Hii! I'm the same anon who ask translate for Clavis line chat, thank you for the translate! 😊
After Luke's route released, I've been wandering about this. Why had Luke only now been made a prince? Why not from previous years? I can understand that his identity was hidden when he still a child, but when he grows up and with Sariel's connections, it should be easy to find Luke bf the king death, right?
is there an explanation in his route? if there is, it looks like I missed it or didn't read carefully 😅 and I'm sorry for my bad english, hope you can understand my question 😅 thanks!
Hello Anon, you're welcome!
Yes there was an explanation for it in his route but the explanation would make complete sense if you've read Licht's route before Luke's route due something which was said in the “reveal” scene for Licht's route during a flashback with Sariel.
In addition, more details about it was revealed through out the route. But the thing about IkePri is that... for the story to make complete sense, reading the routes by order of release is Very Crucial because the subsequent routes expand on the information that was revealed in prior routes.
Details on reading order (here)
I will be putting the entire explanation regarding Luke, the reason he was only brought to the castle after the Previous King's death, and his status as “a Prince of Rhodolite” under the cut due to very major spoilers for his route.
I’ll be answering this in two parts below:
1) The Legitimacy of the “8th Prince of Rhodolite” - (Contains Jin’s Route Spoilers in addition to Luke's)
2) Why Luke was only brought to the castle after the Previous King's death - (Contains Mild Licht’s Route Spoilers in addition to Luke's, with a bit more of Jin's Route Spoilers)
Note: All info are from IkePri JP. There may be some differences in terminologies when it comes to how IkePri ENG localizes it.
Warning: This post contains potential triggering content. However, “what trigger” is also a major spoiler so please continue only if you're comfortable with spoilers.
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Trigger Warning: Mention of Fratricide Attempt, Sexual Assault - Rape.
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The Legitimacy of the “8th Prince of Rhodolite”
First of all, I would like to point out that Luke, the “8th Prince of Rhodolite” only became a legitimate prince in his True Love (Romantic) End after he attended the “Sword Ceremony” that was held especially for him.
“Sword Ceremony” is the ceremony where the crest of the royal family is placed on the sword that each person (prince) has. In Rhodolite, right from the moment they were born, each princes are given an individual crest. Apart from their individual crest (their animal crest on their profile), there's also a different crest, the rose crest which signifies the royal family. The moment the rose crest is engraved onto their sword is the moment when they are acknowledged as the legitimate child of the royal family.
Before the “Sword Ceremony” was held for Luke in Chapter 25 of his True Love (Romantic) End, Luke’s sword still doesn't have Rhodolite's royal family crest on it. Normally the “Sword Ceremony” is held before adulthood. However, because Luke still doesn’t have the Rhodolite’s royal family crest, the royal family are holding the ceremony for Luke to officially acknowledge him as the legitimate child of the royal family.
Initially, Luke didn’t want to be “a prince” (because he view the royal family as full of “good-for-nothings”, and if you check out this other post of mine (here) and the other “reveal” about Luke further down in this post, you’ll understand his animosity toward the royalties.....) and he had even committed very major crimes in his route. Those crimes being... acting as the intermediary for supplying the anti-royalty faction with Obsidian's weapons and turning the anti-royalty faction into an extremist faction. These things are actually very major crime to the point that it won't be strange for him to be given a death penalty. However, the “King” (Jin) had penalized Luke for his crime not with a death penalty but that penalty was to “contribute to the future of the country”.
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[Spoilers from “Sword Ceremony” Scene in Luke True Love (Romantic) End Chapter 25]
Luke: ーーWith this sword, I swear to give my life to the citizen, to the land, to the history, to the future, of this proud country of roses
Jin: As the king, I bless upon the new bearer of the country. May the country of roses prosper for eternity
And so, the sword that had only been wielded for the sake of *killing Jin, was given back to Luke by the “King's” hand
Engraved onto the blade of Luke's sword was the crest of the royal family that he loathed.
The rose crest would never disappear for all his life.
This is a path once chosen, there's no turning back.
