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Meaningless time passed in silence, stillness, and no one speaking. It was a wizard who caught the time that seemed to flow so quickly.
“···different.”
Resty Eleanor.
She broke the silence and opened her mouth.
“Isn’t there another way?”
She looked at Raniel.
In other words, the current gray magic tower lord saw the past gray magic tower lord. A disciple sees his teacher, and an adult child sees the idol he admired as a child.
Resty Eleanor received a lot from Raniel Van Trias. I owe you so much. There are those who easily forget what they owe and take it for granted without any reason…
“If you look for it, it will be there, I’m sure.”
There are people who live with the debt they owe and the grace they have received engraved deep in their hearts. Resty Eleanor is that kind of person. Because she is that kind of person, she spoke out here and now.
“There is a transfer gate and a transfer gate. Even if you don’t have to handle it alone, wouldn’t it be possible to join through the transfer gate? Because the distance is the problem…”
However, the more he spoke up and the more he thought about the method, the more Resty suddenly realized.
“That’s impossible.”
There is no way.
“Lesti, I am the only one who can withstand the load of the Gate. But in this case, even that is impossible.”
That it is impossible.
“One side is the area of shadow. Or, the area of Ganikalt.”
Raniel said.
“In the realm of shadow, all flows are distorted. Spells and mana are distorted, and all magic tools become ineffective. The same goes for Ganicalt’s realm. In the first place, they will be cut down.”
She spoke calmly.
I calmly denied Resty’s thoughts.
“Then what about the other side? This is the realm of the first madman. He knows the principles of the teleportation gate, and how to use and control it. More in detail than you and me.”
Interference will come in, obviously.
“It’s impossible either way.”
“···then.”
“So, this is the only way.”
Resty lowered his head.
Raniel raised his head. He raised his head and looked at Destel, who was clutching my collar.
“So let go of this, you guy. What are you doing to make the atmosphere so bad?”
But Destel did not let go.
He continued speaking while clutching his collar. As if there is something I want to say or something I have to say.
“···I don’t know that you’re a great guy. I know that. You probably have plans too.”
Destel narrowed his eyes.
“Your attitude, tone, and mood now. Is it my mistake to feel that everything is the same as it was a few years ago?”
More than anyone else here, Destel knows the underbelly of the human being called ‘Raniel Van Trias’. She understands her way of thinking, her behavior, and her beliefs. It has to be that way. Destel would be the only person here who was grabbed by the collar by Raniel and burst into tears.
Raniel was called the gray wizard or wise man.
Rania is called the warrior or the protector of humanity.
Destel knows the gap between the two. Because I have seen the changes Raniel has shown over the past few years.
“You always pursue the best. You seek an ending that sacrifices no one and doesn’t let go of anything. Even now and a few years ago.”
Always sought the best outcome.
That is Raniel van Trias.
“There is only one difference between then and now. Whether or not you are included in the best end and the best means. That is one thing.”
In the past, Raniel secured the best outcome by sacrificing himself. Therefore, there was no room for Raniel in the best outcome reached. She couldn’t do anything ‘best’ for her.
Because I realized that fact.
Because I changed after going through Kyle’s incident.
Raniel no longer took his life lightly. He did not choose self-sacrifice lightly. That’s why De Stel acknowledged the current Rani El, and she approved of her methods.
“and.”
Destel narrowed his eyes a little more.
“Now you feel like you’ve gone back to the past. I don’t think this is my illusion.”
“······.”
“Assuming you do as you say and according to your plan. Let’s just ask one question.”
Destel asked.
“Can you come back alive?”
Whether or not he is alive or not.
Destel asked whether this was a strategy that was established through your own sacrifice. Raniel was silent in front of that question. He couldn’t answer right away.
“Look at that.”
Destel let out a nervous sigh.
“You’re not sure.”
Raniel was confident in everything.
She is not sure. It was as if the answer came at that moment.
“Tap,” he said.
Destel let go of Raniel’s collar.
Raniel, who had been pushed away, gently touched the back of his neck. Raniel, who was looking at the wrinkles in her crumpled clothes, laughed inadvertently. The sound of laughter, which was not suitable for such a situation, lingered in the conference room.
“Anyway, you have a really good sense of humor.”
“Ugh,” Raniel let out a long sigh.
“Okay, well. Now that we’ve caught everything, shall we just say it out loud?”
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Not a warrior, but a mere human.
There is no weighty tone or serious attitude. Raniel looked around while leaning against the wall. Raniel opened his mouth to those who were looking at him.
“Alive? To be honest, I’m not sure. But that doesn’t mean…”
Raniel glanced at Destel.
“I’m not really going there to die.”
“···What are you talking about? That.”
“It’s true that I was prepared to die. That’s true, but it means that I have no intention of trading my life and becoming an ally with the Demon Lord, just like what you are thinking right now.”
Raniel shrugged his shoulders and said.
“How much work do I have to do in the first place? Resty knows, right? Even after everything is over, how much work do I still have to do?”
Resty knows what is being made at Branch 0 of the Magic Tower. Resty nodded slowly. Raniel said while looking at Resty.
