There is no such thing as a truly perfect person.
Wayne has always lived with this belief.
Often things that seem extremely beautiful will always leave some regrettable shortcomings in unknown corners.
In the past, he had some unrealistic fantasies, but he was taught reality over and over again. By now he had successfully accepted this theorem.
As a result, he also became one of those so-called smart people who "understand life."
It didn't make his life any easier, but he did take some comfort from it.
——Shortcomings are inherent in a person. I don’t demand harshness from others because of it, so others can’t demand harshly from me because of it.
"Actually, I generally don't care much about the innocuous shortcomings of people around me. In my opinion, these are also part of themselves."
Wayne's voice wasn't loud, but it was clear.
"As long as I think the person is trustworthy, I'm willing to be friends with him."
"When I first heard about Richard, the 'perfect prince,' from other people's words, I was thinking..."
——I'm thinking that maybe he and I are the same kind of person.
"He and I are completely opposite personalities."
Wayne smiled.
A person who has been pretending for a long time will really mistakenly think that he is naturally what he should be.
"It's definitely very hard to maintain perseverance for many years." He seemed to be talking directly to Richard, but also seemed to be just talking to unrelated people. "Especially, an unrealistic setting like 'perfect'."
Yes. Just like his [simple kindness and harmlessness], they are just artificially imposed settings.
No matter how dazzling the halo above his head is, the body named Richard still contains a human soul.
He has joy, anger, sorrow, and joy, and will naturally have corresponding psychological fluctuations due to external stimulation.
So he would be envious of another life that seemed different from his own, would be worried about why he couldn't get along well with his brother, and would subconsciously resent the pain caused to him by his parents' discord... These thoughts kept running rampant in his mind. , but couldn’t tell anyone.
He couldn't show it.
Because once revealed, he is no longer "perfect".
It is impossible for a perfect prince to want to escape from his current identity at a certain moment, nor to be unable to handle the relationship with his brother, nor to mediate the conflict between the king and the queen, so that it will eventually harm the entire royal family. reputation.
The reality of being helpless was completely in conflict with his ideal state.
So he could only pretend that it wasn't a problem at all.
Pretend to be strong, as if everything is under control and you don't care about these little things at all.
Yes, how could these random thoughts shake the firm heart of His Highness?
Richard chose to bury all these vivid emotions in the deep sea of consciousness.
Then, there was the "perfect" prince in the world who almost didn't even exist.
"...Probably, only relying on some extremely strong belief can provide him with such a powerful motivation."
Under the attention of everyone, Wayne looked seriously into the eyes of Richard in the audience.
"Richard, although it seems that I shouldn't remind you of these words...but I still want to say that the goal that makes you persist until now and want to achieve it no matter what is what is really important to you."
“Don’t get lost in chasing [perfection] but forget your [original heart].”
…
"——What kind of person does my brother want to be in the future?" A childish voice rang in his ears.
Richard stopped playing with the building blocks in his hands.
After thinking for a while, he said: "I want to be a very good person that everyone can rely on."
The younger twin was delighted to hear this answer.
"Really? Then can I always rely on my brother in the future?"
"Well, of course!"
The prince, who was favored by everyone and heard praises almost every day, answered without hesitation.
At that time, they could not understand the profound meaning of "commitment".
"——We are all obviously brothers, so why is that one so mediocre?"
One day later, I heard such comments from the maids who were very close to me.
--no.
In an instant, he understood who they were talking about, and Richard wanted to rush forward and argue loudly, but...he couldn't.
Because he is a good child who is praised every day, and he doesn't know how to lose his temper.
Before it was too late and they couldn't think of how they should react, the maids dispersed casually as if they hadn't said anything and continued to do what they were doing.
Maybe they just made an unintentional mistake...
Although I used this reason to convince myself that there was no need to do anything more, I was able to turn around and leave silently in the end, and my image was preserved. But as he gradually heard similar "gaffes" from different people more and more often, and his brother seemed to become more and more silent, Richard felt at a loss.
Did Lawrence also hear those sarcastic comments?
What should I do to make him not care about these things?
"Brother, the teacher praised you again today in front of Father." He said casually as before.
"Really..." Richard tried not to make him feel that the result of this comparison was important. "Those are nothing."
——It is not important at all, and there is no need to lose it.
Lawrence nodded, not sure if he understood his consolation.
"The piano is so interesting. I feel like I am listening to it speak." He stretched out his small hand and hung it in the air to imitate playing the piano.
"Really? Lawrence is very talented in this area, but I don't seem to be able to adapt to it."
"How could it be?" Lawrence looked at him with a surprised expression.
"Maybe the piano likes Lawrence more than me... I don't even feel that it is talking to me."
Children's emotions come and go quickly.
Lawrence soon became happy again, "Then, after I learn how to speak with it, I will play it to you."
"Okay." Richard also showed a faint smile, "Then it's settled."
…
To this day, Richard no longer knows why he still remembers these old things.
Before the promise could come true, an unexpected separation crushed the fragile lies between the two children.
Proton is wandering in a foreign country with no one to rely on.
The piano placed in the palace was never played again.