*Note: Details on why Luke had only been wielding his sword of the sake of killing Jin can be found in this other post (here)
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And that scene above, was the moment that Luke Randolph became the legitimate “8th Prince of Rhodolite”.
Additionally, I’ve also mentioned this before in this post (here), but in Luke’s Passionate Love (Dramatic) End, Luke was exiled from Rhodolite. He also never went through the “Sword Ceremony” in that end either, thus he never became a “legitimate” prince of Rhodolite. He still has Rhodolite’s royalty blood running in his vein yes, but in this end, Luke was never acknowledged as the legitimate child of the royal family. Not like it mattered much because he can’t even live in Rhodolite anymore and became an exile...
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Why Luke was only brought to the castle after the Previous King's death
.....Here’s where the other trigger warning comes into play.
Luke “wasn’t meant to be born”. His mother, a maid in the palace who happened to look similar to the Previous Belle, was raped by the Previous King.
Not everyone knew about how Luke’s birth came to be, but all those who knew, had been “acting as if it never happened” and kept the whole ordeal under the rug. Sariel was one of those people. He had been the Previous King’s aide ever since he was young and he knew Luke’s mother.
To Rhodolite, what was done to Luke’s mother is considered a crime. But because the one who committed said crime is the king, it ended up becoming “nothing had happened”.
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[Spoilers from Licht’s common route (Chapter 15)]
In Licht’s route, a flashback revealed his conversation with Sariel 15 years ago. Due to a “crime” Licht had committed, he was certain he was going to be executed, but he wasn’t. The King's order was that “nothing happened”
Sariel: The King's order is absolute. The King said “nothing happened” so nothing happened.
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In both Licht’s case and what happened to Luke’s mother, the same decree was made. “Nothing happened”. For this reason, as long as the King is alive, Luke can’t be at the palace. Because if Luke is at the palace while the king was still alive.... what the King had done would no longer be “nothing had happened”.
So long as the incident was kept under the rug and there is no words on involving parties... no incident had occurred.
Regarding Luke’s mother, she had developed PTSD from this and couldn’t accept what happened so she never revealed to Luke who his father was. It wasn’t for his sake, but rather for her own... she didn't want to acknowledge Luke’s existence because she sees him as the symbol of the hideous past.
Since I’m already revealing this much spoilers, I might as well translate the scene...
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[Spoilers from Luke’s common route (Chapter 14)]
Luke: Do you now what His Majesty the King's face look like?
MC: ........Now that you mentioned it, I might not really know
The father of the 8 princesーー the previous His Majesty the King is, a person who doesn't show his face much to the citizens.
It seems that wasn't the case in the past, but by the time I was born and understand what goes on around me, it had already been that way.
MC: (I feel like I saw his portrait before but, I can't remember where)
Luke: I too, only found out on the day Sariel brought me here.
MC: Eh...... Even though he's your father?
Luke: Well, up until I came here I didn't even know I'm a prince.
Luke: Thinking about it now, my mother had completely hidden it huh
Luke: ......Rather than for my sake, it's for her own sake
MC: Why.........
Luke: Why do you think?
Luke: My mother... everytime she sees my face, she becomes insane.
MC: Insane......?
Luke: Yeah. Even thoughIi haven't done anything, she's afraid of me. I've always felt that ever since as far back as I can remember
Luke: But one day.... mother and father got married and... it was around the time my little sister was born I think?
Luke: It's like she never “see” me again ever since
MC: .....By doesn't see....you mean?
Luke: Just as I said. She's no longer “aware of my existence”
Luke: Even though I'm right in front of her, no matter what I say to her, nothing reaches her at all
Luke: She's aware of my little sister, and father's existence, but it's just me...... She continue to act like I'm not there at all
Luke: mother prepared meals for 3, she does housework and laundry for 3, and even when we moved home, I don't have a bedroom there
Luke: Father probably... wasn't willing to have me around either.
Luke: Just like my mother, he act like I don't exist. It's only my little sister who acknowledged my existence
MC: only your, little sister...
Luke: Yep. If she's around, then Iーー
Luke: “Ah, I'm alive.” was what I always thought.
