Episode 304
As soon as I pull away from Ron, Ron asks again.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
He nodded.
It’s okay.
There’s no way I wouldn’t be okay.
I thought I would be left alone in the world, but that wasn’t the case.
Ron was always with me, out of sight, and it felt so… what should I say?
Should I say it’s strange?
anyway.
“Are you from the Dokwan?”
My sister and Aveiro looked like they had no idea what was going on, but Ron did not.
Ron’s face just froze.
“Did you know?”
He shook his head.
I didn’t know that.
I just found out a little while ago.
“I kept thinking about it as I came. The secret royal organization that existed in the Gunnar Empire in the past. Those enforcers who were loyal only to Gunnar’s bloodline and kept the name Gunnar were called ‘Doctors’ by the people. Ron is from the Doctors… … So.”
In the increasingly heavy atmosphere, Aveiro remained silent, and so did our older sister.
Because, from now on, the words that come out of my mouth have that much weight.
“My mother’s name is not Noah, but Noah Gunnar. My sister’s name is not Elizabeth Valantie, but Elizabeth Gunnar. Me.”
As I said before, I don’t really like the name Valanti.
My sister still uses that name, but that’s a separate thing.
therefore.
“I am Jack Gunnar.”
The only human-only nation that existed hundreds of years ago.
The Gunnar Empire, which gathered the humans at the bottom of the pyramid with power and popularity and was able to give them a humane life.
The reason they could do that was because the king of the empire had great power.
A country at the time that consistently produced at least masters and above despite its poor environment.
The rightful successor to that country, from which transcendent beings sometimes emerged.
That was my blood.
and.
“Since when have you known, Master?”
[… … .]
“There are only two people known to have ended the Age of Glory: Julius Teslan and the Master. But I know of one more.”
What should I say?
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I just feel a bit, a bit dizzy.
This is really the first time.
When I first mentioned this glorious era, I mentioned that there was one more unnamed helper.
The reason I haven’t mentioned that name until now is because there was no need to.
“The third hero who wanted to hide his own name and disappear from the world. Arthur Gunnar, the young emperor of the Gunnar Empire at the time.”
I ended up laughing naturally.
“I think the relationship between me and my teacher actually dates back 400 years.”
[Don’t you think it could be a coincidence?]
I ended up laughing out loud.
Someone who knows.
“It must be inevitable.”
The teacher nodded slightly.
Ron, who was looking at us like that, looks at me and asks.
“That’s right. Your Highness’s last name is Gunnar, not Valantie. He is of royal blood, or rather, of the ancient royal family.”
It’s only been around for 400 years, so it’s a bit hard to call it ancient, but it’s still ancient.
And you could feel it in Ron’s tone.
Ron was asking me.
Are there any further questions you have?
It can’t be absent.
“Why did our mother and Ron leave that organization? And why didn’t they track them down even after they left? I have a rough idea, but I want to hear it from Ron’s mouth one more time. Will you?”
Ron nods.
“First, please move your seat.”
* * *
Taoist meditation.
In terms of actual time, it is the oldest organization on this continent.
The roots also overflowed.
Hundreds of years ago.
Before the age of glory.
When the alien races were running wild and blazing wildfire around the world, there was one man.
His name is Simone Gunnar.
He was strong.
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He was the ‘first master’ born from the human race, and he was popular, decisive, and had no hesitation in doing anything.
These are the very qualities of a monarch.
In a world of chaos, he was the savior and focal point of mankind.
In some ways, the establishment of a nation may have been a natural process.
The Gunnar Empire thus established reigned over the Western Continent for hundreds of years.
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Thus came the glorious age, and the foreign races began a war on the continent.
Unfortunately, during those days, the glory of the Gunnar Empire had faded considerably.
It could be said that it was a miracle that the human-only nation at the very bottom of the pyramid was able to maintain the name of an empire while being squeezed here and there between one or two transcendent beings of each race.
And that miracle led to an even greater miracle.
When the talent of the century called Master was born. Because a similar talent was born among the royal family of the Gunnar Empire.
Arthur Gunnar.
He was the Master’s colleague and a hero who ended the era of glory together with the Master.
In a way, he is a real hidden hero.
And Julius Teslan, who was from the Taoist temple and assisted Arthur.
These three people worked together as a team and achieved incredible feats.
In my previous life, my teacher taught me many things, but that was it.
The Master, who had lived in a cave for 400 years, only knew the history up to this point.
The relationship between Arthur Gunnar and Julius Teslan.
And the relationship became more complicated with the teacher involved.
And after this, Ron started telling stories that even the Master didn’t know.
“Arthur Gunnar has disappeared from the world along with the rest of the Conduits.”
“There is an island called La Gomera near the Black Sea. The Taoist sect based on that island has one rule: they do not interfere with worldly affairs.”
“For hundreds of years, the tradition was maintained, and the Taoists developed their own way of life and lived peacefully on the island.”
Ron’s quiet words echoed throughout the restaurant, and I, Master, my sister, and Aveiro focused on Ron’s story.
