I Quit the Hero’s Party Chapter 289

〈 Episode 289 〉 Prophecy points to death (1)

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Aplia has been noisy since spring.

It was announced that Chloe was a candidate for the next hero. In addition, the fact that her guardian is the owner of the Black Magic Tower and that she is currently enrolled in Aplia.

There was a commotion for a while.

“I guess he’s closer to a supporter than a protector.”

“The Black Magic Tower respects the wishes of the Holy Stream warrior, Chloe.”

The Black Magic Tower owner was able to overcome this flexibly because he had been prepared for something like this since ancient times, but Aaron, the dean of Aplia, could not. It’s not that Aaron didn’t prepare, but it wasn’t that useful.

Because excessive attention was focused.

Anyway, the place Galahal visited just before he passed away was Aplia. Aplia was the first and last time he stood in the church, so it was very meaningful. The world pays attention to the students who received Galahal’s teachings.

Meanwhile, it was revealed that the hero who inherited Galahal’s legacy was currently enrolled in Aplia. She even said that she would stay in Aplia until she became an adult.

That is truly an amazing fact.

Not only to the world, but also to the students enrolled at Aplia. The students are astonished as it is revealed that the next generation of warriors is none other than the ones taking classes, laughing and talking in the same space as them.

Because that’s what a hero was.

No matter how much he is the son of a prestigious family, he is nothing more than a criminal in front of the hero chosen by the stars. So, while the whole school was in an uproar, Aaron let out a groan.

“Belnoir.”

and.

“Bellnoa?”

“Uh, why? lakh.”

“Why is your expression like that? “You look very tired.”

Belnoa is not happy about this situation. Very much.

“I have a lot to think about.”

Belnoa looked at my outstretched hand.

Belnoa frowned as he looked at his hands, which were still unable to grasp the realization he had seen during the ordeal.

2.

“You want to extend your training time?”

Kalt rolled his shoulders and let out a short breath.

Those eyes turned to the boy standing in front of me. A boy who is famous among hounds with the nickname “The Nightmare of the Slums.”

Shaman, Belnoa.

It was a few months ago that this boy came to Kalt and asked for teachings. Since then, Kalt has often accompanied Belnoa’s training.

“Why?”

“I think we need more.”

“I don’t think it will work if we rush it.”

Kalt sat down on the stump.

It is not difficult to guess why Belnoa said such a thing. Because Kalt also knows the internal situation to some extent.

“Chloe, is it because of that child?”

“······.”

Belnoa confirmed in silence.

Kalt let out a short breath.

“I think it would be difficult to increase it further. “I’m busy too.”

While mumbling that, Kalt glanced at Belnoa.

Kalt is a person whose specialty is human observation. Even though Belnora does not reveal her true feelings, it is difficult to avoid Kalt’s gaze. Kalt narrowed his eyes.

It looks like it is being chased by something.

What is reflected behind the hurried appearance is anxiety.

“It’s not that I don’t understand.”

Kalt rested his chin and opened his mouth.

“That is a sufficient achievement at that age.”

Kalt sighed and continued.

“Even if you join the Hound right now, you will be able to rise to the level below me, and even if you go to battle, you will quickly make a name for yourself. “You know that it’s really rare to reach that level at that age, right?”

This is the conclusion Kalt came to after attending Belnoa’s training for the past few months. The boy in front of me was born with talent. He has the talent to be top-notch. Indeed, it means that he is not the student that the senior had his eye on for no reason.

‘Not just in the realm of martial arts and technology…’

The judgment itself is quick.

The change in thinking is quick, and the process of choosing what to let go and what to take is very smooth. Natural talent is a talent, but he is a boy who has perfected himself in practice.

“I personally think highly of you. It’s not just me. “The same goes for you and my colleagues.”

This is not Kalt’s subjective opinion.

Looking at it objectively, there are only a handful of people around Belnoa’s age who have achieved that level. Even after hearing such praise, Belnoir does not look very cool.

