Something that I did not know Chapter 6: The meaning of his existence…Part 2, a kyo kara maoh!/今日からマ王！ fanfic

Something that I did not know

Something that I did not know.

A fan fiction by Aoi Kitsukawa.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kyo Kara Maoh, but I own this story. Only borrow the characters …

Summary: Conrad suddenly falls sick, and the one who take care of him is unexpected person. For Wolfram who never thinks that about anyone else to take care of Conrad, it also makes Wolfram realized, he is not the only one who cares for Conrad secretly…

Chapter 5: The meaning of his existence…Part 2.

He acts like a gentle man…

But he never tells us what he feels…

Even to me, his Godson…

Deep inside his heart, he houses many wounds…

He holds it long enough until now…

When I saw his tears fallen down…

I realized how sad he was…

And how much important he was…

To his brothers that he loved…

"Hey, what is happening? Hey Wolfram, tell something!"

"Beats me! I also don't know, Yuri!"

Wolfram and Yuri were sweat dropped. Both of them were very shocked when they saw what in front of their eyes. That morning, both of them felt it was hard to believe what they saw right now.

It seemed that all the Ten Nobles Families of Shin Makoku; Christ, Voltaire, Grantz, Bielefeld, Karbelnikoff, Wincott, Spitzberg, Gyllenhaal, Rochefort, and Radford, all of them were there, at the patio in the Covenant Castle!

Except for Christ, Voltaire, Grantz and Bielefeld, the ruler of these lands were come to the castle all together! Even Lady Celie who came by after that was so shocked to see every ruler was there.

"Erkk…Lady Celie, what's exactly happen here?" Asked Yuri.

"I also don't have any idea what is going on here," She said when she saw her brother; Stoffel von Spitzberg was among the nobles, together with Raven.

"Onii-sama!" She called her brother.

Stoffel looked up and saw his sister came to him with the king and his nephew Wolfram.

"Onii-sama, what is going on? Why suddenly everyone was here?" She asked.

"Eh? I thought that Heika had told you before," He said, in shocked.

"What? Did I say something yesterday?" Asked Yuri back.

"You really don't know? You're such a wimp!" Said Wolfram.

"Hey! Stop calling me like that!" Scolded Yuri.

"But, if is not Heika, then who's the one who call us here?" Asked Raven.

"If you don't mind, von Spitzberg-Kyo, can you tell me why you're here?" Asked Yuri.

"Is Heika don't know about this as well?" Asked another voice. Yuri turned around and saw a man who's resembled Suzannah Julia von Wincott, except that he was not blind just like Julia and had a short blue hair.

He was Odell von Wincott-Kyo, Suzannah Julia's father.

"Odell-sama!" He said.

"It's really nice to meet you, Heika," He said as both of them held their hands.

"Actually, I don't have any idea about…"

"Oh, is everyone is here? Please come in, all the nobles!" Gunter's voice was heard among the patio. When the nobles looked up, they saw Gunter alongside Murata. Yuri just sighed, as he finally knew who was behind this.

"I guess I know who the one who is calling us," Said von Wincott-Kyo, as Stoffel, Raven, Lady Celie, Wolfram and Yuri just smiled awkwardly to each other. After that, everyone walked into the castle together.

"What? You mean that everyone wants to pay some visit to Conrad?" Asked Yuri with disbelief.

All the nobles including Yuri and Murata were on the way to the meeting room before they went to visit Conrad. Actually, all of them have the same problem that they wanted to discus with Yuri.

It was about the recent illness that finally reached to some of the nobles' land.

"I was so shock to hear that Conrad's was sick right now, and he also the worst among the people in our kingdom," Said von Wincott-Kyo.

"It's true, von Wincott-Kyo. Besides, even some of my people back in my land are also been affected by these recent illness," Said a man with red hair and blue eyes just like Anissina.

"Say, are you Lady Anissina's brother, Den sham von Karbelnikoff-Kyo?" Asked Yuri.

"Yes, I'm her brother. By the way, as you mention it, where's Anissina?" He asked as he looked around him.

"Come to think about it, where's Gwendal also?" Asked one noble.

Wolfram, Gunter and Yuri looked at each other, and then sighed. All of them knew what exactly happened to Gwendal right now.

"Why're you sigh, Heika?" Asked von Wincott-Kyo.

"Well, that's because we know that Gwendal…"

BBOOOOOMMMM!!

"GOOOAAAA!!"

Everyone turned on their back as they heard a man's screamed and saw one of the castle's windows was smoked. Soon after that, they heard another screams and running footsteps that went to their way.

"Wait a second, Gwendal! I'm not finish with you!!"

"There's no way I want to get involve with your experiment again, Anissina!!"

"Come back here!!"

"No!!"

Everyone was sweat dropped when all of nobles finally realized who were screaming that time.

"Is Anissina bullying Gwendal again?" Asked von Karbelnikoff, hopeless with his sister's action.

"I guess so," Said Yuri, laughed a little.

Then the worst thing happened.

When they saw Gwendal and Anissina were running towards them, all of them went aside as they knew it would be trouble if they stand on their way. However, when Anissina finally grabbed Gwendal's sleeve, she saw her brother was there and therefore she automatically stopped.