Luke: the only one who makes me who's like a ghost feel properly alive as human, is only her.
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[A quick summary instead of translation]
And so the realization hits MC. The reason why Luke is good with cooking and housework, why he said when he was young, he eats honey whenever he's hungry, and why what he loves are only his little sister and honey. Those are the only two thing keeping him alive while he had to do everything himself to stay alive
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Luke: Honestly, it was always mysterious to me. Why my mother is so frightened of me to the point that she cease to be aware of my existence
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[Another quick summary instead of translation]
As the two stopped at the wall in the throne room where numerous portraits lined up on display like a gallery, MC asked Luke if these are portraits of the previous generation kings. Luke said yes and told her how once the coronation ceremony ends, their portraits were put on display here. When MC first came here, the curtain blocked the portraits so she didn't noticed. She wonder if the previous king's portrait is also displayed here and as she was wondering which one is him...
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Luke: The one on the right most...... the moment I saw it, I knew it.
Luke: Ah, right. Seeing my face makes my mother displeased
MC: (Right most......)
MC: (.............)
MC: (..............This person is.......)
Expressed by the soft brush stroke shows his *red brown hair with calm but willful *red copper eyes.
*Note: Luke's hair color and Jin's eye color
With a lazy gentle smile on his face as ifーー
Luke: Amazing huh. I have this many brothers but........
Luke: The one who's the most like him is me....... Seriously sickening.
Luke: It seems sariel was the King's aide ever since he was young. He knew my mother too
Luke: That's why when I arrived here, I heard everything from him. .......Stuff about my mother I didn't know of, everything.
[Flashback to Sariel’s conversation with Luke]
Sariel: His Majesty the King had a woman he loved from his heart. It wasn't the queen, nor the women he got his hands on after her.....
Sariel: The King loved his first woman....... Prince Jin's mother, from the bottom of his heart.
Sariel: But Prince Jin's mother was in such a lower positioning than his that the people around them caused them to end up being separated.
Sariel: As if to forget the woman he loved, he tied himself up with several political marriages, continuing to have sex with woman as if it's work.....
Sariel: A few years later. When he got *news of how his beloved woman is from Prince Jin who was born out of the palace and came back
*Note: It was revealed in Jin’s route that she's dead. As soon as he met his father for the first time, his father asked him how his mother, and he told him she’s dead.
Sariel: The king with a wounded heart, had turned completely insane.
Sariel: He randomly laid his hand on women to satisfy his famished heart.
Sariel: And born from that was Prince Licht and Prince Nokto, and then Prince Luke.
Sariel: With the twin princes' mother, it was done with consent so that was still alright but.....
Sariel: .............
Sariel: Luke's mother was the palace's maid
Sariel: She was a person who would never be involved with His Majesty the King butーー
Sariel: At one point, she happened to pass by His Majesty the King in the hallway
Sariel: Prince Luke, your mother...... happened to look quite similar to Prince Jin's mother
Sariel: That night.... the king assaulted and raped your mother like a beast
[End of Flashback]
Luke: ーーAnd so, mother ran away from the palace and went back to her home but....
Luke: By then, she was already impregnated with me
Luke: I'm someone who shouldn't have been born
Luke: .......At the very least to mother, she didn't want to acknowledge my existence because I'm the symbol of the hideous past
Luke: To Rhodolite, what was done to my mother is a crime
Luke: But because he's the king, it ended up becoming "nothing had happened"
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Luke: Hey, do you think the princes with that worthless man's blood in their veins are any decent people?
Luke: They're the sons of the guy who just because he lost his "most" beloved woman, hurt tons of people like a beast.
Luke: In this place are the sons of the king who violated women after women.
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However, once the Previous King passed away, even if the “crime” came into light, there’s no one you can charge for the crime because the perpetrator is dead.
Sariel, aware of Luke’s existence and everything that transpired, then went to find Luke to kidnap bring him to the palace as one of the person with rights to the throne after revealing to Luke that he’s a royalty. It was only after Luke arrived at the palace that Sariel immediately revealed the whole incident to Luke. (As translated above).
