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The black sky burned red.
The sky, which had been black for a thousand years, was dyed red by one man. As if soot was peeling off or rust was peeling off, wherever the fire passed, the dirt crumbled. The crumbled garbage turned into ash and fell like snow.
Sarah.
Ashes scattered under the burning sky.
Kyle looked up at the sky through the flying ash. The flames burned only the old man, and he left no traces of flame in his wake. So, as the fire spread, the sky regained its original color.
Blue sky, warm sunlight.
Kyle frowned because sunlight was something unfamiliar to his vision, which had been accustomed to darkness for a while. Kyle chuckled as she frowned. All of this meant that he was successful.
“······.”
Kyle lowered his gaze without saying a word.
In the middle of the Demon King’s true body, which was turning into ashes and scattering, he stood there. He was looking up at the sky and had a bitter, yet somewhat refreshing expression on his face.
“···Phew.”
The sentimental expression did not last long.
She slowly lowered her head, as if concluding her emotions with a short breath. Her eyes looked up at the sky and she saw the ground she was stepping on, then she turned her head and looked at her Kyle.
Sarah.
Blue sky, blowing wind, sunlight streaming in.
And among the flying ash, gray hair fluttered. Raniel smiled mischievously while looking at Kyle.
“What did I say?”
She said with a triumphant expression.
As if making a joke, or with a bit of sincerity.
“I told you you could do it, you bastard.”
It was truly her words.
Kyle laughed as if he was dumbfounded. If you think about it, isn’t it a truly historic moment when the devil, who had blackened human history for a thousand years, crumbles to dust?
Unbecoming of such a historic moment, the two burst into laughter.
Their laughter was no different from the laughter of children in the village while playing, and resembled the laughter of children laughing immaturely while talking about delusional dreams. So perhaps it is the purest laughter.
“okay.”
Kyle let out a long breath.
He exhaled and spoke to his old friend.
“Good job, Raniel.”
The devil has been subdued.
The false god has died.
The sky shook at the death of the god who had ruled this world for a thousand years. Naturally, the death of a god, unlike the death of a mortal, has huge repercussions.
Crispy.
The providence held by the shadow crumbled.
The curse that the shadow had scattered on the world burned. The land deeply permeated by the curse, the lake of the curse, the blackened ruins of an old small country… the lands that humanity has not yet purified are beginning to return to their original forms one by one.
The change did not just stop at the environment.
“ah···.”
A procession of demonic beasts went wild in response to the Demon King’s movements, and the knights who were blocking the procession let out a short sigh. They stopped their spears and looked straight ahead.
The demonic beasts were falling apart one after another.
They crumbled into powder as if following their master. The endless procession of demonic beasts turned into ashes and soared high into the sky.
Clap.
These were knights who had to swing their spears and swords constantly for nearly ten days as demonic beasts attacked them day and night. One knight let out a long sigh and sat down, while another dropped his spear and laughed.
And, another article.
I lifted my sore arm and smoothed the seam of my helmet. Slack, clank… He barely took off his helmet, which was hard to come off due to the dent from the demonic beast’s attack, and raised his head and looked up at the sky.
The black sky was turning blue.
The sun rising through the blue sky illuminated the land. The knight’s armor sparkled in the shining sunlight. Even though the mud was splattered, the blood of the demon beasts was stained long, and even though it was dents and dirty in various places, the armor sparkled in the sunlight.
The demonic beasts crumbled, the blue sky returned, and the sun rose. That meant only one thing.
The hero defeated the demon king.
There was no need for the knights to shout out that fact. The aftermath of the Demon King’s fall was already appearing in various places.
“It looks like you were successful, senior.”
The residence of the Royal Guard, the Hound.
Kalt, who was in command and leading the hounds there, laughed. Excluding the Knight Commander’s office, the Hound’s residence is where information from all over gathers the fastest.
Kalt looked at the loudly ringing crystal ball.
All of them were just bad news. Bad news was ringing out from all over. The incoming demonic beasts were crushed to pieces. Contaminated waterways have been purified. The sky turned blue. The abnormal phenomenon that occurred with the movement of the Demon King has been resolved…
Kalt let out a long breath as the endless sound of bad news rang out. I felt like I could finally take a breather.
“······.”
Knight Commander Heinkel van Sieghard pressed his eyebrows in silence. Bad news was ringing out from all over. Heinkel came out of his barracks, leaving behind the noisy sounding magic tools.
The moment he walked through the tent and came out of the barracks, Heinkel frowned. Heinkel looked up at the sky with eyes that were not used to the light.
Blue sky, shining sunlight.
And above all… clear air.
Although they may be familiar to some and no different from everyday life, they are more unfamiliar than anything else on the battlefield. Heinkel, who had spent his entire life on the battlefield, inadvertently laughed amidst unfamiliar things.
Looks like that friend did it.
Well, it looks like I did it.
Heinkel smiled, frowning. He is Heinkel, who has already passed middle age and is approaching old age. Even though he is well past the age of retirement from the battlefield, Heinkel has endured for many years, just one more day.
Sometimes with pride, sometimes with stubbornness, sometimes…
He remained on the battlefield for many, many reasons.
It was stubbornness, maybe even obsession. Or maybe it was his wish to see the end of this long war with his own eyes.