"Onii-sama! What are you…"

Unfortunately, because she stopped suddenly, Gwendal was jolted forward and then pulled Anissina together. Both of them fell on floor, hardly. Gwendal's face hit the floor, while Anissina's body hit Gwendal's body.

"Ouch…It must be hurt for Gwendal…" Yuri said.

"Itte…Anissina, get off from me!!" Growled Gwendal.

"Just wait for a second…Ouch! My body hurt…" She said as she sat up a little.

"Anissina, how many times I told you that…" Den sham von Karbelnikoff had started his lecture to Anissina while Yuri and Wolfram helped Gwendal to sit up.

"By the way, did all of you have something to report?" Asked Gwendal after he sat up.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded their head. After that, everyone started to walk again, not before Anissina called Gwendal again.

"Gwendal wait! I'm not finish with you!!"

"Erk!!" Said Gwendal, as he started to sweat again. He leaned down and whispered to Gunter and Yuri.

"I'll leave this to you two," He said, and then he started to run again.

"Wait Gwendal!! I say WAIIITTT!!"

Both of the adults were running through the hallway again, as everyone at the same time was sweat dropped…

"Is Conrad alright?"

Odell von Wincott-Kyo was asking to Yuri after they told him about the problems that the nobles were facing now. Apparently, the disease already reached their land but the disease was not as bad as before, especially during Conrad was fell sick. Inside the meeting room, the nobles, Yuri and Murata were just finished their meeting.

"He's still sick but not as bad as before," Yuri said, as he smiled gladly.

"Yokatta, I'm relief. He's my late daughter's friend, so I feel some kind of worry about him," He said.

"Thank you for concerning my brother," Said Wolfram.

Yuri was shocked to hear as Odell von Wincott-Kyo nodded his head, smiled kindly.

Anissina then came by and said, "Hmp! I can't find Gwendal anyway!"

"Anissina, how many times I told you not to use Gwendal in your silly experiments! Don't you see how scare him to you?" Scolded Anissina's brother again.

"Well, if you say so then why you're not helping me with it?" Said Anissina, annoyed.

"Not again Anissina! You really…" Both of the siblings were word fight again.

"And I guess Gwendal must be hiding in some places in the castle," Said Yuri, sweat dropped.

"Oh, yes Heika! I forgot to tell you!" Said Anissina suddenly, after her word fighting with her brother.

"Eh? What is it?" Asked Yuri.

"I'm just passed Conrad's room while searching for Gwendal and realized that he's not in his room," She said.

"What!?" Said Wolfram and Yuri all together.

"Is he gone again?" Asked Gunter, panicky.

"Well, don't worry about him. I saw him just at the outside of his room; maybe he's taking some fresh air."

All of the men, who were shocked to hear about Conrad's missing again, sighed in relief. However, once again Lord von Karbelnikoff scolded his sister for making everyone worried again.

"Anissina…!!" Scolded Lord von Karbelnikoff again. I told you not to create any problems again! You really a stubborn girl, do you?

"Onii-sama, I'm not a girl any longer!" Anissina said. Gees, you've turn out to be more geezers lately!

What did you say!?

Bahh!!

"Not again," Said Wolfram as they watched the sibling's fight.

Yuri, Gunter, Murata and Lady Celie just laughed, as they knew about Anissina's habit in using Gwendal as one of her experiments.

"Well, I guess maybe it's the time we visit Conrad. Don't you agree, Heika?" Asked Gunter as the other nobles nodded their head.

"Well…"

"Oh, come on, Shibuya. It's alright for him. All of them now are not prejudice with him any longer," Said Murata.

"Well Murata, if you say so. Now please come here," Yuri said as he leaded the people out from the meeting room. Anissina, Wolfram, Murata, Lady Celie and Gunter walked together with Yuri as all of them were chatted about the current situation in their country and about the security and welfare of the kingdom.

However, unknown to Yuri, Wolfram, Murata, Gunter or even the nobles, someone was reach the Covenant Castle and already stepped in. With proud and the feeling of nobility, he went into the castle with an attention not only to make a report about his land.

But something else either…

Conrad was walking in the garden in the Covenant Castle. He using a crunch to help him walking properly, as his left feet still injured and pain. He just wore sandal on his right feet; he felt some kind of funny by using only one-side sandals.

That morning, as he woke up from his sleep, he was surprised to see his mother was with him; slept on the chair with blanket wrapped around her body. She looked peacefully, although she looked exhausted.

Looking at his mother like that made him felt some kind of heavy emotion that suddenly hit his heart. He knew his mother was not able to watch him frequently, but her willingness to take care of him really made him sad. Especially when he was unable to talk anymore due to his lost voice, he wondered how this strong woman could accept his fate just like that.

Did not want to disturb her sleep, Conrad was trying to slip out from his bed secretly, but suddenly he felt his head was aching again and he felt like everything was spinning around. Realized that he was still weak, he laid on the bed again. As his head touched the pillow, his sight was dark; the feeling of sleep really made him fell asleep again.

When he woke up, Lady Celie was gone.