Kalt also knows the reason.

“And yet, you’re looking up there.”

The state of superhumanity.

A place that can only be reached by climbing over a wall.

This boy is truly aiming for that level. That’s probably why he came to me.

‘I feel like I’ve already felt the wall, and I can’t seem to move forward…’

This is Kalt, who went through a similar time as Belnoa.

Kalt scratched the back of his head, trying to decide what to say, then sighed and blurted out.

“Shall I be honest?”

“yes? what···.”

“In my current state, training has no particular meaning. “You just have to do it to the point where you don’t lose your senses.”

What do you mean?

Kalt tapped the hilt of his sword on the floor as Belnoa looked at him with that expression.

“Don’t they all say that being a superman is something that is achieved through actual combat? “You can see something at the moment of death.”

Most superhumans talk that way.

At the moment of death, when I faced a limit that I could not control, I saw something. The moment I caught it, I crossed a wall.

“The act of gaining enlightenment itself is important.”

Every time he faced a disaster, Kalt gained enlightenment.

I saw something and reached out for it.

Building it up and building it up, Kalt climbed the wall. Although the last one used the Holy Grail, Kalt also learned from the many encounters of death.

“Just because you practice a little more now, you won’t find any answers. Because I did the same.”

That’s what it means to be a superman.

You cannot overcome the wall by training and training yourself in a safe place. Enlightenment can always be achieved in extreme situations.

“It may seem like an oldie, but it means you have no choice but to learn in real life. “I can only tell you the method I used.”

In the end, there was little advice Kalt could give.

“That moment will come for you too.”

Kalt stretched out his hand towards Belnoa.

“There comes a moment when you have to challenge your limits, a moment when you have to challenge a huge wall that seems impossible to overcome. Be sure to come. So, when that moment comes…”

He stretches his hand forward.

“Don’t close your eyes, don’t think about backing down, but reach forward even if you’re afraid. “Reach out your hand.”

Whoop, Kalt grabbed the air.

“Hold on.”

That’s it.

Kalt said so. Belnoa quietly looked down at his palm. Still, a shadow was cast over Belnoa’s face.

3.

“I confirmed that the contract has changed.”

Cardi said while touching the scales.

“The contract I made with the stars has changed. To be precise, there was a problem with the contract that distributed and circulated starlight.”

This is the first abnormal phenomenon experienced in hundreds of years.

Cardi looked ahead with narrowed eyes. Raniel is standing in front of Cardi.

“Raniel, you seem to know something.”

“I know.”

Raniel was wondering where and how to explain, and ended up listing them in order from the beginning. Everything from Galahal’s death to the miracle Galahal performed at the end.

“I thought it might have something to do with the hero’s death, but I guess that’s what happened.”

Cardi sighed after hearing the story.

“At the last moment, the star chose that child, Chloe?”

“huh.”

“The amount of starlight. “I thought only that Ganikhalt bastard could do it, but I never thought he would do something like that.”

Cardi looked at the scale floating in front of me with mixed eyes. Cardi continued speaking as her eyes skimmed over the contents of the contract engraved on the scale.

“It’s not impossible.”

It’s not impossible.

There was already a precedent, and this contract was created using that precedent.

“I could interpret and analyze it by adding this and that, but I don’t want to do that. “I don’t even know if that has any meaning in the first place.”

“I agree with that.”

Raniel nodded.

A miracle performed by Galahal at the last moment. I had no desire to analyze and explore the miracle. For some reason, I felt like it couldn’t be done that way.

“It’s not something I would say as a wizard, but it is impossible to calculate all phenomena.”

Cardi touched the scales.

“It seems that the world operates in a calculated and regular manner under the providence determined by the stars, but a loophole appears somewhere. Unexpected things happen again and again. Some call it God’s mistake…”

Someone else, Cardi muttered.