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Last words: Up to his route release, Luke’s route is by far the darkest and Ikemen Prince truly is meant for “mature” audiences.....
She had bolted upright in her bed, a thin sheen of sweat coating her skin and the sound of her animalistic roar tore through the apartment at an alarming volume. If it weren’t for the overwhelming feeling of bile working its way up her throat, she’d be thankful she didn’t have any immediate neighbors.
She stumbled out of her bed, the sheet catching momentarily around her ankle, but she managed to shake it loose before she rushed to the half-bath in the far corner of the room. Just as she leaned over the bowl of the toilet, her stomach emptied whatever contents were there as the memories started to replay again of their volition; memories that had been locked away for a long time, ones that she avoided thinking about. When she was sure she wasn’t going to vomit again, she pushed away from the toilet and sat down on the tile, leaning back against the wall, knees pulled up to her chest and arms wrapped tightly around them.
Phantom pains made her whole body ache... her ribs, jaw, and cheekbone all throbbed as if someone had just spent the last few seconds trying to beat the ever loving shit out of her. Her hands shook, which she tried to disguise by interlocking them, fingers curled around the opposite wrists. Her breaths came in shudders and suddenly, the light had become too bright in the room. She shut her eyes against it, pressing her face into her knees.
Morning satomi, I was wondering if it’s possible to be told more about mr eyepatch man? I’m good with heavy spoilers since I’m quite impatient 💔
If there isn’t anything more to be said about him or smth else regarding my ask then it can be ignored
Gilbert: Hey there, I heard you want to know more about me?
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Hello Anon, I see you're eager to know more about Obsidian's generalissimo. The supreme commander, a young man with an eloquent smile. And talk about amazing timing, IkePri revealed his name while I’m in the middle of giving a super long and detailed answer to this ask. Not me having to edit almost the whole thing because of the name reveal....
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Obsidian’s 1st Prince ： Gilbert von Obsidian
Character：Absolute Evil × Trampling
Character Voice: ??? (To be reveal)
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p.s. I’ll be translating Gilbert’s voice line from the tweet on IkePri JP official twitter and posting it on here later with their name and character description after the lines for all 3 new characters are shared (probably in the next few days and I’ll update my old asks accordingly too).
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Additionally, quite A LOT was actually revealed about Mr Eyepatch Manー Gilbert, from Luke’s Route. That's pretty much all I can say as the intro....
Everything else will be under the cut due to very Very VERY Heavy Spoilers for *Luke's route.
*Spoilers of plot, quotes, and descriptions as translated from the JP version of Ikemen Prince
Note: Some content may be triggering so please be forewarned.
Again, this is SUPER HEAVY SPOILER for LUKE RANDOLPH’S ROUTE. (Biggest spoiler from the get go right under this cut. Please take this as the final warning)
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Since I’ve already shared the basic info on him (without plot spoiler) in the previous ask...
From here on I’ll be sharing everything that was revealed related to Gilbert von Obsidian (a.k.a. Eyepatch Man) thus far. (Everything are from Luke’s route)
Parts which have direct references to Gilbert (something someone says about him / something about him / something he says) will be in italic.
Note: Now that we got a name reveal, I’ll be putting his name in bracket where applicable. (Example: ??? (Gilbert), Eyepatch man (Gilbert), etc..)
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[Spoilers from Luke’s common route (Chapter 20)]
Back at the castle 3 princes gathered in the pure white office room
Clavis: ーー.......And that ends the report
Nokto: Oh... Both Luke and Jin got it hard huh. To be seeking revenge even though they're brothers
Chevalier: I don't remember telling you to report about that kind of stuff I don't give a damn about
Chevalier rested his chin on his hands on the one and only desk in the room as he coldly glare at Clavis
Chevalier: What I asked about was "information on what you've been snooping around"
Clavis: .......Seriously, what an unpleasant guy. I don't remember telling you about that
Chevalier: You think I don't know what you're doing?
Nokto: What information he's been snooping around?
