Chapter - 514 - Left Questions (4) 5.txt
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[514] Questions Left Behind (4)
Find Ankera.
Gando realized the meaning of the words.
Judging from Uorin's reaction, Ra tried to reset now.
In other words, it means that Satan has been annihilated in one way or another.
It also meant that Ra could not find an answer to the question left behind.
"Even if the parts change, the whole is perfect. But the whole would not be the whole before the parts changed. However, through the ability of erasure called Anke, only one concept can be completely erased."
"How is that possible?"
"The Balance of the Whole."
Wurin put both hands on her knees in lotus position and made a circle with her fingers.
"A new concept takes the place where one concept is obliterated. Since it was decided that way from the beginning, the whole does not change. Therefore, even if Ra has been erased, a new concept to replace him must have already entered the world. I will find it from now on."
That's right.
After thinking for a while, Gando had a new question.
"Then Guffin Expungement… … ."
"okay. A new concept must have been inserted in the place where the guffin was obliterated."
Several possibilities passed through Gando's mind.
"Anyway, that's not the point. As Mitochondrial Eve, I have the clearest underlying event, but even those with some foresight must have felt a strong sense of déjà vu. We must first find Ra before they can figure it out."
Gando understood.
"What am I supposed to do?"
"Guard me."
"I am… … You mean?"
Why is it only you?
Even outside the door right now, the world's strongest swordsman group, Poongjang, was waiting to die.
"From now on, I look for a new incarnation of Ankera through History Search. It is a complex and vast task that requires searching through all of human history."
Gando did not dare to imagine the scale of the work.
"History search is when Theraze becomes most helpless. If anything happens, take me here."
Uorin handed the note to Gando.
After looking at the place for a while, he put the paper in his mouth and swallowed it, nodding his head.
'Is that so… … .'
The Empress of Kashan is one of the most important people in the world.
She also has the ability to defend herself, but falls completely defenseless when the history search begins.
Force is not important in cutting the girl's throat.
Trust is the top priority.
This was the reason Mystra's biological son, Gando, was entrusted with this mission.
'Besides, if I play nonsense… … .'
Then Crouch will cut his own throat.
In the end, the three groups of Fengzhang, Crouch, and Gando had to keep each other in check and protect the Empress.
"All right. Please trust me."
Woorin wasn't particularly worried.
With all the records from the early days of mankind, Thera's insight into humans is as accurate as a machine.
Gando, who had already given his heart to Theraze, would never betray himself.
"Then let's begin."
Hearing the sound of the door closing behind Jiandao, Wurin took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
History search.
A huge sea of information that seemed to contain the entire history of mankind flooded into my head.
Uorin's eyes trembled when all kinds of languages, cultures, and records were transmitted.
It felt like I was listening to a murmur in the center of a cave where hundreds of thousands of people were imprisoned.
Gando took a seat in the corner without leaving the carpet and watched Uorin.
After a while, her eyes glowed like they were on fire.
The light penetrated the eyelids even though the eyes were closed, and it looked as if two gold coins were embedded in it.
'It will take longer than expected.'
All the events of the Guffin Eradication became the base event, and the events after the third reset were overlaid on top of it.
Out of an infinite number of events, only one would be different.
'I have to find it.'
Uorin's brow furrowed as she accelerated the processing of information.
'I have to find it first.'
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Zebul's Underground Zion.
Kinetic energy with a whopping 2,190,000 kilobusters was struck in the form of a flash in the black sphere floating in the center of the munitions factory in heaven.
The moment the mass collided with the object, ultra-high heat was generated, and the munitions factory itself was burned without a trace, and the ignorant gas exploded, dilating the inner pupil.
Rumble!
The ground of Jebul swelled in a hemispherical shape, then cracked like a tortoise's shell, and red lava was created through the cracks.
In the next moment, the ground, which had risen to a height of several tens of meters, collapsed and a shock wave spread around the impact point.
The ground rocked like waves, and the structures on it collapsed.
A seismic wave that spread throughout Heaven swept Arabot.
Until then, countless people were fighting faithfully for their own desires, but starting from a certain starting point, everyone stopped their actions and looked at one place.
"ah… … ."
The spire of Arabot slowly leaned over and began to crumble, snapping from the waist down.
Both angels and humans knew what it meant.
death of god.
In other words, the extinction of the myth.
The eternal and only being that reigned over humans and controlled and dominated their lives had disappeared.
"You did it, Shirone."
Siena looked at Arabot, who was dissolving into dust.
The light from Area 73 destroyed Arabot.
After all, one day Shirone will be recorded in history as the one who killed the gods.
"Anke Rashi… … ."
Yuriel retracted the goon of paradise and looked back in the direction where Arabot was.
The fact that Ra has been erased has been conveyed through the empty sense of deprivation left in the mental body.
However, on the contrary, like the intaglio of a print, the rest of the concepts other than Ra were proving that Ra existed.
It was for this reason that even though the Guffin was erased, those who had strong memories of him still knew that the Guffin existed.
In any case, Aravoth collapsed and Ra disappeared.
Dominating humans and conquering mankind in the final war, in the end, is Ankera's will.
For the members of Heaven, it was a situation where the compass was lost in the open sea.
'What should we do now?'
Uriel looked back at Ikael.
Now that Ra has disappeared, and now that even the White Watch is unable to operate due to the loss of the archangels, she is the only one he can rely on.
"Uriel, withdraw your fighting spirit. Any further fight is pointless."
"But, Archangel… … ."
"My words are the will of Anchera."
Only then did Uriel reap the blessings of paradise.
Ichael wrote the words Ankera's will.
In other words, it means that Ra's will is not over, so it was better to quietly obey Ikael's command for now.
"Listen, humans."
Ikael, who spread his wings of light and soared into the sky, made his mental body vibrate and proclaimed to everyone.
Those close by and those far away all lowered their weapons and looked up at the sky.
"The war is over. It is your victory."
There was not even a murmur, and the silence was so clean that it gave goosebumps.
"Ra has disappeared and there is nothing to control you guys."
When the reaction was lukewarm, Ikael hit a wedge.
"From this moment on, man is free."
"ah… … !"
"Wow!"
Rebel survivors erupted in cheers from all corners of Heaven.
Humans brought God down.
It's a war that I jumped into with a desperate resolution, but the fear of divinity that I can't help but harbor vaguely because I'm human.
The joy of overcoming it and finally regaining freedom made me forget even the sorrow of losing a comrade for a while.
"Win! We won!"
"Aaaaaaaa! free! Humans never give in!"
Ikael calmly accepted the shouts of people coming from all directions, then looked down at Shirone and his friends from all over the heavens.
Unlike the rebels who were intoxicated with the victor's joy, no one was laughing.
Then Miro came over and asked.
"What do you mean?"
Ikael lowered his altitude and looked down at the maze.
"Your intention?"
"Why did you surrender? Would you be able to punish humans now?"
If Anchera chose to erase from the moment the world opened, the angels he gave names to would not exist either.
However, he chose to erase 23 seconds before the destruction of Heaven, right after Satan was destroyed, and thanks to this, the angels were able to safely erase Ankera.
Ikael turned his gaze to the horizon of ruins.
"There is no particular reason. As long as the will that moved us is gone, war is meaningless."
"… … What do you plan to do next?"
"You have to wait. Judgment comes next."
Ikael turned his gaze back to Miro.
"Nothing is over yet. Humans have gained freedom, but it will only take a moment for that freedom to turn into self-indulgence."
"Are you talking about Satan? But that is also a matter of human choice. God or devil, man judges only for man."
A being that can be altruistic because it is selfish.
that's human.
"Please Shirone."
Ikael spread his wings and soared into the sky.
Then all the angels remaining in Jebul turned into flashes of light and chased after her.
Miro, who had licked his lips while looking up at the spectacular view in broad daylight, scratched his head and murmured.
"Shirone?"
From the place where the spire of Arabot collapsed, he saw Fleur walking with Shirone on his back.
* * *
"mister."
Gangnan stopped crying.
The war is over, and the person you love has gone to hell.
Gaold's calm face rather tore her heart apart.
How many times does Gaold scream in a deep hell where he can't even say he's sick?
"I will never give up. like uncle."
As Gangnan turned around, Gaold's body put all the weight on her back.
However, with a broken and wobbly wrist, she couldn't carry a man taller than her.
"Can I help you?"
Gangnan turned his head at the voice he heard next to him, and life flashed in his eyes.
The survivors of Cage Team B were approaching.
"stop. Just one step closer… … ."
Gangnan's speculation spread like thorns.
The task Cage Team B received from the Magic Association was to eliminate Gaold, and now was the best time to achieve that goal.
While everyone stopped, Tarvan, who led the team as the interim representative, stepped forward.
"don't worry. I'm really here to help."
"Do you think I will trust you?"
In fact, Cage Team B, who lost team leader Rose and assistant team leader Horkin, was overcome with anger.
Furthermore, Tarvan had to send away his childhood friend Roche.
