I’ll Live My Second Life! - Chapter 132

Chapter 132
Translator: Black Lotus

Editor: imsara

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In the warehouse of the 18th Knights, one knight was reporting the results of his investigation to Roy.

“This is Rekon of the 9th Knights, and he has been paying the doctor an unusually high amount of money behind the scenes,” said Roy.

This is an impossible amount of money for a knight’s salary. Also, the medicines used to treat him were made in the distant country of Asia and were given to the doctors by Rekon. It is a drug that is now forbidden to be made due to ethical issues. Supposedly, Rekon was involved with a criminal organization and obtained the drug. Rekon would have been a spy for the other side in exchange for them.

Hearing the report, Roy was silent for a moment.

“I didn’t want to believe it, but I knew there were traitors among the knights…”

Roy let out a long sigh. His expression, which doesn’t show much emotion because it is hidden by his mask, also seems to be distorted with a bit of anguish.

The deputy commander of the First Knight Squadron, Finn, who was in attendance, asked Roy, ”What do you think?”

“What do you want to do? Do you wish to restrain Rekon?”

“No. I’ll talk to Rekon first.”

If he betrayed us for a reason, there was a chance we could convince him.

It is unclear how much information has been given to him, but if he can be persuaded, he will be able to get a few clues about his opponent. However, the reason Roy said that he would persuade them himself may have been largely because he wanted to be as charitable as possible to his subordinates.

“Where is Rekon?”

“I’m now deputy to the general manager of the Northern Quarters. In the evening he was seen working inside with a very small, blond-haired boy, carrying his belongings to a warehouse near the training camp.”

“With Heath…?”

When he heard it was a very small boy with blond hair, Roy knew immediately that it was Heath.

For some reason, he felt a pang in his chest.

“Your Majesty…!”

The next thing he knew, Roy was running towards the warehouse near the training camp.

Outside, it was raining.

Roy ran through it. He didn’t mind getting wet and didn’t take sides.

Through the rain and bad visibility, he could see the warehouse. This is the warehouse where the tools of Northern Quarters are stored.

The door was left open. Roy grabbed the hilt of his sword and jumped into it.

Roy’s eyes caught sight of Rekon’s hand on the neck of someone small and tightening it up. The one being strangled was a boy with beautiful golden hair, who looked younger than his peers. It was Heath…

His body had lost all strength and his limbs were floating slackly off the floor. He was already unconscious.

Rekon’s eyes looked at me. There was no turmoil in those eyes. It was as if he had already lost all hope long ago and had been swimming in despair for a long time, just dark and depressed eye sockets fluttering in the darkness.

Roy suppressed his impatience and Rekon said in a stifled voice.

”Ior-sama….”

Rekon’s hand never left his. Heath’s neck is still being tightening up. How long he’s been in that state…. Roy, who has just entered, has no idea. However, his body was still trembling faintly, and there was a hint of life in it.

“Calm down, Rekon…. Let go of his neck…..”

“I didn’t have a choice. I needed medicine to cure my daughter and my wife… A very rare medicine… So, so…”

A tear ran down the right eye of Rekon. His face had completely lost its normalcy. His eyes widened as if he was a shell of himself, but still his arms continued to work hard to strangle Heath. A creaking, disgusting sound began to echo in Roy’s ears.

“Rekon!”

“It’s too late…! This is the only way to save my wife and daughter….this is the only way!”

He could see the strength in Rekon’s arms.

The moment he saw it, Roy drew his sword and went toward Rekon like a bolt of lightning.

The head flew off.

Bright red blood poured out of its cross section and splattered in all directions.

The strength fell out of Rekon’s body after losing his head, and the hands that were strangling Fii’s neck slowly untied. As it was, Fii’s body, which was almost thrown to the ground, was hurriedly held by the bloody Roy in his arms.

”Heath….! Are you okay?! Heath!”

Heath didn’t respond to Roy’s voice calling out to her. His body lay limply in Roy’s arms, unresponsive. There was only a painfully strangled neck marks and a small, terribly unreliable breath.