Clavis: The other day I realized luke's family background was shrewdly forged
Clavis: Getting hold of fake information affects my honor as an older brother you see?
Clavis: That's why I thoroughly investigated him all over again
Nokto: Your "thoroughly" is just nasty isn't it....... well, so there was "something" that even king wants to know about?
Clavis: Yeah. It's an exceptionally delightful story
Clavis turned his back toward Chevalier as he continued to speak looking only at Nokto
Clavis: Luke was born at a territory that a certain margrave is managing
Clavis: So I went to check that territory's birth registration and death registration documents but.....
Clavis: It seems Luke had died once on the day of bloodstained roses
Nokto: You mentioned it earlier didn't you. That after Jin killed his little sister, Luke was crushed by the debris and died
Clavis: According to Jin's testimony that is
Clavis: Even if he survived that, he was so gravely wounded that death is pretty much guaranteed however......
Clavis: A year after that, Luke was employed as a mercenary in town
Clavis raised two fingers
Clavis: There's two problem here. Who saved Luke. And what happened during that 1 year gap
Clavis: For Luke to have a death registration means our military doctor wasn't the one who saved him
Clavis: But at that battlefield there was only two group at war. If Rhodolite didn't saved him......
Nokto: You don't mean......
*Note: Yes. Obsidian, specifically Gilbert, was the one who "saved" Luke. (This is revealed in both True Love and Passionate Love ends, with each end giving us more details on Gilbert, what went on, and what he’s up to.)
Clavis: I'm just speaking of possibilities
Chevalier: ............
Clavis: Cheva, since when did you realized all this?
Chevalier: When do you think?
Clavis: .........
Chevalier: There was the incident at the embassy wasn't there. I anticipated this ever since then
Clavis: .......So it's like that huh
Nokto: It's like what?
Chevalier: Think about it yourself
Chuckling, Chevalier stood up from his chair
Chevalier: If his connection to that country is clear, then there's no reason for us to remain silent about this
Chevalier: Immature as he is, it seems he had given us the answer to what his life is worth
Clavis: You......
Chevalier: I have no mercy for traitors to the country
As his white mantle fluttered, Chevalier heads toward the door
Reflected in his eyes was a cold gaze of the ruthless and cruel beast
Chevalier: It's time for a hunt
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[Quotes from Luke’s passionate love end (Chapter 21 - His POV)]
??? (Gilbert): The reason for being born is all given afterwards
??? (Gilbert): What are you able to leave behind while alive? I think that’s the value of one’s life...
??? (Gilbert): Well then, I wonder what you’re able to leave behind?
It was at some point, his savior gave an eloquent smile.
Luke: (While I’m still alive, there’s only one thing I can leave behind.)
That is to kill the royalties he loathed that beheaded his little sister.
The value of his life was all condensed into that.
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[Spoilers from Luke’s passionate love end (Chapter 21 - Normal POV)]
A summary of what went on now what we know from the common route that Jin killed Luke’s sister, Leila, and Luke was crushed by debris but had somehow survived that. It turned out that not only is Obsidian military development more advanced than Rhodolite... But also their medical technology.
Rhodolite's current medical tech: If someone is crushed by the debris of a building, they can no longer be saved.
Obsidian's current medical tech: Even if someone is crushed by debris, their bones broken, their internal organs injured, as long as they're still "alive", saving them is "not impossible".
Jin mercy killed Leila under the assumption of Rhodolite's medical tech
but Luke who was even more heavily injured than Leila was saved thanks to Obsidian's more advanced medical technology.
Luke told Jin how he have seen Obsidian's medical tech first handed (thanks to Gilbert) and it's much much more advanced than Rhodolite's.
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Luke: .....Of course it wasn’t something cheap that anyone can afford.
Luke: But I happened to catch the eye of “that guy” (Gilbert)
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[A flashback scene to after Luke was retrieved from the debris of his house that had crushed his body]
??? (Gilbert): Rhodolite had abandoned you but Obsidian saved you
??? (Gilbert): Because you see, how could someone take away the life of such a young child
??? (Gilbert): But it's such a pity..... had your younger sister been alive, we might have had been able to save her too
??? (Gilbert): It's just that her life was taken away by someone with no medical knowledge
??? (Gilbert): Rhodolite's royalties really are so nasty aren't they?