But to a professional mage, there was something more important than personal feelings.
Scattered across the heavens, the information they collect will become a world secret.
If they could return to their original world, the kingdom of Tormia would have a great advantage in espionage warfare, and that was a far more important task than eliminating Gaold.
"Of course, Gaold and you will not be able to set foot in the Association. But since we are in a situation, I think we need some help."
As long as the coordinates of Metagate are wrong, the only way they can return is to borrow Miro's ability.
Kang Nan, who knew that fact better than anyone else because he was the former chief of staff of the Magic Association, finally gave up Gaold.
However, the gaze of Tarvan, who was walking away with Gaold on his back, was not kind.
'You can't stick your feet in the association? you're welcome. Gaold will definitely return.'
It was Gangnan who gnashed his teeth while waiting for that time.
"Is it over now?"
Armin, who found Kuan in the ruins, approached Miro and asked.
Siena ran over and checked Kuan's condition.
He was unconscious, but was barely breathing.
After confirming that Siena let out a sigh of relief, Miro looked back this time to the other side.
Cage Team B was bringing Gaold and Gangnan.
Finally, all the team members of the project gathered.
Fortunately, no one died, but all they got was a wound and glory.
said Miro, looking at the sun setting over the horizon.
"no. It starts now."
Thus, Anke Ra was obliterated.
Leaving the world with one question still unanswered.
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Chapter - 515 - New Journey (1) 3.txt
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[515] New Journey (1)
Miro and the others returned to the United Rebel Command.
This was possible because none of the rebels knew of the existence of God's Punishment.
The place Zulu changed to the drop point of God's Punishment through the Metagate is the deepest 300 meters underground in Jebul's underground Zion.
Even though the explosion was confined in a natural bunker, seismic waves swept the entire heaven, so it was impossible to imagine the extent of the aftermath if it hit the ground directly.
'Mr. Crude… … .'
Flew recalled his face as he awkwardly received the rebels' welcome greetings of victory.
If he had listened to Flew and told his subordinates the whole truth, Shirone and his party would not have been evacuated to headquarters for treatment.
"For a winner's night! For the future of mankind!"
Under the moonlight, drunken rebels screamed loudly.
Considering the deaths of his comrades, he would not have been able to bear it otherwise.
The rebels, who dislike fuss, gathered in a quiet place to talk.
What they are most curious about is the huge earthquake that occurred at the last moment and the collapse of the spire of Arabot.
A few people testified to seeing lights falling from the sky, but no one thought it was magic.
Hundreds of torches were lit in the headquarters vacant lot, where there was no longer any fear of raids, and a drinking party took place all night long.
On the other hand, Shirone and the others were focused on receiving treatment.
It was fortunate that Saint Moriak remained on Cage B's team.
"Aaaagh!"
Arius' screams filled the infirmary.
Although the whole body had second-degree burns and a crack in the ribs, Moriak's hand casting recovery magic was brutally unstoppable.
"sorry. Be patient."
The process of rapidly regenerating skin and attaching bones is inevitably accompanied by pain.
However, the corner of Moriac's mouth, which looked at Arius with pity, was rather twitching.
"Joe, just be patient… … Hehehe! Oh, sorry, hee hee hee!"
Moriak's face turned into a grotesque smile, and Flew's face, which was waiting for his next turn, turned pale.
According to Tarban, she had lost her personality after divorcing her husband.
In any case, her skills were excellent, and first aid was quickly administered.
Moriak, who had been laughing innocently, gradually regained his seriousness as the patients' conditions became serious.
Sein's jaw was broken, Flew's whole body was bruised and fractured, and martial artists Ethella and Kangnan's both hands were broken.
However, it was Kuan who suffered the most.
The swordsman had lost one arm.
"How can I not?"
Siena looked at her arm on the cot and asked.
Conversely, Moriak was looking at Kuan's severed side.
If this amount of physical damage occurs, it is impossible to recover it with magic.
"You cut it clean. I don't think the nerves were crushed too much. If you are looking for a competent surgery ASAP… … ."
"I do not need."
Siena turned around, but Kuan tried to ignore her gaze and maintained a cold tone.
"This is the arm I blew myself off. It's meaningless even if you say you're coming now."
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't conflicted.
There must be a huge difference between the lame man and the lame one-armed Siena.
But in the end, he decided to give up his arm.
What was able to protect Siena from obscurity was the realization as a one-armed person.
What's the use of winning her heart if you can't keep it?
'The war is not over yet.'
i have to be stronger
No one could read Kuan's thoughts, but Armin smiled quietly as if guessing something.
"First aid is over. It didn't cure everyone, but… … ."
Moriak looked at the two lying on the bed next to each other.
Some were incurable due to wounds in the mind, not the body.
It was Shirone and Gaold.
Even at this moment, they were locked in their respective hells and were paying the price of determination.
The maze closed the situation.
"I can't. Anyway, I'm not dead, so let's think about it slowly. For now, I'd better take a break today."
Everyone knew that they would not be able to sleep, but no one went to their respective rooms without muttering.
The shouts of the sulpan that continued until past midnight sounded like a surprise, and most of them were whispering in melancholy voices under the stillness of the night.
It's only natural that you feel exhausted as much as you feel relaxed.
However, at least in the maze, Arius was being dragged around on a dog leash and inspecting the group's rooms one by one.
In any case, since they came all the way here to save themselves, shouldn't they take some responsibility?
Arriving at Gaold's door, she hesitated to knock.
"… … ."
However, he took a deep breath and shook his wrist.
smart.
When I opened the door without waiting to hear the answer, a naked Gaold was sitting on the bed unconscious, and Kang Nan was fetching warm water and wiping her body with a towel.
Miro looked at the bandage wrapped around Gangnan's fist.
Her palm bones were almost crushed, so even Moriak's recovery magic couldn't completely heal her, but she didn't even show pain and was focused on weaving towels.
Probably because it is in front of the maze.
"Extreme sincerity. Even if you wake up, you won't even notice anyway."
Power entered Gangnan's eyes.
"The association president will be back. certainly."
Miro, who lightly brushed off Gangnan's murderous intent, smiled brightly.
"Yeah, I'm not the kind of person who would fall like this. but are you okay? If you come to your senses, you will come running to me again."
"you… … !"
When Kang Nan's anger reached its peak, Miro corrected her expression and raised her hand.
"sorry. I'm kidding. I didn't mean to hurt you."
Arius, who was sitting on his butt like a dog in the corner, licked his lips.
Besides her, Arius was the only one who knew that Miro's horse had bones.
The spirit of Miro, approached through Dremo, is the height of nobility without the slightest trauma.
But even with her, there was a small shaking like a speck of dust.
That was what was inscribed on the twentieth pillar of the temple built in the spirit of the labyrinth.
'Mikea Gaold.'
A very small name that no one would have discovered if not for Arius, the grave robber.
It was the net that pulled Miro out of samadhi.
The human mind was originally stained with numerous wounds, so it was a flaw that was like dust, but rather, it was surprising.
'Adrias Miro, the height of inconsideration… … .'
It was only once that Gaold had shaken his heart.
-then… … save me… … .
Miro smiled bitterly as he recalled the events of that night when he unknowingly jumped out.
The only regret left in my life.
'But you… … You really did it.'
It took 20 years to make Miro's wish come true.
It wasn't something that could only be done by being strong, it was something that only Gaold could do.
Miro looked pitifully at Gaold, who had a shaggy beard growing on his skinny face.
'He's a pure-blooded bastard. How are you going to live in this harsh world with such a tender heart?'
Well, wasn't that a man named Gaold?
After thinking about it, Miro walked over to the bed and stroked Gaold's head.
"It may be a difficult place, but… … ."
Then she slowly leaned over and kissed his forehead.
"Have a good trip."
Miro, who had been hugging Gaold for a long time, stood up again and said,
"When you're all washed up, prepare to leave. I'll be back in the morning."
The coordinates had already been extracted from Ingris, who went with Sein to understand Ra's will.
"What are you thinking about Shirone?"
Miro stopped walking at Gangnan's question and turned his head.
"I will take you. It's a waste of power to leave it like this."
As well as the magic of divine punishment, one of the archangels, Faiel, was annihilated.
He thought that if he was a 19-year-old boy who had not yet graduated from magic school, it would be okay to entrust the future of mankind to him.
'But I don't think that will be easy… … .'
After leaving Gaold's room, Miro entered Shirone's room.
I saw Shirone in a deep sleep, and Fleur was reading a book on the other side of the bed.
"Ah, what happened… … ?"
"Just patrolling. How are you?"
Flew closed the book and turned to Shirone and said.
"Still shows no signs of waking up. Armand is not going to be released either."
Valhalla Action is an ability equipped to Armand.
In addition, since it was in a state of integration with Hwasinjo, it would not be released until Shirone paid off all the debts.
Miro was able to guess that much because he had been briefed by Flew when he arrived at headquarters.
"Valhalla action. Hundreds of years?"
