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A Lifetime of Blame

Author: Black Knight
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-21 12:06:45

This time, Old Master Croft could no longer smile.

After a long pause, he seemed to lose his balance and swayed slightly. It took effort for him to steady himself. Rocky tried to support him, but he brushed his hand away.

He sighed and said, “Isn’t this better? I die alone, and everything disappears with me—what’s so bad about that? Must he know that everything he believed, everything he did, was wrong? That all he trusted was false? That he cannot hate, cannot let go, cannot forget… Do you really think it's good for him to spend the rest of his life trapped in pain, regret, and guilt?”

He let out a bitter smile and shook his head. “He suffered tragedy since he was a child—his whole family died unjustly. I couldn’t save them, so I’m to blame. I brought him home but failed to care for him properly and let him be manipulated—my fault again. I watched him stray further and further down a blood-stained path, yet couldn’t stop him. Still my fault. All the blame and punishment, let it fall
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