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Jin: ......You, don’t tell meーー
Jin: Were you saved by the “eyepatch bastard” (Gilbert)?
Luke: ......That’s right.
*Flashing through his mind was... Obsidian's generalissimo. The supreme commander, a young man with an eloquent smile. [This line is from Luke’s His POV story]
Luke: The one who saved me was the guy you called “eyepatch bastard”
Jin: Nh.. No, I’m glad you’re alive. But to think you could be saved because it was Obsidian...
Jin: If it’s with that bastard’s authority and military control, getting the highest level of medical care would certainly be possible.
Jin: But the price for that is...... dammit!
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Jin: Realize it idiot! that guy isn't someone who would save you with a good intention
Jin: Everything is a trapped he laid for the sake of this! To fuel on your hatred and destroy the royal family from the inside out
Jin: ........No, not just that. But the soldiers who harassed you and your little sister might have done so on the order of that man too!
Luke: No.
Luke: Because those soldiers were all killed by that guy
Jin: ............
Luke: He said "I have no need for hideous soldiers who harasses children on the battlefield" and such too
*With an eloquent smile on his face, he ordered his own soldiers killed. It was a memory that gave him the shivers. [This line is from Luke’s His POV story]
Jin: .........Isn't that to buy your trust
Jin: Ah, shit. For real..... I can't stand the way he does things
Jin: In our country we have "a genius born every thousand years" (Chevalier) but... that eyepatch bastard (Gilbert) too is like that.........
Jin: That guyーー is a genius in brainwashing through grasping the minds and hearts of others
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Additional information revealed in Luke’s passionate love end is that both Clavis and Sariel also knows Eyepatch Man (Gilbert von Obsidian) as well as how much of a threat he is.
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[Spoilers from Luke’s true love end (Chapter 21)]
Luke: Let me just ask one thing first. ........is this for my crime of trying to kill a royalty?
Chevalier: Who cares about that. It's not unusual for brothers to kill each other if it's royalties we're talking about
Luke: .......
Luke: *(Well.... I see. If that kind of thing is a crime then Clavis would fave already been killed by now) [This line is from Luke’s His POV story]
Luke: Then is it because I stirred on the anti-royalty faction?
Chevalier: Who cares about that too. That's well too inadequate to be called a threat
Luke: Then what is it? I can't think of anything else
Chevalier: You have connections with Obsidian don't you
Luke: ...............
Chevalier: Oh, don't misunderstand. Just having connections with Obsidian doesn't matters too. There's someone else (Clavis, as confirmed in passionate love end) who's building a friendship with them even more than you are.
Luke: ..........What?
Luke: Then why are you pointing your sword at me??
Chevalier: You're acquainted with the "eyepatch man" (Gilbert) aren't you?
Luke: ................
Chevalier: .....As I thought
Luke: How did you........know?
Chevalier: 10 Years agoーーYou were gravely injured
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Chevalier knew it's Gilbert because Obsidian aren't so compassionate that they would save a child. Much less a dying child of an enemy's country. For them to do so must mean someone on their side instructed the soldier to do so, and for them to specifically save Luke, means they know this boy can possibly kill Rhodolite's royal family. But on top of that, they must know that this boy has royal blood in his veins, and there's only one person in Obsidian who is in the position and has the authority to pull that off together with that knowledge in their handsーー and that person is Gilbert.
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Chevalier: That man is a disaster. He's great at manipulating people.
Chevalier: As long as you're within his palm, your hatred and grudge will never disappear
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[Spoilers from Luke’s true love end (Chapter 23)]
Luke reached into his jacket
What he pulled out wasn’t a sword, but it was a “jet black lump of iron” (a hand gun)
Jin: You.... That’s......
It was a firearm used in the war in recent years but a much smaller version.
The fruits of military technology which had “advanced by hundreds of years” was within Luke’s hand.