"I don't know exactly. But the archangel Ikael said maybe that could be a hint."
"What are you talking about?"
Fleur summarized what Ikael had said.
Humans cannot normally live for hundreds of years.
However, Ikael said that if the result came out like that, the cause was established in some way.
"Right. It's a reversal of cause and effect… … ."
"Did you remember something?"
Miro, who was resting her chin and rolling her eyes, stopped thinking and said.
"No, let's focus on going back for now. We are not in a relaxed position either."
"It does. Then when do we leave?"
"From now on."
"yes?"
"Now that the first aid is over, it would be better to send Cage Team B first. It's good that I brought several coordinates just in case."
"okay."
If Cage Team B returns safely, you don't know how things will change from then on.
Of course, it was the strongest party and I couldn't imagine that they would use their hands in the yard that even had a maze, but it was the correct answer to move separately because it was possible to narrow the range of the siege just by identifying the repatriation point.
"Then I am preparing."
When Miro left the headquarters after completing the patrol, Cage Team B was ready to leave in front of the main gate and was waiting.
The war in heaven was over, but the human world was about to get busier.
Tarvan approached.
"Come. Let's go."
Miro took the Guffin disk from her pocket and inserted it into the metagate. A red light briefly emitted from the crack in the steel plate.
"it's okay. take it."
asked Tarvan, who caught the metagate thrown by Miro.
"Where is it set?"
"What do you know, in the middle of the desert or in the ass of a blue whale? It's roughly matched, so go find it on your own."
Tarvan was not annoyed.
To be honest, it was fortunate just to be able to go back.
"What are you planning to do next?"
Miro, who had been heading to the headquarters, turned around.
"what do you mean?"
"Aren't you also a citizen of Tormia? Why don't we go back together and cooperate with the kingdom?"
"The people of Tormia."
Of course, Miro's homeland is Tormia.
And that motherland pushed her into a prison of a dimension that might end at any moment.
"I know you are sad. But you, as well as the Gaold team, are also the people who encountered the incident in heaven. In the future, you will be monitored by each country. Rather… … ."
"Fufu, I will politely decline."
Miro turned around with a beautiful smile.
"Because I am everyone's lover."
Tarban didn't make the offer twice.
It was true that no one could stop him if he said he hated the greatest scale wizard in history.
'Gaold, you woke up the monster.'
Miro has returned to the human world.
In the future, the situation around the world will change rapidly.
'Anyway, it doesn't matter.'
When Cage Team B returns, events that occurred in heaven will be reported to Tormia, and based on this information, they will be able to exert influence in the international community.
"Go back."
When Tarban activated the metagate and threw it on the floor, a black sphere was born as if opening space.
"You're not really in the belly of a blue whale, are you?"
When Team B of Cage left Heaven and the black sphere of Metagate disappeared, the maze stopped.
"Whoa, then."
Another disc came out of her bosom.
"Shall we go home too?"
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Chapter - 516 - A New Journey (2) 3.txt
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[516] A New Journey (2)
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Heaven's Third Heaven, Shehakim.
In the aftermath of God's punishment piercing Zion, Paradise, the home of the eternal, collapsed in the direction of the seismic wave.
However, there was one building that kept its shape even in the ruins: the Great Hall of the Judicial Office of the Leaders, located to the north of the city square.
In the basement of the current building, commonly referred to as the secret room, the 10 highest leaders of the Eternals were gathered.
The leaders of this group, called the Society of the Ten Lords among the Eternals, were all those who had reached the art of incarnation after living a long life.
Murka, Dana, and Raun, whom Shirone dealt with during the war, were also masters of the art of incarnation, but they fell into the abyss due to their obsession with life.
On the other hand, the leaders of the Church of the Ten Lords were seekers who had enjoyed eternal life for at least 10,000 years, and who had overcome lingering attachments to life and death.
"They say Garas was destroyed by giants."
said the bald old man who was the only one sitting at the top of the rectangular table.
The pupils were only slippery black jaundice, and whenever he spoke, the bottom of his chin swelled like a balloon like a toad.
Baron (age unknown) – Amitabha Banya, president of the Ten Commandments.
The man sitting to Veron's left said.
"The failure of selective evolution. All the angels have departed."
His sculptural beauty, his blonde hair pulled back, his face was pale as a corpse, and sharp fangs stuck in his gaping mouth as he spoke.
Faust (estimated age 13,000 years old), 3rd in the Order of the Ten Commandments, is a yaksha with a hundred ghosts.
said the man sitting across from Faust.
"I don't care about Garas. The important thing is that Ankera has been erased. From now on, we must rule over humans."
It was a solid body, with a round hump protruding from its head, and the teeth of a triangular, closed, aggressively meshed precisely.
Huama (estimated age 17,000 years old), 4th in the Order of the Ten Commandments – Vajrapani Yaksha.
said the woman sitting across from Huama.
"I said Syrone, the light of Area 73. It seems like you fought against the Eternals during the war."
Her hair was pitch-black, so it seemed to be permeated with darkness, and her body, as smooth as a snake, was composed of only curves, as if the body's boundaries had collapsed.
The silhouette itself was beautiful, but considering it was a human body, it felt grotesque.
Shura, 7th in the Order of the Ten Commandments (estimated age 10,200 years old) – Apostle Vanya.
"joy! Even if they were eternal, they were babies who hadn't been weaned yet. You don't have to worry about anything other than the maze. Surely, Shura, you weren't afraid too, right?"
Shura countered Huama's scolding.
"Who said what? I was just curious about a human named Shirone."
Then, imagining Shirone, he tucked his snake-like tongue into his clothes and licked the curves of his body.
"It looks delicious, Churup."
Faust, who confirmed that her tongue was quickly sucked into her mouth, added.
"It is not something to be overlooked. The annihilation of Archangel Faiel and the momentary flash of light right before the eradication of Anchera were all achievements he accomplished. And above all… … ."
Huama slammed the table in frustration.
"So that's it!"
"It's an Ultima System."
"Keep it!"
Huama turned her head with an indignant expression.
Even the Eternals had no way to refute the spirit of Gaia, who became their ancestor, as long as Shirone possessed it.
The woman sitting in the corner seat murmured.
"Are you a man who killed God… … ."
It had a ferocious expression like that of a wolf, but it had a strangely tender face.
His black hair was plentiful like a wild horse's rake, and it was clad in a thick turban, sticking out like a flame.
She was wearing rags like a tattered turban, but the clothes were so thick that the graves of her breasts were exposed.
He leaned his head on the hilt of his greatsword and raised one leg on a chair, revealing the depths of his bare thighs.
Bak-nyeo (estimated age 11,200 years old), 9th in the Order of the Ten Commandments – Sura Yacha.
Veron opened his mouth after silence.
"I can't see that I killed him. Anyway, it was erased by Ra's own will. However, it is true that the boy was the main variable in this war."
Faust asked.
"Are you considering recruiting him into the Order of the Ten Presbyterians?"
said Shura.
"That is a bit hasty. First of all, Shirone's incarnation is in a state of inactivity, so I can't even hear his opinion. I won't stop you if you go to
"Anyway, you just want to eat him."
Huama, who fired at Shura, gave her opinion.
"In the yard where Ra has been erased, there is no one to be wary of. If I had to put it that way, among angels and humans, Miro is the only one. Ultima and what, strong is everything."
They have the power to rule the world with powerful incarnation techniques, but they have had to live under strict control until now.
What he could not do against Ankera, who erased the information of the Akashic Records itself.
But now, humans were free, and the Eternals' shackles were completely lifted.
said Faust.
"I will have to decide soon. Is Syrone, the only Ultima system in existence, the light of Area 73, an enemy or an ally of the Council of Lords?"
As the silence grew longer, Veron proposed.
"Don't do it by majority vote. After all, we are human. Now, raise your hands if you see Shirone as an enemy."
After a while, 10 people gathered in the secret room expressed their thoughts with raised hands.
As Veron said, the voting results were extremely humane.
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A black sphere was born on a snowy mountain 7,000 meters above sea level.
After a while, the group began to appear one by one, leading the maze.
"cold."
Flew trembled and looked around.
It was the summit of a mountain range where even oxygen was scarce, and all I could see was a horizontal blizzard.
"If I summon a salamander, I'll be able to hold on, but then an avalanche will happen."
Zulu summoned a tier 3 monster, Kaidra.
Riding on a giant bird that could fly 7,000 kilometers in a day, the group quickly left the mountain range.
The destination was a village located 600 meters above sea level.
In the gloomy landscape covered with snow clouds, the road made of stones was damp and the clothes of the people were unfamiliar.
Suddenly, a gigantic bird landed on the small town, and all the residents stopped what they were doing and looked back.
Miro approached the old man with deep wrinkles.
"I will ask you something. Where is this?"
When the interpretation was made through Sein's spirit world magic, the old man blinked and pointed to the mountain and said.
"Escato."
It was a nonchalant reaction to seeing magic for the first time, but after learning where it was, Miro soon agreed.