Conrad chuckled a little as he remembered on how Lady Celie slept that time. He did not want to humiliate her, but looking at her messy hair really made him laughed.

He walked again around the patio and found the garden where his mother always planted many flowers since he was a child. He saw many flowers were there, and some of them were the flowers that Lady Celie named after her and her sons.

Celie's Red Sigh, Beautiful Wolfram, Secret Gwendal, Conrad Stand upon the Earth. All these colorful flowers were name after them. For the first time, Conrad felt peaceful since he fell sick three days ago. He smiled as he walked near the blue flower that named after him; before he heard a loud explosion and followed by screams.

BBOOOOOMMMM!!

"GOOOAAAA!!"

"Wait a second, Gwendal! I'm not finish with you!!"

"There's no way I want to get involve with your experiment again, Anissina!!"

"Come back here!!"

"No!!"

Conrad was shocked for a while, before he started to chuckle.

'It's seems that Anissina must be chasing after Gwendal. Poor Gwendal. I wonder what will happen if both of them are getting married?' Thought Conrad as he chuckled again.

Well, Conrad was right, right? What will happen if both Gwendal and Anissina are getting married?

It must be the end of the world!

Conrad walked away from the garden and went back into the castle, only to hear something that really made him heart broken…

All of the nobles were on the way to Conrad's room when they saw Yozak on the opposite way.

"Heika!" He said.

"Yozak-kun! What are you doing here?" Asked Yuri as he came to him.

"Well, apparently I was looking for von Voltaire-Kyo but I'm unable to find him. Do you know where he is?" Asked Yozak.

Everyone was shocked to hear from what Yozak had said because all of the nobles knew that Gwendal was hiding from Anissina. Looking at their faces, Yozak just smirked and said, "Alright. I'll find him later on. By the way Heika, where are you going with everyone?"

"Oh, they want to visit Conrad," Said Yuri. "Isn't that right, Gunter?"

"Certainly right, Heika," Said Gunter.

"Do you have any news these days, Yozak?" Asked Murata.

Yozak's expression was serious. His action made everyone alerted that something bad must be happen.

"There's some attacks by bandit at the south land," He said.

"South land…Wait Yozak! Don't tell me that…?"

"Yes, they attacked this dawn. However, the soldiers were faster enough to protect the villagers from the bandits," Said Yozak.

"Maybe that's why von Bielefeld-Kyo didn't come here today," Said Lord Karbelnikoff.

"But how he had some related with this incident?" Asked Wolfram.

"Don't forget Wolfram that your family land is near to the south. So your uncle must been heard about this and rushing to the place," Said Gunter.

"But the state of Radford is the nearest place ever! How it can be Waltorana had gone there?" Asked Odell.

"I have deal with the problem this morning so it might be not dangerous. As far as I concern, there is no way the bandits can get into our kingdom easily," Said von Radford-Kyo.

"I see," Said Yuri.

Someone was walking to them, as he saw them and walked a little faster than before.

"That village is the place where Conrad was patrolling before right? Before he fell sick three days ago," Said Anissina.

"And five days before Greta was sick," Said Gunter.

"Is that meaning this village has some connection with the recent illness?" Asked Yuri.

Yozak shook his head.

"I really don't know about this, Heika. Besides, with Conrad's voice is gone, I bet it's really hard to know what exactly happened to the village before," He said.

"So it's true that Conrad lost his voice," Said Odell.

"Don't worry von Wincott-Kyo. Weller-Kyo is like that temporarily. He will get back his voice," Said Murata.

"Oii! What do you say? My Little Big Brother lost his voice and you can say alright?" Scolded Wolfram.

"Wolfram, that's enough. It's rude to fight here in front of people," Said Yuri.

"Heika's right. I'm also agree with him," Said von Karbelnikoff as he reminded back what his sister had done in front of him and the other nobles.

"So that half human man has loose his own voice? That's pretty shame on him!"

Shocked, like an instinct everyone turned on their back and saw the man that talked rudely about Conrad.

It was Waltorana von Bielefeld, Wolfram's uncle.

Conrad walked back to the castle, when suddenly he heard people were talking about him.

"By the way Heika, where are you going with everyone?"

"Oh, they want to visit Conrad," Said Yuri. "Isn't that right, Gunter?"

"Certainly right, Heika," Said Gunter.

Conrad was shocked to hear. He never expected that the Ten Nobles Families would come by just to visit him. A few minutes ago, he heard his elder brother was running away from Anissina, and now he heard that the nobles were came by just to visit him.

It seemed to him that his illness had made everyone worried about him. Soon, he also heard Yozak's conversation with the other, right before Waltorana came by and said something that made him ran away from the people who concerned about him…

"Waltorana, what do you mean by that?"

Gunter looked at Waltorana with disbelieved. What exactly happened with this man? Suddenly came by and said something rude about his student. Of course, Gunter cannot stand about that.

Everyone looking at him with disbelieved as all of them narrowed their eyes. Wolfram, Yuri and Murata also felt some kind of weird; why suddenly he says like that?

"What I'm mean about it? Gunter, you should know that Conrad is not the suitable man you need to trust!" He said with annoyed voice.

