◈ 354. [Side Story] The sin of being born into the world
“You, only you, must remain human.”
At the unknown words, I blinked my eyes in bewilderment.
no, what a natural thing to say.
“I only fight against the monsters as the human commander. Of course I have no intention of becoming a monster.”
“… … .”
Looking at me with a blank stare,
“… … The handkerchief is dirty. I’ll wash it and return it next time.”
He took the handkerchief I gave him and pulled it over the hood attached to his robe.
Her face, as white as her pale hair, was hidden in the shadows.
“Okay, Ash. See you next time.”
And the nameless disappeared into darkness.
I was just staring at the back of it.
Why?
What Anonymous just said to me was like a warning to me… … .
It sounded like something she wanted to say to herself.
‘Don’t be like me… … you.’
So, does Moo-myeong himself mean that he is already a monster? Does he mean that he has already been swallowed up by darkness?
“… … I’m not going to be a monster, Nameless.”
Even if he becomes a tyrant who stands above the rules of the game.
don’t become a monster
I will become a tyrant within the bounds of man.
“And I won’t let you become a monster either.”
The 742nd round of the game.
The final boss we met in the last stage – ‘The Lake Princess Who Can’t Sleep’.
I remember her appearance, completely stained with darkness and becoming a monster who fell into ruin.
‘I will not turn your end into such an ugly monster.’
Because you are within my reach.
therefore… … i will save you too cotton.
I clenched my fists.
certainly.
By any means.
***
Time passed quickly. Almost ten days had passed before I knew it.
The snow, which had been pouring several times, lost momentum and then disappeared, and the weather was dry and clear.
Crossroads is preparing for the next defensive battle with all its might.
Throughout the city, the sound of construction to reinforce the walls, the sound of saws trimming wooden fences, and the shouts of people busy moving military supplies can be heard.
After all, the cross road here is a fortress city. The forefront of the world colliding with monsters.
This figure of doing everything in its power to stop the monster can be said to be the true face of Crossroads.
And, in a corner of this busy crossroads-
“Ahhhhhhhh!”
… … I got caught.
To the snarling Dragon Lady – Dusk Bringer, sharpening her sharp teeth like saw blades.
‘Damn it… … !’
Dusk Bringer’s tiny hands held terrifying strength. Caught by the end of his collar, he couldn’t budge.
After the last occupation war, I had been desperately avoiding Dusk Bringer for a while, but in the end I got caught… … !
“I must have run away well! I won’t miss it anymore! Go ahead, look at the wine! Let’s talk, Ash!”
“… … .”
I tried to turn my head away and avert my gaze, and I broke out in a cold sweat.
The reason Dusk Bringer was looking for me and I ran away is simple.
Because they found out I ate dragon hearts.
“What is that thing in your body! where such bad… … Did you pick up something bad for your body and eat it! Speak the truth!”
“… … no, what are you talking about This is the royal family. I don’t even eat junk food, only a clean, clear and expensive organic diet… … .”
“Stop talking nonsense! Guwain is a woman with dragon blood in her veins! There’s no way you can’t sense the dragon’s energy flowing through your body!”
“… … .”
“Can’t you tell the truth! Can’t you tell me in detail when, where, and how I got that power!”
“No, so this is not what I wanted to eat… … .”
Eventually I gave it all away.
After using [Imperial Declaration] for the first time, I collapsed due to exhaustion of magical power, and I learned that Moo-myeong found a dragon heart and fed it to me.
After hearing the story, Dusk Bringer made a face of amazement, then reached out and grabbed my ear. Aww! It hurts!
“Did you gobble it up like that?!”
“No, it’s not grunt… … Someone else ate it while I was sleeping! Against my will!”
“You idiot! If someone puts something in your mouth while you sleep, you have to spit it out! What did you get home schooling for?!”
“Who in the world receives home training to spit out food when sleeping!”
“The imperial family should receive it! Isn’t preparing for poisoning the basic of the basics!”
uh? really? Did the royal family receive such an education?
Dusk Bringer struck his round forehead with his small hand, as if his strength had worn out after arguing.
I asked cautiously while examining her furrowed eyebrows.
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“As expected, are you angry because you ate the hearts of your own people?”
“what? cognation? Dongjook?!”
what. Did I say something wrong?
It literally seems to have touched the reverse. Dusk-Bringer growled ferociously with a face that looked like he was completely pissed off.
“What did you say? Sympathy!?”
I immediately bowed down.
“sorry. I was wrong. Please explain why you are upset and I will correct it.”
“… … Ha ha.”
Dusk Bringer put his hands on his hips and let out a sigh before slowly opening his mouth.
“The dragon hearts you consumed do not belong to my kind.”
“yes?”
what. you are a dragon So isn’t the dragon heart the heart of your kind?
“In the distant past, there were many species of dragons, but among them there are two species that were enemies.”
Dusk Bringer glanced at the sky.
“Red dragon and black dragon. They are red dragons and black dragons.”
“ah… … !”
“As you know, the Red Dragons are wise, intelligent, elegant, and considerate perfect creatures, but the Black Dragons are savage, evil, vicious, keuh, uhhh! They are very, very bad guys.”
The explanation is changing intuitively as you go backwards.
“The Red Dragon Tribe believed that the world was worth protecting and that life should prosper, but the Black Dragon Tribe did not. They insisted that this world was wrong from the beginning, and that all life should be wiped clean and started anew from nothing.”
“… … .”
“These two dragons have struggled with each other from birth to the end, and in the end they waged a great war. As a result of this war, the two dragons end up destroying each other… … . Leaving only my ancestor, the last red dragon, the ancestor ‘Dusk Bringer’.”