"Ah, Escato."
It means the center of the world, and it was the name of a mountain range in the northeast of the continent.
"Once you entered the continent. So what to do? It was meant to be that we met like this, but a small dinner party?"
When no one responded to the joke, Miro licked his lips and got down to business.
"Let's break up here for now. Be careful because there might be a chase. Have you all decided where to go?"
Gangnan said he was going to Zulu's hideout with Gaold, and Siena and Ethella were planning to go back to magic school.
Kuan kept quiet about his whereabouts, and since Armin had already left the Ivory Tower, he was free to go anywhere.
The problem was the flu.
It was because the Magic Association she had to return to had already been taken over by the new head of the association, Lufist.
"Are you okay? Would you rather go with me?"
At Gangnan's suggestion, Flew shook his head.
"no. First of all, I want to go back to the association. I'm worried about Isabelle-sama too."
"What if they question what happened in heaven?"
"If you want something, you should let me know."
All eyes were focused on Flew.
"I don't know how much they'll get from me, since Cage B's already gone, but I'll provide information if needed. I am also a certified mage belonging to the kingdom of Tormia."
Kang Nan, who had heard that far, nodded.
"Yes, it is you."
I didn't include it in the project simply because I followed Gaold.
Knowing that he was a professional who puts his duty first under any circumstances, he was able to trust and entrust Shirone's assistant.
"Be careful though. Rufist won't easily reinstate you."
"It's something you have to accept. But would you stop using talented people like me?"
Kang Nan also laughed at Fleur's joke.
To believe what you believe is right.
If a professional wizard thought so, no one could stop him.
"Please take good care of Gaold. In the future, I will be working for the association, but… … ."
Flew said, squinting one eye.
"Once a comrade is a comrade forever."
"Yes, once a comrade is a comrade forever."
Realizing the meaning behind Fleur's words, Kang Nan looked back at Zulu and signaled to leave.
"People who go to the city can ride. I will take you."
"Ah, then we too… … ."
Only Siena and Ethella decided to accompany them to the city.
Those who remained were not particularly busy, and they were not weak enough to struggle on rough terrain.
Armin looked up at Siena and said.
"Siena, you will be a good teacher."
"brother."
Siena understood Armin's words.
Her pride was hurt when she was only used as bait to lure the Eternal Reflector into the project, but now she knew.
Why did Gaold want Ethella more than he did?
"Not everyone has to fight. Not everyone needs to be strong. Go back to school and do what you want. To be a great teacher."
Siena made a friendly expression for the first time.
"okay. You should be happy too."
Those words rather made Armin sad, but on the other hand, laughter leaked out.
My beloved sister is finally able to overcome the trauma of her past and start a new life.
"Then, see you next time."
Kaidra, the grotesque bird, soars into the sky, and Armin also ignores Kuan and disappears with flicker magic.
So one by one they went their separate ways, and Arius, who was the last one left, approached Miro with Shirone on his back.
"Miro, what shall we do?"
Miro looked around at the world as if it were running.
"Well, where should I look around?"
The world she returned to after 20 years was full of unknowns, but to her, all the unknowns were just a playground.
* * *
After completing the history search, Uorin opened her eyes.
"found!"
After a long journey through the entire history, what she found was a crack different from the base case.
Gando asked in an urgent voice.
"Did you find it?"
"I was born in the Middle East. He is between 15 and 30 years of age. His gender is male. His name is Akaze, but if he had already left his hometown, he could have changed it."
When Uorin called for a wind chime, the door burst open and 30 people wearing owl masks were sucked in like smoke.
"Did you call?"
"Use your best espionage power to find it. He was born into a tribe in the Akkadian Desert. My family died in the Oasis War, and I am one of the survivors."
That was the end of the information Uorin delivered.
It was a task to search the whole world with only approximate age, gender, and simple information, but it was well worth it.
"All right."
Fengzhang slipped away without a sound, and Wulin walked around the room biting her nails.
Ra descended to earth.
has only one purpose. To destroy humanity that builds chaos.
"Are you sure that Ra was born on this earth?"
"okay. You must find it, before he can act. If he can't… … ."
Gando could imagine the words Uorin couldn't bear to say.
It is none other than the reincarnation of the Akashic Records.
The event that will happen when he finishes his judgment on this world will come to mankind as an unprecedented shock wave.
"A great disaster has come."
"doesn't care. Even a god couldn't cross Theraje's stronghold. We must be fully prepared."
Uorin finally stopped walking and looked back at Gando.
"A new era has opened, Gando."
Erase the Anchera following the Erase the Guffin, and this is the third and final reset.
It was called the Great Purification Period.
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[517] Anonymous swordsman (1)
The border area between Baiden and Ferris Kingdom is a dangerous area where local warfare continues even after signing an armistice.
However, it was also the perfect place for a swordsman to experience actual combat.
The village of Rapne, which is a little more biased towards Weiden from the border area.
One swordsman crossed the village entrance.
A body with both agility and strength proved that muscles were not simply made for cool, and the huge straight sword behind his back was proof of that fact.
It was Ogent Rian, a knight ascetic who dropped out of Kaizen Swordsmanship School to gain practical experience and wandered the world.
"damn… … ."
A sound like scratching metal leaked from his completely rested throat.
After wandering around the world in search of a battlefield, he became a mercenary on the side of the Kingdom of Baiden and engaged in a local war with a soldier from Ferris.
However, the whole story was a war of attrition through secret negotiations between two regional officials to receive subsidies from the kingdom, and most of the hired mercenaries were killed to silence them.
Rian was suddenly attacked by his allies, but he survived and arrived here.
'Even if I was a little more careful… … .'
Heck, that's the life of a mercenary wherever you go.
Didn't the parrot mercenary corps they met in Galliant a while ago become entangled in the strife between the nobles and become bandits?
'It's not good to beg for food here either.'
One of the reasons why the battlefield was exhausting was the fact that there was no place to rest even after leaving the battlefield.
The village I had just arrived in was no different, and I didn't even see food scraps rolling on the floor, let alone a market.
Many houses had collapsed roofs and could not even be repaired, and people's faces were lifeless.
'Then I have to cross the mountain tonight.'
There is no one to feed Rian.
He would have no choice but to surrender it if threatened with a sword, but he had seen numerous knight attendants who ended up becoming thieves while wandering the world.
"Whoa! Whoa!"
Suddenly, heat rose in my head and my head spun.
During the war, the wound in his side from an arrow began to throb violently.
First aid treatment was given, but the inflammation was not caught, and moreover, I hadn't eaten for several days, so my body didn't have the courage to endure it.
thud!
With the last of his strength, Rian collapsed with his back against the wall beside my road.
"Whoa!"
The breath from his neck was hot enough to melt his teeth.
"Are you going to die?"
I didn't know until I ran out after shouting at Klump.
There is no limit to bad things.
Fatigue, pain, fear, despair, everything that ruins a human being plagued Rian.
There was no instructor who would say that this was enough and stop the misfortune.
The world just says so.
If you can't stand it, die.
'Well, that's okay too.'
Rian doesn't remember how he got out of the battlefield.
Only the image of himself, covered in blood and screaming, breaking through the siege of the soldiers of the two kingdoms and running amok, remained as an image from an omniscient point of view.
'Death is also a good choice.'
Rian smiled innocently.
Not because it made me laugh, but because I wanted to see if I could still laugh.
In his endless despair, for the first time he felt the desire to run away from his life.
'Because I'm not afraid of death.'
I'm just afraid of the white bones that will be buried in the ground without accomplishing anything.
"Shirone… … . Tess… … ."
Rian blinked slowly. Her field of vision was narrowing by half each time her eyelids closed.
"sorry… … ."
"Mister, what's wrong?"
At the end of my receding consciousness, I heard a young girl's voice.
"are you okay? Come to your senses."
Rian's last memory was the image of the girl's face pushed into the narrowed field of view, as if a hole had been punched in black paper.
* * *
– I don't know yet. But it will be possible.
– Smille. Smille.
– It's dangerous, but it's worth a try.
– Smille. Smille.
"Huh!"
Rian, who raised her eyes, jumped to her feet.
I don't remember the dream, but the repetitive sound, like an auditory hallucination, was still lingering in my auditory nerve.
"Damn it!"
When I dream of hearing hallucinations, I always curse words that pop out.
Am I going crazy?
Rian tried hard to turn away from her negative mind.
'What the hell is a smille?'
The only hint was the grandfather's anecdote that he heard when Jikdo received
When he arrived in a strange village after being mortally wounded after defeating bandits, he was saved by an old man and his granddaughter.
I don't know what kind of treatment I received, but the word that I constantly heard while unconscious was Smille.
'Is it the secret contained in the object?'
Rian stared at
"huh?"
It was only after organizing his thoughts that far that he realized that he didn't even know where he was.
Rian, who hurriedly got out of bed, grasped the handle of the straight sword, and the door burst open, and an eight-year-old girl with brown hair in braids entered.
