Before (Akatsuki No Yona)

|05| Uncertainty

a short recap from the previous chapter~

"Lord Mundok, I know that I may be a bit rash but may I still ask if you've actually seen Soo Won when you've just come to Kouka?"

Looking at the papers on his table, Lord Mundok replied, "I did in fact see him at Kouka, what about it?"

"Then did you see him carry the Sword of Heart with him?"

Suddenly taken aback by my question, Lord Mundok's eyes suddenly widened, saying, "The Sword of Heart? Are you talking about the 4 Divine Treasures of Si?"

(Y/n): "Yes, Lord Mundok, that is what I'm talking about"

Lord Mundok: "Well... now that you've said that, I think I did saw him with something alike the Sword of Heart."

Suddenly, seeming as if a light have been switched on inside my head, I clenched my fists together and said, "I knew it"

Blinking, Lord Mundok further questioned me, saying, "What is it?"

"I think I now know how King Il 'truly' died"

_______Your POV_______

"What do you mean by that?"

Lord Mundok looked at me in uncertainty, shifting his gaze back to the papers on his table, he continued, "What did you discover?"

Sitting at one of the chairs in front of Lord Mundok's table, I explained, "Just this afternoon, when Yona and I were wandering around town as Hak left us for ourselves to settle important matters, I've asked Yona about the case of her father's death, questioning whether she saw Soo Won "directly" stab King Il on act"

Confused at what I was trying to convey, Lord Mundok asked me again, saying, "And what about it? What did she say?"

Taking a short pause, I looked at Lord Mundok before answering his question, "Much to my surprise, she surprisingly said no, saying that when she arrived, Soo Won have 'already killed' King Il."

Lord Mundok: "And what about it?"

(Y/n): "Lord Mundok, you were with us 6 years ago when we besieged the Ancient Si Continent. By now, I suppose you already know what the Sword of Heart is."

Lord Mundok: "I do know a thing or two about it... But what does it have to do with King Il's death?"

(Y/n): The Sword of Heart is a sword that is not meant to kill; instead, it shows you a person's true nature. Because of this specific fact, I've asked Yona one more thing.

Garnering Hak's attention that sat in front of the chair facing mine, he tapped his fingertips on Lord Mundok's table, asking, "What is it?"

"Well... I've asked her whether she saw two swords with Soo Won and she said that she indeed saw two swords.

Suddenly taken aback by what I've said, Lord Mundok turned to look at me wide-eyed, saying, "She saw two swords?

Answering his question, I bobbed my head up and down, explaining, "Yes Lord Mundok, she indeed saw two swords yet when Hak and I arrived to save Yona, Soo Won only had one sword"

Lord Mundok: "And that sword he has...?"

(Y/n): "It's the Sword of Heart"

"What...?", Lord Mundok remained silent after relaying his confusion.

After a short moment of silence, Lord Mundok finally spoke again, saying, "Now I see what you may have been trying to say here. Is it because Soo Won did not use the Sword of Heart and instead 'stabbed' King Il to death with another sword?"