Yuri felt irritated with his tone of voice.

"It's seems that you still has some prejudice with people like Conrad. Do you, Waltorana?" Asked Odell.

Wolfram was shocked to hear such words from von Wincott-Kyo. He actually had no idea why suddenly his uncle came by and then said something that not related to their main problems. Besides, he seemed like he had always waiting for the time where he could said something about Conrad.

"Of course Odell! What are you thinking by believing him to care the villages in our kingdom? That's totally nonsense!!" He shouted.

"And what's your point is!!" Shouted Yuri, angrily. He cannot bear if someone that he loved as a family easily being criticizes badly, just like Waltorana had done.

"I believe that Conrad has something to do with the recent illness that happened in our places before!" He said.

"WHAT!!" Everyone shouted, surprising.

"How it could be? Ojii-sama, you must be kidding!!" Said Wolfram.

"Are you thinking that I'm joking around? Of course not! I know he must be cooperating with the bandits so that they can easily slip into our kingdom! Besides, who will know if his illness is true or not?"

Yozak was so angry and he wanted to move aside from Yuri. However, when he turned around, he saw someone that he was not expecting to.

"No! Conrad will never do like that!" Shouted Yuri.

"It's true! Besides, Gisela had treated him, and it is conforms that he actually sick! Many of us see him in his condition, even Heika! You don't have any right to say such things to my son at all!" Said Lady Celie.

Yuri was very angry, when suddenly, another sense of deja-vu came back to him.

You don't have any right to say such things to my cousin at all!!

He blinked for a while, as he looked at Waltorana and the others. Then suddenly he saw another vision, and it was his cousin Natsume and the other teenagers like her, but all of them were male.

Murata sensed his awareness and asked, "Shibuya, are you alright?"

"Eh? I'm alright," He said, felt a little shocked with his question.

He looked again the situation in front of him, and realized it was the same feeling that he had before.

It was the sense of deja-vu.

Yuri narrowed his eyes, as he walked to the people in front of him.

"Shibuya?" Asked Murata.

"Heika?" Asked Yozak.

Everyone hearing Yozak and Murata's voice suddenly stopped talking and looked at him.

"Waltorana…" He said.

What is your point…

"What is your point, Waltorana?"

Yuri said with high confident, as he actually repeated the words that his cousin had said before. Waltorana was shocked. He looked at the young king with a little fear in his eyes.

"What is you point…"

Talking like this?

"Talking like this?"

Waltorana did not answer. His action had made Wolfram a little angry with him. He was about to shout but Murata held his shoulder and shook his head.

"Geika," Said Wolfram.

"Let Shibuya handle this," Said Murata.

Wolfram just looked at him, and nodded his head.

"You are saying like that…"

Is that because of your family high status?

"Is that because of your family high status?"

"Yes, it is! That man is no suitable to be among us; even he is Lady Celie's son!" Said Waltorana.

"Waltorana!!" Shouted Odell.

That is something that totally useless to be proud of it!

"THAT IS SOMETHING THAT TOTALLY USELESS TO BE PROUD OF IT!!" Shouted Yuri, angrily.

Everyone was so shocked to hear Yuri's shout. Even Waltorana seemed shocked with him even he was angry.

Yuri narrowed his eyes as he realized that Waltorana was angry with him.

Why?

"Why?"

Are you angry with my statement?

"Are you angry with my statement?"

"Yes!"

Why you must be proud with your status at all?

"Why you must be proud with your status at all?" Asked Yuri.

It's true that bloodline can be something that we can proud with it…

But…

It will be useless if you don't have any kind of human feelings…!

"It's true that bloodline can be something that we can proud with it! But it will be useless if you don't have any kind of human feelings!!" Said Yuri.

Everyone was silent when all of them heard Yuri's words. It was true what Yuri had said, and they did not against it at all. They knew if someone lost their human feeling, they were just a cold heart person, and it was a shame even if you are the noble people.

People like you…

Should be shameful forever!

"People like you Waltorana, should be shame forever!!" Said Yuri.

"What!?"

It's not wrong to love and care the people who are not the same standard like us!

What you say will never stop me from protecting them!

Different from you, we have something to protect…

For all eternity!!

"It's not wrong to love and care the people who are not the same standard like us! What you say will never stop me from protecting them! Different than you, we have something to protect…"

"For all eternity!!"

Everyone looked at their king, and then looked at Waltorana. He was shocked to see that every noble people was so angry with him for humiliate Conrad. Felt that he will be defeated, he then said his problems, which he tried to connect it with Conrad.

"As you see, Heika. All the nations in our Kingdom had been affecting by the illness that spread through our country! And all the sources are coming from him! Don't you realize about it?"

"You still want to against it, Waltorana!?" Said von Karbelnikoff.

"Hm! It's really a shame that your daughter be friend with him, Odell! And as you Wolfram, you also hate him once right!?" Said Waltorana.

Wolfram just leaned down. He knew his uncle was right; he once had hated his own brother just because that he was half human.

But that was the past. Everything was changed. Why he wanted to dig it up again this time? Wolfram did not understand it at all!