"uh? Uncle woke up! Mama, Uncle are awake!"
The girl looked out the door and shouted, and after a while a woman in her mid-thirties entered.
It can't be called beautiful, but it gave a graceful impression for a village devastated by war.
"You are awake. What a relief."
Realizing that the first people he met were a young girl and a woman, and that there was no hostility in their eyes and tone, Rian relaxed his expression.
"Where is this?"
"It's a town belonging to the Kingdom of Baiden."
As befits a person living in a battlefield, she first gave us information to identify friends and family.
"Ah, the town… … ."
Then I remembered.
There was a girl who spoke to me right before I lost consciousness.
"But how did you bring me here?"
"I don't seem to remember. I walked with my daughter by the hand. Although, of course, as soon as she entered, she collapsed."
Was it?
As soon as I realized that I wanted to live anyway, I felt bitter.
"Come out at once. I have prepared a meal."
As the woman took her daughter out, Rian examined the bandaged body.
The area hit by the arrow was completely healed.
It was impossible for him to recover in such a short time since he couldn't schema, but it was a familiar situation now.
It was because every time I had a dream in which I heard hallucinations, all wounds were completely healed.
'Maybe my grandfather had a dream too?'
After pondering for a while, Rian got help and thought that the rudeness was severe, so she hurriedly got up from her seat and went outside.
The house wasn't very big, so I could see the living room as soon as I left the door.
A girl was sitting at an old round table and the woman was making soup.
"There were many mistakes. Thanks to you, my life was saved."
When Rian, who was sitting next to her, thanked her, the woman shook her head.
"I just disinfected the wound and applied medicine. It was amazing. It's the first time I've seen a wound heal with my own eyes. It must be schema, right?"
Even if you are ignorant of swordsmanship, living in a battlefield is the way to hear this and that.
"Ah yes. what… … That's it."
Rian didn't feel the need to explain a phenomenon he didn't understand.
"By the way, mister, are you a mercenary? What is your name?"
"me? Rian. You?"
It was rare for knights to disclose their surnames in the practice of knights, as there were many cases in which the reputation of the family was tarnished while doing harsh work.
"Rian? Hmmm, Rian."
The girl kept mumbling the name Rian and then said with a slightly disappointed expression.
"I don't know. Mister, he must be a not-so-famous mercenary. Oh, my name is Liz."
Rian was stunned.
I never expected from the beginning that my name would be known in such a small town, but when I heard it through the mouth of an innocent kid, I was strangely offended.
"By the way, kid, I am not an uncle. He was only nineteen years old."
Liz shrugged.
"i know. All the guys say so. At heart, I'm a teenager."
"… … ."
While Rian looked at him with a puzzled expression, a woman walked over to the table carrying a plate of soup.
"I can't do it if I make fun of my brother. I'm sorry, Liz was joking around."
"But you called me a kid!"
Ignoring her daughter's words, the woman sat across from her.
"Even though I traveled for a long time, my beard didn't grow much. Liz is still too young to know."
"But that means, my face… … ."
The woman covered her mouth and laughed.
"just joke. Looking at it now, he is a young and handsome young man."
"Haha, I don't mean to hear that… … ."
Rian, who blushed and lowered her head, realized the gaze of the girl and her mother and licked her lips in embarrassment.
A lot of playfulness seemed to be hereditary.
"Then let's eat well."
Rian gulped and gobbled up the soup.
To be honest, even if there were a few bugs in the soup, I felt like I could eat it with gratitude.
After waiting for Rian to satisfy her hunger, the woman shook hands and introduced herself.
"This is Sylvia. This is my daughter, Liz."
Liz met Rian's eyes and stuck out her tongue.
"Then my husband… … ?"
"He is dead. He left us on the battlefield three years ago."
Liz, thinking of her father, exclaimed excitedly.
"I hate war! I hate those thieves who come to meet me!"
"Liz, what did your mother say? When you have guests… … ."
Liz ignored her mother and grabbed Rian's wrist.
"Your brother is very strong, right? Since I saved you, please get rid of the thieves who are harassing Mom."
"When did you say you weren't famous?"
"are you okay. Those thieves aren't famous either. And I heard that there are some very strong knights even if they are not famous. Is your uncle like that too? Actually, is it really strong? I've never seen anyone carry a sword as big as my brother's."
Liz's eyes were sincere.
'Is that so… … .'
Of course, it was goodwill and kindness, but there must have been a child's eager expectation in saving the dying Rian.
But Rian couldn't help them.
One thing I learned for sure while wandering around the world.
The sword is killing, and killing is responsibility.
It is true that he received help, but whether he could handle the responsibility when he chose to kill was another matter.
'Because I can't live here forever.'
"Don't worry too much about it. It's because Liz doesn't know the world yet. and… … It's not all that bad."
'Isn't that all bad?'
Rian was rather concerned about that remark.
Come to think of it, where did Sylvia get the anti-inflammatory medicine?
The value of medicine on the battlefield is bound to transcend imagination.
Also, having enough food to willingly give food to others didn't match the dreary scenery I felt when I first came to the village.
'You bastard children… … .'
Sensing a certain situation, Rian tightened her eyes and raised her head.
"I can't believe those thieves told the lady… … ."
"hey! Sylvia!"
Just then, a drunken man shouted outside the door.
Liz, who had turned pale, hid behind her mother, and Sylvia also slowly stood up with her complexion darkened.
bang!
A man who kicked the door as if he was about to break it strides in.
He was tall, and his face was engraved with a scar running down his nose.
It was Fox, the vice-captain of the Red Spear Bandits.
"Where are you? The bastard who slept here last night! What was hidden… … !"
He looked around the house with fierce eyes and stopped at the table.
He was much younger and more handsome than he had been told.
"Hoo? That's it, right?"
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[518] Unknown swordsman (2)
In front of Fox's murderous eyes, Rian slowly averted his gaze.
Another thing I realized while going to and from the battlefield was that it was better to avoid a fight that could be avoided.
No, the truth is a lie.
I have seen countless people who were not afraid to die and kept their beliefs.
'What's the problem?'
It is not a one-dimensional fear that it hurts when you get hurt or that everything is over when you die.
Not sure about the sword.
The anxiety of having to throw oneself into an uncertain future every moment was sometimes more terrifying than giving up one's life.
Fox, who carefully observed Rian's hardened face, realized something and burst into laughter.
"Geuk, a kid with no blood on his head."
It's common.
The kids who said they had learned a little bit of swords were bluffing to the general public with brute strength.
It cannot be said that there is no such category among the thieves, but Fox was different from them in terms of skill.
Above all, he could speak schema.
"I'll pay the price later… … ."
After muttering that, Fox suddenly bent his head and glared at Sylvia.
"How did this happen, Sylvia? I've been so nice to you, but you bring in someone else? Is she, after all, a woman you can't help it with?"
Sylvia's expression crumpled at the disgusting misunderstanding.
"reptile. I don't want to hear that from someone who covets his friend's girl."
Fox's face turned red.
He gave up being a soldier and gave up everything from the moment he became a thief, but when he thought of Sylvia's husband, who was his comrade-in-arms, it always bothered him that he was the last conscience.
"shut up! The guy is dead! He is already out of this world!"
Fox came up with a magic phrase to clear his conscience.
"And I've liked you since I was little. I want to make love."
"It is not love to be interested in a married woman with a daughter. It's a dirty obsession."
"A dirty obsession?"
Fox's face turned cold, as if he had transformed into a different person.
"You mean that? I could have you anytime But it's a dirty obsession. Okay, so from now on I won't put up with it either."
Liz stood in front of her mother as Fox approached, emitting ferocious energy.
"Don't bully my mother! Daddy won't forgive you!"
Fox's cold gaze pierced Liz.
"Liz, I'm not trying to bully you. I'm trying to save you from this hellish life. I'm sure your dad will thank me too."
The unscrupulous remarks made Sylvia dizzy.
"You are not insane. it's crazy."
"Hey, it might be. But what difference does living without going crazy make? If I could have you, I'd rather be crazy."
Sylvia, realizing that she could not convince Foxx by any means, shouted as she pushed Liz outside.
"Liz! run away!"
Then he picked up a pot of soup from the table and threw it at Fox.
"joy!"
The moment Fox hit the pot with his thick fist, Sylvia suddenly came in front of him and stabbed the fork into his stomach.
Fox shrugged and calmly examined the wound.
It was too much to pierce through the steely muscles to the level of tableware used at home.
"It's cheeky… … !"
As Fox slapped him on the cheek, Sylvia's body collapsed to the floor.
"mom! mom!"
Fox turned away from Liz's voice.
"Don't resent me. Because you brought it on yourself."
"stop."
Foxx turned his eyes to see Rian rising from her chair with a displeased expression on her face.
I knew he was big, but when I saw him standing, he was quite well-balanced.
"Are you talking to me just now?"
"No matter how crazy you are, it's not like you're doing something nasty in front of a child."
"… … You're right."
said Fox, bending his neck from side to side.