The guardian dragon who was married to the Emperor of the Everblack Empire, who passed on his name to the current Dusk Bringer.
This must have been the reason why the red dragon was the last dragon in the world. He died in a war between them.
Dusk Bringer placed a hand over his slender body.
“As you know, the blood of the Red Dragons runs through Guwain’s body. And what you ate… … .”
Then I guessed a bit.
“… … Do you mean the heart of the Black Dragon?”
“Yes! Do you now know the identity of the bad heart you ate!”
Dusk Bringer pointed at me and shouted wildly.
“You eat the heart of a black dragon tribe because you are in a state of magical power exhaustion?! Isn’t it like setting your body on fire just because it’s cold! It is as if a huge bomb has been planted inside your body!”
“Heehee!”
ah no! Mr. Anonymous! Why the hell did you feed me this dangerous thing! Even though the situation was urgent!
“Do you know what happens when an ordinary human consumes the Dragon Heart?”
“What’s going on?!”
“It becomes a ‘bowl’ that can hold a dragon. It means that you are halfway qualified to become a dragon now!”
Ho, Holly Shhh! Even though I was a dragon on Earth!
“Well, what about the other half of that qualification?!”
“… … .”
“yes?! What?! I’m a bit scared right now! I don’t want to be a dragon! I will live as a human!”
However, Dusk Bringer kept his luck at bay and didn’t tell us about the other half.
Instead, he cleared his throat and turned around.
“Anyway, the Black Dragons are very, very bad guys. They tried to destroy this world.”
“No, what is the sudden change of topic? So what if I don’t want to be a dragon!”
“All of them had to be killed, and they actually died. But where did you suddenly come from? You ate their hearts! where the hell… … .”
The hesitant Dusk Bringer trembled as if he had noticed it only then.
“Could it be that the Black Dragons are also resurrected in that dungeon…? … ?”
“yes? yes what… … .”
Black Dragon Corps.
It is one of the most powerful monster army. Even in the game, every time I caught these cubs, my teammates died in droves.
But since I’m not the one to care about right now, to be honest, I didn’t really care… … .
Dusk Bringer gritted his teeth and muttered ferociously.
“The Black Dragons are sinners who were born into this world. They must all be killed and destroyed.”
“No, isn’t that too extreme?”
Is it a sin to be born into this world?
that’s too much talk
“There are also beings who were born as sinners, Ash.”
But Dusk Bringer spat out with a serious face.
“For instance, think about the monsters you face.”
“… … .”
“The goblins are attacking this time. They are the tumors of this world and skin diseases. They are monsters who just repeat looting, killing, and burning.”
Dusk Bringer raised his index finger and stabbed me.
“Aren’t you in a position to exterminate them without leaving a single one behind? Can’t these monsters be born into the world as a sin?”
“that… … Obviously, I’m in a position to kill them all, but… … .”
but.
Even so.
To be born, to exist in the world, is that just a sin?
The reason I want to kill them is because they want to ruin the royalties.
If there is one goblin who doesn’t harm people, if there is one that doesn’t care about looting, killing, and burning.
Even if they were goblins, should they be killed as soon as they were born?
that… … Is it right?
‘No, what are you worrying about! Are you hungry? More than 50,000 goblins will invade here soon!’
Know.
but… … It was unavoidable to have doubts about it.
Dusk Bringer snatched my troubled hand and led me recklessly.
“Anyway, let’s go to the temple.”
“yes? What about the temple?”
“Why why! Since I ate junk food, shouldn’t I get tested to see if I’m fine!”
No, what a prosecutor, a prosecutor! Absolutely healthy!
***
In the end, I couldn’t resist Dusk Bringer’s coercion and visited the temple.
However, the examination was not immediately available. It was because the temple was quite busy.
The parties that had left for self-exploration in the dungeon today had just returned, and it seemed that several injuries had occurred.
The heroic characters groaned and were seen being healed by the priests.
“But fortunately, there are no serious injuries.”
Dusk Bringer looked over the wounded with his head out. I also took a closer look at the heroes.
“huh?”
And, I found a man who was alone in this group of injured.
“… … .”
It was Thorkel, the leader of the Leprosy Slayer who joined this time. He stood still, leaning against the wall in the hallway of the temple, wearing his ceremonial helmet.
“Thorkel!”
As I approached, I was startled. It was because there was a puddle of blood under his feet.
“What is this, are you okay? Aren’t you seriously hurt?”
“… … Ah, Your Highness.”
Thorkell looked back at me slowly and bowed his head. Blood dripped from his body. What are you!
“are you okay?! Aren’t you going to die?!”
“it’s okay… … . Just hold on, you have to. To be healed at last… … I am waiting.”
“What are you waiting for! Hurry over there and ask for a bandage first!”
“… … .”
Hearing that, Thorkel glanced over at the other patients gathered over there.
Rush!
The other patients who were watching this way flinched and hurriedly avoided their seats.
“… … This is why I am waiting to receive it at the end.”
Torquell spat bitterly from the inside of his helmet.
“Everyone avoids lepers.”
“no… … .”
“it’s okay. I am used to being treated like this.”
Thorkell silently bowed his head.
“They say that those who sinned against the goddess in their previous lives will be reincarnated as lepers.”
“… … .”
“So we lepers, being born into the world itself is a sin.”
Being born into this world is a sin… … .
It was a topic that came up a little while ago. I never thought I would hear it again.
I didn’t know what to say, so while I was stumbling around, Dusk Bringer jumped out from next to me and shouted.
“No, whoever! Being born into this world can’t be a sin!”
… … Aren’t your words different from before, Archduke?
