Chapter 417
It's over.
The tension was relieved only after Seir's head fell to the ruined ground.
"Huh, huh."
The abnormal energy circulating in my blood vessels disappeared.
The hot sensation rising from my stomach also disappeared.
My legs trembled as the strength that had been supporting my body was lost all at once.
I barely managed to catch my breath as I stuck Durandal into the floor.
-Sararak.
My hair, which had been dyed a brilliant white as I synchronized with the crown prince's soul, returned to its original state.
The pure white uniform that resembled an angel's wings also disappeared with a beautiful halo of light.
Everything went back to normal.
My arm that had unleashed an attack with such destructive power that it could blow up the whole area was numb.
My vision was blurry because I had poured everything into the battle just now.
I thought I might lose consciousness again if I continued like this.
'No. I came all this way, and if I lose consciousness and collapse now, it's going to be a big problem.'
I bit my lips hard.
I felt a little bit of blood, but I clenched my teeth even harder.
Seir was dead before my eyes, but there might be some danger lurking in the ruined empire that the Demon King's army invaded. Besides, the Demon King has already been resurrected once.
I absolutely must not lose consciousness until I safely return to the real world.
How did I hold out? How did I fight just to see those guys' faces again?
I can't collapse on this cold floor due to the aftereffects of the battle, of all things.
The moment I burned my last will.
A very familiar golden effect appeared.
[You succeeded in subduing the Demon King!]
[You achieved the special achievement, 'Second Salvation of the World'.]
[You will receive a special privilege for achieving an impossible achievement.]
I almost cried for a moment.
I've had more than one or two hard times because of this system while working as an idol.
Even during
My speech would become strange because of the status abnormality that would occur all of a sudden.
I would even get penalties that didn't exist before because of the Demon King.
There really was no other existence that I had such great love and hate for..........
When I confirmed that the system that I thought had been eroded by the 'seed' and disappeared forever had been revived, I couldn't help but sigh in relief.
"... Ha."
When the system was revived, my body, which had been extremely weak, began to recover as if it were a lie.
Even the muscles in my arms that were screaming from swinging Durandal have gotten better.
The two ears that had been ringing in my ears gradually returned to normal.
'The role of the system in the game world is truly unimaginable.'
To begin with, it is an absurd assumption that a normal person with no abilities would enter a fantasy world.
I slowly stood up straight and took a deep breath.
As my body returned to normal, I had the leisure to be a little more alert and watch my surroundings.
'Seir.......... This time, he will definitely die.'
I didn't want to repeat the situation from last time.
The Demon King split his soul into several parts to avoid eternal sleep.
The world's causality was destroyed by a strange magic tool that sealed his power.
I had to confirm it for sure.
Did that vicious Demon King really fall into hell?
I stood next to the Demon King's head that had fallen to the ground.
The horrible expression on his face right before he died was still preserved.
If it were my usual personality, I would have covered the eyes of the deceased to let them rest in peace, but this was not just any dead person.
It was a being that took the lives of countless people and thought of directly harming my and Owen's safety.
I have no intention of praying for the peace of such a soul.
I closed my eyes and concentrated.
If by any chance Seir had dispersed his power in a similar way to the 'seed' right before he died, I would definitely feel traces of it around here.
However, fortunately, I read the flow of mana in the air for a long time, but I didn't feel anything special.
It was just calm and clear.
'...He's really dead.'
At that moment, I realized that I no longer had to worry about the Demon King's existence.
The clouds in the dark sky parted a little, and a ray of sunlight fell directly on the Demon King's corpse.
Then, Seir's severed neck slowly began to turn into black powder and disappear.
I stood still, holding Durandal in my hand, and watched Seir's body turn to black dust and scatter in the wind.
So that there would be no trace of his existence in this world.
So that there would be no trace of his death in this very place.
The sun seemed to be trying to wipe out everything about the Demon King from this world.
There was no death more lonely than this.
I watched Seir's body disappear in silence, then called up the system window and checked the privileges I had been granted.
[The privilege has been granted.]
[The privilege reward, 'System Recovery' 15%]
[The system recovery rate has been achieved 100%.]
[Congratulations! You have completed the second grand quest!]
I thought that since it was a privilege granted for completing an impossible achievement, something different might come out, but it gave me a large amount of system recovery rate.
In fact, in the current situation, there is no better reward than the large amount of system recovery rate percentage.
I was overcome with a different feeling when I saw the sentence 'Completed the second grand quest.'
It took almost 3 years.
The second grand quest started after I learned the secret related to the system in the final stage of
There were many twists and turns.
I had to fight a bloody battle with my life at the end.
And after that fierce battle, I finally completely restored the broken system.
When I closed the notification that I had completed the second grand quest, a familiar feeling enveloped my body.
This feeling of being transferred to an unknown space.