Jin: ......You’re kidding me right
Jin: The one backing you is the “eyepatch bastard” (Gilbert)?
Jin: Nh.... Luke!
Luke: ーーGood bye, Jin
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[Spoilers from Luke’s true love end (Chapter 24)]
In the shadow of the forest, Chevalier, Leon, and Clavis were watching the scene unfolds.
Leon: Hey, more importantly... What do you think “that” is?
What was reflected in his eyes was the lump of iron that had dropped down on the grass
Clavis: Do you see it as something else other than a gun?
Leon: A gun that small that’s not only portable but also super accurate and can be fired continuously? I’ve never seen such a thing on the battlefield before.
Clavis: I’ll collect and analyze it later but, it’s probably not something that can be reproduced given our technological development.
Clavis: I shall presume that thing was “given to Luke to have him on to”
Leon: .....There’s only one person I can think of who would be able to create such an unimaginable weapon though?
Chevalier: It’s a declaration of war from “that man” (Gilbert)
Chevalier’s lips turned into a smirk
Chevalier: He’s intimidating us with the fact Obsidian’s military technology is beyond our knowledge
Chevalier: “Get ready to be trampled on” is what he wanted to say isn’t it? This uncouthness is just like him.
Clavis: .......
Leon: Seems like this is no situation for us to be splitting up
As Leon walked away following Chevalierーー
No one noticed Clavis whose smile has disappeared from his face as he was left behind.
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[Spoilers from Extra Scene at the very end of Luke’s true love end Chapter 25 (End Chapter) after “Fin” already showed up.]
ーーAt same time, at a certain place, in a certain region
The "man wearing an eyepatch" gives an eloquent smile to the soldier clad in black kneeling before him
??? (Gilbert): Today is Luke's big day huh...... I wanted to go congratulate him directly
??? (Gilbert): Just kidding. Putting aside such a thing that's not even on my mindーー
??? (Gilbert): I too, thought of giving him a "gift"
??? (Gilbert): Having someone precious to him taken away for the second time, I wonder what kind of feelings that would give him?
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[Spoilers from Luke’s true love end epilogue]
One day, MC was at the bookstore she was working at. Her work was already done for the day but she stayed to read the books there to study some more. Rio told her he'll head back first and warned her not to stay too late.
A while after Rio left, just as MC finished reading a book.... she heard the door opened.
MC: Rio.....?
......But it wasn’t Rio. Some men had entered the bookstore and judging from there expression, they obviously do not mean well. MC thought how she better escape as soon as possible but unfortunately, it was already too late.
Later in the forest...
Luke was dealing with some illegal immigrants from Obsidian ....They were the ones who took MC
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Illegal immigrant: Luke? You, betrayed us!
Luke: Betray? Did your "master" (Gilbert) say that?
Illegal immigrant: ..........
Luke: To begin with, I'm not that guy's servant. Unlike you guys
Luke recalled a line he often heard eyepatch man (Gilbert) says
??? (Gilbert): Trampling over a weak country is boring
Luke points his sword at the face of eyepatch man's servants
Luke: It's that guy we're talking about. He knew about how I became a legitimate prince and this time has a "gift" for me doesn't he?
Luke: Then I better give him a proper thank
Luke: Let him know I'll give him the most deserving return gift that will make him regret if he ever lay his hand on MC!
Luke: ーーWell, that's if you get to meet your master again that is
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Clavis has been watching the scene unfold from the side
Luke: What, you're here too?
Clavis: It's my job as an older brother to cheer on my cute little brother on the first time he's going solo
Luke: You're noisy so just go back already
Clavis: Hahahah, well, that asides
Clavis: ......With this, you really became that man (Gilbert)'s enemy
Clavis: It would be nice if you..... don't regret it alright?
Luke: ーー!
On reflex, Luke roughly grabbed Clavis by his shoulder and pulled him away from the carriage where mc was held in
Luke: I had this thought before but, you.....
Luke: "who" are you?