"First of all, killing you is the order. how is it? If you are confident, try it."
The moment he succumbs to the provocation, a heavy burden that cannot be converted into weight is placed on Rian's shoulders.
"… … ."
Rian turned to Liz.
The look in his eyes, full of anticipation, must have been the selfishness that only a child could show.
"Let's go out. I don't want to have blood in the house."
When Rian suggested a match, the corners of Fox's mouth trembled and went up.
I couldn't ignore Rian's size.
"F*cking, bluffing. ok let's go Let the villagers clearly engrave who the owner of this house is."
When he left the house, the villagers who had heard the commotion were hiding out of Fox's line of sight and spying on the situation.
Rian looked at the 12 thieves surrounding him.
There will never be a fair party party or anything that matches the number of heads.
'Is it 12 to 1.'
Foxx shouted, brandishing his longsword.
"Hey, young swordsman! What are you doing without rushing into it? Are you sure you're not waiting for someone to ring the bell?"
A preemptive strike is effective in any situation, but unless you are willing to risk your life, there is no need to attack the larger number first.
Knowing that fact, Rian slowly aimed the greatsword at him.
The thieves' faces turned pale as the seemingly heavy iron mass extended all the way to a distance completely off center of gravity.
It was truly a murderous force.
"Vice-captain, isn't that guy really strong?"
Fox's face wrinkled at the words whispered by his subordinate.
Talking like that in front of the enemy only lowered morale.
"shut up. I'm alone anyway If 12 people rush at it, everyone has no choice but to die."
Although he showed great power, Rian's heart was disturbed.
When I didn't know anything, it was all about rushing to death and winning, but as my understanding of the sword deepened, I realized how reckless and crazy it was.
'So far, it's been nothing more than a fluke. my sword is not perfect perhaps… … I might die.'
Although it was said to be a band of bandits made up of veterans who ate on the battlefield, if it was Rian's skill, he could cut it down.
But is it?
Questions about the sword filled my head endlessly.
Because we are not sure, we cannot act, and because we cannot act, we make mistakes at crucial moments.
'Is my sword really right? really… … Can I cut them?'
The thieves who were watching Rian's face, which gradually turned pale, soon turned into absurd expressions and burst into laughter.
"Puhahaha! What is that? Are you really scared? Now I see that he was a strong fool."
"Hey, what are you going to do? You will die now."
As Rian's momentum shrank, his subordinates automatically closed the gap and approached.
"brother… … ."
A look of disappointment showed on Liz's face, and Sylvia, who had been praying earnestly for Rian to win, also turned pale.
"Guys! Kill them!"
As the thieves rushed in, Rian instinctively looked from behind and saw a longsword piercing through.
"Kuk!"
Rian, whose center of gravity was pushed back as he blocked it with his greatsword, swung his sword around without even checking the opponent's position.
'A truly childish sword, Rian.'
Divine Transcendence is a yaksha technique whose source is anger.
It was difficult to fully focus on a single action in a state of unsure of one's sword.
"What are you doing! Just go and stab him!"
Several swords landed on Rian's head, and some aimed for his abdomen in a stabbing stance.
'I can't avoid it!'
Confident in that, Rian twisted his upper body and raised the greatsword above his head.
Contrary to his thoughts, defense and evasion were perfectly executed.
However, Rian was still dissatisfied with the current results and only fell into a sense of shame.
'It's luck. This is not skill.'
I turned the greatsword as if throwing a noose, and when I struck it, the bandits' necks fell off.
'Not this angle. It's just a fluke.'
The bandits didn't see what Rian was looking at.
Even Fox, who speaks the schema, could not understand the simple truth hidden in the high level that Rian presented.
"Damn it! Getting caught!"
As Rian put out a foot and swung the greatsword in an oblique line, the two thieves slashed into pieces.
The thieves finally realized the seriousness of the situation after the sword attack cut two people to the bone.
"What, what, this child… … !"
"Get out of the way, fools!"
Thinking that the lower the number, the more dangerous it is, Fox raised his greatsword and rushed in to slash his own throat.
The strength of the thieves, including the captain, overwhelmed Rian, but the battle was surprisingly tight.
'I went in too deep. This is not swordsmanship.'
I don't even think it was cut, but the number of thieves was gradually decreasing.
I don't feel like I'm winning.
I wanted to perfectly embody the trajectory in my head and explode it comfortably, but there was no way to prove its reality.
He couldn't even tell whether he was practicing swordsmanship or performing a sword dance like an idiot.
visor!
When the sharp iron voice suddenly returned Rian's mind to reality, 11 people had already died and Fox was the only one left.
"Shit!"
Fox was pushed back by Rian's offensive, which raged like a storm.
Even though he had already greatly enhanced his physical abilities through schema, all he could do was avoid attacks.
The presence or absence of schema in battle creates a big difference as the barrier between species.
The fact that the gap is not felt means that the technological gap is unspeakably large.
'What the hell is this guy? I'm not an ordinary prosecutor.'
Even more annoying was the fact that even with these skills, Rian's eyes didn't have the slightest hint of hope.
'Wrong! This, that, everything is wrong!'
Rian was seeing what Fox couldn't see.
That's why every time he drew his sword, despair like death came.
'no.'
He doesn't have genius insight to stab the shortest distance.
The process of swinging hundreds and thousands of times and adjusting the error at the level of one millimeter or less was the only way he could rise to the next level.
'This isn't it.'
but it seems
An ideal state that cannot be explained in words.
Because the realm is shimmering, all standards have become tangled.
"This is not what it is!"
The moment Rian burst into a tantrum, divine transcendence was activated for the first time.
The greatsword stopped only after Fox cut off the sword he had raised and cut the body vertically.
Silence as if the world had stopped.
As Fox's body tumbled from side to side, the villagers began to enter the building.
He single-handedly cut down 12 bandits.
He was a master who could never be seen in a completely ruined village where there was not even a single blade of grass to graze.
"omg! omg!"
Rian felt relieved for the first time since the battle started, but no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't remember his posture from a moment ago.
'What do you mean… … .'
When I closed my sword and looked around, I saw no one besides Sylvia and Liz.
'Did I win?'
no, he survived
It's nothing more than luck overlapping luck, luck overlapping luck and surviving.
But how long can we last like this?
"ah… … ."
Sylvia met Rian's eyes and involuntarily let out a moan.
It was the eyes that seemed to be carrying all the agony of the world.
However, Rian turned his head again to examine the corpses scattered everywhere, as if he did not want sympathy.
'You committed it.'
On the subject of not being able to take care of my own body, I trembled again.
"Get rid of the body."
Rian informed the villagers who were probably listening.
"If you don't want to be in charge, that would be fine."
Since no one would want to take responsibility for today's situation, there was no reason for Rian's explanation to be lengthy.
"Come in. Please tell me more."
After Rian said that, she turned to the house first, and Sylvia, who suddenly came to her senses, followed.
On the other hand, Liz still stayed there and looked at the cruel scene Rian had created with a blank expression.
"That brother… … Are you really strong?"
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[519] Unknown swordsman (3)
When Liz returns home, Rian and Sylvia are talking.
According to what Rian heard, most of the officers of the Red Spear Bandits are composed of defeated soldiers belonging to the Kingdom of Baiden.
In particular, the leader was a man in his mid-40s named Pecon who worked at a border post, and was a person who held the position of an infantry battalion commander before the border was pushed.
'The battalion commander of the infantry.'
Rian, who had been to many battlefields, was able to gauge Paccon's inaction just by hearing his name.
As if it were the capital of a kingdom, in a battle zone where war is fierce, rank becomes a measure of skill.
In particular, when it came to the battalion commander in the border area where the pride of both countries was at stake, anything other than skill was not a consideration at all.
"Hmm, why would someone like that join the bandits?"
"I don't know. It could be exhaustion, or it could be personal circumstances… … ."
After a moment of conflict, Sylvia confessed her true feelings.
"But isn't that what humans are after all?"
Rian found herself persuaded by her last words.
There may be circumstances.
But maybe because he's just human, he chooses evil in search of a slightly better path.
"Red Spear Faken is a well-known person even in enemy countries. That's why the Biden Security Forces are not willing to touch it. They have settled on Mount Arch, three kilometers away from here, and are expanding their power by plundering nearby villages."
Fox, which Rian cut down, was also part of the power expansion Sylvia spoke of.
"It's Arch Mountain… … ."
"brother."
As Liz approached, Rian, who belatedly realized, apologized.
"sorry. You have shown a vicious appearance."
"are you okay. I'm not really surprised."
I couldn't be happy to see a corpse, but when I saw it every day, I just felt the disgust of c*ckroaches.
"Tell me honestly. Oppa, are you a very famous person? You lied because you were afraid people would flock to you if you revealed your real name, right?"
"no. my name is Rian And not even famous. The bandits were just weak. I never won because I was strong."
Liz bowed her head sullenly.
"But we… … Even those weak thieves suffer and live."
Rian had nothing to say.
