consider Ayanokouji-sama a friend.” Reinhard answered immediately without hesitation.

Friend..., such words were a bit ironic to Ayanokouji. He didn’t think he was the type of person who easily made friends.

“Then, I’ll say a few things directly.” He continued.

”Please speak.”

“Reinhard, have you ever considered Felt’s feelings?”

“How does Felt-sama feel? What I’m thinking about is doing everything I can to support Felt-sama for the throne selection.” As Reinhard spoke, his fists clenched and his eyes were firm.

Ayanokouji didn’t know why Reinhard, a Sword Saint, was so obsessed with maintaining the bloodline of the royal family, but this wasn’t important.

Now he needed to use words to gnaw at the man in front of him little by little.

Reinhard was an almost perfect person. Even if something bad happened around him, he would take responsibility upon himself.

Ayanokouji didn’t mind his responsibilities becoming heavier and more abundant.

“But does Felt really want to participate in the throne selection? Facing Ayanokouji’s question, Reinhard thought hard.

“I haven’t been in this world for a long time, and I haven’t seen the vision you mentioned, but according to my investigation, although Felt is the only remaining bloodline of the royal family, she has lived in the slums. The living environment should make her character full of wildness – this is not a derogatory term, I just think Felt should yearn for freedom more.” Ayanokouji said, “Why did she agree to participate in the throne selection?”

“She only agreed because Rom agreed. I’ve approached her several times before, and Felt rejected me before, until the end...”

“Isn’t this already explained the reason?” Ayanokouji deliberately fell silent, “From beginning to end, Felt didn’t want to participate in the throne selection. It wasn’t her wish to participate in the throne selection, but you forced her.”

”But.....”

“Listen to what you just said, Reinhard, you should have contacted Felt many times. Haven’t you always been pressuring Felt? Because she knows that even if she rejects you, you will go looking for her again and again, so in the end Felt agreed because of Rom.”

Reinhard pursed his lips, his expression becoming a little complicated, and he began to recognize Ayanokouji’s words in his heart, and slowly thought that it was his own problem.

“But, I did this to protect Felt-sama. She is of noble blood. Although it may offend other candidates, I think she is the rightful heir. And because of the illusion in the sky, people all over the world know her identity, which may endanger her, so I want to bring Felt-sama to me, so that I can better protect her.”

“No, Reinhard, I think what you did is wrong.” Ayanokouji continued before Reinhard finished speaking, “By doing this, you pushed Felt and Rom, and everyone’s attention will be diverted to both of them.”

”But......”

“And Reinhard, can you stay by Felt’s side anytime and anywhere?” Ayanokouji squinted slightly, “As a Sword Saint, if the kingdom encounters some special things, you also have to step forward.”

”...”

“Fortunately, Felt left alone this time. What if someone from another faction actually sent an assassin? What if someone had put a dagger to Felt’s throat while you were elsewhere?” Ayanokouji asked a series of questions. Although his tone was very calm, it made Reinhard feel pressured.

”I...”

“Although you say you want to protect them, you have failed to fulfill your oath. This is your negligence in carrying out your duties, Reinhard.”

“That’s right... this is my negligence in carrying out my duties.” Reinhard had no way to deny it and could only nod.

Felt’s departure was not directly related to Reinhard, but Ayanokouji kept shifting the points of conflict to Reinhard.

Just because he was so perfect, Reinhard was easily exploited.

“This is just the first point where you failed in your duties.” Ayanokouji continued.

“What is the second point?”

“As a minister, you don’t know what your master is thinking.” Ayanokouji raised his head and looked at the night sky, the bright moonlight reflected in his eyes, “Felt may have been worried about related things and her problems, but Reinhard, as her knight, you don’t know, so she chose to leave when you were not around.”

“If Felt-sama had told me directly, I would have agreed to her request... I value Felt-sama’s personal wishes more than whether she succeeds in ascending the throne or not.” Reinhard’s head lowered slightly, his expression a little complicated.

“This shows that Felt doesn’t trust you enough.” Ayanokouji’s words were like sharp knives, piercing directly into Reinhard’s heart.

This made Reinhard feel guilty and blame himself.

Ayanokouji wanted to stimulate Reinhard step by step and shake his will.

Then use words to guide him little by little, and finally win Reinhard into his own camp.

“What Ayanokouji-sama said is right... I really feel ashamed of Felt-sama... If I could have realized Felt-sama’s problems earlier, things wouldn’t have been like this. That’s all.” Reinhard’s eyes were filled with regret, “If possible, I want to apologize to Felt-sama directly... but Felt-sama left a letter. She said she didn’t want me to go looking for her, and I’m afraid I will never have another chance…”

“Yes.” Ayanokouji nodded.

“I don’t know where Felt and Rom are now or how they are doing. With the survival skills they both possess, they should be able to live a very good life.” Ayanokouji said calmly.

“Mm, I believe in Felt-sama’s abilities.” Reinhard finally smiled, “Thank you to Ayanokouji-sama for your straightforward words this time. Only then did I understand the childish aspect, which is usually not told to me by others. If there is anything else I haven’t done well, please tell me, Ayanokouji-sama.”

“I’ve said it before, Reinhard, the right thing may not be the best, which will make some things you do seem inhumane.” Ayanokouji said slowly, “Besides, I also heard about Reinhard and Wilhelm. Now that the White Pope has been killed, perhaps your relationship with the two of you will ease.”

“This is actually the same as the content in the illusion.”

”Yes?”

“Anyway, thank you very much, Ayanokouji-sama. If it weren’t for you, I don’t know how long I would have been walking on the wrong path.”

“No need to thank me, because you also said that we are friends.” As Ayanokouji spoke, his eyes focused on Reinhard’s eyes.

‘Yes, we are friends. The so-called friends are just people who have interests in each other. We do have needs for each other.’

‘These few suggestions will be considered my gift to you, Reinhard.’

‘Although it will take time, everything has been developing as expected, and you, Reinhard, will be my tool at that time, no matter how many times you do it.’