"You don't know what exactly happened to them 20 years ago, Waltorana! You never know what my son feel that time!!" Said Lady Celie.

"I don't think that I'm agreeing with you! It's good enough that he finally proved his loyalty to our kingdom even he and Yozak were only survivors in the battle of Luttenberg!"

"Why you…!" Said Yozak.

"Besides, von Voltaire-Kyo supposed to be relief if he was dying in the battle field! It was an honor to him even he did not involved in the battle 20 years ago!"

"How dare you!!" Said Yuri.

"Hmp!! I wonder what exactly he was thinking about his brother! He just let his brother to be one of the captains in military and it was a shame! He supposes to be…" Waltorana unable to finish his words as he felt someone grabbed his shoulder. He turned around and received something that he never expected to.

BBUUUKKK!!

He felt on the floor, with bleeding mouth and bruise left face, as he was punch by someone.

Everyone looked at the angry person who finally appeared himself to everyone.

It was Gwendal!

Gwendal was hiding from Anissina who wanted him to be participating in her others experiments, much to his displeasure. After he ran away from Anissina, he went into one room and hiding inside the room.

He could swear that time he could hear Anissina's footsteps, trying to find him. She walked right in front of the room, as he hid with fear that went through his body.

Anissina seemed did not recognize him who was hiding inside the room as she said, "Hmp! It's seems that Gwendal had lost again! Nah, maybe next time." Anissina then walked away from there, much to Gwendal's relief.

He slowly walked out from the room after he conformed that Anissina was not there anymore. He sighed in relief as he walked away from his hiding place.

He walked back to the hallway where he met with Anissina's brother and the other nobles when suddenly he caught a familiar voice, talking loudly at the hallway. He was at the corner of the hallway when he saw the group of nobles at the middle of hallway, arguing something loudly.

"So that half human man has loose his own voice? That's pretty shame on him!"

Gwendal stopped his step. He suddenly became aware with the owner of the voice.

"Waltorana, what do you mean by that?"

"What I'm mean about it? Gunter, you should know that Conrad is not the suitable man you need to trust!"

Gwendal was shocked a little. It was Waltorana von Bielefeld's voice! How he can be so forgetful about his brother's uncle?

He listening to the conversation, as he realized it had something with Conrad after all.

"It's seems that you still has some prejudice with people like Conrad. Do you, Waltorana?"

That was Odell von Wincott, Suzannah Julia's father.

"Of course Odell! What are you thinking by believing him to care the villages in our kingdom? That's totally nonsense!!" He shouted.

"And what's your point is!!" Shouted Yuri, angrily.

And this time, he heard Yuri's shouted.

"I believe that Conrad has something to do with the recent illness that happened in our places before!" He said.

"WHAT!!" Everyone shouted, surprising. Even Gwendal was shocked with Waltorana's statement.

"How it could be? Ojii-sama, you must be kidding!!" Said Wolfram.

Gwendal held his fist tightly. How dare he say like that to his younger brother Conrad! Does he know how much his brother spend his time and life to protect the kingdom from danger?

"No! Conrad will never do like that!" Shouted Yuri.

He heard his mother said angrily to Waltorana, as she also hate with the man who said badly about her son. Gwendal really wanted to step in when he heard Yuri talking to Waltorana.

"Waltorana…" He said.

"What is your point, Waltorana?"

Yuri said with high confident, as he actually repeated the words that his cousin had said before. Gwendal saw Waltorana was shocked. He looked at the young king with a little fear in his eyes.

"What is you point…"

"Talking like this?"

Waltorana did not answer. His action had made Gwendal looked secretly behind the wall and saw how angry he was.

"You are saying like that…"

"Is that because of your family high status?"

"Yes, it is! That man is no suitable to be among us; even he is Lady Celie's son!" Said Waltorana.

"Waltorana!!" Shouted Odell.

Gwendal narrowed his eyes. This guy, he said, is really stubborn!

"THAT IS SOMETHING THAT TOTALLY USELESS TO BE PROUD OF IT!!" Shouted Yuri, angrily.

Everyone was so shocked to hear Yuri's shout. Even Waltorana seemed shocked with him even he was angry.

"Why?"

"Are you angry with my statement?"

"Yes!"

"Why you must be proud with your status at all?" Asked Yuri.

"It's true that bloodline can be something that we can proud with it! But it will be useless if you don't have any kind of human feelings!!" Said Yuri.

"People like you Waltorana, should be shame forever!!" Said Yuri.

"What!?"

Gwendal listened carefully what his king had said just now. He wondered where and when did Yuri learn to say such things, in front of the proud noble Mazoku just like Waltorana?

"It's not wrong to love and care the people who are not the same standard like us! What you say will never stop me from protecting them! Different than you, we have something to protect…"

"For all eternity!!"

Everyone looked at their king, and then looked at Waltorana. Gwendal realized that all the nobles were angry with Waltorana. However, it seemed like Waltorana did not wanted to give up!

"As you see, Heika. All the nations in our Kingdom had been affecting by the illness that spread through our country! And all the sources are coming from him! Don't you realize about it?"