It's not a sin to be weak, but on the battlefield, such words were nothing more than a vanity.
"I want to rest a little. The wound hasn't healed yet."
Rian got out of his uncomfortable seat and entered the room.
As Sylvia looked at the tightly closed door with a worried expression, Liz asked as she cradled her in her arms.
"Mom, what will we do now if my brother leaves?"
"Liz, expecting too much from others is bad. My brother saved us, didn't he?"
"But now I hate it. I don't want to live like this."
Who wants to stay in pain?
However, Sylvia could not tell her young daughter the harsh reality.
One thing I've realized in my life is that you can't know something you haven't experienced.
When she was young, she also boasted many words, such as life is like this and living like this is the correct answer, but it wasn't once or twice that she had completely different feelings from the words she uttered when she was directly subjected to it.
"Liz, you will know when you live. No one can fully understand you. But do you have a mother? She will be your mother to watch over you."
"I hate it when my mother protects me. I want someone to protect her mother."
Sylvia smiled sadly.
That, too, must have been a fear that a child could have.
"Mom, let me tell you something. But even when no one helps her, she is always by your side."
Sylvia hugged Liz tightly.
Long into the night, Rian did not come out of the room.
After breakfast, he skipped meals, but the heavy burden rested on his shoulders, enough to make him forget about hunger.
'Red Spear Facken. A battalion commander?'
At the time of his confrontation with his older brother in the Ogent family, Ogent Lai was an 8th class sergeant.
Of course, the Lai that Rian knew was a genius, so he had no idea that he would be just a battalion commander when he reached the age of Facon.
However, if you compare only your current skills, the possibility of surpassing Rai was strong.
'I… … Can I bell?'
According to Sylvia, there are seven officers of the Red Spear Bandits.
Among them, there were only three vice-captains, including Fox, so it was certain that the number of subordinates would exceed three digits, if not much.
You have to fight them all.
He had to deal with the thieves who had even given up on the Kingdom Security Forces alone.
'I'm going to die.'
Why fight if you're going to die anyway?
Justice that cannot be enforced is not justice.
'I don't know, Shirone. what should i do… … .'
smart.
In the midst of Rian's agonizing night, he heard a knock.
"I am Sylvia."
"Come in."
Sylvia opened the door and came in.
And when he saw Rian sitting on the bed with no sign of lying down, he sat down in a chair with a slightly relieved expression on his face.
"What happened at this time… … ."
"I just wanted to say thank you for the help. You are a benefactor to me and my daughter."
Rian looked back on the journey of knight training.
More than half of those who called him a benefactor ended up calling Rian an enemy.
That's what responsibility is.
"You just fought for me. The bandits would have killed me anyway."
Sylvia nodded as if she understood.
As the silence grew longer, Rian, who could not stand it, spoke frankly first.
"sorry. I can't face the bandits alone. The border security forces have also let go, and the villagers won't come forward."
"I have no face. It hasn't been a desolate place since before."
The problem was that those who could fight were already dead or attached to the bandits.
"I will leave in the morning. sorry."
"I'm not asking the knight to destroy the bandits."
"then?"
When Rian raised her head, Sylvia looked away and said.
"Can you be Liz's father?"
Rian waited for the words to follow without showing emotion.
It was so nonsensical.
"sorry. At the age of thirty-three, I couldn't bear to say the word marriage, so I sold her daughter. But I'm serious. Of course, I'm not asking you to stay by her side for the rest of your life. For five years, even three years, can't she just stay by her side until Liz is out of here and she can live in the world?"
Rian's chest tightened.
If he refuses the offer, will he become the enemy who ruined Liz's life again?
"I will make a good wife."
As the silence grew longer, Sylvia lowered her head as if she had made up her mind and began to unfasten her clothes.
Entrusting her husband's friend, Fox, was something she hated more than dying.
But if it wasn't that disgusting, a woman alone knew what she would give up to protect her daughter.
Rian firmly held out his hand.
"sorry."
Sylvia's embarrassing hand stopped.
There were a lot of people who just stayed overnight and left, so this was an unexpected situation even for her.
"There is someone I like. And you won't change my mind this way."
"okay."
Sylvia straightened her collar and stood up.
There was nothing more to ask for because there was nothing more to give.
"I was grateful though. Fox is… … He really was like an enemy. I'll pack some food, so take it with you in the morning."
Seeing each other would only be embarrassing, so Sylvia was considerate of Rian and left the room.
Silence came again and the moonlight came through the window.
Rian spent the rest of the time immersed in agony.
What could be done and what could not be done flowed without a standard.
At dawn, Rian's confused eyes gradually regained stability.
After inserting the greatsword into the leather scabbard on her back and leaving the door, there was a bag of food Sylvia had prepared in advance.
Rian looked around for a moment at the room where the mother and daughter were sleeping.
"… … ."
And without touching anything, I slowly opened the door and went out.
He will never return to Lipne Village.
An hour after Rian left, Sylvia's house was noisy as if Liz's cries were about to leave.
"mom! My brother is gone! He left us behind!"
"No, Liz. My brother went his own way."
"Aaaagh!"
Liz didn't say anything more and just cried, as if she understood the world even a little in her young mind.
Then someone knocked on the door outside.
"Are you there? Let me ask you something."
Sylvia opened the door without losing her vigilance and looked outside.
Then, with a dazed expression, he raised his head all the way to the threshold.
A body that is out of the standard of an average human.
He was over 2 meters tall, and his shoulders got caught in the door.
In her experience, this kind of thing has always dealt with swords.
When the man bent over suddenly showed his face, Sylvia took a step back in surprise.
A face long like a sweet potato, thick eyelashes, and a thin mustache peeking out from under the nose.
"Oh, sorry to startle you. Even if you go in for a while… … ?"
Sylvia asked as she hugged Liz.
"What are you doing?"
When the man stormed into the house without asking for permission, a seed that seemed crazy to his heart followed.
The servant was not short, but he was a dwarf compared to the man wearing black iron armor and carrying an iron sword carefully carved by a master craftsman.
The man, who had been sniffing and acting incoherently, nodded as if he understood.
"I heard rumors that a blue-haired knight with a long sword came to this village a few days ago. Have you seen it?"
There was only one person with blue hair who could think of a long sword.
"no. I don't know anyone like that. Please leave."
"Hmm, is that so?"
The man took out a chair from the table and sat down.
Every single action was transmitted to the mother and daughter as a sense of intimidation.
"Your introduction is late. My name is Ramdas, the Knight Acolyte. He is holding an official post in a distant country, but the late wind hits him and he is wandering aimlessly."
Ramdas brought out phrases that he hadn't even asked.
"Then I heard a rumor in the wind. This is the story of a young swordsman with blue hair."
"You said you didn't know such a person!"
"yes. Not that famous. But I don't judge people by their reputation. In particular, the young prosecutor's actions intrigued me."
Sylvia gave up and kept her mouth shut.
"There are corpses that the young man cut down, of course there are some that were caught in the middle of the day, but there is a consistent aspect to some corpses. Excitement!"
As Ramdas slammed the table, the mother and daughter's shoulders shook.
"They say everything is over with one sword. Whether it be horses, armor, shields, or weapons, they disregarded and cut them down."
The end of Fox came to mind in Sylvia's mind.
"Maybe that's why it's being evaluated as a rising divinity among knight attendants. Thanks to his bold swordsmanship, he seems to have been nicknamed the Knight of Macha in recent years."
"A Knight of Mach?"
"yes. It means something huge like the sky, the sea, or the earth. But I heard, um, I heard from the villagers, that yesterday morning a young man tore up a man named Fox with his sword and armor. Also, I heard from the villagers that the young man is staying here."
Sylvia's lips trembled.
"really… … Don't you know?"
Ramdas' pretty eyes like a woman penetrated Sylvia's heart like an awl.
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[520] Unknown Swordsman (4)
Arriving at the beginning of Mount Arch, Rian was lost in thought.
'I can't save everyone in the world.'
Also, even if you wanted to save someone, if you didn't have the ability to do so, it was the same as committing suicide.
"I know, Shirone."
That this is not like you.
It's not like me to rush into the enemy camp and die bravely even though I know I'm going to die.
"Yeah, it's not like that."
Rian laughed.
"You just have to go where your heart points."
The scenery was beautiful, and the clear birdsong embroidered the valley coolly and spread out.
However, the aura of death awaiting him halfway up distorted the whole landscape to the point of dizziness.
The more he did, the faster he walked through the bush.
I didn't want to waste time if I was going to make a decision.
Just because I lived 5 more minutes didn't change the history I've lived so far.
As we approached the thieves' sanctuary, two thieves who were patrolling the outskirts drew their swords and blocked our way.
"What are you? Do you know where this is?"
Rian continued moving forward without slowing down.
The eyes of the thieves, who confirmed the trained body and even the long sword behind them, were filled with life.
"stop. if you don't want to die Who are you?"
Instead of answering, Rian reached over and grabbed the handle of the long sword.
"This child… … !"