“There are many capable people in the Dojo. The number of Masters far exceeds all the Masters of the Kingdom of Ishmael, and is comparable to the number of Masters of Tulkan. Until I was there, the number was 15. Perhaps it was a natural progression.”
“As I said before, the Dokwan is a group with a long history. It’s a group that protects the Gunnar bloodline. But it’s been hundreds of years. It would be strange if they hadn’t run into trouble after wasting their talents and being confined to the island for hundreds of years.”
“As a side note, as I mentioned earlier, the group called Dokwan has a history. However, Gunnar’s bloodline has an even greater history. Can you guess what kind of life Noah lived?”
Didn’t answer.
Because I didn’t know.
“Conflicts, big and small, erupted all over the island. How long must we live on this isolated island? How long must we continue this absurd situation where we only use our energy to till the fields? Those who still pursue the spirit of the Taoist temple and those who do not fight inside and outside the island, and many people almost died in the clashes.”
“At that time, Noah spoke to me.”
“Let’s run away. I want to live freely. I want to see the world and live that way.”
“When I asked him how he was going to escape, he said this.”
“I already finished talking to ‘Grandpa.’”
“At that time, the ‘master of the dojo’ was being replaced, and the conflict on the island subsided for a while, but it was temporary. There had to be a shock to completely stabilize the island, and that shock was simple.”
“Death of the Gunnar bloodline.”
“Noah decided to fake his death, and I followed him. That’s how we arrived on this continent, and the two of us traveled the world together.”
“After wandering around like that for about two years, Noah said something.”
“It’s like a curse to live on an island without knowing about this big world.”
“I want to live quietly, deceiving the eyes of the Taoist monks, and I want to make sure that my children, who may or may not be born, will live in this big world.”
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“Noah was smart. Naturally, he had great magical talent. After all, he was Gunnar’s bloodline. One night, Noah, who was an 8-circle mana user at the time, destroyed all the circles engraved on his heart.”
“To Noah, who thought that he had to live like a commoner and avoid the eyes of the Taoist priests, the Marquis of Valanti seemed like a rather interesting man.”
“A man who was greedy but stupid, and who would collapse at any moment if there was no one to support him, yet who had an excellent environment and was unable to utilize what he had. The Marquis of Valanti was someone that Noah could not have imagined. In a bad way. That’s why I think he thought it was better. A border territory of the weakest country, that’s enough to avoid the eyes of the Taoist monks.”
It was a heavy story, but I ended up laughing.
“Noah helped Clark Valantie, who was incompetent at the time. He cut off the branches that were pressuring Clark from around him, and made Clark a marquis. After that, he gave birth to Elizabeth, and then to the young master. However, because of the circle he had destroyed to avoid the eyes of the Taoist monk, his health was weak, and he eventually passed away while giving birth to the young master.”
“He left me this will. He asked me to do two things. Please help me live freely in this wide world, never let the Taoist see me, and never let me be captured. That was the first time I heard Noah call me brother. Why are you laughing?”
I guess I was laughing without realizing it.
He reached out and rubbed Ron’s shoulder.
“thank you.”
“… …Suddenly?”
“It wasn’t all of a sudden. Thank you so much.”
That was the end.
The organization called Do-Gwan was such an organization, and such a secret was hidden in my bloodline.
This was enough.
Then Ron hurriedly added:
“Oh, and I forgot to mention this.”
“What is it?”
“Your grandfather. So, the ‘Master of the Taoist School’ who currently holds the command of the Taoist School… … is a ‘Transcendent being’ like you.”
He shrugged.
Very early on.
It’s already been three months.
When I left the Marquis of Valanti and headed for the Academy, some of the Marquis’ knights tried to break up my circle and beat me up.
Ron was watching them slaughtering them all at once, and he said this.
It’s like the epitome of mana management.
Looking at that attitude, I wondered if Ron knew something, and now that I look at it, it seems like Ron definitely knew.
“The power of the soul that the master uses. That great sense of discomfort I felt back then. It seems a little different in nature from that of Doju, but it is definitely of a similar type.”
This wasn’t the end.
“I would like to say that I would like to say that I was a lot of time.”
Ron stops talking slowly.
Honestly, I was surprised too.
I’ve seen Ron a lot, but this is the first time I’ve seen him like this.
Ron’s expression said he was so angry, he was really annoyed.
“Ahem. What are you going to do?”
“what?”
“They are of your bloodline. Furthermore, they are the ones who can join your subordinates.”
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Ron’s expression was serious.
So I answered seriously.
“There are only three days left.”
Ron just keeps his mouth shut.
“Come under my wing or not. I don’t care. What matters is that they messed with ‘my people.’”
Ron and his sister’s expressions became serious.
Ron mutters in a small voice.
“The wind is blowing.”
You’re saying the same thing as the teacher.
Okay.
“Let’s get something to eat. I’d like to have some steak made by Ron for the first time in a while. Is that okay?”
Ron grins.
“It feels like something heavy has been lifted. Steak, I’ll get it ready right away.”
I laughed like that for a while.