"You still want to against it, Waltorana!?" Said von Karbelnikoff.

"Hm! It's really a shame that your daughter be friend with him, Odell! And as you Wolfram, you also hate him once right!?" Said Waltorana.

Gwendal saw Wolfram just leaned his head down. He knew his uncle was right; he once had hated his own brother just because that he was half human.

But that was the past. Everything was changed. Why he wanted to dig it up again this time? Gwendal also did not understand it at all!

"You don't know what exactly happened to them 20 years ago, Waltorana! You never know what my son feel that time!!" Said Lady Celie.

"I don't think that I'm agreeing with you! It's good enough that he finally proved his loyalty to our kingdom even he and Yozak were only survivors in the battle of Luttenberg!"

"Why you…!" Said Yozak.

This time, Gwendal cannot hold his anger much longer.

"Besides, von Voltaire-Kyo supposed to be relief if he was dying in the battle field! It was an honor to him even he did not involved in the battle 20 years ago!"

"How dare you!!" Said Yuri.

He walked out from the corner as all the nobles did not realized that he was already at Waltorana's back. He held his fist tightly before he took the next action.

"Hmp!! I wonder what exactly he was thinking about his brother! He just let his brother to be one of the captains in military and it was a shame! He supposes to be…"

Gwendal let go of his punch, which was successfully hit Waltorana's face as he felt down; mouth bleeding.

Everyone looking at Gwendal who breathed hardly, as he was trying to held his anger that was about to exploded…

Waltorana blinked for a while after he was being punch by Gwendal, before he looked up and realized that he was in a big trouble.

Not only Waltorana, even Yuri, Murata and Anissina was so shocked with Gwendal's anger, because they never saw him very angry like that, except Lady Celie. She once had seen him like that, and it was the time during Dunheely Weller left his family for a long-time journey.

However, this time was different. Gwendal's anger was not because of the past incident.

But because of his younger brother, Conrad Weller.

"How dare you…"

"How dare you say like that to my younger brother!!" Shouted Gwendal angrily as he moved forward to beat Waltorana again. Luckily Gunter grabbed him from the back, while Yuri and Wolfram quickly wrapped their arms around Gwendal's arms, prevented him from losing control.

"Gwendal, calm down!!" Shouted Gunter.

"Let go of me, Gunter!!" Shouted Gwendal, angrily.

"Let me teaches this man that never understand how it feel when someone belongs to you nearly die!!"

"Aniire, please stop!!" Shouted Wolfram.

Waltorana looked at Gwendal who still held by the young king and his allies. He realized that he said in wrong time, as Gwendal was totally furious with him. He wiped his bleeding mouth as he said to Gwendal.

"Hm, I don't know you really angry with this silly matter."

"That's not the silly matter, von Bielefeld-Kyo!" Scolded Anissina as she stepped in front of Gwendal and looked at him.

"Your prejudice only will bring the unharmonious situation in our country. Besides, that thing doesn't have any link with Conrad at all!" She said.

As Anissina stated her words, suddenly Yuri felt the sense of deja-vu came back to him, but this time he realized that he had to use it to stop the fight.

If you really sure that she is your beloved person then you should say it to her!!

What's the point of you to hide your real feeling towards her?

Stop this nonsense at all!!

If you really unsure about your own feeling,

Then what is the meaning of her existence to you!!

"EVERYONE, QUITE IT UP!!"

Yuri's shout had made everyone to silent and looked at him. Even Gwendal calmed himself down and looked at him.

"Stop it. Waltorana!! I don't to hear anymore about this! Never!!" Shouted Yuri as he let go of Gwendal's arm.

"But Heika…!" Said Gunter.

"I don't know what exactly happened between you and Conrad a long time ago! But I want you to know that you can't judge him with the lineage of him!"

Waltorana was silent.

"Don't forget that HE'S also Gwendal and Wolfram's brother even he isn't a mazoku at all! He also one of the keys for the Forbidden Boxes! Don't say that your family is the only one who inherits the key! It's Wolfram! Gwendal! Conrad! Not you!!" Shouted Yuri angrily.

Waltorana just silent as he leaned his head down. He knew that it was his fault. Everyone was angry with him. He just stared at the floor, reminded silent.

"All I want now is for you to go back to your palace and calm yourself. This problem…We will do our best for the solution!" Said Yuri as he looked back to Waltorana.

"Eh? But Heika!?" Asked Gunter.

Waltorana did not say anything. He nodded his head and after that, he turned away, leaving everyone at his back before Wolfram and Gunter followed him, and then the nobles as well…

"Yuri, why you say like that?" Asked Wolfram.

"I just…" He said, as he suddenly stopped his steps. He looked at Gwendal and said to him.

"I don't want Conrad to hear everything that happened before. What should we do if he over hear everything, Gwendal?" He said as he looked at Gwendal's face.

"I don't think that will be the right thing to say, Heika," Said Yozak suddenly, as he held some uncomfortable expression. It made everyone looked at him at the same time.

"Eh? What's wrong, Yozak-kun?" Asked Odell.

"Well…Actually…It just like…" Said Yozak, hesitated.

BAAAAAMMMM!!