Not to be outdone, two thieves ran downhill with their swords pointed.
"I am Rian."
Rian's face crumpled as he gritted his teeth, and hot air leaked out between his teeth.
"It's Shirone's sword."
The thieves' eyes shook in shock.
A huge flash of light was rolling in like a rising tidal wave just off the horizon.
* * *
Silvia was seized with a strange fear, and felt compelled to say anything.
"But why are you looking for him?"
Ramdas leaned back in his chair and twisted his mustache.
"Hmm, according to rumors, he has reached divine transcendence."
"Divine Transcendence?"
"You move your body with the power of your will. Of course, it is unclear whether this is actually possible, but it is true that it is an interesting topic for prosecutors. The reason why I left knight training at this age was to confirm the reality of divine transcendence. That's why I want to meet you. Will Mach's knight really be able to cut me to pieces?"
Liz looked up and asked.
"Are you going to kill me?"
"Chuck! It's unknown, little lady. Kill or die, you have to stick around to know. If he really is a yaksha from mythology, my black iron armor would be nothing more than a sheet of paper."
After saying that, Ramdas aimed his gaze at Sylvia.
"Now, stop talking. Knight of Maha, where are you?"
I don't think he's the type to harass women.
However, his more eccentric temperament suggested that he would surely kill if he kept his mouth shut.
"He is the benefactor of our family. He did kill Fox, but he didn't look very strong. He might be someone else."
The reason Sylvia turned around was that she really didn't know where Rian was.
"yes. That's good enough for a rationalization. You did your best. Where are you?"
Sylvia cried and said.
"I don't know. I also asked for help last night, but I refused and left in the morning."
"Oh, how pitiful it is. If true, that's really sad. The fact that Macha's knight was just a coward."
Contrary to what he said, Liz shouted at Ramdas' cold face.
"It's real! My brother abandoned us and left!"
"Chuck! Then, is it a lie that you cut down a man named Fox yesterday?"
"Well, it's not… … ."
Ramdas, who had been boggling his upper body back and forth in thought, asked again.
"Tell me then. You know, because you were there. Didn't you notice something strange when the prosecutor cut Fox?"
Liz's face hardened as if she had been stabbed.
I don't remember the scene at the time.
Not because I was surprised or scared, but at that moment, it felt like the world was distorting.
Ramdas thought that Liz's expression was the clear proof.
"You saw it too, Deny."
"I don't know. I didn't see anything."
"It wasn't that I didn't see it, it was that I was shocked. It's like a kind of shockwave that destroys human common sense."
Ramdas started to get excited.
"Among swordsman practitioners, it is called axing. Among them, the axing used by the knights of Maha is Denai."
Liz said while pulling Sylvia by the collar at the murderous spirit rising from Ramdas.
"I have no idea what you mean! And it has nothing to do with us!"
"okay. But it doesn't matter to me. So you should also know what kind of knight Macha is."
Ramdas slowly got up and pushed his upper body out.
"His sword denies the world's logic."
* * *
"Stop! The enemy is only one! Archers hold your ground!"
The 120 members of the Red Spear Bandits moved in perfect order.
Perhaps because the leader was a soldier, the system was different from other thieves.
Arrows rained down from 16 watchtowers, and foot soldiers armed with swords and spears gathered and scattered repeatedly, aiming for Rian's life.
The swords were menacing, the spears too far, and the arrows falling out of sight.
"Yaaaa!"
Swinging his greatsword in an X-shape, Rian dispersed the troops and struck the pillar of the watchtower made of thick logs.
As the place where the greatsword passed was sniped, the watchtower tilted slowly and quickly fell.
"Ahh!"
Finding the archer in the ruins of the watchtower, Rian plunged his greatsword into his back.
At the same time, eight spears stabbed in from different directions.
"damn!"
Rian, who evaded by rolling on the floor, looked around.
No matter where you looked, you could only see enemies.
'Yes, this is 100 people.'
Anyone who has experienced war for a long time knows how big the gap is between the 100 people in your head and the 100 people in reality.
It eliminated 3 people in 10 minutes, but this meant that it could never be annihilated.
Even if you eliminate one person every 3 minutes, it will take 300 minutes to annihilate.
In other words, you have to fight for your life for five hours, harder than sprinting.
Of course, this was just an ideal minimum figure.
"Besieged! Don't give me a break!"
Enemies know that fact, so rather than recklessly attacking, they drove Rian into a corner and only spread the grass when a decisive opportunity came.
'I can't win anyway.'
finished in 1 hour
Enemies who saw through Rian's strategy widened their distance.
But even faster than that, Rian jumped like a beast.
'what… … ?'
The thieves' eyes widened as the world suddenly shook as if it were distorted around Rian.
A movement that destroys common sense of inertia.
How could you land faster than you jumped up?
"Yaaaaa!"
When he swung his great sword, the bodies of three people were cut off.
An attack that cannot be blocked even with a shield.
The bandits were frightened, but they took courage and advanced again due to the huge difference in numbers.
"Kill! With fewer troops, we only become more dangerous!"
The words of the lieutenant commander caused a great sensation, and the thieves raised their resolve as if they were dealing with a monster that had attacked the village.
"shit! You weren't just a kid!"
In the eyes of the thieves, Rian's balance was excellent.
However, there were as many as 200 eyes watching him, and some of them dug into the gaps precisely and hurt them.
"Keugh!"
Two arrows were lodged in the shoulder and back, and the spear cut through the side.
'There is no end.'
The number of enemies he has cut so far is 40, but Rian did not feel the difference between 120 and 80.
'This isn't it.'
As fatigue piled up, the thirst that could not be satisfied no matter how much he swung harassed him again.
The central axis of thinking has already tilted, so I feel like I'm writing the wrong answer no matter what I do.
'It's okay to die. but… … .'
Born as a swordsman, I want to feel the perfect cut even just once.
"Yaaaa!"
Rian screamed and charged.
If you don't have a head to realize, you have no choice but to accumulate numerous failures through your body.
'… … what?;
how much time has passed
Rian was puzzled when he realized that the number of enemies had decreased considerably.
'How many times have I swung it?'
I don't remember the battle.
no, it wasn't conscious.
The moment I felt the sharp, sharp cut, a shiver ran up my spine.
'This is it!'
The perfect slash I entered while conscious for the first time.
And the conclusion that Rian reached after accepting the cut into the cells of his whole body… … .
'It wasn't slanted.'
Nothing was wrong from the start.
The sword just goes anywhere.
That's why it wasn't the sword that was leaning… … .
'It's me.'
Swordsmanship doesn't save the world.
The sword does not cut people.
Saving the world and killing people are human beings in the end.
Therefore, the sword is simply a human being who can wield it as he pleases.
'Go only for me!'
In the place where the greatsword had passed, blood fountains protruding from the five necks gushed out one after another.
"The taste of cutting has become sharper."
Facon, who was watching the battle from the living platform, spoke.
The stone chair was so large that it felt cramped, and a spear reddened with real human blood leaned against the armrest.
"It could be a fluke. Enlightenment does not come easily."
Breeze, one of the thieves' vice-captains and the only wizard, said.
It was an old man in his mid-sixties with a beard that grew roughly as if scrawled with a brush.
"There is no luck. Especially black."
Facon was clearly aware of Rian's change.
"If it is genius to realize before swinging, it would be dunjae to realize after swinging 10,000 times. But that 10,000 times is scary. It's a matter of who wins and comes back, between a brilliant gambler with 1 gold and a stupid gambler with 100 million gold. Being able to swing 10,000 times must be another asset that a genius cannot possess."
Breeze said, brushing her beard.
"Then I will have to step in."
Since the momentum of the sword is at its peak, it is difficult to deal with infantry alone.
Faken, who agreed with the idea, gestured as if to step in.
"Give me a blow and come. If you're that skilled, you'll have to accept the loss of troops."
When Breeze stepped forward from the podium and raised her hands, red flames gathered and roared above her head.
If he blows up the radius like this, his subordinates will also be sacrificed, but if he can't stop Rian, who has turned into a beast, the future will be more difficult.
"At such a young age, the skills are quite good… … ."
Breeze casts a giant fireball while performing a magical action by putting both hands forward.
"I found the wrong water to play with."
"It's a fireball!"
At the same time as the thieves shouted, Rian bent over and turned her head.
My eyes widened the moment I saw a huge fire burning through the air.
Divine Transcendence – Yaksha.
As the air expands, the afterimage of the incarnation manifests, and Breeze, who was watching Rian, felt her hair stand on end.
"Great!"
Crumpling his face and twisting his waist with all his might, Rian swung his greatsword at the flying fireball.
Axing-deny.
A strong wind roared and the fireball lost momentum and split in half.
Breeze looked at it and put on a dazed expression.
"My, my magic… … ."
Facon, who was watching, also showed his face with an expression of incomprehension.
"… … Did you see the magic?"
It was a sight that even he, who had lived on the battlefield for decades, had never heard of, let alone seen.
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