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“iced coffee···.”
Heinkel let out a long breath as he looked at the unfamiliar blue sky. This was because it reminded him of himself when he was an apprentice knight, when he was still immature. The young knight had a dream.
A dream of seeing the end of a long, long war with your own eyes. A dream of standing right on the battlefield and watching the end of the war. A dream of looking up from the battlefield and looking at the blue sky.
It was a delusion, a dream, and something that could never come true. The war had already been going on for over a thousand years, and it was clear that it would continue in the future. But what about now?
The sky is blue.
I am standing under the blue sky.
The immature young knight suddenly became an old knight commander. But the dream he had never changed. The old man, who had achieved his dream, looked up at the sky and smiled. He laughed undignifiedly, harshly, like an immature child.
He devoted his entire life to humanity.
I never expected repayment for that dedication…
Standing on the battlefield and seeing the blue sky with your own eyes was the best reward. The old man shed tears because he felt like his past decades were being rewarded.
The blue sky was beautiful.
More than anything else.
“···huh.”
I sat down in the rocking chair in the mansion, looked out the window, and let out a long sigh. This was because a sentence appeared in the loudly ringing crystal ball. The sentence that came to mind was short. Although it was short, it was a sentence that was difficult to believe.
“Rania Van Trias, subduing the Demon Lord.”
Who is kidding?
Roselle, who was turning the crystal ball around, soon opened her eyes. This is because it was a sentence sent from the Royal Guard and Hound. Roselle, who was looking at the royal family symbol floating in the crystal sphere, eventually burst into laughter.
He said he had subdued the demon lord.
That kid did it after all.
Roselle got up from the chair and opened the window. He tapped the communication port, and soon a familiar voice rang in his ears. I heard that he has now come down from that position, but it was the voice of Kalt, the former head of the Hounds, that came through the communication.
『Yes, Sir Rossell. It’s true.』
『I thought it would be right to contact Sir Rosell, Rania Van Trias’ teacher, directly…』
Kalt, who seemed busy sending out communications here and there, briefly explained the situation. After hearing that explanation, Roselle stood up. He stood up, opened the window and looked at the blue sky.
“is it.”
Roselle laughed.
“Okay. Thank you for contacting me.”
Numerous memories passed through Rosell’s mind.
A memory of a day when his student threw away everything, including his title and accomplishments, and headed to the battlefield, saying he was going to catch the Demon King. Memories of reading about my student’s activities in the newspaper, and memories of greeting my student when he returned with a completely changed appearance.
Memories, memories, memories passed by.
There was also an image of a future disciple who had been reduced to ashes. Roselle opened the door to the mansion and walked toward the field behind the mansion. Roselle let out a long breath, remembering the student she saw off there.
There was a small tombstone left there.
Although no one was buried under the tombstone, Roselle sat next to the tombstone and looked at the sky.
“Looks like he did it.”
Roselle laughed bitterly.
I don’t know the details, but I know Roselle. Without the intervention of Raniel from the future, the current Raniel would not have succeeded.
Rossell said, knowing that fact.
“It’s thanks to you. Thank you.”
That was the moment I muttered.
The wind that blew tickled Rosell’s hair. There was nothing flying in the wind, but for some reason, it felt like ashes were flying around.
The aftermath even reached the other end of the continent.
Those who received the blessing of starlight… Watcher, Stella, and Warrior felt the starlight in their bodies swaying. They unconsciously realized that the Demon King had been subdued. They looked at each other and opened their mouths.
“just now···?”
“I felt it too.”
“me too···.”
And then, my goddess whispered into Belnoa’s ear.
The fact that the demon lord has been subdued. The fact that the false god who had cursed this world for a long time has been toppled. Belnoa shared that fact with the punitive force.
The star’s intuition and the goddess’s testimony overlapped.
They let out a long sigh at the fact that the Demon King had been subdued. Because I realized that Raniel, who had headed to the Temple of Shadows, which was the exact opposite of here, was successful.
“Really, it’s all over.”
Ayla exhaled and laughed.
All four disasters were subdued, the first madman was defeated, and even the demon king was defeated. When this fight, which would be the last, began, it was an operation where everyone was prepared that someone would die.
However, no one died.
Everyone reached the ending alive.
Ayla smiled and stood up. She said, pointing to the outside of the tower at the end.
“Let’s go back.”
To the place where everyone is waiting.
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“Let’s go back.”
Raniel let out a long breath.
Releasing her stiff arms, she looked back at Kyle.
“There’s more than one thing to do when I get back. I’ll have to contact Kalt, and… oh, I’ll have to contact Tefran.”
“···Tefran? Who is Tefran?”
“I have an aide. I like collecting newspaper articles.”
···Do you like collecting newspaper articles?
While Kyle tilted his head, Raniel looked up at the sky with his back turned. When Raniel, who was walking ahead, stopped, Kyle also stopped.
“What? Are you saying we should go back?”
“Hey, do you see that?”
Raniel stopped and raised his hand.
He pointed to the sky with his raised fingertip.
“It’s heaven.”
“Not that one, the one hanging above the sky.”
“Constellation?”
“Yes, the biggest constellation.”
Raniel said, pointing to the constellations in the sky.
“I guess you have a lot to tell me.”
She sneered.
“I saw it shining dirty.”
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