Everyone was so shocked as all of them looked at the direction where the loud bang was heard.

"Hey, that's sound…" Said Wolfram.

"It's coming from Conrad's room," Said Lady Celie.

"What!? And that's mean…" Gunter said as he and Yuri exchanged their looked before they turned their gazed to Yozak again. Yozak felt like he was in trouble, as all the nobles were looking at him right now.

"Actually…Taicho had overheard and saw all the things from the beginning…Only I don't know how long he heard it," Said Yozak.

"WHAAAATTTT!!" Shouted Yuri, Gunter, Wolfram and Lady Celie.

"Why you not telling us before!?" Shouted Wolfram, angrily.

"How can I? All of you are fighting with the guy who hates Conrad and who's know, he might be attacked Heika," He said.

"No way…Conrad…" Yuri was unable to finish his words as he saw Gwendal already run off, leaving everyone and went to Conrad's room.

"Aniire, matte!!" Shouted Wolfram as he also catch up with Gwendal, followed up by the others as well.

All of them were running through the hallway, only to realize there were several signs of blood on the floor along the hallway until to Conrad's room.

"That's…!?" Said Den sham.

Gwendal did not answer. He went to the door and tried to open it. However, it was locked from inside. This action had increased Gwendal's anger as he slammed his fist to the hardwood door.

"Conrad! Open the door!!" He shouted as he knocked the door loudly.

There was no answer. Then Yuri tried to open it but also fail.

"It's stuck!" He said.

"He must be had lock it with something else," Said Gunter as he watched Gwendal worriedly.

Even Anissina stepped in next to Gwendal, to make sure that he did not exploded like before.

Suddenly Gwendal knocked the door again, and this time it was louder than before. His action had make Den sham and Gunter to hold him back again.

"CONRAD! I SAY OPEN THE DOOR! CONRAD!!" He shouted angrily.

"Gwendal, stop that!" Said Anissina as she held Gwendal's arm this time.

"Stop being so stubborn, Conrad! What's wrong with you anyway!? Lock yourself inside like a silly child!!" He shouted angrily.

"Gwendal, stop that!! Please!!" Shouted Yuri again this time.

Everyone who held Gwendal again; Anissina, Gunter and Den sham, were now staring at him. Yuri looked at the angry elder brother as he spoke to him.

"Don't say like that to him! Remember, even Conrad is a strong man, he also like the same human being! He also has a heart, and feelings Gwendal!!" He said.

Yuri's words made everyone shocked and the people who held Gwendal released the angry man. Even Gwendal tried to calm himself down and looked at his young king.

Yuri looked at Gwendal. He knew what exactly Gwendal felt that time. He knew it. He knew. As an elder brother, it was his responsibility to take care of his brothers; even both of his brothers were not the same fathers at all.

Especially when Conrad was a heretically child that born between the human and mazoku. Yuri knew that in the past, Gwendal felt it was a hard thing to deal when he had a brother that shared the blood of his father; the human's blood. The race that mazoku people really hated since the past.

However, can you hate your own brother, even he was born between the two races that hating each other?

As an elder brother, Yuri knew that Gwendal felt worried about his young brother Conrad, as he was a taboo child. Of course, if someone said badly about him, Gwendal will 'teach' them properly. Yuri understood his feeling as a big brother, as he also had a brother which 5 years older than him. His big brother Shori also always worried and protected him from the danger.

And now, with Conrad that still sick and weak, Gwendal's worried ness was finally revealed out, and Yuri can see it through his eyes. Yuri closed his eyes and asked him, the same question that he asked to Lady Celie, but with a little difference.

"What exactly Conrad means to you?"

"Eh?" Said Wolfram and Murata.

Lady Celie was shocked to hear the same question that once Yuri had asked her about. However, she looked at him with a strong expression that said she will accept it what ever he asked her son about.

Yuri looked at her and nodded, ready to ask Gwendal again.

"What is the meaning of Conrad's existence to you, Gwendal?" Asked Yuri again.

"Why you suddenly ask me about this?" Asked Gwendal.

"Do you hate him?"

Gwendal and the others were shocked.

"Say it, Gwendal! Do you really hate him?"

"…"

"Why are you silent? Because what I'm said is true?"

"Yuri, stop that! What are you…" Wolfram tried to say, but was cut off by Yuri.

"Do you hate Conrad too, Wolfram?" Asked Yuri.

Wolfram was shocked. He never though that Yuri will ask him about his hatred towards Conrad. Something that he knew that Yuri would never asked him to, but now he did.

"I see that you can't hate him, did you?" Asked Yuri.

Wolfram was shocked. He looked straightly to Yuri's face as he looked at him back with a strong believed within him. Yuri turned his gaze and looked at Gwendal.

"Even you too, Gwendal. You actually care for Conrad, do you?" He asked.

Gwendal just silent as he looked at his side. He refused to look at his young king but Yuri grabbed his arm, causing him to look back at him.

"Don't you try to avoid my gaze, Gwendal!!"

"Heika!!" Said Yozak and Gunter, as well as the others.

"Why you can't answer my question? Is because you have a high pride to deal with?"