“If I had really planned to join forces with the Demon King and die, I would have told Lesti separately. Tell her to do something when I die. Please carry on my will.”
Because it is that important.
But, she said.
“I didn’t say that, and I don’t plan on saying that.”
Raniel said clearly.
“Destel, I don’t know about you, but… there is something I must do. There is something I must dedicate my whole life to achieve. And, that can be achieved after everything is over.”
Something that must be accomplished.
This is what Raniel had been planning from the moment he realized the truth of the world. Thinking of that, Raniel smiled.
“It is something that must be accomplished. Even if it means risking everything. Something like that is waiting for me…”
I smiled and looked at Destel.
“Do you think I’ll attack the Demon Lord with the thought of dying? Do you think I’ll go commit suicide? Hey, Destel.”
Raniel laughed mischievously.
“Do I seem like such a greedy person?”
Once you decide to do something, you have to do it to be satisfied.
What you decide must come true.
If you made a plan, no matter what the process was, the ending should come out as you wanted.
Raniel van Trias is that kind of person.
A stubborn, competitive, and somewhat twisted person. Destel could not easily nod his head to Raniel’s question. Certainly, Raniel did not seem like a person who would give up his goal so easily.
“···Do you really think it’s possible?”
That’s why Destel asked a question.
Would it be possible to subdue Ganicalt with just two or only one person? Can you defeat the demon lord alone? Raniel answered that question.
“It’s the former that I’m not sure about.”
Raniel shrugged his shoulders.
“In the latter case, it can be done somehow. What can’t you do?”
she smiled
“There’s nothing I can’t do that Kyle did on his own.”
Kyle cut down the Demon King single-handedly.
He did it, so shouldn’t you do something similar? Raniel spoke in a light voice to those who were looking at him with worried eyes.
“I do what I can and what I have to do. That’s all. So…”
The words I always said.
Raniel said those words once again.
“You do what you can. Do your best on each stage. Instead of worrying about me, look at the stage you have to go to.”
That is trust.
That means doing your best.
“Now that we’ve said the above and talked about mental theory, what’s left is reality. Shouldn’t we talk about reality now?”
Raniel tapped the map.
“From now on, I will explain the outline of the battle to subdue the madmen and the war to subdue the Ganicalt. Open your ears and listen carefully. Because time is running out.”
The conversation continued for a while about the outline and details of the operation and the opponent’s strength. Destel, who was sitting with a shocked expression, eventually agreed to the plan planned by Raniel.
“Originally, I wasn’t planning on telling you already.”
It had to be that way.
“This is the means to be used in the originally planned war against Ganicalt. Although it is early, there will be no problem in using it.”
Every time Raniel made a move, every time a specific story was told, even a slight possibility began to appear in Destel’s eyes.
‘It’s not enough to be sure, but…’
However, it was not an improbable or absurd operation. Although it was still a means close to self-sacrifice, as mentioned earlier, it seemed like Raniel had no intention of throwing his life away. Destel let out a long sigh.
“Whoa…”
Destel also knows. That I am now overly emotional, unlike usual. That they react sensitively to Raniel’s story. But he had a good reason too.
···Damn, it’s because I saw something like that.
Ever since he faced his future self in the last battle to subdue apostates, Destel has had nightmares every night. In her dreams, Destel stood in a failed future. It was none other than Destel of that time period.
Blood, things let go, things given up, things broken.
It was a terrible nightmare because it was a reflection of one’s own failed life. In my dream, I, perhaps my future self, was constantly watching someone.
“witch.”
“madman.”
“A failed hero.”
“A stain on humanity.”
Gray hair stained with blood.
“In every battlefield a witch goes to, countless people die. Many heroes sacrificed their lives. The author is no longer a warrior. “How can someone who easily abandons people and lets them go easily be called a hero?”
“Half a penny.”
“Because he couldn’t kill Yeokcheon’s Sword.”
“Humanity is because of hesitation.”
“That bitch.”
“monster.”
A person who moves forward after being criticized and condemned.
“Rania Van Trias.”
Or, Raniel van Dragonic.
A madman who abandoned everything, including himself. Destel became her failed future self and followed her through her long journey.
It was a terrible nightmare.
In the nightmare, Destel clearly saw how far a person named Raniel could be broken and how far he could fall. She may have reacted particularly emotionally to the current situation because she saw such a future.
A human being who has lived his life to the best of his ability. A man worthy of being called a hero. Because I never wanted to see a person like that being crushed again.
“Tsk.”
Destel clicked his tongue briefly and ruffled his hair roughly. During a short break, Destel climbed the watchtower of Kateron Castle. She bit down on the tobacco and took a long, deep breath.
Know. At least the situation is not good.
I also know that this is the only way, and that I have to rely on these faint possibilities. Even though I knew, it was difficult to accept it easily.
‘Is there no other way?’
Or, is there a way to make this faint possibility a little more certain? It was around this time that Destel was chewing the tobacco.
“···Break time is over.”
The group approaching Kateron Castle came into Destel’s sight. A carriage moving at high speed. Engraved on the carriage are the gray magic tower and royal guard symbols.
The place where the real body of the madman is.
The exploration team sent to identify that place has returned. With the information necessary to start the operation.
fantasy,