A strange memory came to mind.
Yes, that was also after I cut off Seir's neck.
In the blink of an eye, I teleported inside the dark temple.
'I really feel like I'm experiencing deja vu.'
I raised my head and looked at the figure of a familiar person.
An old man with an impressive long white beard.
No matter how much time had passed in the real world, I remembered that person's face clearly.
I slammed Durandal down on the floor of the temple like that and walked towards the god with a heavy gait.
"I never imagined I'd see you again."
"Haha, that's what I wanted to say."
The god burst into a joking laugh.
However, having come this far after crossing the line of death, I didn't want to be moved by his laughter.
"In fact, there were many things I wanted to tell you, so that's good. You know what I'm trying to say, right?"
"I know. It's entirely my fault, so please forgive me."
The god bowed his head towards me.
So much so that his long beard touched the floor.
I hesitated slightly at the unexpected apology.
'I wanted to grab him by the collar or curse him first..........'
The damaged system, the 'seed' of the Demon King, and the god who opened up a difficult path for me in many ways.
If the system of the god hadn't been breached by the Demon King, none of this would have happened.
Does it make sense that he didn't notice the weakness in the system he had created from the beginning?
However, after learning just how powerful the 'seed' of the immense power that Seir had accumulated had been, his anger seemed to have subsided a little.
"I didn't expect that the Demon King's sorcery would erode the system and the world line. And that he even chased you out into the real world... You can call me incompetent. I really have no face to face with you."
"......... It's already over, so I don't think there's any point in talking about it any longer. First of all, Seir is definitely dead. I saw his body turn to ashes with my own eyes, but if you tell me that was a trick, I'd be really upset."
"Seir is definitely dead. There's not even a trace of him ever having lived in this world. His annihilation was led by me, so don't worry."
I folded my arms and tilted my head slightly.
"If you could have led the annihilation, why didn't you just deal with the Demon King from the beginning?"
"It's easy to say, but I have many restrictions. It's a world I created, but I can't directly intervene in the lives of the countless people living in it."
"That's why my power as an outsider was needed."
"That's right. You did a great job. You saved this world not once, but twice."
He moved his hand to create a hologram image.
Looking at the images, it was the human world.
Much like the Imperial Plaza, several cities were destroyed and all the citizens had evacuated.
"It seems that many things happened while Owen and I were in the real world."
"The time in the real world and here flow differently. After the two princes disappeared, the human world became much weaker. The Demons, who did not miss that gap, invaded with their belligerent nature, and you know the results."
"...Then, in the end, did I not fail to save this world?"
"No."
He gave me an incomprehensible smile.
Then the hologram image also showed the situation of the opposing camp.
The formation of the Demons in the image was..........
It was no different from the human world.
"It's the same there, too."
"The Demon Realm suffered much more damage than the Human Realm. After the Demon King died, there was a fierce battle to take his place. As a result, many of the highest-ranking officials lost their lives. And don't you know that, stranger?"
The holographic image changed again.
I knew the setting well.
The northernmost territory of the Arcadia continent.
A snowy mountainous region where it snows all year round and the closest area to the Demon Realm.
Even in that harsh environment, I could see warriors cutting down demons.
"Humans are by no means weak."
".........That's right."
"Perhaps an era of peace will come soon."
God continued, looking closely at the holographic image.
I listened to God's words and tried to find out his true intentions.
"I don't take anyone's side. I just want this world to be perfectly balanced. Before I called you, the balance of this world was too tilted toward the Demon Realm. And thanks to your efforts, the weight has shifted back to the center, and after a long time of suffering, this world will finally reach a time of true peace."
Was this the reason I was summoned to this world?
To maintain peace. To prevent the world from tilting completely to one side.
The god smiled faintly at me as he pushed the hologram image aside.
"I really wanted to express my gratitude to the warrior in front of me right now. Karis von Walden, thank you so much for saving this world until the end."
"I just did what I had to do. And.......... I wouldn't have been able to do it without the help of this guy sleeping inside me right now."
The god raised his head and looked up at the sky.
The center of the roof of the dark temple had a hole in it that allowed the sky to be seen.
The beautiful black night sky created a tranquil atmosphere.
"I've thought about it thousands, tens of thousands of times whether it was right to bring you into this world. Whether I put too much of a burden on you, a stranger, and whether there really was no other way. However, I came to know from seeing your unwavering will no matter what danger you encountered. That you were the only one who could save this world."
"...."
"Stranger, it seems it's time to grant your wish again."
I turned my head and stared at the god's kind face.
A wish.
"The last time you spoke to me, you clearly wanted to return to your original body. I will ask you."
".....,"
"Now that the causality of the world has fully returned, I can grant your wish again. If you wish to rebuild this world, you can stay and help humans. Yes, stranger. What is your wish?"
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