"Yuri! Stop that!" Said Wolfram, as he started to worry about Gwendal and Yuri's behavior.

"Or because you can't admit to everyone else that you ACTUALLY worry about your own brother Conrad!!"

Everyone was speechless. Murata looked at Yuri as he realized that Yuri actually did not say the words he said before. He knew that even Yuri was a strong-heart king, saying such words that actually came from the person who always viewed from their points were not Yuri's style. He knew Yuri might be listening from the closest person that always is with him, as he seemed to remind something and then repeated them during this kind of situation.

"I know that I'm asking too much. But can't you see how the situation is? Conrad is sick, and the people who were in weak condition are easily hurt! Can't you imagine how much pain he felt during the time Waltorana talk badly about him? He might be too upset this time, and he maybe crying this time! Why you want to scold him too badly again!?"

"You don't know anything about me!" Said Gwendal as he let go of Yuri's grabbed fiercely.

"Well of course I don't know very much about you!!" Shouted Yuri angrily.

Everyone looked at the fight between the nobles, felt really afraid.

"Even so, I know! I know that deep inside of your heart, you actually care for Conrad, right? Even you hate his father, that doesn't mean you also hate him!"

"Yuri…" Said Wolfram.

"That's none of your business!"

"Of course it is my business!! Conrad is my Nazekoeya! My friend! He is my closest person, my best friend since the first day I met him! And you! I want to tell you that Conrad's existence is something meaningful to me, as well as Wolfram and the others!!"

"What?" Asked Wolfram and Lady Celie.

"You love him, do you? You actually appreciate his existence as your little brother, right? You can't even deny it that you don't want something bad happened to him…" Yuri said as he leaned his head down.

"When you meet me during the time Conrad at Dai Chimaron, your expression was sad and hurt. I know that time, as you asked punishment because of his betrayal. Since that time, I realized how much important he was to you."

Gwendal just silent.

"I know it's hard for you to watch over your brothers. I know that. I also had Shori who is my elder brother, and I can feel how much he want to protect me from any danger. Just the same as you."

Wolfram leaned his head down. He suddenly felt his heart was aching; he felt like he was about to cry. He knew what Yuri was talking about, he knew it. And it felt too painful to deny it.

"I always watch the three of you, and I realized that Conrad is the neutral side of you and Wolfram. You know how much he adores you, Gwendal. And Wolfram, he really loves Wolfram, his beloved brother! Even Wolfram hates since before."

Gwendal just silent again, but Anissina saw his fist was shaking.

"If you really sure that he is your beloved brother then you should say it to him!! What's the point of you to hide your real feeling towards him anyway? Stop this nonsense at all!! You know how gentle and kind he is, isn't it? Just say it! If you really unsure about your own feeling, then what is the meaning of his existence to you!!"

Everyone was speechless as they looked at Yuri who now was breathed hardly after his long speech. Lady Celie closed her eyes she understood how much meaningful Conrad to everyone, especially to her and Wolfram. Wolfram just silent, as he tried his best not to cry in front of the nobles.

You're right, Yuri…

Actually…

I really care for him…

I don't want him to disappear again…

He is so meaningful to me…

He is my brother, and I love him…

His gentle smile like a medicine that can cure my pain…

And I don't want to lose him…

Anymore…

Gwendal silent for a moment, before he stepped back, causing everyone except Anissina avoided from him. He leaned against the wall before he slipped down slowly, head leaned against his knees.

"Aniire…" Said Wolfram as he went to Gwendal's side.

"You're right…"

"Eh?" Said both Yuri and Wolfram.

"His existence…Is meaningful to me…And I can't stand it if someone treats him like that, no matter who he is…"

Gwendal placed his hand on his head, felt really miserable. Everything that happened today, really made him more confused and miserable. But he knew what his young king had said was true, and he did not deny it at all.

Yuri looked at the unhappy elder brother, before he turned his gaze to Lady Celie. She just silent and leaned her head down, unable to say anything. Yuri sighed and then walked to the door, placed his left hand on the door.

There was no sound in the room. But he knew, behind the hardwood door, someone was there, silently locked himself from everyone else.

Even his own family, he did not dare to open it up…

Yuri walked away from the door, much to everyone's surprise. Wolfram stood up and said, "Yuri! Where are you going to?"

"Let Conrad alone. I don't think that he wants to be disturbed this time…" He said, as he walked off from everyone. "Come one, let's go."

Odell von Wincott who was looking at the young king nodded his head, and slowly followed him. Anissina looked at him and then pulled up Gwendal, who was been helped by Wolfram to stood up his brother. Soon, all the nobles followed the king and von Wincott-Kyo, leaving the place silently.

As all of the nobles were leaving Conrad's rooms, inside of the room, Conrad weas there. He was leaning against the door, crying silently….

And the darkness of his room was slowly swallowed him and his bleeding left foot, without everyone's known…

Finally finish!! Sorry for the late story update. I can say this chapter is the longest that I made. It's seems that I have to say that the next chapter is not something that 'interesting'…For me only! Anyway, please wait for the next chapter. Thank's again for everyone who reviewing me! Ja ne!- Aoi Kitsukawa.