“Some call it a miracle.”

Miracles occurred at any time and at any time.

Cardi clearly remembers the miracle that his colleague performed hundreds of years ago. That suddenly came to mind, and Cardi smiled bitterly and continued.

“Raniel, do you know that?”

“What?”

“Didn’t you say that in the past, my colleagues and I cut down the demon king’s body? “Who do you think cut it?”

“···Ganikalt?”

“Yes, that is correct.”

Cardi nodded.

“After ten days of battle, Ganicalt finally cut down the demon king’s body. Perfection was taken from the gods who set foot on this earth. and···.”

Cardi touched my right arm.

“At that time, Ganicalt had lost half of his body.”

“···what?”

“Because it was a good fight. Giving up half of his body, Ganikhalt swung his sword, risking his own death. Originally, he held the sword with his right hand, but at the last moment, he swung the sword with his left hand.”

And, the sword.

“I reached God.”

In the end, the sword Ganikalt swung did not contain starlight. Funny enough, the one that cut down God was not the sword of a hero chosen by God, but a human sword(?).

“It was a miracle. It was impossible. Even now that I think about it, I don’t know how that was possible. “I think adding a reason itself is meaningless.”

Anyway, said Cardi.

“Human obsession sometimes produces completely unexpected results. “Gleria said that because such variables exist, prophecy is meaningless.”

It’s a contradictory story.

The wizard, who must analyze the providence of the stars more than anyone else, is talking about miracles.

In the past, Raniel would have snorted at Cardi’s words and tried to analyze the last blow that Ganicalt showed, but that’s not the case now.

Cardi feels a strange sense of discomfort towards Raniel.

“The mood has changed.”

“Is that so?”

“Your expression has become a little lighter, isn’t it? “It doesn’t look as congested as it used to.”

“Did I look tight?”

“You look like your old self.”

“aha.”

Raniel straightened his back and let out a short breath.

She said with a faint smile.

“It’s just that I’ve been thinking a lot these days.”

“Did you get the answer?”

“I couldn’t have gotten it. “I have to keep thinking about it.”

So, Raniel started crying.

“What about the changed contract? Are there any problems?”

“The star cycle has changed to three. “I don’t think another hero will be born.”

“Is that so?”

A contract that had been in place for hundreds of years was changed.

This was done without any transaction.

All that was there was a stream of starlight following human will. Thinking of that flow, Raniel nodded.

“It means it was conveyed properly to Chloe.”

“I guess so.”

“That’s a good thing.”

That was the moment when Raniel was about to stand up.

“Raniel.”

Cardi quietly called Raniel’s name.

When you turn your head and look behind you, Cardi is there with a complicated face. Cardi slowly opened her mouth.

“Did you say Gleria was fatally injured?”

“Chloe says yes. “I even saw a spear blade get stuck in the heart.”

“···is it.”

While listening to Raniel’s story, Cardi gained some insight into Gleria’s purpose. That she tried to take away Chloe’s body, which resembled hers, and that she desperately wanted to come to see herself.

Cardi didn’t know what to feel about that fact. Cardi, who repeatedly opened and closed his lips, eventually fell silent.

“···sorry. “You asked something pointless.”

Raniel didn’t add anything.

Instead, I asked a question.

“Hey, Cardi.”

“What?”

“Speaking of Ganikalt, at what moment does that monster move?”

That is the question that Raniel has always had.

Skebaldos and apostates also have their own ways of behaving. They have been moving for some purpose. However, it is not Ganichalt.

“I don’t know the purpose.”

It is impossible to know at what moment he appears on the battlefield or what he hopes for. Paradoxically, that makes it even more like a disaster.

“well.”

Cardi looked at the table.

To be exact, the candle placed on top of it. There is shade beneath the flickering candlelight. Cardi muttered as she looked at the shadow.

“The only thing that knows is the shadow. “He will swing his sword for shade.”

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fantasy,