Luke sensed "something" and it put him on guard as he stared at Clavis
Clavis: Isn't this a bit too late for that. I'm your wonderful older brother, the 3rd prince who loves delights aren't I?
Luke: .........."That rumor" isn't true now is it
Clavis: Well, what if it is. What are you going to do?
Clavis: ーーNh, haha, if you grip me any harder your older brother's shoulder is going to break
Luke let go of Clavis
Clavis: If you want to protect MC then bare your fangs at everything like what you just did. Doubt everything
Clavis: But with the man that you had turned into an enemy of (Gilbert), even that much vigilance is still isn't enough
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After they safely made it back to the castle MC apologized to Luke and thanked him for saving her. Luke told her it's not her fault because rather, she got "dragged into" his mess. MC was confused so Luke told her how he got info from Chevalier that there's been illegal immigrants entering the country recently
and it turned out those illegal immigrant had came for the sole purpose of kidnapping MC
Note: It was Gilbert's order, his "gift" to Luke = to steal MC away
MC was confused as to why someone would want to kidnap her because she's not Belle anymore
Luke: You know I used to be on Obsidian's side right?
To protect mc as a prince of Rhodolite means going against Obsidian, and the one who used to back Luke (Gilbert) is offended by that. Luke told MC how he think he (Gilber) is thinking that if he's able to take the woman Luke is intimate with as hostage, he would once again, be able to get the upper hand on Luke.
Luke: Well, but the means he used was too sloppy. Rather than trying to kidnap you seriously, it's more like he's making a declaration of war.
Luke: It's as if to say..... If I turn against Obsidian, it's not me..... But it's you that they'll hurt.....
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Andddd that sums up what we know so far about Gilbert von Obsidian, the 1st Prince of Obsidian first introduced as Eyepatch Man!
Tw for discussion of my mental and physical health (feel free to ask me to tag stuff or add to this tw)
Big dream:
Imma be super serious here for a minute.
My big dream, honestly, I don't even know anymore. Since I was 4 I always wanted to go to university and I got into my dream uni- I was the smart kid, top of my year and all, and I got into a very good university for my dream course of psychology- but then a series of personal circumstances got in the way and I took time off. I had to, I was not functioning anymore. Then for the first time since I could remember, I actually felt. Good. A lot of my dark thoughts were gone, my meltdowns became less frequent, my overall mental health went from crisis point to okay. I went from hating myself and suicidal ideation to being okay with myself. I was better able to formulate opinions, engage in fandoms, make friends. So now I genuinely don't know if I want to go back into the education system, which therefore changes my future plans. I don't know what I want for my big dream. Right now I couldn't even handle retail work, so I need a lot of time to re-plan my entire life.
So I think my big dream is more of a goal now- to meet my best friends irl. We're an ocean apart and talk almost daily. So my big dream is meeting my friends.
Dream life:
I want to finally have things sorted out. My mental and physical health under control would be a great start. Being 100% out of the closet. Stable finances would be great please government stop screwing people over here. For my best friend to move close to me. To figure out my future and find a job and a path that makes me happy and isn't beyond what I'm able to handle mentally. I wanna just write, fanfiction and my original works. I wanna feel comfortable in my own skin, my own identity, to transition, and not have to worry about assholes and bigots and potential legal discrimination. I want to find peace. I want to be happy. I want to live and give myself room to breathe. I definitely have a cat. Other pets too. Hopefully a partner and a family of some kind. To have all the firsts, like my first kiss. Just- to live and experience. I want to go bowling when it isn't a school trip, with people who didn't bully me. I want to go out shopping with friends. Have movie nights in with friends. Visit friends. Finally one day manage to leave the house alone without having a meltdown in public and going non-verbal on the phone and not almost passing out every time I'm outside more than an hour or so. Stop picking my skin. I want to find some way to gain weight (I don't have an ed, I experience a lot of nausea that affects how much I can manage to eat, plus even when I do eat a lot of food I never seem to gain weight and that seems to be genetic so I should see a doctor.) I want to cosplay and I want to draw and I want to learn crafts and create. I want to decorate my flat/apartment. Have a friend round for the first time.
