"Do you still remember the fool from the story I just told?"
Arthur asked Tarite.
The Pigeon Breeder nodded.
"I do."
"In fact, in the story I just told, the fool didn't die by accident, but rather... he desired death with all his heart!"
Arthur spoke slowly.
The Pigeon Breeder was stunned, disbelief flashing in his eyes.
"Impossible!
How could someone who only knows how to show off desire death so earnestly?"
The Pigeon Breeder shook his head quickly, not accepting this notion.
"Of course, it's possible!
The fool was ridden with guilt, and to compensate for this guilt, he had no choice but to pretend to be a fool—because he discovered that as long as he was ridiculed, humiliating himself, the person he felt guilty toward would be happy.
So, he became a fool."
As Arthur said this, he sighed.
"But, but..."
"Pain?